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I gave a donation to the Arbor Day Foundation and they sent me some trees. Unfortunately they were not tagged, so I am now trying to determine what kind I have. The only one I can ID is the maple, the rest are unknown. If anyone can help ID, I'd appreciate it. Here is a pic of one. Thanks!
Arbor Day Foundation
Your first picture is Golden Rain Tree, Koelreuteria paniculata.
Your second picture is Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis.
The National Arbor Day Foundation, while a worthy organization, is woefully inadequate when distributing trees in this manner. Your post unfortunately follows a flotilla of previous experiences, all equally dissatisfying.
You should write to them, factually, about your experience with their plants. This is such an avoidable situation, and I would have to believe that they are doing themselves a disservice by such shoddy handling of trees. There are probably far fewer repeat customers than they might otherwise have, if they were more adept at labeling and distributing what they claim to.
Thank You VV. They also didn't send them until well into December, after the winter of many, many snowflakes had started. I'm actually surprised that any survived!
I am so glad you started this thread. I have wondered about those ads the Arbor day Foundation places in all the magazines. I have really come close to ordering some myself but I worried that I wouldn't live to see them mature. LOL (Old timer here) Those look fairly decent sized, though. And in very good condition.
I recommend their trees. I ordered their ten free trees back in late 01'.
And the label dilemma, sympathetic I am. They just splashed a drop of color on the sticks then you have to dig out their color chart thing and find it out for yourself. I don't know about anyone else, but I am tempted to throw away papers that come with stuff I buy.
And if their chart is thrown out, and one doesn't know their trees too good, its just too bad according to Arbor Day. But, they are trees, it just takes many years for them to be sizeable. Here is a Redbud photo that I took just yesterday at my Mom's, it is one of two remaining "10 free trees". She just trimmed on it, (see the branches all over the ground?).
I wish she'd leave it alone, but at least it's still there! : ) Arbor Day's headquarters in Nebraska City really is outstanding, it was a vacation destination a while back.
All those "ten free trees" have made a bunch of stuff up there, a State Park, a lodge,
a museum-like place and educational displays and more, it is worthy of a visit.
I ordered trees from them once. I remember the colored paint dots on each one. They say they will send them at the proper planting time in the fall. Nuts. They arrived in December here in zone 5a. There was no way I could get them in the ground. I never ordered trees from them again.
I consider the 50 dollars a donation to good works rather than a purchase of trees. It's nicer getting trees as a thank you instead of the obligatory tote.
Will, I have to laugh at the spray paint id. Like you, I threw out the corresponding color chart, hence mystery trees ;)
Even if you hadn't thrown out the color chart you could have easily ended up with mystery trees--plants from Arbor Day show up quite frequently on the ID forum when they turn out to be something other than what they were supposed to be.
My experience with Arbor Day is that IF you get your order and IF you can figure out from the colors which is which, the plants are actually very good and healthy! I've been on the wrong side of both "IFs" with them, but I've been on the right side, too. They're actually very nice people and I think it's fundamentally a good organization . . . it's just not good at organization!
I had long forgotten that my husband, Jack, sent in the check for the trees but they arrived yesterday. We may be hit with 1 to 3" of snow today. Does everyone who plants them do it even in this cold weather? I'm not concerned that it's cold out or about the snow but I am curious.
I was thinking of bringing in some potting soil to allow it to get warm and potting them up and setting them in our indoor, unheated porch. It takes me a lot of time to decide where each one will get planted. I could plant them outside in a temporary spot. Any advice?
Hi pirl:
Your idea of potting them up and keeping them in the unheated porch sounds like the best plan. Depending on how big your containers are, you could double up - or put them all in one for the time being, and separate them when you are ready to install them permanently.
Thanks, VV. I already put the soil-less mix in a big pot and it's warming to room temperature now. I intend to label each one, providing I can identify them, and put them all in the one pot.
Great minds think alike!
If there are some that appear to be NOID, post them on the ID forum and give us a shot at them...
Sure thing. I did a careful exam of the colors and planted them side by side in pairs, with labels. I have many large stakes and wondered if you'd advise putting a large, clear, dry cleaner type bag over the whole pot with the stakes keeping the bag a good distance from the "trees" or would that just encourage early leafing out?
The Crape Myrtle trees look nothing at all like the rooted cuttings I have of my own Crape Myrtles. Time will tell, I'm sure.
I don't think you'd need to put any kind of cover or bagging over dormant woody plants, unless you were trying to "force" them.
If you are worried about dessication, then just periodically spritz them with water (like with a Windex bottle of water). Other than that, I think you could just about ignore them.
What is the range of species that NADF distributes these days? I always thought that they were touting native species, but I hear more stories about Koelreuteria and Lagerstroemia than oaks and redbuds.
Here's the list (2 plants of each cultivar):
Sargent Crabapple (Malus sargentii)
Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis)
Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
White Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
All spellings are as shown on their literature.
Is there a reliable site that shows the growth rate of each, sun or shade preferences, any fall color, eventual height and width?
Well - far be it from me to advocate that you look elsewhere but the site which you currently patronize...
I am not going to claim close knowledge of maritime NY gardening, but since I've grown all these plants I'll offer my experience. I'd hope others from the mid Atlantic to northeast region will weigh in with their experiences which more closely match your growing conditions.
**Sargent Crabapple (Malus sargentii) - slower growing compact crabapple, full sun, reasonable fall color in yellows/oranges, 10-12 feet by 10-12 feet
**Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) - medium to fast growing, full sun to full shade, yellow fall color, 20 feet by 20 feet
**Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum) - medium growth rate and very thorny, full sun, yellow/orange/scarlet fall color, 25 feet by 25 feet
**White Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) - medium growth rate, full sun to full shade, reddish orange to burgundy fall color, 20 feet by 20 feet
**Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata) - medium to fast growth rate, full sun, orange/yellow/golden fall color, 35 feet by 35 feet - watch this one seeding into cultivated areas (especially mulched beds) and unexpectedly elsewhere
**Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) - medium to fast growth rate, full sun, kaleidoscope fall color of brilliant reds/oranges/yellows/burgundies (most unappreciated aspect of this genus), 20 feet by 20 feet can be assumed but the range in this genus is pretty broad and the provenance of your plants is unknown
Interesting that these are all small to medium trees, with no shade tree species included.
You've been a very big help, VV, and I thank you.
The Washington Hawthorn is the one that concerns me due to the thorns. I'll have to give it a spot where it won't pose a problem.
I agree about the Crapemyrtle. The fall color is great on our Powhatan. The picture I posted shows it two years ago and that's when we moved it to a better spot to show off in fall.
I have also received trees years ago from Arbor Day and have a beautiful eastern Redbud tree that is close to 15' x 15' right now. The list Pirl has shown is similar to the standard trees they send out. I got rid of the Washington Hawthorne's because of the thorns, although my neighbors have a very nicely shaped one that is closing in on 20'. Several of the dogwoods are just now large enough to flower. The Goldenraintree's have been ignored so far and are in pots buried in the ground which has limited their growth. Plan to "free" one this spring and see what becomes of it.
If you lose the color guide just ask them for another, it never has changed to my knowledge. Only concern is if the paint on the tree's wears off, still the leaves on these should be easy to identify and since they only send out a limited type of tree so that reduces the possible type.
I planted them in sets of two and each set has my label on them. The Hawthorns just may end up on a small vacant strip of land around here.
Not to be a buzz kill but a while back I was going to order from them but first did some checking as they were bombarding us with flyers and surveys which seemed odd. I then read that John Rosenow founder and CEO of the National Arbor Day Foundation pays himself a salary of 369K (as reported by Charity Navigator) and I also have read that they sell their mailing list to everyone. Patti
Oops, just checked again and now I see John Rosenow Chief Executive Officer got a raise in June 2011 to $380,164 which is 1.03% of Expenses . Maybe he has now paid himself more. Patti
Actually I have no quarrel with the man's salary. They wouldn't be paying him if they felt he wasn't worth the money. Mailing lists are so widely circulated that it would be hard for anyone to get much more junk mail than we already get. The CEO's of so many companies get salaries in the millions that his looks skimpy compared to others.
Anyhow, we were all here to talk about the trees, right?
my better half sent in a donation and the trees came this spring....color coded of course! i got the same ones that you did, pirl, minus the crabapple and the hawthorn. the only ones that made it are the redbuds but that's okay with me. i'm actually surprised that any of them made it! lol
i'm hoping to see a burst of growth this spring!
Me, too!
Happy New Year!
a salary that high for a charity is wrong
Many CEO's of non profits make millions:
Aren't we here to talk about the trees?
the Benjamen's are made from trees :)
i'm dense today......what is a benjamen?
slang for money with a picture of Franklin on them
oh, lol. Benjamin Franklin....all i could think of was Ficus benjamina....the spelling threw me!
Ficus benjamina - LOL!!!
Very pretty! That's a good tip, too!
Thanks pirl. Tinfoil has worked for about 2 years now. Before that there was so much cat excrement in it, I thought I was going to pass out when I carried it outside in the Spring!
At least it got fertilized heavily for a while I suppose!
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I came up with a few situations mostly connected with jobs. They are all a figment of my imagination. Are there any mistakes?
More and more developing countries are beginning to implement a system, in which a worker can decide for himself how to work. Until recently people could either work fixed hours or have no job at all. Now they seem to have been given the chance to choose how to work. For example, if a person has a family to look after and he cannot work the whole day he may work freelance or flexi-time depending what he can do. This standard system is likely to make life better in Third World countries.
I work as an assembly-line worker. Though my job is mind-numbing because you have to do the same thing the whole day, the salary is comparatively high for such a job. The chief reason for it is we have recently got a new boss who is willing to modernise our company. He says increasing salaries is the first step towards modernisation.
A. Hello! How are you keeping?
B. Hi! Quite well, thanks. And you?
A. Not so bad, thanks. How's your new job?
B. Wonderful! As you know, I'd never been on the night shift before I started working in 'A'. Now that I've been working there for over two weeks I realise why you advised me to move to another place. Even though I've sometimes got a heavy workload and occasionally have to meet a deadline I find my job really great!
It's quite clear that people have always wanted to have a glamorous job that would give them a lot of money. A job usually shows what kind of person you are. It's always been diffciult to get a well-paid job without having the appropriate qualifications for it.
I also have a question on English Grammar. Here it is:
What pronoun should I use in the following sentence?
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The following is from W-B Pen & Watch, they have an awesome Pencyclopedia of Fountain Pen Companies which includes a lot of obsure and difficult to find information, including information about the company which made this week's featured pen, Morrison.
Morrison Fountain PensMorrison Fountain Pen Company1547 Broadway
79 5th Ave.
Morrison was a pen company that made some great pens [and some not so great ones]. Their flattop and overlay pens of the 1920s were of good quality. Morrison did make the mistake of resisting the change-over to celluloid pens. Their filigree and overlay pens are almost identical to the ones sold by Diamond Point and Kritzler. They made some nice oversize pens in hard rubber and then celluloid. These pens resemble other pens of the same period and Morrison never made anything exceptional or truly unique.
Their military pen of the 1940s was named "The Patriot" and had the logo of the branches of the US armed forces applied to the angled top of the cap. These pens had a inferior suction style filling system that is very difficult to repair. They claimed that the all plastic filler was necessary because of the war effort.
The most common problem found on Morrison pens is a loose clip. While they appear to be riveted they are in fact held on by 2 small nails pushed through the clip and bent over inside the cap by the insertion of the inner cap. Most of their pens of the 20s and 30s have these "riveted" clips, although there are some with "Z" style clips.
After WWII they seemed to settle into making some low end fountain pens and continued up to the 1950s. They also sold pens under the "Union" and "Roxy" names. The Union pens seem to be from the 1920s and 30s and the Roxy seem to be from the 40s and 50s.
I searched the web for another reference to this pen and although I found one or two other "Black Beauty"s for sale, none of them were ringtops and I could find no other information about this pen.
The best information additional about Morrison comes from Richard Binder's blog, dealing with an entirely different pen, The Patriot.
I was also lucky enough to score a bottle of REAL Sheaffer's King's Gold from Pendemonium during one of their Midnight Madness sales so you'd better sign up to receive the notice, you never know what you might be missing.
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Library Service History
Although libraries in some form or other can be traced back over 2,000 years before Christ, public libraries as we know them today first appeared in the second half of the 19th century. The establishment of public libraries was one aspect of a general movement for better educational facilities and opportunities from around 1850 onwards.
The first public library in Aberystwyth came into being almost by accident and one of the Powells of Nanteos, C E I Powell was, unknowingly at the time, to play an important role in establishing a library. It all started in 1871 when Mr Powell of Nanteos offered his large and valuable collection of paintings to the town council on condition that the council provided a suitable room, gallery or museum to house them. In order to do this the council would have to adopt the 1855 Public Libraries Act but there was no intention at this stage of establishing a public library. A public meeting was then held at the Town Hall on 6th December 1871 and it was at this meeting that the idea of providing a library rather than an art gallery or museum was put forward for the first time. The Town Council adopted the idea and decided its policy would be to provide a library and an art gallery. The biggest supporter at the meeting was the Reverend E 0 Phillips, Vicar of Llanbadarn Fawr. He saw the library as a great power for good which would help to change the habits of the young people of the town.
There followed a bitter dispute between the Town Councillors concerning the location of the library and art gallery with some in favour of the Town Hall and others in favour of the Market Hall. Mr Powell then gave an ultimatum that if everything were not resolved to his satisfaction by lst August 1872 he would withdraw his offer. The arguments and the wrangling continued and the date passed without anything being done. Mr Powell withdrew his offer and the pictures and museum were lost. But not so the public library because the decision to back a public library remained.
There followed a period of inactivity and during this time the Aberystwyth Observer and the Cambrian News especially, played a major role in arousing and maintaining interest in the idea of having a public library in Aberystwyth. In the autumn of 1873 pressure was growing on the Town Council to site the library at Compton House, Pier Street. It was finally decided in April 1874 to occupy the premises and the first ever public library in Aberystwyth was opened in Compton House, Pier Street on 13th October 1874. The first librarian was Edward Hughes. The library consisted of a mere two rooms and it was reported that the library was well used with the books in continuous demand but that they were in a very poor condition.
In 1882 the library was moved to the Assembly Rooms which were leased to the council for twenty-one years. Ironically George Powell, Nanteos, owned them and over the years he had donated hundreds of books to the library and left money in his will to purchase new books. He obviously was not a man to bear grudges! Mr Hughes, the librarian, died in 1886 and was succeeded by John Jenkins. When he died eight years later in 1894 his daughter Miss M A Jenkins succeeded him.
The 21-year lease of the Assembly Rooms expired in 1903 and the council decided to move the library back to Pier Street, this time to the Old Banking Library at the corner with Eastgate. The library, however, did not remain in Pier Street for long, for about this time Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire philanthropist gave £3,000 to build a new library. A Public Library Sites Committee was formed and finally a site in Corporation Street was recommended. A competition was held with a prize of 30 guineas to see which architect would design the new library. Forty-eight plans were submitted and the winner was Walter Payton of Birmingham. David Davies, Llandinam, laid the foundation stone in July 1905 and on Friday, 20th April 1906 Mrs Vaughan Davies, wife of the local MP, formally opened the current library in Corporation Street.
In 1909 Miss Jenkins, who had been librarian at three different sites - the libraries in the Assembly Rooms, Pier Street and Corporation Street - resigned on her marriage and T B Hall was appointed librarian. He was librarian for nine years and following his death in 1918 another Mr Hall was appointed, this time W R Hall.
Also in 1918 the Cardiganshire Rural Libraries were established with the aid of the Camegie UK Trust and a Central Repository was set up at 56 Portland Street. There now existed a County Library (the Cardiganshire Rural Libraries), and a Town Library (the Aberystwyth Public Library). In 1925 tentative attempts were made to amalgamate them followed by another attempt in 1931 but nothing came of these. W R Hall resigned as librarian in 1931 after thirteen years in the post and he was succeeded by Rhys Jones.
In 1947 the Town Library and the Cardiganshire Rural Libraries were amalgamated to form the Cardiganshire Joint Library with the whole County Library transferred to the Town Library in Corporation Street. Ivor Davies, a London Welshman with roots in the Tregaron area, was appointed to be the first librarian of the Joint Library in 1947. He decided to make a fresh start and to try and set the foundations for the future. He recognised the need to make it easier for country people to borrow books. The County Council could not assist him financially but money was made available by Mrs Alban Davies of Llanrhystud and the first mobile van appeared in the county. It was also the first in Wales. There were also a shortage of staff and Ivor Davies appealed to the National Library for help and Alun R Edwards was released 'on loan' to the Cardiganshire Joint Library. Ivor Davies was starting to get the library organised but sadly in October 1949 he died suddenly at the age of 36.
Alun R Edwards was appointed librarian and started on his work on lst January 1950. Over the next quarter of a century he was to revolutionise the Cardiganshire library services and with his vision and pioneering work he transformed and expanded the role of the library and made it much more than a place to borrow books. Among other things the mobile library scheme was expanded to cover the whole of the county, book discussion groups were set up, book quizzes were held throughout the county, the first cassette library was established and a compilation of talks on Welsh life past and present made. He also played a major role in setting up the Welsh Books Council and the College of Librarianship.
During this time the lending library at Aberystwyth was enlarged in 1958 and the house next door was acquired ten years later. With reorganisation in 1974 libraries came under the control of Dyfed County Council. Alun R Edwards was appointed as the Dyfed librarian and was to remain in this post until his retirement in 1980. John Richards was appointed in 1974 as the Area Librarian for Cardiganshire with responsibility for the Aberystwyth Public Library and the other libraries in Cardiganshire. Mr Richards, was to remain in the post for nearly five years years until his untimely death in 1978.
Geraint Lewis was appointed Librarian in 1979. A native of Ynysybwl near Pontypridd but now living in Llangwyryfon, Mr Lewis first joined the staff of the Aberystwyth Library in 1970. He has recently published Geiriadur Gomer i'r Ifanc, the first ever Welsh dictionary for young people.
The year 1996 has seen the wheel turn full circle and Aberystwyth Public Library is now back under Ceredigion County Council. Geraint Lewis has been appointed Assistant Director of Education and Community Services responsible for Libraries, Museums and Archives with William Howells who has been deputy to Mr Lewis since 1982 appointed County Libraries Officer.


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I think there's a distinction from porting to the newest release (0.94.x, which is not yet really widely deployed, though starting to get there) compared to porting to a one-old release (0.92.x). I think we should be especially conservative about adding even non-invasive features to "stable" branches. The higher the "y" in 0.x.y, the more conservative we should be, since it implies that branch has gone through quite a bit of stabilization and we should avoid risk. -Todd On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Ted Yu <email@example.com> wrote: > Hi, > As release manager of 0.92.x, I want to poll your opinion on porting policy > from 0.94 to 0.92 > > Earlier there was email thread 'Porting policy from 0.96+ to 0.94'. > From that thread, I think there was green light for porting non invasive, > small new features if some committer/party shows interest. > My interpretation of 'non invasive' is that the feature doesn't change > HFile format or IPC protocol. We would always guarantee rolling upgrade > from earlier 0.92 release to newer release. > > Particular JIRA leading to this poll: > HBASE-6726 Port HBASE-4465 'Lazy-seek optimization for StoreFile scanners' > to 0.92 > > Your comment is welcome. -- Todd Lipcon Software Engineer, Cloudera
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Well it's been a week, so it's time to check in with my progress on Nutrisystem!
This week, I'm down 1.5 pounds. That's not a lot, but it's right on par with the suggested weekly weight loss of any healthy diet plan, Nutrisystem included, which suggest you lose between 1 & 2 lbs. per week.
I totally could have done better though. I "cheated" with dinners the first two days, since I had food in my fridge that was going to go bad {I didn't know when my shipment of foods would come & had gone grocery shopping earlier in the week}. I also cheated with lunch once when I was at work & realized I had left my lunch at home. I can't really leave for lunch, so I ordered off of the food service truck that comes by. AND, it was obviously Valentine's Day this week, so I totally had a couple of pieces of the candy I bought for Shane.
But overall, I was really good about sticking to the plan. Cheating on 3 out of 21 meals isn't too bad if you ask me, especially for my first week. I also didn't do all my exercise this week- I was still adjusting to life on Nutrisystem and didn't want to overwhelm myself. I plan on making this a priority this week though, that way next week I'll have a bigger number to report!
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May 13, 2008 Sarah Hall Uncategorized
Longtime Liverpool activist Sharon Fulmer died Saturday May 10 at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center of complications from multiple myeloma.
Fulmer had also served as president of the Liverpool Public Library Board of Directors and had worked for nearly two decades as a reporter and editor of The Review, dating back to when it was known as The Liverpool-Salina Review.
Fulmer was also active at Liverpool First United Methodist Church and worked as director of communications for the North Central New York Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Although she had stepped down as LPL Board president in 2004, Fulmer remained a member of the board.
40-year Liverpool resident
According to Linda Loomis, Fulmer's friend and former co-editor of The Review, Fulmer was born Jan. 17, 1942 to Rev. Luther Ridgeway and his wife, Emma. In 1964, she married David Fulmer; they moved to the village in 1966. In their home on Meyers Road, the Fulmers raised three children: son Scott, now married to Michelle, whose daughter Morgen attends Long Branch Elementary; daughter Melissa, a music teacher at LBE and Soule Road Elementary who, with husband Scott Cannan, has a son, Matthew; and son Andrew, who is expecting his first child with wife Kelly in August.
Survivors also include two sisters: Sally Eldred of Cooperstown and Sandra Stansbury and her husband James of Bradenton, FL; a sister-in-law, Beverly Ridgeway of Fort Worth, TX; ten nieces and nephews and several great nieces and great nephews, and a legion of friends. She is predeceased by her brother, R. David Ridgeway.
Fulmer began at The Review as a freelance reporter in 1972. She quickly rose to the position of co-editor. While she was at the helm, The Review won more than two dozen awards from the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest, including Best Front Page, Best Coverage of Local Government and Best Coverage of Education. Fulmer was also instrumental in redesigning the paper, working with renowned graphic designer Mario Garcia. In recognition of her efforts, the Syracuse Press Club honored Fulmer with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.
In 1993, Fulmer became managing editor of Eagle Newspapers, which then published more than a dozen suburban weeklies. In 1994, she was elected president of the statewide New York Press Association.
Her sister, Sally Eldred, had also worked as a reporter for The Review before becoming director of the Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. More recently the two sisters worked together out of an office at the Gleason Mansion where they established Myredith Press, a desktop-publishing business, frounded after Fulmer left The Review in 1995.
One of the reasons for Fulmer's long service to the library was her lifelong interest in history and genealogy. She was a member of both the Liverpool Historical Society and the Historical Association of Greater Liverpool.
LPL board member since 1972
"We knew her condition was quite serious," said LPL Board President George Alessio. "Last Wednesday (May 7) we had it all set up that she would attend the board meeting from her home via video conferencing, but then we learned that she had been hospitalized."
During her tenure as LPL Board president the library suffered setbacks when voters defeated an expansion project and later rejected the 2003 budget.
"She didn't let us become discouraged," Alessio recalled. She always maintained a positive outlook, he said.
Although Fulmer's recent illnesses were serious, she hardly slowed down.
"Even though she was sick," noted LPL Board member Michelle Welcher, "she was still doing so much. She's been so much a part of that board for so long it's going to be hard to replace her."
Indeed, Fulmer joined the board in 1972. She served almost continuously until the present. LPL Executive Director Elizabeth Dailey praised the contributions Fulmer had made to the library over the years.
"She had very high standards," Dailey said. "She always wanted the staff to be the best they could be. She always made it a point, as a board member, to make sure that all of the community was being served."
Dailey said Fulmer was the driving force behind bringing computer technology to LPL.
"She immediately saw the potential of technology for public libraries," she said. "She helped the Liverpool library become one of the first to use it."
Dailey agreed with Welcher that Fulmer would be hard to replace.
"I know how much we'll miss her," she said. "She helped make us a better library."
A Liverpool promoter
Fulmer's death came just 15 days after Liverpool First emerged victorious after its hard-fought five-year battle against locating a Wal-Mart Supercenter on Route 57.
"We're absolutely thrilled," Fulmer told The Review on April 26. "We knew we were right from the start, that Route 57 was just the wrong location for a store of that size. So we're pleased that they made the decision that they should have made. It's wonderful news."
"Wal-Mart probably hated her," joked Joseph Spado, a friend of Fulmer's. "They probably couldn't stand the sight of her."
Spado, a music teacher with the Liverpool Central School District and director of the Liverpool Community Chorus, of which Fulmer was one of the original members, said he had known her since childhood.
"I knew her my whole adult life and most of my kid life," he said. "She was such a great lady."
Spado recalled her efforts on behalf of the village and the community.
"She was really a Liverpool person," he said. "She was so pro-Liverpool — she was always doing everything to promote Liverpool.
Founder of Liverpool First
That love of her community prompted Fulmer to start Liverpool First, a small organization meant to promote village life and protect it from outside influences like Wal-Mart.
"Liverpool First started as a small group in 2002," remembered Liverpool Mayor Marlene Ward. "She was chair and my husband, Ace, was co-chair. She did a lot of behind-the-scenes work, writing and so forth."
Because of her newspaper background, Fulmer maintained a long list of community contacts.
"Sharon knew everybody," Ward said.
Alessio agreed. "She supported so many activities she had a good pulse on everything," he said. "Whenever you needed any kind of information about something happening in the community, she knew right where to go."
Rooted for Yankees
Fulmer was a rabid fan of the New York Yankees and would travel to the Bronx to see them play live whenever the chance arose.
Mayor Ward recalled journeying to the Big Apple with Fulmer one autumn weekend.
"Her brother had connections apparently, and he got her four tickets to 'Saturday Night Live,'" Ward said. "She gave Ace and I better seats than she took herself, and, gosh, we really enjoyed ourselves. Another time we introduced her to the Carnegie Deli and those delicious pickles."
Everyone had fond memories to share of the local activist. All expressed sadness that someone who had so embodied the community was gone.
"You know that contest they have at the high school every year, Mr. Liverpool?" Spado said. "Well, she was Mrs. Liverpool. That was her legacy We lost a good person. Hopefully young people will pick up the gauntlet and carry on her legacy."
There will be a memorial service for Fulmer at 2 p.m. Sunday May 25 at the Liverpool First United Methodist Church. Gifts in her memory may be made to Camp Casowasco, P.O. Box 1515, Cicero, NY 13039, or The Memorial Fund for Piano at Liverpool First United Methodist Church, 604 Oswego St., Liverpool, 13088.
Sarah Hall is the editor of the Eagle Star-Review and the Baldwinsville Messenger. The 2012 winner of the Syracuse Press Club's Selwyn Kershaw Professional Standards Award, she has been with Eagle Newspapers since 2006. She is a Liverpool native.
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Namco has proven time and time again that there's none better when it comes to porting its arcade games to home gaming consoles. In just about every case, the home player is given a product that is better than what was offered in the arcades, with the only thing better about the arcade versions being either slightly better graphics or really kick-ass cases.
This trend doesn't look to end with Namco's arcade-to-home port of its arcade motorcycle racing game 500GP, which is going by the title of Moto GP on PlayStation 2. Everything about this game, from the graphics to the gameplay and the features, has been improved for its home release and PlayStation 2 owners that buy it will get a game that's better than what it is in the arcades.
The only downside is that it's just not that good of a game to begin with. Sure, it's an arcade style racing game and things like believable physics and collisions aren't things that we should really spend too much time bitching about, but the game's biggest flaw is that it's not really that much fun to play. The tracks aren't too interesting, the control is a bit awkward, and the sense of speed is just not there. An arcade racing game should really have a good sense of speed, especially one based on motorcycles, and this one just doesn't have it.
It might be an improvement over the arcade game, but that's just not enough in this case. So, unless you're a diehard fan of the arcade game or just some freak that must buy every single Namco product that's released, this will probably be a game that you should stay away from. Of course, the game isn't complete and it's entirely possible that things could change before it hits retail. But, given that it's a port of an arcade game, there's not likely going to be major changes to it in the gameplay department. That's too bad because it's a very pretty game with excellent bike modes, nice looking tracks and plenty of visual appeal. It's just not that fun to play.
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FOXBORO For a while there, it seemed the only thing Chad Ochocinco could catch was flak for dropping so many passes in practice.
For any player new to a team like Ochocinco, there's a process involving learning the system, thinking through it and ultimately resulting in simply playing the game.
The learning curve for Ochocinco is still evident, but there's little doubt that one of the most prolific receivers in the NFL in recent years, is starting to get into a nice little groove.
That certainly was the case on Monday, as Ochocinco wowed the sometimes drenched, but always enthused Patriots crowd with a slew of acrobatic catches.
It was good to see, obviously.
But for Ochocinco as well as the rest of the Patriots, the first real measuring stick as far as where they are - and where they need to go - won't come until Thursday's preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"We certainly have a long way to go in terms of taking our plays and making them situation-friendly, being able to do them at the right time and with very specific situations and so forth," said Patriots coach Bill Belichick. "It's a big week for us; we've got a lot to do here."
It's still early and there's a lot of kinks that still need to be ironed out, but that won't stop Tom Brady from wanting every play to work perfectly . . . NOW!
For most of Monday's practice, Brady made the receiver's job for the most part a three-part operation.
Get open. Look for the ball. Clasp the ball.
But on the few plays where Brady either added a few degrees of difficulty with a not-so-Brady-like throw, or just chucked it where it didn't need to go, he was visibly angry at himself.
Kevin Faulk, Brandon Spikes, Brandon Deaderick, Albert Haynesworth and Matt Light were among those out of practice on Monday.
Tackle Dan Connolly spent some time on the sideline on Monday with his right elbow heavily wrapped in ice.
Guard Logan Mankins was laboring a bit after taking a shot to the midsection.
Despite the heavy downpour on Monday, the Patriots fans - not to be confused with fair weather fans, mind you - literally weathered the storm with most of those in attendance prior to the heavy rain, remaining around after it stopped, only to start up again and eventually end shortly before practice ended.
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Dominic Monaghan is calling from paradise. Currently residing on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, The Lord of the Rings star is shopping for a birthday present for his mother. An avid surfer, he is enjoying his time on the tropical isle, but this is hardly a vacation. Instead he is starring as Charlie, a washed-up musician who survives a plane crash and must start a new life on a deserted island on ABC's Lost, one of the fall's most anticipated television shows. The brainchild of Alias creator J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof (formerly a writer/producer on Crossing Jordan), Lost features a large ensemble cast and some ongoing mysteries that are sure to keep viewers guessing. Little is initially revealed about Charlie—the bass player in a one-hit-wonder band whose members, he insists, are still together and due for a comeback—and early hints indicate he's hiding a pretty big secret.
Occasionally during our interview he stops to chat with a passerby who recognizes him from his role as the mischievous Hobbit, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck, from the Rings trilogy, and the actor is always gracious and friendly. He relished his time on the epic and remains close with his co-stars; three of the four hobbits will be reuniting in Hawaii for New Year's Eve. But he is clearly excited about his new project. Monaghan won the role of Charlie, even though the role was originally conceived for an older actor. "He was supposed to be a has-been rocker whose band had fallen off the map, like, 15 years earlier, but Dominic is 25 years old," Lindelof told Back Stage West. "So, he came in and read and just brought this great sense of humor to everything, [so] that we just rethought the character and said, 'Well, what if he wasn't an ex-rocker, but he was a one-hit wonder, and he just didn't realize it yet.'"
Having starred in one of the most successful franchises of all time, playing an artist who peaked too soon might seem like tempting fate to some actors, but Monaghan dismisses such a notion. "You know what, I didn't think about that until probably about halfway through," he admits. "This could have very easily been me; it could still be me. I could go from working on one of the most successful films of all time, and then my career could disappear. I did have a year after making The Lord of the Rings when I wasn't working, and I was kind of dealing with these same emotions of what to do next." During that year, the German-born and British-raised actor had moved to Los Angeles and was just like any other struggling actor—albeit one with a series of hit movies on the horizon. "I had a year of being kind of down and depressed and pissed off, and I did a bit of soul-searching," he recalls. "It was probably one of the most gratifying years of my life, looking back now, because I grew so much. I came out the other side a lot stronger and ready to get on with life."
While most people first took notice of him in Rings, the actor has been hard at work in the business for almost a decade. He was 17 when he landed a regular role on the British series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, which ran for four seasons. So he was hardly an overnight success at the time he was cast as Merry by director Peter Jackson. "I'm not really comfortable with the idea that people think, 'Oh, these lucky guys just came out of nowhere and got this gig on the greatest film of all time,'" he says. "I had to support years and years of working for something; I had to pay dividends. I worked for nine years so that I could get the opportunity to actually audition for Lord of the Rings." Many of those early jobs remain some of the actor's fondest. "Some of the work that I did, that I'm really proud of, has probably never been seen by anyone, because it's a small film or a tiny role in a play in Manchester somewhere," he says. "One of the big things as an actor, that you're explicitly aware of, is that you're only as big as the last great thing that you did."
For that reason, he has been picky about the roles he's taken post-Rings and wasn't actively looking to do a TV series. "I was in the middle of reading a lot of film scripts, and I actually said to my agent that I didn't think I wanted to do television until something really special came along," he says. That something special turned out to be Lost, which he says he was "blown away" by. Although he had never seen Alias, he rented the DVDs and met with Abrams, which sold him on the project. He has high hopes for the series, which was dubbed the "best new drama" by Entertainment Weekly, but he also knows nothing is a surefire hit. "Some of the greatest shows only last one season while Beverly Hills, 90210 ran, what, 12 seasons?" he says, with a laugh. "You never can tell."
Asked what his favorite part about doing the series is, Monaghan says he believes the best is yet to come. "I think once the show has been on the air awhile, the thing I'm going to enjoy more than anything is talking to people on the streets and finding out what they like about the show on a week-to-week basis," he enthuses. "Feedback is so accessible when you're on a weekly show. I think that's going to be amazing." Considering that the actor has been besieged by fans for the past four years, it's refreshing to hear that he has yet to tire of it. "I've had enough interactions with people along the way that if I was going to get pissed off at it, I would have been pissed off by now," he says. "I really don't mind; it's nice to have people come over and know what you do and be nice. It's always a really positive thing, it never becomes intrusive—unless you're in the middle of eating or someone starts to put their hands on you and won't let you leave."
Should his series get lost in the shuffle this fall, he has several film projects to look forward to. He'll play a "complete loser" in the crime comedy Spivs and a rock 'n' roller in the dark drama Shooting Livien, and then he'll appear in a kung fu movie called The Purifiers, based on the 1979 cult classic The Warriors. He is also co-writing a screenplay with his Rings co-star Billy Boyd about the discovery of America, in which they will star. "Billy and I spent a long amount of time together, and the producer of Lord of the Rings approached us a few times and said, 'You guys should really write something, because the way you guys speak is really inspiring, the kind of banter you have with each other,'" he says. "Billy and I both really enjoy writing together. We don't have a lot of time, but we're going to get together in the new year."
An advocate of creating his own work, Monaghan says, "I'm acutely aware that, as an artist, you need to try to immerse yourself in art to stay artistic. I try to get involved with any type of art and throw myself in with both feet. They say if you're working, you'll continue to work. If you keep being artistic, art will keep throwing itself towards you." And during those dry spells, the actor recommends remembering that you are not alone. "I think it's important for everyone to know that it's not just you that is going through this feeling of 'Should I give up?' or 'This industry is pointless and soul destroying.' It is. It is tough and a hard industry to be in, but everybody's experienced that, and if you persevere and you keep your head down and your eye on the prize, life has a funny way of working out," he says. "Also, time is a very interesting phenomenon. Just at the right time, at that perfect moment, it's all just going to make sense. So just stay positive; [that's] a really important thing." With that, the actor makes an impulse buy of a pair of gecko earrings and is back to the beach.


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About AMP 150
Amp 150 is a 200-seat restaurant and bar with an open casual feel playing up-beat rock and roll and serving tasty selections. For chef Dean, being "free" is a given and a way of life, not a marketing tool. With a farm to table approach for over 20 years in his restaurants, chef Max has spent his life exemplifying how ingredients define the experience.
Cleveland, OH 44135
Dining Style:
Casual Dining
Hours of Operation:
Breakfast: Monday - Friday: 6:00am - 11:00am, Saturday & Sunday: 7:00am - 11:00am; Lunch: Everyday: 11:00am - 5:00pm; Dinner: Everyday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Dress Code:
Casual Dress
Price Range:
$30 and under
Payment Options
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Phone Number:
(216) 706-8787
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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Please visit www.amp150.com for a calendar of upcoming special events.
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AMP 150 Ratings and Reviews
The restaurant is in the airport Marriott and so is convenient for anyone flying in or out. Although the main restaurant was closed for lunch, the full menu was available in the lounge. The food was good if a bit pricy but not ridiculously so, and the pick two thirteen dollar lunch deal is a bargain.
The food and service was great, as per all of our previous visits. Sonya's attention to detail was spot on. The ONLY disappointment was the absence of the Mussels on the menu. There is also a concern that the "Farm to Table" aspect as sorely missing.
We've been at Amp 150 thru Four chefs and still keep coming. We've traveled the USA and Amp 150 has the Best Mussels anywhere!
Please bring them back!
AMP 150 was recommended for the great food and service to us. We didn't get either one of those. The server, while knowledgeable, could have been more attentive and the service was a little slow - we were one of only a couple of tables that we could see. The starters that we ordered were good, yet unoriginal. I think the biggest disappointment was the entrée of scallops that my colleague and I ordered. For $25 we received 3 scallops on the plate. While the plate looked quite beautiful, the portion was completely under satisfying. I appreciated that the server offered a complimentary dessert, however I don't normally eat dessert and would have been more satisfied with a filling dinner.
First time here and it was a very good experience. Our server, Stephanie, was very friendly and knew everything about the menu. Her recommendations were very much appreciated. The entree's were very good and flavorful. Deserts were ok but nothing spectacular. The wine selection was nice but a little on the expensive side. All in all it was a very pleasant experience and the next time we are on the far west side of cleveland we will go back!
We were not impressed at all. I selected this restaurant because it was close to the airport and got decent reviews. We were meeting friends for brunch before they left to go back to Florida.
The waiter was not on top of things at all. We had to ask for a menu because he assumed we were going to eat the buffet. They he said he didn't think we could order from the menu but would ask his boss. About 10 minutes later he came back with a breakfast menu. Two of us were interested in lunch so we had to ask about getting a lunch menu. He again took some time to come back. Then when the food came, my and my husband's omelet was extremely small (was supposed to be three eggs), and the hash browns were under cooked and portion was also extremely small. The toast was not toasted. Our other friends were not impressed by the small portions either. The waiter was aloof during our whole visit. Would not recommend.
Did the tasting menu. Everything was very good, but all straight from the menu. My usual experience is the kitchen takes this as an opportunity to show off a bit, so that was surprising. Still worth it, but didn't blow my mind.
I have left positive reviews over the last several years and considered this location a hidden treasure. Not this time. I'm not one that adds salt but everything I ordered was prepared without even a dash of salt in its preparation. French onion soup arrived but no soup spoon. Finally got up and asked someone for a spoon. Soup was strangely bland I could not eat it even adding salt and pepper. Who adds salt to French onion and the lamb meatballs over risotto did not have a grain of salt in its preparation. Another family member ordered steak and was shocked at such a small portion finally came. Had to ask for coffee and bread and butter. The kids meal was fine. They were really having an off day. Very disappointing since we specifically went there to enjoy a pleasant family meal.
Since we went for the Mother's Day brunch, I expected to pay more and was not disappointed. However, the quality of the food was very mediocre and I was a bit unnerved by the 20% tip added to the bill. While our waitress was very good, all she had to do was bring us water and coffee, and I don't consider the minimal service provided worth a tip of that size. And BTW, I always tip 20% no matter where I eat. It was disappointing for a Marriott establishment.
Ridiculous... Amp 150 advertised a Mother's Day brunch online and I called to verify the menu for the occasion... I asked about a specific dish that my wife enjoys and whether it would be available and I was told it was available both "on the menu" and "at request from the chef's table"... I brought my family and my in-laws to what I thought would be a nice sit-down Mother's Day brunch and it turned out to be a pathetic breakfast buffet that would be fairly standard at any main stream hotel.
This was a really nice place to eat. The Tomahawk pork chop was melt in your mouth delicious. We had the beets and brussel sprouts as an appetizer and it did not disappoint. We loved the service, the staff, and the food. I could not find a thing we didnt like. I was surprised the place wasn't packed to the roof. We will definately be back.
This is one of our favorite places to enjoy a meal. We like getting the tasting dinner. Of all of the times we have been this was our worst experience. The choices of the chef were not well executed and we were served a main course of 6 muscles which is typically an appetizer. I think we will find a new favorite
We went for Sunday Brunch at 10:30 AM, and the restaurant was almost empty (we expected more people considering it's in a hotel). Two people in the party had the buffet, and the others ordered off the menu. Overall we enjoyed our meals. Those who got the buffet commented that nothing had much seasoning (sausage, bacon, eggs, potatoes), but otherwise tasted fine. The classic breakfast was a bigger than expected portion.
I don't like to post negative reviews, but I was very unhappy with the experience. The price of the Easter buffet was $35 per person, which was fine when I thought the food would be at least partially homemade. In addition to the price per person, we were quite surprised by a mandatory 20% gratuity that had been added to the bill. It is not customary to add a gratuity for a party of less than 8 people (we had 4)--particularly for a BUFFET. Our server was generally attentive. The chef did walk around and ask us how we were doing. I declined to give him negative feedback as I didn't want to ruin the mood for my family or neighboring diners.
We recently attended a Sunday Brunch for $18 downtown that far surpassed the expectations I had for this one. I may try the restaurant again, but I will most certainly avoid the holiday brunch in the future.
Delicious. Salad was fresh & tasty. Fried Goat Cheese, Amazing! Korean BBQ Wings are a nice twist. Dessert was fantastic as well. The Crispy Cheesecake is a great take on the boring cheesecake. It is rich & creamy inside a light & flaky package. Wow! The Chocolate Tart was pure indulgence.
Went here with friends after the auto show. Convenient location, excellent and attentive service, interesting new menu, good specialty cocktails, onion soup was great and not too salty; appetizers were the best, entrees were good but not particularly unique
We stayed at the Airport Marriott prior to leaving on a cruise and decided to eat dinner at AMP 150. Big mistake. The appetizers were the best part although the Brussels Sprouts were over cooked and without texture. They did, however, taste good. The entrees were old tasting and dry. The shank had no sauce, was tough and tasted like it was left over. The tacos were limp, the shells not toasted and were left sitting on the plate. Our server, Susan was excellent so we did not blame her. There were only 2 other tables when we ate so there was no excuse for the poor quality of the food. We would not go back!
Amp150 has been a favorite, it was a hidden gem. Last night it totally missed. Something changed and the food was just average. Everything needed salt and a bit of acid. It was like they were at home trying to recreate what Amp used to be. I believe the chef changed and it shows.
Check out the framed reviews as you enter this restaurant, located in a hotel lobby. The food described there, creative and using local ingredients, is not what they are serving any longer. That chef left, and so did his successor. Now there is an assortment of highly overpriced and poorly seasoned dishes. There is an Ohio sirloin for $26; at that price, I'd expect rib steak. I ordered fried Brussels sprouts with caramelized onions; why did that dish need honey. I also ordered baked gnocchi "Mac," which consisted of ricotta and cream cheese, doused with MAPLE SYRUP?? There was supposed to be chorizo in there; i didn't notice any. A guest ordered a caprese flat bread. It was $15 for bread, a little pesto, and cheese. The servers were friendly and helpful. There were four TVs in the bar playing a loud football game throughout our dinner. Not going back.
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The University expects all students to adhere to accepted norms of intellectual honesty. Any form of plagiarism is a violation of these norms. Boston College refers to plagiarism as "the act of taking the words, ideas, data, illustrations, or statements of another person or source, an presenting them as one's own. Each student is responsible for learning and using proper methods of paraphrasing and footnoting, quotation, and other forms of citation, to ensure that original author, speaker, illustrator, or source of the material used is clearly acknowledged" (/catalog/univ/meta-elements/ssi/integrity.shtml).
It is critical that you cite appropriately in the work that you do here in the Boston College graduate program. Theft of intellectual property (e.g., plagiarism) is blatantly wrong and can result in severe punishment. Not only is a student placing him/herself at risk of a lawsuit from the author/source of the stolen material, the student is also at risk for failure in the course and/or expulsion from the program.
The Graduate Programs and the University are working hard to make sure you have resources to guide you. Please take a few minutes to review some of the material that we have available to help you learn when and how to avoid plagiarism. Also, please be very cognizant of the fact that taking material from the internet without proper sourcing is still plagiarism!
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Ask anybody their opinion of New York City and they will say they either love it or hate it.
For Orlandos backup centre Marcin Gortat, The Big Apple is a dirty, dirty place.
"The only thing I remember about New York is -- it's sad -- but it's terribly dirty. And it smells bad, too, Gortat told the Orlando Sentinal. I'm sorry to say that, and I know New York fans will hate me probably. But it's an incredibly city, great city, great fans... I love the fans and I love the famous people. I remember my rookie year I was sitting in the second row trying to find as many famous people as possible. But now, the memories I got is it's just a dirty, dirty place."
The Magic were scheduled to meet the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden this past Tuesday, but due to debris falling from the ceiling during building maintenance the game was postponed.
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Consortium seeks to show total cost of EVs can be less than combustion engine reference car
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|EVs for use by Michelin and Siemens staffers in the project. (Photo: Sandra Göttisheim) Click to enlarge.
Michelin and Siemens, in cooperation with research partners at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, are launching a project to demonstrate that the total cost of electric vehicles can be less than that of a conventional combustion-engined car. In January 2013, the consortium was promised funding by Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport, Building, and Urban Development (BMVBS) under the Baden-Württemberg LivingLab BWe mobil showcase project.
The three-year, nearly €2-million (US$2.6 million) project will be funded by the BMVBF and the project partners at a ratio of 50:50.
Michelin and Siemens staff commute frequently between their German and French facilities in conventional vehicles. However, an electric vehicle may ultimately prove to be less expensive, even given the higher initial purchase cost, as every kilometer driven electrically costs less than driving on gasoline or diesel fuel.
Under the project, electric vehicles will be used by Michelin staff commuting from Alsace to the Michelin factory in Karlsruhe. Siemens staff members will use an electric instead of a gasoline-based vehicle for their trips between the factories in Karlsruhe and Haguenau, France (about 65 km, 40 miles). In both cases, utilization of the vehicles is planned to be increased, such that the electric vehicle will be less expensive than the reference car with a combustion engine at the end of the project.
If electric mobility is to be successful in Europe, it has to be economically efficient. We are looking for applications in which electric vehicles are cheaper than a reference car with a combustion engine. If the vehicle is used often, costs can be reduced considerably and the high purchasing price is compensated.—Dr. Olaf Wollersheim, head of the RheinMobil showcase project at KIT
Reaching the project objectives will require smart operation strategies for the vehicles, charging stations at the right places, and driver education, the partners said. Fraunhofer ISI and KIT have already studied user expectations and commercialization obstacles and know that factors such as high costs, small ranges, and limited availability of charging infrastructure deter people from using electric vehicles.
A new company—e-MotionLine—established by KIT graduates will supply vehicles for the project.
We take care of the selection of economically most efficient vehicles, coordinate the charging infrastructure, and train the users in using this new technology.—Max Nastold, managing director of e-MotionLine
For the recharging infrastructure, the RheinMobil partners will cooperate closely with the CROss-border Mobility for EVs (CROME) project funded by several German and French ministries.
In April 2012, the federal government selected four regions in Germany as "electric mobility showcases". In these regions, research and development of alternative drive trains are funded according to the decision made by German parliament. The RheinMobil project is one of about 40 projects in the Baden-Württemberg "LivingLab BWe mobil" electric mobility showcase.
In the Baden-Württemberg "LivingLab BWe mobil" showcase, more than 100 partners from industry, science, and public institutions are studying electric mobility in practice. The projects concentrate on the region of Stuttgart and the city of Karlsruhe. The projects address aspects of intermodality, fleets, commercial transport, infrastructure and energy, urban and traffic planning, vehicle technology, communication, and participation as well as training and qualification. "LivingLab BWe mobil" is coordinated by the State Agency for Electric Mobility and Fuel Cell Technology e-mobil BW GmbH and the Stuttgart Regional Economic Development Corporation (WRS).
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With batteries performance going up and their price going down, there are no reasons why future e-vehicles would not cost less to buy and much less to operate than their ICEVs equivalent.
The perceived price difference will progressively disappear in favor of future BEVs.
With few exceptions, ICEVs are on their way out.
Future cars and small trucks will be electrified. Future large trucks, inter-city buses, locomotives and heavy machinery will use improved FCs.
@ HarveyD
Prices on EVs will only come down if a new battery chemistry is developed which makes use of cheaper materials and lends itself to less costly production methods. Lithium Ion will never cut it.
@ Lad
Couldn't agree with you more. It's high time this Consortium and all other groups involved in studies of this nature realize "It's the Battery Stupid". That has been the one issue since the turn of the last century when EVs first hit the roads and were subsequently displaced by ICEVs. Enough of the studies already!
Much self-righteous indignation accompanies any privately funded effort to promote the use of ICEVs over EVs today.
What apoplexy would result if the government funded a program to demonstrate that the total cost of conventional combustion-engined cars is less than electric vehicles.
@ HarveyD
The perceived price difference MAY progressively disappear in favor of future BEVs.
With few exceptions, over the last 15 years, ICEVs have made greater strides in increasing fuel efficiency than battery powered vehicles.
Electrified cars and small trucks have remained available for 100 years, but acceptance has been minimal (even in the last 15 years).
Future cars, small trucks, large trucks, inter-city buses, locomotives and heavy machinery will most likely make much greater use of alternate technologies to reduce or eliminate oil consumption.
BEVs are not ready yet, may not be the long term solution and there is no consensus on charger standards. Seems premature to roll out charging infrastructure. My hunch is that since companies want the standard they use adopted they have lobbied to get chargers installed now so that the decision of which standard is a fait accompli.
They talk about the BEV being cost competitive. Bet they are not adding the cost of maintaining the roads (via fuel tax) to the BEV cost.
"We are looking for applications in which electric vehicles are cheaper than a reference car with a combustion engine": that surely would be a stop-start city journey rather than a highway trip.
I'm not against or for BEV but get annoyed when they overshadow more useful options. Target HEV and battery development and BEV will come if it is justified.
What/who is stopping this years old battery:
" And as for durability, DBM said the KOLIBRI battery's lifespan should be 10 years, or 5,000 charge cycles. Recharge time for a version like the one that went 284.3 miles might be only four minutes or so.
But what would it cost? An estimated price for a (larger) 98.8-kWh version was a paltry $1,100-$1,400 (€800-€1,000)."
German government lab tested and monitored by http://gm-volt.com
With fuel costs often being the major operational cost (if many miles are driven) electric vehicles can save money.
However, electric rates can rise, and this variable changes the equation markedly. I pay 12c/Kwh below 1000KWH/month. 18c above that rate. Those living in other locations pay 30c/Kwh. Huge difference. If power cost that much in certain locations, it's a fair bet it could rise to that level everywhere.
Its a lot more marketing and demographics than you think.
It never ceases to amaze me that environmentalists continue to shoot themselves in the foot by thinking that people will buy because of studies like this. People buy because they are investing in something that makes their life better. They are less likely to buy or are part of a small minority of ideologues if they are being preached to or told it is the right thing to do. There are a lot fewer people than one would believe, irrespective of whatever simplistic polls you can find or inciteful blogs you read, that people will invest in a vehicle because it saves the earth or cuts dependency on foreign oil. Really. All other factors being equal and necessary, an EV won't win because of ethics or values. If it is not better that the current, it will not win -not even heavily subsidized. Not in the US. Which brings us to marketing and demographics. What these EV companies should be doing is targeting middle and upper-middle class people who fundamentally buy SUVs. Battery weight and price sensitivity is less of an issue with them. They are the early adopters, the non-enviro partisans, the consumers that push us beyond mediocrity. Get range extenders and sell them on the 'rarely have to fill up again at an inconvenient gas stations during your daily commute' and 'power up on your own time' messages out there and you'll be selling EV Escalades far faster than volts or the other nonsense. Convenience and comfort over ethics always. always. It is the most delicious irony that the saviors of the world will actually be those who care about it least, the McMansion owners with their heavy vehicle fleets. Imagine the Escalade pulling up beside the hybrids and limited PHEVs, and then being able to say that their vehicle is completely EV powered and that they have not used (personally, not grid) any fossil fuels (and may have on-site renewables). Watch the dirty hippies cringe for it is no longer them that have the higher moral ground. Technology acceptance is in the hands of the monied. The trickle down effect of course is that smaller vehicles - for the huddling masses - will then be available, as SUVs will make up the majority of the auto industry profit margin (hey, just like in the late 90's and early 00's). Just like super successful Apple - sell the lifestyle.
There are 101+ ways to promote electrified vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs and eventually BEVs and FCEVs) starting with:
1. Progressively stop subsidizing Oil, NG-SG and Coal.
2. Apply a progress meaningful emission fee/tax on all fossil fuels and ICEVs, NG and coal fired power plants.
3. Subsidize (for a limited time - 15 years max) the production and distribution of Clean Electricity.
4. Finance a huge ($150+B) R&D storage units project to arrive at 5/5/5 by or before 2020/2022.
5. Subsidize, for a limited time (10 years max), the initial lower cost storage units mass production.
6. Finance a huge ($50+B) R&D to develop ultra light, low cost, vehicle body and e-ancillaries.
7. Subsidize, for a limited time (10 years max), the initial lower cost mass production of ultra light car bodies and e-ancillaries.
8. Initiate a progressive income tax change based on a flat 30%, applied at source on ALL REVENUES. Remove ALL LOOPHOLES, Compensate the lower and middle classes with allowances.
In other words, the decision making has to progressively move from the 3% to the 97% to be able to come up with essential national programs and real democracy.
"With fuel costs often being the major operational cost "
That is what is called a mutually exclusive assumption. Since BEV have very limited range, you can not drive a lot.
"it's a fair bet it could rise to that level everywhere. "
Not really! The cost of making 95% of power is under 5 c/kwh. What you are seeing is hidden taxes.
"use falling solar power prices "
Solar city does not tell you what it costs to make power. Solar city is a scam and those who think I am wrong may want to have thier attorney review the contract before you sign away your house.
@Kit P, I've given you 45 minutes of pro-nuclear video you were to lazy to watch over six minutes of.
Add these SolarCity 'greenies' to your "Walmart wants to greenwash" world(same link):
Walmart 100+ Locations Watch Video
CA, AZ, NM, OR — 9 Locations
King Estate Winery
Eugene, OR — 947 kW
San Jose, CA — 650 kW
Lancaster, CA — 617 kW
Heritage Paper
Livermore, CA — 528 kW etc.
It's disgusting to think utility customer over-billings finance your cumulative ignorance, salary, and potential pension.
@kelly: well, i'm not an SUV driving or middle-class (yet) person myself, but the world needs a shake-up when they think that the typical $50k american family will have 'saving the earth' as anywhere on their radar when buying a new vehicle. Every new successful disruptive technology has almost always come from above - high income, early adopter types. They take risks. They want to be first. Let them. Autos are no different than mid-to-high-end entertainment systems or powerful personal computers in their selling demographic targets. I have no personal concern if 80% of all high-range EVs are $60k+ or $700/month lease for the first five years of roll-out as long as they're well-engineered and reliable. Why try to sell to everyone when the majority of engineering problems have to do with it making it on the low-end of the buyer scale - weight, pack placement, cycle expectations, etc. Those are economy-people concerns. Trying to be politically correct or popular with EV roll-out is just killing it. Further, I find it amusing to no end that many of the people on this blog get so concerned with irrelevant concepts like energy density, per kWh costing, etc. When driving styles and lifestyle concerns are so variable as to make such concepts irrelevant even with the same person driving for many different reasons (commute vs. chores vs trip). Even battery range concerns disappear when you get to F150 and full-size SUV weights. The Tesla X will be a greater bell-weather for right-demographic introductions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_X. Later this year, maybe?
... continued - 'high-end purchasers should be targeted first'
I think if 30% of the top 10% (income) of american drivers bought a high-end fully-electric SUV/ pick-up-equivalent in the first 5-7 years from their early 2014 availability, that would be almost 10 million bought - very successful EV penetration in my opinion. Sorry regular people, the health of the industry depends on you waiting. Ask not for EVs to be made affordable for you, but what you can do to afford a quality EV (paraphrased, as you might have noticed).
Jer, one passenger use SUVs and 15 mpg pickups don't help anyone and the SUV master went bankrupt, costing each taxpayer $100's in bailouts.
"I find it amusing to no end that many of the people on this blog get so concerned with irrelevant concepts like energy density, per kWh costing, etc." SO, ok - Green Car Congress is not your 'cup of tea'.
kelly: I am sympathetic to your concerns about inefficient lifestyle choices, but the reality is that the US will never be Europe, they don't want to be, and we can wish all we want that people will make 'easy' and 'world-friendly' efficiency choices - the low hanging fruit, as it were. But these choices don't appear to make people happy with all their extra disposable income. I believe that we need to accept that and optimize people's choices rather than remove those choices in 'their own best interest'. A happy, productive citizen doing the not-quite-right thing is more useful than the uninspired and marginally productive enviro-hero, in the sense of getting policies done and technology implemented. Sad truism.
In regards to the SUV bail-out, well, i am not an american - though i have lived off and on there for years, so i don't know all the details short of poor future demand planning on the car makers. Poor business decisions, poor risk management. who knows?
In regards to irrelevant concepts -- no, no. please don't stop with these analytical conversations. I am an engineer myself - though not mechanical. This fine tuning and detailed discussion is very interesting, but to think for a second that it has real world 'selling' value or that it covers all relevant assumptions is probably naive. I often wish that there was more than the few percent of technically-minded people that would consider such information in their life choices. Carry-on noble GCC, carry on!
Tesla Model S has 1,000s more reservations than high end MB S class or BMW 7 series autos, but not sure about an 'S' pickup truck market.
The lowly $28,000 Leaf seems already viewed as 'too expensive' and 'high end'. Folks forget ~80,000 miles of gasoline is included - electricity cost relative to gas - however many tens of $thousands in years of future fuel hikes.
There is also ~10 EV moving parts maintenance vs ICE $thousands.
@TT, I read the article last week and wondered:
How many average "stop n' go"/taxi city miles were driven?
Simple missing info, why.
"..that two drivers share the same vehicle in two 12-hour shifts, an average cab being used to pull double shifts could rack up 93,600 miles in a year or more." http://www.ehow.com/info_8446407_many-cab-driver-drive-yearly.html
Think an ICE taxi DOESN'T need maintenance(oil, transmissions, exhaust, etc, etc..) in the $1,000s?
The battery is about the only maintenance an EV drive train can have.
"..warranty will "protect against capacity loss in LEAF batteries that fall below nine bars, of the available 12 bars displayed on the vehicle's battery capacity gauge [so around 70%], for the first five years or 60,000 miles in the United States, whichever comes first. For LEAF vehicles whose batteries have fallen below nine bars during this period, Nissan will repair or replace the battery under warranty with a new or remanufactured battery to restore capacity at or above a minimum of nine bars." http://www.treehugger.com/cars/nissan-beefs-leaf-battery-warranty-cover-capacity-loss-will-others-follow.html
There is a reason most auto makers don't warranty taxis.
@TT, you might note http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/02/sonata-20130222.html#comments
The Sonata Li-ion hybrid battery is warrantied "forever".
No matter how many million miles or how many ICE engines burn up - the Li-ion battery will work or be replaced.
Show me your forever ICE engine warranty.
I often wonder how you anti-EV/anti-electricity people get on the electric internet or what you use for non-electric TVs, appliances, cell phones, etc..
I suppose you are right;
an ICE taxi DOES need maintenance(oil, transmissions, exhaust, etc, etc..) in the $1,000s?
They should be going broke using ICEVs also; do you think they are, and just don't know it?
We "anti-EV/anti-electricity people" get on the electric internet and use electric TVs, appliances, cell phones WITHOUT the taxpayers giving us a rebate, because these things are fiscally rational, as are we.
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Michael Vick's storybook season didn't come with the fairytale finish the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans were hoping for.
The clock struck midnight for the reformed quarterback when his final pass of Sunday's NFC Wild Card showdown with the Green Bay Packers was intercepted in the end zone, closing the final chapter on Vick's remarkable comeback tale and leaving yet another promising period for the Eagles to end in familiar frustration.
Philadelphia had its chances in the 21-16 loss to the sixth-seeded Packers, but a slow start on offence, repeated breakdowns on the defensive end, and an ill- timed off day from usually automatic kicker David Akers were all contributing factors to the NFC East champions' swift and sudden ousting from the playoffs.
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Vick's underthrow of well-covered rookie receiver Riley Cooper on a first-down play was snared by Green Bay cornerback Tramon Williams in the end zone, thwarting the Eagles' last remaining threat.
"We had four verticals [receivers] and I just took a shot at the end zone," Vick explained afterward. "I could have checked it down to the back, [but] I feel like I got greedy and took a shot at the end zone and didn't throw the right ball I wanted to throw and then it got picked off.
"It's a bad way to go out, but hey, I went out swinging."
Whether or not that pass will be Vick's last in an Eagles uniform has yet to be determined. The 30-year-old is unquestionably the most notable -- and most important -- of Philadelphia's cast of impending unrestricted free agents and in spite of his considerable baggage, would certainly command heavy interest if allowed to hit the open market.
Vick's first season of extended action since returning from a well-publicized two-year prison stay for his involvement in an illegal dog-fighting operation was a smashing success. The former No. 1 overall pick established career bests for passing yards (3,018), touchdown throws (21) and completion percentage (62.6) while maintaining his trademark scrambling skills, and his progression as a leader may have even exceeded the significant strides he made as a passer.
The Eagles do believe they have a ready-made replacement in backup Kevin Kolb, so the possibility that the organization will allow Vick to test the free-agent waters does exist. The more likely scenario is that Philadelphia will designate Vick as its franchise player in 2011, assuming that's an option if and when a new labour agreement takes place. That would enable the team to keep its offensive catalyst in the fold for at least one more year, as well as further evaluate whether Vick's 2010 breakthrough wasn't a fluke.
"I hope [to be back] but in this business, you never know," said Vick after Sunday's loss. "We'll see. I'm going to stay optimistic and keep believing. I still feel like I can play at a high level for the next couple of years."
Akers concluded what could also be the longtime Eagle's final game with the franchise on a very down note, with the five-time Pro Bowl kicker missing a pair of attainable field goal attempts in Sunday's setback. He misfired on a 41-yard try in the first quarter, then later shanked a 34-yarder early in the fourth with his team trailing 21-10.
Philadelphia needed a touchdown on its final drive as a result of the second miss, with Vick eventually throwing the game-sealing interception.
"I really feel badly for my teammates, coaches, the organization and all that," Akers said afterward. "I've made a lot of kicks in my day. [Sunday], missing them, it hurts. I don't know what else to say. I didn't do what I should be doing."
Akers' rough outing was even more startling when considering his track record of postseason success. The 36-year-old holds the NFL record for consecutive field goals made (19) and entered the contest having connected on 20 of his last 21 three-point attempts in the postseason.
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Several Philadelphia players stated following the loss that Akers had been dealing with an unspecified health concern regarding a family member during the week, which his agent, Jerrold Colton, later confirmed. Colton also told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he and the Eagles had preliminary discussions about a contract extension for his client, who's also set to enter free agency in March, but that the current uncertain labour situation put those talks on hold.
Philadelphia's defence had struggled to contain the opposition within the red zone all throughout the regular season, and those problems lingered into Sunday's defeat. Green Bay scored touchdowns on all three of its trips within the Eagles' 20-yard line.
The Eagles surrendered touchdowns on a troubling 76.9% of opponent's red-zone chances prior to the playoffs, the worst rate of success in the league.
"It's just one of those things we just could not get corrected all year," noted cornerback Dimitri Patterson. "It came back to bite us again. We just couldn't capitalize, for whatever reason."
On the flip side, Philadelphia netted just one touchdown on three possessions inside the Green Bay 20, with one culminating in an Akers field goal and the last ending in the slumping kicker's fourth-quarter miss.
Although the Packers gained a modest 309 total yards for the game, 210 of those came on the three touchdown drives, each of which were 10 plays or more. Green Bay also converted 8-of-13 third-down chances and often put itself in manageable situations by unleashing an effective running game spearheaded by little-used rookie James Starks, who grinded out a highly-impressive 123 yards on 23 carries.
"We knew they were going to run the ball, but when it's time to make plays, you've got to make plays," said Eagles linebacker Jamar Chaney. "It's the playoffs -- you've got to step up."
Despite advancing to the playoffs for a third consecutive season, three straight losses to finish off the 2010 campaign -- the first time that's happened during head coach Andy Reid's 12-year tenure -- and back-to-back first-round flameouts in the postseason show there's more work that needs to be done to mold the Eagles into a championship contender.
While Vick's status will be the team's primary offseason priority, there are more decisions that need to be made on the defensive side during what's shaping up to be another busy offseason for Philadelphia. Stewart Bradley and Ernie Sims, two of the Eagles' three starting linebackers, are set to be unrestricted free agents along with valued strong safety Quintin Mikell, and an upgrade opposite playmaking cornerback Asante Samuel will be sought out as well in the coming months.
Philadelphia will also likely address its situation along the offensive line, one of the team's problem areas in 2010. The unit permitted 50 sacks during the regular season, tied for the second-most in the NFL, and has a pair of prospective free agents in Max Jean-Gilles and Nick Cole, neither of whom turned heads in splitting snaps at right guard.
There's also a potentially volatile case involving big-play wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who has one year remaining in his rookie contract but has made overtures about his desire for a big payday in past offseasons.
The Eagles will possess the 23rd selection in the first round of this year's draft, where the team could look to shore up one of its pressing needs at cornerback, linebacker or the offensive line. Don't count on Philadelphia staying at that spot, though. The Eagles moved up to obtain its top selections (wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, defensive end Brandon Graham) in each of the past two years and traded out of the opening round in both the 2007 and 2008 editions.