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Thanks to Nirav, avid cyclist, adventurer, and also my former manager at GSD&M’s Idea City- for talking about and sharing some news on Green Energy movements not just here in Austin, but around the world. His lady recently graduated with a degree in Environmental Engineering – pretty awesome. He brought this up-and-coming green-energy firm in Austin to my attention via this news blurb talking about their plans to start up a new kind of company centered on renewables and touting new ideas for business models that may sound esoteric. A smart energy grid in Austin is one of their aims, and it may start with projects as simple as programming washing machines to run late at night when power consumption (need and demand) is at its lowest. Austin green-energy partnership poised to launch.
Dr. Cecilia Colomé offers a FREE lecture about discoveries and breakthroughs of the “known” universe. A special emphasis will be placed on pre-columbian Astronomical knowledge and techniques. The class consists of slides and discussion and will last 1.5 hours. Dr. Colomé is a writer, fine artist, mathematician, physicist, and astronomer originally from Mexico and currently lives in Austin, Tx. Wednesday July 22 Dr. Colomé will offer a monthly series for the community. Taken from the FaceBook Event:
Todd V. Wolfson, award-winning Austin photographer noted for his insightful portraits of Austin’s musicians and lifestyle, is on a forced hiatus due to a career-threatening bicycle wreck. On July 11th, leisurely cruising neighborhood streets on a pre-dawn ride, Todd hit a patch of defective pavement and was thrown over the bike’s handlebars into the street — landing squarely on his right elbow and head. His elbow joint was split in half and he sustained two additional compound fractures in that arm. His head injury required 11 stitches, and he suffered numerous internal injuries.
A highly skilled orthopedic surgeon repaired Todd’s arm with 16 pins and two metal plates. After several months of healing and physical therapy Todd will be able to use his right arm again to create the artistic portraits that have won him so many fans. But until that time comes, Todd is out of work — facing staggering medical bills and a long road of painful rehabilitation. Todd has lived as part of Austin’s artistic community for 30 years, generously giving his time and skills to fellow musicians and artists. He has devoted many, many hours to creating posters, promotional pictures, and album covers for numerous charitable causes. He also grants nearly unrestricted access to his copyrighted images at no charge to his artist subjects. Because of his generous spirit, Todd is blessed with the friendship of some of the most talented people in the world. A benefit concert is planned for September 9, 2009 at Antone’s nightclub in Austin. Further information will be provided as soon as the details are final. ChipIn: Todd Wolfson Medical Benefit Fund. Facebook | Benefit For Todd V. Wolfson. The Mexican Institute Of Sound Returns : NPR Music.
The Mexico City-based Mexican Institute of Sound consists not of an “institute,” or even a band. It’s just one man, Camilo Lara. Lara amuses himself by using the name “Mexican Institute of Sound.” In Spanish, the initials are almost the same as the Mexican Institute of Health — the most bureaucratic institution he could think of. Lara’s new album, Soy Sauce, is the talk of the alternative music scene in Mexico City. It pushes eclecticism to a new level by mixing mariachi with hip-hop, rock and electronica, while some songs feel reminiscent of ’80s British New Wave. There’s a love song, “Te Quiero Mucho,” which disintegrates into the braying of barnyard animals. He has a Mexican pop star, Paty Cantu, who usually sings soulful love songs in Spanish, appearing in a hip-hop tune in English. |
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