Inspirational and good news.
The U.S. grocery-store chain Safeway plans to start using wind power. In something that can best be described as irony they will use wind power to supply energy to their gas stations in the U.S.
They will also use wind energy to power their corporate offices and even some stores in the San Francisco Bay area. A total of 270 gas stations and 15 grocery stores will be powered by wind.
Indonesian forces have started to leave Aceh province. This was done as a goodwill gesture towards the rebels who are set to begin a disarmament of their forces.
Previously on Things, Peace in Aceh Province.
Women with ovarian cancer may soon have a new option, frozen ovaries. An ovary can be frozen and thawed than transplanted, a huge step for any transplanted body part.
The research is still in the testing phase with 6 out of 8 ovaries functioning perfectly after the transplant.
In Colombia a hijacked plane lands, and people walk away while hostage-takers interviewed.
Two men who said they had a bomb hidden on a plane and, forced it to land, have had their plan foiled. All hostages on the plane have been set free including Congressman Luis Antonio Serrano.
The Register is reporting that “[r]esearchers in Singapore have developed a paper battery that is powered by urine. Despite sounding gloriously silly, the breakthrough promises a cheap and disposable power source for home health tests for things like diabetes.”
Go on and read more about the power your urine has.