The last Qantas jumbo 747, registration VH- OEJ departed Australia for the final time.
Plane spotters
"Last week the last remaining Qantas jumbo 747, registration VH- OEJ departed Australia for the final time. It is headed to the aero plane graveyard in Mojave Desert in the USA," writes Aarti Prasad from Titirangi. "After 50 years of service and great memories for many, the "Queen
of the Skies" retires leaving one last iconic message in the form of a drawing of the famous kangaroo in the Pacific Ocean. With a heavy heart we say farewell old Queen."
Have a wee slice
It's long been known that urine is sterile and a great fertiliser. For engineer and environmentalist Louise Raguet, it's also the secret ingredient to making a great loaf of bread. To make Boucle d'Or Goldilocks bread she regularly harvests the golden waste from female urinals in Paris to fertilise her wheat. Raguet hopes to "break taboos over excrement" with this venture — and push for more environmentalism. "It's a neglected liquid, usually dismissed as waste." Urine contains substantial amounts of nitrogen, potassium and other nutrients that plants extract from the soil and could replace chemical fertilisers and avoid the pollution they cause, she says. Raguet dilutes the urine 20 times before applying it to her wheat and says it doesn't affect the taste of the bread.
