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Entertainment companies often send takedown notices to Google, asking them to remove links to material they claim copyright over. That's fine. But now those same companies have started sending takedown notices requesting that Google take down... the takedown notices. It's basically the legal version of Inception.
As part of its transparency policy, Google publishes every takedown notice it receives from either copyright holders or government bodies. As TorrentFreak has pointed out, that means Google has built up a pretty huge database of pirated material, which effectively undoes the point of a takedown notice -- to make copyrighted material harder to find. Now companies such as 20th Century Fox and Microsoft want Google to take down their own takedown notices.
At the centre of this is Chilling Effects, a site that lists takedown notices under America's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) "to help recipients resist the chilling of legitimate activities". It republishes the takedown notices Google publishes, and adds in further legal analysis to make what can be threatening and intimidating language less so.
Several companies have asked Google to remove Chilling Effects from its search results. Request number 515623, submitted by Microsoft on 26 Feburary, wants Google to take down three pages -- a straight republication of a takedown request Microsoft sent to Google in April 2012, the index of all of Chilling Effects' republished takedown notices and the page that explains the DMCA's "safe harbour" provision that protects web hosts if their clients host pirated content without their awareness.
Other companies that have submitted similar requests to Google include Fox, Sony and NBC Universal. It's tempting to label this an example of what goes wrong with automated copyright enforcement, but the inclusion of links to pages that explain how people can defend themselves against a takedown notice makes it seem a tad more intentional than that.
You can still search on Google for the takedown notices (and the URLs they contain), so it hasn't worked (yet) -- but if copyright laws are increasingly turning the web into some kind of infinite regression series (or perhaps a Mandelbrot set of takedown notices) it's indicative of a flaw in the approach to piracy.
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Source: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-04/5/takedown-notices-takedown-notices
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Game Parlor bills itself as the store with every type of game, and to an extent, this is true. It carries board games, comic books, miniatures, childrens games, collectible cards, comic books and more. The exceptions: The store does not carry video games or computer games. Instead, patrons can rent time on one of Game Parlor's computers to play these games.
Customers are welcome to play games on tables in the back of the store during business hours. Game Parlor also holds in-store gaming events daily. ?
Game Parlor in Chantilly opened its doors in 1991. Owners Rob and Cindy Weigend also operate another Game Parlor in Woodbridge.?
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In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrates mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, Minya, Egypt. In the province of Minya, where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrates mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, Minya, Egypt. In the province of Minya, where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian gynecologist, Ezzat Kromer, recalls his 27-hour ordeal of being kidnapped, beaten, blindfolded and ransomed, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz cradles a picture of his daughter, 17-year-old school girl, Nirmeen, who went missing on Valentine's Day and had not been heard of or seen since, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz wipes away tears as he tells The Associated Press of the mysterious disappearance of his daughter, 17-year-old school girl, Nirmeen, who went missing on Valentine's Day and had not been heard of or seen since, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass, reading the Arabic service on a computer screen, in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, in the province of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power.(AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
MATAI, Egypt (AP) ? Ezzat Kromer's resistance to his kidnappers did not last long. One of the masked gunmen fired a round between his feet as he sat behind the wheel of his car and said with chilling calm, "The next one will go into your heart."
The Christian gynecologist says he was bundled into his abductors' vehicle, forced to lie under their feet in the back seat for a 45-minute ride, then dumped in a small cold room while his kidnappers contacted his family over a ransom.
For the next 27 hours, he endured beatings, insults and threats to his life, while blindfolded, a bandage sealing his mouth and cotton balls in his ears.
Kromer's case is part of a dramatic rise of kidnappings targeting Christians, including children, in Egypt's southern province of Minya, home to the country's largest concentration of Christians but also a heartland for Islamist hard-liners.
The kidnappings are mostly blamed on criminal gangs, which operate more freely amid Egypt's collapse in security since the 2011 fall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Crime has risen in general across Egypt, hitting Muslims as well. But the wave of kidnappings in Minya has specifically targeted Christians, and victims, church leaders and rights activists ultimately blame the atmosphere created by the rising power of hard-line Islamists.
They contend criminals are influenced by the rhetoric of radical clerics depicting Egypt's Christian minority as second-class citizens and see Christians as fair game, with authorities less likely to investigate crimes against the community.
Over the past two years, there have been more than 150 reported kidnappings in the province ? all of them targeting Christians, according to a top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police.
Of those, 37 have been in the last several months alone, the official told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.
Kromer, a father of three, was snatched on Jan. 29 as he drove home from his practice in the village of Nazlet el-Amoden. By the next day, his family paid 270,000 Egyptian pounds ? nearly $40,000 ? to a middleman and he was released.
"I cannot begin to tell you how horrifying that experience was," Kromer told The Associated Press in his hometown of Matai, 110 miles (180 kilometers) south of Cairo. His left cheek where he was punched repeatedly is still sore, as is his index finger, which one kidnapper repeatedly bent back, threatening to break it.
He says he was left with the feeling that, as a Christian, the country is no longer for him. He has abandoned his profitable practice in Nazlet el-Amoden and is making preparations to move to Australia. "My wife would not even discuss leaving Egypt. Now she is on board," he said.
"There are consequences to Islamist rule," he ruefully said. "Things are bad now. What is coming will certainly be worse."
Responding to the allegations that authorities do not aggressively investigate crimes against Christians, Minya's security chief Ahmed Suleiman said it is because victims' families negotiate with kidnappers rather than report the abductions.
"We cannot be held responsible for kidnappings that are not reported to us," he said, blaming hardened criminals for the kidnappings.
Christians say they don't bother to report because they have no confidence in the police.
Essam Khairy, a spokesman for the hard-line Islamist group Gamaa Islamiya in Minya, said "there is not a single case of Christian kidnapping that has a sectarian motive or linked to the Islamist groups."
He blamed the "security chaos" in Egypt and said the way to stop kidnappings is to create popular committees ? vigilante groups that the Gamaa Islamiya has been promoting since a spate of strikes in the police last month.
Egypt's Christians, followers of one of the world's most ancient churches, make up about 10 percent of the country's estimated 90 million people. They have long complained of discrimination that keeps them out of some top jobs and of inadequate protection by authorities.
But their fears have dramatically escalated with the political rise of Islamists. Election victories vaulted Islamist political parties to domination of parliament, and President Mohammed Morsi is a veteran of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Islamists in Minya and elsewhere in Egypt insist they do not discriminate against Christians. Morsi has repeatedly asserted the equality of Muslims and Christians. Last month, a hard-line cleric was referred to trial for insulting religion for anti-Christian comments.
The governor of Minya, Mustafa Kamel Issa, a Brotherhood member, has met several times with Christian leaders in the province and has spoken of encouraging "a consciousness of tolerance" among Christians and Muslims.
Still, ultraconservative Muslim clerics have become more overt in anti-Christian rhetoric in sermons and on religious TV stations. In rural areas like Minya, hard-liners often hold sway after decades of persecution, taking advantage of the chaos and lawlessness of the two years since Mubarak's ouster to flex their muscles as the only real power on the ground.
The Brotherhood and its political party frequently underline their respect for Christian rights. But at times members reveal an attitude suggesting a second-class status for the community.
On Wednesday, Yasser Hamza, an official in the Brotherhood's party, argued in a TV interview that while the campaign slogan "Islam is the solution" is permissible, the slogan "Christianity is the solution" would not be. He was addressing specific election rules, but then broadly declared, "This is an Islamic nation with an overwhelming Muslim majority ... The minority doesn't have absolute rights, it has relative rights."
In Minya, Christians make up an estimated 35 percent of the population of around 4 million, the highest percentage of any province in Egypt. In the 1990s, it and other parts of the south were the heartland of the insurgency of Islamic militants who attacked police and Christians in a campaign to create an Islamic state that was crushed by Mubarak's security forces. Now, those groups have forsworn violence and have political parties, and they wield a powerful influence.
Beyond kidnappings, Christians here say they are targeted by other criminals, including thugs who squat on Christian-owned land and refuse to leave until paid or gangs who run protection rackets targeting the community's businesses.
Ahmed Salah Shabib, a rights activist from Minya, said criminals are convinced they will not be held accountable.
"They feel that there is a political cover for their actions. Additionally, they see the Christians as second-class citizens to whom they can do whatever they want with impunity," he said.
Father Estephanos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, a town that has seen multiple kidnappings, says the state has indirectly encouraged crime against Christians by not prosecuting Muslims blamed for attacks on churches and Christian-owned homes and business around the country.
"The state has made Christian blood cheap," he told the AP at his office, as he dealt with the latest kidnapping: a young boy, Andrew, who was snatched from his father's arms on a Samalout street a day earlier.
"Do you have news about Andrew?" he asked the boy's uncle on the telephone. "Did you hear his voice? Are the negotiations underway already?"
Estephanos said the kidnappers wanted a ransom equivalent to about $103,000 from the family, which has a lucrative animal feed business.
"The Islamists see Christians as a people who have no rights or even as non-citizens," he said.
The Interior Ministry official acknowledged that Christians are seen as less defended.
"Kidnapping Christians is an easy way to make money," he said. They "don't have the tribal or clan backup that will deter kidnappers and they are happy to pay the ransom to gain the freedom of their loved ones."
Christians also say they are seeing an increase in the disappearance of Christian underage girls, who are later found out to have converted to Islam and married Muslim men. They accuse conservative clerics of encouraging conversions, which often ignite deadly fights between families that can turn into a cycle of blood feuds.
Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz's 17-year-old daughter Nirmeen went missing on Valentine's Day, fueling speculation that she has converted and will reappear with a Muslim husband once she turns 18.
Aziz, 47, and his family are preparing for that day. They have sold some farmland to buy firearms, and Aziz explained matter-of-factly that Nirmeen and her husband will be killed first ? "it is a question of honor" ? and then the guns will turn against the groom's family.
"But we will happily take her back if she comes back with her faith intact," he said. "Even if she is pregnant, a cousin will marry her," he said, wiping a tear with the sleeve of his dark blue galabiya robe.
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Long-term use of certain corticosteroids in high doses may cause eye damage. Glaucoma and cataracts are both serious concerns, but how concerned should you be? Should you avoid corticosteroids altogether? Find out the risks below to determine whether it would be wiser to use drugs and monitor the situation closely, as doctors say, or to seek other treatment.
Glaucoma Risks
Glaucoma is a disease characterized by increases of pressure within the eye. There is usually no pain, though pressure is uncomfortable sometimes. It can cause blindness.
As fluid pressure increases, the optic nerve can become damaged. This nerve is essential to working vision. It is hard to detect glaucoma before damage begins, so everyone should get regular eye examinations.
There are many types of glaucoma:
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Secondary glaucoma ? occurs as a complication of other conditions and/or medications Open-angle glaucoma ? fluid builds up because the flow through the eye drain is too slow Angle-closure glaucoma ? fluid builds up suddenly because of a blockage, causing immediate increase in pressure as well as horrible pain, nausea, vision disruption, and eye irritation; blindness may occur in just days Secondary glaucoma is the one that corticosteroid users get. Otherwise, glaucoma can occur in anyone, though it is most common in African Americans over 40, Hispanics over 60, people with heart or eye diseases, and those with a history of glaucoma in their families.
How likely are you to get glaucoma if you are on corticosteroids?
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Not very likely. It only happens to a small percentage of people. Using it in high levels for many years makes it more likely, but not probable. However, if you also have irritable bowel syndrome, it may be risky to take corticosteroids for very long.
Doctors typically recommend that anyone with severe autoimmune disorders take corticosteroids and have their eye checked regularly for pressure to prevent an issue before the nerve is damaged.
Glaucoma is a permanent condition and will not go away just from ceasing corticosteroid use.
Cataracts Risks
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Corticosteroid use over a long period of time may cause certain parts of the body to age earlier. With the eyes, this may result in cataracts.
Most people, should they live to old age, will develop at least one cataract. They develop when proteins clump together in the lens, which makes them opaque (unable to be seen through).
Cataracts are experienced as clouds in vision.
There are three types of cataracts:
Nuclear ? Tinges the eye yellow, developing slowly, and affecting mostly elderly people Cortical ? Forms in lens cortex extending outwards in wheel form; common in diabetics Posterior subcapsular ? Cataract at the back of the lens forms with symptoms showing rapidly Prednisone and other corticosteroids are associated with posterior subcapsular cataracts, though they are more commonly caused by extreme farsightedness and retinitis pigmentosa.
When light passes through the back of a lens with cataracts, it is scattered and unfocused. It becomes very difficult to see close objects.
Symptoms of cataracts include:
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Blurry vision Colors seem faded Double vision Poor night vision Seeing halos Like glaucoma, cataracts will not go away just because you stop taking prednisone. However, they will stop growing immediately.
Cataracts can be detected very early by regular eye exams. This gives you plenty of time to stop taking prednisone and prevent the cataract from growing.
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The Opportunity to Own the Original Movie Hero Car is this May 18 in Indianapolis
Walworth, Wis. ? A true movie star will make its way down Mecum?s signature red carpet this May in Indianapolis. Known by most simply as ?Eleanor,? the modified 1967 Ford Mustang from Touchstone Pictures? ?Gone in 60 Seconds? will cross the block as Lot S135 at Dana Mecum?s 26th Original Spring Classic auction this May 14-19.
This collector car icon piloted in the movie by retired master car thief Memphis Raines, played by Nicholas Cage, is the real McCoy. Several cars were built to handle various duties in the filming of ?Gone,? but this is serial number 7R02C179710, the ?Hero? car driven by Cage during filming and the model used in movie close-ups, posters and promotional materials.
Built by Cinema Vehicle Services with the help of master designer Chip Foose, the body pieces of Eleanor were mocked up on a Mustang using clay and wood. Molds were then made to produce a new fiberglass front end filled with high-powered PIAA driving lights, new fender flares, side skirts and scoops, hood and trunk lid. To give the car big-screen performance, it was treated to a 351/400 HP Ford crate engine, which shares room with a front subframe body brace by Total Control Products, LLC. This progenitor of the Eleanor revolution is relatively untouched inside with the exception of an Autometer Sport Comp Monster tach, fire extinguisher, Go-Baby-Go shift knob button for Line Lock and a switch for activating a nitrous injection system.
?Eleanor has become one of the most widely recognized movie star muscle cars in the world, so when the decision was made to offer the ?Gone in 60 Seconds? Hero car for sale, Mecum?s Spring Classic auction in Indianapolis seemed like the perfect venue,? commented Ray Claridge, owner of Cinema Vehicle Services. Set to be offered directly from the builder on Saturday, May 18 at the original, best and largest muscle car auction, this is truly the car that started it all.
Thirty-two hours of the Indianapolis auction will be broadcast live on Discovery?s Velocity Network with the entire auction streaming live on Mecum?s website at www.mecum.com. Mecum?s Indy auction is open to buyers, sellers and spectators. Gates open at 8 a.m. each day and general admission can be purchased at the door for $20 per person; children 12 and younger will be admitted at no cost. For more information on the auction or to register as a bidder, visit www.mecum.com or call (262) 275-5050.
About Mecum Auctions
Nobody sells more than Mecum. Nobody. The Mecum Auction Company is the world leader of collector car and Road Art sales, hosting auctions throughout the United States. The company has been specializing in the sale of collector cars for 26 years, now offering more than 15,000 vehicles per year and averaging more than one auction each month. Established by President Dana Mecum in 1988, Mecum Auctions remains a family-run company headquartered in Walworth, Wis. For further information, visit www.mecum.com or call (262) 275-5050. Follow along with Mecum?s social media news and join us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram.
Schedule:
Dana Mecum?s 26th Original Spring Classic auction
Indiana State Fairgrounds
1202 E. 38th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Admission:
$20 per person per day, children 12 and younger admitted free
Preview:
Gates open daily at 8 a.m.
Auction:
Vehicles start at 10 a.m. each day with Road Art 30 minutes prior
Live TV Schedule:
Wednesday-Saturday 1-9 p.m. (All Times Central)
Source: Mecum Auctions
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