Archive for September, 2007

Does Your Website Need Some CAPTCHA?

By Craig Ritsema

Many Business website owners have faced this problem: They want to provide a function on their site for visitors to send feedback to them without opening the floodgates to spammers.

Posting your email address on your website is generally an invitation for spam. Automated programs better known as “bots” will eventually scan your website and parse out your email address from the rest of the source code and use it for purposes other than what you intended.

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Handbag – a status symbol

Can any one guess which item ladies never forget to carry with them when they happen to go out for any reason ? .It may be an occasion of outing, marriage function in relations, shopping or it may be any other cause. It is handbag. Carrying a designer handbag has become a status symbol.

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Pros And Cons Of Lasik

By Kevin Stith

LASIK eye surgery has been the most recent development in correcting visual problems and thus, an alluring option for people suffering from similar diseases. However, like all the other developments in medical science, a LASIK surgery also has its advantages and disadvantages contributing to the pros and cons of a LASIK surgery. The best way to reap the utmost benefits of LASIK surgery would be to gain enough knowledge about the pros and cons and then decide whether opting for a LASIK would be really beneficial or not. Comprehensive tests and screening combined with consultation with the concerned doctor would then, help the patients in evaluating the consequences.

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Are You Looking For A Devil Tattoo Design?

By Derek Cladek

If you are looking for a devil tattoo, does that mean you are a bad person? Usually devil tattoo designs are not the most sought after tattoo because of their reputation. A devil is a representation of a bad person, someone who is evil, unlikable and something that others wish to stay away from. So you can see why many people would want to opt in for an angel tattoo instead. The devil tattoo on the other hand is still an option as a tattoo design. Many people look for this type of tattoo for many reasons and it’s not always about being bad.

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The Real Causes Of Racism

By Elaine SiheraRacism is pernicious, particularly hurtful to those on the receiving end, and is little understood. Its causes are not just social, neither can they be remedied in an instant. Racism goes much deeper than simple social factors and it stems, primarily, from the following four causes:

1. Instinctive reaction for species protection: It is the most natural thing in the world to gravitate towards our own kind, to recruit in our own image and likeness and to feel comfortable with people who outwardly look like us, reflect who we are and behave like us. We are all ingrained with a sense of self protection, especially of our culture, territory, family, the things we cherish and which form our identity. Racism comes out of a desire to protect all of that, as well as our roots and our species. Anything which isn’t like us immediately becomes threatening and, where it is also perceived to be inferior, the prejudice towards it in order to protect our own becomes even more lethal and menacing.

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