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By the time Seth and Bryce return to Chicago, they're halfway in love. They decide to move in together to see if their feelings can survive in the real world.
Seth receives word that a mandatory autopsy was performed on his late partner because his death was a suicide. The medical examiner's findings are disturbing and leave some doubt as to the underlying cause of death.
Because of the suicide clause, life insurance benefits had been denied, but in light of these new findings, Seth's lawyer advises him to appeal. The insurance investigator turns out to be the man who broke Bryce's heart twenty-five years ago. The guy has fallen on hard times, and when he sees how successful Bryce has become—and how large Seth's potential payout might be—he decides he wants a piece of the pie. Bryce and Seth's new relationship is severely tested in this second novel in the Open Series.
Title: Open House
Author: Mickie B. Ashling
Series: Open Trilogy #2
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance
Length: 200 pages
Cover Artist: Catt Ford
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Hi everyone! Thank you for stopping by to help me celebrate the release of Open House. I'm here to share an exclusive excerpt and give you a chance to win a few giveaways. Open House is the direct sequel to Open Seating. These books should be read in order to be fully enjoyed.
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Those of you who've read my Horizons Series (Horizons, Taste, Daddio, and Chyna Doll) will recognize two of the characters who appear in this excerpt. Grier and Lil make several guest appearances in Open House.
As Bryce predicted, there was hardly any traffic on Sunday when they drove to Barrington. They'd also lucked out weather-wise. The sun was shining and temps were in the high fifties, unusual for Chicago at this time of year. Seth turned down the music, taking advantage of the long drive to learn more about Bryce's friends.
"Tell me about this couple," Seth asked.
"Are you anxious?" Bryce laid a hand on Seth's thigh and looked at him sideways.
"No, I'm fine."
"That's good," Bryce said, eyes back on the road. "There's no need to be nervous. I've worked with these guys for years. They're surprisingly down-to-earth despite their money and prestigious credentials. Lil Lampert is about our age, and his partner, Grier Dilorio, is a dozen years younger. From what I understand, they met at the Taste of Chicago and it was love at first sight."
"Sounds like one of my novels," Seth joked. "And have they lived happily ever after?"
"I'm sure they've had their ups and downs like everyone else. The point is, they're still together, and I believe they're happy."
"You said they have a kid?"
"Luca was a child when they met. Now he's nineteen and in college somewhere in New York State."
"Who's the biological father?"
"I bet there's a good story behind that conception," Seth said.
"Ask him," Bryce said. "He'll tell you."
"There's no need to pry," Seth said. "Some things are best kept private."
"Just saying that he's open about his past if your curiosity gets the better of you."
"Good to know," Seth said. "Tell me more."
"Lil's a fantastic architect, originally from San Francisco, where he still has a branch office in the Transatlantic Building. You know the one that looks like a pyramid?"
Seth nodded. "How long has he lived in Chicago?"
"At least ten years. Maybe more. He moved shortly after he and Grier hooked up. I began doing work for them about five years ago. Mostly houses," Bryce amended. "I stay away from skyscrapers."
"My company isn't big enough to take on those huge projects. Plus, they last months, years even. I don't have that kind of money or manpower."
"I'm sure you could expand if you really wanted to move up to that level," Seth said. "But I have a feeling you prefer to be in control of every aspect of your business, which would be difficult on such a huge scale."
"Bingo." Bryce squeezed Seth's thigh playfully. "When did you get so smart?"
Ignoring the question, Seth remarked, "Lil must have really fallen hard to exchange California sunshine for our unpredictable weather. That was a gutsy move."
"He's a pretty ballsy guy, as you'll soon find out."
"Who's the kinky one?" Seth asked, recalling the mirrored ceiling above the bed in their bedroom.
Bryce grinned. "They both are."
"Can you tell me more about that?"
Laughing, Bryce shook his head. "Some things are best kept private," he said, echoing Seth. "You might have a heart attack if you hear what they're really up to."
"You beast," Seth said. "Now I'll be curious all afternoon."
"It'll come out eventually," Bryce assured him. "Like I said, they're good, honest people."
"Albeit kinky?"
Bryce exited on Barrington Road and, after a few turns, entered a quiet subdivision. Most of the properties were an acre or more, judging by the distance between homes. No two houses looked alike, and Seth admired the clean lines of Lil and Grier's home when Bryce pulled into their driveway. It reminded him a little of a Frank Lloyd Wright home he'd seen featured in a magazine long ago. The façade was unfinished river rocks and glass, and the multiple layers of the large home flowed together to create a structure that seemed part of the landscape rather than an intrusive eyesore. Many of the trees surrounding the property had already changed color and were beginning to drop their leaves in a brilliant kaleidoscope of orange, red, and brown. There were a few pine trees and evergreen shrubs in strategic locations to provide the greenery needed during the long winter months ahead. All in all, it was a gorgeous home and a breathtaking endorsement for Lil's architectural firm.
"Did you help build this?" Seth asked, soaking up the view.
"Sure did," Bryce said, killing the engine. "They moved here a year ago, about the time Luca went off to college.
Mickie B. Ashling is the pseudonym of a multifaceted woman who is a product of her upbringing in multiple cultures, having lived in Japan, the Philippines, Spain, and the Middle East. Fluent in three languages, she's a citizen of the world and an interesting mixture of East and West. A little bit of this and a lot of that have brought a unique touch to her literary voice she could never learn from textbooks.
By the time Mickie discovered her talent for writing, real life got in the way, and the business of raising four sons took priority. With the advent of e-publishing—and the inevitable emptying nest—dreams of becoming a published writer were resurrected and she's never looked back.
She stumbled into the world of men who love men in 2002 and continues to draw inspiration from their ongoing struggle to find equality and happiness in this oftentimes skewed and intolerant world. Her award-winning novels have been called "gut wrenching, daring, and thought provoking." She admits to being an angst queen and making her men work damn hard for their happy endings.
Mickie currently resides in a suburb outside Chicago.
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|[jira] [Commented] (MATH-764) New sample() API should accept RandomGenerator as parameter
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-764?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13284641#comment-13284641 ] Dennis Hendriks commented on MATH-764: -------------------------------------- bq [...] I would suggest, as Gilles mentions above, just using RandomDataImpl directly, which provides direct support for sampling with configurable RandomGenerator. The setup in the patch looks like a long way around the barn to just get back to what is there already in RandomDataImpl. In my opinion, RandomDataImpl should just provide random data, and should not implement all the different distributions, as that is what the distributions (classes) themselves are for. It seems we currently use a mixed approach: some distributions are implemented as methods on the RandomDataImpl class (nextPoisson, nextExponential, nextUniform, nextBeta, ...), while other distributions (TriangularDistribution, ...) don't have a corresponding method in the RandomDataImpl class, and exist solely as distribution class. The methods in RandomDataImpl mostly seem to just use 'return nextInversionDeviate(new SomeDistributionClass(param1, param2, ..., paramn));' as method implementation. As such, we get a tight coupling between the distributions and the RandomDataImpl class. Would it not be better to separate the RandomData(Impl) from the distributions? Also, using nextInversionDeviate is probably not what we want, as most distribution classes have a sample method that provides a direct implementation instead of the generic nextInversionDeviate... > New sample() API should accept RandomGenerator as parameter > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MATH-764 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-764 > Project: Commons Math > Issue Type: Improvement > Affects Versions: 3.0 > Reporter: Alex Bertram > Attachments: sampler-refactor.diff > > Original Estimate: 48h > Remaining Estimate: 48h > > This may come to late as I know the 3.0 release is nearing completion, but I had some concerns about the new sample() method on the math3 RealDistribution interface. > Specifically, there doesn't seem to be a way to supply a random generator to the sampler. Perhaps it would be better to have a factory method on the RealDistribution interface that accepted a RandomGenerator and returns an instance of some new interface, Sampler, which contains the sample() methods. > That is: > interface RealDistribution { > Sampler createSampler(RandomGenerator generator); > Sample createSampler(); // uses default RandomGenerator > } > interface Sampler { > double sample(); > double[] sample(int sampleSize); > } -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Why Reverse Charge under GST Will Hurt Small Businesses
Reverse Charge Mechanism under Service Tax and Purchase Tax under VAT has been present for some time now. These provisions are applicable on 'Services' provided under Service Tax and purchases made under some state VAT laws. With the introduction of Goods & Services Tax ("GST"), the provisions of Reverse Charge will also change and increase its applicability from only 'Services' to both 'Goods & Services'.
These basic provisions will impact the small businesses (Unorganised Sector, Small Scale Industries, less than compliant entities) in a very significant way.
Registration under GST (Section 22 of CGST Act) is compulsory for all those suppliers having aggregate turnover of Rs. 20 Lakh (Rs. 10 Lakh in special category states). Further, any person making Inter-State taxable supply or who are required to pay tax under reverse charge shall also be required to be registered under GST (Section 24 of CGST Act).
Reverse Charge under GST:
· Supply of Goods or Services or both as specified by the government by notification, (Section 9(3) / 5(3) of the CGST / IGST Act) and
· Supply of Goods or Services or both by an unregistered supplier to a registered supplier (Section 9(4) / 5(4) of the CGST / IGST Act)
Unregistered dealer has not been defined under GST. It can be assumed that those suppliers who are not registered are unregistered suppliers. Inference can be made from above provisions that where an unregistered supplier supplies goods or/and service to a registered supplier in the same state then the registered supplier shall have to make payment of GST under Reverse Charge mechanism.
A simple example – Say, A trader with an annual turnover over mere Rs. 50 Lakhs buys stationery and food for an office party from a local shop or procures services of a small service provider.
The trader will be required to pay GST at applicable rates under reverse charge. Availability of Input Tax Credit is also in question as proving these purchases are used or intended to be used in the course or furtherance of his business (Section 16 of CGST Act) is a tricky situation and the buying dealer may be registered under Composition scheme as well where the Credit is not available.
One view can be that even Travelling & Refreshment bills submitted by employees for reimbursement shall also make the employer liable to pay GST under Reverse Charge.
Reverse Charge payment can only be through Cash i.e. no ITC can be utilised for its payment (Increased Working Capital Requirement).
The compliance requirement under GST for Reverse Charge transactions will take a huge leap and will require consistent tracking of all the expenses, knowing their correct HSN code, paying tax on proper point of taxation.
The intention of keeping a threshold limit should be that no tax should be levied on transactions below that defined limit. The threshold of Rs. 20 Lakhs/10 Lakhs is virtually of no use in Intra State transactions as one way or the other GST will be levied on supply of Goods or/and Services (except where both the parties are unregistered).
The Government needs to address this issue before the implementation of GST as these provisions will directly affect majority of businesses in India.
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