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Ona a lighter side, Penelope Cruz wins the 2009 Oscar for best supporting actress for Woody Allen’s movie “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” I thought Penelope’s speech was a very heartfelt moment: “…I grew up in a place called Alcobendas, where this was not a very realistic dream, and I, always the night of the Academy Awards, I’d stay up to watch the show. And I always felt that this was, this ceremony was a moment of unity for the world. Because art, in any form, is, and has been and will always be our universal language and we should do everything we can to protect it’s survival, so I thank you so much…”

She then makes a short speech in Spanish, here’s the translation in English: “To all of you who are are watching in Spain, who feel they are sharing this moment along with me, and to all the actors in my country. Thank you very much.” Bravo Penelope!!!

DJ Sasha had to custom build his own controller to manipulate parameters on Ableton Live Music Software, other DJs and electronic musicians have used custom software with multitouch screens or available MIDI controllers to more or less do the job. But AKAI released the AKAI APC40 a dedicated USB MIDI Controller especially designed for Ableton Live. I checked on the price at Sweetwater and it’s affordable.

One of my favorite music videos from the MTV golden era in the 80s.

The ENV Hydrogen Powered Electric Bike is the world’s first electric bike to be built from the ground up, using Hydrogen as the only fuel source. ENV stands for Emission Neutral Vehicle. Intelligent Energy, the UK based company has won several awards for it’s design. The key to the ENV is the fully integrated fuel cell generator, providing power on demand, the cell converts the electro chemical reaction between Hydrogen and Oxygen into electricity, and the only bi-product is water. The ENV generates about 8 hp (6 kilowatts) and reaches around 50 miles per hour (80 km/hr). It can be ridden continually for 4 hours on a full tank of Hydrogen costing about $3 dollars, with a range of 100 miles (160 kms). The lightweight frame is built from hollow-cast aircraft-grade aluminum. The ENV is undergoing regulatory approval in the EU, expected to be finalized sometime this year (2009) and they plan to start releasing ENV bikes gradually following the increasing demand for clean vehicles.

Kyosemi revolutionized traditional solar cell design. This major breakthrough has created innovative applications and increased solar power efficiency, it’s cylindrical shape is able to capture reflected and diffused solar light.

What better place for solar cells than roofs and shading material, right? SKYShades© a global leader in supplying shade and tension membrane structures now has a development agreement with Konarka Technologies Inc. the producers of Power Plastic® flexible solar cells, they plan to integrate organic photovoltaic (OPV) material into tension fabric material. SKYShades© top guns Barry Maranta, Joe McKenna and Greg Noman “The Great White Shark” are turbo charging their already successful company into a brilliant new solar power arena.

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Ok so we’re at Nature’s Express restaurant in San Diego, CA, eating a plate of delicious vegan preparations. I start noticing that the music they were playing was interesting, fresh and loopy with mantra-like melodies. So I get up to ask and the bright girl at the counter tells me it’s the Animal Collective. I get home and find this catchy piece “My Girls” which seems to me like The Blue Man Group on acid. They’ve got great video artists working with them and have more cool songs but this is my favorite song so far, I guess the lyrics hit home for me, enjoy…

Animal Collective – My Girls (Lyrics)

Is it much that I feel I need
A solid soul and the blood I bleed
With a little girl, and by my spouse
I only want a proper house

I don’t care for fancy things
Or to take part in a precious race
And children cry for the one who has
A real big heart and a father’s grace

I don’t mean to seem like I care about material things like a social status
I just want four walls and adobe slabs for my girls

Apple was awarded their Multi-Touch Technology Patent number 7479949 on Jan. 20, 2009. After the success of the iPhone and iTouch multi-touch screens, they’ve added a new glass Multi-Touch Trackpad on their new Apple MacBook computers, this one button design uses your fingers to control your computer in ways not previously possible.

In tune with Farm Aid‘s cause, renewable fuels can provide family farmers with new opportunities. A few ordinary people are making extraordinary differences in communities around the world by taking the initiative in this Biodiesel industry. For example: Andrew Cooper first heard about Biodiesel in 1998 from a fellow student when they were taking an engineering class at Humbolt State University, he started “Footprint Recycling” a community scale production facility in Arcata, Humboldt County, California. Melissa Hardy another Biodesel pioneer started the “Biodiesel Oasis,” a retail store selling Biodiesel B99 in Berkely. Australian Pete Bethune is skipper of Earthrace a powerboat attempting to break the round-the-world speed record running on Biodiesel. Celebrity promoters include actor/ranch owner Tommy Lee Jones, Iowa Senator Tom Arkin and of course folk hero/musician Willie Nelson, owner of BioWillie Diesel Fuels. Many more people are finding out that Biodiesel is a viable and ecological alternative. Funny that the word “Diesel” comes from the German inventor Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel who invented the diesel engine in 1982 fueled originally by peanut oil.

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Feeling a bit of separation for dear ol’ George. So glad we still have his wonderful music. I remember a godbrother telling me how our gurudeva AC Bhaktivedanta Swami once commented that his last name Harrison also meant “Son of Hari” and that stuck in my head since. I liked that when asked by strangers what he did for a living, George would answer “I’m a gardner”… and he did love taking care of his beautiful garden when he wasn’t busy with music.