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For gas station operators one solution in keeping gas volumes up while gas prices increase, has been to incorporate a novel concept called Additech, which is basically a coupon at the pump . Additech pioneered the tune-up at the pump engine care service that dispenses and blends specialty fuel additives into gasoline while consumers pump their gas. The company operates its system at 1,500 fueling positions across 18 states at major retailer fuel centers and expects to have the systems installed at over 2,000 fueling positions in over 450 sites by year-end. If consumers have any anticipation of saving at the pump this summer, they must be aware of the following data: Less than 15 of the energy in gasoline is actually converted into road power; most of the fuel energy is wasted due to exhaust and friction within the engine. In a typical gasoline vehicle, 62.4 of the energy is lost in the engine, 17.2 from standby idling, 2.2 from accessories such as air conditioning, power steering, and windshield wipers, 5.6 from the transmission and other parts of the driveline, leaving 12.6 to move your vehicle down the road. Improved fuel...

I went to a farmers market today, down by the water. A beautiful day, and I was hunting some fruit and vegetables. I bought this beautiful, huge peach and left hopeful, and hungry at the thought of this lavish, fresh, succulent piece of heaven. A fresh peach, it brought back memories of when I was about 6 years old, when we had several fruit trees in the backyard. Us kids used to gorge ourselves on the peaches, plums, apricots, and oranges. My mom made jams and pies. Um, this beautiful peach I couldn t wait, even to get it back and wash it. A good healthy peach, with all the fuzz. Fresh fuzz. Natural fuzz. I turned the peach over and over in my hands. I rubbed my fingers over the peach, feeling the fuzz, trying to rub it off. I bit into the peach. It was the perfect peach, until I tasted it. I really enjoyed contemplating the peach much more than the actual taste, flavor and texture of the peach itself. In a way, I regret eating the peach. It wasn t very sweet. It was ripe but didn t have a particularly strong peachy flavor, and yet, for all its lack of vitamins, and nutritious wholesomeness, it was one of the best peach...

Even if no one reports to you, your job still involves managing people - the ones occupying slots above yours on the organization chart. It s called managing up, and those who do it well can become indispensable to their organizations, resulting in choice assignments and promotions. So, what is managing up. It s the ability to communicate up the chain of command, according to Sharon Daniels, chief executive of the training and consulting firm AchieveGlobal. Daniels sees these skills as especially critical today, since senior managers oversee large numbers of employees who often are occupied in different job functions. And as companies become less hierarchical, frontline managers must shoulder more responsibility for providing executives with the right kind of information. She sees more managers depending on that collaborative relationship and frank discussion about what the business needs in order to succeed and grow. Managing up begins by establishing a good working relationship with your boss. A good way to begin is by asking your manager about their expectations and objectives at the outset. Find out about their work style, ask...