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DHS IS A BUNCH OF IDIOTS! US bars friends over Twitter joke

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationTWO pals banned from the US after cops pick up tweet gag about ‘destroying America’…   Anyone in DHS who had a hand in this plus their supervisors should be FIRED IMMEIDATELY.   This just shows how out of touch with reality the DHS is. Its time to shut them down cause they sure don’t have…

U.S. Copyright Czar Cozied Up to Content Industry, E-Mails Show

Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureTop-ranking Obama administration officials, including the U.S. copyright czar, played an active role in secret negotiations between Hollywood, the recording industry and ISPs to disrupt internet access for users suspected of violating copyright law, according to internal White House e-mails.Via www.wired.com

5 Questions: Rando on resetting the ‘aging clock,’ cell by cell

Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future Advances in the study of stem cells have fueled hopes that someday, via regenerative medicine, doctors could restore aging people’s hearts, livers, brains and other organs and tissues to a more youthful state.Via www.physorg.com

SARTRE project completes first successful on-road demo of multiple vehicle platooning

Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureThe Safe Road Trains for the Environment project completed the first successful test of a multiple vehicle platoon.   The test fleet included a lead truck followed by three cars driven entirely autonomously at speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph), with no more than a 6-meter (20-foot) gap between the vehicles.Via www.greencarcongress.com

2012 is the time for Gene Therapy to Start to get Disruptive

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationChristensen’s research suggests there may be impediments to this happening, based on what he calls the “Innovator’s Dilemma,” which is best described by the following question: “How [can] executives…simultaneously do what is right for the near-term health of their established businesses, while focusing adequate resources on the disruptive technologies that ultimately could lead to their downfall?”Via…