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Kempton -
lighting director
to my website. I am a television lighting director with nearly
30 years' experience. In recent years I have asked to be
credited as 'lighting designer' on a number of shows as I feel it
describes rather better what I do.
website is aimed at producers, directors and production managers
seeking a suitable LD for their next show. If you fall into
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on the buttons on the left for more information. The 'CV' page
gives a summary of my television career and a selection of about
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trade as a limited company - Martin Kempton Lighting Ltd. The
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relevant button.
if it's all a bit 'me! me! me!' I'm not usually like this, (at
least, I hope not), but it's hard to know quite how to present myself
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the... well you get the picture.
for students...
am occasionally contacted by people seeking info about what the job
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you're interested, here's a link to my IMDb page
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Who Dares Wins
Prime Minister (2012)
You Cannot Be Serious!
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Education Research International
Volume 2012, Article ID 325419, 12 pages
University-School Collaborative Networks: A Strategy to Improve the Professional Skills of Future Teachers
Faculty of Education, University of Cordoba, Avenida San Alberto Magno s/n, 14004 Cordoba, Spain
Received 31 March 2012; Revised 18 October 2012; Accepted 23 October 2012
Academic Editor: Bernhard Schmidt-Hertha
Copyright © 2012 Rosario Mérida Serrano et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
Rosario Mérida Serrano, María de los Ángeles Olivares García, and Elena González Alfaya, "University-School Collaborative Networks: A Strategy to Improve the Professional Skills of Future Teachers," Education Research International, vol. 2012, Article ID 325419, 12 pages, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/325419.

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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Hanging On a Star
12 comments:
- bazza said...
Ahh! It's good to see you back to what passes for normal! Really missed your posts Kelly.
I think the challenge you have set yourself will be a kind of public therapy. Hooray!
Click here for Bazza's Blog 'To Discover Ice'
- 12/12/2011
- The Angry Lurker said...
I hear they cancelled the 21st deal...we're all going to live now..even after I maxed out the credit cards.
- 12/12/2011
- Pickleope said...
If that's a real email address, you are a blogging evil genius. No guilt needed.
I never realized how much Bachmann looked like Batboy. It's uncanny.
I admire your motives to blog everyday and I look forward to reading your insanity, but I'm also afraid you'll burn yourself out. Moderation good sir.
- 12/12/2011
- Hiccups said...
A new financial study by Gallup reveals that more People in america believe the US financial climate is in a depressionary condition more than it is in restoration.
- 12/12/2011
- Kelly said...
bazza- Thanks, my friend. I think you're right about the challenge as being good therapy. When I take leave of my blog and my senses, I wonder, at times, if I should force myself to blog like this everyday- to benefit my sense of well being. Then there's that "do things in moderation" viewpoint, as well. Ah, the battles within.
Hope you're doing A-Okay, bazza. I look forward to checking out your blog and leaving a holly jolly comment and a festive piece of poo.
- 12/12/2011
- Kelly said...
The Angry Lurker- We're not having Doomsday next year, as planned? Damn... and I just bought a sexy new outfit for the occasion.
- 12/12/2011
- Kelly said...
Pickleope- I'm an evil blogging genius. You, too, can be an evil blogging genius by just dropping off your gently used coats at the B & J supermarket along Bobblehead Lane, just off state road 69.
Yeah, there's an actual picture on the net, comparing her and Bat Boy, side by side. Maybe you've seen it, even framed it and are now worshiping it, as we speak. I don't think I'll burn myself out like I did last Spring with the same type of challenge. This one won't last as long. I appreciate the worry over it, though. I like challenging myself every so often with a lot of stuff in life. I think it will be fun.
- 12/12/2011
- Kelly said...
Hiccups- I easily believe that could be true.
- 12/12/2011
- Annabelle said...
oh i do hate it when the depression gets the claws in good and deep.
glad youre poking your crazy lil head back up though.
kick some ass and take some names
- 12/12/2011
- Kelly said...
Annabelle- Me, too, concerning that nasty ol' Depression Monster. I DO PLAN on kickin' ass and takin' names. I feel like a volcano of insanity, ready to blow my top and spew my lava of love.
Thanks for your support. I'll be dropping by your blog to offer my infinite wisdom, shortly. Ho ho ho.
- 12/12/2011
- THE SNEE said...
Yay, Kelly! You are bloggy challenging again! I LIKE that. It's definitely the season to be jolly now. I hope that writing will release the blues to make your world all rainbowish. Psychodelic colors look very nice on snow. Do you have any yet? Snow? We've had two storms, but we are without the white stuff now. It allows me to forage for birch tree bark without slipping and falling. Yes, I keep away the deep, dark, big D by foraging. Apparently, collecting things on the forest floor makes me feel rainbowish.
- 12/13/2011
- Kelly said...
THE SNEE- Ha ha.... Thank you, Rebecca. I feel like a big ol' pop star has been that hasn't put out any new tunes for awhile and then- BLAMO- he goes out on tour and he is once again loved by all and worshiped and stuff.
Or maybe not. :)
I think you're right about writing the blues away. Part of this strategy is to force me to keep blogging every day. Since I'm a natural warrior and I am always up for a challenge or fight, I figure this will do the trick. We've had some snow. but not enough to stick on the ground yet. Hearing that you've had two storms, already, is a little startling. Foraging sounds like a unique and interesting way to keep the blues at bay. :) Hey, that rhymed! Have a rainbowish time!
- 12/13/2011


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We asked Cheryl to tell us something about what lay behind her book, and this is what she had to say:
Truthfully, I already had the idea for Undercover Cruising before the Basket call came out but it was the perfect fit. The fantasy scenario of the person you're crushing on happening to be on the same cruise…like its fate! That lined up perfectly with Essie's gifts. Of course it can't all be easy. One of these hot guys happens to be undercover!
I can be so mean to my characters sometime ☺ Hot M/M with the men stuck on a gay cruise with bad guys makes it tricky. How do you tell the good guys from bad? How does our hero, Carlos, keep his cover from Red? Even better, this particular call let me add a twist that was perfect. That touch of magic to get the perfect clue delivered at the perfect time.
Random tidbit: One of the hardest parts of this book was the odd bits of research that came up. Who has jurisdiction on a cruise ship? Well…that depends on a lot of factors. Where is the boat registered? What is the nationality of victims of any reported crimes? Did the boat dock in a US port? Since there were American victims and the boat docks at the port of Miami…the FBI would have authorization to board and conduct an investigation. I did add an Interpol agent since cruises draw an international crowd. Plus he was a fun guy for the other FBI agent to argue with!
Don't miss Undercover Cruising, coming 3/11!


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It's always fun to photograph seniors who I've known for some time! The last time I had seen Tucker he was just a little guy, maybe 4 or 5?! My, how things change!
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This is the moment ski resort workers sprung into action after a young boy was left dangling in the air after being trapped on a lift.
The boy was on the ski lift in Utah when his backpack became tangled in the lift. As the young boy tried to get off, he found himself stuck, eventually hanging several feet off the ground before resort workers could halt the lift.
Workers are seen placing an inflatable mattress under the boy before dashing off to grab a set of ladders. The youngster swings back and forth, hanging on by just his straps.
The workers finally manage to get up to the boy and set about freeing him by pulling him back up onto the chairlift. It is believed he was unharmed.
This is the second time in a month that children have been trapped on ski lifts at this resort.
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Christmas time is here.November 28, 2007 at 12:18 am | Posted in friends, life | Leave a comment
And since I am in a holiday mood….
I can finally give some thought to the christmas party..
Anyway.. so this little christmas party is strictly by invitation..haha
And of cos the reason as to the early celebration.. none other than ms hellokitty tang..
you better buy us stuff from your trip!!
Anyway the dresscode is ..Fabulous.. so please no lousy tee and berms.
On a different note, im really thinking bout the balenciaga brief GGH.. in cinnamon..
how how… wants are unlimited. resources are never enough.
It should just drop from the sky now.
33 days.November 25, 2007 at 1:02 pm | Posted in life | Leave a comment
33 more days.
I can't wait.
I think this is a break that I more than deserve. Like my boss said, everyone should go on a relatively long holiday every 3 mths. And now that i look at my calendar, I was due for my break a mth back.
well, I should make the most of the next 33 days of exciting work days..
Random thoughts.November 9, 2007 at 12:37 am | Posted in Ranting/Whingeing | 3 Comments
I think its just absolutely difficult to achieve all things good in life. We all have unlimited wants, and those who know me would know that my wants are sometimes not exactly possible to meet (Well maybe not now).
How horrible. The reality of life.
I want so many things and it doesnt feel as satisfying to have one at a time. Call me greedy.
Bags bags and more bagsNovember 4, 2007 at 1:26 pm | Posted in bored, friends, photos | 3 Comments
And so..
In the end we settled for something unexpected. Mum and I didn't realise they just opened a marc jacobs at DFS .. and to our surprise they had the LONG before sold out marc jacobs stam bag in BLACK.. trust me.. couldn't find it anywhere.. and onPedder only had the new ones…
And therefore.. New bag.. new love
Large Black Marc Jacobs Stam bag
I should upload some photos since its been AGES..
A random Pics taken awhile ago actually very long ago.
I can't wait for a holiday.
Cafe del Mar few weeks back.
More pictures later.
I can't wait!November 3, 2007 at 1:24 pm | Posted in bored, Ranting/Whingeing | Leave a comment
I can't wait for my holiday… This week has been nothing but late nights…..
Well only when we work hard do we truely deserve a break..I GUESS.
I miss hanging out with my friends.. on weekdays.. shopping.. high tea-ing.. and gossiping..
We just have to get used to the real world. Sigh.
But then again i appreciate weekends more these days.. not necessarily a bad thing.
Time to go shopping!
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Seniors 60 and over from across Washington County turned out at the Ramada Convention Center in Hagerstown on Wednesday for the sixth annual Senior Fair.
The fair, presented by the Washington County Commission on Aging, is a social and educational event for area seniors. It traditionally is held in May during Older Americans Month.
By the official opening time of 10 a.m., the Ramada's main parking lot was full. Other senior citizens took shuttle buses to and from the fair.


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I have a confession: I never want to be a niche blogger.
All of the big bloggers out there will tell you to have a niche for your blog, to brand and market yourself in a neat little package so readers can find you more easily. I do think that is good advice, if you only ever want to blog about one thing. I don't. I can't. I want my blog to be a place where I can write about anything and share anything.
I have never been able to just pick one thing. I want to do it all. I love being creative and athletic. I love making jewelry and being a business woman. I love being outdoors and staying in. I am training for a marathon, transitioning to a raw vegan diet, building my business, enjoying life with my husband and family, and I just can't package all of that into a nice little niche. I even think that lifestyle blog is to narrow of a term for what I am doing here. I am a wife, a christian, a vegetarian, a feminist, an artist & crafter, a runner, a writer, a music player & lover, a print shop employee, a tiny apartment liver, a Coloradoan, and why should I just pick one?
I plan on wearing my heart on my blog, and I hope that whoever reads it won't be scared off by my unorthodox blogging.
I am doing my best to live adventurously & creatively and I want this space to reflect that.
I am excited to share my life here, and I am grateful to anyone who joins me.
Wishing you all the best in 2013!
Not A Niche
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Eagles' McNabb doing fine with out go-to guy
Surely all NFL fans have heard of Donovan McNabb.
Star quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Plays in Pro Bowls, playoffs games and shares TV time with him mom in commercials.
Those guys he throws passes to every week? Don't worry, most fans outside Philadelphia can't name its receivers.
McNabb's career usually has included the "Who is that guy?" receiver instead of a real go-to guy.
Except for one spectacular season with Terrell Owens in 2004, McNabb has never played with a true star wideout.
No standout stud, no consistent 100-yard performer, no flashy receiver defenses dread facing. Instead of a real No. 1 target, McNabb has built a career filled with Pro Bowls, four NFC title games and a Super Bowl around a cast of thousands largely not known outside of Philadelphia.
They might not have to be famous, just reliable.
"You have to give guys opportunities to be successful," said McNabb, as he prepared for Sunday night's game against the division-leading Giants at Lincoln Financial Field. "We have some talented tight ends here. We have some talented receivers and running backs. When given that opportunity and you call plays for them, then that gives them a better opportunity to be successful."
Plenty have passed through Philadelphia with that opportunity.
Charles Johnson and Torrance Small. Todd Pinkston and James Thrash. Freddie Mitchell, Greg Lewis, Donte' Stallworth. Most of them weren't worth owning on a fantasy football team, much less trying to count on in the NFL to win a championship.
Those are the receivers McNabb has been saddled with for his 10 years in Philadelphia.
While this year's group doesn't boast any stars, or even anyone in the top 20 in receiving, they may be McNabb's best bunch yet.
No T.O. and his touchdown dances. Only rookie DeSean Jackson leading the way on an offense that ranks third in the NFL in yards receiving (2,249).
"The scheme fits him right and he's got some players around him that can help him spread the ball around and make plays," Jackson said.
Even the offensive linemen are getting in on the fun.
On the 1-yard line and the score tied against Seattle, McNabb rolled out on a trick play and connected with left guard Todd Herremans for the go-ahead touchdown.
McNabb competed 25 of his last 30 passes in Philadelphia's 26-7 win and 10 receivers caught a pass. His 349 yards passing were the second most of the season for McNabb, and he is 8-3 in his last 11 starts dating back to 2007.
"Right now he's doing a pretty good job of spreading things around," coach Andy Reid said. "It probably comes down more to play calls than anything."
McNabb has thrown an Eagles record 181 career TD passes to 34 receivers. Jackson, who played at Cal, and Herremans joined the list this year. His favorite all-time target isn't even a wideout - it's dynamic running back Brian Westbrook.
Westbrook has caught 327 passes from McNabb (counting the postseason), well above former tight end Chad Lewis (200). Another former running back, Duce Staley, is third. Pinkston (173) and Thrash (154) are next and the first wideouts on the list.
Owens caught 132 passes from McNabb in his brief, entertaining and controversial stint with the Eagles. T.O. also had 20 TD catches from McNabb, putting him second on the list behind Westbrook's 23.
Herremans' surprising touchdown catch gave the Eagles 15 players this year with a reception. Some of that is because of injury: L.J. Smith, Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown have all missed games with various injuries.
When someone like Smith or Curtis goes down, there's often a Brent Celek or Jackson to thrive in their place.
Jackson burst onto the Philly football scene with his very first game in the opener against St. Louis. He went up and over a defender for a 47-yard gain on his first career catch and finished with a 106-yard performance. Jackson leads the Eagles with 34 catches for 525 yards and a touchdown. No receiver has more than two.
Smith missed the Seahawks game with a concussion, allowing second-year tight end Celek a chance to start. He caught six passes for 131 yards - the highest single-game yardage total by an Eagles tight end in a regular-season game since Pete Retzlaff gained 148 yards at St. Louis in 1965.
"Run great routes and if you come open, you get the ball," McNabb said. "Everyone, I believe, that has played on the offensive side who can catch the ball has caught balls and has picked up yards for us."
Still, it's hard not to imagine how much greater McNabb's career would be had he played either longer with Owens, or had another superstar receiver at his side. McNabb's best year came with Owens in the Super Bowl season of 2004 when he threw for career highs in yards (3,875) touchdowns (31) and had his best QB rating (104.7).
McNabb has never tried to dwell on the absence of a standout wideout and has never offered anything but praise for whatever receivers he has on a given Sunday. No excuses necessary.
"Some people can take it, some people can't," Jackson said.
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Australian and Dutch investigators have finally begun the grisly task of gathering the remaining bodies and belongings left at the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine.
After being repeatedly turned back by artillery fire and pro-Russian rebel checkpoints, the international team has reached the site after as tense two weeks and one day of waiting.
They will now begin the careful search of the site hoping to recover the remains of the 79 passengers and crew still unaccounted for.
The investigators paused before starting work for a brief moment of silence before deploying in four groups to search among the rubble and debris of the downed flight.
"On this field of remembrance… there is a lot of grief attached to this place," Dutch Federal Police's Colonel Cornelis Kuijs said.
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Geek Prom 2004 | Saturday, April 17 | Great Lakes Aquarium | Duluth, MN
I can't wait. I'm a "celebrity" judge! Urban blog posse will reprazent.
Now, what to wear? I know I'm bringing my VIC-20 secret briefcase...
Oh, you want my
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Dude. We're gonna have to talk VIC-20. I had that model, and I took some serious grief for it from the Apple geeks. But I still stand behind it. Sadly, my mom gave it to Goodwill a few years ago, along with my swanky electric piano and my shiny maroon suit coat. FUCK! Moms.
Posted by: Barrett at Apr 8, 2004 12:29:33 AM
hey, I have a story about VIC-20's and moms!
I used to subscribe to Compute!'s Gazette, a Commodore magazine that printed pages and pages of code in the back, for games and things. The one time I devoted many hours to retyping a game program from the magazine, I had no way to save it. I didn't yet have the Datasette - the audio tape-based storage device. So I just had to leave the computer on and play the shit out of that game.
A couple days later I came home from school to find - GASP! - my mom had turned off the computer! Noooooooo!
Then I shot myself in the stomach. The End.
Posted by: Chuck at Apr 8, 2004 12:59:33 AM
How many times did I spend hours typing in those codes, only to discover at the end that I had made a mistake somewhere -- a 2 instead of a 3, or a semicolon instead of a colon, or something like that? Such a mistake would often render the game useless, and it was nearly impossible to figure out where the mistake was. FUN!
Posted by: Barrett at Apr 8, 2004 8:22:46 PM
I wish you could still use tape recorders as computer data storage devices. I think that was the best thing about the early days of the home computer. Project: build an interface between your G4 and an 8-track player.
Also: the 30-sided die is the ultimate mark of geekhood. What can you do with it besides randomly roll up the date?
"Okay, you're waking up at dawn on the third day of your journey and it's, uh...let's see...the...23rd of Splevtember."
"But the day before was the 27th!"
"Oh, well okay, then, Mr. Smartybreeches, a freak storm blows up out of the East and you're struck by lightning. Before the rest of the party can gather your belongings, a Rust Monster comes along and destroys the melted pile that's left of you. GodDAMNit, why don't you just go home if you don't know how to play the game!"
Posted by: jonathan at Apr 10, 2004 8:20:41 PM
Have you heard of the LEEK PROM? Everyone gets corsages made of leeks. It's weird, when you walk through the door they MIST you and your corsages.
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Dear all;
Not really had tons of time recently for news update as I have been running round with interviews, keeping up with other half and writing in general.
In bullet sized points anyhow as I enjoyed doing this last time..
1) My band 'A Means to an End' did a top notch set at Didsbury Arts Festival on Monday 26th September 2011 where we did a near two hour set to a fairly packed pub of say 60 or so people, and was pretty pleased with the way it came out all in all. (Photos on previous entry on blog - thanks to Amanda and Cathy for displaying such eagle eyeness on the cameras)
2) Straight after two nights later, last minute I ended up doing a near 15 minute set for the Open Mind Collective at TV 21 in the Northern Quarter in Manchester. Although I do generally prefer doing things with my band nowadays, I like to think I did okay with this and managed to plug Guitar and Verse (will talk about this in a minute) and also about my and Jeff's forthcoming book. Lots of good acts on there including Miscach, a young poet from WOL Stockport I know and Anna Percy, a regular on the Manchester Poetry Circuit did good too. Highlight of the night however was a urban / pop duo called The Serpahims who may not have been my usual cup of tea music wise did a really good set and rightly got offered a hour long set headlining in February next year which will worth watching I bet.
3) Last night (Monday 3rd October 2011) I did a support slot for Bury Poet Gemma Lees for her first book 'Method in my madness'. I'd known Gemma for a few years or so I guess, and had always liked her and her writing but was really pleased how much her performance had come on last night - she simply was brilliant last night and I certainly look forward to reading her book (Review to follow). Other poets that stuck in my mind last night that was really good too were Charlotte Henson who was only 17 but had such a natural gift in her writing that had my Cathy saying on the way back, she was almost as good as Gemma, Katie Haigh who read a really moving poem about her hometown (which made Cathy say it really reminded her of her hometown and she lives no where near there) and Val Cook an experienced writer who I hadn't seen in ages and ages from Bolton.
4) Next up aside from rehearsals with Jeffarama tonight for 'a Means to an End' is Guitar and Verse this thursday at The Crescent in Salford, featuring headline acts 'The Vanity Project' who kept reminding me of a classic English acoustic / folk group and Indigo from Open Mind Collective as a poet. I am not sure what I will be doing there yet, but I will probably be doing a few poems from the 'A Means to an End' book.
5) After that, it's over to Write Out Loud, Stockport this Monday coming (Monday 10th October) at Stockport Art Gallery where I should have ready by then around 4 or 5 brand new poems (Wrote a lot last month) for road testing etc.
6) Gemma Lees's Write Out Loud Middleton night is decamping to Bury on Friday 14th October for a one off, so that may end up getting a visit that night (Need to double check where) too which will be fun if I can go.
More gigs are in the pipeline too, which I'll announce in due course and other news are lots of things are under discussion and in the planning stage.


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Dessert flavor for breakfast? Yes please! Both sweet and tart, these Gluten-Free Key Lime Donuts are the best of all worlds.
The best way to start the week after one of the best weekends ever? With donuts, duh. Because Mondays are roughly 5,000% easier to face when donuts are involved.
No, really. It's proven. I made the hypothesis, did a LOT of experiments and testing (tough job, I know) and now it's basically scientific fact 😉
This past weekend Anthony and I traveled down to Virginia for a baby shower thrown for me by my mom, MIL, SILs, and niece. It was beyond perfect. I'm still reeling. "Baby M", Anthony and I are blessed to have such an amazing family, and friends who are essentially family. There are no words.
In an effort to ease into Monday, and keep the typical the Monday low-lows at bay after a weekend filled with such high-highs, I knew I had to whip up something cheery and fresh on Sunday night to indulge in Monday morning. And better treat in the summer than something key lime pie-ish?
Sure, I could have made an actual key lime pie (speaking of which – I still need to share my fool proof recipe with you!) but while my tastebuds would have been all kinds of happy, I probably would have felt a tad guilty eating pie for breakfast (not that it hasn't happened a time or 10,000). Key lime donuts are obviously the better, healthier alternative. 😉
Ok, ok, not healthy at all. Especially with that mind-blowing slathering of key lime glaze and sprinkling of graham cracker crumble. But at least they're baked and not fried? Any excuse I can make…. Especially on a Monday.
So here's the ONE wrinkle with key-lime anything. Juicing key limes is DEFINITELY a labor of love. Worth the extra effort? ABSOLUTELY. The flavor can't be matched. Painstaking? To say the very least…
I usually NEVER compromise when it comes to the real, home squeezed stuff vs. the bottled stuff. But, considering that we're closing on a house this week, moving this upcoming weekend (with a TON of packing left to do), PLUS had a car full of beautiful baby loot to unload, time was at a premium so I (GASP) used the bottled version, but in the donut batter only. Much to my surprise, these were PACKED with real key lime flavor. Shortcut, FTW!
I DID, however, juice a few real key limes for the glaze. Absolutely do NOT compromise here! You need the zest anyways, so why not juice a few key limes while you're at it? Easy peasy, in the grand scheme of things.
Another secret weapon in keeping things super simple? Use high-quality gluten-free flours and products that don't require any extra fuss or stress. Pamela's Product's All-Purpose Flour Artisan Blend is always my go-to pre-prepared gluten-free flour blend, and I always have a few bags stashed in my pantry at all times. Everything you could need for a cup-to-cup swap is included in the blend (no need for the addition of xanthun gum, for example) and the texture is PERFECT. Major love.
I also didn't have any of my homemade gluten-free graham crackers on hand, but knew these key lime donuts needed some graham cracker flour in the batter and also a little graham flair on the top to really capture the full key lime pie effect. Thankfully I had a box of Pamela's Honey Graham Crackers handy and they were JUST what these donuts needed. So much grahamy goodness!
Monday, you're still not my favorite. But THANK YOU to these glorious gluten-free key lime donuts for making the day as sweet and tolerable as possible.
- 1 cup Pamela's All-Purpose Flour Artisan Blend
- ¼ cup Pamela's Honey Graham Crackers, blended to make a flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup greek yogurt
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime zest
- 1 teaspoon key lime juice
- ½ teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 ½ Tablespoons fresh key lime juice
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime zest
- Crushed Gluten-Free Graham Crackers
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray a donut pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine Pamela's All-Purpose Flour Artisan Blend, Pamela's Honey Graham Cracker "flour", baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In another large bowl, cream together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and coconut oil. Beat in the greek yogurt and egg. Stir in the lime zest. Key lime juice, and vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing well. Pipe the dough into the prepared donut pan.
- Bake at 425 degrees F for 5 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees F and continue to bake for another 7 minutes, or until the donuts are lightly golden.
- Remove the donuts from the oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack.
- Once donuts are cool, combine the powdered sugar, fresh key lime juice, and fresh lime zest in a shallow, wide bowl to make the glaze. Dip the donuts into the glaze, and then top with crushed gluten-free graham crackers, if desired.
- Enjoy!
This recipe was developed in partnership with Pamela's Products. All opinions are 100% my own!
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The training is intended for producers with at least one year of operating experience and is approved as a Massachusetts USDA Farm Service Agency borrower training.
**The workshop will be hosted simultaneously in two locations:
LIVE IN-PERSON: at Holyoke Community College Kittredge Center Rm 303, 303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke.
LIVE SIMULCAST: at the Franklin County CDC (FCCDC), 324 Wells St., Greenfield. Through cutting edge technology and the generous support of the PVGrows Investment Fund, we are able to offer a second location for this workshop at the same time, using interactive simulcast and in-person facilitation with CISA, FCCDC and PVGrows staff.
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Registration includes materials, lunch, and two supplementary webinars. In case of a weather cancellation, the alternate date will be Monday, January 29th.
Contact Stevie Schafenacker via email or at (413) 665-7100, ext. 27 with questions and/or:
to request materials or interpretation in another language (please inform Stevie one week prior to workshop)
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Epic Aircraft located in Bend, Ore., passed an important test with the FAA in recent weeks when it proved that its single-engine kitbuilt turboprop meets the FAA requirement that the owner complete 51 percent of the aircraft.
The FAA awarded two type certificates for two aircraft, after finding that the owners completed more than 60 percent of the aircraft. The aircraft costs $1.9 million fully completed, with interior, avionics, engine, and paint. Six Epic turboprops remain in various states of construction in the factory. There are 32 of the aircraft now flying.
Four of the aircraft in the factory are for sale. The economic recession caused the former owners to withdraw from the purchase.
Although Epic was widely reported as a company that was sold to China, company official Daryl Ingalsbe said that is not correct. Under a complicated court agreement, the company was retained by Ingalsbe and co-owners, but they were required to sell computer-aided design (CAD) drawings and software to the Chinese for building Epic aircraft. The sale of that data, with those rights, amounted to $1 million. China aviation officials can market Epic in all countries except the United States, and its territories.
Ingalsbe said numerous changes were made to the airframe by the new owners, resulting in a 30-knot increase in true airspeed. He reports 320 KTAS for his aircraft when cruising at 28,000 feet. At that altitude, the pressurized aircraft cabin is at 6,500 feet. It burns 52 gallons per hour at 28,000 feet, and has a payload of 1,600 pounds when fully fueled.


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Dolly Parton birthday hoot w/ Jackie Venson, Mélat, Else Cross, Kalu James, Walker Lukens, Carson McHone, & more
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"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett during remarks on the House floor after Republicans proposed a vote on a balanced budget amendment..."
"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett was in town last Tuesday for a Texas Public Interest Research Group press conference at Escuelita del Alma, devoted to the TexPIRG's annual "Trouble in Toyland" report on dangerous toys (www.uspirg.org)..."
"...U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett held a town hall meeting with a largely supportive audience on Sunday as part of Indivisible Austin Citywide Gathering..."
"...As we noted recently on this blog, history and raw numbers would suggest that Congressman Lloyd Doggett is a shoo-in to win reelection in District 25. But nervous talk among Democrats at Tuesday's Central Texas Democratic Forum had us wondering whether his campaign had seen any worrying poll numbers...."
"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-San Antonio/Austin, by phone from Washington, during the first days of the 115th Congress..."
"...As the drums of war in D.C. beat furiously once again, Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett spoke out against precipitous and unilateral U.S..."
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"...Republican efforts to oust liberal Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett are starting to bear fruit: The Texas Tribune is reporting that state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, intends to run for the proposed new Congressional District 35, which would run from East Austin to San Antonio...."
"...Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett warned Travis County residents last week that he'd heard descriptions of a map to further gerrymander the county into four Congressional districts, even worse than the ridiculous three-way split we currently have. Today, he announced he's seen what may be the actual map and sent out copies (See graphic)...."
"...Democrats at the Driskill just did something they've done little of tonight: celebrate. Congressman Lloyd Doggett just took the stage to celebrate his apparent victory of Republican Tea Party favorite Donna Campbell...."
"...The odds of Columbus emergency room physician Donna Campbell, a Republican, unseating eight-term Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett are pretty slim (and slimmer yet for the Libertarian candidate, Austinite Jim Stutsman). But don't tell that to the tea partiers – they've gotten it into their heads that, because seven of Congressional District 25's counties are rural and President Obama's popularity has taken a tumble, Doggett is vulnerable to the Colorado County doctor..."
"...In case it wasn't clear that Tom DeLay wouldn't get everything he wanted, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin-and-points-south, drove the point home in his late-late-night victory speech at the Democratic confab at the Driskill..."
"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett – whose new District 35 now runs from Eastern Travis through Hays and Caldwell down I-35 to San Antonio – to tell me bluntly on Tuesday, "If we can't get more people out to vote, I'm not going back to Washington..."
"...Well, the tea partiers weren't crazy to think they could defeat Lloyd Doggett. Wrong, maybe, but not crazy...."
"...Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett is convinced that Texas Republicans are after him, and he's warning Travis County residents that the GOP is cooking up a plan to divide them into even more congressional districts in yet another attempt to drive him from office. "Apparently, Tom DeLay did not go far enough for my colleagues Mr..."
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"...Following the ceremonial announcement, Doggett mostly answered reporters' questions about another, quite different occasion – his Saturday public meeting at a South Austin Randalls, where a crowd of protesters had shouted down his attempts to discuss the current health-care proposals pending before Congress. A brief YouTube video posted by the protesters shows the crowd surrounding Doggett and staff members; loudly chanting, "Just say no!"; and carrying signs denouncing him as (among other things) a socialist and a devil...."
"...Dear Editor, Next Tuesday, March 9, is the Democratic primary, and I urge all Democrats to please turn out to vote for Rep. Lloyd Doggett..."
"...Only little-known retired Air Force veteran Maria Luisa Alvarado lives in 35 – although credit or blame in each case goes to the elongated GOP redistricting process, which only settled the lines (for now) in recent months. (Doggett and Romo each say they will move into the district should they win the May 29 primary.)..."
"...The master of ceremonies at the George Washington Carver Museum event was County Attorney David Escamilla, who introduced a trio of prominent Democrats: philanthropist Ellen Richards, state Sen. Kirk Watson, and Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett..."
"...District 10's Michael McCaul, in an op-ed published in both the Austin American-Statesman and Houston Chronicle, assailed the bill as a "Trojan horse for billions of dollars in pork-barrel spending" and "one giant earmark." District 25's Lloyd Doggett, on the other hand, told us last week that he viewed the bill as an "imperfect but responsible response" to our nation's troubled economy and refuted some of the McCaul op-ed's main points...."
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"...U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett filed a formal inquiry to the Federal Bureau of Prisons on Monday (Sept..."
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"...Dear Editor, For more than a year now, several local groups have tried to get Lloyd Doggett to join others in Congress in upholding the Constitution by supporting impeachment proceedings against Bush and/or Cheney. He has repeatedly ignored or dismissed us..."
"...A deal was quickly struck on the senate maps, but House and congressional compromises proved evasive. The sticking point was Congressional District 25, anchored in Travis County and currently held by Democrat Lloyd Doggett..."
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"...But Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Travis County, avows he won't join the holy (red carpet) rollers any time soon..."
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"...Behold Congressman Lloyd Doggett giving his victory speech at the Driskill Hotel Tuesday night – a rare celebration that evening:..."
"...Austin Congressman Lloyd Doggett apparently isn't too enamored of Montana Democrat Max Baucus' new Senate health care reform bill. In a statement just released by his office, he said:..."
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"...Just got these photos from Rep. Lloyd Doggett, taken last night as he and Dem legislators tried to force a simple up-or-down vote on Iraq redeployment from a filibustering Republican senate: Obstructionist tactics can only delay the inevitable redeployment of our troops from Iraq and a day of reckoning for the deadly blunders of the Bush-Cheney Administration..."
"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett – no doubt enjoying the greater notice his press releases will get now that he's in the majority – said the following today in reaction to the announcement that Defense Secretary Rumsfeld would step down: "When it comes to Iraq, President Bush just cannot seem to speak the truth..."
"...The Statesman tells us, every time it covers the District 10 race, that Lloyd and Teresa Doggett "are not related." This must be a running joke down at 300 S. Congress, because in ideological terms, the Democratic incumbent and his Republican challenger hail from different parts of the galaxy..."
"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett in his campaign to win re-election to Congress from the new Austin-to-McAllen District 25..."
"...I know that The Austin Chronicle thinks highly of Lloyd Doggett, but the October 9 issue was completely over the top, coming as it did in the thick of the election season ["From Leftist to Left-ish," Vol. 18, No..."
"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett for the newly drawn seat...."
"...One of the most dramatic chapters of Lloyd Doggett's lengthy career ended in surprising anticlimax Tuesday night, as Austin's congressman soundly thrashed former District Judge Leticia Hinojosa of McAllen in the primary battle for the new CD 25. Doggett, who had been singled out for death-by-redistricting by U.S..."
"...Rep. Lloyd Doggett is laying down border stakes, campaigning steadily in South Texas, where local politicos are torn between supporting the longtime Democratic stalwart or looking for a favorite son or daughter from the border...."
"...Last week Austin Rep. Lloyd Doggett took the House floor and spoke frankly about the current situation..."


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- proAdAsked on March 19, 2015 at 08:21 AM
it would be of great help if I was able to name my conditions with logical names. I have a lot of show/hide functionality and it takes me a lot of time to remember what each rule was set to achieve when I come back to edit the form months later.
- JanAnswered on March 19, 2015 at 11:15 AM
Hello there,
I understand that you are using a lot of conditions in your form and you want to name it so you'll remember it for editing purposes. Unfortunately, you cannot assign names to your conditions. However, you can use the filter or the field to show the conditions easily.
In the conditions wizard, you can filter the applied conditions on specific fields using the "Showing Conditions for" dropdown. You can also note down the number if you prefer.
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Hope this helps. Thank you.


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Nangrugi iti 6:00 P.M. ti Disiembre 15, 2017, iti "Simbang Gabi" nga agturpos inton Disiembre 23, 2017 ket mangrugi met ti
Misa-Parbangon iti Disiembre 16, 2017 a mangrugi iti 4:00 A.M ken agturposto inton Disiembre 24, 2017.
Iti sabali a bangir, umarngi met laeng ti aramiden dagiti Deboto ti Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI Church) iti Barangay Quezon, Cabugao a pannakikaysada iti nasaknap a selebrasion iti pannakayanak ti Naindaklan a Mannubbot ken kasta met dagiti dadduma a Sekta/Denominasion.
Maaramidto ti Midnight Mass iti Disiembre 24, 2017 sakbay iti Rambak ti Kaaldawan Paskua inton Disiembre 25, 2017. Iti Nakristianuan a kagimongan, unibersal a maselselebraran dagitoy a pagteng iti Holiday Season.
The "Simbang Gabi" is a long treasured Philippine tradition originally a series of "dawn masses" for nine
consecutive days before Christmas Day. Its liturgical significance emanates from the Season of Advent
being the time of spiritual preparation and purification to worthily welcome and receive the Child Jesus in our midst. The Mass at Dawn, Simbang Gabi, is a nine-day novena to the Blessed Mother. It starts every
December 16th and is one of the longest and most important religious celebrations in the Philippines that
has lasted over 600 years.
The Simbang Gabi is a time when Catholic churches across the Philippines celebrate mass outdoors in order
to accommodate the faithful. At times, when mass is not celebrated outside, the doors of churches are,
nevertheless, left wide open to allow attendants to share in the atmosphere of the mass. Its origins began in
Mexico, where the practice of holding mass outdoors
began, first, in 1587, when the Pope gave permission to Diego de Soria, a Mexican friar, to hold mass outdoors because the churches could not accommodate t
he huge number of worshipers that came to celebrate Christmas.
The novena culminates, on the ninth day, with the Mass of the Gifts, or Misa de Gallo, which celebrates the
birth of Jesus. However, it was not until 1669, during the early years of Christianity, in the Philippines, that the Misa de Gallo became a Philippine spiritual tradition. During Advent, in preparation for the birth of
Christ, missionary friars held pre-dawn masses for
nine consecutive days, to usher in the event of Jesus'
birth. The masses were celebrated very early, usually at 4 in the morning, since they took place during the
harvest season, when farmers had to be in the field
s at the crack of dawn. The word gallo means rooster, in
Spanish. At the first sound of dawn, at the crowing
of the rooster, the entire family would get up and
walkto the nearest parish church.
During this time, colorful lanterns are hung in eve
ry door, window, tree branch, and street corner. Bands
play native carols all across town while families,
couples, and individuals make their way to the nearest
church. Shortly after the mass, people gather in their homes to celebrate Noche Buena and feast on local
delicacies made of rice flour, coconut milk and other traditional deserts.
Here in the United States, Filipino immigrants brought with them this distinct tradition which is slowly
taking roots and thus the observance of this time honored spiritual and cultural tradition has grown
significantly in California, New York, Chicago, New
Jersey and even in the Hampton Roads to the point
where it has now earned a strong and unequivocal support.
Halina Hesus, Halina!
(O Come, O Come Emmanuel)
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Email blasts. Everyone does them. Not everyone does them well.
Email blasts are tricky. Writing them, designing them, and executing them takes time, thought, technical aptitude and usually, a marketing professional.
We know that you receive lots of these. So your customers receive a lot of these. Wouldn't you want yours to be noticed? You owe them an effective message, a clean, enticing look, and links that work.
You owe your business, your customers, and your potential customers a well-done email blast. Read on.
A professional writer will help. Well, they will only help if you want your email blast to be read.
The reason you might consider hiring a professional writer to write yours is because we know how to have yours read. An unread email is kind of worthless.
We get to know: what your customers want, why they would want it, and when they may want it.
In other words, we get to know everything that is essential to earning high open rates and click-thru rates. And it isn't rocket science, but it does involve good writing with a customer focus.
As stated in this article about smart email marketing, Seth Godin and some other savvy marketing professionals reinforce that "Words matter. Good writing is the basis of content that gets noticed, no matter what form that content ultimately takes. For businesses, good writing is a mirror of good, clear, customer-centric thinking." http://bit.ly/Kjkfo9
From start to finish, this better be good.
There's a lot of critical thinking involved before an email blast is created and after it's sent. From the subject line to the last line, an effective email message involves capturing your reader's attention from start to finish.
The subject line, the body text, the graphics, the number of characters, the list goes on and on. Most don't realize that this marketing tool has a lot of rules around it.
And follow up and clean up are just as crucial.
You've gotta do the dirty work.
Send tests. Send lots of tests. These allow you to see how your email blast will appear on mobile devices and how it's viewed on their computers. And you often notice what you didn't notice when you created them. Send it to your friends who have Android devices and iPhones. Get their feedback because they are viewed differently.
Read the reports provided by your email marketing service. They tell you exactly what's going on – who read your email blasts, how many actually opened it, and how together your database is. After sending out your blasts, go into the back end and scrub those lists of emails that have bounced back, unless your email service does it for you. They're not going to do you any good. Then blast your list again to those that didn't open it the first time.
Email marketing services
You might look at this. It's a review of 10 email marketing services in case you don't have one. I'm not sure why MailChimp isn't on there because that's what I use, but this serves as an education in case you haven't tried email marketing before. http://email-marketing-service-review.toptenreviews.com
There's a lot more, but as professional writers we know what to say and how to say it. We're familiar with what spam filters don't like, what colors work and what colors don't, punctuation that won't translate, and how to achieve open rates and click-thru rates you've only dreamed of.
Cindy Stephens is a freelance marketing writer that has written email blasts that turn heads and turn profits. She gained insight into how effective marketing communication solutions affect the bottom line from her 15+ years in some of the top Fortune 500 companies around. https://agoodwriter.com


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When I started my last job I still considered myself a young man with all my future before more. So naturally, I expected to start at the bottom, being crapped on regularly, and work up from there. I still feel young but I feel like I am passing through the door, so to speak. Not quite as young and I have higher needs. I don't expect riches but I would like to keep a shred of self-dignity.
You can be naive and view the world through that honey glaze of self-delusion but I would like to call it what it is, but that would take too many four letter words. So if you can't beat them, why not join them? Honesty and Integrity are terms that can be stretched and kneaded into any necessary shape these days. If you check the Help Wanted ads in the newspaper, over half of them are glorified pyramid schemes where the "employer" is looking for stooges to do his dirty work. Here's a tip: if the salary is given in weekly terms and you call to find they want to set up an immediate interview without any knowledge of your work history then IT IS A WASTE OF TIME.
In the meantime, I will go online and buy a couple of those PhDs and get "certification" as a minister and a Notary Public. Get my resume all lit up like a Christmas tree. I'm saying, if you are in an authoritative position as a city official or something, and you can land me a lucrative contract doing something like snow removal, spying on my neighbors, rigging elections, evicting people on Christmas, you know... the contemporary "honest, go get'em" jobs then I would be happy to "contribute" an envelope full of luandered money to your "campaign." God bless us, everyone.
I'm ready to get things done. Lead, follow or get out of the way. Let's get to work, America.
Monday, December 05, 2005
My Payolla
Posted by flieswithoutwings at 2:56 AM
2 comments:
- Native Minnow said...
Don't think that it hasn't occurred to me how much easier it would be to get a Ph D from on of those ads in the back of Rolling Stone than the route I'm taking. I guess it may be difficult to get hired on for a tenure track position somewhere with one of those though.
- KayeC14 said...
yah i read your blog...
its nice
write some more ill be reading....
Just keep being honest and straight forward
Good luck to your life and enjoy it!
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This piece is from the score of the original stage musical Cupid's Arrow. It is performed by the characters Susan, Phil, Harriet and George.
Listen to .mp3 sample of It Used to Be So Simple from the Original Cast Recording.
See the Cupid's Arrow post for Original Cast Recording performance credits.
Lyrics & Book Excerpt
ALL (sing):
In the days when we were young
It didn't take a lot of work to have some fun.
Roller skate 'til after nine.
As long as we got home on time.
A chocolate malt from the soda shop.
We do the Alley Cat at the hop.
Soft spoken curtsy.
A tip of the hat.
Today's kids don't want any of that.
What will it take to please them?
What do they need to see?
When we were young
It used to be so simple.
Why can't they also be?
Sit around the house with nothing to do.
Wake up in the morning to watch the dew.
Spend their lives in idle stagnation.
That's no way to find relaxation.
Why don't they plan for the future?
They leave everything to circumstance.
When we were young
It used to be so simple.
If you want to have a real swell time,
Just go to the dance.
(They go into a swinging dance and do the Lindy.)
In one ear, out the other.
I don't know why we even bother.
They don't care about a word we say.
And what they do care about
they twist around some other way.
And yet we don't complain.
A caring understanding couple we remain.
And what do we get for all the love we show?
"Not right now, just leave me alone!"
Why don't they ever listen?
Why don't they ever hear?
When we we're young
It used to be so simple.
But it gets worse every year.
© & 2007, 1988 Mark S. Meritt


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Kaneohe, Hawaii (Jun. 3, 2004) – Sailors assigned to the "Golden Swordsmen" of Patrol Squadron Four Seven (VP-47), carefully place a flower lei on the nose of a P-3C Orion. This is the first aircraft of VP-47 returning home from a six-month deployment supporting operations in the 5th fleet Area of Responsibility. The P-3C Orion is a land based, long-range anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft that provides effective undersea reconnaissance capabilities to naval joint commanders.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Kelton Washington (RELEASED)
Deploment Homecomming/Parol Squadron Forty Seven
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Statement by Abdoulaye Mar Dieye Before the U.S. Senate Committee On Foreign Relations On Instability In AfricaMay 10, 2016
United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Regional Director,
UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
Current threats in Nigeria, the Great Lake Region, Mali, Somalia and East Africa; and international development responses.
Washington DC, 10 May, 2016
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, Members of the Committee,
I am honored, as Regional Director for Africa at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to be invited as a panelist before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
UNDP is the lead UN development agency. We are active in 168 countries and territories across the world, including all 53 countries in Africa. Our mission, as set by Member States through our Executive Board, is to assist countries to eradicate poverty and, at the same time, achieve a significant reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We do this by supporting inclusive growth and development, fostering democratic governance and building resilient institutions and communities that are better able to manage risks that can endanger peace and development.
Mr. Chairman,
My purpose today is two-fold.
First, I want to briefly update you on what we, as UNDP, have learnt about instability in Africa. Second, I will share our view on the possible developmental approaches to mitigate the threats to peace and stability in what is often referred to as "Africa's Arc of Instability" which encompasses the Sahel, the Lake Chad Region and the Horn of Africa.
But let me first recognize and celebrate that Africa has made significant strides on the social, political and economic front since the turn of the century.
Figures show that Africa's rate of extreme poverty fell from 56% in 1990 to 43% in 2012; steady economic growth and macroeconomic stability have resurged; and protracted armed conflicts are on a downward trend. We have seen that these successes tend to be driven by countries that invest in the safety, security and productive lives of their citizens. We have also seen, in many instances, genuine and inclusive democratic transitions leading to more responsive and accountable governments. This progress, however, is at risk of reversal.
Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee,
The stark reality is that steady economic growth and macroeconomic stability have not transformed into sustainable development. Deep socio-economic inequalities within and between communities in these sub-regions and indeed across much of Africa persist. While extreme poverty has been reduced, a vast number of citizens continue to live in dire conditions with little prospect of attaining the most basic of human development needs in health, education or livelihoods. It is estimated that 60% of the population in the region are between the ages 18 – 30. It is young Africans who are making the grim choice as illegal migrants - travelling to the North of Africa destined for the West, setting off on journeys that we know frequently end in death. It is these youth, particularly females, who are kidnapped, trafficked into servitude, and exploited. They are young; they are poor; and the majority are desperate. It is young people, in particular, who are easy prey for extremist ideologues. They are radicalized, with promises of relevance and prosperity and encouraged along a path of violence and destruction. In Nigeria, more than 40% of suicide bombers are female. One in five suicide bombers deployed by Boko Haram last year was a child and, usually, a girl.
The exponential growth of violent extremism in Africa, including the growing convergence between different groups, also presents an imminent threat to Africa's steady path to prosperity. We estimate that at least 33,000 persons have been killed in Africa since 2011, and 6 million people are internally displaced as a result of violent extremism.
Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee,
Societies and communities bear the brunt of extremist violence. Extremists target public spaces such as markets and bus stations, forcing people to make a difficult choice between risking death by going to work to earn a living, or risking the very survival of their families. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Lake Chad Basin – Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon – where over 3 million people are displaced, thousands have been killed and many more are held captive across the four countries. The killing of students in Garissa, Kenya, the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in Dikwa, Nigeria, the suicide attack on medical students in Somalia, and the recent tragic events in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali have shown that this phenomenon is unique in targeting the innocent and vulnerable, breeding discord among communities, and arresting development.
The impact of extremist violence is not only the loss of lives and destruction of property – national economies are also negatively affected. According to the International Monetary Fund, violent extremism is amongst the major risks to economies in parts of Africa. Tunisia's GDP growth has been cut from 3% to 1% with a 45% decline in tourism. Chad's GDP's contracted by 1% in 2015 from a 5% growth in 2014, and Kenya saw a 25% reduction in tourism following terrorist attacks.
Weak governance and limited opportunities for youth are critical drivers of socio-political instability. They fuel illegal migration and violent extremism, significantly intensifying the risk that Africa may once again be described as a "blight on the conscience of the world".
Mr. Chair, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee,
Over the last two years, UNDP has held a number of consultations, conducted a series of studies and commissioned research to better understand the violent extremism scourge in Africa. We have just concluded a seminal "perception study" on "radicalization, violence and insecurity in the Sahel", covering border communities in eight countries – Mauritania, Senegal, Niger, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Nigeria. That study is the first, we believe, to assess perceptions of affected populations on what they see as the main factors explaining radicalization, and what they would expect as solutions. We are also currently conducting research on "radicalization journey mapping" with a view to identifying "the tipping point to violent extremism". This research, which interviews extremists , their families and their communities, covers the zones of operation of Boko Haram and Al Shabaab in regions of Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Somalia; and it will be extended ( in a phase II) to Northern Mali and the Lake Chad region.
Preliminary results of these various studies and research converge in three major findings:
1. While the drivers of radicalization are multi-faceted, and defy easy analysis, their major roots are to be found in: (i) poverty and low human development (ii) an endemic sense of economic and political exclusion and marginalization; and (iii) weak social contracts with high level of societal divisions along ethnic or religious lines.
2. The most fertile grounds for radicalization are border areas, which are, in most of the countries studied, neglected in terms of socio-economic and institutional infrastructure.
3. While there are a number of common elements which drive radicalization, there are also some important differences between countries. For example, socio-economic factors tend to be the prominent drivers in the Sahel, the Lake Chad Basin, Somalia and Nigeria; whereas political grievances are a much more prominent factor in Kenya.
In short, violent extremism finds fertile ground among the disenfranchised and in ungoverned spaces.
It is with this research and analysis in mind that we have embarked on a development-led approach which seeks to address the multiple drivers and enablers of radicalization and violent extremism.
We have launched a four-year regional initiative on "preventing and responding to violent extremism in Africa" which focuses on supporting regional institutions, governments, communities and at-risk individuals to address the drivers and related factors.
We are working in epicenter countries, spill-over countries and at-risk countries to help partners develop and implement integrated, regional and national policies and strategies; effective decentralization; cross-border development initiatives; rule of law; peer-to-peer, community and faith-based interventions to prevent youth radicalization and de-escalate local conflicts. We also promote social cohesion at community level, working with local and national governments to provide basic social services to citizens. We support employment creation, and we work with local governments to strengthen public administration and the extension of state authority.
We have learned that well-resourced, comprehensive and integrated programs combining security and development responses offer the best approaches to combating violent extremism. We have further learned that communities – including faith groups – should be at the center of the response, with efforts to increase trust and build confidence between them and law enforcement agencies. These initiatives, combined with participatory governance and sustained efforts to address inequality, can bring hope, opportunity and purpose to young people and excluded communities. This approach is critical in successfully inoculating communities against radicalization.
Let me conclude my remarks by emphasizing that for Africa to meet its full development potential, preventing and responding to violent extremism is essential. This will require coordinated and collaborative partnerships between governments, development partners and civil society groups.
Mr. Chairman, I thank this Committee for holding these hearings, which can only rightly add to the sense of urgency that this situation warrants, and for inviting UNDP to make a submission.


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Ellenbrook has various commercial opportunities available. Located in the City of Swan, Ellenbrook is a well-established town just half an hour north-east of Perth.
It sits happily next to the Swan Valley, Perth's premier food and wine destination with world class wineries and restaurants, cafes and breweries as well as offering a great choice of cafe, food, school and shopping options.
Check out the commercial sites available below:
Ellenbrook Town Centre
Three lots remaining facing The Promenade within the commercial precinct. This location will see traffic numbers reach 25,000 vehicles per day upon completion of Ellenbrook and the Tonkin Highway extension (Tonkin Highway completion expected to open mid 2019). In addition to high exposure, Bunnings warehouse is adjacent to the precinct as is future residential development.
Please note the restrictive covenant placed on retail uses within the town centre expires 31st December 2018.
Lot 11128 | 1506m2 | $590,000 | Titled
Lot 11164 | 1769m2 | $645,000 | Titled
Ellenbrook Town Centre
Situated on Ellen Stirling Parade, within the heart of the Ellenbrook Town centre. This lot adjoins the St John Ambulance future site and is adjacent to a new mixed use development strip.
Adjacent to transit corridor and close proximity to planned train station.
Lot 5969 | 1833m2 | $825,000 | Titled
Ellenbrook District Centre
This key commercial precinct in Ellenbrook, is perfectly located off The Broadway with 7,500 vehicles predicted to drive past the site daily (based on traffic modelling).
These lots are best for large service / commercial lots to suit commercial enterprise use.
Lot 4878 | 1566m2 | $410,000 | Titled
Lot 4879 | 1321m2 | $365,000 | Titled
Lot 4880 | 1312m2 | $365,000 | Titled
Lot 4874 | 1454m2 | $480,000 | Titled
Lot 4872 | 1769m2 | $645,000 | Titled
Annie's Landing Local Centre
Expressions of Interest are sought to purchase The Property on Lot 8837 Banrock Drive, Ellenbrook. The property is already well regarded as one of the most premium locations in Ellenbrook.
The lot is titled and comprises 870sqm fully serviced, with the added value of the building, previously utilised as a land sales office, overlooking the lake and large public open space and regional playground. The Property is extremely well located along the major spine road through the estate.
Annies Landing was launched in 2013 with approximately 2,600 resident and 450 lots remaining adding approximately 1,500 residents over the next 3-5 years. To date the development has benefited from quality public infrastructure and now requires some commercial amenity to service the local needs. Recent surveys of residents have shown strong support for the office to be utilised as a café, business or community use.
Traffic modelling shows the Property facing Banrock Drive, when at full development will cater for up to 7,000 vehicles per day. The site also adjoins two (2) single residential lots, currently used as carparks to the east and south of the property, which may also be acquired.
Approximately 9,400 homesites have been sold with 28,500 people now resident in 9,000 completed homes. Together with the surrounding developments, over 45,000 people are expected to reside in the broader Ellenbrook locality by 2020.
Lot 8837| 870m2 | $650,000 | Titled


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Monday 14/05/18 -
Free Numeracy and Literacy Classes at 10.30 in the back portacabin of West Camp Community Centre.
There are spaces free if you would like to join the class. Give us a call for more info on 01446 790122. Open to all families and dependants of Service and Civilian personnel working at MOD St Athan- Sorry, No children.
Hartbeeps at 10.00 in main hall. This is a musical class for little ones from birth to 4 years. This class is not run by the Welfare Team. For more information please contact Alison (email@example.com) or see attached leaflet.
Tuesday 15/05/18 -
Lily's Sing-along at 13.30 in West Camp Community Centre (Main Hall) for Parents/Carers and small children from 0 to school age. The group will last for an hour and will be based around singing and stories so come and join in the fun. Squash and biscuits provided.
Wednesday16/05/18 -
Youth Club - West Camp Community Centre
Due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no youth club for the next few weeks.
Thursday 17/05/18 -
Mums and Tots at 10.00 to 11.20 in West Camp Community Centre (Back Port-a-cabin) for ages 0 to school age and includes organised activities, snack time, story time, singing and free play. Cost £1 and includes refreshments for parent or carer. Open to all families and dependants of Service and Civilian personnel working at MOD St Athan. There is an alternative entrance at the back of the community centre that can be used if the main hall is being used.
Friday 18/05/18 -
Breast Feeding Support Group at 10.30 to 12.30 in West Camp Community Centre (Not run by Welfare)
Other Information
Churchill lines Families Day
This year the Churchill Lines Families Day will be held on the Parade Square within Churchill Lines on Thursday 31st May from 12.00 to 17.00. The event is open to Serving Personnel and Civilians working within Churchill Lines and their immediate families. Poster attached.
Contact House Charges
There are 4 contact houses at St Athan, 2 on East Camp and 2 on West Camp. One of the houses on East Camp is run by the RAF and more details for this can be obtained by ringing 01446 797332. The other 3 are managed by the Army Welfare Office and all have 3 bedrooms (Double, Twin, Single and a cot) They are fully furnished and all bedding is laundered at a local laundry but we do not supply towels. Bookings can be made by contacting the Welfare office on 01446 790122.
The contact Houses are very popular especially at the weekends. They are primarily used for Welfare Cases but can be used for family visits when vacant. This year has seen a large increase in the number of soldiers from other units using them for child access which comes under the welfare umbrella.
We have been reviewing the current charges and found that due to a discounted price for welfare cases we are sometimes running at a loss.
We currently have to pay daily rent to Carillion Amey, TV License, Laundry, Cleaning and replacement of damaged/ broken items. To keep the costs down, much of the cleaning is done by the team but inevitably some has to be paid for ie cooker deep clean. Sadly we have had to increase the rental costs from 1st May 2018 for new bookings but will keep the price at £30 for all bookings currently in the diary for May 2018.
The new charges will be as follows
Current bookings in diary for May -
West Camp Community Centre and Bouncy Castle - £30
Contact Houses run by Army Welfare Team -£30
New bookings in May and all bookings from 1st June -
West Camp Community Centre and Bouncy Castle - £35 each
Contact Houses on West Camp - £35 per night
Contact house on East Camp run by Army Welfare Team - £40 per night