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Another day, another study showing that being gay is a natural occurring phenomenon .... but this one’s a little different.

According to the Daily Telegraph the latest study shows that the phenomenon is not only widespread but part of a necessary biological adaptation for the survival of the species.  Go figure!

Writing in Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Dr Nathan Bailey, an evolutionary biologist at California University, said same homosexual behavior was often a product of natural selection to further the survival of the species.

For example, they found that on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, almost a third of the Laysan albatross population is raised by pairs of two females because of the shortage of males. Through these 'lesbian' unions, Laysan albatross are flourishing. Their existence had been dwindling before the adaptation was noticed.

Other species form same-sex bonds for other reasons, they found. Dolphins have been known engage in same-sex interactions to facilitate group bonding while male-male pairings in locusts killed off the weaker males.

A pair of "gay" penguins recently hatched an egg at a German zoo after being given the egg that had been rejected by its biological parents by keepers.

Meanwhile, in the human world, gays help prevent fashion disasters, bring color to drab interiors and set story lines to music .... all VITAL to our survival.

Ok, I added that last sentence ... but am I right or am I right?

Rico

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Things aren't looking good over at the once hot social networking site.

MySpace, the social network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, said it will cut 30 percent of its staff to lower costs as it struggles to stay popular in the face of rising competition.

MySpace will be left with about 1,000 employees, it said in a statement released on Tuesday. The company declined to say how many people work at the service, but the percentage suggests that about 400 people will lose their jobs.

My personal MySpace is collecting virtual dust from lack of use.  Sorry, but I’m a big Facebook fan nowadays.  How about you?

Rico

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Here we have Anderson Cooper (looking mighty fine in a tight polo shirt, may I add?) in Los Angeles paying a visit to a medical marijuana dealer called "Farmacy". Obviously, there are more impending news stories The Coop could be covering, but I guess they got weeded out.

Rico

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