According to the National Geographic News: Aging mice can be made "young" again, according to findings one scientist initially found unbelievable. The key is muscle-derived stem cells, which—like other stem cells—are unspecialized cells that can become any type of cell in the body. When injected with muscle stem cells from young mice, older mice with a condition that causes them to age rapidly saw a threefold increase in their life spans, said study co-author Johnny Huard, a stem-cell expert at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Pittsburgh. Check out the full story at National Geographic News.

The vote came in and NO player received the mandatory 75% votes required to be inducted to the hall of fame. Bonds, Sosa, Clemans, McGwire, all punished by the Baseball Writers Association of America...apparently because of Performance Enhancing Drug use. What do you think? Read Sporting News story

With the word dirigible  one typically thinks of the Hindenburg or maybe even Snoopy on the MetLife Blimp floating over a football game. But one company is launching a new vehicle: AerosCraft's rigid-variable-buoyancy airship. The company plans on flight-testing the in the next 60-days what the CEO claims is the future of air travel. Honestly, the allure of a Land Cruise to see Iron Horse & Mount Rushmore, down the Rocky Mountains and the into the Grand Canyon. Or how about a trip across the frozen lands of Alaska, viewing the majestic wildlife and terrain. What a great vacation that would be. Below is a video of the dirigible demonstrating its hover abilities. I'm looking forward to the flight-test video in the coming months.

For those wondering about whether the recent congressional negotiated tax changes, CNNMoney Report has a great article. For example, everyone will have less take-home pay since payroll taxes are going up 2% (from 4.2% to 6.2%). Read More

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The finds, dated to the early monarchic period and including pottery figurines of men and horses, provide rare testimony of a ritual cult in the Jerusalem region at the beginning of the period of the monarchy. Read More