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package org.bremersee.security.access;

import static org.springframework.util.Assert.notNull;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
import org.bremersee.common.model.AccessControlList;
import org.bremersee.security.core.AuthorityConstants;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

/**
 * The acl mapper implementation.
 *
 * @param <T> the acl type
 * @author Christian Bremer
 */
public class AclMapperImpl<T extends Acl<? extends Ace>> implements AclMapper<T> {

  private final AclFactory<T> aclFactory;

  private final String[] defaultPermissions;

  private final boolean switchAdminAccess;

  private final boolean returnNull;

  private Set<String> adminRoles;

  /**
   * Instantiates a new acl mapper.
   *
   * @param aclFactory the acl factory
   */
  public AclMapperImpl(
      @NotNull AclFactory<T> aclFactory) {
    this(aclFactory, null, false);
  }

  /**
   * Instantiates a new acl mapper.
   *
   * @param aclFactory the acl factory
   * @param defaultPermissions the default permissions
   * @param switchAdminAccess the switch admin access
   */
  public AclMapperImpl(
      @NotNull AclFactory<T> aclFactory,
      @Nullable String[] defaultPermissions,
      boolean switchAdminAccess) {
    this(aclFactory, defaultPermissions, switchAdminAccess, false);
  }

  /**
   * Instantiates a new acl mapper.
   *
   * @param aclFactory the acl factory
   * @param defaultPermissions the default permissions
   * @param switchAdminAccess the switch admin access
   * @param returnNull the return null
   */
  public AclMapperImpl(
      @NotNull AclFactory<T> aclFactory,
      @Nullable String[] defaultPermissions,
      boolean switchAdminAccess,
      boolean returnNull) {
    notNull(aclFactory, "Acl factory must not be null.");
    this.aclFactory = aclFactory;
    this.defaultPermissions = defaultPermissions;
    this.switchAdminAccess = switchAdminAccess;
    this.returnNull = returnNull;
    getAdminRoles().add(AuthorityConstants.ADMIN_ROLE_NAME);
  }

  /**
   * Gets admin role.
   *
   * @return the admin role
   * @deprecated Use {@link #getAdminRoles()} instead.
   */
  @Deprecated
  public String getAdminRole() {
    return adminRoles != null && !adminRoles.isEmpty() ? adminRoles.iterator().next() : null;
  }

  /**
   * Sets admin role.
   *
   * @param adminRole the admin role
   * @deprecated Use {@link #setAdminRoles(Set)} instead.
   */
  @Deprecated
  public void setAdminRole(String adminRole) {
    if (StringUtils.hasText(adminRole)) {
      this.setAdminRoles(Collections.singleton(adminRole));
    } else {
      this.setAdminRoles(Collections.emptySet());
    }
  }

  /**
   * Gets admin roles.
   *
   * @return the admin roles
   */
  public Set<String> getAdminRoles() {
    if (adminRoles == null) {
      adminRoles = new LinkedHashSet<>();
    }
    return adminRoles;
  }

  /**
   * Sets admin roles.
   *
   * @param adminRoles the admin roles
   */
  public void setAdminRoles(Set<String> adminRoles) {
    this.adminRoles = new LinkedHashSet<>(adminRoles != null ? adminRoles : Collections.emptySet());
  }

  @Override
  public AclFactory<T> getAclFactory() {
    return aclFactory;
  }

  @Override
  public AccessControlList defaultAccessControlList(String owner) {
    return AclBuilder
        .builder()
        .owner(owner)
        .addUser(owner, defaultPermissions)
        .buildAccessControlList();
  }

  @Override
  public AccessControlList map(T acl) {
    if (acl == null && returnNull) {
      return null;
    }
    final AclBuilder aclBuilder = AclBuilder
        .builder()
        .from(acl)
        .defaults(defaultPermissions);
    if (switchAdminAccess) {
      return aclBuilder
          .removeAdminAccess(adminRoles)
          .buildAccessControlList();
    }
    return aclBuilder
        .buildAccessControlList();
  }

  @Override
  public T map(AccessControlList accessControlList) {
    if (accessControlList == null && returnNull) {
      return null;
    }
    final AclBuilder aclBuilder = AclBuilder
        .builder()
        .from(accessControlList)
        .defaults(defaultPermissions);
    if (switchAdminAccess) {
      return aclBuilder
          .ensureAdminAccess(adminRoles)
          .build(aclFactory);
    }
    return aclBuilder
        .build(aclFactory);
  }

  @Override
  public T defaultAcl(String owner) {
    final AclBuilder aclBuilder = AclBuilder
        .builder()
        .owner(owner)
        .addUser(owner, defaultPermissions);
    if (switchAdminAccess) {
      return aclBuilder
          .ensureAdminAccess(adminRoles)
          .build(aclFactory);
    }
    return aclBuilder
        .build(aclFactory);
  }

}


This homemade potpourri is easy to make, smells amazing and adds a festive scent to holiday parties and celebrations. Perfect for any occasion!
When you walk into your home what do you see?
Is it cluttered or clean? Messy or orderly?
Is it the sound of your beloved pets welcoming you home or the laughter (or bickering) of children?
Pet odors or air freshener? Your spicy garlicky dinner or the scent of flowers?
I almost always notice the smells as I engage with my surroundings.
A pleasant scent immediately makes me feel welcome while an overpowering odor grabs my attention.
We've owned pets for years and I always wonder if someone might sniff out a bad odor when they visit us.
With this easy simmering homemade potpourri the worry is gone!
I love to make the potpourri because it's easy, smells amazing and adds to the festive party atmosphere when I'm entertaining.
Made with four ingredients, the potpourri will have your home smelling like the holidays in no time!
The cinnamon and cloves together create such a rich fragrance that I also enjoy using it during the day to get us in the holiday spirit.
Next month, put on some Christmas music, take out the baking supplies and make some memories with your family!
Make this easy homemade potpourri for a delightful holiday home!
Quarter the orange and add to a small saucepan (or just use the orange peel).
Add cranberries (I had some frozen) and cinnamon sticks.
Fill pan with water and and set on lowest burner setting.
As the potpourri simmers, add water as necessary.
Do not allow the water to evaporate. I check the water and refill as necessary every time I use it.
Potpourri will last several weeks, but you can add more ingredients to freshen the scent as necessary.
This mixture will fill your house with the warmth of the holiday season!
Hi, thanks for sharing. Quick question! How do you think this would do in a crockpot????
Hi, Monica. I probably would not personally cook this in a crockpot just because I want to be able reuse it on other days.
What do you do to with this in order to keep it for several weeks? I have made mixtures like this but throw them out at the end of the day. Thanks.
Hey, gal. I just leave it on top of the stove and simmer when I want to. Now it won't look pretty but it will still smell good. You can always add some fresh peel or cinnamon sticks to replace the old ones.
I just pinned this and shared it on my facebook page. Can't wait to try it! All the great smells melding together. What a wonderful aroma!
Thanks for sharing, Michele! The potpourri smells wonderful and sets the stage so well for the holidays!
Hi, Shirley. I do the same thing with the potpourri. I just pour it out and start over when it looks so ugly! Have a great holiday season!
Can it be put into a jar? Ohhh I wonder if I can make it into a candle mix.
How can i save the potpourri for couple of week? I let it dry?
Hi, Angel. I just leave it in a pan on the stove and add some water the next time I use it. It doesn't stay pretty for very long, but that's okay. It's the scent of Christmas! I just throw it out when it looks really bad and start another batch. Hope that helps!
I make a very similar mix. As I use oranges, I set out the peels and dry them completely and then store in an airtight juar. I have kept them for months with no problem and as soon as you open the jar, the wonderful orange aroma greets you. I also use a simmering size or dip size crock pot for mine. I continue to add water as necessary and have added ground cinnamon as needed. It lasts for at least a couple of weeks.
That's a great idea, Sandy. What a fun way to bottle the scents of the season!
I love to simmer potpourri on the stove top or in my dip crockpot. It's so easy to adjust the flavour to suit your mood. Love the addition of the cranberries.
I love doing this, especially this time of year. It also helps put a little moisture in the air from the dry heat.
What a great idea! I need this in my life. With 4 kids running around sometimes I can't always pin point smells, so this would help until I could! Lol. Thank you for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday.
I need to do this soon. I bet it smells amazing in your home. Pinned & shared. Thanks for joining the party!
Fantastic idea! It smell good. Thank you for participating at Tasty Tuesday Creative K Kids. I pinned your post at Pinterest board.


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CIRAS can often nudge a company into re-thinking its approach to a long-standing issue that hasn't yet found a resolution. This article explores the origins of nudge theory, its applications to health and safety reporting, and the role of confidential reporting within it.
The whole concept of nudging behaviour has become very popular in the last few years. The concept really took off with a ground-breaking book called 'Nudge' by Thaler and Sunstein in 2008. The approach has been adopted on both sides of the Atlantic, with various industries taking an interest in how it can help influence people's behaviour.
Nudging isn't about telling people what to do - it's about prompting desirable behaviour. Health and safety professionals who advise senior management teams on how to create safer working environments have begun to embrace the concept of nudge in some of their activities, but there is certainly greater scope for utilising confidential reporting in this connection. In certain circumstances, a nudge from a confidential report has the clear potential to prevent an accident.
In theory, most railway staff know instinctively that safety reporting can help prevent accidents and any related fatalities or injuries. And positive reporting behaviours can easily be embedded in competency frameworks as representative of a mature safety culture. But despite knowing that reporting is the right thing to do, people may often fail to report safety issues which are of ongoing, or long-standing concern.
In challenging operating environments, it may be simpler to avoid the effort involved in reporting altogether. What is an even more worrying state of affairs, though, is that in our experience some workplaces actively discourage reporting.
To somebody in a safety critical role, if they perceive making a report internally will make little difference they may decide it will be nothing more than a wasted effort. Or the fear of reporting in the first place may stop a report dead in its tracks. Clearly this is a situation we all want to avoid - reports that are not allowed to surface will never be acted upon either.
Nudge-based solutions for reporting can be intuitive, but simple and effective at the same time. The beauty of this approach is that there is less of a need to moralise about people's apparently apathetic reporting behaviour. We can always say in hindsight something should have been reported before an incident happened, but that tends to focus the attention on particular individuals who were in a position to report in the first place. It's a shared responsibility – clearly there are many ways management can encourage and reduce the psychological barriers to reporting. For example, memorable poster campaigns and reminding staff that their peers are already reporting safety issues - big or small - can nudge others into doing the same.
Managers can positively influence their staff to report as much as possible. But the nudge principle can obviously work in both directions and they are not mutually exclusive.
In the other direction, confidential reporting can nudge managers in a facilitative way. Health and safety managers are prompted by CIRAS reports to evaluate their existing safety management systems and respond accordingly.
• Several practices perceived as unsafe at a major contractor were highlighted. Communication was improved and further training and briefing were provided.
• Contradictory signage on a part of the West Coast mainline was rectified following a full investigation. Other geographically adjacent areas were also checked for similar issues.
• A non-compliant coach lifting procedure at a train operating company's depot was addressed. The practice immediately ceased and correct process was implemented. Improved briefing was also introduced.
• Shunting procedures in a large depot were reviewed by a train operating company and improved briefing provided.
• Station dispatch arrangements were reviewed comprehensively by a train operating company with a specially arranged site test. Improvements have been identified.
These are just a few real life examples of where confidential reporting has made a big difference with a small nudge. We also compile statistics on the actions companies take in relation to our reports. Between May 2011 and November 2013, all our returned evaluation forms from companies receiving confidential reports were analysed. Each respondent is asked about the actions they have taken in relation to the confidential report they receive. Over this period, an impressive 911 actions were taken by companies in relation our reports and a breakdown of these is shown below.
'Active monitoring' - the specific attention paid to a particular safety issue - accounted for 24 per cent of cases. This was followed by the category 'Planned action' (18 per cent), which is the explicit intention to carry out a safety-related action in the future. Though one could argue these categories are perhaps a little difficult to pinpoint, many of the other categories represent fairly substantial, measurable actions. 'Investigation' (15 per cent) and 'Briefing' (12 per cent) may of course have quite a considerable impact on safety related behaviour, for example.
In 4 per cent of cases an audit was undertaken after a confidential report. In 3 per cent of cases, safety equipment was provided. Infrastructure faults were attended to in 2 per cent of cases and the figure is the same for the provision of training.
The overwhelming majority of reports to CIRAS have been reported through company reporting channels before reaching CIRAS. Yet 70% of these reports will still prompt, or nudge, a form of positive action from the company concerned. So in most cases, the company has already been made aware internally of the particular issue. However, for whatever reason – under appreciation of the risks involved, local politics, or general inertia – the issue has remained unresolved. There is something about receiving a confidential report which frequently makes the difference.
As a facilitator, CIRAS can never act coercively or enforce actions like a regulator could. Nevertheless, a lack of regulatory power may be CIRAS's trump card. Nudging managers into re-thinking their standard responses is likely to be more effective without the shadow cast by a regulator. For managers keen on learning from reporting, it is about proactively reviewing the current safety management system and spotting potential weaknesses before a safety incident takes place.


Manali is bestowed with the most picturesque and beautiful Mountains of India in Himachal Pradesh. The town full of Resorts between mountains situated at the northern end of the Valley, famous as Kullu Valley, at an altitude of 6,726 Ft. or 2,050 meters from the Sea level and Beas River Valley. Manali is situated in the Kullu district, around 270 km north from the state capital, i.e. Shimla, around 309 km From The Chandigarh capital of Punjab and Haryana i.e. Chandigarh, it is around 544 km From the Northeast of Delhi, the capital of India.
Enclosed by splendid mountains and woodland forests, the antiquated fascination of Manali has apprehended the world's attention and has become one of the most traveled, famous and visited destinations in India for tourists. Manali overpowers the Tourists and visitors by blossoming apple trees and exploratory and adventurous Roads covered by snow. The untouched River Beas streams right through the city, producing an enthralling and rhythmic landscape. It is a small town, having a population of around 8,096. It is very important since the beginning of a historical and ancient Trade Route to Ladakh. The Karakoram Passes through Yarkand and Khotan in the Basin of Tarim. It is the popular and prime tourist destination, serving and posing as the entrance to Leh, Lahaul, and Spiti districts of India.
It will not be a misnomer to call Manali as Lover's Paradise or India's Honeymoon capital".
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The Town also offers many adventurous activities and events like Paragliding, Trekking, Skiing, White Water Rafting and Zorbing etc. Manali also boasts of being a house of a lot of temples like Raghunath Temple and Jagannathi Devith Temple which also attracts and gets the love of devotees and tourists. Hadimba Temple, as old as a 14th-century temple, the wooden structural design, and religious values.


Dreams are great but eventually you have to wake up. This is the last chapter in the Far Enough series. It's all about when dreams come crashing down and the reasons why. I want to take a moment to think all of the awesome people who have contributed to this effort. Sydni Perry, Kris Crowe, Asher Austin, Dori Norman, Dejan Berec, and Paul Wood are the reason you can read this and hear the music that goes along with it.
I mean what's the point of skipping out if you don't sleep in late?
With no one to catch me when I fall?
If I take a leap of faith will I fall like blind men do?
How can I carry on when it's just me loving you?
Can you be patient while I learn?
Could you still love me if I don't?
Oh will the flame keep burning?
Or should I be worried about my heart?
What does love look like when it's over?
Do hearts ever mend when they break?
Why can't we see the end getting closer?
When you say these things don't ever change?


House prices might be falling, but for those at the top of the property ladder, the number of million-pound homes for sale is on the up.
Research by Investec Specialist Private Bank has revealed that there were 21,319 homes on the market for £1m or more during the second quarter of 2011 – an increase of 8pc on the first three months of this year and 10pc more than the same period last year.
Collectively, the homes were worth over £47.76bn, with an average price tag of £2.24m.
London had a 1pc fall in million-pound plus homes on sale during the second quarter. But the capital still had almost 9,500 such properties on the market, comprising 44.5pc of all multi-million pound homes on sale.
Other hotspots included Kent and Hampshire, which both saw a 42pc jump in million-pound plus homes on sale. Surrey had a 7pc rise to 2,242 homes and Hertfordshire a 30pc rise to 967 properties.
But signs of strength at the upper end of the property market comes after research by Acadametrics and LSL Property Services last week showed that in July, house prices in the UK fell to their lowest level in more than 18 months as banks' requests for larger deposits deterred first-time buyers.
The organisations said that the average price of a home in England and Wales fell 0.1pc last month to £217,300 – the lowest since December 2009.
Jack Jones of Investec Specialist Private Bank said that although the multi-million pound property market was growing rapidly, as mortgage lending fell many of those looking to buy these properties may find it increasingly difficult to secure the necessary funding.
Andrew Smith, research director at PrimeLocation.com, added: "In an environment of restricted mortgage funding, London's residential market has been partially supported by international buyers, ensuring that £1m plus properties have continued to sell."


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A look ahead to 2021 for UK Businesses
December 4, 2020 | Posted by Siobhan Keeley
2020 presented challenges to many businesses like never before. 2021 will shortly be upon us, and many businesses are now taking stock of their performance over the last 12 months as they enter 2021. With the Brexit transition period ending on 31 December 2020 and Covid-19 continuing to impact businesses, we take a look at what 2021 for UK businesses could bring and how businesses can prepare for the year ahead.
What can we expect in 2021 for UK businesses?
There are two things that are certain to continue into 2021 and impact businesses, Brexit, as the transition period comes to an end and Covid-19 as we hopefully begin to return to some degree of normality later in 2021.
As the country reaches the end of the Brexit transition period, there are many rules and regulations that will automatically apply from 1 January 2021 (regardless of whether a trade agreement is reached), while some are still yet to be decided. COVID-19 is still impacting businesses and whilst there now appears to be a route out of the crisis, it remains largely unknown how long the UK will be affected by the pandemic. As well as these issues, there are many other issues that businesses should be considering, to put them in the best possible position to succeed in 2021.
Brexit, requirements for an EORI number and changes to cross border VAT
From 1 January 2021, Goods will be eligible for import VAT and customs duties and the process of importing or exporting goods to and from EU countries will generally become similar to how goods are currently imported from non-EU countries.
All businesses moving goods between the UK and EU countries will require a EORI number to trade from 1 January 2021 (which can take at least 7 days to obtain).
Alongside changes to VAT and possible additional duties, in 2021 for UK Businesses there will be changes to other areas, including transport and logistics, copyrights, trademarks and patents, environmental industrial standards, product safety and compliance with environmental standards, qualifications and Relevant licences and personal data
You can read all about Brexit and how it will affect your business in our guide, including how Brexit will affect trade between the EU and how employing EU nationals will change
Tax deadlines 2021
Tax is a certainty in life and tax deadlines are again on the horizon. Although, due to Covid-19, some of the payment deadlines for certain taxes have been altered (including important changes to the Self Assessment tax deadline in January), businesses should continue to prepare for 2021 tax deadlines as usual.
You can read more about important 2020/21 tax dates in our guide, or get in touch with our tax team for assistance with all aspects of tax, from personal and corporate tax advice to share schemes and R&D tax relief.
Making Tax Digital in 2021
In April this year, HMRC made a decision to push back the Making Tax Digital deadline to April 2021. This delay has provided many businesses with more time to put their digital links in place. However, if your business is required to do so, it is recommended that action is taken now to avoid any late penalties ahead of the 2021 changes to Making Tax Digital. You can read more about this in our Making Tax Digital 2021 article.
Capital Gains Tax increases?
The Government is considering tax increases to raise revenue following increased spending in 2020 due to Covid-19. It has been widely reported that Capital Gains Tax is one of the areas where the Chancellor is looking to recoup money and plug the hole in the UKs finances.
The Office of Tax Simplification recently reported back to the Government with a number of recommendations, these included:
Aligning Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax (this would be a significant increase in many cases))
Significantly reducing the annual level of Capital Gains Tax exemption (this is currently £12,300 and could be reduced a figure as low as £2,000 – £4,000)
Abolishing Investors' Relief
Abolishing Business Assets Disposal Relief (formally Entrepreneurs' Relief)
Inheritance Tax uplift to be abolished
Whilst it is unknown what, if any, of these recommendations the Government is going to adopt, it would be prudent for anyone likely to experience a capital gain in the short to medium term to take advice on crystallising this in the current tax year if possible. You can read more about this in our Capital Gains Tax article.
How else can businesses plan for 2021?
Whilst uncertainty still exists in the economy, there are a number of actions businesses can take now to better prepare for 2021.
The turmoil many businesses encountered in 2020 has led to many of them taking stock and reviewing the way in which they work. This has not only included operational matters, but also other areas, where business owners have had greater regard for long-term planning, such as succession planning and tax efficiencies. planning now will help in 2021 for UK Businesses.
Your assets are likely to change during your lifetime and existing wills may not reflect your current situation. Even if they do, regular reviews will make sure that you are looking after your assets in the most tax-efficient way as possible.
Inheritance tax planning is often not considered early enough. Your assets are likely to change during your lifetime, and a review is always useful. With careful planning, there are many ways in which you can reduce potential inheritance tax bills including gifting, life insurance, trusts and discounted gift plans.
Our tax experts will help to make sure you utilise all available reliefs and exemptions available to you. We can structure a bespoke succession plan considering your individual circumstances to make sure the allowances work best for you. You can find further information here.
Business Succession and Shareholder Agreements
Succession planning is crucial to ensure that there is a formal arrangement in place for your business in the case of an expected or unexpected departure of a shareholder or key member of staff this could be following a sudden departure through illness, or due to retirement, for example. Many businesses have learnt first-hand, and the hard way in 2020 the impact not having this in place can cause.
A shareholders' agreement can alleviate much of these uncertainties. A well prepared and executed agreement will help to protect shareholders' investment in a company, establish a fair relationship between shareholders and govern how the company operates and is managed.
The agreement will be able to set out the shareholders' rights and obligations, outline how the company is to be run and regulate the sale of shares in the company amongst the areas it covers. In the event of the death of a shareholder, this agreement can outline how the shareholder's interest in the company will be dealt with (such as being sold to other shareholders, rather than transferred to a family member, who may not be familiar with the company).
Succession planning is important for all businesses, it is even more salient in family businesses, where they have specific expertise and have assisted for many years. Family businesses have an extra layer of dynamics and we can provide tailored assistance and advice in relation to integrating the next generation into a business. Our family business accountants are here to help.
Due to the impact of COVID-19 in 2020, many businesses had to experience the impact of a shareholder, director or a key member of its team leaving unexpectedly.
Often with a detrimental impact on a business, such departures could result in the loss of clients, depletion of profits or even the inability to offer a key product or service.
In addition to Shareholder Agreements, Shareholder Protection and Key Person Cover are additional ways in which businesses can help to protect themselves against such untimely events. These need to be carefully considered as some business agreements may be liable for inheritance tax and assistance should be sought to structure these in the most tax-efficient way possible, based on personal circumstances. Further information on these and their use can be found here
Annual Investment Allowance
The £1 million temporary cap on Annual Investment Allowance will be extended until 1 January 2022 (after which it is scheduled to fall to £200,000).
This will allow businesses to claim £1m in same-year tax relief for capital investments in plant and machinery assets.
Becoming more efficient in 2021 for UK Businesses
During 2020 many businesses had no choice to adapt fast, whether it was a shift to working from home, moving their business online for the first time, reducing overheads or expanding a new or existing product line. Undertaking a review as you go into 2021, reducing any unnecessary overheads and creating a business resiliency plan are both areas that can help.
Create a business resiliency plan
COVID-19 has displayed vulnerabilities within many businesses, but it's never too late to develop or improve a firm's resiliency plan. A business resiliency plan will help you adapt and respond to future events much more rapidly. For example, you may wish to identify areas of weakness that arose during the Covid-19 pandemic and consider how these could be exposed again during future events.
Make sure your management accounts are robust. These are essential in understanding how your business is performing. Understanding these will provide additional insight in identifying areas to control costs, improve cash flow and margins and reduce risk.
Financial forecasting not only helps you keep control of your business, but it is a general requirement when seeking financing. Monitoring and improving cash flow through active cash flow management is an area that can greatly assist a businesses finances. In its simplest terms, managing the outlay of monies, and pursuing monies due is important. Preparing cash flow projections will help identify any pitfalls in the future and allow you to amend future spending patterns.
Tax efficient planning can considerably help the cash flow of a business, taking full advantage of tax incentives to ultimately reduce a businesses tax burden. There are a wide range of tools available here, where a tax advisor can assist. This can include restructuring a business in the most tax efficient way or ensuring all available rebates and incentives are claimed.
Businesses can take action to strengthen their balance sheet through a wide range of actions. This could include revaluing assets, capitalising intangible assets, deferring tax assets or through the issuing of new shares.
Where a business is looking for investment, then can consider attracting this through SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) or EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme), both of which provide investors with tax incentives.
SEIS offers tax reliefs to individual investors purchasing new shares in a company. A maximum of £150,000 can be received through SEIS investments. Under EIS, up to £5 million can be raised each year (up to a maximum of £12 million in a companies' lifetime). Both of these are subject to additional criteria.
Reducing overheads
When faced with financial uncertainty, reducing overheads may be vital when it comes to the future of your business. How to effectively cut costs will vary from industry to industry, but here are some things to consider:
Consider Time to Pay arrangements. Although this will not save money in the long-term, deferring payments could be used when liabilities cannot be paid at present. We're here to advise our clients on Time to Pay and, where necessary, negotiate with HMRC. Get in touch for more information.
Retain staff where you can. Although making redundancies might seem a necessary short-term measure, many businesses will find they struggle to find the right candidates quickly enough when business is back to normal.
Review costs, given that most industries have been impacted in 2020 to some degree, it would be a good time to renegotiate any contracts you have. As mentioned above, having robust management accounts, cash flow management and tax planning will all greatly assist here.
Focus on the medium to long-term. Short-term responses, like the furlough scheme, have been implemented effectively, but businesses should prepare for the long-term to successfully emerge from the pandemic and continue their growth. Our business growth advisors can help your business reach its full potential at this challenging time.
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St. Mary's College of Maryland a "Best Value College" for 2021 According to The Princeton Review
by St. Mary's College of Maryland May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021
St. Mary's City, MD- St. Mary's College of Maryland is one of the nation's "Best Value Colleges," according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends St. Mary's College as one of the 200 institutions selected for its 2021 listing. More than 650 colleges and universities were evaluated for the list and recommended based on 40 data points covering academics, affordability, and career preparation. Also considered was student survey data.
According to The Princeton Review,all colleges and universities on the list share three exceptional features: stellar academics, affordable cost—either via a comparatively low sticker price or generous financial aid or both, and strong career prospects for graduates.
Students survey data focuses on academics, student body and campus life. According to The Princeton Review, "Students fortunate enough to attend St. Mary's College of Maryland receive a 'top tier education' wherein they have ample 'opportunity to try new things and explore their interests.' That extends beyond the applauded 'research-based curriculum' to the environment 'the campus is absolutely gorgeous'—and even the food in the 'great dining hall.'"
The Princeton Review describes the student body as "'a range of personality types, from the athletes to dancers to light-saber fighters' as well as 'hippie/hipsters, and nerdy academic students.' Ultimately, when it comes down to it, there 'seems to be a place for everyone to fit into at St. Mary's.'"
Regarding campus life, The Princeton Review states, "There's never a dull moment at St. Mary's thanks to an 'extremely active' campus life (and the potential for getaways to nearby DC). Undergrads have the opportunity to participate in 'a wide range of clubs from windsurfing to student government to theater and sword fighting.' Moreover, 'there are multiple events on campus each week including guest magicians, comedians, and musicians,' as well as 'a murder mystery.'"
The Princeton Review's school profiles and ranking in the "Best Value Colleges" are posted at Princeton School Review College Rankings.


When it comes to working with a heating company, it's vital that you work with a trusted source for your heating. Given that these comfort systems are built with complex components and are very expensive to replace, you can't just put those machines in the hands of anyone. Furthermore, if you work with a company that isn't licensed or insured, you would have to fork up the cost of a replacement system if this "professional" damaged the unit. To work with a professional, trusted, and reliable heating company in Belleville, give Scott-Lee Heating Company a call.
The unfortunate truth is, furnaces and heat pumps break down from time to time. As long as these breakdowns aren't frequent, you might just need a quick furnace repair to get your system back into gear. But if these problems constantly happen, you might need a larger repair or a replacement system.
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I am a newbie to Zymbit and please help me find Cpp source files. So far i have only found https://s3.amazonaws.com/zk-sw-repo/zkAppUtilsClass.cpp.pdf files.
Our source code is not open source, but you only need to include zkAppUtilsClass.h in your c++ file to get started. Also, you'll need to make sure you link to the correct library with -lzkAppUtilsClassCPP.
Highly appreciate your quick response. we are using Atmel Dev Board ( https://www.microchip.com/DevelopmentTools/ProductDetails/ATSAMA5D4-XULT) which is running Linux distribution. We need to secure few keys using zymbit and hence we purchased 5 nos of zymbit as trial.
Request your help on this matter.
What Linux distribution are you running? If you have apt available, you should be able to use our installation instructions with a few minor modifications.
a. We are using Atmel Dev Board ( https://www.microchip.com/DevelopmentTools/ProductDetails/ATSAMA5D4-XULT).
b. This board is running Linux yacto environment.
c. Right now, we are unable to run "apt " command on the console and says "command not found ".
d. we are using Cpp code for our application development.
e. If, the zymbit is not support yacto and for the board mentioned above. Please tell us how to custom integrate Zymbit to our Atmel board.
f. Can we integrate zymbit to any micro-controller without python running in it.
Please guide us stepwise and help us solve our issues.
Thanks again for helping and please hand hold us.
At this point we only support Raspbian Jessie and Stretch. Of course, you are more than welcome to load the debian package files from our site and unpack the contents. We also offer the possibility of a support contract if that's of interest to you.


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John Crist
Thursday, December 17, 2020 7:00 PM
John Crist:
John Crist is one of today's fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than one billion video views, millions of fans on social media and sold-out shows from coast to coast.
Widely known for viral videos like "Honest Football Coach," "Every Parent at Disney," "Brands that need to be CANCELLED" and hundreds more, Crist would still tell you that his live show is better than any of his videos!
In 2019, Crist made Pollstar's Top 100 Global Tours list, with over 197,000 tickets sold for his "Human Being Tour." He held the designation for four consecutive weeks, charting as high as
Crist's comedy has been featured on ESPN, Buzzfeed, Sports Illustrated, The Today Show, Fox & Friends, HLN, US Weekly, USA Today, Laughs on Fox, SiriusXM, The Huffington Post, Oprah Magazine, House of Highlights, Bleacher Report, 9Gag, RightThisMinute, The Adam Carolla Show, Old Row, Cracked, The Golf Channel, CMT's Nashville Squares, Sports Center, Golf Digest and The Daily Wire. He was even once a voice actor on the popular children's radio show Adventures in Odyssey.
When asked where he finds the inspiration to write jokes, Crist says, "I grew up in the deep south, my dad is a pastor, and I was the third of eight homeschooled children. My first job was at Chick-fil-A. Coming from a background like that, how do you NOT write jokes?!"
Crist's 2016 debut comedy special "I Got Questions" is available now on Amazon Prime, DirecTV and Spotify.


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Deviate from the norm when you slip on one of 18 additions to Ralph Lauren's new Chunky Chain collection that takes fine jewellery out of its comfort zone. Designed with daring proportions that melds the brand's signature timelessness with an urbane romanticism, each exceptionally crafted piece is a combination of grit and glam that ups the style stakes like no other.
Ralph Lauren Chunky Chain fine jewellery collection Wrought in silver and rose gold metal, the lineup includes a new bold cuff and single-chain bangles — an absolute stunner when worn stacked with the collection's customisable ID wrap bracelets. Also paired with these pieces are 3-chain necklaces that drape over the collar in a voluminous coil formed via countless interlaced links, complemented by hoop earrings and a ring to round up this show-stealing parure.
The Chunky Chain collection is available at Ralph Lauren boutiques.
How much does the earrings of Kylie Jenner, in which she was at the MTV VMA cost?


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China absolutely dominates the global market and they've done it relatively quietly and without a lot of fanfare
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Until his family purchased a solar water heater, Liu Yan bathe the way in which many of the Chinese working class have for generations: boil water, dampen a cloth and clean the dirt.
Today, the 40-year-old mother and her family shower daily and wash the dishes with water hot. The heater of stainless steel set to cost around $220 red tile roof.
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The device has become a symbol of the rise of the standard of living of China and his jump to the era of clean energy.
In the coastal city of 2.8 million inhabitants where Liu lives in Shandong province, 99% of households use solar water heaters. Mattress size gadgets dominate the horizon Rizhao, resting at random in almost all residential roofs.
In the global race to develop green technology and climate change I stem, China has quickly become the leader in the production of solar panels and wind turbines. Also dominates the lesser-known technology of solar water heaters.
Using the principles of solar heating for more than one century old, the humble and low-cost devices consist of a row at an angle of tail of color glass tubes that absorb heat from the Sun. The most common models fill the tubes with cold water. As it heats up, the water rises in an insulated tank where you can stay hot for days.
Devices have improved a lot in recent years that some do not need direct sunlight - so much more valuable in the cities often confusing and smog from China. The newer models have electric heaters inside the water tanks that are turned on if the water is too cold in cold days.
Popular in some parts of the United States at the beginning of the 20th century before becoming obsolete by natural gas cheap, solar heaters are now acclaimed as one of China's largest environmental success stories. More than 30 million homes have devices, representing two-thirds of the solar energy of the world heating water.
The manufacturers are looking to foreign markets, including customers in Southern California.
"China absolutely dominates the global market and have done relatively quiet and without much fanfare", said Christopher Flavin, President of the Worldwatch Institute's Washington headquarters. "It is an interesting example of its capacity to adopt technology that has been developed elsewhere and adapt it to your market on a scale that no one had conceived."
The great development of solar water heaters in China may seem paradoxical in a country that is a world leader in carbon dioxide emissions and in which two-thirds of the rivers and lakes are polluted.
Such is the nature of push China to cope with climate change. In this rapidly developing economy, some of the greatest polluting nation reside next to the biggest renewable energy projects.
Scenes as police of Rizhao and energy-efficient roofs are repeated throughout China, often in the shadows that cast the chimneys of coal and chemical harmful plants. Rizhao is one of a small but growing number number of Chinese cities requiring solar water heaters to be installed or maintained.
"There are two different stories in China," said Barbara Finamore, director of the program of the National Resources Defense Council of China. "There is a dramatic progress." That cannot be denied. "At the same time, they are still building, on average, a new [POWER] burning coal plant every week".
The heating of the water represents a quarter of the power consumption of a typical building. China solar heaters is estimated that they have avoided more than 20 million tons of carbon dioxide that would have been issued annually using electric units.
The heaters will be very necessary if Beijing is to meet its objective of reducing its dependence on coal, which supplies 80% of the energy in the country. The central Government aims to meet 15% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020. Beijing hopes to triple its capacity of solar heater for the same year, according to Greenpeace China.
Benefits of the technology here lies in the ability of financing, the shortage of residential services of natural gas and the modest expectations of consumers, many of whom had never enjoyed hot water in your home before. The departure of one of the outdated devices price is around $220, almost the same as an electric heater in China.
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A klasszikus mechanikában az Euler-erő egy fiktív, érintő irányú tehetetlenségi erő, amely a nem egyenletesen forgó vonatkoztatási rendszerben levő megfigyelő számára jelentkezik. Az Euler-gyorsulás (más néven azimutális vagy keresztirányú gyorsulás ) az abszolút gyorsulás azon része, amelyet a vonatkoztatási rendszer szögsebességének időbeli változása okoz.

Intuitív példa
Az Euler-erőt egy körhintán lehet jól szemléltetni. Amikor a körhinta elkezd forogni, az ekkor megjelenő Euler-erő a benne ülőt a szék háttámlájához nyomja, és amikor a forgás lassulni kezd, a menetiránnyal megegyező irányú erő hat a székben ülőre.

Az erőhatás egyre nő a forgástengelytől távolodva.

Matematikai leírás
Az Euler-gyorsulás irányát és nagyságát a következő adja meg:

ahol ω a forgó vonatkoztatási rendszer szögsebessége, r pedig a mozgó pont helyvektora a forgó rendszerben.

Az m tömegű tárgyra ható Euler-erő tehát

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Waymo staged the first demonstration of its fully driverless technology outside the United States.
The site was Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Balocco Proving Ground near Turin.
CEO John Krafcik outlined Waymo's achievements and indicated that the company could expand to Europe after rolling out in the US.
On Wednesday, Waymo CEO John Krafcik announced that the company had undertaken its first fully driverless tests outside the the United States.
Waymo, formerly the Google Car project, showed off its "level 4" system at Italy's Balocco Proving Ground, operated by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which has been providing Waymo with Chrysler Pacifica minivans to use as autonomous platforms. The demonstration took place on June 1, and no human drivers were behind the wheel.
Balocco is near Turin, Fiat's longtime headquarters.
The demonstration took place under controlled circumstances, but it was Waymo's first official foray outside the US, where its fleet of Pacificas is operating in several cities. The company expects to launch its ride-hailing service later in 2018 in Phoenix and recently announced that 62,000 Pacificas outfitted with Waymo's laser-radar-based "driver" will join the fleet over time.
Waymo has also forged a partnership with Jaguar to bring 20,000 all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles into the service.
According to the company, Waymo gave 70 rides at Balocco, with the Pacificas interacting with pedestrians, other vehicles, cyclists, obstacles and birds.
The company didn't reveal its plans for European expansion, but Krafcik — speaking at an Automotive News conference in Turin — indicated that Waymo has the skill to expand into new markets and seek additional partners for its technology.
Waymo has been around since 2009 and has racked up over six million self-driven miles, but until 2017, it had been quiet about its plans to commercialize its technology. It's widely considered to be the state of the art for autonomy that could achieve "level 5," where no traditional human controls are required.
Krafcik, an auto industry veteran who joined Waymo in 2016, has lately been offering far more insight into the company's plans. He now talks about four key areas: ride hailing, moving around goods, augmenting public transportation, and making Waymo's tech available to partners through licensing deals.


Small volumes of anti-ACADS antibody vial(s) may occasionally become entrapped in the seal of the product vial during shipment and storage. If necessary, briefly centrifuge the vial on a tabletop centrifuge to dislodge any liquid in the container`s cap. Certain products may require to ship with dry ice and additional dry ice fee may apply.
Western blot analysis of extracts of various cell lines, using ACADS antibody at 1:1000 dilution.
Immunohistochemistry of paraffin-embedded human liver cancer using ACADS antibody at dilution of 1:100 (40x lens).
Immunohistochemistry of paraffin-embedded human liver injury using ACADS antibody at dilution of 1:100 (40x lens).
Immunofluorescence analysis of U2OS cells using ACADS antibody. Blue: DAPI for nuclear staining.
NCBI/Uniprot data below describe general gene information for ACADS. It may not necessarily be applicable to this product.
ACADS: Defects in ACADS are the cause of acyl-CoA dehydrogenase short-chain deficiency (ACADSD). It is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting in acute acidosis and muscle weakness in infants, and a form of lipid-storage myopathy in adults. Belongs to the acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family.
1. IVD mutations in Asian populations are distinct from these in Western populations.


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Get creative with all the options glass tile brings to your bathroom.
Leather, copper and cork are a few natural materials for today's tile.


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Q: what is an automation test Could someone explain what an automation test is and why I would use it. I read from the wiki page that a tester would create a automation script? What kind of scripting language can be used to do this?

A: Automation tests are carried out to check the behavior of an application against expected behavior. Normally used in regression testing where you validate that a newer version of the application doesn't hinder any of the previous version's features. These might also be carried along with manual testing.
Coming to the scripting language part, this might help you:- https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/19292/best-language-or-tool-for-automating-tedious-manual-tasks

A: In simple words, If you are doing regression test or testing same piece of code over and over you can automate that manual process. That's called automation testing.
You can use several different scripting languages to achieve this and it's depends on which tool you are using. Some popular automation tools are Selenium, QTP, Loadrunner, Jmeter, SOAP UI etc.

A: You want to check your login with more than 1000 of users how much time you will spend to run this test case ?
In the same way you want to test you mobile API's before  it used by developer how will you test?
There are lots of thing for that you have to go for automation In small application, sites you can work as an tester after  that when those app's  sites will grow will large data than those product owner will move for automated test cases

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Q: Любое количество любых символов Как, используя регулярные выражения задать паттерн вида :
Начало ... конец ,
где ... это любые символы включая пробелы, тире подчеркивания и целые числа причем сколько их неизвестно. Я пытаюсь сделать это так :
var pattern = new Regex(@"Start:\S*\s*End");

т.к. \S* - ноль или более символов не яв-ся пробелом а
\s* - ноль или более символов являющихся. Однако это неправильно. Как исправить ?

A: Используйте
var pattern = new Regex(@"Start:.*?End", RegexOptions.Singleline);

Подробности

*

*Start: - начальный разделитель

*.*? - 0 и более любых символов, как можно меньше (*? — ленивый квантификатор)

*End - конечный разделитель

*RegexOptions.Singleline - флаг, благодаря которому . находит все символы, даже символы перевода строки.

Сининимические конструкции:
var pattern = new Regex(@"(?s)Start:.*?End");
var pattern = new Regex(@"Start:(?s:.*?)End");

Однако, если необходимо найти подстроку, в которой не должно быть разделителей, нужно использовать "умеренно жадный токен"
 (tempered greedy token):
var pattern = new Regex(@"(?s)Start:(?:(?!Start:).)*?End");
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Этот шаблон в строке Start: 1, Start: 2, End: 56 найдет Start: 2, End, а не Start: 1, Start: 2, End.


Oscar Hunt: A tailor of two cities - suit giveaway.
To celebrate the opening of our Sydney showroom, Oscar Hunt is giving away two of our made-to-measure suits – one to a Sydney-side gentleman and one to a resident Melburnian.
While the age-old Sydney/Melbourne rivalry favours one city over the other for pretty much everything, both locales are now on par when it comes to tailoring.
With the launch of our Sydney showroom, Oscar Hunt is officially a Tailor of Two Cities. To celebrate, we're running a competition for both the Melbourne and the Sydney guys.
Two lucky gents – one from each city – will win the full Oscar Hunt experience, to take place in one of our luxurious showrooms, purpose-built for good times and great suits.
In celebration of our new showroom in the harbour city, we are offering two gentlemen – one from Melbourne and one from Sydney – full access to the Oscar Hunt experience.
You'll be invited to the Oscar Hunt showroom to be fitted by the team over a couple of drinks at the bar. We'll walk you through a vast range of fabrics, styles, designs and finishings before taking your unique measurements.
We'll then set the construction and tailoring process in motion, which ultimately leads to you walking 'round your city in an undeniably dapper, made-to-measure, Oscar Hunt suit.
There are multiple ways of entering our Tailor of Two Cities competition. Every time you click on one of the social sharing buttons below, you put yourself in the draw to win. The more you enter, the better your chances.


you is what you ain't.
How do I know if I have something original within me to create and share? How can I know if I actually do have a spark of originality? How can I differentiate my path, my individual coloressence, from the many competing and beckoning paths around me? When does my route become apparent to me?
Sometimes, only by entering a multitude of possibilities, can you discover just what it is that really attracts you – or, on the other hand, causes you to recoil instinctively because you have an inner knowing – an intuition – as to what feels right to you or not. Often, only through a process of elimination – trying, testing, tailoring, integrating and incorporating some of the lessons learned during your explorations – does your own coloressence become clear to you.
"People inexorably influenced by societal expectations are alienated from self and do not have established identities. These otherselves have traveled so far from themselves that they have little understanding of their own motivations, emotions and impulses…The voices of others compete with their own, and eventually, so condition their attitudes, that they are barely capable of thinking independently." (HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HUNCH? The Importance of Creative Thinking).
Your own creative spark awaits your discovery. It might initially hover outside the bounds of your everyday cognition but it exists. You can feel it through your intuitive connection – albeit it fleeting – to something that presents itself to you, sometimes suddenly and quite unbidden. If you respect your hunches, those elusive, transcendent, excited feelings that stir within you, you will connect with your own creative originality – the thing that you can do and really want to pursue. The offspring of these hunches, is your creativity. Accepting the creative energy within you – your strong affinities – and permitting yourself to embrace and explore them, is your route into your own, unique coloressence.
You, Ellen, have found the core of creativity. So many dabble on the husk, but you get to the core. Yes, individuality is the core of creativity. When I am creating, I monitor myself. There are times, in my artistic life, I find myself leaning into artistry that has been done before and that I have admired. I always attempt to turn into my own creative source and refuse all efforts at mimicking. That is where I get my self endorsement and that is where my originality comes from.
Through your originality of thought, Ellen, you have brought focus to this very important point about creativity. Thank you.
Absolutely Ellen, absolutely Dede, whether artist or scientist, its about finding your own creative path, your own unique way through the tangled undergrowth towards a new untrampled horizon, a new tomorrow. At least that's the way it's always been for me, whether in today's world, or back in the Triassic world around about one revolution of the Milky Way ago, exploring our Molteno corner of Gondwanaland.


EVANTSON, Ill. — When it comes to auto repairs, women tend to pay more than men, concluded a new study by the Kellogg School of Management. But the pricing gap tended to disappear when an expected repair price is mentioned.
The study, "Repairing the Damage: The Effect of Price Expectations on Auto-Repair Price Quotes," was conducted by Kellogg professors Meghan Busse and Florian Zettelmeyer and Northwestern University Ph.D. student Ayelet Israeli in collaboration with AutoMD.com, an online automotive repair information site.
The researchers set up field experiments to test the effects of men and women calling auto repair shops to ask for quotes on a 2003 Toyota Camry radiator replacement. The callers either appeared well-informed of the market price ($365), misinformed with expectations of a higher-than-average price ($510), or completely uninformed, with no price expectation.
Among those who appeared uninformed, women fared worse and were consistently quoted higher prices. Women who called and expressed knowledge of the market price received quotes in line with that expectation. Men, on the other hand, were quoted the same price whether they said, "I have no idea what this costs," or "I know the average cost is $365." As expected, both men and women were quoted significantly higher-than-average prices when they said their expected price was $510.
When it came to negotiating for a lower price, many shops were unwilling to budge. However, when they did, it was more likely to happen for women than men. In fact, 35 percent of women were able to get their requested price met, compared to 25 percent of men.


Study Abroad Opportunities – Earn credits abroad!
One of the most rewarding experiences a student can have is to study abroad. Nicholls State University offers several study abroad opportunities for students who wish to add an international experience to their academic studies.
Gain a greater degree of intercultural understanding – You will view yourself and others in a different, more enlightened way.
Learn or improve your foreign language skills – There is no better way to do so than being surrounded by native speakers.
Become a better job candidate – In a global economy, an international experience can give you a competitive edge on your resume.
Make life-long connections – Meet new people, experience new food and culture, and create new friendships.
Studying abroad can be a life-changing experience. We encourage all Nicholls students to pursue a part of their studies in an international setting.
Faculty-led programs allow students to have a short-term international experience accompanied by a Nicholls faculty member. Annual programs are conducted by the college of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration, the University Honors Program and the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute. Each faculty-led program has its own specific criteria for admission and cost.
Another way to study abroad is to participate in an exchange program at one of our partner institutions. Nicholls currently has active agreements in France (five universities), South Korea and Great Britain. For a semester or a year, students from the College of Business, Department of Mass Communication or Department of Language and Literature may earn credits in their field of study while immersed in the culture, language and traditions of the host country.


Mr. Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani) is the Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Chairman, Steering Committee of Zero Corruption Coalition, and Acting General Secretary of the West African Civil Society forum (WACSOF). In this interview with Sahara TV, he discusses extensively on corruption in Nigeria with the difficulty of stemming the tide. Excerpts.
Reports have revealed recurring and unchecked corrupt allegations in the country. For instance, the Minister of Aviation, Stella Odua's N255m bulletproof car scandal; Farouk Lawal's fuel subsidy bribery scandal; Diepreye Alamieyeseigha's state pardon after spending just two years in prison for money laundering in 2005 to 2007; James Ibori's Jail term for money laundering in the UK; among others cases. Sir, in your view, why is the country faced with endemic corruption at all levels?
Thank you very much. We have been experiencing a very new and challenging environment that promotes, tolerates and encourages corruption in Nigeria. We have always had the problem of corruption in Nigeria, but this time around, the multiple faces of corruption with state promoting corrupt practices and corrupt tendencies and that is why we are seeing the impunity in corruption as against what it used to be in the past, where there was some level of concern by those in power. But this time around, the present administration of Goodluck Jonathan encourages, supports as well as promotes corruption. It is a very unfortunate situation we found ourselves. This is why corruption cases are increasing instead of declining, because the environment is actually promoting it and nobody gets punished. The recent cars scandal that bridges the law of the land—that is, Public Procurement, was really a criminal offence committed by the Minister of Aviation. Instead to allow the law to take its course, a political committee was set up just to water-down the public outcry against the illegality. In a decent society, it is expected that, Mr. President would not only play game on this. But to our greatest surprise, he continues to travel alongside the same Minister, who has been accused of bridging Public Procurement Law, abuse of office by inflating contracts, spending money not appropriated by the law of the land. So this is a criminal offence. Because Mr. President is comfortable with these people around him, he travels with her. This shows that even the committee that was set up will give a political submission. As far as we are concerned, the EFCC and ICPC are the appropriate government agencies that should investigate and take action, not an administrative committee that will be set to water down whatever the recommendation that may have come. So we are concerned that the committee is not going to come up with anything tangible. Otherwise, if Mr. President was sincere, he would have encouraged EFCC and ICPC to move in because it was a clear bridge of Public Procurement law. The Bureau of Public Procurement has to come out to testify that the Public procurement Act has been abused and violated in this process. Clearly, the National Assembly has come out to say they have never appropriated this. So, whatever you spent that was appropriated is a criminal offence. So this is a criminal action that the Minister has engaged in, but because she is part of the president's thieving cabinet, whatever she does, he will not give a damn. That is why corruption cases are rather increasing in the country because of the impunity and lack of concern.
Nigeria and Nigerians have suffered a lot from corruption and mal-administration.
Nigerians have been denied development because of corruption. Nigerians have been denied education, healthcare facilities, and infrastructural development because of corruption. Every society is battling with one issue or the other, but in our case, there is a huge political, economic and social corruption that is being promoted and encouraged by the government and his refusal to declare his assets shows clearly that this government is out there to encourage corruption. We have a law which states that every public official must declare his or her assets, but Mr. President has refused to do that. It shows that he is not interested in transparency. Next week there is going to be a conference on Government Openness. Nigeria is not admitted because the President refused to comply with asset declaration which is within the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which requires a public official to declare and be verified. But in fact, the President thinks corruption is not a problem in Nigeria, while everybody knows that corruption is the cankerworm that has denied Nigeria meaningful development and progress.
Your organisation works closely with Transparency International in Nigeria. How do you hope to bridge this disconnect, how are you advocating to the lawmakers, educating them to bridge apparent disconnect between the people and their lawmakers?
One of the ways which we try to bridge disconnect among electorates, the lawmakers and government officials generally is mobilization, sensitization, and civic education to electorates. Because we have discovered that the government agency that is saddled with the responsibilities of providing civic education on tenets of democracy, human rights and transparency and accountability has now turned to a campaign machinery of the government. That is, the National Orientation Agency. So, they have become an arm of Mr. President's campaign machinery which is unfortunate. But we as civil society, we have the duty and responsibility to continue to mobilise, sensitize and educate Nigerians to continue to demand for accountability and make sure that they behave in a very responsible and responsive way. So, CISLAC and other organisations in Nigeria have been working to educate Nigerians to know their rights, to know the constitutional provisions, to know the limit of public officers, and demand accountability from their elected officials. For example, the legislators are supposed to be accountable to the electorates but hardly you see them going back to their constituency to discuss legislative matters so they end up representing themselves rather than the people. My organisation focuses largely on the grass root level, educating people about the tenets of democracy, about the legislative duties and responsibilities of the legislators and their own responsibilities as electorates who vote this people. We have been doing this training at different levels.
We have also been educating the legislators on key legislative responsibilities that they are supposed to be performing which is lawmaking, representation, oversight and constituency outreach, which is constituency accountability. We have been doing that but the reality is that one or two NGO cannot meet the expectation of over 150 million Nigerians and unfortunately we are not having the enabling support in terms of the connection or the enabling human resources that is required to be able to engage every constituency in Nigeria because many donors do not see the value in mobilising and educating the electorates but rather support government agencies that do not even require their money. For example, you will see DFID duplicating and giving money to government agencies that do not need the money. You will see most of the donor agencies especially the bi-lateral dashing money to government agencies that do not even need their money. Nigerian governments are not desperate for financial help from the international community or donors. Nigeria has enough resources, only that they are judiciously utilized. The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are the groups that need support of the international community. Unfortunately, very few international communities are supporting the good work that the CSOs are doing.
CISLAC, Transparency International, CITAD, and other organisations like CDD and Media Rights Agenda are doing their best to ensure that the mobilise people to understand democracy, demand accountability by partnering with other relevant organisations like the media; otherwise, it would be a difficult time especially as political parties in Nigeria are not doing enough to educate and sensitize their party members. They have left everything in the hands of the civil society who do not have all the supports. However, all hope is not lost, the civil society in Nigeria are working with or without money because it is a process. For me, it is a passion, commitment and patriotism. I must continue to sensitise, mobilise and liberate Nigerians from this poverty, corruption that corrupt officials have plunged Nigeria into. Nigeria has no reason to be roaming in poverty and violence. We will continue to demand accountability and make sure that government officials carry out their duties and responsibilities as it were.
You educate Nigerian people at the grassroot level and you also try to hold lawmakers accountable, educating them on how to go about their duties in the appropriate manner. Recently, a member of the National Assembly told activists during a brief interview that the National Assembly was using 3% of the budget and Nigerians shouldn't be concerned with this. Meanwhile, it has been noted that the Nigerian lawmakers are some of the highest paid in the world. How do you engage and ensure successive education if they are not willing to listen?
It was in realisation of the cost of governance in Nigeria that CISLAC organised a meeting involving different stakeholders to look at the cost of governance in Nigeria and we got some analysis that we are spending over 25% on just overhead without really putting reasonable amount of money into capital projects. When you do the analysis, you will find that less than 10 to 15% are actually put in place for capital projects. So, all the rest are just money that are being wasted by government officials at the legislative, executive and even the judiciary level. So, CISLAC was concerned with this huge cost of running government so we organised a meeting and drew the attention of the lawmakers, executive and other concerned Nigerians to discuss and dialogue about the cost of running government. The media gave a lot of publicity to that which made NASS and some of the executive arm of the government to be cautious about the fact that Nigerians are watching and it is unfair to be looting public funds without putting them in the development work. That's one.
Secondly, some of the legislators are keen and committed to reforming and getting things done but unfortunately it is only few of them that are worried or show concern about the level of looting and cost of governance that is going on in Nigeria. But like I said, they are willing to listen and learn, many legislators are visiting our office. We are getting a lot of calls and even invitation from different committees of NASS and State Houses of Assembly trying to leverage on the work of CISLAC and other organisations in Nigeria. Unfortunately because of the way and manner which election is conducted in Nigeria, almost 70 to 75% will not come back. So, in every election, you have a new set of legislators and before they learn the rudiment of legislative work, their term would have expired. It's a continuous thing, and we will continue to do that. I know that many legislators are happy and willing to partner with civil society and CISLAC in particular to be able to have a better understanding and assert their legislative powers to checkmate the excesses of the government. But we also have some lawmakers who just use the platform of NASS to make money through their influence as legislators. I am not surprised that you see some legislators who do not make any contribution because some of them are only looking for relevance in the country. You also have those who are very familiar and competent with legislative work but the system has deprived them from voicing out. If they notice that you have a view that can scandalise them, the leadership will never recognise you to speak.


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Q: use variable in command bash file in mac I created a bash script for show notification 5 seconds in mac OS.
#!/bin/bash

arr[0]="0"
arr[1]="1"
arr[2]="2"
arr[3]="3"
arr[4]="4"
arr[5]="5"
arr[6]="6"

while true; do

    rand=$[$RANDOM % ${#arr[@]}]
    text=${arr[$rand]}

    osascript -e 'display notification '"$text"' with title "hello"'

    sleep 5
done

but show notification with title hello and description $text.
How can use the $text variable in this command?

A: Pass the value of "$text" as an argument to a static script.
osascript -e 'on run argv' \
          -e 'display notification (item 1 of argv) with title "hello"' \
          -e 'end run' "$text"

or
osascript -e 'on run argv
display notification (item 1 of argv) with title "hello"
end run' "$text"

As an aside, $[...] is an extremely old and extremely obsolete form of arithmetic expansion. Use $((...)) instead.