You’ve most probably heard about the cash for clunker program that the US program created to help consumers get environment-friendly cars. The program is good but leaves out a good portion of the market. To solve that problem, private dealers came out with a solution – the Automotive Stimulus Plan.

The Automotive Stimulus Plan is similar to the cash for clunker program. In essence, it is a supplement to the government program. What it does is fill the gaps the cash for clunker program has. For example, the private dealers are declaring that all vehicles older than 2007 models are eligible for trade-ins. They are also saying that they are allowing the money to be used to buy or lease both new and used cars.

And unlike the government program, the vehicles for trade-in should be a 2006 model or older, in working condition, be owned, registered with insurance for a minimum of six months, and must be less fuel efficient by 2 miles per gallon than their replacement vehicle.

You can check out the official Automotive Stimulus Plan website for more details.

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In this blog, I have taught you before how to use twitter from e71 for free and how to make a free call via the e71. Now I am going to teach you how to use MSN, ICQ and watch Youtube videos using your E71.

How to Use MSN Via E71

1. Download the latest version of Fring from FRING LATEST
2. Once installed, go to the third tab and choose MSN Messenger.
3. Login and voila you’re done! It’s that easy.

How to Use ICQ Via E71
Well the instructions are the same as above except that you have to choose ICQ from the list of available Instant Messengers.

How to Watch Youtube Videos in E71
There are 2 ways actually (that I recommend). One is by going to http://m.youtube.com using your favorite mobile browser. Another way is by downloading the Youtube for Mobile App. Here are the instructions:

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1. Download the Youtube for Mobile App. You can do this through the Google Mobile App or by entering this URL in your default mobile web browser => http://download.cnet.com/YouTube-for-Mobile-Symbian/3000-13632_4-10910986.html
2. Install it.
3. Start watching youtube videos as you would in a PC!

If you have more questions about E71 MSN, E71 ICQ and E71 Youtube, just leave a comment below.

As the whole world prepares not only for the resurgence of the swine flu but also for the seasonal flu, it is wise to plan ahead of time and give some thought on how to preempt or treat any flu if necessary. Yes, there is news of vaccines being developed to combat the swine flu but it might not be enough. Of course, the best option is to see a doctor when we suspect that we have a serious flu but there are some things we can buy and keep a supply at home of in case we need to be home-quarantined. See below for this list according to prnewswire.com:

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In case the second wave of swine flu is severe enough to warrant home confinement, consumers should pack an emergency kit in advance. You will need:

* A two-week supply of food and water.
* Fever reducers, such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or naproxen.
* Cough and cold medications containing chlorpheniramine, diphenhydramine, oxymetazoline, and pseudoephedrine and lozenges with dyclonine, glycerin, or honey can help ease symptoms.
* Electrolyte drinks, such as Gatorade or Powerade, to keep you hydrated.
* Hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol, such as Purell, to kill viruses when

soap and water aren’t available.

* Surgical masks with an FDA rating of at least N-95 to help prevent spreading the flu. Masks need to be replaced often and disposed of after use.

For all emergencies, Consumer Reports recommends packing at least three days’ worth of nonperishable food; at least one gallon of water per person, per day; a first-aid kit that includes any prescription or over-the-counter medications your family might need; as well as antihistamines for allergic reactions, pain relievers, stomach and antidiarrhea remedies, and antacids.

Before going to the cash for clunkers car list, let us review what the cash for clunker is all about. This program is officially called CARS or the “Car Allowance Rebate System”. This cash for clunkers bill is a program of the United States that helps consumers lease or buy a more environmentally-friendly vehicles from a participating dealer when they trade in a less fuel-efficient car or truck. This program is designed as a means to boost the economy during the recession and help the environment by having cleaner and more fuel efficient vehicles on the road thus killing two birds with one stone.

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Consumers will be able to take advantage of this program and receive a $3,500 or $4,500 discount from the car dealer when they trade in their old vehicle and purchase or lease a new one.

Consumers are eligible to receive a $3500 or $4500 discount from the dealer during the trade in of their old vehicle to buy or lease a new one. The question left is, does your car qualify? Here are the qualifications as outlined in cars.gov:

• Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date
• Generally, trade-in vehicles must get 18 or less MPG (some very large pick-up trucks and cargo vans have different requirements)
• Trade-in vehicles must be registered and insured continuously for the full year preceding the trade-in
• One-year Proof of Insurance. If your insurance card does not cover the entire year preceding the trade in, you will need other proof of insurance. Contact your insurance company to get evidence of one-year worth of insurance. The form must include, at a minimum, the insurance company, policy number, VIN, start and end date of insurance (showing at least 1 year).
• Proof of Registration going back at least one-year.
• “Clear” title. This means the title must be free of any liens or other encumbrances. If you have liens, you need to get these cleared before going to the dealer. This may include evidence on the face of the title showing no lien; that the title has been cleared (signed and stamped accordingly), or with an attached lien release from the lien holder.
• The vehicle manufacturer date found on the driver’s door or door jamb is less than 25 years old when you trade it in.

Now here is the cash for clankers car list that shows which vehicles are eligible. The list can be found here.

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I regularly get health-related emails which contain good information. I don’t post all of them here but only those which I think might help anyone quickly and here is one of them. It talks about the 4 symptoms of a stroke that you should watch out for. These are signs of a stroke that can be easily seen if someone is in danger of one. This symptoms or sign should be the same for both men and women. So without blabbing on further, here is the email I was talking about:

INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW…………………….
Blood Clots/Stroke – They Now Have a

Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!

STROKE:Remember the 1st Three Letters….S.T.R.

My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word.
I agree.

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.
Seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall – she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening

Ingrid’s husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital – (at 6:00 PM Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don’t die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this…

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke…totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the ‘3′ steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

• S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
• T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
  (i.e.. It is sunny out today.)
• R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke ——– Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another ’sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ’stick’ out his tongue.. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?

So there. I have done my part, will you as well? But to recap, the 4 signs of a stroke are:

1. Unable to Smile
2. Unable to Talk coherently
3. Unable to Raise both arms
4. Unable to stick out Tongue straightly

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If you have a gmail account and countless other multiple email accounts and you want your gmail account to be the primary email manager to all of your email accounts you can certainly do so. One way is by setting up each and every email account to automatically forward incoming emails to your gmail inbox. That solves that but what if you want to respond to someone who emailed you on one of your non-gmail accounts and you want to respond using the email address of the email account that got emailed? Yes you could login to that account and respond directly but that would certainly be a hassle for you.

An easier way to do all of the above exists thanks to Google. Instead of automatically forwarding the emails to your gmail account, you can setup gmail to fetch emails from each and every email account that you have! If you want to respond, you can also choose which email persona you want to be! Here are the steps to that cool and easy way to consolidate all your email in one mighty and powerful gmail account:

1. First, login and open your gmail.
2. Then, go to Settings => Account.
3. Click the “Add a mail account you own” link under the “Get mail from other accounts:” pane.
4. Enter the email address of the account to get the email from and click “Next Step”.
5. Enter the Username, Password and POP server of the email account you are getting the email from. The POP server can normally be retrieved from the email account’s settings. Click “Add Account”.
6. If you are successful, you would receive a message on the screen saying so.
7. Now (still in the Settings => Account tab), click the “Add another email address you own” link to setup your other email persona.
8. Enter your name and other email address for that persona and click “Next Step”.
9. The next pane would ask you to verify if the email address you entered in step #8 is really yours by sending you a confirmation code to that email address.
   
10. Get the confirmation code and enter it in the validation box and press Enter.
11. Voila you’re done!

From here onwards, you should be able to receive email from all your other email accounts you have setup this way. You can also respond as if you were in those non-gmail accounts by selecting the persona you want to use from the ‘From’ drop-down box.