Occupy Wall Street Hypocrisy; Anti-Semitism & more within OWS Movement

Updated 1/12/12
The Occupy Wall Street Movement is in general a very sad and telling snapshot on our society today, with their self centered, "give me", narcissistic attitude, and blame somebody else attitude, with no concept of economics or reality.

I will qualify my statements/comments to note that I am sure there are genuine persons with genuine grievances in the OWS movement; however from what I have read, seen, and simple analysis of most grievances most of these persons are not grounded in reality.

As a side note: Just based on the ever increasing rude emails I receive in my business where others will attempt to blame me or others for their failure to read & understand, or get mad when I attempt to be as efficient with my time by "pasting" parts of my many researched articles in emails rather than provide a long 30 minute email or phone answer (at no charge). These persons simply refuse to read the plethora of information I have provided. Similar to this, I recently had a person claim a working UVC Bulb was misrepresented because it would not work in his degraded ballast and he refused to read the extensive information I provided to help him with his problem; instead he chose to make rude, accusatory and blatantly false accusations. It is also noteworthy that when I/we track persons that send us rude, demanding, etc., to blogs, Facebook, etc. we find that well over 90% hold almost exactly the same views as the Occupy movement (THIS IS A VERY TELLING FACT!). My wife works at a general merchandise store (similar to Walmart), and she too has observed this rapidly increasing narcissistic attitude of "I am owed something", with customers expecting much for free (basically she or others, including this so-called "Greedy Corporation" are placed on this planet to serve them with absolutely no compensation!). From my perspective (being in business 30 plus years), this problem has grown at an alarming rate in recent years and the often Socialist/Communist/Fascist aspect of the Occupy Wall Street movement exemplifies this as well for me. As well my terrible financial situation I find myself in is in part due to this "stick it to the man attitude" since a couple that took advantage of a personal leave of absence and liquidated much of my business and worse; the person who took advantage of my wife's postpartum depression and screwed us out of $1000s as well as permanently harmed my young daughter voiced this exact view (I was/am a small businessman who has ALWAYS placed his employees and honesty to customer above all else and honest persons through the years can attest to this). Frankly I can "see him" every time I listen to the Occupy protests, which is another reason I find the Occupy Movement so extremely offensive. See this other post about Conservatism versus Capitalism which is a subject so many misunderstand on both the left and the right.

Back to the "Occupy" Movement:
Here is the #1 Complaint I have heard repeated over and over:

Greedy Corporations are to blame for our current financial/economic issues:

This is a complex issue that I cannot cover in a blog post and do justice. I will however note that the Occupy Wall Street Crowd certainly has some merit to this claim, but it is very misdirected.
For one much of this problem has been caused by liberals such as Barney Frank via regulations on the banking industry that forced many of the bad loans that later melted down.
This is not to say many large corporations are not without fault and are to blame, but why do persons continue to do business with such corporations such as Bank of America, which by-the-way is a major contributor to liberal causes.

But what really blows my mind is the company that is THE MOST corrupt is Google, yet how many of these Occupy Wall Street crowd are "googling" or using Google Search, Google Android Phones, etc?
The facts are Google has been proven to plagiarize small business or writers for use with Adsense/Adwords then deny these revenue streams, as well it has been proven that Google Search is slanted toward large corporations, but new, innovative, or researched companies or information articles.
See this reference (one of many): Google Dishonesty, Plagiarism, with Adsense, Adwords, & More

*Also why is there no anger at the Obama administration which has supported bail-outs of corporations (in other words "Crony Capitalism")? As a small business, no government entity has ever come to my aid (nor should they).
What about denial of Food Stamps when we were struggling a few years ago (the Food Stamps program is very corrupt and is based on accounting methods with no basis in the reality of business)? Where is the anger here, of coarse there is none since many in this crowd are receiving these benefits while others struggle all night collecting cardboard and bottles to feed their families.

*Where is the outrage by this Occupy Mob about political contributions, as they incorrectly assume the top political contributions go to the Republican Party and are all from corporations and this is SIMPLY NOT TRUE:
From Democrats Receive 89 Percent of Donations Made by Four Top Political Donors

The recently released study of “heavy hitters” by the Center for Responsible Politics showed the amount of money the top 140 political donors gave to Democrats and Republicans from 1989 through 2010. Four of the top six gave $170 million over that period, with $151 million going to Democrats, and less than $3 million going to Republicans (the difference going to unaffiliated or independent political groups). In simple math, Democrats received 89 percent while Republicans got less than two percent.

*Back to corporations (& while this does not justify greed), it is important to note that Entrepreneurs/business are the ones that create jobs and "putting it to the man" is not going to get you a job!

The bottom line is while corporate greed and more importantly "Crony Capitalism" is a legitimate complaint (probably the most legitimate "Occupy" complaint IMO), there is no understanding of who creates the jobs, the fact that not all business are "greedy" (just as not all of the Occupy Wall Street Crowd are scum or without legitimate grievances).
There is also an extreme misunderstanding of economics, and lack of reality of how much more regulations will simply add to big government which is the real problem.
What this crowd simply needs to do is stop being hypocrites and simply boycott the companies that they feel this way about and stop using companies such as Bank of America and Google that are known for these issues!

As well tell government from City to Federal to end many of the regulations (that large corporations can get around, buy their way out of, etc. anyway), but HURT small business entrepreneurs which are the TRUE area of growth and jobs in this country.
*Put an end to agencies such as the EPA that cause more problems than they solve.
*Fire everyone at the The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) whom administers the corrupt Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) program that is anti small business

WHAT WE NEED IS LESS GOVERNMENT, NOT MORE as many in the Occupy movement demand!!

Finally; corporations are simply entities that serve their stock holders, of which these stock holders include many retirement accounts and similar held by everyday persons (including many of these "Occupiers"). Many corporate CEOs & Board of Directors are attempting to meet voting shareholders demands for growth, dividends, or both and admittedly many attempt to meet these demands through less than moral business practices.

While one person can do little about this, if MANY would stop their complaining and "occupying" and take the time to look over their Mutual Funds, etc. to see if there is a company they find offensive in their business practices and then either vote in the next stock holders proxy or simply dump these stocks or tell your account manager/broker that you are not interested in Mutual Funds or Stock with companies x, y, & z

While the above is admittedly an over simplification, it still is a starting point rather than blaming others, I know their are companies such as Bank of America or Google that I would never buy stocks or Mutual Funds that contained their stocks or bonds there in.


The Top 1% control too much of the income/assets!!

Again a legitimate complaint at the surface, but where is the complaining about the Hollywood elite, pop singers, athletes, etc. that make more money in a day than I or others will make in a life time?
Let me state that these persons only make this kind of money because persons are willing to pay.
As an example, I do NOT watch Professional Football, only college; so I can legitimately complain about what pro players make. That said, this is MY choice and someone who prefers pro football has every right to watch and enjoy the game, just do not complain about how much these persons make unless you are willing to stop financing this by your support.

In another example; I have a good friend who recently lost his wife of many years and mother of his children due to brain cancer. He has severe diabetics and other severe health issues and struggles with depression too.
A lady where he lives came along side him. She has taken care of him both in simply being there for him, and taking care of his needs. She also happens to make over $400,000, which places her in the 1% (approximately $375 is the cutoff).
She is like an angel from heaven, but in listening to many in the Occupy Movement, anyone who is in the 1% is the enemy (or simply evil)
From my understanding of the simple human compassion or the Bible, to call "Good" evil is simply evil itself as evil can exist along side good (darkness along side light), thus making these "Occupy" persons accusing this good person of being the enemy simply evil themselves!!

An important side note is government regulation is strangling small businesses and the jobs it creates.
We might make a dent in spreading the wealth around by shutting down the Environmental Protection Agency and similar government agencies.
The FACTS ARE only large corporations (the top 1%) can afford to pay the environmental studies which are nothing more than bribes in many instances.
I have a friend in construction who has told me so many of the ridiculous regulations such as having to make a washout basin for concrete. This same concrete is poured on bare soiling when building roads, sidewalks, etc. This is a ridiculous waste of efficiency and money that protects nothing.

The newest outrage is the attempt to shut down ports; Who does this hurt? It hurt the workers at the ports, it hurts retailers such as myself that supply many of these products, it hurts those I employ, it hurts consumers that depend upon many of these goods and will now pay higher prices.
Bluntly if this evil action that hurts so many families and jobs by the scum in the OWS movement does not convince those on the fence, nothing will.

This quote says it all (since one of the roots of this "Movement" is socialism):
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.."
By Winston Churchill

Pay My School Loans!!

This is another demand often heard which is utterly ridiculous.
I, nor does anyone else owe anyone for their higher education. Have these persons heard of getting work and saving first, or as I did working a 40 hour job, and even selling Crystal on the side while attending Cal Poly University?

I have friend that owes $90,000, yet he can NEVER pay this down because of a government bull #### screw up that will never allow him to use what he is educated to do (he even saw a judge that agreed and ex-sponged the system, but this still would not clear the way).
The credentialing board *deliberately* did what they did, knowing it would in large part ruin his future

Where is the outrage against universities that continue to raise tuition far faster than inflation and often support 6 figure salaries for professors to teach a few classes per day. As well these professors have job security (tenure) that many of the "evil' leaders of the business world only dream about in their long days (this is not to say that all professors are lazy and do not necessarily earn their pay, but let's be fair with our criticism OWS supporters!!!)
As well what about universities that push students unsure of what they want to do in life into studies such as "English', whereby when they graduate they cannot find a job other than flipping hamburgers with little hope of paying off their school loans? Once again where is the outrage by the OWS crowd here??
Maybe some honesty to potential students to look to a trade school if they are not sure of what they want and if the result is less students in some University departments, so be it.

Again the problem is we need less government, more hard work, and more honesty.

Other Issues with Occupy Wall Street

*Support for socialism/communism
*Anti-Semitism
*Simple lack of responsibility for oneself (see Quote: "This is not the future I was promised")

See this excellent Video (which confronts the lies that fuel the Occupy Movement): Rich Man, Poor Man A MUST view!

Supporters of Occupy Wall Street

You can often tell much about a subject or movement by looking at the supporters, here are just a few:

*Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

*Alec Baldwin; what a hypocrite considering his Capital One commercials and the FACT he is among the 1% in income/assets.
Alec Baldwin is a great case study for OWS supporters to learn from; here is a guy that epitomizes the condescending attitudes of many liberals (his recent incidence on an American Airlines flight is a clear example). Alec Baldwin makes more money than most persons dream of in a lifetime and I do know an honest OWS supporter who complained about him and actors/actresses in general as to the amount of money they make.
However my answer to anyone who does not agree with an actors, musician, etc. as to their income is the same as with a corporation; simply do not watch their movies, buy their music, etc. I will also add that while I do not have any respect for Alec Baldwin, and it would be nice if my talents could generate the same income as his;, the FACTS are his dry humor and acting abilities are such that many persons are willing to pay him for his talents and for me or any other person to be jealous or covet his talents or income is simply silly and wrong.
The short answer is most of us do not have talents that will pay the big bucks and to expect equal pay for unequal talents is ludicrous. I simply refuse to watch or support with my money anything this man does, but others choose to do so, which is their right as well.

*Michael Moore; another 1% person that has the audacity to even to deny he is among the 1%, SO HE ALSO CANNOT TELL TRUTH FROM LIES
See: Millionaire Michael Moore: I'm Not Part Of The 1-Percent!
For those who actually think this guy has any morals??, see: Michael Moore Exposed

*Hugo Chavez

*Fidel Castro

*Communist Party

*Nazi Party (see: http://scaredmonkeys.com/2011/10/16/nazi-communist-party-back-the-occupy-wall-street-protest-movement/)
For those who think this is just a fringe support, you need to read YouTube comments on videos about the anti Jewish sediment within the "Occupy" movement which is running 90% anti-semitic and supportive of Nazi views!

Quotes from the "Mob" of protesters that show a total lack of understanding of economics, reality, and much more:

• "Wall Street made Bush rich and we should shut it down."


• "We don't know where it comes from. It just appears, and we eat it."


• "This is not the future I was promised"

The Anti Semitic Remarks are down right sickening, and these are NOT isolated, just reading the comments on many YouTube Videos you will read many of these that are in the MAJORITY of comments! Sadly this Nazi like and Communist attitude pervade this movement, unlike the Tea Party where the percentage of Racists is tiny fraction of a percentage (it is liberal leftists of which own the racism and anti-Semitic problems)

• "I think the Zionist Jews should be run out of this country"


• "These Jews don't? understand the concept of hard work. Perhaps that is what killed them in the German WORK camps rather than these fairy tales about gas chambers?"


• "The Jews are now crying that Americans, like Arabs, are waking up to the Judeo-Zionist Control Grid."


• "Those damn Zionists again, first they create that whole Holocaust ? "myth", then manufacture evidence from all that documentation and actual evidence that Germans just happened to leave lying around, forge thousands of eyewitness and survivor confessions, and to top it all off, get those dumb Germans to take the blame for the whole thing."

Occupy Wall Street Anti-Semitic Scum (typical of the rude persons that expect free help from me & others):


Further Anti-Semitism


One more Anti-Semitic Video:
Anti-Semitic Protester at Occupy Wall Street - LA

The YouTube Comments on this last video in particular tell a lot, as the vast majority are hateful and if this is a representative of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, this is a good reason to not support it and to condemn those such as Nancy Pelosi who do.

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"I will bless those who bless you [Israel],
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you."






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USA Debt Ceiling Crisis; More Media Lies

Updated 8/8/11



As usual the Main Stream Media (NBC, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NY Times, etc.) along with Obama, Sen. Harry Reid, and many RINO Republicans are simply LYING about the so called Debt Ceiling Crisis.

This is not complicated economics and does not take much to figure out, yet sadly many otherwise good intentioned Americans have taken the bait.

(1) First, look at this way;
If you as a private citizen lives beyond your means, but keep asking for Credit line increases from the bank and one day they finally (& rightfully) say no; does life come to a grinding halt? Most certainly not, you simply will be forced to live within your means.

This debt ceiling in the most simple terms is just this.

(2) Tax Revenue will continue to pour into US Treasury coiffeurs from many sources, such as Gasoline Taxes, Tariffs, Quarterly estimated taxes, etc. etc. etc.

Regardless of whether the debt ceiling is raised or not, plenty of revenue will continue to come in. The difference will be we will have to live within our means and stop borrowing so much to fund Obamas legacy.

(3) We will NOT default on loan payments, as the incoming revenue will be vastly more than enough to pay this and entitlements such as Social Security.
Yes Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa; Your Social Security checks or Disability will continue to come unless Obama chooses to make some kind of evil point by witholding payments.
In other words the Media and Democrats are simply lying, this is simple economics.

(4) Interest Rates will not rise; While I cannot categorically say they will not rise, this is highly unlikely, especially when one considers that there is a finite amount of money and when demands for loans increases, often so do interest rate.
So when the United States stop competing for this finite supply of money/funds, it goes to figure it is more than likely to go down (again simple economics).

Just as importantly, the so called cuts proposed by Harry Reid are not nearly enough according to Moody's, Standard & Poor's (which ranks bonds, AAA, AA, and so on). So raising the debt ceiling and Not making enough cuts are more likely to raise interest rates.

Again this is simply another Media and Democrat Lie.

Update 8/2/11:
The Stock Market dropping after the passage of a poor so-called compromise bill adds to this point (which was mostly the Republicans once again giving into our presidents socialist agenda)

(5) The Republicans will not compromise; Obama has not put forth a single plan, and Harry Reid in the US Senate has only put forth one plan and then only just a few days ago.
It is the Republican controlled House of Representatives that has put forth multiple plans only to be shot down by the President and Senate and labeled as "not willing to compromise".

Sorry, again this is not rocket science who is not compromising.

(6) The Republicans do not want to take away your disability or Social Security check.
However I will admit the system is broken and out of date and something must be done

Using a business as an example; Blockbuster Video did not adapt with the times, keeping an outdated business plan that did not grow/expand with changes in how persons view videos, etc. and thus went bankrupt.

Similar the Social Security Program was started in the 1930s and has not changed all that much since then.
Bluntly as someone in my 50s closing in on the retirement age of 65, i would be willing to push it back to 67, 68, 69 or any age to make more solvent (obviously more needs to be done than just this)

(7)Baseline Budgeting is a FRAUD! The Democrats (& RINO Republicans) love to use Baseline Budgeting to call what is not really a cut, a cut. This is then used to make them look like budget cutters when it can be good for their image or call a non cut a cut when it can be used against a Republican to make them look bad (such as taking money from Granny).

Simply put, here is an explanation I heard that explains Baseline Budgeting well:
If you budget $50,000 for new car, then go shopping and find a $70,000 car on sale for $60,000 and then you decide to purchase this car. You tell yourself you saved $10,000, when in reality you spent $10,000 more. THIS IS BASELINE BUDGETING!

Update 8/8/11 The Media can not help themselves with their lies!! As I predicted the need to cap the debt ceiling was/is essential and since this was not done the USA had its bond rating lowered and and the stock market also reacted. Yet Kool Aid drinking fools such as George Stephanopoulos cannot believe themselves so they continue with their lies and now imply that the Tea Party was/is at fault. Sorry George and others who believe this lie, the Tea Party demanded a cap as Standard and Poors did. The liberal lies continue as they destroy our country all while the worst president in the history of the USA is at the helm and the blame lies at his feet along with his liberal allies.

SUMMARY:
As a business owner that has struggled much many for reasons that are certainly not the governments fault, but with taxes (many hidden in cost of inventory, gasoline taxes, gross revenue taxes and more), I have seen my taxes increase considerable for the 2010 and estimated 2011 tax seasons and this simply has got to stop.
I have to live within my means and the disgusting government run by scum like Obama have NO right to take even more money just because they CANNOT live within their means.

Update 8/2/11
Please see this excellent video of a speech by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida that of coarse received little coverage by our dishonest media:


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Importance of China Economy to US; Dangers of Protectionism

I often read lame fluff news stories on Yahoo, then read the comments below where persons make comments such as "we need to bring home jobs by placing large tariffs on cheap Chinese goods".


Let me address the short sightedness and dangers of these sadly widespread protectionist views;

1. Charging higher tariffs only hurts the US consumer that would not be able to live the lifestyle they currently can due to these low priced goods.
2. Do we really want the jobs that China "takes" from the US? As someone that has professional dealt with China and also has worked/managed production lines, I would venture to say NO. I would rather we provide jobs that design the products, which are better paying and are vastly more enjoyable & stimulating than a job standing in the same place all day long with a soldering gun or similar.
   As well I know for a fact that these goods provide jobs for shippers (such as FedEx whom I use), or overseas shipping lines, workers at ports, and the many distributors and retailers of these goods.
   
   I will note that we do need a good heavy industrial base for a healthy economy to at least fall back on, however most of the factories in China are not producing these types of goods, rather commodities such as Aquarium Pumps or Aquarium Lighting products, an example being: T2 Aquarium Lights that are not essential to our industrial base and are more of a "luxury" item.
   My point is here that our industrial base was able to ramp up quickly early during World War 2 and many are concerned (rightfully so in my opinion) that we could not today. However much of what we import from China is non essential commodities (such as Lighting) that in my opinion are not as important to our industrial base.
   We still generally lead the world in essential food production, aviation, medicines, and many software and other technologies.
   What do need to improve is to clamp down on piracy by the Chinese on our technologies and maybe identify true essential commodities imported from China (& elsewhere) and increase tariffs on these goods, not the knickknacks sold at Walmart.
3. Are all Chinese goods cheap?
   This is often a laughable false assumption that many persons believe.
   While this can be true, this can also be true of US or even German Goods (in the 1870's made in Germany was a sign of bad quality).
   It really comes down to what the company here in the US is willing to pay and understanding that the Chinese do business in a different way than we do in the US.
   
   An example to what i am saying (& this is not just my opinion either, rather many professionals experienced in trade with China):
   If you bargain for Widget A that is offered at say $1 usd, and get an agreement to produce this product at .75 cents; here in the US you likely will get this same product for .25 cents cheaper for a better deal for your company and consumers.
   However from mine and others experience, this same deal in China generally results in an item literally produced for 25% less cost and of coarse quality suffers.
   
   From mine and others I know in the business community, this is what generally happens with many of the "Cheap" Chinese goods sold here in the US or elsewhere.
   Often this results in the plethora of low quality LEDs lights versus first quality such as the TMC LED Aquarium Lights, simply due to expired patents for emitters that are then utilized in cheaper Chinese LEDs (although as noted earlier, patent and copyright infringement IS an issue that needs to be addressed).
   
   The bottom line is there are excellent Chinese Products when one is willing to pay for them, as I learned the hard way with low cost T2 Aquarium Lights before I stopped purchasing "bargained for" T2 Lights. In fact I have seen no lower quality when full production costs are paid with UV Bulbs from certain China factories versus popular European versions.
4. If the Chinese economy were to slow down or worse, collapse; who is going to buy all the United States debt? Germany is busy bailing out Greece and we cannot seem to stop spending money we do not have, but is the fault of China, I do not think so.
   Until our debt is paid, I do not think placing high tariffs on Chinese goods is the answer, it would only result in a snowball effect of higher prices to US consumers, thus slowing sales further, as well as no ability to finance our National debt.
   
   This is not to say that an increase in consumption in China would not help either, as domestic consumption in China is about 30% to 40% gross domestic product. In contrast to the United States domestic consumption makes up 60% to 70% of gross domestic product (see The coming economic crisis in China; Page 3).

In Summary, this article is NOT meant as a defense of China policies, such as human rights, international copyright/patent piracy, manipulating currency, etc. However I just think common sense needs to be used and sadly both Democrats AND Republicans (as well as Libertarians) often do not exercise this much needed common sense.
Isolationist policies are NOT healthy for OUR economy. They have not worked in the past and in a more interconnect world economy are even more dangerous now!
Any politician that thinks otherwise has lost my vote, regardless of party affiliation!
As well our "Drive By" Media needs to stop scaring their viewers/readers with stories that imply these incorrect views.
Maybe George Stephanopoulos, Donald Trump, & others should try working at a factory that puts together lights, basic water pumps, circuit boards, etc if they think these jobs are so great, I know I and my employees would much rather be selling, designing, and educating consumers about these products than working on the assembly line producing these at a fraction of what they are paid here!

Testing Google new Panda, Farmer Algorithm; Verdict, FAIL

"Testing Googles new Farmer/Panda Algorithm; Verdict, it is only a sham to get more Adsense revenue!"

Updated 10/08/11

Is Google's new algorithm any good, lets look at some facts based on my field of expertise (I have been in UV Sterilization and aquatic research and development since 1978)

Let's type in "UV Bulbs" (which for most persons in this field means replacement UV-C lamps/bulbs)

First Result:
http://www.bulbman.com/
This website only has a link to UV-C replacement bulbs, and even here the content is poor

Second Result:
http://www.topbulb.com/find/uv.asp
A little better, but still black lights are sold on this page and again, content is poor as per useful information for making a good decision

I might also add as per the first two results, both have marginal back links and very little reason to appear as they do on Googles terrible search algorithm

Third Result (now sixth result due to the Google Panda disaster):
UV Bulbs
Google finally gets it right; yes I am partial, but when you look at the accurate, specific information, Meta Tags, back links for reliable authoritative sources, there is no excuse that this link should not be #1 as it is on Yahoo or MSN (Bing)

Forth Result:
http://www.freshwatersystems.com/c-413-uv-lamps-accessories.aspx
Again mostly irrelevant results, basically UV systems

Fifth Result:
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/cat/info/23267/category.web
Sadly again, irrelevant results, these are reptile lamps (so sad Google)

Sixth Result:
http://www.diyhomecenter.com/uv-bulbs/
Finally more relevant results, although content information could be better

Seventh Result:
http://www.uvreplacmentbulbs.com/
Again finally more relevant results, with good information and links to very specific accurate content

*Now check Yahoo or MSN, while certainly not perfect, the page yields twice as many relevant results as Google. I will not address each individual results, as quite bluntly it does not take a rocket scientist to see the difference.

Now try "Planaria in Aquarium" (the results here are down right mind boggling in inaccuracies & misinformation)

All but one page one result is anecdotal BS!!
Planaria are predatory flatworms, not the round worms that consume detritus which is what all these pages are describing. This is allowing for the dangerous dissemination of misinformation! SHAME ON GOOGLE!!

As of Sept. 2011 the first result is a SPAM blog that is made up of nothing more than "Cut & Paste" articles, including a terrible article about Planaria that is 100% incorrect as per identification, dangers, etc. confusing Planaria with Detritus worms.
Sadly this article is the typical cut and paste spam found in all the articles on this site in question and what Google Panda thinks are good results.
Here is this site to avoid:
http://onedersave.com/blog/

The only correct article is):
Planaria, Detritus Worms, in Aquariums

I could use many more examples, such as how about.com comes up in way too many searches, and I thought it was this type of information spam site (content farm) that Google claims to be addressing in their new algorithm update.
While typing in "Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle" yields better results in Google, the fact that the information spam site about.com comes up proves Google has not addressed this issue very well, as well sadly Fish Lore also comes up and this website too is an anecdotal spam site (providing aquarium cycling information that was discredited two decades ago, yet sadly resurfaced on the internet).

About.com also comes up in an extremely misinformed/highly inaccurate article about Columnaris; anyone reading this article will be provided terrible information both in treatment and prevention.

Come on Google, who are you fooling, we know you are calling this an improvement when in reality this is a way to get more spam content up to that then forces readers to click on Adwords?

While I am addressing Googles lack of any integrity, I have to ask when Google Adsense will stop using plagiarized content to place their ads on all the while denying at least three credible sites that I know the use of their original content for Adsense?!

One of the few ways we can get back at Google is for advertisers to opt out of the "Content" network with their Adwords campaigns. If every advertiser were to do this, it would force Google to take a second look at their support of "Scrapers" (websites that steal legitimate websites content for the sole purpose of selling Adsense for the Adwords content network)!

See also: Google Lies, Dishonesty, Plagiarism; Adsense, Adwords

Updated 10/02/11!! Google has tweeked their Panda Update even more, and even more spam sites (often displaying Google Adwords/Adsense) are appearing above good/real content that thankfully still appears on superior MSN/Yahoo searches. Let's try a few more searches: Type in "aquarium fish osmoregulation"; this used to bring up one of the most in depth, constantly researched articles on this subject (which includes the correct use of RO water in aquariums) from the website Aquarium Answers; Osmoregulation in Fish; Minerals, Use of RO, Soft Water in Aquarium. However, although easily found on Yahooo/MSN, it is not found anywhere on Google's lousy Panda Search. Worse since the Panda update I have since a marked increase in questions from persons using water softener water in their aquarium with the result of sick and dying fish, and quite blunty Google is directly responsible for these fish deaths since these persons did not find the correct information on Google. While the loss of a pet fish is not the "the end of the world" (in many persons view), it certainly shows what can happen from the lack of morals and corruption that is Google. In fact all Aquarium Answers posts/articles in general have disappeared from Google despite many good in bound authority links, regularly updated content and more. In a "Statistics" Check, Aquarium Answers receives 3 to 1 referrals from Bing/Yahoo over Google, yet Google is supposed to be the #1 Search engine, further proof Google only provides spam results in the Aquarium/Pond category (I cannot speak for other fields, only my field of expertise). If a reader does not believe me, just type in the title or keywords such as "salt in freshwater aquarium" and in Yahoo the results are much better while the results are either spammy cut & paste or in the case of the first results served up by Google DEAD WRONG! Another search with the keywords "Aquarium Information" recently yields a clear spam site: http://newaquariuminformation.com/ This website is NUMBER ONE on Google and is nothing more than a site to sell ads with aquatic information that is so dated, I do not know whether to laugh or cry (I showed the "Lighting" page from this site to another professional in the industry who also could not believe what they were reading, it was like a time machine to 1985!! Compare this to "Aquarium Lighting; Facts & Information" In fact the search term "Aquarium Lighting" now brings up mostly websites selling products generations out of date (in fact as of 9/23/11 EVERY page one result was essentially crap, but if you are not familiar with the subject, you may not know this); this is similar to a web search for information about computers bring up information about DOS computers circa 1985 instead of a modern HP, Apple, etc. running a modern operating system such as Windows 7. Another sham of Google Panda, is that large businesses, regardless of content quality have leaped over better content smaller businesses. In fact JCPenney which was recently caught with "black hat" SEO in their link building schemes, is suddenly back up for the difficult keyword; "lamps" (great job Google, NOT!) Another search in my field of endeavor for SeaChem, has the company SeaChem coming up first as it should, however several large companies including the ultimate crap seller; Amazon leaping over quality sites with vastly better content, reputation, and more. Another Google Panda Fail!

The bottom line is if you are an aquarium or pond keeper and you use Google Search for information, may God have mercy on your fish!

Further Reference

Google Algorithm Exploit Uncovered

Tom Paterson Process for Productivity in Business

This blog post/article is a re-print of an awesome person that has attended the same church as I do (Bethany Presbyterian). My reason is not to plagiarize, but to place in front of others to learn from his incredible insights that have been put in place my many well known companies.
As well long before I have read or heard of the Paterson Process, I too have attempted to implement many of his points only to be rebuffed at a previous employer that was run by a few very clueless investors/persons as to how to deal with human resources, so reading of the Paterson Process and how many major businesses have employed it has been a reaffirmation to me.

Here are a few of Tom Paterson's productivity accomplishments

• Bringing Northrop Corporation back from near bankruptcy as a financial analyst, and creating the "Paterson Process" and the "cross functional team” concept.
• Establishing THE foundational discoveries that allowed the entire world to hear, "HOUSTON, WE HAVE LANDED!"... The decision for a human controlled lunar landing by Apollo 11 was Tom's sole decision.
• Introducing secret technology to Roy Disney that resulted in the invitation for Tom to design all of the electronics for Disney World, including Space Mountain. Roy actually dedicated Space Mountain to Tom Paterson
• Created the US Presidential Study on Productivity in America for the Carter Administration.
• Tom Paterson was a member of President Reagan’s trade mission to the People’s Republic of China in which Tom was the designer of China’s “pink economy" – a unique mix of communism and capitalism – enabling 1,000,000,000+ people to have food and shelter today.

PATERSON PROCESS

Our greatest productivity loss is invisible so it is not measured. Tom Paterson achieved a MBA from Pepperdine University that was sixty percent behavioral based. After sixty-five years of experience, he came to realize that this hidden factor of production loss is due to INSECURITY, a reality that is sadly epidemic.

Characteristics of the really pathologically insecure, include:

· Cannot praise or affirm others – The truth is that all of us NEED APPLAUSE.
(This is where so many businesses such as BiMart seem to be so totally clueless!)

· Are gossips – the pathologically insecure feel it is important to show they are in the know.

· Often speak loudly – to draw attention to the wisdom they are imparting to others.

· As Managers, they often build on weakness – they cannot make themselves bring someone on their staff that is (or appears to be) stronger than them.

· Are controllers who drop those they cannot control in their “kingdom” and their control techniques will be subtle.

· Do not take intelligent necessary risks. They play it safe…which is very unsafe when change is needed.

· Do not hold regular staff meetings – they prefer to meet one on one so they will be the only one that has the complete picture.

· Always need more budget in their piece of their budget world. This is apart of their play it safe mentality.

· Do not bring products in on schedule and at cost. They cannot drive a project due to their need to be popular.

· Cannot speak up in meetings of entire staff due to fear that their ideas may not be well regarded. Often they have great ideas that are only captured offline in one on one sessions.

Learnings for Leaders:

· Always recruit strength

· Recruit strong potential

· Do psychological testing

· Review your staff

· If you have staff who’s Thinking Wavelength is does not fit their assignments, don’t try to change them. Assist them to relocate to a job they can do.

· Be an affirmer – There is no Hall of Fame for Critics.

· Celebrate successful efforts and results.

· Let your team challenge themselves.

· Raise the bar for their performance.

· Reward outstanding results and effort.

· Get the thoughts of your silent ones offline

· Don’t try to force group participation – it will not work.

· Screen people carefully for management of major projects – make sure major projects are led by drivers.

· Place people who are silent in meetings in positions where they do not have to manage staff themselves.

Here are a couple Books by Tom Paterson
*Deeper, Richer, Fuller

*Living the Life You Were Meant to Live

For one of my personal websites in my field of expertise, see UV Bulbs