Sunday, December 6, 2009

Hybrid-Autos - Water Powered Cars



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Unsere Welt ist verzweifelt auf der Suche nach Antworten auf die Lösung der beiden größten Probleme, denen wir alle stehen: Energie sparen und die Umwelt zu schützen. Wasser-Autos zu sein scheint eine der Antworten. Und während unsere Umwelt weiterhin unter der Belastung mit giftigen Schadstoffen aus Fahrzeug-Emissionen leiden, der Preis für Benzin und Diesel ist auf ein Allzeit-Hoch und weiter steigen. Während ich dies schreibe Gasmenge wird über $ 4,00 pro Gallone. Wasser-Autos zu sein scheint die beste Lösung.

Gaspreisesind das Thema der Unterhaltung rund um Büro-Wasserkühler heute – es ist nicht "Who won American Idol", sondern: "Mensch, du, was ich zu bezahlen zu füllen heute Morgen hatte?" Es ist schockierend, gelinde gesagt.

Die Verbraucher werden immer verzweifelter – auf der Suche nach Möglichkeiten, den Finger auf gierige Öl Führungskräfte lernen, wie Sie Ihr Auto zu konvertieren, um Wasser zu brennen statt Gas geben, ist eines der vielen Dinge, die Menschen tun.

Es gibt viele Dinge, die Sie tun können, um den Verbrauch von Gas auf langsamen eine persönlicheNiveau, auch wenn Sie nicht bieten auf die Bedürfnisse der ganzen Nation. Einer der besten, was Sie tun können, ist Ihr Auto auf dem Wasser laufen zu konvertieren, mit einem einfachen Kit, das Sie selbst installieren können oder sich Ihrem Mechaniker, gegen eine geringe Gebühr zu installieren. Sie können auch in der Lage, eine schöne Steuergutschrift mit dem IRS erhalten, wenn Sie zu tun.

Wenn Sie Ihr Auto zu konvertieren, um Wasser werden Sie nie zu beugen, um den gierigen Gasunternehmen erneut brennen. Verzweiflung ist treten und schon ist es offensichtlich, dass Gas sparenTipps sind wertvoll für alle. Sie können sogar ändern Sie Ihr Auto zu Wasser verbrennen, mit einem einfachen Schritt-für-Schritt-Handbuch gibt Ihnen auch eine Steuergutschrift mit Onkel Sam (die Regierung liebt diese mods)

Nun bedeutet dies nicht, können Sie Ihr Auto gerade auf dem Wasser allein ausführen, NOCH! Aber mit einer kleinen Ad-on können Sie Wasser benutzen, um Ihre Laufleistung drastisch zu erhöhen. Während Sie vielleicht denken es ist unglaublich, das Auto auf dem Wasser laufen, die heutige Technik zu jedem Fahrzeug eine KonvertierungWasser betriebenen Auto. Ja, Sie können Ihr Auto auf dem Wasser laufen, mit einem Gemisch aus Gas.

Wasser ist ergänzend zu den Benzin-und Dieselkraftstoff, die es sehr einfach macht, um Energie aus Wasser zu extrahieren und Ihr Auto auf Wasser laufen. Und als Kraftstoff, Wasser ist weitaus effizienter als die üblichen Gas setzen Sie normalerweise in Ihrem Auto. Wenn Sie einen Diesel-Brennen eigenen PKW oder LKW gibt es bestimmte Zusatzstoffe können Sie verwenden, um den Kraftstoffverbrauch zu verbessern und Geld in Ihre Tasche.

EinfachGas Saving Tips:

1.) Nehmen Sie nicht aus schnell oder hart bremsen. Diese schnelle stop and go Lebensstil macht Ihr Gas schwinden schneller, als Sie wissen!

2.) Lassen Sie Ihr Auto nicht im Leerlauf für eine lange Zeit. Je mehr Sie sitzen im Leerlauf ist, desto weniger MPG Sie gehen raus aus den Tank von Gas. Schalten Sie den Motor ab, wenn es im Wert von über 10 Sekunden der Inaktivität aus.

3.) Slow down! Je höher du gehst, desto mehr Wind Ziehen Sie Ihr Auto ist gegen, was bedeutet, es muss mehr Gas, um die Reibung zu kämpfen. Gehen Sie aufoder knapp unter der Höchstgeschwindigkeit (solange es für Sie sicher, dies zu tun), und Sie werden an der Zapfsäule zu retten!

4.) Holen Sie sich die Junk aus Ihrem Kofferraum! Schwere Lasten mehr Arbeit für das Auto, das heißt, sie muss auf den Gas-Tank Aufruf zum Aufbruch. Entladen Sie alles, was Sie nicht brauchen und die Last wird leichter in Einsparungen an der Pumpe. Hypermilers einmal ab, die Fracht-Racks, mehr zu sparen!

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The Road

Day 3: Bangkok

The roads in Thailand are pretty beautiful, but not for any real reason except the vehicles on it are just so colorful!

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Four wheels of independence

Merriam Webster’s Dictionary Definition:

car — (noun) “a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation”

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Life Lesson with the Zits definition:

car — (noun) proof of your independence (even if your parents paid for insurance, parts, gas and the car itself)

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INDONESIA JADI PENGGERAK

China, India, dan Indonesia akan menjadi penggerak pertumbuhan ekonomi. Demikian analisis Fokus Global bulanan Standard Chartered Bank yang dipublikasikan, Selasa (01/12) kemarin. Laporan itu menyatakan, tahun 2010, akan menjadi tahun pemulihan ekonomi global.

Ekonomi yang berbasis kebutuhan domestik, seperti China, India, dan Indonesia, akan berada do lini depan dalam proses pemulihan ini, menggeser keseimbangan kekuatan ekonomi dan keuangan dari Barat ke Timur.

“Posisinya bergantung pada interaksi antara fundamental ekonomi, kebijakan, dan kepercayaan diri,” ujar Dr Gerald Lyons, Chief Economist dan Group Head Global Research Standard Chartered Bank.

Laporan Global memberikan gambaran rinci dan prakiraan untuk ekonomi-ekonomi utama dunia serta pasar dan wilayah pertumbuhan utama, termasuk Asia, Afrika, dan Timur Tengah.

Di antara prakiraan utama adalah pertumbuhan ekonomi global yang mengarah ke 2,7 persen pada tahun 2010. Adapun pertumbuhan ekonomi global tahun ini diperkirakan 1,9 persen.

Sementara itu, ekonomi China dan India pada tahun 2010 diharapkan tumbuh masing-masing 10 persen dan 7,5 persen, sedangkan tahun ini, ekonomi kedua negara itu diperkirakan masing-masing 8,5 persen dan 6,8 persen.

Kepercayaan meningkat

Kepala Ekonom BNI Tony Prasetiantono memprediksi pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia tahun depan berkisar 5,2 persen – 5,3 persen.

Menurut Tony, salah satu modal utama yang akan mendorong pertumbuhan Indonesia ke depan adalah meningkatnya kepercayaan pelaku ekonomi.

“Merasa krisis sudah dilalui, masyarakat mulai berani mengonsumsi dan investor mengakhiri periode wait and see,” katanya. Oleh karena itu, ujar Tony Prasetiantono, konsumsi dan investasi akan naik.

Modal lainnya yang dimiliki Indonesia adalah stabilitas sektor finansial yang akan membantu mendorong intermediasi perbankan. Modal ini terbukti telah meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi pada triwulan III-2009.

Tantangan

Di sektor perbankan, rasio kredit bermasalah (non-performing loan/NPL) tetap terjaga, rasio kecukupan modal (CAR) perbankan juga berada di posisi 17,7 persen.

Pertumbuhan ekonomi akan lebih baik jika sejumlah hambatan bisa diatasi. Tantangan-tantangan yang akan dihadapi, antara lain proyek infrastruktur, suku bunga kredit tetap lambat turun, aliran modal jangka pendek yang rawan terhadap pembalikan (sudden reversal). “Meskipun demikian, saya optimis pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia tahun depan bisa mencapai 5,3 persen,” kata Tonny.

Sumber  :

Indonesia Jadi Penggerak | Kompas, 02.12.2009

Grafis : Gunawan

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

How Vehicle Code 24400 Helps California Accident Lawyers Settle Claims With Insurance Companies For Vehicle Accident Injuries

When California Vehicle Code Section 24400 is cited as being the primary collision factor for an auto accident in California, and the person found to be in violation of this Vehicle Code Section is the other driver involved in your accident, this can greatly assist a personal injury lawyer in settling your accident insurance claim for a substantial settlement or even the policy limits if your injuries are extensive. This is even more true in the case of fatal accidents which cause one or more fatalities. Although a traffic collision report is not evidence, insurance companies treat them as if they are as discussed below.

However, due to how insurance companies treat individuals without an attorney, a person injured in an auto accident should always retain an attorney to represent them at the earliest possible date after an accident. Unless you haven’t been injured and won’t be needing medical treatment, an experienced and reputable personal injury lawyer will almost always be able to obtain a considerably larger settlement from an insurance company and a larger amount for you, even after the attorney’s fees and costs are paid.

At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we work on a contingency fee basis, which means that unless we obtain a settlement or judgement in your case, there is no fee payable to us. Even if we’ve incurred costs, such as the costs of obtaining your medical records, no fee is payable to us, unless we obtain a settlement or judgement in your favor. Starting with the personal injury consultation which is also free, and which can be by phone or in person depending on our mutual availability, you never receive a bill from us on any case we take on contingency. Unlike other attorneys who ask you to pay the costs involved with your case, we simply don’t believe you should have to pay those costs yourself.

We’ll also advise you how to obtain reimbursement for your car repairs or if your vehicle is totaled, for the value of your vehicle, and any amount you receive for the vehicle is yours to be used by you for the repairs or to replace your vehicle. At the Law Offices of Sebastian Gibson we never take any portion of your property damage settlement and we can also advise you how to obtain payment for a new child safety seat if one was in use at the time of the accident.

California Vehicle Code Section 24400 provides:

24400. (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be: (1) Equipped with at least two headlamps, with at least one on each side of the front of the vehicle, and, except as to vehicles registered prior to January 1, 1930, they shall be located directly above or in advance of the front axle of the vehicle. The headlamps and every light source in any headlamp unit shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 22 inches. (2) Operated during darkness, or inclement weather, or both, with at least two lighted headlamps that comply with paragraph (1). (b) As used in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), “inclement weather” is a weather condition that is either of the following: (1) A condition that prevents a driver of a motor vehicle from clearly discerning a person or another motor vehicle on the highway from a distance of 1,000 feet. (2) A condition requiring the windshield wipers to be in continuous use due to rain, mist, snow, fog, or other precipitation or atmospheric moisture.

When a Police or CHP Officer, or a Sheriff’s Deputy states in his or her report either that the primary collision factor in an auto accident was one party’s violation of a certain vehicle code section such as the one above, and that one of the parties is at fault for violating that code section, the Officer or Deputy is stating what he or she believes to be the underlying cause of the accident.

The reason insurance companies treat the collision reports as if they are admissible evidence is that they know if put on the witness stand, the investigating officer or deputy will almost always testify in a manner consistent with the conclusions in his or her report. That testimony becomes evidence and will often sway a jury in their determination of fault for an accident.

While an investigating officer’s job is to determine if there was a violation of the law and not to determine who should be at fault in a civil dispute such as a car accident claim, insurance companies often view these two determinations as one and the same.

A police officer assigned to investigate the scene of an accident does not have the role that a trier of fact does in a courtroom. The officer is not there to render a verdict and determine who is responsible for the damages. Rather, the officer is there to determine if any laws were broken. The officer makes such a determination based on his or her having seen the damage to the vehicles, and having spoken to the drivers and the witnesses when their memories are freshest. He or she is thus often in a position to make a well-educated determination of who caused the accident.

Unfortunately, despite the experience of most investigating officers who are dispatched to the scene of an accident, sometimes mistakes are made by these officers. Quite often one or both parties to an accident will lie to them and an officer or deputy will not always be able to determine which of the parties is telling the truth. The evidence from the scene, while important, may also be misleading as to what actually occurred to cause the accident.

If you’ve been injured in an auto, truck, motorcycle, bike, pedestrian or car accident, or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death vehicle accident, call our offices for a free personal injury consultation by phone. You can also e-mail Attorney Sebastian Gibson at sgibsonesq@aol.com Additionally, we invite you to visit the Sebastian Gibson law firm website for more information at www.CaliforniaAttorneysLawyers.com

Sometimes an Officer or Deputy cannot determine with any degree of certainty which party was at fault and will cite two possible Vehicle Code Sections, one for each party in a two-party collision, that may have been violated. In that case, the Police or CHP Officer or Deputy will often state that the primary collision factor is unknown.

Even if there are witnesses to an accident, the Officer of Deputy may discount the statements of some or all of the witnesses if they were friends or relatives of one of the drivers.

Although, as stated above, the conclusion of fault by an officer or deputy does not carry the same weight as a determination of fault by a judge or jury, the importance of the citation of this or any other California code section in the police report is that insurance companies treat the conclusions in these traffic collision reports in a great majority of cases as if the conclusions were written in stone and evaluate a party’s claim based on the findings of fault in these reports.

A traffic collision report may be amended by the police department or the CHP where it contains obvious mistakes, such as when the officer or deputy has mixed up the names of the parties. Supplemental reports are sometimes written when new evidence comes to light, such as when a hit and run party is located. But for the most part, most police departments, Sheriff’s offices and the California Highway Patrol will not amend a report when a party complains and states why he or she doesn’t feel they should have been found at fault for a collision. They will, however, in most cases allow a person to fill out a Counter Report, which, unfortunately simply does not carry much weight with an insurance company.

If the Primary Collision Factor for an accident is unknown, one should look on the traffic collision report to see if the Police or California Highway Patrol Officer or Sheriff’s Deputy cited any “Other Associated Factors” in the traffic collision report as having had a role to play in causing the collision. There may have been faulty equipment, as with some truck accidents, or the roadway itself may have been dangerous.

If you’ve been injured in an auto accident in California that has been determined by the investigating Police or CHP Officer or a Sheriff’s Deputy to be the fault of another driver as a result of his or her violation of Vehicle Code Section 24400, call the Law Offices of Sebastian Gibson as soon after an accident as possible before important evidence disappears, such as skid marks that are washed away with the rain.

At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we specialize in California auto accidents caused by violations of the California Vehicle Code, such as Section 24400, and will represent you to obtain the compensation you deserve for your injuries.

In over thirty years of practice, Attorney Sebastian Gibson has obtained millions of dollars in settlements and multiple million dollar or larger settlements. We handle auto accident cases on a contingency fee basis so there is no fee payable unless we win your case and obtain either a settlement, an arbitration, mediation, jury, judge or court award.

If you’ve been injured in an auto accident, call to speak with a lawyer at our offices for a free personal injury consultation by phone. You can speak to Attorney Sebastian Gibson personally by phone or you can e-mail Sebastian Gibson at sgibsonesq@aol.com or visit the Sebastian Gibson law firm website at www.CaliforniaAttorneysLawyers.com

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

California Vehicle Code Section 22103 Importance Explained by Personal Injury Car Accident Attorney

A violation of California Vehicle Code Section 22103 is one of the Vehicle Code Sections often cited as the primary collision factor for an auto accident in California. This is true whether the accident only caused injuries or if the accident was a fatal accident which caused one or more fatalities.

California Vehicle Code Section 22103 provides:

22103. No person in a residence district shall make a U-turn when any other vehicle is approaching from either direction within 200 feet, except at an intersection when the approaching vehicle is controlled by an official traffic control device.

When a Police or CHP Officer, or a Sheriff’s Deputy states in his or her report either that the primary collision factor in an auto accident was one party’s violation of a certain vehicle code section such as the one above, and that one of the parties is at fault for violating that code section, the Officer or Deputy is stating what he or she believes to be the underlying cause of the accident.

If you’ve been injured in an auto, truck, motorcycle, bike, pedestrian or car accident, or if you’ve lost a loved one in a wrongful death vehicle accident, call our offices for a free personal injury consultation by phone. You can also e-mail Attorney Sebastian Gibson at SgibsonEsq@aol.com Additionally, we invite you to visit the Sebastian Gibson law firm website for more information at www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com

Sometimes an Officer or Deputy cannot determine with any degree of certainty which party was at fault and will cite two possible Vehicle Code Sections, one for each party in a two-party collision, that may have been violated. In that case, the Police or CHP Officer or Deputy will often state that the primary collision factor is unknown.

Even if there are witnesses to an accident, the Officer of Deputy may discount the statements of some or all of the witnesses if they were friends or relatives of one of the drivers.

Although the conclusion of fault by an officer or deputy does not carry the same weight as a determination of fault by a judge or jury, insurance companies treat the conclusions in these traffic collision reports in a great majority of cases as if the conclusions were written in stone and evaluate a party’s claim based on the findings of fault in these reports.

A traffic collision report may be amended by the police department or the CHP where it contains obvious mistakes, such as when the officer or deputy has mixed up the names of the parties. Supplemental reports are sometimes written when new evidence comes to light, such as when a hit and run party is located. But for the most part, most police departments, Sheriff’s offices and the California Highway Patrol will not amend a report when a party complains and states why he or she doesn’t feel they should have been found at fault for a collision. They will, however, in most cases allow a person to fill out a Counter Report, which, unfortunately simply does not carry much weight with an insurance company.

If the Primary Collision Factor for an accident is unknown, one should look on the traffic collision report to see if the Police or California Highway Patrol Officer or Sheriff’s Deputy cited any “Other Associated Factors” in the traffic collision report as having had a role to play in causing the collision. There may have been faulty equipment, as with some truck accidents, or the roadway itself may have been dangerous.

If you’ve been injured in an auto accident in California that has been determined by the investigating Police or CHP Officer or a Sheriff’s Deputy to be the fault of another driver as a result of his or her violation of Vehicle Code Section 22103, call the Law Offices of Sebastian Gibson today at (800) 589-3202.

At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we specialize in California auto accidents caused by violations of the California Vehicle Code, such as this section 22103, and will represent you to obtain the compensation you deserve for your injuries.

In over thirty years of practice, Attorney Sebastian Gibson has obtained millions of dollars in settlements and multiple million dollar or larger settlements. We handle auto accident cases on a contingency fee basis so there is no fee payable unless we win your case and obtain either a settlement, an arbitration, mediation, jury, judge or court award.

Due to how insurance companies treat individuals without an attorney, a person injured in an auto accident will almost always receive a greater amount from a settlement, even after attorneys’ fees, if the case is handled from the start by an experienced and reputable personal injury lawyer.

If you’ve been injured in an auto accident, call to speak with a lawyer at our offices for a free personal injury consultation by phone. You can speak to Attorney Sebastian Gibson by calling (800) 589-3202 or you can e-mail the Sebastian Gibson law firm at SgibsonEsq@aol.com

Additionally, we invite you to visit the Sebastian Gibson law firm website at www.SebastianGibsonLaw.com

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I was right that there'd be more snow...

… but I wasn’t really going out on a limb, was I?

Anyway, I have this humongous backlog of photos to share. I think I named them in reverse-chronological order, meaning the “2″ or “3″ was taken before the “1″ on most of them, for those who bother mousing over and looking at photo names. (I do try to make relatively helpful names, or at least ones that amuse me. I mean, a lot of my photos are of snowy mountains, sure, but if there’s some point to the photo, other than “Look at these huge freaking mountains,” I try to put it in the name.)

I took a couple of photos as I was driving through midtown on Thanksgiving; driving in snow that thick is kind of a freaky experience, but it went fine. Speaking of Thanksgiving, I’ve been up toward Wasilla, now, though I haven’t driven through the town itself. My boss invited me along to Thanksgiving dinner, which was really nice of him. Everyone was super friendly, and the food was awesome. (And now back to roads — maybe I should have called this blog “Driving in Alaska.”) Driving back down the Glenn Highway that night was a little scary, because, while large parts of it are lit, not all of it is; visibility got low, at times. And given how many cars we’d seen flipped over on the way up, I was–I think understandably–cautious. But I made it home without even going all that miserably slow, except for a few minutes when I got stuck behind a car going 35-45mph. I’m chicken when it comes to changing lanes in weather, but I got over it to get past that guy. :)

I think 70 miles of highway driving was good for the car’s engine; my gas mileage has been up since then.

Anyway, as you can see, I have pictures from before and after Thanksgiving, and quite a few of them show not-too-miserable roads. The before pics show good roads due to heavy use; we wore the snow and ice down to pavement over a couple of weeks. The after pics have good roads due to plowing, because however much snow we got the night before Thanksgiving is clearly beyond the limit at which they plow. (You can get a rough idea from the photo I took of my car the next morning, keeping in mind I’d brushed it off 1/3 of the way through the storm. Also, yeah, I doctored the photo really poorly to hide where I park in the morning, because I’m paranoid. :D ) Unfortunately, my picture of the pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm didn’t come out all that well; you can’t really see the snow, but the windshield is obviously wet (what’s not obvious is that I took the picture right after the wiper swooshed–it was snowing that fast).

Other photos: I went out to look at the duck pond, now that it’s iced and snowed over. I only saw two ducks, and they didn’t stick around to be fed. (Note the “Thin Ice” sign, the clearly-still-flowing water-over-rocks photo, and the footprints out on the water/ice. People are amazing.) I took a picture of my office, now that I have lights up; don’t bother clicking it, since it’s all blurry–it’s probably a better-looking photo in thumbnail size. :) And I got pictures of those ice lines I was talking about, forming on the inside of the windshield. I don’t know if you’ll be able to parse the picture, not having seen them, but it was the best I could do.

Anyone following the drama of the windshield crack will notice from some of the photos that it’s gotten bigger. But it’s not growing all that quickly; I’m not too worried about it. I think I’ve seen a crack all the way across someone’s windshield nearly every day, up here, which makes my windshield crack look really piddly by comparison.

Oh, and, finally, I took pictures on my way into work this morning. Those photos are from right around 9:15am. It’s now 4pm, and it’s almost as dark as it was when I took those photos. Apparently the four days we took off for Thanksgiving made quite a difference in the amount of daylight we get. Or, you know, it could have been overcast all day. :P

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