The name of the software is Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition.

Pilots often play with this software, but you don’t have to be a pilot to use it. For around $30 you can get the feel of flying a real aircraft. You don’t need an airplane.

The Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition is not a Flight simulator, in the sense of a true Full flight simulator. You’re not going to get a job flying jets after you use this software.

That being said, this is probably the best flight simulator that’s out there, for the price.

You’ll more than likely need a certified geek to get the software up and running, because there are small glitches with this type of software. But don’t let that stop you from having fun.

Product Features

Now you’re asking if you need a joystick to go along with the software. The Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick (Silver/Black) is what you need if you’re dropping bombs at a distance or firing guns in a dog fight.

Warning: Ladies, you may lose your men (for hours, at least) if you get this software for them. Maybe this is just what you need!

Now, back to flying…

This is a documentary explaining how world banking was used to fund the Nazi Party. The BIS was formed in 1930. The main actors in its establishment were the then-Governor of The Bank of England, Montagu Norman, and his German counterpart Hjalmar Schacht, later Adolf Hitler’s finance minister.

The world central bank is located at Basel, Switzerland.

This could be the best TV remote control extender on the market — Next Generation Remote Control Extender. A TV remote extender that works fantastic! Here’s a perfect solution when you have a television in another room, yet your remote control won’t reach the main box. This gizmo is perfect for the bedroom or the basement.

Technical Information

The NextGen Remote Control Extender is like gold if you need a device that lets you go from room-to-room and control your components from up to 100 + feet away, with no direct line-of-sight needed. It works through closet doors and closed entertainment system cabinets.

The NextGen turns any IR remote into RF by simply installing the battery transmitter. This means it will work with such items: TiVo, DVD player, TV remote, universal remotes, cable box, DVR player, Blu-Ray player, and more!

The package includes AAA battery transmitter with AA sleeve and receiver with built-in recharger.

This device will work with most Dish TV and Direct TV models. Just make sure you have it hooked up right.

In five or ten minutes you could be watching TV in your favorite room of entertainment. So get ready for the game, singing show, movie, or whatever it is you like to watch. Grab the popcorn!

Our modern cars cost more these days to buy, but the mileage can be fantastic. It is common to get 200,000 miles or more, if we change oil regularly and keep up with the auto maintenance. Our reliable cars do go down occasionally. This time it was the oil sending unit gone bad.

I started noticing puddles of fluid on the pavement. Upon further observation, the fluid turned out to be motor oil. This could be serious. The opinions from local mechanics equipped me with what I was dealing with here. I narrowed it down to three items that was causing my oil leak: oil sending unit, valve cover gasket,  or the oil pan gasket — Fel-Pro OS34308R Oil Pan Gasket Set.

When the car was idling, I saw smoke and smelled it. The smell was inside and outside of the car. I was leaving a trail of smoke behind me as I motored down the highway. I was using too much oil, as previously I wasn’t.

I immediately chose to get an oil change, along with the replacement of the valve cover gasket. This is the gasket on top of the engine, next to where the oil is poured in at. The valve cover gasket was inexpensive, and so was the labor to get it replaced. Even if this wasn’t the main leak giving me the trouble, it needed replaced anyhow.

Replacing the valve cover gasket seemed to help, and the first day I thought my oil leak problem was solved. The next day would prove me to be wrong. I was still getting puddles of oil on the pavement after stopping in town. My oil leak wasn’t cured just yet. At least my engine looked clean after replacing my valve cover gasket.

I thought it must be the oil pan gasket, which is located at the bottom of the motor. I was told that it could take a few hours to replace this item, and the labor would be somewhat expensive. The price of the oil pan gasket was cheap. The oil pan gasket turned out not to be the source of my leak. I felt lucky.

The problem turned out to be the oil sending unit.

This is a very small part that would fit in the palm of one’s hand. The price of the oil sending unit is cheap and the labor charge wasn’t bad at all. It took only a few minutes to replace the part.

The mechanic was asked if he needed a flashlight to see the part; he replied that this one is a reach and feel type of mission. Nevertheless, he found it and replaced it in a jiffy.

We lowered the car on the ground and started the engine. The oil leak was solved. The problem was the oil sending unit. Relief at last!

It’s time for an appliance — ThermaCELL MR-G Olive Cordless Portable Mosquito Repellent Appliance.

Or you might want a lantern — ThermaCELL MR-9W Cordless Mosquito Repellent Patio Lantern.

Or maybe this one — ThermaCELL MR-9C Mini Cordless Portable Mosquito Repellent Lantern.

HOW IT WORKS

The repellent is allethrin, a copy of a repellent that naturally occurs in chrysanthemum flowers. It repels up to 98 percent of mosquitoes, black flies, and no-see-ums.

Within minutes after turning on the Lantern or Appliance, the repellent creates a 15 by 15-foot (225 square-foot) mosquito-free zone, the size of an average deck, patio, or campsite. All ThermaCELL Mosquito Repellent products use the same refills, which contain both repellent mats and butane cartridges.

The heat generated by the butane cartridge is directed to a metal grill that is part of the design of the Lantern or Appliance. A small mat, saturated with repellent, sits on top of the metal grill. Heat vaporizes the repellent, allowing it to rise into the air.

Here’s the refill — ThermaCELL R-4 Mosquito Repellent Refill – Value Pack.

ThermaCELL IS SAFE AND VERY EFFECTIVE

This product is great for hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking. Again, it’s environmentally friendly. This means that it’s safe for pets, humans, and around lakes.

Have fun. Be safe. Don’t get caught outdoors without ThermaCELL.

Live Breaking News — Channel 2 News has the breaking report. The press has just released that Facebook may be down forever. Disruption is everywhere and there is total chaos in cities across America. This could be devastating news to millions of followers. Panic could set in as a result of the chaos.

Have you tried refreshing the page? There has to be a logical explanation for all of this mayhem. Riots are up across the nation because of the Facebook shutdown. People are reacting to the breakdown.

There have been continuing status updates pouring in, as people attempt to contact friends and loved ones everywhere. One mother from Jacksonville, Florida was up all night and didn’t get much sleep due to the panic. She has openly admitted that the catastrophe has caused her to drink alcohol.

People just do not feel safe anymore. One woman threatened divorce because she couldn’t think of a space to publish her vacation pictures. The couple may be seeking advice from a marriage counselor.

Facebook has shut down forever and the the nation is under red alert. Some say that we are on the brink of collapse. Of course this may only be a rumor.

1. Lockheed Martin Corp. |  Aerospace and Defense | $35,828,421,340.83 |

2. The Boeing Company | Aerospace and Defense | $19,486,294,255.83 |

3. Northrop Grumman Corporation | Aerospace and Defense | $16,797,921,451.22 |

4. General Dynamics Corporation | Defense | $15,249,055,811.75 |

5. Raytheon Company | Aerospace and Defense | $15,245,234,506.52 |

6. United Technologies Corporation | Conglomerate | $7,721,459,648.98 |

7. L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | Communications and Defense | $7,445,106,575.43 |

8. Oshkosh Truck Corporation | Trucks and Vehicles | $7,243,489,906.25 |

9. SAIC Inc. | Technology and Defense | $6,796,280,361.66 |

10. BAE Systems plc | Aerospace and Defense | $6,561,185,112.84 |

11. Cerberus Capital Management LP | Private Equity | $4,768,901,697.89 |

12. McKesson | Healthcare | $4,601,060,051.58 |

13. Computer Sciences Corporation | IT Services and IT Consulting | $4,372,553,085.04 |

14. URS Corporation | Engineering | $3,947,003,912.81 |

15. Bechtel Group Inc. | Engineering and Construction | $3,939,025,644.12 |

16. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | Consulting | $3,748,607,534.52 |

17. KBR Inc. | Engineering, Construction and Private Military Company | $3,625,557,555.82 |

18. Harris Corporation | Communications | $3,301,564,466.11 |

19. Humana Inc. | Health Insurance | $3,248,780,847.62 |

20. Health Net Inc. | Health Insurance | $3,224,143,073.24 |

21. General Electric Company | Conglomerate | $3,134,833,212.85 |

22. ITT Corporation | Conglomerate | $2,814,320,312.00 |

23. Bell Boeing Joint Project | Aerospace and Defense | $2,752,694,557.21 |

24. TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporation | Health Benefits | $2,721,404,316.04 |

25. Government of Canada | Good Neighbors | $2,678,746,839.33 |

[Source: Wikipedia]

The Top 100 Contractors Report for Fiscal Year 2010 lists contracts totalling $284.7 billion.

In Fiscal Year 2011, the top five departments by dollars obligated were the Department of Defense ($373.6 billion), Department of Energy ($25.1 billion), Health and Human Services ($19.3 billion), Department of Veteran Affairs ($17.4 billion), and NASA ($15.4 billion).

First, as a hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol is extremely practical and effective. It is widely used for cleansing surgeons’ hands and instruments and for the disinfection of skin prior to penetration by a hypodermic needle. As an antiseptic, it is good against vegetative bacteria and fair against fungi and viruses.

So, if it is used by surgeons then it must undoubtedly work for ordinary folks at home.

Secondly, rubbing alcohol works great as an eyeglass cleaner. Here’s what I did to make it work for me. I bought a small, glass bottle of eyeglass spray — something like Purosol All Natural Lens Cleaner 2oz.

By the way, the Purosol cleaner works well on photography equipment as well. Those that have expensive eyeglasses may consider using this cleaner. Many swear by it.

I used the commercial spray on my eyeglasses. After I used all of the commercial spray, I then started to fill up the tiny bottle with rubbing alcohol. This worked well for me, because rubbing alcohol is cheap and is quite convenient.

There is a 50% 0ff deal you know. I’m going to sling at least one of them in the lake for sure…

Well, it’s a given that I’m going to get really upset if the golfing venture doesn’t fair so well (which is the normal scenario). I guess that’s immaterial at this point.

I’ll never forget that one day when I was golfing and I overheard one of the guys out of another group mention a bet with the others. He asked the question, “do you guys think I can hit the person mowing the greens just ahead of us”? I’m not sure what the bet was or the outcome, but I couldn’t help but to laugh about it! Aiming for a human target on a mower? No way!

I’m not suggesting that anyone should swing at a  golf ball with the intention of hitting a live target. Of course, this would be dangerous and there could be a liability issue. (Grin.)

Well, at least I thought it was funny. I don’t know about the guy mowing the greens; I’m not sure whether he appreciated this warped sense of humor or not.

Have you ever?

If you’ve been glancing at the headline news for the past several months, you are probably aware of the group called Anonymous (plural). They are best known for their association with international computer hacktivism. Their protests are sometimes against anti-digital piracy campaigns by motion picture and recording industry trade associations. (Hint.)

Who would have ever guessed that this group would have been on the cover of Time magazine in 2012? Anonymous hacktivists are “The 100 Most Influential People in the World”. Impressive.

And the story of Anonymous is filled with irony, as life often is.

The masks worn by the world’s most famous group of hacker-anarchists have become best sellers in America, and even some countries in Europe. What is the irony? The masks are copyrighted, and the profits go to a company that the group is in opposition with — Time -Warner — a major motion picture association. In other words, their enemy is getting profits from the masks.

It all started with a comic book series (Vertigo, DC Comics) in the 1980′s, which was titled V for Vendetta. In this series, a mysterious masked revolutionary who calls himself “V” works to destroy the totalitarian government, profoundly affecting the people he encounters.

A film adaptation of V for Vendetta (Widescreen Edition) was released in 2006 by Warner Bros.

This movie is considered to be a classic with movie viewers.