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A Sneak Peek At The Next Corps Justice Novel
I hope you're all having an awesome summer. As I mentioned in my last update, things are busy in the Cooper household, but there's always time to start work on the next Corps Justice novel. The Novels Live crew and I have begun work on Sabotage, and today I wanted to give you a chance to read the first chapter.
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And now, without further ado, I give you the first chapter of Sabotage...
(CAUTION: The following contains unedited material that may be unsuitable for the grammatically inclined. )
At the moment, Vince Sweeney looked like anything but an army colonel from the First Special Forces Operational Detachment, Delta Force. Happily reclined in a pristine white leather chair, he was wearing what he currently considered his business attire: Khaki cargo shorts, an obnoxious Hawaiian button-down, and Timberland boots. His gnarled hand moved from the glass of whiskey to scratch his scraggly white beard. He'd gone gray early, but he'd never cared. It fit in well with what he did for a living. It was a perfect disguise when needed. But now that the current "job" was almost over, the beard would have to go.
As he closed his eyes and relished the cool blowing of the vented air conditioning, he smiled at the thought of going home. How many times had he left? He'd have to go back through his military records just to see. Not that they had them all. Being part of Delta meant that most operations weren't even classified and rarely documented. They just didn't exist.
He'd just hit fifty, and because he'd refused to play the game of Army career building monopoly, instead opting to stay in the field, he'd be getting out soon. Involuntarily retired.
He didn't mind. He'd had a great career, led honest and courageous men, had saved countless lives. So as he took another sip of his much-deserved drink, Colonel Vince Sweeney was content.
"Hey, you gonna drink all that, or are you gonna save some for me?" The man sitting across from him in a nearly identical outfit growled in mock indignation.
Sweeney had known Karl Schneider for almost twenty years. They'd served together in Delta Force on and off for that entire time. While Karl looked like a washed-up bartender with one foot in the grave, he was anything but. He was one of the toughest men Vince Sweeney had ever met. He could take on a man three times his size and win. It probably had something to do with his upbringing. His father had been a coal miner in West Virginia, and before enlisting in the Army, Karl had done two hard years in the mines. That did something to a man, and as the senior enlisted soldier under his command, Karl was not only a superb fighter, he was also Colonel Sweeney's best friend.
Sweeney passed the bottle of Johnnie Walker Black across the aisle and Karl refilled his own glass.
"Did you take a look at those listings I sent you?" Karl asked, handing the bottle back to Sweeney.
"Yeah, I like that place with the little red roof. Looked like something out of a painting my grandma had handing in her guest bedroom."
Karl nodded appreciatively, equally at the whiskey and Sweeney's choice.
"You know what, Vince? You're not much to look at, but I'd say you're a pretty good judge of real estate."
Karl was on his way out too. He had a couple years on Sweeney, and that had forced the Army to take out its big fat magnifying glass and give Carl the old up-and-down. Vince knew what the higher-ups were thinking; that they were two washed-up soldiers ready to send out to pasture. Never mind the fact that they were Delta warriors. There was always a need to make space for the up-and-comers, and while Vince understood that, he was more sad for his friend than for himself.
While the Army and Delta Force specifically had been good to Colonel Vince Sweeney, it had been the blood coursing through Karl's veins for thirty years, and now that blood transfusion was about to be taken away. So they'd made a pact. When they got out, when they retired for good, they'd leave together. Neither man was married. They both had been, Vince once and Karl twice, but neither had any prospects on the horizon, and that was okay with them.
Karl had concocted a plan. They'd do what a lot of the guys were doing; getting out and setting up shop on the civilian side. They had plenty of contacts who'd be glad to use their assistance and training, both active duty military and police forces. Besides, they both had enough money put away to last them for years. They'd been smart, and even if a single job didn't come their way, they'd be more than content with living the simple life. Hunting in the mornings, then maybe a stroll out to fish, and then growing old on rickety rocking chairs under that little red roof.
"Yeah." Vince thought, "That sounds fine. Damn fine."
This journey home was one step closer to that goal.
"You know, I bet if we wait a couple months we might be able to get that place for a steal. It's been on the market for over a year, and the agent said the owners are ready to sell. What do you think, Vince?"
Vince looked over at his friend and smiled.
"I say why wait? Let's do it."
Carl grinned and held out his glass.
"Mud in your eye, Vince."
They clinked their glasses and downed the rest of their drinks.
And just like that the conversation was over. It was back to business.
"What do you think the big man's going to say about what we saw?" Karl asked.
Vince shook his head. "I know what he'll say, but it's what he'll do that I'm worried about."
Their mission had come straight from the top. As two of the most seasoned veterans of the famed Delta Force, Karl and Vince had been given first shot. It didn't hurt that they had a personal reputation with the President of the United States. When he'd called, they'd been only too happy to help. Besides, masquerading as oil venture entrepreneurs wasn't such a bad gig. Yeah, Africa was hot as hell, but riding first class wasn't too bad and the mission was important too. Why say no?
Vince and Karl understood the consequences. They'd seen firsthand the developments that the world wasn't supposed to know about. So while he was anxious to get home and take his first hot shower in a week, Vince knew an uncomfortable conversation was coming. Decisions would have to be made, contingencies planned for, but that was still hours away, and as he and Carl had done for years, they would enjoy their time in the sun. It wasn't every day that you were the only passengers on a swank private luxury jet, and that's what made the next moment so surreal.
The concussive blast rocked the small airplane that had barely been in the air for thirty minutes. It was years of reflexive action, physical memory that had been imprinted on his DNA now that saved Vince. He wasn't buckled, but he clutched onto his chair for dear life. He felt the sucking wind. When he looked towards the tail, he saw a gaping hole four rows back. He saw something fly through the hole, and for the briefest instance thought it was Karl, but when he looked across the aisle Karl was still where he'd been, clutching in the same way Vince was.
The plane was veering now as the wind tore through the passenger compartment. Vince could barely hear the blaring of emergency sirens overhead. No one came out of the cockpit, and that was probably for the best. It was sealed, and the best place for the pilots was driving the doomed bus. They didn't have parachutes or even weapons this time, so jumping wasn't an option. Instead, with grim nods, the two men climbed their way back into their chairs and strapped themselves in. It was going to be one hell of a bumpy ride.
The pilot was good. Really good. He'd somehow manhandled the diving aircraft just beyond the edge of some storm-engorged lake. Vince smelled leaking fuel as soon as he stepped outside, shielding his eyes from the scorching sun. Luckily there weren't any flames, and when he did a quick inspection of the exterior of the hull, the only real damage he saw was the jagged tear along the aircraft's left side.
Both pilots climbed out next, one man holding onto Karl's arm as they stepped out into the light. Neither man looked injured, but both were visibly shaken.
"Well that's number three for you," Karl said, pointing a finger at Vince. "Remind me to get another flight home without you on it."
Karl smirked, but the joke was lost on the two pilots, who were looking around like they'd just landed on the moon.
"You two okay?" Vince asked.
One pilot nodded, and then the other.
"That was some amazing flying," Vince said. "Thank you both. You saved our lives."
The comment did little to soothe each man's stupor. They were in some kind of mild shock, and Vince had seen it many times before, but not the debilitating type, just the type that needed a couple minutes.
"Karl, why don't you go see if the stewardess can get us some water. For the gentlemen first please."
Karl shook his head. "She's not in there, Vince. I think she got sucked out. I'll go get some water."
One dead. That poor girl. She'd probably been on her way up to see if they needed anything when it all happened. Couldn't do anything about that now.
"Did you call for help?" Vince asked the lead pilot.
The man looked confused, but then shook his head.
"It was the strangest thing," he said. "Right when it happened…well, not right when, but the seconds before, all our comms went out. Then when we started going down, we tried to call in mayday but we couldn't get anyone. I've been flying for a long time, but I've never seen that happen before."
Vince figured it probably wasn't the first time that it ever happened. They were over Africa at all. But when he pulled out his satellite phone and tried to get a signal, he couldn't. That was a first for him too.
Karl was outside again handing water bottles to the two pilots.
"Hey Karl, you ever had one of these sat phones go out on you?" Vince said.
"Just the one that got shot out of my hand. You know, the one right outside Jalalabad."
Vince hadn't been there, but he knew the story. Karl had been calling in for close air support when an enemy sniper missed Karl's head and hit his sat phone instead. Bam.
Vince was about to ask the pilot if he knew where they were when a crackle of gunfire erupted from some distance away.
At least a klick, maybe two, Vince thought as he dove to the ground.
When he hit the dirt he went to see if the lead pilot, who was also laying on the ground, was okay. Vince winced. Half the man's face was gone and blood poured onto the ground, inching its way towards Vince.
"Get down," Karl hissed at the second pilot, who was crouched next to the cockpit.
The man looked back furtively and then back towards where the gunfire was coming from.
"Maybe if we surrender," the man said, "maybe if we tell them who we are. It could just be all a mista- "
He never finished the word. A flurry of bullets hit his body in rapid succession, metal tearing through simple flesh. Vince knew he was dead before he hit the ground. He looked at Karl who gave him one of those "what should we do next" kind of looks. Their options were limited. The terrain was wide open, and if they moved away from the plane they were sitting ducks. Hell, they already were sitting ducks. He could feel the invisible force moving closer. He saw the rounds tearing the sky overhead. A rough estimate told him at least twenty men, maybe more. Plenty of firepower.
Then, to his complete surprise, something horribly wonderful happened. He hadn't noticed the sky go black, but it had obviously noticed him. It started as a couple raindrops, and in seconds sheet after sheet of heavy rain poured down like a bucket tipping over and over and over again. He could barely see Karl, who was a mere ten feet away, but Karl found him and was now yelling in his ear.
"We need to go. We need to go now!"
That's when Vince remembered. He had something that might help, but not if he waited. It had been a gift from a friend. A new friend, but a good one. One that he'd helped in the recent past, and one who Vince knew without a doubt would help he and Karl if he could. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes.
Karl looked at him like he was nuts, but Vince ignored him, tearing through the packet, the already soaked tobacco sticks falling to the ground and washing away in the raging streams. Tucked inside the cigarette pack was something that looked like a credit card, but when Vince held down his finger on the bottom right corner, a screen lit up. He'd been told he'd get one shot at it. Once it was used, it was done. "One shot, one kill," his friend had said. It was completely encrypted and would send a signal up to a private satellite and then relay its message to Vince's friend.
He typed out the message quickly, pressed send, and waited for the green light to know that it had gone through. Even though its burst battery power was now expended, Vince snapped the card in half and shoved it in his pocket. No sense leaving evidence.
Now came the hard part; to somehow make their way through the blinding rain and hope that the heavens gave them more than a few minutes of cover.
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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis;

import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.config.CompilationMode;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.util.BuildViewTestCase;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.cmdline.Label;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.Attribute;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.AttributeMap;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.BuildType;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.syntax.Type;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.junit.runners.JUnit4;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Unit tests for {@link ConfiguredAttributeMapper}.
 *
 * <p>This is distinct from {@link
 * com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.select.ConfiguredAttributeMapperCommonTest} because the
 * latter needs to inherit from {@link
 * com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.select.AbstractAttributeMapperTest} to run tests common to
 * all attribute mappers.
 */
@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class ConfiguredAttributeMapperTest extends BuildViewTestCase {

  /**
   * Returns a ConfiguredAttributeMapper bound to the given rule with the target configuration.
   */
  private ConfiguredAttributeMapper getMapper(String label) throws Exception {
    return ConfiguredAttributeMapper.of(
        (RuleConfiguredTarget) getConfiguredTarget(label));
  }

  private void writeConfigRules() throws Exception {
    scratch.file("conditions/BUILD",
        "config_setting(",
        "    name = 'a',",
        "    values = {'define': 'mode=a'})",
        "config_setting(",
        "    name = 'b',",
        "    values = {'define': 'mode=b'})");
  }

  /**
   * Tests that {@link ConfiguredAttributeMapper#get} only gets the configuration-appropriate
   * value.
   */
  @Test
  public void testGetAttribute() throws Exception {
    writeConfigRules();
    scratch.file("a/BUILD",
        "genrule(",
        "    name = 'gen',",
        "    srcs = [],",
        "    outs = ['out'],",
        "    cmd = select({",
        "        '//conditions:a': 'a command',",
        "        '//conditions:b': 'b command',",
        "        '" + BuildType.Selector.DEFAULT_CONDITION_KEY + "': 'default command',",
        "    }))");

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=a");
    assertEquals("a command", getMapper("//a:gen").get("cmd", Type.STRING));

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=b");
    assertEquals("b command", getMapper("//a:gen").get("cmd", Type.STRING));

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=c");
    assertEquals("default command", getMapper("//a:gen").get("cmd", Type.STRING));
  }

  /**
   * Tests that label visitation only travels down configuration-appropriate paths.
   */
  @Test
  public void testLabelVisitation() throws Exception {
    writeConfigRules();
    scratch.file("a/BUILD",
        "sh_binary(",
        "    name = 'bin',",
        "    srcs = ['bin.sh'],",
        "    deps = select({",
        "        '//conditions:a': [':adep'],",
        "        '//conditions:b': [':bdep'],",
        "        '" + BuildType.Selector.DEFAULT_CONDITION_KEY + "': [':defaultdep'],",
        "    }))",
        "sh_library(",
        "    name = 'adep',",
        "    srcs = ['adep.sh'])",
        "sh_library(",
        "    name = 'bdep',",
        "    srcs = ['bdep.sh'])",
        "sh_library(",
        "    name = 'defaultdep',",
        "    srcs = ['defaultdep.sh'])");

    final List<Label> visitedLabels = new ArrayList<>();
    AttributeMap.AcceptsLabelAttribute testVisitor =
        new AttributeMap.AcceptsLabelAttribute() {
          @Override
          public void acceptLabelAttribute(Label label, Attribute attribute) {
            if (label.toString().contains("//a:")) { // Ignore implicit common dependencies.
              visitedLabels.add(label);
            }
          }
        };

    final Label binSrc = Label.parseAbsolute("//a:bin.sh");

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=a");
    getMapper("//a:bin").visitLabels(testVisitor);
    assertThat(visitedLabels)
        .containsExactlyElementsIn(ImmutableList.of(binSrc, Label.parseAbsolute("//a:adep")));

    visitedLabels.clear();
    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=b");
    getMapper("//a:bin").visitLabels(testVisitor);
    assertThat(visitedLabels)
        .containsExactlyElementsIn(ImmutableList.of(binSrc, Label.parseAbsolute("//a:bdep")));

    visitedLabels.clear();
    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=c");
    getMapper("//a:bin").visitLabels(testVisitor);
    assertThat(visitedLabels)
        .containsExactlyElementsIn(ImmutableList.of(binSrc, Label.parseAbsolute("//a:defaultdep")));
  }

  /**
   * Tests that for configurable attributes where the *values* are evaluated in different
   * configurations, the configuration checking still uses the original configuration.
   */
  @Test
  public void testConfigurationTransitions() throws Exception {
    writeConfigRules();
    scratch.file("a/BUILD",
        "genrule(",
        "    name = 'gen',",
        "    srcs = [],",
        "    outs = ['out'],",
        "    cmd = 'nothing',",
        "    tools = select({",
        "        '//conditions:a': [':adep'],",
        "        '//conditions:b': [':bdep'],",
        "        '" + BuildType.Selector.DEFAULT_CONDITION_KEY + "': [':defaultdep'],",
        "    }))",
        "sh_binary(",
        "    name = 'adep',",
        "    srcs = ['adep.sh'])",
        "sh_binary(",
        "    name = 'bdep',",
        "    srcs = ['bdep.sh'])",
        "sh_binary(",
        "    name = 'defaultdep',",
        "    srcs = ['defaultdep.sh'])");
    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=b");

    // Target configuration is in dbg mode, so we should match //conditions:b:
    assertThat(getMapper("//a:gen").get("tools", BuildType.LABEL_LIST))
        .containsExactlyElementsIn(ImmutableList.of(Label.parseAbsolute("//a:bdep")));

    // Verify the "tools" dep uses a different configuration that's not also in "dbg":
    assertEquals(Attribute.ConfigurationTransition.HOST,
        getTarget("//a:gen").getAssociatedRule().getRuleClassObject()
            .getAttributeByName("tools").getConfigurationTransition());
    assertEquals(CompilationMode.OPT, getHostConfiguration().getCompilationMode());
  }

  @Test
  public void testConcatenatedSelects() throws Exception {
    scratch.file("hello/BUILD",
        "config_setting(name = 'a', values = {'define': 'foo=a'})",
        "config_setting(name = 'b', values = {'define': 'foo=b'})",
        "config_setting(name = 'c', values = {'define': 'bar=c'})",
        "config_setting(name = 'd', values = {'define': 'bar=d'})",
        "genrule(",
        "    name = 'gen',",
        "    srcs = select({':a': ['a.in'], ':b': ['b.in']})",
        "         + select({':c': ['c.in'], ':d': ['d.in']}),",
        "    outs = ['out'],",
        "    cmd = 'nothing',",
        ")");
    useConfiguration("--define", "foo=a", "--define", "bar=d");
    assertThat(getMapper("//hello:gen").get("srcs", BuildType.LABEL_LIST))
        .containsExactlyElementsIn(
            ImmutableList.of(
                Label.parseAbsolute("//hello:a.in"), Label.parseAbsolute("//hello:d.in")));
  }

  @Test
  public void testNoneValuesMeansAttributeIsNotExplicitlySet() throws Exception {
    writeConfigRules();
    scratch.file("a/BUILD",
        "genrule(",
        "    name = 'gen',",
        "    srcs = [],",
        "    outs = ['out'],",
        "    cmd = '',",
        "    message = select({",
        "        '//conditions:a': 'defined message',",
        "        '//conditions:b': None,",
        "    }))");

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=a");
    assertThat(getMapper("//a:gen").isAttributeValueExplicitlySpecified("message")).isTrue();

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=b");
    assertThat(getMapper("//a:gen").isAttributeValueExplicitlySpecified("message")).isFalse();
  }

  @Test
  public void testNoneValuesWithMultipleSelectsAllNone() throws Exception {
    writeConfigRules();
    scratch.file("a/BUILD",
        "genrule(",
        "    name = 'gen',",
        "    srcs = [],",
        "    outs = ['out'],",
        "    cmd = '',",
        "    message = select({",
        "        '//conditions:a': 'defined message 1',",
        "        '//conditions:b': None,",
        "    }) + select({",
        "        '//conditions:a': 'defined message 2',",
        "        '//conditions:b': None,",
        "    }),",
        ")");

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=a");
    assertThat(getMapper("//a:gen").isAttributeValueExplicitlySpecified("message")).isTrue();

    useConfiguration("--define", "mode=b");
    assertThat(getMapper("//a:gen").isAttributeValueExplicitlySpecified("message")).isFalse();
  }

  @Test
  public void testNoneValueOnDefaultConditionWithNullDefault() throws Exception {
    writeConfigRules();
    scratch.file("a/BUILD",
        "cc_library(",
        "    name = 'lib',",
        "    srcs = ['lib.cc'],",
        "    linkstamp = select({",
        "        '//conditions:a': 'notused_linkstamp.cc',",
        "        '" + BuildType.Selector.DEFAULT_CONDITION_KEY + "': None,",
        "    }),",
        ")");

    useConfiguration();
    assertThat(getMapper("//a:lib").isAttributeValueExplicitlySpecified("linkstamp")).isFalse();
    assertThat(getMapper("//a:lib").get("linkstamp", BuildType.LABEL)).isNull();
  }
}

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Extant Just Got Cancelled By CBS, Will Not Return For Season 3
By Jessica Rawden published 9 October 15
When CBS first announced Extant, the show's lofty premise and high-end cast seemed to indicate it would probably be a big winner for the Eye Network. Unfortunately, that hasn't really been the case. After a reboot of the premise didn't help the ratings during Season 2, CBS confirmed today that Extant has been cancelled. The show will not be getting a third season.
Extant earned favorable reviews early on, but had some problems with its narrative as Season 1 wore on. This prompted CBS to completely overhaul the scripted drama after renewing it last season, and led to Jeffrey Dean Morgan getting signed on for Season 2. While it didn't help the ratings, reworking the premise also really didn't hurt the ratings during Season 2. Still, underwhelming ratings may work for some networks, but not for CBS. Even having Halle Berry and Steven Spielberg on board isn't enough to guarantee a renewal.
CBS will need to retool again for the summer of 2016. While long-running program Big Brother is definitely coming back and newcomer Zoo has also been renewed, CBS sci fi-oriented summer schedule is going to be missing a few key players next summer. A few months ago, Under the Dome was also given the heave-ho by the network station, and none too soon. With Extant also out of the lineup, there are several slots to fill.
Luckily, CBS has found other gigs for leads Halle Berry and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. THR reports that Berry is set to produce a legal drama for CBS called Legalease. If it moves forward, it will follow a biracial Chicago lawyer who goes to New Orleans to start a new job and a new life in the legal world. Her new partner will be a white good 'ol boy, but together they'll look at bias in the legal system. In addition, Morgan is also sticking with CBS, and has signed on with the network's critically acclaimed drama The Good Wife for its seventh season. So, it's bad news for Extant fans, but not the actors themselves.
Clearly, Extant had a fanbase that will miss the series, but it was never critically acclaimed enough or basely popular enough to last on the Eye Network over the long haul. If reworking the premise and signing on new actors wasn't enough to entice people, Extant was never going to be able to grow over the long haul. Better to sign-off now and get Berry on another project while she still has an overall deal with CBS. And giving Alicia Florrick another love interest on The Good Wife isn't a bad fit for Morgan, either.
We'll let you know if and when CBS signs on for some newer summer TV projects. In the meantime, here's what's still coming up this fall.
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Vijay Builders, Mumbai Vs. the Income Tax Officer Ward 12(1)(2) Mumbai - Court Judgment
LegalCrystal Citation legalcrystal.com/1149991
Court Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT Mumbai
Decided On Jan-31-2014
Case Number ITA No. 2283/Mum. of 2012
Judge THE HONOURABLE MR. R.C. SHARMA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & THE HONOURABLE MR. AMIT SHUKLA, JUDICIAL MEMBER
Appellant Vijay Builders, Mumbai
Respondent The Income Tax Officer Ward 12(1)(2) Mumbai
.....completed the assessment vide order date d20th december 2007, after disallowing loss of ` 12 lakhs on sale of row house. the facts relating to the disallowance of loss are that the assessee has taken unsecured loans of ` 6 lakhs from ms. kanta saraf and ` 13 lakhs from ms. anju saraf aggregating to ` 19 lakhs in the financial year 1996-97. such losses were duly disclosed in the balance sheet as at 31st march 1997. in order to safeguard their interest, these two parties insisted on some kind of security against loan of ` 19 lakhs. the assessee has entered into an agreement for sale of one row house which was valued by the assessee in his books of account at ` 39 lakhs. such an agreement was executed on 19th january 1997, however, it was not shown as sale in the books of account......
Judgment:
Amit Shukla, J.M.
1. The present appeal has been preferred by the Revenue challenging the impugned order 6th January 2012, passed by the learned Commissioner (Appeals)-X, Mumbai, for the assessment year 2003-04, in the matter of penalty levied under section 271(1)(c) for ` 4,41,000, by the Assessing Officer and confirmed by the learned Commissioner (Appeals).
2. Facts in brief:- The assessee is engaged in the business of builders and developers. It has developed a residential project at Vashi, Navi Mumbai, which was completed in the assessment year 1996-97. The return of income for the assessment year 2003 -04 was filed on 27th November 2003, declaring total income of ` 3,07,780. Thereafter the assessment was completed under section 143(3) accepting the return of income. Later on, such an assessment was set aside by the learned Commissioner under the revisionary jurisdiction under section 263 and in pursuance thereof, the Assessing Officer completed the assessment vide order date d20th December 2007, after disallowing loss of ` 12 lakhs on sale of row house. The facts relating to the disallowance of loss are that the assessee has taken unsecured loans of ` 6 lakhs from Ms. Kanta Saraf and ` 13 lakhs from Ms. Anju Saraf aggregating to ` 19 lakhs in the financial year 1996-97. Such losses were duly disclosed in the balance sheet as at 31st March 1997. In order to safeguard their interest, these two parties insisted on some kind of security against loan of ` 19 lakhs. The assessee has entered into an agreement for sale of one row house which was valued by the assessee in his books of account at ` 39 lakhs. Such an agreement was executed on 19th January 1997, however, it was not shown as sale in the books of account. Later on, in the assessment year 1998 -99, such a transaction was booked as sales and was credited to the sale account. After adjusting ` 19 lakhs, received by way of balance loan amount of ` 20 lakhs was shown under the head "debtors" as on 31st March 1998. The assessee further received loan of ` 2.50 from these parties and the outstanding amount in the debtors list was reduced to ` 17.50 lakhs, which continued to be as such in the balance sheet of the assessment year 2002-03. In this case, neither the sale agreement was registered nor the possession of row house was given to the two lenders of the loans. According to the assessee, this was some kind of a financial arrangement. In the financial year relevant to the assessment year 2003-04, the assessee reversed the sale transaction of the row house and was shown to have purchased again for ` 39 lakhs. Later on, this flat was actually sold for ` 27 lakhs to a third party in this year. Accordingly, the loss of ` 12 lakhs was booked in the books of account. The Assessing Officer rejected the assessee's claim for loss of ` 12 lakhs. Such an action of the Assessing Officer in disallowing the loss stood confirmed up to the stage of the Tribunal by a very speaking order.
3. In the course of penalty proceedings, the assessee gave detail submissions as to the nature of loss and why such a loss has accrued to the assessee in the books of account. The Assessing Officer rejected the assessee's explanation and levied penalty of ` 4,41,000. Before the learned Commissioner (Appeals), it was submitted by the assessee that, all throughout the assessee has given the explanation about the nature of re-purchase and re-sale of the row house and all the relevant details were filed before the authorities. The detail contentions of the assessee and also reliance on various case laws have been dealt by the learned Commissioner (Appeals) at Page-4 and 5 of the appellate order. The learned Commissioner (Appeals) accepted the assessee's contention and deleted the penalty after observing and holding as under:-
"Decision - It is an undisputed fact that denial of the claim of loss of Rs.12,00,000/- arising out of the matter of sale, re-purchase and re-sale of the impugned row-house has been upheld by the Hon'ble Tribunal. It is also an undisputed fact that the appellant has made a full disclosure of all the relevant facts before the AO. The issue involved in this case is a claim made by the appellant, for which all supporting details and documentation was before the AO. When the AO refers to the explanation furnished by the assessee and concludes that he would not have filed this explanation but for the efforts of the CIT and the AO, he is not making a statement of fact. The explanation had already been available to the AO in the first round of appeal. It was accepted by the AO. On noticing it, the CIT directed that the AO should re- examine the matter. This resulted in denial of the claim of loss made by the appellant. Nowhere has the AO established that there was any incorrect, wrongful, inadequate or inaccurate filing of particulars. The recent judgment by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT v. Reliance Petro Products Pvt. Ltd. (322 ITR 158), wherein it had been held that a claim which was unacceptable would by itself not attract concealment penalty and that debatable matters by themselves would not lead to the inference that concealment of particulars of income or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income has taken place. After carefully considering the facts and circumstances of the case as also respectfully following the ratio decidendi of the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court (supra), I am of the considered opinion that this is not a fit case for levy of penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Act. The same is accordingly deleted."
4. Before us, the learned Departmental Representative submitted that the entire arrangement of re-purchase and re-sale has been found to be sham not only by the learned Commissioner (Appeals) but also by the Tribunal in the quantum proceedings. He drew our attention to the observation of the Tribunal as given in the order dated 11 th March 2011 (ITA no.2833/Mum./2009). He further submitted that the assessee could not prove before the authorities as to how the property which was valued at ` 39 lakhs in the assessment year 1996-97 has been sold at ` 27 lakhs in the assessment year 2003-04. This, it is a clear cut case of concealment of income within the meaning of Explanation 1 to section 271(1)(c).
5. On the other hand, the learned Counsel for the assessee, Mr. J.P. Bairagra, after explaining the entire facts, submitted that in the assessment year 1996-97, the assessee has completed the project and the row house which is a subject matter of the dispute here was shown in the closing stock and was valued at the market price. At that time, the assessee has valued the said row house at ` 39 lakhs, whereas the actual cost was ` 17,93,350 only. The profit of ` 21,06,650 was offered for tax in the assessment year 1996-97. Thus, at the time of sale of row house in the assessment year 2003-04, which was made at ` 27 lakhs, the assessee has incurred a book loss and not actual loss. The transaction of re-purchase and re-sale was only on account of some kind of guarantee of the loan which was given by two parties in the assessment year 1997-98. These two parties had insisted for security and in order to oblige such a demand, the assessee entered into an agreement for sale to satisfy the lenders. The said loan was duly disclosed in the balance sheet and after the agreement of sale corresponding entry on the debtor side was also made. Once these lenders were not interested in the re-purchasing, then later on sold to a third party to clear the loan liability. The loss which has been incurred is actually reflected in the books of account and was only due to the fact that the assessee had already offered a tax on a higher sale price in the assessment year 1996-97. Moreover, no facts have been concealed or any inaccurate particulars have been furnished. Thus, this cannot be a case of levy of penalty under section 271(1)(c).
6. We have heard the rival contentions, perused the findings of the authorities below as well as the material available on record. From the records, it is seen that the assessee has taken a loan of ` 19 lakhs which has been disclosed in the balance sheet as at 31 st March 1997. The assessee has shown the closing stock of row house which was valued at ` 39 lakhs in the financial year relevant to the assessment year 1996-97, whereas, actual cost of the flat was ` 17,93,350. Accoridngly, the assessee has shown profit of ` 21,06,650, in the assessment year 1996-97, which has been offered for tax in that year. Thereafter, the assessee has sold this property in the assessment year 2003-04 at ` 27 lakhs, which has resulted into book loss of ` 12 lakhs. Even if the entire transaction vis-a-vis the lenders for securing the loan amount by way of agreement of sale and then the assessee purchasing the same from the said lenders and re-selling them is considered to be non-genuine or make believe arrangement, then also, it cannot be held that such a loss claimed by the assessee is not bonfide. The reason for that is once the assessee had shown the cost price of the row house at ` 17,93,350 and valued the same at ` 39 lakhs in the books of account in the closing stock, then such a value is the book value as recorded in the books of account. It is not disputed anywhere that the assessee has valued the stock (row house) at ` 39 lakhs in the assessment year 1996-97 and the profit has been shown on this value in that year. If in the difference between the cost and the book value, the assessee has offered the tax in the earlier assessment year and such property has actually been sold in the assessment year 2003-04 at ` 27 lakhs, then there is a direct book loss of ` 12 lakhs. On the other hand, if the actual cost is taken into consideration, then the assessee has earned a profit of approximately ` 10 lakhs. It is not the case of the Revenue that the said property which was sold in the assessment year 2003 -04 at ` 27 lakhs is not the actual market value. Once this fact has been accepted, then what the assessee has claimed as loss in the books, is the difference between the property valued at ` 39 lakhs and actually sold for ` 27 lakhs. Thus, such a claim made by at the time of filing of return of income can be said to be purely bonafide which is based on the actual entries appearing in the books of account.
7. The findings given in the quantum proceedings up the stage of the Tribunal is mainly on account of disbelieving the agreement for sale with the lenders for the purpose of securing the loan, re -purchasing and re-selling. Such a finding cannot be adversely viewed in the penalty proceedings when the claim of the loss of the assessee is otherwise found to be bonafide on the basis of actual book entries as discussed above. The findings given in the quantum proceedings may have certain probative value, but such findings alone may not justify the imposition of penalty in a given case, because it is a settled law that the penalty proceedings are separate and distinct from the assessment proceedings. In the penalty proceedings, the matter has to be examined afresh and the same material can be relied upon by the assessee to show that he is not guilty of concealment of income or of furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income. The presumption raised by the Explanation-1 is a rebuttable presumption which can be rebutted by pointing out the circumstances and the material placed on record that at the time of filing of return of income, the assessee had bonafide belief while making any such claim in the return of income and that he is not guilty of either concealment of income or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income. As found in the facts of the case discussed above, the loss claimed by the assessee was a direct result of valuation of the stock in the books of account (in the present case row house) and the actual sale, the sale value of which is not in dispute. Under these facts and circumstances, we do not find any reason to disturb the order passed by the learned Commissioner (Appeals) and decline to interfere in the matter of deletion of the penalty. Accordingly, the order passed by the learned Commissioner (Appeals) is upheld.
8. In the result, Revenue's appeal is treated as dismissed.


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By TheNevadaGlobeStaff, September 6, 2022 11:21 pm
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NEVADA – Katie Gipson revealed that the police department in Reno was listed as the caller on her husband's phone.
And that's what drove Brian Gipson to answer his phone finally. The other individual on the line introduced himself as a lieutenant with the Reno Police Department.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Gipson, the caller stated because he failed to appear in court.
"He was truly going to be arrested if he didn't agree with their demands," Katie Gipson said, describing the call.
The caller requested bail bond payment in the amount of $7,900. A Reno police officer's name was used, and the man knew where the Gipsons lived.
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When the con artists gave the Gipsons a text message about the bail bond, the Gipsons quickly realized they were being scammed.
When he saw the bar codes in the text message, he thought it was from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, but it was from a store like Walmart or Target.
Fortunately, the Gipsons didn't give anything up. When they dialed 911, they learned that other people were also talking to scammers at the same time in Reno.
Reno Police Services Supervisor Staci Miller said, "These scammers are literally utilizing legitimate names of real deputies."
Online, "these con artists are researching these individuals, obtaining badge numbers, and locating contact information."
Miller claims she receives calls once a week from folks who have had interactions with con artists and even victims.
Miller claimed that weekly earnings "may be anywhere from a few thousand dollars to, in some cases, thirty thousand dollars."
The Reno Police Department recommends not responding to such calls. Contact the police department if you have any more inquiries regarding this call.
Miller said they never discuss warrants or bail with anyone.
Miller advised his son to hang up the phone immediately because "once you get sucked in, once they know you're terrified and intimidated, then they know they have you."
Gipson warns his listeners to keep their guard up and not blindly believe the first name that appears on their phone's search.
Not everyone with a name on something is who they claim to be, Gipson said.
Call the Reno Police Department at 775-334-2175 if you think you have been the target of a scam.
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Have a quick beginning-of-day team standup meeting or informal chat. Take a few minutes at the beginning of your work day to share with each other what you got done yesterday/recently, what you'll be tackling today, and anything that you need help with. If your co-workers are in different time zones and not online, you can still share your own status and know that others will see it soon enough and hopefully hold you accountable to it. Then get started!
And don't underestimate the value of what might seem like idle chit-chat with your distributed coworkers, by text or even audio/video chat. People in traditional office settings have lots of these interactions throughout the day, and so taking a few minutes to say hi, talk about each others` lives and current events can be important for reminding yourself that, "oh yeah, I'm a part of something bigger than just me, and my work here matters to others."
Use a coworking space or other semi-social environment. Coworking spaces can be a great way to build momentum: they give you a place to go every day, people to be around, and many of the comforts of a traditional office environment, but with much of the flexibility and independence of distributed work. If there's not a good coworking space near you, try a coffee shop that's not too quiet and not too noisy.
Have a beginning-of-day routine that pumps you up. It could be a checklist of administrative things to cross off (check messages, straighten up the desk, etc.), some music you play, a professionally relevant blog you read, a stretching routine, or something else. But if you do it every day before starting your work, your brain will hopefully start to associate it with the beginning of a productive, focused day.
Knock out some easy wins. I'm generally a fan of doing harder and more complex things first, but if I'm having trouble getting in to a good mental space for working, I'll tackle some quick, easy things first instead. Closing a Github issue is still closing a GitHub issue, handling a simple email or request from a coworker is still work, and seeing those things done is helpful for building momentum.
Watch the logs go by. Chances are there is a log file or Slack channel or commit history somewhere that you can see the work output of your coworkers (or maybe even your clients/users) being recorded. If I'm ever in danger of the feeling like "nothing else is happening so why should I work hard now?" then watching that activity stream by can be a good kick in the pants to move me toward "I want to contribute something useful, too!"
Don't force it. If you've tried practices like the ones above and still aren't feeling the momentum to work, then maybe right now is not the best time. If I've been staring at my computer for 30 minutes and haven't done anything useful, then I usually know that I need to take a break and do something else for a while first. Sometimes that break is 10 minutes, sometimes it's a few hours. The distributed work model only really succeeds when an organization trusts that its employees will take ownership of finding the best times and methods to be productive. So, if someone isn't "feeling it" at a given part of their day, they should be encouraged to shift things around to get their work done another time.
Those are some of the things that help me and my coworkers. If you work in a distributed environment, how do you build momentum for your work day?
I'm crazy about this Post, and I totally dig the need to feel some human connection during the sometimes lonesome Remote Work Life.
I wrote a blog post about the importance of phatic communication (that is, chats whose sole purpose is to be chatting, rather than accomplishing some larger goal) - it's the only thing I've ever written to make it onto the front page of Hacker News, so at least some upvote-bots thought it was a good one, and it really relates to what you're saying here.
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I have watched the director Alena Lodkina's very fine, very memorable debut feature Strange Colours twice and can't decide whether this film is more interested in people or more interested in a place. It is certainly intensely curious about both, in a way that goes beyond "documentary-esque" into a kind of anthropological cinema, aspiring to package a study of humans and whereabouts into a rewarding narrative experience.
Shot over 21 days in the outback New South Wales opal mining town of Lightning Ridge, Lodkina's film (which she co-wrote with Isaac Wall) is about nothing if not community. It follows a young woman as she navigates a network of hard-yakka older blokes who are attracted to her like moths to a flame – sometimes sexually, but mostly in the context of lonely and isolated people partial to a chinwag.
Psychology student Milena (a restrained yet powerful Kate Cheel) is similar enough to fit in – she is hardly a prissy bluenose from the burbs – but different enough to stand out. Like John Cho's character, Jin, in the contemplative walk-and-talk US drama Columbus (one of the best films of 2017), Milena is in town because of a sick parent. Her father (Daniel P Jones, so good in the 2011 Australian film Hail) is ill and the relationship between them complicated, with unresolved grievances on both sides.
Strange Colours (which premiered at last year's Venice film festival and subsequently screened at festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth) belongs to a long line of films that contemplate remote Australian locations and the people who inhabit them – from The Back of Beyond to Wake in Fright and the Mystery Road series. The protagonist stays in a shabby place with a python slithering around on the floor and a frog in the toilet; it has "the world's worst Airbnb review" written all over it.
With only a small amount of focus devoted to Milena's relationship with her father, a choice that suggests their relationship is viewed as no more or less important than any other, Milena encounters a range of characters one is naturally inclined to describe as "colourful". That description is accurate in the sense these people – including a pigeon breeder, a taciturn love interest and the obligatory singlet-clad pub patrons – are distinctive personalities, rather than quirky Welcome to Woop Woop types.
Instead of making big statements or pretending she has opened a window to peer inside the human condition, Lodkina's approach is modest, resolving to listen and contemplate. In that sense, her film is less about her directorial voice than the voices of others.
It's no surprise that Lodkina's investigation into Lightning Ridge began as a documentary (2016's Lightning Ridge: The Land of Black Opals) from which Strange Colours extends, just as Kogonada – the director of Columbus – previously constructed video essays before branching out into fiction. Lodkina's thoughtful consideration of her subjects is enhanced by the handsome, and even lyrical, but not distracting cinematography of Michael Latham, who shot Kitty Green's brilliant quasi-documentary Casting JonBenet.
Lodkina's approach is limited when it comes to storyline and plot; it is tantalising to consider what the director might come up with working with a more pronounced narrative. But subsequent films made in the style of Strange Colours are also an exciting proposition.
What about a drama, for example, based in another location famous for opals: the South Australian underground town of Coober Pedy, where homes and hotels are dugouts and all sorts of interesting characters no doubt congregate beneath the earth's surface? I would love to see what Lodkina made of that place and its people. If her focus remains on those two things – people and places – the possibilities are endless.


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There is a serious debate within the lean community as to whether lean is a strategy or an operational tactic. I believe that the roots of this debate go back to when those of us in the U.S. were first exposed to Toyota and the concepts, principles, and practices that enabled the company to emerge from an almost-bankrupt post World War II company to a serious (and eventually leading) competitor in the automotive industry.
Some of the early materials that we saw were translations of Japanese books published by Productivity Press. In addition, there was an NBC "white paper" entitled "If Japan Can Why Can't We." In those early days "lean" had not been coined as an umbrella word to encompass all aspects of those concepts, principles and practices. In addition, the NBC white paper erroneously implied that this way of working was unique to the Japanese culture and was widely practiced there.
Since these ideas were so very different from the traditional business model that was being taught in our business schools and widely practiced in the western world, we had trouble identifying with them. So when we heard about "just-in-time" the question was "JIT what?" Thus, it became Just-In-Time Inventory Management. Kanban was also categorized as an inventory management system. And when we eventually tried to talk about the Toyota System, we inserted the word "production"… thus TPS: Toyota Production System. I believe that because our understanding of Toyota was so superficial at that point, these labels contributed to the widespread belief that what Toyota was doing was different in merely an operational sense, and as a result, it could be easily copied. And copy we tried. At least we tried to copy the "tools" because those were easy to observe.
How wrong we were. Around the mid-1980's, a few people began to understand that Toyota was using a different business strategy to succeed in the automotive industry. These people understood the value of quality as perceived by the customer. They understood the value of flexibility in dealing with changing customer demand. They understood the value of developing the capabilities of their people in solving problems as they occurred. This way of thinking was radically different than the other American and European automotive companies that operated under a strategy based on price, batch production, and "expert" problem solvers.
I observed these different interpretations first-hand through taking part in one of the best-known stories of lean transformation. Although The Wiremold Company story has been told many times, the lessons that we learned more than 25 years ago are still relevant. In the 1980's Art Byrne was one of the few business leaders in the U.S. who understood that what Toyota was doing was strategically different. It was different than what he learned in the process of getting an MBA. It was different than all of his previous work experience. Despite no real experience to anchor his mindset, he also saw that it was a better strategy. Exposure to this new way of working changed his mind as to how to run a business.
When he became Wiremold's CEO in 1991 he came to a company where all of the executives had traditional business educations and traditional work experience. This included me (I had joined in 1978 as VP of finance, and eventually became CFO. For some inexplicable reason, when Art taught us about the power of Toyota's strategy (not called "lean" yet) we all "got it." Some of us easier than others, but in a relatively short time, we all were able to "change our minds" from everything that we had previously been taught and experienced to something that was literally foreign. And in doing so, we changed the name of the game in our industry.
Reduce lead time from weeks to days.
Boost on-time deliveries from less than 50% to 98% while improving inventory turns from 3.4 times to 18.0 times.
Increase revenue from $100 million to more than $400 million.
Improve gross profit from 38% to 51%.
Improve EBITDA from 6.2% to 20.8%.
Grow our enterprise value by 2,467%.
In the eyes of our distributor partners, we went from being a pain in their side to a preferred supplier. They understood that we were employing a radically different strategy, especially when we taught them how to increase sales of our products while reducing the amount of inventory of those products that they needed to carry. This enabled them to improve the gross margin return on investment (GMROI, a distribution "golden" metric) on our products from less than average to outstanding.
The argument being made today against lean being a powerful strategy is that if it were one, then many more companies would be doing it. I see it the other way around. Many more enterprises are not doing it because their leaders don't have the desire (ability?) to change their mind. Are they that risk averse that they prefer to stay within their comfort zone? Do they still believe that the success stories told in many lean publications are "one-offs"? Are they so sensitive to today's politically correct environment that changing one's mind makes you a "flip-flopper"?
I'll say it again. By being able to change our collective minds instead of following the "this is the way we have always done it" path, Wiremold's people were able to change from a traditional strategy to a lean strategy and achieve spectacular results for our customers, our suppliers, our people, and our shareholders. Isn't that what we should be striving for?
Two books by former Toyota employees are particularly informative with respect to understanding Toyota's business strategy and its evolution over the years, which is far more than just their management (or production) system. The books are: "The Origin of Competitive Strength: Fifty Years of the Auto Industry in Japan and the U.S." by Akira Kawahara (1998) and "Corporate Purpose: Why it Matters more than Strategy" by Shankar Basu (1999).
Thanks for the recommendations Bob!
Thanks Bob, I will try to get these.
"And when we eventually tried to talk about the Toyota System, we inserted the word "production"… thus TPS: Toyota Production System."
Who is the "we" there?
Taiichi Ohno called it TPS.
Change is complicated. Telling somebody else they "should" change isn't really an effective strategy. Even when we tell ourselves we should change, or want to change, or plan to change -- that doesn't mean change automatically happens.
"Some of us easier than others, but in a relatively short time, we all were able to "change our minds" from everything that we had previously been taught and experienced to something that was literally foreign."
Why was your Wiremold team able to change your minds? What triggered that? What's the difference from most organizations?
"Many more enterprises are not doing it because their leaders don't have the desire (ability?) to change their mind. Are they that risk averse that they prefer to stay within their comfort zone?"
Some of these leaders might have zero desire to change.
Some leaders have some desire, but the desire to change doesn't always lead to action. People get stuck in a state of "ambivalence." They are "addicted to the status quo" (see Ron Oslin's LEI webinar about this).
Addiction means keeping a behavior even though one knows it's bad. Many leaders know, on some level, they should adopt Lean leadership behaviors, but it's easier said than done.
Somebody in a state of ambivalence isn't being "resistant to change." Ambivalence is normal. Resistance is also a normal step in the change process. People need to work through that ambivalence with a coach (or counselor).
Many leaders want to be coaches and ask questions... but they also rationalize why they need to jump in with answers. They're on "both sides of the fence."
Again, telling somebody they should change doesn't work because it leads to push back.
Telling people they should embrace Lean as a strategy also leads to nature to push back, because telling isn't a very effective change strategy, no matter one correct one might be.
Too much of this "debate" over The Lean Strategy has been focused on telling people that they're wrong. Again, that doesn't seem effective, I'm sorry to say.
I hope thousands of people who think they discoverd Lean and go about bragging to the world, read this. When I was in charge of Manufacturing Engilneering for the Shugart division of Xerox in 1978-1980 we were already doing most of the elements of what is now called Lean. Some people came over from Japan to see what we were doing.
Now, 38 years later people discover the benefits of cultural change, TPS, Lean, whatever you choose to call it, and act as if they are the creators or inventers off Lean.
It is almost embarrising that it took that long for some people to get it.
As we do our consulting work in the government sector, the key we are looking for is great leaders who will make the paradigm transition. Thinking differently and accepting that there is a better way is difficult for "leaders" who have gone through their careers being mentored by "smart people" who tell them what to do and they, in turn, believe they have evolved to being the "smartest person in the room". Humility is a huge missing personality trait. The folks that truly "get it" (not many) can really excel and create awesome organizational firepower by developing their employees to identify and remove wastes and to identify and solve problems.
Of course, the other issue in government is the constant election and appointment cycle which doesn't create a "constancy of purpose" (Deming).
Wiremold had a long history of Lean thnking but as soon as another company bought Wiremold, the paradigms started reversing back to old school, non-lean, thinking. As I have said "never underestimate the ability for management to muck things up".


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Loving the rich colors. Beautiful.
I am liking what you're doing here, using the p.j.'s and using more paint. This painting looks so real, you could just take an onion off the table and use it for tonight's supper! Really nice.
I like the recent paintings with color. The blue really sets off the rust of the onions.
This is a fabulous piece! Love the richness of that vivid blue but also the richness and layers of the onions. Great composition too!


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Hi, everybody. If you've ever played a game of basketball in a gym, or entered a contest in school, or started a small business in your hometown, you know that competition is a good thing. It pushes us to do our best. And you know that a fight is fair only when everybody has a chance to win, when the playing field is level for everybody, and the rules are clear and consistent.
That's important to our consumers, our workers, our employers, and our farmers. You deserve a fair shake, even though there might be much bigger players in the market. Without a truly competitive marketplace, those big companies can raise costs, or slack off on offering good service, or keep their workers' wages too low. And in an era when large corporations often merge to form even larger ones, our leaders have an even greater responsibility to look out for us as consumers.
To keep America's economy growing and America's businesses thriving, we need to protect the principle of fair competition. That's not, by the way, a Democratic idea or a Republican idea �C it's an American idea, because it's the best way to make sure the best ideas rise to the top.
My administration has done a lot to keep the marketplace fair. We defended a free, open, and accessible internet that doesn't let service providers pick winners and losers. We cracked down on conflicts of interest by making sure professionals who give you retirement advice do so in your best interest, not in theirs. And in the last few months, we've made even more progress.
This week, my Department of Agriculture took major steps to protect farmers from unfair treatment by bigger processors. These rules will help swine, beef cattle, and especially poultry growers who have fewer choices in where they sell their products.
This month, the FDA started taking steps to make hearing aids more affordable for more than the nearly 30 million Americans suffering from the frustration of hearing loss. We think people with moderate hearing loss should be able to buy a hearing aid over the counter as easily as you can buy reading glasses at your local pharmacy.
This year we also addressed two other problems that keep workers and wages down: the overuse of non-compete agreements that hurt workers in the job market, and the unfair practices of companies that collude to set wages below the market rate. And we backed new steps, including a law I just signed to fight robot scalpers that artificially drive up ticket prices, and a rule that requires airlines to reimburse your baggage fees if your bags don't make it to your destination when you do.
Finally, it's this principle of competition that's at the very heart of our health reform. In fact, it's the reason we call it the Affordable Care Act; it makes insurance companies compete for your business, which is helping millions afford the care that helps them get and stay healthy. By the way, it's open enrollment season right now. You can still sign up on HealthCare.gov until January 31st and get covered for 2017.
Our free-market economy only works when there's competition. And competition only works when rules are in place to keep it fair and open and honest. Whether you're building the next big thing or just want to be treated right as a customer, that's good for you and good for the country.
Hi, everybody. If you've ever played a game of basketball in a gym, or entered a contest in school, or started a small business in your hometown, you know that competition is a good thing. It pushes us to do our best. And you know that a fight is only fair when everybody has a chance to win, when the playing field is level for everybody, and the rules are clear and consistent.
That's important to our consumers, our workers, our employers, and our farmers. You deserve a fair shake, even though there might be much bigger players in the market. Without a truly competitive marketplace, those big companies can raise costs, or slack off on offering good service, or keep their workers' wages too low. And in an era when large corporations often merge to form even larger ones, our leaders have an even greater responsibility to look out for us as consumers.
To keep America's economy growing and America's businesses thriving, we need to protect the principle of fair competition. That's not, by the way, a Democratic idea or a Republican idea �C it's an American idea, because it's the best way to make sure the best ideas rise to the top.
My administration has done a lot to keep the marketplace fair. We defended a free, open, and accessible internet that doesn't let service providers pick winners and losers. We cracked down on conflicts of interest by making sure professionals who give you retirement advice do so in your best interest, not in theirs. And in the last few months, we've made even more progress.
This year we also addressed two other problems that keep workers and wages down: the overuse of non-compete agreements that hurt workers in the job market, and the unfair practices of companies that collude to set wages below the market rate. And we backed new steps, including a law I just signed to fight robot scalpers that artificially drive up ticket prices, and a rule that requires airlines to reimburse your baggage fees if your bags don't make it to your destination when you do.
Finally, it's this principle of competition that's at the very heart of our health reform. In fact, it's the reason we call it the Affordable Care Act; it makes insurance companies compete for your business, which is helping millions afford the care that helps them get and stay healthy. By the way, it's open enrollment season right now. You can still sign up on HealthCare.gov until January 31st and get covered for 2017.
Our free-market economy only works when there's competition. And competition only works when rules are in place to keep it fair and open and honest. Whether you're building the next big thing or just want to be treated right as a customer, that's good for you and good for the country.


Arab Millennial would like to congratulate Tunisia on its progressive step towards gender equality. Arab Millennial stands in support of President Beji Caed Essibsi constitutional recommendation made during his speech on the National Women's Day (Sunday, August 13, 2017).
The recommendation grants women equality to men in all aspects under the law. It includes changes to publication NO. 73 that bans women in Tunisia from marrying non-Muslim men. Men, on the other hand, were legally provided such rights. In his speech, President Essibsi emphasised the 6th chapter of the Tunisian constitution that grants freedom of belief and conscience to all citizens. He further elaborated that women should also have equal rights to inheritance.
Arab Millennial bases its roots on the values of conscience, morality and tolerance. We condemn intolerance in all its forms and advocate for anti-discrimination, equality and progress. Arab Millennial also supports the liberty and freedom of individuals for as long as it does not cause direct harm to others. Based on these values, we find ourselves in support of the Tunisian President's recommendations.
We believe that our position neither opposes nor offends religion in any form. Instead, we believe in the importance of dialogue, respect and tolerance. For all the above reasons, we believe that women should be granted all their natural rights as human beings.
As a nation-state, Tunisia has been at the forefront of gender equality in the Arab world. It presumed leadership in women's rights from civil and legal standpoints. Tunisian women currently enjoy more equality and rights under the law than any other Arab state. The series of laws that pertain to women, family and personal matters in most Arab nations are misogynist in nature. In Tunisia, the Code of Personal Status (CPS), established by Prime Minister and later President Habib Bourgiba, remain one of his greatest deeds that secured many rights of Tunisian women.
The Code of Personal Status (CPS) was enacted on August 13, 1956 and implemented on January 1, 1957. The promulgation of the code became an annual national holiday in Tunisia under the name "Women's Day" and gave women powers and established their role and place in society. It abolished polygamy, created a judicial procedure for divorce, and established that marriage is only to be performed with mutual agreement of both parties.
In 1993, the code was amended and women were provided the right to represent their children in judicial procedures and to transfer their nationality and patrimony to children to the same extent as husbands.
Although the Tunisian culture is still patriarchal in many areas, especially rural ones, the Tunisian state assures that women have near to full rights under the law. This is a great step towards equality, anti-discrimination and progress: Arab Millennial's foundational values.


I've been watching my mother gradually turn into my nan for the last few years. I often laughed about it, until someone pointed out that if it's a generational thing, I would soon be laughing on the other side of my (her) face. Before you start saying how lovely my mother is, that I should be thankful to be like her etc, I have to tell you that I'm not complaining about it as much as making an observation.
Having finished them *just* in time to dish up our meal, I didn't get any pictures before they were sat on and creased, but I can hardly post this without a picture and this gives you a general idea.
They are very basic, but as I'm not exactly an expert sewist I'm pretty pleased with them. I will admit that I had a little help from this Craftsy ebook. If you want a (free) copy, click on the image below to go to the download page.
Of course, my budget (free!) cushion make-over meant that the new covers clashed with the table-cloth so I had to buy a new one of those too. It almost feels like a new room (and EXACTLY the sort of thing Mum would do!). So come on, 'fess up - who are you turning into, and why?
The cushions look great! OL about tuning into your mum. My 83 yo uncle visited us a few weeks ago. He's the last of my mothers siblings. People say I look a lot like my gran. I have no idea as she passed away when I was just a wee urang utang. But when I saw my uncle, I saw the features of my gran in him and so... the features of myself. Very, very weird!
Yes, I know what you mean about that - I remember one day when I was about 16, opening the door for my dad and for the first time I saw my own face looking back. Everyone said we look alike but that was the first time I saw my eyes in another face - it freaked me out. Also I see the same in my son which still feels bizarre after 9 years.
Hi Sarah - thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving such an interesting comment. I know just what you mean about blogging no matter who was reading ... but it's still good to know there are people out there!
I enjoyed this post ... back when I still lived at home, after I'd been tidying / rearranging things in the house, my Dad said I reminded him of his mother who would always rearrange the furniture while he was out - even when he had his own first home with my Mam!
The cushion looks just adorable!
Uhhh! Great design. It's definitely no bad thing to be like your mother.


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oPt: IOF prevent 100 international academics and human rights activists from entering Gaza
PCHR
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the decision taken by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) to prevent some 100 international academics and human rights activists from entering Gaza via Beit Hanoon (Erez) crossing to participate in an international conference organized by Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP) in cooperation with World Health Organization (WHO). PCHR views the IOF's decision as a qualitative step that constitutes a form of collective punishment against 1.7 millions Palestinian civilians and further reinforces their isolation and the siege imposed on them through preventing all international delegations from entering Gaza to report on the humanitarian crisis and daily suffering of the civilian population due to ever deteriorating economic and social conditions.
WHO and GCMHP who are organizing the international conference on the siege and mental health in the Gaza Strip, which is scheduled to be held on 27 and 28 October 2008, submitted to IOF lists of some 100 international participants, including academics, physicians, researchers, human rights activists and representatives of civil society organization from all over the world. The lists were submitted a month ago to make necessary procedures to allow the international participants to enter Gazaand participate in the conference.
PCHR views the IOF's decision to prevent international participants from entering Gaza to participate in this important conference not only as a serious violation of the right to freedom of movement, but also a serious violation of the right to academic freedoms, the right to acquire knowledge, the right to freedom of expression and of cultural rights. Such unjustifiable prevention aims at cutting off all forms of communication between the Gaza Strip and the outside world, and maintaining isolation and strangulation of the Palestinian civilian population causing further deterioration to humanitarian conditions.
PCHR calls upon the international community, including the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention OF 1949, to promptly and urgently intervene to ensure IOF's agreement to allow internationals to enter Gaza, stop all forms of collective punishment, and lift the siege imposed on the Palestinian civilian population.
For more information please call PCHR office in Gaza, Gaza Strip, on +972 8 2824776 - 2825893
PCHR, 29 Omer El Mukhtar St., El Remal, PO Box 1328 Gaza, Gaza Strip. E-mail: pchr@pchrgaza.org, Webpage http://www.pchrgaza.org
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
Security Council briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question (as delivered by SC Wennesland), 19 January 2022
UNSCO
Occupied Palestinian Territory Emergency Appeal 2022
West Bank demolitions and displacement: An Overview | October 2021
Al Mezan: the international community must demand that Israel lifts restrictions on Palestinian patient access to hospitals and medical care outside Gaza
Al Mezan


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Dream (Orlando, 12 augustus 1999) is een Amerikaanse youtuber en Minecraft-speedrunner. Hij maakt tevens let's-play-video's over de sandboxgame. Op 13 augustus 2021 had hij 25 miljoen abonnees.

Carrière
In 2020 werd Dream door YouTube uitgeroepen tot Top "Breakout" YouTube Creator. In de categorie Top YouTube Creators of 2020 belandde hij op de tweede plaats, achter MrBeast. Dream's video Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters GRAND FINALE bereikte de zesde plaats in de lijst van de Top Trending YouTube Videos of 2020.

Dream werkt samen met andere youtubers waaronder Sapnap, GeorgeNotFound en BadBoyHalo. In april of mei 2020 startte Dream samen met GeorgeNotFound de survival-multiplayer server Dream SMP voor Minecraft. Hierin livestreamen Dream en George hun let's-play-video's als rollenspel samen met andere gamevloggers. De server is uitgegroeid tot een van de populairste SMP-servers voor Minecraft. Alle creators op de server zijn sinds hun start op de server sterk gegroeid in abonnees.

Dream was bevriend met Technoblade, een collega-youtuber die ook veel Minecraft speelde. Onder de eigen fanbase werden beiden beschouwd als beste Minecraft-speler. In 2020 maakte MrBeast een video waarin ze beiden deelnamen om uit te maken wie de beste Minecraft-speler was. MrBeast stelde een prijs voor van 100.000 dollar voor de winnaar, uit een 'best of 10' won Technoblade met 6-4.

Dream heeft zich sinds de start van zijn carrière op YouTube nooit vertoond. Op 3 oktober 2022 publiceerde hij een van tevoren aangekondigde video waarin hij zich voor het eerst liet zien.

Speedrunschandaal
Dream livestreamde voor het eerst een speedrun van Minecraft in oktober 2020. Hij behaalde de vijfde plaats in speedrun.com's Minecraft competitie "1.16+ random seed". Nadat hij beschuldigd werd van valsspelen, werden enkele speedruns onderzocht door speedrun.com en kwamen de onderzoekers tot de conclusie dat Dream een aangepaste versie van Minecraft gebruikte met een hogere drop rate van belangrijke voorwerpen die nodig zijn om de speedrun te kunnen vervolbrengen. Hierop werd Dream gediskwalificeerd.

Hoewel Dream het valsspelen eerst ontkende, gaf hij op 30 mei toe dat hij een client gebruikte die wel degelijk was aangepast. Volgens hem was de client voor hem gecreëerd en was hij niet op de hoogte van de modificaties tijdens de speedruns.

Muziek
In 2021 startte Dream zijn tweede kanaal Dream Music. Op 4 februari 2021 bracht hij zijn eerste lied, samen met PmBata Roadtrip uit. Op 21 mei dat jaar volgde het lied Mask. Het nummer belandde in de top 10 van de iTunes-hitlijst in de Verenigde Staten. Mask gaat over het dragen van een masker met een lachend gezicht - Dream draagt altijd een masker met een lachend gezicht - om depressieve gevoelens te verbergen voor de buitenwereld; het werd om deze reden positief onthaald door zijn fans. Muziekcriticus Anthony Fantano noemde het lied tekstueel eenvoudig en de zang vanwege zware nabewerking lastig te beoordelen. Op 20 augustus 2021 bracht hij zijn derde lied, samen met Alec Benjamin, uit genaamd Change My Clothes.

Privéleven
Tijdens een Q&A-sessie op Twitter vertelde Dream dat hij ADHD heeft. Later bevestigde hij dit feit tijdens een interview met streamer Hbomb. Dream heeft virtueel onderwijs gevolgd. Hij heeft twee zussen en een broer; met zijn jongere zus die bekend staat als Drista heeft Dream Minecraftvideo's gemaakt.

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