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Friday October 19, 12:40 PM Oil prices pass record 90 dlrs amid supply, geopolitical fears New York crude oil prices surpassed a record 90 dollars a barrel in after-hours trading Thursday as Iraq urged Turkey not to take military action against Kurdish rebels located in northern Iraq. Traders said oil prices were also stoked higher by a weakening US dollar and global supply jitters. "The issue seems no longer to be whether oil will reach 100 dollars per barrel, but when," said Barclays Capital analyst Kevin Norrish. The price gains in after-hours trading came after New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in November, had jumped 2.07 dollars to a record close of 89.47 dollars a barrel. In electronic trade after the market close, the benchmark contract spiked to an all-time high of 90.02 dollars. London prices also pushed higher in after-hours trading, as Brent North Sea crude for December delivery soared to 84.88 dollars after the contract had earlier settled 1.47 dollars higher at 84.60 dollars. Oil prices have gained this week amid geopolitical angst, related to fears over a potential conflict affecting Turkey's boder with Iraq, and a weakening dollar. The dollar's decline has made dollar-priced commodities, such as oil, cheaper for buyers holding stronger currencies. Traders said speculators have also jumped into the market, adding to the price frenzy. The euro earlier hit a record high of 1.4310 dollars Thursday. Turkey said Thursday it would pursue diplomacy to defuse a crisis over Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as Baghdad made fresh appeals to dissuade its neighbor from possible military action. The Turkish parliament Wednesday approved a motion authorizing military strikes for a one-year period against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is accused of using bases in northern Iraq for attacks on targets across the border in Turkey. Many of Iraq's major oil fields are located in the north of the country. "Once the furor has settled down, the oil market as a whole can get on the job of working out whether supply and demand dynamics mean that long-term prices should have two or three digits." But, Alaron Trading analyst Phil Flynn predicted prices could go even higher. "The next target should be roughly four dollars above that level, somewhere around 93 dollars a barrel," he said. "It

I would like to check When you have non stock exhaust pipes, do you guys pass your inspection easily? I need to send my EP80 (with not passable pipe) in for check soon so as to renew my road tax. Anyway to pass without spending big money. Any advices or comments?

Hello All Expertise...... Heard alot good feedback for Sprint Booster.....how about the Power Pass ??? Which one is better ??? SB selling @ $380 and PP @ $220

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just read on the papers today, they are in process to pass a new bill to turn vehicle back at the SG & Thai border if they do not comply to their tinted window guideline. SG: Front windscreen & front side windows minimum 70% VLT Rear windscreen & rear windows minimum 25% VLT MY: Front windscreen & front side windows minimum 70% VLT Rear windscreen & rear windows minimum 50% VLT

here my take on drunk driving , don't waste time , straight to jail . To me it is a delibrate act , you had a choice. you do the crime , you do the time . then you reflect how macho you stupid actions are !!!

Need to go for car inspection soon. There is a ~20cm fine crack line on my car's front windscreen. Will this pass the inspection?

Guys...I saw many cars on the road with modded bodykits, super-tinted windows, super reflective numbers plates, etc, etc....how on earth do these cars pass inspection? I don't believe they remove everything and then put back again.

Got recommended to install this device to improve on pick up, due to fact that i driving a big fat elephant. Any bro out there try this device? care to share?

bro any1 know any workshops can help to sent my hyundai to inspection sure pass 1?pls pm me can...thanks...

i'm currently using pioneer 9650 which has the usual HPF LPF for 2 channel output - front channel and sub channel. the problem with that is 1) the frequencies selectable are presets at 50 63 80 etc. and the slopes are a bit odd - for sub LPF, i have -18 -12 and -6 i think. and for fronts HPF i have -12 and -6 only, no -18. if i use the amp crossovers on the phoenix gold, it has a fixed -24 db/octave i think, but the frequencies are more finely selectable. just wondering, which technology of splitting sound is better, HU or amp? which computer is able to calculate the signals more accurately or in a nicer manner? i'll probably need to borrow a tuning CD to shoot single frequency sine waves into the speakers to get the crossover balancing done right. right now it's just pioneer autotuning, agar-ration. strangely i settled upon a crossover slope which i suppose none of u use, i took -6 db/octave. i guess it's wrong somehow but it sounded reasonable. btw, the thing about crossover POINT and SLOPE is, for e.g. in this graph _____ / / / the crossover point is the sharp point where the output starts to drop isn't it. so for e.g. if the crossover point is set at 100 Hz for a HPF, and the slope is set to -18 db/oct, that means that if u go down one more octave, 1 octave below 100 Hz is 50 Hz. so at 50 Hz the HPF has reduced output by -18 db (which becomes relatively inaudible in most cases). and at 25 Hz the signal has all but disappeared (-36 db liao). did i get that right? if so, that means at 63 or 80 Hz, there is still quite a bit of output. and the output gets even more obvious when using a gentle slope like -6 db/oct.

Hi Folks, any idea if install fog lights on stock civic can pass LTA check?

My ride comes with central lock and immobilisor. If gonna install 2-way alarm with remote start, i might need additional by-pass kit and back-up keys. What exactly is by-pass kit?? Does it mean that my existing immobilisor will be useless after fixing the alarm or what?? Blur Blur......