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Heart Attacks And drinking Warm Water

This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about Heart Attacks . The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating. For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal. Common Symptoms Of Heart Attack...

A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting . Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line . You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive. A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.

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索罗斯：本轮股市反弹最多维持三个月

亿万富翁索罗斯本周指出，目前的金融危机是上世纪30到40年代“经济大萧条”以来最严重的一次。他预言，今年全球股票市场在经过短暂反弹后将继续下跌。
未来还可能创新低
索罗斯本周在纽约接受电视采访时说:“我们已见到比较扎实的底部。”他指的是美联储上个月协助摩根大通收购濒临破产的贝尔斯登之后，股市和美元持续上扬。不过索罗斯话锋一转称，“但这可能不是最终的底部。”他预言，本轮股市反弹可能仅持续6周至三个月，因为美国会更接近经济衰退。
索罗斯建议创建一个具有健全资本结构和严格保证金要求的交易所，让现货合约和期货合约都可以在此交易。他还表示，银行必须控制好自己的借款，并通过要求提供更多担保和保证金的方式，来削减向对冲基金等客户的贷款，以降低风险。
最新的一项调查显示，华尔街多数分析师对股市的悲观情绪达到八年来之最。但负责此项调查的美林首席投资策略分析师伯恩斯坦则指出，股市似乎并未真正触底。一般认为，华尔街分析师极端悲观之际通常是市场触底的信号。同样地，如果分析师表现极度乐观，则代表股市已触顶。
3月份，伯恩斯坦的“Sell Side指数”(华尔街券商建议股市占总资产的平均比重)又由前一个月的60.2%下滑至58.6%。这是2000年以来，该指数首度下滑至60%以下。
伯恩斯坦在发给客户的最新报告中指出，“Sell Side指数”进一步下滑，现在是八年来华尔街策略分析师首度有“降低股票比重”的共识。不过他认为，3月份的指标距离“极端悲观”的程度还很远。他指出，必须等到华尔街分析师的股市仓位建议比重降至51.6%，才是“买进”讯号。美林的这项调查通常涵盖15个分析师的资产配置建议，而资产市场涵盖的范围不仅限于美国。
不会出现“贝尔斯登第二”
去年夏天，因担心次贷违约率上升导致市场大跌，77岁的索罗斯再度“出山”，亲自参与管理旗下170亿美元的量子基金。2000年开始，索罗斯一直都聘请外部经理人管理该基金，而在那之前，量子基金的平均年回报率高达30%。
索罗斯曾看跌美元、10年期美国国债和美国及欧洲股市。他预言，美元以外的其他货币将上升。量子基金去年投资回报率为32%，今年可能在3%和负3%之间。
今年以来，欧元对美元已升值7.5%，日元对美元升值9.1%。索罗斯称，这些货币可能继续升值。“尽管市场缺乏合适的替代物，但不愿意持有美元的越来越多。现在不确定性越来越高。”他说。
美联储今年已降低基准利率2个百分点，至2.25%，索罗斯认为，鉴于美元贬值，美联降息空间已有限。
索罗斯还看好中国及印度股市。即使印度的基准指数今年下挫22%，他仍没有放弃印度股市的持仓。他说:“（印度的）基本面依然不错。”不过他表示，对中国H股的后市不是很有把握。
索罗斯还表示，在贝尔斯登之后，应该不会再有投资银行倒闭的情况。在接受CNBC访问时，索罗斯表示:“这场危机的这个阶段已经结束。美联储目前从事提供流动性的行业。”
他认为，美联储出手援救贝尔斯登“绝对”做了正确的抉择。“美联储的职责就是防范金融体系瓦解。”

Michelin

Last 2 weeks, I was doing some survey of tyre brand and price, which intend to replace my car's tyres. And I was intend for a tyre brand change from Goodyear to Michelin XM1, to see how is the overall performance, since everyone is saying Michelin tyre is good.

I decided to call up some Klang's tyre shops to gather the price instead of going around to do survey. I’m manage to get some price information. From internet, someone mentioned about Klang Hin Leong, but I call many many times, but failed to get a person to pick up. So I decided to get someone help to go to the shop to check out the price for me. Indeed, that is the cheapest price I can get for Michelin XM1, profile 185/65/R14, at RM179 which include Balancing and air pump head.
When I called up for survey, I’m surprise a tyre shop (Hiap Hoe), can offer Continental CC1 with RM133, that is like buying 4 Michelin tyres can buy 5 Continental CC1 tyres….. But I still decided to go for Michelin XM1….maybe will try Continental CC1 next time. :)

I replaced the tyre on that Sunday itself, and it took me 1.5 hour to get tyres replaced at Hin Leong. Everything is fast and smoothes…the only dissatisfy is the stxxxx girl who collect the payment. She is damn UNFRIENDLY, and always on her mobile phone. No wonder, call the office no one pick this up!!!

I met a Malay guy, who is also changing his tyre. He suggested me to do the tyre alignment later in another workshop, because let the new tyre get used to the rim and car first. I'm quite agreed on that, so decided to do it later.

So far I'm very satisfy with this Michelin tyre, but I feel not comfortable, car floating, when the car drive above 120km/h. When I went to alignment last week, the workshop told me to pump 30kpsi only, because my car is light, that's why I will feel floating if it is driving too fast.
After the air pressure adjustment and alignment, I feel better.