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In-n-Out Burger

2014-09-20T17:04:30Z

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'''In-n-Out Burger''' is a privately owned chain of restaurants founded in 1948 selling [[hamburgers]] and other fast foods. It has locations in [[California]], [[Arizona]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]] and [[Texas]]. <ref> [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,53002,00.html "Restaurant Review: The In-N-Out Burger"], ''[[Time magazine]]'' Monday, Aug. 21, 2000 </ref> Since the 1980's it has placed [[Bible]] verse citations on the packaging of four food items<ref> [http://www.gilroydispatch.com/printer/article.asp?c=180266 "The Ins and Outs of In-N-Out"], ''The Gilroy Dispatch'', Monday, March 06, 2006 </ref>:

*Soda cups: John 3:16
*Milkshake cups: Proverbs 3:5
*Burger wrappers: Revelation 3:20
*Double-Double wrappers: Nahum 1:7

==References==

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[[Category:Restaurants]][[Category:Fast Foods]]

Minecraft

2014-09-18T17:37:47Z

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'''Minecraft''' is a game created by [[Swedish]] game developer [[Markus Persson]], and later, by his company, [[Mojang AB]]. It has millions of players, and has been voted the top [[download]]able game by pcgamer<ref>^ a b Persson, Markus. "[http://www.minecraft.net/statistics Minecraft – Statistics]". Mojang. Archived from the original on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-01-13.</ref> It is a sandbox building game, written in [[java]], originally by Swedish indie gamer, Markus Persson.<ref>[http://www.minecraft.net/game/credits creator of minecraft]</ref> Official releases for iOS and Android have been released and the full version of the PC game was released on November 18, 2011 at MineCon(Minecraft Convention) 2011. The Android release was temporarily exclusive to the Xperia Play but is now available to the rest of the Android market. A version of the game for the Xbox 360 was released in 2012. The gameplay is heavily inspired by Infiniminer by Zachtronics Industries, and Dwarf Fortress by Bay 12 Games.
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==History==
Minecraft was first released to the public on May 17, 2009, as a developmental "alpha" release. Although Persson maintained a day job with Jalbum.net at first, he later moved to working part time and has since quit in order to work on Minecraft full time as sales of the beta version of the game have expanded. Persson continues to update the game with releases distributed to users automatically. Persson plans to continue these updates after the release of the full game as long as there is still an active userbase. These updates have included features such as new items, new blocks, an alternate "Hell" dimension (accessible through construction of a portal) that Persson terms "The Nether", tamable wolves that assist the player, and changes to the game's behavior (e.g., how water flows).

==Gameplay==
Minecraft is heavily reliant on the gamer's [[creativity]], and is centered around construction. The game world is essentially made of cubical blocks arranged in a fixed grid pattern which represent different materials, such as dirt, stone, various ores, water, and tree trunks. While the players can move freely across the world, objects and items can only be placed at fixed locations relative to the grid. The player can gather these material "blocks" and place them elsewhere, thus potentially creating various constructions.The game starts by placing the player on the surface of a huge procedurally generated game world. The player can walk across the terrain consisting of plains, mountains, caves, and various water bodies. The world is also divided into biomes ranging from deserts to snowfields. The in-game time system follows a day and night cycle. Throughout the course of the game the player encounters various non-human creatures, referred to as mobs. During the daytime, non-hostile animals spawn, which can be hunted for food and crafting materials. Hostile monsters, such as large spiders, skeletons, zombies and the dangerous exploding "creeper" will spawn in unlit areas, such as in caves or during the night.

==Awards==
*Best Indie Game 2010
*Best Downloadable game 2010
*Best sandbox game 2011
*Best everyone's game 2010<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/minecraft</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Video Games]]

Stop Online Piracy Act

2014-09-18T17:28:22Z

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The '''Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)''' (also known as the [[E-PARASITE Act]], House Bill 3261, or H.R. 3261) was a bill that was being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives that was demanded by the wealthy corporations as well as the music and film industry. If passed, this bill would impose a number of controversial measures for dealing with online piracy including the distribution of copyrighted material via the [[internet]]. The Attorney General would be able to close down websites that infringe copyrights, and ban the site from online payment mechanisms such as [[PayPal]] and Visa. He could also prohibit the sites' online advertising, and disable [[Google]] from ranking and linking to infringing sites.

The corresponding Senate bill, deceptively named by [[Democrat]] leadership as the [[PROTECT IP Act]], was being pushed through the [[Democratic]] Senate by [[Patrick Leahy]] (D-VT) and [[Harry Reid]] (D-NV), whom liberals helped reelect in 2010.

SOPA was introduced by a [[Republican]] in the House, Judiciary Committee Chair [[Lamar Smith]] (R-TX).<ref>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400381</ref><ref>http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf (emphasis added)</ref>

Former Democratic Senator [[Chris Dodd]] -- now chairman of the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] -- is a leading advocate of the bill and criticized the website blackout that occurred on Jan. 18 as a "gimmick":<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/18/chris-dodd-sopa-blackout-is-an-abuse-of-power/</ref>
{{cquote|designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals. '''''It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services'''''.}}

Proponents of the bill claim that it exists to protect the intellectual properties, and revenue of copyright holders, and is necessary to enforce copyright laws in the US. However, opponents state that it violates the [[First Amendment]], that it will cripple and ultimately destroy the [[Internet]], and will threaten online free speech. Some critics have likened this bill to China's [[Great Firewall]].

If one were to use copyrighted music on YouTube ten times, this person would receive a five year prison sentence, causing unnecessary arrests of people even including children using the music for amateur videos, to "protect" big-name artists from copyright infringement.

==Sponsors of the bill==

*[[Mark Amodei]] [R-NV2]
*[[Joe Baca]] [D-CA43]
*[[John Barrow (U.S. politician)|John Barrow]] [D-GA12]
*[[Karen Bass]] [D-CA33]
*[[Howard Berman]] (D-CA)
*[[Marsha Blackburn]] (R-TN)
*[[Mary Bono Mack]] (R-CA)
*[[John Carter (Texas)|John Carter]] [R-TX31]
*[[Steve Chabot]] (R-OH)
*[[Judy Chu]] [D-CA32]
*[[Jim Cooper]] [D-TN5]
*[[John Conyers]] (D-MI)
*[[Tim Holden]] [D-PA17] - no longer supports
*[[Ted Deutch]] (D-FL)
*[[Elton Gallegly]] (R-CA)
*[[Bob Goodlatte]] (R-VA)
*[[Timothy Griffin]] (R-AR) - no longer supports
*[[Peter T. King]] [R-NY3]
*[[John Larson]] [D-CT1]
*[[Ben R. Luján]] [D-NM3]
*[[Thomas Marino]] [R-PA10]
*[[Alan Nunnelee]] [R-MS1]
*[[Bill Owens (congressman)|Bill Owens]] [D-NY23]
*[[Ben Quayle]] [R-AZ3] - no longer supports
*[[Dennis A. Ross]] (R-FL) - no longer supports
*[[Steve Scalise]] [R-LA1]
*[[Brad Sherman]] [D-CA27]
*[[Adam Schiff]] (D-CA)
*[[Lamar Smith]] (R-TX)
*[[Lee Terry]] (R-NE) - no longer supports
*[[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] [D-FL20]
*[[Melvin Watt]] [D-NC12]

==Supporters==

The primary supporters of the bill are [[Hollywood]] (including its trade association, [[MPAA]], which is led by former [[Democrat]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Chris Dodd]]) and the music industry (led by its trade group, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]). Other supporters include include [[television]] companies, [[Viacom]], [[Nike]], the U.S. [[Chamber of Commerce]], the [[Fraternal Order of Police]], the [[National Association of Governors]], the [[Better Business Bureau]].

==Critics==

This legislation is one of the few bills that both conservatives and liberals vehemently oppose. Everyone from leftist occupiers to the Tea Party think this bill is a bad idea, yet Obama has not stated that he would veto it. Among the many critics of the bill are [[Conservapedia]], ConservativeNewsAndViews.com, [[The Heritage Foundation]],<ref>http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/01/online-piracy-sopa-and-internet-security-pipa-bills-in-congress</ref> [[Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[Wikipedia]], [[Yahoo!]], Mozilla (the creators of [[Firefox]]), [[MoveOn.org]] <ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/moveon-sopa-blackout-2012-01 SOPA Blackout: MoveOn.Org Joins Protest, WebProNews, January 16, 2012]</ref>, House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]], Rep. [[Ron Paul]], who was at the time a candidate in the 2012 GOP presidential primaries, Rep. [[Michele Bachmann]], and Rep. [[Darrell Issa]].

The [[Obama Administration]] released a statement which read, in part, "we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet. Any effort to combat [[online piracy]] must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small."<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administration-responds-we-people-petitions-sopa-and-online-piracy]</ref>. The administration has also released a statement implying that it will veto the legislation should it reach the president's desk.

On January 18, 2012, some websites launched a protest of SOPA and PIPA. English Wikipedia shut down for 24 hours, and Google ran a black banner. English Wikipedia shut down after a quick discussion generated comments from 1,800 users. 763 of those users supported the shutdown, while the rest favored other actions or no actions. Many of those voting for a shut down were newly-created accounts, so the vote did not reflect the wishes of the 100,000 Wikipedia editors. Other Wikipedia projects, such as Simple English Wikipedia, voted to not protest. During and after the protest, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) urged users to contact their Congressional representatives. WMF claimed that SOPA "threatened the existence of Wikipedia" while internal critics there disputed that claim. ConservativeNewsAndViews.com shut down and redirected to a site criticizing SOPA and PIPA.

The day after the online protest, the [[United States Department of Justice]] shut down [[Megaupload]], a website allegedly associated with software piracy. Media attention quickly shifted from the protest to the Megaupload crack-down.

==External links==
*[http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf House Bill 3261]

==See also==
* [[DMCA]]
* [[PROTECT IP Act|PIPA]]
* [[OPEN Act]]

[[Category:Copyright]]
[[Category:Internet]]
[[Category:Law]]
[[Category:Censorship]]

==References==
<references/>

Stop Online Piracy Act

2014-09-18T17:27:46Z

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The '''Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)''' (also known as the [[E-PARASITE Act]], House Bill 3261, or H.R. 3261) is a bill that was being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives that was demanded by the wealthy corporations as well as the music and film industry. If passed, this bill would impose a number of controversial measures for dealing with online piracy including the distribution of copyrighted material via the [[internet]]. The Attorney General would be able to close down websites that infringe copyrights, and ban the site from online payment mechanisms such as [[PayPal]] and Visa. He could also prohibit the sites' online advertising, and disable [[Google]] from ranking and linking to infringing sites.

The corresponding Senate bill, deceptively named by [[Democrat]] leadership as the [[PROTECT IP Act]], was being pushed through the [[Democratic]] Senate by [[Patrick Leahy]] (D-VT) and [[Harry Reid]] (D-NV), whom liberals helped reelect in 2010.

SOPA was introduced by a [[Republican]] in the House, Judiciary Committee Chair [[Lamar Smith]] (R-TX).<ref>http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400381</ref><ref>http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf (emphasis added)</ref>

Former Democratic Senator [[Chris Dodd]] -- now chairman of the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] -- is a leading advocate of the bill and criticized the website blackout that occurred on Jan. 18 as a "gimmick":<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/18/chris-dodd-sopa-blackout-is-an-abuse-of-power/</ref>
{{cquote|designed to punish elected and administration officials who are working diligently to protect American jobs from foreign criminals. '''''It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services'''''.}}

Proponents of the bill claim that it exists to protect the intellectual properties, and revenue of copyright holders, and is necessary to enforce copyright laws in the US. However, opponents state that it violates the [[First Amendment]], that it will cripple and ultimately destroy the [[Internet]], and will threaten online free speech. Some critics have likened this bill to China's [[Great Firewall]].

If one were to use copyrighted music on YouTube ten times, this person would receive a five year prison sentence, causing unnecessary arrests of people even including children using the music for amateur videos, to "protect" big-name artists from copyright infringement.

==Sponsors of the bill==

*[[Mark Amodei]] [R-NV2]
*[[Joe Baca]] [D-CA43]
*[[John Barrow (U.S. politician)|John Barrow]] [D-GA12]
*[[Karen Bass]] [D-CA33]
*[[Howard Berman]] (D-CA)
*[[Marsha Blackburn]] (R-TN)
*[[Mary Bono Mack]] (R-CA)
*[[John Carter (Texas)|John Carter]] [R-TX31]
*[[Steve Chabot]] (R-OH)
*[[Judy Chu]] [D-CA32]
*[[Jim Cooper]] [D-TN5]
*[[John Conyers]] (D-MI)
*[[Tim Holden]] [D-PA17] - no longer supports
*[[Ted Deutch]] (D-FL)
*[[Elton Gallegly]] (R-CA)
*[[Bob Goodlatte]] (R-VA)
*[[Timothy Griffin]] (R-AR) - no longer supports
*[[Peter T. King]] [R-NY3]
*[[John Larson]] [D-CT1]
*[[Ben R. Luján]] [D-NM3]
*[[Thomas Marino]] [R-PA10]
*[[Alan Nunnelee]] [R-MS1]
*[[Bill Owens (congressman)|Bill Owens]] [D-NY23]
*[[Ben Quayle]] [R-AZ3] - no longer supports
*[[Dennis A. Ross]] (R-FL) - no longer supports
*[[Steve Scalise]] [R-LA1]
*[[Brad Sherman]] [D-CA27]
*[[Adam Schiff]] (D-CA)
*[[Lamar Smith]] (R-TX)
*[[Lee Terry]] (R-NE) - no longer supports
*[[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] [D-FL20]
*[[Melvin Watt]] [D-NC12]

==Supporters==

The primary supporters of the bill are [[Hollywood]] (including its trade association, [[MPAA]], which is led by former [[Democrat]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Chris Dodd]]) and the music industry (led by its trade group, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]). Other supporters include include [[television]] companies, [[Viacom]], [[Nike]], the U.S. [[Chamber of Commerce]], the [[Fraternal Order of Police]], the [[National Association of Governors]], the [[Better Business Bureau]].

==Critics==

This legislation is one of the few bills that both conservatives and liberals vehemently oppose. Everyone from leftist occupiers to the Tea Party think this bill is a bad idea, yet Obama has not stated that he would veto it. Among the many critics of the bill are [[Conservapedia]], ConservativeNewsAndViews.com, [[The Heritage Foundation]],<ref>http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/01/online-piracy-sopa-and-internet-security-pipa-bills-in-congress</ref> [[Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]], [[Wikipedia]], [[Yahoo!]], Mozilla (the creators of [[Firefox]]), [[MoveOn.org]] <ref>[http://www.webpronews.com/moveon-sopa-blackout-2012-01 SOPA Blackout: MoveOn.Org Joins Protest, WebProNews, January 16, 2012]</ref>, House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]], Rep. [[Ron Paul]], who was at the time a candidate in the 2012 GOP presidential primaries, Rep. [[Michele Bachmann]], and Rep. [[Darrell Issa]].

The [[Obama Administration]] released a statement which read, in part, "we will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet. Any effort to combat [[online piracy]] must guard against the risk of online censorship of lawful activity and must not inhibit innovation by our dynamic businesses large and small."<ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/01/14/obama-administration-responds-we-people-petitions-sopa-and-online-piracy]</ref>. The administration has also released a statement implying that it will veto the legislation should it reach the president's desk.

On January 18, 2012, some websites launched a protest of SOPA and PIPA. English Wikipedia shut down for 24 hours, and Google ran a black banner. English Wikipedia shut down after a quick discussion generated comments from 1,800 users. 763 of those users supported the shutdown, while the rest favored other actions or no actions. Many of those voting for a shut down were newly-created accounts, so the vote did not reflect the wishes of the 100,000 Wikipedia editors. Other Wikipedia projects, such as Simple English Wikipedia, voted to not protest. During and after the protest, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) urged users to contact their Congressional representatives. WMF claimed that SOPA "threatened the existence of Wikipedia" while internal critics there disputed that claim. ConservativeNewsAndViews.com shut down and redirected to a site criticizing SOPA and PIPA.

The day after the online protest, the [[United States Department of Justice]] shut down [[Megaupload]], a website allegedly associated with software piracy. Media attention quickly shifted from the protest to the Megaupload crack-down.

==External links==
*[http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf House Bill 3261]

==See also==
* [[DMCA]]
* [[PROTECT IP Act|PIPA]]
* [[OPEN Act]]

[[Category:Copyright]]
[[Category:Internet]]
[[Category:Law]]
[[Category:Censorship]]

==References==
<references/>