We’re not yet in the phase where a shuttle launch is a common weekly or monthly thing, but from time to time we get to see how the Discovery shuttle comes back on the planet or how it takes off to go back in space.

Tomorrow at 11:38 Eastern time, if the weather is good at the Kennedy Space Center the Discovery is scheduled to take off on the STS-120 mission to the International Space Station but predictions are not great, going from 60% favorable to 60% unfavorable. Other than the weather, no problems are keeping the shuttle on grounds and officials said that they want it back in space as soon as possible, but taking the safest decisions.

The mission is all wrapped around the delivery of the Harmony module, which is an Italian made Aluminum tube, that will connect the European lab Columbus and Japan’s Kibo lab on the International Space Station. This is a very big step before we have the final shape of the space station, and is Commander Pam Melroy, 46, the second woman in command of the Discovery that should have the job done.

If you’ve booked tickets to see the launch live, make sure you have enough cash, a rain coat and an open ticket back home.

Green light was given by the EU ministers and announced by the European Union presidency, on a project of law that is supposed to put an end on state postal monopolies from the first day of 2011. From all the 27 member states, 11 will be allowed to put it in action before the end of 2012, but if anyone else wishes to do it before the deadline is allowed. “The 11 nations who do not have to enact the measure until December 31, 2012 are: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Greece and Luxembourg”.

The liberalization of the postal services is not only going to bring better prices but it’s going to offer new quality products and faster services. Countries that have already adopted the free market on postal services are England, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden, and it was a real success. The votes will have to pass through the European Parliament, after being approved by the ministers, before we’ll have better services but it’s going to happen soon.

Latin America and the Caribbean are fighting what’s called “Dengue fever“, which is spreading like dust and causes extreme joint pains. Dengue fever is carried by mosquitoes thanks to the trash the nation is releasing, like water-collecting trash or old tires and has killed almost 200 people this year, in a race to break records.

Authorities advised people to use spray and cream when visiting those countries because the biggest danger of dengue fever is doctors won’t be able to trace it with its flu-like symptoms. Suspicion levels are set higher and higher this year, be it from doctors or tourists trying to visit Latin America or the Caribbean.

Dengue was thought to be eliminated since 1980, but apparently it’s not, and the 630,356 cases this year proves it right. I wonder why wasn’t a vaccine or an efficient treatment developed? Were those guys busy with making money on the bird-flu? Let’s hope they do get solutions before more people are affected by the dengue fever.