US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

Woman Has Sex With Identical Twins: Which One's the Dad?

In a case that'd do Jerry Springer proud, a Missouri woman claims that Raymon Miller is the father of her 3-year-old girl -- only problem is that she was sleeping with her identical twin Richard as well (as in,...

Iran: The war has already begun

"Iran: The war has already begun By: John Pilger As opposition grows in America to the failed Iraq adventure, the Bush administration is preparing public opinion for an attack on Iran, its latest target, by the...

Gay Marriage and Adoption

"Diogenes Borealis, a Blogging Tory, has an excellent Libertarian, yes libertarian, post on the controversy over gay rights in Britain and Canada. In which he correctly points out the difference between public services, and publicly funded organizations and those of privately...

Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com

"January 26, 2007 Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com What follows is an e-mail I sent in response to the above opinion piece: Bonkers at the Border For some reason it always shocks me when a reputable newspaper gets things completely wrong. Your...

A Plague On Both Your Houses

"anuary 26, 2007 Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com Bonkers at the Border - WSJ.com What follows is an e-mail I sent in response to the above opinion piece: Bonkers at the Border For some reason it always shocks me when a reputable newspaper gets things completely wrong. Your...

Software tells people with same name apart

"The software tool analyzes results of a search engine query, recognizing unique identities within the results, NewScientist.com said. For example, in a search on Google.com, the software differentiated between Michael Jackson the singer and Michael Jackson the beer expert."

The Difference Between a Virus, Worm and Trojan Horse

"The most common blunder people make when the topic of a computer virus arises is to refer to a worm or Trojan horse as a virus. While the words Trojan, worm and virus are often used interchangeably, they are not the same. Viruses, worms and Trojan Horses are all malicious...

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