When you think of a pattern library (or design system), what analogy comes to mind? Lego? If I had a Lego piece for every time somebody used Lego as a pattern library analogy, I’d be able to build the Death Star.

Lego is pretty awesome but also difficult to replicate a design without detailed piece-by-piece instructions.

Someone hands you a box of Lego and tells you to build an interface and that it has to look like the rest of the site. What are the chances that you’ve built something that is technically consistent with what others have done? Did you use two 4x2 bricks, or one 4x2 and two 2x2 bricks? Did you use green bricks or yellow bricks?

Lego gives you plenty of options but very little consistency.

In reality, pattern libraries usually hit an upper limit of around 100 components. Salesforce’s Lightning has 85 components. Shopify’s Polaris has 90. Anything more than that and interfaces become unwieldy. Each component is something that the designer has to design, the developer has to build and maintain, the user has to learn to use.

The combinations with which these components fit together are also limited. A Toast message is generally only going to appear in one or two places within the interface.

Tetris, on the other hand? A limited set of pieces that fit together in a particular set of ways. Sometimes you screw it up and it looks a bit wonky. Other times, when it all comes together, magic happens!

Now that’s the best analogy ever.

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Research Librarian Allison Heinbaugh stalked the stacks of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library looking for evidence of spies and spycraft in the 18th century. The bibliography she compiled tells its own story of loyalty, secrecy, and stealth.

New York, NY—LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced comprehensive updates to its LexisNexis® Digital Library platform, which now has a completely redesigned interface and a number of beneficial new features that subscribers have been asking for. The LexisNexis Digital Library, a platform offering one of the largest collections of legal eBook publications, now includes a more personalized home page for individual users, better tools for managing notetaking and offline reading capabilities that are tailored to legal librarians and legal professionals.

Such screens could yield protein drugs with advantages over natural ones

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This combination of Canadian Tax Reporter and Window on Canadian Tax Library offers unique insights into the internal operation of the CRA.

The Internet version is updated semi-monthly.

Canadian Tax Reporter

This full income tax service provides extensive commentary on all aspects of federal income tax, written by tax experts from Dentons Canada LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Joseph Frankovic, tax lawyer and member of the adjunct faculty of Osgoode Hall Law School, and a team of other expert contributors.

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• Federal Income Tax forms and guides
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• Pending amendments to the Income Tax Act and extensive related matter

• Window on Canadian Tax^®
  The most comprehensive tax product in Canada that provides expert commentary on internal CRA documents in both English and French. Delivers valuable insights into the CRA’s approach to the law, including actual practices and policies of the government relating to tax matters. Content includes:
  
  • CRA documents, pertinent legislation and tax cases
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State Tax Guidebook Library Plan provides you with all 20 industry-leading State Tax Guidebooks, shipped immediately upon publication, all for one attractive annual subscription price nearly 50% off the regular list price. You'll receive all State Tax Guidebooks currently available and all new editions published within your subscription period and any new editions developed and published throughout the year during your subscription period.

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• Oil and Gas Tax Reporter Tax Trends Newsletter (monthly) - tracks federal energy legislation, IRS rulings, federal cases, state tax, and other developments.
• Multistate Oil and Gas Severance Tax Interactive Chart – allows you to quickly find the applicable oil or gas severance tax rates for any state jurisdiction, with citations to the state laws.
• Oil and Gas Tax Reporter – edited by industry experts, providing many illustrative examples and tax planning considerations for oil and gas ventures, citations to controlling authorities, and updated quarterly to reflect the latest developments. Covers the tax provisions unique to the oil and gas industry, from exploration, through development, the production phase, and sales and other dispositions of the properties. Includes coverage of issues unique to oil and gas companies in various areas, including tax credits, depreciation, and accounting methods.
• Internal Revenue Manual - Oil and Gas Handbook – IRS internal guidelines for the examination of income tax returns of taxpayers involved in the oil and gas industry.
• ISPs/MSSPs – IRS papers establishing examination uniformity within industry categories; the publication includes the IRS Audit Technique Guide for the Oil & Gas Industry.

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Content is divided into six main sections, organized to trace the industry pattern for developing oil and gas reserves – updated at least quarterly (more often as needed)

The content is easy to follow for practitioners familiar with the industry, as the presentation of the material mirrors the professional’s normal course or workflow, with an overview for each topic.

1.    Introduction to Oil and Gas Taxation             Chapter 1
2.    Acquisition of Interests                                    Chapters 2 -- 8
3.    The Exploration Period                                    Chapters 9 -- 10
4.    The Production Period                                     Chapters 11 -- 18
5.    Dispositions                                                      Chapters 19 -- 21
6.    Other Areas (losses and aba

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• Income Tax Act and Regulations
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• Dominion Tax Cases – 1920-2012
• Tax Treaties and Social Security Agreements
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• Income Tax Folios, Bulletins, Circulars, and Technical News
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  Using exclusive technology, this time-saving interactive research tool integrates your subscription content to quickly create federal-provincial tax comparisons in an easy-to-read chart format. CCH Smart Charts lets you move easily between explanations, analysis, and primary source documents. You choose the topics. You choose the jurisdictions. You choose the year. Smart Charts does the rest.
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Bundled for comprehensive coverage that saves time and improves accuracy

Canadian Tax Library with Canadian GST/HST Reporter and Tax Window Library is ideally suited to those practitioners who depend on up-to-the-minute federal and income tax information, and who are looking for insight into the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to the law.

Content includes:

• Canadian Tax Reporter commentary
• Income Tax Act  and Regulations
• Dominion Tax Cases – 2013
• Dominion Tax Cases – 1920-2012
• Tax Treaties and Social Security Agreements
• Canadian Master Tax Guide
• Income Tax Folios, Bulletins, Circulars, and Technical News
• Federal Income Tax forms and guides
• Tax Window Files
• Canadian GST/HST Reporter
• GST/HST forms and guides
• GST/HST Headquarters Letters
• Provincial Tax Reporters (all provinces)
• Special reports and dispatches

• CCH newsletters provide timely, pragmatic articles written by high-profile tax practitioners, as well as synopses of recent government developments. Included in your subscription:
  • Tax Topics
  • Dominion Tax Cases
  • Canadian GST/HST Monitor
  • Window on Canadian Tax
  • Provincial Tax News
• Free training and technical support

Wolters Kluwer CCH research subscriptions deliver the most timely, relevant and reliable tax information and commentary to Canada's tax professionals, significantly reducing research time.

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