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As these airport Clinics open, more Arrival and Departure info feeds can be added if First Aid or urgent health care services is needed upon a visit...
G’mornin, if the opening bell doesn’t wake up our esq’s, check for a do not disturb sign. Only investors with early boarding, good luck with GTC 0005 stand by...
Hence, smells like jet fuel. I doubt anyone will catch the 0005 in the AM...
Because there is a need for First Aid and ER Urgent Clinics. Ask ERUC’s Patients that wait for the door to open. Also, One disgruntled employee is not uncommon. I had lots of unpaid OT with big blue...
Bring ‘em and tell them it's BYOB...
Lets build something rather than destroy, especially with "Hollyfield and Tyson" in the house. I’m thinking of a First Aid chart and could help with my love bird governor as I donate the Flamingo Lottery website to Public education...
Partial Fills could explain the odd size trades, not those MM smoke signals. I rarely complete an order without several partials fills and sometimes get stuck holding a small position, barely worth the $8 trade...
Recent articles on ZAP’s battery technology pioneering efforts...
ZAP has been working with Lithium Balance since the beginning of the year on this new battery management system, which the company says will help their vehicles get up to 152 miles per charge. The Danish company is using two Xebra electric vehicles for testing of this new system, achieving in July a distance of around 100 miles per charge. ZAP says it has acquired the exclusive rights of this technology into electric vehicle development.
As for how this new system works its magic, ZAP says it is smaller and lighter, which helps to increase "the energy density by eight to ten times" versus batteries currently found in most electric autos. This system will also reportedly improve upon safety and reliability of larger lithium battery packs for automotive uses.
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ZAP recently agreed to acquire $5.168 million in lithium-polymer and nanotech batteries from Advance Battery Technologies for use in ZAP's line of XEBRA electric cars and trucks as well as other vehicles and battery systems. The deal was struck after a meeting between ZAP CEO Steve Schneider and Advanced Battery Technologies chairman Zhigou Fu.
"After spending a great deal of time with Mr. Fu, we believe he is a true visionary with the desire to improve the environment through technology," said Schneider in a statement. "We are looking forward to testing these new batteries in our ZAP cars, trucks, motorbikes and other vehicles."
Advanced Battery Technologies is using nanotechnology to create a new generation of lithium-polymer batteries with a higher energy density while improving the performance, life expectancy and safety.
Lithium ion batteries have been a leading technology for electric cars for years. While the technology has been proven in smaller formats, it was found to be less stable in larger formats. Because they are inert, nanoparticles do not sulfate in reaction with the chemistry of lithium-polymer batteries, unlike conventional graphite electrode materials.
According to the companies, nanotechnology helps produce a more stable battery system, allowing larger format lithium batteries with a safer, more robust chemistry. These smaller, nanoparticles also create a greater surface area -- up to 100 times greater -- allowing a faster, shorter-distance transmission of electrons in and out of the battery, boosting energy density while increasing the charge and discharge rate for improved performance.
Moreover, the more stable battery chemistry increases the battery’s life expectancy, with an estimated cycle life of more than 1000 charges, more than double that of conventional batteries. For an electric car, this results in a 3 to 5 x improvement in electric vehicle range and speed, and faster charging times.
Its Happy Hour friends, think twice before drinking posting...
Keep shaking the money tree for a few more Dollar bounces. I’ll look into those batteries too…
‘morning everyone, wake up righty...
KY politicians promote electric cars
FRANKFORT — While gas prices hit $4.15 a gallon for unleaded at some Lexington stations Monday, political rivals in Frankfort were scrambling to take the lead on promoting electric cars.
Two Republican state senators — Gary Tapp of Shelby County and Dan Seum of Louisville — pre-filed a bill Monday that would allow three-wheeled electric vehicles on Kentucky roads.
The cars can go up to 45 miles on a charge that costs about 60 cents.
The two had planned to announce their legislation on Wednesday at a news conference with a Bullitt County distributor of the vehicles, but moved ahead Monday after learning that House Democrats and economic development officials had scheduled a news conference at the same location for Tuesday.
The Democrats ”are playing pure politics,“ charged Tapp, who said the GOP news conference will still be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Integrity Manufacturing, which is a distributor for the Zap all-electric car in Indiana and all of Kentucky except Bourbon County, where Dan Cummins Chevrolet of Paris already has a distributorship for the vehicle.
”Senator Seum and I are doing this for the right reasons — to find an alternative to Mideast oil, to better the environment and create a lot of jobs,“ Tapp said. ”I would hate to see this turn into a political football.“
Brian Wilkerson, a spokesman for House Speaker Jody Richards, said House Democrats were not trying to pull a fast one on Senate Republicans.
”This was scheduled before we knew of their event,“ he said.
However, Integrity spokesman Larry Cottingham said he did not think the company would have an electric vehicle available for the Democrats' event Tuesday, as Democrats promised in their Monday news release.
”We will have one here Wednesday for the Republicans,“ he said, noting, ”Really, I don't want to get involved in the politics of all this. We just want to sell cars.“
Cottingham said Integrity thinks it can create 300 jobs by manufacturing the Zap vehicles.
He said he would like to see a special legislative session soon to approve Tapp's and Seum's legislation.
”If we don't get that into law soon,“ he said, ”Kentucky might lose out on this deal.“
Gov. Steve Beshear sat in a Zap vehicle last week in Louisville along with Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson.
Beshear spokesman Dick Brown said no formal presentation was made to the governor about electric vehicles and that he had heard nothing about a possible special session to allow them in the state.
The three-wheeled electric cars use no gasoline and make no noise. A Zap car that can seat four people costs about $11,700 and a truck that seats two runs about $12,400.
An extension cord can be used to charge the vehicle at home.
”They're perfect for city driving,“ said Tapp, noting that pizza delivery services and mail-express companies are using them in other states.
”I think there will be widespread interest in them, especially as there seems to be no end to high gasoline prices,“ the senator said.
Drivers are being battered daily with escalating fuel prices.
Gas in Lexington Monday was averaging $3.96 a gallon for unleaded, said Christopher Oakford, a spokesman for AAA Blue Grass/Kentucky. However, many stations were selling unleaded for $4.15 a gallon by day's end.
The state average was $4.03 and the national $4.10.
The average in Lexington has never gone over $4, Oakfield said.
AAA advises drivers to shop around for gasoline.
”Gasoline is tightly standardized these days,“ he said. ”Buy wherever you see it the cheapest.“
Joe Gershtenson, director of Eastern Kentucky University's Center for Kentucky History and Politics, said it is ”no mystery“ why politicians are trying to convey to the public that they are interested in high gas prices.
”It's the No. 1 issue in our country now,“ Gershtenson said. ”People are hungry to see action on this issue and not just hear words.“
Besides test driving an electric car last week, Beshear called for a state investigation to find out why gas prices are higher in Jefferson County than anywhere else in the state.
At a speech last week before the business group Commerce Lexington, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Louisville, said America needs to find more gas through off-shore drilling and consume less by such means as electric cars.
Meanwhile, Democrat Bruce Lunsford of Louisville, who wants to unseat McConnell in November's general election, spent his sixth ”On the Job“ stop Monday at Somerset Oil, a Kentucky-owned gas station in Grayson.
He said the stops are to underscore how ”the growing energy crisis“ is affecting Kentuckians.
Republicans and Democrats in Frankfort will get to address the issue together July 17 at a meeting of the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Tourism.
Electric cars will be on their agenda. - ecoMPH
El Pollo Loco Rolls Out ZAP Electric Vehicles for Local Deliveries - July 08, 2008: 07:00 AM EST
As gas prices hit record levels again across the nation this week, restaurant chain El Pollo Loco is driving its marketing efforts in a new way -- literally -- through the rollout of two electric delivery vehicles from ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP).
El Pollo Loco, the nation's leader in flame-grilled chicken, now employs a pair of three-wheel, sub compact electric cars covered in bumper-to-bumper brand messaging and emblazoned with scorching red flames against a purple background. With over 400 fast casual restaurants, El Pollo Loco was searching for a delivery vehicle that would act as a moving billboard for the restaurant's new delivery and catering restaurant in the Beverly Hills and Century City areas, as well as contribute to the company's environmental stewardship efforts. The unique electric cars make an eye-catching statement as they whirr quietly down the street with El Pollo Loco's corporate branding wrap. Studies show electric vehicles produce 97 percent less emissions than a gas-powered vehicle. A single electric vehicle driven for 30 miles a day in place of a gas vehicle saves about 700 gallons of gas per year.
"People stop in their tracks and can't stop staring at these cars wrapped with the El Pollo Loco branding. Not only does it make a statement about driving electric vehicles, it acts like a green billboard for the restaurant," says Karen Eadon, El Pollo Loco's chief marketing officer. "One of our drivers arrived at an office recently where more than 20 people came out to take pictures of the car. The vehicle draws an incredible amount of attention."
AAA reported Monday that the national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to an all-time high of $4.108, up slightly from the previous record of $4.107. Gas prices have soared more than 38% in the last year and are 3% higher than a month ago.
El Pollo Loco purchased the Xebra electric vehicles from Santa-Rosa-based ZAP, a company that offers a full line of electric and advanced technology vehicles. With a top speed of 40 miles per hour, the Xebra is 10 feet long, 5 feet wide, and slightly over 5 feet high with a carrying capacity of 1,000 pounds. It plugs into a 110-volt outlet for a full charge in up to six hours and a 50 percent charge in up to 1.5 hours. It comes in either a 4-door sedan or a pickup. The average range on a single charge is up to 25 miles. The cost to run a Xebra, which retails for about $12,000, is about three cents a mile, compared to 13.3 cents a mile for a gas vehicle that gets 30 miles per gallon at $4 a gallon. Maintenance costs are one-third that of gas vehicles due to the reduction of moving parts, less wear, and replacements.
ZAP says the demand for its electric vehicles has skyrocketed with record gas prices. In April, ZAP reported it had delivered over 700 units in the United States and in May they reported a $6.8 million backlog for the Xebra, more than the Company's sales for all of last year. ZAP officials say orders have even surpassed their own projections. Most of the demand initially has been from consumers, but recent gas prices are causing many corporate and government fleet buyers to start exploring the use of electric vehicles.
"We would like to congratulate El Pollo Loco for its environmental leadership," said ZAP CEO Steve Schneider. "With gas at record high prices, we offer companies the chance to lead the way in energy conservation. Not only do the electric vehicles send a green message, our technologies have the potential to significantly impact a company's bottom line and impact the economy as a whole," says ZAP CEO Steve Schneider.
El Pollo Loco recently expanded into New England, where it celebrated its 400th location in the Boston area in May. Throughout 2008, El Pollo Loco is continuing expansion into other markets around the country, including California, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey and Virginia. - ecoMPH
Your welcome! At this level the grass can get much greener. There’s still a group of us that wish ERUC every bit of success...
Excellent and Best of Miami, soon Broward. I arranged a complementary dinner for you. I called my friends Bud and Mark, owners from the legendary Rascal House to expect you and a guest...
EMT training could offer staffing challenges to further expand hours of operation, perhaps 7 x 0600 - Midnight. First Aid Hot Cold packs seems to be a good promotional vice. Fallow the yellow brick road, a test listing is revised to reveal the visitor counter...
Theres a waiting room with a little window and a buzzer on the door. Two Decades with a Fortune’s Top Ten employer insurance coverage card still demanded Cash and out of pocket office visit co-pay charges, up front, no less. ERUC’s patient demographic seems to be First Aid and Urgent Health Care. Perhaps the professional referral could be a viable revenue opportunity...
Howdy, Miami continues to expand into Broward. R U Enjoying the new Shorty's BBQ locations up there?
IMO Good things soon. Miami ER Clinics open at Noon with Cash paying patients often waiting outside seeking medical attention. Newly expanded hours may need to expand again. $99 XRAY’s, Flu Shots, and many other health care services at similar rate savings gain in popularity with uninsured consumers, and HMO' similar to righty’s list. The real enemy is medical insurance, ERUC is pioneering new à la carte billing codes, an attractive franchising benefit...
With patients being ignored and dieing on Hospital door steps, there’s plenty of opportunity for clinics in the suburbs...
LOS ANGELES - Video footage of two patients who collapsed and died in US hospital emergency rooms and were apparently ignored by staff has sparked ...
New York - The death of the woman was captured on surveillance video that shows her in agony on the floor as the staff of the hospital worked around her and ignored ...
Add RSS 911 analytics to your DD, Web based First Aid traffic is amazing and a potential start up...
I hope its enough to keep you around...
At this level, anything positive will be rewarding. We should be getting updates on the municipal airport site and Texas franchised locations soon. On this side, we’re networking with Rich H. to present an IR opportunity locally...
FYI - Year 2005 Today in History
Sarah Fisher was the first female pole-sitter, starting first at a race in 2002 in Kentucky. Danica Patrick, the 23-year-old rookie, finishes ninth the next day in the Indy 300...
Almost everyone PM assistance for the sandbox, I’m considering Rich H. and his ability to form a better investor relationship including a fallow up HQ visit. Further details, PM Joesey...
‘morning, Lets just wait and see...
Similar to Dental offices inside retail spaces working on the aging population choppers...
I applaud you and those here that exhibited debate professionalism. Have a wonderful journey this weekend...EB
“but in all seriousness righty our conversation is good for this company.” - g.m.
TGIF! Here's the Hall of Fame with a few more Pink Sheet All-stars!
Selling Blood for Gas - MT. MORRIS TWP., Michigan -- A Flint disc jockey is taking the notion of pain at the pump to a new level.
Twice a week, Kevin Moore heads over to a non-descript strip mall where he trades his blood plasma for cash.
"Gas is like $97 a gallon," said Moore, 29. "This kind of offsets it."
And Moore is not alone.
"The (plasma) industry as a whole sees an increase in donations as the economy takes a downturn," said Annie Clifford, a spokeswoman Talecris, which is located at Jennings and Pierson roads.
On Monday afternoon, about 20 people sat in the waiting room for their turn to be escorted to the collection area.
Just beyond the lobby, another 25 people sit in green futuristic-looking molded chairs watching overhead televisions as needles sucked blood from their veins and pumped it into nearby machines.
Plasma -- the liquid portion of blood -- is about 92 percent water but has about 500 different types of proteins that can be used to make prescription drugs.
By the end of the 45-minute collection process, about 2 pounds of plasma has been pulled from the blood and the leftover red cells, white cells and platelets are pumped back into the person's body.
It's a good deal for Moore, who gets $20 for his first session each week and $40 for the second.
"I get entertained and I get paid," said Moore, explaining that he enjoys listening the conversations around him as his blood spins around in a centrifuge.
Andre Campbell, the manager of the Talecris site in Mt. Morris Township said the collection center is open seven days a week and sees upwards of 100 people a day.
First-time clients get $40 and another $60 if they return. The payment drops to $20 and $40 for long-term clients who give the maximum two times during a 7-day period.
"But we also have bonuses, as well as giveaways like hats, T-shirts and water bottles," said Campbell.
Contrary to stereotypes that plasma centers are quick cash for the destitute and college kids, the faces and manner of dress at the Mt. Morris Township facility on Monday suggested a cross-section of society.
Among the requirements, the company only accepts people who pass a medical screening.
"We take new donors every day," he said. "We have some working-class people who come in after work."
There's no way to know exactly what motivates people to sell plasma, said Campbell.
But Campbell believes many of them do it because they want to help people.
The plasma collected at the site is sent to the company's North Carolina headquarters where it used to produce disease therapies.
"The donors are compensated for their time and they are saving lives," said Campbell.
The opposite, however, seems to hold true for the American Red Cross which also collects plasma but does not pay donors.
American Red Cross spokeswoman Ann Kammerer doesn't blame plasma centers for declines in blood collection, but said it is tough to compete for people's time when money is short.
"People working two or three part-time jobs are strapped for time," said Kammerer.
The organization has seen a drop-off in blood collections in the Flint area has continued downsizing at GM and other businesses has resulted in fewer blood drives. But Kammerer said donors should know that getting paid isn't the only difference in choosing between a plasma center and a blood drive.
Unlike plasma centers, Kammerer said blood collected by the American Red Cross is used for patients in hospitals.
"Red Cross donors give for altruistic reasons," said Kammerer.
ECO MPH - Mt. Morris Township plasma center, Talecris, busy with customers seeking cash for blood
by Bryn Mickle | The Flint Journal
I’m ready for a good bounce and fast Greens...
Morning boys, Inspired by recent events, First Aid might be a good website for any Health Care Clinic. The 911 concept is in my 411. Help with CPR Video Guide also featured in our IBOX.
We All may get credit for saving a life!
Keep us on Alert, you may catch a run. Any word on the Airport Clinic?
G‘morning, Interesting trend in the news, Selling Blood for Gas...
MT. MORRIS TWP., Michigan -- A Flint disc jockey is taking the notion of pain at the pump to a new level.
Twice a week, Kevin Moore heads over to a non-descript strip mall where he trades his blood plasma for cash.
"Gas is like $97 a gallon," said Moore, 29. "This kind of offsets it."
And Moore is not alone.
"The (plasma) industry as a whole sees an increase in donations as the economy takes a downturn," said Annie Clifford, a spokeswoman Talecris, which is located at Jennings and Pierson roads.
On Monday afternoon, about 20 people sat in the waiting room for their turn to be escorted to the collection area.
Just beyond the lobby, another 25 people sit in green futuristic-looking molded chairs watching overhead televisions as needles sucked blood from their veins and pumped it into nearby machines.
Plasma -- the liquid portion of blood -- is about 92 percent water but has about 500 different types of proteins that can be used to make prescription drugs.
By the end of the 45-minute collection process, about 2 pounds of plasma has been pulled from the blood and the leftover red cells, white cells and platelets are pumped back into the person's body.
It's a good deal for Moore, who gets $20 for his first session each week and $40 for the second.
"I get entertained and I get paid," said Moore, explaining that he enjoys listening the conversations around him as his blood spins around in a centrifuge.
Andre Campbell, the manager of the Talecris site in Mt. Morris Township said the collection center is open seven days a week and sees upwards of 100 people a day.
First-time clients get $40 and another $60 if they return. The payment drops to $20 and $40 for long-term clients who give the maximum two times during a 7-day period.
"But we also have bonuses, as well as giveaways like hats, T-shirts and water bottles," said Campbell.
Contrary to stereotypes that plasma centers are quick cash for the destitute and college kids, the faces and manner of dress at the Mt. Morris Township facility on Monday suggested a cross-section of society.
Among the requirements, the company only accepts people who pass a medical screening.
"We take new donors every day," he said. "We have some working-class people who come in after work."
There's no way to know exactly what motivates people to sell plasma, said Campbell.
But Campbell believes many of them do it because they want to help people.
The plasma collected at the site is sent to the company's North Carolina headquarters where it used to produce disease therapies.
"The donors are compensated for their time and they are saving lives," said Campbell.
The opposite, however, seems to hold true for the American Red Cross which also collects plasma but does not pay donors.
American Red Cross spokeswoman Ann Kammerer doesn't blame plasma centers for declines in blood collection, but said it is tough to compete for people's time when money is short.
"People working two or three part-time jobs are strapped for time," said Kammerer.
The organization has seen a drop-off in blood collections in the Flint area has continued downsizing at GM and other businesses has resulted in fewer blood drives. But Kammerer said donors should know that getting paid isn't the only difference in choosing between a plasma center and a blood drive.
Unlike plasma centers, Kammerer said blood collected by the American Red Cross is used for patients in hospitals.
"Red Cross donors give for altruistic reasons," said Kammerer.
I’m near ERUC #2 where you can find my Cuban Café Avatar below. Expanded hours, facility size, and demographics, reflect staff size, typically 1 or 2 EMT‘s. Scheduled or On call Dr’s seem to travel between greater Miami centers. Leasing physician office space and a la carte equipment services appeared to be in preparation at ERUC HQ...
“but in all seriousness righty our conversation is good for this company.” - g.m.
Yes, I’ve seen big improvements at the Clinic level, inspected Jerry’s thrifty medical equipment purchases, and a pleasant ERUC HQ meeting with Frank about a year ago. The real assets remain with ERUC’s outstanding Paramedics and patient support staff...
Today’s Pink Sheet filing link is now up top, Thanks...
I had to go Green to get my trading account back into the Black...
ECO MPH - Former President and CEO of Pirelli Tire North America Discusses ZAP, Inc. (CNN June 24, 2008: 08:30 AM EST)
Mr. Mannino, the former President and CEO of Pirelli Tire North America, is an ardent advocate of green technology, and has been an outspoken critic of corporate America and government for their unwillingness to adopt a more proactive stance towards "clean and green technology." During the interview, Mr. Mannino explained that after leaving Pirelli, he became convinced that now was the time for him to devote his energies to fostering environmentally and economically sound policy change. He explained that after extensive due diligence, he became convinced that ZAP, Inc. offered a realistic, effective, and above all readily available transportation solution. He called upon corporate America to stop "ignoring the realities" and take decisive action geared towards protecting the environment for future generations.
G‘morning, I’m in and out today, Will check in later, be well...
It’s the same little rascals with 3 or 4 new faces, you included. When Josey comes down from the tree house, he may know more about hedgie and shorty...