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Want to import a car into Canada? Is it a good idea or is it not? It has been oft quoted by prominent Canadian economist M.R.J. Labovitch that “Canadians are among the stupidest people who inhabit the earth “. Further the economist has pointed out that when the recent rise of the Canadian dollar – usually referred to in the trade of economists and foreign currency specialists and traders as “the Loonie” is way out of whack. Whether it is the price of bananas in Grand Forks North Dakota or pricing of cars – it appears that neither are fair and equitable when one compares dollar per dollar either prices of those bananas per pound or the price of a new automobile – whether it be an imported car , truck or SUV vehicle.

A Canadian shopping in the U.S.A. for a car and then bringing it in, (importing the car), through relatively standardized channels can save a wallop of cash. For example – an Acura MDX models starts at $ 40,000 in the US but $ 54,000 in Canada. Or take the case of Volvo cars – which are made in Sweden, nowhere near the North American continent. For the exact same luxury model – the S60 the “premium” option package the cost is $ 995. After extensive travel and research industry experts such as Winnipeg based William Simpson has come to the conclusion that the cost of this options package priced in Canada would easily range between $ 5 - $ 8,000 that is with this “premium “options package was available to the Canadian automotive market as opposed to piece-meal and ala carte.

The humorous part or not so humorous part is that it does not seem to matter where the car is made. Regardless of domestic or offshore origin you as a Canadian will pay a lot more for the same product – irrespective of any taxes paid. It is not a situation as with gas prices where the bulk of the cost of the product is taxation. In this case with no taxes, or taxes out, there is a large pricing difference to you no matter what Whether your car is made and manufactured in Canada, with all kinds of federal and provincial government support and informal subsidies and then treated as a NAFTA free trade vehicle or the car is manufactured far away in a foreign country or continent the pattern is all the same..

How does an average person and consumer go about importing a vehicle into Canada from the United States? Importing a car from the U.S. into Canada is a relatively simple matter and process. First the prospective buyer researches his car in a standard and normal sense. Next he or she should check with the Canadian Government agency to check and verify if the car, truck or S.U.V. vehicle that they wish to import is admissible. The website is easily found, in a standard manner, from the Canadian Government Department “The Registrar of Foreign Motor Vehicles “or Riv for short. The website can be found at www.riv.ca . Prominent on the front page of the Riv.ca website is “Importing a U.S. Vehicle into Canada Find out how.”

The RIV’s process states to check and verify: that your vehicle is admissible and can be modified to meet Canadian requirements by checking Transport Canada’s List of Vehicles Admissible from the United States. The Registrar of Imported Vehicles program regulates only vehicles originally manufactured for the U.S. market. Vehicles originally manufactured to standards other than the U.S. or Canada, are inadmissible into Canada under the current laws. The program regulates passenger cars, trucks, vans, jeeps, chassis cabs, trailers, motorcycles, off-road vehicles and snowmobiles less than 15 years old and buses manufactured after January 1, 1971.

For information on the importation of vehicles into Canada from countries other than the United States, go to Transport Canada’s web site as well as Canada Border Services Agency’s web site.

Next in line with RIV’s procedure is to check for vehicle modification requirements. Even if your vehicle was manufactured in Canada for North American requirement your vehicle must meet Canadian standards. As examples Canadian vehicles are required by laws and standards that both have car infant tether mounts and daylight running lights.

One more recent addition to the lists is for a simple recall clearance letter. The recall clearance letter sates that the vehicle has no outstanding recalls by the manufacturer on it.

The recall clearance letter must be on official letterhead from either the dealer or manufacture.

Either can simply issue the letter. However the letter is mandatory at the time of entry, in order to pass the Canadian border clearance process.

In order to “export “your car from the United States to Canada you must receive export clearance from the U.S. border authorities. This is mandatory and if not done can result in major fines – either now or later on a simple road trip “across the line”. Simply fax the appropriate U.S. border post’s vehicle export fax phone number at least 72 hours before arrival.

In terms of transporting your vehicle there are several options. Either you can do it yourself and perhaps make it a holiday and vacation of picking up your vehicle. In other cases either you may not have the time available or feel the drive is too strenuous. A processional car transport service can be hired to transport your new vehicle. On top of that if the vehicle leaves the dealer lot on a transport truck, its tires will never hit the pavement of the highway. The car does not have to be plated in the state. As a result the savings incurred in states sales taxes that may not have to be paid, may well pay for the transportation costs of the car carrier service. Of course verify all of this both with the dealer and the local state tax authorities before committing to any plans and the auto carrier transport service.

Next, after receiving clearance follow the process outlined on the Riv site at the Canadian Border Port of entry. Not all Canadian border posts are set up for this process. Generally the larger entry ports are. You will be asked to provide documentation as indicated on the Riv site.

Title, documentation and sales receipts are required. You will need a valid Canadian address to be eligible for this process. You will be billed by Canada customs a Riv fee of approximately $ 300, General Sales Tax (G.S.T.) on the price of the vehicle. In addition, depending on the origin of manufacture of the car you will be required to pay 6.1 % duty if the car is not made within the NAFTA Free Trade Zone (U.S.A., Canada and Mexico). G.S.T. in 2008 now runs at 5 %. Provincial Sales Tax payment will vary depending on the province of the owner and importer of the vehicle.

Interestingly enough if the car is a “Classic Car”, older than 15 years of age; the car will fall in a different and much simpler procedure with few requirements and inspection. It all depends on the rules and modifications for that vehicle as stated on the Riv website. If in doubt phone. Remember that you will have to comply again with certain regulations – such as daytime running lights and other requirements in your specific locale and province.

All in all importing a car into Canada from the United States can be a fairly easy and straightforward affair, even if you do it yourself, without the need for a broker. Two factors come into play – always verify what the current rules are with the Government of Canada authorities – Transport Canada and the Registrar of Foreign Motor Vehicles (Riv). Lastly always pay close attention to fluctuations in the currency rates – Canadian dollars vs. U.S. American currency.

Lastly even If you have done all your homework you may be squeamish or not have the time and energy to physically transact the final importation process. Some people may have had previous encounters with the customs authorities.. Others may have their own reasons and just want it done right. For a nominal fee a professional customs broker can accomplish the final leg work. Such a trained professional can vette your paperwork and inspect it. A great amount of time and energy can be saved by using the services of a trained professional customs broker, who is both trained in process, and does it all the time. Often using the services of a professional customs broker is money well spent.

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In recent times, gasoline prices are mounting so rapidly and haphazardly that whenever a person fills gas in his/her vehicle, it seems that the wallet is getting thinner and thinner. Therefore, the major concern for almost every vehicle owner is how to save on gas?

There are many different ways of saving money on gas. First, you can obtain membership of a royalty club. Certain gas stations, grocery stores as well as department stores offer membership cards to their customers. When you furnish this card at fuel stations, which are affiliated with such stores, you obtain fuel at discounted prices.

Locate the best deal in your area by searching through web sites. Several web sites are available, where you can find the best rates on gas in your area. Apart from this, use low octane gas in your car. Low octane gasoline is affordable and modern day cars run smoothly on this fuel. However, you need to see that your vehicles are compatible with it or not.

Third step is that you need to take care of your vehicle because older vehicles and those, which need to repair, consume lot of gasoline. Below are some points, which will help you to save on gas using gasoline credit cards.

Gasoline Credit Cards:

To obtain gasoline credit cards, you can check with different credit card companies. Study their rates, benefits and then apply for the ideal gasoline credit card. Here, when you visit a gas station to pump fuel in your vehicle, you do not pay cash instead you pay the fuel bill using the gasoline credit card.

Now you may think as how one may save money using gasoline credit cards. When people obtain gasoline credit cards and use them to make gas payments, credit card firms send them monthly bills.

If you pay the bills on time, you are entitled to get certain points as rewards. The rewards may come as discount certificates, gift cards or checks, which you can use it to convert into money.

So, that when you go to the gas station next time, to fill the fuel, you can use this money equivalent (reward) to pay the bill, thereby you save money on fuel.

Some companies offer gasoline credit cards, which offer rewards after signing up with them. Most cards will offer you with rebate of $50, when you furnish your gasoline card at the gas station.

Moreover, you can easily find gasoline credit cards that have 0% APR (Average Percentage Rate). That means you do not have to pay fees for the introductory year. However, after the introductory year, the credit card company will charge you with APR.

Use Gasoline Credit Cards And Save Money:

Depending on your gasoline credit cards you can save anywhere from 1% to 6%, which means you can easily save nearly $0.20 per gallon. Credit card firms may also increase or double the rebates for a particular period (say 2 or 3 months after you sign up) on each gallon.

However, remember that you can save on fuel using gasoline credit cards only when you pay off your monthly bills on time.

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Did you know it’s possible to run your car on water with a simple hydrogen generator which can dramatically increase gas mileage of any vehicle on the road?

With the high prices of gas these days, people are becoming more and more desperate in the search for ways to increase the efficiency of their cars, SUVs, motorcycles and trucks. Gas is not getting cheaper and experts forecast that the current upward trend is going to continue for a long time to come yet and may reach as high as six dollars a gallon by the time the end of the year comes around.

However, recent technology has emerged that can pave the way for relief of that “pain at the pump” that so many Americans are feeling. This technology involves using water to power your car, by means of a simple hydrogen generator.

Many people are skeptical at the idea of water’s ability to power a car, which is completely understandable. But the important fact to note is that the car is not running completely on water. Instead, the water (H2O) is broken down into it’s component parts i.e. hydrogen and oxygen which is then used to supplement the existing gasoline fuel. It’s these separate components which hold the key.

Hydrogen is an extremely explosive gas and makes a superb fuel when burned in oxygen. In fact, NASA uses a liquid-hydrogen and oxygen combustion method to launch the space shuttle. The by product of burning hydrogen and oxygen is a release of huge amounts of energy, plus water vapour. When you see a space shuttle launch, the huge plumes of “smoke” you see aren’t really smoke at all - it’s clouds of water vapour (i.e steam) that results from the hydrogen-oxygen combustion.

By using this fuel mixture and combining it with regular gasoline, it’s possible to increase the efficiency of any road vehicle. A simple hydrogen generator is relatively easy to put together (once you know which parts to use) and can cost less than $150. Many users of such devices are reporting mileage increases of 74.1% and higher, so the initial cost of the device is quickly made up in fuel savings.

An additional benefit of using this simple device is that it will allow your engine to burn cleaner, with less emissions. You may even be eligible for a tax rebate from the IRS. In an effort to reduce emissions across the nation, the IRS is giving substantial credits to people who use “clean burning fuels” in their vehicles. A driver of a regular car could be eligible for $2,000 in additional tax credits, with larger commercial vehicles getting credits of $5,000 or more.

With gas prices reaching topping more than $4 a gallon in many places across the nation, now is an ideal time to invest in a simple hydrogen generator to increase the fuel efficiency of your car. After all, if it’s good enough for NASA and the space shuttle, it should be good enough for you!

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How can I improve my gas mileage? I have been asking myself that question for a long time now. We have all had a good old moan every time that the price of gas has risen when we have gone to fill up, and like me most of us have just accepted it and done nothing about it. Now with the ever increasing price of oil, and with little sign of a drop in the price of gas at the pumps, it seems even more important to find ways to increase gas mileage.

So just how can I improve my gas mileage? and what are the main things about the way I drive that would cause low gas mileage? Well I have done a bit of research and have come up with a few simple ways to increase gas mileage just by improving my driving technique. They are only small things and most are just common sense, things like finding the optimum speed for gas mileage, and keeping my car and its engine regularly serviced, but all these little things together can add up and give you some real gas mileage improvements.

First of all fast driving and good gas mileage just do not go together, the faster you drive the more gas you use, and everyone knows that. But did you know that a car travelling at 80mph can use up to twice the amount of gas as a car travelling at 30mph. For most cars a cruising speed of around 50mph will give you significant gas mileage improvements. So you could say that “fifty is thrifty.”

Another of the ways to increase gas mileage is the way we drive when it come to climbing a hill, try not to stay in a high gear for too long, this not only puts a strain on your engine it also uses more gas. Whenever possible try to build up enough speed before you reach the hill, this way you will have the momentum to climb the hill at a constant speed without having to keep changing down and revving the engine. Don’t try coasting down a hill in neutral or with the ignition switched off to try to save on gas, not only is it dangerous as you do not have full control of the car it is also illegal and any fuel saving is negligible.

If you have a vehicle with a manual gearbox then changing gear at the right time can also give you good gas mileage improvements. Always accelerate gently and smoothly and try to change gear at between 2000 and 3000 rpm, the engine speed at which most cars run efficiently. If you have an automatic gearbox then always drive with the lever in the “drive” position as an automatic will sense for itself when to change gear economically. If you do need to override the gearbox manually then select the low or intermediate position rather than use the “kick-down” as this too increases gas consumption.

These are just a few simple ways to increase gas mileage, and added together you should be able to notice a drop in your gas consumption and so save a few dollars at the pumps. But while I was looking for ways to increase gas mileage I read about something that could give even better gas mileage improvements. With the new HHO gas mileage devices available you could cut your gas bill by 35% or more so I think that I will be doing a lot more research on this for a while.

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There are a range of items commonly worn by dancers and known as dancewear. The types of dancing covered by the term dancewear include ballet, urban dance, and tap dancing. Dancewear items are also worn by other types of performer, such as acrobats, circus performers and some rock musicians. Certain types of dancewear have also become popular as fashion items with the general public.

Ballet shoes, also known as ballet slippers, are well known items of dancewear. Made specifically for the purpose, they are soft to the touch and light in weight and colour. They are in fact a precursor to pointe shoes, which are specially designed to allow the dancer to stand on their toes. Ballet shoes are worn by trainee ballet dancers until their feet and toes are strong enough to allow them to stand ‘en pointe’ meaning on the tips of their toes. Then they graduate to pointe shoes, which are also known as ‘toe shoes’.

Pointe shoes tend to be worn by female dancers for dancing on the tips of their toes. This type of dancing is one of the classic attractions of ballet and demands great skill and strength. While female dancers normally wear pointe shoes, male dancers use this item of dancewear only occasionally, for specific roles.

Tap shoes are worn for tap dancing which is a highly rhythmic and percussive dance form that originated in North America in the nineteenth century. These items of dancewear incorporate small metal plates in their heels and toes. These are used to make rhythmic tapping sounds on the dance floor. So in addition to being dance shoes, tap shoes are musical instruments like castanets or drums that are ‘played’ by the tap dancer.

Tights are a popular item of dancewear. They are a form of light, tight trouser that fits closely to the body and are made from thin, stretchable material. They are ideal for dancing for many reasons. They accentuate the legs, show the feet, and give freedom of movement. Tights are usually made of nylon, cotton or lycra, or blends of these materials. Tights can be footed, unfooted, or with a stirrup to keep them from rolling up the leg.

Legwarmers are like long footless socks made of wool-type fabric, and are used by dancers to keep their calf muscles warm and so avoid strain injuries to their muscles, ligaments and tendons. This is another item of dancewear that has become a fashion item with the general public.

Leotards are one-piece items of clothing that cover the body but not the legs. Skin-tight and usually worn with tights, leotards can be long-sleeved, short-sleeved, or without sleeves. They were made famous by a French acrobat of the same name who was born in 1839. Leotards are popular dancewear items, used both as practice garments and performance costumes.

Unitards are like leotards and tights combined. They cover the legs and sometimes the arms too. In addition to being a popular item of dancewear, unitards are also worn by rock stars, wrestlers, circus performers, gymnasts and acrobats.

A tutu is a skirt worn by ballerinas for ballet performances. Tutus that stick out horizontally are known as ‘pancake’ tutus, and need to be carried in a special round bag to keep them in their correct shape. Other types of tutu can hang down, and these can be carried in normal clothes bags. Both pancake tutus and hanging tutus can be made in single or multiple layers.

All of these dancewear items can be bought online, where you can browse the items you are interested in. Whether you are a professional dancer or a student, you will find something to suit your needs and there are many good deals to be found.

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It seems that barely a day goes by without a new club, bar or restaurant opening in central London. A friend of mine who gets invited to lots of these events because of his job as a reviewer told me that he could easily attend up to 10 events a night if he wanted to, such is the deluge of invites and press releases that arrive on his desk on a daily basis. The fierce competition for valuable press coverage and publicity means that the people who organize these events have to constantly come up with new and innovative ways to make their venue stand out from the crowd. Often this equates to ever more lavish supplies of free food and drink, but my friend reckons that the thing that critics such as him always remember is good entertainment. In fact, he attended an event recently where the quality of the entrees paled into insignificance next to the impression caused by the dancers and their dance wear.

The event in question took place at a new bar in the Covent Garden area of England’s capital city. Having received the usual invites, he nearly went to another opening around the corner before deciding he would rather go to a bar than a restaurant that evening. When he first arrived at the venue it seemed like there would be little to distinguish it from any other bar in the city. There was the usual free food and drink, as well as the inevitable – and somewhat tiresome – sprinkling of minor celebrities (who add nothing to these events, according to my friend): certainly nothing out of the ordinary, anyway. Until the dancers took to the stage in their amazing dance wear, that is.

Indeed, until this point in proceedings my friend was skeptical that this bar would even make it until Christmas. In the previous 12 months he had been to five launch events on this same street and only one of those places was still up and running. In fact, the building that played home to this new bar had also played host to at least three different restaurants and bars in the last five years. Just as my friend was about to write it off as another soulless, generic bar, the dancers took to the stage and changed everything. What immediately grabbed my friend’s attention was their dance wear.

Being something of a traditionalist, my friend was more used to seeing dancers in ballet shoes and tutus. This was his first experience of urban dance and, in-keeping with the rest of the evening’s events, he was immediately skeptical when the saw the 12-strong dance troupe take to the stage in their dance wear: an array of baggy trousers, hooded tops and baseball caps, all outrageously decorated with vibrant colours and graffiti logos. His first thought was that in desperation, the event organizers must have gone out onto the street and found a bunch of kids to come in and liven up proceedings. But his prejudices were about to be completely turned on their head.

What he saw on that stage was one of the most entertaining performances he had ever seen. It was lively, engaging, innovative and, most importantly, brilliantly choreographed. It just goes to show that you should never judge a book by its cover or, in this case, never judge a group of dancers by their dance wear.

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If one were to study the history of art, he would be introduced to the top ten artists as well as the chosen style and genre of each one. Also, he would have a good idea of the supplies that were used by each artist in creating his works.

Below is a list of the ten most popular artists in history and a general overview of the supplies they used.

Considered as a monumental figure of the Golden Age of Holland, Rembrandt Van Rijn is known as an artist that can expertly capture human mood and gesture in his portraits. His most famous works involve scenes of biblical and mythological events and characters. Through his masterpiece “The Nightwatch”, Rembrandt has presented the pinnacle of his own artistic language. Being a painter and an etcher, he made use of different types of brushes, paint, and pieces of canvas.

Georgia O’Keefe, a product of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Student’s League of New York, stands as one of the founders of emotional representation through stylized representation. She is most well known for her trademark series of cattle bones and southwestern landscapes. Various types of brushes, paint, and canvas were used by O’Keefe in her paintings.

Wassily Kandinsky, a lawyer by profession, started to take up painting in his 30’s. Beginning with pointillist techniques, he then shifted to abstract representations of music as well as internal feelings. His style would later be known as abstract expressionism. In creating his paintings, he used pencils and paintbrushes and a wide array of paint.

Henri Matisse, a painter and a sculptor, is another famous artist who is best known as the father of fauvism. This term comes from the French word “fauve”, which means “wild beast”. Although considered by critics as bestial, Matisse’s work, including the popular “The Dance” showed his ingenious use of color and shape. Sculpting tools as well as paintbrushes and pieces of canvas were the common art supplies utilized by Matisse in his time.

“I am surrealism” were the famous words of artist Salvador Dali. His famous works depicted intricate and oftentimes frightening dreamscapes which had distorted figures, double images, and insects. With regard to his art supplies, aside from the brush and canvas, he made use of sculpting tools as he is also a known sculptor.

Known as the premier pop artist, Andy Warhol gained much recognition for his works which involved painting, film, and silk screening. In contrast to other artists who created images of nature and historical events, Warhol focused on making pictures of soup cans, bottles of beverages, and celebrities. His art supplies consisted of stencils, brushes, and different types of paint.

Claude Monet is considered as one of the founders of impressionism, a style which, at his time, was revolutionary. This style gave emphasis to visible brush strokes and the dominance of color and light over line. His masterpiece “Impression: Sunrise”, from which the term impressionism was derived, shocked his French fellowmen. Canvas, brush, and various shades of paint were his supplies in creating his works.

Regarded by many as one of the most universally gifted persons in history, Leonardo da Vinci created numerous Renaissance paintings. But apart from being an exceptional painter, he also showed his genius as a sculptor, philosopher, musician, scientist, inventor, and engineer. As a painter, he made use of several types of brushes and canvas. Also, he used a set of sculpting tools for his sculptures.

Creating around 840 paintings and one thousand drawings, Vincent Van Gogh is considered by many to be one of the most accomplished artists in history. He invented his own style of expressive brush strokes and vivid colors through carefully examining genres such as Dutch realism. Van Gogh utilized various paintbrushes, paint, and canvas for his paintings and several pencils and paper for his drawings.

As the founder of cubism and one of the most versatile artists in history, Pablo Picasso has created paintings, prints, and sculptures within his 70-year career. His most renowned works include Les Demoiselles d’avignon, which perfectly demonstrated his style of cubism. As a painter and sculptor, Picasso made use of tools as well as brushes and canvas.

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What do you do when you see your bike getting rust after the winter?

There is no doubt that bikers are mad about their bikes and hardly want to get down from it. It will not be an exaggeration if I say that a true biker’s dream is to keep on biking. And most of the time seasonal changes cannot hamper their dream to keep on biking. And the end result is lots of rust in the bike.

I know what you are thinking – important parts of the bike are created with aluminum and steel to protect it from rust as much as possible and more importantly to keep the bike light. If you ask any seasoned biker you would definitely come to know that, no matter how well the bike is built, rust is unavoidable. You will have to fight with rust and live with rust.

Does this mean that bikers have nothing to do but watch the bike being tearing down by rusts? Not exactly; good bikers and those who love their bike a lot, take every possible measure to save their bike from rusts and clean every reachable area for a proper cleaning.

But, irrespective of their meticulous approach to keep their bike healthy in an economical way, a lot of bikers find it impossible to keep things clean and rust free. They have tried every possible way to keep the bike rust free but they agree that it is an impossible task to make it rust free forever; all you can do is to clean the rust whenever necessary.

In most of the cases, for a deep cleaning, the bikers depend on hose and car washing detergent. But they are not enough to fight with rust. And to add to the rust problem, soaps often remain stuck with the bike and causes more harm to attract rust. If you are using car washing detergent, you must be careful to properly clean the bike and make sure that it does not have any detergent residue. Some bikers use and recommend wax to keep the exterior away from rust. But this is too a temporary measure and not very effective in the long run.

You would also get a lot of rust cleaning products in the market. And some of them are really good to clean the rust properly. They are necessary to clean rust from those places where you cannot reach. For example, how would you clean the rust deep inside the oil tank?

In such situations, these liquid rust removers are very effective. All you need to do is to dip the tank into the solution or put the solution into the tank and they will work to clean the rust. They are just perfect to clean rust in the easiest way and most of them do not leave any residue that may reproduce rust in washed area.

However, while selecting one of these rust removers, you must be extra careful. Most of the rust removers are acid based and they have the potential to cause harm to your bike; especially in those parts where you have mixed material (steel and rubber or plastic).

Thus it is always recommended to use organic solutions or organic rust removal products to keep in the safer side. There are some great quality cleaners available in the market that can effectively remove rust from metal items. All you need to do is to select the best one for you.

Whichever rust cleaner you select, do not forget to read follow the user manual or instructions provided in the cleaner carefully.

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Gas prices are going through the roof, and the fuel economy question is getting get very serious. Gas prices near me, in Los Angeles, are now pushing or over $4 per gallon for regular unleaded, OUCH. Gas Prices may soar to between $7 and $10 a Gallon. Get ready for another economic shock of major proportions. A virtual doubling of prices at the gas pump to as much as $10 a gallon. By the time that we cash our pay checks, we pretty much start calculating how much we will be spending on gas. We are pretty much just working for taxes, bills and gas.

So then it is a no brainer to convert your car to run on water or HHO gas. Doing so can save you over from 25% to 100% in fuel costs. Less than one gallon of water provides over 1800 gallons of HHO gas, which can literally last for months and significantly increase your vehicle’s fuel efficiently, improve emissions, and save you money. It has already helped me save tremendously on fuel costs. And it only requires you to make a 5-minute maintenance check every week to make sure that everything is working correctly. Not only will you save money; you’ll reduce your carbon footprint to help the planet.

Interestingly, converting your car to run on water was one of the most searched for terms last year. Converting cars to burn water is not new. While running your car on water 100% of the time is very complex, converting your car into a water hybrid is really quite easy. The simplicity comes from its being an “on-demand” system requiring no fancy storage or plumbing. The system allows you to burn gas more efficiently. It also decreases the noise and wear and tear of the engine.

The system is composed of simple parts that you can purchase over the counter at the local hardware store, and that are easy to mount to the engine. The HHO Electrolyzer uses the process of electrolysis to convert water into a hydrogen/oxygen gas, which is then introduced into the intake of the internal combustion engine. It is completely untraceable when taken off of the engine. Also, this hybrid system does not require you to make any direct modification to your cars engine itself.

Kits designed to convert a car to run on water have made the conversion process a whole lot simpler. Most of the parts can be bought at your local hardware store, automotive store, or off the Internet. The easiest way to convert your car to run on water is to use a pre-made kit. There are more and more people in the marketplace that makes and sells these systems. As for me I made my own systems. I have a lot of experience in these areas so this is just plain fun for me. If you want to find someone who sells the pre-made system you will have to hunt them down, they are out there.

There have been many skeptics that do not believe in the efficiency of the system, but doubts soon vanish after seeing the system in operation. I’m getting people wanting me to install this system on their car after they see my car. I guess that a V8 getting 29.88 mpg is pretty good. Also what I found is that when you go to actually buy the parts you come in contact with many success stories of people already using the system and saving money on gas. This thing is going viral.

I hope that this article has proven useful to you so that you can convert your car to run on Water.

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Is your child graduating this year? The time seems to go by so fast. It often seems like only yesterday that our graduates started kindergarten. Now they are graduating high school and will be off to college by fall. It’s important to preserve and document those special final moments of high school in a graduation scrapbook.

You may already have a school scrapbooking album for your child, but high school graduation memories can fill an entire scrapbook. Dedicate one album for this special occasion. It doesn’t need to be a large album, but one that can accommodate professional portraits might be important if you plan to include the sittings for senior pictures.

Senior pictures are usually taken the summer before a student’s senior year. Still, they deserve a page in a graduation album. Use your favorite pose or the one used in the high school yearbook for your graduation scrapbook’s title page.

There’s so much to include in a graduation scrapbook. Reserve one copy of your child’s graduation announcement and showcase it on a page. Following that page, include cards and letters from family and friends, especially ones with graduation advice. You might even include a letter from you with a personal message to the graduate. Write your hopes and dreams for their future along with advice you wish you would have been given on graduation day.

If your child is receiving a special award or honor at the graduation ceremony, be sure to design a page to highlight this accomplishment. Once the graduation is over, either include the original certificate in the album or make a copy.

Is your child giving a speech at the graduation ceremony? Take some pictures of your child preparing and practicing for the speech. Save his notes, including drafts, and use them on a page layout.

Newspapers often cover graduations. Clip articles from your local paper for a graduation scrapbook page. If you or another family member have placed a congratulations newspaper ad for your graduate, make a photocopy of it to preserve it in the album. Newspaper articles tend to fade over time, and copies will last longer.

Graduation is full of photo opportunities. Think about the photos you want in your child’s graduation scrapbook, and make a list before the celebration starts. Pictures of the ceremony are important, but so are photos of your child with his friends, family and teachers.

Mementos of high school graduates should include the program from the graduation ceremony. Try to preserve more than one copy to use on a graduation scrapbook page to show both the cover and the inside as much as possible.

Take lots of candid shots during graduation parties. You may not be attending some of these parties. So be sure to send along a camera with your graduate and plan to exchange photos his friends, too. You’ll have a lot more photos to choose from if you share them.

You may want to include a copy of your graduate’s final report card or grade transcripts. A nice complement to this would be a copy of the acceptance letter to the college he plans to attend.

As a final closing page to a graduation scrapbook, design a page around a photo of him leaving for college. You might also choose to close the scrapbook with two photos that show how he has grown. Place a picture of his first day of kindergarten next to a graduation picture.

A graduation scrapbook will become a family heirloom. You don’t need to make it complicated. The most important part of a graduation scrapbook is to preserve and document your graduate’s special day.

Christine Perry is an avid scrapbooker and has over 10 years of scrapbooking experience. Her favorite scrapbooking subjects are her reluctant teenagers. She invites you to her website, http://www.intoscrapbooking.com for more scrapbooking ideas and information on clear stamp scrapbooking.