One Year of AdSense Referrals
May 14th, 2008
Amazing how fast a year can fly by. Over the past year along with running the regular Google’s content ads via the AdSense program I have also been publishing referral ads. I am not talking about the Google referral ads for the AdWords and other products offered by Google. I will be discussing what I have learned about the referral ads certain AdWords Advertisers are able to present.
When I first started running the ads during the initial beta I found myself greedy - selecting individual ads that would return large amounts of cash on a single conversion. Needless to say that plan was ineffective and lead me to write back in December; (more…)
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To the Death Book Preview
May 13th, 2008
I have been contacted by Vanguard Publishing and given the opportunity to offer my readers a chance at getting a “first look” at the eagerly awaited “To the Death” by Patrick Robinson who has also written the bestsellers “Lone Survivor”, “Nimitz Class”, and “Hunter Killer”. Many of his books contain his most famous protagonist, Admiral Arnold Morgan. To the Death is reported to be the Admiral’s final novel.
I for one am not going to try and review this book, To the Death because I have yet to read it in it’s entirety. I will say that the first 122 pages I have read, and made available to you as well, are amazing! His adventures are exciting and believable and keep an eye out for a couple of Navy Chiefs in the book like Chief Mark Coulson and Chief Skip Gowans - as in real life the Chiefs make a difference! OK, that did it, I’m ready to come out of retirement!
As I mentioned, (more…)
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British Military Base Pay Comparison
May 11th, 2008
Today a newspaper, The Independent, in United Kingdom published a story about how some members of the British Army must take out loans just to be able to eat. I though after reading the story a comparison would be in order.
Much like the United States’ Military the British provides compensation for food, housing and travel. They also have special pays for things like jumping out of perfectly good airplanes or going on a ship that sinks on purpose. But for this article I am only going to compare our basic enlisted military pay against the basic pay of the British for 2008.
When you look at the British chart you will see ranks of OR1, 2, all the way to OR9. The OR number (more…)
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Pick and Flick the Hits
May 8th, 2008
One of the many things I enjoyed while serving as a Navy Recruiter was the opportunity to really immerse yourself into the community you had the privilege and pleasure of serving. While out and about making yourself known and communicating the opportunities the Navy offers you get to meet so many people. Among the many many places you visit such as the high schools, colleges, youth centers and anywhere else you think people hang out there is one place most Recruiters forget completely about (more…)
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Projected Navy Active End Strength 2009
May 7th, 2008
Every year I look at the numbers below and the one thing that aways strikes me odd is the difference in the number of Master Chiefs and Captains. I guess really no surprise it takes less Master Chiefs to get the job done!
Master Chiefs (E-9s of all services) are capped at 1% of the total enlisted force per United States Code Title 10 Section 517(a). Section 517 also states that the total E-8/9 cannot exceed 3.5%, reviewing the numbers below - Master Chief billets will only be .95% and Senior Chief will be 2.45% - In a nut shell the budget projections are a reflection of future enlisted (more…)
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Cajun Muddus Buggus Boilous
May 4th, 2008
The one thing every fine capitalist should not be without is an accountant who also is an expert at giving financial/investment advice. When selecting your accountant you want to ensure his/her references check out, you want to make sure their credentials and certifications are in order and most importantly you want to ensure they know how to throw a humdinger of a party!
On May 3rd our Enrolled Agent and friend, Wes Parker and Peggy Killet, hosted the 5th Annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Boil. BTW, for those who don’t know, a crawfish is basically a Maine lobster that got caught in the “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” laser beam and lives in fresh water. The scientific term for you science buffs is, “Muddus Buggus”.
To prepare the feast you bring a large pot of water to boil, add some Cajun seasonings, sausage, (more…)
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Senate Announces 2009 Defense Bill
May 1st, 2008
Today, May 1, 2008, the Senate’s Armed Services Committee announced it’s newly drafted defense authorization bill which would authorize $612.5 billion in fiscal 2009. The measure would authorize a 3.9 percent pay raise for U.S. military personnel, a half percentage point more than President Bush sought in his budget request.
I am sure the proposed 2009 military pay raise and defense spending in general will be a major issue as the national elections draw closer. Should be a fun ride so stay tuned to NavyCS for your up to date military pay information!
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Politics are Amazing
April 29th, 2008
Governmental politics is something that will always amaze me. Watching past elections and of course the current one I have to ask myself why anyone would run - it’s kinda like deciding to go on the television show “Judge Judy”, you know that no matter what, you are going to get your ass handed to you.
After reading “The Commercial Appeal” here in Memphis today I feel as I must make full disclosure before I continue - in a couple letters to the editor about this topic people felt compelled to tell the readers what race of human being they are…
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My Morning Spam
April 23rd, 2008
Below is from a predatory email I received this morning - I actually get them often. Not sure what search engines the fellow is talking about - over the last 30 days the top three search engines has generated well over 100,000 page views of navycs.com.
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Before you select a search engine optimization (SEO) company ensure (more…)
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Time to Get Serious
April 18th, 2008
One thing I am experiencing now that I did not experience in ANY of those other locations was (more…)
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