A travel journal, also called road journal or travelogue, is a record made by a voyager. Generally in diary form, a travel journal contains descriptions of the traveler's experiences, is normally written during the course of the journey, intended on updating friends or family on the journey. Many travel blogs today are built with the intent of supporting the traveler financially during their journey.

Background[link]

Travel writing is a long-established literary format; an early example is the writing of Pausanias (2nd century AD) who produced his ''Description of Greece'' based on his own observations. Another more recent example is Che Guevara's ''The Motorcycle Diaries''.

Travel journals generally refer to the notes made by travellers en route, before being worked up in detail for publication. James Boswell published his ''The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides'' in 1786 and Goethe published his ''Italian Journey'', based on diaries, in 1816.

Travel blog[link]

Travel blogs are online travel journals, sometimes known as ''travelogs''.

The first online travel blog was posted by Jeff Greenwald on GNN, the Global Network Navigator in 1993-1994, describing his journey around the world. (These dispatches formed the basis for his subsequent book, The Size of the World.)

One of the web's first online diaries was "A Hypertext Journal" (1996) by artists Karen Guthrie and Nina Pope, who followed the route of Boswell & Johnson's "Tour of the Western Isles" whilst responding to ongoing requests and interactions with their remote online audience.

Many websites now offer free or cheap travel blog formats where travelers can upload photos and map their trips as well as meet other travelers. Many sites allow users to display their experiences with little or no technical expertise while keeping an archive of all their past trips. Many travel blog websites also publish articles and guides focusing on travel related issues. There are some who believe that the increase of blogs may threaten traditional postcards.

See also[link]

Autobiogeography

Gary Arndt

Notes from the Road

References[link]

Category:Travel websites Category:Travel writing

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name	Gary Arndt
birth place	Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
occupation	Travel Blogger, Photographer, Speaker
alma mater	Macalester College }}

Gary Arndt (born 1969) is an American independent travel writer, photographer and speaker.

Current Activities[link]

Arndt began traveling around the world in March 2007. He showcases his photography and shares stories about his journey on his travel blog Everything Everywhere with around 100,000 readers monthly. He also co-hosts the popular podcast ''This Week in Travel''. He frequently has articles and photography featured on prominent websites such as theAtlantic.com, The Four Hour Work Week, and The Huffington Post.

Arndt is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA). He is the only full time blogger to be a member of both organizations.

Awards and Accolades[link]

25 Best Blogs of 2010 Time Magazine Top 10 Travel Blogs National Geographic Adventure TV Travel Blog Awards Finalist: Best Image Blog Lonely Planet Travel Blog Awards Finalist: Best Travelogue Lonely Planet Top Adventure Twitters National Geographic Adventure Number 1 Travel Blog of 2009 Bloggers Choice Awards Top 5 Independent Travel Blogs Nile Guide

In Popular Culture[link]

Arndt appeared as a guest character in the April 10, 2007 edition of PvP.

References[link]

External links[link]

Interview with BBC.com

Interview with theAtlantic.com

Interview with El Mundo

Interview with Travellerspoint.com

Category:American bloggers Category:American travel writers Category:Living people Category:1969 births

Group	Overseas VietnameseNgười Việt Hải Ngoại
Population	~4,000,000 (estimates)
Region1
Pop1	1,799,632
Ref1	(2010)
Region2
Pop2	600,000
Ref2
Region3
Pop3	150,000
Region4
Pop4	250,000
Ref4
Region5
Pop5	159,848
Ref5	(2006)
Region6
Pop6	151,410
Ref6	(2001)
Region7
Pop7	120,000–200,000
Ref7
Region8
Pop8	up to 150,000
Ref8
Region9
Pop9	up to 125.000
Ref9	(2008)
Region10
Pop10	116,219
Ref10	(2011)
Region11
Pop11	60,000
Ref11	(2008)
Region12
Pop12	55,000
Ref12
Region13
Pop13	41,136
Ref13	(2008)
Region14
Pop14	20,000
Ref14
Region15
Pop15	20,000
Ref15
Region16
Pop16	18,913
Ref16
Region17
Pop17	18,333
Ref17	(2006)
Region18
Pop18	11,771
Ref18	(2003)
Region19
Pop19	10,000
Ref19
Region20
Pop20	10,000
Ref20
Region21
Pop21	8,575
Ref21	(2002)
Region22
Pop22	8,173
Region23
Pop23	8,000
Ref22	(2008)
Region24
Pop24	7,151
Ref24	(2001)
Region25
Pop25	4,875
Ref25	(2006)
Region26
Pop26	3,274
Ref26	(2001)
Region27
Pop27	1,020
Ref27	(2001)
Region28
Pop28	4,000
Ref28
Region29
Pop29	2,000
Ref29
Region30
Pop30	1,000
Region31
Pop31	3,000
Region32	Elsewhere
Pop32	400,000
Footnotes	}}

Overseas Vietnamese (, which literally means "Overseas Vietnamese", or Việt Kiều, a Sino-Vietnamese word literally translating to "Vietnamese sojourner") refers to Vietnamese people living outside Vietnam in a diaspora. Of the about 3 million Overseas Vietnamese, a majority left Vietnam as refugees after 1975 as a result of the Fall of Saigon and the resulting takeover by the Communist regime.

The term "Việt Kiều" is used by people in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to refer to ethnic Vietnamese living outside of the country, and is not a term of self-identification. The Overseas Vietnamese community itself rarely use this for self-identification, instead, most prefer the technically-correct term of ''Người Việt Hải Ngoại'' (literally translating to ''Overseas Vietnamese''), or occasionally ''Người Việt Tự Do'' (''Free Vietnamese'').

Vietnamese worldwide[link]

Overseas Vietnamese can be generally divided into four distinct categories that rarely interact with each other. The first category consists of people who have been living in territories outside of Vietnam prior to 1975; they usually reside in neighboring countries, such as Cambodia, Laos, and China. These people are not usually considered "Việt Kiều" by people residing in Vietnam. During French colonialism, some also migrated to France and some French-speaking areas, such as Québec. The second category, consisting of the vast majority of overseas Vietnamese, are those who escaped Vietnam after 1975 as refugees and their descendants. They usually reside in industrialized countries in North America, Western Europe, Hong Kong, Guangdong, Fujian and Australia. The third category consists of Vietnamese working and studying in the Soviet bloc who opted to stay there after the Soviet collapse. This group is found mainly in Central,Eastern Europe, and Russia. The last category consists of recent economic migrants who work in regional Asian countries such as Taiwan and Japan. They also include women who married men from Taiwan and South Korea through marriage agencies. These brides usually follow their husbands to live in those countries. In Taiwan, Vietnamese economic migrants count about half of overseas Vietnamese there, and the brides cover the rest. There is much social tensions, controversy and criticism about the latter group in Vietnam, saying them being "blinded by money" (of their foreign husband). Many are beaten. Recently a new group of Vietnamese have been emerging. These are naturally born Vietnamese who attended high school and college in the U.S. or other developed nation, or international student, called by natives as "du học sinh". After which they stay in those countries and work and live as permanent residents.

United States[link]

According to the 2010 census, near 1.8 million people who are of Vietnamese origin live in the United States, constituting about a half of all overseas Vietnamese. Out of 1,132,031 people of 25 years old or over, 30.2% doesn't have a high school diploma,21.5% are high school graduate or equivalent, 18.6% got bachelor degree, 22.8% got some college or associate's degree, 6.9% got graduate or professional degree. They tend to live in metropolitan areas in the West, especially in California and Texas. Significant areas where they are well-represented include Orange County, California, San Jose, California, and Houston, Texas. As almost all of them left Vietnam after 1975 to escape the communist Vietnamese government, they are generally antagonistic towards the current government of Vietnam.

As of 2010, the Vietnamese American population has grown to near 1.8 million.

Cambodia[link]

The Vietnamese constitute about 5% of the population of Cambodia, and is the largest ethnic minority. Vietnamese people began migrating to Cambodia as early as the 17th century. In 1863, when Cambodia became a French colony, many Vietnamese were brought to Cambodia by the French to work on plantations and occupy civil servant positions. During the Lon Nol Regime (1970–1975) and Pol Pot regime (1975–1979), many of the Vietnamese living in Cambodia were killed. Others were either repatriated or escaped to Vietnam or Thailand. During the ten year Vietnamese occupation of Cambodia from 1979 until 1989 many of the Vietnamese who had previously lived in Cambodia returned. Along with them came friends and relatives. Also, many former South Vietnamese soldiers came to Cambodia fleeing persecution from the communist government.

Many living in Cambodia usually speak Vietnamese as their first language and have introduced the Cao Dai religion with 2 temples built in Cambodia. Many Cambodians learned Vietnamese as a result. They are concentrated in the Kratie and Takeo provinces of Cambodia, where there are villages predominate of ethnic Vietnamese.

Vietnamese people are also the top tourist in Cambodia, with 130,831, up 19 percent as of 2011.

Europe[link]

France[link]

The number of ethnic Vietnamese living in France is estimated to be around 250,000 as of 2006.

Vietnamese migrants have been coming to the country since the early 20th century due to the colonization of Vietnam by France, but they only started to become visible after the massive influx of refugees after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Unlike their counterparts in North America or Australia, they have not formed distinct Vietnamese enclaves within the major cities of France (although many Vietnamese-run shops can be found in the Chinatown neighborhood of Paris) and the degree of assimilation is higher than in the United States, Canada or Australia due to better cultural, historical and linguistic knowledge of the host country.

The community is still strongly attached to its homeland while being well-integrated in the French society. As the first generation of Vietnamese refugees continues to hold on to traditional values, the second generation of French-born Vietnamese strongly identifies with the French culture rather than the Vietnamese one and most of them are unable to speak and/or understand the Vietnamese language. The level of integration of immigrants and their place in French society have become prominent issues in France in the past decade, but the majority of the French people views the Vietnamese community in a much better light than other immigrant groups, partially because of their high degree of integration within the French society and their economic as well as academic success. Most of the Vietnamese migrants in France live in Paris and its surrounding areas but a sizable number also reside in the major urban centers in the south-east of the country, primarily Marseille, [Lyon]] and Bordeaux.

Germany[link]

Vietnamese comprise the largest Asian ethnic group in Germany. Today there are between 100.000 and 125.000 people of Vietnamese descent in Germany. In western Germany, most Vietnamese arrived in the 1960s or 1970s as refugees from the Vietnam War. The comparatively larger Vietnamese community in eastern Germany traces its origins to assistance agreements between the GDR and the North Vietnamese government. Under these agreements, guest workers from Vietnam were brought to East Germany, where they soon made up the largest immigrant group, and were provided with technical training. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, many stayed in Germany, although they often faced discrimination, especially in the early years following reunification.

Norway[link]

Norway has received Vietnamese refugees since 1975. They numbered about 18,300 in 2006 and are considered one of the best integrated non-western immigrant groups in Norway.

Poland[link]

Around 30,000 to 50,000 Vietnamese live in Poland, mostly in big cities. They publish a number of newspapers, both pro- and anti-Communist. The first immigrants were Vietnamese students at Polish universities in the post-World War II era. These numbers increased slightly during the Vietnam War. Most of today's immigrants arrived after 1989.

United Kingdom[link]

Vietnamese residing in the United Kingdom number around 55,000 people, which is fairly low in comparison to other European countries, and goes against the trend of the UK tending to have the largest East and South East Asian diasporas in Europe. In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher agreed to take quotas of refugees and 12,000 boat people came to Britain There are established Vietnamese communities in Hackney and other parts of London. There are also communities in Birmingham, Manchester and other major UK cities.

Recently, the Vietnamese in Britain had risen to prominence in the British press due to criminal cannabis-growing activities and trafficking or facilitating illegal migrants.

Czech Republic[link]

Many Vietnamese immigrants in the Czech Republic reside in Prague. There is an enclave called "''Little Hanoi''", named after the capital city Hanoi of Vietnam. Unlike Vietnamese immigrants in Western Europe and the United States, these immigrants were usually communist cadres studying or working abroad who decided to stay after the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe. The Vietnamese surname Nguyen is even listed as the most common of foreign surnames in the Czech Republic and the 9th most common surname in the country overall.

The number of Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic is estimated at between 40,000 and 80,000.

Bulgaria[link]

In Bulgaria, Vietnamese people have lived since the 1960s, but most left in 1991. However, with recent immigrants their number is at around 1,500.

Russia[link]

Vietnamese people in Russia form the 72nd-largest ethnic minority community in Russia according to the 2002 census. The Census estimated their population at only 26,205 individuals, making them one of the smaller groups of Việt Kiều. However, unofficial estimates put their population as high as 100,000 to 150,000.

Australia [link]

Vietnamese Australians constitute the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, with 159,848 the population claiming to been born in Vietnam according to the 2006 Census. Vietnamese is the sixth most widely-spoken language in the country, with 194,863 speakers. They vary widely in income and social class levels. Many Vietnamese Australians are upper-class professionals, while others work primarily in blue-collar jobs. Australian-born Vietnamese Australians have a higher than average rate of participation in tertiary education. In 2001 the labor participation rate for Vietnamese-born residents was 61%, only slightly lower than the level for Australian born residents (63%). Over three quarters of Vietnamese-Australians live in New South Wales (40.7%) and Victoria (36.8%). Being mostly refugees after the Vietnam War, they are generally antagonistic toward the government of Vietnam.

The popular surname Nguyễn is the seventh most common family name in Australia (second only to Smith in the Melbourne phone book).

Canada[link]

According to the 2006 census, Canada has 180,130 people who identify as ethnically Vietnamese. They include 83,330 in Ontario, 33,815 in Québec and 25,170 in Alberta. They are similar to Vietnamese Americans in most respects. Some of those lived in Québec before 1975. Vancouver is a major destination for newly arrived Vietnamese immigrants since 1980, including those of Chinese descent since Vancouver has a large Chinese population (see Chinese Canadians).

Philippines[link]

Many Vietnamese boat refugees who crossed the South China Sea landed in the Philippines after the fall of South Vietnam in 1975. These refugees established a community called Viet-Ville (French for "Viet-Town") in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. At the time, it became the centre of Vietnamese commerce and culture, complete with Vietnamese restaurants, shops, and Catholic churches and Buddhist temples. In the decades that followed however, the Vietnamese population dwindled greatly, with many having emigrated to the United States, Canada, Australia, or Western Europe. Viet-Ville today remains a popular destination for local tourists.

Taiwan[link]

Hong Kong[link]

Vietnamese migration to Hong Kong began after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, when boat people took to the sea and began fleeing Vietnam in all directions. Those who landed in Hong Kong were placed in refugee camps until they could be resettled in a third country. Eventually, under the Hong Kong government's Comprehensive Plan of Action, newly arriving Vietnamese were classified as either political refugees or economic migrants. Those deemed to be economic migrants would be denied the opportunity for resettlement overseas.

South Korea[link]

Vietnamese people in South Korea today consist mainly of migrant workers and women introduced to South Korean husbands through marriage agencies. There are a small number of Vietnamese people who settled in South Korea before or after 1975. In the 13th century, several thousand Vietnamese fled to Korea following the exile of the Vietnamese Lý Dynasty.

Israel[link]

The number of Vietnamese people in Israel is estimated at 200-400. Most of them came to Israel in between 1976–1979, after prime minister Menachem Begin authorized their admission to Israel and granted them political asylum. The Vietnamese people living in Israel are Israeli citizens who also serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Today, the majority of the community lives in the Gush Dan area in the center of Israel but also a few dozen Vietnamese-Israelis or Israelis of Vietnamese origin live in Haifa, Jerusalem and Ofakim.

Japan[link]

26,018 Vietnamese people resided in Japan as of 2004. Some Vietnamese students came to Japan as early as the beginning of the 20th century. However, the majority of the community is composed of refugees admitted in the late 1970s and early 1980s, as well as a smaller proportion of migrant laborers who began arriving in 1994.

French Guyana[link]

New Caledonia[link]

Relations with Vietnam[link]

Relations between overseas Vietnamese populations and the current government of Vietnam traditionally range between polarities of geniality and overt contempt. Generally, overseas Vietnamese residing in North America, Western Europe, and Australia (which represent the vast majority of overseas Vietnamese populations) are virulently opposed to the existing government of Vietnam. However, there is a smaller population of overseas Vietnamese residing in Europe (mainly in Central and East Europe) and Asia, most of whom have been sent for training in formerly communist countries. These populations generally maintain positive, or more neutral, relations with the government. Those who left prior to the political exodus of 1975 generally identify their sentiments as somewhere in between the two polarities.

However, relations seem to be improving in recent years. The former South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ returned to Vietnam in 2004 and was generally positive about his experience. Notable expatriate artists have returned to Vietnam to perform (some are met with scorn and boycott by the expatriate community itself after they have done so). Notably, the composer Pham Duy had returned to Ho Chi Minh City (referred to as Saigon by overseas Vietnamese)to live the rest of his life there after living in Midway City, California since 1975. The government in Vietnam used less antagonistic rhetoric to describe those who left the country after 1975. According to the Vietnamese government, while in 1987 only 8,000 overseas Vietnamese returned to Vietnam for visits, that number jumped to 430,000 in 2004.

The Vietnamese government, for its own part, had actively tried to woo back overseas Vietnamese, who bring capital and expertise. Its view of the Việt Kiều changed from "cowardly traitors" to "essential elements of Vietnamese people" (or "integral parts of the Vietnamese Nation"). The government enacted laws to make it easier for overseas Vietnamese to do business in Vietnam, including those allowing them to own land. However, some overseas Vietnamese still complain about discrimination that they face while trying to do business there. The first company in Vietnam to be registered to an Overseas Vietnamese was Highlands Coffee, a successful chain of specialty coffee shops, in 1998.

In June 2007, Vietnamese president Nguyen Minh Triet visited the United States, one of his scheduled stops was within the vicinity Orange County, home of Little Saigon, the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam. Details of his plans were not announced beforehand due to concerns of massive protests. Despite these efforts, a small pro-democracy protest still occurred. Several thousand people protested in Washington, D.C. and Orange County during his visit.

See also[link]

List of Vietnamese people

Boat people

Vietnamese Americans

Growing Up American

References[link]

External links[link]

The Viet Kieu Experience

The Six Faces: Viet Kieu – Overseas Vietnamese

List Of Vietnamese Professors in foreign countries

Viet kieu invest in 1,300 domestic projects

Viet Kieu in Vietnamese

Viet Kieu

Fund seeks to boost links with Viet kieu

Business Opportunities Draw Viet Kieu Back to Vietnam

Viet Kieu still discriminated against

A Viet Kieu Visits Her Homeland for the First Time

Viet Kieu by ''Andrew Lam''

Overseas Vietnamese Science & Technology Club- in Vietnamese (needs volunteer to translate to English)

Reassessing what we collect website – Vietnamese London History of Vietnamese London with objects and images

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name	Michael Paynter
background	solo_singer
birth date	January 29, 1986
Birth place	Melbourne, Australia
genre	Rock, pop
occupation	Singer-songwriter
instrument	Guitar/keyboard/drums/vox
years active	2007–present
label	Sony Music Australia
associated acts	Tanya Tucker, The Veronicas, Icehouse
website	www.michaelpaynter.com/ }}

Michael Paynter (born 29 January 1986), is an Australian singer-songwriter. Paynter has released four singles, "Closer", "A Victim Song", "Love the Fall" and "How Sweet It Is", from his upcoming debut studio album, ''This Welcome Diversion'' is set for a release in 2011.

Early life[link]

Paynter began playing instruments from a young age, playing the piano at the age of seven, and learning guitar and drums by the time he was 15. At the age of 16, he began playing in touring bands across Australia. Regarding music, Paynter says that it "was always something I was going to do, because it fires up my soul like nothing else". He studied law for a year, but returned to music. Although Paynter liked law school and intends to return, he says the choice was either "tour the country and play guitar or study books", and the decision "was a no-brainer". Paynter says that playing drums makes him a better guitarist, playing guitar makes him a better keyboardist, and playing all three makes him a better singer.

Career[link]

{|class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; color:black; width:35em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |style="text-align: left;"|"They have big hooks. They are inspiring and powerful yet moving. If there's a thread through my songs, it's my positive spin on life. It's a wonderful experience and you need to have fun even while you're facing up to its challenges to get the best out of it. But if I can get people to pause after each track to think about what I'm singing, then I've done my job." |- |style="text-align: right;" |— Paynter regarding the songs on his album, ''This Welcome Diversion''. |}

Critics have praised Michael Paynter's voice, often comparing him to John Farnham. Paynter says the title of his debut album, ''This Welcome Diversion'', was inspired by an advertisement in an in-flight magazine; his music career is a diversion from his original path, law. Paynter wrote or co-wrote all of the tracks on ''This Welcome Diversion''. To record the album, Paynter traveled to Los Angeles, where he worked with producer Matt Wallace and mixer Brian Paturalski. ''This Welcome Diversion'' features performances by Josh Freese, Dorian Crozer, David Ryan Harris and John Fields.

The first single, "Closer", was described as "a soaring, hook-filled track about striving for better". Paynter wrote "Closer" in collaboration with Gary Clark, and said that he fell in love with the song instantly. He said that "it works because the chords and rhythms are so simple. It's how people are, in their heads, never where they want to be whether it's a relationship or in a career. They're always wanting to be closer to the ideal." For the album, Paynter underwent a global four month writing session, during which he also worked with Wally Gagel, Phil Buckle and Julian Hamilton of The Presets. The album's second single, "A Victim Song", was released on 15 November 2008 in Australia.

''This Welcome Diversion'' was initially set to be released in 2008, but despite a set release date, was delayed until 2011. After the average performance of singles "Closer" and "A Victim Song", which Paynter felt "didn't have the support of radio or a strong online presence", he and label Sony agreed to delay the album's release. Paynter began touring, serving as a supporting act for Vanessa Amorosi, Newton Faulkner, Seal and The Veronicas on their Revenge Is Sweeter tour. In between tours, Sony (his label), had paid for songwriting trips to London and Los Angeles.

In June 2010, Paynter released the single "Love the Fall", which became the most added song to Australian radio in the first week of July and his first top-20 single on the ARIA Singles Chart. The single features background vocals from The Veronicas, who also appear in the single's music video. The physical release of the single, is a five track EP, which includes the single "Are You Alive?", that was used to promote the final episode of ''Lost''. In July, Paynter returned to Los Angeles to finish his album, with a tentative 2011 release date. Paynter said of his career, "It's been a really blessing for me. I don't think many artists get to make their debut record twice. I think if most artists got the chance to do it again, they'd take it." In October 2010 Paynter supported alternative rock band The Script for their two shows in Australia.

Michael also appeared on the Gypsy Heart Tour with Miley Cyrus as special guest in Australia. He debuted his new single called "How Sweet It Is" on the tour. Michael music video will be out later this month. Michael has also said on his Facebook account that he will be going on tour later this year. "Had an amazing meeting with my agent today about a tour coming up.. Not going to say too much just yet, but there may ALSO be a whole bunch of u18's shows on the cards... PARTY!"

In late September 2011, announcements on Facebook advised that Michael was joining the Icehouse line-up for a tour supporting the band's release of the greatest hits album ''White Heat: 30 Hits''.

Discography [link]

Studio albums[link]

! Year	Album details	ARIA Charts>AUS	! Sales	! Singles[link] Year Single !align="center" valign="center" width="50" !align="left" valign="center" Album ! scope="row" "A Victim Song" 2010 "[[Love the Fall">Music recording sales certification 2011 * Released: TBA * Label: Sony Music * Formats: [[Compact disc Singles[link] Year Single !align="center" valign="center" width="50" !align="left" valign="center" Album ! scope="row" "A Victim Song" 2010 "[[Love the Fall" * AUS: Gold "How Sweet It Is" Michael also appeared on CBBC's Prank Patrol Down Under: Magic Guitar which was aired in 2011 References[link] External links[link] Official website Michael Paynter at Myspace Michael Paynter at Facebook Michael Paynter at Twitter Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Australian singer-songwriters Category:Australian male singers Category:Australian musicians Category:Australian Christians es:Michael Paynter This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. 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If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by e-mailing us at michaelw(at)wn.com The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during registration and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100 percent secure, however. Therefore, though we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If we decide to change our e-mail practices, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we think appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If we make material changes to our e-mail practices, we will notify you here, by e-mail, and by means of a notice on our home page. 3. Third Party Advertisers The advertising banners and other forms of advertising appearing on this Web site are sometimes delivered to you, on our behalf, by a third party. In the course of serving advertisements to this site, the third party may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. For more information on cookies, you can visit www.cookiecentral.com. 4. Business Transfers As we continue to develop our business, we might sell certain aspects of our entities or assets. In such transactions, user information, including personally identifiable information, generally is one of the transferred business assets, and by submitting your personal information on Wn.com you agree that your data may be transferred to such parties in these circumstances.