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California Cryobank announced that it has started posting photos of celebrities who resemble their donors to give prospective clients a better idea of what their potential offspring might look like. 'The number one client question we get is: 'Who does this donor look like?'' said Scott Brown of California Cryobank. 'We decided this would be a great way to give thorough and consistent answers. Clients love it. Look-a-Likes has only been available for a week and our Web site traffic is up 50 percent.' Brown said the sperm bank is choosy, accepting fewer than 1 percent of people who apply to be donors. The screening process includes genetic testing, regular blood tests, a three-generation family medical history, and a sperm count/quality in the top 15 percent of the population, he said. Clients can search for attributes such as height or eye and hair color, and the database will return a list of donors who each have two or three celebrity look-alikes. Users also can choose from an existin

Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut has reveled that he has prostate cancer . While he is in the early stages of this disease, the questions regarding his health now add to the worries that he is facing for what could be a difficult reelection campaign...Senator Dodd voted to expand hate crimes legislation to include sexual orientation, but has stated repeatedly that he opposes same-sex marriage. He does support civil unions; however, his views on this issue may be changing as the people of his state become more willing to support marriage equality. Connecticut is one of six states which currently allow marriage between same-sex couples.

There's no question that the world's fish are in trouble. Fishermen are pulling fish out of the seas far faster than these populations can grow back. Some fisheries are heading toward collapse or even extinction. But a major new analysis of this grim picture shows that fisheries aren't doomed. In fact, some are on the mend.

Yangon - A Myanmar court on Friday postponed until August 11 its verdict on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and three others charged with breaking the terms of her house arrest in order to review legal questions related to the case, lawyers said. ...

Jennifer asks: 'I need tips and hints for an attraction I have to a co-worker that's married. He's made comments to me and to others at work that things are not great at home. I don't want to be a home wrecker but I also don't want to pass on a chance with a great guy. We've only flirted with each other, nothing serious has been said or done between us.' Jennifer, I'm going to be frank with you, and I'll hazard a guess you won't like my response by the way you've phrased your question. But here it is: there are oodles of single, available, attractive, 'great' guys. Why would you put yourself out there for someone who is obviously, completely unavailable, and may never be anything else as it stands now? It sounds like there is a lot going on behind the scenes with this gentleman, most of which already says a lot about who he is, and what kind of person he'll be in a relationship: he openly talks to coworkers about his personal issues (would you want him to blab about the two of you a

The dating younger men posts have a significant number of readers chiming in on their thoughts, so it was only a matter of time before a male reader asked about dating younger women in response. This comment was originally posted in the dating younger men blog thread, but I've moved it here because, to me, its a whole different conversation and deserves its own response. Bryan asks: 'Since this thread seems to be only women responses I would like to ask all of you for your opinions positive or negative. I am a 53 year old recently divorced man getting back in the dating game. My problem is I can easily pass being in my late 30's. I am fit and toned and dress younger than most men in their 50's. Honestly, I don't feel much different than I did when I was 30, and younger women are attracted to me. Should I pursue these younger women? What happens when they find my true age? I find myself resenting having a number placed on my back by society. I really don't know how to get older, and

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