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Interesting piece. Where is our resident MCF doc Lala81 to comment? Alas there are black sheeps in every profession... From ST Forum: http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_811310.html Doctors, don't lose your principles Published on Jun 16, 2012 THE medical profession has become, for some doctors, the means to amass great wealth. Two encounters I had with doctors left me disgusted. Some years ago, I took my son to a specialist for a procedure. After I paid the bill, the specialist chided me for not telling him that my son was covered by my company's medical insurance scheme. His exact words: 'Had I known that you were covered by insurance, I would have charged you twice the amount.' Recently, I consulted a specialist on a medical condition. I paid for the consultation, blood test, medication and a series of three treatments, which were to follow. At one of the treatments, the specialist happened to enter the treatment room while I was being attended to by a nurse. We engaged in some small talk, which inevitably drifted to a conversation on my condition. At the end of the treatment, I was billed $96.30, including goods and services tax, for the 'consultation'. On querying the nurse, I was told that as long as I spoke with the specialist, a consultation charge would be incurred. I found this baffling as my visit to the clinic was for treatment, and I did not have an appointment with the specialist. Nevertheless, I paid. It has become increasingly hard to find doctors who are true to their calling - dedicated, professional, compassionate and humble. Lawrence Loh

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I have many...yes I am stubborn. But as I get older, I find it easier to relax on some principles while at the same time becomes more dead-set towards other principles. How about you? What are the principles in life you will not compromise?

Principle 1 - Adapt to your life. You must accept that life is unfair. Nobody is born perfect and lucky, you must learn to adapt to your life, then change it. How your live is going to be will be totally lies in your hand. You must manage and handle your own life. Principle 2 - Pursue for success. This world will not care who you are, you must pursue for success only then you can get a foothold in your life. Success is the highest state of life, it can change your behavior and attitude, and even your self-esteem. If you think that success doesn

Anyone care to share experiences on basic tuning...I have an interest to learn. Basic impressions & puzzling thoughts thus far (as extracted from other forums). Air-Fuel Mixture:- 1) Stock settings tend to be overly rich - guarded measure by manufacturers to ensure engine doesn't "ping", even under heavy load. - Too rich a setting tends to make the engine less "lively" and inhibit it from reaching high RPMs quickly?? Is this right?? - Too lean a setting could cause "ping"-ing; In addition, leaning out too much may cause one to lose torque, akin to revving but not moving?? 2) Heard that stock fuel maps are extraordinarily rich at WOT settings (i.e. high RPMs) to prevent "ping"-ing. Leaning out the mixture in that band would help?? 3) Should peak torque RPM be fixed with richest A/F mixture?? Or is peak torque not a factor in tuning?? 4) Any other A/F mixture basics?? Ignition Timing:- 1) Whilst advancing timing is good, is it more relevant at higher RPMs or lower ones? 2) Any other ignition timing principles?? Do correct any misrepresentations - it's all in the name of education...:P