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The article discusses the PBR1000 breaking news items receiving gifts at the end of December 2019 where deregulation being helpful for business and impeachment process pushing these into 2020. Topics include the US stock exchanges recording highs fell throughout the month being a complete reversal from December 2018's meltdown; and US politics with the US House of Representatives Democrat party voting to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump on 2 counts.

The article focuses on a research conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers Inc., which analyses Gallup Polls related to gift giving on holiday conducted from 1994 to 2005. The research indicates that about 96% of Americans say they celebrate Christmas, while about 77% of adult Americans claimed to be Christian in 2001. The research also reveals that gift cards represent 12-15% of holiday expenditures.

The article offers information on the material donation made by gold mining company Calista Nyac LLC, that comprises of different sample types from the mineral exploration of the company from 2003-2013 as well as printed report box and inventory collection database, to the Geologic Materials Center. The topics discussed include the contents of the document, the different sample types taken, and the laboratory numbers assigned to the different sample types.

The article reports on early day motions (EDMs) on education, children's services and training tabled in Great Britain House of Commons from March 31 to April 4, 2014. EDM 1263 indicated that the House is concerned by the ban on all prisoners receiving books as gifts under the Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme of Great Britain.

The article offers the cultural dos and taboos on etiquette in Qatar including Muslim greeting, gift and conversation.

The article reports on the sales of chain stores in the U.S. for November 2010. It discusses the chain store sales index for the month of November as well as the expectations of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Research on the sales of chain stores. It also presents several charts depicting the condition of chain stores for 2010 including one on the retail chain store sales index, one on the holiday gift plans, and one on the comparison of gift preferences.

The article discusses the provisions of U.S. federal law regarding the restrictions on the acceptance of personal gifts by the president of the U.S. It says that the president, in general, may accept unsolicited personal gifts from the American public although he is prohibited from receiving them from foreign governments or officials without Congress approval, just like all others in government. It adds that he is also subject to the bribery and illegal gratuities law.

The article reports on the Federal Laws made for restricting the U.S. President for accepting personal gifts foreign governments and foreign officials. Topics discussed include rights of the U.S. Presidents from accepting the gifts only from general public of America, President may accept unrestricted personal gifts from relatives and friends and proper financial disclosure of the income of President. It further discusses the public opinion related to the Federal Laws.

A number of policy issues have direct or indirect consequences for the nonprofit and charitable sector, including the establishment of a social innovation initiative, changes in the tax treatment of charitable donations, responses to the economic downturn, and health care reform. The nonprofit and charitable sector represents a significant portion of the U.S. economy. The sector is also highly diverse. Having a greater understanding of the nonprofit and charitable sector as a whole may help policymakers evaluate proposals that may impact the sector. The first section of this report provides a formal definition of the nonprofit and charitable sector. The term “nonprofit sector” is generally intended to refer to organizations with federal tax exempt status; “charitable sector” refers to the subset of these organizations that have 501(c)(3) public charity status. The next section reports on the size and scope of the charitable sector. Charitable organizations are estimated to employ more than 7% of the U.S. workforce, while the broader nonprofit sector is estimated to employ 10% of the U.S. workforce. In 2009, the charities filing Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service reported approximately $1.4 billion in revenue and reported holding nearly $2.6 billion in assets. Nonprofit institutions serving households (largely charities) constituted more than 5% of GDP in 2008. The third section of this report examines how charities are funded. Revenue comes from a variety of sources, including private contributions, payments (fees for service), government grants, and investment income. Revenue sources vary significantly across different types of charities: charities involved in health care (including nonprofit hospitals) and educational institutions rely heavily on private payments while arts, culture, and humanities charities and environment and animals charities are more reliant on private contributions. Private contributions to charities are of particular interest as charitable giving may respond to changes in the tax code. As the recent economic downturn has increased the demand for goods and services provided by a number of charities, the impact of the business cycle on funding is also discussed. The fourth section provides an overview of the charitable sector’s relationship with government. From a theoretical perspective, economics suggests that the government should subsidize activities that are either public goods or have positive external effects. It can be argued that some charitable activities possess these qualities. The costs to the government of providing grants, allowing charitable contributions to be tax deductible, exempting investment income of charities from tax, and providing property and sales tax exemptions are presented. The oversight role of the government is also reviewed. Finally, the report concludes with policy considerations. This section opens by surveying what policy options are considered most important by charitable organizations themselves. Building on this, a number of policy options are examined, including (1) increasing government grants and subsidies to charitable organizations; (2) creating an oversight agency within the federal government to gather data, conduct research, and advocate for the charitable sector; (3) implementing policies designed to help charities and foundations in economic downturns; (4) changing the itemized deduction for charitable contributions by limiting, converting to a credit, or making the deduction more widely available; and (5) a variety of other tax issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It has been a decade since the House and Senate examined their rules on the acceptance of gifts and travel expenses. Press accounts of alleged excesses in privately funded congressional travel and gifts, particularly from lobbyists, have provided an impetus for proposed changes in the 109th Congress. Legislative proposals introduced thus far and related to congressional gifts and travel all focus on some aspect of lobbyists and lobbying and include changes to (1) requirements for the disclosure reports required by the Lobbying Disclosure Act; (2) permissible gifts given to Members of Congress under the current congressional gift rules; and (3) the various types of officially-connected travel Members, officers, and employees of Congress are allowed under current rules. The bills addressing some or all of these issues in the 109th Congress are H.R. 2412, introduced by Representative Martin Meehan; H.R. 3177, introduced by Representative George Miller; S. 1398, introduced by Senator Russ Feingold; S. 2128, introduced by Senator John McCain; and H.R. 4575, introduced by Representative Christopher Shays. This report provides an analysis of the proposals for change introduced or discussed in the 109th Congress and will be updated as events warrant. For additional information, please refer to CRS Report RL33065, Lobbying Disclosure: Background and Legislative Proposals, 109th Congress, by Eric Peterson, and CRS Report RL33234, Lobbying Disclosure and Ethics Proposals Related to Lobbying Introduced in the 109th Congress, A Comparative Analysis, by Eric Peterson. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the challenges by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) during the government shutdown. Topics mentioned include the NPS policies debated by stakeholders and Congress during the government shutdown, the economic losses to localities, states, and job sectors due to shutdown, and the source of funding by NPS during the shutdown. Also mentioned was the agreements by U.S. states and NPS for shutdown donations.

The operation of CDSL at the IFSC has been launched following requisite approval from markets regulator Sebi [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CDSL will be the first depository to launch its branch operations from the precincts of IFSC in the GIFT city [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Grand Mercure Gandhinagar GIFT City features 151 well-equipped guestrooms [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the suggestions focused on gifting the loved ones on Valentine's Day.

The company has presented long-term follow-up data at the 28th EADV in Madrid [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses etiquette considerations and cultural taboos in Jordan including suitable gifts to take to the host or hostess upon being invited into his or her home, using the right hand in preference to the left, and separation between the genders in social situations.

The article focuses on the cultural dos and taboos of Muslims including A-salaam a-laykum or Peace be upon you as the traditional greeting, gift offering to the host or hostess if invited in the home of a local family, and avoiding topics of politics or religion to be discuss in conversation.

The article discusses the 3.44 million U.S. dollars gift from the CHS Foundation to the University of Minnesota to transform agricultural education from kindergarten through higher education and support new opportunities for students to learn more about agriculture.

The article introduces three videos on beef that include a feature of three ranching families in Nebraska that donated heifers to their local school lunch programs, an interview with National Football League (NFL) player Jordy Nelson sharing his childhood on the farm, and report from Meat MythCrushers debunking the link between red meat and obesity.

Several charts are presented that depict the retail real estate business conditions in the U.S. in 2009, including the percentage of consumers who are planning to start holiday shopping on Black Friday, 2009 holiday gift plans and inventories at clothing and accessories stores.

The article offers information on the "Library of Congress Trust Fund Board" created to accept, receive, hold, and administer such gifts, bequests, or devises of property for the benefit of, or in connection with the Library. It mentions the appointment structure of the organization, which comprises of 14 members including Librarians, Secretary of the Treasury, and chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library.

The article offers information on the "Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board" created to receive gifts to support the work of the Federal Judicial Center, and also mentions the appointment structure of the Committee comprising of seven members.

The article reports on the contributions of some money from feed supplement KemTRACE Chromium of Kemin Industries to the Idaho Cattle Foundation to support cattle feeders and beef producing families in the state.

The article reports that Italian fashion company Benetton Group has agreed to pay five million to Rana Plaza Donors Trust Fund, which compensate victims of the Rana Plaza disaster, after about one million people signed a petition that calls the company to donate.

The article presents congressional rules and federal laws which may be violated when personal gifts and official travel are paid for by a foreign government of its agents. Media reported on the findings of an investigation into foreign travel of some members and staffers of the U.S. House of Representatives conducted by the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). The investigation covers issues relative to allowable sources of funding for congressional travel.

The article focuses on the designation of the U.S. Select Committee on Ethics as the employing agency and its authorization to issue regulations that governs the acceptance of gifts, trips, and decorations by U.S. Senators from foreign governments.

The article talks about the value-priced fashion retailer Primark and their donation of 1 million dollars to aid the victims of the Rana Plaza Factory building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh in April 2013.

Several diagrams are presented which show 2008 holiday spending and holiday gift plans.

The article reports on the proposed implementation of a voluntary code of conduct banning of all reminders gifts and office meals for physicians by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) in the U.S. It states that its decision came ahead of a House Committee's statement scrapping proposed legislation with similar implications. It is also their move to end the perception that the industry is influencing physician prescribing patterns by providing free gifts.