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Flying palaces
Private jets are all the rage. Some super-rich even splash out on proper wide-body planes. Then they spend another fortune creating a bespoke interior
The plane was black as night except for a giant, snow-white rabbit on the tail. Before commissioning the paint job, Playboyfounder Hugh Hefner had to ask the U.S. government for permission because, normally, the color black is reserved for military planes. But then again, what's normal in the world of the super-rich, where the race to set new records is the order of the day: more space, more opulence, more ego – and even bigger status symbols. Of these, none is more impressive than a private, extravagantly outfitted wide-body jet.
Hefner's Big Bunny – a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 originally built to carry more than 100 passengers, and bought by Hefner in 1969 – had the finest interior that money could buy: It transformed into a disco, complete with a lightshow. A private staircase led up to the boss's chambers that boasted an elliptical water bed covered with a bedspread made of Tasmanian opossum fur. Jet Bunnies in black leather miniskirts took care of the inflight needs of prominent passengers including Elvis Presley. In fact, the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" was so enamored of the plane that he commissioned his own long-range jet in 1975. The four-engine Convair 880 was christened Lisa Marie, after his daughter, and equipped with 52 loudspeakers and a video console. But the early days of airborne decadence ended abruptly: Hefner's money started to run out, and he was forced to sell his flying bunny cage in 1976. Elvis died in 1977, and his airplane has been standing in the garden of his villa in Graceland in Memphis ever since.
These days, it's men like property mogul Donald Trump who tend to splurge on flying palaces. The sinks and seat buckles in Trump's hundred million dollar Boeing 757 are made of 24-karat gold. However, most people who own private wide-body jets are somewhat more discreet. Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have turned their Boeing 767-200 into a party plane. Rumor has it, though, that they have set their sights on the new 747-8 jumbo jet.
The most reliable customers for private jet interiors are royal family members from the Middle East, and potentates. Prince Al-waleed bin Talal Al Saud is a perfect example. The 60-year-old Saudi is worth 20 billion dollars, and he owns an entire fleet of private jets, including an Airbus A321 and a Boeing 747-400 – aircraft that usually carry several hundred passengers. Few people have ever seen the interior of Alwaleed's luxury jet, and few aviation secrets are as well kept. But once in a while, a potentate will allow Joe public to peek into their world. Prince Alwaleed hired a film crew and personally showed them around his airborne palace. Photographer Nick Gleis was even allowed to take pictures. In fact, he has photographed 900 private jet interiors. "The owners aren't doing it to show off," he explains, "but because they want a record of what the cabin looks like."
For ordinary mortals, who associate aircraft cabins with being tightly crammed into a small space, these pictures take your breath away. What a contrast to a center row: the throne seat Alwaleed has plonked into the middle of the cabin, surrounded by swank leather sofas, his national flag and his company flag. The continuous lines created by the lighting and the furnishing nearly mask the fact that you are sitting on a plane. Ostentatious, too, the gold-rimmed porcelain and crystal. With 330 square meters of usable space, the cabin has room for even more extravagance. Word has it that a concert hall is planned.
But who is responsible for building these luxury cabins? Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg is a global market leader for VIP and private jet interiors. "The Boeing 747-8 and the 777 models have recently grown in popularity," says Jörg Löwes, technical sales manager for the VIP division at Lufthansa Technik. "The trend is toward bigger and bigger planes, and the price tag for a custom interior is in the three-figure millions."
More space, opulence, ego: Private jets are the ultimate status symbol
In return, customers get extras such as golden sinks and Lalique crystal lamps. "Clients often ask us to replicate elements from their palaces on board, or the leather seats of their Bentleys," Löwes reveals. They also often commission exclusive designers. The current trend, says Löwes, are "platinum-plated, matte surfaces, exotic materials like leather, or those with ecological characteristics." Fish-skin fabric is all the rage. "Eco-chic has become fashionable, even among this clientele," the expert observes. "Texture and look are more exclusive than ever before."
A German flight captain who wishes to remain anonymous, describes his experience: "I flew a jumbo jet belonging to a ruling family. They had a small whirlpool that doubled as a shower, and a private cinema that was installed in the nose of the plane beneath us. The bass loudspeakers always used to make the cockpit shake." He often undertook long-distance flights because the sheik had forgotten something or other. "One time, after arriving in the United States, he realized that he had left his slippers at the palace. So back we went to get them." The captain also regularly took the women of the family on shopping trips to Paris, New York or Los Angeles, just for lipstick, sometimes.


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It's now been 2 hours, 8minutes and 54 seconds since the Arkansas offense has scored against Alabama.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It's now been 2 hours, 8minutes and 54 seconds since the Arkansas offense has scored against Alabama.
Alabama blanked Arkansas 52-0 on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It matched the score from the 2012 game. One must go back to the 8:54 mark of the fourth quarter of the 2011 game to find the Razorbacks' last points versus the Crimson Tide.
Since that Tyler Wilson-to-Cobi Hamilton TD pass in 2011, Alabama has scored 111 unanswered points thanks to a last-second TD in that 38-14 win and back-to-back 52-0 shutouts.
Even more concerning is in four Southeastern Conference games, the Razorbacks' point production has dropped each week. Arkansas lost 45-33 to Texas A&M, then 30-10 to Florida and 52-7 to South Carolina leading into Saturday's game. The seven combined points in the last two games is the lowest cumulative total for back-to-back SEC games since 1995.
That season, Arkansas lost to LSU 28-0 and then to Florida 34-3 in the SEC Championship Game.
"Obviously, this is getting a little old," Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema said. "Nothing that we did out there today can give us any indication that the things we need to do are just that far away or that close. It's a long way to go."
It was the second consecutive game starting quarterback Brandon Allen threw for less than 100 yards. He only threw for 30 yards against South Carolina, but tripled that to 91 against Alabama on 7-of-25 passing. But with two interceptions and no TDs, his quarterback rating was a paltry 42.6. Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron — who has led Alabama to three wins against Arkansas by a combined 142-14 — was 15-of-21 for 180 yards and three touchdowns. That's a QB rating of 190.6.
While Allen was struggling, the running game wasn't doing much better. Arkansas ran for 165 yards on 39 carries.
"It's getting very old for us, we're tired of losing," Allen said. "Just a few miscues here and there and games can get out of hand like that. … As an offense, you know, we didn't do a whole lot. We didn't help ourselves out, we didn't help our defense out, we didn't help anybody out on our team."
Bielema said mental mistakes are the biggest problem his offense has right now. And those are easier to correct than physical mismatches.
"There's definitely physical breakdowns on our football team," Bielema said. "But there is a lot of things that happen between our ears that have a direct impact on the game that can be easily corrected. It's just this muck that we have to get out of."
Part of the mental fragility, Bielema said, can be traced back to last season's 4-8 campaign under interim coach John L. Smith.
"As a human being, you're a product of what you've witnessed and what you've seen and the behavior that we as coaches just cannot tolerate and players have to eradicate — a lot of guys talked about it this week — but until that culture changes … ," Bielema said. "It might just take one play, it might take one quarter for someone to rise above. But until that happens, a lot of the same results will slide back in."
Allen said the Arkansas offense is its own worst enemy right now.
"It's us really shooting ourselves in the foot whenever we get drives going," Allen said. "Maybe it's one thing that kills our drive and then, you know, come out the next drive, get things rolling and it's one more thing that kills our drive."
With a five-game losing streak, including four straight SEC losses, Bielema hinted changes could be coming after next week's bye before the team hosts Auburn on Nov. 2.
"What we have to do as coaches is begin to move forward with guys who are going to execute what we're asking them to do," Bielema said. "If a guy repeatedly puts the ball on the ground or dropping passes, we've just got to move on."


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Of all the discussions and analysis of the foul-or-not-a-foul that probably cost the Spurs the Western Conference Finals last night, the one thing we can't get our minds around: Brent Barry was taking the last shot? Brent Barry? The guy who ruined the dunk contest? That Brent Barry? Well, jeez, no wonder he didn't get the call! Who in the world would give Brent Barry a call?
We've found that the people least upset about the call are those associated with the Spurs. Gregg Popovich was cool with it, and even the Spurs bloggers are Zen about the whole thing.
Please don't Spurs fans. Just don't. Yes, it was an obvious foul on Derek Fisher. Yes, it should have been two free throws. But, but, but:
1. Derek Fisher's shot with 5 seconds left, the one that hit the Corpse of Robert Horry's knee and went out of bounds, grazed the rim. The shot clock should have been reset, forcing the Spurs to foul. This would have changed everything.
2. The goal tend call on Lamar Odom with under a minute left was incorrect. It looked correct at game speed, but the replace clearly showed he got the ball before it hit the rim. This would have changed everything.
3. Kobe Bryant shot the ball 29 times. He took 0 free throws.
Complaining about free throws is just grasping at straws, like a vanquished foe begging for their life. It's unbecoming.
This is probably the Spurs' last run at all this ... oh, who are we kidding? They'll be back in the conference finals every year until Duncan's son is running the point.
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Multiple reports indicate the Detroit Lions are expected to announce a new college football bowl game at Ford Field which would displace the current Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
The new bowl would reportedly pair a Big Ten candidate with a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Little Caesar's Bowl, launched in 1997 as the Motor City Bowl, migrated to Ford Field as the Lions moved into their current Detroit home after leaving the Pontiac Silverdome in 2002.
Reports also indicate the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl could be moved next door to Comerica Park if, indeed, the Lions launch their own bowl game at Ford Field.
The Little Caesar's Bowl puts the Mid-American Conference champion against a Big Ten opponent but typically struggles to fill the seats.
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Pro gamers went up against athletes at the Gillette-EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Global Finals in Florida last Tuesday. The result? Total domination by the gamers.
Most of the star athletes were defeated in their own games. Tiger Woods went down before 52-year-old Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 world champ, Steven Ward. New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush was taken out by gamer Paul Glasgow in Madden NFL 2009. Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson lost a game of NBA Live to Steffon Dunlop — adding insult to his recent real-life injury on the court.
It didn't go much better for all-star athletes who tried their hand at other sports games:
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter tried his luck in FIFA Soccer but proved to be no match for Jose Miguel Morales Herrera (GT: CAPELLOOO) of Mexico. Before the match started, Jeter was asked if he was ready to begin. No, I just learned how to play this game five minutes ago, Jeter joked. Herrera said he would have rather played Tierra Henry but had a good time anyway. He let Jeter score in order to make it seem closer than it really was.
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The object-oriented approach to software is great, and that greatness draws from the power of extensibility. That we can create our own types, our own abstractions, has opened up worlds of possibilities. System design is largely focused on this element of development: observing and repeating object-oriented patterns, analyzing their qualities, and adding to our mental toolbox the ones that serve us best. We also focus on collecting libraries and controls because they encapsulate the patterns we need.
This article explores computer languages as a human-machine interface, the purpose and efficacy of languages, complexity of syntactic structure, and the connection between human and computer languages. The Archetype project is an on-going effort to incorporate these ideas into language design. In the same way that some furniture is designed ergonomically, Archetype is an attempt to design a powerful programming language with an ergonomic focus; in other words, with the human element always in mind.
Programming Language as Human-Machine Interface
A programming language is the interface between the human mind and executable code. The point isn't to turn human programmers into pure mathematical or machine thinkers, but to leverage the talent that people are born with to manipulate abstract symbols in language. There is an elite class of computer language experts who have trained themselves to think in terms of purely functional approaches, low-level assembly instructions, or regular, monotonous expression structures—and this is necessary for researchers pushing themselves to understand ever more—but for the every day developer, a more practical approach is required.
Archetype is a series of experiments to build the perfect bridge between the human mind and synthetic computation. As such, it is based as much as possible on a small core of extensible syntax and maintains a uniformity of expression within each facet of syntax that the human mind can easily keep separate. At the same time, it honors syntactic variety and is being designed to shift us closer to a balance where all of the elements, blocks, clauses and operation types in a language can be extended or modified equally. These represent the two most important design tenets of Archetype: the intuitive, natural connection to the human mind, and the maximization of its expressive power.
These forces often seem at odds with each other—at first glance seemingly impossible to resolve—and yet experience has shown that the languages we use are limited in ways we're often surprised by, indicating that processes such as analogical extension are at work in our minds but not fully leveraged by those languages.
Syntactic Complexity & Extensibility
Most of a programming language's syntax is highly static, and just a few areas (such as types, members, and sometimes operators) can be extended. Lisp is the most famous example of a highly extensible language with support for macros which allow the developer to manipulate code as if it were data, and to extend the language to encode data in the form of state machines. The highly regular, parenthesized syntax is very simple to parse and therefore to extend… so long as you don't deviate from the parenthesized form. Therefore Lisp gets away with powerful extensibility at the cost of artificially limiting its structural syntax.
In Lisp we write (+ 4 5) to add two numbers, or (foo 1 2) to call a function with two parameters. Very uniform. In C we write 4 + 5 because the infix operator is what we grew up seeing in school, and we vary the syntax for calling the function foo(1, 2) to provide visual cues to the viewer's brain that the function is qualitatively something different from a basic math operation, and that its name is somehow different from its parameters.
Think about syntax features as visual manifestations of the abstract logical concepts that provide the foundation for all algorithmic expression. A rich set of fundamental operations can be obscured by a monotony of syntax or confused by a poorly chosen syntactic style. Archetype involves a lot of research in finding the best features across many existing languages, and exploring the limits, benefits, problems, and other details of each feature and syntactic representation of it.
Syntactic complexity provides greater flexibility, and wider channels with which to convey intent. This is why people color code file folders and add graphic icons to public signage. More cues enable faster recognition. It's possible to push complexity too far, of course, but we often underestimate what our minds are capable of when augmented by a system of external cues which is carefully designed and supported by good tools.
Imagine if your natural spoken language followed such simple and regular rules as Lisp: although everyone would learn to read and write easily, conversation would be monotonous. Extend this to semantics, for example with a constructed spoken language like Lojban which is logically pure and provably unambiguous, and it becomes obvious that our human minds aren't well suited to communicating this way.
Now consider a language like C with its 15 levels of operator precedence which were designed to match programmers' expectations (although the authors admitted to getting some of this "wrong", which further proves the point). This language has given rise to very popular derivatives (C++, C#, Java) and are all easily learned, despite their syntactic complexity.
Natural languages and old world cities have grown with civilization organically, creating winding roads and wonderful linguistic variation. These complicated structures have been etched into our collective unconscious, stirring within us and giving rise to awareness, thought, and creativity. Although computers are excellent at processing regular, predictable patterns, it's the complex interplay of external forces and inner voices that we're most comfortable with.
Risk, Challenge & Opportunity
There are always trade-offs. By focusing almost all extensibility in one or two small parts of a language, semantic analysis and code improvement optimizations are easier to develop and faster to execute. Making other syntactical constructs extensible, if one isn't careful, can create complexity that quickly spirals out of control, resulting in unverifiable, unpredictable and unsafe logic.
The way this is being managed in Archetype so far isn't to allow any piece of the syntax tree to be modified, but rather to design regions of syntax with extensibility points built-in. Outputting C# code as an intermediary (for now) lays a lot of burden on the C# compiler to ensure safety. It's also possible to mitigate more computationally expensive semantic analysis and code generation by taking advantage of both multicore and cloud-based processing. What helps keep things in check is that potential extensibility points are being considered in the context of specific code scenarios and desired outcomes, based on over 25 years of real-world experience, not a disconnected sense of language purity or design ideals.
Creating a language that caters to the irregular texture of thought, while supporting a system of extensions that are both useful and safe, is not a trivial undertaking, but at the same time holds the greatest potential. The more that computers can accommodate people instead of forcing people to make the effort to cater to machines, the better. At least to the extent that it enables us to specify our designs unambiguously, which is somewhat unnatural for the human mind and will always require some training.
So much of the code we write is driven by a set of rituals that, while they achieve their purpose, often beg to be abstracted further away. Even when good object models exist, they often require intricate or tedious participation to apply (see INotifyPropertyChanged). Having the ability to incorporate the most common and solid of those patterns into language syntax (or extensions which appear to modify the language) is the ultimate mechanism for abstraction, and goes furthest in minimizing development effort. By obviating the need to write convoluted yet routine boilerplate code, Archetype aims to filter out the noise and bring one's intent more clearly into focus.


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CHARLOTTE � Fans at Time Warner Cable Arena Saturday night got the chance to party like it was 1988.
The NBA Charlotte Bobcats officially unveiled the Hornets nickname and nine different logos that will be used the day after their current season concludes at halftime of their game with the Utah Jazz.
And owner Michael Jordan, who is connected to the franchise�s past and future, did the honors.
�You guys have asked � and we�ve delivered,� Jordan told the crowd at halftime. �The name Hornets is coming back!�
Jordan, who became the franchise�s minority owner in June 2006 and bought majority ownership from Bob Johnson in March 2010, had fond memories of the support the Hornets received during his playing career.
In fact, the 364-game sellout streak at the old Charlotte Coliseum that lasted from 1988 to 1997 began in Jordan�s first regular season game in this state.
But while Jordan has been upfront about his fondness for the name Hornets since becoming involved with organization, there was no guarantee the nickname would return to Charlotte.
It�s because when Jordan�s organization looked into rebranding itself when he became majority owner in March 2010, New Orleans controlled the nickname.
�I don�t know if that (changing the nickname) was our intention,� chief marketing officer Pete Gueli said earlier Saturday. �But we did want to see how much loyalty there was for the Hornets.�
And when former Charlotte owner Shinn sold the Hornets to the NBA and they were later sold to New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, that franchise in October 2012 decided it wanted to change its nickname.
Their decision to become the �Pelicans� made the Hornets name a free agent in the NBA.
As Gueli put it: �Once that name was on the table, everything changed.�
After two exhaustive surveys of season ticket-holders and fans in the region, it was clear the Hornets were the nickname of choice.
Perhaps the narrator of a video shown to fans at Time Warner Cable Arena during the logo unveiling put those sentiments best:
�What once was lost has been willed by you to be found. The legend is our new legacy. Get ready for the buzz to return. Our city, our colors, our name� we�re all coming home.�
And so it was as fans cheered loudly for the new logo as well as the introduction of former original Hornets Muggsy Bogues, Rex Chapman, Dell Curry and Kelly Tripucka.
�We did spend an enormous amount of time thinking this through,� Bobcats president Fred Whitfield said. �The players were beloved as was the mascot. So we're all thrilled to bring (mascot) Hugo (the Hornet) back.�
Official Hornets merchandise will be available (and can be sold) on Jan. 18 and Whitfield said there will be four more �Buzz City Nights� in which former Hornets will be in attendance as the team gears up for the 2014-15 season in which the Hornets name will return to the city.
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NASHVILLE, TENN. - The Tennessee State Lady Tigers let a hot start go to waste as they lost to the Cleveland State Vikings 66-59 Sunday afternoon at the Gentry Center.
TSU (3-6) made six of their first eight shots on the way to a commanding 16-3 advantage in the first six minutes, 20 seconds. Despite the good shooting early on, the Lady Tigers shot just 34.8 percent from the field. It's the sixth time in nine games this season that TSU has shot under 35 percent.
Cleveland State (5-4) chipped away at the 13 point deficit pulling to within one with three minutes left in the half.
TSU went into halftime with a five point edge, 29-24.
The Vikings took their first lead of the game with 13:11 remaining. It was the early stages of a 15-4 run over 5:20 that ended with TSU trailing 46-39.
The Lady
Tigers fought back and retook the lead twice in the final six minutes; once on
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layup. There was a pair of ties and four lead changes over that span.
A Jasmin Shuler layup knotted the game up at 57 with 2:59 left, but CSU closed the game scoring seven of the final nine points. TSU missed six of their last seven shots in the final 2:16.
Shuler and Rachel Allen each had a team best 11 points, while Simone Hopes also scored in double figures with 10.
Shalonda Winton of CSU led all players with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
The Vikings outrebounded TSU 42-33 and attempted 17 more free throws (26-9). The Lady Tigers did win the turnover battle forcing 17 CSU miscues vs. just eight for the Big Blue.
TSU returns to the court on Tuesday as they head across town to take on Lipscomb (1-7) at 6 p.m.
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That's right, I'm tired of my invincible fort, so I'm starting an Anti-Merlin attack force. B.O.I.N.K. The Brotherhood Of Ichthyoid Neurological Killers.<P>Your first assignment?
Find a better word for the "N" in the acronym. That sounds pretty dumb.<P>*Runs back to fort to amass a Pro-Fish army*<P>------------------
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Effect of Entrepreneurship Education on Student's Entrepreneurial Actions: A study of Covenant University and Babcock University Students, Ogun State.
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On-line version ISSN 1996-7489
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WINGOOD, Gina M. et al. HIV stigma and mental health status among women living with HIV in the Western Cape, South Africa. S. Afr. j. sci. [online]. 2008, vol.104, n.5-6, pp.237-240. ISSN 1996-7489.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, people living with HIV and the social groups to which they belong have been stigmatized worldwide. This cross-sectional study, conducted between July and November 2003, investigated the association between HIV stigma and mental health status among black women living with HIV in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Eligible participants completed a questionnaire that assessed HIV stigma, sociodemographic, and mental health status measures. Participants were recruited from one of five primary health care clinics in the rural Western Cape. Recruiters screened 177 women to assess their eligibility. Of those screened, 68% (n = 120) were eligible because they were black South Africans, between the ages of 18 and 45, were living with HIV/AIDS, sought primary health care from one of the five study clinics, spoke Xhosa, and provided written informed consent. A priori hypotheses postulated that women reporting more HIV stigma would experience more consequences for mental health sequelae. The main outcome measures were mental health status variables, including depressive symptomatology, stress of HIV discrimination, quality of life, post-traumatic stress, suicidal ideation and fear of HIV disclosure. In linear regression models, more reports of HIV stigma were associated with significantly more depressive symptomatology (P = 0.03) and a lower quality of life (P = 0.00). The findings from this study indicate that HIV stigma is associated with adverse mental health sequelae among black Xhosa women living with HIV. Educational and legal efforts are required to reduce HIV stigma. Moreover, a public health infrastructure that integrates HIV/AIDS treatment and mental health services may be a promising strategy for reducing the adverse mental health consequences of HIV stigma.


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A Life Worth Living
When he learned that an elderly widow in his community had suffered a crippling paralysis, Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin, the Rav of Brisk and later Jerusalem, arranged for a woman to come each day to wash her. With the approach of a holiday he fulfilled the special mitzvah of bringing joy to a widow by visiting her to offer best wishes for the Yom Tov.
After profusely thanking him for his kindness she asked the saintly rabbi, who was famed for the effectiveness of his blessings, to bless her with long life. She saw from the strange look on his face that he was surprised that she did not request a blessing for a recovery from her condition.
"I accept the Heavenly decree regarding my paralysis," she explained, "and I am content to endure my suffering in this world rather than in the World to Come. But as long as I live and am able to say a blessing each day after that lady washes my body, I feel life is worth living as long as possible despite the pain."


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Grundfos' contribution to making the Olympic Games a success for those spectators watching it all from their favourite armchair is 60 large NB one-stage standard pumps and TP circulator pumps which form part of a very important air conditioning system.
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Suunto has teamed up with Swix Ski Classics, the long distance ski championships, to provide heart rate monitoring and GPS tracking of top athletes.
The new partnership will give amateur and professional cross-country skiers as well as fans a more informative experience when they watch the event live on TV.
Swix Ski Classics is very pleased to start this new cooperation with Suunto: "The new agreement will definitely be an exciting contribution to Swix Ski Classics. Cross-country skiing is a sport where monitoring the effort, as well as speed, distance and pace have a fundamental role in the performance and enjoyment," says David Nilsson, CEO Ski Classics.
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How often do you see an article about the search for the origin of a phrase on the homepage of the New York Times website? Just about... never. And yet the Times today has a story about the history of an expression that we've delved into a couple of times in this space: "the whole nine yards." Diligent word-sleuthing has turned up a rather unexpected predecessor: "the whole six yards." Continue reading...


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This Privacy Statement describes the collection and further processing of personal data by companies of the V‑ZUG and its affiliates (together V-ZUG) as far as they are not covered by other data protection policies or are evident from the circumstances or are provided for by applicable law. The term personal data shall include all information relating to an identified or identifiable person.
This Privacy Statement describes in Section I processing of personal data by V-ZUG in general. Section II contains specific provisions for specific applications (e.g. online-shop, customer programs, customer service, newsletter, etc.)..); Section II para. 5 also contains specific provisions regarding data processing in the GuidedCooking App.
- Controller, data protection officer
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- Purpose of the processing and legal basis
- Disclosure of data and transfer of data abroad
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- Cookies, google analytics and social plug-ins
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- Changes to the data protection policy
II. Specific Provisions
Every website (including online-shops and mini sites for special offers), every presence on social media, multimedia portals, chatbots and every app of V-ZUG (each a website) has a controller within V-ZUG with respect to collecting personal data according to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (or comparable provisions according to applicable data protection laws). Unless provided otherwise on the website (according to the imprint, the terms of use, etc.) or under section II below, V-ZUG is the controller.
The respective subsidiary or affiliate is the controller in case V-ZUG communicates through other means of communication (email, letter, telephone, in person, etc.) and the communication does not fall within an activity for which V-ZUG has appointed a specific controller within this Privacy Statement or otherwise.
Should a V-ZUG company or affiliate disclose personal data to another V-ZUG company or affiliate for certain purposes of the receiving company or affiliate, such company or affiliate is the controller according to article 4 (7) GDPR. A comprehensive list of companies and affiliates of V-ZUG can be found here.
V-ZUG has not appointed a data protection officer according to article 37 GDPR. Any inquiry, claim or concern regarding data protection at V-ZUG can be addressed to the following contact person: cHJpdmFjeUB2enVnLmNvbQo=.
In cases where a V-ZUG company that is processing personal data is not situated in the EU or the EEA and the data is being processed in conjunction with an offer of goods or services to data subjects in the EU or the EEA, the following representative within the Union has been designated in writing in accordance with Art. 27 GDPR: V-ZUG Europe BVBA, Evolis 102, 8530 Harelbeke-Kortrijk, Belgium. This also applies in cases where the behaviour of data subjects in the EU or the EEA is being observed.
V-ZUG collects and processes personal data of
- visitors of its websites registered or not registered with V-ZUG;
- contact persons and employees of suppliers, retailers, vendors and providers of products and parts of products of V-ZUG;
- customers, buyers, recipients and beneficiaries or prospects of products and services (including warranty-, repair- und maintenance services) of V-ZUG resp. its contact persons and employees/staff;
- contact persons and employees of business partners and associated companies, personnel providers and employment agencies (as well as brokered employees/workers) and further commercial- and economic partners;
- recipients of newsletters of V-ZUG;
- participants in research campaigns and opinion surveys conducted by V-ZUG;
- participants in courses, seminars and other training organized by V-ZUG;
- users of WIFI provided at V-ZUG stores, exhibitions, business premises and other locations;
- individuals ordering or using customer loyalty programs of V-ZUG; and
- registered participants of customer loyalty programs of V-ZUG (business partner program)
(together business partner).
The personal data of business partners is generally collected directly during the course of using the website, in stores or at events of V-ZUG or V-ZUG retailers respectively or during direct communication via email, telephone or in any other way.
However, personal data can also be collected indirectly, namely when the business partner engages in a commercial activity which does not correspond with the person benefitting from the commercial activity or if a purchase is shipped to a different person (e.g. as a gift), based on the recommendation of a third party (e.g. recommendation by friends and acquaintances of the business partner) or through further obtaining or acquisition of supplementary information from third party data sources (e.g. social media, address brokers).
In particular, the following categories of personal data is processed by V-ZUG:
- Personal data and contact information including but is not limited to first and last name, address, residence, telephone number, email address, age, date of birth, gender, marital status, relatives, contact in case of emergency, pictures, information about function within the company, information about business relationships with this data subject, information about commercial transactions, enquiries, offers, stipulations and contracts, statements about work or other interests of the data subject, etc.;
- data pertaining to deliveries and sales as well as orders and purchases including but is not limited to payment information, credit card details and other payment details, billing and shipping address, products and services delivered and sold as well as ordered and purchased, information connected to queries, complaints and disagreements relating to products and services or respective contracts entered into such as warranty claims, rescissions and disputes, information regarding business partners blacklisted by V-ZUG, etc.;
- data in connection with product and services marketing including but is not limited to information about marketing activities such as the receipt of newsletters, newsletter opt-ins and opt-outs, documents received, invitations to and participations at events and special activities (as far as they are not part of a customer loyalty program), personal preferences and interests, etc.;
- data concerning the use of the website including but is not limited to the IP address and other identification (e.g. user name of social media, MAC address of smartphones or computers, cookies), web beacons, pixel tags, log files, local shared objects (Flash cookies) or other technologies, with which personal data is collected, date and time of website visits, visited sites and contents, referring websites, etc.;
- data in connection with communication such as preferred means of communication, correspondence, correspondence language and communication with V-ZUG (including records of the communication), etc.;
- data which was collected in connection with a customer program such as number of membership, access codes (including passwords), preferred langue, number of gift certificate, date and duration of the membership, payment information of the customer or a potential third party, information concerning the recipient of a gift, number of visits of the website, purchase history, products acquired, etc. (besides traditional customer loyalty programs, all website accounts, activities and events for which a business partner must register with his personal data and thus enter into a contract with V-ZUG shall be deemed a customer program for the purposes of this policy);
(together business partner data).
In accordance with applicable law, V-ZUG may process business partner data namely for, but not limited to, the following purposes:
- In connection with products and services offered, conclusions of contracts (namely purchases and sales of products and services), executions of contracts (namely purchase- and supply agreements and contracts regarding the participation at customer programs and events), maintenance and development of business partner relations, communication, customer service and support (namely orders and enquiries), marketing-, promotion- and advertising activities (including newsletters and mailing of promotional materials);
- Management of the users and visitors of the website and other activities in which business partners participate, operation and enhancement of the website (including the provision of functions which require identifiers or other personal data) and further IT systems, identity verifications;
- Quality control, market research, improvement of products and services, creation of statistics, budgets, records, reports and management information as well as further reports on business partners, transactions and activities, offers and other commercial aspects of V-ZUG for the purposes of company management and development of the company, its choice of products and services, its activities and project management;
- protection of business partners, employees and other individuals and protection of data, secrets and assets of and entrusted to V-ZUG, safety of systems and premises of V-ZUG;
- compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and internal rules of V-ZUG, enforcement and exploitation of legal rights and claims, defense against legal claims, litigation, complaints, combating abusive conduct, engaging in legal investigations and proceedings and responding to inquiries of public authorities;
- sale or acquisitions of business divisions, companies or parts of companies and other corporate transactions and the transfer of business partner data associated therewith; For other purposes as far as a legal obligation requires processing and such processing was evident from the circumstances or indicated at the time of the collection;
(together the purpose of business partner data processing).
V-ZUG uses the business partner data for the purpose of business partner data processing based on the following legal grounds:
- performance of contracts;
- compliance with legal obligations of V-ZUG;
- consent of the business partner (only insofar as the processing is based on a specific query and can be withdrawn at any time, namely the receipt of newsletters for which the client has registered for);
- legitimate interests of V-ZUG, including but not limited to
- purchase and shipment of products and services, also in connection with individuals who are not direct contractual partners (such as e.g. individuals receiving a gift);
- carrying out advertisement and marketing activities;
- efficient and effective customer support, maintenance of contact and other communication with business partners outside of the processing of contracts;
- understanding customer behavior, activities, concerns and needs, market research;
- efficient and effective improvement of existing products and services and development of new products and services;
- efficient and effective protection of business partners, employees and other individuals as well as protection of data, secrets and assets of or entrusted to V-ZUG, safety of systems and premises of V-ZUG;
- maintenance and secure, efficient and effective organization of business operations including a secure, efficient and effective operation and successful further development of the website and other IT systems;
- reasonable corporate governance and development;
- successful sale and acquisition of business units, companies or parts of companies and other corporate transactions;
- compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and internal rules of V-ZUG;
- concerns regarding the prevention of fraud, offences and crimes as well as investigation in connection with such offences and other improper conduct, handling of claims and actions against V-ZUG, cooperation in legal proceedings and with public authorities as well as the prosecution, exercise of and defense against legal actions.
In accordance with applicable data protection laws, V-ZUG may namely process visitor data for the purpose of maintaining and developing the website (including the provision of functions which require identifiers or other personal data), for statistical analysis regarding the use of the website as well as for combating abusive conduct, for purposes of legal investigations or proceedings and for the response to inquiries of public authorities. The visitor data shall be processed in accordance with the principles set out for business partner data above.
In accordance with applicable data protection laws, V-ZUG may process partner data namely for the purpose of entering into and performance of contracts and other business relationships with partners, promotions, advertisement and marketing, sales measures, communication, invitation to events and participation in promotions for partners, organization of joint activities, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and internal rules of V-ZUG, enforcement and exploitation of legal rights and claims, defense against legal claims, litigation, complaints, combating abusive conduct, engaging in legal investigations and proceedings and responding to inquiries of public authorities, for the sale or acquisition of business units, companies or parts of companies and other corporate transaction and related transfers of partner data. The partner data shall be processed in accordance with the principles set out for business partner data above.
All the purposes of processing shall be applicable for the whole V-ZUG, i.e. not only for the company which initially collected the personal data. Personal data of business partners is collected for the purpose of all V-ZUG companies.
In accordance with applicable data protection laws, V-ZUG may disclose business partner data, visitor data and partner data to the following categories of third parties who process personal data in accordance with the purpose of data processing on behalf of V-ZUG or for their own purposes:
- service providers (within V-ZUG as well as external, namely for support and services), including processors;
- dealers, suppliers and other business partners;
- customers and consumers of products and services of V-ZUG;
- local, national and foreign authorities;
- media and private reporters and journalists;
- the public including visitors of websites and social media of V-ZUG;
- industry organizations, associations, organizations and other committees;
- competitors;
- acquirers or parties interested in acquiring business units, companies or other parts of V-ZUG;
- other parties in potential or actual legal proceedings;
- other companies of V-ZUG
(together third parties).
V-ZUG may disclose business partner data, visitor data and partner data within V-ZUG as well as to third parties and in every country worldwide, including namely all countries in which V-ZUG is represented by companies, affiliates or other offices and representatives as well as to countries in which service providers of V-ZUG process their data. If data is disclosed to countries that do not guarantee adequate protection, V-ZUG will ensure adequate protection of data disclosed by business partners, visitors or partners by way of putting adequate contractual guarantees in place, namely on the basis of EU standard clauses, binding corporate rules or it bases the transfer on the exceptions of consent, conclusion or performance of contract, the determination, exercise or enforcement of legal claims, overriding public interests or it discloses the data in order to protect the integrity of these individuals. The business partner, visitor or partner can obtain a copy of the contractual guarantees from or will be advised where to obtain such copies by the contact person named in Section I, para 1 . V-ZUG reserves the right to redact such copies for reasons of data protection or secrecy reasons.
5. STORE OF DATAAs a rule, V-ZUG retains contract related business partner data and partner data as long as the contractual relation is ongoing and for ten years after the termination of the contractual relationship unless a longer statutory store obligation is applicable on a case-by-case basis, this is required for reasons of proof or another valid reason for an exception is pertinent based on applicable law or the deleting of the data is required earlier (namely because the data is no longer required or V-ZUG is required to delete the respective data).
As a rule, shorter retention periods are applicable for operational data containing business partner data, visitor data and partner data (e.g. protocols, logs).
Business records, including communications, will be retained as long as V-ZUG has an interest in them (namely an interest in reasons of proof in case of claims, documentation of compliance with certain legal or other requirements, an interest in non-personalized analysis) or is obligated to do so (by way of contract, law or other provisions). Deviating legal obligations are reserved namely with respect to anonymization or pseudonymizing.
6. COOKIES, GOOGLE ANALYTICS AND SOCIAL PLUG-INSV-ZUG uses cookies on its website. Cookies are a widespread technique that allocates an identification to the browser of the user of a website which the user saves and shows upon request. On the one hand, V-ZUG uses session cookies which are automatically erased when the user closes the website and which enable the server to establish a stable connection to the user (so that the content of a shopping basket is not lost, for example) as long as he browses on the website. On the other hand, permanent cookies which are only erased after a period defined per website are used. Permanent cookies allow saving certain settings (e.g. langue) for several sessions or allow for an automated log-in. The user consents to the application of permanent cookies by way of using the website and the respective functions (e.g. langue settings and automated log-in). The user may block the application of cookies on his browser or delete cookies there which may, however, impair the use of the website.
In accordance with applicable law, V-ZUG may install coding in newsletters and other marketing email which allow it to determine if the recipient has opened an email or downloaded pictures contained in the email. However, the recipient may block this application in his/her email application. In any case he consents to the application of this technology by way of receiving newsletters on other marketing related emails.
Should V-ZUG place advertisement of third parties on the website (e.g. banners) or intend to place an own ad on the website of a third party, cookies from companies specializing in the use of such advertisement may be employed [used]. V-ZUG will not disclose personal data to such companies, i.e. they shall only place a permanent cookie with users of the website in order to recognize users and do so in the sole interest of V-ZUG. This allows V-ZUG to place aimed advertisements for these individuals on external [third party] websites (e.g. in connection with products for which these individuals showed an interest in the online-shop). V-ZUG will not disclose personal data to the operators of external websites either.
V-ZUG may use PIWIK (https://piwik.org), Google Analytics or similar services on its website. These applications are third party services which allow V-ZUG to measure and analyze the use of its website. The provider of these services may be located in any country worldwide (in the case of Google Analytics which is operated by Google Inc. it is the U.S., www.google.com). The service provider uses permanent cookies for these applications. V‑ZUG will not disclose any personal data to the service provider (who will also not save any IP addresses). The service provider may, however, monitor the use of the website by the user and combine this data with data from other websites monitored by the same service provider which the user has visited and the servicer may use these findings for its own benefits (e.g. control of advertisement). The service provider knows the identity of the user who has registered with the service provider. In this case the processing of personal data will be the service provider's responsibility and data shall be processed according to the data protection policies of the service provider. The service provider will provide data on the use of the website to V-ZUG.
V-ZUG may integrate and use the Google Remarketing function on its websites to advertise V-ZUG goods and services. This function is used to present interest-based ads from V-ZUG to visitors to the website as part of the Google advertising network. For this purpose, cookies are used, which are set by the service provider. All data is collected anonymously so that no conclusions can be drawn about specific persons. In default settings of the V-ZUG websites remarketing tags are deactivated. If a visitor to the V-ZUG websites is redirected to Google, Google's data protection regulations apply. You can make changes to the settings of Google's remarketing feature at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.
On its websites V-ZUG may also include and use remarketing tags from Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. The default settings of the V-ZUG websites are configured so that the embedded remarketing tags are deactivated. After selecting and activating the remarketing tags, a direct connection is established between the visitor's browser and the Facebook server. Facebook receives the IP address of the visitor and thus the information that the visitor has visited the corresponding V-ZUG website. This allows Facebook to assign the visit to the V-ZUG website to a possible Facebook user account of the visitor to the V-ZUG website. V-ZUG may use such information to display Facebook Ads. If a visitor to the V-ZUG websites is forwarded to Facebook, the data protection regulations of Facebook apply. For more information, please see Facebook's Privacy Policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/.
In addition, V-ZUG may use plug-ins (also add-ons) from social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+, Google Maps, Pinterest, Instagram or from business partners on its websites or integrate RSS feeds or graphics from other websites. In the default setting of the website plug-ins and other embedded third-party technologies are deactivated; the user can thus choose when to activate them. Should the user do so, the social media and other third party service providers are able to establish a direct connection to the user during his visit on the website, which allows the provider to be aware of the user's visit and may analyze the respective information. The subsequent processing of the personal data will be conducted in the responsibility of the provider and according to his data protection policies. The provider of the respective social media offering will not disclose any information to V-ZUG.
Any affected individual, including any business partner, visitor and partner, may request information from V‑ZUG as to whether data concerning them is being processed. In addition, they have the right to request the correction, destruction or restriction of personal data regarding them as well as to object to the processing of personal data. Should the processing of personal data be based on consent, the affected individual may withdraw consent at any time. In countries of the EU and EEA the affected individual may, in certain cases, have the right to obtain data generated during the use of online services in a structured, common and machine-readable format which allows for further use and transfer. Request in this respect shall be submitted to the contact person (see Section I. para. 1 supra). V-ZUG reserves the right to restrict the rights of the affected individual in accordance with applicable law and e.g. not to disclose comprehensive information or not to delete data.
Should V-ZUG make an automated decision with respect to a certain individual which may have a legal effect for the affected individual or seriously affect her in a similar way, the affected individual shall have, in accordance with applicable law, the right to communicate with a controller of V-ZUG and to request a reconsideration of the decision or to request the prior evaluation by the controller. In this case the affected individual might no longer be able to use certain automated services. The individual will be informed thereof subsequently or separately in advance.
Any affected individual may also raise a complaint with the competent data protection authority.
8. CHANGES TO THE DATA PROTECTION POLICYV-ZUG is entitled to amend this Privacy Statement at any time and without prior notice or announcement. The latest version according to the website shall be applicable.
Should the data protection policy form part of an agreement with business partners and partners, V-ZUG may inform them of an update or amendments by email or in another appropriate manner. The amendments shall be deemed to have been accepted unless an objection is raised within 30 days of notification. In case of objection V-ZUG shall be free to terminate the agreement exceptionally and with immediate effect.
II. SPECIFIC PROVISIONSThe following provisions shall supplement the provisions of the general part for certain activities of V-ZUG. In the event there is any inconsistency, the following provisions shall prevail the provisions of the general part.
1. ONLINE-SHOPSThe creditworthiness of business partners is evaluated automatically in online-shops in order to offer the purchase on account based on this decision as far as this payment option shall be offered at all. In this case the credit rating is evaluated on the basis of information from an external credit rating agency, which will provide V‑ZUG with a credit score of the respective individual. The agency will calculate the score based on a secret formula based on data on the payment history of the individual, its debt and insolvency history and possible limitations of its legal capacity. Should the score be below a certain threshold there is no payment by invoice will be offered. In this event the business partner may contact the following contact person if he is not ready to accept the decision: cHJpdmFjeUB2enVnLmNvbQo=.
Online shops of V-ZUG may automatically decide whether to enter into purchase agreements. However, V-ZUG does not deem this an automated individual decision according to article 22 GDPR. In the event the business partner does not wish such an automated entering into an agreement have the option to purchase products and services from V-ZUG at physical stores run by V-ZUG and its retailers.
Any requests, claims and information regarding data protection may be addressed to the following contact person: cHJpdmFjeUB2enVnLmNvbQo=.
2. PHYSICAL STORESThe term physical store shall include but not be limited to stands, physical shops, sales points, outlets, shopping centers, permanent establishments, production plants, where goods and services of V-ZUG are displayed, exhibited, presented, showcased, marketed, sold or where there is information, advice and guidance on goods and services. Stores and salespoints of business partners shall also be deemed physical stores set forth in this Section. Within the scope of visits to such physical stores V-ZUG can collect personal data directly or indirectly via its business partners. Personal data include, but are not limited to name, address, phone number, e-mail, etc. Personal data will only be processed, to the extent necessary or reasonable. Personal data will only be processed if the data subject has consented or the processing is otherwise lawfully and only if necessary or reasonable. The transfer of personal data to third parties might be required, but only if necessary or reasonable to render the desired services. The term third parties includes, but is not limited to administrative and technical personnel of a distributor or another business partner of V-ZUG. The use or processing of personal data for other than the purposes for which the personal data are intended is only performed in compliance with the applicable mandatory provisions or with consent of the data subject.
3. CUSTOMER SERVICEV-ZUG processes personal data in order to fulfil obligations arising out of or in connection with orders, deliveries, installations, fittings, calibration, acceptance (FAT/SAT), warranty claims, service and support, care and maintenance, further enquiries or transfer of information material (newsletters, product information, manuals, events, etc.). Personal data include, but are not limited to name, address, phone number, e-mail, etc. Personal data will only be processed, to the extent necessary or reasonable. Personal data will be stored within the internal customer relationship management system and serves the purposes of product-, customer- and quality control. The transfer of personal data to third parties might be required, but only if necessary or reasonable to render the desired services. The term third parties includes, but is not limited to administrative and technical personnel of a distributor or a business or service partner of V-ZUG. The use or processing of personal data for other than the purposes for which the personal data are intended is only performed in compliance with the applicable mandatory provisions or with consent of the data subject.
4. NEWSLETTER AND BANNER ADVERTISEMENTV-ZUG may send newsletters or other commercial communications in connection with its products and services to business partners. In accordance with applicable law V-ZUG reserves the right to do so without prior consent of existing customers and business partners. In other cases, V-ZUG will send such communications only upon previous request of the business partner (e.g. newsletter opt-in via a website-account). However, the respective customers and business partners may object to a further mailing of newsletters or other commercial communications at any time through their account on the respective website or through the link indicated in every mailing. However, the termination of one newsletter may not entail the termination of other newsletters, as well.
It is possible that personalized advertisement is placed during the visit on the website. Every banner advertisement displayed to the business partner contains products offered on the website which have previously been looked at by the business partner. The advertisement is generated by V-ZUG by the means of cookies (see Section I para. 6 supra).
When first selecting the GuidedCooking app (the "application"), each user has the option of receiving a matching HOTPAN® Comfort 2 Litre with Bluetooth from Kuhn Rikon as a gift from V-ZUG: This option is available only once per serial number or hob, and the action is time-limited. A form must be completed for this purpose to obtain a voucher code that can then be used in the Kuhn Rikon webshop. By completing the form and then confirming the details in the e-mail link sent (double opt-in), the following personal data will be processed if the corresponding field has been filled in: title, first and last name, address and e-mail address (mandatory field).
At the same time users will have the option, by placing a cross in the appropriate box, of telling V-ZUG whether they agree to their data being collected for marketing purposes (in particular the sending of newsletters: see above Section II para. 4). V-ZUG will process such data solely on the legal basis of user consent: users may withdraw their consent at any time (see above Section II para. 4). Existing data processing operations will not be affected by such withdrawal.
Users of the application may send voluntary feedback to V-ZUG. When sending feedback, users may also voluntarily submit their name and e-mail address (optional fields). If these optional input fields are not completed it will not be possible to make any inference regarding the user's person or behaviour. The serial number of the hob will not be sent. The same procedure will apply if the application crashes: In this case V-ZUG will receive a crash report but will not be able to make any inference regarding the relevant person or their behaviour.
V-ZUG collects anonymous usage data on the application by means of Google Firebase, a product of Google Inc., USA. Google Firebase uses tracking technologies that permit the use of the application by users to be analysed, e.g. for performance monitoring, error logs or to analyse user behaviour. The purpose of Google Firebase is to enable the use of the application to be analysed, regularly improved and thus made more economical to operate. The statistics collected will allow V-ZUG to improve its offering and make it more attractive to users. The anonymised data will be transmitted to a Google server in Ireland or the USA. Google complies with the privacy provisions of the "Swiss-USA Privacy Shield" Agreement and thus possesses an adequate level of data protection. Further information about Google Firebase can be found at https://firebase.google.com/ and https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
In conjunction with the use of the V-ZUG app (the "Application"), V-ZUG stores the following personal data once the User registration process has been completed (double opt-in): title, first name and surname, email address and password. When a new V-ZUG household appliance is connected to the Application, location data is processed. However, this processing only takes place during activation and only within the scope of and for the purposes of authenticating the User. Every time the Application is accessed, relevant information is recorded in a log file. This involves processing the following personal data: IP address of the requesting mobile device, serial number of the V-ZUG appliance, UID of the smartphone or tablet when using push notifications. This data is processed in order to facilitate use of the Application in its current version, to guarantee system security and stability and – in aggregated and anonymised form – for statistical and analytical purposes. Data may also be passed on to third parties – exclusively in anonymised form – for these purposes. IP addresses will only be evaluated in the event of attacks on the network infrastructure of the V-ZUG website. Log data will be automatically and irretrievably deleted after 3 months. The legal basis on which V-ZUG processes this data is that of fulfilment of a contract or the protection of legitimate interests.
The User of the Application has the option to consent to the transfer of usage and diagnostic data in order to improve products and services. If the User consents to the transfer of usage and diagnostic data, technical data (e.g. temperature, selected programme and duration) will be transferred along with the serial number of the appliance (personal data) when the appliance is used via the Application. Consent can be provided separately for each appliance connected to the Application and can be revoked at any time.
Users of the Application can provide V-ZUG with voluntary feedback. When sending feedback, the User can supply their title, first name, surname and email address on a voluntary basis along with their message. If this information is not provided, it will not be possible to identify the person involved or to draw any conclusions about the behaviour of the User.
Any additional data relating to business partners (e.g. postal address, telephone number, date of birth, etc.) is provided on a voluntary basis. The same conditions apply to processing of such data.


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Im currently on the train back to London from Manchester Airport and I really have nothing to show you apart from this post I wrote a while ago on what I wear on a night out! Bit random, but it's all I got tonight unfortunately! Normal blogging will resume tomorrow! ETA: This makes me so depressed about how slim I was before I went on holiday! Sobsob!
People often ask me to do outfits of what I wear out, and to be honest when Im going out I never have the time (or the light) to set up my camera and take snaps. Im normally not ready till about 5 minutes before we have to leave the house. I do often post what I wear on a Saturday on Instagram (@llymlrs)! But I got this playsuit in the post from Motel and I knew instantly it was going to be what I wore for my last night out before I went away on holiday! When I go out I generally just wear a dress or a playsuit, normally black and white of some description, minimal jewellery and massive heels.
I have this playsuit in the feather print but asked the lovely Selina at Motel if I could try it in the black too. I paired with a neon necklace I got from Primark for around a fiver, which I have to admit I really, really love! Primark have some really nice jewellery at the moment, I normally skip it as I don't really like gold jewellery but this did catch my eye. Then matched my necklace to my bag which I got from New Look around 6 months ago. Finished off with my light grey Primark heels which are incredibly battered as I wear them so often. Dirty London bars & light heels don't mix very well! But I liked the way the neutral colour looked with the black and the neon! Excuse the nails, I did actually change them to Models Own Hedonist to go out in!