The Muffinman is free!

Dumpster Divers of all nations, rejoice! The famous Belgian Muffinman has been acquitted of stealing 2 bags of perished muffinds. For those who are not familiar with the concept of dumpster diving, skipping, tatting, bin-diving, D-mart or "recycling" food: this is "the practice of sifting through commercial or residential trash to find items that have been discarded by their owners but might be useful to the dumpster diver" (Wikipedia definition). But who is the Muffinman, you might ask? Well, Steven De Geynst is a dumpster diver who received a 6-month sentence for "stealing" 2 bags of perished muffins from a GB supermarket. He appealed and was acquitted. He has been a strong voice in the battle against food waste and the way supermarkets deal with goods that are still perfectly alright.

Solar Impulse arrives in Brussels

Today I saw the Solar Impulse fly over Grimbergen on its way to Brussels. Solar Impulse is a European long-range solar powered plane project, and hopes to succeed in the first circling of the earth with a piloted fixed-wing aircraft using only solar power.

On 13 May 2011, HB-SIA took off on its first international flight to Brussels (Zavantem) airport