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Why One Betsson?
At Betsson Group, we believe that by pulling together, towards a common goal, we can achieve great results. That's why we have named this site One Betsson. It stands for how we as a company treat each other and work together, and it also stands for how we join forces with the communities where we operate and with our ambassadors and partners. It's all about how we as a company can contribute to society in the best possible way. And we believe that the way to do it is by partnering up with other engaged people and organisations. Together we can make a difference.
One world – One Betsson.
About Betsson Group
At Betsson, we have been in the entertainment business for over half a century. From our very first slot machine to the global online gaming company we are today. From two people with an idea and a dream, to approx. 2,000 employees working across all disciplines – from Casino and Sportsbook to Finance, HR, Legal, IT and more. From starting off in one city in Sweden to offices in ten locations across the world and holding licenses in 19 jurisdictions. From one brand to over 20 brands, including Betsson, Betsafe, NordicBet and CasinoEuro.
That's quite a journey.
How did we get to where we are today? Our vision is to provide the best customer experience in the industry, and to have happy customers who play responsibly and have fun with our products. Responsible gaming is therefore a cornerstone of our operations and we were one of the first companies to employ a full-time Responsible Gaming Manager. That was back in 2007, today we have a full-fledged RG-team. To us, it's natural to have a long-term, sustainable approach to business. By playing fair, we win together. It's really the only way to do it. We have been here for over 50 years, and we are aiming for at least 50 more. We love what we do with a passion and want to keep on doing it the best way we know-how – together. "Betsson Group turns 100". We like the sound of that.
Betsson Group is wholly owned by Betsson AB – listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap.
Our company values are at the heart of everything we do and govern how we interact with customers, investors and other stakeholders as well as with each other.
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It's all about people. We work together, as a team, to achieve common goals and collaborate to succeed. We enjoy going to work because we have great colleagues. We challenge and support each other. We make everyone feel welcome by being open, friendly and social and we celebrate diversity.
We listen to and respect our customers, partners, communities and one another. We are operating with responsibility and integrity. By playing fair, we win together.
We love what we do. We are passionate about our jobs, our team and our company. Through our dedication to business and iGaming / gaming, we achieve great things. Our enthusiasm drives us full speed ahead.
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Some Panels from Sassetta's Sansepolcro Altarpiece
Martin Wyld and Joyce Plesters
Technical Bulletin Volume 1, 1977
The first part of this article deals with the cleaning and restoration of seven of the panels from Sassetta's Sansepolcro Altarpiece, illustrating scenes from the life of Saint Francis. An account of their condition and previous treatment is given. The general principles employed in the restoration of these panels are stated at the end of this section. Illustrations include NG4757–NG4761 (after cleaning and restoration) and NG4760–NG4763 (before cleaning), together with 'The Marriage of Saint Francis to Poverty' (Musée Condée, Chantilly).
The second part is concerned with the technical examination of these panels and an attempt to interpret the results in terms of Sassetta's methods and materials. The main techniques used are optical and chemical microscopy, supplemented by laser microspectral analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis. Sections are devoted to the supports, gilding and glazing of the panels, paint layers and pigments. Colour illustrations of paint sections from NG4757–NG4758 are included.
altars, cleaning, paint, panel paintings, technical analysis
Some Panels from Sassetta's Sansepolcro Altarpiece, Martin Wyld and Joyce Plesters (PDF 14.42MB)
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To cite this article we suggest using
Wyld, M., Plesters, J. 'Some Panels from Sassetta's Sansepolcro Altarpiece'. National Gallery Technical Bulletin Vol 1, pp 3–17.
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In this volume: Sassetta's Sansepolcro altarpiece – the Gallery's scientific department – Perugino – identifying lake pigment dyestuffs – the Master of Saint Giles
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Q: Laravel database select dropdown with placeholder Hi I'm populating a select dropdown with clients that exist in my database, however I want a placeholder first e.g. Please select a Client. Does anyone know the syntax?
This is what I have so far:
@if(count($client_options)>0)

    {{ Form::select('client', $client_options , Input::old('client'), array('placeholder' => 'Please select a client', 'id' => 'select_client', 'class' => 'chosen-select select', 'tabindex' => '2', )) }}

@endif

The placeholder attribute but that doesn't work, does anyone know how? Thanks in advance

A: Assume that you are creating a dropdown list in Laravel form builder. Then the code should be like this -
In controller -
$categories = Category::select('id', 'name')->lists('name', 'id')->prepend('Select a category', '')->toArray();

and in view -
{!! Form::select('cat_id', $categories, old('cat_id')) !!}

Tested with Laravel 5.x.
Or if you have an array like -
$array = ['1' => 'lorem ipsum', '4' => 'Another text'];

And after passing this array to view -
{!! Form::select('cat_id', $array, old('cat_id')) !!}

There will be no placeholder. If you pass below array -
$array = ['' => 'Select category', '1' => 'lorem ipsum category', '4' => 'Another category'];

or there is a collection which you want to pass in view to build select/dropdown list then
$array = $collection->prepend('Select a category', '')->toArray();

You need to pass an array in order to build the dropdown list.

Note: array_unshift or array_merge will not work as expected!

A: @if(count($client_options)>0)

    $client_options[] = "Please select a Client";

    {{ Form::select('client', $client_options , Input::old('client'), array('placeholder' => 'Please select a client', 'id' => 'select_client', 'class' => 'chosen-select select', 'tabindex' => '2', )) }}

@endif

A: Just prepare the select in your controller with the placeholder and pass it to the view like:
$client_options = ['Select a Client'] +  Client::lists('field_name', 'id');

Then in your view you may check if the $client_options has more than one item in it, for example:
@if(count($client_options) > 1)
    {{
        Form::select(
            'client',
             $client_options ,
             Input::old('client'),
             array(
                 'id' => 'select_client',
                 'class' => 'chosen-select select',
                 'tabindex' => '2'
             )
        )
    }}
@endif

A: If anyone lands here trying to figure out how to set an item as selected, here's a hint.
The third array element in Form:select sets what item is selected:
Form::select('number', [0, 1, 2], 1)

The third element can also be an array for setting multiple items as selected:
Form::select('number', [0, 1, 2], [1,2])

The placeholder is always array element 0. To set the placeholder as selected, make sure the Form:select array element 3 is zero or has zero in the array:
Form::select('number', [1, 2, 3], [0,1], ['class' => 'field', 'placeholder' => $var])

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Cadillac pioneered the full-size luxury SUV back in 1998 with the launch of the iconic Escalade, so it seems somewhat ironic the brand is late to the game in one of today's hottest market segments: small luxury SUVs. While Cadillac may be slightly late to the party, the brand is hoping an all-new vehicle based on an all-new architecture with an entirely new engine will be enough to reignite its U.S. sales figures.
Engineers for the XT4 say they went through General Motors' vast portfolio of architectures to seek out a foundation for Cadillac's first-ever small SUV, but it was to no avail. Coming up empty handed, the team decided to seek approval to develop an all-new architecture. The clean slate approach has allowed the XT4 to mold itself into an interesting size; it's not as small as most of the direct competitors, but its shy of the midsize segment, which is what the larger XT5 plays in. It's a strategy Cadillac has also utilized on its sedans, the CTS and CT6; both of which slot between their size segments.
Greater scale has gifted the XT4 with tangible benefits like class-leading rear legroom, but also a less awkward exterior design than competitors such as the Audi Q3 and BMW X1. Granted, the proportions on the XT4 are still laying atop one of the smallest Cadillac's ever; a brand notorious for grandiose proportions and design treatment.
In order to marry the XT4's small stature and Cadillac's design treatment, designers were directed to imagine the Escalade as a "puppy." While the XT4 hardly looks like a smaller Escalade, designers say its exaggerated features like oversized headlights, taillights and wheels are spawns from that directive. Meanwhile, designers also paid closer attention to the sidelines of the XT4 to make the most of the smaller canvas, and pulled in some very obvious design cues from the fan-favorite CTS Sport Wagon in the D-pillar and taillights.
The result has yielded a Cadillac SUV that manages to look like a Cadillac, but is also clearly aiming for a younger crowd than an Escalade. Small touches like blackened brightwork on the Sport trim and grey plastic cladding give the XT4 a younger look to appeal those flocking to this particular market segment.
Speaking of youthful appeal, the XT4 is the recipient of Cadillac's new trim level strategy. Referred to as their "Y" strategy, the XT4 will be offered in Luxury, Premium Luxury and Sport trim levels. Luxury is the base model, while the other two offer distinct personalities that harken to their respective names despite identical base prices of $40,290.
XT4 Sport is perhaps the most distinctive version, with design features such as a blacked-out grille and clear lens taillights. Sport also features an optional continuously controlled damping (CCD) suspension system, which provides greater rebound control, particularly when the XT4 is in "Sport" driving mode. For driving enthusiasts, the CCD suspension is reason enough to opt for the Sport mode when specing out the XT4. The CCD also proves a valuable companion to an impeccably calibrated steering and fade-free electrical brake system.
Those less concerned about suspension details may find the Premium Luxury trim more fitting. It offers leather seating standard, illuminated door handles and actual exterior brightwork to look more like a traditional Cadillac.
Regardless of trim, there's a few parities across the XT4 range, such as interior quality and powertrain. While Sport and Premium Luxury offer some variances inside, such as carbon fiber trim in the Sport versus wood and aluminum in the Premium Luxury, both feature the same impressive interior.
The overall interior design is the same horizontal theme found in the XT5 and CT6, but with the added benefit of an entirely new infotainment interface and respective instrument panel buttons. In fact, the radio and HVAC controls in the XT4 are among the most friendly we've tested recently; they're simple and easy to see, something rare in today's world. Said buttons are also controlling an all-new CUE system that is as responsive as a new iPad and less clunky than previous iterations of the system.
Despite the clean layout of the instrument panel, Cadillac has opted for a trendy electronic gear selector in the XT4, which is not that intuitive and generally clunky to operate.
In every XT4 the gear selector is controlling a nine-speed automatic transmission that's paired with an all-new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder. Cadillac says this 2.0-liter shares virtually nothing with the one found in the ATS and other GM products, which is validated by all the new technology found in this one. The engine features a three-mode valvetrain design that provides different lift states depending on if the engine needs to be generating max power or focus on efficiency. One such mode includes GM's Active Fuel Management, which disables two cylinders under light loads.
The product of these features is an engine that has virtually no perceivable turbo lag and reasonable real-world fuel economy. During a near 150-mile jaunt around metro Seattle, we averaged 27.2 mpg in the XT4 Sport, and that was with some aggressive driving and hilly terrain. Regardless of terrain, the nine-speed automatic proved to be a worthy match to the engine; making the most out of the broad torque range while offering up lightning-fast, almost imperceivable shifts.
While the fuel economy aspect of this engine appears to be on-point, its power is less so. Rated at 237 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, the engine scoots the XT4 along just fine, but it isn't going to invigorate any gear heads. During aggressive on-ramp maneuvers some owners may expect more gusto out of a vehicle wearing the Cadillac crest. Owners may also expect an engine that is quieter than this 2.0-liter turbo, which exhibits more engine noise than GM's other four-cylinders.
Along with engine noise, we also noted a fair amount of road noise in the cabin during our testing. The XT4 seems fine when the tarmac is smooth, but rough pavement echoes into the cabin more than it should for a luxury product; small or not. It's worth noting one of the testers came in at nearly $57,000 when equipped with Cadillac's optional twin-clutch all-wheel-drive system.
Overall the Cadillac XT4 appears to be a formidable competitor to the likes of the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Lincoln MKC. It's roomier than the aforementioned competitors and arguably looks better. While there's parity to competitors when it comes to features and even luxury touches, there's no question the XT4's price tag creeps up quickly and far beyond that of most of its top-line competitors. The biggest question surrounding its success will be people's willingness to fork over puppy Escalade pricing.
Still... Nox/Terrain, Envision, and XT4 each have their own. You don't see VW or RNMA do this.
Well in this instance they actually put the product first lol I wonder if we will see this with the XT6 as well.
This one is a parts bin special though. Bit of a Frankenstein.
How many platforms for compact crossovers can GM afford...?


First, make use of the local resources.In order to have the best when you travel abroad, you need to use more resources.Despite the planning of the summer travel abroad simple through the internet, you need to use more resources.To secure the best location for your travel, you must seek help from the abroad people.The quality of services will be good, in case you use a hotel that is good.In order to have the right services, you ought to ensure that the hotel offers services that are cheap.
For the travel to be good, you need to have technology close to you.Travels also will disconnect you from daily activities that you do.You need to connect yourself with the resources that you come across when you travel for summer.The price of enjoying the resources of summer travel, is to pay for them.There is no need to switch off your phone while you are on the summer travel.Despite being absent, keeping your phone intact will assure you of your work is done.You will also secure new apps to your phone while you are on travel so that to have your holiday experience good.
The importance of changing the place where you is that you will have the summer travel well.The a lot of coldness brought during winter is not good to the majority of the people, thus the reason why they will smile during the summer.You will have it comfortable during the summer, thus the reason why you need to travel.Your decision will be considered good, if you decide to be out of the normal things that you do.This does not exempt the people who have ever visited the place since the experience of the summer travels are not similar.You need not visit those museum and castle ruins that are boring for your holiday.The right place to consider visiting is that place with services that are quality.The activities of the summer travels are so many, thus offering you options that will make your holiday to be good.The summer travels give a platform for you to interact with people who are new, thus enhancing your holiday.The resources that are good for your enjoyment during the holiday will be made available by making use of the technology that is available.You will get satisfied because you will get quality services for the money you use.


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Q: Не удается отредактировать internal storage файл в сторонних приложениях Стоит задача - отправить на редактирование файл, находящийся во внутренней памяти, в files директории.
files-path есть.
Uri формируется правильно.
Intent на ACTION_EDIT с флагами FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION, FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION.
Сторонние приложения файл открывают (например формата docx), но редактировать не могут. Пробовал Context.grantUriPermissions - не помогает. Android developers говорит, что можно читать и редактировать файлы internal storage, но на деле не выходит.
Возможно ли это вообще, или нужно юзать getExternalFilesDir?


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As a youngster Nelson Bay's Pippa Smyth chose to play netball because there was little else available for women's sport. Three years ago the 180cm tall, 22-year-old centre half back made the switch to AFL and she has not looked back. Today Smyth is a key member of the Greater Western Sydney squad and an inspiration to the growing number of young girls participating in the sport. "I am passionate about the game and enjoy coming back to the Bay to help out," Smyth said during a coaching clinic conducted at Dick Burwell Oval on Monday night. The Nelson Bay Junior AFL Club has an unprecedented three girls teams in this year's competition – under 12s, under 14s and under 17s. Committee member Penny Blyth said all three teams looked set to contest the semi-finals which begin next weekend. "The under 12s are defending champions and leading the competition while both the 14s and 17s are expected to finish in the top two. We are grateful for the visit from Pippa who is such a fantastic role model for our girls." More on Pippa Smyth:
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Pippa Smyth coaching clinic inspires Nelson Bay junior girls
Charlie Elias
GIANT: Pippa Smyth, who plays in the AFLW, with Nelson Bay Junior AFL Club's Olivia Gray, 9, at a coaching clinic on Monday.
As a youngster Nelson Bay's Pippa Smyth chose to play netball because there was little else available for women's sport.
Three years ago the 180cm tall, 22-year-old centre half back made the switch to AFL and she has not looked back.
Today Smyth is a key member of the Greater Western Sydney squad and an inspiration to the growing number of young girls participating in the sport.
"I am passionate about the game and enjoy coming back to the Bay to help out," Smyth said during a coaching clinic conducted at Dick Burwell Oval on Monday night.
Pippa Smyth with the Nelson Bay juniors on Monday.
The Nelson Bay Junior AFL Club has an unprecedented three girls teams in this year's competition – under 12s, under 14s and under 17s.
Committee member Penny Blyth said all three teams looked set to contest the semi-finals which begin next weekend.
"The under 12s are defending champions and leading the competition while both the 14s and 17s are expected to finish in the top two. We are grateful for the visit from Pippa who is such a fantastic role model for our girls."
More on Pippa Smyth:
Smyth attends first AFL Women's Draft Combine
Giant opportunity for Marlins player
Smyth selected for first GWS Giants game in AFLW
Discuss "AFL convert a role model for Nelson Bay girls"


The exhibition explores the creative tension and interplay between Sound and Image. The works showcased engage with possible ways of narration whether guided or enhanced, altered or disrupted through the Sound/Image interface or explored solely through a sense of hearing or a sense of sight.
Dr. Paul's new article, Zen and the art of website maintenance, has been published on ACM Interactions Magazine.
In both childhood and adulthood, training is necessary to read music scores, which sometimes makes music composition and performance difficult to learn and enjoy. In this research, we proposed a system that enables users to play their own handwritten musical notation by using our intuitive musical interface.
Since the 1960s, Optical Music Recognition (OMR) has become established in the field of printed scores. Recently, Yamamoto proposed an interactive musical system that directly utilizes printed music scores as an instrument using matching keypoints. However, little research on handwritten notation has been done, nor on interactive systems for OMR. Therefore we created a system that combines notating with performing in order to make music more intuitive as a way to assist those learning how to read and write musical scores.
We attended ADADA 2015 Japan conference at Musashino Art University and did over 10 presentations. Fortunately we got 3 prizes at the conference.
Yuya (Doctoral course) and Takaharu (Alumni) launched a startup company.
The company name is No New Folk. They are now under the DMM Akihabara group. Their first product is "Orphe", which is a smart-shoes system designed for performance that functions both as a customizable lighting system and a musical instrument/audio-visual controller.
They have already succeeded to be funded on Indigogo.
Utsukamo is a smartphone application that enables users to check depression symptoms by themselves.


UpNorth Media Center and City Opera House presents Michigan's only LIVE TV variety show! Picnic at the Opera aired from the City Opera House in beautiful downtown Traverse City every Wednesday in February 2018 from 12 to 1 p.m.
Our studio audience and at-home viewers enjoyed guest appearances by popular local musicians and well-known artists. View the shows below!
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The slave really pissed off his mature mistress Eleonore by buying cheap sparkling wine instead of champagne. Maybe he doesn't think she's worth Champagne? Well, he'll be punished either way. She steps on his chest wearing high heel shoes and digs the sharp heels into his skin - while the slave tries to explain himself and begs her to stop. But she won't stop anytime soon! She steps all over his chest, stomach and face before she sits down on him and takes off her shoes. But of course she continues to trample him under her bare feet - he doesn't get off that easily. Now she tortures him by standing on his body tip-toed, concentrating her full weight on only a few square inches of his skin. She also jumps on him a few times before she gives him a rest - for the moment!


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Home » Chile Fires Airport Security Chief After $10 Million Robbery
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Chile Fires Airport Security Chief After $10 Million Robbery
KEYWORDS cargo theft
Chile has fired the security chief of the country's main airport after a robbery of more than $10 million at the cargo terminal.
Chilean Defence Minister Jorge Burgos said a probe had been launched into how eight armed men had managed to steal the money from a security van at the airport in the capital, Santiago, reports BBC News.
Security footage showed the gang had acted disguised as airport workers.
"While the investigation is being carried out, the security chief of Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (Rolando Alegria) has been relieved from his duties," Mr Burgos told a news conference. He also pledged that the airport's security measures would be "revised, modified and altered".
Dressed as ground personnel, the robbers entered the cargo area of Santiago's international airport and intercepted the armoured vehicle carrying the money, said BBC News. It was being loaded onto a plane bound for banks and mining companies in northern Chile.
The gunmen held up the guards, who had left their weapons at airport security, and emptied the security truck, before running away without firing any shots.
The robbery itself - one of the biggest in Chilean history - was not captured on camera, but the footage showed the bandits fleeing two minutes after the theft.
On Tuesday, Chilean Interior Minister Mahmud Aleuy called security at the airport "an embarrassment".
The size of the theft surpasses that of a similar robbery in 2006, when thieves stole $1.6m from a Brink's delivery at the same airport terminal.
Read more: www.bbcnews.com/news
More Than 200 Airport Security Breaches In Last 10 Years
Banks Lost $35 Million to Robberies in 2010
High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, 3rd edition


Trial by Combat Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.
Trial by combat refers to a trial that is decided by personal battle between the common people in Europe and England during the middle ages. It is a trial in which the person accused fought with the accuser. It is the idea being that god would give victory to the person in the right. This is the method that was introduced into England by the Normans after 1066.
However, trial by combat became obsolete several centuries before being formally abolished in 1818, having been replaced in practice by the grand assize and indictment. It is also known as judicial combat or wager of battle.


United States lawsuits involving the law of Afghanistan are uncommon, but it is common for employees to bring suit based on work done abroad generally, and not just in that one country. A recent case, however, illustrates that while the United States may be a more convenient forum, even a class action may founder if the law of the host country provides for no relief.
In Allen v. Fluor Corp., Civil Action no. 3:16-CV-1219-D (N.D. Tex. June 15, 2017), the plaintiffs were United States citizens who worked for a contractor in Afghanistan that provided noncombat logistical services. Presumably, this is a euphemism for "not military." They contended that they worked overtime hours and were entitled to overtime pay based on Afghanistan's Labor Code, and sought to pursue their claims on a class-wide basis.
The defendant moved to dismiss based primarily on the argument that (1) the dispute raised a "political question" that was beyond the court's jurisdiction; and (2) the contractors were not covered by Afghan law because they were considered foreigners without the requisite work permits. The thrust of the first argument was that Afghanistan is a theater of war and courts should not interfere in matters that might increase costs or discourage contractors from accepting engagements. The court rejected this argument for a multitude of reasons, including that the contractor's work was unrelated to policy, political or military decisions.
As to Afghan law, the court understandably relied on translations of the Afghanistan Labor Code and related Afghani sources provided by the parties. After reviewing those materials and others, the court concluded that the Labor Code only applied to foreign workers who either had or later obtained Afghani work permits. Since the plaintiffs had not obtained such permits, they had no claim under Afghan law.
While the plaintiffs were likely disappointed by the result, at least the court addressed this fatal flaw by way of a motion to dismiss rather than after what almost certainly would have been difficult and expensive discovery. At the end of the day, their claims failed because they had no rights under the laws they relied upon, and no amount of discovery would have changed that fact.
The bottom line: Class actions arising in foreign countries may turn on difficult and fine points of the subject country's laws.


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Zack Snyder's Justice League had a Darkseid, and he just officially revealed himself
May 26, 2020, 11:30 AM ET
By Jacob Oller
Source: DC Comics
There were a lot of elements that got dropped when filmmaker Zack Snyder had to leave the production of Warner Bros. and DC's Justice League. Some of them were minor things — elements of backstory, a non-mustached/CGI Henry Cavill — but others were huge. Like, major villain huge. Darkseid was meant to be the Thanos-esque baddie teasing the superhero team-up and acting as the major threat they'd need to combat after a cliffhanger. However, he got dropped. But, now that the Snyder Cut is getting released by HBO Max, under the name Zack Snyder's Justice League, the man behind this villain is finally able to claim his antagonistic throne.
Ray Porter, an actor who's appeared in things like the Lost epilogue and voiced memorable characters in BioShock 2 and more, has confirmed the rumors: he is Zack Snyder's Darkseid.
Porter, who's long been rumored to have played the Fourth World Big Bad, then went onto the LightCast podcast, during which he addressed having to keep this secret since Justice League hit theaters.
Way cooler than his lackey Steppenwolf, the space Hitler-esque Darkseid was supposed to be the root of all the Knightmare sequences in the Snyder Cut (and the Joss Whedon theatrical version). The Jack Kirby creation is one of DC's greatest villains and would give the Justice League a much bigger challenge than any of his underlings...not to mention some New 52 cred, as the comics saw the villain as the instigating force behind the group's gathering. Snyder had a similar idea in mind for his film, which he teased with an image on Twitter:
He's coming... to HBO Max pic.twitter.com/tthWwAqzWp
— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) May 27, 2020
So why was Porter mum on the subject until now? Well, the answer is mostly a dry, legal one. "There's stuff that I don't want to give away, because we get to see it now," Porter said of his 2016 filming. "I just stayed quiet about it because I didn't want to give anything away, and I had signed [an NDA] and I don't want to mess with Warner Bros. They've always been very nice to me, and I don't want to make them mad."
He even went so far as to message the studio directly when rumors started to swirl about his involvement. "I got messages saying, 'Did you play Darkseid in Justice League?' I immediately went into panic mode and I shot off an email to Warner Bros. and I shot off an email to DC like, 'I didn't say anything. I didn't say anything,'" the actor explained.
But then came the fateful Man of Steel screening where Snyder himself announced that his version of the story was going to get its own day of reckoning. Could Porter finally break his silence? "Afterwards, I texted Zack, and I said, 'Can I come out of the Darkseid closet now?' And he responded, 'Yes,'" Porter said. "I guess in a way it was kind of selfish for me to be able to finally say, 'Yes, I did this.' It was like, 'Oh, thank God, I can finally say this.' I didn't realize it would blow up as big as it did."
Porter certainly recorded some version of Darkseid during the movie's early production, but he might have to bring some more of that Apokolips heat as Snyder rallies his cast to do pick-ups and other production on the (still nebulous) form of his official cut.
Fans will learn exactly what that looks like when Zack Snyder's Justice League hits HBO Max in 2021.
Ray Porter
Is Zack Snyder's Justice League good? Yes. Is it worth it? Well...
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The upcoming summit between North Korea and the United States will prove to be historical.
North Korea captures their fourth U.S. citizen, raising tensions between both nations regarding an outbreak of war.
President Trump strikes Syria around the time of Passover.
Trump vows to have Mexico pay for the wall.


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Q: No Output of the JSON Data with Retrofit I am getting a Nullpointer Exception.
Where is the mistake?
Here the full Error Message:
  java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'int java.util.List.size()' on a null object reference
                                                                                at com.babul.resttest.MainActivity$1.onResponse(MainActivity.java:81)
                                                                                at retrofit2.ExecutorCallAdapterFactory$ExecutorCallbackCall$1$1.run(ExecutorCallAdapterFactory.java:68)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739)
                                                                                at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
                                                                                at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
                                                                                at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5221)
                                                                                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                                                at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:899)
                                                                                at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:694)
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @BindView(R.id.et_name) EditText etName;
    @BindView(R.id.tv_details) TextView tvDetails;
    @BindView(R.id.btn_get_data) Button btnGetData;
    @BindView(R.id.btn_insert_data) Button btnInsertData;

    private ProgressDialog progressDialog;
    private static final String BASE_URL = "http://www.json-generator.com/";
    private static final String USER = "cqMPOrusMO?indent=2";

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        ButterKnife.bind(this);

        progressDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
        progressDialog.setMessage("Please wait...");
        progressDialog.setCancelable(false);
    }

    @OnClick({R.id.btn_get_data, R.id.btn_insert_data})
    public void setBtnOnClick(View view) {
        switch (view.getId()) {
            case R.id.btn_get_data:
                getStudent();
                break;
            case R.id.btn_insert_data:
                break;
        }
    }

    private void getStudent() {
        showProgressDialog();

        Retrofit retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder()
                .baseUrl(BASE_URL)
                .addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create())
                .build();

        ApiService service = retrofit.create(ApiService.class);
        Call<List<Student>> call = service.getStudent(USER);
        call.enqueue(new Callback<List<Student>>() {
            @Override
            public void onResponse(Call<List<Student>> call, Response<List<Student>> response) {
                List<Student> students = response.body();

                String details = "";
                String name;
                String address;
                String mobile;

                for (int i = 0; i < students.size(); i++) { // Error Here
                    name = students.get(i).getName();
                    address = students.get(i).getAddress();
                    mobile = String.valueOf(students.get(i).getMobile());

                    details += i + ":" + name + " " + address + " " + mobile + "\n";
                }

                tvDetails.setText(details);
                hideProgressDialog();
            }

            @Override
            public void onFailure(Call<List<Student>> call, Throwable t) {
                Log.d("Error", t.getMessage());
            }
        });
    }

    private void showProgressDialog() {
        if (!progressDialog.isShowing()) {
            progressDialog.show();
        }
    }

    private void hideProgressDialog() {
        if (progressDialog.isShowing()) {
            progressDialog.hide();
        }
    }
}

Interface:
   public interface ApiService {

        @GET("api/json/get/{user}")
        Call<List<Student>> getStudent(@Path("user") String user);
    }

Model:
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
public class Student {

    @SerializedName("address")
    private String address;
    @SerializedName("mobile")
    private Long mobile;
    @SerializedName("name")
    private String name;
    @SerializedName("students")
    private List<Student> students;

    public String getAddress() {
        return address;
    }

    public void setAddress(String address) {
        this.address = address;
    }

    public Long getMobile() {
        return mobile;
    }

    public void setMobile(Long mobile) {
        this.mobile = mobile;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public List<Student> getStudents() {
        return students;
    }

    public void setStudents(List<Student> students) {
        this.students = students;
    }
}

A: Check if your response is success:
   if (response.isSuccessful()) {
           List<Student> students = response.body();

            String details = "";
            String name;
            String address;
            String mobile;
                    for (int i = 0; i < students.size(); i++) {
                    name = students.get(i).getName();
                    address = students.get(i).getAddress();
                    mobile = String.valueOf(students.get(i).getMobile());

                    details += i + ":" + name + " " + address + " " + mobile + "\n";
                }

                tvDetails.setText(details);
                hideProgressDialog();
                } else {
                     Log.d("Error", t.getMessage());
                }


Brazil eliminated Serbia with a 2-0 victory as the five-time world champions entered the FIFA World Cup pre-quarterfinals by topping the Group E .
The five-time world champions began the game full of energy and nearly went ahead in the fourth minute. Philippe Coutinho laid the ball off to Neymar who split Serbia's defence with a one-touch through pass to Gabriel Jesus. The Manchester City forward's shot was saved but the rebound fell to Coutinho and the midfielder crossed to the onrushing Neymar, who sent his first-time effort wide.
Coutinho, Jesus and Neymar caused problems for Serbia's defence, particularly on the left side. The latter two combined superbly just before the half hour mark, but Neymar's curled shot from a tight angle on the left from six yards out was tipped away by Stojkovic.
Serbia rarely troubled Brazil's defence. Their best chance came just after the half-hour mark when striker Aleksandar Mitrovic sent a bicycle kick over the bar after Dusan Tadic's cross from the left.


I recently bought a second hand Westside brass Atlantic in SP Daylight colours. It hadn't been run for some time and was consequently a bit lumpy at first but a good oiling of the motion has cured most of that. It hadn't had a lot of running so I gave it a blast around the club layout. As there were no instructions in the box I looked at taking the body off to lube the motor/gearbox set up. I found the two small screws under the cab and removed them but found that I couldn't see any way at the front end to release the body. Unwilling to use too much muscle on an expensive-ish purchase, I left well alone. Can anyone help me with a copy of the instruction sheet please? Also I 'd like to know what type of bulb was fitted to the fore and aft light sockets. I'd be grateful for any help in this matter.
Many thanks for the info, I will try phoning him probably tonight.
Almost certainly there's a screw under the smoke-box, obscured by the pony truck; certainly that's beenthe case with all my brass steam locos.
Thanks mec-alf I took the cow catcher and front pony truck off and on very close inspection found a little screw hiding down a hole. Bingo out has come the chassis and low and behold the worm gear looks as dry as a witch's thingummy! Let's see what a bit of silicone grease does for it and maybe a tiny drop of oil on the motor bearings.
Thanks again guys for the helpful suggestions.
Lubrication of the worm and motor bearing has had the desired effect, the model runs really smoothly through the range now. It wasn't without its fraught moments, one of the tiny screws flew off into the Bermuda triangle which sits in my workshop, happily I have a wide selection of small sized screws and managed to find one that fitted, not without a certain amount of muttering. I feared that it would need to be drilled and tapped to a BA size - I've lots of those from 12 - 0 in size.
800622 wrote: Lubrication of the worm and motor bearing has had the desired effect, the model runs really smoothly through the range now. It wasn't without its fraught moments, one of the tiny screws flew off into the Bermuda triangle which sits in my workshop, happily I have a wide selection of small sized screws and managed to find one that fitted, not without a certain amount of muttering. I feared that it would need to be drilled and tapped to a BA size - I've lots of those from 12 - 0 in size.
Glad to hear it. As for the screw, if you walk around in bare feet you WILL find it.


Verisk has launched a new solution designed to help insurers make smarter underwriting decisions for risks posed by travellers with pre-existing medical conditions.
Black Box 3 (BB3) will initially launch in parts of Canada, Europe, Australasia, and Asia. Through the solution, customers will complete a declaration of their medical conditions, which a bespoke algorithm will analyse. A risk score is then generated that can then be used to complement an existing underwriting strategy.
The latest development of Verisk's Black Box series (first launched in 2000), BB3 has a range of improvements for insurers, underwriters, and customers alike.
The tool also includes a new feature called Screening Lite, which, subject to insurer-determined criteria, reduces the number of questions a customer is asked when traveling to lower-risk destinations for a shorter period with a reduced lead time (for example, traveling within the next couple of days for a weekend break).
"Black Box is a proven technology that in 2018 will support more than 20 million risk assessments for clients in multiple countries around the world," said Lara Suttie, director of business development for Verisk's risk rating division.


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Through the technical implementation of the embedded code, which allows the image display of the images of Getty Images, the IP address of the Internet connection, through which the data subject accesses our website, is transmitted to Getty Images. Further, Getty Images collects our website, browser type, browser language, and time and length of access. In addition, Getty Images may collect navigation information, which is information about which of our subpages have been visited by the data subject and which links have been clicked on, as well as other interactions that the data subject has carried out when visiting our website. This data may be stored and analyzed by Getty Images.
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On this website, the controller has integrated Google AdSense. Google AdSense is an online service which allows the placement of advertising on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects advertisements displayed on third-party sites to match with the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows an interest-based targeting of the Internet user, which is implemented by means of generating individual user profiles.
The operating company of Google's AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.
The purpose of Google's AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google AdSense component is integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google AdSense component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Alphabet Inc. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Alphabet Inc., inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently create commission settlements.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Additionally, cookies already in use by Alphabet Inc. may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
Furthermore, Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in web pages to enable a log file recording and a log file analysis through which a statistical analysis may be performed. Based on the embedded tracking pixels, Alphabet Inc. is able to determine if and when a website was opened by a data subject, and which links were clicked on by the data subject. Tracking pixels serve, inter alia, to analyze the flow of visitors on a website.
Through Google AdSense, personal data and information—which also includes the IP address, and is necessary for the collection and accounting of the displayed advertisements—is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. These personal data will be stored and processed in the United States of America. The Alphabet Inc. may disclose the collected personal data through this technical procedure to third parties.
Google AdSense is further explained under the following link https://www.google.com/intl/en/adsense/start/.
On this website, the controller has integrated Google Remarketing services. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords, which allows an enterprise to display advertising to Internet users who have previously resided on the enterprise's Internet site. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows an enterprise to create user-based advertising and thus shows relevant advertisements to interested Internet users.
Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google enables a recognition of the visitor of our website if he calls up consecutive web pages, which are also a member of the Google advertising network. With each call-up to an Internet site on which the service has been integrated by Google Remarketing, the web browser of the data subject identifies automatically with Google. During the course of this technical procedure, Google receives personal information, such as the IP address or the surfing behaviour of the user, which Google uses, inter alia, for the insertion of interest relevant advertising.
22. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google+
On this website, the controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place on the Internet, an online community, which usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences, or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Google+ allows users of the social network to include the creation of private profiles, upload photos and network through friend requests.
The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject automatically downloads a display of the corresponding Google+ button of Google through the respective Google+ button component. During the course of this technical procedure, Google is made aware of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available under https://developers.google.com/+/.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time to Google+, Google recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of his or her stay on our Internet site, which specific sub-pages of our Internet page were visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Google+ button and Google matches this with the respective Google+ account associated with the data subject.
If the data subject clicks on the Google+ button integrated on our website and thus gives a Google+ 1 recommendation, then Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and stores the personal data. Google stores the Google+ 1 recommendation of the data subject, making it publicly available in accordance with the terms and conditions accepted by the data subject in this regard. Subsequently, a Google+ 1 recommendation given by the data subject on this website together with other personal data, such as the Google+ account name used by the data subject and the stored photo, is stored and processed on other Google services, such as search-engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject or in other places, e.g. on Internet pages, or in relation to advertisements. Google is also able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored on Google. Google further records this personal information with the purpose of improving or optimizing the various Google services.
Through the Google+ button, Google receives information that the data subject visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call-up to our website is logged in to Google+. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks or doesn't click on the Google+ button.
If the data subject does not wish to transmit personal data to Google, he or she may prevent such transmission by logging out of his Google+ account before calling up our website.
Further information and the data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. More references from Google about the Google+ 1 button may be obtained under https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.
The data subject has a possibility of objecting to the interest based advertisement of Google. Therefore, the data subject must access from each of the browsers in use the link www.google.de/settings/ads and set the desired settings.
24. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Instagram
25. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Jetpack for WordPress
On this website, the controller has integrated Jetpack. Jetpack is a WordPress plug-in, which provides additional features to the operator of a website based on WordPress. Jetpack allows the Internet site operator, inter alia, an overview of the visitors of the site. By displaying related posts and publications, or the ability to share content on the page, it is also possible to increase visitor numbers. In addition, security features are integrated into Jetpack, so a Jetpack-using site is better protected against brute-force attacks. Jetpack also optimizes and accelerates the loading of images on the website.
The operating company of Jetpack Plug-Ins for WordPress is the Automattic Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, UNITED STATES. The operating enterprise uses the tracking technology created by Quantcast Inc., 201 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, UNITED STATES.
Jetpack sets a cookie on the information technology system used by the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Jetpack component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to submit data through the Jetpack component for analysis purposes to Automattic. During the course of this technical procedure Automattic receives data that is used to create an overview of website visits. The data obtained in this way serves the analysis of the behaviour of the data subject, which has access to the Internet page of the controller and is analyzed with the aim to optimize the website. The data collected through the Jetpack component is not used to identify the data subject without a prior obtaining of a separate express consent of the data subject. The data comes also to the notice of Quantcast. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.
The data subject can, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Automattic/Quantcast from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Automattic/Quantcast may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the Jetpack cookie as well as the processing of these data by Automattic/Quantcast and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the 'opt-out' button under the link https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/ which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted on the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Automattic may be accessed under https://automattic.com/privacy/. The applicable data protection provisions of Quantcast can be accessed under https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/.
27. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Pinterest
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Pinterest Inc. Pinterest is a so-called social network. A social network is an Internet social meeting place, an online community that allows users to communicate and interact with each other in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences, or allow the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Pinterest enables the users of the social network to publish, inter alia, picture collections and individual pictures as well as descriptions on virtual pinboards (so-called pins), which can then be shared by other user's (so-called re-pins) or commented on.
The operating company of Pinterest is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Pinterest component (Pinterest plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject automatically prompted to download through the respective Pinterest component a display of the corresponding Pinterest component. Further information on Pinterest is available under https://pinterest.com/. During the course of this technical procedure, Pinterest gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Pinterest, Pinterest detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Pinterest component and associated with the respective Pinterest account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Pinterest buttons, integrated on our website, then Pinterest assigns this information to the personal Pinterest user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
Pinterest receives information via the Pinterest component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at Pinterest at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the Pinterest component or not. If such a transmission of information to Pinterest is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Pinterest account before a call-up to our website is made.
The data protection guideline published by Pinterest, which is available under https://about.pinterest.com/privacy-policy, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Pinterest.
28. Data protection provisions about the application and use of SlideShare
On this website, the controller has integrated SlideShare components. LinkedIn SlideShare as a file hosting service allows you to exchange and archive presentations and other documents, such as PDF files, videos, and webinars. The file hosting service allows users to upload media content in all popular formats, with the documents either publicly-accessible or private-labeled.
The operating company of SlideShare is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. For privacy matters outside of the United States the LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.
LinkedIn SlideShare provides so-called embedded codes for the media content (e.g. presentations, PDF files, videos, photos, etc.) stored there. Embedded codes are program codes that are embedded in the Internet pages to display external content on their own website. Embedded codes allow content to be reproduced on its own website without storing it on its own server, possibly violating the right of reproduction of the respective author of the content. A further advantage of the use of an embedded code is that the respective operator of a website does not use its own storage space and the own server is thereby relieved. An embedded code may be integrated at any point on another website so that an external content may also be inserted within the own text. The purpose of using LinkedIn SlideShare is to relieve our server and to avoid copyright infringements, while at the same time using third-party content.
With each call-up to our Internet site, which is equipped with a SlideShare component (embedded code), this component prompts the browser that you are using to download the according embedded data from SlideShare. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in on SlideShare at the same time, SlideShare recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site which specific sub-page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by SlideShare and assigned to the respective SlideShare account of the data subject through LinkedIn.
LinkedIn obtains information via the SlideShare component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at SlideShare at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the embedded media data or not. If such a transmission of information to SlideShare is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their SlideShare account before a call-up to our website is made.
LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable data protection provisions for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
30. Data protection provisions about the application and use of YouTube
YouTube's data protection provisions, available at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
31. Data protection provisions about the application and use of DoubleClick
On this website, the controller has integrated components of DoubleClick by Google. DoubleClick is a trademark of Google, under which predominantly special online marketing solutions are marketed to advertising agencies and publishers.
The operating company of DoubleClick by Google is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.
DoubleClick by Google transmits data to the DoubleClick server with each impression, clicks, or other activity. Each of these data transfers triggers a cookie request to the data subject's browser. If the browser accepts this request, DoubleClick uses a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The purpose of the cookie is the optimization and display of advertising. The cookie is used, inter alia, to display and place user-relevant advertising as well as to create or improve reports on advertising campaigns. Furthermore, the cookie serves to avoid multiple display of the same advertisement.
DoubleClick uses a cookie ID that is required to execute the technical process. For example, the cookie ID is required to display an advertisement in a browser. DoubleClick may also use the Cookie ID to record which advertisements have already been displayed in a browser in order to avoid duplications. It is also possible for DoubleClick to track conversions through the cookie ID. For instance, conversions are captured, when a user has previously been shown a DoubleClick advertising ad, and he or she subsequently makes a purchase on the advertiser's website using the same Internet browser.
A cookie from DoubleClick does not contain any personal data. However, a DoubleClick cookie may contain additional campaign IDs. A campaign ID is used to identify campaigns that the user has already been in contact with.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a DoubleClick component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective DoubleClick component to send data for the purpose of online advertising and billing of commissions to Google. During the course of this technical procedure, Google gains knowledge of any data that Google may use to create commission calculations. Google may, inter alia, understand that the data subject has clicked on certain links on our website.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of DoubleClick may be retrieved under DoubleClick by Google https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.
32. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Adcell
On this website, the controller has integrated components of AdCell. AdCell is a German affiliate network, which offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites, e.g. sales partners, also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of AdCell is Firstlead GmbH, Rosenfelder Str. 15-16, 10315 Berlin, Germany.
AdCell sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie of AdCell stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is AdCell.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser use and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent AdCell from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by AdCell may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of AdCell may be retrieved under https://www.adcell.de/agb.
33. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Bloglovin
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Bloglovin'. Bloglovin' is an online platform that allows users to organize their favorite blogs. A blog is a web-based, generally publicly-accessible portal, in which one or more people called bloggers or web bloggers can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blogposts.
The operating company of Bloglovin' is Bloglovin' Inc., 25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Bloglovin' component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Bloglovin' component, through the Bloglovin' component. During the course of this technical procedure, Bloglovin' gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time at Bloglovin', Bloglovin' recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Bloglovin' component and through Bloglovin' assigned to the respective Bloglovin' account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on the Bloglovin' button that is integrated on our website, then this information is delivered to Bloglovin'. The data subject has already agreed to the transmission of such information to Bloglovin'.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Bloglovin' may be retrieved under https://www.bloglovin.com/tos.
This Privacy Policy has been generated by the Privacy Policy Generator of the German Association for Data Protection that was developed in cooperation withPrivacy Lawyers from WILDE BEUGER SOLMECKE, Cologne.
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