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Finding the perfect gift can be tricky. When in doubt, give chocolate. Young or old, everybody loves a taste of the sweet stuff. Chocolate is a great gift for birthdays or holidays. It’s affordable, easy to wrap, and practically guaranteed to put a smile one someone’s face. We’ve rounded up some great chocolate gifts for people who love to eat, drink, and cook with chocolate. Read on to see our favorite gift ideas for chocolate lovers. Some gifts are edible, while others are designed to help you make chocolate at home, or just show off your love of chocolate to others. Our guide includes gourmet chocolate, chocolate cookbooks, speciality cooking gear for making chocolate, and even jewelry inspired by chocolate.
1. Godiva Chocolatier Chocolate Biscuit Box
This elegantly packaged gift box contains 36 chocolate biscuits. This assortment includes Godiva favorites like the Dark Truffle Heart, Hazelnut Belgique, Chocolate Lune, Petite Mousse, Raspberry Chocolate Premiere, Godiva Signature, and Hazelnut Praline chocolate biscuit. This would be a great gift for friends, coworkers, administrative assistants, or fans of European-style biscuits. They’re also great for tea drinkers who enjoy having a chocolate biscuit with their cuppa.
Shopping for someone who prefers to make their own chocolates? Another cool gift to consider would be these nonstick chocolate molds, used to make chocolate truffles at home.
2. Nostalgia Retro Series 32-Ounce Hot Chocolate Maker With Easy-Pour Spigot
Winter is the best time to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate. This 32-ounce hot cocoa maker is a great gift for the person who drinks lots of hot cocoa when the weather turns cold. This machine keeps hot cocoa hot and frothy, while the easy-pour spigot makes it easy to pour a second cup without making a mix. It’s also BPA-free, so you can feel safe using it to prepare drinks for the whole family. This is a great gift for chocoholics who love to entertain. We can definitely see this machine being a fixture at a New Year’s Eve party, or any winter parties. You could even add a little alcohol to the machine to make “grown up hot chocolate” for an adults-only party.
Want to make your cup of hot cocoa even more special? Pick up some gourmet marshmallows to elevate your next cup of hot chocolate. We recommend these vanilla marshmallows from Lake Champlain Chocolates or the raspberry marshmallows from Three Tarts.
Price: $27.29 (32 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Nostalgia HCM700RETRORED Retro Series 32-Ounce Hot Chocolate Maker with Easy-Pour Spigot here.
3. Easy Chef Chocolate Bar Maker
Looking for a kid-friendly chocolate gift? This cute DIY kit lets kids make their own candy creations. The kit includes molds, a deco pen, stamps and wrappers, allowing kids to personalize and customize the look of their candy bars. You will need to provide your own chocolate, fillings, or toppings. You probably have some great options in your kitchen already, but you may want to package this gift with some bulk milk chocolate chips to get things going.
Adults may also find this toy fun. However, if you’re looking for a more grown-up gift for the chocolate-obsessed, consider KitchenAid’s Precise Heat Mixing Bowl. It’s ideal for tempering chocolate, but you could also use it to make your own yogurt, proof bread dough, or keep your fondue at the perfect temperature.
Price: $12.95 (35 percent off MSRP)
4. VonShef Raclette Party Grill
Speaking of fondue, this party grill is perfect for both sweet and savory fondue parties. For the uninitiated, a raclette grill is a special type of grill that’s used for intimate dinner parties. It is often used alongside a fondue pot. Quite popular in France and Switzerland, this particular grill combines a table top Raclette grill with a fondue pot in a single appliance. There are 12 mini raclette pans around the edges of the grill, which can hold warm cheese, vegetables, grilled meats, or seafood. A raclette meal usually consists of cheese that is grilled. Once it begins to soften, the melted cheese is scraped on bread, or drizzled over other items on the table. Other grilled accompaniments can include fresh or pickled vegetables, cured meats, and potatoes. The meal is often paired with white wine or tea.
The included fondue hot pot is ideal for either cheese or chocolate fondue. You could also use the grill to warm items for a sweet fondue, such as fresh fruits or cubes of brioche. The fondue pot comes with six forks. This is a great gift idea for people who like to throw cozy dinners for close friends. If the raclette grill is too much on its own, consider just getting the fondue pot by itself. You may also want to pick up a raclette cookbook or a fondue cookbook as well.
Price: $72.99 (51 percent off MSRP)
5. ‘Theo Chocolate: Recipes & Sweet Secrets from Seattle’s Favorite Chocolate Maker’
The Theo Chocolate company was North America’s first organic and Fair Trade chocolate factory. This fun cookbook features 75 recipes you can make at home using tasty Theo chocolate. Recipes included in this book include a dark chocolate stout bundt cake, chocolate bread, mocha cookies, and other sweet treats. There are also savory recipes and breakfast recipes, so you can enjoy chocolate all day long.
Shopping for someone with no patience for cooking? You could just pick up some Theo Chocolates, instead of the Theo cookbook. We like their special Christmas chocolates, as well as their drinking chocolate.
Price: $17.29 (31 percent off MSRP)
6. Butlers Dark Chocolate With Irish Whiskey
Chocolate and booze are two tastes that go great together. This chocolate bar contains dark chocolate that has been infused with real Irish whiskey. The same company also makes an assortment of boozy chocolate truffles. You can also browse other chocolates with liquor fillings here.
Looking for more small gift ideas? Get inspired by our list of the best small gifts for Christmas.
Price: $5.88 per bar
7. Hershey’s Juniors T-Shirt
This shirt is a great gift idea for chocolate lovers in general, and Hershey fans in particular. The logo has a metallic sheen, which makes the text and design pop. This is a junior’s style, so if you’re buying this shirt for an adult woman, you may want to order up one size. This shirt is available in small, medium, and large. If you’re looking for a similar shirt in a larger range of sizes, you could consider this theobromine molecule shirt.
Price: $6.99 – $13.43, depending on size selected
8. Taza Chocolate Mexicano Disc Classic Collection
TAZA chocolates are made from organic ingredients, and are awesome for baking or making Mexican hot chocolate. This sampler pack includes speciality flavors like Cinnamon, Vanilla, Guajillo Chili, Salted Almond, Cacao Puro, and Coffee. If you’re shopping for someone who eats organic and prizes non-GMO ingredients, this is the best chocolate gift for their tastes.
Want to make your gift more special? Pick up a molinillo, the special frothing utensil used to prepare classic Mexican-style hot chocolate. The molinillo wood whisk should be held between the palms and rotated by rubbing your palms together to create a frothy, foamy consistency.
9. Philadelphia Candies Milk Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookies
Oreos. Enrobed in sweet milk chocolate. What more can you ask for? Philadelphia Candies has been making sweet treats since 1919. Quality and freshness are ensured with tamper-proof packaging. You can order these Oreos plain and unadorned, or opt for cookies that have been decorated. Over 60 different decorations are available, including chocolate-dipped Oreos with Christmas ornaments, Minions, or snowflakes. If an eight-pack of cookies isn’t enough, you can also order packs of 15 or 30 via the link below.
Price: $13.95 for a pack of eight
10. Box of 10 Full Size British Chocolate Bars
This is a great gift for anyone who likes trying new things, or for British ex-pats looking for a taste of home. This sampler of British candy bars includes one of each of the following British favorites: Picnic bar, Flake bar, Crunchie bar, Wispa Bar, Star Bar, Curly Wurly bar, Double Decker bar, Twirl bar, and Caramel bar. Some of these bars do contain peanuts or other allergens, so read the labels carefully before consuming if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions.
Shopping for someone who is not a fan of British sweets? This assortment of Russian and Ukrainian chocolates is a nice alternative.
11. Demeter Dark Chocolate Cologne Spray
Demeter is a perfume company that specializes in offbeat scents. Their lineup includes colognes that smell like dust, giant sequoia tree, and laundromat. But for dark chocolate fans, the Dark Chocolate cologne is definitely the way to go. There’s also a chocolate chip cookie perfume that may interest chocoholics. Get one or both, and your favorite chocolate lover will be in heaven.
Price: $30.95 for four ounces
12. Chocolate Fudge Crackling Wood Wick Soy Candle
This wood wick candle from Madison Valley Soy Candle Company is perfect for people who want their whole house to smell like chocolate. The crackling wood wick provides a relaxing, homey sound. The candles are some of the strongest-smelling on the market, so they can easily fill a home or apartment with a comforting scent. Each 26 ounce soy candle has a burn time of 160 hours.
Chocolat earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture, but many people missed seeing the film when it was in theaters. This period piece follows Vianne, a chocolate shop owner who transforms a sleepy French town with her chocolates and her winning personality. This is a great movie for anyone who is passionate about chocolate or French culture. Another great movie for chocoholics and foodies is Like Water For Chocolate.
Price: $7.19 for a multi-format Blu-ray
14. Too Faced The Chocolate Bar Eye Palette
Okay, this gift isn’t edible, but it does look good enough to eat. This eyeshadow palette from Too Faced features an assortment of chocolate-inspired shades that were formulated using real cocoa powder. This neutral palette is great for day or evening wear. The company’s “Chocolate Bon Bons” palette is another winner. Either option is great for someone who loves chocolate, but may be trying to cut back on sugar.
15. Peaceable Kingdom Scratch & Sniff Chocolate Scented Sticker Pack
Looking for an inexpensive gift? Chocoholics young and old will both appreciate these stickers. These chocolate-scented, archive quality stickers are acid-free, and printed with vegetable inks. They are great for scrapbookers, or for young girls who like decorating their school folders and binders with fun stickers. You can browse more cool stickers from this company here. You can also browse more chocolate-scented gifts and toys here.
16. Wilton Chocolate Pro 3-Tier Chocolate Fountain
Is there anything more decadent than a chocolate fountain? This three-tier fountain is a great gift for anyone who loves chocolate. The fountain holds up to four pounds of melted chocolate, which is enough for a great party. Your lucky gift recipient can use this chocolate fountain to enrobe fruits, berries, cookies, or even bacon in a layer of creamy chocolate. To make sure they get the most out of this gift, pack it with the right kind of fountain chocolate, as well as bamboo skewers for sanitary food dipping.
Shopping for someone who loves chocolate-making and cake baking? Browse more culinary gifts from Wilton here.
17. The Jewel Saga’s Handmade Pink Chocolate Cake Earrings
These cute earrings from The Jewel Saga are perfect for a baker, chocoholic, pastry chef, or anyone who loves food. These earrings are made from high quality polymer clay that has been painted and varnished to keep them looking great. The earrings are french hook earrings made from sterling silver, so they are suitable for those who require hypoallergenic jewelry. If this look is just too much pink, we also recommend a similar handmade set of earrings that look like chocolate cupcakes. For the more scientifically minded chocolate fan, we recommend this handmade Theobromine molecule necklace with matching earrings.
18. Wine Country Gift Baskets Ghirardelli Tower
A gift basket filled with chocolate is the perfect thing for someone who likes chocolate in all of its forms. This collection of six elegantly decorated gift boxes includes the following sweet treats from Ghirardelli: milk chocolate with caramel, dark chocolate wafers, milk and dark chocolate covered Bavarian pretzels, dark chocolate with sea salt and caramel, double chocolate hot cocoa, milk chocolate hazelnut crisp, “Twilight Delight” dark chocolate and dark chocolate with caramel, chocolate chip cookies, white mocha coffee drink mix, and a gourmet milk chocolate bar. We think it’s best to give all the boxes to one person on your holiday shopping list, but if you needed to stick to a tight budget, you could split up the boxes among several different people.
Looking to spend a little more money on a more lavish chocolate gift basket? We also like this “Wonderful World of Chocolate” gift basket, which has chocolate products from a greater variety of chocolatiers.
19. ‘The True History of Chocolate’
The True History of Chocolate is the perfect gift for your chocolate-loving friends who also love history. This book was co-authored by Sophie D. Coe, an anthropologist and food historian, and Michael D. Coe, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University. This is the third edition of the book, which features new photographs, chapters, and revisions to reflect the latest food scholarship. The book tracks the development of cacao and chocolate products from their origin in Mexico and Central America, all the way through to the rise of global chocolate companies in the modern day. This is a fascinating look at how chocolate has changed over the years, and how our hunger for the sweet stuff has changed history. Another book in the same vein that would make a nice companion gift is Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History.
Price: $18.75 for paperback (18 percent off MSRP)
20. LeVian 14K Rose Gold Chocolate Diamond Right Hand Ring
Need a really stunning gift for the woman who loves the finer things? It may not be edible, but this chocolate diamond ring is definitely mouth-watering. Designed to be worn on the right hand as a complement to engagement rings or bridal jewelry, this elegant ring features 14K “Strawberry” rose gold. The ring boasts a round chocolate diamond in the center which weighs just under a quarter carat. The band is decorated with .37 CTW worth of chocolate and “vanilla” diamonds. Not sure this ring is to her taste? Browse more chocolate diamond jewelry here. Still haven’t found that perfect chocolate gift? Browse more chocolate gifts on sale here.
Need more help finding great gifts? Visit our Gifts page to find more of our thoughtfully curated gift guides, or check out our Toys page for gift ideas for your kids. You may also be interested in our mega gift guides where we recommend over 100 great gifts for women and gifts for men.
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This program from NASA Ames is an example of using control theory to optimize the flight path of a transport airplane.
For an aircraft operating over a fixed range, the operating costs are basically a sum of fuel cost and time cost. While minimum fuel and minimum time trajectories are relatively easy to calculate, the determination of a minimum cost trajectory can be a complex undertaking. This computer program was developed to optimize trajectories with respect to a cost function based on a weighted sum of fuel cost and time cost. As a research tool, the program can be used to study various characteristics of optimum trajectories and their comparison to standard trajectories. It might also be used to generate a model for the development of an airborne trajectory optimization system. The program could be incorporated into an airline flight planning system, with optimum flight plans determined at takeoff time for the prevailing flight conditions. The use of trajectory optimization might significantly reduce the cost for a given aircraft mission.
The algorithm incorporated in the program assumes that a trajectory consists of climb, cruise, and descent segments. The optimization of each segment is not done independently, as in classical procedures, but is performed in a manner which accounts for interaction between the segments. This is accomplished by the application of optimal control theory. The climb and descent profiles are generated by integrating a set of kinematic and dynamic equations, where the total energy of the aircraft is the independent variable. At each energy level of the climb and descent profiles, the air speed and power setting necessary for an optimal trajectory are determined. The variational Hamiltonian of the problem consists of the rate of change of cost with respect to total energy and a term dependent on the adjoint variable, which is identical to the optimum cruise cost at a specified altitude. This variable uniquely specifies the optimal cruise energy, cruise altitude, cruise Mach number, and, indirectly, the climb and descent profiles. If the optimum cruise cost is specified, an optimum trajectory can easily be generated; however, the range obtained for a particular optimum cruise cost is not known a priori. For short range flights, the program iteratively varies the optimum cruise cost until the computed range converges to the specified range. For long-range flights, iteration is unnecessary since the specified range can be divided into a cruise segment distance and full climb and descent distances.
The user must supply the program with engine fuel flow rate coefficients and an aircraft aerodynamic model. The program currently includes coefficients for the Pratt-Whitney JT8D-7 engine and an aerodynamic model for the Boeing 727. Input to the program consists of the flight range to be covered and the prevailing flight conditions including pressure, temperature, and wind profiles. Information output by the program includes: optimum cruise tables at selected weights, optimal cruise quantities as a function of cruise weight and cruise distance, climb and descent profiles, and a summary of the complete synthesized optimal trajectory.
This program was released by NASA through COSMIC as ARC-11282. The italicized text above is from the official NASA release.


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By Deborah Goldstein
Whether you’re hosting a holiday meal or contributing to a potluck, now is a great time to map out a strategy for your grocery shopping and cooking. It’ll save you time, stress, and money later this month.
Start by writing a list of the holiday dishes you’ll make through January 1. Need recipe inspiration? Browse one of these great food sites:
—Food52: Recipes suggested by home cooks, tested by the site’s staffers, and served to you. Created by longtime New York Times staffer Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubb.
—The Kitchn: Their home kitchen tours make great eye candy, but their weekly recipe round-ups are the real draw. Search their recipe index.
—Orangette: Dozens of irresistible recipes made by charming blogger and food writer/chef Molly Wizenberg, combined with beautiful photography.
—Simply Recipes: Blogger Elise Bauer keeps it simple with hundreds of easily searched recipes—all personally tested by Bauer or her friends or family.
—Cooks Illustrated: This site is not free, but if you’re looking for fail-safe recipes that have been tested again and again until perfected—recipes that include painstakingly specific instructions—you can’t go wrong.
Once you’ve selected your recipes, devise your shopping lists. You may choose to make two runs—one for non-perishables that you can buy now, one for produce or fresh seafood or meat that you’ll want to purchase closer to when you plan to use them.
Next, save money with a little online coupon research. Most of these sites require simply plugging in your zip code to search for local, printable grocery coupons or store specials:
Don’t forget to peruse this Sunday’s newspaper for coupons. And if you’re loyal to one grocery store, sign up for deals on their website or become a member of their loyalty program. Most importantly, stick to your grocery list at the supermarket—impulse purchases are the quickest way to break your grocery budget.


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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - As the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr nears, NBC and WAVE 3 News are airing a two-hour documentary on Saturday at 8:00 p.m. about the civil rights movement.
Hope and Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media is narrated by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt. The program examines how television news came of age in the 1960's while the civil rights movement was starting to take hold.
It's a parallel that was not lost on the man who became the face of the civil rights struggle.
"Martin Luther King realized that if this movement was going to gain traction and to awaken the consciousness of the country, it was going to have to be seen," NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt said. "Television news was still very young, and he recognized its potential at the same time television news recognized what an incredible story was unfolding in front of it."
April 4 will mark 50 years since the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
For more information on Hope and Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media click or tap here.

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KingdomTaurusNews.com – Realme has a new smartphone known as Realme 10s 5G, which complements devices from the same series, namely Realme 10 4G, Realme 10 5G, Realme 10 Pro, and Realme 10 Pro+.
Specifications for Realme 10s 5G
The Realme 10s comes with Dimensity 810 which has 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage, as well as a microSD card slot for up to 1TB of storage.
The 6.6-inch screen features Full HD Plus resolution (1,080 x 2,408 pixels) and a refresh rate of 90 Hz.
The selfie camera for the Realme 10s is 8 MP (f/2.0), on the back there is a 50 MP main camera (f/1.8) and a depth sensor camera.
There is a battery with a capacity of 5,000 mAh with support for 33W fast charging via USB C. The Realme 10s runs the Android 12 operating system and the Realme UI 3.0 interface.
The Realme 10s is also equipped with a fingerprint scanner (side-mounted), which is summarized by KingdomTaurusNews from the gsm arena.
Price of Realme 10s 5G
- 8GB/128GB = CNY1,099 / IDR 2.4 million
- 8GB/256GB = CNY1,299 / IDR 2.9 million
The Realme 10s, which was released in China, comes in a choice of blue and black colors.


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By Haddenham Webteam - 4th March 2018 9:00am
Loophole lets developers halve number of affordable homes
Source: Jerome Starkey.
The Times, Saturday 3rd March 2018.
Property developers have used a legal loophole to halve the number of affordable homes that they are building in the countryside.
A study of more than 150 new housing developments found that confidential viability assessments had been used to cut the number of affordable houses by 48 per cent. The assessments let developers break promises made to get planning permission, if they can show those commitments will eat into profits.
The research, which was commissioned by Shelter, the charity for the homeless, and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), found that eight rural councils lost 938 affordable homes after viability studies over the course of a year. "The viability loophole is slashing affordable housing supply in the countryside," the report said. "The profits of volume housebuilders are rocketing, yet affordable housing provision by the same developers is being undercut on the grounds that it is not profitable enough."
In one instance in Cornwall, the owners of a disused tin and copper mine promised that 40 per cent of the site's 99 new homes would be affordable. They cut that commitment to zero with a viability study. The owners then advertised the plot for sale, boasting in the brochure that all of the plots had been approved for "open market housing" without any "liabilities".
Central Bedfordshire, which was the worst affected of the eight councils in the study, lost 533 affordable homes in the 2015-2016 financial year.
Affordable housing includes homes for social rent, shared ownership and other intermediate tenures. "The term affordable in this context does not necessarily mean that these homes are in fact genuinely affordable to local people," the report said.
The profits of Britain's three biggest builders, Barratt Developments, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes, have quadrupled since 2012 to £2.2 billion a year. Yet they regularly cite financial constraints to reduce the percentage of affordable homes at new developments.
At Sowerby Gateway in North Yorkshire, Taylor Wimpey promised to build 256 affordable homes. A viability study cut that promise to zero. "Too much of our countryside is eaten up for developments that boost profits, but don't meet local housing needs because of the viability loopholes," said Crispin Truman, the chief executive of CPRE.
Councils can challenge viability studies but the government has guaranteed big builders at least a 20 per cent profit. If the builders can show that they stand to make less, the government will side with them.
"Developers are using this legal loophole to overpower local communities and are refusing to build the affordable homes they need," said Polly Neate, the chief executive of Shelter.
Sajid Javid, the communities secretary, has promised to review how "viability is assessed" when he starts a consultation next week to overhaul the planning laws.
Separate research by the Institute for Public Policy Research, a think tank, found that the number of people sleeping rough in rural parts of England increased by 42 per cent from 397 in 2010 to 565 in 2016.
Houses are 26 per cent more expensive in the countryside because of pressure from wealthy retirees and buyers of second homes, but wages in rural areas are 26 per cent lower, which has created an exodus of young families.
Andrew Whitaker, from the Home Builders Federation, an industry body, said local authority targets were always negotiable. "There is a limit as to what can be extracted from development sites before they become unviable and you get no homes of any sort," he said.
View the CPRE Report here


UPDATE: Looking for Illinois Manufacturers to Help Produce N95 Masks, Gowns and Face Shields
Illinois needs skilled and available resources to help fill the need for necessary medical products to help fight the coronavirus.
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Illinois is facing a critical shortage of essential supplies needed by manufacturers, health care providers, and first responders. These include items such as N95 masks, gloves, gowns, ventilators, sanitizer, and more. All of these products will be used in Illinois to help local communities.
The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association has been in constant contact with Governor JB Pritzker and his team throughout this pandemic. They have launched a Request for Essential Supplies form to help speed things along.
If you have the ability to donate or provide these products, please take this quick survey and the IMA will be in touch with you.
Thank you for your continued help and support!
Sourcing Assistance Program
In addition to the Illinois PPE sourcing effort, I want to remind you about our Amerimold Sourcing Assistance Project (ASAP) that reaches beyond the specific needs of the COVID-19 crisis.
The collaboration across North America has been inspiring these past few weeks, and we at MoldMaking Technology and Gardner Business Media are humbled to be in a position to contribute in a small way to solving supply chain challenges presented by this crisis, and beyond.
For example, if any manufacturer out there is in need of machining, molding, tooling, 3D printing, parts finishing, designing services AND/OR any supplier has the capabilities and capacity to take on such work, click here to enter our FREE Sourcing Assistance Project and we will help to get you connected to keep manufacturing moving.


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RENEWED REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, AND GUATEMALA IN LIGHT OF CONTINUED INJUNCTION IN UNITED STATES V. TEXAS
Dear President Obama:
We, the 380 undersigned organizations that serve and advocate for the rights of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, write to request that the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issue new Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, in light of the continued injunction of the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA). TPS for these countries, which comprise the Northern Triangle of Central America, would provide a temporary stay of removal and employment authorization to approximately 1.2 million individuals whose safety may otherwise be in jeopardy if deported and represent a significant executive action on immigration that your Administration can take during its last months in office.
In support of this expansion, over 100 immigration and administrative law professors recently stated that you not only have the legal authority for this course of action but that such expansion would likely be immune to most of types of legal challenges.
On June 24, 2015, the United States Supreme Court released its long awaited ruling in Texas v. United States, a tie decision that affirmed the injunction against the expansion of DACA and DAPA. Projected to provide affirmative relief to over five million individuals, the continued injunction of these initiatives is devastating to undocumented immigrants and mixedstatus families. We will continue to fight for these initiatives and are heartened that the Department of Justice filed a motion for rehearing before the Supreme Court. However, our communities, who suffer firsthand the indignities and devastation of our nation’s dysfunctional immigration system, can no longer wait for the resolution of this litigation or the perpetual promise of comprehensive immigration reform.
The United States v. Texas decision does not obviate your Administration’s responsibility or authority to provide relief during the final portion of your term. And yet, in response to the Court’s decision, you stated that you “have pushed to the limits of [your] executive authority,” “don’t anticipate that there are additional executive actions,” and have “butted up about as far as [you] can on” immigration executive actions. These statements are incorrect and discouraging to the communities who experience daily the brunt of our nation’s immigration enforcement system. DHS and its component agencies still have substantial legal authority to provide protection to the nation’s undocumented population. We renew the request made by over 270 nongovernmental organizations in January of 2016 that you designate Guatemala and redesignate El Salvador and Honduras for TPS.
The Northern Triangle countries have been experiencing an unprecedented surge of violence, death, and persecution, which has in turn displaced individuals and forced them to seek humanitarian assistance in the United States. The increase in families and children fleeing these countries is not an immigration issue but rather a genuine humanitarian crisis desperately needing an appropriate response. This Administration has begun to take steps that recognize this reality, including the recent announcement to expand the Central American Minors incountry refugee processing program and initiate other refugee processing in the region, for which we are grateful.
And yet, your Administration has continued to treat those individuals who could not wait to access a lengthy refugee program or who are already in the United States as economic migrants instead of refugees, restarting the failed experiment of family detention, and abridging legal and due process rights. Media, NGOs, think tanks, scholars, and many others have meticulously outlined the dangerous country conditions in these countries that would warrant new TPS designations. Indeed, UNHCR has identified a wide variety of categories of individuals in Honduras and El Salvador that likely warrant international refugee protection, including individuals resisting gangs or victims of gangs, children and youths, women and girls, LGTBQ individuals, teachers, public officials, politicians, indigenous peoples, journalists, political activists, and more.
Congress enacted a specific statutory framework to address humanitarian crises such as the one currently facing the Northern Triangle: Temporary Protected Status. TPS authorizes the Secretary to exercise his discretion to protect from deportation nationals of a country experiencing an armed conflict, natural disaster, or other “extraordinary and temporary conditions.”
Critically, Congress explicitly exempted from judicial review the Secretary’s discretion to designate a country for TPS. This bar to litigation, combined with clear statutory authority to make TPS designations, practically means that TPS is a valuable and underused exercise of executive authority that would survive legal challenges and not implicate the legal issues raised by United States v. Texas. Designating the Northern Triangle countries for TPS has widespread support with more than 200 faith groups; over 100 law professors and 22 scholars; 146 members of the House of Representatives; and 23 members of the U.S. Senate in support.
We were all devastated by the Court’s decision in United States v. Texas, with immigrant families disproportionately feeling the brunt of the consequences. Our communities will continue to fight for reform and relief but we will not continue to wait in anguished silence. We urge you to use the remaining time of your presidency to exhaust all options that would ease the suffering of the immigrant community and maintain family unity. A failure to do so risks cementing a legacy of deportation and enforcement that led to the deportation of close to three million mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters.
Thank you for your timely consideration of this request.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jose MagañaSalgado of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center at 2027778999 or firstname.lastname@example.org. Sincerely,

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Unlike soy lecithin, sunflower lecithin – which is called Topcithin SF does not need to be labeled as an allergen. Lecithin is a common additive used in foods. It serves as an emulsifying agent, keeping ingredients from separating. It can also serve as a wetting agent, a coating base, a mixing aid, and many other purposes. Used as a blending agent in a variety of food products. It is also an important ingredient for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and dietary supplements.
Sunflower Lecithin is rich in Phosphatidyl Choline, which comprises a major portion of our brain and nervous system. In addition, Sunflower Lecithin is naturally rich in Phosphatidyl Inositol, Phosphatidyl Ethanolamine, and is a source of essential fatty acids. Non-GMO- Certified Organic This product satisfies the requirements for the Food Grade Certification and is Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) No Hexane or any kind of harmful chemicals were used in the manufacturing of this Organic Sunflower Lecithin


IN the first edition of our special four-part series, Ipswich Local outlined how the first ever LANA report is shining a light on the state of the region’s healthcare.
And one of the key findings produced from the LANA report has done just that – shone a light on a traditionally unseen health epidemic plaguing Ipswich and our surrounding regions.
This ‘other pandemic’ is the dire state of our community’s mental health, with LANA unveiling alarming statistics requiring urgent community attention and healthcare intervention.
West Moreton Health Board Chair Michael Willis said the LANA report produced a needs assessment that has preventative measures as a major focus.
“The strategy is to provide safe quality care, listening to our patients and addressing their needs,” Mr Willis said.
And with the region’s mental health fairing increasingly worse, this ‘other pandemic’ is now positioned at forefront of these preventative needs.
Across WMH Regions, LANA found higher mental and behavioural problems were occurring across Ipswich and surrounding regions compared with the rest of Queensland.
In fact, mental health related issues were the largest health condition presented to the WMH workforce, with a whopping 140,301 people identified as having mental health concerns between 2019 and 2020.
This is a figure higher almost four per cent higher than the Queensland average and by March 2021 a further 49,464 cases of mental health issues were reported, becoming the highest recorded condition among all ages across all regions.
Mental Health and Specialised Services Executive Director Emma Foreman said mental health is a growing concern across the state and among the region’s population.
“Our data shows mental health concerns, ranging from mild to severe, are higher for our region, at 6.1%,” Ms Foreman said.
The LANA report notes the region faces ‘high levels of psychological distress’, with particular concern for communities in Brassall, Leichhardt, One Mile and Bundamba.
This distress was exacerbated for First Nations peoples, with 33 per cent of First Nations people 15 years or older reporting ‘high to very high levels of psychological distress’, a figure more than twice the levels reported for non-indigenous Australians according to the 2016 ABS.
This ‘other pandemic’ is only appearing to worsen too, with the LANA report and Ms Foreman both citing the fact that mental health readmission rates are steadily increasing.
“Our 28-day mental health readmission rates were higher in 2021 at 14.4 per cent than the rest of Queensland (13.1 per cent),” Ms Foreman said. While this figure did drop to 7.3 per cent in 2022, the most concerning aspect of this ‘other pandemic’ is the finding that children and young people are bearing its brunt.
A staggering 75 per cent of mental health issues were found to occur before the age of 25 and data comparing 2016 statistics shows a 27 per cent increase of people under 18 are now experiencing mental health issues across our region.
Rural communities were also spotlighted as concerns, with farmers and their families in the Somerset and Lockyer Valley regions facing tough environmental conditions and social isolation, translating into dire mental health outcomes.
The major benefit of the LANA report findings is that by shining a light on this ‘other pandemic’ the need for early intervention strategies which can alleviate the toll of this mental health pandemic now become paramount.
Because as the LANA report acknowledges, our local health systems are simply not meeting the demands of this crisis, with young people now reporting experiences of being turned away from acute mental health services due to capacity constraints.
With things only expected to get worse in the coming years, as noted by the Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMHS) alarming projection of an increase of up to 85,444 occasions of mental health services being required by 2026, a staggering increase of almost 230 per cent, the need to address this ‘other pandemic’ begins by facing these harsh truths head on.
As the LANA report and Ms Foreman highlight, there is a need for high quality and timely emergency mental health and alcohol and other drug related services across our region.
“To support those members of the community, West Moreton Health has many existing and new services and initiatives that continue to be developed and supported,” Ms Foreman said.
“These include providing a second CYMHS service at Goodna and extending the hours of service in the Ipswich Hospital Emergency Department.
“West Moreton Health is also offering an Assertive Mobile Youth Outreach Service and hosting the ‘Talkin’ it Up Regional Youth Mental Health Forum’ to connect high school students with mental health services, build awareness and reduce the stigma.”
Ms Foreman said that WMH is also establishing the Youth Advisory Council to investigate how we can improve service areas identified by the council as priorities.
“We are working hard to meet the needs of the community and supports many services and initiatives, including developing a regional mental health plan,” Ms Foreman said.
“We are also increasing our bed capacity through the construction of a new multi-storey Acute Mental Health Unit which will open in 2023 and Emu Café at Ipswich Hospital will soon provide an evening support service for people experiencing a mental health crisis.”


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Celebrities had fun at the event… see photos!
Sunday, October 26th was the October edition of the concert series, One Mic Naija and it was one of the craziest editions yet!
Between the Manchester United and Chelsea game, and the rain, things were off to a shaky start, but once the hosts, Kel and Kunle KB Bello got on stage, it was all smooth sailing.
The event was so much more; view more details:
The open mic sessions (audience freestyle) usually takes place later on in the show but because One Mic Naija partnered with ‘Tame Da Beat‘, an online competition, there was a rap battle first to kick things off.
With the beat successfully tamed, it was time for some live music action with Kola Soul. He had a soulful set which Uche of City FM loved so much that he had to take an exciting selfie!
Where Kola was soulful, Saeon was sexy, earning that nickname, “Sexy Saeon Moruda”. With dark lips and a fab attitude, she put performed songs from her E.P, including “Friends with Benefits“, and “Boogie Down” sans Wizkid.
It was girl action after girl action as Chee stepped up to the plate and took it to church. She said if it rained, she wouldn’t mind because she was ready to dance! Thankfully for her, the skies held long enough for her to finish.
The A List game continued with Illbliss “Oga Boss” and fabulous Chidinma. Ayoola surprised everyone when he and the One Mic Naija band got into costumes for his own set which included powerful single, “Amin“.
Different from the others but not less awesome was Godwin Strings who thrilled the crowd with his cover of pop songs on his violin.
In the end, One Mic Naija, Green Green Green edition was one of the best yet and the question is, what will December bring?
You’ll have to wait to find out; stay locked on!Check out more photos!

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California W2 Form Printable – IRS Form W-2 provides information on the gross salary of an employee, Social Security and Medicare pay, federal and state income tax withholdings, as well as other tax-related deductions. This statement must be provided by employers to all employees who were employed during the tax year of the company.
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The form must not be submitted to the Social Security Administration after Jan. 31, the year that follows.
What is Form W-2?
The Form W-2 is used to provide information on income and withholding for employees in order to complete their tax returns. The form also provides the exact same information to the IRS as well as the Social Security Administration.
The form should be filled out by each worker whose the income, Social Security or Medicare taxes were withheld. There is an exception for those who claim they were exempted form withholding on W-4 forms. These forms should be provided to employers when they hired them.
Who is using Form W-2?
The W-2 form can only be given to employees, and not to freelancers or independent contractors. It is recommended to use Form 1099-MISC instead to report income to these individuals. Non-employees are required to obtain a 1099-MISC if they have received $600 or more during the preceding year.
Where can you find W-2 forms?
You can get W-2 forms from the local office supply store, from your CPA or download them from the IRS. W-2 forms are also available from most tax preparation software.
How do you file Forms W-2?
W-2 forms, along with the W-3 form, should be submitted to SSA by January. 31 of the next year. Jan. 31 is the deadline for employees to get W-2 forms. The form W-3 sends data to the SSA. It combines all the information on W-2 Forms into a single total.

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A Melbourne based writer who is a travel junkie, dedicated foodie and emerging photographer.
Published October 8th 2017
Melbourne's best baguettes and croissants come to Hawthorn
Now you don't have to go to Collingwood to buy the best, authentic French style croissants and baguettes, because Gontran Cherrier has just opened his second artisan bakery - in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn.
Why Glenferrie Road? "Glenferrie Road has a real community feel to it, and we want to offer locals the best quality products. It's a great area to collaborate with other local businesses which we look forward to exploring further down the line," said Gontran.
The new Hawthorn store. Focus is more on takeaway than eat in, however there are a few tables available.
On a recent visit, the customers were - literally - queueing to the door, suggesting locals have been quick to find and embrace the delicious French breads and pastries.
The Hawthorn outlet is quite a small space, hence the focus is more on takeaway offerings than eat in; however, we managed to squeeze ourselves onto one of the small side tables towards the back of the bakery (there's also a larger table in the room at the back), and can report that, despite the crowds of customers, the service was efficient, and the coffee excellent.
With the launch of the new outlet, Gontran has also introduced some new products. On offer are three new varieties of savoury Danishes: chorizo, tomato, smoked paprika and feta; zucchini and feta, and egg, ham and gruyere (each $9).
Some of the mouth-wateringly delicious products available at the Hawthorn store
If you're after a bit of baguette action, try the saucisson, pickles and Emmental baguette, or the brie, apple chutney and lettuce baguette (each $9.50).
Otherwise, simply grab one of their great loaves of bread or baguettes and make up your own combination at home. I can recommend the miso rye bread ($8.90), or for something a bit different, try the blacker than black squid ink baguette ($6.90).
There's something special about Gontran's bread, and apparently the secret is in the flour, which is imported from France. "Freshly baked bread, made from French flour, is one of life's greatest pleasures. French flour is much more digestible than most alternatives, that's why it doesn't leave you feeling bloated or uncomfortable," explains Gontran.
Gontran in-store during a recent visit to Australia
The butter used in the baking is also imported from France, to create the authentic French flavours.
Gontran Cherrier Hawthorn is located at 696 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn. It is open seven days: from 7am to 4pm Monday to Friday, and from 7am to 5pm on weekends.


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America #3 by Gabby Rivera & Joe Quinones
America… did not impress me. At least not the first two issues. I love America Chavez, and I liked the art as well as a lot of the ideas that the story was putting across, but the dialogue felt cheesy, and the story rather choppy. If America wasn’t one of my favourite characters I might not have continued, but I’m glad I did, because this third issue is SO MUCH BETTER. There are still things I might take issue with, and I still wish this series would give us more of who America is when she ISN’T superhero-ing, and is a just college student, but overall, I enjoyed this issue. I loved her interaction with mohawk!Storm most of all, and the bit about her childhood.
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 by Gerry Duggan & Aaron Kuder
I have to say, I’m not all excited about the comics getting more and more like the movies, but I REALLY LIKED this. I was wondering how’d they explain a Baby Groot when in the comics I’ve read, at least, (I admit I haven’t read that many cosmic Marvel titles) Groot regenerates a lot faster compared to the movies. This is actually brought up at the end of this issue, in a twist that looks like it’s gearing up to be a pretty cool arc.
Champions #8 by Mark Waid & Humberto Ramos
This may just be my favourite Champions issue ever, because (1) Spider-Man and Nova trying to keep Ms. Marvel in check, (2) VISION AS A DAD, (3) Ms. Marvel saying “I love you!” FIVE TIMES, (4) Chulk/Cyclops friendship, (5) the SIXTH SMARTEST PERSON IN A TEAM OF SIX, and (6) MORE Vision as a dad. I may not be the biggest fan of the Freelancers arc, but I love the way it concluded, and they’re still my favourite super-team. (Also, I wonder how often Cyclops would zigzag between Champions and X-Men…)
Jean Grey #1 by Dennis Hopeless & Victor Ibanez
Jean is just having brunch with Pickles in Kyoto when trouble follows her. The villains and the fight are pretty standard, except that they got the best of her because she was distracted by a strong premonition of the Phoenix coming for her. Since this Jean Grey had never been a host for the Phoenix before, she’s determined to keep it that way. I’ve always thought of Jean Grey as underrated – she’s popular as a character, but thanks to how she’s portrayed in the movies and some of the comics, as a goody-two-shoes who needs to be protected a LOT of the time, not to mention being one of the very few women in an all-boys club, gave her a lot of hate. Maybe I love her because I grew up with a different Jean, or maybe it’s because I know that just because her powers aren’t manifested in a physical manner it doesn’t mean she isn’t badass, or maybe I like the idea of her as a phoenix, always rising up from the ash. Maybe because she was one of my first comic book crushes. Either way, I honestly don’t get all the hate people have for her, and I’m really into this current Jean – someone who’s sick of being in the background all the time, who’s FINALLY leader, who didn’t like what she saw in her future and is doing everything she could to gain control of her life.
Rocket #1 by Al Ewing & Adam Gorham
Rocket’s in a bar, about to bare it all to the bartend when an old flame found him, and tried to get him to pull off a heist that might save her home. Heists in space. Of course I loved this. It took me awhile to get into, though, because the thing that tipped me over to the cosmic Marvel titles was Skottie Young’s run of Rocket Raccoon, and this new run has a completely different feel. Still, Rocket is Rocket, and weirdly enough, this very noir take on him works for me.
Spider-Man #16 by Brian Michale Bendis & Oscar Bazaldua
After his universe-jumping adventure with Spider-Gwen, culminating in his mom figuring out who he was, Miles is now ready to settle back down to normal life… like getting on the bad side of Black Cat. In the meantime, I worry about Ganke telling Danika too much, but the idea of them together is cute!
X-Men: Blue #2 by Cullen Bunn & Jorge Molina
X-Men: Blue #3 by Cullen Bunn & Jorge Molina
Is it weird that I find Molina’s Magneto kinda attractive? Aesthetically speaking, that is. I keep having to remind myself that this is Magneto. MAGNETO! Not exactly the nicest dude in the Marvel Universe. I think I’ve been brainwashed by the movies, ahaha. Anyway, I appreciate that Cyclops here looks young-ish, although I still prefer the way he’s drawn in Champions. This is teen!Cyclops, after all, not the weird Magneto-like person he ended up as. Again, I digress. This team includes all my childhood faves (besides Kitty Pryde or Jubilee) so I would expect it to feel more like the X-Men I’m used to, but it doesn’t. That award goes to X-Men: Gold. What this is, is an interesting look at all the changes that have happened in the Marvel Universe, and how it affected the characters. Magneto, for example, seems to be advising the Blue team, and claims to want peace between mutants and humans now. (Really?) And Bastion reprogrammed some Sentinels to HELP mutants. Everything is weird in the world, especially for the five time-displaced X-Men, and I’m looking forward to seeing what else they would encounter in the future.
X-Men: Gold #2 by Marc Guggenheim & Ardian Syaf
This and Blue are making me excited about the X-Men again. I never thought it would happen! And I’m sure that if I continued with Prime, it’d be on my list too – I liked the first issue, it’s just that I can’t keep all of these titles in my pull-list. Now I can only hope that the Secret Empire event doesn’t ruin these series. Anyway, back to this title – the X-Men are back, but so are the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, which seems to be sans-Magneto for now… but that may be because he’s working with the Blue team?

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Electrochemical Ostwald ripening and surface diffusion in the galvanic displacement reaction: control over particle growth†
We report the role of electrochemical Ostwald ripening and the galvanic displacement reaction in uniform particle formation on ion bombarded amorphous (i.e., composed of random atomic spacings) Ge (a-Ge) surfaces compared to crystalline germanium (c-Ge). Silver growth on c-Ge and a-Ge substrates by electroless deposition has been studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (XTEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Introduction of defects can provide a control over particle growth by the galvanic displacement reaction that may offer continuous film growth up to a definite thickness. The possibility of surface diffusion and its consequences have also been discussed.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Nanoscience and nanotechnology in electrochemistry

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Klikněte na fotografii a zobrazte všechny dostupné fotografie k Les Pâturages 1.
Vybavení hoteluWiFi ve všech prostorách, Gril, Sauna, Fitness centrum, Zahrada, Terasa, Dětské hřiště, Výtah, Topení, Všechny prostory nekuřácké.
Akceptované kreditní kartyAmerican Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard.
od 16:00 do 18:00
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Popis hoteluThis holiday home is located close to the tourist towns of Stavelot, Malmédy, Robertville and Bütgenbach. It is around 200 m2 and located on the ground, 1st and 2nd floors.
It offers an equipped kitchen, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 3 bedrooms with bathrooms, games room, central heating and garden.
This level of comfort invites you to stay as a family or with friends, while still having the option of a certain degree of privacy. This holiday home close to a farm gives you the opportunity of taking part in the active life of the farm which children will love, with its farmyard with goats and other animals, and fields as far as the eye can see. Not forgetting the Hautes Fagnes estate, Reinhardstein chateau, the cross country ski slopes and toboggan run in the village and the many walks and bike rides that can be enjoyed from the accommodation.
You can find center, public transport and lake in 5.0 km, tourist information office in 4.0 km, nightlife in 3.0 km, restaurants and ski lift in 500 m.
KomentářPlease notice that there are possible extra charges regarding Gas, Electricity and Heating.
There are some facilities on the property that might require extra costs.
A security deposit might be required prior arrival.
You will receive the Belvilla voucher by e-mail after full payment is taken. Please print this voucher and bring it with you on the day of arrival.
Please note that the full amount of the reservation is due before arrival. Belvilla will send a confirmation with detailed payment information. After full payment is taken, the property's details, including the address and where to pick up the keys, will be sent to you by email. A security deposit of EUR 300 is required upon arrival for incidentals. This deposit is fully refundable upon check-out and subject to a damage inspection of the accommodation. License number: 3 épis
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January 14, 2021 – Starting January 15, 2021, HIOSH will apply the following new penalty system to penalties issued on and after January 15, 2021. For more information on the penalties see the OSHA Enforcement Memo: https://www.osha.gov/memos/2021-01-11/2021-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties
Minimum and Maximum Penalty Amounts.
Table 1 summarizes the minimum and maximum amounts for proposed civil penalties:
Table 1: Maximum and Minimum Amounts for Civil Penalties
|Table 1: Maximum and Minimum Amounts for Civil Penalties|
|Type of Violation||Penalty Minimum||Penalty Maximum|
|Serious||$964 per violation||$13,653 per violation|
|Other-Than-Serious||$0 per violation||$13,653 per violation|
|Willful or Repeated||$9,639 per violation||$136,532 per violation|
|Posting Requirements||$0 per violation||$13,653 per violation|
|Failure to Abate||N/A||$13,653 per day unabated beyond the abatement date [generally limited to 30 days maximum]|
Gravity Based Penalty Amounts.
The gravity of a violation is defined by the Gravity Based Penalty (GBP).
- A high gravity violation is one with a GBP of $13,653.
- A moderate gravity violation is one with the GBP ranging from $7,802 to $11,703.
- A low gravity violation is one with a GBP of $5,851.
For serious violations, the GBP shall be assigned on the basis of the following scale in Table 2:
Severity + Probability = GBP
Table 2: Serious Violations
|Table 2: Serious Violations|
For other-than-serious violations, only minimal severity is assigned.
Table 3: Other-Than-Serious Violations
|Table 3: Other-Than-Serious Violations|
|Minimal||Greater||$1,000 – $13,653|
Serious Willful Penalty Reductions.
The reduction factor for history shall be applied as usual. The reduction factors for size for serious willful violations shall be applied as shown in Tables 4:
Table 4: Serious Willful Penalty Reductions
|Table 4: Serious Willful Penalty Reductions|
|10 or fewer||80|
|251 or more||0|
If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact HIOSH at (808) 586 – 9116.
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act) and adopted by HIOSH 396, HRS requires HIOSH to annually adjust its civil monetary penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. Adjustments are made by issuing a final rule issued by Federal OSHA that is effective on its date of publication in the Federal Register. HIOSH penalty law can, Act 126 signed July 10, 2017 can be found here: https://labor.hawaii.gov/hiosh/files/2017/12/ACT-126.pdf


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Evangelization involves not only clergy and religious but also laypeople who can promote Christian values
Domestic migrants surround Bishop Paul Nuguyen Thai Hop at the gathering on Jan. 5. (ucanews photo)
Thousands of domestic migrants in Vietnam’s largest city have been inspired with ways of telling Jesus’ stories to evangelize other people.
More than 2,000 migrant workers and students from the two northern central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh attended a gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 5.
The event was organized for the first time by Ha Tinh Diocese, which was separated from Vinh Diocese and established in December 2018. The diocese covers the two provinces.
Dominican Sister Mary Nguyen Thi Hong Que, a main speaker at the gathering themed “Together with Mary we live and spread the Good News,” said evangelization involves not only clergy and religious but also laypeople who have duties to bring Christian values to other people.
“Today you should take part in evangelization work by telling biblical stories to people around you as my group members do,” said Sister Que, 50, who leads a group of 43 young people who study the Bible and tell its stories to other people.
“Telling stories from the Bible to others is an effective way to help people to know about God and feel that they deserve to be loved by him.”
Three group members shared their stories with participants.
Mary Dang Thi Mai Hien, who works with autistic children, said her students change their attitudes to their friends and teachers after she tells them biblical stories.
“They are interested in the stories and they become friendly towards me and other people,” Hien, 26, said. “Some students asked their parents to tell those stories to them at home.”
Therese Nguyen Hoang Phuong Khanh, 31, said that when she visits her father, who used to be a public security officer and is serving a jail sentence, she tells him a Bible story.
“My father is deeply moved by stories and reminds me to tell them to him on my next visit,” Khanh said in a low voice.
Khanh, who works for a law company, also tells the story the Parable of the Lost Sheep to a young woman whose father is in prison. The woman feels hatred for her father. “I am happy that she changed her mind and forgave her father,” she said.
Paul Tran Khac Oai said group members study the Bible and learn story-telling ways from one another on a weekly basis at a convent.
“We try to select stories that are suitable for listeners’ situations. For example, the Parable of the Lost Sheep inspires penance, tolerance and forgiveness in people,” the 23-year-old industrial designer said.
Mary Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, a participant, said she is interested in stories and inspired to partake in evangelization.
“I will join groups who share God’s Word so that I can tell Jesus’ stories to people I meet,” Nguyet, who works for a medicine company, told ucanews.
The mother of four, who moved to the city 15 years ago, said in the past she thought evangelization was only a task for clergy.
Nguyen said now she and other migrant workers gather each week to say prayers at their houses and pray for patients at a public hospital.
“I feel duty bound to work with the Church to spread the Catholic faith by telling biblical stories to other people,” she said.
During the gathering, participants also joined in action songs and dances, attended Mass held by Bishop Paul Nguyen Thai Hop of Ha Tinh, and shared an agape meal.
Father Peter Nguyen Nhu Thao, who is in charge of migrants in Ho Chi Minh City, said
telling biblical stories is one of the evangelization activities the diocese promotes among migrants in the city, which is home to 20,000 migrants from the two provinces served by Ha Tinh Diocese.
Father Thao, 52, said migrants are offered liturgical services and told about church procedures.
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Your bridesmaid will be the ladies who are standing by your side on one of the most memorable days of your life. It is just right that you want them to look as beautiful as you are at your wedding. Even if you’ll have the last say on their outfit, choosing appropriate bridal party dresses can be as tough as finding a wedding dress. To simplify this pursuit and make it one less of our worry, consider this guide to make the right choice.
Take Note of What’s Allowed and Not Allowed
Normally, you’d ask the ladies which colour or style they prefer for their respective dresses. But you can go out of the box and ask which designs they’re not comfortable wearing. It’s a lot simpler since it’s easier to say the no-no outfits. For so many years of being creative with various trends and shades during shopping activities, they can quickly pinpoint which cut didn’t go so well. This off-limits list will thin down your overwhelming options.
Go Through the Choices
After you’ve finalised how many bridal party-dresses you’re after, you can begin matching it with the available options. If you see some women who may have tricky requests, such as your cousin saying she hates strapless while your best friend finds it the most flattering for her body, you can be creative and meet halfway.
Nowadays, mismatched or colour-coordinated is popular in various styles, even at weddings. You can try to pick a uniform colour for the women and allow them to come up with their dresses’ designs. This way, the bridal party still appears coordinated but are wearing unique shapes and styles.
On the other hand, brides who think outside the box would simply pick a colour palette and let the ladies wear dresses in different hues and styles, provided that the shades are within the provided colour scheme. Such a theme looks exciting and stunning when you see the entire bridal party in person and in pictures.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting uniformity in your wedding entourage. This is your special day, after all. Consistency among the dress is possible but try to vary the silhouettes for every dress. Nothing beats the classic design of sweetheart form and has it done in either full-length or knee-length dress, depending on the occasion type–formal or semi-formal.
Let Them Try the Dress
Wardrobe malfunction during the wedding day, regardless if it’s the bride or the bridesmaid, is a horrible incident. As much as you’d want it a memorable day for people in attendance, you can’t take away the memory of a nip slip or torn sleeves that occurred on that day.
When picking the dresses, let them try them and give them some time to move around and be comfortable wearing them. Allow them to sit, bend, jump or run in the shop, so ensure that every stitch and seam is sewn correctly. If you find a couple of them pulling it up or down or having difficulties moving, perhaps you can move on to a more comfortable design. The idea here is to allow these ladies to look good but can move freely too.
A wedding day is one of the memorable days of your life. You’re going to want it to be the best, from your dress, the groom’s suit, your parents’ hair, and makeup and most importantly your entourage. Don’t stress about the contrasting opinions and preferences; you can be creative and compromise. There’s no right or wrong style in dress, but there’s one general rule to follow: It has to be comfortable for the person wearing it.


‘On My Block’ Teaser: Season 2 Cold Open Offers Eye-Opening Revelations
Posted by NALIP on March 11, 2019
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*SPOILER ALERT* An intriguing if not altogether enlightening teaser for season 2 of Netflix’s On My Block seems to address at least one of the cliffhangers from the debut season. Netflix released the cold open of the second season premiere episode – the series returns March 29 – and the mood is, at least initially, pretty grim. We see a series of sidewalk and alleyway memorials to the victims of violence in the South Central L.A. neighborhood.
The coming of age dramedy was co-created by Lauren Iungerich (Awkward) and Eddie Gonzalez & Jeremy Haft (All Eyez On Me) and chronicles the lives of four friends navigating, as Netflix describes it, “their way through the triumph, pain and the newness of high-school…in the rough inner city.”
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Par dion1 le 3 October 2013 à 15:07
The Dappers (1) (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Al Chambers (Lead Tenor)
Edward Bishop Sr.
1954 - Mambo Oongh / Come Back To Me (Peacock 1651)
1960 - My Love Is Real / Baby You Know You're Wrong (Epic 9423)
1961 - Lonely Street / Chicken Twist (Foxie 7005)
1959 - Baby You Know You're Wrong
1959 - Wonderful Mother
1959 - Love Was Made For Everyone
1959 - Say I Do
1959 - Good Lovin' (acappella)
1959 - The Bell Of St. Mary's (acappella)
1959 - Baby Stop Your Crying (acappella)
1959 - I Can't Forget (acappella)
1959 - I Bring Home The Bacon (acappella)
1959 - My Sweet Baby (acappella)
The Dappers formed as the Rivieras in 1949 in Cambridge, Massachussets, and featured Al Chambers (Lead Tenor), Eddy Poindexter (Bass), Jimmy Williams (Guitar / Second Baritone), Abie Clemens (Lead Tenor), Rolly Clemens (Second Tenor), Donald Clemens (Baritone). George and Leo Cromwell came into the fold when Al Chambers left for the service in 1951. Abie and Donald Clemens would also depart, leaving the rivieras as a quartet. Irvin Marcus, A&R scout for Houston-based Duke Records discovered the group in 1954 at aBoston Club and soon had the group cut "Mambo Oongh" / "Come Back To Me" for Peacock, Duke's sisters label. The Company rechristened their new Boston acquisitions the Dappers.
When Chambers returned from the Service, he rejoined the Dappers. Leo Cromwell was to be replaced by Roddy Waddie. Jimmy Williams took up an offer to join McPhatter & the Drifters, leaving Chambers, Waddie and Cromwell to work as a trio for the next two years. Edward Bishop Sr came into the group.
On May, 10, 1959, a total of ten songs had been recorded, four with a band , earmarked for future event singles and six acappella numbers cut as demos for future sessions. Nothing from this fruitful sessions was issued. The Dappers continued playing constantly, working New England night spots such as Shanty's Lounge, Wally's Paradise, Basin Street East, the Palace, as well as the Barn in Sunappe, NH.
They also toured north to Canadian venues like the Ball Tavern and the Coronet in Quebec City, Larry Moquin's and the Casa Loma in Montreal and the Brown Derby and Brass Rail in Toronto. Stateside Road trips took the Dappers to Albany, New York city and Philly and on to the star-studded copa City in Miami Beach.
They recorded "My Love Is Real" / "Baby You Know You're Wrong" for Epic in 1960. the following year they offered "Lonely Street" / "Chicken Twist" on Foxie. The Dappers expanded into a self-contained seven piece vocal/instrumental group. Their last trip was a canadian jaunt to montreal, Quebec city, Toronto and Hamilton where Chambers Left the group. The Remaining Dappers returned to
Boston, worked for one week and then broke up for Good.
Come Back To Me Mambo Oongh My Love Is Real
Baby You Know You're Wrong Lonely Street Chicken Twist
Wonderful Mother Love Was Made For Everyone Say I Do
Good Lovin' (acappella) The Bells Of St. Mary's (acapella) My Sweet Baby (acapella)
I Can't Forget (acapella) I Bring Home The Bacon (acapella) Baby Stop Your Crying
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The game felt a little "strategy-less" to me with infinite ammo and shields, so I thought, "Why not have some power-ups?" With that in mind, I sat down with TS4 and started modeling power-ups. Then I realized I didn't have a good idea of what to model!
Power-ups usually aren't very realistic. I mean, they say "AMMO" on them, float with some kind of anti-gravity drive, and so on, but still they have to look right. In the end, I decided on simple transparent spheres with the words "AMMO" and "SHLD" glowing inside. The 3D model renderings are shown in Figure 15.15.
Once I had the 3D models down, I rendered the power-ups and got ready to put them in the game. I wanted the power-ups to appear as a result of destroying either an asteroid or an enemy, and I decided that it made more sense to put the power-ups inside the asteroids. My argument was that when you destroy an asteroid, debris and precious minerals (such as dilithium crystals) might be thrown out during the explosion. Sounds reasonable. :)
When an asteroid is destroyed, it's as if a 10-sided die is rolled. If the die lands on the side labeled TRUE, a power-up is created (ammo or shields) and it moves away from the explosion site at a low velocity. When you run through the power-up, you absorb the material and either your shields or ammo increase.
At first, I just created the power-up and let it float off. But I soon realized that space is vast, and the second I lost sight of the power-up, it was really hard to find. Sure, I could have put a blip on the scanner, but it made more sense to give the power-up a lifespan. Hence, when a power-up is spawned, it lives for 3–9 seconds and then dies. This way there are an infinite number of power-ups, and if you lose one, it's sure to get recycled and not just lost in space.

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Students fall ill after eating meal at Noida school, FIR registered
Several students fell ill after consuming the catered meal at Step by Step School in Sector 132, Noida, on Thursday. Around seven students are still admitted at two different hospitals in the NCR. The police have registered an FIR against the school management under relevant section of the Indian Penal code.
A senior administration officer said the incident happened after the schoolchildren started complaining of stomach cramps and vomiting after having a meal at the school. Several students taken to the hospital were diagnosed with food poisoning.
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During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the prospect of communist subversion at home and abroad seemed frighteningly real to many people in the United States. These fears came to define–and, in some cases, corrode–the era’s political culture. For many Americans, the most enduring symbol of this “Red Scare” was Republican Senator Joseph P. McCarthy of Wisconsin. Senator McCarthy spent almost five years trying in vain to expose communists and other left-wing “loyalty risks” in the U.S. government. In the hyper-suspicious atmosphere of the Cold War, insinuations of disloyalty were enough to convince many Americans that their government was packed with traitors and spies. McCarthy’s accusations were so intimidating that few people dared to speak out against him. It was not until he attacked the Army in 1954 that his actions earned him the censure of the U.S. Senate.

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Please blame it on the media. It is bombarding us round-the-clock with "news" -- talking about murders, wars, conflicts, silly gossips. In fact, media reporting has simply trivialized human suffering. It affects us and our minds and how we think. It is a blatant misuse of freedom of speech.
World will be similar to heaven IF ONLY someone bans negative reporting in media. It should only be allowed to talk of positive activities, good deeds of people, scientific discoveries with positive implications, how someone saved a life, how a hard-core politician did not lie, how someone did not cheat his wife, how someone helped a neighbor, and so on. It should focus on good work of NGOs helping the needy and poor around the world. It should talk ONLY of lives they saved rather than people murdered by NATO or some suicide bomber.
If you are too troubled by negativity around you, please meditate and cleans your mind of the negative garbage. Take at least two off days from the media every week and ultimately drive negative talkers out of your life.

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Discussion in 'F1 2012 - The Game' started by Darren Bentley, May 31, 2012.
You beat me to it Darren Then about to do exactly the same...
I think they look really good, much better than 2011...
And yeah they do look better than 2011
that Williams image looks beautiful
Looks wonderful, except the butt-ugly noses of the cars!
Apart from the cars, it looks exactly the same as 2011
graphics and colour looks exactly the same as 2011, nothing different apart from the car textures are more sharp.
maybe they have been working more on gameplay rather than graphics like TBH they should be doing.
Reb Bull gives you wings
Look the front tires
They developed the tyres..If you look tyres they mostly fixed tyre.now yellow places is much realistic.blur is much better
These images are beautiful.
I am impatient so see what has changed for report to F1 2011.
I also hope there will be a game demo for PC.
Codemasters is also very developed by themself.so I think this year very very good game will coming out
True they could actually go beyond the extra mile.
But think how many people really can run a game if 2012 actually featured true DX11 power. Tessellation mainly, among DOF and other sweet things would cripple the game. Yes most of us like myself have no problem, but in Codemasters shoes they also have to think thats not mainly PC, is also console.
Now I can counter my own words by simply saying, well they can just have the option to enable disable dx11.
We have the guys here in RD, our good ol modders that have been able to re-render the noses and car models to 2012 specs, just missing the hi-res text for the models now, Its a shame really that codies could do better. Lets hope they are actually dedicatiing more graphical power, and please they need to use Dolby Digital (prefer DTS-HD) instead of Rapture as a sound mixer.
Im not trying to be a negative reviewere based on 3 pictures. To be honest the 2011 was a better release than 2010, ignoring the 11-11 bug amongs others, it was quiet better than 2010.
Now I just hope they can make the Online a lot better. Being able to create a server with GFWL is not impossible just take a look at Halo 2 for PC.
Let us create out own helmet designs (no offense modders) in game sorta of like you get to custumize liveries in Forza (xbox). It really wouldnt bring performance down.
One thing I wouldnt mind that came from me just playing GRID. Let us create our OWN team, brand , livery ....if you play GRID then you would know (a codemasters racing game which is real good btw).
Please have the AI do reasonable times, and not only AI, but realistic times overall. It;s really retarde for me to think that I can do a 1:12:995 @ Hungary when we all know thats just not possible. Yes its a game and not a sim but really lets close that gap of Alien lap times to a bit omre realistic ones.
After watching 2011 season let us not SLIDE liek crazy with DRS open in certain fast turns where we see real drivers just fly with the rear wing open.
PLease, I would give almost anything.....Laser Scan the tracks, or at least like try to scale it as much as possible. Most tracks, mainly the turns, are either slightly small, or not enuff left or right curvature, even the KERBS, need to be taking into account.
PLease, keep the game with updates and fixes, instead of most of us relying on 3rd parties.
Make this game so my PC melts, graphically and acoustically.
Fix the damn Penalty system and corner cutting.
overall I'l still buy it and make a review as ai did for 2011 since the US gets it first release, that way you guys can make your minds into gettin it or not
*edit note* oh I noticve how much "crowd" you guys have taken off 2011, please, its makes the game look bad, F1 the most viewed sport by motorsport fans, really...if its CPU power you guys worry, just take alook at some games in the Super Nintendo where they just got 1 generic copy of a 2D crowd and made it fill up the whole stadium, or ask Poliphony for help.
September can't get here soon enough....
We have floating cars again
Car models look good. I'm trying to envision those models with ML helmets right now...


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SS501 Kim Hyun Joong has a new wish.
After acted in KBS 2TV ‘Boys over Flowers’, Kim Hyun Joong started to have a double role of a singer cum actor. After acting, now Kim Hyun Joong has a new wish to produce his own production. Kim Hyun Joong said: “Just like ‘Boys over Flowers’ also wish to buy the royalty to buy Japan Drama ‘Berserk‘ and make it into a movie. I will be in charged of the production and also acting in it. However, of course have to wait until I have earned enough money to do this.”
Kim Hyun Joong will write some script during the free time of his busy schedule. In 2007, he wrote a 4 part article ‘That Man, That Woman’, and was once posted in SS501 official website. “The screw of the plane was loosen so could only depart late.”. “I will shift out, Jung Min’s room is only 19 seconds size’ and a lot of Kim Hyun Joong 4th dimension character could be seen in those article. His fans even gave Kim Hyun Joong the nickname of ‘Author Kim’.
Kim Hyun Joong related company personal said: “Kim Hyun Joong is multi talented. When he was writing the 4 part article, he wrote it very seriously. This time, due to his acting work, he seems to be interested in production work too.”


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The Denver Broncos released this statement at 9:45 a.m. MDT.
After experiencing flu-like symptoms following Sunday’s game, Denver Broncos Head Coach Gary Kubiak underwent several precautionary tests at a local hospital. These included an MRI and CT scan, both of which came back normal.
Kubiak was diagnosed with a complex migraine condition that caused extreme fatigue and body weakness. He received medication and is feeling much better with an expected release from the hospital this afternoon.
The good news is that he is expected to be released from the hospital this afternoon.
John Elway will meet the media at 2 p.m. MDT to give further updates on Kubiak’s status.
Injecting personal opinion now: I don’t think we will see Kubiak at the game on Thursday. He should take the time this week and then the mini-bye next week to rest.
Quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp took over play-calling duties late in the fourth quarter, so he would likely fill that role on Thursday if Kubiak can’t be on the sideline.
Gary Kubiak suffering from complex migraine. It is debilitating. Josh McDaniels went through similar problem when he coached here. #9sports— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) October 10, 2016
With game Thursday Broncos should not have Gary Kubiak take flight to SD on Wednesday. Too soon. #9sports— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) October 10, 2016
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Actress Glenn Close writes about "Mental Illness: The Stigma of Silence:"
It is an odd paradox that a society, which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable, still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness. This month, for example, NFL players are rumbling onto the field in pink cleats and sweatbands to raise awareness about breast cancer. On December 1st, World AIDS Day will engage political and health care leaders from every part of the globe. Illnesses that were once discussed only in hushed tones are now part of healthy conversation and activism.
Yet when it comes to bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, schizophrenia or depression, an uncharacteristic coyness takes over. We often say nothing. The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance.
What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation about illnesses that affect not only individuals, but their families as well. Our society ought to understand that many people with mental illness, given the right treatment, can be full participants in our society.


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Organisms which manage to survive extremely harsh conditions are called extremophiles. They have been found under the ice in the Arctic, around deep sea vents, and in the boiling water of hot springs. Their ability to survive these conditions makes them of interest to biologists. In particular, many extremophiles demonstrate a superior ability to repair their DNA, which makes them of great interest to cancer researchers. Andrea and Don Stierle have been studying the organisms which have been living in the pit, looking for new compounds which may have anti-cancer activity. And they have been successful, having discovered berkeleydione, berkeleytrione, and berkeley acid, all of which have shown anti-cancer activity. The structures for berkeleydione and berkeleytrione are shown below.
Makes you look at toxic metals in the environment a little differently now, doesn't it? Perhaps we should be harvesting more of the toxic waste dumps we have created over the years. It could be one of this country's biggest resources.
Microorganisms are better at making new and novel organic compounds than grad students. Soon, the only reason why faculty members will continue to hire grad students instead of microorganisms will be because grad students are usually paid less than what microorganisms would accept.