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  • Couples who have premarital sex to be considered married Madras High Court

    In what can be seen as a new twist to the concept of premarital sex, the Madras High Court has in a judgement said if any unmarried couple of the right legal age "indulge in sexual gratification," this will be considered a valid marriage and they could be termed "husband and wife. The court said that if a bachelor has completed 21 years of age and an unmarried woman 18 years, they have acquired ...

  • I promise... to be true to myself and develop my beliefs Girl Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen

    For decades, Brownies and Girl Guides have promised to "love my God," and "serve the Queen and my country". But now, in a triumph for secularists, the organisation has decided to drop references to the deity - and the nation - from the oath taken by ...

  • Roberts ‘to resign’ if e-mails are true

    Sport Minister Anil Roberts yesterday promised to resign his position in Government if the alleged e-mail thread purportedly implicating his ministerial colleagues in misbehaviour proved to be ...

  • Man stabs dad saws off own hands

    according to news reports .Jason Dunn, 27, was standing in the driveway with both of his hands cut off at the wrists.Police suspect an argument led to the stabbing and believe the younger man cut off his own hands using a radial saw.Neighbours heard the altercation, as did an unnamed witness who contacted ...

  • Male foetuses pleasure themselves

    Texas Congressman and former obstetrician Michael Burgess says he's seen foetuses pleasure themselves, so therefore they feel pain. Picture: Michael Burgess/US ...

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Hardball

Harball is a sluggish, "uplifting" Hollywoodized account of a troubled man who finds unlikely redemption by coaching an inner-city baseball team. Adapted by John Gatins (Summer Catch) from Daniel Coyle's 1993 memoir and directed by Brian Robbins (Varsity Blues) as Boyz N the Hood meets The Bad News Bears, Hardball is one of those irritatingly "well-intent ... ...

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  • Aboriginal humour the flip side of tragedy is comedy | Larissa Behrendt

    Eddy McGuire’s comments about Adam Goodes , the most frequent response I received from my Aboriginal friends was: "well, you’ve got to laugh". To an outsider, this might be interpreted as simply laughing the incident off – but there is something very serious about laughing in this context. It is a powerful antidote to the trauma, harm and hurt that comes with racism. ...

  • Hairy stockings to fend off perverts

    Sina Weibo -- the Chinese equivalent of Twitter -- purports to promote 'hairy stockings'. The picture shows a pair of legs hairy from thigh to ankle but nonhairy feet -- leaving the gender of the subject open to debate. "Super sexy, summertime anti-pervert full-leg-of-hair stockings, essential for young girls going out," the post reads, according to trend watcher ChinaSMACK. ...

  • Marijuana legalization What a long strange trip it has been

    Muraco Kyashna-Tocha started the Green Buddha marijuana dispensary in an unlabeled Seattle storefront in 2008. In 2009, she applied for a business license. In 2010, she began paying taxes and, in 2012, she passed a tax audit. She says, "And I expect to shut in April 2014" when the stores for the public are open for business. Cannabis is a new industry. Change is organic, not ...

  • Lolo Jones attempt at humor backfires

    DES MOINES, Iowa -- Lolo Jones' attempt at humor in a video that's gone viral received a chilly reception from some members of the bobsledding community.Like that, the U.S. hurdler who also recently picked up bobsled finds herself under scrutiny again.Jones posted a Vine video in which she pokes fun at a check she received for $741.84 as prize money from the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton ...

  • Boss starring role a super flop

    IT WAS supposed to be a super-funny video to encourage physical activity and combat stress. Instead, this British health system boss has landed himself in a mountain of ...

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