my readings for today

One of my favorite meals is sweet and sour pork! (CLICK on the picture above for the recipe)

Here are a few articles that caught my eye:

Sperm bank for ‘beautiful people”

“…the controversial dating site now has a forum/sperm bank where one may search for genetic material from beautiful people and beautiful people alone.”

the end of the best friend?

“But increasingly, some educators and other professionals who work with children are asking a question that might surprise their parents: Should a child really have a best friend?”

chimps kill to win territory!

“…first solid evidence that chimpanzees kill their rivals to acquire land, and could help explain the evolutionary origins of some aspects of belligerent as well as cooperative behavior in humans.”

California selling ads on digital license plates

“The California DMV might soon issue digital license plates that display ads when a vehicle is not in motion, as a means to draw in revenue to battle the state’s high deficit. San Jose Mercury News reports that Democratic State Senator Curren Price submitted a bill focused on the initiative, and that it was passed with no opposition. Now the state’s transportation authorities will consult with the Highway Patrol and other groups to decide whether or not to go through with the plan.”