DMCA Takedown Notice Template

The following contains information on how to find the contact details of the company who hosts a website. This can be used to contact hosts in regards to copyright violation. Here are the step to follow in finding contact details and a sample DMCA takedown notice. You can find out the hosting company of the website that's stolen your content by doing the following: Step 1: Go to http://whois.domaintools.com/ or any other whois site of your choice. Step 2: In the box, type in the url of the offending site and hit "lookup." Step 3: Click...

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There Are Four Lights

I don't know if I would have continued to say or or if I would have gone with what Madred wanted. I'm pretty stubborn, so I hope in that scenario, it's be the four. I've got six more articles to write and then it's vacay for a while. I'm super happy about that. I start ballet next Monday. I tried on all my old stuff and it still fits which is awesome. I did some editing to CodeGurl... mainly just fixed the bullet points. They were red and I wanted them to match the rest of the blog, so I made some new ones using teh GIMP. I also changed my picture...

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Pancake Art

So, I came across a bunch of delicious looking pancake designs. These look really fun and tasty. I'm going to have to try some of these! Some of these actually remind me of the smiley face and Mickey Mouse pancakes my mom would make us as kids. Have you ever tried making any fun or creative pancake designs? Which of these are your favorite? I can't...

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Oldies, But Goodies

So it has finally come to this: I heard Depeche Mode on an oldies station today. "Enjoy the Silence" Kind of depressing to find music I know and love on an oldies station. Great station, though. When did you start hearing your childhood faves on oldies statio...

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Proud of This

I am proud of this. That is all. Hoping to repeat this next fall when I take way too many courses! I'm in: Biology Seminar Algebra II &  Trig Italian I Ecology & Evolution General Chemistry Diversity, Ecology, And Behavior I'll also be going to Chicago three days a week for ballet. I'm going to continue on as treasurer of the PNC Robotics Team. By next fall I'll be finishing up my apprenticeship, so I'll have a lot more extra time on my hands than I did this Spring! Plus, since I'll be taking the train, I'll do some homework during...

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The Weirdest Song I Love

I'm not really all that big on embedding videos into blog posts, but there's this one song that I've found oddly alluring throughout the past few years. I'm not sure where the "pull" is... if it's the lyrics or tune or if it's the music video! Now that I think about it, the guy kind of looks like the dude who plays Peeta! "Always" by Erasu...

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Melbel's HubPages Milestones

As you may already know, I'm a writer on HubPages. There, I write under the name "Melbel." While I joined HubPages in 2009, I only really gained an interest in writing there sometime around January of 2011. As I wrote more, my writing skills really improved. Some hubs saw great success, some never saw the light of day. This year, I've embarked on a journey in HubPages' Apprenticeship program. While, many of my hubs written before the program still receive MUCH more traffic than my newer ones (they're so new, it's really too early to tell how...

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Retro Cycling Jersey... Pour Moi?

I have been thinking of getting one of those more retro style bicycle jerseys, but aren't sure what to get. There are a few fabulous ones that I've got my eye on. At their price, I think I should really only get one. The Spiuk La Vuelta one is definitely near the top of my list. It's really attractive. Unfortunately, I have no idea what "Spiuk La Vuelta" is/means! That's one I'm going to have to look up! Another jersey that I found kind of cool was this Chiquita one, but it's a little bit on the flashy/ridiculous side. The thing I don't like...

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Competing Against Yourself on HubPages

In for a little competitive hubbing? Here's a fun game for competing with yourself in hubbing: In track (running), there is this "game" where everyone runs in a line and the person at the very end of the line has to pass everyone else. Once he gets to the front, the new last person in line has to pass everyone (and so on.) Let's try that with hubs! What's your lowest scoring hub? What score does it have? How can you revamp it to make it one of your top hubs? Example: My hub "How to Make a Threaded Running Stitch" is a 68. It's really short...

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