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A 44-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for Inspiron 1525 battery on a Santa Rosa man and the serious injury of a Santa Rosa police officer who chased him the next day.

Manuel Santiago, of Santa Rosa, pleaded no contest on Jan. 28 to the battery causing serious bodily injury of the Santa Rosa man on Oct. 10. He was sentenced Monday to three years in state prison on that charge.

Santiago also pleaded guilty to resisting police and causing serious bodily injury to Officer Lucia Wade, Inspiron 6400 battery , Inspiron E1505 battery and was sentenced to a one-year consecutive prison term on that charge.

Wade was looking for Santiago, a wanted felon, on Oct. 11 in connection with the battery the previous night. She spotted him in the parking lot of the Denny’s restaurant on Santa Rosa Avenue and gave chase when he fled.

Wade was struck by a car during the pursuit and fell onto the windshield of another vehicle before hitting the ground and becoming unconscious. Santiago continued running but was apprehended by people in the area who saw the pursuit.

Wade suffered major injuries to her head and face. Her condition has improved significantly but she has not been able to return to work, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office said.

The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office and county probation department recommended a five-year prison term because of Santiago’s criminal history and prior felony convictions.

Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Gayle Guynup sentenced Santiago to a four-year prison term.

Guynup dismissed for lack of evidence a charge of grand theft from a person against Santiago in connection with the Inspiron 1720 battery   of the Santa Rosa man when he changed his not guilty pleas on Jan. 28 during his preliminary hearing.

A Rutland dental surgeon who has been reprimanded twice in the past five years by the Vermont Board of Dental Examiners for illegally using drugs is being sued in Bennington Superior Court by a New York woman who claims he drugged and raped her in his Dorset home in April.

Dr. Peter B. Gray is being sued for toshiba battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy by the woman.

In a complaint filed on Feb. 24 by Middlebury attorney Peter Langrock of Langrock, Sperry & Wool, LLP, the South Glens Falls woman said she first communicated with Gray through an online dating service on April 17.

The woman said she and Gray met at the Dorset Inn on April 23 and then went to Gray’s home in Dorset.

The complaint alleges that Gray gave the woman a cocktail that had been prepared before she got to the home. She said she believed the drink contained “a ‘date-rape’ or other type of drug that impaired her consciousness of what was happening to her.”

The woman said Gray had sexual contact with her although she “objected.”

The complaint asks that the woman be awarded unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

A counterclaim was filed by Richard Rubin, of the Barre law firm Rubin, Kidney, Myer and DeWolfe, on March 11 which says the woman “made and published to third parties intentionally and maliciously false allegations of sexual assault causing damage to (Gray’s) reputation and emotional distress.”

The document also answers the complaint filed by Langrock and agrees that Gray and the woman connected through an Internet dating service and met at the Dorset Inn, but denies all the other statements.

Langrock’s only comment on the complaint on Wednesday was to acknowledge it had been filed and that his firm intended to pursue it.

Rubin said Gray denies any wrongdoing.

“We don’t litigate cases in the newspapers,” he said.

In October 2007, Gray’s license to practice was revoked for a one-year minimum. According to a stipulation and consent order filed by the Vermont Board of Dental Examiners in July 2008, an investigator for the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation went to Gray’s Rutland office Sept. 27, 2007, a day that Gray was seeing patients.

The order said that Gray tested positive for a narcotic called fentanyl, which is often used by medical professionals as an anesthetic.

Under the order, Gray agreed to seek substance abuse treatment at a facility in Atlanta, Ga., but even after he completed the various tasks needed to regain his license, which included demonstrating that he had been substance-free for three months, PA3399U-1BAS , PA3399U-1BRS   his license would be issued under “conditions” that include random drug testing.

Rita Knapp, a case worker for the Vermont Board of Dental Examiners, said Gray’s license would remain under conditions until at least 2013.

Knapp said the lawsuit could trigger another investigation from the board, which can investigate based on allegations from any number of sources, not just if a complaint is filed with their office.

The investigation in 2007 was the second time the state had taken action against Gray’s license to practice. In March 2005, his license was reprimanded and placed under conditions for a minimum of two years after he admitted to giving nitrous oxide to a former patient in his office after hours for reasons unrelated to medical treatment Satellite M100 , Satellite M105 , Satellite M110 , using cocaine on two occasions in his office after hours and injecting himself twice with an opiate analgesic, used for severe back pain, for which Gray did not have a prescription.

Last year, Gray entered into an agreement with the federal government which included a payment of $50,000 after the U.S. Attorney’s office in Vermont accused Gray of several violations, including self-administering fentanyl. Gray denied the allegations but a consent judgment filed in April said Gray and the federal government “desire to avoid litigation.”

Batteries for laptop security solutions, like Sanyo, Sony, Samsung, etc., and products from factories that require batteries as battery makers and promote efforts to improve quality control. At least, currently found in lithium ion battery option right now, it’s best for consumers is more responsible approach.

However, manufacturers alone is not enough, we also use a notebook computer is in the process of risk should raise awareness, so that the initiative to stop, so the risk at least.

According to experts, characteristics of lithium – ion batteries for notebook users to use every day of the following should be noted:

First, the laptop battery  is fully charged situations, not using an external power supply for a laptop computer. In other words, if your laptop when the battery power performance, it is best to finish one for battery use external power supply. Perhaps the most common use of the laptop computer reported the matter, and that requires use battery power, connected laptop with low battery will not be sustainable, an increase from there in summer, is likely to be dangerous, resulting in unnecessary is.

Second, do not buy battery assembly. Large batteries in laptop maintenance expenses, and generally buy a new battery at least 500 yuan cost is not bad. It is therefore, cheaper and often some friends in town to buy a computer assembled battery or battery replaced, although certainly the business will tell you that the original battery, but the truth or hand other brand name batteries battery are more likely to be killed, or for the cost of business and how can one or two hundred least? ‘Money’ dangerous goods on board of a sony VGP-BPS8 battery , we will save money ah!

Third, for daily use, we try a high temperature environment on a computer, especially in summer, we use the environment for cooling problems should focus in particular should not. In addition, we periodically check the battery look better if there was such repairs as soon as possible Oxidative shell, or interface damage issues, so as to effectively prevent risks.

Fifty acres in Fillmore Township, planned for the new LG Chem lithium-ion battery plant, now are part of the city.

In separate actions Wednesday, the City Council and Township Board approved an urban cooperation agreement that will allow the two properties — a 40-acre site formerly owned by James and Kenneth Rabbers and 10 acres previously owned by the Raymond and Bernice Welscott Trust — to become part of the city.

Holland purchased the two parcels earlier this month for more than $800,000, to be combined with a third parcel to house the new $303 million LG Chem plant, Sony VGP-BPS9 battery , Sony VGP-BPS9/B battery , Sony VGP-BPS9A battery  which is scheduled to break ground this summer.

The urban cooperation agreement also calls for the city to extend water and sewer service to an area along Blue Star Highway, south and west of the city limits.

“We think it’s a good win-win for everybody,” Township Clerk Ken DeWeerdt said .

The co-owner of Fair Finance was arrested over the weekend, jailed, and charged with domestic battery and battery resulting in bodily injury. He is accused of hitting a woman and a man.

According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, a Hamilton Superior Court magistrate judge entered an initial plea of not guilty and set a $2,500 bond during a court hearing Monday afternoon for James Cochran.

According to an affidavit for probable cause filed by the Fishers, Ind., police department, police were called to Cochran’s residence at 8:15 p.m. Saturday.

The woman told police she and Cochran, 54, got into an argument after he broke into her locked bedroom, the affidavit said. She said he “grabbed her by her upper arms and threw her into a wall causing her to strike her head against the wall,” the affidavit said.

The man said he entered the room and tried to protect her, but Cochran pushed him, so he “pushed him back, knocking him to the ground,” the affidavit said. According to the affidavit, the man said Cochran got up and “punched him in the left eye.”

The affidavit notes officers observed the woman had red marks around her left bicep and to the inside of her arm.

In a booking photo from the Hamilton County (Ind.) Sheriff’s Office, Cochran is shown with what appears to be a small cut on the right side of his cheek.

According to the affidavit, Cochran denied any battery occurred and said he was “walking around the residence and tripped on his socks and fell against the front door.”

Cochran was previously charged with domestic VGP-BPS9/B  battery and resisting law enforcement in June 2007. The charges were dismissed in October 2008 after Cochran entered a diversion program, according to court records.

Tim Durham and Cochran purchased Fair Finance in 2002. The company sells investment certificates that come back at a higher rate of return, unlike a traditional bank CD. Also, they are not government insured.

A group of investors filed to have the company placed in involuntary bankruptcy in February and appointed an interim trustee, Brian Bash. In a status update last week to an Akron bankruptcy judge, Bash said there were more than 13,000 certificates outstanding for Fair Finance, totaling more than $200 million.

Fair Finance has been closed since a Nov. 24 FBI raid.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana filed a civil lawsuit the day of the raid, which was later dismissed, accusing Durham, his companies and associates of defrauding customers by getting them to buy investment certificates, and that the money was used to make interest and redemption payments to earlier investors.

No one has been charged with criminal wrongdoing.

In response to a possible class action lawsuit, Cochran has denied wrongdoing, according to paperwork filed in Summit County Common Pleas Court.

Durham has invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination VGP-BPS9A , VGP-BPS9A/B , according to court documents filed in early March.

According to court records, Durham “is currently involved in a criminal investigation arising from and related to the matters at issue in the amended complaint.” That filing also said plaintiffs, or investors in this case, “assumed the risk of purchasing uninsured investments.”

Rather than a technology breakthrough, the route to cheaper electric cars is high-volume manufacturing of lithium ion batteries, according to an electric vehicle expert.

Management consulting company PRTM on Monday released a statement arguing that people are underestimating the projected demand of electric vehicles when it comes to battery capacity.

The companies and countries that can ramp up operations for both battery pack and battery cell fabrication are the ones that will profit as electric cars become cost competitive with gasoline-powered cars in the next six to eight years, said Oliver Hazimeh, the director of PRTM’s Global E-Mobility practice.

Increasingly, this is not a localized game. There is a strategic global race going on,” said Hazimeh.

China, in particular, is “completely committed to EVs” in part because projected demand for first-time car buyers will cause a spike in demand for oil, Hazimeh said.

The U.S. federal government last August announced a $2.4 billion investment in battery manufacturing, which was matched by private companies. That has led some industry watchers to wonder if there’s a bubble in electric car components. But PRTM argues that plug-in vehicle volumes will ramp up significantly in 2016 in Europe and 2018 in the U.S. as costs approach gas-only cars.

“The game will be won by quickly ramping up to scale and driving the costs down,” Hazimeh said. “Smaller start-ups will have a hard time if they cannot scale up quickly.”

Right now, the li-ion battery manufacturing is dominated by Asian companies, with more from China emerging. Hazimeh said that manufacturing battery cells, rather than battery pack assembly, is more strategic in the long run.

Technology improvements will play a role in bringing the cost of energy storage down, but PRTM projects that will not come into play until 2020. Between now and then, battery costs will go down by about half based on supply chain expansion, with plug-in vehicles representing about 10 percent of new cars sales, the company projects.

In the meantime, high costs for batteries 92P1075 , 92P1077 , 92P1087  mean that electric vehicles, such as the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, will be aimed mainly at early adopters, who may enjoy the acceleration of electric motors, and fleet operators, which tend to buy based on total cost of ownership rather than purchase price. Hazimeh estimates that the cost of the 24 kilowatt-hour battery in the Leaf costs between $16,000 and $18,000.

Flux Power Incorporated introduces its new feature filled Battery Management System.

‘With our new Stand-Alone BMS Unit, FLUX Power continues to supply its clients with the batteries they need as well as the most technologically advanced tools to monitor and prolong their cycle life,’ says CEO Chris Anthony. ‘The ability to record every charge and discharge cycle of a cell opens up a whole new world for everything from allowing extended warranties on battery packs to calculating second use values for the millions of batteries VGP-BPS13 , VGP-BPS13/B , VGP-BPS13A/B  that come of age every year,’ he added.

The Flux BMS has three critical functions. The first function is monitoring and reporting cell parameters including voltage, temperature, state of charge and current. These parameters are key to determining the health, safety, and capabilities of each cell in the system. Without proper monitoring, the system is blind to problems such as cells going over or under voltage, cell temperatures becoming too hot or cold, or any impedance issues caused by chemistry or connection issues. This data can be used by the system controller to determine when the batteries are depleted and to warn the user before system shutdown. This data can also be used by the charger to efficiently charge and maintain the battery pack. The monitoring system has two communication channels, one is an industry standard CAN-BUS interface and the other is a redundant safety communication channel in case of any primary communication channel issues.

The second function is balancing the cells. As most experts agree, cell balancing is an integral part of extending the life of lithium batteries. Each lithium cell has chemical and electrical variances that over time can degrade performance of an entire pack. The Flux BMS has a variable current mechanism that can control the amount of energy fed to or taken from each cell in the system. Regulating the amount of current going into and coming out of any single cell reduces the chance of charge irregularities and potential damage. This allows the other cells in the system to all balance to the same charge levels which increases total system cycle life up to four times. The Flux BMS also has redundant hardware shutoffs which can be triggered by individual cell voltage or temperature to prevent cells from being discharged excessively even if accidentally setup to do so or if external environmental issues occur.

The third function is data logging. Each BMS records the complete charge and discharge history of each cell allowing an accurate account of usage. This data is important for determining second life applications and evaluating warranty issues. If all parameters of the cell’s condition are known and recorded, warranty issues can be managed and a value can be calculated for a systems worth after primary use. “Without these data, it wouldn’t be possible to know what condition the batteries are in making second life usage difficult if not impossible,” says Joseph S. Gottlieb CTO.

These three functions allow the Flux Power’s BMS to couple with a variety of lithium cell technologies to produce the most sophisticated energy storage systems on the planet.

In addition to the functionality the Flux BMS is designed for harsh environments with an IP67 rating and true High-Voltage Isolation. ‘We intend to set the industry benchmark for active cell management and reporting,’ said Jason Touhy, Flux Power’s COO. ‘Our sleek modular design keeps critical components completely isolated from harsh elements and can be easily integrated with a number of existing cell manufacturers.’

About Flux Power Incorporated:

Flux Power, a spin-off of LHV Power has developed innovative high power  VGP-BPS9/B  battery cell management systems that have proven to greatly extend cycle life. Flux Power couples this with a robust communication system to provide accurate and timely data on numerous cell metrics. To display all of this data, Flux Power has a suite of display systems and diagnostic utilities to help clients get the most value out of the information available. In addition, Flux Power has smart charging systems that are versatile and stackable to multiple charging configurations, while communicating directly with each cell to make sure the most beneficial charge is available. Flux Power has manufacturing capabilities in both Asia and the US with ISO-9001 quality to assure superior products to many different industries.

Flux and Flux Power are trademarks or registered trademarks of Flux Power Inc. in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products or service names are or may be trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of, and used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.

Mar 18, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) —-EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: ECOS) today announces it has received preliminary results of the independent tests of it Nano Lithium Battery conducted by Exponent, a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm of Phoenix, AZ. The initial results demonstrate that EcoloCap’s advanced technology fills a void in the market for low cost, high-powered batteries. A single cell of EcoloCap’s Nano Lithium Battery, rated at a minimum of 200 Ahr, can replace hundreds of existing lithium-ion battery cells, making it smaller, lighter and more powerful than traditional lithium-ion batteries Y4367 , Y4546 , Y9943 . And by employing low levels of powdered Lithium, the Nano Lithium Battery can be produced at a lower cost than the competition.

Michael Siegel, President and CEO of EcoloCap Solutions Inc. stated: “The preliminary test results show that the EcoloCap Nano Lithium battery performs better than we had predicted. The testing has demonstrated the efficiency of the battery as greater than 99% which is unique for any kind of battery. Testing has also demonstrated an actual increase in the power densities previously calculated. I believe that the Nano Lithium battery is the highest energy density battery to date. We will publish the full test report within the next week, and these will be posted on our web site.”

Further information on EcoloCap Solutions Inc., its products and services can be found .

About The Company: EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: ECOS) and its subsidiaries Micro Bubble Technologies Inc. (“MBT”), K-MBT Inc. (Korea) and EcoloCap Solutions Canada Inc., are an integrated network of environmentally focused technology companies that mainly utilize nanotechnology to develop efficient alternative energy solutions. Their portfolio of products and services include MBT’s Carbon Nano Tube (CNT) and Nano Lithium rechargeable batteries Latitude D830 battery , Latitude D520 battery , Latitude D600 battery  that surpass the performance of batteries in the market today, MBT’s M-Fuel, a breakthrough suspension fuel for diesel and heavy oil applications that greatly reduces cost and the emission of harmful gases, and EcoloCap Solutions Canada Inc. which offers Carbon Credit UN Certification and trading services. For additional information, please visit the EcoloCap website。

Company Contact Information: EcoloCap Solutions Inc. 1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 308 Barrington, Illinois 60010 Tel: (866) 479-7041 Fax: (847) 919-8440

This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature regarding future events. These statements are only predictions and actual events may differ materially. Please refer to documents that EcoloCap Solutions Inc. files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materials from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

The battery is a relatively simple device. Its powers rest on the differing ability of metals to attract and hold electrons. If two different metals are placed in a conducting liquid, called an “electrolyte,” ions with extra electrons will accumulate on one “electrode” while ions short of electrons will gravitate toward the other. You can confirm this phenomenon by placing a dime and a penny on your tongue. The moisture acts as an electrolyte, producing a weak flow of electricity (and a slightly unpleasant sensation). In a lead-acid battery, the maldistribution of electrons is powerful enough to turn over your car engine.

Such ideas are simple enough to us. But they represent a long chain of discovery stretching back to the 18th century—or perhaps to Roman-era Parthians, who had mysterious metal-lined jars that archaeologists call “Baghdad batteries.” The history of the battery is a fascinating tale, filled with memorable minds and bold experiments. “As long as the science is sound,” Henry Schlesinger writes in “The Battery,” “let the stories begin.”

Unfortunately, Mr. Schlesinger becomes so absorbed in his dramatic storytelling that he almost forgets to ask some questions that contemporary readers might find most interesting. For instance: Can batteries be built big enough to store useful amounts of wind- and solar-generated electricity? Can batteries run a fleet of electric cars? Although he hints at answers, he concentrates mostly on the past.

The term “battery” was first coined in the 18th century by Daniel Gralath, a German physicist, to describe a military-like formation of so-called Leyden Jars, an early device for capturing and storing static electricity. Soon after, Benjamin Franklin “brought the lightning down from the skies” by showing that thunderbolts were composed of the same mysterious substance that those Leyden Jars had collected.

Then, in 1786, Luigi Galvani, an Italian biologist, accidentally touched a steel knife to a brass hook while dissecting a frog. The flow of electricity caused the frog’s leg to move. Galvani surmised that muscles were set into motion by something he called “animal electricity.” His discovery galvanized, so to speak, the search for a more reliable and steady source of current. In 1800, Alessandro Volta, another Italian researcher, invented one by stacking thin layers of zinc and copper, each separated by cardboard soaked in brine. The “Voltaic pile” was the first electric battery and made Volta an international celebrity. Combined with Galvani’s discoveries, it led to popular sideshows in which Voltaic juice caused corpses to move and severed heads to grimace.

Despite the battery’s seeming potential, it remained little more than a novelty and a tool for scientific experiment until Samuel Morse, an American painter, realized that it could be used to transmit messages. In the mid-1840s, Morse persuaded Congress to grant him $30,000 to string a wire from the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington to Baltimore, carrying the world’s first telegraph message: “What Hath God Wrought?” By 1850 private investors had stretched 12,000 miles of telegraph lines across the nation, and in 1860 a coast-to-coast wire replaced the Pony Express. The power needed to send Morse Code was so small that it required only a 12-volt battery. In 1867, Lord Kelvin demonstrated the efficiency of the first transatlantic cable when he transmitted a message from London to New York by dipping two wires into a thimbleful of acid electrolyte. The stock ticker, introduced the same year, also ran on only a few volts.

By the time electric lighting arrived in the 1880s, however, it was obvious that batteries could no longer carry the load. Thomas Edison tried installing batteries in people’s houses, but the power simply wasn’t there. The future belonged to central generating stations, which converted coal or falling water into electricity. Batteries, meanwhile, were relegated to running small appliances, such as flashlights and ham radios.

A revived interest in batteries has come with the invention of portable electronic devices and their need for a miniature power supply. By the 1990s, wafer-thin lithium-ion batteries had three times the capacity of their alkaline and nickel-cadmium predecessors. As Mr. Schlesinger notes: “They seemed a perfect match for the new portability that very rapidly evolved from the AA-powered Walkman to laptops, cell phones, iPods and PDAs. . . . Although they generally don’t last beyond three years, neither do most of the products they power.”

Yet Mr. Schlesinger never asks whether lithium-ion batteries VGP-BPS8 , VGP-BPS8A , VGP-BPL8 —or any other variety—can be scaled up to the point where they can power electric cars. The all-electric Nissan Leaf car, for example—due out this year—will feature a 500-pound block of lithium-ion batteries that adds $10,000 to its price yet gives it a range of only 100 miles before requiring eight hours of recharging.

Similar limitations affect commercial electrical storage. People often wonder why we can’t just build warehouses of batteries to store solar or wind-generated electricity for the days when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine. But it would take 400 Leaf batteries to store 10 megawatt-hours of electricity—enough to power a small town overnight. If batteries last only three years, the costs soon become prohibitive.

Are there any breakthroughs on the horizon? “According to some experts,” Mr. Schlesinger writes, the battery industry is “close to the end of the line of usable materials.” There is some talk of “liquid metal” batteries that may open new paths of progress. Nissan claims that its Leaf batteries will be twice as powerful within a decade, but that may be wishful thinking. Batteries have come a long way in 200 years, as Mr. Schlesinger’s chronicle vividly shows. But it would be a mistake to think that we are poised on the verge of another big breakthrough just because we desperately need one.

The fact that Apple’s products do not have removable batteries has been difficult for customers in the past who can’t simply buy another battery but must send the entire product back to Apple battery , however, in the past you only paid for a battery replacement when it was out of warranty but with the iPad it may not be so clear cut.

Ahead of the iPad release Apple has put up a battery replacement policy notice: “if your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee”.

This fee (plus shipping) comes to US$105.95. The advantage is that you receive a shiny new iPad for this price but there is no distinction made between iPads inside or outside of warranty as there is with the iPhone; the iPhone battery replacement help page outlining fees involved is clearly headed ‘out of warranty’.

Does this mean that three months down the line, should the iPad battery begin losing charge, that customers will have to stump up over US$100 for the privilege of getting a working one? Lets hope not.