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The article reviews gifts that can gifted to Journalists including the Solar Power Bank from Blavor; the Camera Lens Travel Mug from Bestic; and the Typewriter Key Necklace from Joy Sparks Designs.

The article discusses local initiatives in Tennessee to reduce food waste and food insecurity, with information on the donation law and tax incentives in the state. Local initiatives include the Nashville Food Waste Initiative (NFWI) by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the food saver challenge for restaurants by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry in partnership with NRDC, and the Project Green Fork in Memphis by Margot McNeeley.

This section offers news briefs on the health care industry. NYU Medical Center will be renamed the NYU Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center in honor of the chairman of its board and his wife for their unrestricted $200 million gift. Health Management Associates Inc. sold a 27 percent share in seven hospitals in North and South Carolina to Novant Health. SSM Health Care announced that it will close St. Francis Hospital & Health Center in Blue Island, Illinois, because of mounting financial losses.

Features Christmas gift items, available as of December 4, 2003. Niblick Men's pro actor golf shoes; Saltiga Sacrific stick lures; Marcs' howard shirt; Remo Man with pipe T-shirt; Leather Handweave dog basket; John Galliano diptyque candle; Silva Eterna, nitrogen-filled binoculars; Sony Ericsson P800 mobile phone; Digital IXUS I digital camera.

The article reports that the Boston Public Library will close the Kirstein Business Branch, which opened in the year 1930, in an effort to help save money. The functions of the Kirstein Business Branch will be moved to the central library. Kirstein was the first public business library in the U.S. to be built as a gift of a businessman and the second to be built as a public business library.

The article present several brief product reviews of recommended holiday gifts for architects, including the Oscar Cat Rest furniture piece designed by Tom Davies, the Structo table lamp by Curio, and the Zoku Iced-Coffee Maker.

Presents a guide to products available for gift giving in the 1998 Christmas season in Australia. Gifts for the office, for men, for children, the home and women; Products for the outdoors; The PalmPilot computer from 3Com; Office accessories from Tiffany & Co.; Designer trash cans for offices; Accessories for men; Others mentioned.

Presents Christmas gift suggestions for Australians in 1997. Gift ideas for the office, men, women, kids and the home; Pricing and location information.

Gives shopping suggestions for dads for each of the five senses. Headphones by Sony for sound; Eyeglasses and watches for sight; Clothes, shoes, and briefcases for touch; Cologne for smell; Champagne, chocolate, and a flask for taste; A shopping guide for each of the specific items shown.

Opinion. Considers when it is ethically correct to accept a business gift. How gifts and entertainment can have an ulterior motive when their aim is to secure preferential treatment in business; The absence of any special reason for a gift or celebration; The two questions that need to be addressed in handling entertainment and gifts; The issue of bribery. INSET: A moral conundrum for global business, by David James..

Presents a listing of gift books for the holiday season. The books are listed alphabetically, according to publisher.

Dealing with her husband, to whom she's unhappily married, and their precocious 11-year-old daughter, occupies Elisabeth until the arrival of a stranger, Alfred Seidel, who proceeds to murder one of her friends. To Elisabeth's shock, the incarcerated Seidel asks to talk to her after his arrest. Seidel tells her he knows who took Jacqueline and her current location, but Elisabeth must give him "three gifts" for the information. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides brief information on various commercial products and books that could be given as holiday gifts, including: the book "The Houses of Louis Kahn," by William Whitaker and George Marcus, a LEGO model of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and the Washington furniture collection designed by architect David Adjaye for Knoll.

The article focuses on Shopycat, application software for members of the online social network Facebook created by @Walmartlabs, the marketing research division of retail industry firm Wal-Mart Stores which presents recommendations for gifts based on the recipients' activities on Facebook. The software is used to make gift recommendations for notable advertising and marketing executives including Andrew Robertson, Carissa Bianchi and Rosemarie Ryan who then discuss those recommendations.

Several charts and graphs are presented that show predictions on the performance of the consumer electronics (CE) industry during the holiday season in 2008, including spending distribution, planned CE gift giving and the top CE accessories to be given as gifts.

The article present views of author on plants and replants and three-plants.

The article reports that ACerS can help people succeed by offering you the gift of a FREE Associate Membership for the first year following graduation.

The article reports that the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) offers a one year Associate Membership at no charge for graduates who have completed their terminal degree.

The author talks about his longtime friend and collaborator, Labrinth, an English singer-songwriter and record producer.

The article focuses on the Thrips and plant bugs are the gifts that keep on giving because insecticide resistance is becoming an issue with growers having to make multiple applications to achieve control of both pests. Topic include cotton farmers are hoping for tools to help battle both thrips and plant bugs.

The article discusses the new definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS), proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Topics covered include the six categories of water that would be considered WOTUS, namely traditional navigable waters, tributaries, ditches, lakes and ponds, wetlands, and impoundments of other waters that meet the WOTUS definition.

The article reports on the increase in the dollar value of consumer electronic (CE) gifts in the U.S. in the fourth quarter of 2006, as predicted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Annual Holiday Survey. The survey forecasts an increase of U.S. $ 21 million of CE holiday sales for the said period. According to CEA, consumers plan to spend more on the CE purchase they make for the 2006 holiday season since overall gift budgets will be up 9 percent. The survey was based on a random national telephone survey conducted in late September 2006.

An interview with singer Brenda Lee is presented, with topics that include the success of her song "Rockin'" and her childhood holiday traditions.

The article informs that University of North Carolina's (UNC) School of Media and Journalism has received grants from WEHCO Media chief executive officer (CEO) Walter Hussman Jr. and his family. It mentions about her efforts in improving the news cycle in the future and maybe even reestablish some of the lost trust in media.

This article offers information on Web sites that offer personalized gifts as of November 2005. Personalization Mall comprises about 20 specialty stores, including ComputerGifts.com, Wedding-Presents.com, Golfer-Gift.com and Digital-PhotoGifts.com. The official Web site of catalog retailer Lillian Vernon features items that can be personalized with a name or monogram, including jewelry, leather portfolios, towels, desk accessories, and holiday gifts and decorations. My Personal Pet Book is personalized by integrating selected photographs of pets into one of the stories available.

The article recommends several gifts for the upcoming Christmas season. The suggested gifts include music release "Beyond the Sunset -- The Romantic Collection," by Blackmore's Night, a business card case from ThinkGeek, TIX LED Clock from Cube Root, and book "At All Costs," by David Weber.

Focuses on an increase in sales of clothing and dress during the holiday season across the U.S. as of December 13, 2004. Shopping trends in New York; Status of outerwear sales in Los Angeles, California; Popular gift of choice in Chicago, Illinois.

The article reports that a one million dollar donation to the Orlando Public Library in the Orange County Library System in Florida will be used to create the Dorothy Lumley Melrose Center for Technology, Innovation & Creativity.

Presents a question-and-answer advisory on gifts from pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. Views of the government on unbiased prescriptions; Guidelines in accepting gifts; Penalties for taking gifts from drug companies. INSET: TAP Pharmaceutical Case Shows the Feds Are Serious.

This article discusses the announcement of a five million dollar donation to the Harvard University Library by the Arcadia Fund. This fund is intended for use in the maintenance of print collections, the processing of archival materials, and conservation efforts. Previous awards by Arcadia to academic libraries at the University of California, Los Angeles and Yale University are also noted.

Focuses on the redesign of Camdens.com, an online corporate gifts and services site of advertising agency Merkley Newman Harty Interactive. Reason for the redesign of the Web site; Services offered by Camdens; Goal of the project; Tenets of Web site design.

The article reports that Bethany College in West Virginia has received a bequest of $3.2 million from former college librarian Mary Cutlip Roche. Bethany College, with a student body of about 800, has received a $3.2 million bequest from Mary Cutlip Roche, who died in 2004 at age 95. The funds will be used to establish a permanent Mary Cutlip Roche Fund. After graduating from Bethany in 1935, Roche was offered a position as assistant librarian at the college and subsequently earned her masters of library science from the University of North Carolina in 1938.

Discusses how Pat Harris and Laura Offerdahl had guests for their wedding make donations to the Saint Paul Public Library in lieu of buying them gifts. Amount of money that was donated; Bookplates that will be set up to recognize those who made donations.

The article reports on a bequest given to the University of Texas by former faculty member Sarah Law Kennerly. A long-time faculty member at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), University of North Texas (UNT), has left a significant legacy--a $2.28 million bequest. Sarah Law Kennerly, a faculty member from 1952 until her retirement in 1977, was highly regarded as a leader in library education, especially in youth services. Upon her retirement, she announced a bequest of what UNT officials called "a modest sum" to endow an SLIS faculty position. The donation will endow a number of professorships, as well as fund travel and supplemental research. Kennerly left $1 million to her alma mater, Winthrop College, South Carolina.

Reviews the video recordings "Gift Basket Basics: Learn to Design Like a Pro" and "10 Dazzling Designs in 5 Minutes Each or Less: Make Gift Baskets Like a Pro."

Presents six gift ideas for managers who want to buy gifts for their staff. Starbucks coffee; Executive chair massage; After Dark computer software; Gourmets from The Pantry Basket; Women's Wire (Worldwide Information Resource & Exchange); Page-a-day calendars.

I hate to bring this up, but it's time to start thinking about holiday gift giving. These and other gift-driven dilemmas will torment you in the coming weeks, as they do every year. Don't just hand over the gift unadorned: Wrap it nicely, put it in a reusable carrying case, or, at the very least, festoon the bottle(s) with colorful holiday ribbons. [Extracted from the article]

When pals Esme and Bear find one last gift under their tree on Christmas morning with a tag reading "For Little Bunny Boo-Boo, Love Santa", they set out to find its intended recipient. Upon arrival at Little Bunny Boo-Boo's warm house, Esme and Bear learn that they - two new, true friends - are just the gift that the rabbit had requested. A snowy forest rife with red-capped mushrooms and the three pals dancing and wearing party hats are among Fleming's friendly visuals, which buoy the story's joyful tone. [Extracted from the article]

A book - in any form - is always a great gift. The editors of PW have suggestions for everyone on your list, from chefs and crafters to bibliophiles and toddlers. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on the ranking of singer Beyoncé's album "The Lion King: The Gift" on the Billboard 200 chart in the week ending September 19, 2019 and Ken Burns PBS documentary "Country Music" on Soundtracks, Top Album Sales and Top Country Albums.

The article deals with some of the most creative take-home gifts that were offered by North American concert venues to musical artists to encourage repeat bookings, including the custom Game Boy given by Scotiabank Arena to Bruno Mars and Nike Air Jordans for Travis Scott from Prudential Center.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice to 50 personalities including Willkie Farr & Gallagher's Gordon Caplan due to alleged conspiracy in the college entrance exams scandal. Also cited are the alleged donation made by Caplan to Key Worldwide Foundation in exchange for the passing of his daughter in the American College Testing (ACT) exam, as well as Willkie Farr's number of lawyers and business focus including investment funds and bankruptcy.

The article offers informs that Vancouver Art Gallery announces donation and finalized design of a transformational new buildings with the announcement of some million dollar gift from the Chan Family.

Declares that the Internet is a powerful tool for libraries in trouble. The example of Norman County East Junior/Senior High School Librarian Marilyn Harman of Minnesota, whose message for help on the Internet after a fire destroyed the library, resulted in a flow of book donations from other libraries, businesses, and individuals.

The article offers tips for managing ethics and compliance issues around gifts and hospitality in the defense industry. It mentions that defense contractors find difficulty in adopting processes that allow them to cultivate business relationships for success, while protecting the company by facilitating ethical conduct and compliance. Suggestions include understanding policies and procedures with little ambiguity; defining value threshold; and procedure to track travel and expense records.