Saturday, October 30, 2010
Green consumerism for dummies - Eco-friendly Shoes can be fashionable and rugged http://ping.fm/emuyg
Saturday, October 23, 2010
New blog post : This diwali let eco-funk inspire your celebrations and footprint http://bit.ly/a72Abs
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
As several blogs ripped apart the Volt for the wheels connection to the engine, disproving the true EV nature of the vehicle, GM is trying to put up a brave face by being unflustered in face of the vehemant public outcry. As reported by Business Green Andrew Farah, chief engineer for the Volt, has mentioned that engine's connection to the drive train is based on overall torque in the vehicle - which uses the gasoline engine, a primary electric motor, and a secondary motor - rather than speed.
The engine will partially drive the wheels in conjunction with the other components when the onboard computer considers it efficient to do so, he explained, adding that for the first 25 to 50 miles of operation the car will operate only using the charge in the primary electric motor. The firms claims it to be a hybrid of pure electric and series and parallel hybrids. GM launched a web site called MyVolt.com, vailable as component of its OnStar MyLink service. GM will provide Volt owners with a range of online services which will enable volts used to be monitored and manipulated remotely either via a web site or a smartphone application. For example, owners could open the car using their smart phone or set the vehicle to automatically charge at a time of low electricity prices.
The engine will partially drive the wheels in conjunction with the other components when the onboard computer considers it efficient to do so, he explained, adding that for the first 25 to 50 miles of operation the car will operate only using the charge in the primary electric motor. The firms claims it to be a hybrid of pure electric and series and parallel hybrids. GM launched a web site called MyVolt.com, vailable as component of its OnStar MyLink service. GM will provide Volt owners with a range of online services which will enable volts used to be monitored and manipulated remotely either via a web site or a smartphone application. For example, owners could open the car using their smart phone or set the vehicle to automatically charge at a time of low electricity prices.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Howard Jacobson gets the man booker for "The Finkler Question" http://nyr.kr/dddWtF
In announcing the prize, Sir Andrew Motion, the chairman of this year’s panel, mentioned that “The Finkler Question†is “funny,†and much is already being made of Jacobson having written the first “comic novel†to win a Booker. Jacobson can be ribald and play with language—in “Kalooki Nights,†the protagonist keeps falling for women with a diaeresis in their name (Zoë, Chloë, Alÿs)—but he does not write light humor. “The Finkler Question†so far is the story of three friends: two Jewish widowers and Julian Treslove, an even more mournful fellow, even though he never married and isn’t Jewish, at least when the novel begins. But as events unfold, Treslove starts to think that he might be, or that others think he is. His private word for Jew is Finkler—his schoolmate, rival, and one of the widowers. The Finkler Question, in other words, is the Jewish Question—which is also at the heart of “Kalooki NIghts,†“The Mighty Walzer,†his travelogue “Roots Schmoots†(which became a BBC series), and his opinion column for the Independent.
In announcing the prize, Sir Andrew Motion, the chairman of this year’s panel, mentioned that “The Finkler Question†is “funny,†and much is already being made of Jacobson having written the first “comic novel†to win a Booker. Jacobson can be ribald and play with language—in “Kalooki Nights,†the protagonist keeps falling for women with a diaeresis in their name (Zoë, Chloë, Alÿs)—but he does not write light humor. “The Finkler Question†so far is the story of three friends: two Jewish widowers and Julian Treslove, an even more mournful fellow, even though he never married and isn’t Jewish, at least when the novel begins. But as events unfold, Treslove starts to think that he might be, or that others think he is. His private word for Jew is Finkler—his schoolmate, rival, and one of the widowers. The Finkler Question, in other words, is the Jewish Question—which is also at the heart of “Kalooki NIghts,†“The Mighty Walzer,†his travelogue “Roots Schmoots†(which became a BBC series), and his opinion column for the Independent.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
New blog post : Worth of that used beer bottle - trashonomics is good for environment http://bit.ly/bVhH2l
Friday, October 1, 2010
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