Alternative Energy Apple and the Nissan Leaf - Rise of the Silver Surfer

Long run, short ketch

Anonymous Jamaican saying, hence it is authored by yours truly, Lindsworth Deer

Christopher “Dudus” Coke has been captured. That is the headline on the Prime Time News, aired Tuesday June 22^nd 2010, Television Jamaica.

Additionally, the State of emergency had been extended for another month to July 22 2010, with an expansion to the parish of St. Catherine. Early indications that these rumours were true came were seen in an article from the Jamaican Gleaner entitled “No End to Emergency”, published Tuesday June 22 2010 by Gary Spaulding, Senior Reporter, The Jamaica Gleaner and the Jamaican Observer entitled “State of Emergency extended for one month”, published Tuesday, June 22, 2010, The Jamaica Observer.

Thus the one (1) month standoff was ended, ironically, by negotiated interventions by Rev. Al Miller, who all this time was negotiating directly with Christopher “Dudus” Coke as well as his sister and his brother, who also peacefully surrendered. Like sakura blossoms in a Japanese Garden, they fell gently into place, lulled into extradition and exile for his siblings by gentle persuasion.

Hollywood, are you still interested in a script from me, because this is guaranteed to be a blockbuster. Thus the prophecy which I had predicted to a group of brain-dead Shurpower Contractors has come to pass, ample proof of my clairvoyant abilities. For which criminal would so willingly turn themselves in, even if they had heard my voice or seen my image? The mystery of the Japanese movie, The Ring, is solved for all to see. If you, dear reader, have not figured it out, please watch the movie again in its original Japanese version.

But the title belies what really going for, with the above merely a news flash, as at the end of the day, I am a Technology writer, and Technology played no part in his capture. But capturing Solar Energy is the aim of my little short sweet ditty. Apple Engineers have mysteriously been filing patents to develop Solar powered devices, possibly with the processor of these devices such as:

1.      Apple iPod

2.      Apple iPod Nano

3.      Apple iPod Shuffle

4.      Apple iMac

5.      Apple Mac Mini

6.      Apple TV

7.      Apple MacBook Air

8.      Apple MacBook Pro

9.      Apple iPad

They can all Solar powered, possibly from ambient light of radiation from any part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum via the touch screen display as stated in the article “Apple eyes gadgets with built in Solar panels”, published January 22, 2010 7:46 AM PST by Martin LaMonica, CNET News - Green Tech and as further asserted in the article “Apple patent bid combines Solar with touch screen”, published June 7, 2010 6:31 AM PDT by Martin LaMonica, CNET News - Green Tech, thereby in theory eliminating the battery charger from their devices altogether.

This is an impressive leap forward by Apple, and it is hoped that the development of these Solar powered devices will result in a virtual extension of the battery time of these devices, and bring the convenience of self-charging Solar Technologies, long being designed for African countries with limited access to electricity, to Developed countries with consumers willing to pay a premium for technology that basically would cut the tethered electrical cord, still the last relic of an analog era that most devices have yet to free themselves.

Interestingly enough, the Nissan Leaf as described in the article “Nissan Leaf projected to be in the black”, published April 30, 2010 5:44 AM PDT by Reuters, CNET News - Green Tech as well as in the article “Nissan begin limited test-drives for Leaf EV”, published June 11, 2010 6:32 AM PDT by Reuters, CNET News - Green Tech now with a noisemaker to make its otherwise stealthy approach have a presence as stated in the article “Nissan Leaf brings the noise”, published June 11, 2010 9:51 AM PDT by Wayne Cunningham, CNET News - The Car Tech blog, is an all electric car, a car whose potential as a consumer product to attract droves of followers similar to that of Apple and its product cannot be underestimated.

Lithium-Ion Battery powered cars are the future and will be the wave of the future, especially in light of a skeptical American Public as it relates to the handling  of the Deep Horizon Oil Leak, now nine (9) weeks since the explosion occurred, with billions of dollars expended thus far by BP, who, despite their technological expertise, have failed to plug as stated in the article “BP fails to plug oil well with 'top kill' method”, published May 29, 2010 4:23 PM PDT, by Reuters, CNET News - Green Tech.

President of the United States of America, Barack Obama was talking tough as stated in the article “Obama says ready to "kick ass" over Gulf Oil spill”, published Tuesday Jun 8, 11:25 am ET, By Anna Driver and JoAnne Allen, Yahoo News. Even lashing out at comments made by BP CEO Tony Hayward for describing the oil disaster and the resulting spill as being “very modest” as stated in the article “Obama lashes BP Chief, media over oil disaster”, published Tuesday Jun 8, 11:25 am ET by Stephen Collinson, Yahoo News and further corroborated in the article “Obama: I would've fired BP chief by now”, published Tuesday Jun 8, 11:27 am ET Yahoo News.

His rhetoric became threatening by stating that he intended to have a six (6) month moratorium on Offshore Oil Exploration  as stated in the article “Obama signals tough stance on Oil Industry”, published Tuesday Jun 8, 11:25 am ET, By Russell Blinch and Rick Cowan, Yahoo News with the Democrats supporting the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama by recommending increased regulation taxation.

This should have been in place a long time ago, as punishment for the disaster. Prevention of any future similar disaster via higher taxes as stated in the article “Democrats propose further taxhike on offshore oil”, published Tuesday June 8th 2010, By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer, Yahoo News was an early Democrat suggestion. President of the United States of America, Barack Obama left to defend his response later on NBC as stated in the article “Obama defende his gulf spill response”, published Tuesday June 8, 8:13 am ET, by Yahoo News.

Action was indeed taken to have a six (6) month moratorium placed on Offshore Oil Exploration as stated in the article “Obama: End dependence on fossil fuels”, published Wednesday June 2010, By JULIE PACE, Associated Press Writer, Yahoo News.

A Supreme Court Judge later overturned as stated in the article “Judge blocks Gulf offshore drilling moratorium”, published Tuesday June 22, 2010 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Writer, Yahoo News, citing lack of evidence that similar disasters would occur on otherwise sound drilling practices with regards to Offshore Oil Exploration.

This signaled a hard fight ahead for President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, who now has to make a more forceful yet balanced approach (politics is weird……I thought the President was all powerful!!) to the crisis.  He, however has to take care to preserve an otherwise lucrative Offshore Oil Exploration Industry that brings billions of dollars of tax revenue to Government of the United States of America.

He also has to make himself appear to be sympathetic to the plight of the people of the United States of America, specifically the Environmentalists, who have declared this to be the worst ecological disaster since the Exxon Valdez running aground in the 1980’s. This is Barack Obama’s Katrina, indubitably so.

Thus we are left to worry about an Oilspill, which is headed our way, possibly threatening the Bahamas as Prime Minister Bruce Golding surmises in the article “Golding rings BP spill alarm bell” published Tuesday June 22, 2010 by the CMC, The Jamaica Observer and posing a greater danger which would require International help.

These developments in terms of Solar powered cars inclusive of charging stations as stated in the article “Network of Web-savvy EV-charging stations on tap”, published June 2, 2010 7:57 AM PDT by Martin LaMonica, CNET News - Green Tech is a good sign. Thus these All-Electric Vehicles expected to be adopted as fast as mobile smart phones as stated in the article “Will electric cars spread like cell phones or washing machines?”, published  May 14, 2010 11:49 AM PDT by Martin LaMonica, CNET News - Green Tech and products from Apple.

Not to mention the unrelated story of the Capture of “Presi” Christopher “Dudus” Coke (Hollywood, another suggestion for my movie…..), are but glimmers of hope of a coming “Change We Can Believe In”. President of the United States of America, Barack Obama had promised this while on the campaign trail in 2008. The fight against Big Oil and people with money from Unaudited Sources i.e. narcotics, has begun…………John Public is pleased, as the Silver Surfer Arises, signaling the coming of Galactus, the Planet Eater…………