Friday, July 27, 2018

Do you have RC cars, trucks or drones for sale?

 Contact "Niko" at: ntech-solutions@live.com remembering to send pictures and the stats of the device.













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WATCH LIVE: ECLIPSE!😎🌒 Total Lunar Eclipse (JULY 27, 2018) NASA TV







Total Lunar Eclipse Today: How to See the 'Blood Moon' Online

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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Do you wish to live stream for free?

 I found an application whereas I can use my remote cams to view my yacht from work or where ever I am in the world. (This site has games and the ability to chat but I don't get into all that)
 I had to join "Twitch" in order to get to "Bebo" live streaming software. It works like a charm as long as you have the proper cam when not using your integrated cam, enjoy.





 The install is straight forward, no disabling any security features and you can be up and streaming within minutes.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Need a drone or RC repaired? *Updated

 My new tech and he's awesome!



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Earn extra money, practice building websites

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22 Examples of Thin Privilege


Through mass media, we’ve been bombarded with messages that the “normal” size is actually thin. And this assumption that you need to be thin in order to be okay and normal gets played out frequently for people who are bigger than “normal”.
If you’ve been a “normal” size your whole life, you may never have thought of the benefits of being thin. But sizeism is very prevalent, and it’s one of the most accepted “isms” in our society.
It’s time we make this “ism” unacceptable, and thus make the world a better place to live in for people of all shapes and sizes.
The following are examples of thin privilege that those of us who are seen by society as being physically “too big” experience regularly in our lives.
1. You’re not assumed to be unhealthy just because of your size.
2. Your size is probably not the first thing people notice about you (unless you’re being thin-shamed – the opposite of fat-shamed).
3. When you’re at the grocery store, people don’t comment on the food selection in your cart in the name of “trying to be helpful.”
4. Your health insurance rates are not higher than everyone else’s.
5. You can expect to pay reasonable prices for your clothing.
6. You can expect to find your clothing size sold locally.
7. You can expect to find clothing in the latest styles and colors instead of colorless, shapeless and outdated styles meant to hide your body.
8. You don’t receive suggestions from your friends and family to join Weight Watchers or any other weight-loss program.
9. When you go to the doctor, they don’t suspect diabetes (or high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or other “weight-related” diagnoses) as the first/most likely diagnosis.
10. You don’t get told, “You have such a pretty/handsome face” (implying: if only you’d lose weight you could be even more attractive).
11. People do not assume that you are lazy, based solely on your size.
12. You’re not the brunt of jokes for countless numbers of comedians.
13. Airlines won’t charge you extra to fly.
14. You are not perceived as looking sloppy or unprofessional based on your size.
15. You can eat what you want, when you want in public and not have others judge you for it or make assumptions about your eating habits.
16. You can walk out of a gas station with a box of doughnuts and not have people yell at you to “Lay off them doughnuts, fatty!” (This actually happened to one of my friends.
17. People don’t ask your partners what it’s like to have sex with you because of your size.
18. Your body type isn’t sexually fetishized.
19. You’re more likely to get a raise or promotion at work than someone who is fat.
20. Friends don’t describe you to others using a qualifier (e.g. “He’s kind of heavy, but REALLY nice, though”).
21. The media doesn’t describe your body shape as part of an “epidemic”.
22. You can choose to not be preoccupied with your size and shape because you have other priorities, and you won’t be judged.
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Afraid of Nicaragua? No, I've lived in the states.

 Compare your location @ https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/


I'll take my chances.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Earning cash through blogging takes time

 I've been blogging for 18 years and this pic just shows various blogs of the previous 6 years. 
Find your niche and grow an audience. *Keep in mind, blog readers tend to be cheap asses.

*People cry cry cry that they want honesty, well you came to the right place.
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There's more than one way to turn the corner

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Branching out into drones

 I finally traded my Losi for a DJI Phantom 3 and today I actually got off work early enough to give it a go.




 And yes it's for sale, looking to purchase more if the price is right.

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What if the dealer can't fix your car?


In theory, repairs on your new vehicle should be simple.
You go to the dealer, explain the problem, the technician fixes it, warranty covers it, and you’re on your way.
Most of the time, that’s how it goes. But occasionally, there will be a repair that isn’t easily diagnosed, or one that your dealer can’t or won’t fix. In some of these cases, you may well be in for the fight of your life.
“There is quite a lot of variability between the service operations of different dealers,” says George Iny, director of the Automobile Protection Association. “The dealer is an independent businessman. People think they’ll call the manufacturer for help, but consumers have a misconception about the level of authority and support they’ll get.”
First of all, some background. Automakers may talk about “our customers,” but you’re not one of them. With only a couple of exceptions, every dealership is an independently-owned franchise store. The dealers are the manufacturer’s customers. The automaker sells the vehicle to its dealer, who in turn sells it to you.
The dealership gets reimbursed by the automaker for the warranty repairs that he does on your vehicle, which can be part of the problem. The manufacturer assigns a specific labour time for each repair to be completed, which is generally the maximum that will be reimbursed.
“The carmakers do not provide dealers enough diagnostic time,” Iny says. “They (the dealers) are under tremendous pressure to replace the part because that’s billable.” The dealer may also have difficulty being reimbursed for a problem that reoccurs after a repair is done. “It’s hard to get the automaker to fix a problem again if they’ve fixed it already,” Iny says.
The auto manufacturers keep track of each dealer’s warranty claims, and may enforce reimbursement restrictions if certain repairs come up too often. It’s primarily meant to catch dealers who may be padding their bottom line, or poorly-trained technicians who are throwing parts at a problem, but unfortunately, the consumer often gets caught in the middle. 
If a certain component becomes problematic, such as a transmission design that’s prone to failure, the repair frequency skyrockets, and dealers get tagged in the automaker’s system. The dealer may then be hesitant to fix your car, because he’s going to have to wait several months to be paid for it.
(This doesn’t apply to recalls, which aren’t tagged for frequency. Any dealer is obliged to perform a recall that applies to your vehicle, even if you’re not a regular customer. However, if a recall requires a part replacement and affects a large number of vehicles, you may have to wait until the company can produce enough new parts and ship them out.)
You’re not obliged to get your warranty work done at the dealership where you bought the vehicle. “We suggest that if you’ve been back twice for a problem that they can’t find, you could look for a better dealer in your area,” Iny says.
When a dealer can’t (or won’t) fix a problem, many people call the manufacturer, but Iny says it usually doesn’t do you much good. Many of the call centres have been outsourced and the person you reach probably won’t have the training or authorization to help you.
The person you really want to contact is the district service representative. He works for the manufacturer and is the liaison with the dealership, and has the authority to approve repairs, sometimes even those that are beyond the warranty period.
The problem is reaching him, since manufacturers usually keep his information a closely-guarded secret. “You may be able to find out their name from the dealer or the regional office,” Iny says. “You may not have to meet the rep in person, but you want to get their ear and get them to call the dealer.”
Any time you take your car in for warranty, be sure to get a copy of the work order, even if no repair is performed. The work order needs to show the date, vehicle mileage, a detailed description of your complaint, anything that was done (even if it was just a road test), and the fact that the technician couldn’t find a problem. This paper trail will be essential if you have to make your case to the manufacturer.
If your dealer is unable to diagnose a problem after multiple attempts, Iny has a suggestion: pay someone else to figure it out. “Get the name of a specialist in your area,” he says. “You may pay $120 or $150, but they’ll put it on paper and say what the problem is, and you take that to the dealer.
“Most people won’t do this because the dealer is supposed to fix it for free, but you should make the mental link and say, ‘If I spend $120, I could get a free $500 repair.’ If you show up with a report from someone else, it will give the dealer information that should help solve the problem.”
If you do go that route, you might try asking the dealer to reimburse the diagnostic bill as part of the warranty repair. There is a chance you might get some or all of it back, especially if the district service rep is involved in the issue.
The APA website has a list of “second opinion” shops for drivers in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. Iny also suggests asking used car lots for recommendations on shops. “They don’t use their own service departments as dealers do, and they’re pretty informal, so if you call or drop in, you’ll probably find the owner,” Iny says. “If you have a new car under warranty, they won’t see you as ‘shark bait,’ and they’ll steer you toward someone they know. That’s a good strategy if you need a specialized repair.”
If you can’t get your vehicle repaired to your satisfaction, you might also consider CAMVAP, the Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan, which mediates disputes between consumers and manufacturers for vehicle defects or warranty administration. You must be willing to accept the final decision, even if it isn’t in your favour, but the service is free.
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I'm preparing to travel once again.

 I'm looking for a generous contract, 2 years or longer preferred, willing to negotiate the final terms, country and region makes me no difference.
ntech-solutions@live.com

  I don't have any family members or sources of distraction.
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Will politics be the death of civility?

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Just HOW RUDE has today's life become? And just how much is the tone of our politics to blame? Our Cover Story is reported by Martha Teichner:
Does it sometimes feel as if our politics has us all backed into our ideological corners? Does it seem as if insults and name-calling have taken the place of civil dialogue – that incivility has gone viral?
Whether it's coming from the President of the United States or somebody in a restaurant, you may be disturbed by it all. But should you be alarmed?
Even that's a touchy subject. 
"I think the country is in crisis," said New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg, who recently wrote that "it's less a result of a breakdown in civility than a breakdown of democracy." 
"I think the demand for civility can be used as a tool of oppression when it only goes in one direction – when you demand civility from the ruled, but you don't demand civility from the rulers," Goldberg said.
"This shows to me this kind of surreal loop of disinformation that we're in," Goldberg said. "Trump then says 'Maxine Waters has basically told people to attack members of my administration, she should be careful of what she wishes for.'  If there is any threat of violence there, it's clearly coming from Donald Trump, and it wouldn't be the only time that Donald Trump has kind of outright threatened protesters."
"I love the old days. You know what they used to do to guys like that when they were in a place like this? They'd be carried out on a stretcher, folks!"

"So, we're missing the point by talking about manners and civility?" asked Teichner.
"It's not a crisis that members of this administration can't go to a restaurant without being heckled," she replied. "It's a crisis that those hecklers don't have any other way to reach them."
Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz, a lifelong Democrat, caused a bit of a curfuffle after complaining about being shunned by his Martha's Vineyard neighbors for defending President Donald Trump's civil liberties, an argument he makes in his new book, "The Case Against Impeaching Trump" (Hot Books).
 "Civility is a kind of basis for dialogue," Dershowitz said. "It's hard to have dialogue without civility, if people are pushing and shoving and screaming and harassing, if Maxine Waters gets her way.
"I don't care about being shunned, I don't care about not being invited to parties.  What I care about is the big issue of trying to silence Americans who have a different point of view. President Trump encourages incivility by his name-calling, by his mocking of people. The appropriate response to that is not incivility on the other side."
So, what is?
"Michelle Obama put it very well when she said, 'When they go low, we go high.'" Dershowitz replied.
Dershowitz argues that nothing about the current political climate justifies incivility.
"I'm nearly 80 years old. I've lived through many times. And every era people say, 'In these times, this is special.  In these times, they're detaining Japanese-Americans in detention centers.  In these times there's segregation.'  If we allow that to operate, the 'in these times' approach, everything would be 'in these times,' and we would live in a society of incivility. There is nothing special about these times."
Keith Bybee, a professor at the Syracuse University College of Law and author of "How Civility Works" (Stanford University Press), says what we are seeing now is a revolution in manners. "But maybe a better way to describe it is a gerrymandering of the boundaries of polite society," he said.
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

A personal note from the owner of "Sys Nica".

 I get more than a couple emails every month asking me what's important to me. I would guess it's the same as most mature men > Leaving the world a better place where I have traveled and met others, being what I want to see in the world / paraphrasing Gandhi and by being a contributor to the people of the world, not a leech.

 Burning desires? I don't have any, I've done everything that I've wanted to do times 3. It's very nice to be pleasantly content yet still moving forward at a leisurely pace.
There may be a thing or two that I'd like to see take place but there's nothing "I need" to take place.
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This is Not What a Late-July Weather Pattern Looks Like in the Eastern States




The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay described the unusual weather pattern best in a tweet Sunday morning: "If someone randomly showed up with this satellite image and told me to guess what month it was from...July would not be my first guess. It wouldn't be my second or third guess either."
Typically the jet stream flows in a flat west-to-east fashion near the Canadian border in July. That's why its current amplified north-to-south configuration over the eastern states is out of season.
Here's a look at some of the extreme weather we've seen from this developing weather pattern the past few days.

Coastal Storm Causes Flooding

Energy from the amplified jet stream pattern gave birth to a low-pressure system, which tracked along the East Coast Friday into Saturday. These so-called coastal storms are something you'd more typically see in spring or fall.
As a result, Saturday was unusually wet for July standards in the mid-Atlantic, including the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metro areas where flooding was reported.
Saturday was the second-wettest July calendar day on record in Baltimore (4.79 inches) and the fifth-wettest July day in Washington D.C. (4 inches).

The area of low pressure also produced wind gusts greater than 40 mph along the Northeast coastline. More than 16,000 customers lost power Saturday night in New Jersey due to the strong winds knocking down trees and power lines, the Associated Press reported.

Large Hail in the South in Late July

Golfball- to baseball-sized hailstones fell from the sky in parts of Alabama and Georgia on Saturday.

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I'd like to say, "Thank You".

 Thanks to all those who wrote me with emails of appreciation, Google +'d me and those who generally conveyed appreciation.


 The rest of you? Find yourself a highway and go play in traffic!
*There goes my chance of winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Niko's Toy Box Now Hiring Appointment Setters

 It's the shortest script, the couple of questions you'll ever have to ask:

 Hello, how are you? May I speak with the owner, all I need is a minute.
- Are you interested in bringing more customers to your store, business, products, services, etc?
- Are you satisfied with your cyber-security?
- Are you satisfied with the computer programs you're now running?

  If you get a yes to any of the above questions you simply ask, "When would it be a good time for the head tech to give you a call"?
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Why it's time for Democrats to ditch Nancy Pelosi Walter Shapiro


When you are running as a Democrat in Donald Trump country, the name Nancy Pelosi is even more toxic than the letters CNN.
In one of the more powerful TV ads in the run-up to Tuesday’s special House election in western Pennsylvania, the Democrat Conor Lamb earnestly declares: “My opponent wants you to believe that the biggest issue in this campaign is Nancy Pelosi. It’s all a big lie. I’ve already said … that I don’t support Nancy Pelosi.”
The Pennsylvania contest is largely symbolic since the district (which Trump carried by nearly 20% points in 2016) will disappear into the mists like Brigadoon when a new statewide redistricting plan takes effect. But from a splenetic Trump rally on Saturday night to a recent appearance by Joe Bidenon behalf of Lamb, both parties are treating this race as if it were a dry run for November.
Which brings us back to the Democrats’ Nancy Pelosi problem.
As the House Democratic leader since 2005, Pelosi is unpopular (her approval rating was 29% in a national Quinnipiac University poll in February) and extremely well known (83% of voters in the Quinnipiac survey knew who she was). That twofer of familiarity and voter fatigue is why the demonization of Pelosi remains a staple of Republican attack ads.
Even when Democrats try to escape Pelosi, as Lamb has done in his campaign, partisan politics grants limited wriggle room. As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette put it in a snippy editorial endorsing the Republican, Rick Saccone, in the congressional race: “Mr Lamb … attempted to distance himself from ultra-liberal Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and says he would not vote for her to lead his party. But who would he vote for? An abstention will not win him independence from the Democratic caucus.”
This Pelosi pushback will be repeated across the country in the fall as the Democrats’ road to a House majority follows Trump terrain. But why have Democrats decided that Pelosi’s quest to become the first person in American history to return as House speaker after an eight-year gap is more important than depriving Trump of a rubber-stamp Congress?
After more than 13 years as the House Democratic leader, Pelosi has written enough feminist history to fill the Capitol dome. Any doubts about her stamina as she nears her 78th birthday were dispelled last month as she held the House floor for more than eight hours in support the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. And she has been a prolific fundraiser for the party, although this year Democrats in tight races probably will spend more money on campaign commercials distancing themselves from Pelosi.
In normal times, the temptation would be to give Pelosi her last-hurrah campaign to win back the speaker’s gavel that she lost in the 2010 Democratic collapse. But for any Rip Van Winkles out there, we live in an era defined by a human temper tantrum in the Oval Office and a Republican Congress torn between paralytic fear of Trump and a partisan urge for sycophancy.
A strong case can be made that the congressional elections this year are the most important off-year contests since at least 1946 – the year when the Republicans took control of Congressfor the first time since the Depression and brought a generation of virulent anti-communists like Joseph McCarthy to power.
For all the glib talk of a “blue wave”, there is a sizable risk that the Democrats could fall a few seats short of the 24 they need to win back the House. Even with, say, a three-seat majority, the Republicans would select all the committee chairmen and thwart any investigation into the misdeeds of the Trump administration.
That is why the moment is at hand for Pelosi to cap her congressional career by announcing – for the good of the nation and her party – that she will step down as Democratic leader.
It doesn’t matter if Pelosi is succeeded by the 78-year-old House minority whip Steny Hoyer (who has been waiting to take over almost as long as Prince Charles) or anyone else in the caucus. Replacing Pelosi with a little-known Democrat (regardless of gender or race) would deprive the Republicans of an easy target in campaign ads.
Selfless decisions are rare in American politics these days. But no matter how the Pennsylvania returns come in Tuesday night, Nancy Pelosi needs to accept the reality that the Democrats are stronger without her.
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My Top 10 List of OTC's That Can be Used on Pets


In case you don’t know, OTC stands for "over the counter,” meaning that no prescription is needed. Armed with your vet’s say-so, all you have to do is pluck the drug off the store shelf and follow your vet’s oral or written instructions.
Now wasn’t that tons easier (and probably much cheaper) than buying things via the pharmacy?
Luckily, there are lots of drugs that don’t have to abide by the stringent rules of the written prescription — most of which you’ve probably heard of. Nonetheless, I feel the need to describe them because maybe, just maybe, there’s something I can add to your basic understanding of these medications, their indications and contraindications.
Here are my top 10 picks, which are peppered liberally with disclaimers about always asking your vet first before using any drug. Remember: O-T-C doesn’t necessarily mean S-A-F-E!
1. Pepcid AC (famotidine)
2. Tagamet HB (cimetidine)
These stomach drugs, which hinder the body’s production of GI acids, are great for pets when gastric juices flow into overdrive. They’re mostly given to dogs for simple gastritis (stomach inflammation), which can result from a number of tummy insults — self-inflicted through “dietary indiscretion” or otherwise.
Dosage depends on the pet’s size, other drugs administered and your pet’s general condition. Always check with your vet first to get the go-ahead and the right dosage.
3. Aspirin
Although most vets no longer recommend aspirin for pain — why use a less potent, more stomach-harming drug when safer, more effective ones are available? —some of us still rely on it when a canine client is far away and nothing else is available.
As a rule, I never recommend using aspirin more than two days in a row and never in combination with other NSAIDs, such as Rimadyl, Metacam and Derramax. Drug interactions with aspirin are not uncommon, so don’t automatically assume it’s safe to give it to your pet.
Some cats may also do well with small doses of aspirin, but this is much more controversial –– too much so for the purposes of this discussion. So always check with your veterinarian before even considering this OTC approach with your cat.
4. Artificial tears and other ophthalmic lubricants
Genteal and Soothe XP are my favorites for getting the red out. I love these preparations for minor eye irritations –– they’re the ultimate do-no-harm optical treatment.
Most of the time, very mild conjunctivitis (slight weepiness or redness around the eyes) will clear up within a few days of simple soothing with artificial tears. But if your pet has white, yellow or greenish discharge; extreme redness or swelling; or if the eye obviously hurts (your pet will wink or close the eye), skip this step and immediately head to the vet! Even a day is too long with a painful eye.
5. Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
6. Zyrtec (cetirizine)
7. Claritin (loratadine)
These are great, easy-going drugs used for common cases of the itches or the first sign of hives. I use them liberally in my practice, but they don’t lack side effects. Other OTC antihistamines may also be effective for allergic reactions in pets, but Benadryl, Zyrtec and Claritin are most commonly recommended.
Be warned: Some pets will feel the sedating effects more than others, especially those who are also taking mood-altering drugs, certain pain relievers and seizure medications. You should also note that the dosage can be significantly different for pets than for humans, so call your vet first and ask if it’s OK.
8. Neosporin and antibiotic gels
Minor cuts and abrasions love this gel. I tend to recommend them only for the slightest of scrapes, and they should be applied onto clean skin in a very light coat for only a day or two — that’s all it should take.
Some issues to be aware of with these ointments: People tend to buy fancy ones with tetracaine, hydrocortisone and other ingredients that can hinder healing for some wounds. And pets like to lick wounds, especially when their attention is drawn to them via smelly gels. In these cases, they’re contraindicated –– the risk is greater than the reward.
9. Corticosteroid sprays, gels and creams
Standard OTC corticosteroid sprays and creams, such as hydrocortisone, can be lifesavers in a pinch when itchy red patches and hot spots appear. But you should know that the sprays can be stingy (they typically contain alcohol). The gels and creams are great — unless, of course, they attract your pet to lick the itchy spot.
10. Antifungal sprays, gels and creams
An OTC product containing miconazole (or one of several other common antifungal drugs) will sometimes resolve uncomplicated fungal infections. Unfortunately, most fungal infections in pets aren’t uncomplicated. Still, I’ve often sent clients to the drugstore for an OTC antifungal to keep a pet comfortable until they can come in for an office visit.
These are my top OTC human meds for pets, but always, always, always check with your own vet before giving your pets any medications.
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