Inspirational and good news.
A mysterious man made of Lego washed ashore on a Dutch beach and is now guarding a drinks stand. A miraculous story that shall be the thing of legend!
“We saw something bobbing about in the sea and we decided to take it out of the water,” said a stall worker. “It was a life-sized Lego toy.”
The “blogosphere” is filled of many things that make little sense. As a result, when I see something like We Feel Fine I get overjoyed.
We Feel Fine is a graphical way to explore the zeitgeist of the moment based on what bloggers have written about their lives. You can see what age groups is more concerned about what and if guys care more about love more than girls.
It’s a fantastic way to explore the emotions of the internet.
A new drug derived from marijuana is now available to Canadians, but you don’t actually get high from it. Sativex is a drug that uses part of the marijuana plant that has no psychoactive effects to relive pain – relatively, this can be like getting high. The U.K. has already approved drugs based off of marijuana which means Canada isn’t the first nation to do this.
Gordon said Sativex, which is primarily composed of THC and cannabidiol – a non-psychoactive cannabinoid – hasn’t produced any adverse side-effects in patients, something other pain medications, particularly opioids, can’t claim.
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She said patients who react negatively to other medications shouldn’t have to suffer because of their sensitivity.“Any extra tool in that tool kit to allow for increased comfort is welcome,” she said.
Ironically, or appropriately, climate change and increasing gas prices have increased consumer interest in saving the environment. The Toronto Star is reporting that hybrid sales in Canada have increased by 90%. It’s good to see Canadians realize that their driving habits are connected to climate change.
In its pursuit of hybrids, Beatty said Toyota found it is more than a transitional technology to other auto power alternatives.
“It took a while for us to figure it out, but the hybrid really is a platform you can build other technologies on,” he said.
Several automakers are working on technologies such as electric plug-in cars that improve fuel efficiency or other projects that give consumers alternatives to meet their needs.
GM and Chrysler already offer deactivation technology that seamlessly shuts down in highway driving.
“The bottom line is there needs to be a multiplicity of technologies for consumers to choose from depending on their needs and driving habits,” said Stew Low, director of communications for GM of Canada.
A german co-worker told me how it rains practically everyday in his native town. So how does the country become the world’s top solar power producer?
Apparently, what’s good for the planet is also good for the German economy:
There are now 250,000 jobs in Germany in the renewables energy sector… jobs in solar power alone to double to 90,000 over the next five years and hit 200,000 in 2020.
As with any new development, there are critics who want to slow down government incentives for solar power use, but the government has other plans:
So far just 3 percent of Germany’s electricity comes from the sun, but the government wants to raise the share of renewables to 27 percent of all energy by 2020 from 13 percent.
But why in Germany and not anywhere else in the world? Frank Asbeck of SolarWorld AG explains:
Germans have a fondness for inventing and developing technologies — especially when it might lead to big export rates. Helping fight climate change is a bonus.