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Cybercrime doesn’t get sexier than this! NewScientist: “In June, the websites of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft disappeared for hours when their servers were swamped with hundreds of thousands of simultaneous webpage requests that they could not possibly service. It sounds a tough attack to orchestrate, but executing it could not have been simpler. A hacker

Cait has listed some invaluable tips on self-defence and ways to get out of dangerous situations: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! Most often, an attacker will not bother with someone who will fight back. If you choose to fight back, fight with

Paying attention to quality reduces costs in the long run and gives you an edge in the marketplace.

Spain’s lower house of parliament has voted in favour of allowing gay couples to marry and adopt children. The bill will become law in a month’s time, making Spain Europe’s third nation after the Netherlands and Belgium to allow same sex marriages. BBC: Gay Marriage around the globe

Joanna Buc aged eight – and how she might look at 40 Warnings about children’s unhealthy lifestyles are common, but experts are now showing how junk food fans could look in middle age: Computer wizardry allowed one family to see how their children will look at 40, if they do not change their habits. Child