Popular Elsewhere
15:29 UK time, Wednesday, 7 September 2011
A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.
The rising number of offspring from single sperm donors is causing alarm in a popular New York Times article. While sperm donors remain anonymous, they are given unique identifying numbers. This has allowed half siblings to track each other on the web. . The article explains that although other countries limit how many children a sperm donor can father, there is no such limit in the United States, something critics are calling for.
As the most read lists across news sites slowly get overtaken by reflections of 9/11, every angle seems to be covered. A popular Boston Globe story has found one better than others. Ken Feinberg was in charge of distributing $7bn (£4.4) of government-funded settlements to the families of the dead and those who were injured. For him, one person stuck out: an elderly woman whose son died who turned down $2m (£1.3m) because it wouldn't bring him back. She was one of only two people who turned down the money.
Yoga instructors are meant to be calm. So the rant of instructor Sarah Miller have drawn in Guardian readers. The problem, she complains, is .
"'How are you?" is not a simple question at yoga. No one at yoga is ever just fine. They're 'working through a lot of heavy stuff', or 'dealing with a lot of craziness'. That said, when people ask you how you are, don't say anything bad. If you are broke, the universe is just trying to teach you a lesson about how much you already have. If someone dumped you, the universe removed that person from your life for a reason. The universe is very busy in the yoga world."
Her tip is to wear flip-flops to ensure a quick get-away at the end of the lesson.
The award for the quirkiest headline on the most read lists goes to Wired. is attracting their readers. It explains technology developed for warfare makes tanks invisible in the infra-red spectrum. It does this by appearing to change temperature and using cameras which then mimic the surroundings. So this invisibility cloak will make tanks look like cows, if cows are around.
