PARTNERS TEAM TO AID KIDS GATEWAY TO HELP FAMILIES FIGHT INTERNET PREDATORS WITH COMPUTERIZED ID.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer Hoping to protect young children against online predators An online predator is an Internet user who exploits vulnerable people for sexual or financial purposes. Children and the elderly are most often the victims of online predators. , Gateway computers and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children have teamed up with a program to teach parents how to create computer ID cards for kids. Responding to concerns from families who described uncomfortable experiences online, Gateway Country stores and the center will host the new KidSpot program today through Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. at 200 Gateway stores nationwide. ``Gateway has a local presence in the community and we hope to get families to come out and take part in this event,'' said Pete Imig, the Woodland Hills Gateway Country store manager. ``It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have a great way to help keep children safe.'' At the stores, Gateway officials will take digital photos of children and then transfer them onto a free floppy disk floppy disk or diskette Magnetic storage medium used with computers. Floppy disks are made of flexible plastic coated with a magnetic material, and are enclosed in a hard plastic case. They are typically 3.5 in. (9 cm) in diameter. that will become the basis for an ID card. With disks in hand, families can attend workshops to learn about additional information a family should keep about their children. Workshops will also be held on how to print out the ID and e-mail the file. At the Woodland Hills store, local police Explorers will be on hand to offer safety tips. ``This is a great opportunity for the community to take one positive step to further ensure the safety of their children and loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl ,'' said Sgt. Rolland Rol·land , Romain 1866-1944. French writer whose varied works include Jean Christophe (1904-1912), a series of satirical novels. He won the 1915 Nobel Prize for literature. Cannon, of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's West Valley Division. THE FACTS KidSpot will be held at the following local Gateway stores: Glendale, 110 E. Broadway. Oxnard, 1700 Ventura Blvd. Valencia, 25945 The Old Road Woodland Hills, 6235 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, 12013-A Wilshire Blvd. For more information, visit the Web sites: www.gateway.com/home/programs/kidzone.shtml www.missingkids.com CAPTION(S): box Box: THE FACTS (see text) |
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