2008-10-19
2008-05-05
car rental
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Automatic coverage when you reserve and rent a vehicle with these cards and decline the car rental company's collision, loss/damage waiver insurance.
MasterRental® Insurance coverage (up to $50,000 per incident) is secondary coverage and is underwritten by Virginia Surety Company, Inc. Certain conditions, restrictions and exclusions apply. Not all vehicles and not all countries are covered. Details of coverage will be provided upon cardmembership.
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Citi SelectSM/ AAdvantage® American Express® Card
Automatic coverage up to $50,000, when you charge the entire cost of your rental from a licensed rental agency with these cards and decline the car rental company's collision, loss/damage waiver insurance.
Worldwide Car Rental Loss & Damage Insurance Coverage, which provides coverage in excess of other insurance, is underwritten by Federal Insurance Company, a member insurer of the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Certain conditions, restrictions and exclusions apply. Not all vehicles and not all countries are covered. Details of coverage will be provided upon cardmembership.
car damage
May03,2008. The forth time of car spinning in the road. The second time of car spinning due to rain rain(wet road)-->normal speed as usual-->traffic light-->press brake
The first time of car damaged since having the driver license. The driver side door is completely hit into a large pitfall, the glass is broken, the driver side has a long scratch.
Possible reason for deteriorating the spinning is brake tired. The front wheels are stopped and the back wheels are not stopped.
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K & L Auto Body Inc - more info »
1803 Durand Ave, Racine, WI
(262) 632-5445 - 2.2 mi E
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AC Auto Body - more info »
2819 S Memorial Dr, Racine, WI
(262) 637-9944 - 2.3 mi E
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Estevan's Auto Mechanic & Body - more info »
3035 Hamilton Ave, Racine, WI
(262) 633-2322 - 2.2 mi E
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RJ Auto Body - more info »
2708 Sheridan Rd, Racine, WI
(262) 637-3561 - 2.5 mi E
The first time of car damaged since having the driver license. The driver side door is completely hit into a large pitfall, the glass is broken, the driver side has a long scratch.
Possible reason for deteriorating the spinning is brake tired. The front wheels are stopped and the back wheels are not stopped.
D
K & L Auto Body Inc - more info »
1803 Durand Ave, Racine, WI
(262) 632-5445 - 2.2 mi E
E
AC Auto Body - more info »
2819 S Memorial Dr, Racine, WI
(262) 637-9944 - 2.3 mi E
F
Estevan's Auto Mechanic & Body - more info »
3035 Hamilton Ave, Racine, WI
(262) 633-2322 - 2.2 mi E
G
RJ Auto Body - more info »
2708 Sheridan Rd, Racine, WI
(262) 637-3561 - 2.5 mi E
2008-03-12
三酸甘油酯Triglyceride
疾病
在人體內高三酸甘油脂含量與動脈硬化有關，加上高血壓會提高冠狀動脈性心臟病與中風的可能性。不過三酸甘油脂含量的影響比LDL:HDL比率的影響要低。其原因可能是因為三酸甘油脂含量與HDL膽固醇含量之間的反正比例關係。
高三酸甘油脂指數導致的另一個疾病是胰腺炎。
降低三酸甘油脂指數
有人建議通過帶氧運動和低糖類的食物來降低三酸甘油脂指數。魚肉中含的奧米加-3脂肪酸（每天約5克）、每天一至數克煙酸（維他命B3）以及羥甲戊二醯輔酶A還原酶抑製劑被用來降低三酸甘油脂指數。二甲苯氧庚酸被用在極高水準的三酸甘油脂情況下。但是由於它們無效，在有些情況下甚至提高死亡率，因此它們被撤出北美市場。酗酒會提高三酸甘油脂指數。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglyceride
C55H98O6 RCOO-CH2CH(-OOCR')CH2-OOCR"
Role in disease
See also the main article hypertriglyceridemia
In the human body, high levels of triglycerides in the bloodstream have been linked to atherosclerosis, and, by extension, the risk of heart disease and stroke. However, the negative impact of raised levels of triglycerides is lower than that of LDL:HDL ratios.[citation needed] The risk can be partly accounted for by a strong inverse relationship between triglyceride level and HDL-cholesterol level.
Another disease caused by high triglycerides is pancreatitis.
[edit] Guidelines
The American Heart Association has set guidelines for triglyceride levels:[2]
Level mg/dL Level mmol/L Interpretation
<150 <1.69 Normal range, low risk
150-199 1.70-2.25 Borderline high
200-499 2.26-5.65 High
>500 >5.65 Very high: high risk
Please note that this information is relevant to triglyceride levels as tested after fasting 8 to 12 hours. Triglyceride levels remain temporarily higher for a period of time after eating.
When some fatty acids are converted to ketone bodies, overproduction can result in ketoacidosis.
[edit] Reducing triglyceride levels
Moderating the consumption of fats, alcohol and carbohydrates and partaking of aerobic exercise are considered essential to reducing triglyceride levels. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish, flax seed oil or other sources, (up to 3g per day in US, but up to 2g in Europe where it should be associated with Omega-6 with a ideal ω_6/ω_3 ratio near 5, unless under physician care)[3], Omega-6 fatty acids, one or more grams of niacin (mega-dose vitamin B-3) per day and some statins reduce triglyceride levels.
Except in Japan, it is generally admitted that most populations in western countries are lacking omega-3 nutritional sources. As a result ingesting of excessively high levels of saturated or monounsaturated fatty acids in order to assimilate enough omega-6 fatty acids is common. The ideal ratio ω_6/ω_3 = 5 is almost never met and is most often too high (about 12 in France, up to 80 in the caucasian population of the US and Canada), and unused high levels of saturated or monounsaturated fatty acids accumulate in the body in the form of triglycerides that do not participate in the needed syntheses in the body.
In some cases Fibrates have been used as they can bring down TGs substantially. However they are not used as a first line measure as they can have unpleasant or dangerous side effects. In one case due to an increase in mortality, clofibrate was withdrawn from the North American market.[citation needed]
Alcohol abuse can cause elevated levels of triglycerides.
It is believed that "high fructose corn syrup" forces tryglycerides into the bloodstream.[citation needed]
在人體內高三酸甘油脂含量與動脈硬化有關，加上高血壓會提高冠狀動脈性心臟病與中風的可能性。不過三酸甘油脂含量的影響比LDL:HDL比率的影響要低。其原因可能是因為三酸甘油脂含量與HDL膽固醇含量之間的反正比例關係。
高三酸甘油脂指數導致的另一個疾病是胰腺炎。
降低三酸甘油脂指數
有人建議通過帶氧運動和低糖類的食物來降低三酸甘油脂指數。魚肉中含的奧米加-3脂肪酸（每天約5克）、每天一至數克煙酸（維他命B3）以及羥甲戊二醯輔酶A還原酶抑製劑被用來降低三酸甘油脂指數。二甲苯氧庚酸被用在極高水準的三酸甘油脂情況下。但是由於它們無效，在有些情況下甚至提高死亡率，因此它們被撤出北美市場。酗酒會提高三酸甘油脂指數。
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglyceride
C55H98O6 RCOO-CH2CH(-OOCR')CH2-OOCR"
Role in disease
See also the main article hypertriglyceridemia
In the human body, high levels of triglycerides in the bloodstream have been linked to atherosclerosis, and, by extension, the risk of heart disease and stroke. However, the negative impact of raised levels of triglycerides is lower than that of LDL:HDL ratios.[citation needed] The risk can be partly accounted for by a strong inverse relationship between triglyceride level and HDL-cholesterol level.
Another disease caused by high triglycerides is pancreatitis.
[edit] Guidelines
The American Heart Association has set guidelines for triglyceride levels:[2]
Level mg/dL Level mmol/L Interpretation
<150 <1.69 Normal range, low risk
150-199 1.70-2.25 Borderline high
200-499 2.26-5.65 High
>500 >5.65 Very high: high risk
Please note that this information is relevant to triglyceride levels as tested after fasting 8 to 12 hours. Triglyceride levels remain temporarily higher for a period of time after eating.
When some fatty acids are converted to ketone bodies, overproduction can result in ketoacidosis.
[edit] Reducing triglyceride levels
Moderating the consumption of fats, alcohol and carbohydrates and partaking of aerobic exercise are considered essential to reducing triglyceride levels. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish, flax seed oil or other sources, (up to 3g per day in US, but up to 2g in Europe where it should be associated with Omega-6 with a ideal ω_6/ω_3 ratio near 5, unless under physician care)[3], Omega-6 fatty acids, one or more grams of niacin (mega-dose vitamin B-3) per day and some statins reduce triglyceride levels.
Except in Japan, it is generally admitted that most populations in western countries are lacking omega-3 nutritional sources. As a result ingesting of excessively high levels of saturated or monounsaturated fatty acids in order to assimilate enough omega-6 fatty acids is common. The ideal ratio ω_6/ω_3 = 5 is almost never met and is most often too high (about 12 in France, up to 80 in the caucasian population of the US and Canada), and unused high levels of saturated or monounsaturated fatty acids accumulate in the body in the form of triglycerides that do not participate in the needed syntheses in the body.
In some cases Fibrates have been used as they can bring down TGs substantially. However they are not used as a first line measure as they can have unpleasant or dangerous side effects. In one case due to an increase in mortality, clofibrate was withdrawn from the North American market.[citation needed]
Alcohol abuse can cause elevated levels of triglycerides.
It is believed that "high fructose corn syrup" forces tryglycerides into the bloodstream.[citation needed]
2008-03-09
2008-02-24
Car Skiding Equation
Often, cars, especially the two wheel drive ones, get skided when driving above ice, snow or water. Below are the equations on skiding.
Eq.2 LowSpeed AND SlowBrake AND SlowTurn = LowPossilityOfSkidding
Eq.3 {OtherCombinationsExcept1And2} = [HighPossibility, LowPossibility].
Drivative1:
Eq.1 is the riskest one and Eq. 2 is the safest one. Eq. 3 lies between Eq.1 and Eq.2. If Eq. 2 is not realistic, Eq.3 should be used. Eq.3' can be referred under normal driving.
Have brake and turn may be necessary and beyond the driver's control, so the easiest to control during driving is the speed.
Derivative2:
1. Rain: DriveSpeed=MaxLimitSpeed-10
2. Snow: DriveSpeed=MaxLimitSpeed/2
3. Icy: DriveSpeed=MaxLimitSpeed/3
Since the road may be very slippery under certain conditions (snow, cold temperature freezing water to ice, rain wetting the road), extreme care should be exercised to avoid HighPossibilityOfSkidding in case of that kind of conditions.
Derivative3:
In case the skiding is happenning, try to avoid activating Eq.1, i.e. avoid the three worst cases happenning at the same time.
Eq.2 LowSpeed AND SlowBrake AND SlowTurn = LowPossilityOfSkidding
Eq.3 {OtherCombinationsExcept1And2} = [HighPossibility, LowPossibility].
Drivative1:
Eq.1 is the riskest one and Eq. 2 is the safest one. Eq. 3 lies between Eq.1 and Eq.2. If Eq. 2 is not realistic, Eq.3 should be used. Eq.3' can be referred under normal driving.
Have brake and turn may be necessary and beyond the driver's control, so the easiest to control during driving is the speed.
Derivative2:
1. Rain: DriveSpeed=MaxLimitSpeed-10
2. Snow: DriveSpeed=MaxLimitSpeed/2
3. Icy: DriveSpeed=MaxLimitSpeed/3
Since the road may be very slippery under certain conditions (snow, cold temperature freezing water to ice, rain wetting the road), extreme care should be exercised to avoid HighPossibilityOfSkidding in case of that kind of conditions.
Derivative3:
In case the skiding is happenning, try to avoid activating Eq.1, i.e. avoid the three worst cases happenning at the same time.
2008-01-24
Car Start in Cold Weather
今天早上起来，汽车发动不了。原因是温度太低了(-5F/-20C). 特将相关解决办法整理如下.
http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USWI0575?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared
1. Why is it so hard to start a car in the winter? http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question74.htm
The whole "starting your car in cold weather" thing can be a big problem for people who live up north, and especially for people who live in really cold places like Alaska. There are three reasons why cars are hard to start when it is cold.
Reason 1 - Gasoline, like any other liquid, evaporates less when it is cold. You have seen this -- if you pour water onto a hot sidewalk it will evaporate a lot faster than it will from a cooler place like a shady sidewalk. When it gets really cold, gasoline evaporates slowly so it is harder to burn it (the gasoline must be vaporized to burn). Sometimes you will see people spray ether into their engines in cold weather to help them start -- ether evaporates better than gasoline in cold weather.
Reason 2 - Oil gets a lot thicker in cold weather. You probably know that cold pancake syrup or honey from the refrigerator is a lot thicker than hot syrup or honey. Oil does the same thing. So when you try to start a cold engine, the engine has to push around the cold, gooey oil and that makes it harder for the engine to spin. In really cold places people must use synthetic motor oils because these oils stay liquid in cold temperatures.
Reason 3 - Batteries have problems in cold weather, too. A battery is a can full of chemicals that produce electrons (see How Batteries Work for more information). The chemical reactions inside of batteries take place more slowly when the battery is cold, so the battery produces fewer electrons. The starter motor therefore has less energy to work with when it tries to start the engine, and this causes the engine to crank slowly.
All three of these problems can make it impossible to start an engine in really cold weather. People either keep their cars in heated garages or use "block heaters" to get around these problems. A block heater is a little electric heater that you plug into the wall to keep the engine warm.
2.Synthetic engine oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil
Advantages
The technical advantages of synthetic motor oils include:
Measurably better low and high temperature viscosity performance
Better chemical & shear stability
Decreased evaporative loss
Resistance to oxidation, thermal breakdown and oil sludge problems
Extended drain intervals with the environmental benefit of less wastes oil created.
synthetic oil is "worth considering for extreme driving conditions: high ambient temperatures and high engine load, or very cold temperatures"
most engine damage appears to be caused by cold starts
If you've been driving around with mineral oil in your engine for years, don't switch to synthetic oil without preparation. Synthetic oils have been known to dislodge the baked-on deposits from mineral oils and leave them floating around your engine - not good. I learned this lesson the hard way! It's wise to use a flushing oil first. http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html
Fully Synthetic Fuel economy savings
0W-30Enhances engine performance and power
0W-40Ensures engine is protected from wear and deposit build-up
5W-40Ensures good cold starting and quick circulation in freezing temperatures
Gets to moving parts of the engine quickly
Semi-synthetic
5W-30Better protectionGood protection within the first 10 minutes after starting out
10W-40Roughly three times better at reducing engine wear
15W-40Increased oil change intervals - don't need to change it quite so often
Mineral
10W-40Basic protection for a variety of enginesOil
15W-40needs to be changed more often
3.Turn the key to 'start', but if it doesn't turn over in about five seconds, turn off and wait a few seconds.
4. Shift Neutral+press the oil pedal+start the car
5. Heet: Gas Line AntiFreeze And Water Remover
Heet aids in quick cold weather starts while preventing frozen fuel lines. Removes water and condensation from fuel system. Safe for fuel injected and carbureted engines with unleaded and leaded fuels. 12 fl. oz.
~$1.5/bottle in Walmart
6. Call AAA, they will help to start the car
http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USWI0575?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared
1. Why is it so hard to start a car in the winter? http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question74.htm
The whole "starting your car in cold weather" thing can be a big problem for people who live up north, and especially for people who live in really cold places like Alaska. There are three reasons why cars are hard to start when it is cold.
Reason 1 - Gasoline, like any other liquid, evaporates less when it is cold. You have seen this -- if you pour water onto a hot sidewalk it will evaporate a lot faster than it will from a cooler place like a shady sidewalk. When it gets really cold, gasoline evaporates slowly so it is harder to burn it (the gasoline must be vaporized to burn). Sometimes you will see people spray ether into their engines in cold weather to help them start -- ether evaporates better than gasoline in cold weather.
Reason 2 - Oil gets a lot thicker in cold weather. You probably know that cold pancake syrup or honey from the refrigerator is a lot thicker than hot syrup or honey. Oil does the same thing. So when you try to start a cold engine, the engine has to push around the cold, gooey oil and that makes it harder for the engine to spin. In really cold places people must use synthetic motor oils because these oils stay liquid in cold temperatures.
Reason 3 - Batteries have problems in cold weather, too. A battery is a can full of chemicals that produce electrons (see How Batteries Work for more information). The chemical reactions inside of batteries take place more slowly when the battery is cold, so the battery produces fewer electrons. The starter motor therefore has less energy to work with when it tries to start the engine, and this causes the engine to crank slowly.
All three of these problems can make it impossible to start an engine in really cold weather. People either keep their cars in heated garages or use "block heaters" to get around these problems. A block heater is a little electric heater that you plug into the wall to keep the engine warm.
2.Synthetic engine oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_oil
Advantages
The technical advantages of synthetic motor oils include:
Measurably better low and high temperature viscosity performance
Better chemical & shear stability
Decreased evaporative loss
Resistance to oxidation, thermal breakdown and oil sludge problems
Extended drain intervals with the environmental benefit of less wastes oil created.
synthetic oil is "worth considering for extreme driving conditions: high ambient temperatures and high engine load, or very cold temperatures"
most engine damage appears to be caused by cold starts
If you've been driving around with mineral oil in your engine for years, don't switch to synthetic oil without preparation. Synthetic oils have been known to dislodge the baked-on deposits from mineral oils and leave them floating around your engine - not good. I learned this lesson the hard way! It's wise to use a flushing oil first. http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html
Fully Synthetic Fuel economy savings
0W-30Enhances engine performance and power
0W-40Ensures engine is protected from wear and deposit build-up
5W-40Ensures good cold starting and quick circulation in freezing temperatures
Gets to moving parts of the engine quickly
Semi-synthetic
5W-30Better protectionGood protection within the first 10 minutes after starting out
10W-40Roughly three times better at reducing engine wear
15W-40Increased oil change intervals - don't need to change it quite so often
Mineral
10W-40Basic protection for a variety of enginesOil
15W-40needs to be changed more often
3.Turn the key to 'start', but if it doesn't turn over in about five seconds, turn off and wait a few seconds.
4. Shift Neutral+press the oil pedal+start the car
5. Heet: Gas Line AntiFreeze And Water Remover
Heet aids in quick cold weather starts while preventing frozen fuel lines. Removes water and condensation from fuel system. Safe for fuel injected and carbureted engines with unleaded and leaded fuels. 12 fl. oz.
~$1.5/bottle in Walmart
6. Call AAA, they will help to start the car
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