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The area is unbelievably beautiful and its characteristic feature is an old house. It is said that a fisherman used to live there, but now it is abandoned. The beach isn't rather big and doesn't provide umbrellas, sunbeds etc. It is a tranquil bay where one can also go by private yacht.


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By Julie James
Mar 03, 2009 | 304 Pages
About Practice Makes Perfect
From the New York Times bestselling Julie James comes this "tantalizing dessert–a delicious delightful read that all hopeless romantics will enjoy" (Chicago Sun-Times). For fans of Susan Mallery and Rachel Gibson.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE LAWS OF ATTRACTION…
Payton Kendall and J.D. Jameson are lawyers who know the meaning of objection. A feminist to the bone, Payton has fought hard to succeed in a profession dominated by men. Born wealthy, privileged, and cocky, J.D. has fought hard to ignore her. Face to face, they're perfectly civil. They have to be. For eight years they've kept a safe distance and tolerated each other as co-workers for one reason only: to make partner at the firm.
…THERE ARE NO RULES.
But all bets are off when they're asked to join forces on a major case. At first apprehensive, they begin to appreciate each other's dedication to the law—and the sparks between them quickly turn into attraction. But the increasingly hot connection doesn't last long when they discover that only one of them will be named partner. Now it's an all out war. And the battle between the sexes is bound to make these lawyers hot under the collar…
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After graduating from law school, New York Times bestselling author Julie James clerked for the United States Court of Appeals. She then practiced law with one of the nation's largest firms for several years until she began writing screenplays. After… More about Julie James
Mar 03, 2009 | 304 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780425226742
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Heather Taylor Florence hurricane, Florence update, north Carolina flood, south Carolina flood	 September 24, 2018
South Carolina residents have been warned to be prepared to evacuate as dangerous flooding is expected
Coastal residents have been told on Sunday that they might have to leave their homes as rivers are still rising, even after more than a week since hurricane Florence hit the Carolinas.
Somewhere around 6,000 to 8,000 people in Georgetown County, South Carolina were warned to be ready to evacuate as a record event of up to 10 feet of flooding was expected due to heavy rains left by Florence.
County spokeswoman, Jackie Broach-Akers mentioned that the flooding is expected to begin Tuesday near Pee Dee and Waccamaw rivers. She also warned that people should be ready to leave their homes on Monday.
Sam Hodge, the county's emergency management director declared online that authorities are carefully watching river gauges and that law enforcement would be going door to door in all threatened areas.
"From boots on the ground to technology that we have, we are trying to be able to get the message out," Hodge said in the video feed.
In North Carolina, 5 river gauges were at major flood stage while 5 others were at moderate flood stage. At the same time, the Cape Fear River was believed to crest and remain at flood stage through the beginning of the week, while parts of Interstates 95 and 40 are expected to remain underwater for a week or even more.
Eastern counties continue to see major flooding, including areas along the Black, Lumber, Neuse and Cape Fear rivers.
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Q: JavaScript: format CSV array to Json format I have the following array which I have extracted from csv file
array
[

   { "Date;Department;Value": "2022-09-08;dept1;7856"},
   { "Date;Department;Value": "2022-09-08;dept2;9876"}
]

I need the following output:
[
 {
  "Date":"2022-09-08",
  "Department":"dept1",
  "Value":7856
 },
{
  "Date":"2022-09-08",
  "Department":"dept2",
  "Value":9876
 }
]

A: That's quite doable, just take the problem step by step:

const array  = [
   { "Date;Department;Value": "2022-09-08;dept1;7856" },
   { "Date;Department;Value": "2022-09-08;dept2;9876" }
];

const result = array
  .map(Object.entries)           // Convert the objects to more easily accessible arrays.
  .map(([[k, v]]) => {           // Grab the key / value strings
    const keys = k.split(';');   // Split the keys into separate entries.
    const values = v.split(';'); // Split the values into separate entries.

    // Join the array of keys with the array of values, parsing numbers if possible.
    return keys.reduce((obj, key, i) => {
      obj[key] = isNaN(values[i]) ? values[i] : Number(values[i]);
      return obj;
    }, {});
  });

console.log(result);

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Rated 5 out of 5 by Gman from Great Product We've had our hot tub since 2007. I fill the tub with well water since we live in the country. The well water has hi levels of iron and up till three years ago I always had a rough time keeping the Ph, level. That's when I purchased Leisure Time pH Balance Plus. The key to using this product is getting your Ph balanced then add this product to a balanced Ph hot tub. Once I add this to the tub my Ph level remains steady till I dump and refill the hot tub. Great product!!
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Rated 5 out of 5 by CT12 from pH Balance plus I have bought this product several times now for use in my hot tub. I had a bad experience the first time due to the fact that the description of use on the label is incomplete. The first time I used this product I had the spa filters in place. I put the salt in slowly, but it clogged up the filters and I had to soak them overnight. My recommendation is to pull the filters off, pour the salt slowly with the jets running and let the spa run for 30-60 minutes. Then reinstall the filters. If the installation is done as above, the Balance plus offers excellent buffering activity and you rarely have to re-balance the pH with acid or base.
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Q: Group data, rename the object property and create new dataset in NodeJs I'm new on Stackoverflow and also new in JS.
I'm lost on how to manipulate data and need help.
I have a dataset which has some duplicated quoteDate. I need to create a new dataset by adding the prices under the its date with the option as a property Name.
Please see below original data:
const dataSet = [
      {"quoteDate":20190925,"price":39926,"option":0},
      {"quoteDate":20191118,"price":43239,"option":0},
      {"quoteDate":20190925,"price":77946,"option":1},
      {"quoteDate":20191125,"price":43178,"option":0},
      {"quoteDate":20191202,"price":46992,"option":0},
      {"quoteDate":20191210,"price":84596,"option":1},
      {"quoteDate":20191202,"price":32256,"option":1},
      {"quoteDate":20191223,"price":32285,"option":0},
      {"quoteDate":20200429,"price":68173,"option":1},
]

Here is the desire end result:
const newDataSet = [
      {"Date": "20190925","A": 39926,"B": 77946,},
      {"Date": "20191118","A": 43239,},
      {"Date": "20191125","A": 43178,},
      {"Date": "20191202","A": 46992,"B": 32256,},
      {"Date": "20191210","B": 84596,},
      {"Date": "20191223","A": 32285,},
      {"Date": "20200429","B": 68173,},
    ]

I"ve been trying below code but no success :(
let newDataSet = Object.values(dataSet.reduce((a, {price, quoteDate, option})=>{
  if(!a[quoteDate] && a[option] === 0)
    a[quoteDate] = Object.assign({},{'A': price, Date: quoteDate });
  else if(!a[quoteDate] && a[option] === 1)
    a[quoteDate] = Object.assign({},{'B': price, Date: quoteDate });
  return a;
 },{}));
 console.log(newDataSet);

That would be great if anyone can help me on this!
Thanks!

A: Use object spread to add a new [quoteDate] to the accumulator, and include the previous value of [quoteDate]. Use computed property names, to set A or B as the name of the property according to option:

const dataSet = [{"quoteDate":20190925,"price":39926,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20191118,"price":43239,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20190925,"price":77946,"option":1},{"quoteDate":20191125,"price":43178,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20191202,"price":46992,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20191210,"price":84596,"option":1},{"quoteDate":20191202,"price":32256,"option":1},{"quoteDate":20191223,"price":32285,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20200429,"price":68173,"option":1}];

const newDataSet = Object.values(dataSet.reduce((a, {price, quoteDate, option}) => ({
  ...a, // spread the current accumulator
  [quoteDate]: { // add a property according to quoteDate
    ...a[quoteDate], // spread the current quoteDate - undefined or null values will be ignored
    Date: quoteDate, // create the date property
    [option ? 'B' : 'A']: price // create A or B property
  }
}),{}));

console.log(newDataSet);

Another option is to mutate the accumulator. It's especially important if you've got lots of items, and performance is important.

const dataSet = [{"quoteDate":20190925,"price":39926,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20191118,"price":43239,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20190925,"price":77946,"option":1},{"quoteDate":20191125,"price":43178,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20191202,"price":46992,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20191210,"price":84596,"option":1},{"quoteDate":20191202,"price":32256,"option":1},{"quoteDate":20191223,"price":32285,"option":0},{"quoteDate":20200429,"price":68173,"option":1}];

const newDataSet = Object.values(dataSet.reduce((a, {price, quoteDate, option})=>{
  a[quoteDate] = a[quoteDate] || { Date: quoteDate };

  a[quoteDate][option ? 'B' : 'A'] = price;

  return a;
},{}));

console.log(newDataSet);

A: I'd like to offer a functional approach using Map and a library I created. You may find this easier to maintain. You should use Maps over objects for heavy insertions, as they were created for that purpose. more on Maps

const { pipe, fork, map, switchCase, reduce, get, eq } = rubico

const dataSet = [
  {"quoteDate":20190925,"price":39926,"option":0},
  {"quoteDate":20191118,"price":43239,"option":0},
  {"quoteDate":20190925,"price":77946,"option":1},
  {"quoteDate":20191125,"price":43178,"option":0},
  {"quoteDate":20191202,"price":46992,"option":0},
  {"quoteDate":20191210,"price":84596,"option":1},
  {"quoteDate":20191202,"price":32256,"option":1},
  {"quoteDate":20191223,"price":32285,"option":0},
  {"quoteDate":20200429,"price":68173,"option":1},
]

const toString = x => `${x}`

const addQuotes = (q1, q2) => {
  const hasA = q1.A || q2.A
  const hasB = q1.B || q2.B
  return {
    Date: q1.Date,
    ...hasA && { A: (q1.A || 0) + (q2.A || 0) },
    ...hasB && { B: (q1.B || 0) + (q2.B || 0) },
  }
}

const incrementMap = (y, xi) => {
  if (y.has(xi.Date)) {
    y.set(xi.Date, addQuotes(y.get(xi.Date), xi))
  } else {
    y.set(xi.Date, xi)
  }
  return y
}

const xf = pipe([
  map(switchCase([
    eq(get('option'), 0),
    fork({
      Date: pipe([get('quoteDate'), toString]),
      A: get('price'),
    }),
    fork({
      Date: pipe([get('quoteDate'), toString]),
      B: get('price'),
    }),
  ])),
  reduce(incrementMap, new Map()),
  x => [...x.values()],
])

console.log(xf(dataSet))
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Can't Get Rid of Sugar Ants?
Sugar ants in the West Palm Beach area are the most common pests new clients call us about. Upon inspecting, we've found that about 90% of the time these Sugar ants are actually Ghost Ants. Ghost ants are very tiny and hard to see (hence the name.) Their colonies can actually have multiple queens, which we have found to be the main reason people are unable to successfully control them. Unless a treatment eliminates all of the queens, they will eventually all return as they seek water sources.
Ghost ants love tropical climates, making them largely a Florida, Texas and Hawaii pest problem. The farthest North active field colonies had been reported in Florida was in Gainesville. There may be ghost ants further north but they are generally confined to greenhouses or other structures that provide conditions allowing ghost ants to survive.
Ghost ants are extremely small, between 1.3 to 1.5 mm long. The top half of ghost ants tend to be a dark brown with the bottom half appearing to be an opaque or white/yellow color. The size and coloring of these ants make them very hard to see. In homes with dark granite counter-tops, it can be almost impossible to see ghost ants in these areas without the use of a flashlight during a close inspection.
Ghost ants are attracted to your home because there are insects such as aphids, scale, and whiteflies feeding on the plant material on your property. As these insects feed on the plants, they secrete a substance called honeydew which is a food source for ghost ants and other bugs.
You'll know for sure you have honeydew on your plants if you see a black mold type substance growing on the leaves or if you look closely and see insects stunting the new plant growth. During our home pest control treatments, we treat these plants to eliminate the insects feeding on them which will then eliminate the food source for the ghost ants – making your home a less attractive target!
When these ants are in the landscape around your home, it is inevitable they will eventually find their way inside without preventative treatments. No amount of caulking will be enough to keep them out since they are so small.
From our experience, the main reason people are unable to get rid of ghost ants is because they are spraying over the counter products from big box stores. These products are great at killing the ghost ants instantly, so it seems like it's working.
The problem is that the active ingredient in these products usually interferes with the pheromone trails these ants follow, causing them to split trails into different rooms, creating new queens and new colonies in a process called budding. To successfully get rid of these ants, we rely on non-repellent treatment methods so that the ants may survive for a few days, long enough to carry the products we apply back to their queens to eliminate all of the colonies in and around your home.
With any pest, it's best to use a variety of treatment methods simultaneously to increase the likelihood of success in eliminating them. With ghost ants, the treatment must be sensitive to the fact that if any treatment is too strong, it will kill them before they can bring any product back to their colonies.
We start on the interior of the home, by applying a professional grade ant bait like Intice Thiquid (Borax) along active ghost ant trails. When applying, it's important to place small drops of gel bait in many places along a trail. Large goblets of liquid or gel bait won't increase the effectiveness of the treatment and will create a costly mess more than anything.
After the interior trails are baited in areas inaccessible to pets and children, we apply a targeted crack and crevice spray such as Alpine WSG directly onto active trails. This product does not kill ghost ants on contact. By allowing them to survive a few days, they inadvertently carry it back to their colonies and spread it among other ants while sharing food.
On the exterior of the home, we will apply another spray, often Termidor, to ghost ant trails and potential entry points. This is another product that will not kill the ants on contact. As you can see, a variety of products are used to enhance the control of this persistent pest.
Once ghost ants are completely eliminated from the inside of your home, it's time to focus your prevention efforts on the exterior. By following product labels, an exterior spray and bait barrier can be applied to keep them from returning. If applied properly, a quarterly treatment should be sufficient but we would not recommend trying to stretch out preventative applications any further than that. UV rays and moisture will degrade even micro-encapsulated products within a few months.
Make sure to inspect the exterior of your home for plants and tree branches that may be touching the home. These act as bridges for ants to cross over exterior treatments that are applied to the home foundation. If possible, trim any plants and branches off of the house. This will also help prevent cockroaches and rats from accessing your home.
During preventative exterior treatments, focus on inspecting and treating plants and trees to ensure no insects are producing honeydew. While properly applied treatments are extremely effective, it's not worth risking a failure of control by allowing conducive conditions to attract ghost ants and other bugs to your property.
If you just can't seem to get rid of ghost ants no matter what you've tried, reach out to us. We'd be glad to help if you're in our service area which ranges from Jupiter to West Palm Beach to Delray Beach and Boca Raton. If you aren't in our service area, reach out anyway, we'd be glad to provide free advice or a referral if one of our many friends in the pest control industry is in your area.


What Role Will Computer Vision Continue To Be?
With the rapid development of deep learning, computer vision has become the most important technology in artificial intelligence field. Computer vision is regarded as an important branch of artificial intelligence, which is equivalent to the gate of artificial intelligence. In artificial intelligence, visual information is more important than hearing and tactile. Seventy percent of the activity in the human cortex processes visual information, and since artificial intelligence is designed to allow machines to think and process things like humans, computer vision technology plays a big role.
Computer vision is the machine vision that uses cameras and computers to simulate human vision to identify, track, measure, etc., and make further graphics processing through recognition and analysis. Make computer processing more suitable for human eye observation or transmission to instrument detection image. This technique plays an important role in building artificial intelligence systems that can extract "information" from images or multidimensional data. In short, the computer is used to realize human vision, to perceive, recognize and understand the three-dimensional scene of the objective world. The reason why machines can accomplish tasks and specific functions that require human intelligence is largely dependent on computer vision in computer systems, such as visual perception, image recognition, face recognition, target location, and so on.
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How To Buy Fireworks In Norway
December 21, 2022 December 8, 2022 by Nicklas Iversen
Norway celebrates New Year's Eve by firing fireworks up in the air at midnight, just like most countries around the world. But in contrast to many other countries, sale of fireworks in strictly regulated, and you need to know where and when to look in order to be able to buy fireworks in Norway.
That said, it's not particularly difficult to be able to buy fireworks in Norway if you know when and where to buy it, so let's get you prepared!
Fireworks is typically sold from pop-up stores run out of shipping containers outside of grocery stores or shopping malls in Norway. These pop up from December 27, and will be selling fireworks until December 31. A few stores like Europris or Thansen will also sell fireworks from their stores in this time period.
You're not going to have any problems finding a shipping container that sells firework in this time period, because they seem to pop up everywhere. You have a pretty high chance of success if you just head for your closest grocery store.
Why fireworks is sold from shipping containers in Norway
When to legally buy fireworks in Norway
Skyockets and toy fireworks are completely banned in Norway
One of the big reasons why the vendors sell fireworks from shipping containers is because they need to be kept in a sealed environment that will not catch fire if the fireworks explode. Shipping containers fill this requirement, and are additionally very cheap and easy to transport.
This makes it very convenient to put up a shipping container to sell firework from outside of a grocery store instead of having to deal with all the hassle of selling it from the actual inside of the store.
These shipping containers are typically run by businesses that have specialized in selling fireworks, so they have their permits ready in good time before New Year's Eve.
It takes some effort to get a license to sell fireworks in Norway, and many stores don't think it's really worth the hassle of this when it comes to the fact that they can only legally sell it for 4 days prior to New Year's Eve.
It's only legal to sell fireworks between December 27 and December 31, so you will only be able to buy fireworks in this time period.
If anyone sell fireworks in Norway outside of these dates, they are likely to get a pretty heavy fine and get their goods confiscated.
It's also worth mentioning that there is an age limit to buying fireworks. Regular firework has an age limit of 18 years, while sparklers have an age limit of 12 years.
Be prepared to have your ID ready when buying fireworks, because they can legally refuse you if you can't prove to be over 18 years old.
Used repeater fireworks, the type of fireworks used in Norway. Photo published with permission.
Norway also has pretty strict laws to what type of fireworks you can buy and use. The government implemented a ban to firework skyrockets in 2008 due to the amount of eye injuries that resulted from them.
These types of fireworks are now completely banned, and you will not be able to buy them at all in Norway. You might even get fined for firing one up if you somehow get your hands on one.
Learn more about the laws and regulations regarding fireworks in Norway here.
Toy fireworks are any type of fireworks that are aimed at children. These are also completely banned now, and the only fireworks that can be operated by children are the ones with sparklers instead of any explosive in them. As mentioned above, these can be used by anyone over the age of 12.
The type of fireworks most people use in Norway is the type called a repeater. These are typically fired in sequence, and gives the person who fires it plenty of time to move away from the actual fireworks before it starts.
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Service
The 44th Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized in Springfield, Ohio September 12 through October 14, 1861, and mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Samuel A. Gilbert.

The regiment was attached to Benham's Brigade, District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, October 1861. 1st Brigade, District of the Kanawha, West Virginia, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, Kanawha Division, West Virginia, to September 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, District of Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to July 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, to August 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to January 1864.

The 44th Ohio Infantry ceased to exist on January 4, 1864, when its designation was changed to the 8th Ohio Cavalry.

Detailed service
Ordered to Camp Platt, Va., October 14. Operations in the Kanawha Valley and New River Region, Virginia, October 19-November 16, 1861. Duty at Camp Platt, Va., until May 1862. Action at Chapmansville April 18. Moved to Gauley Bridge May 1. Expedition to Lewisburg and Jackson River Depot May 12–23. Jackson River Depot May 20. Action at Lewisburg May 23. Moved to Meadow Bluffs May 29, and duty there until August. Expedition to Salt Sulphur Springs June 22–25. Scout from Meadow Bluffs to Greenbrier River August 2–5 (Companies F, G, and K). Greenbrier River August 3. Near Cannelton September 1. Campaign in the Kanawha Valley September 6–16. Camp Tompkins September 9. Miller's Ferry and Gauley Bridge September 11. Near Cannelton September 12. Charleston September 13. Point Pleasant September 20. Ordered to Covington, Ky., September 27. Brookville September 28. Moved to Lexington, Ky., October 6. To Richmond December 1, then to Danville, Ky., December 20. Regiment mounted at Frankfort, Ky. Operations in central Kentucky against Cluke's forces February 18-March 5, 1863. Action at Slate Creek, near Mt. Sterling, February 24. Stoner's Bridge February 24. Hazel Green March 9 and 19. Operations against Pegram March 22-April 1. Hickman's Bridge March 28. Dutton's Hill, Somerset, March 30. Expedition to Monticello and operations in southeastern Kentucky April 26-May 12. Barbourville April 27. Monticello May 1. Saunder's Raid into eastern Tennessee June 14–24. Pine Mountain June 16. Big Creek Gap June 17. Knoxville June 19–20. Strawberry Plains, Rogers' Gap and Powder Springs Gap, June 20. Williams' Gap and Powell Valley June 22. Rogers' Gap June 26. Operations against Scott July 22–27. Williamsburg July 25 (detachment). London July 26. Richmond and Manchester Cross Roads July 27. Burnside's Campaign in eastern Tennessee August 16-October 17. Expedition to Cumberland Gap September 4–7. Operations about Cumberland Gap September 7–10. Cumberland Iron Works September 23. Blue Springs October 10. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Siege of Knoxville November 17-December 5. Bean's Station December 14.

Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 210 men during service; 3 officers and 53 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 113 enlisted men died of disease. [Note: These losses include those after the regiment's designation was changed to the 8th Ohio Cavalry.]

See also

 8th Ohio Cavalry
 List of Ohio Civil War units
 Ohio in the Civil War

References
 Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA:  Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
 McKee, John A. To See the Elephant: The Civil War Letters of John A. McKee (1861–1865) (Leawood, KS:  Leathers Pub.), 1998.
 Ohio Roster Commission. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865, Compiled Under the Direction of the Roster Commission (Akron, OH: Werner Co.), 1886–1895.
 Owens, Ira S. Greene County Soldiers in the Late War: Being a History of the 74th O.V.I. with Sketches of the 12th, 94th, 110th, 44th, 10th Ohio Battery, 154th, 54th, 17th, 34th, 184th (Dayton, OH:  s.n.), 1884.
 Reid, Whitelaw. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers (Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin), 1868.
Attribution

External links
 Ohio in the Civil War: 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens
 National flag of the 44th Ohio Infantry
 Regimental flag of the 44th Ohio Infantry

Military units and formations established in 1861
Military units and formations disestablished in 1864
1864 disestablishments in Ohio
Units and formations of the Union Army from Ohio
1861 establishments in Ohio

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In management literature, gap analysis involves the comparison of actual performance with potential or desired performance. If an organization does not make the best use of current resources, or forgoes investment in capital or technology, it may produce or perform below an idealized potential. This concept is similar to an economy's production being below the production possibilities frontier.

Gap analysis identifies gaps between the optimized allocation and integration of the inputs (resources), and the current allocation-level. This reveals areas that can be improved. Gap analysis involves determining, documenting and improving the difference between business requirements and current capabilities. Gap analysis naturally flows from benchmarking and from other assessments. Once the general expectation of performance in an industry is understood, it is possible to compare that expectation with the company's current level of performance. This comparison becomes the gap analysis.  Such analysis can be performed at the strategic or at the operational level of an organization.

Gap analysis is a formal study of what a business is doing currently and where it wants to go in the future.  It can be conducted, in different perspectives, as follows:
 Organization (e.g., Human Resources)
 Business direction
 Business processes
 Information technology

Gap analysis provides a foundation for measuring investment of time, money and human resources required to achieve a particular outcome (e.g. to turn the salary payment process from paper-based to paperless with the use of a system). Note that "GAP analysis" has also been used as a means of classifying how well a product or solution meets a targeted need or set of requirements. In this case, "GAP" can be used as a ranking of "Good", "Average" or "Poor". (This terminology appears in the PRINCE2 project management publication.)

Gap analysis and new products

The need for new products or additions to existing lines may emerge from portfolio analysis, in particular from the use of the Boston Consulting Group Growth-share matrix—or the need may emerge from the regular process of following trends in the requirements of consumers. At some point, a gap emerges between what existing products offer and what the consumer demands. The organization must fill that gap to survive and grow.

Gap analysis can identify gaps in the market. Thus, comparing forecast profits to desired profits reveals the planning gap. This represents a goal for new activities in general, and new products in particular. The planning gap can be divided into three main elements: usage gap, existing gap, and product gap.

Usage gap
The usage gap is the gap between the total potential for the market and actual current usage by all consumers in the market. Data for this calculation includes:
 Market usage
 Existing usage

Existing usage
Existing consumer usage makes up the total current market, from which market shares, for example, are calculated. It usually derives from marketing research, most accurately from panel research, but also from adhoc work. Sometimes it may be available from figures that governments or industries have collected. However, these are often based on categories that make bureaucratic sense but are less helpful in marketing terms. The 'usage gap' is thus:
 usage gap = market potential – existing usage

This is an important calculation. Many, if not most, marketers accept existing market size—suitably projected their forecast timescales—as the boundary for expansion plans. Though this is often the most realistic assumption, it may impose an unnecessary limit on horizons. For example: the original market for video-recorders was limited to professional users who could afford high prices. Only after some time did the technology extend to the mass market.

In the public sector, where service providers usually enjoy a monopoly, the usage gap is probably the most important factor in activity development. However, persuading more consumers to take up family benefits, for example, is probably more important to the relevant government department than opening more local offices.

Usage gap is most important for brand leaders. If a company has a significant share of the whole market, they may find it worthwhile to invest in making the market bigger. This option is not generally open to minor players, though they may still profit by targeting specific offerings as market extensions.

All other gaps relate to the difference between existing sales (market share) and total sales of the market as a whole. The difference is the competitor share. These gaps therefore, relate to competitive activity.

Product gap
The product gap—also called the segment or positioning gap—is that part of the market a particular organization is excluded from because of product or service characteristics. This may be because the market is segmented and the organization does not have offerings in some segments, or because the organization positions its offerings in a way that effectively excludes certain potential consumers—because competitive offerings are much better placed for these consumers.

This segmentation may result from deliberate policy. Segmentation and positioning are powerful marketing techniques, but the trade-off—against better focus—is that market segments may effectively be put beyond reach. On the other hand, product gap can occur by default; the organization has thought out its positioning, its offerings drifted to a particular market segment.

The product gap may be the main element of the planning gap where an organization can have productive input; hence the emphasis on the importance of correct positioning.

Used to develop a better process
A gap analysis can also be used to analyze gaps in processes and the gulf between the existing outcome and the desired outcome.
This step process can be illustrated by the example below:
 Identify the existing process: fishing by using fishing rods
 Identify the existing outcome: we can manage to catch 20 fish per day
 Identify the desired outcome: we want to catch 100 fish per day
 Identify and document the gap: it is a difference of 80 fish
 Identify the process to achieve the desired outcome: we can use an alternative method such as using a fishing net
 Develop the means to fill the gap: acquire and use a fishing net
 Develop and prioritize Requirements to bridge the gap

A gap analysis can also be used to compare one process to others performed elsewhere, which are often identified through benchmarking. In this usage, one compares each process side-by-side and step-by-step and then notes the differences. One then analyzes each deviation to determine if there is any benefit to changing to the alternate process. The results of this analysis (in the context of the benefits and detriments of changing processes) may support the maintenance of the current process, the wholesale adoption of an alternate process, or a fusion of different aspects of each process.

See also
Capability (systems engineering)

References

Product management
Business planning
Project management techniques
Systems engineering
Software requirements


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Dance in Indonesia  () reflects the country's diversity of ethnicities and cultures. There are more than 1,300 ethnic groups in Indonesia. Austronesian roots and Melanesian tribal forms are visible, and influences ranging from neighboring Asian and even western styles through colonization. Each ethnic group has its own dances: there are more than 3,000 original dance forms in Indonesia. The old traditions of dance and drama are being preserved in the many dance schools which flourish not only in the courts but also in the modern, government-run or supervised art academies.

For classification purposes, the dances of Indonesia can be divided according to several aspects. In the historical aspect it can be divided into three eras; the prehistoric-tribal era, the Hindu-Buddhist era, and the era of Islam. According to its patrons, it can be divided into two genres; court dance and folk dance. In its tradition, Indonesian dances can be divided into two types; traditional dance and contemporary dance.

In Bali on 19 November 2011 UNESCO announced the traditional Saman dance from Aceh province as a world Intangible Cultural Heritage. Saman dance is unique due to the speed of movement and harmony between dancers.

On 2 December 2015 UNESCO also announced Three Genres traditional Balinese dances from Bali province as a world Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Historical eras

The Prehistoric Tribal Era

Prior to their contact with the outer world the people of the Indonesian archipelago had already developed their own styles of dancing, still somewhat preserved by those who resist outside influences and choose tribal life in the interior of Sumatra (example: Batak, Nias, Mentawai), of Kalimantan/Borneo (example: Dayak, Punan, Iban), of Java (example: Baduy), of Sulawesi (example: Toraja, Minahasa), of the Moluccan Islands and of Papua (example: Dani, Amungme).

Dances in Indonesia are believed by many scholars to have had their beginning in rituals and religious worship. Such dances are usually based on rituals, like the war dances, the dance of witch doctors, and dance to call for rain or any agricultural related rituals such as Hudoq dance ritual of Dayak people. War dances such as cakalele of Maluku and kabasaran dance of Minahasa, North Sulawesi. Others are inspired by nature, such as the Tari Merak (Peafowl dance) of West Java. Ancient forms are usually characterized by repetitive movements like the Tor-Tor dance of the Batak people of (North Sumatra). The dancing also is meant to let the human's inner spirit come out, and also to calm or appease the spirits. Some of the tribal dances involving trance mental condition which interpreted as channeling the spirits through the dancer's body movements. Tari Sanghyang Dedari is a special dance of Bali, in which the dancers are pre-pubescent girls in trance, chasing away bad spirits. The dance of kuda lumping and keris dance also involve trance.

The Hindu-Buddhist Era

With the advent of Dharmic religions in Indonesia, Hinduism and Buddhism were celebrated in ritual and in art. Although the poem originates in India, Ramayana and Mahabharata epic has long been adopted by the Javanese people. Etchings of the story can be found on temples dating back to the tenth century CE, and has since then played a recurring role in ancient Javanese literature as well as wayang shows.

They incorporated stories of the Ramayana, Mahabharata and also Panji cycles into dance-drama, which is called sendratari (dance-drama) or sometimes simply translated as "ballet", such as Ramayana Ballet of Java and Bali. Highly stylized methods of dances were developed and are still obvious nowadays, especially in the islands of Java and Bali. The Javanese Ramayana dance-drama is regularly staged and performed in ninth century Prambanan temple compound, Yogyakarta; while its Balinese counterpart is also performed in various Balinese temples throughout the island. The Javanese wayang wong dance-drama took stories from the episodes of Ramayana or Mahabharata Hindu epic. However, the dances are distinct to those of Indian. While hand gestures are still very important, Indonesian dancers do not have the Indian attention to mudra: instead the dances incorporated local forms. Javanese court dances stressed on graceful and slow movements while the dances of Balinese court are more dynamic and very expressive. The Javanese sacred ritual dance of Bedhaya has very gentle and elegant moves. It is believed to have its root in 14th century Majapahit court or probably earlier, which originated as ritual dance performed by virgins to worship Indic deities such as Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu.

In Bali, dances has become the integral part of Hindu Balinese rituals. Experts believed that balinese dance derived from older dance tradition of Java. Friezes on East Javanese temples built during the 14th century show headdresses almost identical to those still being used for dances in Bali today. These represent a remarkable unbroken continuity of form at least 600 years old. Certain sacred dances are reserved and only performed during certain religious ceremony. Each Balinese dances have special functions, from sacred ritual dances performed only in Balinese temples such as sacred sanghyang dedari and Barong dance that involved trance, dance drama that retold the legends and popular stories such as legong and kecak, to the dance for welcoming guests such as pendet or social youth dance such as joged. The topeng dance also popular in Java and Bali, it often took story from Panji tales, originated from 12th century Kediri kingdom. The notable topeng dances are topeng Cirebon dance, Sundanese topeng Priangan dance and topeng Bali dance. The Panji tales, telling the romance between Prince Panji Inu of the ancient Javanese kingdom of Jenggala with Princess Galuh Chandra Kirana of the neighboring kingdom of Kediri, continues to be a source of inspiration in both Javanese and Balinese dance traditions.

The Islamic Era

Even as the new religion of Islam gradually penetrated the region, the native and dharmic dances continued to be popular. Artists and performers would still use the styles of the previous eras, making changes in stories (which took an Islamic turn) and clothing (which became more modest in respect of Islamic teachings). This change is obvious in Tari Persembahan from Jambi. The dancers are still adorned with the intricate gold of the Hindu/Buddhist era but the clothing is more modest.

The new era brought newer styles of dance: Zapin dances of the Malay people and Acehnese Tari Saman adopted dance styles and musics typical of Arabia and Persia, and combined them with indigenous styles to form a newer generation of dance in the era of Islam. The adoption of Persian and Arab musical instruments, such as rebana, tambur, and gendang drums that has become the main instrument in Islamic dances, as well as chant that often quotes Islamic chants.

Contemporary dances
Known contemporary dancers from Indonesia was Bagong Kussudiardja, which invented contemporary dance form inspired by the Javanese classical dance.

Patrons

The court dances

The dances in Indonesia reflects its diverse and long history. Several royal houses; the istanas and keratons still survived in some parts of Indonesia and become the haven of cultural conservation. The obvious difference between courtly dance and common folk dance traditions is the most evident in Javanese dance. Javanese stratified social class is reflected in its culture, where the upper noble class are more concentrated and deeply concern with refinement, spiritual and sophistication; while the commoners are usually more interested in entertainment and social value of the dance. As the result court dances are often have strict rules and disciplines preserved through generations, while folk dances are more liberated and open to any influences.

The royal patronage of arts and culture is often encouraged by the palace institution as the guardian of their traditions. For example, the Sultans of Yogyakarta Sultanate and Sunans of Surakarta, also nobles of Pakualaman and Mangkunegaran are known to create various Javanese court dances completed with gamelan composition to accompanied the dance. For example, the Suryo Sumirat dance school of Mangkunegaran court, opened its doors to public and foreign students eager to learn the royal Javanese dance. The mission is to not only produce new royal dancers but also, more importantly, to preserve ancient royal dance.

The palace court traditions also evident in Balinese and Malay court which usually— just like Java—imposed refinement and prestige. Sumatran Malay courtly culture such as the remnant of Aceh Sultanate, Deli Sultanate in North Sumatra, and South Sumatra Sultanate, are more influenced by Islamic culture, while Java and Bali are more deeply rooted in their Hindu-Buddhist heritage. The Palembang dance of Gending Sriwijaya for example, still demonstrating the Hindu-Buddhist elements of gilded ornaments, but compared to its Javanese counterpart, it is rendered in more covered and modest costume of Aesan Gede.

The folk dances

The dance in Indonesia demonstrate the social complexity and the social stratifications of its people, it often reflect the social class and also degree of refinement. According to its patron, the folk dances were developed and fostered by common people, either in the villages or in the cities, in contrast of court dance that is developed through royal patronage. Indonesian folk dances are often relatively free from strict rules nor disciplines, although certain style of gestures, poses and movements are still preserved. The commoners folk dance is more concerned with social function and entertainment value than rituals.

The Javanese Ronggeng and Sundanese Jaipongan is the fine example of this common folk dance traditions. Both are social dances that are more for entertainment purpose than rituals. It often display movements that are considered inappropriate in refined courtly dances, as the result, the common folk dances were often mistakenly deemed too erotic or even too crude for court standard. However this traditions is alive and well in contemporary Indonesia since it is popular and supported by its people. Certain traditional folk dances has been developed into mass dance with simple but structurized steps and movements, such as Poco-poco dance from Minahasa North Sulawesi, and Sajojo dance from Papua.

Traditions

The traditional dance
Traditional dance of Indonesia reflect the rich diversity of Indonesian people. The dance traditions in Indonesia; such as Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau, Palembang, Malay, Aceh and many other dances traditions are age old traditions, yet also a living and dynamic traditions. Certain traditional dances might be centuries old, while some others might have been created less than a decade ago. The creation of a new dance choreography but still within the frame of respected dance tradition and discipline is still possible. As the result, there is some kreasi baru (newly created) dances. The newly created dance could be the rediscovery and the revival of lost old traditions or a new interpretation, inspiration and exploration of traditional dances.

The Art Schools in Indonesia such as Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia (STSI) in Bandung, Institut Kesenian Jakarta (IKJ) in Jakarta, Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI/Indonesian Art Institute) in Denpasar, Yogyakarta, and Surakarta all are fostering and encouraging their student to explore the dance traditions in Indonesia. Certain festival such as Bali Art Festival also known as the distinguished event for Balinese traditional dance choreographers to showcase their Balinese kreasi baru dances.

The contemporary dance

Indonesian contemporary dance borrows influences from abroad, such as western ballet and modern dance. In 1954, two artists from Yogyakarta — Bagong Kusudiarjo and Wisnuwardhana — journeyed to the United States to study ballet and modern dance with a number of dance companies. When they returned to Indonesia in 1959 they brought with them a new artistic culture, which changed the face of movement and choreography and introduced the idea of individual expression to Indonesian dance. The idea of dance as individual expression and artistic exploration rejuvenate the tradition-based dance discipline of traditional Indonesia, through exposure to artists from a wide range of cultural and artistic backgrounds. Native traditional dance traditions often influenced the contemporary dance in Indonesia, such as traditional Javanese dance form, pose and poise often took place in contemporary dances performances.

International dance collaborations also possible and often took place, such as the collaboration of Noh Japanese dance with Balinese and Javanese dance theatre. Another example is the collaboration of two dance traditions, between Indonesian Balinese Legong dance and Indian Bharata Natyam. Legong and Bharata Natyam's similarities extend to more than its roots or spirituality. Both are joyful celebrations of life and a shared classical heritage of culture and dance.

Indonesian modern dance also showcased in Indonesian showbiz, such as the dance performance to accompany songs, music performances or entertainment. Today with rapid pop culture influences from abroad, especially United States, urban teen dances such as street dances also gain popularity among Indonesian youngsters.

List of dances

Balinese

 Baris
 Barong
 Cendrawasih
 Condong
 Gambuh
 Janger
 Joged
 Kebyar duduk
 Kecak
 Legong
 Mageret Pandan
 Manuk Rawa
 Oleg
 Panyembrama
 Pendet
 Rejang
 Sanghyang
 Sekar Jepun
 Topeng

Javanese

 Bambangan cakil
 Bedhaya
 Gambyong
 Gandrung
 Golek
 Jurit ampil kridha warastra
 Kuda lumping
 Lengger
 Lengger lanang
 Remo
 Reog Ponorogo
 Ronggeng
 Serimpi
 Singo Ulung
 Topeng Ireng
 Topeng Malang
 Wayang gedog
 Wayang wong

Sundanese

 Bajidor Kahot
 Dewi
 Jaipongan
 Keurseus
 Kupu-kupu
 Merak
 Ratu Graeni
 Reog Sunda
 Sisingaan
 Badaya Wirahmasari
 Topeng Priangan
 Ratu Graeni
 Arimbi
 Sisingaan
 Kuda Lumping

Cirebonese
 Topeng Cirebon

Betawi
 Cokek
 Lenggang Betawi
 Ondel-ondel
 Ronggeng
 Topeng Betawi
 Yapong

Acehnese
 Didong
 Likok Pulo
 Ranub lam Puan
 Rapai Geleng
 Ratoh Duek
 Ratoh Jaroe
 Rodat
 Saman
 Seudati

Batak
 Sigale-gale
 Tandok
 Tor-tor

Minangkabau
 Alang Babega
 Indang
 Lilin
 Pasambahan
 Payung
 Piring
 Randai
 Rantak

Palembangese
 Gending Sriwijaya
 Kebagh
 Mejeng Basuko
 Pagar pengantin
 Rodat Cempako
 Tanggai

Malay
 Bangsawan
 Joget Melayu
 Persembahan
 Sekapur Sirih
 Tandak
 Zapin
 Zapin Api

Lampung
 Melinting

Banjarese
 Baksa kembang
 Topeng Banjar

Dayak
 Gantar
 Hudoq
 Kancet Papatai
 Kancet Ledo
 Kancet Lasan
 Kuyang
 Serumpai

Minahasan
 Kabasaran
 Maengket
 Poco-poco

Torajan
 Ma'badong

Buginese–Makassarese
 Gandrang Bulo
 Paduppa
 Pajoge
 Pakarena
 Paraga
 Pepe-Pepeka ri Makka

Sasak and Timorese
 Rudat
 Tebe

Moluccan and Papuan
 Cakalele
 Sajojo

Chinese
 Barongsai
 Liang Liong

See also

 Javanese dance
 Balinese dance
 Sundanese dance
 Culture of Indonesia

Notes

External links
 An example of how diverse Indonesian dances can be (Komunitas Tari Fisip Ul Radha Sarisha, Indonesia - XXXI IFM Lublin 2016)

Indonesian culture
Dances of Indonesia


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University takes over Aztec Corner for sophomore housing
Next year's residents to experience significant rent increases
Bella Ross
The university agreed to lease the apartment complex to accommodate more than 600 sophomores starting fall 2019.
by Olivia Li, Staff Writer
Aztec Corner, a student apartment complex that was previously independent from San Diego State, will be leased by the university to house more than 600 sophomores starting fall 2019.
The new master lease, which gives the university the right to control the building for three years and control students' leases on the property, is a solution to the growing need of places for SDSU students to live on campus. This year's freshman class is the first that will be required to live on campus through their sophomore year if they are considered non-local as part of the Sophomore Success Initiative. The university defines students as local if they live south of the state Route 56 in San Diego County.
"We are looking at Aztec Corner to expand what we currently already have as far as our apartments," Director of Housing Administration Cynthia Cervantes said. "Aztec Corner gives us an additional 606 beds so it helps us with accommodating our sophomores."
Aztec Corner was previously master leased by SDSU in the fall of 2007 and, with the success of the first master lease, SDSU was approached again for a three-year master lease that will begin in fall 2019. The agreement will continue until fall 2022 and SDSU will manage all leases and license agreements for the residents.
Located on the corner of Montezuma Road and 55th Street, students who want to live at Aztec Corner will be allowed to choose from a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment or a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment, according to the SDSU Housing website. Aztec Corner will only offer shared rooms, and unlike any other housing option on campus, the complex will have full-size beds.
While Aztec Corner will be in the middle of the on-campus housing price range, it will be significantly more expensive per month than when the complex was independently owned. Under SDSU Housing, a bed in Aztec Corner will cost $1,139 per month while this year's current residents are paying $824 per month for a bed in a one bedroom, one bathroom apartment and $784 for one in a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment.
However, SDSU will offer a number of amenities that are not enjoyed by Aztec Corner's current residents. For instance, utility bills are included in SDSU's rent aside from any electric charges that exceed $35 per person in the apartment, whereas current residents at Aztec Corner pay their full electricity bills. Moderate upgrades to the countertops and cabinets will also be made ahead of the fall 2019 move in and students will be given an Aztec Recreation Center membership, access to Philo TV, S.T.A.R Center services and other campus-wide amenities.
As is the same with Aztec Corner's current residents, the apartment will come fully furnished and include a TV in all rooms.
Aztec Corner residents will have to sign an 11.5-month license agreement at a cost of $13,094 per year. For students who wish to add a meal plan, the cost is an additional $1,600 for the Walkabout meal plan, which features a $880 food balance per semester, and $2,000 for the Power Hike meal plan, featuring a $1,125 food balance per semester according to the SDSU Housing website.
Aztec Corner will become one of three campus housing complexes that offers an 11.5-month lease, including Granada and Montage on College. Students who are only looking to live on campus only while classes are in session may opt for a nine-month lease at complexes such as Villa Alvarado or South Campus Plaza.
Biology freshman Abigail Simpson said she is excited to see the university presenting new options for housing.
"I think Aztec Corner is in a pretty good location and I'd rather live in an apartment than a dorm for second-year housing," Simpson said.
Political science sophomore Sierra Nagle, who currently lives at Aztec Corner, said she would recommend other campus housing options, specifically Granada, which also offers 11.5-month license agreements and is cheaper by $360 a year for a shared room.
"I've only been to Granada as an on-campus living apartment and I can say that one is so much nicer than Aztec Corner," Nagle said.
Students wanting to live at Aztec Corner or any of the other campus housing options will be able to select their desired location based on an assigned lottery date and time in early March.
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Everyone's Business
Domestic Violence & Woman's Trust
By Corporate1 22nd August 2017 Uncategorised No Comments
Heidi Riedel
Director of Woman's Trust
Everyone has mental health, just as everyone has physical health. This may sound like an obvious statement, but for a very long time, mental health was not something people talked about or really considered. There was a huge amount of stigma around the experience of mental health problems.
While we are still a long way from physical and mental health being given parity of esteem, we have come a long way in recent years in terms of raising people awareness of mental health (the fact that mental health problems can affect anyone, indeed at any one time 1 in 4 of us will be experiencing some form of mental distress.
Sadly though many people still struggle to get the help they need to deal with their mental health this is particularly true for women who've suffered domestic abuse. When a woman leaves an abusive relationship or is trying to escape an ex-partner, the focus is understandably on keeping her and her children physically safe. It's important to get her away from the perpetrator and tackle the practical issues such as where will she live, how will she secure an income.
In all of this it can be easy for the woman's mental health needs to be overlooked, as needs can be complicated, and sometimes subtle. But at Woman's Trust, we know that offering specialist mental health support to women who've experienced domestic abuse is fundamental to helping them rebuild their lives and develop the resilience needed to cope with what they have been through. That's why we were set up 21 years ago – to offer free, person centred one-to-one counselling to women who have been victims of domestic violence. The impact of this support is life-changing for the women who seek our help: over two thirds said that after receiving help from the Woman's Trust they felt less suicidal and were less likely to self-harm. Nine out of ten said they had a better knowledge of their rights and felt empowered to make the best life choices for themselves.
There are many reasons why employers should support employees who may be affected by domestic abuse. From a financial perspective, it affects their bottom line: research has shown that in 2009, domestic violence cost UK businesses £1.9 billion in lost economic output caused by physical injuries alone. If the impact on women's mental health was factored into these calculations this figure would undoubtedly be significantly higher.
Work can play a very helpful role in the lives of victims of domestic abuse. For many women, speaking to someone about their experiences is the first step in gaining support. That is why the Corporate Alliance's work in assisting employers to take positive actions and develop support systems that make a difference to the health and wellbeing of employees is so important. This includes linking up to specialist services like the Woman's Trust.
To a woman who's a victim of domestic abuse, this sort of support can literally be a lifesaver.
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"Work was my only safe place. When I told them what was going on they supported me wholeheartedly – everything from giving me a company car to go to counselling, time off to see lawyers, and they believed in me. Each person's journey is personal and full of dignity and grace. That's critical for people to know. And it's critical for people to know that they are not alone"
Melissa Morbeck, The Corporate Alliance Director
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Home Featured Politics ATIKU ABUBAKAR'S NATIONALITY: Where APC Legal Team Got It Wrong By Umar Abdullahi.
ATIKU ABUBAKAR'S NATIONALITY: Where APC Legal Team Got It Wrong By Umar Abdullahi.
Atiku Abubakar.
When the news broke at the Presidential Elections Tribunal that the legal team of All Progressive Congress (APC) led by Lateef Fagbemi SAN, had raised question over the nativity/ nationality of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2019 Presidential elections Alhaji Atiku Abubakar - claiming that he (Atiku) is not a Nigerian but a Cameroonian, one was tempted to ask if the APC team of lawyers are really familiar with the political history of Nigeria and Cameroon.
The legal team of the APC needs to note that Nigeria and Cameroon are located on the West Coast of the Continent of Africa. Both of them share common political and economic institutions as part of the British West Africa. Nigeria with population of over 180 million covers a land area of 924,630 KM extending from the Gulf of Guinea in the South to Niger and Chad Republics in the North. It shares common border with the Republic of Benin on the West and the Republic of Cameroon on the East. Cameroon, on the other hand, is a relatively smaller country both in landmass and population. The population of Cameroon is estimated at 24 million occupying an area of 475,442 Km. Cameroon shares borders with the Republic of Chad on the North; with the Central African Republic on the North-West; with the Republic of Gabon and the People's Republic of Congo on the South and with Nigeria on the West.
Boundary development between Nigeria and Cameroon cannot be traced in isolation of events in the entire African continent between 1830 and 1960.
Looking at the boundary development between 1920- 1960, at the end of the first Word war, with the humiliation of Germany, all her African possessions were lost. They became mandate territories to the advantage of the British and the French. The League of Nations which emerged apportioned the Western area of Cameroon (North and South) to Britain which was ruling Nigeria. In addition, the British gained Tangayika (in Tanzania) and jointly ruled the Sudan with the Egyptians who had attained independence in 1922. France on her part gained the larger chunk of Cameroon (Eastern Cameroon) and Togo.
Naturally this partitioning was not kindly received by the people of Cameroon as some resistance movements emerged. At the same time, resulting from the presence of the Pan African Movements and other "enlightened" clamouring for independence to be granted to all colonized people in Asia, Latin America and Africa. And under the auspices of the United Nations which succeeded the League of Nations, all mandates territories in Africa in 1946, became Trusteeships. As a result, the Mandate territories of British Cameroon and French Cameroon were Trusteeship until 1960. That, with the pressures from groups within Cameroon, particularly, the Union Populaire Camerounaise (UPC) and from within the United Nations, Britain and France were forced to grant independence or self-rule to the people of the Cameroons.
As a result, in 1957, the French Cameroon became internally self-governing. And in January 1960, it was granted Independence. So as also was Nigeria (not a Trusteeship, but with British Cameroon still a part of it) in October 1960.
However, in 1958, before Nigeria's independence, the United Nations had to decide the fate of the trusteeship territory of British Cameroon. Administratively, both the Northern and Southern sections of British Cameroon were integral part of Northern and Eastern Nigeria respectively.
But in 1954, a minor administrative change made the Southern section a separate region in the Nigerian Federation. The change was necessitated by a series of complaints of political neglect and lack of proportional representation in the Eastern Assembly by people of British Southern Cameroon. This further prompted the United Nations to send a visiting mission. The visiting mission after an intensive tour discovered that though British Cameroon was supposed to be a single trusteeship, there were separate developments - politically and economically - between the North and South. Most noticeable was the difference in political activation. The South was more politically activated. The mission therefore recommended that plebiscites should be held for the people to determine their own future. In the first of such plebiscites in 1959, the population of the North voted to continue trusteeship . Whereas in the South the population was divided between the choice of re-uniting with Cameroon or uniting with Nigeria.
And in the plebiscites which were finally conducted in 1961, the North voted by a margin of 146, 296 to 97,659 to remain with Nigeria, while the South with a margin of 233,571 to 97,741 voted to re-unify with independent Cameroon. As a result, by October 1, 1961, border adjustment was made with Nigeria retaining (please underline the word: retaining) the former Northern Cameroon, and this section constitutes former Adamawa Province where the former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was born. Of course, Cameroon Republic retained the former Southern Cameroon. The two countries had therefore, inherited with few adjustments the boundaries delineated by former Western Imperial powers. And these delineations were largely boundaries set out by various agreements between Britain and Germany before 1920.
This excursion into history has really set the record straight concerning the nativity of Atiku Abubakar as a result of the existence of Pacta sunt servanda which means that every agreement entered by parties must be respected and be kept as a basic principle of civil law, canon law, and International Law.
As stated by a respectable elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai that it is "strange for leaders of the APC to claim that Atiku is not qualified to seek to be the president of Nigeria. It is a display of ignorance of the highest order on the part of APC, and it is the least among political parties in Nigeria to make such unpatriotic statement.
"There are people sponsored by the party who contested and won elections to elective offices and are, today, occupying such positions. Atiku is equally or even better qualified to hold any public office in Nigeria than some of such people."
As for Sule Lamido the former Governor of Jigawa State, he made his observations by saying that the debate about Atiku's nativity/nationality, which started as a hilarious joke is now threading on a very dangerous divisive path, and that "we must all rise to call ourselves to order otherwise the authority we have as a nation within the African Union will be lost".
Lamido noted that there were already too many cracks in the unity of the country, warning that "if we remain on this line of ethnic, religious and tribal differences the doom of our nation cannot be averted".
Lamido, Nigeria's former minister of foreign affairs, also said that his heart is pounding and that he is beginning now to worry about Gaddafi's prediction of doom about our dear country, that Nigeria will break up one day.
He said: "If we do not like the children of those whose parents chose to join Lord Luguard's assembled tribal natives called Nigeria, let us allow the former Northern and Southern Protectorates secede to form their own country.
He, therefore, advised that Nigeria needs to be restructured to restore what the country has lost as a nation.
Recently, the Waziri Adamawa, Atiku Abubakar has also come out to debunk the allegation that he is not a Nigerian. Atiku said his father, Garba Atiku Abdulkadir was a Nigerian who hailed from Wurno in present day Sokoto State, while his mother, Aisha Kande was also a Nigerian who hailed from Dutse in present day Jigawa State. And that all his parents are Fulanis - a community/tribe indigenous to Nigeria.
He went further to say that his birth in Jada in the present day Adamawa State was occasioned by the movement of his paternal grandfather called Atiku who was an itinerant trader from Wurno in the present day Sokoto State to Jada in the company of his friend, Ardo Usman.
And his mother Aisha kande was the granddaughter of Inuwa Dutse who came to Jada as an itinerant trader too from Dutse in the present day Jigawa State.
Now that Atiku has cleared the air, it is high time the legal team of the APC concentrated on the real issues of electoral irregularities which Atiku and the PDP claim marred the 2019 presidential election.
Umar, an International Affairs analyst wrote in from Kano.
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