These are my links for November 23rd through November 29th:

• Farewell To Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin Kershner –
• TCU accepts invitation to join Big East Conference –
• The Curious Case of the Backwardly Aging Mouse – ScienceNOW – As we age, many of our cells stop dividing. Our organs, no longer able to rejuvenate themselves, slowly fail. Scientists don't fully understand what triggers this, but many researchers suspect the gradual shrinking of telomeres, the protective DNA caps on the end of chromosomes. A little bit of telomere is lost each time a cell divides, and telomerase, the enzyme that maintains caps, isn't typically active in adult tissues.
• Microsoft Altair BASIC legend talks about Linux, CPRM and that very frightening photo – Monte Davidoff
• Breakfast Quinoa Porridge –
• Printable Organic Body Armor developed after studying Alzheimers plaque –
• There Will Be Blood – the G.O.P. isn’t interested in helping the economy as long as a Democrat is in the White House.

She went on to star in (a) French Film, Bed and Breakfast.

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Awwww, she’s all grown up. (At least her eyes have cleared up.)

The Oscar-winning creative team behind the The Lord of the Rings films, including director Peter Jackson, has been named to run the production of the upcoming film based on Microsoft Corp.’s blockbuster Halo video game, the company said Tuesday.

USA Today article