To celebrate this special date (and one of my favourite numbers) here are my 12 traits that I have regularly seen in the successful business owners that I have had the pleasure and privilege to work with over the years.
You cannot expect to be effective and successful in business unless you truly believe in your business and in the goods and services that you sell. Far too many small business owners fail to take their own businesses seriously enough, getting easily side-tracked and not staying motivated and keeping their noses to the grindstone. They also fall prey to naysayers who don't take them seriously because they don't work from an office building, office park, store front, or factory.
Planning every aspect of your business is not only a must, but also builds habits that every business owner should develop, implement, and maintain. The act of business planning is so important because it requires you to analyse each business situation, research and compile data, and make conclusions based mainly on the facts as revealed through the research. Business planning also serves a second function, which is having your goals and how you will achieve them, on paper. You can use the plan that you create both as map to take you from point A to Z and as a yardstick to measure the success of each individual plan or segment within the plan.
The lifeblood of any business enterprise is cash flow. You need it to buy inventory, pay for services, promote and market your business, repair and replace tools and equipment, and pay yourself so that you can continue to work. Therefore, all small business owners must become wise money managers to ensure that the cash keeps flowing and the bills get paid. There are two aspects to wise money management.
A business entrepreneur must always remember that marketing, advertising, or promotional activities are completely worthless, regardless of how clever, expensive, or perfectly targeted they are, unless one simple thing is accomplished–ask for the sale. This is not to say that being a great salesperson, advertising copywriting whiz or a public relations specialist isn't a tremendous asset to your business. However, all of these skills will be for naught if you do not actively ask people to buy what you are selling.
Your business is not about the products or services that you sell. Your business is not about the prices that you charge for your goods and services. Your business is not about your competition and how to beat them. Your business is all about your customers, or clients, period. After all, your customers are the people that will ultimately decide if your business goes boom or bust. Everything you do in business must be customer focused, including your policies, warranties, payment options, operating hours, presentations, advertising and promotional campaigns and website. In addition, you must know who your customers are inside out and upside down.
7. Project a positive business image.
You have but a passing moment to make a positive and memorable impression on people with whom you intend to do business. Small business owners must go out of their way and make a conscious effort to always project the most professional business image possible. The majority of small business owners do not have the advantage of elaborate offices or elegant store fronts and showrooms to wow prospects and impress customers. Instead, they must rely on imagination, creativity and attention to the smallest detail when creating and maintaining a professional image for their business.
8. Become known as an expert.
9. Create a competitive advantage.
A small business must have a clearly defined unique selling proposition. This is nothing more than a fancy way of asking the vital question, "Why will people choose to do business with you or purchase your product or service instead of doing business with a competitor and buying his product or service?" In other words, what one aspect or combination of aspects is going to separate your business from your competition? Will it be better service, a longer warranty, better selection, longer business hours, more flexible payment options, lowest price, personalized service, better customer service, better return and exchange policies or a combination of several of these?
Top entrepreneurs buy and read business and marketing books, magazines, reports, journals, newsletters, websites and industry publications, knowing that these resources will improve their understanding of business and marketing functions and skills. They join business associations and clubs, and they network with other skilled business people to learn their secrets of success and help define their own goals and objectives. Top entrepreneurs attend business and marketing seminars, workshops and training courses, even if they have already mastered the subject matter of the event. They do this because they know that education is an on-going process. There are usually ways to do things better, in less time, with less effort. In short, top entrepreneurs never stop investing in the most powerful, effective and best business and marketing tool at their immediate disposal–themselves.
11. Build a rock-solid reputation.
A good reputation is unquestionably one of a business owner's most tangible and marketable assets. You can't simply buy a good reputation; it's something that you earn by honouring your promises. Consistency in what you offer is the other key factor. If you cannot come through with the same level of service (and products) for clients on a regular basis, they have no reason to trust you . . . and without trust, you won't have a good reputation.
12. Get and stay organized.
The key to staying organized is not about which type of file you have or whether you keep a stack or two of papers on your desk, but it's about managing your business. It's about having systems in place to do things. Therefore, you want to establish a routine by which you can accomplish as much as possible in a given workday, whether that's three hours for a part-time business or seven or nine hours as a full-timer. In fact, you should develop systems and routines for just about every single business activity. Small things such as creating a to-do list at the end of each business day, or for the week, will help keep you on top of important tasks to tackle. Creating a single calendar to work from, not multiple sets for individual tasks or jobs, will also ensure that jobs are completed on schedule and appointments kept. Incorporating family and personal activities into your work calendar is also critical so that you work and plan from a single calendar.
Great content as always Ian….
12-12-12 , undoubtedly once to come and the traits you provided us with are innovative. A businessman would carry out these tips in their lives and make it memorable.


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Q: How to build table with for and if conditions in following way I have table  :

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but it shows horizontal rows like this :
Years   2015   2014   2013
Score    20     30     56
Score2   weak   weak   stable

whereas i want to turn them vertical like this :
   Years   Score     Score2

    2015    20        weak
    2014    30        weak
    2013    56        stable

I shows my css coloration as this is smth gives me challenge to convert the table vertical.
Woudld highly appreciate your help.

A: I would suggest you change your context into the format below and pass to the template for rendering.
context = {
    'data':[
        [2015, 20, 'weak'],
        [2014, 30, 'weak'],
        [2013, 56, 'stable']
    ]
}

In HTML Template, the value inside each element is accessed by using element.index . I only give if-else condition for the second row, but you may get the point.

        Years
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        {{element.0}}
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A: Change your html code to something like this:

Years	Score	Score2

# This is just sample for how to align items...add the if else accordingly
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{{a.0}}
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Change the context in your view function like this:
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First Hit: An odd sort of film about how easy it is to slide down a slippery slope. The film's opening moments, with a voice over by Jeff Lang (played by Tobey Maguire), states the dilemma Jeff is going to go through for the next 91 minutes. He begins a string of decisions, which include installing sod, bypassing city ordinances, and lying to his wife resulting in his going down a slippery slope that includes a murder. Jeff is married to Nealy (played by Elizabeth Banks) and they have one young child. When Jeff decides, against Nealy's wishes to install sod in their backyard the raccoons begin to dig it up. Although he's successful pediatrician this new battle between him and the raccoons becomes obsessive. His odd neighbor Lila (played by Laura Linney) gets wind of his battles and becomes an unwilling and spiteful participant in this war in different ways. Jeff and Nealy and friends with Rebecca and Peter Mazzoni (played by Kerry Washington and Ray Liotta respectively) and Jeff's indiscretion with Rebecca digs him farther into the hole he's creating for himself. Lincoln (played by Dennis Haysbert) plays on a pick-up basketball team with Jeff and becomes, yet another unwilling/willing participant in Jeff's demise. The story is in the details (hence the title).
Maguire is an interesting choice for this role and actually carries it off quite well. There is an air of intelligence and stupidity in this role that he transmits strongly. I ended up both rooting for and against him in different scenes. Banks is good as the wife who is in her own space, not very engaged with Jeff, but decides to support her husband as the truth begins to unfold. Linney is fabulous in this very quirky role as the neighbor. Washington is OK as Jeff's friend and colleague. Liotta is very good at bringing danger and learned redemption to his character. Haysbert is a standout in his role as gracious and grateful friend of Jeff's. Jacob Aaron Estes wrote and directed this quite, quirky and at times interesting film.
Overall: It doesn't quite grab the audience totally although some of the performances are very good.


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Herbert Lewis Fink (ou Herb Fink), né le  à Providence (Rhode Island) et mort en  à Rockport (Maine), est un peintre, dessinateur, graveur et enseignant américain.

Biographie
Après une année à l'Art Students'League de New York (1941-1942), Herbert Fink est appelé à combattre en France en 1944-45, où il se distingue. Après la guerre, il intègre l'université Carnegie-Mellon puis décroche son diplôme en 1948. Il commence à enseigner mais démissionne pour voyager en Europe, ayant obtenu une bourse. À son retour, il s'inscrit à l'université Yale, y obtient son Master of Arts et y enseigne de 1958 à 1961, essentiellement le dessin et la gravure. Par la suite, il prend la direction du département des beaux arts de la Southern Illinois University, jusqu'à sa retraite en 1987.

Membre de l'Académie américaine de design, Fink fut, au cours de sa carrière, reconnu comme un graveur exceptionnel, recevant plusieurs prix dont celui de la Fondation Guggenheim (1965). En 1986, l'État de l'Illinois le nomme Visual Artist of the Year et la même année, une rétrospective de son travail est organisée en Chine (université de Liaoning).

Spécialisé dans les grands formats gravés, la finesse de ses paysages et de ses nus lui vaut l'intérêt des collectionneurs publics et privés. L'on peut admirer ses œuvres entre autres dans les institutions américaines suivantes : Baltimore Museum of Art, musée des beaux-arts de Boston, Bibliothèque du Congrès, New York Public Library, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Peintre américain du XXe siècle
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Naissance en septembre 1921
Naissance à Providence (Rhode Island)
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Décès à 84 ans


One of our most popular properties, the living accommodation is on the first floor and the bedrooms and bathrooms on the ground floor. A lift enables easy access for all. Astley Castle and its inhabitants have witnessed, and occasionally moulded, significant events in our national history. Dating back to the 13th century the site has been owned by three Queens of England. The local area is also rich in history, with Coventry and Warwick both close by.
The castle was on the verge of collapse after a fire in 1978 and far beyond a conventional restoration project. We held an architectural competition to design a Landmark for the 21st century, where unequivocally modern living accommodation was clasped within the shell of the ancient Castle. We aimed for the best modern architecture, unashamedly but sympathetically stitched into ancient fabric, today's craftsmen and women linking hands with their predecessors.
Astley Castle became a cause célèbre for us. This ancient moated site first came to our attention in the 1990s, when we tried, and failed, to find a workable solution for it. It grieves us to admit defeat, and in the year of our 40th anniversary, we returned to Astley, for another go at finding a way to continue a millennium of occupation. It was already too late to do more than consolidate the ruins that were left after the disastrous fire in 1978, so unusually drastic measures were called for. The rapturous reactions of those who have stayed there seem to justify our boldness. Astley has history in abundance waiting for you, but it is as likely that it is the melding of ancient and modern that will linger most in the mind after your stay.
A long, narrow drive separates the small village of Astley from Astley Castle and the charming church of St. Mary the Virgin. From the windows of the Castle you have views over the old pleasure gardens which now have footpaths around them. There are lots of walks in the local and wider area for you to follow and discover more about your surroundings.
Astley Book Farm, in nearby Bedworth, is an Aladdin's cave of second hand books, where you can have a leisurely browse and relax in the coffe shop serving tasty treats.
Coventry is just over 10 miles away by car, where you can visit the Cathedral, with its striking juxtaposition of ruins and modernist addition.
Stratford-upon-Avon is less than an hour's drive away, where you will find shops, restaurants and cafes along the beautiful river. The world famous Royal Shakespeare Company is located here too. Follow in the footsteps of decades of RSC stars (including Judy Dench and Peter O'Toole amongst many others) with a trip to the Dirty Duck pub before or after the show.
Follow the signposted route for a pleasant walk to visit Anne Hathaway's cottage in the hamlet of Shottery, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon.
The castle at Warwick and the Royal Pump Rooms at Leamington Spa are just some of the things to see in these historic towns, both of which deserve a visit.
Nearby museums and galleries include the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry (10 miles), the Mead Gallery at the University of Warwick (10 miles) and the world famous Shakespeare's Family Homes in Stratford-upon-Avon (30 miles). You can gain free or discounted entry to these place with a National Art Pass, which enables its members to enjoy free entry to over 240 museums, galleries and historic houses throughout the UK as well as 50% off entry to major exhibitions.
For more information on things to do during your stay at Astley Castle, please see our Pinterest page.
Yes, four spaces about 20m from the property.
Heating is provided by an air source heat pump and underfloor heating. There is an open fire in the courtyard and also a woodburning stove.
The kitchen is fully equipped with all plates and cutlery. There are two fridges with iceboxes. There is also an electric cooker, microwave and dishwasher.
There are three bathrooms in total.
Two bathrooms have free-standing shower units and one bathroom has a bath.
There are open grounds. The unfenced moat which surrounds the castle can fill with water during heavy rainfall.
Strictly speaking a fortified manor more than a castle, the site at Astley Castle has been in continuous occupation since the Saxon period. As Grade II* listed, the castle is counted of national significance. Its site includes the moated castle, gateway and curtain walls, lake, church and the ghost of pleasure gardens in a picturesque landscape.
For a short history of Astley Castle please click here.
To read the full history album for Astley Castle please click here.
In the late 1990s, the Landmark Trust had tried to provide the site with a viable future through its usual solution of conventional restoration and conversion for holidays, but the site is so complex that such an approach proved impractical, both technically (there were no internal finishes or fixtures left to restore) and financially. In 2005, Landmark proposed a more radical solution: to reinstate occupancy of Astley Castle in a manner appropriate for the 21st century.
An architectural competition was held, the brief accepting that some parts of the Castle were now beyond restoration, but which sought to create good modern accommodation within the ancient ruins. The winning scheme, by architects Witherford Watson Mann, maintains the sense of life and living within the Castle, while making the most of the views both into and out of the site.
After careful recording, those parts of the building beyond pragmatic repair were taken down. The new-build introduced also consolidates and ties together what could be saved of the original fabric as unobtrusively as possible, leaving the Castle's form in the landscape largely unchanged. There was further work on the wider setting, including repairs to the curtain walls and moat, and the 18th-century Gothick stable block. The historic parkland surrounding the moated site, much of which is a Scheduled Monument, has been opened up with public trails.
The Heritage Lottery Fund supported the restoration including an Access & Involvement Programme which enabled many people to learn about and help with the project. The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers was active in site clearance and landscaping. Numerous schools visited and Astley Art Club was estblished with an artists in residence programme. Another competition was held to create a new knot garden, replacing a feature that had existed on the site in some form since the late 17th century. The new one echoes Astley's 'Three Queens.' Astley Castle can finally face its future with confidence again, thanks too to all who will stay in it and so contribute towards its future maintenance.
We would also like to thank the additional Guardians of Astley Castle who have chosen to remain anonymous, and many other donors who supported the appeal.


Treatment of neglected Tendo-Achillis tendon rupture – Is the FHL transfer a current gold standard treatment?
The Tendo-Achilles (TA) is the largest, strongest and thickest tendon in the human body . Risk factors predisposing to its rupture include being middle aged and male, sports (weekend warriors ), obesity, steroid injections and antibiotics (fluroquinolones). The rupture commonly occurs 2–6cm proximal to the TA insertion at the musculotendinous junction, which is a relatively hypovascular area .
Historically, TA ruptures were considered a rare injury, but more recently their incidence has increased to the extent that it has become the most common tendon rupture of the lower extremity . 10–25 per cent of acute ruptures are undiagnosed [4,5], eventually leading to the neglected TA rupture. The possible reasons for the development of this entity can be attributed to misdiagnosis/delay in diagnosis, inappropriate treatment, delay in treatment or delayed presentation of the patient .
There is no consensus on the exact time for an acute rupture to turn into a chronic/neglected rupture, but generally an interval of four to six weeks from injury to treatment is the accepted time period [3,7,8].
This injury is commonly seen in middle-aged men who present with complaints of difficulty or inability to climb stairs/slopes, weakness and difficulty in walking normally. Pain is usually not the chief complaint. These patients may find difficulty in resuming sports at the same capacity as before the injury. Often, history of the initial injury can be obtained.
On examination of the affected side an obvious gap may be palpable, calf atrophy, increased range of dorsiflexion, weakness in plantar flexion and a positive Thompson's test may be demonstrable. The patient will be unable to perform a single limb heel raise on the affected side.
Radiologically, the diagnosis can be confirmed by an ultrasound or MRI evaluation. Although the Ultrasound examination is better in acute ruptures, the MRI plays a better role in finding the details of the tear and associated injuries. MRI has the advantage of confirming the injury and assessing the distance between the tendon ends, which in turn can help in surgical planning [3,5,7].
The treatment of the neglected TA rupture has been a challenge for most orthopaedic surgeons [9-11]. There is plenty of literature discussing the treatment for an acute TA injury, but there is a paucity of data on the treatment for a neglected TA rupture. Various options have been suggested but there is no clear "gold standard" procedure [3,7]. Some of the options available include conservative management, direct end-to-end repair, V-Y advancement, gastrocnemius fascial turndown flap, and augmentation with plantaris and Allograft transfers.
Conservative management with a moulded ankle-foot orthosis can be an option for sedentary, elderly patients who are unfit for surgery [1,3]. However this immobilizes the ankle and hindfoot joints, altering biomechanics and gait . Further, the healing occurs by formation of abundant scar tissue between the already contracted ends of the TA, which alters the functional length of the muscle-tendon unit leading to reduced power and ankle instability .
Best functional outcomes are achieved by surgical reconstruction . Surgical intervention provides better ankle movement, less calf atrophy, higher activity levels, improved strength in garo-soleus complex leading to stronger plantarflexion and better patient satisfaction .
TA defects which are less than 2cm can heal via an end-to-end repair . However, this is uncommon in the neglected TA rupture due to sizable gaps resulting from shortening of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex and excision of scar tissue in the defect leading to larger gaps while refreshing the ends during surgery. This necessitates the use of other procedures to bridge the gap.
Abraham and Pankovich in 1975 introduced the V-Y advancement flap for treating neglected TA ruptures . Khiami et al suggested repairing gaps measuring 3–5cm with this technique , while Ahmad et al repaired defects up to 6cm  and McClelland and Maffulli achieved satisfactory results by treating gaps greater than 6cm . However, it has been suggested that V-Y advancement should be used in younger patients and that the vascular supply of the soleus helps the repair to heal faster .
Christensen, in 1931, first reported the use of fascial turn down flaps for treating neglected TA ruptures with gaps measuring 2–10cm [7,17]. Various modifications have been made to the original technique including the Bosworth repair. This procedure is suitable for all age groups with larger gaps, but the healing may be slower as there is no vascular supply from the soleus . Although this method is useful in bridging the gap, the physiological tendon-to-muscle length is altered resulting in contractility changes . A 23 per cent deficit in strength has been reported .
Generally speaking, the longer the duration of the neglected TA rupture, the more unlikely it is to approximate the ends for repair, even with mobilisation of the proximal segment . This necessitates the use of augmentation procedures which may be autologus, synthetic or allograft materials. Autologus materials may be further subdivided into free fascia/tendon grafts and tendon transfers.
The use of free fascia/tendon grafts has been reported by authors such as Bugg and Boyd, 1968, Schuberth et al, 1984, and Maffulli et al, 2005. Fascia lata  or the gracilis tendon  have been utilised for this. However, Maffulli reported a significantly reduced calf circumference along with significantly weaker plantar flexion strength as compared to the uninjured leg . This, coupled with the need for a separate incision for graft harvest, increased comorbidity and the technical difficulty in graft utilisation has made the use of local tendon transfers more popular .
Local tendon transfers, in addition to the above mentioned advantages, also provide a viable structure, intact blood supply and augment plantar flexion strength . It has been suggested that tendon augmentations be used for all defects greater than 2–3cm . The most commonly used tendons are of the flexor hallucis longus (FHL), flexor digitorum longus (FDL) and peroneus brevis (PB), however the use of plantaris and posterior tibial tendon have also been described [22,23]. The use of PB may lead to a loss of eversion strength and ankle instability and therefore its use has declined . The FDL tendon has the advantage of mimicking the course of the TA and its use does not lead to a loss of power in the lesser toes or ankle instability . However, the FHL has clear advantages over it, which have been enumerated in the discussion section.
Use of TA allograft for the reconstruction of neglected TA ruptures has been reported but limited to a few case reports . Their use has mainly been recommended when the defect is large (greater than 10cm ). The proposed advantages are the bridging of large defects, avoidance of donor site morbidity and relative ease of the procedure, however transmission of diseases, deep infection and graft rejection are its main concerns [3,8]. Studies have shown that the maturation process and integration of allografts is quite prolonged and may vary from 26 weeks to 18 months [24–27].
Synthetic materials such as vascular grafts, polyester mesh, polyglycol threads and carbon fibre composites are available. They benefit from the advantage of avoidance of sacrificing active tendons, avoidance of separate/ larger incision for graft harvest and potentially reducing the comorbidity related to these harvests [3,8]. Occurrence of foreign body reaction has been noted with the use of some of these materials  and their durability has not been proven . Acellular human dermal matrix (Graft Jacket) has been shown to incorporate well and resemble autologus tendon histologically . However, the use of synthetic materials in an area known for poor healing is a potential risk.
Figure 1: MRI showing complete rupture of TA with a significant retraction.
We treated 14 patients with neglected tendon ruptures between January 2013 to December 2015. Patients presented approximately 20 weeks post injury with the main complaints being weakness and pain, while ambulating and with gait disturbances. The weakness was especially profound while trying to climb stairs or walking up a slope. Some of these active patients could not return to their recreational activities, which ranged from walking to racket sports. A clear history of the original trauma could be elicited, but there was a failure to diagnose the acute rupture on initial presentation at various stages, both in primary and secondary care.
On clinical examination there was obvious wasting in the calf, a palpable gap, significantly reduced plantar flexion power and positive Thompson test. Single limb heel raise was not possible which was not associated with loss of medial arch or heel valgus. Hence clinical diagnosis of a neglected TA rupture could be ascertained which was subsequently confirmed with an MRI scan.
Pre-operative AOFAS scoring was done for all the patients and they were offered treatment of TA reconstruction with an FHL tendon transfer. All patients were operated by the same senior surgeon using the same surgical technique. The pre-operative average AOFAS score was 22, which increased post-operatively to 94 indicating excellent outcomes at the end of assessment.
Surgery was performed under general anaesthesia, with the patient in prone position with a tourniquet placed on the thigh. After the usual aseptic precautions of painting and draping the limb, a posteromedial approach to the TA was used. This approach avoids the sural nerve and grants easier access to the FHL tendon . The paratenon was incised and the fibrous tissue was debrided. We encountered an average gap of 5–8cm. The tendon ends looked atrophied with fatty infiltration on visual examination on the table. The gap in the TA was utilised to approach the FHL muscle belly anteriorly. The muscle was identified and its tendon traced inferiorly. An adequate length of the tendon, usually 3.5cm, was gained and excised in the tunnel. Krackow stitches were placed to allow for easy handling of the tendon. Arthrex FHL repair kit was used for the preparation. The width of the tendon was measured, and a correspondingly-sized drill was used to create a tunnel in the calcaneus, just anterior to the TA insertion, avoiding the calcaneal tuberosity. The FHL tendon was passed into this tunnel and fixed with an interference screw while holding the ankle in about 60 degrees of plantar flexion. Myoplasty of the FHL with the gastrocnemius was also performed proximally. The deep fascia was closed over the defect followed by interrupted absorbable stitches for the subcutaneous layer. The skin was closed using interrupted mattress stitches with nylon.
The limb was placed in a black slab postoperatively and the patient was advised non-weight bearing mobilisation for a period of six weeks. A close watch was kept on the wound healing and in all our cases the wounds had healed well by two weeks post-op, when suture removal was done. This was followed by serial cast applications with reduction in plantar flexion by 20 degrees every two weeks. At the end of six weeks, physiotherapy was initiated and full weight-bearing mobilisation in an air cast boot was started. The boot was weaned off after six weeks with progression to more advanced physiotherapy exercises.
Figure 2: A) Exposure of torn TA and FHL. B) Dissection of the FHL into the tunnel leading up to sustentaculum tali. C) Preparation of drill hole tunnel into the calcaneum and, D) Insertion of FHL into the tunnel and bio composite screw.
TA ruptures are the most common tendon ruptures of the lower limb of which 10–25 per cent of the acute ruptures are missed, developing into neglected tears [3–5]. They lead to ankle dysfunction and marked functional impairment [23, 31–32]. Most reports confirm that non-operative management does not produce good results . Neglected TA ruptures are managed operatively unless otherwise contraindicated . Boyden et al have inferred from their study comparing immediate versus late TA reconstruction that patients with late reconstruction have successful clinical outcomes which are comparable with early repairs .
Following a rupture, contraction of the triceps sure complex can occur as early as three to four days post injury . Amyotrophy associated with degeneration in the proximal and distal ends of the rupture occurs within 10 days . As a result, the ends are retracted, atrophic with severe fat infiltration [4,16]. This poses a considerable challenge in procedures requiring placement of sutures at the ends of the tendon. This problem can be overcome by the use of local tendon transfers.
A loss in an active range of motion at the interphalyngeal joint has been reported, however this is clinically insignificant even in running sports requiring good push-off [35,36]. Because of these advantages an increasing number of surgeons are preferring the use of FHL tendon transfer for the reconstruction of neglected TA ruptures and reporting positive outcomes .
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Muck Bowl changed to 6 p.m. start
The Muck Bowl between Glades Central and Pahokee has been changed to 6 p.m. from 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Glades Central coach Jessie Hester said the school's administration decided on the later start to allow more people to get to the game.
Last year's Muck Bowl also was on Saturday and Hester said having the game on the weekend made pulling off the huge event a lot easier.
"At first I had some reservations about it but once the game itself was played, you see the benefits of the Saturday game because it allows the administration to get things going," Hester said. "It's such a big deal. It allows people who are traveling to not have to worry about rushing to get here on time. People come from out of state to get to this game."
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on October 31, 2009 Categories FootballTags Glades Central, Jessie Hester, Muck Bowl, Pahokee
6 thoughts on "Muck Bowl changed to 6 p.m. start"
Glades Central #1 Diva says:
I'm so happy that the game is later on even though it didn't matter to me if the game was 10 in da morning, I still was goin make there on time! Shout out to my Raiders cause I'm gon represent yall to the fulliest!
ladybluedevil says:
fulliest??? lol But yes, that's better for the Players (cramps) and the Fans. LETS GO BLUE DEVILS!!!!!!
sayWHAT!! says:
Bet that made you proud to point out that misspelled word huh? congrats.
Anyways, I'm also glad that the game is at 6:00pm instead of 3:00pm, 5:00pm, and all the other times I have heard. Don't need to be trying to view the game over 2942341 umbrellas and hearing 325341 people complaining of the heat.
Raider Fan says:
Glad this game is in Belle Glade not Pahokee. The jv game between da 2 schools that was supposed to be played 10/28 was posponed due to lighting and rescheduled for 10/29 then cancelled. The principal at Pahokee took da blame for not plaing da game on 10/28 without waiting the 45mins to see if da lightning would still be present or not. This principal also refuses to refund the public bak there $5 for this game, alot of residents from pahokee blasted Lane Kiffen for his comment about Pahokee Middle High but let da principal steal from them. JUST WONDERING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1DEVIL says:
This will be a good game between the DEVILS and the raiders but i would have to give it to the BLUE DEVILS.
With the time change, the game will feel like a game; being played in the dark, under the lights!!
I hope Asst. Prin. Angela Moore helped convince the new prin. to push the time back. Gee, from what I hear, she is running the show and if so, at least it is someone who has been at GC for many, many years.
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Francis Campbell: Priests on a mission to make missionaries
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By Francis Campbell
The Lord God called to the man and said, "Where are you?"
At the opening Mass for the Divine Renovation 2018 conference in Halifax in mid-June, God was still calling.
Fr. Simon Lobo, pastor of the amalgamated St. Benedict Parish in the city's west end, focused on the Genesis reading about Adam and Eve.
"Adam and Eve messed up early," said Lobo, delivering a spirited homily in front of 32 priests, three deacons and 700 congregants at an early-morning Sunday Mass to kick off the two-day conference on parish renewal.
"What does God do? He pursues them. God took the initiative."
Lobo said that God continues His quest. "Where are you, are you afraid, are you lost? … Jesus today, He is coming for us and He is saying the same thing. Where are you? I want to find you, I want to be with you."
Lobo is the self-described renovation apprentice to Fr. James Mallon, the ministry's founder and Lobo's predecessor as pastor at St. Benedict.
Mallon's ministry is predicated on his 2014 book, Divine Renovation: From a Maintenance to a Missional Parish. The book has been translated into six languages and there are more than 65,000 copies in circulation.
And Catholics and other Christians from across Canada and the United States and around the world have been calling on Mallon to share his strategy for combating the challenges facing the modern-day Church, particularly dwindling attendance.
Mallon and Lobo do not lend much credence to the theory that the Church should cater to the parishioners in the pews and not fret about those who are not there. That's not the evangelization example initiated by Jesus.
"We are a missionary organization but we function as a club," Mallon said of the Catholic Church. "A club is something that exists for the members. A church is the only organization that exists for those who don't belong, it's outward-focused."
Mallon said a missionary Church cannot neglect its members but "its primary concern is the people you don't have."
The Scottish-born Mallon grew up in Nova Scotia and took over St. Benedict eight years ago when the burgeoning three-parish amalgam was in its infancy. Mallon leaned on the Alpha program, an evangelistic course that seeks to introduce and develop the tenets of the Christian faith through a series of live or videotaped talks and small-group discussions.
Mallon's vision evolved into the Divine Renovation ministry, which now includes nine full-time staff, one of whom is a United Kingdom co-ordinator. The others work out of St. Benedict, doing a weekly video podcast, advising ministry coaching teams and helping to promote Divine Renovation conferences around the globe.
Mallon works exclusively with the ministry and the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth. St. Benedict, now in the capable hands of Lobo, regularly attracts some 1,500 congregants to four weekend Masses.
During the opening of the conference, the Mass featured several simple but effective touches. On this particular Sunday, everyone was greeted openly at the entrance and offered a name tag. Before the Mass begins, attendees were asked to turn to someone they may not know, introduce themselves and promise to pray for that person during Mass and for the rest of the day. The music was vibrant and inviting, all the responses were flashed onto big screens at the front of the church and the homily came complete with a slideshow.
This is not rocket science, but it is effective.
"We need to be a missional Church because we serve a missional God," Lobo concluded.
That message is all at once simple to understand yet extremely challenging to execute. God will do His part to call to us, to continually seek us out when we are lost or afraid. In turn, God asks us to reach out to the people we should care for and love because of family, parish, community and collegial connections.
That's where our mission begins.
(Campbell is a reporter at the Halifax Chronicle Herald.)
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I have tried using Setup().Returns() and SetupGet() but I keep getting the following error:

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I have tried Googling this and searching on this website, but I can't seem to find the answer.

A: For get-only properties, use SetupGet(..), and specify a .Returns(..) clause with the return value to inject:
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A: It seems that I did not pass the correct object into the Returns() method. I should have passed the mock's Object property.
Here is the correct code:
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context.Setup(c => c.Response).Returns(response.Object);


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WIMS Helped Me Have An Answer To "What Makes You So Special?"
Christiana Shabnam Shoushtari, MD • Internal Medicine
We all have a story to tell. And we are all worthy of being heard.
That's what I learned this year at the Women in Medicine Summit 2021. Hearing speaker after speaker sharing their own personal journeys of failure and successes were empowering, especially to individuals like me.
I never really felt that I had anything particularly interesting or thought-provoking to say. Even when life events — such as those of trauma, heart ache, betrayal, love — would inspire me to journal about it, a little voice would pop up on my shoulder and say "What makes you think you're so special?" Discouraged, I'd close that laptop or put that journal away, and never think twice about it.
Fast forward to this year. As luck would have it, this year's WIMS theme was "Finding Your Voice." Each speaker shared their story of how they found their own voice. Drs. Brandi Jackson and Brittani James shared their own personal experience growing up in the South side of Chicago and are now giving back to that same community. Dr. Mark Shapiro shared his voice in a podcast that examines "the interface between health care and society." Dr. Julie Freischlag shared her story of being told she could not be a chair of surgery because she was a woman. And since then, Dr. Freischlag has been the first female surgeon-in-chief of Johns Hopkins Hospital and the first female chief of vascular surgery at UCLA. Stories from Drs. Jessi Gold and Arghavan Salles gave us examples of their successes and failures, and made me realize that the struggles of writing are all just part of the journey to being a writer.
All of their successes were as unique as their personal journeys and their "voices."
This Summit also gave me the unique opportunity to ask whether all these successful, talented speakers also experienced impostor phenomena — and they all did! Every single one of them. I was blown away.
It's astounding and inspiring to hear that our role models, mentors, and sponsors were in our shoes at one point. And it gives me courage to continue to put myself out there. It also "normalizes" that deep-rooted self-doubt and helps me recognize when my need for perfection costs me opportunities and advancement.
These speakers sharing their triumphs, despite their self-doubt and obstacles, gives me the strength to push away my own insecurities and take a step towards fulfilling the dreams I've had, yet lacked the confidence to act upon.
Since this Summit, I now counteract that "What makes you so special — why you?" voice with a newly energized, inspired and courageous rebuttal. Now I respond with: "Why not me?" And then I take the step forward into the unknown.
Christiana Shoushtari, MD MPH, obtained her MD at University of Illinois-Chicago and is a current PGY-3 at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. She intends to pursue a career in primary care and continue her passion in advocacy and public health. Dr. Shoushtari reports no conflicts of interest.
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A ski chalet in the heart of the Megeve village means a property that is within seconds of the slopes and lifts as well as being a quick walk to the area's nicest restaurants and shops. That is only some of what makes the charming and recently updated Apartment Nausicaa so appealing.
This stylish, three-bedroom apartment is in the heart of town and offers the utmost in convenience, yet it is also a wonderfully appealing space to enjoy time with family or friends. Designed and decorated in Alpine style, it puts a lot of natural materials to use and surrounds visitors with an abundance of appealing colors and hues. There is an oversized great room that includes the lounge area with its space perfectly laid out for games and entertainment. With a fireplace and amazing views from oversized windows, it is the perfect spot for cozy days or nights together.
Nearby is the modern dining suite in its warm and rich hues of mustard and cayenne. These work well with the wooden paneling and ceiling that create the ultimate in warm living spaces. This leads you into the remarkably modern kitchen with its marble countertops and premium appliances ideal for fast family breakfast or large meals prepared together.
The three bedrooms include two very large double suites with private baths and great views. The third is a bunk room with its own bath and shower.
Your visit to the Apartment Nausicaa includes parking, housekeeping and a house manager, and rates as one of the best choices for a group of friends with kids or a larger family. With its in-town location and amazingly comfortable living spaces, it is also ideal for a mixed group of skiers and non-skiers, enabling those who don't like to ski to enjoy the comforts of the apartment as well as the many delights of town.
Bedroom 1: Bedroom with a double size bed and en-suite bathroom with bathtub, double vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedroom 2: Bedroom with a double size bed, TV and en-suite bathroom with shower, vanity and WC. 2 guests maximum.
Bedroom 3: Bedroom with a bunk bed and en-suite bathroom with shower, vanity and WC. 2 children maximum.


In this article we compare CoralLog and Log4J in terms of latency and throughput. Benchmarks were conducted against asynchronous Log4J 2.0-rc2 using Disruptor 3.2.1.
As described in the article CoralLog Performance Numbers, we measure the time it takes to log each message in isolation, in other words, without any contention in the asynchronous queue. But this time, because Log4J does not have a drainAndWait method, we use a pause after logging each message so we can be sure the message has time to leave the queue and make it to the file before we send the next message. Then we proceed to compute the average time for one-million messages, with an initial warmup of 500,000 messages.
Note1: Thread-pinning was not used for both CoralLog and Log4J.
Note2: Log4J pauses before each message are NOT a good idea. It does NOT guarantee the absence of queue contention, although it helps in that direction. A pause will always be a noise in a latency benchmark.
Note: Thread-pinning was not used for both CoralLog and Log4J.
CoralLog produces zero garbage. Log4J produces garbage in proportion to the number of messages written.
CoralLog has lower variance than Log4J, with a max latency of 11.517 micros against 13.404 millis from Log4J.
At the 99.99 percentile, CoralLog shows an average latency of 61 nanos with a max latency of 665 nanos. Log4J shows for the same percentile an average latency of 854 nanos with a max latency of 15 micros.
CoralLog has an average throughput 30% greater than Log4J (4,321,587 x 3,027,707) without producing any garbage while LOG4J produces a lot of garbage.
A comparison of CoralLog and Log4J when it comes to latencies to show that CoralLog is 14 times faster. It is able to log a 64-byte message in 61 nanos on average while Log4J has an average latency of 890 nanos. In terms of throughput, CoralLog is 30% faster (4,321,587 x 3,027,707 ops) without producing any garbage.


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By: Ric Manning On: 3/28/2015 In: New, Travel, Video 1 comment
Because I drive a lot for my work, I've been thinking about installing a dashboard camera. But now I may wait until I can get the LyfeLens, which looks it will deliver a lot more than video from my windshield.
LyfeLens links your car to your smartphone to track everything that's going on inside and outside the car. It has two cameras, one facing forward and the other watching the car's interior.
With the full LyfeLens setup, the device will record and store images and data, such as speed and location. It will transmit a live video feed to an iOS or Android device that has the LyfeLens app is installed.
Other features include a Wi-Fi hotspot that your passengers can share and push alerts that will tell you if your car is speeding, if it's bumped or scratched or being broken into.
LyfeLens will cost $299 when it's released later this year. Customers who pre-order on the LyfeLens website get a $100 discount. A monthly subscription will be required to get some of the advanced features such as the Wi-Fi hotspot and cloud storage.
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Q: Retrieving multiple values from an arraylist I have saved values retrieved from a database in java to an arraylist.
I have used a class to save the data to the array list as shown below.
    ArrayList<NewSms> details = new ArrayList<NewSms>();
    try{
        Statement query = conn.createStatement();
        ResultSet result = query.executeQuery("Select `senderAddress,message,linkid from sdp_smsincoming where status=0 AND smsServiceActivationNumber =1234 ");`

        while(result.next()){
            String address = result.getString("senderAddress");
            String message = result.getString("message");
            String linkid = result.getString("linkid");

            NewSms smsdetails = new NewSms();
            smsdetails.set_address(address);
            smsdetails.set_message(message);
            smsdetails.set_linkid(linkid);
            details.add(smsdetails);;
        }
    }

However i now want to retrieve the values individually per row,from another class in the program.How can i do this?By individually i mean getting the address,message and linkid per row in the arraylist.

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However i now want to retrieve the values individually per row,from another class in the program.How can i do this?

You just access each NewSms in the list. To access one by index, you could use:
NewSms sms = details.get(2); // Or whatever
// Now access the properties of sms

Or to access each of them in turn, use an enhanced for loop:
for (NewSms sms : details) {
    // Now access the properties of sms
}

Note that to comply with Java naming conventions, your NewSms class should have methods such as getAddress, setAddress - not set_address.
Also note that you need to close your result set / statement / connection - if you're using Java 7, you can use a try-with-resources statement; otherwise you should use finally blocks.
EDIT: If your problem is actually just returning the list, that's easy:
public List<NewSms> loadSmsDetails() {
    // Code as before...

    return details;
}

Then just call it from your other class:
// Where repository is a reference to an instance of the class containing the above method
List<NewSms> allDetails = repository.loadSmsDetails();

A: for(NewSms smsdetails:details){
String address = smsdetails.get_address();
String message = smsdetails.get_message();
String linkId = smsdetails.get_linkid();
}

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However i now want to retrieve the values individually per row,from
  another class in the program

You need to pass the arraylist to the another class and iterate over it there to get the individual elements. The idea is to use a common araylist - to store the values from the resultset and in another class to iterate through them.


For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, many travelers choose an unconventional yet awe-inspiring stay in a treehouse in Kerala. Situated on the southwestern coast of India, Kerala is famous for these branching abodes for nature lovers who want to get away from it all. If you are planning to visit Kerala for your next holiday, don't forget to try this treehouse experience.
Thekkady, the famous wildlife sanctuary, is the picture-perfect spot for treehouse living, offering twin treehouses side-by-side, yet with the utmost in privacy. This treehouse is situated thirty feet off the ground and offers a temporary lifestyle of rugged all-out nature life on the outside with remarkably modern amenities on the inside. Offering luxury interiors, the treehouse provides all the comforts of home including air conditioning, LED television, refrigerator, coffee and tea maker, bathrooms, and wireless internet connection.
Stepping out and relaxing on the balcony will yield breathtaking views of rare birds and other wildlife in their natural habitat. For food lovers, Rangerwood Nature Castle Machan resort offers a wide variety of cuisine with service around the clock. Massage services are also offered to enhance your ultimate time of relaxation and rejuvenation.
The Hiliya Resort is an ideal escape for anyone wanting a cozy and serene way of life for a few days. Many tourists enjoy living up in the timbers for a few days in old-style Kerala bungalows, which overlook an organic farmland of spices, vegetables, coffee, and fruits. Situated next to lush forests, within this bamboo and wood structure tourists enjoy luxurious bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms and comfortable living space. Visitors also enjoy five-star cuisine, hiking, sightseeing in the jungles, strolling along the plantations, witnessing elephants in the wild, badminton tournaments, and so much more.
Marmalade Springs Wayanad is a world-class resort nestled among the second highest peak in the district, known as Chembara Peak. Situated entirely upon a 100-acre coffee plantation with amazing mountain views, the teak wood treehouse is like a dream come true. Complete with a sitting area underneath and a lovely verandah for early morning coffee-time, this treehouse along with the boutique resort atmosphere has many visitors returning again and again.
Visitors enjoy flavor-bursting cuisine, the best and freshest coffee around, caving, hiking, exploring the jungle lands, and taking a splash in the pool during their stay. They also leave ready to come right back.
Those who dream of the perfectly romantic honeymoon find that they are in reality when they spend their days together in the Dreamcatcher Resort Munnar Treehouse. An exquisitely unique place to rest, rejuvenate, and get to know one another even more, Dreamcatcher Resort delivers.
Situated in the natural timber of Munnar's forests, guests are surrounded by lush tea gardens and tea plantations, as well as plantations of cardamom spices. Sixty feet above the ground, the balcony views are tremendous, while the amenities include intercom, hot and cold water, comfortable sitting areas, television, and beautiful bedrooms with attached baths.
Visitors take opportunities to go on Jeep safaris, hikes, catching views of wildlife, viewing breathtaking waterfalls, and much more. Making dreams come true, the resort itself features many varieties of places to stay and dine in a spectacular, serene setting.
Guests that prefer nothing less than peaceful tranquility come here to take it all in. Tranquil Resort Wayanad is a posh resort filled with plantation bungalows, flora that is extremely pleasing to the senses, exquisitely furnished verandas, bird watching unlike any other experience due to the wide number of parrots on the plantation, and so much more. Taking peaceful walks along the enormous property will sooth the mind and renew the soul.
Treehouse in Kerala has been a widely popular choice among many who love an unconventional place to lay their heads. The views alone make the treehouse stay worth it, and they also include comfortable, decorative bedrooms with baths, plenty of fresh air and light, protection from insects, verandas, and many opportunities to enjoy yoga and massage. Visitors enjoy the hot tub which is nearby, and there is no need to leave your pets at home during your visit–this resort welcomes pets, as they understand they are part of your family.
When people think about where they want to spend their next vacation, treehouses are becoming increasingly popular among many destinations throughout the world. Here in India, in the state of Kerala, the treehouses do not disappoint. They boast many of the finest and unique amenities and this is proven by the popularity of the resorts.


Before the 2018 French Grand Prix weekend began, I posted five prediction polls on the Lights Out twitter account. How many of the questions did you get right? Find out below!
1. Which French driver will have the best home race?
It wasn't a weekend to remember for the home race trio. As just 8% of you predicted, none of them scored a point. Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were out on the first lap after colliding with each other, while Romain Grosjean missed out on scoring his first point of the season by just thirteen seconds after finishing in eleventh place.
2. Which team will start from pole?
Mercedes were comfortably quickest in Q3 on Saturday, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas making it the second front-row lock-out of the season for the defending champions. Hamilton snatched pole from his team-mate by 0.118 seconds.
3. Will Charles Leclerc score?
Was this the weekend where Charles Leclerc stepped forward as Ferrari's best option for 2019? The Monegasque driver managed to reach Q3 for the first time in his career, starting from a fantastic eighth on the grid. He even overtook the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen on the first lap before settling for tenth by the chequered flag and, as 66% of you predicted, scoring a point.
4. Which Renault driver will perform better?
Carlos Sainz recorded his best qualifying of his Renault career so far with seventh on the grid, while Nico Hulkenberg started from twelfth. By the end of the race, both drivers were in the points and, despite struggling with power issues, Sainz remained ahead by four seconds.
5. Who will be the championship leader?
With the 44th win during his time at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton re-took the championship lead. Sebastian Vettel came home in fifth after his first lap collision with Valtteri Bottas and falls fourteen points behind Hamilton.


YEREVAN, October 31. /ARKA/. Vazgen Safaryan, head of the Union of Armenia's Domestic Manufacturers, finds it necessary to devaluate Armenian national currency for spurring export and domestic industry.
"The national currency should be weak against foreign currencies to ensure growth to the domestic industry and spur export," he said on Monday.
Safaryan told journalists that only importers could take advantage of a strong dram.
The expert reminded Serzh Sargsyan's regret voiced yet in March at the unjustified revaluation of the national currency. He quoted the president as saying that this process is not favorable for the economy and manufacturers and that "we will receive a very slow and stable devaluation without precipitous surges throughout the year". The head of state called this a normal and favorable phenomenon for the national economy, first of all for exporters, as Safaryan said.
The expert said that this was a strategic direction indicated by the president.
Safaryan also reminded reporters that the 8.5% benchmark refinancing rate has long remained unchanged after the crisis.
Safaryan said that the banking regulator has already started lowering the rate.
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1. Professionals have been trained in BAS compliance.
What this means for you, the business owner is that a Registered BAS Agent knows how to capture ALL your expenses. They know what expenses include GST and in many cases, capture much more GST than a business owner with little BAS experience.
I had a client once, give me his file to check and lodge the BAS. He had entered most of the transactions into MYOB and thought he'd caught everything. When I had a look at the file, I discovered he had entered everything in as a transfer and not an expense. Therefore, he had not used the correct codes and none of his expenses itemised the GST. In the end, he would have repaid the ATO for the GST collected on his sales and not claimed any credit for the GST he had already paid on his purchases. Fixing his file saved this business owner hundreds of dollars in one quarter.
Not only does a BAS agent understand the correct allocation of GST, they know the right questions to ask such as: 'Did you use your personal funds to pay for smaller items?', 'Where is the bank statement for the credit card so we can capture all those expenses?' etc.
Just like going to an accountant to get your taxes done correctly, a BAS agent will help you lodge your BAS correctly with the most deductions you can claim.
2. Professional BAS agents can get you a lodgement and payment extension!
That's right. If you lodge your BAS yourself, you will need to lodge and pay by the 28th April for the March Quarter. However, if a registered BAS agent lodges your BAS, you can lodge and pay usually 4 weeks after this. So effectively, you have almost two months to get the data together, lodge and pay, which is more money in your bank account, earning interest, than in the ATO's.
3. Your Accountant will have less to do on your data file, saving them time and you money.
Imagine your accountant opening your data file, sorting through the account code allocation, trying to work out what you (or a mate) has done, working out the adjustment to the BAS that will need to be lodged to correct anything obvious, and with a sigh, setting out to fix everything before they do the tax return. You can imagine the fee to be inclusive of their time.
Now picture your accountant opening your data file, seeing that the BAS lodgements are clear, the accounts reconcile with the balance sheet and the accounts are allocated correctly to the asset, liability, income, expense, equity etc. accounts. They breath a sigh of relief and go to work calculating your annual tax return. The bill from your accountant will reflect this.
Accountants love to deal with a business owner that understands the benefit of keeping a good system of bookkeeping. Your discussions will be more meaningful and purpose driven.
The nett result for you by using a registered BAS agent, is your bookkeeping system will be accurate, up to date and in an orderly state for your accountant to log in and check on from time to time.
This will save you money spent on accounting, give you longer to pay and lodge your BAS and IAS statements and ensure you capture as many expenses as possible in the right quarter.
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