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GALE, Roger (North Thanet)
Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Freelance consultant on media and presentation to TMA (Glasgow); PR company.
(Up to £5,000)
Overseas visits
12-14 October 2007, to Cyprus, to attend the Morphou Rally (Cyprus) as the guest of the Municipality of Morphou, who paid for my air fares and accommodation.
(Registered 29 February 2008)
Land and Property
A holiday barn conversion in France.
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
The costs of the plaintiffs in the case of Lord Alton and others vs the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of whom I was one, were met by contributions from Iranians resident in the UK through the National Council of the Iranian Resistance.
GALLOWAY, George (Bethnal Green and Bow)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Fees for hosting a radio show every Friday and Saturday night on Talk Sport Radio.
Weekly column in Scottish Daily Record (from 25 June 2007)
Fee for presenting Realdeal television programme on Press TV.
(Registered 16 June 2008)
Fee for speaking engagement for Chartered Institute of Housing, November 2007.
(Up to £5,000) (Registered 16 June 2008)
Overseas visits
23-29 July 2007, to New Zealand as a guest of 'Voices of Peace', who paid for transport and four nights in Auckland.
(Registered 16 June 2008)
26-30 August 2007, to Bridgetown, Barbados, to attend a conference on slavery organised by the Prime Minister of Barbados through the organisation 'Global Peace', who paid for transport and three nights' hotel accommodation in Bridgetown.
(Registered 16 June 2008)
14-16 November 2007, to Istanbul, to attend a conference on Palestine, organised by the Arab National Conference, who paid for transport and two nights' hotel accommodation in Istanbul.
(Registered 16 June 2008)
18-21 November 2007, to Amman. Return flight to Amman and two nights in a boarding house in Karak to observe the Jordanian parliamentary election in the city of Karak, paid for by Mr Fawaz Zureikat.
(Registered 30 January 2008)
12-16 January 2008, to the Cayman Islands, as a guest of the Cayman Islands Celtic Supporters' Club, who paid for flights and accommodation.
(Registered 30 January 2008)
16-22 March 2008, to Bahrain, to attend a fundraising event under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Bahrain organised by the Bahrain-Palestine Support Society, who paid for transport and two nights' hotel accommodation in Manama, as well as an onward flight to Abu Dhabi and Dubai (for a trip where I met the all the costs myself.)
(Registered 16 June 2008)
12-15 May 2008, to Jordan, to attend a meeting organised by the Union of Professional Associations of Jordan, who paid for transport and two nights' hotel accommodation in Amman.
(Registered 16 June 2008)
Registrable shareholdings
Miranda Media Ltd, which receives my income as a journalist, author and public speaker.
GAPES, Mike (Ilford South)
Overseas visits
3-5 November 2007, to Portofino, Italy, to attend the Portofino Dialogues, an annual conference of parliamentarians and members of congress from the UK, Italy and the USA to discuss economic, security and development issues. Hotel accommodation and return flight paid for by Portofino Dialogues.
(Registered 28 December 2007)
GARDINER, Barry (Brent North)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Parliamentary adviser to Reynolds Partners Ltd; investment bank.
Sponsorship or financial or material support
Sponsorship of my Constituency Reports by the Asian Marketing Group.
Overseas visits
16-23 February 2008, to Brazil, for meetings on forestry related subjects with Brazilian legislators, regional governors and governments ministers and speech to the GLOBE G8+5 Brasilia Legislators Forum with President Lula. Flight and accommodation paid for by the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE).
(Registered 11 June 2008)
GARNIER, Edward (Harborough)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Private practice at the Bar.
Consultant on legal and public policy issues to Greenwoods Solicitors.
Overseas visits
14-16 September 2007, to Pontignano, Italy, to attend Conference on Climate Change. Hotel accommodation and return flights for my wife and me paid for by the British Council, Rome.
(Registered 10 October 2007)
GAUKE, David (Hertfordshire South West)
Remunerated directorships
Ivobank (formerly Zhubank Limited) (non-executive); financial services.
Sponsorship or financial or material support
Technical advice, analysis and drafting assistance in relation to scrutiny of the Finance Bill 2008 provided by PriceWaterhouseCoopers to the Conservative Shadow Treasury Team.
(Registered 24 April 2008)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
4 July 2007, my wife and I were guests of Nestlé Waters at Wimbledon.
(Registered 15 August 2007)
GEORGE, Andrew (St. Ives)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Income from books published by Patten Press, Cornwall.
(Up to £5,000)
Overseas visits
30 March-5 April 2008, to Sri Lanka, as part of a delegation to meet government, opposition and civil leaders and visit different parts of the Island. Air fares, hospitality and accommodation costs met by the Government of Sri Lanka.
(Registered 6 May 2008)
GEORGE, Rt. Hon. Bruce (Walsall South)
Overseas visits
6-7 May 2007, to Oslo, to give a keynote speech at a conference on the development of defence policy in Norway. My flight and hotel accommodation paid for by the Norwegian Defence Policy Commission.
(Registered 23 July 2007)
14-17 June 2007, to Turkey, to speak on police reform at the 2
Annual Conference on Democracy and Global Security at the invitation of the Interior Minister of Turkey. My flight and accommodation were paid for by the Turkish Institute for Police Studies (TIPS) and the Turkish National Police.
(Registered 23 July 2007)
25 September-2 October 2007, to Georgia in my capacity as President of the International Association of Business and Parliament (IABP). My flights and accommodation were paid for by the IABP.
(Registered 5 November 2007)
28 December 2007-8 January 2008, to Georgia (Caucasus), as co-leader of the National Democratic Institute's electoral mission. My flight, accommodation (31 December-7 January) and incidental expenses (including meals) were paid for by the NDI. My hotel accommodation between 31 December-7 January was paid for by the NDI.
(Registered 4 February 2008)
GERRARD, Neil (Walthamstow)
Overseas visits
22-25 October 2007, to Moscow for attendance at a conference, for which hotel accommodation was paid for by Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS.
(Registered 30 November 2007)
GIBB, Nick (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Land and Property
House in West Sussex, from which rental income is received.
GIBSON, Dr. Ian (Norwich North)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Regular articles on science policy in the British Association for Advancement of Science Journal.
(Up to £5,000)
Fee from Pfizer Oncology for a meeting on Health Technology Assessment on 4 February 2008. (Fee given to charity.)
(Up to £5,000)
(Registered 15 February 2008)
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
The costs of the plaintiffs in the case of Lord Alton and others vs the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of whom I was one, were met by contributions from Iranian residents in the UK through the National Council of the Iranian Resistance.
(Registered 20 February 2008)
GIDLEY, Sandra (Romsey)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Monthly column for Chemist and Druggist magazine.
(Up to £5,000)
Overseas visits
28 July-3 August 2007, to Taiwan, to meet Ministers, British Trade and Cultural office, parliamentarians and others. Travel and hotel costs paid for by Taipei Office in the UK.
(Registered 9 May 2008)
2-6 September 2007, to Beijing, to deliver speech at FIP conference. Travel and accommodation costs paid by FIP (International Pharmaceutical Federation).
(Registered 9 May 2008)
24-28 May 2008, to Israel and the Palestinian Authority with Liberal Democrat Friends of Israel (LDFI). Air travel, some ground travel within Israel and West Bank, and some hospitality paid for by LDFI. Accommodation paid for by our hosts the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(Registered 5 June 2008)
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Pharmacist - no earned income from community pharmacy.
GILDERNEW, Michelle (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Minister in Northern Ireland Assembly.
GILLAN, Cheryl (Chesham and Amersham)
GILROY, Linda (Plymouth Sutton)
GODSIFF, Roger (Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath)
Overseas visits
25-31 May 2008, to Syria, as a member of a delegation to meet government ministers, parliamentarians and business leaders. The costs of flights and hospitality was met by the British Syrian Society and the Syrian Government.
(Registered 27 June 2008)
GOGGINS, Paul (Wythenshawe and Sale East)
GOLDSWORTHY, Julia (Falmouth and Camborne)
GOODMAN, Helen (Bishop Auckland)
GOODMAN, Paul (Wycombe)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Associate Editor of The House Magazine.
(Up to £5,000)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Hospitality from the Chairman of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club to watch their home matches in the Directors' Box.
(Registered 25 March 2008)
Overseas visits
25-31 May 2008, to Syria, as a member of a delegation to meet government ministers, parliamentarians and business leaders. The cost of flights and hospitality was met by the British Syrian Society and the Syrian Government.
(Registered 10 June 2008)
GOODWILL, Robert (Scarborough and Whitby)
Remunerated directorships
Managing Director and controlling interest in Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd; the company operates a green/woodland cemetery on land which was previously part of Southwood Farm, Terrington, in NorthYorkshire.
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Farmer (see Category 8).
Land and Property
Southwood Farm, Terrington, York, which is farmed "in hand".
Three industrial units at Southwood Farm, Terrington, York.
Three residential properties in Loftus, Cleveland, from which rental income is received.
One residential property in Stockton-on-Tees, from which rental income is received.
Registrable shareholdings
(a)&(b) Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd
(b) Barclays Bank Plc; banking
Rolls Royce Plc; engineering
OAO Gazprom; oil and gas sector primarily in the Russian Federation and former Soviet Republics
GOVE, Michael (Surrey Heath)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Contract with Times Newspapers Limited to supply a set number of articles.
Contract from Harper Collins to write historical biography.
Fees from BBC.
Associate Editor, The House Magazine.
(Up to £5,000)
Income from publication of 'Celsius 7/7', published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Columnist, �Building Magazine�.
(Up to �5,000)
Sponsorship or financial or material support
Contributions to Surrey Heath Conservative Association are received from:
Strangers Gallery Lunch Club
Magna Carta Club
Donations to my constituency association have been solicited or encouraged by me from:
Alwyn De Souza, D&K Contracting Services Ltd, Hampshire (company donation)
Norma Stephenson, Camberley (personal donation)
Gavin Price, Dolphin Head Group, Camberley (company donation)
Caroline Knowles, The London Basement Co, Isleworth (company donation)
Barry Price, Camberley (personal donation)
Moonpal Grewal, MSG Sandhurst Ltd, Banbury (company donation)
Michael Church (personal donation)
Russell Edwards, The Marlow Building Co Ltd (company donation)
Peter Stephenson, Oakley Court Hotel Ltd (company donation)
Kim Gottlieb, London and Bath Estates, London (company donation)
Paul Brett, London (personal donation)
Clifford Gundle, London (personal donation)
Harriet Gundle, London (personal donation)
Edward Bentall, Woking (personal donation)
Gavin Price (personal donation)
Surinder Kandola, Surrey (personal donation)
Caroline Knowles (personal donation)
Gavin Price (personal donation)
Anthony Newfeld, Newfeld Ltd, Ashford, Middx (company donation)
Barry Price (company donation in kind)
Bob Potter (personal donation)
Gertler Properties Services Ltd, London (company donation)
Unicorn Administration Ltd, Berkshire (company donation)
Christopher Smith, Southampton (personal donation)
Manro Haydan Trading (company donation)
Michael & Leola Lewis (personal donation)
Red Fig (company donation)
IGP Investment Ltd, London (company donation)
Unicorn Administration Ltd (company donation)
Chris Smith (personal donation)
Annabel's (Berkeley Square Ltd) (company donation)
Benjamin Goldsmith, London (personal donation)
Henry Lumley (personal donation)
(Registered 7 February 2008)
Support for the National Citizen Service research project which provides policy support to the Conservative Party on youth matters, which I jointly chair, provided by Mr Martyn Rose of London.
(Registered 20 February 2008)
I have received direct help in research development from the Boston Consulting Group.
(Registered 14 April 2008)
Donations received through Conservative Campaign Headquarters used to support my office in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from:
George E S Robinson, London (personal donation)
Edmund Lazarus, London (personal donation)
Mark Florman, London (personal donation)
Romie and Esther Tager, London (personal donation)
Alan Jacobs, London (personal donation)
Adrian Beecroft, London (personal donation)
Alan Bekhor (personal donation)
Harris Ventures Limited (company donation)
Howard Leigh (personal donation)
Lewis Trust Group Ltd (company donation)
Chris Mason (personal donation)
Manro Haydan Trading Limited (company donation)
Manrows Limited (company donation)
Chris Smith (personal donation)
(Registered 15 May 2008)
Stanley Fink, London (personal donation)
Charles Pugh, Somerset (personal donation)
(Registered 8 July 2008)
GRAY, James (North Wiltshire)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Business consultant to Hakluyt and Co Ltd, London; a consultancy offering intelligence and strategic advice.
GRAYLING, Chris (Epsom and Ewell)
Sponsorship or financial or material support
Researcher seconded to my office by Adrian White of Dorking in Surrey to assist with my Shadow Ministerial responsibilities for work and pensions.
Reception sponsored by Toyota for my constituency on 12 July 2007.
(Registered 8 August 2007)
Financial support provided for the running of my office by Midland Chilled Foods Ltd of Willenhall.
(Registered 13 February 2008)
Reception sponsored by Toyota for my constituency in June 2008.
(Registered 29 June 2008)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Two courtesy passes for Epsom Racecourse provided by United Racecourses.
Land and Property
Two terraced houses in London, from which rental income is received.
GREEN, Damian (Ashford)
Remunerated directorships
South East Water (non-executive).
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Director of Conservative Mainstream (Properties) Limited (unpaid).
GREENING, Justine (Putney)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I provided research on an investment opportunity to PSE TopCo Ltd.
(Registered 11 March 2008)
Sponsorship or financial or material support
Technical advice, analysis and drafting assistance in relation to scrutiny of the Finance Bill 2008 provided by PriceWaterhouseCoopers to the Conservative Shadow Treasury Team.
(Registered 24 April 2008)
GREENWAY, John (Ryedale)
Remunerated directorships
Chairman of Skills Active Services Ltd, which manages the Register of Exercise Professionals.
Combined Insurance Company of America Ltd.
Non-executive Chairman of Depend Limited (Risk Management Information Technology consultant) (May-November 2007).
Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
President of the Institute of Insurance Brokers.
Parliamentary Adviser to the incentives industry supported by:
The Institute of Sales Promotion.
(Up to £5,000)
The British Promotional Merchandising Association.
(Up to £5,000)
The Incentive Travel and Meetings Association.
(Up to £5,000)
Business consultant to Stewart Title Insurance Co. (UK) Ltd.
Consultant to the Tote, providing advice on public policy in relation to horseracing.
Chairman of the Responsibility in Gambling Trust.
Adviser to the Alderney Gambling Control Commission with regard to regulatory issues affecting responsible e-gaming in the UK (ceased 30 April 2008).
Fee from Regent Exhibitions Ltd in respect of help, advice and attendance at the IMEX Exhibition Show in Frankfurt in April 2007.
(Up to £5,000)
(Registered 11 March 2008)
GRIEVE, Dominic (Beaconsfield)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Ex-member of Lloyds' reinsured into Equitas and a member of NACDE, a Names Action Group.
Fees from BBC for appearances on 'Question Time' and 'Any Questions'.
(Up to £5,000)
(Registered 18 July 2008)
Sponsorship or financial or material support
Contribution made between November 2006 and November 2007 through Conservative Campaign Headquarters towards the office costs of the Shadow Home Secretary from:
Midlands Industrial Council.
(Registered 16 July 2008)
Harris Ventures Limited
(Registered 16 July 2008)
Land and Property
House in London, generating rental income.
I am part-owner of a house for personal occupation and of some building land in France.
Registrable shareholdings
Rio Tinto
Taylor Wimpey
Reckitt Benckiser
Reed Elsevier
Royal Bank of Scotland
Anglo American Platinum Corp
Astrazeneca Ord.
Standard Chartered
BHP Billiton
Anglo American
GRIFFITH, Nia (Llanelli)
Land and Property
Small holding in Camarthenshire.
GRIFFITHS, Nigel (Edinburgh South)
Remunerated directorships
The Jabbar Group and Public Interest Foundation (non-executive); an infrastructure company and associated charitable foundation.
Land and Property
My constituency high street office in South Edinburgh.
Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
I am the founder of the Unsung Heroes' Award Scheme, which acknowledges worthy contributions to the community from unsung heroes nominated by constituents. The awards scheme, including prizes and promotion, is sponsored by Mrs I Hunter, a constituent, and Mr William Sullivan, a local businessman.
GROGAN, John (Selby)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
I write a column for The Morning Advertiser every five weeks (£250 per article).
(Up to £5,000)
Overseas visits
2-4 September 2007, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel. Travel and accommodation paid for by Labour Friends of Israel.
(Registered 22 April 2008)
13-16 April 2008, to Qatar to attend the 8
Doha forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade. Travel and accommodation paid for by the Government of Qatar.
(Registered 22 April 2008)
GUMMER, Rt. Hon. John Selwyn (Suffolk Coastal)
Remunerated directorships
Chairman, Sancroft International Ltd.; consultants providing advice and monitoring in corporate responsibility and environmental, social, ethical and planning issues.
Chairman, Veolia (formerly Vivendi UK); water companies.
Chairman (non-executive), Valpak Ltd.; not-for-profit organisation for compliance with packaging waste directive.
Chairman of the Association of Independent Financial Advisers; a representative trade organisation.
Sovereign Reversions Limited (non-executive); home reversions.
Catholic Herald (non-executive); newspaper.
Sistema-Hals (non-executive director, corporate governance); Moscow-based real estate development, management and investment company.
Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc.
Articles in: Catholic Herald, Country Life, Estates Gazette, Planning, Evening Standard. I also chair conferences. The subjects in both cases are usually property, sustainable development and religious issues. The commitments arise largely from my previous profession of journalism and all payments go to Sancroft which provides research staff, information services, and all other facilities. Currently Sancroft would expect about £100,000 in payments, in respect of which I would receive some £30,000 in fees and dividends.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
12 February 2008, 100 tickets for the London Eye from Marks Barfield Architects.
(Registered 28 February 2008)
Land and Property
A residential and commercial property in London, owned by family.
Registrable shareholdings
Sancroft International Ltd.
GWYNNE, Andrew (Denton and Reddish)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (until 1 May 2008)+.
Overseas visits
2-7 September 2007, to Israel and Palestine with Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). Travel and hospitality paid for by LFI. Accommodation paid for by LFI at a rate discounted through the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Some hospitality provided by the Palestinian Legislative Council/Palestinian Authority. Travel within Israel/Palestine provided by LFI. Some travel within Israel provided by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(Registered 25 September 2007)
1-6 October 2007, to Hong Kong, at the invitation of the Hong Kong Government. Transport, accommodation and some meals were provided by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
(Registered 17 October 2007)
5-8 April 2008, to Norway's high north and Svalbard/Spitzbergen at the invitation of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, to monitor effects of global warming in the Arctic region. All transport, accommodation and hospitality paid for by the Government of Norway.
(Registered 21 April 2008)
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The Study Hacks Masterclass (Version 1.0)
Welcome to The Study Hacks Masterclass (3:57)
Pre-course exercise 1: Self assessment tool
Pre-course exercise 2: Letter from your Future Self
Mindset Hacks
Managing your mental iPod: Developing a positive mindset (5:49)
Strategy 1: Give the monkey a banana (1:02)
Strategy 2: The victory card deck (1:05)
How to develop a growth mindset (3:02)
Cultivating an attitude of gratitude (3:36)
Gratitude exercises: The Gratitude Diary and Jar of Awesome (3:12)
Summary sheet
Brain Hacks
Is sleep overrated? (6:05)
Cultivating good sleep hygiene (6:04)
The art of power napping (6:13)
Turbocharge your brain with exercise (5:23)
Summary sheet
Nutrition Hacks
Understanding your brain and the role of nutrition (2:06)
Junk food and your brain: What the research says (2:35)
How to turbocharge your brain with food (12:18)
How to eat for better sleep (6:15)
How to avoid a sugar crash (7:50)
Summary sheet
Relaxation Hacks
Understanding stress with Barbie and elastic bands (2:20)
Stress busting strategy 1: The 3-Sigh Breathing Technique and other meditations (1:47)
Stress busting strategy 2: The Snow White Method (0:55)
Stress busting strategy 3: Power Posing (0:51)
Summary sheet
Organisation Hacks
Using your second brain (your diary) (8:11)
Setting up your study space (5:05)
Keeping chaos at bay (3:59)
Summary sheet
Productivity Hacks
How to set goals and get stuff done (6:19)
Procrastination Busting: "I'll do it tomorrow" to "I'll do it now" (6:58)
The psychology of motivation: Start before you feel ready (6:04)
How to be a completionist (not a perfectionist) (5:36)
Should you listen to music when you study? (4:37)
Summary sheet
Study Hacks
How to study smarter, not harder (5:22)
The benefits of doodling (4:22)
Mind mapping: A step-by-step approach (6:17)
Ways to make studying less boring: Active study methods (6:54)
Homework versus Study: Are they the same thing? (6:50)
Note-making tips (5:36)
Snack Study versus Binge Study (2:55)
How to tackle challenging subjects (6:09)
Summary sheet
Exam Hacks
The Tim Tam Philosophy: Dealing with setbacks, mistakes, and failure (3:43)
Tackling the Beast of Overwhelm (7:21)
The importance of working with the syllabus (4:18)
How to effectively revise for your exams (12:22)
How to support each other and thrive (9:06)
Assignment Hacks
How to start an assignment (6:10)
The value of assignment planning (5:17)
How to write a first (rubbish) draft (9:13)
Overcoming writer's block (4:11)
How to not steal other people's ideas (5:48)
Proofreading made easy (6:09)
Summary sheet
Technology Hacks
Managing distractions online (5:32)
The importance of being search savvy (1:42)
Fact checking 101 (2:17)
Is it real news or fake news? (5:31)
Summary sheet
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Sugar Rush
20 travelers' comments:
- LV said...
That is what big sister's are supposed to do. Help whenever they can. I am not much on sweets either.
- February 22, 2013 at 6:11 PM
- Leovi said...
Beautiful photos with lovely hearts.
- February 24, 2013 at 7:40 AM
- Linda M. said...
Happy Pink Saturday, That is a lot of sugar but your tow children are the sweetest of all.
Joyous Wishes, Linda - February 24, 2013 at 9:02 AM
- Liz said...
Great shots. Have a fabulous week!
Liz (yacb) - February 25, 2013 at 2:39 AM
- Pie said...
Wow! That's a lot.
Blue Monday - February 25, 2013 at 8:25 AM
- Orlando Designs said...
Hes a lucky brother! My mom would have died to see my sister and I be good to each other as kids!
- February 25, 2013 at 4:54 PM
- Maria @ LSS said...
Lots of goodies!
- February 26, 2013 at 1:58 AM
- Roger Owen Green said...
sorry he was ill
ROG, ABC Wednesday team - February 26, 2013 at 10:30 AM
- Mai said...
yay, hooray for people who don't like sweets! we get to eat all the candies, right, mr. burrito? i wish i have someone like you in the family, rye and sis rose, haha. all my kids love sweets and we don't like to share our sweets. ms. burrito, i love your smile in the last photo.
visiting here for color connection and ABC Wednesday. :) - February 27, 2013 at 10:57 PM
- Ria C said...
Awww, so sweet and altruistic of big sister to give her goodies to little kiddo brother. That's what siblings are supposed to do - look after each other. :)
Love that bumble bee :) - February 28, 2013 at 3:30 PM
- Vernz Daily said...
wow, they're all grown ups, pretty and handsome... that's a lot of sweets... dropping by Rose, Have a wonderful day, God bless your family :)
- February 28, 2013 at 4:43 PM
- betchai said...
oh wow, i admire your daughter for naturally not into sweets, i wish i can say the same thing. she is such a darling, and those are a lot of goodies. :)
- February 28, 2013 at 5:44 PM
- Dhemz said...
daming sweet treats...Akesha still has some candies hidden in the pantry...I think she forgot about it...lol!
- February 28, 2013 at 6:06 PM
- Lainy said...
It's rare for children not to like sweets. You are such a sweet darling elder sis, Rhy. Keep it up.
- February 28, 2013 at 6:23 PM
- papaleng said...
Ayos, your Ms. Burrito is so sweet. Akalain mo, iwas siya sa diabetes, but his kuya must watch out. To much sweet will take its toll in the long run. But I know, as parents we will not tolerate unhealthy eating habits.
- February 28, 2013 at 7:58 PM
- Jessica Cassidy said...
Sis Rose, you have gorgeous kids :-) Look at all those sweet treats for your Burritos :-) am sure the little brother loves all his sweet treats that his friends in school gave him :-) My kids received many sweet treats as well Sis Rose but have to check the little K's treats for any peanut as she is allergic to it :-)
- March 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM
- kulasa said...
that last photo is my favorite here! what a precious smile! little Ms. Buritto has an awesome winning smile! I can imagine the joy of your little Mr seeing the sweet treats! I pray he does not get sick ever again :) have a lovely weekend!
- March 1, 2013 at 5:59 PM
- Sandra said...
Beautiful kids, indeed. They know how to share what they have to their siblings. So sweet. As sweet as the treats! :D
- March 2, 2013 at 7:25 AM
- nuts said...
Oh colorful photos! Just drop by for some love, not spam, lol.. got too many spam in my blogs too and I put some equation to anwer for spammers, lol. anyways, miss your colorful post.. Just a quick visit sis! miss you!
- March 4, 2013 at 5:33 AM
- Chubskulit Rose said...
Hahaha sis, I gotta hand it to the spammers though because they really say great things about your blog but it's obvious that it has so much sugar coating on it lol.
- March 4, 2013 at 5:42 AM
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015, and represents good news for our nation's schools. This bipartisan measure reauthorizes the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation's national education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students.
The new law builds on key areas of progress in recent years, made possible by the efforts of educators, communities, parents, and students across the country.
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By Lateef Mungin
(CNN) — Move over, Mauna Loa.
A group of scientists say they've found a volcano bigger than you.
Way bigger.
An underwater volcano dubbed Tamu Massif was found some 1,000 miles east of Japan, says William Sager, a professor at the University of Houston, who led a team of scientists in the discovery.
The volcano was partly named in honor of Texas A&M University, where Sager worked for 29 years before moving to the University of Houston. Tamu is the university's abbreviation while massif is the French word for "massive" and a scientific term for a large mountain mass, according to Sager.
The volcano is about the size of the state of New Mexico and is among the largest in the Solar System, Sager says.
Tamu Massif covers an area of about 120,000 square miles. In comparison, the largest active volcano on Earth, Hawaii's Mauna Loa, is about 2,000 square miles, Sager says.
"It's shape is different from any other sub-marine volcano found on Earth, and it's very possible it can give us some clues about how massive volcanoes can form," Sager says.
Tamu Massif is believed to be about 145 million years old, and became inactive within a few million years after it was formed.


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Come join DFW Writers Workshop and the Dallas Public Library for National Novel Writing Month.
We're hosting a three-step extravaganza that includes: a kick-off panel, write-ins with published authors who will be available for consultations, and an end-of-season class. You won't regret it!
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Antonia Williams-Gary has been an opinion columnist for The South Florida Times since 2008; for which she continues to write. She moved to Dallas, Texas four years ago to complete her memoir. She joined the DFW Writers' Workshop in 2014 to have her manuscript critiqued and supported by that fellowship of writers. Now completed, Antonia has signed a contract with Janell W. Aygeman of Marie Brown and Associates, a nationally based literary agent, and is awaiting a publisher for her work.
Arianne "Tex" Thompson is home-grown Texas success story. After earning a bachelor's degree in history and a master's in literature, she channeled her passion for exciting, innovative, and inclusive fiction into the Children of the Drought – an internationally-published epic fantasy Western series from Solaris. You can find her at http://www.thetexfiles.com and @tex_maam.
Brooke Fossey is the President of DFW Writers' Workshop, which boasts a membership of nearly 200 Dallas area authors. She is a proud Tin House Winter Workshop alumna, and is represented by Jeff Kleinman of Folio Literary. You can find her @BAFossey.
Melissa Lenhardt is the author the Jack McBride mystery series, as well as the Laura Elliston historical fiction series. Her debut mystery, STILLWATER, was a finalist for the 2014 Whidbey Writers' MFA Alumni Emerging Writers Contest, and SAWBONES, her historical fiction debut, was hailed as a "thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new subgenre: the feminist Western" by Lone Star Literary Life. A lifelong Texan, she lives in the Dallas area with her husband and two sons. You can find her at melissalenhardt.com and @MelLenhardt.
Shawn Scarber lives and works in North Texas. He's written a number of short stories that have appeared in magazines, collections, and e-zines. You can find links to his works at shawnscarber.com and follow him on twitter @obliquefiction.
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Dark Wish
Yumoyori Wilson
(The Starlight Gods, #1)
Publication date: September 8th 2017
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
What do you get when you add free and dumb?
My name is Makoto Heart and I've always wished for a chance at freedom. Every day, I prayed before the Starlight gods, asking for their divine assistance in accomplishing such a difficult task.
Being an experiment for as long as I can remember, my hopes of obtaining freedom have diminished, drastically. The disappointment haunted me, as myself and my spirits struggled to survive. I had no hope left, believing my final plea fell upon deaf ears, yet again.
But what happens when my prayers are finally answered? I'm thrust into fulfilling a destiny, with the help of six star knights. Suddenly, I am no longer experiment 555, but the stolen princess of Heila.
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~In Stars We Trust~
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"Mako…can I kiss you?" He asked quietly, his voice deep and husky, the sound made my stomach flipped; my body ignited to life, craving his touch."Okay." I whispered back, my heart racing with anticipation.
He leaned in slowly. I allowed my eyes to close as his lips pressed lightly against mine. They were smooth and moist, the kiss was soft and inviting, but ended quickly. He pulled back slightly, allowing a second to pass, waiting for me to tell him to stop.
I didn't want him too, my mind raced with a sudden desire to feel his lips against mine, once more. And again, he pressed his lips against mine, firmer this time. His resting hand moved to cradle my head as he deepened the kiss, our lips interlocking. His taste was sensational, the rich hazelnut flavor of coffee still lingered on his lips.
My arms roved over his torso slowly, venturing over his sculpted chest, causing him to shudder. I silently cursed at the soft fabric of his shirt, as it hindered me from touching his skin. My hands continued their ascent over his chest, reaching his shoulders, wrapping around his neck. We pressed against each other; the hardness of his sculpted body pressed against mine, sending a shockwave of electricity through me.
My lips pressed firmly against his, letting him know I wanted more – I needed more, and he delivered accordingly.
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By the second night of the job, the team from Riga-Mainz had also assembled the latest addition to the company's crane fleet in addition to an LTM 1500-8.1. The Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane had to show what it could do tackling one of its very first jobs.
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Dark Mountain issue 2 cover by Rima Staines.
What have you been doing since the last Uncivilisation Festival? It's been over a year and I presume you've been suitably busy…
Yes, viagra last year's Uncivilisation does feel like a long time ago. I think it's safe to say that neither Paul Kingsnorth nor I had ever imagined we'd find ourselves running a festival. It happened by accident. We were writers, we'd written a manifesto with the idea of starting a journal of stories and ideas — and then we got invited to use this venue in Llangollen for a weekend to bring together all these people for whom the manifesto meant something. It was an intense experience. (Read our post 2010 festival interview with Dougald Hine.)
Afterwards, we took some time out to reflect and decide what we wanted to do next. We started to hear from people who were running their own Dark Mountain events, which was very cool, and from bands who were releasing records inspired by the project. It's a humbling experience, seeing other people respond to something you've written and take it to completely unexpected places, and do something beautiful with it.
Cernunnos – from Dougie Strang's Liminal.
We knew we were going to do another book. We had writers getting in touch who we'd really admired, people like David Abram and Naomi Klein, and new writers sending us amazing work that spoke from the middle of the chaos we're living through, or from the wild places at the edges. And as Issue Two came together, we realised we had to do another festival. There's only so far you can go in print, or online. Beyond a certain point, you need to create spaces for people to come together face to face, to have conversations, to laugh and cry and hold onto each other. So yes, Uncivilisation is back, another gathering of stories and ideas, performances and encounters.
Mark Boyle at last year's Dark Mountain Festival.
What are your feelings about climate change thinking and activism at the moment in the UK and worldwide? And in terms of the other associated problems we face? A lot has changed since May 2010…
It feels like there's a new conversation opening up, with a rawness and an honesty to it. I'm thinking of the piece Shaun Chamberlin wrote after Just Do It the film came out, and also of an article of George Monbiot's from a couple of months ago. You compare that to the debates we had with George in the first year or so of Dark Mountain, which feel pretty sterile to me in retrospect, and there's a sense that even as the situation becomes more desperate, in many ways, people are reaching deeper into themselves.
The roundwood timber frame classroom at the Sustainability Centre built by Ben Law. Photo courtesy of Permaculture.
And meanwhile, I think it's dawning on many more people just what a multi-layered mess we're in. The entanglement between the ecological crisis and the social and economic unravelling of the world we grew up in. I'm struck by how fast history seems to be moving these days, how quickly the ground of "normality" is shifting. Even in mainstream politics, the fabric is wearing thin, the gap between the official version of reality and people's lived experience becomes more obvious.
What will be different about this year's festival?
It feels like we're consciously approaching it as a journey that people go through. You arrive and you've left behind your everyday life, and you need permission to enter into this other kind of space, where it's safe to feel things and have conversations you might not do with your colleagues or your friends back home. So the first night is full of magical performances, feral choirs and storytellers and lyrical boat-dwellers and music by lamplight.
Then the Saturday daytime is where we can have big conversations about the past and the future, going into the ways people have made life work and made life meaningful in difficult times. By the Saturday night, you need to let your hair down, so we've got some real party music with bands like Merry Hell. Then on Sunday, as you're turning for home, there's more space for sessions about practical projects building parallel infrastructure and ways of getting involved in things back in the day-to-day world that have an edge of deep resilience, that allow you to take back some of the meaning and perspective that Dark Mountain is hopefully making room for.
What special new speakers and activities are you particularly excited about and why?
Personally, I'm looking forward to Tom Hirons' storytelling on the Friday night, and the Collapsonomics panel on the Saturday morning. That's going to be a group of speakers who have personal experience of living through economic and social crisis — in the USSR, in Ireland and Iceland. They're also all people who have an inside understanding of how the systems we depend on work, financial systems, tech systems. I'm expecting to learn a lot from that conversation.
Graph to show life expectancy and financial equality, from Vinay Gupta's website.
And there are a couple of people who really stood out last year, who I'm really delighted are coming back. Vinay Gupta, who I'll be interviewing on the Saturday afternoon, who's this extraordinary hybrid between a Scots engineer and an Indian mystic, talking about these deeply practical projects he develops for working in the aftermath of disasters, but also the roots of his ability to think clearly about this stuff in the tradition of the 'kapilika', 'the bearers of the skull bowl', constantly facing your own mortality. And Jay Griffiths, who was one of the most moving speakers last year, she'll be back to talk about the songlines and dream-shrines of West Papua.
Why did you choose to host this year's Uncivilisation Festival at the Sustainability Centre? How many people do you hope will attend?
One thing we learned from last year is that the festival is as much about the people you meet as the speakers or the bands you see. So we wanted a venue with lots of space for conversations, walks in the woods, gatherings around campfires. We're expecting about three hundred people, this time. It's important to us that it's a human-scale event, that there's chance for us to meet people and hang out with them.
The philosophy of Dark Mountain has been described as moody, poetic and a bit devoid of hope. How do you respond when people say this to you?
To be honest, I know this is an impression people sometimes have at second- or third-hand, but it's not something I get asked much by people who've actually had any contact with us. If you check out the video of people at last year's festival, 'hope' is actually one of the words that comes up when people try to describe what they've experienced.
Now, that might seem strange, given that the starting point for Dark Mountain is admitting how deep a mess we're in — letting go of the fantasy that we can take control of this reeling world, which, for all the wonders of science, we only partly understand. But hope is a strange thing — it's not the same as optimism, or having a plan. It's an attitude, a way of being in the world, treating each other well and finding meaning, even in the dark times. Go back to the Greek myths, and the last thing out of Pandora's Box, after all the evils of the world, is hope.
What's next for the Dark Mountain Project?
We're going to take some time out this autumn, before we come back and start working on the next book and the other plans we've been brewing. For me, it will be a time to weave some of the threads from Dark Mountain into the other things I'm working on — The University Project, where we're creating new pockets and pathways for the cultivation of knowledge, and Space Makers, and the patchwork of other people and projects I've been stumbling across which share this search for what works and what makes life meaningful, when the future hasn't turned out the way the grown-ups said it would.
See my full listing for Uncivilisation here. Anyone who is interested in positive ways that we can tackle multiple crises together should put the dates in the diary right now: 19th-21st August, and book those tickets now.
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On Sunday 21 July this year, the Government announced that they had launched their consultation on the abolition of Section 21. The consultation, which will only cover England, will be open for 12 weeks closing on Saturday 12 October.
In the consultation, the Government proposes to remove Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) from the Housing Act 1988, essentially making assured tenancies the only type of tenancy available to landlords.
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If the decision is made by the Government to move forward with the proposed changes and they are passed into law, there will be a transitional period of six months before the law comes into full effect. So, if nothing else changes and this matter is prioritised, we could see it come into place either towards the end of next year or perhaps early in 2021.
Would the changes impact tenancies currently in place?
According to Iain McKenzie, CEO of The Guild of Property Professionals, there has been confirmation that the Government plan for the changes not to be retrospective. "What this means is that should the law come into place, it will not impact tenancies that are already in place at the time it is passed. So, landlords in these agreements will still be able to use Section 21 until the tenancy comes to an end. Any new agreement thereafter will then become an assured tenancy," he adds.
What if the landlord or tenant wants to end the agreement?
If the landlord wishes to terminate an assured tenancy, they will have to give the tenant a Section 8 eviction notice based on one of the grounds specified in Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988.
"In the instance where the tenant decides to end the tenancy, they would have to give one month's notice, but only at the end of a fixed-term tenancy or during a periodic tenancy, unless their agreement includes a break clause," explains McKenzie.
A reformed Section 8 Notice process
If Section 21 is abolished, other aspects will need to come into play to protect landlords such as the improvement of the Section 8 notice process. The Government is proposing that the process for possession be accelerated, removing the need for a court hearing if unchallenged by then tenant.
McKenzie says: "There are several other changes that the Government will be looking to make to Section 8 to mitigate the loss of Section 21, such as adding a new ground into Section 8 for when a landlord wishes to sell the property or widening the current grounds to cover a landlord, their spouse, partner, or family member, should they wish to move into the property."
It is also proposed to strengthen the current mandatory ground 8, which pertains to rent arrears, as well as ground 13 to allow landlords to use this if tenants routinely refuse access to the property for safety checks and repairs.
For tenants, the Government wishes to include the prescribed information requirements that currently exist via the Deregulation Act for the valid use of Section 21 in the Section 8 process to ensure their existing protection is maintained.
Impact on rentals
Even with the proposed amendments to the Section 8 process, with Section 21 abolished, landlords will feel they have fewer options when dealing with defaulting tenants – which will have repercussions on the rental market.
"If landlords feel they have less protection the likelihood is that they will become far more risk-averse and less likely to want to rent out their property. This could mean the supply of rental properties would decrease, which in the long term could push up rental prices. Landlords will also be far more stringent in their tenant selection process, meaning some tenants may find it far more difficult to find a place to live," says McKenzie.
What should landlords do to prepare?
The Guild's inhouse Compliance Officer, Paul Offley, says: "It is important that landlords have a workable process for obtaining possession where there is a justified need for them to do so. Any process which helps execute this process, whilst being fair to the tenant, has got to be seen as a positive move. Any change brings concern but providing MHCLG is working with organisations like The Guild and that they listen to the feedback they receive, then hopefully this will benefit all parties concerned."
To find out more about what the Government is proposing read this article.
If you are looking to rent your property, find your local Guild Member.


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The Utilities and Transportation Commission regulates the rates for Olympic Pipe Line's transportation of petroleum within the state of Washington.
The rates published in this tariff are for the intrastate of Petroleum Products through the pipelines of Olympic Pipe line Company LLC and are subject to the rules and regulations contained in WUTC No. 17, supplements thereto or successive reissues thereof.
Tariff WUTC No. 57 (Rates)
WUTC No. 17 - Supplement 9 (Rules and Regulations)
Note: This tariff filing is made in accordance with the Amended Olympic Settlement Agreement approved by the Commission on December 4, 2008, Order No. 5 to Docket No. 031973 as amended in Docket No. TO-190267.


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Abortion in Flemington, NJ
We offer the following abortion services:
Medication Abortion / Abortion Pill
If your last period was more than 12 weeks ago, we can still help. Call us for a referral list of health care providers in your area that offer other abortion services.
Abortion pill (medication abortion) services are available on a walk-in basis and by appointment.
We'll follow up with you, if you'd like, within 1-2 weeks to make sure your abortion is complete and that you are well. In the unlikely event that you are still pregnant, you may need another dose of medicine or to have an in-clinic abortion to end the pregnancy.
We'll also give you after-care instructions and a phone number you can call with any questions or concerns.
Please contact this health center for abortion services pricing information.
If you don't have insurance and need help paying for your abortion, call us. We may be able to help you with financial assistance. You can also go to AbortionFunds.org for financial help.
Additional Abortion Support
Before your abortion, our expert and caring staff will discuss all of your pregnancy options with you to help you make sure abortion is the best decision for you. We'll also talk with you about your health history to make sure we're providing the best care for you.
We also offer the following services at this clinic:
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J. Crew Taps Michelle Obama to Sell Clothes
With a little bit of Gmail contextual wizardry, J. Crew is capitalizing on Obama and his wife Michelle with a text ad that leads to a landing page which reads, "All politics aside...this outfit gets our vote."
Simple. Smart. Obvious. With all the contextual fuckery that exists, it's nice to occasionally see one execution that's actually relevant and isn't selling turpentine to young teens who drink it to force abortions.


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Call of Cthulhu RPG: 7th Berlin: The Wicked City
Unveiling the Mythos in Weimar Germany
In the aftermath of the Great War, Berlin has a reputation for licentiousness. A place where anything may be had for the right price. It is both a city of hedonism and a city of business; its streets overflow with disabled veterans, prostitutes, destitute immigrants, and political agitators—all rubbing shoulders with buttoned-down businessmen, scholars, and artists. The gutters run with the blood of political assassinations, where Communists and völkisch Nationalists clash with each other, as well as with the police. Long into the evenings, Berlin's world-famous cabarets offer music, dance, and titillating entertainment in stark contrast to the gray buildings that run on for endless miles along the sprawling city's byways.
Into this bubbling stew, Berlin the Wicked City introduces the weird elements of the Cthulhu Mythos. A hotbed of occult organizations, strange cults, and half-whispered lore. Amid the wicked air of the world's capital of sin, the very nature of what it means to be human is questioned. And, as the city hurtles toward its inevitable dark destiny, the oppressive atmosphere pushes the sanity of investigators to its breaking point.
This book presents an overview of 1920s Berlin as it would be experienced by visitors and residents of the time. Guidelines are presented for creating investigators for a Berlin-centric campaign, as well as investigator organizations to help bind groups together. Notable personalities, key locations, and a system for generating details of the urban landscape on the fly are provided. With crime and punishment, the city's underworld, and also its high culture detailed, the tools provided help the Keeper gain an understanding of what makes Berlin unique.
Three scenarios, spanning the history of Berlin between the end of the Great War and the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, contain colorful details of Berlin and its inhabitants and may be run as stand-alone adventures or linked together to form a mini-campaign.


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So I know I just posted another spring vegetable recipe last week, but I couldn't wait to share this one as well. You all know I love risotto, and I've been looking forward to making a spring version since... well pretty much since last summer. I've had my eye on Ina Garten's recipe, but then I saw this one from Cook's Illustrated. Now Ina and Cook's Illustrated are probably my 2 favorite recipe sources, so I wasn't sure which one to use. It pretty much came down to calories, and this version is lighter. I also like how it uses the "refuse" of the veggies and herbs to create a flavorful broth.
Risotto is typically a very rich dish, but this risotto somehow still tastes light. I added some seared scallops to Joey's, but I kept mine vegetarian. It was without doubt the lightest and freshest tasting risotto I've ever made, and I was floored when Joey said it was his favorite. And at under 400 calories per serving, I'll definitely be making this again and again this spring.
Spring Vegetable Risotto
adapted from Cook's Illustrated, Light and Healthy
- 2 Tablespoons minced fresh parsley, stems reservd
- 2 Tablespoons minced fresh mint, stems reserved
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 bunch asparagus (about 1 pound), ends trimmed and reserved, spears cut on the bias into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 pound leeks, greens reserved, white and light green parts halved lengthwise, sliced thin, and rinsed (about 4 cups)
- 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
- 3 cups water
- 1 Tablespoon canola oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 1/2 cups arborio rice
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Combine the vegetable broth and water in a medium saucepan, and turn to medium-high heat. Chop the tough asparagus ends and leek greens into rough 1/2 inch pieces. Add to the broth, along with the reserved mint and parsley stems, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Strain the broth through a fine-mesh strainer into a medium bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids, and return the broth to the saucepan. Set over low heat and cover to keep warm.
Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add the asparagus, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook, stirring often, until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the peas, and continue too cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Transfer the vegetables to a plate and set aside.
Combine the remaining 1 teaspoon of oil, leeks, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in the pot. Cover and cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8-10 minutes. Uncover and increase the heat to medium. Stir in the garlic, and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
Add the rice and cook, stirring constantly, until the ends of the kernels are transparent, 2-3 minutes. Stir in the wine, and cook, stirring often, until it has been completely absorbed, another 3 minutes.
Stir 3 cups of broth and continue to simmer, stirring every few minutes, until the liquid has been absorbed and the bottom of the pot is almost dry, 12 minutes.
Stir in 1/2 cup more broth every few minutes, as needed to keep the bottom of the pot from drying out. Continue cook, stirring often, until the rice is al dente, 10-12 minutes.
Remove from heat, and vigorously stir in the cheese, butter, and lemon juice, then gently fold in the reserved asparagus and peas. Season with salt and pepper if necessary, and serve immediately, sprinkling each portion with the gremolata.


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Hear Neil Young Take on Bob Dylan's 'Times They Are a-Changin"
Neil Young has released a solo update of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin.'" You can check it out over at his archives website.
A Top 10 U.K. hit in 1963, "The Times They Are a-Changin'" was Dylan's third single, and the title track from his third album. On the new cover, Young plays guitar and harmonica and sings on a largely faithful recording made in June during his "fireside sessions."
He and Dylan co-headlined a string of shows in Europe in 2019, including a stop at Hyde Park in London. Young has since announced a series of archival projects after concert activity came to a halt because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Perhaps the most highly anticipated is Neil Young Archives Volume 2, which is set to span his 1973-82 era. Young has said the set will be "full of albums that weren't there before — stuff I did that I never put out," presumably including 1976's Chrome Dreams and the following year's Oceanside-Countryside. Young first mentioned this project after Volume 1 debuted in 2009.
Volume 2 is scheduled for release on Nov. 6, also via his Neil Young Archives website. He'll issue Return to Greendale, a live set from the Crazy Horse tour in support of 2003's Greendale, on the same day. Way Down in the Rust Bucket, a Crazy Horse show recorded in 1990 at the Catalyst Club in Santa Cruz, Calif., is due on Dec. 6.
All of it follows the long-awaited release of Young's lost album Homegrown, which finally arrived earlier this summer.
See Neil Young Among Canada's Top 10 Rock Acts
Why Don't More People Like This Bob Dylan Album?


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The complexity of managing corporate content–indeed, corporate intellectual assets—has never been greater. New tablet & mobile devices, BYOD policies, cloud and mobile productivity are just a few of the challenges. With all of these new challenges, legacy ECM platforms and SharePoint put IT in a no-win situation. Alfresco is hosting this key event in your city so you can learn how to get more from your corporate content. With Alfresco you can:
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Well, more accurately, the chorus is probably my very favorite thing. Either way, we're proud to debut our second video from the new PS22 Chorus of 2009! This is a beautiful version of "My Favorite Things" by Rodgers & Hammerstein from the Oscar-winning musical, The Sound Of Music. And Allie is showing that she's more than ready for the Broadway stage!!
Check out the chorus performance of "My Favorite Things at this year's holiday show!)


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Error Suggestion:
Understanding SC 3.3.3
3.3.3 Error Suggestion: If an input error is automatically detected and suggestions for correction are known, then the suggestions are provided to the user, unless it would jeopardize the security or purpose of the content. (Level AA)
Intent of this Success Criterion
The intent of this Success Criterion is to ensure that users receive appropriate suggestions for correction of an input error if it is possible. The WCAG 2.0 definition of "input error" says that it is "information provided by the user that is not accepted" by the system. Some examples of information that is not accepted include information that is required but omitted by the user and information that is provided by the user but that falls outside the required data format or allowed values.
Success Criterion 3.3.1 provides for notification of errors. However, persons with cognitive limitations may find it difficult to understand how to correct the errors. People with visual disabilities may not be able to figure out exactly how to correct the error. In the case of an unsuccessful form submission, users may abandon the form because they may be unsure of how to correct the error even though they are aware that it has occurred.
The content author may provide the description of the error, or the user agent may provide the description of the error based on technology-specific, programmatically determined information.
Specific Benefits of Success Criterion 3.3.3:
Providing information about how to correct input errors allows users who have learning disabilities to fill in a form successfully. Users who are blind or have impaired vision understand more easily the nature of the input error and how to correct it. People with motion impairment can reduce the number of times they need to change an input value.
Examples of Success Criterion 3.3.3
Additional Help for Correcting An Input Error
The result of a form that was not successfully submitted describes an input error in place in the page along with the correct input and offers additional help for the form field that caused the input error.
Suggestions from a Limited Set of Values
An input field requires that a month name be entered. If the user enters "12," suggestions for correction may include
A list of the acceptable values, e.g., "Choose one of: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December."
A description of the set of values, e.g., "Please provide the name of the month."
The conversion of the input data interpreted as a different month format, e.g., "Do you mean 'December'?"
Related Resources
Resources are for information purposes only, no endorsement implied.
(none currently documented)
Techniques and Failures for Success Criterion 3.3.3 - Error Suggestion
Each numbered item in this section represents a technique or combination of techniques that the WCAG Working Group deems sufficient for meeting this Success Criterion. [begin change]However, it is not necessary to use these particular techniques. Any techniques, whether published by the WCAG group or not, can be sufficient if a) they satisfy the Success Criterion and b) all of the WCAG 2.0 conformance requirements have been met.[end change]
Note: In some cases, more than one of these situations may apply. For example, when a mandatory field also requires the data to be in a specific format.
Sufficient Techniques
Instructions: Select the situation below that matches your content. Each situation includes techniques or combinations of techniques that are known and documented to be sufficient for that situation.
Situation B: If information for a field is required to be in a specific data format:
G85: Providing a text description when user input falls outside the required format or values
SCR18: Providing client-side validation and alert (Scripting)
SCR32: Providing client-side validation and adding error text via the DOM (Scripting)
FLASH12: Providing client-side validation and adding error text via the accessible description (Flash)
PDF22: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms (PDF)
Situation C: Information provided by the user is required to be one of a limited set of values:
SCR18: Providing client-side validation and alert (Scripting)
SCR32: Providing client-side validation and adding error text via the DOM (Scripting)
FLASH12: Providing client-side validation and adding error text via the accessible description (Flash)
PDF22: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms (PDF)
Additional Techniques (Advisory) for 3.3.3
Although not required for conformance, the following additional techniques should be considered in order to make content more accessible. Not all techniques can be used or would be effective in all situations.
G139: Creating a mechanism that allows users to jump to errors
Making error messages easy to understand and distinguishable from other text in the Web page (future link)
Validating form submissions on the server (future link)
When mandatory information has not been provided, including descriptions or examples of correct information in addition to identifying the field as mandatory (future link)
Repeating and emphasizing suggestions for correcting each input error in the context of its form field (future link)
Providing a way for the user to skip from each item in a list of suggestions to its corresponding form field (future link)
Providing additional contextual help for the form field requiring change (future link)
Accepting input data in a variety of formats (future link)
G199: Providing success feedback when data is submitted successfully
Techniques for providing suggestions to the user (Advisory)
Providing a text description that contains information about the number of input errors, suggestions for corrections to each item, and instructions on how to proceed (future link)
Providing a text description that contains suggestions for correction as the first item (or one of the first items) of content, or emphasizing this information in the content (future link)
Displaying errors and suggestions in the context of the original form (for example, re-displaying a form where input errors and suggestions for correction are highlighted and displayed in the context of the original form) (future link)
HTML Techniques (Advisory)
Providing "correct examples" for data and data formats as initial text in mandatory form fields (future link)
Providing links to suggested correction text "close to" form fields, or providing the suggested correction text itself directly on the Web page "next to" form fields (future link)
Client-Side Scripting Techniques (Advisory)
SCR18: Providing client-side validation and alert (Scripting)
Providing client-side validation and adding error text via the DOM (future link)
Calling a function from the submit action of a form to perform client side validation (future link)
Common Failures for SC 3.3.3
The following are common mistakes that are considered failures of Success Criterion 3.3.3 by the WCAG Working Group.
(No failures currently documented)
Key Terms
- input error
information provided by the user that is not accepted
Note: This includes:
Information that is required by the Web page but omitted by the user
Information that is provided by the user but that falls outside the required data format or values


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Which factors affect plant growth and bloom?
Growing crops that thrive can be quite challenging, as there are 6 factors that affect the growth and bloom of your produce: nutrition, water supply, light intensity, oxygen and CO2. Continue reading, as we will explain their influence in more detail.
Growth explained
Let's start by exploring the definition of 'growth'. As your crop grows, it increases in size, due to the development of new cells and the expansion of existing ones. Plants grow when their photosynthesis exceeds their breathing. Photosynthesis is the plant's chlorophyll process, in which it uses light energy to convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates. The plant then burns these sugars when it breathes. The energy that is released enables the plant to grow.
The growth factors
Optimal growth requires the proportionate enhancement of the 6 factors mentioned above. Should one of these factors be less than optimal, than the plant's growth could be hindered.
- Water supply: water uptake is vital to ensure maximum growth. After all, the plant absorbs nutrients through its roots, in the form of moisture. The more roots, the higher the nutrient uptake. Therefore, make sure you maintain stable pH-levels to prevent damage to the roots. When your plant lowers its head, it might be due to problems with the water supply.
- Nutrition: most of your crop's building blocks are present in the atmosphere. Fertilisation only affects growth by about 6 per cent. As such, do not use more fertiliser than necessary, as this could hamper growth.
- Light intensity: plants grow by burning glucose. These sugars are the product of light energy (the photosynthetic process). Hence, a plant needs sufficient light. Root growth especially is hampered by light deficiency, hindering the plant's nutrient uptake.
- Oxygen and CO2: plants needoxygen to breathe.Overwatering will flush out the oxygen from the soil, leading to root rot. In addition, plants need CO2 to produce glucose, but there is plenty of that in the atmosphere.
- Temperature: make sure the soil temperature is about 20°C. Temperatures greatly affect growth rate. Too high (above 30°C) and photosynthesis will decrease. Too low and growth, fruit formation and flowering will slow down.
- Air humidity: when humidity is too low or too high, it can hinder crop growth. Too high and it will hamper the plant´s ability to vaporise water through its leaves, resulting in decreased absorption of water and nutrients through the roots. It will also increase the chance of fungi taking hold. When humidity is too low, your plant may start showing signs of burning, resulting in a loss of chlorophyll.
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Have you got any more questions about plant growth? Then feel free to contact our expert employees, as they look forward to helping you out with information about boosting your plant's growth and bloom.


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