“Stevens has skillfully tied the seemingly mundane—how to grow food, cook, shop, stay healthy—to our deepest spiritual and transformative aspirations.” —Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden How can we embrace the absolute necessity of preserving and protecting the earth for our descendants, creating a future in which there is still clean water to drink, fresh air to breathe, and fresh, healthy food vital to human existence? Grow Create Inspire is a rallying cry, itself an inspiration urging all of us to help fill the vital need for growth—not only of food, but also in the hearts and the minds of individuals around the globe. Focusing on step-by-step approaches to accumulating skills toward self-sufficiency, Grow Create Inspire is a comprehensive guide to creating a beautiful, regenerative, and deeply satisfying life, covering everything from basic and more advanced growing tips, preparing and preserving harvest, and generally greening those aspects of life which bring about happiness, including, food, art, music, beauty, and time in nature. Increasing individual happiness ultimately leads to creating positive changes in our families and communities, and empowering others to do the same. Together, we can grow, create, and inspire a new world of beauty and abundance, while helping ensure our descendants can do the same in a healthy, vibrant world. “The perfect read for anyone searching to transform their time on this earth into a truly satisfying journey! . . . Certainly a powerful antidote for these times of decadent destruction—full of wise words and useful suggestions to help recreate Eden here on Earth.” —Jenni Blackmore, author, Permaculture for the Rest of Us
Markeda. Seven-Month-old Kulture went unresponsive in her mothers’ arm from the impact of the fall. Evangelist Markeda Began Praying to God to Save her lifeless Baby. Kulture was brought in as a Trauma 1 before being stabilized and air lifted to an intensive care hospital. There she was told that Baby Kulture had suffered Traumatic Brain Injury and may never make it past 72 hours after brain swelling took place. Evangelist Markeda took all the faith and Strength she had to go to the altar and cry out to the father to heal her daughter who then was considered comatose.
Stories of House and Home is a social and cultural history of the massive construction campaign that Khrushchev instituted in 1957 to resolve the housing crisis in the Soviet Union and to provide each family its own apartment. Decent housing was deemed the key to a healthy, productive home life, which was essential to the realization of socialist collectivism. Drawing on archival materials, as well as memoirs, fiction, and the Soviet press, Christine Varga-Harris shows how the many aspects of this enormous state initiative—from neighborhood planning to interior design—sought to alleviate crowded, undignified living conditions and sculpt residents into ideal Soviet citizens. She also details how individual interests intersected with official objectives for Soviet society during the Thaw, a period characterized by both liberalization and vigilance in everyday life.Set against the backdrop of the widespread transition from communal to one-family living, Stories of House and Home explores the daily experiences and aspirations of Soviet citizens who were granted new apartments and those who continued to inhabit the old housing stock due to the chronic problems that beset the housing program. Varga-Harris analyzes the contradictions apparent in heroic advances and seemingly inexplicable delays in construction, model apartments boasting modern conveniences and decrepit dwellings, happy housewarmings and disappointing moves, and new residents and individuals requesting to exchange old apartments. She also reveals how Soviet citizens identified with the state and with the broader project of building socialism.
This book provides practical guidance based on judicial interpretation of the law and rules. It also provides an easy-to-understand commentary (with departmental clarifications) on cross-border transactions with respect to the following laws: • Income Tax (including International Tax & Transfer Pricing) • Goods & Services Tax (GST) • Customs • Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) This book will be helpful for practitioners, members of the bar & bench and industry, and assessing officers. The Present Publication is the 3rd Edition, amended by the Finance Act 2023 and updated till 1st May 2023. This book is authored by Dr. Gokul Kishore & R. Subhashree, with the following noteworthy features: • [Easy-to-Understand Practical Commentary] covering: o Income Tax (including International Tax & Transfer Pricing) § Implications of International Transactions § Adoption of Appropriate Transfer Pricing (TP) § Comprehending the Creation of Permanent Establishment (PE) and Double Taxation Avoidance Arrangements (DTAA) § Ensuring Compliance with Withholding Obligations when payment is made to non-resident § Issues relating to Royalty & Fees for Technical Services (FTS), Tax Residency and Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) o GST § Examination of Cross-Border Services by applying Place of Supply & Export of Service provisions under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act (IGST), besides analyzing benefits to exporters o Customs § Valuation of Imported Goods under Customs Valuation Rules, when transaction value as declared by importer is not accepted § Availing Customs Duty Exemptions § Duty Remission and Rewards under various Export Promotion Schemes as provided in Foreign Trade Policy 2023 o FEMA § Compliance with Provisions of FEMA on Receipts and Payments for Export and Imports • [Exhaustive Discussion on both Basic Concepts and Issues faced by the Industry] combined with essential commentary on statutory provisions and the jurisprudence. • [Cross-references to other Chapters] wherever implications need to be understood The structure of the book is as follows: • [Chapter 1 | Customs Valuation] discusses Article VII of GATT, Customs Valuation Agreement, Section 14 of Customs Act, 1962, Customs Valuation Rules (for imported goods) and Export Valuation Rules with relevant judgments and orders. Pointers relating to transfer pricing issues have also been mentioned in this chapter • [Chapter 2 | Transfer Pricing] analyzes international transactions, associated enterprises, comparables, methods of determining Arms Length Price, TP challenges in India as per the UN TP Manual and judicial rulings, creation of marketing intangibles and TP issues relating to AMP expenses. TP assessment, adjustment and appellate remedy have also been included. To provide a 360° perspective, secondary adjustment, Country by Country Reporting (CbCr), thin capitalization, Cost Contribution Arrangements, intra-group services and cost-sharing arrangements have been succinctly covered • [Chapter 3 | Permanent Establishment & DTAAs] discusses taxing powers and sources of income. The concept of PE and types of PE have been explained through the relevant articles in various DTAAs, along with treatment by the Indian judiciary and ITAT. The attribution of profits to PE, which has significant practical implications, has also been discussed • [Chapter 4 | Incomes other than Business Income, Withholding Obligations and Foreign Tax Credit] is broad-based and to the extent relevant to cross-border transactions; it provides a commentary laced with practical guidance on residency, the definition of interest, jurisdiction to tax, dividends paid or received, taxation of royalty, FTS, salary, capital gains, other income, withholding obligations, FTC, the requirement to file the return and the concept of the representative assessee • [Chapter 5 | Import & Export under IGST Act] as applicable to import and export of goods, import of services and export of services, along with the provisions on the place of supply and refund mechanism, forms the fifth chapter • [Chapter 6 | Customs Exemption and Export Promotion Schemes under FTP] Considering the relevance to cross-border trade, Customs Duty exemptions and export promotion schemes under Foreign Trade Policy 2023 (FTP) have been discussed in the sixth chapter. • [Chapter 7 | Export and Import under FEMA & Regulations] Knowledge of obligations and provisions applicable to export and import under FEMA and regulations thereunder is integral to cross-border transactions. Therefore, a concise commentary on the same has been provided in Chapter 7 • [Chapter 8 | Dispute Resolution] Dispute resolution mechanisms under IGST Act and Customs Act, along with alternative dispute resolution under Income Tax Act, have been included. Chapter 8 also provides a broad overview of the statutory remedies available to exporters and importers
Balancing your biome, nourishing your brain.This book makes rebalancing the body and more specifically your gut microbiome delicious, absolutely nutritious, fun, colourful and of course full of gut loving bugs.
ln this richly perceptive travelogue, Japanese designer Nao Saito explores the kitchens of South India, bringing together architecture, cookery, and conversation.
Car culture - pinstriping, customising and cartooning - is nearly synonymous with Southern California culture. Kustom Kulture tells the story of the revved-up legends of the custom car cult of the 1950s, 60s and 70s in Los Angeles. Features art work by Robert Williams, Von Dutch and Ed |Big Daddy| Roth. Hot rod art at its best by three masters of the form.
