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Posts published in November 2011

China Succeeds in First Space Docking by 2 Spaceships | Shenzhou 8 & Tiangong 1 | China & Space Station, Human Spaceflight | Space.com

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future China’s unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft successfully docked with the prototype space lab module Tiangong 1 Wednesday (Nov. 2). The orbital meet-up is a key step in China’s plan to build a space station in orbit by 2020.   “We can never count on other countries to sell their mature technologies to us, so we…

Eradicating Aging Cells Could Prevent Disease – Technology Review

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future“We’ve shown there is a causal link between these senescent cells and age-related decline in tissue function,”   The results were striking: in tissues that contained the labeled cells, including everything from fat to muscle to eyes, selective removal appeared to postpone age-related damage. Treated mice had no cataracts, and showed increased muscle mass, strength,…

Occupy Portland: The didn’t give a Miranda warning, nor did they tell us why we were being arrested,

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation“Freedom to assemble was put into our Constitution so that people could come together and talk about what’s wrong, then figure out solutions,” Ms. Trogub said. “How does an anti-camping ordinance supersede that right? If we don’t have that right, how are the people supposed to participate? How do we fix anything?”Via occupyportland.org

Tunisians poke fun at Obama assault on OWS on his Facebook page

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationTunisians launched an all-out assault on Barack Obama’s Facebook page this week, posting thousands of comments making fun of the U.S. president and supporting the “occupy” protests across America. Among the comments, Tunisian Facebook users circulated “Arab Spring” jokes, such as: “Tunisia is the first country to recognize the American Transitional National Council,” referring the revolutionary…