Many consider Ramses II one of the greatest pharaohs ancient Egypt had ever seen — a celebrated builder, fearless fighter, and father to more than 100 children. But was he also the pharaoh confronted by Moses, the leader of the Israelites?
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Dr Catherine S Adamson
csa21@st-andrews.ac.uk
Catherine's lab focuses on virology with a specific interest in antiviral drugs. Antiviral drugs can be used to combat important viral diseases that cause medical and economic burdens; in addition they can be used as valuable tools to address basic research questions in virology.
Prior to her current position as Lecturer in Molecular Medicine at the University of St Andrews, Catherine worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Dr Eric Freed within the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) HIV Drug Resistance Program. During this time Catherine performed internationally recognized work on the novel HIV-1 maturation inhibitor bevirimat and made significant contributions to understanding the drugs mechanism of action, acquisition of drug resistance and performance in phase II clinical trials. Research into HIV-1 maturation inhibitors is on going in St Andrews; we are dissecting the relationship between drug binding and Gag-Gag multimerization during virus assembly and using a panel of maturation inhibitor analogues to understand drug structure-activity-relationships (SAR).
A second major research interest is to determine if fundamental knowledge about viral interferon (IFN) antagonist function can be leveraged into translational research to impact the treatment of viral diseases. All viruses, studied to date, encode at least one IFN antagonist, which is used to counteract the cellular IFN system, a powerful anti-viral innate immune response. We have recently completed a piece of work demonstrating a novel application for cellular IFN inhibitors to increase the growth of IFN-sensitive viruses in a cell-line of choice. This work is broadly useful for a range of viruses and applicable to diverse virological applications; including fundamental studies, vaccine and oncolytic virus production, virus diagnostics and techniques to isolate newly emerging viruses. As viral IFN antagonists play a critical role in virus replication and pathogenicity a major research aim is to determine if a novel class of virus specific drugs that work by inhibiting viral IFN antagonist function can be developed. Our approach is to develop a novel modular cell-based screening assay that can target a viral IFN antagonist of choice using a high-throughput screening platform. We are currently targeting various viral IFN antagonists from viruses for which there is a clinical need for new antiviral drugs. This work is being conducted in collaboration with Professor Rick Randall, University of St Andrews.
Far-UVC (222 nm) efficiently inactivated an airborne pathogen in a room-sized chamber
Eadie, E., Hiwar, W., Fletcher, L., Tidswell, E., O'Mahoney, P., Buonanno, M., Welch, D., Adamson, C. S., Brenner, D. J., Noakes, C. & Wood, K., 23 Mar 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 4373.
Antiviral drug discovery: preparing for the next pandemic
Adamson, C. S., Chibale, K., Goss, R., Jaspars, M., Newman, D. J. & Dorrington, R. A., 1 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Chemical Society Reviews. Advance Article, 9 p.
Specificity and sensitivity of an RNA targeting type III CRISPR complex coupled with a NucC endonuclease effector
Grüschow, S., Adamson, C. S. & White, M. F., 16 Dec 2021, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 49, 22, p. 13122-13134 13 p., gkab1190.
The quest for COVID-19 treatments
Hilton, J. V. & Adamson, C. S., 1 Oct 2021, Microbiology Today, 48, 2, p. 82-85 4 p.
Antiviral agents: discovery to resistance
Adamson, C. S., 7 Apr 2020, In: Viruses. 12, 4, 3 p., 406.
Bright and early: inhibiting human cytomegalovirus by targeting major immediate-early gene expression or protein function
Adamson, C. S. & Nevels, M. M., 16 Jan 2020, In: Viruses. 12, 1, 41 p., 110.
Modular cell-based platform for high throughput identification of compounds that inhibit a viral interferon antagonist of choice
Vasou, A., Paulus, C., Narloch, J., Gage, Z. O., Rameix-Welti, M-A., Eléouët, J-F., Nevels, M., Randall, R. E. & Adamson, C. S., Feb 2018, In: Antiviral Research. 150, p. 79-92
Identification of novel inhibitors of the type I interferon induction pathway using cell-based high-throughput screening
Gage, Z. O., Vasou, A., Gray, D., Randall, R. E. & Adamson, C. S., Oct 2016, In: Journal of Biomolecular Screening. 21, 9, p. 978-988 11 p.
Structure-activity relationships of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 maturation inhibitor PF-46396
Murgatroyd, C., Pirrie, L., Tran, F., Smith, T. K., Westwood, N. J. & Adamson, C. S., Sep 2016, In: Journal of Virology. 90, 18, p. 8181-8197 17 p.
Derivatisable cyanobactin analogues: a semisynthetic approach
Oueis, E., Adamson, C. S., Mann, G., Ludewig, H., Naismith, J., Redpath, P., Migaud, M., Westwood, N. J. & Naismith, J., 14 Dec 2015, In: ChemBioChem. 16, 18, p. 2646-2650
Biomedical Sciences Research Complex
KY16 9ST
Email: biology@st-andrews.ac.uk
Prospective student queries
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Minister says 'Spring Repeal Day' will axe 7200 pages of red tape for SMEs; ACCC cracks down on cosmetics: Midday Roundup
Kirsten Robb
Bruce Billson, Minister for Small Business, claims the federal government's 'Spring Repeal Day' will remove nearly 1000 pieces and over 7200 pages of legislation and regulation to cut red tape for small business.
The repeal day, set for October 29, follows the government's 'Autumn Repeal Day' on March 26, which saw more than 10,000 pieces of legislation removed.
"Small business people around the country have told me their stories of attempting to make ends meet while struggling with red and green tape," Billson said in a statement.
"This is why the Commonwealth government is working each day to remove the red tape burdens for small business."
However, the government's previous cuts have also controversially included scrapping the Small Business Tax Assistance Act which includes the motor vehicle tax concession for small business, concessional depreciation write-off for small business, loss carry-back rules for companies and low income superannuation contributions.
Billson today introduced the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation amendment, which he says will enhances the capacity of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation "to support small and medium-sized businesses seeking to capitalise on global trade opportunities."
"This will immediately and significantly improve the export potential of Australian small and medium-sized businesses," Billson said.
Consumer watchdog cracks down on dodgy cosmetics
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will crack down on dodgy cosmetic products with no ingredient labelling or labelling in a language other than English.
ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard announced yesterday the watchdog will be assessing compliance in the sector as a part of its' surveillance activities for the year.
"Few other consumer products are directly applied to our bodies in the way cosmetics are. This means that people who make and supply cosmetic products need to be fully aware of their responsibilities," Rickard said in a statement.
"Where we identify non-compliance with the cosmetics labelling standard, we will speak with the suppliers and enforcement action will be seriously contemplated."
Rickard warned against companies making false credence claims relating to the presence or absence of an ingredient, product safety or the moral or social benefits of a product.
Shares flat following mixed global lead
Local shares are down this morning, following a mixed lead from international market that saw Europe rise and Wall St fall.
The S&P/ASX200 benchmark was down 9.4 points to 5376.5 at 12:20pm AEDT. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones closed 153.49 points down, falling 0.92% to 16,461.3.
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Q: Spring cloud zuul proxy mapping with Spring Data Rest API Following the articles on Angular JS and Spring Security I have an API based on Spring Data Rest and Client app on angularjs. API is hosted on context "some-api" while client app is hosted on root context. Zuul proxy configuration for client app is like below. While everything is dandy, the proxy configuration between client app and API is not working as expected. The response from client /api contains "some-api" sub context which breaks API calls.
Zuul Config:
server.port: 9900
zuul:
  routes:
    api:
      path: /api/**
      url: http://localhost:9988/some-api

API App:

http://localhost:9988/some-api/

{
    "_links": {
        "resources": {
            "href": "http://localhost:9988/some-api/resources{?page,size,sort}",
            "templated": true
        },
        "profile": {
            "href": "http://localhost:9988/some-api/alps"
        }
    }
}

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http://localhost:9900/api/

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      "href" : "http://localhost:9900/api/some-api/resources{?page,size,sort}",
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    },
    "profile" : {
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    }
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This course is about making sense of how public policy is made. Public policy is the collection of decisions and instruments used by governments to respond to the diverse and complex mix of social, environmental, economic and cultural problems, issues and circumstances which confront and challenge communities, regions and nations. There are a number of models which attempt to explain how policy making happens which typically adopt sausage factory production or cyclic modes of analysis, reducing policy making to a rational, objective process of steps and stages. Deborah Stone, and others, suggest we use other forms of analysis to understand the paradox and ambiguity of policy making. This course takes Stone's advice and so is designed develop your policy analysis capacity so that you can engage with the complexity and challenges of developing political responses to a diverse range of often enduring and difficult problems and issues. The course is designed for postgraduate students wanting to develop understanding and familiarity with the ideas, processes and politics of policy making. Within this framework, it is the task of the course to support your development as critically aware policy actors.
• provide analysis and critique of policy cases, research and policy literature which is well written, evidence based and soundly argued.
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Course learning activities utilise a range of resources designed to immerse students in building understanding and critical capacity in policy making. These include: - • workshops – discussion, reading review and activities related to the policy making topic and policy case studies • policy case studies – students will work in small teams to analyse specified policy cases (available on Canvas) along with supporting research, journal articles, media, Hansard debates etc • topic reading - relevant policy literature available on Canvas.
You will be assessed on the above learning outcomes and capabilities. Assessment tasks may include but are not limited to a policy case study and a policy analysis paper. Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.


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She had been ill for two years when, one Friday lunchtime, I walked home from school to find that she had just died. My schooling ended literally there and then, as did our family life. I was barely 16, my mum was just 38.
Years later, working as a postman, I heard about Breast Cancer Haven in Hereford. As I walked through the door, it felt so calm and welcoming. I felt a real connection with the place. As I got talking to the staff and some visitors it really struck home: mum would have had an entirely different experience if there had been a Haven for her.
I know you can't turn the clock back, but I thought I could do something for the future. As Breast Cancer Haven relies on fundraising to keep its doors open, I've done all sorts of events – from completing the London Marathon, to running from Hereford to London pushing my postal trolley!
When I made my will a few years back, I decided to include the charity. I told my solicitor that I wanted to leave everything to my daughters Laura and Abi, but that a percentage of what was left was to go to Breast Cancer Haven. It's a way we can remember mum as a family and make sure people in the future get all the care they need.
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Katie Cutugno
Ryan McCullough and Gabby Hart are the unlikeliest of friends. Introverted, anxious Gabby would rather do literally anything than go to a party. Ryan is a star hockey player who can get any girl he wants—and does, frequently. But against all odds, they became not only friends, but each other's favorite person. Now, as they face high school graduation, they can't help but take a moment to reminisce and, in their signature tradition, make a top ten list—counting down the top ten moments of their friendship: 10. Where to begin? Maybe the night we met. 9. Then there was our awkward phase. 8. When you were in love with me but never told me… 7. Those five months we stopped talking were the hardest of my life. 6. Through terrible fights… 5. And emotional makeups. 4. You were there for me when I got my heart broken. 3. …but at times, you were also the one breaking it. 2. Above all, you helped me make sense of the world. 1. Now, as we head off to college—how am I possibly going to live without you?
Beautiful and amazing
TOP TEN was an amazing contemporary book that was the perfect blend of adorable and kicks you in the feels. It follows Gabby and Ryan as they graduate high school and look back on the best moments of their friendship. Gabby suffers from anxiety and would much rather stay home with her books while Ryan is a star hockey player who is a social butterfly and can have his pick of any girl at school. Gabby and Ryan are the last two people in the world you would expect to be best friends, but despite the doubt, they make it work. Told in flashbacks and alternating POVs Gabby and Ryan go through their list of top ten best moments throughout high school.
What I liked
I've been in a huge contemporary binge and after hearing all the praise this book was getting I knew I had to get my hands on it. And can I just say I absolutely loved it. It was cute, funny, charming, with some of the best relationships. Gabby and Ryan were so different from each other but they still fit so perfectly together and despite all the fights they still were there for each other in the end. I loved that Ryan kind of became this permanent fixture in Gabby's life. And he was someone who Gabby could really depend on. There were always people who came into either Gabby or Ryan's life but none of that ever changed the way they felt about each other. It was also really nice to see a book where they didn't shy away from talking about big issues and they talked to each other about their problems. This book is told in flashbacks starting with freshman year and I really loved how it gave you time to understand and love these characters, but also that it was a really interesting way to tell this story. Something that might not have worked but I think Katie pulled it off. I do have to say at times the story got a bit confusing but it wasn't anything that made me want to stop reading. That might have to do with the fact that I needed to know what would happen to these characters.
I really loved that this book was about the friendship between Gabby and Ryan, but that it also brought attention to the anxiety that Gabby suffered from. Throughout the book, we see more and more how anxiety affects Gabby and how in the beginning she thinks she can handle it herself. But ultimately learns that asking for help, getting help does not make her weak or vulnerable. She begins to take things on her own and she learned that leaning on people isn't a bad thing. Katie does a great job at understanding anxiety and really portraying it on the page. I was kinda bummed by the ending because of that one thing that won't be mentioned (it's not a bad thing promise) but also because it felt a bit rushed. I really wish we could have seen Gabby and Ryan really kinda settle into the choices they made and being away from home and where that would lead. I liked getting to know both of these characters and I would have loved to see a bit more of a resolution to everything they both were dealing with. Don't get me wrong I still really loved this book and the ending was a great ending.
One more quick side note I really really loved how present Gabby's parents were. They were there from the beginning, they supported Gabby in every choice and they never forced her into uncomfortable situations with her anxiety. I also liked this sense that they weren't sure how to handle it, they didn't know how to help her and weren't sure how far to push. It shows this kinda helpless feeling when someone we love deals with anxiety. I just loved Gabby's parents and how supportive and loving they were. Overall this book was amazing. It was all the perfect things I love in a YA contemporary and more. Katie not only developed amazing characters, but she wrote about issues people don't always understand or care about in such a brilliant way. I loved Top Ten and I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves contemporary.
Jacklin Updegraft, Staff Reviewer Top 100 Reviewer 68 reviews
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Q: Вывод даты. PostgreSQL+Node.js работаю в node.js и вывожу данные с PostgreSQL. Хочу вывести дату в формате YYYY-MM-DD, а мне выдает 'Thu May 23 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0300 (GMT+03:00)'.
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Most canned black beans have three main ingredients: beans, water, and salt. So how different could they taste? Plenty different, we found out when 22 test cooks and editors from America's Test Kitchen sampled six national brands—three of them organic—in a blind test. We tasted them plain (drained and rinsed), and also in a test kitchen recipe for black bean soup.
The results neatly separated into three brands we like and three we don't. Predictably, our tasters had a strong preference for well-seasoned beans. All brands add water to the beans, and all but one add salt (an organic brand adds a small amount of kombu, a salty seaweed). The three brands that scored the highest all have more than 400 milligrams of sodium per half-cup serving; the three low-scoring brands, all of them organic, contain much less sodium (between 15 and 140 mg). Simply adding salt to the organic brands didn't help: The texture was still mushy and the seasoning superficial.
Texture was important, too, as tasters disliked mushy beans (again, the three organic brands). The difference between firm and mushy beans hinges on a balance between chemistry (in the form of salt and other additives) and process (how hot and how long the beans are cooked during canning). Aside from adding flavor, salt accelerates the softening of beans by breaking down the pectin in the cell walls. So you need salt for good flavor, but too much can make the beans mushy. This is why two of our salty, highly ranked brands, add calcium chloride, which counteracts the softening power of sodium by strengthening the pectin in the cell walls of the beans. So how does our winning brand achieve firm beans with lots of salt and no calcium chloride? That's proprietary manufacturing information, we're told, but odds are that to preserve more of their firm texture, they quickly processes their beans with less heat than the other brands (the three organic brands are dramatically overcooked).
Here are the proper ways to incorporate both types of beans into your recipes.
Earthy black beans should make a satisfying nonmeat burger. But most either fall apart when flipped or are so mushy that no one wants to eat them.
With its thin, gray broth and weak flavor, has this restaurant standard passed its prime?
In Latin America, crisp pastry pockets stuffed with briny spiced beef make a savory, transportable lunch. We wanted to streamline the recipe in time to serve it for dinner.


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Life Without Goods Made in China a Challenge A Year Without "Made in China": One Family's True Life Adventure in the Global Economy chronicles how Sara Bongiorni and her family tried to live without buying anything produced in China.
Life Without Goods Made in China a Challenge
July 18, 20076:00 AM ET
A Year Without "Made in China": One Family's True Life Adventure in the Global Economy chronicles how Sara Bongiorni and her family tried to live without buying anything produced in China.
LINDA WERTHEIMER, host:
Now how one woman and her family dealt with Chinese imports. In January 2005, business writer Sara Bongiorni made an unusual New Years resolution. She and her family pledged to spend the year without buying anything from China. She's chronicled that experience in a new book, "A Year Without Made in China."
Ms. SARA BONGIORNI (Author): At the outset the rule was just avoiding things that had the label Made in China, or if we happened to know that there was a Chinese component in something, we would avoid that too. Of course oftentimes you can't know that, but we decided we would just set the bar there.
So in that sense we set the bar comparatively low and yet this experiment absolutely turns a daily life upside down. It was everything from, you know, mundane ordinary errands like running to the store for new tennis shoes for one of the kids or buying birthday candles became days or sometimes weeks-long sagas that didn't necessarily have a satisfactory resolution in the end.
WERTHEIMER: The tennis shoes was something that really struck me. I mean, you had a terrific struggle to try to find shoes for your child. Little sneakers seem to be something that's almost exclusively Chinese.
Ms. BONGIORNI: That's absolutely right. It took me two or three weeks of searching and eventually I located sneakers made in Italy in a catalog, and with shipping they cost almost $70. And that compares to maybe $15 for a pair of ordinary tennis shoes that are made in China at some place like Payless Shoes. So I could really appreciate the benefit of having access to low-cost goods from China.
WERTHEIMER: You actually made financial sacrifices to do this. I mean, this was not a financially feasible thing to do.
Ms. BONGIORNI: I think on balance, it was probably a wash financially. But the reason was, although we had to spend more money on some items, lots of times we simply couldn't find a non-Chinese alternative to many things. So we ended up just keeping our money in our wallets because we had no option. We had to cobble together some sort of solution on our own or just do without for the remainder of the year.
WERTHEIMER: Examples?
Ms. BONGIORNI: Well, our coffeemaker broke and all ordinary drip coffeemakers are made in China. So we ended up boiling water in a pan and just pouring it over filters into our coffee mugs. Our blender also broke about mid-year, and we couldn't repair it because the replacement blade was made in China, so that sat there gathering dust.
WERTHEIMER: You clearly demonstrated that the family Bongiorni have a relationship to the international economy. But what else do you think you proved to us or to yourself about giving up China?
Ms. BONGIORNI: What doing this really brought home to me was that we are so closely connected to the rest of the world for what we want and need. And as you know from reading the book, sometimes there's ambivalence about that, but there's also big part in me that likes that and wants to embrace our connections with the rest of the world. So I found it very satisfying, I guess, to find out how connected I am to this big, fuzzy concept to the global economy.
WERTHEIMER: Did you decide at the end of the year that you were still going to boycott China? Did you move on?
Ms. BONGIORNI: Well in the end we had to find a way to come to terms with the world as it is. We couldn't live like this forever. I mean it really did become an all-consuming project. So we found a middle ground at the end, and yes, we do buy things from China again.
WERTHEIMER: Sara Bongiorni, thank you very much for this.
Ms. BONGIORNI: Thank you so much.
WERTHEIMER: Sara Bongiorni is the author of "A Year Without Made in China."
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// See http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb
// Any modifications to this file will be lost upon recompilation of the source schema.
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package org.slc.sli.sample.entitiesR1;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;

/**
 * New SLC natural reference type for Grade.
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Java class for SLC-GradeReferenceType complex type.
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The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
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@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
@XmlType(name = "SLC-GradeReferenceType", propOrder = {
    "gradeIdentity"
})
public class SLCGradeReferenceType {

    @XmlElement(name = "GradeIdentity", required = true)
    protected SLCGradeIdentityType gradeIdentity;

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     * Gets the value of the gradeIdentity property.
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     *     {@link SLCGradeIdentityType }
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    public void setGradeIdentity(SLCGradeIdentityType value) {
        this.gradeIdentity = value;
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}

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Roger has achieved a wealth of experience over 25 years within the Automotive and Asset Finance industry.
Initially, Roger started his career with Esanda Finance in 1989. He spent his time building a strong foundation in asset finance which has paved the way for his success in the finance industry.
Since his time at Esanda, Roger spent the next 10 years operating in car and truck dealerships where he practised the importance of building strong relationships with his clients, of which many are still with him to this day.
Roger regards his personal connections with all the lenders a crucial key element to ensuring that each of his clients receive the best possible results for all of their financial needs.
Armed with not only a strong understanding of automotive and asset finance, but also his growing and existing loyal client base, Roger entered the broker market. Over the last 6 years his client base has increased substantially, due to his ability to ensure that he offers market leading finance options and advice.
Roger offers finance in all areas of consumer and commercial vehicles, farming equipment, and particularly specialising in the prestige automotive sector.
Roger is a family man, where he enjoys spending most of his time when away from work. He is also a keen golf enthusiast!
and resourced Equipment Finance Broking firm.
Our market position guarantees we get preferential interest rates on the full range of equipment finance facilities from every major bank and specialised lender in the market.


Dry-firing is not enough. You must train your entire hand, wrist & forearm to lock on the target. Prohands® is the No. 1 hand exerciser in the world thanks to spring-loaded pistons for each finger. We added a laser sight for tactical training … and this combination is key. Outside the range, Prohands® is the most effective way to train for accuracy. You can train safely regardless if you are dry firing from a static position or on the move.
We believe that your entire hand, wrist and forearm should be measurably stronger than necessary to operate your handgun. This will allow you to relax your hand and control the weapon with confidence. If your hand is stressed and strained, you will not be operating within your confidence zone. We recommend that you strengthen your hands to a higher level than is necessary to stay locked on the target, so when you are required to perform, you remain well within your capability.
Prohands is a registered trademark of Prohands.
--- Select Tension --- Light (5lb) Blue Medium (7lb) Red Heavy (9lb) Black X-Heavy (11lb) Grey Select the Tension you need from the drop-down menu.
UsefulI found this most helpful for working on tracking my grip while moving or on tracking swinging targets (in my backyard, in my garage, etc). The full-time on laser feature was useful for this. A crimson trace would be similarly useful, but at times you might prefer to not brandish a gun during practice....my wife really hates me shuffling around in my backyard with a (empty) pistol, even a blue/red gun.


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package com.alibaba.fastjson.serializer;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;

import com.alibaba.fastjson.JSON;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.JSONException;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.parser.DefaultJSONParser;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.parser.JSONScanner;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.parser.JSONToken;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.parser.deserializer.AbstractDateDeserializer;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.parser.deserializer.ObjectDeserializer;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.util.IOUtils;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.util.TypeUtils;

/**
 * @author wenshao[szujobs@hotmail.com]
 */
public class DateCodec extends AbstractDateDeserializer implements ObjectSerializer, ObjectDeserializer {

    public final static DateCodec instance = new DateCodec();

    public void write(JSONSerializer serializer, Object object, Object fieldName, Type fieldType, int features) throws IOException {
        SerializeWriter out = serializer.out;

        if (object == null) {
            out.writeNull();
            return;
        }

        Date date;
        if (object instanceof Date) {
            date = (Date) object;
        } else {
            date = TypeUtils.castToDate(object);
        }

        if (out.isEnabled(SerializerFeature.WriteDateUseDateFormat)) {
            DateFormat format = serializer.getDateFormat();
            if (format == null) {
                format = new SimpleDateFormat(JSON.DEFFAULT_DATE_FORMAT, serializer.locale);
                format.setTimeZone(serializer.timeZone);
            }
            String text = format.format(date);
            out.writeString(text);
            return;
        }

        if (out.isEnabled(SerializerFeature.WriteClassName)) {
            if (object.getClass() != fieldType) {
                if (object.getClass() == java.util.Date.class) {
                    out.write("new Date(");
                    out.writeLong(((Date) object).getTime());
                    out.write(')');
                } else {
                    out.write('{');
                    out.writeFieldName(JSON.DEFAULT_TYPE_KEY);
                    serializer.write(object.getClass().getName());
                    out.writeFieldValue(',', "val", ((Date) object).getTime());
                    out.write('}');
                }
                return;
            }
        }

        long time = date.getTime();
        if (out.isEnabled(SerializerFeature.UseISO8601DateFormat)) {
            char quote = out.isEnabled(SerializerFeature.UseSingleQuotes) ? '\'' : '\"';
            out.write(quote);

            Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(serializer.timeZone, serializer.locale);
            calendar.setTimeInMillis(time);

            int year = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR);
            int month = calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
            int day = calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
            int hour = calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY);
            int minute = calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE);
            int second = calendar.get(Calendar.SECOND);
            int millis = calendar.get(Calendar.MILLISECOND);

            char[] buf;
            if (millis != 0) {
                buf = "0000-00-00T00:00:00.000".toCharArray();
                IOUtils.getChars(millis, 23, buf);
                IOUtils.getChars(second, 19, buf);
                IOUtils.getChars(minute, 16, buf);
                IOUtils.getChars(hour, 13, buf);
                IOUtils.getChars(day, 10, buf);
                IOUtils.getChars(month, 7, buf);
                IOUtils.getChars(year, 4, buf);

            } else {
                if (second == 0 && minute == 0 && hour == 0) {
                    buf = "0000-00-00".toCharArray();
                    IOUtils.getChars(day, 10, buf);
                    IOUtils.getChars(month, 7, buf);
                    IOUtils.getChars(year, 4, buf);
                } else {
                    buf = "0000-00-00T00:00:00".toCharArray();
                    IOUtils.getChars(second, 19, buf);
                    IOUtils.getChars(minute, 16, buf);
                    IOUtils.getChars(hour, 13, buf);
                    IOUtils.getChars(day, 10, buf);
                    IOUtils.getChars(month, 7, buf);
                    IOUtils.getChars(year, 4, buf);
                }
            }

            out.write(buf);

            int timeZone = calendar.getTimeZone().getRawOffset()/(3600*1000);
            if (timeZone == 0) {
                out.write('Z');
            } else {
                if (timeZone > 0) {
                    out.append('+').append(String.format("%02d", timeZone));
                } else {
                    out.append('-').append(String.format("%02d", -timeZone));
                }
                out.append(":00");
            }

            out.write(quote);
        } else {
            out.writeLong(time);
        }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    protected <T> T cast(DefaultJSONParser parser, Type clazz, Object fieldName, Object val) {

        if (val == null) {
            return null;
        }

        if (val instanceof java.util.Date) {
            return (T) val;
        } else if (val instanceof Number) {
            return (T) new java.util.Date(((Number) val).longValue());
        } else if (val instanceof String) {
            String strVal = (String) val;
            if (strVal.length() == 0) {
                return null;
            }

            JSONScanner dateLexer = new JSONScanner(strVal);
            try {
                if (dateLexer.scanISO8601DateIfMatch(false)) {
                    Calendar calendar = dateLexer.getCalendar();

                    if (clazz == Calendar.class) {
                        return (T) calendar;
                    }

                    return (T) calendar.getTime();
                }
            } finally {
                dateLexer.close();
            }

            if (strVal.length() == parser.getDateFomartPattern().length()) {
                DateFormat dateFormat = parser.getDateFormat();
                try {
                    return (T) dateFormat.parse(strVal);
                } catch (ParseException e) {
                    // skip
                }
            }

            if (strVal.startsWith("/Date(") && strVal.endsWith(")/")) {
                String dotnetDateStr = strVal.substring(6, strVal.length() - 2);
                strVal = dotnetDateStr;
            }

//            JSONScanner iso8601Lexer = new JSONScanner(strVal);
//            if (iso8601Lexer.scanISO8601DateIfMatch()) {
//                val = iso8601Lexer.getCalendar().getTime();
//            }
//            iso8601Lexer.close();
//
            long longVal = Long.parseLong(strVal);
            return (T) new java.util.Date(longVal);
        }

        throw new JSONException("parse error");
    }

    public int getFastMatchToken() {
        return JSONToken.LITERAL_INT;
    }

}


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Inspector General closed cases 2017
Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Amtrak, Office of Inspector General)
Emma Best sent this request to the Amtrak, Office of Inspector General of the United States of America
Awaiting Response
Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Army, Inspector General)
Emma Best sent this request to the Army, Inspector General of the United States of America
Awaiting Acknowledgement
Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Corporation For National and Community Service, Office of the Inspector General)
Emma Best sent this request to the Corporation For National and Community Service, Office of the Inspector General of the United States of America
Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Defense Intelligence Agency, Office of the Inspector General)
Emma Best sent this request to the Defense Intelligence Agency, Office of the Inspector General of the United States of America
Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General)
Emma Best sent this request to the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General of the United States of America
Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Energy Inspector General)
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Fix Required
Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of the Navy, Office of Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (NASA - Office of the Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (National Credit Union Administration Inspector General)
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Inspector General closed cases 2017 (United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General)
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Look at this adorable display shelf! It is recessed into the wall, and has a cut-out in the "ceiling" for a small LED light, which will shine down on a decorative item inside.
This was in a new-born baby's nursery, and the whole wall will be covered with these niches, in various sizes. Very sweet.
The new mother choose two wallpaper patterns for the room. One has soft water color looking butterflies, dragonflies, and flowers. The other is a textured paper that has a linen look, in a light tan or cream color. That's the paper that is a backdrop to these display shelves.
Keeping the background calm ensures that the shelves and the items on them will remain the main focus.
Fireworks or Dandelion Heads ??
No matter if you see fireworks or flowers, this light colored pattern full of bursts of movement really transformed this powder room. Originally, the room was papered a dark brick red color. It was so dark that I could not even get a photo, plus the paper had no pattern, so you have to wonder why they didn't paint instead.
The homeowner searched hard to find a wallpaper that would coordinate with both her new grey granite countertop and the existing Saltillo tile floor, while brightening up a room that had been cave-like for decades.
I would say that she was successful, because this paper fills the bill in every way.
This home is in the Fondren Southwest neighborhood of Houston. The wallpaper is by York, in their Candice Olson line. The label said it was unpasted, but it turned out to be pre-pasted. I pasted the paper anyway, and was very happy with the quality of the paper, and how nice it was to work with, and how tight the seams were, as well as the overall finished job.
Life at home will never be too serious when walking through the front door is this fun!
The homeowner is the mother of a toddler and a newborn, and she chose this light-hearted pattern for the entry of their beautifully renovated and updated 1958 ranch style home in the Spring Branch area of Houston. Originally, the entry felt small and unwelcoming, and the walls had a heavy texture that was, well, it was icky.
I smoothed the walls, which took a long time, mostly waiting for the smoothing compound to dry, before I could sand it smooth and roll on a primer.
This playful pattern looks like someone took a grey Sharpie and drew star flowers and squares on the wall. It really expanded the space visually. The entry is now something fun and inviting to step into.
Since the entry can be seen easily from the living room and the great room and kitchen, it interjects a playful mood into the rest of the house.
This wallpaper pattern is from the Sure Strip line by York, one of my favorite brands, for many reasons. I like the "raised ink" texture to the paper. The thin paper will dry flat and hold tightly to the wall. Yet the material was developed so that, when it comes time to redecorate, it should strip off the wall easily and in one piece, with no damage to the underlying surface. On top of all that, it comes pre-pasted, and is very nice to work with.
Even though I was battling a regimented pattern in a room full of unlevel ceiling, un-plumb walls, and crooked corners, the finished project turned out fantastic.
This wallpaepr was bought at below retail price from Dorota Hartwig at Southwestern Paint on Bissonnet near Kirby. (713) 520-6262 or dorotasouthwestern@hotmail.com. She is great at helping you find just the perfect paper! Discuss your project and make an appointment before heading over to see her.
It's easier to find beautiful shimmery Chinoiserie murals on HOUZZ – than it is to swallow the price tag … Some of those you see pictured are very high-end, meaning, $1000-$10,000 per panel.
I suggested this homeowner go visit Dorota (read below) and she was able to find a very similar design and color that she loves, for a very reasonable price. It has just enough of the Asian look, and the flowers look like they are hand painted on. It compliments her mirrored desk and side tables, and it offers a bit of upscale shimmer, but does not overpower the room.
The soft colors blend nicely with the rest of the house. The homeowner will probably pick up some of the soft peach color from the flowers as an accent color in other areas of the room. I'm hoping she will paint the other three walls this color.
I hung this on one accent wall of a second floor home office, in a new home in the Houston Heights. It's by Wallquest, in their Jaima Brown Home line. This wallpaper was bought at below retail price from Dorota Hartwig at Southwestern Paint on Bissonnet near Kirby. (713) 520-6262 or dorotasouthwestern@hotmail.com. She is great at helping you find just the perfect paper! Discuss your project and make an appointment before heading over to see her.


Here's a new method to consider experiential advertising and marketing.
In June, a 123-year-old tradition attracted a whole bunch of 1000's of attendees to New York's Lengthy Island, and types equivalent to American Express, Lexus and Deloitte flocked. Every engineered a multifaceted experiential activation on the 2018 U.S. Open golf match — inviting prosperous customers into specialized leisure areas or hooking them as much as digital actuality golf simulators.
It was a powerful unfold, to make sure. However experiential advertising and marketing aren't nearly impressing folks. It's about impressing folks in a method that galvanizes them to impress others. The expertise is a catalyst that sparks conversations and drives conversions. The purpose is to not have any impact; it's to have a supposed impact. And to achieve success, you could outline what that's early on, then construct each side of your expertise around it.
For years, press and social impressions had been the gold commonplace for the way manufacturers quantified the success of their occasions and experiential campaigns. But this method insufficiently articulates the deeper impression and insights that may be gleaned from a viewers' expertise at an occasion.
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1. Take into account measurements of worth, not quantity.
Extra manufacturers — equivalent to Crayola, Oscar Mayer, and Hertz — are integrating experiential activations into their advertising and marketing combine. The truth is, in accordance with Bizzabo, 91 % of overperforming companies emphasize experiential advertising and marketing greater than underperforming corporations. Experiential advertising and marketing is a vital piece of the pie, however, like each different advertising and marketing effort, it should ship true worth and a demonstrable ROI.
To show ROI, you could start by asking the precise questions. For example: "At the end of the journey, what do you want to leave consumers with?" The reply will outline the aim and priorities of the entire marketing campaign; it ought to act as a guideline that each one part of the occasion are filtered by way of.
Resist the urge to collect as a lot of knowledge as doable; quite, collect knowledge that informs your aims. Having 1000's of individuals present as much as an occasion makes it sound like a hit. But when none of them amplified the expertise on social media, the trouble didn't have the supposed impact.
2. Do not simply obtain suggestions — chase after it.
Among the finest methods to find out how customers felt about your expertise is to ask. That mentioned, it is vital to get inventive along with your efforts. Surveys aren't the one approach to be taught what folks suppose.
Take into account distributing interactive polls that really feel extra participating than compulsory. In keeping with a report from Occasion Supervisor Weblog, not less than 60 % of attendees actively use their smartphones all through the period of an occasion — making smartphones an excellent platform for soliciting trustworthy, natural suggestions.
Bizzabo's "Event Marketing 2018 Benchmarks and Trends" report confirmed that 87 % of executives imagine within the energy of stay occasions, they usually plan to speculate extra in them sooner or later. A few of the additional funding ought to go to data-driven applied sciences. Facial recognition know-how, for instance, permits entrepreneurs to trace a visitor's evolving moods in actual time and with unbelievable precision. RFID applied sciences supply related insights into how friends transfer although an area and work together with reveals.
On the entire, know-how empowers you to ship extra dazzling and customized experiences whereas accumulating knowledge concerning the impression your experiences make.
When manufacturers can efficiently ship significant client experiences, analysis from Occasion Advertising Institute's "2016 EventTrack" report reveals that 74 % of customers usually tend to purchase. Nonetheless, experiential advertising and marketing will not ship the ROI you are searching for by merely wanting modern and thrilling on the floor. As a substitute, it is about setting clear aims, delivering a contextualized model narrative that buyers need to amplify, and translating the impression of that have into laborious metrics and empirical insights.