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Setting up Kontact's Contacts (say that five times fast) is much the same as setting up KCalendar. Click the Contacts icon in the left-side pane. At the bottom of the middle column is a pane labeled Address Books. The right-click trick doesn't work here, so click the Add button instead. Select the same GroupDAV Server option, and fill in all the same data that you filled in for the KCalendar setup. Click the Refresh Folder List button, use the right-click-to-enable trick, and you're off to the races (Figure 8).
As with KCalendar, once you've set up your GroupDAV connector, you can now manage your contact data from either KDE or WebCit (Figure 9).
Tasks and the Journal are just plain-old work once KCalendar is set up. They don't require any of their own setup.
A lot of other clients support the GroupDAV protocol to varying degrees. Any of these can be used in place of Kontact, albeit likely with less functionality. For a complete list of clients and the status of their GroupDAV support, go to the GroupDAV site (www.groupdav.org/implementations.html).
GroupDAV isn't the only technology that can be used with Citadel. WebDAV and Webcal can be used with clients, such as Mozilla Sunbird and Evolution, to share calendars and schedule events. There is also a Microsoft Outlook connector in the works, but at the moment, Outlook can be used to access only POP/IMAP e-mail and IMAP folders. As time marches on, more and more clients that support GroupDAV and WebDAV come onto the scene. The Citadel FAQ contains a maintained list of clients and how to configure them.
Although a few groupware projects are underway that can give Microsoft Exchange a run for its money, we've found that Citadel is quite simply the easiest to install and maintain. The hardest part of a Citadel install is waiting for all the components to download. Citadel is under active development, and by the time this article prints, a new version may be out. The lead developer, Art Cancro, can be found in the Citadel support on the UNCENSORED! BBS forums (uncensored.citadel.org), along with other Citadel developers and experienced users.
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Just tried out Citadel and I am AMAZED! When they say "Easy Install" they MEAN it! Up and running in about ten minutes. These guys have got it together.
I remember Citadel from its BBS days
Man, we're going way back now, aren't we? I remember using Citadel and Stonehenge BBS's back in the 1980's. I just got through visiting the current Citadel Web site, and for those like me who remember the original Citadel BBS, prepare to be amazed.
But for this article, I wouldn't have known that Citadel was still alive in *any* form, and I certainly had no idea in the world that it had evolved into a full-blown MS Exchange groupware replacement!
This is something worth downloading and trying out. I used to be a MS Exchange admin before I joined the Free Software movement, and I'm definitely looking forward to trying out this new Citadel. It had a well-deserved good reputation back in the BBS days. I can hardly wait to try out its groupware features of today!
More than just a BBS
Citadel's history as a BBS platform, combined with the fact that the Citadel developers have made an effort to try to change the way you think about groupware, leads some people to believe that the modern Citadel system is really nothing more than an overgrown BBS. But to think that way really does not give due credit to the extremely powerful capabilities of this platform.
Citadel is truly innovative -- it doesn't just try to be a feature-for-feature clone of Microsoft Exchange. The whole concept behind its design is that many of the concepts and style of user interaction that we became familiar with in the BBS world are actually quite useful in a conventional groupware scenario as well.
Using it now
Very true. We moved our mail server (approximately 100 users, previously running Microsoft Exchange) to Citadel, and not only does it perform flawlessly, but it really does change the way you think about groupware. Everyone else is trying to clone "Microsoft's way" but you know what, Microsoft's way is stupid. Citadel's approach is some fresh new thinking.
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"All the girls competed really well this weekend, putting up strong and clean routines," said head coach Lauryn Ginsburg.
Gomes finished third in the state with a 37.375. By placing in top six, the sophomore qualified to be an individual competitor at the New England Championship meet on March 9th, also at Algonquin High School.
"Heather did her double back dismount off bars to upgrade her bar routine," added Ginsburg. "She also stuck the landing which helped her pull out the third place win over many level ten gymnasts in the meet."
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NORMAN — Oklahoma linebacker Tom Wort answered all the questions about the loss to Kansas State, but his eyes were glued to the floor. His head was hanging like most players on Monday.
"We're all disappointed about the loss," he said. "I think everyone knows what they have to do to get better. Time will tell if we have the maturity to rally around this. I think we have the pieces in place."
Rallying is something the 16th-ranked Sooners (2-1, 0-1 Big 12) have to do. They have problems that need to be fixed all over the place.
The play of quarterback Landry Jones is the most widely questioned after a fumble interception of his led directly to 10 points for Kansas State in the 24-19 loss.
Much like he did Saturday night, Jones absorbed all the blame on Monday.
"I feel like, especially for myself, (I've) definitely been underachieving this whole year; but it's one of those things that we played a good team in Kansas State and we made mistakes that put us into a position that we couldn't win," he said.
But Jones wasn't OU's only problem. Backup quarterback Blake Bell fumbled away a potential touchdown as well. The defense played well for three quarters, but couldn't get the Wildcats' offense off the field in the fourth quarter.
The waiting to see if OU can get out of its funk could be the hardest part. The Sooners don't play again until Oct. 6 at Texas Tech. That's a lot of time to work to get better. It's a lot of time to sit around and stew over a loss.
How the Sooners respond may well be the story of their the season.
Last year, OU wasn't the same team after it suffered a surprising late October loss to Texas Tech. The Sooners went 3-3 from that point and looked like a fractured team by the end of the regular season.
"The focus right now is just moving on. You can't do anything about the game now," fullback Trey Millard said. "You move onto the next one and start preparing to go play Texas Tech."
Easy to say, hard to do.
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"We had two major turnovers and you're still in the game. You lose by five points and you played a darn good football team and we had a lot of good plays," he said. "We played, in a lot of spots … really well against them. And so, if we can learn to take care of the football and keep building, I'm optimistic we can beat teams like that, if we'll take care of the ball."
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For years I have watched this tree on Tin Top Road, and it always turns beautiful colors on one side only. Why does it do this?
This is an interesting question, and my best response is an educated guess. The red fall color relates to the amount of sugar trapped in the leaves when the abscission layer forms where the leaf attaches to the twig.
I have read that stressed trees will generate an increase in sugar production. Notice that the red leaves are on the side of the tree facing the road. There are probably fewer roots on that side due to soil compaction under the road. There is also increased heat and pollution from that road.
All of these stressors will affect sugar production. Maybe that side of this Black Jack Oak tree always generates more sugars, and therefore more is trapped giving the extra fall color on one side of the tree.
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Ducotrax inventory management software tracks all inventory categories and assets within a company's warehouse, including its finished, semi-finished and raw material inventory levels.
The software's ease-of-use is further accentuated by its ability to be integrated within a company's existing enterprise mobility network. Users of mobile devices and rugged hand-held computers can gain access to timely data concerning existing inventory counts, as well as up-to-the-minute information on incoming and outgoing shipments.
"We see a large void in inventory and warehouse management capabilities for small and medium sized businesses. Every day, we run across potential customers relying upon manual processes, processes that have too many errors, are too costly to manage and too problematic to deliver consistent information to internal and external customers. It's about helping our customers better understand, better manage and better control their inventory costs. Our software allows companies to order what they need, when they need, without concern of buying too much, or too little," says Charles Keatley, CEO of
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Due to the complexities of today's global marketplace, small companies can ill afford to manage inventory via excel spreadsheets. A successful supply chain relies upon a strong and robust vendor base, a vendor base that is able to respond to the company's immediate needs. Because companies purchase product from different vendor locations, properly accessing timely data is vital to understanding and managing existing, as well as future, requirements.
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Another day, another big, bad revelation about Aubrey McClendon. A tip of the hat to the seven Reuters' reporters who uncovered this latest story on the $200 million hedge fund that McClendon and co-founder Tom Ward were running inside Chesapeake offices between 2004 and 2008.
No mincing words. From the looks of it, this secret hedge fund appears to be a violation of their fiduciary duty to Chesapeake. "Fiduciary duty" is a term you hear a lot, but what does it mean? You can learn more than you ever wanted to know from Lyman Johnson and David Millon's "Recalling Why Corporate Officers Are Fiduciaries" in the William & Mary Law Review. (I read it so you don't have to.)
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One cornerstone fiduciary duty owed by officers is a duty of loyalty, which requires the agent to act solely for the benefit of the corporate principal. There are many aspects to the agent's duty of loyalty. These include: not acting adversely to the principal without consent; not acting on behalf of one with interests adverse to the principal without consent; not competing with the principal; not wrongly appropriating a corporate opportunity; providing an accounting to the principal for profits; and not using or wrongly communicating confidential information. Moreover, as with the duty of loyalty for directors, an officer's duty may include not only a "non-betrayal" dimension, but also a more affirmative "devotion" aspect. This would require an officer to advance the well-being of the company, not simply refrain from harming it.
A lot of that explication seems to apply to Ward and McClendon's Heritage Management Company hedge fund. The fund was not disclosed to shareholders. Its operation was not undertaken for the benefit of shareholders. Its profits were neither shared with shareholders nor disclosed to shareholders. Why not?
It's not like Chesapeake was a stranger to trading — the company has booked profits of $8.4 billion on its corporate oil and gas hedging in recent years. If the co-founders of the company identified new ways to profit from trading natural gas, why didn't they present that opportunity to the company instead of keeping it for themselves?
This has raised a host of questions. Did they profit off of non-public information about Chesapeake's trades? Were they front-running? Did the hedge fund pay rent to Chesapeake for being allowed to operate from a Chesapeake building?
The company naturally says there was nothing improper going on and has assured me that McClendon and Ward only ever took long positions on natural gas. That is, they only bet that the price would go up. The company, on the other hand, being naturally long on gas (very, very long), would only have reason to enter into what's effectively short positions.
I'm not sure it matters what the hedge fund's positions were. But let's assume that indeed the hedge fund was always long. Given that the company's positions are always net short, could this mean that McClendon and Ward might have been acting as counterparties to their company's own hedging (even if through an intermediary)? That would be a colossal conflict of interest.
It's one thing for McClendon and Ward to exclude Chesapeake shareholders from their private investments in restaurants or real estate or NBA basketball (they joined up to buy the Seattle SuperSonics and turn them into the Oklahoma City Thunder). But when a business opportunity involves natural gas, and the opportunity is pursued from within Chesapeake's offices, it seems like shareholders have been cheated.
An analog: it's as if Ward and McClendon had a personal geologist who found a great new shale gas play, and instead of directing Chesapeake to buy into it, they just bought up all the acreage themselves for their own profit. How is trading their own gas book any different?
These men may have founded Chesapeake Energy, but once they took the company public it was no longer theirs but the shareholders. As directors and officers of the company they owed their shareholders a fiduciary duty to look out for their interests first. That's why shareholders gave them millions of dollars a year in salary and that sweetheart perk known as the Founders Well Participation Program. That should have been enough.
Tom Ward left Chesapeake in 2006 to found SandRidge Energy. He's off the hook for everything that's happened since then. But Aubrey McClendon has a lot of explaining to do.
Chesapeake shares were down 14.59% to $16.88 late Wednesday, the lowest point since early 2009.
What do you think about all this? Leave a comment below.
" Given that the company's positions are always net short, could this mean that McClendon and Ward might have been acting as counterparties to their company's own hedging (even if through an intermediary)? That would be a colossal conflict of interest."
I don't buy this sort of accusation in the slightest. The company, CHK, seeks to stabilize it's revenue stream by taking short positions in gas. These short positions aren't really " speculating" – they are more akin to "locking in more stable sale prices to insulate CHK from the wild fluctuations in the spot price".
If Aubrey wants to actually **speculate** on the price of natural gas, with his own personal money, that seems fine by me. Even if he is going "long" or "short" – it doesn't really matter. Neither CHK nor Aubrey's hedge fund are ***no where near*** big enough to have a significant impact on these prices in aggregate.
A second drilling company, undisclosed to CHK investors, that benefited from CHK propietary information, in order to cream the profits from CHK…. now that really would be a scandal, and would probably land Aubrey in jail.
Aubrey seems to be a cowboy, but not a criminal.
Full disclosure – I went long on CHK at around 17.5.
"Fiduciary duty" … these are the guys who wrecked the country; you expect better?
These men have on god, money. They betray their shareholders, their stockholders, their clients and each other given the chance. Capitalism is great if regulated so the rich don't keep stealing from everyone they see. It is an addiction that has to be managed or this is the result. Not a unique story. See Fortress Investment Group…
As a shareholder, and on the surface, these seems outrageous to me. Aubrey owes me an explanation of why or why not that hedge fund was OK. It certainly seems far from OK to me. So I hope people with a lot more power than I do demand an explanation. I'm getting sick of McClendon. I hope they sell all the assets soon and I can get out. My trust in these executives is gone…sad.
What in the world is this ALWAYS LONG ALWAYS SHORT? Why did Chesapeake have money in the hedge fund to begin with? To ALWAYS GO LONG AND DRIVE UP GAS PRICES? The way how hedging works is that Chesapeake should protect their interest in higher Gas prices as a producer and LOCK IN these prices by SELLING (going short) gas contracts at the highest levels. With record drilling permits and decades of Nat Gas reserves under ground, this strategy will work a lot better for Chesapeake than greedily going long and double dipping! OH it breaks my heart, they lost $2 a share! How greedy are those people out there? May be all the drilling companies had a secret hedge fund too and double dipped when Oil went up to $140 a barrel!!!! Is may be this the conflict of interest?
I tend to agree. As a Fiduciary to the Company, the program to hedge the known flow of commodity was not speculation but prudent management. To the extent non corporate long speculation was taking place by any individuals, it was just that: speculation. The Company was/is not in the business to speculate on its known gas flows. Corporate hedging in fact resulted in billions in profits which argues had the Company not hedged (and defacto stayed long), shareholders would not have done as well.
Additionally, as I recall it was/is public knowledge that a small percentage of each well was being offered to the CEO on the same terms as the Company. On the same terms encompassed cash contributions which were pro rata equal to all partners. Absent a provision in the Agreement which restricted a partners ability to pledge specific collateral to secure progress loans, it is difficult to see an inherent conflict among the partners. While at first blush the amount of loans is large, the security is valuable and loans would appear serviceable. The obligor does not earn $40,000 per year.
This situation appears more a factor of the ambulance chasers and public servants (who are trying to get re-elected) smelling a lack of understanding of the underlying issues by the journalists and believing it to be what they will try to prove to be blood.
I worked for McClendon back in the early 2000s for 4 years. Nicest guy in the world, very down to earth and very generous and kind. I've worked various places since I worked at CHK and I can tell you that bar none it was the best company I ever worked for…
When I was hired on, the company was small enough that McClendon would sit down with all the new hires for half a day and explain the company, culture, etc… You could see him in the very campus gym working out and he was down to earth would say hello, etc.
With all of that said, you never know about some people, but it's hard to believe he would be capable of something so… unethical, but then again greed can get the best of any of us.
I am still a shareholder from stock I had when I was employed there. I really regret not selling at 70 now… Good luck to all the shareholders out there, this is going to be a fun ride.
Hang in there brother. Look at a long term chart of AMZN stock price to fortify you. Fracking is the next big wave, and CHK knows fracking. They'll be fine in the long run (10 years) – people who can't wait that long shouldn't really be buying stocks anyway.
How in the world is this man still head of a major public corporation? The Board is liable, big-time.
CHK largest shareholder is Southeastern Asset Management
This is from their recent investor letter
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I need some help. I am a foodie and traveling into Montreal Tuesday night for SIAL show. Am staying Nelligan Hotel and have never been to Montreal. I am looking to head immediately from the plane to the Jean-Talon Market to check out the sights, smells etc...but need recommendations for good food Tuesday and Wed. nights? I don't need pre-fix meal or it to be outrageous either...just really great food. A place you would take a foodie friend who was in town to visit. I like it all, all cuisines but I feel compelled to dine French once unless someone there can suggest something else. I would like to really get a feel for Montreal in my whirlwind tour.
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I'll go with the obvious although some people think it has slipped a little lately but Au pied de cochon is a true only in Montreal unique experience. I noisy bistro where classics from Quebec and France are given a modern twist and emphisis is being put on foie gras and duck.
yes Au pied de cochon is good but you've got to make a rez. It's more rolicking big fatty food than subtlety and finesse. Avoid the "everything in one dish" where you sample a bit of everything. Nice wine list. Touque is more the gastro pantheon and perennially rated the best though I've not been there for a couple of years. We're headed to MTL in April, so any further advice is appreciated. There's an interesting thread from last year: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/309389
Yeah I guess I'll go with the usual suspects as well. Since you're on Rue St. Paul, check out Olive & Gourmando for lunch. Soup, salad, and sandwiches, but a cut above. The brownies and the chocolate bread are wonderful. Also there's Le Club Chasse et Peche over by Bonsecours Market. Also check out Da Emma (777 Rue de la Commune ouest) for great, but expensive Italian. the Nelligan's restaurant Verses, is pretty OK. I like their beef tartare. If you can get a reservation, you should check out Joe Beef over near Atwater Market. The raw materials they get are the best of the best. They reinvent the menu every day and the oysters are the finest in the city.
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Did you check www.opentable.com?...Nevermind, I just checked and Da Emma's not on the list.
Excuse the self-reference, but see www.chowhound.com/topics/355785#2145205 (note, however, that Les Chèvres and Anise are no longer with us).
You don't say when you plan to hit the market, but be aware that it starts closing down at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. And to see it at its mind-boggling best (it's now only a shadow of its summer self), come back on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in high summer through early fall.
I HIGHLY reccomend Bonaparte. It's on the "nicer" line of things but amazing food. You must try the chocolate ship souffle if you go...never had anything like it. Good wines as well and the service is top notch all the way. ALSO A MUST: Da Emma. Great, great, great Italian. The hostess the night we went was the daughter and you felt like you were going to your family's house...though the atmosphere is very hip. The menu is presented on a chalkboard at your table and the server takes time to go through everything (it's in Italian) and they give you an amuse of bruschetta. You must try the fettucine con funghi porcini...it's like dying and going to heaven. I'm Italian and I know pasta and this is some of the best I've ever had. They brought out the wrong dish for my friend and when we explained to the waiter he brought out complimentary panna cotta, and this was amazing panna cotta. I'm not a "creamy" dessert person but I could have eaten vats of this stuff. Wow...I just can not recommend either of these restaurants more. And for breakfast or lunch Olive & Goumando is great, esp. their brioche au chocolat. Montreal ahs some of the best restaurants IMO and the whole time we where there we didn't have a bad meal, so you prob. can't go wrong with anything. And for great coffee try cafe olimpico and if you want to try a montreal bagel, st.-viateur is just down the street. And on that same street is Chocolats Genevieve Grandbois...delicious and beautiful.
Another great spot is Lucca in little Italy. I have never had a bad meal there, and the service is top notch. Last time I went our table wasn't ready, so they offered us a glass of wine on the house (our choice!). The dining room is tiny, and full of energy but less noisy than Au pied de cochon, perfect for catching up with a friend. Wherever you end up, enjoy!
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thanks for the tip...if I was to see any particular area in Montreal in the evening alone is there any place better than the next in terms of beauty, good walking or is it too darn cold right now?
I am not looking per say for night life like dancing and disco but more just to wander and take in the sights.
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Walking along Ste Catherine from around Bishop to University, although very commercial, is a great sample of Montreal energy. Check out Crescent St. between deMaisonneuve and Ste Catherine. Mont Royal from ST. Laurent going east is another slice. If the weather is warm be sure to wander around Duluth in the evening as well.
Pied de couchon, while I feel it has definitely slipped as of late, is also probably the best resto to give you a feel for Montreal. I entirely disagree with the suggestion for Joe Beef---our meal there a few weeks ago was one of the worst overpriced messes that I have EVER eaten anywhere (harsh, but sadly very true. Oysters Rockeffeler were not edible and everything else was simply disappointing.) AREA on Amherst is high on my list for yummy and interesting and a great atmosphere. Toqué is excellent and will fulfill your desire for French, though a bit pricey to be sure We are heading to La Porte this weekend which is supposed to be great---will let you know.


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I showed this video to my husband and he said, "Oh no! You're not going to put that on your blog!" Alas, I am honey! If you can't be silly at Christmas, when can you be? What I really like is the "making of". That's the second video, reminding us that nothing in the media is as easy as it looks.
I am signing off for 2011 today. I want to thank all of you for following along on this middle-aged woman's Internet adventure! A special thanks goes to my new and wonderful friend Sonya for her support in all of this! A very heartfelt God Jul to you and your family, Sonya!
I received a large box of yarn this week filled with all kinds of fiber : Icelandic wool, llama, alpaca, silk, musk ox, bufffalo, camel, yes camel! I am going to be knitting these up and sharing their stories with you in 2012.
So, from me and the lambs, a very Merry Christmas to you all! I hope this time will be filled with love and laughter. And, why not, in the words of Tiny Tim, "God bless us, everyone!"
Saturday, 24 December 2011
A wooly Merry Christmas!
Posted by Laurie Fortier at 09:14
2 comments:
- Kanelstrand said...
Dear Laurie, I hope you are having an amazing holiday season! Your friendship is a gift I cherish dearly. I cannot wait to start a new blogging year and share the experience with you. I enjoy your posts and look forward to them and I am so excited about the Icelandic wool you received :)
Merry Christmas! I wish you and your family a lot of shared moments, love, appreciation, health and of course, to be able to enjoy life like young children do!
Warm hugs!
- 26 December 2011 09:17
- Sweet Posy Dreams said...
I really enjoyed the second video. So interesting to see how the commercial was made. Peanut butter, who knew?
Best wishes for 2012!
- 26 December 2011 10:38
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Hospice of Southern West Virginia serves the community in a much-needed and loving way.
Public Relations Director Josh Jones explained that Hospice "believes in a special kind of caring" for the more than 800 patients suffering from life-limiting illnesses it serves each year.
"We really try to live up to that motto in every way by putting patient care above everything else. Since we are a nonprofit, we try to give back to the community that gives us so much," he said.
Hospice of Southern West Virginia is the only Hospice in the southern part of the state and serves the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the terminally ill and their loved ones in Fayette, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties.
Hospice is best known for The Doug and Lucy Bowers House, which opened in November 2006.
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Beckley Common Council member Chris Hall was visiting his mother, Sharon Hall, who had been in Hospice just over a week, he said.
"We feel truly blessed for my mother and my family that the Hospice staff is here and available to use. We were very concerned about Mom being comfortable and at ease in her final days, and this facility provides the opportunity, not only to comfort her, but to spend time with her family and friends in a better environment than in the hospital," he said.
Hall added that while his family brought his mom there to be cared for, "we, as a family, feel like we are being cared for here as much as Mom is."
Bowers House has a resident medical director, Dr. Jennie GilBhrighde, and a team of support specialists, clergy, bereavement specialists, volunteers and other support personnel provides a network of support for family members and patients.
Jones calls Bowers House a "shining example of what Hospice can do for this community" and he stressed their desire to provide support to anyone in the community who is dealing with the loss of a loved one.
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A lot of people would probably buy a hybrid car if not for the tradeoffs. Sure, hybrids get great mileage and help the environment, but they're also underpowered and cost thousands more than a traditional gasoline-powered car. That's why only 2.3 percent of the vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were hybrids or electric vehicles.
The Toyota Prius is by far the best-seller, with 2011 sales of 136,000, but virtually every carmaker offers at least one hybrid or plug-in car. Weak demand, however, means it's hard to make money on these, as former General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz detailed in a recent Forbes post explaining the business case for the Chevrolet Volt.
As with any new technology, though, there comes a tipping point at which volumes increase and costs decrease sufficiently to make the technology feasible for the mass market.
Ford Motor thinks it may have reached that tipping point with its latest hybrid system, debuting now in the new C-Max multi-activity vehicle and the upcoming 2013 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ hybrids.
Ford replaced the nickel-metal-hydride batteries it had been using in earlier systems with new lighter, more efficient lithium-ion batteries and made other changes in the electrical system to sharply reduce the use of expensive rare earth metals that are a major culprit in the high cost of hybrid vehicles.
The result, says Ford, is that its new hybrid system is 30 percent cheaper than the previous generation. That enabled Ford to price the new C-Max at $25,995 (including destination and handling), well below the $30,570 price tag on the 2012 Escape hybrid it recently discontinued.
To be sure, the C-Max, which shares underpinnings with the compact Ford Focus, is smaller than the Escape utility. But it's got more get-up-and-go, with 188 horsepower vs. 177 for the Escape hybrid, and an EPA-rated 47 miles per gallon in both city and highway driving, compared to 34/31 mpg city/highway for the hybrid Escape.
As Ford's first dedicated hybrid, the C-Max competes squarely with the new Toyota Prius V, a slightly larger wagon version of the original Prius hatchback. The C-Max clearly outmuscles the 134-hp Prius V, though, and is more efficient, too, with 5 miles per gallon more than the Prius V, which gets 42 mpg in combined city/highway driving. Yet the Prius V, powered by nickel-metal-hydride batteries, is $1,315 more expensive, starting at $27,310 including destination and handling.
"Ford is saying, 'Ours costs less and goes further. We're beating them at their own game now'," said Kevin Riddell, hybrid analyst with LMC Automotive, which forecasts hybrid and EV sales to represent 7.2 percent of the market by 2017.
Ford says it plans to triple production of hybrids and electric vehicles to more than 100,000 by 2013. In addition to the C-Max, Fusion and MKZ hybrids, Ford is also producing a fully-electric version of the Focus and will soon introduce two plug-in hybrids, the C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi, which is says will get the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon.
By sharing battery systems and other electric components across all of those vehicles, Ford is strengthening the business case for hybrids, said Chuck Gray, chief engineer for Ford's hybrid and electric vehicles. "Part of our strategy is to commonize electrified parts across platforms to spread out our investments," said Gray, while declining to provide investment figures.
Reducing the use of rare earth metals was also a key factor in reducing the cost of Ford's hybrids, Gray said.
Toyota sold more Prius's in August than Ford sold Foci. So clearly the market isn't small. The real question is will consumers embrace or reject the new Ford technology which offers a superior system for a lower cost. That question remains to be answered as there seems to be very little reconquest of small car customers from the Japanese. It would be a shame for Ford to build a better mousetrap and not be rewarded for it but that could well happen.
As to the payback in 4 years, I am afraid the consumer is even more fickle than that. They refuse to pay almost anything for improved fuel economy, period. Changing that mindset will be the key to sucess. So far I have not seen anyone effectively able to achieve that. Remember, in the past consumers were willing to pay more for less fuel economy and more power, not the opposite.
Having spent the last month unsuccessfully trying to get Ford to warranty the failed hybrid battery cooling system of my 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid (only 140,000 km), I will never buy another vehicle from Ford. If they will not proudly stand behind the vehicles that they make, then purchasing the CMAX would be like burning my money. I have no faith that Ford has the technological ability to properly engineer and build a vehicle of this complexity and ABSOLUTELY no trust that they will support the customers who buy it when it will inevitably fail. I purchased the Toyota Prius V and sleep easy knowing that this amazing vehicle contains the legendary Toyota quality and that Toyota's respect for its customers will alleviate any concerns if they do arise. Don't buy a Ford hybrid…you will regret it! Are you listening Ford?
Good for America. The Volt is TWICE as efficient as the Prius. We're on a roll.
You should check out the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid! I have plenty of power, and I am getting a combined 39MPG in a family sedan! As for the payback, at $4.00/gal of fuel, I have already paid back the added cost of the hybid powertrain in the first year of driving… and it is in a luxury car… not a small little econo box like the Prius!


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Here are the particulars on the Thunder's next player, according to coach Kevin McClelland:
"He's going to be wearing a Thunder jersey," McClelland said. "He's a good player."
Whether the player satisfies the intrigue of that cryptic statement remains to be seen. McClelland said on Tuesday that the move will happen "in the next couple days," meaning he could suit up Wednesday night when Wichita meets Bloomington at Intrust Bank Arena.
Speculation has already begun that the Thunder is bringing back one of last season's stars, either Alex Bourret or Matt Robinson, the odd man out with Alaska of the ECHL. Bourret's skills would match the needs of the Thunder, which needs a physical presence and a scorer.
But chances are it won't be Bourret or Robinson coming to Wichita this week; the team has seemingly passed on the perpetually available Bourret and Robinson is still tied to his ECHL team while his CHL rights are owned by the Thunder.
Scoring has been indentified at Wichita's most glaring weakness. Before Tuesday's game at Missouri, Wichita has averaged 5 1/2 goals in five wins, scoring six or more four times. In six losses, including two shootout defeats, the Thunder has averaged just better than two goals.
"Inconsistency in the scoring department," McClelland said when asked if he's looking to upgrade any specific area. "We'll score eight, score six, then lose games 1-0 or in shootouts in games we're outshooting teams."
A stretch of three losses in four games may have accelerated McClelland's impatience, but he's on the lookout for improvements whether the Thunder is on a winning streak or a losing streak.
Adding a physical presence could also help the Thunder. With Dustin Donaghy out due to injury, Erick Lizon and Aaron Boogaard are Wichita's only heavy hitters. Their shifts, however, are sporadic, and no one on Wichita's first three lines gives the team a physical edge.
"We always want to have an abrasive hockey club that makes the other team pay the price," McClelland said. "But with the way the game is called, you have to watch what you're doing in that aspect."
Tuesday's Game
Wichita 3, Missouri 2
First period – 1, Wichita, Hanson (Young, Lutz) (pp) 10:17. Penalties — Pierce, M, (slashing) 10:04; Tochkin, M (roughing) 12:15; Flath, W (tripping) 17:54. Second period — 2, Missouri, Pierce (Smith, Kell) 16:28. 3, Wichita, Painchaud (Lowe) 16:54. Penalties — Reaney, W (boarding) 3:17; Young, W (elbowing) 3:59; Tochkin, M (too many men) 6:01; Tochkin, M (cross checking) 8:17. Third period — 4, Missouri, Tochkin (Miller) :21. 5, Wichita, Lowe (Painchaud, Trimm) 9:34. Penalties — Martens, W, (holding) 2:28.
Shots on Goal — Wichita 11-10-4 — 25, Missouri 11-6-9 — 26. Powerplays — Wichita 1 for 4; Missouri 0-4. Goalies saves — Wichita, Jung 26 shots, 24 saves; Missouri, Clemente 25-22. Referee — Kevin Curtis. Linesmen — Ryan Madsen, Jordan Crowell. Time — 2:30. A — 5,172.


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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 — East Montgomery High School SRO Brown has arrested one student and is obtaining juvenile petitions on two others students following a sale of marijuana on campus of East Montgomery on Thursday. Brown observed Ike Johnson-Moore, 17, of Candor, doing a "hand-to-hand" drug transactions with two juveniles, according to Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Brown was able to seize the marijuana that was sold by Ike, according to the sheriff's office.
He was arrested on felony sale of marijuana and felony delivery of marijuana.
Moore was released on a custody release.