The Human Car, Luminated T-shirts, Strangest Monuments
June 5th, 2007 by
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Online Reverse Auctions Revolutionize the Renewable Energy Services Marketplace, Places Buyers in Driver's Seat
Los Angeles, CA, Monday, April 09, 2007: GoGreenSolar.com provides an innovative online marketplace for buyers and contractors to conduct trade. “Buyers post a Request for Proposal (RFP); renewable energy contractors compete, posting their bids and reducing their prices to win the auction,” explained Deep Patel, President/CEO of Go Green Solar, LLC.
“The contractors are responsible for a small commission on each awarded contract through the marketplace — 3 percent of the total invoice billed to the buyer.” With GoGreenSolar.com, it's the buyer's demand that drives down prices. Consumers decide the maximum amount they are willing to pay for a service. Then, essentially, they select the contractor who's willing to come down to their price level. This “reverse auction” format creates a revolutionary way for buyers to secure renewable energy services.
GoGreenSolar.com has created a unique new marketplace for both buyers and contractors. Its reverse online auctions service is a powerful tool that anyone can use to procure their renewable energy services.
Go Green Solar is the first company to offer such comprehensive access to online reverse auctions for renewable energy services, according to Patel. As a result, consumers and businesses can enjoy a variety of benefits which include:
• Buyers can upload pictures, blueprints, roofing diagrams to assist contractors to make accurate bids.
• Contractors have access to state of the art satellite and aerial surveying before bidding.
• Buyers can review contractor feedback and past projects before awarding a contract.
• Contractors have the ability to create branded portfolios, which showcase past projects.
• Marketplace conserves time for both buyers and contractors.
Although GoGreenSolar.com primarily caters to buyers, Patel emphasized, the site is not intended to undermine contractors. “Contractors have the power to determine how much they want to sell their service for,” he added. “Contractors are not forced to bid; they decide what their limit is.” GoGreenSolar.com offers valuable benefits to contractors wanting to take advantage of online auctions. There are no subscription, posting or fees to bid, so they can use it completely free. Contractors also can receive free email notifications when buyers post in their selected category.
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The Human Powered Car

The FM-4 v1.0 HumanCar (Fully Manual 4 Passenger) 'geometry prototype' has been so successful that no changes have been required. Several downhill time trial runs have had the car above 60mph + with incredible handling and BodySteer characteristics. The steel tube space frame chassis features a bi-lateral human power interface and front passenger body-steering capabilities. The vehicle is also designed to follow transportation efficiency guidelines such as the SyncGuideway specification on the menu as well.
HumanCar, Inc. has been creating human powered vehicles for over 30 years. Our current vehicle is the first four-passenger LMV (Low Mass Vehicle) car ready for production. The sketch of the red vehicle in the rendering is a human powered vehicle on a SyncGuideway, a concept ultra light rail. The Humancar fits onto the guideway and is also powered by it. What would the result be? The result would be healthy people, zero oil dependence and a lot less gridlock!
HumanCar has the Patent/Trademark IP and physical application prototype finished and the vehicle is ready for implementation. Learn how the HumanCar can be applied to all kinds of uses: HumanCar Applications
VIDEO: The HumanCar Explained
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Mom Uses Internet to Track Down Pranksters
Teenagers who toilet-papered and damaged a home now face felony vandalism charges because of a mother's extraordinary sleuthing. Katja Base, mother of six, was unwilling to let the teens get away with it, saying she tracked them down to teach her kids about accountability.
Base awoke one February morning to find her front lawn strewn in white two-ply toilet paper. She and husband Ken also found damaged landscaping and light fixtures as well as ruined finishes on two cars. Dog food and flour also covered the lawn. Realizing the sheriff's department has better things to do than track down teen pranksters, Katja Base decided to do some detective work. "There needs to be accountability," she said. "Mainly, I pursued this as a lesson for my daughters. I don't want them to ever come to me and ask why I didn't do anything about this."
Base persuaded supermarket managers to tally daily toilet-paper buys for the week and a Stater Bros. manager said there was a run on bathroom tissue two days before her home was vandalized. At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, someone bought 144 rolls of toilet paper, cheese, dog food, flour and plastic forks, the same items found on her lawn and house. It was a cash transaction, making it difficult to trace the purchaser, but the store had video surveillance. The video showed four teenagers making the purchase, one of them wearing a Norco High School letterman's jacket with a name stitched across the back. The store's parking lot surveillance camera showed the truck they were using.
Base then borrowed a Norco High yearbook and used online databases to get the name, phone numbers and addresses of the teens on the store tape. "Her work was instrumental in helping us to identify the suspects," said Lt. Ross Cooper of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. The information was eventually sent to the district attorney's office and prosecutors confirmed that about six youths were now facing vandalism charges. However, they would not release details of the case or names of the defendants because they are juveniles.
The maximum penalty for the adult would be three years in prison; the juveniles could face probation and restitution, district attorney's office spokeswoman Ingrid Wyatt said.
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A traditional teahouse in Hangzhou, China

StarFlyer (new no-frills Japanese airline)

SwissMiniGun (the smallest revolver and ammunition in the world)

Aston Martin DB5 (James Bond's car in Goldfinger)

Khukri (rum from Nepal)

Crevasse Vase (designed by architect Zaha Hadid)
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