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And Now Light in Africa with @Dabaddo

How many times have you thought "I wish there was something I could do to help people in Africa"? Or you wished their governments would do something to help them advance?

Well, wish no more. Now you can help by empowering the wonderful people behind Dabaddo to do what they do best, which is empowering people with the proper tools to take care of themselves. They do that by bringing one of the most essential necessities to human existence for those need: ELECTRICITY.

 

She can have access to light, education, vaccines, & grow up connected

A word from Dabaddo:

About this project

DABADDO (daabaadō);

Daba – now; Ddo - light

TURN ON THE LIGHTS & CONNECT

Why do 600 million people, 70% of the population of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) live without electricity? It is not because the technology doesn’t exist or that we don’t know how to build and install it. It is because energy providers have not found a way to profitably connect them to the grid. This does not mean that those without electricity today do not desire the basics of electricity, such as lights at night or a charged cell phone, it is just that they cannot afford luxury electricity and mass consumption, which is required to make large scale grids profitable. They not only can’t afford the cost of luxury electricity; they can’t afford the appliances required to consume this electricity like washers, driers, dish washers, multiple lights, fans, air conditioners, computers, TV’s, etc…

Likewise, only 120million of nearly 1 billion people living in SSA have access to the internet (in 2012 the UN General Assembly declared access to the Internet a Universal Human Right).

YOU can fundamentally make a difference in the lives of many by supporting us get this project off the ground!  Not only will YOU have a direct local impact, but YOU will help us kickstart the only village level branded entity focused entirely on this grossly underserved population.  Our objective isn't 1 or 2 locations, but hundreds and thousands.  Everyone talked about the markets of China and India, however Africa, as a continent, has a similar population as India, but she is consuming 35% more.  We aim to bring access to the masses via first giving the masses access to the world.

[Read more here]

 

How can you help if you don't have the financial means to contribute?

You can do so simply by helping spread the word, share the links, tell your friends. Follow @Dabaddo on Twitter and Facebook.

Huge thanks in advance!

How about your own private jet with a balcony?

The hottest new item in the world of design and innovation is the "Avro Business Jet Explorer Four" by British luxury transport design agency Design Q and it can be yours for no less than 21 million Euros.

The luxurious private jet is designed to land on short runways and uneven landing strips, but its main selling feature is that it comes with a balcony, plus it can carry 8 passengers and 2 pilots to make your pampered travel most enjoyable.

Solar Hybrid Lawnmower

Introducing the perfect gift for Fathers Day (or any other day):

Via IfItsHipItsHere

The Automower® Solar Hybrid is the world's first fully automatic lawn mower that is partly powered by the sun.

 

Obama is neither a socialist nor a communist

Nope, he's not a capitalist either.

He's an action figure!

 

What kind of action figure exactly?

Well, look at him.  Have you ever seen him in action like this before?

 

 

Ok so help me out here please, I'm just a simple immigrant (with no voting rights), trying to understand our Mr president.

 

So here's what I'm thinking, here he is going into intricate detail explaining "capitalism" and why it must be destroyed.  Then he finishes off basically by saying that he can't do it alone, he's going to need "leaders in both parties" to resist these capitalist thugs he's speaking of. 

But then I'm thinking, aren't these leaders in the "other" party typically regarded as capitalist?

 

So if he doesn't like American capitalist type of government, then what type of government does he actually prefer?

 

I get the impression he doesn't completely hate capitalism either, only the parts of capitalism that are in conflict with social reform.  

And what does social reform mean?
I know what it means, but I'm not exactly sure what it means to Mr. Obama.

We've already heard him boast countless times, about fixing the economy with his Recovery Act and don't forget how many times he told us about his " historic health care reforms" too. Sounds like socioeconomic reform in progress, yes, but we still have to wait and see how it all plays out...give or take four or more years at least.

And who exactly gets to pay for those things?

Well, Capitalists of course, if you paid attention to his recent Fiscal Budget that is.

 

Hey, like I said before, I'm just a simple immigrant trying to understand American politics.

 

One thing is clear to me though, President Obama certainly does not sound like a typical Social Democrat to me.  I get Social Democrats, they keep things simple, they watch out for government overspending, they fight for the people and social order, they allow individual freedoms and provide welfare, they promote free enterprise and free market economy...they do all of these things and much more, maybe even too much, but not exactly for free.

Heavy taxation at every corner and for everything that you do you're going to have to run to City Hall for a piece of paper that proves you're entitled, and that too for a nominal fee.

I know Social Democrats because I've lived with them for 17 years.  No big deal really. Like everything else in life, you just get used to it (eventually)...when it's implemented gradually.

One way or another, government is always going to remain in charge, but it's up to the people to think and decide what they want.  At least the people who are allowed to vote, not me, I'm just a spectator for the time being.

Cool app: YouTube Google SearchStories

Am I the last person to find out about YouTube Google SearchStories or what?

Awesome tool, everyone can make a video now!

Here's how it works if you haven't tried it yet:

 

All you have to do is...

Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/SearchStories

 

(1) Type in the keywords you want to search.

(2) Pick the search terms: web search, image search, news search, map search, blog search, book search.

(3) Pick some music.

(4) Upload 

 

Et voila!

 

Here's how mine came out.

Next thing I'm going to do is make one of my favorite trolls. ;)

OK, so here's what I'll do

I'm going to open a wind farm and I'm going to make every single employee wear this cute contraption as a uniform.

 

You think I'm kidding?

You're right I am.

 

Here's how it works:

 

Wearable Wind Power

 

'When walking or standing outside on a windy day, the windmills turn. Small individual power generating circuits transfer the rotational energy into usable voltage. In this prototype, the power generated turns on white LEDs, but the energy could be used to power mobile devices or stored for later use. '

Tired of the boring old blue solar panels on your home? Try Solar Ivy

Melding design with technology, Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology or SMIT, the brother-and-sister start-up out of Brooklyn, N.Y., is developing a miniature solar panel system that, once interconnected, takes the form of ivy sitting on the sides of buildings.

More on SMIT here

Solar Roadways

Imagine a future where every road you drive on and walk on is made of solar panels that not only can help power every aspect of your electrical needs, but can also send off messages to communicate with you....

Hard to grasp?

Alright then, here is a visual that might help:

Marvelous, isn't it?

Well, the good news is the that this groundbreaking technology already exists, thanks to Solar Roadways, a solar company that was co-founded by Scott Brusaw - an electrical engineer and former Marine Corps sergeant - and his wife Julie from Idaho. 

The only possible drawback I can see with this concept is the "big brother is watching you" spin that may come from the paranoid amongst us, but then again, the fact that the government isn't investing billions in it already should reassure them quite easily.

So how does it work exactly?

 

When multiple Solar Road Panels™ are interconnected, the intelligent Solar Roadway™ is formed. These panels replace current driveways, parking lots, and all road systems, be they interstate highways, state routes, downtown streets, residential streets, or even plain dirt or gravel country roads. Panels can also be used in amusement parks, raceways, bike paths, parking garage rooftops, remote military locations, etc. Any home or business connected to the Solar Roadway™ (via a Solar Road Panel™ driveway or parking lot) receives the power and data signals that the Solar Roadway™ provides.

The Solar Roadway™ becomes an intelligent, self-healing, decentralized (secure) power grid.

Hookah Table

For those of you who enjoy socializing while smoking the hoohak, but don't like sharing germs, your wish has finally come true.  The hookah table is designed just for you. 

Don't get any ideas though, I do suggest you stick with apple tobacco or some kind of other garden variety fruit.  You can even build your own if you like.   Peace pipe anyone?

HookahTables.com

The Hookah Table was designed to give you the best possible smoking experience. The creators decided to disguise the hookah pipe inside the table to provide a unique product where only you decide who gets to see the pipe.

Halal Detector

BNR Nieuwsradio - Maleisiërs vinden 'halaldetector' uit

Two Malaysian professors have invented a method that can determine whether food is halal or not within an hour.  They've introduced their test kit at the inventors and innovation convention in Brussels this week.