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Granite Digital Battery System Adds Life to DiMora's $2 Million Sport ... - PR-USA.net

Posted: 03 Jan 2010 07:54 AM PST

Granite Digital is the latest world-class innovator to become a Technology Partner in DiMora Motorcar's program to create the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan. Its Save A Battery system will be standard on-board equipment, providing real-time battery monitoring on the road and continuous testing, conditioning, and charging in the garage. This is the first time that a complete battery maintenance system has become an integral part of a production automobile.

According to Frank Gabrielli, President of Granite Digital/Save A Battery, "We are very excited to be a part of such a revolutionary automotive design and we take this job very seriously. Using our advanced charger technology to keep the Natalia SLS 2 ready whenever it is called upon means that our system will have to not only be the best but also keep the battery fresh, alive, and maintained to perfection. Our added monitoring features will also protect the charging and electrical systems by alerting the driver of problems before damage can occur."

Data from the customized Save A Battery 1702 Charging System will be integrated into the Natalia's dashboard information systems, allowing the driver to check the status of the battery and electrical system at any time. For an advanced electrical system like the Natalia, this means that the driver can be assured of the vehicle's reliability before setting out on a journey.

DiMora Motorcar Founder Alfred DiMora noted the importance of Save A Battery systems for the car collector. "When you have classic cars and custom motorcycles that you need to keep in showroom condition all the time, batteries rarely get enough activity to keep them healthy. Trickle chargers keep the voltage up but do nothing to overcome crystallization of lead sulfate, which ages a battery prematurely. I solved that problem by using Save A Battery systems, which perform desulfation as part of their automatic battery conditioning and maintenance."

DiMora went on to say, "Each Natalia will have a retractable 110 or 220 volt AC cord that the owner will extend to any power outlet when the automobile is parked. This is a unique feature, only to be found on the Natalia SLS 2."

About Granite Digital and Save A Battery
Granite Digital is the world's leading manufacturer of high performance SATA, IDE, FireWire, USB, and SCSI storage systems and peripherals. Their Save A Battery series of intelligent battery chargers was developed to test, monitor, rejuvenate, condition, and power cycle batteries as well as diagnose problems in vehicle electrical and charging systems. They produce battery chargers for use with almost any car, truck, motorcycle, boat, RV, or ATV battery. Please visit www.saveabattery.com or www.granitedigital.com.

About DiMora Motorcar and DiMora Custom Bikes
Based in Palm Springs, California, DiMora Motorcar and DiMora Custom Bikes handcraft automobiles and motorcycles designed to exceed expectations for safety, performance, technology, ecology, and luxury.

The founder, CEO, and driving force behind both companies is Alfred J. DiMora, who produced two of America's finest luxury automobiles, the Clenet (as owner) and the Sceptre (as co-founder). When President Reagan declared 1986 the Centennial Year of the Gasoline-Powered Automobile, Mr. DiMora's Clenet was selected as the Official Centennial Car. As a result, he and the Clenet were honored at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Michigan.

For more information, please visit www.dimoramotorcar.com.

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Anniversary: Charrier 50 Years - Kitsap Sun

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 10:57 PM PST

50 years

Mr. and Mrs. Charrier

Ron and Susan Charrier celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 31st. They married in Skowhegan Maine in 1959 and moved to Washington in 1962. Ron enjoyed a career in auto and RV sales and Susan in nursing and both have retired.

The couple have five children, Cathy (Vern) Hodges of Gig Harbor, Caren (Louie) Carbone of CA., Ron (Sue) Charrier of Covington, Connie (Steve) Kindle of Kansas, and John (Jill) Charrier of Shoreline. They also have 16 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

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Refuge volunteers improve birding, visitor facilities - Marshall News Messenger

Posted: 02 Jan 2010 08:48 PM PST

Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, depending on the season.

It has also been home to three resident volunteers who have applied their talents, each for their season, to make the refuge a better place for both bird and human visitors.

Eddie and Nancy Ray will be leaving the refuge soon to continue their circuit of volunteering as Gary Neace stays on to continue working on facilities and history projects at the refuge.

"People may ask, if you volunteer, then what's in it for you," said Ray. "We enjoy the opportunity to travel and it provides us a campsite we would normally pay for."

They get a place to stay in exchange for some labor — about 24 hours a week, though each location has a different requirement that may be up to 30 hours per week.

The Rays arrived at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge Oct. 12, and will be leaving Jan. 4. Before committing themselves to the refuge, the Rays volunteered at a working cattle ranch in the Montana mountains.

"We do live in our mobile home, and we travel with a cat named Shadow," said Ms. Ray, who added the gray kitty was named for its habit of following her husband.

Birding at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge is an exciting opportunity for the Rays because of the variety of bird habitats within the park drawing species from across the board.

Gary Neace, who arrived in November, will be staying until March. Neace is formerly of Sierra Vista, Ariz., where he was a college computer science instructor for soldiers.

"Not being a birder, I have enjoyed working with them because they are birders," said Neace.

Neace's previous volunteer stint was at Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., where he worked in the Visitor Center. One of his favorite aspects of the park is giving driving tours.

"The auto tour is the only way we allow the public to go by car if they want to see more of the refuge. We can take them on more back roads," he said. "There are 65 miles of paved roads, so it's easy to get lost. We'd rather show them around."

Neace is very excited about casks of historical photos and data that have been delivered to the refuge for sorting. Neace and other volunteers including a local, Bill Clark, will be setting up historical presentations in the old Telephone Building. A cleaning day for the building has been scheduled for Saturday, Neace said.

He found the position at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge on a volunteering Web site sponsored by the government at www.serve.gov.

"There are thousands and thousands of people who do what we do," said Neace, with enthusiasm. "Most places want a minimum of two months service."

Volunteers at the refuge are able to explore it thoroughly, and Neace admits there are "still large areas I have yet to explore."

Discovering and enjoying the land is an added perk for those who are drawn to nature.

"The birding is just the fun stuff," said Ray, an avid birder who has assisted with bird counts, owl prowls and bird tagging within the park.

"Eventually, there will be a bird list for people to pick up that will show what birds they are likely to see," added his wife.

The Rays' faces lit up with wistful wonder as they described their time at the refuge, and their enthusiasm for the work belied their enjoyment from getting to experience the park in its infancy.

"We had done some volunteer work before at some church camps," said Ray of their experiences before the refuge.

The Rays are former Hallsville residents, with both retiring from Eastman in 2004. She was an information technology supervisor and project manager, and he was a maintenance supervisor. Now they're both volunteers, traveling to destinations where they live in their RV, giving their time and energy in exchange for a campsite and knowing they have helped.

"Going to this or Montana, it gives us a chance to stay long enough to meet local people, learn the history and get familiar with the area on a deeper level," said Ms. Ray. "I think that's the difference between going to travel and volunteering."

Among other things, she has helped with mailouts, arranged coloring books to give away at the Michelson Museum of Art during the J.N. "Ding" Darling show, worked with the filing system, participated in bird counts and planted lots of pansies.

"Whatever needs to be done," she said, with a cheery smile.

"Gary and I have repaired boundary fence, installed information signs, trimmed brush away from the signs and helped with the controlled hunt," said Ray.

Neace is a great guide as he indicates roads, areas of interest from the land's Thiokol era, what things have been or will be. His grasp of the refuge's history helped as he and the Rays built a Powerpoint presentation for visitors and redesigned a new entry sign into the refuge.

All of the volunteers meet visitors and answer their eager questions about birds and wetlands. In 1993, Caddo Lake was designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. They reported visitors from as far away as New Zealand, though most have been from the U.S.

"When you stay and attend church, you feel like you belong and then you also get to give back by doing the work. We get to see the United States and learn more about it," she added.

With an untold variety of flora and fauna, the work at the refuge is also diverse.

"Every day is different. You never know for sure what you'll be doing," said Ms. Ray, who helped set up the Visitor Center.

The Visitor Center is two white single-wide trailers formed into an L-shape with a giant deck built between them. Among other projects, Neace and Ray weather sealed the deck, which held droplets and tiny pools of rain Wednesday.

"Now we have it set up and put posters on the wall, laid out pamphlets," said Ms. Ray. "It's still in the early stages because we are just getting started, but we got in on the very beginning."

While many of the activities undertaken by the volunteers are unscheduled, opening and closing the gate offered special daily rewards for Ray.

"You close the gates in the evening, about the time the first star comes out, and you get to see the evening sky," said Ray. "In the morning, I have to get up and it's a treasure. I usually walk up there instead of driving, and you see the last of the stars."

Ray said he sometimes hears an owl in the morning or evening and described the hours just before twilight as "interesting times of day."

"We hope to tell the story of the progression of the land," said Ray. "A lot of this land was cleared when it was an ammunition plant, and now a lot of it is woods. The nature and the plants came back and took over."

Ray is especially entranced by a large stand of pines which have grown up through the concrete ruins, supports which once elevated holding tanks.

"There are big trees growing in some of the old structures. It happens in our lifetime and that's pretty significant," he added.

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