Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we’ve reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com), a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.
Shortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.
The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users’ concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.
Just to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before December 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on January 31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, including instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.
——————————————————————– This mandatory announcement was sent to all Gmail users in the United States as part of a legal settlement and was authorized by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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The Army Ten-Miler, an annual army tradition held at the Pentagon, in Washington DC, is the largest 10 Mile Race in America.
Tesfay Girma
Fikadu Lemma
MULUYE GURMU
GABRIELA TRANA
SERGEY KALEDIN
Starting Line w/ICX Runners
ICX Technologies Elite Team w/U.S. Army Chief of Staff:General Casey
ICX Technologies Elite Team with the 1st Place Runner Alene Reta (46:59)
The ICX Technologies Team did very well today, out of 30,000 participants, they placed: 2nd Overall (47:28 which also broke the course record), 4th Overall Male (48:00), 3rd Overall Female (57:00), 4th Overall Female (58:54),
1st Overall Master Male (52:00) and 1st Overall Master Female (1:00).
Manuel Arrington (Eyesuponme Photography)
Enjoy the slide show below or click on the album below to view individual pictures of the day.
Went to the game Saturday Night to honor my friend and classmate David “Nick” Lynch. I really enjoyed the game except for the ignorance, arrogance of ignorance, complete lack of home training and lack of citizenship of our youth in Prince George’s County that attended the Classic. It saddened me that Nick had touched so many lives and made a huge positive impact for “GOOD” versus the disrespectful behavior last night.
Nicky, I knew you since kindergarten and I’m glad I ran into you again at the 20 year reunion and made that promise to come see your team play. I will always remember your response of “Yeah Everybody Promises.” Well not only did I see the team play for homecoming I was in the SUBZERO weather at Ravens Stadium to see you take your team to No. 1.
Happy Father’s Day to John Henry Arrington Sr. and John Henry Arrington Jr.
Yellow seemed an appropriate color to celebrate this father’s day. This is my first in 43 years without my mine. I pray that my daughter will have me in her life as long as I had John Henry Jr. in my life.
Remembering those that served and those that have gone on is so important. The history of knowing how you came to be and those whose shoulders you stand on is priceless.
Memorial day just isn’t for sales and hot dogs, the lives that have been lost protecting freedom are too costly to trivialize. There may never be another generation that was willing to pay as much as the generation that fought in WW II.
