Sergei Maximishin (LJ user remetalk), an award-winning Russian photographer, has recently tried to get the Ukrainian defense ministry’s assistance in doing a photo story on the Ukrainian navy and army for the German Stern. He and his colleague, Stern‘s correspondent Tilman Müller, ended up defeated by the Ukrainian bureaucratic monster. On his blog, Maximishin has […]
Protect your users with CAPTCHA codes
CAPTCHA codes are designed to determine whether a form was submitted by a human being rather than an automated process. CAPTCHA stands for Complete Automated Public Turing test to tell Computer and Humans Apart, It is probably one of those acronyms in which the acronym preceded the words that make it up. It was coined […]
What happens when prisoners complain about adverse reactions to ingredients in certain foods?
It all depends on an individual’s genetic response to a particular food. People should eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, but how can they be made affordable and safe from certain pesticides? What about sensitivities to candy, soy, milk, nuts, or other foods? What helps one person may be toxic to another person. For example, prisoners […]
Natural Gas Politics
Four years after Vice President Dick Cheney spearheaded a massive energy bill that exempted natural gas drilling from federal clean water laws, Congress is having second thoughts about the environmental dangers posed by the burgeoning industry. With growing evidence that the drilling can damage water supplies, Democratic leaders in Congress are circulating legislation that would […]
City, state at loggerheads over rail access to new Charleston terminal
For North Charleston, S.C. Mayor Keith Summey the question of whether trains should access the $600 million cargo container terminal currently under development at the former Charleston Navy base from the north is a non-starter: He’s based his city’s redevelopment plans on a signed, legal agreement with the South Carolina State Ports Authority, and he […]
Final year B.E student, contesting for LOK SABHA elections, An INSPIRATION TO YOUTH!!!
I am very elated to write about this news, Mr. Ravi Kumara a final year B.E student from BMS college of Engineering, Bangalore is contesting as an independent candidate for Bangalore South constituency region. He has sold his second hand bike for Rs. 10,000 as the deposit and some borrowings from friends to campaign. A very […]
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