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Power Cart

Friday, April 18, 2008

Mouna Andraos is an artist and web designer who’s always been fascinated by street vendors since her childhood in Lebanon. She created a working portable generator that uses a crank and a solar cell to charge cell phones and laptops, and even run small appliances. Ada Lee Halofsky hit the New York City streets with Andraos to see Power Cart in action.

Guests:

Mouna Andraos

Produced by:

Ada Lee Halofsky

Comments [4]

Aamir Awan from Long Island, NY

Hi Jenny:

Thanks for the posting your info too.

But the song in the segment sounds better then the Amazon/broadway ver. :)

-a.a.
Soliton Hedge Fund

Jun. 07 2009 05:01 PM
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Jenny Lawton from Studio 360

Hi a.a. -- you got it! We used Linda Lavin singing the song from the 1966 original Broadway cast recording of "It's A Bird...It's A Plane...It's Superman (Sony). You can find that recording here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000027WB/studi360-20. Thanks for your detective work!

Apr. 23 2008 12:08 PM
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Soliton Hedge Fund from LONG ISLAND, NY

Hi:

I figured it out: The song at the end of
"PowerCart is:

http://www.amazon.com/This-Life-Heres-My-Lady/dp/B000005RRV

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=You%27ve+Got+Possibilities&search_type=

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/matt_monro/youve_got_possibilities.html

-a.a.
Soliton Hedge Fund

Apr. 22 2008 01:09 PM
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Soliton Hedge Fund from LONG ISLAND, NY

Hi:

What's the name of the song at the end of this segment: Power Cart ?

The Power Cart would be a useful item in the
developing world which lacks electricity infrastructure !

Thanks.

-a.a.
Soliton

Apr. 22 2008 09:08 AM
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