YouTube to skirt new Google search demotion rules for pirated content

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YouTube to skirt new Google search demotion rules for pirated content

Video sharing side to escape new algorithm
By Chris Smith 2012/8/12

Google's new piracy-fighting search algorithm, which downgrades illegal content, is unlikely to affect its YouTube service.
The company announced late last week that it was changing the way it ranks search results, in order to punish sites that are consistently accused of copyright infringement.
If a site racks up enough DCMA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) strikes then it'll be demoted within Google Search. Google is disclosing a running total of the sites with the most strikes against it.
However, within its reporting form, Google has issued a special message, exempting YouTube from the process.
Naturally, YouTube is the home of much of the web's illegally uploaded content, but the form directs users with YouTube complaints to a different complaint mechanism.
No demotions for user-generated sites

It appears that this is because when a video is flagged for removal in YouTube, it already counts as a takedown, whereas that's not the case with external sites.
Google says: "We're treating YouTube like any other site in search rankings. That said, we don't expect this change to demote results for popular user-generated content sites."

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Times Square knifeman gunned down

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Times Square knifeman gunned down

Police shot and killed a man who confronted officers with a knife in Times Square, leading to a chase that drew hundreds of spectators.
By telegraph.co.uk 12 Aug 2012

The encounter played out Saturday around 3 p.m., when officers approached a 51-year-old man they say appeared to be smoking marijuana near West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue, in the heart of Times Square.
The man became agitated, pulled out an 11-inch (28-centimeter)knife and began to put a bandanna on his head, police said. He refused repeated orders to drop the weapon and began backing down the

London Olympics 2012: What are the lessons for next host, Brazil?

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London Olympics 2012: What are the lessons for next host, Brazil?

With the London Games wrapping up today, the spotlight moves to Rio, the host city of the 2016 Olympics.
By Rachel Glickhouse, Guest blogger / August 12, 2012
• A version of this post ran on the author's blog, Riogringa.com. The views expressed are the author's own.
The London Olympics come to an end today with a big Brazilian performance during the closing ceremony to mark the next games in Brazil. With the conclusion of the London games, the reports on Rio's preparedness for 2016 are bubbling up yet again. But it wasn't exactly smooth sailing in the UK. London's experience provides some insight ahead of the games in Rio.

Las Vegas in 5...

Las Vegas Vacation Guide

Las Vegas in 5...
By Michelle Maskaly
2012/8/11

From fancy restaurants and nightclubs to posh hotels and poolside bars, Las Vegas has everything a jet-setting, high roller could desire. But, there's much more to Sin City than just the casinos, and in a slow economy you'll find that the land of the rich can also be affordable for everyday Joes and Janes.
5… Deal Yourself a Deal

A College Degree Doesn’t Guarantee a Good Job: Gary Shilling

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A College Degree Doesn’t Guarantee a Good Job: Gary Shilling

By Bernice Napach | Daily Ticker – Fri, Aug 10, 2012

Anyone who has a kid in college knows that August can be the cruelest month. That's when the bill for the fall semester is due and usually it's higher than the bill for any previous semester.
Over the past decade college tuition and fees have been increasing much faster than the rate of inflation. The average annual cost for tuition, fees and room and board is $38,600 for a private 4-year college and $17,000 for a public 4-year college (for out-of state residents it's $30,000), according to

American women dominating medal standings at London Olympics

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American women dominating medal standings at London Olympics

By Mike Lopresti, USA TODAY
2012/8/11
LONDON – Women. Can't live with 'em, wouldn't have a prayer in the medal race without 'em.
Through Wednesday, the USA had won 34 gold medals at the Olympics. The women accounted for 23 of them. Take away swimming, and the American men had three. They went medal-less in boxing (an historical first) and put nobody in the men's 400-meter final (ditto).

But the women have dominated, from the halls of gymnastics to the shores of beach volleyball. Because Wednesday figured to be another highlight reel, a diary seemed in order. A day in the life of American Olympic women on a roll.

Google changes its search formula to address piracy

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Google changes its search formula to address piracy

Google's new search formula penalizes sites that have drawn many copyright complaints.
By Alex Pham and Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times
August 11, 2012

Hoping to mollify its entertainment industry critics,Google Inc.is tweaking its search engine to penalize websites suspected of hosting pirated music, videos, games and other copyrighted content.

Spice Girls rehearse for Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony

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Spice Girls rehearse for Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony

11 August 2012 by Maria Saeed
KARACHI: The Spice Girls reunited yesterday to rehearse their routine for the Olympics closing ceremony. Their show will take place as the London 2012 Games come to an end on Sunday.
Victoria Beckham was in head-to-toe black to belt it out alongside her former bandmates Melanie

Taylor Swift Takes Romance with Conor Kennedy to Nashville

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Taylor Swift Takes Romance with Conor Kennedy to Nashville

By EVAN LAMBERT
UPDATED 08/10/2012
Taylor Swift's love story with Conor Kennedy is moving to her home turf.

On Thursday, Swift, 22, and Kennedy, 18, were spotted at Edley’s BBQ in Nasvhille, where she posed for pictures with fans.

"They were both very relaxed and casual and for the most part were left alone to enjoy their dinner with a friend," one fan writes of the couple.

Writes another: "All I know is that she seems so, so happy right now and when Taylor is happy, so am I!"

Another photo posted by a fan shows Swift dining with her parents and a young man with shaggy hair.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover: 5 surprising facts

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover: 5 surprising facts

By Andrew Couts

NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover has successfully landed on Mars. And if all goes right, the historic mission could provide us with evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet. Unfortunately, for those of us without much patience, such revelations could take as much as two years before they are uncovered by the extraterrestrial robot. So to satisfy your Curiosity curiosity, here are five surprising facts about the Mars-going rover.

Daily aspirin cuts cancer death in seniors

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Daily aspirin cuts cancer death in seniors
Aug. 11, 2012
ATLANTA, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A study involving more than 100,000 predominantly elderly participants found daily aspirin use lowered cancer mortality, U.S. researchers say.

The study, published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, pooled results from existing randomized trials of daily aspirin for prevention of vascular events and found daily aspirin use was associated with an estimated 16

Robotic earthworm could be use for secret military missions

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Robotic earthworm could be use for secret military missions

The Petri Dish | Staff | Saturday, August 11, 2012

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Seoul National University are turning heads with their latest creation: A robotic earthworm. While some may call it the most detestable robotic-creation yet, others will call it an engineering marvel. The earthworm robot is described by researchers in the latest report from MIT News.

Usain Bolt goes for 3rd Olympic gold today

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Usain Bolt goes for 3rd Olympic gold today

Published: August 11, 2012
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON - Usain Bolt took a day off and let his teammates do the work. They gave Bolt a chance for another triple sweep.
The World's Fastest Man returns to Olympic Stadium on Saturday for the men's 4x100-meter relay final and his shot at taking home three gold medals in as many sprinting events at the London Games.
"We've got guys that have been running good and we've got Usain Bolt, who's going to run a fast

Oil demand slows as global economy falters

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Oil demand slows as global economy falters

Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:33pm IST
* Stockpiles building globally, offering supply cushion

* Big cut in oil demand forecasts, particularly for China

* Geopolitical tensions could provide floor to prices

* Iranian exports may start picking up after July plunge

By Christopher Johnson and Dmitry Zhdannikov

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Oil demand will rise more slowly than expected in China, Europe and the United States next year as economic growth falters, pushing up stockpiles of fuel and offering some relief to consumers facing high prices.

New Mars rover photos reveal 'Earthlike' landscape

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New Mars rover photos reveal 'Earthlike' landscape

Published August 09, 2012
Space.com

Mars looks remarkably like the California desert in a new photo beamed home by NASA's Curiosity rover, researchers said.
In the new black-and-white image, Curiosity's Gale Crater landing site bears a striking resemblance to the desert landscape a hundred miles or so east of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., where the rover was built, scientists said.

Video: NASA test lander crashes, burns

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Video: NASA test lander crashes, burns

By James Dean, FLORIDA TODAY
2012/8/10
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An apparent hardware malfunction caused a prototype NASA lander to crash and explode seconds into a test flight Thursday at Kennedy Space Center, destroying the vehicle.
Around 12:40 p.m., the lander called Morpheus rose 10 feet from its pad near the center of the shuttle runway before it turned over, fell to the ground and burst into flames.
A dramatic, larger explosion followed about 12 seconds later, according to video of the event streamed live online and broadcast later in the afternoon on NASA TV.
KSC firefighters controlled the blaze. No one was injured.

Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch Winehouse urges fans to pray for her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil's recovery after overdose

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Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch Winehouse urges fans to pray for her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil's recovery after overdose
"Terrible news about Blake this morning. Remember Amy loved him. Let’s pray for his recovery," he tweeted.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012

Mitch Winehouse urges fans to pray for the recovery of ex-husband Blake, who is now in coma. Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse took to Twitter Thursday to urge fans to pray for the recovery of her bad-boy ex-husband, Blake Fielder Civil, who is in a coma following a drug and alcohol binge, according to MailOnline.com.

Weekend wedding buzz at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's French estate

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Weekend wedding buzz at Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's French estate

Published August 10, 2012 The Sun By fox news
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sparked fevered wedding speculation by hosting a family bash at their French home this weekend, The Sun reports.

Corn prices surge to record high

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Corn prices surge to record high

By Jack Farchy in London and Gregory Meyer in New York
Corn futures surged to a new record high after the US government said that the drought ravaging the US farmbelt had destroyed a sixth of the country’s corn crop in just one month.
The US Department of Agriculture slashed its estimate for the US corn crop by 16.9 per cent from its previous estimate in July, to just 10.779bn bushels. The report sent benchmark corn futures up more than 3 per cent to an record peak of $8.4375 a bushel.

Cyber espionage virus targets Lebanese banks

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Cyber espionage virus targets Lebanese banks

Security experts have uncovered a new computer virus designed to steal information from banks in the Middle East and thought to be the fourth in a family of state-backed cyber attacks, built for espionage and sabotage.
By Christopher Williams, Technology Correpsondent10 Aug 2012
Named Gauss after an apparent reference to a German mathematician contained in its code, the virus has infected more that 2,500 computers, mainly in Lebanon, according to the Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab.
It is designed to spy on customers of the Lebanese banks BlomBank, ByblosBank and Credit Libanais, analysis showed. Citibank and PayPal customers have also been targeted, Kaspersky Lab

NJ mom sues over breast-feeding video-turned-porn

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NJ mom sues over breast-feeding video-turned-porn

By KATIE ZEZIMA
The Associated Press
WOOD RIDGE, N.J. — A New Jersey mother is suing an Iowa production company after an instructional breast-feeding video she appeared in was taken by a third party and used to create pornography.
A federal court judge ruled last week that MaryAnn Sahoury's lawsuit against the Meredith Corp. could proceed. In January 2010, Sahoury agreed to demonstrate breast-feeding techniques with her month-old daughter in a video for Parents TV, which broadcasts original videos on parenting. Sahoury, who had had trouble breast-feeding, wanted to help women who faced similar difficulties, she said.

'The Bourne Legacy': The Reviews Are In!

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Aug 10 2012

'The Bourne Legacy': The Reviews Are In!

Latest 'Bourne' film doesn't quite stack up to the first three in critics' eyes.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
Instead of moving the "Bourne" series forward, the creators of the fourth film, "The Bourne Legacy," have taken a step sideways to see what else was going on as Matt Damon's amnesiac secret agent hopped all over the globe.

This time, Jeremy Renner is in the lead role, and while he has all his memory intact, he's got some mental problems of his own that he needs to take care of.

Tell us: Did Lakers make a good deal for Howard?

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Tell us: Did Lakers make a good deal for Howard?

By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY
2012/8/10
Howard doesn't have to leave Los Angeles. Is that a great thing or a bad thing?

The superstar center was rehabbing his back in L.A. but now can look for housing after his trade to the Lakers.

NBA: Howard going to Lakers in blockbuster deal

So does he fit into a team with personalities like Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, Pau Gasol and now Steve Nash?

Obama/Romney negative ads going to new extremes

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Obama/Romney negative ads going to new extremes

August 10, 2012
By Nancy Cordes
(CBS News) WASHINGTON -- The presidential campaign ad season is already in high-gear.

The campaigns and political "super PACS" are flooding the airwaves, and critics on both sides say facts don't back up the charges made in the ads.

The claims in some of the ads have been so dubious, they're making some people in both parties uncomfortable.

Even President Obama and his presumptive Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, have condemned some of the ads -- but only the ones from the other side.

One such ad, from Priorities USA Action, a top outside group supporting Mr. Obama, features former Missouri steelworker Joe Soptic saying, "When Mitt Romney and Bain closed the plant, I lost my

Chinese Export Growth Tumbles

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Chinese Export Growth Tumbles

By BETTINA WASSENER
Published: August 10, 2012
HONG KONG — Signs that the Chinese economy is sputtering mounted Friday, in the form of dismally feeble trade data that fanned expectations that Beijing would soon step up its efforts to buttress growth before a key leadership transition this autumn.
China’s giant economy has emerged as a key driver of global growth, and hopes are high that rising affluence, urbanization and development will help mitigate the weakness of the European and U.S. economies.

The turmoil in Europe and the anemic pace of economic growth in the United States have, however,