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In 2015, Queen Elizabeth accompanied Chinese President Xi Jinping in a gilded, horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace, during a visit that was supposed to symbolize "a new golden era" of closer economic ties between this former empire and the ascendant power in the east.
"The relationship between China and the United Kingdom is now truly a global partnership," the queen declared during a state banquet.
Five years later, the tone and attitude in London are totally different. Political analysts say the growing assertiveness of the Chinese government and its recent coronavirus disinformation campaign have soured relations and encouraged lawmakers and members of the British government to reconsider its China policy.
"I think the Chinese have shown a remarkable ability to shoot themselves in the feet," says Raffaello Pantucci, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies in London.
Britain's top diplomat, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, says there are tough conversations ahead between the two countries.
"There's no doubt, we can't have business as usual after this crisis," Raab said at a press briefing last month. "We'll have to ask the hard questions about how it came about and how it could have been stopped earlier."
Raab was referring to calls by officials in the United Kingdom and other liberal democracies including Sweden, Australia and the United States, for an investigation into the origins and initial handling of the virus.
Political analysts say relations between the U.K. and China had already been declining in recent years.
In 2017, students at Durham University went public when a Chinese embassy official reportedly threatened them to drop a human rights activist from a public debate on China. British lawmaker Tom Tugendhat says that same year, Liu Xiaoming, Beijing's ambassador to the U.K., tried to dictate terms of a parliamentary trip to China.
"He attempted to tell us who we could and couldn't take on the visit," recalled Tugendhat, who chairs Parliament's foreign affairs committee. "The bullying by the Chinese ambassador to London actually rather revealed the nature of the regime."
Relations worsened this year, after it emerged that officials in Wuhan tried to cover up discovery of the coronavirus. Beijing's initial handling of the crisis "sowed doubt in people's minds about how reliable China is as a partner," says Rana Mitter, director of the University of Oxford China Center and the author of a forthcoming book, China's Good War: How World War II is Shaping a New Nationalism.
Charges and counter-charges followed. In February, Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton suggested — without evidence — the virus had come from a Wuhan lab, which China denied. The next month, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, suggested — also without evidence — that the American military had brought the virus to China.
"We're seeing, effectively, a concerted attempt to use propaganda to change the narrative," Tugendhat said.
China insists it has been transparent and critics are smearing it.
During a recent video session with London's Asia House, Ambassador Liu likened the criticism and even lawsuits against China to the tactics of past imperialists, apparently alluding to the 19th century Opium Wars, when Britain forced China to cede territory and open itself to trade with the West. The Chinese Communist Party describes what followed as a "century of humiliation."
"Some people want to play world police," Liu said. "This is not the era of gunboat diplomacy... These people think they live in the old days. They think they can bully China."
The Chinese Embassy in London did not respond to NPR's request for comment.
Under global pressure, Beijing says it will support a World Health Organization investigation into the virus' origins, but only after the pandemic has been brought under control.
For decades, Chinese diplomats around the world generally maintained a low profile, following the philosophy of the late leader Deng Xiaoping, who urged "hide your strength, bide your time." But under Xi, so-called "Wolf Warrior" diplomats have emerged, named for patriotic action films about a Chinese special forces operative who dispatches foreign mercenaries and arms dealers, Rambo-style.
Among those seen as Wolf Warriors is Gui Congyou, China's ambassador to Sweden. After a former Hong Kong bookseller, who is imprisoned in China, was honored with a human rights award in Sweden last year, Gui told Swedish public radio: "We treat our friends with fine wine, but for our enemies we have shotguns."
Most analysts say the aggressive tone is primarily aimed at a Chinese domestic audience, to stoke national pride and show that Beijing is willing to attack critics and defend the country's honor. Charlie Parton, a retired British diplomat, calls the Wolf Warriors "national treasures" — not for China, but for Britain and other liberal democracies.
"They are wonderful representations of how nasty the party really can be, stripped of all this 'win, win' and 'in a shared destiny of mankind' rhetoric," said Parton, referring to two of the Chinese government's favorite slogans about the country's relationship with the rest of the world.
As the Chinese government continues to assert itself, some British lawmakers say the U.K. needs a new, more sophisticated and nuanced approach. For starters, Tugendhat says, Britain must eventually eject Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant, from the U.K.'s 5G system.
Parton, who has spent more than two decades either working in China or covering the country, agrees, arguing that continuing to allow a Chinese company access to critical infrastructure is too risky and could make Britain beholden to the Chinese government.
"Can we make decisions in other areas unrelated to 5G and telecommunications in which China looms large?" Parton said. "And we think, 'Well, actually, we've got to be careful because ultimately they could cause us real problems.'"
Parton says British politicians need to tone down the rhetoric, as the U.K. still needs China for medical supplies, among other things. But he believes Britain's reliance on China's economy – China was the U.K.'s sixth-largest export market and fourth largest source of imports in 2018 – is overblown.
Any moves to change the U.K.'s relationship with the world's second-largest economy, though, will have to be weighed against the economic damage caused by the pandemic and Britain's relative isolation coming out of Brexit.
"We're certainly not a position to go into any kind of Cold War, but we have to nonetheless engage with [China] on our own terms," says Mitter. "It's really hard, but nobody said that geopolitics was easy."
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Museums In The Middle
I'm worried about museums. Specifically "museums in the middle."
As will come as no news flash to intrepid ExhibiTricks readers, the wretched economy is playing havoc with the museum biz (and all the adjunct players like designers, fabricators, architects, etc. who work with museums.) Just the other day, Design Craftsmen announced they were closing up shop after 40 years.
But this posting is about "museums in the middle" as in middle of the bell curve.
Not BIG museums like those that form The Smithsonian, or MOMA --- these battleships will keep moving in the same direction even if you cut their engines tomorrow. To borrow a phrase, these iconic institutions are simply "too big to fail."
Nor am I concerned about many smaller museums, the ones that didn't overbuild, the quirky little gems that bask in the love of their respective communities --- they've always lived by their wits, rather than endowments or visitor attendance projections, and will continue to do so, even if their forms and formats change somewhat.
No, I'm worried about the mass of mid-sized, perfectly nice, but not exceptional, museums who bought into the notions that the only way to get better was to grow bigger, or to jump onto the traveling exhibits treadmill to boost visitation statistics. When the donor and governmental money was freer-flowing it seemed like every building expansion, or every dodgy ploy to boost attendance, was a smart bet.
But now in the midst of this recession/depression/whatever these notions have become largely unsustainable --- and thus comes the reduction in staff, the reduction in hours, the reduction in, let's be honest, quality and service to the public.
So what happens now? What's the best way to use this time to rethink and reshape our current museums? I'm worried that many museums --- traditionally risk-averse, will just shrink their operational footprint and wait until things "get better."
Rather than just waiting, how can we thoughtfully, and boldly, use this time to make things better now?
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UFC® STARS OFFER PREDICTIONS FOR MAIN AND CO-MAIN EVENT FIGHTS AT UFC® 130: RAMPAGE vs. HAMILL
UFC 130 This Saturday from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Live on UFC.TV and Pay-Per-View at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Who will prevail when Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Matt "The Hammer" Hamill collide in the main event of UFC® 130 this Saturday, live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas? While fans across the globe debate the highly-anticipated light heavyweight bout between the two fighters, as well as a co-main event battle between former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir and The Ultimate Fighter® season 10 winner Roy "Big Country" Nelson, some of the world's most recognizable fighters served up their predictions for the Memorial Day weekend UFC extravaganza.
Below are some of the thoughts and predictions for the main event and co-main event of UFC® 130: RAMPAGE vs. HAMILL:
JON JONES, UFC light heavyweight champion
Predictions: RAMPAGE, MIR
"I really can't predict a winner for Rampage-Hamill. It depends on what mental attitude Rampage comes in with. If I had to make a pick, I'd probably go with Rampage because of the level of success he's had.
"I'll go with Frank Mir. He's a personal friend of mine and he's more well-versed with his techniques."
FRANKIE EDGAR, UFC lightweight champion
Predictions: HAMILL, MIR
"I know Matt pretty well so I'm a little biased, obviously, but I'm going to go with him. I think his will to win and takedown ability will give fits to Rampage.
"On Mir versus Nelson, that's a true toss-up for me. If I had to go with anybody it would be Frank just because of where he's been and what he's accomplished."
CAIN VELASQUEZ, UFC heavyweight champion
Predictions: RAMPAGE, NELSON
"I'm picking Rampage."
"Watching 'Big Country' (Nelson) versus dos Santos, I saw the kind of heart that Roy had to gut it out. I just see him doing the same with Frank for the whole fight, making it a tough fight for Mir. So I'm going to go with Big Country by decision."
ANTHONY PETTIS, former WEC champion and top UFC lightweight contender
Predictions: RAMPAGE, MIR
"I think Rampage will be too much for Hamill on his feet. I see a second-round stoppage and I'm going to go with Mir in a decision."
MARK MUNOZ, UFC middleweight contender
Predictions: HAMILL, MIR
"I see Hamill pressing forward on Rampage and Rampage covering up and looking to throw bombs with his left hook. If Hamill can get him to the ground, he can do very well on top. If it goes to the ground, I'm going with Hamill, if it stays on the feet I'm going with Rampage. I think it's going to go to the ground and Matt Hamill will have the edge there. I see him winning a decision.
"I'm taking Frank Mir because he's more versed on the ground and his standup has improved a lot and he's got the heavier hands. Frank Mir by unanimous decision."
CARLOS CONDIT, UFC welterweight contender
Predictions: HAMILL, MIR
"I'll go with Matt Hamill by decision. He's younger and I think he's the hungrier fighter right now.
"With the heavies, I've got Frank Mir. I think he's the better fighter. Big Country is crafty and a good fighter, but I think Mir wins."
PAT BARRY, UFC heavyweight
Predictions: HAMILL, NELSON
"The main event is a tough one because I feel Rampage is a lot meaner, but Hamill is more durable. I think it comes down to the last round and that Hamill wins it in the end.
"Frank Mir is more experienced so this one depends on which Frank Mir shows up. If the right one shows up he's close to unbeatable. Roy Nelson is ridiculously athletic for his appearance. If this fight stays standing Roy Nelson wins it; if it goes to the ground then Frank Mir wins. I think it's gonna stay standing. I don't know if Frank will be able to get it to the ground. I think it will be Roy Nelson via strikes, but again, it depends on which Frank Mir shows up."
RENZO GRACIE, UFC competitor and famed Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
Predictions: HAMILL, NELSON
"That's going to be very tough fight, but I see Hamill winning. Rampage is very dangerous, but the difference will be Matt's toughness and his ability to take his opponents down.
"I really believe Roy Nelson can beat anyone on any given day. He's extremely and unbelievably tough. Mir is a very tough guy but I see Roy Nelson winning. Roy has the ability to push the fight and finish it."
MICHAEL BISPING, UFC middleweight who fought Hamill and trains with Rampage
Prediction: RAMPAGE
"Hamill is very tough and is very hard to set yourself against. He's improved a lot since we fought, too, and I actually like it when he does well. He's very strong, very physically powerful, but I've never felt any strength like Rampage. He's freakishly powerful. I know people are worried about Rampage being in shape, but I was in LA training with him and he's in the best shape he's been in for maybe four fights. Hamill is very tough and it will be a good fight, but I think Rampage wins this."
RANDY COUTURE, UFC Hall of Famer
Prediction: HAMILL
"Hamill has the tools to beat Rampage. I think his wrestling base gives him an advantage and he can exploit holes in Rampage's game."


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Invitation from Hamish Watson.
It's an awesome way of encouraging blog posts from the community and helping to share that knowledge out.
My topic is about unit testing databases – something that I don't see enough of when I am working with clients. The good news is that over the years I've noticed that more people are speaking and writing about unit testing databases and folding that testing into DevOps processes like Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery processes (CI/CD).
I hope that this topic drives some conversation both for it (because it protects your code and data…) and against it (it takes too long to write these pesky unit tests…!!).
We're now delivering Bugs to Production faster than ever!!
This clickbait type heading actually describes what will happen if you embrace DevOps processes without doing any form of testing. Because DevOps is all about accelerating the delivery of software – we want to do more deployments and do them quicker…
..which is why testing is core to DevOps practises. Specifically testing right throughout the deployment pipeline – that is starting at your laptop and finishing in Production (yes I advocate for testing in production but that's a whole other blog post..).
What is Unit Testing?
Unit testing is a software testing method by which individual units of source code are tested to determine whether they are fit for use. A unit is the smallest possible testable software component. A unit is small, so it is easier to design, execute, record, and analyse test results for than larger chunks of code are. Defects revealed by a unit test are easy to locate and relatively easy to repair.
This is opposed to finding the defect in Production – which is harder to triage and is now affecting users – whereas if you find that bug on your laptop via a unit test – it is way easier to remediate and only affects – you.
The ideal qualities of unit tests:
Decisive – the unit test has all info to determine success/failure
Valid – it produces a result that matches the intention of the code written
Complete – it contains all information it needs to run correctly within the test harness
Repeatable – always gives the same results if the test harness and code are same
Isolated – is not affected by other tests run before nor affects the tests run after it
Automated – requires only a start signal in order to run to completion
Benefits of Unit Testing
Below are the benefits of unit tests – this relates to application and databases alike.
Code Quality goes up:
Unit testing improves the quality of the code. It identifies every defect that may have come up before code is sent further for integration testing. Writing tests before actual coding makes you think harder about the problem. It exposes the edge cases and makes you write better code.
Find Issues early:
Issues are found at an early stage. Since unit testing is carried out by testing individual code before integration, issues can be found very early and can be resolved then and there without impacting the other pieces of the code.
Simplifies Integration
Unit testing allows us to refactor code or upgrade things at a later date and make sure everything still works correctly. Unit tests detect changes that may break things and help with maintaining and changing the code base.
The best part about unit testing is that it verifies the accuracy of the each unit of code. Afterward, when we integrate the code units together and run some form of integration testing during the build process we can then verify the individual units of code.
So what about databases?
So now that I have introduced unit testing – is it valuable for implementing with databases? Rather than write my own opinion – I'm going to hand it over to the community to answer this…
(BTW I think it is valuable – I speak on it regularly and I implement it with clients to safeguard their production databases…)
Lastly – we're currently in a lockdown in New Zealand – because of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world.
I want to say to all who are reading this:
Be Safe
Be Strong
and please:
Be Kind
If you're struggling with things – please reach out to your support network (we care about you), I wrote some things that have been helping keep myself:
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This new book will only be available in the Club X Complete Series Set. It will be on sale for a very LIMITED time at the introductory price of just $.99. The entire Club X series--5 novels--for just $.99!
But it will only be available at that price until July 18. That day, it will disappear from Amazon entirely and the price will increase to $19.99 at the other retailers. So don't miss out on grabbing this incredible deal if you haven't read the Club X series yet and if you have, you don't want to miss this new book in the series. All your favorites are back and the brothers are as sexy as ever in Acceptance!
ACCEPTANCE (Club X #5)
Life after Club X has been good for the three brothers who used to run Tampa's most exclusive fantasy club. Cassian and Kane run one of the city's up and coming restaurants, CK, and Stefan has his own successful bar in the old Club X building.
Two marriages, three kids, and three happy couples make up one big happy family.
But there's another son of Cassian March III out there, another illegitimate child who never knew his father. The three brothers don't agree that they should find him, and even more importantly, what they don't know about Sebastian could risk everything they cherish so dearly.
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Cool Snapshots by Kim Watson
Hello everyone! Today I am sharing a page I scrap lifted from another Pocket Chick, Pamela Young. I was drawn to her page because of the uber cool title treatment she did using one of the Just Words stencil cards from the Artist Edition collection. For my take on her page, I used not only the title idea but the overall page design as inspiration too.
Happy by Pamela Young
I used the fun, bright colored patterned papers from the Hopscotch collection for this page about my daughter.
I thought I'd take advantage of the super die-cut and use it as a mist template, as well as layering the elements as a the page title, like Pamela did.
Mist is a fabulous way to re-color the die-cuts with fun results!
I liked how the journaling sat beneath the title, so did the same. Instead of handwriting the journaling I made use of the 12x12 page of Sticker Fundamentals from the Hopscotch collection. The convenient printed words and array of mini alphas jump started my journaling, as well as making it into a colorful collage.
Thanks for your great ideas, Pamela! Remember, if this inspires you to try a similar technique using Fancy Pants Designs products; post your latest creations on our Facebook page, we'd love to see them!
Have a super day!
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As much as I enjoy 007 movies, no this is not about James Bond or how you like your martinis.
There is a lot of bad stuff that happens in our world â war, famine, disease, abuse, neglect. And perhaps closer to home â rejection, job losses, financial uncertainty, broken relationships, and more.
There are two ways we can respond to itâ¦
We can allow our faith and our hope to be shaken.
We can throw our hands up and say, "Where is God?!? How could He let this happen?!? Life stinks and it's not getting any better!
We can be stirred.
We can know that there is hope⦠We are the hope. Ordinary people are making a difference one day at a time, one person at a time.
When confronted by your own personal problems or the problems of this world, will you be shaken or stirred?


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EduSkills & AICTE Virtual Internships Support by Global Corporates
New Delhi, August 27: "The progress of a nation is directly proportional to the progress of its youth."
On account of AICTE Internship Day, Chairman AICTE Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe launched the virtual internship program offered by EduSkills, AICTE and the Ministry of Education (MoE). 5,00,000 internships will be offered to the students of Engineering colleges & polytechnics, and it's supported by Global Corporates like Amazon Web Services, Juniper Networks, Blue Prism, Palo Alto Networks, Red Hat, and Celonis.
This campaign is a contribution to our Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for our nation. He has plans to provide one crore internships in different skills by 2025.
This program is the accelerator for this incredible mission to empower the youth of India with the right resources to excel in their career.
This program aims to provide 5 Lakh internships in various employable courses designed and developed by global corporates.
It will provide an integrated and immersive learning environment for students to be equipped with relevant skills and get hands-on experience in industrial settings under the professional guidance of seasoned industry experts.
The youth of today are the builders of the nation of tomorrow. Along with the Ministry of Education and AICTE, EduSkills intends to create an industry-ready workforce of professionals who will eventually become leaders in emerging industries. We are providing our talented young minds with the best learning and skill-enhancing opportunities to make them assets to the nation's workforce.
EduSkills will provide these internships in cutting edge technologies such as Cloud, Cybersecurity, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Linux Automation and Networking in collaboration with their industry partners.
Prof Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE, said, "Gyanam, Vigyanam, and Uddhmita makes education complete. Internships like these are the need of the hour. I strongly believe that initiatives like these could revolutionize the educational sector in India. I hope programs like these could help India to emerge as a 5 trillion economy and fulfil the dream of our honourable PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji."
Prof. Purnia, Vice Chairman, AICTE, said, "When we spoke to industry experts, they said that when the knowledge imparted in educational institutions and their expectations of the students as professionals are compared, there is a misalignment. Hence, we are revamping the education that they receive through these internships for value-based education that meets global industry standards."
Dr. Chandrasekhar Buddha, CCO, AICTE, said, "Our country has so many opportunities, but there is a disconnect between the knowledge and skills required. Our thought process is to skill, reskill, and connect young minds to the industry with real-time projects. We are trying to give equal opportunities to students from urban as well as rural areas by offering internships in fields like agriculture".
Mr Shubhajit Jagdev, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), EduSkills, said, "We are focused on creating a value-added skilling process for the current higher education ecosystem and aim to create impact by paving the paths of career development through the latest technical skill training for the students."
Benefits of doing the internships:
Through this program, we aim to prepare a skilled workforce to meet new-age industry demands and also to create good job opportunities.
Students will get access to the enterprise level LMS platform and a fully-equipped hands-on lab.
Projects will be assigned to students, and upon completion of the program, students will be awarded an internship certificate.
The internship opportunity is available to all branches & all year students of Engineering colleges and Polytechnics. Students can apply through the AICTE Internship portal: https://internship.aicte-india.org/
About EduSkills:
EduSkills (https://eduskillsfoundation.org/) is a non-profit organization that enables an Industry 4.0 ready digital workforce in India. Our vision is to fill the gap between academia and industry by ensuring world-class curriculum access to our faculties and students. Our three-pronged engine targets social and business impact by working holistically on Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship.


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This Global Data Privacy Policy ("Global Privacy Policy" or this "Policy") represents the minimum standards that Financière Amuse BidCo and its Affiliates, including Venross Pty Ltd t/a VR Distribution ("Asmodee Group", "we", "our") have set with respect to data privacy, for ensuring that we collect, use, retain and disclose Personal Data in a fair, transparent, and secure way.
It aligns with (and in some cases exceeds) the main requirements of applicable laws and regulations. This Policy is also aligned with other specific policies of Asmodee Group relating to the collection and use of information of Personal Data implemented by each entity of the Asmodee Group to cover the specific Personal Data Processing purposes needed for the day-to-day activity (e.g., cookies policy, specific local policies such as employee's privacy policies). This Policy acknowledges that certain Asmodee Group Affiliates are located in countries with varying legal and cultural approaches to privacy and data protection. This Global Privacy Policy may thus be supplemented by other policies and procedures in certain geographic regions as may be appropriate to comply with applicable laws and meet local cultural norms.
In the event of a conflict between this Global Privacy Policy and the local applicable privacy policies and / or applicable local law as relevant, or inapplicability of the provisions of this Global Privacy Policy, the local applicable policy and local law should prevail.
Some useful definitions are provided in section 2 of this Global Privacy Policy for your ease of reference.
1. What is the scope of this Global Privacy Policy?
1.1 The Policy covers all Personal Data in any form, including but not limited to electronic data, paper documents and disks and all types of Processing, whether manual or automated that is under Asmodee Group's possession or control, in all geographies areas where Asmodee Group operates. This will include information held about Asmodee Group members, partners, employees, consultants, clients, consumers, suppliers, business contacts and any third parties.
1.2 We do care about minor's protection and have implemented some reasonable measures to prevent the Processing of minors Personal Data. Therefore, we do not process Personal Data from children without checking their digital age which may vary from a country to another and obtaining their guardian's consent on their behalf if they do not have the minimum age required to provide their Personal Data to us.
1.3 This Policy also applies to any Third Parties who perform services for or on behalf of Asmodee Group and who are expected to embrace standards of conduct consistent with the principles of this Global Privacy Policy.
2. Definitions
2.1 Asmodee Group shall mean the company Financière Amuse BidCo (RCS Versailles 815 143 904) and the various Financière Amuse BidCo affiliates which are part of the Asmodee Group.
2.2 Affiliate shall mean any corporation or other entity which directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with Financière Amuse BidCo. "Control" of an entity shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
2.3 Third Party shall mean a third party or business Partner who receives from Asmodee Group or who is otherwise entrusted with Personal Data on behalf of Asmodee Group, for example suppliers, contractors, sub-contractors and other service providers.
2.4 Data Subject shall mean an identified or identifiable person whose Personal Data is being processed by Asmodee Group.
2.5 Informed Consent shall mean any freely given specific and informed indication of the Data Subject's agreement to the Processing of his/her Personal Data.
2.6 Personal Data shall mean any information capable of identifying a natural person, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to his or her physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. Data is considered personal when it enables anyone to link information to a specific person, even if the person or entity holding that data cannot make that link.
2.7 Sensitive Data (or Special Category of Data which include data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the Processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation) and Personal Data relating to criminal convictions and offences are a subset of Personal Data, which due to their nature have been classified by law or by an applicable policy as deserving additional privacy and security protections
2.8 Process / Processing shall mean any operation or set of operations that is performed upon Personal Data, whether or not by automatic means, including, but not limited to collection, recording, organization, storage, access, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, dissemination, making available, alignment, combination, blocking, deleting, erasure, or destruction (and Process shall be interpreted accordingly).
3. How do we ensure the lawfulness, fairness and transparency of our Personal Data Processing?
Personal Data is processed on the basis of legal grounds with the informed knowledge of the Data Subjects
3.1 We will only use Personal Data:
- if necessary to perform a contract with the Data Subjects (e.g. our employees, contractors, clients, suppliers etc.); or
- if required to comply with a legal obligation; or
- where we have a legitimate business need or a legitimate business reason to use Personal Data as part of our business activities (e.g. when carrying out a Processing to better know our clients) ; or
- where we have the Data Subject's Informed Consent when it is specifically required. For instance where required by law (e.g. to send marketing information through electronic communication means) or by applicable policy, the Affiliate concerned of the Asmodee Group may need to obtain the consent of Data Subjects in order to collect, use, retain and disclose their Personal Data. This may also be the case where no other valid grounds described above is applicable and to the extent permitted under applicable law.
3.2 We consider that it is important to assess the privacy risks before we collect, use, retain or disclose Personal Data, such as in a new system or as part of a project.
3.3 Asmodee Group will only Process Personal Data in the way described in its specific privacy notices or privacy policies and in accordance with any Informed Consent we may have obtained from the Data Subject.
3.4 Asmodee Group will not carry out profiling activities based on automated decision making, unless legally grounded on a requirement of applicable law or the performance of a contract or the Data Subject's consent and provided that suitable safeguards are implemented to protect the Data Subjects rights.
3.5 We use cookie technology on our websites to allow us to evaluate and improve the functionality of our websites. We can also use cookies for advertising or analytics purposes, subject to your consent and depending on your choice by using our cookie control tools. For more information about how Venross Pty Ltd t/a VR Distribution uses cookies, please read its online Cookie Policy on each of its Internet websites.
3.6 Where legally required, we will ensure that Data Subjects are provided with relevant information, concerning the Processing of their Personal Data, unless there is an impossibility to provide such information or if it requires disproportionate efforts to provide such information. Such information will notably include, the purposes of the data Processing, the types of data collected (if the data have not been obtained directly from the data subject), the categories of recipients, the list of rights which may be exercised by the Data Subjects, the consequences of a failure to reply, the conditions of the transfer of Personal Data outside EU, if any, and the mechanism used to protect the data in the event of a transfer, etc. This requirement may be satisfied by issuing a privacy notice to Data Subjects at the point where Personal Data are originally collected from them. Privacy notices shall be written in language which provides Data Subjects with a clear understanding as to how their Personal Data will be used.
4. How do we process Personal Data for specific and legitimate purpose and verify that Personal Data is minimized and accurate?
Personal Data will only be collected and processed for legitimate purposes, complying with the Personal Data minimization principle and ensuring the accuracy of the Personal Data processed.
4.1 Personal Data will be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes (which could be multiple) and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes.
4.2 We carefully evaluate and define the purposes of the Personal Data Processing before launching a project (e.g. management of HR data, management of recruitment data; payroll purpose, accounting and financial management, risk management, management of employees' safety, allocation of IT tools and any other digital solutions or collaborative platforms, IT support management, health and safety management, information security management, client relationship management, bids, sales and marketing management, supply management, internal and external communication and events management, compliance with anti-money laundering and anti-bribery obligations or any other legal requirements, data analytics operations, implementation of compliance processes , management of mergers and acquisition, etc.).
4.3 We will ensure that the Personal Data we collect are relevant, adequate and not excessive in relation to the purpose of the Data Processing and its eventual use (insights, marketing, promotions, etc.). This means that only necessary and relevant information for the purpose sought can be collected and processed.
4.4 When collecting Sensitive Data or Personal Data relating to criminal convictions and offences, proportionality is fundamental! We do not collect Sensitive Data or Personal Data relating to criminal convictions and offences, unless required by applicable law or when allowed by applicable law with the Data Subject's prior express consent.
4.5 Every reasonable step will be taken to ensure that Personal Data are maintained in an appropriately accurate and up-to-date form at every step of Personal Data Processing (i.e. collect, transfer, storage and retrieval).
4.6 We encourage the Data Subjects to help us maintaining your Personal Data up to date by exercising your rights notably of access and rectification.
5. What Security and confidentiality measures are implemented?
Since Employees, customers, suppliers, consumers and business partners put their trust in Asmodee Group when they provide us with their Personal Data, Asmodee Group ensures the security and confidentiality of the Personal Data it Processes.
5.1 We protect any Personal Data collected, used, retained and disclosed to support our business activities by following the relevant usage, technical and organizational policies, standards and processes.
5.2 Industry standard technical and organizational measures are implemented to prevent against accidental or unlawful destruction or loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, or any other unlawful or unauthorized forms of Processing.
5.3 Where Processing is to be carried out on behalf of Asmodee Group, it will select service providers providing sufficient guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures in such a manner that Processing will meet the requirements of applicable data protection laws and ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.
5.4 Asmodee Group endeavors to take reasonable measures based on Privacy by design and Privacy by default (as defined hereafter) as appropriate to implement necessary safeguards when processing Personal Data Processing. Asmodee Group will thus implement technical and organisational measures, at the earliest stages of the design of the processing operations, in such a way that safeguards privacy and data protection principles right from the start ('Privacy by design'). By default, Asmodee Group should ensure that Personal Data is processed with privacy protection (for example only the data necessary should be processed, short storage period, limited accessibility) so that by default Personal Data is not made accessible to an indefinite number of persons ('Privacy by default').
5.5 When a Personal Data Processing is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of Data Subjects, we will carry out a privacy impact assessment prior to its implementation.
5.6 No breach is too small for action. We will examine all claims related to any breach to this Global Privacy Policy or applicable data protection laws, potential or actual, that are brought to our attention or that we become aware of and will take all reasonable measures to limit their impact.
6. For how long do we keep your Personal Data?
6.1 Any person handling Personal Data for Asmodee Group will keep it only for as long as it is necessary for the purpose for which it has been collected and processed (and other compatible purposes) which may include:
- to meet or support a business activity; or
- to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement and comply with applicable statute of limitation requirements;
- to defend against legal or contractual actions (in which case, the Personal Data may be retained until the end of the corresponding statute of limitation or in accordance with any applicable litigation hold policies).
6.2 Personal Data is retained and destroyed in a manner consistent with applicable law and in accordance with Asmodee Group applicable retention policy.
7. What are your rights, as Data Subject?
We are receptive to queries or requests made by Data Subjects in connection with their Personal Data and where required by law, we provide Data Subjects with the ability to access, correct, restrict and erase their Personal Data as set forth by applicable law. We also allow them to oppose the Processing of their Personal Data, and to exercise their right to portability.
7.1 Access right: we will provide access to all Personal Data related to a Data Subject as required by law, to the purposes of the Processing, categories of data processed, categories of recipients, data retention term, rights to rectify, delete or restrict the data accessed if applicable, etc.).
7.2 Right to portability: we may also provide a copy of any Personal Data that We hold in our records in a format compatible and structured to allow the exercise of right to data portability to the extent it is relevant under applicable law.
7.3 Right to rectification: Data Subjects can request to correct, amend, erase, any information which is incomplete, out of date or inaccurate.
7.4 Right to erasure: Data Subjects can request the deletion of their Personal Data (i) if such Personal Data is no longer necessary for the purpose of the data Processing, (ii) the Data Subject has withdrawn his/her consent on the data Processing based exclusively on such consent, (iii) the Data Subject objected to the data Processing, (iv) the Personal Data Processing is unlawful, (v) the Personal Data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation applicable to Asmodee Group. Asmodee Group will take reasonable steps to inform the other entities of the Asmodee Group of such erasure.
7.5 Right to restriction: (i) in the event the accuracy of the Personal Data is contested to allow Asmodee Group to check such accuracy, (ii) if the Data Subject wishes to restrict the Personal Data rather than deleting it despite the fact that the Processing is unlawful, (iii) if the Data Subject wishes Asmodee Group to keep the Personal Data because he/she needs it for his/her defense in the context of legal claims (iv) if the Data Subject has objected to the Processing but Asmodee Group conducts verification to check whether it has legitimate grounds for such Processing which may override the Data Subject's own rights.
7.6 Right to withdraw his/her consent: when the Personal Data Processing is based on Data Subject's consent, Data Subject may withdraw such consent at any moment, without affecting the lawfulness of Processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
7.7 Right to object: Data Subject can also indicate his/her objection to the Processing of his/her Personal Data at any time:
- when used for marketing purpose or profiling to send targeted advertising, or
- to object to the sharing of his/her Personal Data with third parties or within the Asmodee Group, or
- when the Processing is based on the legitimate interest of Asmodee Group, unless Asmodee Group demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the Processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the Data Subject or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the following address: firstname.lastname@example.com or Venross Pty Ltd t/a VR Distribution, 99 Morphett Road, Camden Park, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 5038 Australia
Data Subject has also the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
8. When and how do we disclose your Personal Data to third parties?
Personal Data is only disclosed outside Asmodee Group where there is an overarching legal justification to do this.
8.1 Disclosure is made on a strictly limited 'need to know' basis where there is clear justification for transferring Personal Data - either because the Data Subject has consented to the transfer or because disclosure is required to perform a contract to which the Data Subject is a party, or for a legitimate purpose that does not infringe the Data Subject's fundamental rights, including the right to privacy (e.g. sharing in the context of a merger and acquisition operation etc.). In each case the Data Subject will be aware that the disclosure is likely to take place. Assurances will also be sought from the recipient that they will only use the Personal Data for legitimate / authorized purposes and keep it secure.
8.2 If a particular disclosure is required to meet a legal obligation (for example to a government agency or police force / security service) or in connection with legal proceedings, generally the Personal Data may be provided so long as the disclosure is limited to that which is legally required and, if permitted by law, the Data Subject has been made aware of the situation (i.e. the Data Subject was told of the possibility of such an event in an Informed Consent or is notified at the time of the request for disclosure).
9. How are international transfers of Personal Data from EU protected?
Personal Data originating from those Asmodee Group entities operating within the EU will not be transferred outside the EU to a third country which does not ensure an adequate level of protection unless appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with applicable laws.
9.1 International Personal Data transfer is a very sensitive topic and taken seriously before transferring any Personal Data from its EEA (European Economic Area or "EEA") country of origin to another non EEA country, whether such transfer is done for technical purposes (storage, hosting, technical support, maintenance etc.) or the main purposes (Human Resources management, clients database management, etc.).
9.2 We never carry out international transfers of Personal Data from a EEA country to another non EEA country without ensuring that appropriate transfer mechanisms as required by applicable data protection laws are in place, to ensure adequate protection of the data when transferred (e.g. adequacy decision, signature of EU Commission model clauses as appropriate, etc.). In some cases, we may also have to notify or gain pre-approval from the relevant privacy regulator prior to the transfer taking place.
10. How do we handle complaints?
10.1 Asmodee Group is committed to resolving the legitimate privacy issues of its staff, clients and other contacts. If a member of staff feels that he/she has done something in breach of this Global Privacy Policy, they must contact the Legal Department of Asmodee Holding, Affiliate of Financière Amuse BidCo at the following address : email@example.com and report the matter.
10.2 Data Subjects are informed that they can complain about privacy issues by writing an email to the Legal Department of Asmodee Holding at the following address : email@example.com, and that they may file a complaint with a supervisory authority. In particular, this shall be expressly specified in the privacy notices communicated to and/or accessible by Data Subjects.
10.3 If an individual covered by this Global Privacy Policy files a complaint about the Processing of his/her or someone else's Personal Data, and the complaint is not satisfactorily resolved through this internal procedure, Asmodee Group will co-operate with the appropriate data protection authorities and comply with the advice of such authorities to resolve any outstanding complaints. In the event that the Data Protection Officer or the data protection authorities determine that Asmodee Group or one or more of its staff failed to comply with this Global Privacy Policy or the data protection laws, upon recommendation of the authorities or the Data Protection Officer, Asmodee Group will take appropriate steps to address any adverse effects and to promote future compliance.
11. Update of this Global Privacy Policy
As our business and the regulatory environment change regularly, this Global Privacy Policy may also change. You are thus invited to consult it on a regular basis.
Last update: December 8th, 2022.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — As California's catastrophic wildfires recede and people rebuild after two hurricanes, a massive new federal report warns that these types of extreme weather disasters are worsening in the United States. The White House report quietly issued Friday also frequently contradicts President Donald Trump.
The National Climate Assessment was written long before the deadly fires in California this month and before Hurricanes Florence and Michael raked the East Coast and Florida. It says warming-charged extremes have already become more frequent, intense, widespread or of long duration. The report notes the last few years have smashed U.S. records for damaging weather, costing nearly $400 billion since 2015.
The recent Northern California wildfires can be attributed to climate change, but there was less of a connection to those in Southern California, said co-author William Hohenstein of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A warm, dry climate has increased the areas burned over the last 20 years, he said at a press conference Friday. The report is mandated by law every few years and is based on more than 1,000 previous research studies.
It details how global warming from the burning of coal, oil and gas is hurting each region of the United States and how it impacts different sectors of the economy, including energy and agriculture. Climate change is transforming where and how we live and presents growing challenges to human health and quality of life, the economy, and the natural systems that support us, the report says. That includes worsening air pollution causing heart and lung problems, more diseases from insects, the potential for a jump in deaths during heat waves, and nastier allergies.
Annual losses in some economic sectors are projected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century — more than the current gross domestic product (GDP) of many U.S. states, the report says. It'll be especially costly on the nations coasts because of rising seas and severe storm surges, which will lower property values. And in some areas, such as parts of Alaska and Louisiana, coastal flooding will likely force people to relocate.
We are seeing the things we said would be happening, happen now in real life, said another co-author Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University. As a climate scientist it is almost surreal. And Donald Wuebbles, a co-author from University of Illinois climate scientist, said, We're going to continue to see severe weather events get stronger and more intense. What makes the report different from others is that it focuses on the United States, then goes more local and granular.
All climate change is local, said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Richard Alley, who wasn't part of the report but praised it. While scientists talk of average global temperatures, people feel extremes more, he said. We live in our drought, our floods and our heat waves. That means we have to focus on us, he said. The Lower 48 states have warmed 1.8 degrees (1 degree Celsius) since 1900 with 1.2 degrees in the last few decades, according to the report.
By the end of the century, the U.S. will be 3 to 12 degrees (1.6 to 6.6 degrees Celsius) hotter depending on how much greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, the report warns. Outside scientists and officials from 13 federal agencies wrote the report, which was released on the afternoon following Thanksgiving. It was originally scheduled for December. The report often clashes with the president's past statements and tweets on the legitimacy of climate change science, how much of it is caused by humans, how cyclical it is and what's causing increases in recent wildfires.
Trump tweeted this week about the cold weather hitting the East including:Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS – Whatever happened to Global Warming?
Friday's report seemed to anticipate such comments, saying: Over shorter timescales and smaller geographic regions, the influence of natural variability can be larger than the influence of human activity… Over climate timescales of multiple decades, however, global temperature continues to steadily increase.
Releasing the report on Black Friday is a transparent attempt by the Trump Administration to bury this report and continue the campaign of not only denying but suppressing the best of climate science, said study co-author Andrew Light, an international policy expert at the World Resources Institute. During a press conference Friday, officials behind the report repeatedly declined to answer questions about the timing of its release and why it contradicts public statements from Trump. Report director David Reidmiller said questions about the timing were relevant, but said what was in the report was more important.
Trump, administration officials and elected Republicans frequently say they can't tell how much of climate change is caused by humans and how much is natural. Citing numerous studies, the report says more than 90 percent of the current warming is caused by humans. Without greenhouse gases, natural forces — such as changes in energy from the sun — would be slightly cooling Earth. There are no credible alternative human or natural explanations supported by the observational evidence, the report says.


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NETGEAR Expands Smart Business Solutions for Midsize Enterprise Customers
Solutions include Free Next Business Day On-Site Replacement Support in the U.S. and Availability of New 10GE Managed Switch
SAN JOSE, Calif. – February 09, 2011 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, today announced the enhancement of its business product portfolio with two new offerings that reinforce NETGEAR's commitment to providing smart IT solutions for midsize enterprise customers. The first NETGEAR new offering, ProSupport next business day on-site replacement service, is now included free with a purchase of a mid-enterprise product in the U.S. Additionally, NETGEAR is announcing the availability of the ProSafe® 24-port 10 GE Managed L2+ Switch (XSM7224S), a 10 Gbps switch that enables businesses to accelerate their data centers to enterprise-class speed, with far less cost and complexity than traditional enterprise vendors.
NETGEAR ProSupport next business day on-site replacement service now dispatches a networking professional to a customer site on the next business day after receiving a service call to have defective hardware replaced. Channel partners may now easily leverage NETGEAR's global support network and expertise to provide upgraded service to their customers without having to pay a high cost.
NETGEAR managed switches are designed for businesses who require enterprise-class performance at a traditional midmarket price. The XSM family can be used as a top of server rack switch, giving a significant improvement in application performance and server response, or as a high performance core switch with layer 3 and 4 capabilities for mid-sized enterprises. NETGEAR's included ProSafe® Network Management System (NMS200) gives customers a single, simple interface to discover, configure, monitor and manage all NETGEAR Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches.
Gartner analyst Jim Browning commented, "The biggest challenge midsize businesses have always faced is that they need to deliver IT services with a small staff and limited IT budgets that never grow in proportion to the demands of the business. Post recession, there is a new economic discipline when evaluating IT solutions in the midmarket. While there is no question about whether IT drives value to midsize businesses, there is a question about whether the costs associated with the benefits are reasonable. Midsize businesses are now demanding IT solutions that are designed with resource constraints in mind, have flexible sourcing and deployment options, and are easy and affordable to support post-sale."
"My company relies on me to balance the delivery of high quality IT services and cost control to our customers. The combination of the new switch and free on-site replacement service gives my customers superior uptime without a price penalty, putting NETGEAR at the top of my list of midmarket business vendors," said Michelle Dunn, the VP of Sales at GHA Technologies Inc.
"Customers are demanding Smart IT as a result of an increased focus on costs in the global economic recovery," said Shane Buckley, SVP and GM of NETGEAR's Business Products. "Today's announcements further illustrate NETGEAR's commitment to delivering reliable, affordable, and simple solutions for midmarket business customers."
Pricing and Availability
The ProSupport on-site replacement plan is included at no extra charge with all ProSafe® managed switches, ProSafe wireless controllers and selected rackmount ReadyNAS® network storage products. This next business day on-site replacement service plan, included as standard during the first three years of the warranty period, is available in major metropolitan areas across the United States, Canada and Europe.
The ProSafe 24-port 10 GE Managed L2+ Switch (XSM7224S) has a list price of $12,090 and a Layer 3 license upgrade (XSM7224L) will also be available for an additional $2,900 in March 2011.
For more information about ProSupport, including location details, please visit: http://onsite.netgear.com For more information about ProSafe Managed Switches, please visit:http://www.netgear.com/products/business/switches/fully-managed-switches/
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of Big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in over 28,000 retail locations around the globe, and through more than 37,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. More information is available athttp://www.NETGEAR.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR at http://twitter.com/NETGEAR andhttp://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.
©2011 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, ProSafe and ReadyNAS are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning NETGEAR's business and the expected performance characteristics, specifications, reliability, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR's products and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of NETGEAR's products may not meet the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; failure of products may under certain circumstances cause permanent loss of end user data; new viruses or Internet threats may develop that challenge the effectiveness of security features in NETGEAR's products; the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology; the impact and pricing of competing products; and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors," pages 37 through 53, in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal third quarter ended October 3, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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About six months ago, the photographer Joseph Holmes e-mailed me to see if I would let him photograph my workspace for his ongoing series of that name. As I like both my workspace and Joe's work, I was happy to co-operate and now his picture (above) is about to be all that remains as a visual record of where I've sat for the last five years, often writing this blog!
I'm indulging in a reflective moment because today is my last day sitting here before I move the gallery two blocks south to a new street front space on West 24th Street. (I'm following Rahm's advice and going counter economic trend!) The collage of pinned up images, notes, etc., are the accumulation of that period of time - a combination of to-do's, invitations, and memorable cards and images. I guess it's what is generally called an "inspiration board" and I've always thought a book of different people's inspiration boards would be a worthwhile project to put together. (Any publishers who like the idea should feel free to contact me!)
It's been a swell five years at 521 West 26th Street, but I like change (and hope). So I'm looking forward to another five years at 534 West 24th Street and you can be sure I'll be keeping you posted on my own shows as well as the other stuff that grabs me. (Nevertheless, I was pleased to see that on The Photo Blog Triangle recently posted by Jorg Colberg I was halfway between "Comment" and "Curate" and far from "Promote".)
But mark this Friday, March 13th, in your books and if you're anywhere near please come by our opening of our Tanyth Berkeley show - which will open Danziger Projects' program on West 24th Street.


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AT_hookDNA binding domain with preference for A/T rich regions |
SMART accession number: | SM00384 |
Description: | Small DNA-binding motif first described in the high mobility group non-histone chromosomal protein HMG-I(Y). |
Interpro abstract (IPR017956): | AT hooks are DNA-binding motifs with a preference for A/T rich regions. These motifs are found in a variety of proteins, including the high mobility group (HMG) proteins [ (PUBMED:11406267) ], in DNA-binding proteins from plants [ (PUBMED:8790293) ] and in hBRG1 protein, a central ATPase of the human switching/sucrose non-fermenting (SWI/SNF) remodeling complex [ (PUBMED:17081121) ]. |
GO function: | DNA binding (GO:0003677) |
Family alignment: |
There are 76954 AT_hook domains in 42187 proteins in SMART's nrdb database.
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- Evolution (species in which this domain is found)
Taxonomic distribution of proteins containing AT_hook domain.
This tree includes only several representative species. The complete taxonomic breakdown of all proteins with AT_hook domain is also avaliable.
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- Cellular role (predicted cellular role)
Binding / catalysis: DNA-binding
- Literature (relevant references for this domain)
Primary literature is listed below; Automatically-derived, secondary literature is also avaliable.
- Chuang RY, Kelly TJ
- The fission yeast homologue of Orc4p binds to replication origin DNA via multiple AT-hooks.
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999; 96: 2656-61
- Display abstract
The origin recognition complex (ORC) was originally identified in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a protein that specifically binds to origins of DNA replication. Although ORC appears to play an essential role in the initiation of DNA replication in the cells of all eukaryotes, its interactions with DNA have not been defined in species other than budding yeast. We have characterized a Schizosaccharomyces pombe homologue of the ORC subunit, Orc4p. The homologue (Orp4p) consists of two distinct functional domains. The C-terminal domain shows strong sequence similarity to human, frog, and yeast Orc4 proteins, including conserved ATP-binding motifs. The N-terminal domain contains nine copies of the AT-hook motif found in a number of DNA-binding proteins, including the members of the HMG-I(Y) family of chromatin proteins. AT-hook motifs are known from biochemical and structural studies to mediate binding to the minor groove of AT-tracts in DNA. Orp4p is essential for viability of Sc. pombe and is expressed throughout the cell cycle. The Orp4 protein (and its isolated N-terminal domain) binds to the Sc. pombe replication origin, ars1. The DNA binding properties of Orp4p provide a plausible explanation for the characteristic features of Sc. pombe origins of replication, which differ significantly from those of Sa. cerevisiae.
- Aravind L, Landsman D
- AT-hook motifs identified in a wide variety of DNA-binding proteins.
- Nucleic Acids Res. 1998; 26: 4413-21
- Display abstract
The AT-hook is a small DNA-binding protein motif which was first described in the high mobility group non-histone chromosomal protein HMG-I(Y). Since its discovery, this motif has been observed in other DNA-binding proteins from a wide range of organisms. Using pattern searches and position-dependent matrices, we have extracted the AT-hook motifs present in a non-redundant protein sequence database. We have classified these motifs into three types according to their sequence similarity and have found that they are prevalent in many eukaryotic nuclear proteins in single or multiple copies. Furthermore, AT-hook motifs are frequently associated with known functional domains seen in chromatin proteins and in DNA-binding proteins (e.g. histone folds, homeodomains and zinc fingers). In general, it appears that the AT-hook motif is an auxiliary protein motif cooperating with other DNA-binding activities and facilitating changes in the structure of the DNA either as a polypeptide on its own [e.g. HMG-I(Y)] or as part of a multidomain protein [e.g. Swi2p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae or HRX (ALL-1) in Homo sapiens]. It is most interesting that this motif seems to be quite specific to known or predicted chromosomal/DNA-binding proteins, suggesting that it may act as a versatile minor groove tether.
- Huth JR et al.
- The solution structure of an HMG-I(Y)-DNA complex defines a new architectural minor groove binding motif.
- Nat Struct Biol. 1997; 4: 657-65
- Display abstract
The solution structure of a complex between a truncated form of HMG-I(Y), consisting of the second and third DNA binding domains (residues 51-90), and a DNA dodecamer containing the PRDII site of the interferon-beta promoter has been solved by multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The stoichiometry of the complex is one molecule of HMG-I(Y) to two molecules of DNA. The structure reveals a new architectural minor groove binding motif which stabilizes B-DNA, thereby facilitating the binding of other transcription factors in the opposing major groove. The interactions involve a central Arg-Gly-Arg motif together with two other modules that participate in extensive hydrophobic and polar contracts. The absence of one of these modules in the third DNA binding domain accounts for its-100 fold reduced affinity relative to the second one.
- Todd RB, Andrianopoulos A
- Evolution of a fungal regulatory gene family: the Zn(II)2Cys6 binuclear cluster DNA binding motif.
- Fungal Genet Biol. 1997; 21: 388-405
- Display abstract
The coevolution of DNA binding proteins and their cognate binding sites is essential for the maintenance of function. As a result, comparison of DNA binding proteins of unknown function in one species with characterized DNA binding proteins in another can identify potential targets and functions. The Zn(II)2Cys6 (or C6 zinc) binuclear cluster DNA binding domain has thus far been identified exclusively in fungal proteins, generally transcriptional regulators, and there are more than 80 known or predicted proteins which contain this motif, the best characterized of which are GAL4, PPR1, LEU3, HAP1, LAC9, and PUT3. Here we review all known proteins containing the Zn(II)2Cys6 motif, along with their function, DNA binding, dimerization, and zinc(II) coordination properties and DNA binding sites. In addition, we have identified all of the Zn(II)2Cys6 motif-containing proteins in the sequence databases, including a large number with unknown function from the completed Saccharomyces cerevisiae and ongoing Schizosaccharomyces pombe genome projects, and examined the phylogenetic relationships of all the Zn(II)2Cys6 motifs from these proteins. Based on these relationships, we have assigned potential functions to a number of these unknown proteins.
- Reeves R, Nissen MS
- The A.T-DNA-binding domain of mammalian high mobility group I chromosomal proteins. A novel peptide motif for recognizing DNA structure.
- J Biol Chem. 1990; 265: 8573-82
- Display abstract
We have determined the domains of the mammalian high mobility group (HMG)I chromosomal proteins necessary and sufficient for binding to the narrow minor groove of stretches of A.T-rich DNA. Three highly conserved regions within each of the known HMG-I proteins is closely related to the consensus sequence T-P-K-R-P-R-G-R-P-K-K. A synthetic oligopeptide corresponding to this consensus "binding domain" (BD) sequence specifically binds to substrate DNA in a manner similar to the intact HMG-I proteins. Molecular Corey-Pauling-Koltun model building and computer simulations employing energy minimization programs to predict structure suggest that the consensus BD peptide has a secondary structure similar to the antitumor and antiviral drugs netropsin and distamycin and to the dye Hoechst 33258. In vitro these ligands, which also preferentially bind to A.T-rich DNA, have been demonstrated to effectively compete with both the BD peptide and the HMG-I proteins for DNA binding. The BD peptide also contains novel structural features such as a predicted Asx bend or "hook" at its amino-terminal end and laterally projecting cationic Arg/Lys side chains or "bristles" which may contribute to the binding properties of the HMG-I proteins. The predicted BD peptide structure, which we refer to as the "A.T-hook," represents a previously undescribed DNA-binding motif capable of binding to the minor groove of stretches of A.T base pairs.
- Metabolism (metabolic pathways involving proteins which contain this domain)
Click the image to view the interactive version of the map in iPath% proteins involved KEGG pathway ID Description 20.00 map04111 Cell cycle - yeast 17.14 map04530 Tight junction 17.14 map04110 Cell cycle 5.71 map00280 Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation 5.71 map04742 Taste transduction 5.71 map04010 MAPK signaling pathway 5.71 map04020 Calcium signaling pathway 5.71 map04930 Type II diabetes mellitus 5.71 map04730 Long-term depression 2.86 map03020 RNA polymerase 2.86 map03022 Basal transcription factors 2.86 map03030 DNA replication 2.86 map00310 Lysine degradation This information is based on mapping of SMART genomic protein database to KEGG orthologous groups. Percentage points are related to the number of proteins with AT_hook domain which could be assigned to a KEGG orthologous group, and not all proteins containing AT_hook domain. Please note that proteins can be included in multiple pathways, ie. the numbers above will not always add up to 100%.
- Structure (3D structures containing this domain)
3D Structures of AT_hook domains in PDB
PDB code Main view Title 2ezd SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF A COMPLEX OF THE SECOND DNA BINDING DOMAIN OF HUMAN HMG-I(Y) BOUND TO DNA DODECAMER CONTAINING THE PRDII SITE OF THE INTERFERON-BETA PROMOTER, NMR, MINIMIZED AVERAGE STRUCTURE 2eze SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF A COMPLEX OF THE SECOND DNA BINDING DOMAIN OF HUMAN HMG-I(Y) BOUND TO DNA DODECAMER CONTAINING THE PRDII SITE OF THE INTERFERON-BETA PROMOTER, NMR, 35 STRUCTURES 3sx0 Crystal structure of Dot1l in complex with a brominated SAH analog 3uwp Crystal structure of Dot1l in complex with 5-iodotubercidin 4eqz Crystal structure of human DOT1L in complex with inhibitor FED2 4er0 Crystal Structure of human DOT1L in complex with inhibitor FED1 4er7 Crystal Structure of human DOT1L in complex with inhibitor SGC0947 4gur Crystal structure of LSD2-NPAC with H3 in space group P21 4gus Crystal structure of LSD2-NPAC with H3 in space group P3221 4gut Crystal structure of LSD2-NPAC 4guu Crystal structure of LSD2-NPAC with tranylcypromine 4hsu Crystal structure of LSD2-NPAC with H3(1-26)in space group P21 5juw 5JUW - Links (links to other resources describing this domain)


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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Episode 34 - ODC on the road! (Big contest!)
Episode 34 is a big one! We've got www.thedugoutcards.com back as a sponsor and this is an extra special episode. Check out our "commemorative patch card" and there's a contest to win it. You need to tell us the best baseball card trade you've ever made.
Yo we are living blogging on our cross-country road trip. I just left Rockies stadium where I saw Mr. Ubaldo ignoring the altitude, the hitter's park, and laying down Pirates one after another - the guy is Cy Young Quality for sure. Unfortunately Joe couldn't make it to the game, they don't like dog's in the stadium.
27 comments:
Hey guys, I'll take the Tommy Hanson card please.
- July 29, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Tim's Basbeall Cards said...
Those Cards are throw back Cards that only come from target
Can i have the al kaline card thanks - July 29, 2010 at 6:10 PM
As Joe put it there is a lot of those people like me out there but I guess Jack Dorsey has more pull than me so I won't cry over the card. If it is still available I would like the Ken Griffey Jr. Card. Thanks again guys.
- July 29, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- jasonbauza said...
can i have ryan braun patch card please
- July 29, 2010 at 6:29 PM
Hey it's David---
Can I request the Mike Leake card? My trade story will be in a later comment. - July 29, 2010 at 6:30 PM
My Best Trade Was Two years ago. One of my friends that came to my birthday party bought me a thing that had a Jersey card in it. His birthday was the day Before and I got him the same thing. He Drew A Ken Griffey Sr. And I Drew Cal Ripken Game used Bat. He Traded Me His Griffey Sr. Jersey And a Griffey Jr. Jersey for My Ripken.
- July 29, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- jasonbauza said...
and i almost forgot i had a ryan braun patch card and i got it autographed.Then a couple of months later we moved out and when we went to the new house and i forgot the card in my addict my old house . true storie
- July 29, 2010 at 6:42 PM
mike leake card!!!!
- July 29, 2010 at 7:04 PM
...or can i have the grieffy card
- July 29, 2010 at 7:06 PM
So was Rigby just making a Cameo in the last episode or you trying to make him a regular guest. If not you could just leave him in the dog house so he can keep the Orioles and Royals company.
- July 29, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- Alex said...
Could I get the Griffey card or the Seattle Mariners History card. Thanks guys I will post my trade story later.
- July 29, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Hey guys...I'd really like the Roy Campanella or the Robin Yount.Would've loved the Griifey but got beat to it.Have a bunch of the original anyway. So the best trade story that sticks out in my mind is from way back.My family used to get together at my grandmother's house every Sunday for dinner and my cousin Randy and I traded a lot of cards.So this had to be 1989 b/c Randy was really into Ricky Jordan,a Phillies prospect who was supposed to be great, sort of like Gregg Jeffries for the Mets.Anyway,I had a number of Ricky Jordan rookie cards,1989 Topps,Donruss,Fleer,Score and I believe 1 Upper Deck.I traded 8-10 Ricky Jordan cards for a 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson rookie card in great condition. Might've been the most lopsided trade in baseball card history!!
- July 29, 2010 at 9:23 PM
PS-I believe I still have the Henderson card somewhere in my house,or my dad's. Also,I asked last ep,but am very curious as to the answer...Joe, is Rigby named for the Beatles song?
Thanks again for everything guys! - July 29, 2010 at 9:26 PM
1.Yovani Gallardo
2.Seattle franchise history
3.Robin Yount
4.Roy Campanella
5.Ken Giffey JR
Those cardboard cards are just special inserts and in every box theres 1 pack like that.Its the same with last year.My best trade ever is when I trded some rookie noname for a Hanley Ramirez rookie card! - July 30, 2010 at 8:18 AM
Hey guys whats up. I put alot of thought into this story because I traded so many cards. My biggest card I even traded was traded to the card shop I have in town here. I traded him my Jay Bruce Autograph/Jersey Card for my newest owned card Matt Kemp Autograph Chrome Card 1/10
- July 30, 2010 at 10:32 AM
My best trade might be a recent one with a blogger who is a Red Sox fan and is from England. Not New England, but England England. I sent him about 30 Red Sox base cards from the 90's that I didn't need and only guys like him and Chris would appreciate. I'm talking about cards like a 1995 Score Steve Farr and 1997 Topps Heathcliff Slocumb. In return, I got close to 90 base cards of Yankees and Mets that hit on a bunch of my needs. First, the majority of these were from 2009-10 – cards I don't have much of. Next, I also added to my collection of players I collect: 3 Jeters, a Piazza, and a Wang card. I also like cards of managers when they were players, and there was one of Bob Geren, the A's manager, as a catcher with the Yankees. Last, he sent the complete set of Yankees from 1990 Fleer. So while no individual card has great book value, the quantity and players made it worth it for me. Plus, it was just cool trading across the Atlantic and seeing a huge postage stamp of the Queen.
- August 1, 2010 at 9:26 PM
- ManyCards said...
I will take any tiger cards you pull. I live in Michigan so I am a big tiger fan.
- August 3, 2010 at 11:17 PM
I'll take that yount card, please
Eric in green bay - August 4, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- Joe and Chris said...
Hey guys, thanks for the great trade stories. Chris and I are on the road for a few weeks this summer, so we will be a bit late in sending out cards and choosing a winner of the contest. Thanks for your patience.
Chris in VT - you are absolutely right, we did name Rigby after the Beatles, which both my wife and I really enjoy. Her full name on her papers is Eleanor Rigby. - August 5, 2010 at 8:56 AM
the best trade i ever made was a roger maris game used pants card for a ryan howard and jason wereth jeresy cards i got the roger maris
- August 5, 2010 at 5:09 PM
the best trade i ever made was a roger maris game used pants card for a ryan howard and jason wereth jeresy cards i got the roger maris my e mail is beckettweir yahoo.om
- August 5, 2010 at 5:23 PM
i meant email@example.com
- August 5, 2010 at 5:24 PM
Thanks a bunch Joe.I figured as much but wanted to be sure b/c I also am a big Beatles fan. Thanks again,keep up the great work and can't wait for the next episode/contest. Are there still full details to come on the All-Star contest, or not?
- August 6, 2010 at 1:42 AM
- Tkoz said...
The best trade ever was I traed a kid in my school new in collecting and he had no clue what the value of anything was and he opened his book and all he had was patch cards i was like omg inside but i didint want to say anything cause he didnt know. I was like i guees i could trade u this for a jay bruce 16/25 letterman card and he said yes. I ended up trading him a Manyy Ramerize 75/75 bat card from like 2000 and he had was happy and so was I.
- August 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
My best trade story comes from 1987 but isn't baseball...when I traded a pile of about 200 87 topps football cards to a buddy for about 100 86-87 Fleer Basketball cards....I put them away and forgot about them for a couple of years, and guess what I found when I finally went through them, yup, a Jordan Rookie....
My buddy wasn't even mad about it, he had a couple and said it was a fair trade at the time...so that's by far my best trade....especially since I didn't lose a friend... - August 9, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Joe and Chris said...
Hey everyone, getting back into the swing of things and mailing out your cards. Here's what I have for this episode:
Steve D - Tommy Hanson
Chris M - Roy Campanella
Jack D - St. Louis Cardinals
David L - Mike Leake
Bennett F - Yovani Gallardo
timmy519 - Al Kaline - CONTACT ME
Josh H - Ken Griffey Jr.
Eric E - Robin Yount
Alex H - Seattle Mariners
timmy519, send me your name and address to email@example.com so I know where to send your card.
Thanks! - August 22, 2010 at 1:42 PM
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Tax soda and snacks to promote health
Measure recommended in the American Journal of Public Health
WASHINGTON - Health advocates at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and Yale University recommended in a paper in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health that soft drinks and snack foods be taxed to provide funding for nutrition and health campaigns.
The new study found that 17 states — including California and New York — Chicago, and the District of Columbia already have special taxes on soft drinks or snack foods. Collectively, those sales taxes and other levies raise $1 billion per year, but the revenues are not used to promote healthier lifestyles. The food industry successfully lobbied to repeal similar taxes in seven other states and is trying to do so now in the District of Columbia.
"With obesity rates soaring and the costs of diet-related diseases in the stratosphere, it is essential that government fund major campaigns to promote healthful diets and physical activity," said Michael F. Jacobson, executive director of CSPI and co-author of the report. "One way to obtain funding is to apply small taxes to foods that undermine health."
The new report cites government studies that estimate that as many as 500,000 people are dying each year due to poor diets and physical inactivity, and that the cost of diet-related diseases is well over $71 billion annually.
Jacobson and co-author Kelly D. Brownell, professor of psychology at Yale University, estimate that a one-cent tax per 12-ounce soft drink could generate about $1.5 billion annually. In addition, a penny tax per pound of candy, chips and other snack foods, or fats and oils, would raise about $70 million, $54 million, and $190 million, respectively. The researchers said that those small taxes would have little or no direct effect on sales of those foods.
According to the new report, the National Cancer Institute spends only about $1 million annually to publicize its 5-A-Day campaign, which encourages fruit and vegetable consumption. In comparison, McDonald's spends $1 billion, soft-drink companies more than $500 million, and M&M candies $67 million on promotions.
"Small taxes on soft drinks, candy, gum, and snack foods are a sensible way to fund health-promotion programs," said Brownell. "Those programs could result in better health and lower health-care costs."