There are some species where the female animals are able to reproduce without having any male animal needed. This process is called parthenogenesis. Sharks and certain types of lizards are known to be able to this.
Here's an interesting article that explains how this might happen:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/02/secrets-of-asexuality?npu=1&mbid=yhp
Fascinating stuff.
For the Birds
Ah, Louisiana....
“A 52-year-old Louisiana woman who traded two children in her care for an exotic pet bird and $175 US was sentenced Monday to 30 months' hard labour after pleading guilty to two counts of sale of a minor.”
Good to know "hard labor" still exists....
The New Poor
Interesting and scary story from the New York Times:
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108886/the-new-poor
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108886/the-new-poor
The New Poor
Interesting but scary article from the New York Times:
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108886/the-new-poor
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/108886/the-new-poor
More Boomers Smoking
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this story - found it just now at Raw Story:
http://rawstory.com/2010/02/pot-seniors-rises-baby-boomers-age/
Maybe this will finally remove the "stigma" and illegal status of marijuana. It is a plant/vegetable product and not chemically engineered.
Make it legal and tax it for god's sake.
I have said for years I'd rather deal with someone who is high on MJ as opposed to drunk on alcohol. Drunks have a tendency to get mean and vicious, potheads don't.
http://rawstory.com/2010/02/pot-seniors-rises-baby-boomers-age/
Maybe this will finally remove the "stigma" and illegal status of marijuana. It is a plant/vegetable product and not chemically engineered.
Make it legal and tax it for god's sake.
I have said for years I'd rather deal with someone who is high on MJ as opposed to drunk on alcohol. Drunks have a tendency to get mean and vicious, potheads don't.
Here's How Bad It Is in America
I just read this article and it absolutely infuriates me. Can you picture John Boehner, Tom Coburn, James Inhofe, Eric Cantor, Joe Lieberman, Susan Collins (Joe Lieberman's separated at birth twin sister [same whiney voice]) or any of the other loud mouthed, hypocritical Republicons doing this week after week?
I certainly can't. They screamed bloody murder when the Democrats took over and actually decided the whiney little bastards should actually WORK for 5 days in a row and not the 3 they were used to under Republicon control.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100222/ap_on_re_us/us_the1000_mile_commute
What does this say about Family Values? GM in Janesville had been a mainstay or a staple there from the time I was born and can remember. This is appalling.
I certainly can't. They screamed bloody murder when the Democrats took over and actually decided the whiney little bastards should actually WORK for 5 days in a row and not the 3 they were used to under Republicon control.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100222/ap_on_re_us/us_the1000_mile_commute
What does this say about Family Values? GM in Janesville had been a mainstay or a staple there from the time I was born and can remember. This is appalling.