2009 Thanksgiving meal at the South of the Alps Dining Facility, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy – United States Army Africa (SETAF) – 091125
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2009 Thanksgiving meal at the South of the Alps Dining Facility, Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy – United States Army Africa (SETAF) – 091125
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CAPTION: U.S. Army Soldiers, Civilians, Families, retirees and their guests enjoy are festive Thanksgiving meal at the award-winning "South of the Alps" Dining Facility on Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy.
Soldiers from the 173rd ABCT, U.S. Army Africa (SETAF), Garrison Vicenza and several other units stationed in Italy enjoyed a taste of home with a full spread of turkey, ham and roast beef with all the fixings.
U.S. Army photo by Edward N. Johnson
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Begum, 45, is a sex worker at Baniashanta brothel at Dacoope upazila in Khulna. Cyclone Amphan devastated her home and adjacent surroundings. The Covid-19 pandemic forced her out of work. Members of the village police announced the incoming Cycline Amphan the day before, requesting everyone to take refuge in the nearby cyclone shelter. She was worried about her house — built outside the dam support —which was newly built, with new furniture and all. But her colleagues urged her to go. She did not move until the last moment, after which she took refuge at a nearby shop, with no belonging. As the cyclone intensified, she pondered shifting elsewhere, but no one would offer her shelter with her furniture. Amphan rendered her homeless. With no food in sight, workers like her were at the mercy of a few people who offered relief in the form of rice, which sufficed for a meal throughout the day. She had to find a house elsewhere. She eventually found a small room to live in, but her source of income did not return, causing her to lead a miserable life. Her lack of income has caused her debts to rise, especially for rent and groceries. She received cash support from UN Women as a victim of Cyclone Amphan, which she used to purchase household essentials and kitchen utensils. She has no family, who would offer her some help or support at her time of need, let alone some food. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, she could earn something, but since the outbreak, she still has not regained her livelihood. For the last six months, she has to rely on whatever relief aid she can get her hands on, and nothing else.
Photo: UN Women/Fahad Kaizer
Cool Family Meals images
A few nice family meals images I found:
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from another, long-ago meal
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On Christmas Day, 2007
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New York City, NY- Service members from the New York Guard and New York National Guard reported to the Javits Convention Center in New York City at 0630 in the morning on November 25, 2019. The service members unboxed pallets of turkeys and other foods, packed them into 3100 bags, and then loaded the bags onto 18 NYS Department of Transportation vehicles which were then used to distribute the Turkey bags across the NYC/Long Island and Westchester areas.
The New York Military Force members were participating in the annual program sponsored by New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s initiative to distribute the ingredients for a Thanksgiving meal to needy families. Joint Operation “Turkey Drop” included forty Service members of the New York Guard, State Volunteer Defense Force, and 10 soldiers from the New York National Guard Joint Task Force Empire Shield, assigned to Bravo Company, FT Hamilton, NY. The service members were thanked for their efforts by Brigadier General John Andonie, New York Army National Director, Chief of Staff, who observed the joint mission efforts. Division of Military and Naval Affairs Photos by New York Guard Captain Mark Getman/Released.
Family dinner with bonus of my parents and brother
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December 24, 2016
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December 24, 2016
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Family settling in and preparing Italian Wedding soup with quinoa and kale for Christmas eve dinner….I had planned this out in advance, but had expected to have an outdoor patio and expected it to be colder than it was, so I thought the soup would be a warm and hearty meal. It was still delicious, but not as fitting as i originally hoped
Ante-bird Courses
Image by Rick Cogley
Table level shot of the pre-bird courses.
Photos from our Christmas party 2011. Akko and Ju worked pretty much all day on it, and the result was fantastic. Feeling thankful!
—Rick Cogley ( rick.cogley.info )
Alan, Bobby, and Alice Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner at Heather’s
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After helping Rosalie eat lunch at the hospital, we went home to the farm and had a delicious meal at Heather’s house. Most of the people had finished eating when we arrived and were relaxing to let their food digest.
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A Press Conference 2022-01-05 Tax Relief Working Class Families (21 of 27)
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HARTFORD – Connecticut Senate Republican lawmakers are calling on the state legislature to temporarily reduce the Connecticut sales tax rate to provide relief to families being crushed by surging inflation.
"Connecticut’s state budget is benefitting from inflation as the state sales tax and gas tax brings in new, unplanned for revenue – a result of surging prices. Meanwhile, CT residents are struggling to balance their own family budgets with no relief in sight as inflation drives up the costs of everything, from food to energy to home heating oil," said Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford).
"Senate Republicans want to direct the influx in tax revenue back to residents and provide immediate relief from the crushing impact of inflation," said Senate Republican Leader Pro Tempore Paul Formica (R-East Lyme).
Senate Republicans are proposing to reduce the sales tax from 6.35% to 5.99% and eliminate the additional 1% meals tax from February 15 through the end of calendar year 2022.
"The government’s budget grows, while family budgets get crushed. There must be a better way, and there is. We want to help working- and middle-class families when it comes to kitchen table economics and reduce every day financial strains that make it harder and harder to budget for a family," said Sen. Kelly.
The proposal will result is a temporary tax reduction totaling 5.1 million (2.3 million in FY 22 and 2.8 million in FY 23) during the difficult months ahead.
Senate Republicans emphasized that this is just the beginning of the policies Connecticut must advance to make our state more affordable, address burdens, and provide relief during tough times.
The state budget remains whole even with this tax reduction. The state budget is in surplus and is already directing a record amount of excess revenue to pay down on the state’s pension debt, a policy adopted in the 2017 bipartisan budget. Connecticut is expected to collect over 5.2 million more in state sales tax revenue than originally projected in fiscal year 2022 and 4.6 million more in fiscal year 2023. In addition, CT is expected to collect over million more in gross receipts tax revenue (one of the state’s gas taxes) than originally projected in fiscal year 2022 and .6 million more in fiscal year 2023.
Connecticut can afford the proposed tax cut with the additional sales tax revenue and gross receipts tax revenue collected by the state as a result of surging inflation to provide a temporary sales tax reduction during this difficult time.
"The growth in these revenues above and beyond the revenue already counted on in the state budget will allow for nearly a full year of a sales tax reduction, giving families substantial relief to get through the most difficult months ahead," said Sen. Kelly.
Proposal overview:
1)Decrease the sales tax from 6.35% to 5.99% from February 15 through the end of calendar year 2022.
Reduction would only apply to the sales tax that is at the 6.35% rate (e.g., no reduction to the 7.75% "luxury" rate for motor vehicles over ,000 or jewelry over ,000).
2)Eliminate the meals tax surcharge from February 15 through the end of calendar year 2022.
The meals tax surcharge is one percent added to the base 6.35% sales tax rate. It applies to meals at restaurants and prepared foods sold at supermarkets and grocery stores.
