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I happened to see ACH, Aluminum China, from grusinvestments. And I went to Yahoo Finance to get more info. But some of the data there are not accurate. For instance, the PE 1.96, and yield 12.90% should really be 8, and 3.2% respectively. I think the problem was caused by the split of their stocks […]

I started to use web based Yahoo Mail from 1998. It’s not perfect (large amount of spams, sometimes it put legimitate mail to bulk folder), but it works. About 2 years ago I got the GMail account and started using it. GMail has some nice features such as it “groups” same subject emails in one […]

My 2001 Nissan Altima runs fine except one minor problem: its “service engine soon” light will be ON and OFF randomly. Usually it will be ON for 2 weeks, after I fill the gas, it will be OFF for a while. This is OK except here in St. Louis all the cars need to pass the […]

Personal 
Spend more quality time with family and friends; cut Internet and TV time. 
Drive safely. Walk safely. Drive and walk safely.
Financial
Pay off the Home Equity Line of Credit (currently 8.5% interest rate).
Consolidate checking accounts (from 3 to 2); same for the credit cards usage.
Regular investment in stock markets: looking for fast grower, turn around story, and asset play…