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Australia, sickened of these killings and their government, outlawed automatic weapons. So should we.
No valid reason has been given for anyone, except our military, to have the capability to annihilate so many at once. While most National Rifle Association members consider it a benign consolidation of game hunters and target shooters, the NRA is very much in the arms business and profit from each gun and ammunition sold.
In 2012 alone, they received $1 million from one arms company, Midway USA. So, of course, the NRA proposal of arming our teachers and guards at every entrance is good business for increasing profits from the sale of guns.
Sadly, many of our legislatures vote as the NRA dictates knowing that the money and votes of the organization to determine their re-elections.
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Refried Fridays was started 11 years ago by Comic/ Producer Richard Villa as an outlet for Latino Comics in Hollywood. During its 11year run Refried Fridays has had the best comics in the last 20 years come through, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K., Russell Peters, Carlos Mencia, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Garcia, and Bill Burr just to name a few.
Refried Fridays has open the doors for many comics of different ethnic backgrounds, during its run it has supported many non profit groups such has Homeless Vets of America, Padres Contra Cancer, and the Manne O foundation, as well as the Boys & Girls Club of South Central Los Angeles.
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Hang this mellow mushroom on your tree, display it in a terrarium or place on a tabletop. Made of clear glass, it makes a fungi gift!
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Susan Tallant/Caller-Times A vehicle belonging to one of six sisters, who call themselves the Twisted Sisters, sits downtown Friday. Businesses were quiet in the morning, but activity picked up during the afternoon.
Todd Yates/Caller-Times Brandon Mottes and Lucas Grabb wade into the surf on Padre Island Friday. Padre Balli Park and Bob Hall Pier took a beating later in the day.
Jerry Wade holds back Hunter, a Labrador retriever, as he tries to attack waves generated Friday by Hurricane Ike as they slam against the seawall on Padre Island. Todd Yates/Caller-Times
Todd Yates/Caller-Times Dozens of onlookers at the seawall on Padre Island are swamped by a wave Friday as Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast. Throughout the day many people venture to the beach to see the effects of the storm.
Todd Yates/Caller-Times Onlookers stand at the entrance to Padre Balli Park on Padre Island on Friday as Hurricane Ike pounds the coastline.
Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times Texas Department of Transportation worker Jose Luis Soliz picks up an electronic sign Friday on Interstate 37 near U.S. Highway 77 that was to be used during a hurricane evacuation.
Jeanette and Bill Hendrick of Corpus Christi dance to the tunes of the Sons of Texas Band Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at the Three-O-One bar in downtown Fulton. Jeanette joked that she and her husband weren't afraid to travel into the eye of the storm to have a good time Friday night.
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Art Linchangco takes pictures Friday of the water spilling onto his property from a canal in Ingleside-on-the-Bay.
A sign on Interstate 37 near U.S. Highway 77 warns drivers Friday that the hurricane evacuation lane is closed.
Texas Department of Transportation workers from Corpus Christi prepare to head to areas affected by Hurricane Ike.
Texas Department of Transportation workers Jose Luis Soliz (left) and Erasmo Cuellar pick up an electronic sign on Friday on Interstate 37 near U.S. Highway 77 that was to be used during a hurricane evacuation.
A sign on the bulletin board of Corpus Christi Metro Ministries Friday indicates the shelter and food services were closed because of Hurricane Ike.
Kenny Ray (front), chef for the Salvation Army, and volunteer Earl Weeks prepare dinner for an anticipated 300 people on Friday. The shelter and food kitchen had seen an increase in people it serves after Corpus Christi Metro Ministries closed in anticipation of Hurricane Ike.
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Susan Feudo (right), safety officer with the Texas Department of Transportation in Corpus Christi, briefs individuals on safety precautions as they prepare to respond to areas affected by Hurricane Ike on Friday.
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Mr. Dudley leaves to cherish his memories his sons, Javonte Dudley and Jarard Gotel; and daughter, Nikki Tyus, all of Monticello.
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During The Bachelor Canada finale, viewers watched Brad Smith chose soft-spoken beauty Bianka Kamber over diva Whitney Lee. After keeping their relationship a secret for five months after filming wrapped, Brad and Bianka revealed their future plans to reporters on Thursday.
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Oyster Festival Parking – Friday is $10.00 and Saturday is $20.00.
These parking fees offset Festival expenses and contribute to the programs of the Oyster Festival.
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Oyster Festival Parking on the West Side Town – Route 602-Old Virginia Street:
Handicapped parking is available on the West side of Town – Corner of Red Hill Drive and Old Virginia Street.
Handicap parking fees are donated to the K-9 Alert Search & Rescue Dogs.
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Shuttles will be available - From Rosegill Field to the Exxon Gas Station in town. (10:00 am-4:30 pm). $2.00 per person benefitting the Urbanna-Middlesex Fire Department.
Friday, the Town of Urbanna will be Closed to All Vehicle Traffic from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM for the Fireman's Parade.
During this time, movement of traffic within the town will be limited.
Saturday, the Town of Urbanna will be Closed to ALL Vehicle Traffic from 9:00 AM until 8:00 PM for the safety of festival guests.
Your safety at the Oyster Festival is important to all of us here in Urbanna. Please comply with the following festival safety rules:
No Pets. No Private golf carts and/or ATV type vehicles within the town festival limits. No Alcoholic Beverages.
A Water Taxi will be operating Friday (8:00 am – 9:00 pm) & Saturday (8:00 am – 8:00 pm).
Call Captain cell #: 804.366.1778 or 804.436.3898 $4.00/adult & $2.00 kids under 12.
Scenic Creek Tours available – One hour @ $20.00 per person.
The use of the Upton's Point Marina dinghy dock is available.
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Friday, November 7, 2014 10:00 AM -- 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 8, 2014 9:00 AM -- 5:00 PM
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I have made it 2 weeks and 5 days past my last pregnancy. This feels weird, in a good way. I am getting to experience the last month of pregnancy and all its new aches and pains. I am now off work on sick leave as a precaution. So far, my BP is holding and I feel good (except for heartburn - man, am I sick of TUMS). My feet swell up some, but nothing like last time. Next appointment is today. I am now checking my BP twice a day and waiting for the date for my c-section. Looking like the last week of June.
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The Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Ambassadors Club recognized the Comfort Inn of Jonesville as the January Member of the Month.
The YVCC Board of Directors Chair-Elect Jerry Stroud brought the Ambassadors into the newly renovated lobby, where they surprised Comfort Inn's General Manager Vanessa Caudill with the award sign and blue balloons.
"This is our way of thanking you for supporting the Chamber and our community. I am unsure if anyone on this staff, especially you Vanessa, know the word 'No.' Any time you are asked to give to the Chamber the answer is always 'Yes.' The dozens of hours that you and the staff have donated to the Pumpkin Festival and the Wine Festival have not gone unnoticed and are very much appreciated. You are always quick with a platter of cookies or a case of water anytime we ask, and always with a smile," said Stroud.
Stroud said he also wanted to recognize all that Caudill and her staff do for the Jonesville Tourism Development Authority.
"It's a lot more than just collecting taxes. We appreciate the hours you spend attending monthly meetings, helping guide the TDA's marketing efforts to put Jonesville on the map and even supplying free rooms for TDA sponsored events to help defray the costs."
The Tri-County Christian Crisis Ministry, known as the Tri-Cs, also benefits from the Comfort Inn's giving spirit, he said.
"Your sponsorship of the food drive made sure our community members in need would not go hungry," said Stroud.
While presenting the award to Caudill in the newly renovated lobby, Stroud said that he would be remiss if he didn't mention the wonderful million dollar renovation to the hotel.
"That type of investment is exactly what Jonesville needs to continue to grow its economy," said Stroud.
Caudill led the group on a tour of the hotel. She said that the Comfort Inn was an innovator in providing breakfasts for guests before most hotels adopted the idea, and she added that the new breakfast area layout has a better flow for the guests.
She then led the group to the indoor pool and whirlpool area where renovations are ongoing. She noted that the pool remains open while the work is being done. One of the things that surprised Ambassador Erica Johnson was that the pool, patio and meeting room can be rented for birthday parties, church groups and others. She said the rent is typically $75 to $100 for about four hours.
She then took the group to see one of the guest rooms. She explained that everything from the new larger marble vanities, to the new furniture, including new beds and flat screen TVs provide guests with a home away from home.
She concluded the tour by saying that her staff goes above and beyond to make the guests feel truly welcome.
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Day 1: Registation & Continental Breakfast, breaks and lunch included. See agenda for more details. Followed up with a dinner and guest speaker. Topics: Basics of Lubrication, Lubrication of Natural Gas Engines, Effective Contaminant Control in Hydraulic Systems, Grease Fundamentals, Oil Analysis & Reporting
Day 2: We'll have lunch, and then a golf outing after we finish covering the seminar topics. Topics: Gear Lubricants & Their Applications, ILSAC GF-6: Where It Stands Today, Synthetic Lubricants & Their Applications
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Android's SDK offers an emulator that, among other things, lets you use the browser. Google used WebKit, an application framework that also powers Safari and Nokia's S60 browser.
Android's browser does a good job at rendering complex web pages, but it doesn't have Flash support and it's really slow. You can zoom in, zoom out and move inside a web page. Here are some popular web sites rendered by an early version of Android's browser.
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Skype websites and software use "cookies", which are small text files stored on your device, to help operate the websites and software and collect information about activity. For instance, we use cookies to store your preferences and settings; help with sign-in; provide targeted ads, content and marketing communications; combat fraud; and analyze site operations. By using Skype's websites and/or software you are giving your consent to the use of cookies. If you sign into Skype or other Microsoft products using a Microsoft account or Skype account, we will set or read one or more additional cookies.
We also use web beacons to help deliver cookies and compile analytics. These include web beacons from third-party service providers.
You have a variety of tools to control cookies and similar technologies, including:
Skype websites and software use "cookies", which are small text files stored on your device, to help operate the websites and software and help collect information about activity. The text in a cookie often consists of a string of numbers and letters that uniquely identifies your computer, but it may contain other information as well. Here is an example of a unique ID number stored in a cookie that we might place on your device when you visit one of our websites: E3732CA7E319442F97EA48A170C99801. Our websites also contain web beacons or other similar technologies. We use cookies and similar technologies for a variety of purposes, as described in more detail below.
Our Use of Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes, including:
Some of the cookies we commonly use are listed in the following chart. This list is not exhaustive, but it is intended to illustrate the main reasons we set cookies.
Cookie name
Identifies unique browsers visiting Microsoft websites. It is used for advertising, site analytics and other operational purposes.
Contains the ANID, a unique identifier used to help identify which ads a customer may like. It is also used to preserve your choice to opt out of behaviorally targeted ads from Microsoft, if you have chosen to associate the opt-out with your Microsoft account.
Contains a country code as determined by reverse IP address lookup.
Microsoft account authentication
Authentication cookies (e.g., RPSTAuth, MSNRPSAuth, KievRPSAuth) used when you sign in with your Microsoft account.
Contains an encrypted version of your country, ZIP code, age, gender, language and occupation, if known, based on your Microsoft account profile.
Appears on co-branded websites where Microsoft is partnering with an advertiser. This cookie identifies the advertiser so the right ad is selected.
Records your decision not to receive behaviorally targeted ads delivered by Microsoft.
In addition to the cookies set when you visit our websites or use Skype software, third parties may also set cookies when you visit Microsoft websites. In some cases, that is because we have hired the third party to provide services on our behalf, such as site analytics. In other cases, it is because our web pages or software contain content or ads delivered by other ad networks. Because your browser connects to those third parties' web servers to retrieve that content, those third parties are able to set or read their own cookies on your device and may collect information about your online activities across websites or online services.
Our Use of Web Beacons
Our web pages may contain electronic images known as web beacons - sometimes called single-pixel gifs - that are used to help deliver cookies on our websites, count users who have visited those pages and deliver co-branded services. Sometimes we include web beacons in our promotional email messages or newsletters to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon and to enable us to recognize you and understand your activity on our websites as a result of these actions. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and to improve our communications and your online experience.
We sometimes work with other companies that advertise on Skype or other Microsoft websites to place web beacons on their websites or in their advertisements to let us develop statistics on how often clicking on an advertisement on a site results in a purchase or other action on the advertiser's website.
Through Skype's affiliate program qualified third-party websites ("affiliates") can receive payment for referring users to Skype.com that complete certain actions, such as the purchase of Skype Credit. If you arrive on Skype.com from an affiliate website, the affiliate will set a cookie on your computer which is used to qualify them for compensation. Should you then complete an action on Skype.com that could result in a payment to an affiliate, Skype will communicate to our affiliate program network partner through a tracking tag, or pixel that the event was successfully completed. The tracking tag (or pixel) will include information that identifies the affiliate website that referred you to Skype.com, which is available from the cookie set by the affiliate.
Cookies set by affiliates are not within Skype's control and for more information please visit our affiliate program network partner Commission Junction's site at: http://www.cj.com/privacy.
Finally, our websites may contain web beacons from third parties to help us compile aggregated statistics regarding the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns or other website operations. These web beacons may allow the third parties to set or read a cookie on your computer. These companies may collect information about your online activities across websites or online services, however, we prohibit third parties from using web beacons on our websites to collect or access information that directly identifies you (such as your name or email address). You may be able to opt out from data collection or use by these third-party analytics companies as described under Third-Party Analytics Controls.
Other Similar Technologies
In addition to standard cookies and web beacons, our websites and software can use other technologies to store and read data files on your computer. This may be done to maintain your preferences or to improve speed and performance by storing certain files locally. But, like standard cookies, these technologies can also be used to store a unique identifier for your computer, which can then be used to track online activity. These technologies include Local Shared Objects (or "Flash cookies"), HTML5 Local Storage and Silverlight Application Storage.
How to Control Cookies and Similar Technologies
Microsoft provides browser controls to help you manage cookies. You can also accept cookies but opt out of their use to behaviorally target advertisements. For instance, Microsoft's advertising preference and opt-out controls are available at http://choice.live.com/advertisementchoice/.
- Browser Controls to Block Cookies.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but allow you to modify your browser setting to block cookies. For example, in Internet Explorer 11, you can block cookies by taking the following steps:
Look to the privacy statement or other documentation to learn how to block cookies in other browsers.
Please be aware that if you choose to block cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use features of Skype websites, software and products that depend on cookies, and any advertising preferences that are dependent on cookies may be lost.
- Browser Controls to Delete Cookies.
If you accept cookies, you can delete them later. For example, in Internet Explorer 11, you can delete cookies by taking the following steps:
Look to the privacy statement or other documentation to learn how to delete cookies in other browsers.
Please be aware that if you choose to delete cookies, any settings and preferences controlled by those cookies, including advertising preferences, will be deleted and will need to be recreated.
- Skype Software Controls to Block Skype Cookies
In the Skype for Windows desktop software, Skype software browser cookies can be disabled by accessing the File menu from your Skype software toolbar, choosing the Privacy option and un-checking the 'Accept Skype browser cookies' box.
- Browser Controls for "Do Not Track" and Tracking Protection.
Some newer browsers have incorporated "Do Not Track" features. Most of these features, when turned on, send a signal or preference to the websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. Those websites (or the third-party content on those websites) may continue to engage in activities you might view as tracking even though you have expressed this preference, depending on the websites' privacy practices. Because there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret the DNT signal, Microsoft does not currently respond to the browser DNT signals on its own websites or online services, or on third-party websites or online services where Microsoft provides advertisements, content or is otherwise able to collect information. We continue to work with the online industry to define a common understanding of how to treat DNT signals. In the meantime, users may continue to opt out of targeted ads from Microsoft as set forth below.
Internet Explorer (versions 9 and up) have a feature called Tracking Protection that helps prevent the websites you go to from automatically sending details about your visit to third-party content providers. When you add a Tracking Protection List, Internet Explorer will block third-party content, including cookies, from any site that is listed as a site to be blocked. By limiting calls to these websites, Internet Explorer will limit the information these third-party websites can collect about you. For more information about Tracking Protection Lists and Do Not Track, please see the Internet Explorer Privacy Statement or Internet Explorer Help.
- Advertising Opt-Out Controls.
Because cookies can be used for many purposes, users who do not want to receive behaviorally targeted advertising can choose to accept cookies but opt out from that particular use. Companies in the online advertising industry have developed guidelines and programs to help protect users' privacy, and these industry programs include web pages you can visit to opt out from receiving behaviorally targeted advertisements from all participating companies (including Microsoft). These pages include:
Additionally, in some versions of the Skype software that offer targeted ads, you may opt-out of Microsoft targeted ads displayed in the software by visiting the privacy options in the software or account settings menu. If you opt-out, you will still receive advertisements based on your country of residence, language preference, and IP address location, but other targeting information will not be used.
In some instances, Microsoft Advertising may facilitate the placement of advertisements in Skype software by other online advertising networks. In some cases, these third parties may also place cookies on your device and may collect information about your online activities across websites or online services.
If you have opted-out of targeted ads in the Skype software as outlined above, Skype will not pass any of your profile information to such advertising providers with the ad request. However, because third parties may place cookies on your computer that facilitate their own targeting, the Skype opt-out mechanism described above may not prevent ad targeting by these third parties. These third parties may offer you a way to opt out of ad targeting based on their cookies. Learn more about these third parties and how to manage your preferences with them in the Microsoft Advertising Privacy Statement. Many of them are also members of the Network Advertising Initiativeor the Digital Advertising Alliance, which each provide a simple way to opt out of ad targeting from participating companies.
- Third-Party Analytics Controls
As described in more detail above, Skype and many websites and online services from other companies use third-party analytic services, which use cookies and web beacons to compile aggregated statistics regarding the effectiveness of promotional campaigns or other website operations. You can opt out of data collection or use by some of these analytics providers by clicking the following links:
Skype collects many kinds of information in order to operate effectively and provide you the best products and experiences we can.
We collect information when you register, sign in, and use our websites and products. We also may get information from other companies.
We collect this information in a variety of ways, including from web forms, technologies like cookies, web logging and the Skype software on your computer or other device.
Skype collects many kinds of information in order to operate effectively and provide you the best products and experiences we can. Some of this information you provide directly to us. Some of it we collect when you interact with our websites, software, products and marketing communications. Some of it is available from other sources that we may combine with the data we collect directly. Regardless of the source, we believe it's important to treat that information with care and to help you maintain your privacy.
What we collect:
How we collect:We use a number of methods and technologies to gather information about how you use our websites, software and products, such as:
Skype uses the information we collect to operate, improve and personalize Skype and other Microsoft software, products, and features. For example, information that you provide as part of your Skype profile may be included in the search directory to enable other users of Skype (or products that interact with Skype, such as Skype for Business) to search for you and connect with you. Information collected through Skype may be combined with information collected through other Microsoft products and services to give you a more consistent and personalized experience in your interactions across Microsoft products and services. We may also supplement this with information from other companies. For example, we use services from other companies to help us derive a general geographic area based on your IP address in order to customize certain features or offers to your geographic area.
We also may use the information to communicate with you, for example, informing you when a subscription is ending, letting you know when security updates are available, letting you know when you need to take action to keep your account active, or to organize and carry out marketing or promotional operations/offers, contests, games and similar events.
We provide many of our products, software and features free of charge because they are supported by advertising. The information we collect may be used to help improve the advertisements you see by making them more relevant to you.
We also use the information to resolve disputes and protect your interests, as well as Skype's and Microsoft's interests, including, in particular enforcing Skype's Terms of Use and preventing and fighting against fraud.
We will share your personal information with third parties with your consent. For example, we share your content with third parties when you tell us to do so, such as when you send a message to a contact using Skype.
We may share or disclose personal information with other Microsoft controlled subsidiaries and affiliates; and, as necessary, with partners (e.g. telecom carriers, Wi-Fi access services providers, distributors of Skype software and/or Skype products, third party banking organizations or other providers of payment services) and with vendors or agents working on our behalf. For example, companies we've hired to provide customer service support or assist in protecting and securing our systems and products may need access to personal information in order to provide those functions. In such cases, these companies must abide by our data privacy requirements and are not allowed to use the information for any other purpose. We may also transfer your data to Microsoft Corporation, who may use it for purposes consistent with those described in this privacy statement. Moreover, we may disclose personal information as part of a corporate transaction such as a merger or sale of our assets.
We may access, disclose and preserve your personal information, including your private content (such as the content of your instant messages, stored video messages, voicemails or file transfers), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to:
Some Skype products may be (i) co-branded; (ii) made available via a partner company's website; and/or (iii) supported through a partner company. If you register for or use such products, you consent to both Skype's and the partner company's use of personal data collected in connection with the product and you understand that the partner company's use of your personal data may be subject to the partner company's privacy policy. Skype may offer its software and products in connection with other websites or services or may team with other online services to give you the combined results of both products/software and services or additional services and benefits. To determine whether you would benefit from the combined offer, if you have provided your consent, Skype may match your email address, and email addresses of your contacts against email addresses you have provided to the third party website/service provider.
If you are a member of the Skype Manager, detailed information about the activity on your Skype account including traffic data and details of your purchases and downloads may be accessed by your Skype Manager Administrator if you have agreed to such access. You can withdraw your consent at any time by changing the settings on your account page on www.skype.com. If you provide personal information including your name and job title to be included in the Skype Manager directory, you acknowledge that such information may be viewed by other members of the Skype Manager.
You have the right to view and, where relevant, edit your personal information. Some of your information may be viewed or edited online. To help prevent others from viewing your personal information, you first will be required to sign in.
To contact us regarding access to your information in relation to Skype software or products, please submit a support request to the customer support team.
You have the right to access and, where relevant, to edit your personal information. To help prevent others from viewing your personal information, you first will be required to sign in. Some of your information, for example, your Skype user profile, may be viewed or edited online by signing into your account page on www.skype.com or from the Skype menu in the Skype software.
Microsoft account - If you wish to update the profile information on your Microsoft account, change your password, add security information, view the unique ID associated with your credentials or close your account, you can do so by visiting Microsoft account services.
To contact us regarding access to your information in relation to Skype software or products, please submit a support request to the customer support team. We will respond to requests to view, correct, complete or remove your personal information within 30 days and upon verification of your identity.
We will take reasonable steps to accommodate requests to delete personal information unless it is required to be retained by law or for lawful business purposes. However, please note that your details may still appear in the search directory for a short period of time following your request.
Skype is not intended for or designed to attract users under the age of 13 and we do not intentionally or knowingly collect personal information on our websites from anyone under the age of 13 (or older in some jurisdictions). We encourage parents to be involved in the online activities of their children to ensure that no information is collected from a child without parental permission.
When a Microsoft account has been established for a child under the age of 13 through the applicable parental consent mechanism for that account, the child may have access to communication products like Skype and may be able to communicate freely with other users of all ages. Parents can manage the Microsoft Account permissions by visiting their own account, and clicking on "Parental Permissions".
Ads shown in the Skype software and advertising for Skype on third party websites are delivered by Microsoft Advertising or other carefully selected ad serving partners. When we display online advertisements to you, we will place one or more cookies in order to recognize your device when we display an ad to you. We may use non-personally identifiable information that you have provided to Skype, such as the age, gender, language and country of residence in your Skype profile as well as information about your relationship with and use of Skype's websites, software, and products, such as the destination of your calls, in order to provide advertisements likely to be of greater interest to you and to help us measure and improve the performance of our advertising campaigns and offers. These ads may also be targeted based on other information Microsoft Advertising collects outside of Skype's websites and software. For instance, Microsoft Advertising may utilize the same browser cookies set by Microsoft websites to enhance targeting within Skype software.
Additionally, ads shown to you that are delivered by Microsoft Advertising on other web properties may be targeted based on non-personally identifiable Skype profile information (including profile information from linked Microsoft accounts), such as age, gender, country of residence, and language preference, as well as other information Microsoft Advertising collects outside of Skype's websites and software. Over time, we may gather information from the websites and software where we serve ads and use the information to help provide more relevant ads. You may opt-out of Microsoft targeted ads in your Skype software. The opt-out mechanisms vary depending on which Skype software you use. Full details are provided below.
Skype websites and some Skype software may display third-party advertisements provided by Microsoft Advertising and its ad serving partners. When we show online advertisements to you, we may place one or more cookies on your computer in order to recognize your device each time we display an ad to you. Because Microsoft Advertising serves advertisements on Microsoft websites as well as those of our advertising and publisher partners, we are able to compile information over time about the types of pages, content and ads you, or others who are using your computer, visited or viewed. We use that information, along with non-personally identifiable information you have provided to Skype (including de-identified data from your linked Microsoft account profiles), such as age, gender, country of residence, and language preference, as well as information about your relationship with and use of Skype's websites, software, and products, such as the destination of your calls, in order to select the ads we show you and to help us measure and improve the performance of our advertising campaigns and offers. For example, it helps us try to ensure that you do not see the same advertisements repeatedly. It also helps us select and display targeted advertisements that we believe may be of interest to you.
If you sign-in to Skype using a Microsoft account or a Skype account that you have linked to a Microsoft account, you may opt-out of receiving targeted ads from Microsoft Advertising by visiting http://choice.live.com/advertisementchoice. Please note that opting out does not mean that you will stop getting ads or see fewer ads; however, if you do opt out, the ads that you receive will no longer be behaviorally targeted. In addition, opting out does not stop information from going to our servers, but it does stop our creation or updating of profiles that might be used for behavioral advertising.
We may contact you with messages about your use of our websites, software and products. We also may notify you of claims related to your use of our products, including without limitation, claims of violation of third party rights, via email, SMS, or the Skype software you are using. We may also send you alerts by email or SMS to notify you when someone has tried to contact you.
We may also provide you with news and other promotional material related to Skype and/or other Microsoft products. You can opt-out of the receipt of further news or promotional (a) emails by clicking the 'unsubscribe' link on the email that you receive or (b) SMS by following the instructions on the SMS that you receive. You can also change your notification settings for both e-mail and SMS at any time on your account page on www.skype.com.
If you have a Microsoft account, depending on the respective service, you may also have the option of proactively making choices about the receipt of promotional email, telephone calls, and postal mail from other Microsoft websites or services by visiting and signing into Microsoft's Promotional Communications Manager allows you to update contact information, manage Microsoft-wide contact preferences, opt out of subscriptions, and choose whether to share your contact information with Microsoft partners.
These choices do not apply to the display of online advertising: please refer to the section "Display of Advertising (Opt-out)" for more information. Nor do they apply to the receipt of mandatory service communications that are considered part of certain Microsoft services, which you may receive periodically unless you cancel the relevant services.
When you use a location-based service or feature, available cell tower data, Wi-Fi data and Global Position System (GPS) data may be sent to Skype and Microsoft. Skype and Microsoft use location information to provide the services you request, personalize your experience and improve Microsoft and Skype products and services. For example, Skype may contain features that are based on the Bing Maps service or other third party map services that allow you to share your current location on a map or to search for items on a map, such as nearby Wi-Fi access points. When you request to plot your location on a map or to search for nearby Wi-Fi access points, your request is provided to Bing Maps and/or the third party map service for processing.
When you use a Skype feature to plot your location using the Bing Maps service, Bing will collect those requests and location-related information related to the requests may be used for calculating payments to Bing's data vendors as part of operating the service. For more information on how Bing collects and uses information, click here.
To learn more about how third party mapping services collect and use information, see the privacy statements for those services. Depending on the device you are using, Skype may use third party services to provide mapping services. For example, Skype may use Google maps on certain devices—you can learn more about the information that Google collects through its mapping services at http://www.google.com/privacy.html.
You have control of when location information is sent to Skype and Microsoft or made available to others. Refer to the documentation that came with your device for information about how to turn off location features.
Payment Data is the information that you provide when you make online purchases. This may include your payment instrument number (e.g., credit card, PayPal), your name and billing address, and the security code associated with your payment instrument (e.g., the CSV, CVV). This section provides additional information regarding the collection and use of your payment information.
Payment Data is used to complete your transaction, as well as for the detection and prevention of fraud. In support of these uses, Microsoft and Skype may share your Payment Data with banks and other entities that process payment transactions or other financial services, and for fraud prevention and credit risk reduction.
When you provide Payment Data while logged in with your Microsoft or Skype account we will store that data to help you complete future transactions.
You may update or remove the payment instrument information associated with your Microsoft account by logging in at https://commerce.microsoft.com or with your Skype account by logging in at https://account.skype.com. After you close your account or remove a payment instrument, however, Microsoft and Skype will retain your payment instrument data for as long as reasonably necessary to complete your existing transaction, to comply with legal and reporting requirements, and for the detection and prevention of fraud.
Microsoft account (formerly known as Windows Live ID and Microsoft Passport) is a service that allows you to sign into Microsoft products (including Skype), websites and services, as well as those of select Microsoft partners.
To view additional details about Microsoft account, including how to create and use a Microsoft account, how to edit account information, and how we collect and use information relating to a Microsoft account, please visit the Windows Services Privacy Statement.
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Below you will find additional privacy information that you may find important. On this page:
Third party links and plug-ins
Our websites and software may also include links to third-party websites whose privacy practices may differ from those of Skype. If you submit personal information to any of those websites, your information is governed by the privacy statements on those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy statement of any site you visit.
If you use any plug-ins or third party applications together with the Skype software or use any third party applications or products that incorporate or embed the Skype software, the provider of such applications may obtain access to certain personal information about you. Skype does not and cannot control how the provider of applications may use any personal information in connection with such applications. We encourage you to review the privacy statement or other terms applicable to the use of such applications.
How we protect the Security of Personal Information
Skype is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems that have limited access and are in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as a credit card number or password) over the Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
If a password is used to help protect your accounts and personal information, it is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. Do not share it. If you are sharing a computer, you should always log out before leaving a site or service to protect access to your information from subsequent users.
We may use automated scanning within instant messages and SMS to (a) identify suspected spam, (b) identify URLs that have been previously flagged as spam, fraud, or phishing links, and (c) as part of our effort to protect the Skype and Microsoft software, our products or our customers. In limited instances, we may capture and manually review instant messages or SMS in connection with these efforts. We may, in our sole discretion, block or prevent delivery of suspected spam and remove suspicious links or content from messages.
Storing and processing personal information
Information that is collected by or sent to Skype and/or Microsoft and its affiliates and may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers maintain facilities. In this regard, or for purposes of sharing or disclosing data in accordance with this privacy statement, Skype reserves the right to transfer information outside of your country. By using Skype software, Skype websites or Skype products you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Microsoft abides by the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Economic Area, and Switzerland. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view our certification, please visit www.export.gov/safeharbor/.
Changes to this privacy statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement to reflect changes in our software and/or products and customer feedback. When we post changes to this privacy statement at skype.com/go/privacy, we will update the "last revised" date at the top of the privacy statement. If there are material changes to this privacy statement or in how we will use your personal information, we will notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes prior to implementing the change or by directly sending you a notification. You agree that your continued use of Skype websites, software or products after such notice shall constitute your acceptance of the privacy statement. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to be informed of how Skype is collecting, using, and protecting your information.
How to contact us
To contact us in relation to Skype software or products, please submit a support request to customer support team.
Skype Software S.à.r.l / Skype Communications S.à.r.l. 23-29 Rives de Clausen L-2165 Luxembourg Luxembourg
For members of Skype Manager in the United States only:
Skype Inc. 3210 Porter Drive Palo Alto, California 94304, USA
To contact Microsoft Corporation:
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Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September may have passed, but the mission of spreading awareness is a full-time commitment for hundreds of local cancer survivors and their families and friends.
Ashleigh Kussman, a third-year medical student at the University of Toledo, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) when she was 11 years old.
Although she is cancer-free today, the 27-year-old Kettering, Ohio, native still suffers daily from the effects of the brain radiation she received as part of her cancer treatment, including painful migraines, dizziness and difficulties with comprehension and communication. She recently returned from a four-month medical leave after undergoing brain surgery due to bleeding in one of her benign brain tumors caused by the radiation. Even after the surgery she is still at risk for malignant brain tumors and may never be finished with brain surgery.
Children diagnosed with ALL today no longer receive whole-brain radiation treatment because it was proven to cause more harm than good, she said.
Kussman's story is not peculiar to childhood cancer survivors. According to a study by St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital that followed such survivors, 98 percent had long-term side effects ranging from secondary cancers, heart conditions, lung problems and neurocognitive deficits. Among these, 80 percent will have a disabling or life-threatening condition by age 45.
"Something no one tells you is the long-term side effects of childhood cancer," Kussman said. "Even though there is an 80 percent survival rate for childhood cancer patients, you have to ask about the quality of life these patients endure after their cancer is cured."
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Research in childhood cancer is also severely underfunded, Kussman said, pointing to the fact that less than 4 percent of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) budget goes toward childhood cancer.
"While 60 percent of drug companies sponsor adult cancers, zero percent sponsor childhood cancer. There have only been two drugs specifically made for childhood cancers in the past 20 years, but there have been hundreds of drugs for adults," she said.
There is no pediatric oncologist on the NCI's National Cancer Advisory Board.
"If you don't have [a member on the advisory board], you aren't going to have your interests supported," Kussman said.
Dr. Crawford Strunk, a pediatric oncologist at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, said there are a number of factors that play into the lack of funding for childhood cancer, one being the relative volume of patients seen per year.
"[When] you think about the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer in a year, it's somewhere around 150,000 to 170,000 women. Contrast that to pediatrics, where we see 13,000 kids diagnosed with cancer in a year. So with one type of cancer, there is a tenfold difference in the number of people diagnosed with it," Strunk said.
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On July 2009, Vonnie Bell's 9-year-old son Connor was diagnosed with a cancerous bone tumor above his left knee.
To stop the cancer from spreading, the tumor had to be removed along with part of his leg.
"You hear that childhood cancer is rare, but when it hits your child and when you're at the hospital and you see new kids coming in constantly, it's not rare. Until you are sitting there and you literally have kids die around you, you don't realize how bad it is," said Bell, an employee at Dana Holding Corporation. "Our normal was gone. We were immediately thrown in this world of childhood cancer."
Bell and her husband, Dave, who live in Maumee, elected for Connor to undergo a rotationplasty. The procedure involved attaching Connor's two long leg bones.
"This is a way to turn above-the-knee amputation to a below-the-knee amputation and have better functionality and not have problems such as phantom pains," Bell said.
The rotationplasty allowed Connor, who now has a prosthetic leg, to run and swim — his two favorite activities — in a way a full leg amputation wouldn't have.
Like Connor's treatment, procedures for childhood cancer are often extreme.
"These treatments that we have mutilate children," Kussman said. "We should be working toward more targeted therapies that aren't so mutilating and toxic toward children. We shouldn't handicap children to treat their cancer. We have the technology, but developing these treatments only comes with more awareness."
The Bells said they wish childhood cancer wasn't so overshadowed by fundraising efforts for other types of cancer.
"Breast cancer is easily associated with pink, but not many people know gold is for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month," Bell said. "During September, there were already advertisements for Breast Cancer Awareness Month."
Last year, advocates collected more than 20,000 signatures on a White House petition to illuminate the White House in gold light. Despite reaching the required number for the president to reply, the request was "politely declined," Kussman said.
"They decorate the White House pink for breast cancer. If they can support breast cancer, which is the No. 3 disease killer of women, why can't they support the No. 1 disease killer in children?" Kussman said.
In 2008, the U.S. Congress unanimously passed the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, which vowed to bring more awareness to and increase funding for childhood cancer research; however, Kussman said five years later funding hasn't increased.
"These kids are our future. To cure 100 percent of them would be wonderful. We need to support it and the research to go along with it," Strunk said. "Each child we save represents a lifetime of a productive member of society. With each child we save it's another life that can be fulfilled in this country. That's a huge deal."
Tags: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Crawford Strunk, lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), National Cancer Advisory Board, National Cancer Institute (NCI), ProMedica Toledo Hospital, rotationplasty, U.S. Congress, University of Toledo


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About the Honors Program
Westminster College's Honors program was founded in 1987 to offer an enhanced educational experience to academically talented and highly motivated students; to design, in collaboration with faculty recognized for excellence in teaching, an innovative, interdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes research, critical thinking, communication skills, and collaborative learning in seminar-style settings; to supplement that curriculum with enriched academic opportunities consisting of outside lectures, fieldwork, course-related travel, presentation of research at academic conferences, and other experiential learning activities.
Students participating in the Honors program will develop confidence in their abilities to understand and discuss complex ideas and texts, as well as to engage in problem solving and research design; strengthen their written and oral communication skills; master an ability to work effectively in groups of diverse people; make connections between disciplines; learn to apply new knowledge and skills in meaningful ways that will help them succeed in their professional and personal lives following college; enjoy a range of supplemental experiences of an academic and social nature with similarly motivated and talented students.
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