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To: AM-GLOBAL
From: Foster Davis
Subject: Misuse & Abuse of Manan
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:29:23 -0400
"Tumi ye path dhariya' esechile ta'ha'r surabhi a'jao a'che…" (PS 756)
Baba, the path on which You came still carries Your sweet fragrance even today. The divine love which You showered upon me with Your sweet and charming smile, its vibration is still dancing to this day. And it is blissfully charging my whole existence.
Baba You came with the aroma of sweet songs; You came with the melody and tune. And You graced me and became my nearest and dearest– You became one with my heart. It is Your grace.
Baba, at that time why did You look towards me in such a sweet, attractive way and take my heart away. That very loving gaze is still fresh in my mind. Just one single glance of Yours changed my whole existence. Baba You showered me with Your loving grace.
Baba, You thought about me and that is the greatest achievement of my life. What more do I need. The force of that Divine gift is not exhausted even today; it always gives me strength and inspiration to go on loving You.
Even today, I am surviving on the hope that I will again get You as my intimate, as my close, as my own. Baba, Your sweet smile is still fresh in my mind and fills my heart with Your divine love…
Note: With the Occupy Wall Street protests in full swing, and garnering a lot of attention, some may think that all the ills of capitalism have been uncovered in the form of corporate greed etc. As Ananda Margiis, we know that the disease and trickery of capitalism go deeper than that. We should all be aware of the following so we can guide others.
In this present era, while living in this mostly capitalist dominated world, it is necessary for one to be careful lest they fall in the capitalists' degrading trap. Because with their crooked ways, the capitalists infuse certain negative thought patterns to suit their greedy ends.
As we know the Sanskrit term 'manan', i.e. thinking, can be spiritually elevating or totally degenerating. In the case of the latter, those crude thoughts have a terrible effect on the human psyche– on one's mental structure, causing depression & ultimately degradation.
Baba says, "Regarding this faculty of thinking, if it is done in a methodical way, the result is certainly positive…But if it is not done in a methodical way, the general result is negative." (YP, 'Mind Grows in Magnitude')
So all should be aware about the sneaky ploy executed by today's capitalist exploiters. Because their goal is to make people misuse and abuse their power of manan, just so that they (the capitalists) can make huge money.
Of course, for ages & ages yogis have held a deep belief in the dominance of mind; and yogis have long cultivated the habit of positive & systematic thinking in order to build a healthy mental arena.
For that reason yogis pointedly spend their days practicing the pure approaches to manan, shravan, niddhidhyasana. That is thinking godly thoughts (manan), listening devotional ideas (shravan), and ideating on Parama Purusa (niddhidhyasana).
Because yogis understand well the theory, 'As you think so you become'.
By this way there is a distinctly positive momentum in the mind and it advances inwards towards the cosmic nucleus. That is, the mind gets transformed and restructured by the continued practice of mantra japa and dhyana. By thinking in that uniquely spiritual way the mind becomes more subtle and sublime and moves towards that spiritual Goal.
This is the cherished way of the yogi.
Capitalists– on the other hand– are matter-centered and in their crude theory they do not (openly) recognise the concept of mind. Rather capitalists believe that matter is everything. That is their expressed philosophy.
Yet, they have one trick up their sleeve as well.
Because, in their devilish dealing, the capitalists employ mental tricks in order to control the public. That is they infuse their own ideas into the public mindset in order to get the public to think about their products. This is how the capitalists abuse the practice of manan– mental thinking.
So on the one side in theory such capitalists proclaim that this universe is matter centered and one can just ignore the mind. That is their stated agenda. But their practice is something quite different. They understand that the best way to control a person is through the mind and not through matter. And that is how they sell their products, by staining people's minds.
They infuse within people the mental desire to look or be a certain way by buying certain products. That is the sales-pitch of capitalists.
That is why we see that through their endless advertising campaigns and media onslaught the capitalists' chief plan is to colour the public mind-set with propaganda about their products. Through radio, tv, films, internet, newspapers, magazines and so many other avenues, the capitalists spread their crude messages to the consumers– in an attempt to get their
slogans deeply embedded within the public psyche. This is their dastardly method.
Thus in their hypocrisy those capitalist agencies know that if they can capture the public mind then they make millions and billions of dollars. That is why in their commercials they invent catchy songs and attractive slogans which they hope the public will recite and remember. Such as 'Have it your way at Burger King', or 'Ooh-la-la Sasson' for Sasson jeans', or thousands and thousands of other slogans and advertising messages that get repeated millions of times during the day.
Even if one walks into any elementary or primary school, then it is evident that the tender minds of our children are already littered with the ideas of big-business. Because the children walk around singing the songs of those capitalist commercials etc. And that type of abuse of manan– that type of negative thinking– adversely affects their development of mind. But for the capitalists it means profit, profit, profit.
So this is the heinous trick going on in this era. And while surely many are protesting corporate greed, they may not at all be aware about the psychology of capitalism. Rahter they may be drowned in it completely.
Indeed this is what happens to many: Those phrases get infused into the public psyche and the peoples' mind becomes saturated with that capitalistic propaganda. In which case their whole mental arena becomes distorted and full of that capitalist junk.
Baba says, "Now, everywhere, in cent-per-cent of the cases, there is wastage of human psychic potentiality. The psychic potentialities of human beings are immense, but people do not utilise them because most of their valuable time is wasted in undesirable thoughts, in psychic extravaganza." (YP, p.134)
So the whole sequence of events is quite nasty and sublime. Because the capitalists invent invasive approaches to enter into the public mind set, in turn the public psyche gets distorted and coloured by crude messages, and in that subliminal tactic that public does not even realise that they are getting affected by those crude propaganda campaigns.
Rather when Tom, Dick, or Harry walks into a store and they see an item that they want to buy– such as cologne or an automobile or a toaster etc– then they really think that it is their inner heart's desire to purchase that thing. They do not realise that this is a capitalistic schema imposed upon their psyche.
Rather that brainwashed consumer takes total ownership of that desire and they are convinced that the purchase of that item will satisfy their inner longing.
And this happens to all members of the general public: men, women, children. All start thinking that they must look a certain way, act a particular way, and possess certain items. And they think that this is their true internal longing– that this will bring them happiness and success. But little do they realise that they are getting cheated to the
bone by feisty capitalists.
Hence by the abuse of manan– by infusing negative ways of thinking on the minds of the common people– those capitalists achieve their crooked ends of selling their products. That is all they care about. And in their duplicity they know that the best and only way to achieve this is to recognise the dominance of mind and distort the public way of thinking. And tragically this is exactly what they have achieved in this negative era of capitalism.
And in result the common people suffering in innumerable ways such as depression, anxiety, until ultimately they fall into crude samadhi etc.
As Ananda Margiis, we must never fall prey to the sinister traps set by those hoarding capitalists. We must keep the mind clean and pure and be vigilant not to become painted in the colour of consumerism. This is Baba's strict warning.
Baba says, "From the psychic sphere also, unnecessary waves are to be removed. This will remove many burdens from the mind. 'I must not bother about petty things, because that will waste my time' — people should remember this. This removal or rather withdrawal of unnecessary and undesirable thoughts emanated from the mind, will help you in rationalising the major portion of your mental faculty, and so this must also be practised." (YP)
Thus Baba's above guideline is to keep the mind free and clear of negative ways of thinking– our mental arena must not get polluted by crude thoughts or capitalistic advertising slogans. By ridding the mind of such things, then our human mind can be properly utilised.
Ultimately Baba guides us that we should direct all our thoughts towards that Supreme One.
Baba says, "Withdraw the mind from physical objects and goad it unto Parama Purus'a". (AV-14)
Baba's teaching then is not to let the mind get overwrought with the crude effects of capitalism; rather one is to push the mind in a distinctly spiritual way of thinking. That is the real manan– otherwise degradation will occur.
So we should chant our kiirtan and repeat our ista mantra all day long and not for one second think about the propaganda of those cheating capitalists. We should not allow their tactics to invade our mental arena. This must never be allowed to happen. If it does one will become a slave of capitalism.
That is why Baba's mandate is to infuse the mind with sentient thoughts and sweet ideations. Here again is Baba's divine guideline.
Baba says, "You must have a spiritual goal. You must know what to do, what not to do, how to do, why to do. And for this purpose, the movement is to make the mind pinnacled, apexed, and bring all the propensities to that point, and goad it towards your spiritual goal." ('Subjective Approach Objective Adjustment')
By Baba's grace each and every margii will grow in a clean way through proper manan– through proper thinking. This is Baba's blessing.
Baba says, "You will have to ultimately reach Parama Purus'a. This is the pinnacled point, the supreme point of human glory. You should always remember this, during your lifetime and even after your death." – Baba
Note 1: MUST WARN THE PUBLIC
Through pracar, education, and constant effort we must awaken the common public to the capitalists' negative and abusive strategy of manan. All must be alerted about these tricky maneuvers lest the common become more and more degraded.
Not only that, with the upsurge of Occupy Wall Street protests, we should take the opportunity to share with others how capitalism invades the mind. This type of inner understanding is needed in order to truly lead the people.
Note 2: THE BEST PRACTICE OF MANAN
Here below Baba outlines the highest and most pure way to do manan.
Baba says, "Manana, that is, thinking only about Parama Purus´a and about no one else. If any other person or thing comes in the mind, ascribe Brahma-hood to that person or thing. This process is manana." (AMIWL-11, 'Mantra Caetanya')
Futility of Materialism
Baba says, "Materialism is the sign of shallow knowledge. Due to lack of proper understanding and ignorance people become materialists. Human beings should study more and acquire sufficient knowledge. Then they will understand that in materialism there is nothing." (DMC 84 Delhi, SS-16 (H))


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|Another beautiful cover from Jon Sullivan, though with a rather spoilery detail.
"A grimdark and action-packed adventure into one of the darkest parts of 40k, filled with secrets and lies and the dubious gifts of the past. Haley's finest work yet!" - Lord of the Night
Death of Integrity is a title that i've been looking forward to reading for quite a while, after all it's all about Terminators purging a Space Hulk of a Genestealer infestation. But DoI is about far more than just a simple alien purging, and as the story took more twists and turns while delving into the culture and history of two proud but very different Space Marine Chapters, I found myself enthralled by Haley's depiction of differing bloodlines of Space Marines, the deadly Genestealer menace, the nightmarish ship-graveyard that is a Space Hulk and the temptation of ancient mysteries and technology that drives many characters further and further into the darkness, both literal and metaphorical. A brief note that the story also addresses on the very first page, this story is set in M39, approximately 2000 years prior to the current 40k timeline of M41.
The long chase has finally yielded fruit, after decades of hunting the elusive Space Hulk Death of Integrity Chapter Master Caedis of the Blood Drinkers must call in aid from his cousins in the Novamarines Chapter to purge this vile nest of xenos and save a sub-sector, even though Blood Drinkers though have another concern, that none must discover the Rite of Holos and the method behind the salvation of their Chapter. But when the Adeptus Mechanicus arrive with a writ of the highest authority both Chapters must commit to a lengthy purging of the xenos to salvage the STC technologies hidden within the hulk. However even faced with the might of two Chapters of the Astartes the Death of Integrity will not surrender it's long-held secrets easily or without a fight, and as the warriors and priests of the Imperium descend further into the darkness and ships forgotten by time and man they will find that there are some mysteries better left unsolved.
The story in DoI is really split into a few strands. The first is the main story, that of the purging and the efforts undertaken to purge the Hulk. Haley's depiction of a Space Hulk is fantastic and he really gets across the hazards caused by simple gravity and the changing of a ship's form in crushing pressure, and the claustrophobic and tense atmosphere that comes from entering what is basically a giant xenos nest filled with aliens adapted to hunting and killing in such an environment. As the main story advances Haley shows the campaign in each stage, planning and preparation and finally execution as the Novamarines and Blood Drinkers take to the field, and how each side fights the Genestealers in their own way. The second story focuses on the Blood Drinkers and their relationship with the Flaw that all Astartes of the Sanguinius bloodline suffer, and how they have managed to find an equilibrium with it. This was the most enthralling part of the story as Haley really made the Blood Drinkers feel like a unique chapter, and even though it was obvious from the beginning he still managed to make the revelation of their secret to the reader a shocking scene, but even that paled when he went further and showed the origin of their salvation and the secret hidden behind a secret. The main story and second story begin to merge as the final few chapters come in and we learn the truth of the Death of Integrity, which was an absolutely knock-you-to-the-floor scene that left my jaw unhinged. Haley really thought out of the box for that scene and it paid off immensely with a fantastic conclusion to the story that showed that the book's title does not just refer to the name of the Hulk, but how it changes each character and reveals the truth about many things for each side in the story.
The characters were a very good group because of the contrasts between them. On one side you have the Novamarines, a proud and austere Chapter descended from the Ultramarines and who can be quite fairly compared to them in most aspects. On the other you have the Blood Drinkers, a secretive and isolated Chapter descended from the Blood Angels and who carry quite a few secrets that the novel takes the time to explore and expose to the reader. And finally the Mechanicus who while not featuring centre stage for the most of the novel do play a central role and show how far some will go to recover treasures and mysteries, and the perils of the quest for knowledge that is central to every Tech-Priest's existance. Haley's characters work well because of the contrast between light and dark and grey, each side in the story fitting into one of those niches, and the personal stories of several characters that accompany the main story. Captain Mantillio Galt, Chapter Master Caedis and Veteran Sergeant Voldo all have their own story that is told throughout the novel and each one was very well done, but the standout was definitely Caedis's story as through him the mysteries behind the Blood Drinkers are revealed and we also get a look at what the Flaw is like to live with and how this particular group of Sanguinius's sons work it into their existance. I particularly enjoyed the contrast of characters between the Chapter as well, the Blood Drinkers arrogance and bloodlust compared to the Novamarines martial honour and near-worship of the Codex Astartes. The Mechanicum characters were also well handled, the inhuman and human aspects of them both present in the novel and how they deal with technology is addressed in the book, and particularly in the final chapters when we hear an alternate viewpoint on the Mechanicum and it's practices.
The action is very well written and really immerses the reader in the environment of the book. Haley's battles are filled with low gravity, tight corridors and caves and battlefields made of the corpses and husks of ancient ships of both human and alien origin. Since the novel mainly features Terminators with only a handful of scenes featuring regular Space Marines the battles feel much more powerful but also slower, and always the theme of a small group of warriors surrounded by a horde of xenos. One thing that Haley did very very well was the depiction of Terminator armor in battle, showing it's strengths and weaknesses over regular power armour and how the unique environs of a Space Hulk affect Terminator armor and the mechanics of fighting in it; all of this really made the battle scenes feel realistic even in a sci-fi setting and it shows that Haley really knows how to write battles in not just an epic sense, but a detailed sense. The Genestealers were also well depicted with their full strength on display, their adapted bodies perfect for hunting in voids, low gravity areas, poisonous pits and in spaces that no human could ever fit into. The novel showed why fighting Genestealers is never simple and that despite their beastial appearance there is a deadly cunning and malicious intelligence behind them, and in one or two instances that just because the Genestealers don't comprehend human emotions and thoughts, doesn't mean they can't comprehend human strategy and how to fight it. And one thing that was personally very enjoyable for me, Lightning Claws were used quite a bit and as one of my favourite weapons in 40k it was nice to see them, and how well the Blood Drinkers used them against the Genestealers.
The pacing was handled well but the novel does lag in a few places, mainly the preparation and planning stages for the main battle and the early exploration of the Space Hulk does take time, though the scenes were well written and enjoyable it did feel like it took quite a long time for what was meant to be a simple recon mission. Once the battle really gets underway things speed up and take on a lightning pace, which I felt was fitting for the Genestealers considering the speeds they can move at, and as the novel enters it's final part it does slow down a little until the mystery behind the Death of Integrity is revealed and things once again become fast-paced and gripping. On the whole the novel reads very well, battle sections and parts of real story and character development are fast-paced while the exploration and explanation sections are slower, but revealing in information and the lure of the mysteries behind both the Space Hulk and the Blood Drinkers kept me interested the entire way through and both paid off very well with very shocking and satisfying answers.
My favourite quote is definitely this one, though the context behind it makes it 1,000,000 times cooler,
"I need no master. I have no master. Once, I willingly served you. Now, I will have no more to do with you."
Now I must give a few honourable mentions. First off is Chapter 11: Brothers of Bone, Brothers of Blood. This was one of the best parts of the book, brilliantly written with both sections showing the great contrasts between the Novamarines and the Blood Drinkers, the atmosphere of both scenes was appropriate and showed the light and dark natures on display. Second is the answer to the mystery of the Blood Drinkers, now that was a bold move by Haley to decide such things for an established chapter and it definitely makes them one of the more interesting Space Marine Chapters, and the possibilities for them are very interesting to contemplate; personally I think, in context this makes sense, that "Yes" will come one day, or hell maybe it never will. And thirdly the mystery behind the Death of Integrity, I will say just this. It was excellent in every way, and a very nice nod to some obscure lore which also paints said lore in a whole new light. Guy Haley made some very bold choices in this novel lore and story wise and I think all of them were very very good choices that paid off with this story and some very nice lore additions. Oh and a very nice cameo 3/4s through the book, even if he was never named it was obvious who he was.
The ending is quite a good one and at first ties in with the title and the double-meaning I mentioned earlier, all of the main characters have been changed by this story and it shows how each one's integrity dies and the reasons behind it and how they react to it. With both mysteries answered Haley leaves some things open-ended and closes some things completely, and we do get to learn the fates of the characters in minor detail but that is due to the context of the story and it's fitting considering how this campaign ends. The epilogue is a very ominous one and it shows that one of the mysteries revealed to the reader may be close to being discovered and when it is bad things will happen, but that is a story that will likely never be told rather left to our imagination on what will happen and whether or not one character was right, or the cameo was. I'm personally banking on the cameo being right, but that's just me.
For a great story filled with plot twists, superb character development and epic action scenes that perfectly suited the Space Hulk environment I give Death of Integrity a score of 9.0/10. This is a 40k novel that I would recommend to any fan of the franchise, hell even regular science fiction fans should enjoy this gripping story of treasure hunting, secrets between brothers and the mysteries of the past coming to light in ways nobody expected. This is Haley's second 40k novel and third novel overall for the Black Library, and it's definitely the best of the three but I also think that it's Haley's best work to date. I can't wait to see what he has in store for us next, perhaps he will get a chance to write his own 40k series which in my opinion would be brilliant.
That's it for this review. My next review will be for the second book in the Mechanicus trilogy by Graham McNeil, the middle book Lords of Mars. So until next time,

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Before selling your home, perhaps the thought has crossed your mind to spend some time & money on repairs and
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2015 finished off strong! December was a busy month for real estate! The market activity didn't slow down at all…maybe


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It Is Finished (John 19:19-30)Pastor David Zooeff, April 12, 2020
Part of the Easter Messages series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
This message was preached during the coronavirus pandemic, without the use of the usual recording equipment. Subequently the sound is of slightly inferior quality.
John 19:19-30
19And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 21Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 22Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 24They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. 25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 27Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. 28After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 29Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 30When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. (KJV)


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Do you like beautiful, sexy, sometimes scantily-clad women? If you answered "no," what the hell are you doing here?
If you answered "yes," you will love the group of photos some genius put up on the Listal site. The theme for this gallery is (mostly) old-school "pin-up" style pictures taken of some of today's hottest celebs. Sure there are those you would expect — Dita Von Teese and Katy Perry I am looking at you — but who knew Freida Pinto and Mila Kunis took shots like these?
Want. Now.
Some faves that hopped off the page right away were mostly people I didn't know or didn't recognize. As soon as Jurnee Smollett's smokin' classroom photo came up, I was totally hot for teacher — until I figured out she was one of Michelle Tanner's friends on Full House and one of Olivia's friends on The Cosby Show. Oh hell to the no — that's just not fair. She's so young, I cannot find her sexy, but it's almost impossible not to.
Moving right along to Mary Elizabeth Winstead who is a stunner as a bathing beauty in a polka-dot bikini. I'm not a horror movie fan, I got scared watching Mama Mia, so I had no clue who she was. I am now starting to consider facing my fears if it means more time to stare at Ms. Winstead.
Mila Kunis has climbed to the top of my aesthetically pleasing lady list (also known as my "I would totally hit it" list) but this picture takes her above and beyond. It is the perfect combination of retro-sexy without going overboard.
Some honorable mentions go to Scarlett Johansson who proves she doesn't have to take her clothes off to have a good time (no no), Alexis Bledel as Rosie the Riveter and Zooey Deschanel's adorable 20's beach and sand pose.
There were a few that really didn't do it for me though. Brittany Murphy looks like she should be in Warrant's "Cherry Pie" video. It's less pin-up and more porn star.
Summer Glau might look good in her picture but the way they have her posed, it looks like she had an accident on the studio floor.
Whoever dressed and posed Abbie Cornish needs to give her outfit back to the figure skater they stole it from. There's something that screams "Taylor Dane" to me from her picture and I'm not sure why.
Who else would you like to see in a pin-up pose? Did I not give love where love is due? Is it ok that as a 30-year-old lady I'm googly-eyed over these early 20-somethings? If it's wrong, I'm not sure I want to be right.


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Ofsted judged Walworth Academy to be "a good school with outstanding capacity to improve" in its first full inspection of the academy since it opened in 2007.
The former Walworth School turned into the Walworth Academy, sponsored by hedge fund charity Ark, and relocated all students to the upper school site in Shorncliffe Road off Old Kent Road.
The inspectors said: "Walworth Academy is in the business of transformation. It has transformed itself and is now a good and rapidly improving school whose students make good progress academically and great leaps in their personal development. Most importantly it is transforming the lives of the students who attend the academy."
The inspectors singled out "the significant successes that have been achieved in rapidly increasing the rate of progress made by students; significantly improving attendance; widening horizons; ... raising aspirations; and preparing students for the next phase of their education. ... The quality of care, guidance and support offered to students is outstanding."
In her letter to pupils, inspector Emma Ing wrote: "We agree with you that the improvements that the academy has made in the last two years are breathtaking. We share your view that the teachers are extremely well led by the principal and that they work tirelessly on your behalf. We can see why you feel safe and extremely well cared for and proud of the academy."
Walworth Academy principal Devon Hanson said: "We're pleased that Ofsted recognised the commitment and effort Walworth Academy makes to ensure that its pupils achieve the utmost they can during their time with us.
"Helping our pupils to 'Be the best that you can be' really does govern everything we do as a school. It informs our determination to raise attainment, to improve attendance and behaviour and to continue to raise our standards of teaching and learning support.
"I am immensely grateful to the families of our pupils for their support, to our governors for their commitment to the school and to our pupils and staff who have utterly transformed the academy and its ambitions in a very short time. I am determined, for the sake of all our pupils, that we will make Walworth Academy an outstanding school and I'd like to thank everyone in the academy for supporting that aim."
However, the quality of teaching at the school was given grade 3 (satisfactory). As Emma Ing's letter to pupils said: "There is some excellent and some good teaching at the academy, but we noted that there is too much teaching that is a little bit slow, a little bit dull and not sufficiently challenging of you all."
The inspectors also found the school had been "over-generous" in its self-assessment and called on staff to do more to increase attendance levels at the academy.
During the general election campaign David Cameron described Devon Hanson as "a great man".
He said: "He's one of the most impressive headteachers I've met. When new kids are going to his school he goes to the parents' home and sets out with them a little contract about how the parents are going to back the school and how kids are going to behave.
"I think he's running a really great school. I think more academy schools in neighbourhoods like this make a real difference."
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Ayurveda, originating from India, is one of the oldest system of medicine in the world. It exists before modern western medicine and hence before Big Pharma. Ayurvedic medicine uses plant-based medicine for treatment and there are many options for diabetes. Here are some ayurvedic remedies for diabetes.
Indian Gooseberry
Also known as Amla, the Indian Gooseberry is a good source of Vitamin C. However, it has an acquired bitter sour taste. The fruit, along with its astringent juice is highly recommended for people suffering from diabetes.
Bitter Gourd
Due to several naturally occurring enzymes and compounds found in bitter gourd, it is a great remedy for diabetes. In fact, various herbal medicine practitioners use its juice as Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes.
Fenugreek seeds are a great source of 4-hydroxyisoleucine, an amino acid that has been proven to stimulate one's pancreas to trigger insulin production. It is no wonder why it is included in the list of one of the most effective Ayurvedic treatment for diabetes.
The curcumin found in turmeric is highly responsible for the decrease of insulin resistance in one's body. It therefore helps to control the symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes. Curcumin is a known antioxidant as well as anti-inflammatory agent.
Mango Leaves
Mango leaves contain some organic compounds that aid in lowering blood sugar levels. Furthermore, it also has effects in controlling blood pressure. As you may know, diabetes is about the body not being able to metabolize sugar, therefore, drinking mango leaves infused with water is a great way to keep your blood sugar level in check.
Triphala is an Ayurvedic medicinal composition that has a mixture of three different herbal ingredients. It works as a pancreas simulator to enhance insulin production in one's body.
Other Natural Ingredients
There are several other natural ingredients that can help to manage diabetes. They include basil leaves, bay leaf, white pepper, ginseng, aloe vera, cinnamon, garlic, onion, bishop's weed, and many more. The most common feature shared by all these herbal medicines is their ability to stimulate the pancreas to trigger the production of insulin. Hence this helps to lower the production of sugar, thereby preventing rise in blood sugar level.
In Ayurvedic medicines, numerous combinations of these herbal remedies are also available to help treat diabetes. Nevertheless, for your safety, speak to your doctor before you decide to take any of these ayurvedic remedies for diabetes.


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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the dining room? The dining table and the chairs of course! It is essential that you let the table set the style and mood for the rest of the room, and in the case of a farmhouse-style dining space, a classic wooden table is the obvious choice.
We are absolutely positive that current interior design trends are slowly inching towards styles that firmly bring back a soothing and simple 'old world charm' into modern settings. It seems both homeowners and designers are a touch tired of the glossy, contemporary look, and the result is a turn towards styles such as industrial, vintage and rustic, which bring back memories of an era gone by.


text: For me it's like a reset button when I go into the ocean. Mentally, spiritually and physically as well I wouldn't call some of those caught, I just got on the waves maybe just stood up. Small waves, big guy, it's the best you can do. I'm very happy. I didn't know many Muslims before I met the Shaykh. He's absolutely peaceful, genuine, really really big-hearted, honest bloke. Unless we expand the world we live in and that's through the people that we meet, you're never going to see anything of what the world can offer. It'd be like sticking to your own beach and never seeing another one, you know. Australia is a fantastic country and it could be better. I'm not going to just love it or leave it as they say, I think that's selling Australia short and Australians short. The more as Aussies and as human beings that we can get together connect, meet each other, talk to one another, try and understand each other Then the better this country is going to be for everyone irrespective of faith or cultural background. .


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Last night my grandsons and their dad and mom went to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus . . . and it is not understating things to say they had an absolutely incredible time! I received a phone call from Josiah as they were on their way home and he told me the circus had dragons!!!! Not "real" dragons, of course, but dragons which were the size of real dragons . . . and one even breathed fire!!!!! He was definitely impressed!
Josiah told me he saw real elephants, llamas and tigers - which he thought was really cool; but the things he and his brother Caleb loved the most . . . other than the dragons . . . were the motorcycles and dogs! He told me all about how the motorcycles drove on the walls of a big, round cage; which for a five year old boy could not possibly be anything other than totally, completely cool! And since both boys, but especially Caleb, love dogs, the dog tricks were also something they especially enjoyed!
Josiah said the clowns were really funny and he laughed and laughed at them! He said the circus is definitely something children will love and want to go see; Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus got a big thumbs up from this five year old! (Since yesterday was actually the day of his birthday, going to the circus with his family was a great way to celebrate for sure!)
Josiah's mom, Jackie, told me the circus did a great job of presenting traditional circus acts with an up-dated and fresh new look! She said the show was presented extremely well, the boys loved it and so did she!
I'm so glad my family was able to see and enjoy the circus . . . I'm sure I'll be hearing a lot more about it tonight when Josiah and Caleb come over to spend the night, but for now I want to say, if you have the opportunity to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus when they come to your town, definitely go see it! You - and your grandchildren - will be amazed, delighted and in awe - after all, it is, without a doubt, "the Greatest Show on Earth!"


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Type : Tips and Trick
Level : All Levels
Testing Operating System : Windows XP SP0 (Using ms08_067_netapi exploit)
After you successfully compromised a system usually you will do a lot of work there. But did you know that every activities you do inside compromised computer it's actually recorded by the system?
Sometimes it's best to not have your activities been logged. Whatever the reason, you may find a circumstance where you need to clear away the windows event logs. Because there's also a lot of forensic tools to help finding out what happen in compromised computer and also tracking anything if you have log in your victim computer.
Here in this tips and trick, I will explain simple tutorial about how to clear Windows event log to minimize you've been tracked by forensic investigators.
When victim run eventvwr, there's should be window like this below with some alert and information.
The error information maybe we can't understand but with help of computer forensic tools it should be more easier.
In this case we need to clear the event log by using ruby interpreter in Meterpreter to clear the logs on the fly.
Now, let's exploit the system and manually clear away the logs.
Then the next step "clear the log" by using log.clear.
Success…we cleared the windows system event logs. But there's another main things here that the event logs is not only "System" itself, but still have security, Application, DNS, etc, and we need to clear all of that logs to minimize being tracked by forensic investigators.
To do that, let's adopted winenum.rb scripts located in /pentest/exploits/framework3/scripts/meterpreter/winenum.rb and find clrevtlgs() function. That function used to clear all windows event logs.
I've created new scripts adopted from winenum.rb (just copy and modify the clrevtlgs function)and renamed to clearthelog.rb containing this :
After re-writing the script, we put it in /pentest/exploits/framework3/scripts/meterpreter. Then, let's re-exploit the system and see if it works.
And here's screenshot of windows event viewer on victim computer.
Hope you enjoyed 🙂


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How God's wonders never cease – my golden throated friend is a humble soprano. That's like a little person playing center for a basketball team, or like a snowy day in Miami. It just doesn't make sense. But Golden Throat makes it happen every day.
I met my dear Golden Throat 11 years ago at THE Florida State University. She was working on her Master's when lil Lady J was working on her Bachelor's and trying not to lose her damn mind. What a blessing it was in the madness of that environment to have someone like her praying for me and with me. Not unlike her boldness on the concert stage, she loves and witnesses for Christ unapologetically. How rare it is to have a true friend who practices the gentle rebuke of Galatians 6:
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:1-2 NIV)
Not that Lady J ever sins, of course. But if it were to happen, I know Golden Throat would be on it like a champ.
It sucks, because I haven't had the privilege of her face to face company since her lovely wedding in June 2009. No matter where life has taken us, I am confident that my sweet sister in Christ will always be in my life.
To Golden Throat. Thanks for helping Lady J to do it.


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Lets be honest, bath tissues aren't the most glamorous of house products. They are however a must-have item. I have a huge stockpile of bath tissues in my garage which prompts questions from guests as to why we have so many rolls. I guess it's kind of like a gas tank, I just don't want to find myself on "empty". It's not a great feeling to suddenly realize that we're out of toilet paper and having to make an immediate trip to the store. There's no harm in stocking up as they won't expire like some other necessities such as canned food. Even though we have a huge pile of toilet paper, our kids often scream from their bathroom and ask me to hand them a new roll. Luckily, I only have to duck into the garage and can immediately solve their problem.
What is Amazon Subscribe and Save?
Another benefit of stocking bath tissues is that I can purchase more when the price is lower than usual. I am sure most of you have done a lot of shopping on Amazon.com. I've bought anything and everything from Amazon and had great experiences in doing so. Another favorite program that Amazon offers is the Amazon Subscribe and Save program, which offers 15% to 30% savings (if you have up to 5 subscriptions). I order my bath tissue from Amazon and always choose the "Subscribe & Save" option for the savings, plus I can get free standard shipping without minimum on the purchase (no Prime account required). This program is so convenient, you don't need to spend money on gas, or even leave your house to do so. There's no more lugging around that big pack of toilet paper through the store, either! Through Amazon Subscribe and Save program you can also personalize your delivery day. It's easy to modify the day or even skip a month if needed. Check out this link to learn more on the program and how to set up your own subscriptions:
One of my favorite item from Amazon.com is Quilted Northern Supreme Roll. Quilted Northern stand out from the competition, just by feeling it you'll see what I mean. Even though the bath tissues are soft as a cloud they're still extremely durable. I love every product that brand puts out, quality stuff! By choosing Quilted Northern Supreme Roll you cut down on how often you have to change rolls as they have a lot more sheets per roll. On top of that there's less impact to the environment as there are fewer cardboard cores per package.
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ASRock, a motherboard manufacturing company based out of Taiwan, says they plan to sell four graphics cards (GPU) specifically designed to mine cryptocurrency.
CoinDesk reports that "the company unveiled its Phantom Gaming Series last week, based on AMD's RX series. An ASRock America employee confirmed to CoinDesk that four of the cards – all of which are versions of the RX570 series – are "for mining only." A fifth RX570 8G OC version, the employee added, is the gaming-oriented version of that product.
The confirmation comes after a presentation screenshot was posted on Twitter late last month by VideoCardz.com highlighting the planned products.
The move signals that ASRock – which released a mining-specific motherboard back in 2013 – is looking to capitalize on the demand for GPUs by miners, who use the tech in the energy-intensive mining process. That demand has led to companies like AMD and Nvidia to see growing sales (though both firms have said that cryptocurrency miners only form a small part of their customer base)."
Mining profitablily can be marginal as dificulty increases, so it will be interesting to see how the recent boom in mining hardware production affects the industry.


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Todd English Thanksgiving Menu
Todd English's fare may be nationwide, but his passion for cooking still simmers in his mother's harborside Maine kitchen.
Superstar chef Todd English is one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." Coos Martha Stewart, "Oh, those deep sunken eyes, the high cheekbones, his big hands and broad shoulders." But there's one fan unfazed by reports on which hair gel the Boston-based restaurateur prefers. She does have to be flattered, though: Her son looks a lot like her.
Says Patty Breed with a sly smile, "Ha! That's just the Italian in him." Indeed. What she finds most beautiful on this glorious fall morning is that Todd and family are home with her in Camden, Maine, for the holidays.
As Patty's children and grandchildren begin unfurling from their quilt-covered beds upstairs, the youthful matriarch curls into her favorite overstuffed chair with a steaming cup of coffee. Her harborside home, Seamew, brims with well-thumbed books, sentimental artwork, antique duck decoys, and family photos. Animals, too: An entrance sign announces " Attenti al Cane" ("beware of the dog"), but these furry souls could only kill with kindness. Today, old-timers Shadow, a golden retriever, and Chester, an inky retriever mix, frolic with visiting cousin Kip, a bouncing black standard poodle who owns Todd's family.
"Todd's been working so hard," Patty says of her 40-year-old son, who in 12 years has amassed 14 (and counting) culinary hot spots from New York to Las Vegas (his Olives and Figs restaurants in Boston started the trend) plus three cookbooks. "Now it's time for him to rest and let me help do some of the cooking."
Patty's home, where her family has been anchored 28 years, is as cozy as the view from her living room's picture window--a giant real-time canvas of sailboats on the glistening horizon. Amber-hued trees rustle in the breeze while waves lap up their reflection.
Her kitchen is seasoned with the look that real cooking happens here. Its nautical blue wood floor is splattered with paint à la Jackson Pollock, and jumbled well-used pots, pans, and baskets hang from racks above the island, where the action will soon heat up.
But Patty's mission now is to find just the right roasting pan for the turkey. She's on her hands and knees trying to find it. "Oh, and this, this is Toddy's ice-cream maker he got when he was 10," she says, holding up the old red hand-cranker. "Maybe we can use it today."
"Ma!" Todd says with an exasperated blush. He's quietly had his 6-3 frame parked in the kitchen doorway while Patty played docent. "What are you telling everyone?"
"I'm telling everyone how wonderful you are," she sparks back. "Now let's get moving--we've got a lot of people to feed."
Todd looks like a little boy put in his place by his mama. "Yeah, yeah," he chuckles, tying on his long white apron.
Wafting aromas of sautéed onions and garlic are the ultimate eye-openers, so it's not long before the remaining sleepyheads make it downstairs and into the kitchen, where Todd works with his trademark focused intensity. His wife and business partner, Olivia, sees that their kids--Oliver, 11, Isabelle ("Izzy"), 8, and Simon, 5--get dressed and moving. Amid the hustle and bustle, in walks an extra-special guest, arriving from New York City.
"Uncle Mon!" the kitcheners cry when Todd's uncle, Armando Vergara, joins the group. His happy-go-lucky presence adds fuel to the friendly fire. He immediately starts peeling this or chopping that--all while telling jokes and later, sweeping Patty off her feet for a bit of dancing to some vibrant Latin music playing on CD.
"Ah-ha-ha, you didn't think we could cook without a little dancing, did you?" he says midsway.
As camaraderie bubbles over in the kitchen, Todd follows Olivia to the shore with the caldron that soon will welcome lobster stew. His food today will be much like his restaurant fare, which showcases Mediterranean flavors in bold, rustic style.
"My great-grandmother, Bettina, used to make her own pasta," Todd recalls, helping Olivia unpack picnic accoutrements. "I can see it now drying on her bed atop a clean white sheet. And her sauces... She was a marvelous cook, and a marvelous woman. Her family owned olive farms in Italy [hence the name of his first restaurant]. She, like my mom and other family members, taught me about good food. They taught me not to hold back, to go with my instincts and try new things."
Before long, others join the party, including Todd's friends from Boston--Julie and Kevin Fox and Olives' sous chef, Dave Nevins.
"As you'll see, Todd's food is all about layering," Julie says, admiring the spread. "Every bite reveals something new and different."
"Anybody who's lived in our family knows how to cook," Uncle Mon says, pouring on the wine--and the charm.
Meanwhile, Todd tastes the lobster stew. "Mmm. This is it. This is Maine, right here."
"Mangia!" Uncle Mon declares, raising his glass.
This is family, right here.


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Middle Eastern state covering 8,019 square miles, slightly larger than the U.S. state of Massachusetts. With a 1948 (the year of its founding) population of approximately 1.2 million people, Israel borders on Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Syria and Jordan to the east, and Lebanon to the north.
Modern Israel dates from the end of World War I and the resulting defeat of the Ottoman Empire. Based on the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France to partition Turkish Middle Eastern territory, France was to secure control of Lebanon and Syria, with Britain receiving Palestine and Iraq. Following the Allied victory, the Paris Peace Page 1026 | Top of ArticleConference awarded these areas as mandates under the new League of Nations, envisioning their ultimate independence.
The war also prompted the Zionist movement of Jews seeking a nation-state in Palestine. In order to enlist the support of international Jewry during the war effort, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917. The declaration announced London's support for the creation of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine. The parameters of this home were not spelled out. In 1922 Britain split Palestine into Transjordan east of the Jordan River and Palestine to the west. The Jewish homeland would be in Palestine. There were several schemes for achieving this while balancing the interests of the Arab population with those of the Jewish minority and the goals of the Zionist movement. Contradictory British assurances to both sides failed to satisfy either the Zionists or the Arabs, however. Meanwhile, increasing numbers of European Jews arrived in Palestine and purchased land there, leading to Arab-Jewish rioting that the British authorities were not always able to control.
Events immediately before and during World War II accelerated the Jewish migration to Palestine. Adolf Hitler's persecution of the Jews in Germany as well as anti-Semitism in Poland and elsewhere led to increasing Jewish migration and interest in a Jewish state. Once the war began, Hitler embarked on a conscientious effort to exterminate world Jewry. During the Nazi-inspired Holocaust an estimated 6 million Jews perished. Late in the war and afterward, many of the survivors sought to immigrate to Israel. The great lesson of World War II for Jews was that they could not rely on other nations; they would require their own independent state. The Holocaust also created in the West a sense of moral obligation for the creation of such a state. At the same time, however, the Arabs of Palestine were adamantly opposed to the implantation of a large foreign population in their midst.
After World War II, Jewish refugees and displaced persons streamed into Palestine, many of them only to be turned away by British naval ships patrolling Palestine's Mediterranean coast just for this purpose. At the same time, the British authorities wrestled with partitioning Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. Jews and Arabs proved intransigent, and in February 1947 after both rejected a final proposal for partition, Britain turned the problem over to the United Nations (UN). In November the UN General Assembly passed its own resolution to partition Palestine, with Jerusalem to be under a UN trusteeship. While the Jews accepted this arrangement, the Arabs rejected it.
In December 1945 the Arab League council announced that it would halt the creation of a Jewish state by force. The Arabs then began raids against Jewish communities in Palestine. The United States, with the world's largest and wealthiest Jewish population, became the chief champion and most reliable ally of the Jews. This position would, however, cost the United States dearly in its relations with the Arab world and would also influence Cold War geopolitics.
In January 1948 London announced its intention to withdraw from Palestine. This precipitous British policy led to war. The British completed the Page 1028 | Top of Articlepullout on 14 May 1948, and that same day David Ben-Gurion, executive chairman and defense minister of the Jewish Agency, declared the existence of the independent Jewish state of Israel. Ben-Gurion became the first prime minister, a post he held during 1948–1953 and 1955–1963.
At first, the interests of the United States and those of the Soviet Union regarding the Jewish state converged. U.S. recognition of Israel came only shortly before that of the Soviet Union. Officials in Moscow found common ground with the Jews in their suffering at the hands of the Nazis in the war and also identified with the socialism espoused by the early Jewish settlers in Palestine as well as with their anti-British stance. The Cold War, the re-emergence of official anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union, and Moscow's desire to court the Arab states by supporting Arab nationalism against the West would soon change all that.
The Israeli independence proclamation led immediately to fighting. In the first Arab-Israeli War of 1948–1949, hard-pressed Israeli forces managed to stave off the far more numerous and better-equipped but poorly organized and inadequately trained Arab forces. In the process, many Palestinians living in Israel either fled or were forced out of the territory.
Soviet military support for Egypt and Syria led to increased U.S. military support for Israel. The rise of Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser only exacerbated the situation. Trumpeting Arab nationalism, Nasser blockaded Israeli ships in the Gulf of Aqaba and Israel's access to the Indian Ocean. Egypt also supported cross-border raids into Israeli territory by fedayeen, or guerrilla fighters. Nasser's turn to the Soviet Union for arms led to the withdrawal of U.S. support for his pet project of constructing a high dam at Aswan on the Nile. This led him to nationalize the Suez Canal. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden was determined to topple Nasser, and a coalition of Britain, France, and Israel then formed. Leaders of the three states developed secret plans whereby Israel would invade Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and move to the canal. Britain and France would then use this as an excuse to introduce military forces into the canal zone.
At the end of October 1956, Israeli forces swept into the Sinai, easily destroying Egyptian forces there. When Nasser's response to French and British demands proved unsatisfactory, their forces also invaded Egypt from Cyprus. Although the Soviet Union threatened to send volunteers, it was the strong opposition of the United States and heavy economic pressure brought to bear on Britain that proved decisive. All three powers subsequently withdrew their forces, greatly strengthening Nasser despite the abysmal showing of his armed forces. Israel was one of the chief winners of the 1956 war. It had cleaned out the fedayeen bases and secured a buffer of UN observers in the Sinai. It also ended the blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba.
The Soviet Union made good on Egyptian material losses from the war and, over the next decade, sent considerable quantities of additional arms to the Arab states, including Egypt, Syria, and Iraq. In May 1967, Nasser moved Egyptian troops into the Sinai and ordered out the UN observers who served as a buffer with Israel. Believing that they would soon be attacked, Israeli leaders ordered a preemptive strike. On 5 June 1967, the Israeli Air Force wiped out most of the Egyptian Air Force on the ground and then struck the Syrians. Although Israel made a bid for Jordan to stay out of the war, that country joined the fighting against Israel and paid a heavy price for it. The Israelis won the so-called Six-Day War and, in the process, seized the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank of the Jordan River along with Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.
On 6 October 1973, at the start of the Jewish holy days of Yom Kippur, Egypt, now led by Anwar Sadat, launched a surprise attack on Israel. Joined by Syrian forces, the Egyptians caught the Israeli government of Prime Minister Golda Meier (1969-1974) by surprise and crossed over the Suez Canal, then took up defensive positions to destroy Page 1030 | Top of Articlemuch of the counterattacking Israeli armor with Soviet-supplied antitank missiles. Ultimately, however, the Israelis beat back the Arab attacks. Having recrossed the canal, the Israelis were in position to drive on to Cairo. Both sides then agreed to a cease-fire.
Israel appeared menaced on all flanks except the Mediterranean. But in 1979 Sadat, dismayed by the inability of Washington to pressure Israel into concessions, took the unprecedented step of traveling to Israel in November 1977, eventually leading to the Camp David Agreement of September 1978 and a peace settlement between Egypt and Israel. Begun in 1979, Israel completed a withdrawal of the Sinai Peninsula in 1982. Syria, meanwhile, had moved closer to the Soviet Union, and the Syrians then moved into Lebanon in support of Palestinians there and the Lebanese Muslims. This produced civil war in Lebanon, and following the shelling of Israeli settlements from southern Lebanon, Israeli forces invaded Lebanon in 1982. In September 1983, Israeli forces withdrew to the Awali River. During 1987–1991, Israeli security forces had to deal with a wide-scale uprising by Palestinians known as the Intifada within Israeli-occupied territory in the West Bank and Gaza. The end of the Cold War brought a large influx of hundreds of thousands of Jews from the Soviet Union. Despite peace between Egypt and Israel, at the end of the Cold War a general Middle Eastern peace agreement remained illusive.
Domestically, the Israeli state was organized along the British parliamentary model, with the executive (cabinet) selected by the Knesset (parliament) and subject to it. Israel also had a system of proportional representation in which seats in the Knesset were based on the percentage of votes received. Even parties receiving relatively few votes had representatives in the Knesset. Such parties included those representing the Arab population, those espousing various degrees of Jewish orthodoxy, the communists, and Revisionist Zionist groups.
Until 1977 the Mapai-Labor Party controlled the Knesset. It had deep roots in the socialist movements in Eastern Europe. Mapai-Labor assumed that the party and state were coterminous. Through control of the kibbutz movement of socialist communes, the massive social welfare system of the Histadrut, the powerful military and paramilitary organizations that became the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the leadership of the Jewish Agency before independence, and sufficient seats in the Knesset, Mapai-Labor leaders such as Ben-Gurion, Meir, and Moshe Dayan dominated Israeli politics for three decades after independence. The party was strongly secular in orientation. IDF chiefs of staff often became prime ministers, and it was common for Mapai-Labor leaders to rotate from military command to seats in the Knesset, leadership posts in the Histadrut, and cabinet ministries.
The chief opposition party in these years was the Likud. It supported a Greater Israel and had strong roots in Zionists opposed to the British mandate. It also espoused capitalism over socialism and was a voice for the growing Jewish immigrant population, including those from the Soviet Union. The religious Jewish parties were the wild cards in Israeli politics. Their agendas included introduction of orthodox Jewish traditions as the basis for Israeli law. These ranged from determinations of who could be defined as Jewish Page 1031 | Top of Articleand thus were entitled to settle in the state, the strict observation of the Sabbath, and such issues as marriage and divorce and exemption from military service. Such parties exercised undue influence because proportional representation required any party with a plurality of seats in the Knesset to obtain the support of smaller parties. Until 1977 Mapai-Labor was able to form governments by making concessions to the religious parties and those farther to the Left. When the Likud Party took control in 1977, it had to form coalitions with minority parties in much the same fashion as had Mapai-Labor. This allowed the religious parties to continue to influence policy. Mapai-Labor continued to be a force as, at times, the Likud had to include Mapai-Labor in its coalition governments.
Israel's international relations did not change much when power passed from Mapai-Labor to Likud to coalition governments. Israel consistently relied on the United States, which regularly made the Jewish state its largest foreign aid recipient. Ironically, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, West Germany) was an important support for Israel in its early years. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's government extended billions of dollars in assistance in recognition of the crimes that Nazi Germany had committed against world Jewry during World War II. France, which had been a chief supporter and arms supplier to the Jewish state, became estranged from Israel following the 1967 War when an angry President Charles de Gaulle withdrew French military assistance as a consequence of the preemptive Israeli attack.
From an internal perspective, the chief issues for Israel have been disputes over whether Israel should be a secular or religious state (in the West Bank, Jews may soon well be a minority) and over the makeup of Israeli territory. There has also been a continuing war against terrorism and suicide bombers. The 2005 Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip by a government led by the expansionist Likud Party reflects these ongoing debates and concerns. Israeli voters remained keenly interested in such issues as the role of the Orthodox minority, the rights of Israeli Arabs, the fate of Israeli settlements in Gaza and the West Bank, and the ups and downs of the economy.
See also
Flapan, Simha. The Birth of Israel: Myths and Realities. New York: Pantheon, 1987.
Quandt, William B. Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 1967. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution and University of California Press, 1993.
Sachar, Abram L. The Redemption of the Unwanted: From the Liberation of the Death Camps to the Founding of Israel. New York: St. Martin's, 1983.
Sachar, Howard M. A History of Israel: From the Rise of Zionism to Our Time. New York: Knopf, 1976.
Schoenbaum, David. The United States and the State of Israel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.
Stafran, Nadav. Israel, The Embattled Ally. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1978.
Source Citation
Gale Document Number: GALE|CX2400700500


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Forget about college counselors — a report in the New York Post says the latest trend among rich Manhattan parents is to hire a recreation "expert" to teach their kids how to play in preparation for private school admission tests.
The $400-an-hour service includes a playdate among three to five 4-year-olds. The children are closely monitored to see how each plays and interacts with the others.
Parents are then told what their child needs to work on before applying to top-end schools, where the toddlers will be judged on skills such as sharing, colouring , holding a pencil, and taking directions from authority figures, according to the Post.
In the crazy competitive world of New York preschools, that edge can really make a difference. Getting into public pre-K programs in New York City can be harder than getting into Harvard, and for private schools like Trinity and Horace Mann, admissions are even more competitive.
But still, experts told the Post that too much coaching can do more harm than good and cause kids to sound like robots instead of 4-year-olds, raising a red flag with schools.
Read the full New York Post story here.
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In the beginning, there were only a few top-level domains (TLDs) available for websites: .com for businesses; .edu for educational institutions; .gov for government sites; .net for people too slow to reserve their chosen .com address. Since those early days of the Internet, the number has expanded to 22 of those "generic" TLDs and 280 country code TLDs (like .it for Italy, .cn for china, etc.).
Between January and May, anyone with $185,000 could apply to create a new TLD. Applications were taken by the company that administers the TLD system, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). On June 13, they released the list of applications, complete with names and e-mail addresses of the applicants. Some of the more than 1,900 applications are predictable — four companies requested .search, and .porn makes an appearance too — but even discounting the ones made up of non-Latin characters, some are just spectacular.
• .northwesternmutual: This one holds the dubious distinction of being the longest English name on the list, equaling some German words in anti-brevity. Can you guess the company that requested it? Can you? I'm in-sure you can if you really think hard, but if you need a hint, the same company applied for .mutual.
• .sexy: There are two applications for .sex, but the single application for .sexy intrigues me. Sex can be tawdry and cheap, after all (especially online, um, so I'm told), but sexy things can be classy, elegant, exciting. Sports cars are sexy. Gadgets are sexy. Music is sexy. And I'm just going to say it: Uniregistry Corp, you are sexy for thinking of this. Who wants a boring old .com domain when they can be .sexy?
• .stroke: Applied for not by a rowing association or golf tournament, but the American Heart Association. They also applied for .heart, but not .angina or .myocardialinfarction so we know where their priorities are.
• .bible: This could actually be kind of cool. Type in verse.chapter.book.bible and there it is, a quote from the Good Book. I'm sure 16.3.john.bible could become the most popular site on the Web in just days.
• Schindler's List: Each application included, in addition to a company name, location, and other fields, a primary contact name. Some names were associated with many applications; I was impressed with John Kane's 48 listings and even more so with Sarah Falvey's 93. But then along came Daniel Schindler — in three instances, Mr. Daniel Schindler — with a whopping 307 applications, each for a different business. And they have names like "Dash Bloom, LLC," "Romeo Town, LLC," and "Trixy Manor, LLC," all with e-mail addresses of [LLC name]@donuts.co.
I'm sure there's some perfectly legitimate reason to form 307 limited liability companies with universally nonsensical names and apply for generic-sounding TLDs like .baby, .home, .site, and .blog. There's a practice called "squatting" for domain names, in which someone registers a domain they think someone else might want in the future so they can sell it for an inflated price, but domain names don't cost $185,000 each, so I'm sure that's not what's happening here. I mean, if all his applications go through, Daniel Schindler is out more than $56 million. In fact, donuts.co appears to be a registrar (like GoDaddy.com or Register.com), so perhaps the company just wants to be the only one to let people register their own .baby, .home, .site, and .blog addresses? This is why I'm not an investor, I never understand these things.
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Green Building Technology designs and implements various systems to buildings and homes in order to reduce negative environmental impact. These technologies effectively utilize resources in order to create energy-efficient, cost-reducing solutions that require low-maintenance into the future. Green building solutions can be implemented to new and existing buildings through services such as lighting and HVAC automation, addition of solar panels, changes to the exterior glass and blinds, and many more. They are not only beneficial for reducing the environmental impact, but also employ building controls to maximize energy efficiency and savings for optimized comfort and convenience.
For the past decade, a new emphasis has been placed on re-designing and enforcing various systems to buildings and homes in order to reduce negative environmental impact. Designing and implementing a sustainable energy system, such as installing solar panels on the roof of a building or house, can be an investment as well as an environmental benefit. In the province of Ontario, residents who install solar panels are eligible for the Ontario Solar incentive program, which can provide a return of 10% or more on investment. (CanSIA, 2011)
While there are many benefits to using green building technologies in residential and commercial buildings, here are some of the main ones:
- Green building solutions decrease operating costs going into the future, as the total amount of energy used throughout the home or building decreases dramatically.
- Implementing green building solutions is environmentally-sound and sustainable, meaning that systems are meant to last well into the future with low maintenance.
- Some green building solutions can be an investment, as there are many government grants, rebates and programs available to clients who switch-over.
At One Oak, our team will consult, develop and implement custom green building solutions in residential, commercial, institutional, and retail sectors of Toronto, the GTA and Southern Ontario. We bring with us an extensive network of various trade and labour contacts, experienced project managers and the necessary know-how to complete quality and durable projects with minimal inconvenience to our clients. We take pride in the work that we do, and seek to build meaningful relationships with our clients, which are enhanced by trust, transparency and collaboration.


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AMERICAN industry constantly fights a two-front war. The obvious opponent is the foreign competitor. The second is our own government. Consider the pervasive tax and regulatory obstacles placed in the way of United States business - especially high-tech companies - by a host of federal, state, and local governments. These are often egged on by a bewildering array of self-styled public-interest groups.
The most difficult problem faced by some of our key high-tech industries - biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and nuclear power - has been the thicket of government reviews and approvals. No one agency can give an OK to go ahead. But the failure to receive the necessary authorization from any one of them can literally halt production.
Not surprisingly, many high-powered American firms increasingly are turning to foreign markets - not only for selling their US production, but for investment in overseas R&D, production, and distribution. This makes good economic sense. Rapid advances in transportation and communication have broadened the markets for many products and services. Likewise, capital, information, labor, and other key production inputs are increasingly transnational. Many of our companies make more of their new investments overseas than here at home. Some of the best known American companies have deployed a majority of their assets overseas.
But the growing internationalization of production is regrettable - to the extent that it is caused by increasingly coercive government in the US. Take the energy company that is forced to explore in faraway Kazakhstan, or the mining enterprise that has to move to Bolivia, or the medical-devices firm that finds it expedient to set up its new lab in the Netherlands, or the manufacturing corporation that is encouraged to build a new factory in Guangdong, China. Those companies are not the problem. Our government policy is.
Under these circumstances, there is an especially powerful attraction from areas such as Southeast Asia, which has become the most dynamic part of the global economy. American business planners cannot be oblivious to markets that register double-digit growth rates year after year and whose governments are encouraging rapid expansion of their private sectors. Current and former communist and totalitarian nations are moving toward the decentralization of power characteristic of the private marketplace. They are taking steps to encourage and attract new industry, including reductions in tax burdens and regulatory barriers. Meanwhile, the US is raising business taxation, regulation, and employer mandates.
Nevertheless, in many industries, American firms are still the world leaders. US firms rank No. 1 (in sales) in aerospace, apparel, beverages, chemicals, computers, food products, motor vehicles, paper products, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, photographic and scientific equipment, soap and cosmetics, and tobacco. Their future shares of world markets - and the resultant effects on domestic employment and income levels - will depend primarily on the individual actions of a host of business enterprises. Yet government decisions will exert a strong influence either to help or hinder.
Here are a few suggestions for regulatory reform.
* Congress should require cost-benefit analysis in each stage of the regulatory process - from writing statutes to issuing regulations to reviewing regulatory programs.
* Government officials should avoid ``legislative handcuffs'' by emphasizing objectives to be achieved rather than precise methods to be used in complying with regulation.
* When a law requires getting a permit, a fixed timetable should force the agency to act in a timely fashion. If it cannot meet the deadline, the permit should be granted automatically.
Broad regulatory principles affect specific firms and individuals. The private sector should not be punished for the shortcomings of the public sector.


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At the Global Delivery Initiative, we try to keep up to date on new reports, articles, and other media that focus on delivery challenges, implementation experiences, and development knowledge. We will be posting a regular roundup of links in this space - blog posts, articles, papers, videos, and more that highlight recent readings. We hope you find this an enjoyable and informative feature!
Frameworks for evaluating service delivery and behavior change Last week we were honored to host a post from our friends at the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group. In the post, Susan Caceres, Ann Flanagan, and Tony Tyrrell lay out new frameworks to evaluate service delivery and behavior change. Check it out to learn more about "Putting the Beneficiary at the Center: Where Service Delivery Meets Behavior Change."
Lifetime word limits for researchers? In this somewhat provocative piece for Nature, a researcher ponders the effects of a lifetime word limit for academics doing medical research. Perhaps this is fanciful – but what knowledge would you choose to share if you faced such a word limit?
Eradicating Polio: practitioner experiences What would it take to eradicate polio at the grassroots, even in difficult, remote, and conflict-affected areas? Check out this brief story from the New York Times, which showcases a video series from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. "Coffee with Polio Experts" gives the view from the ground, where many of the most difficult challenges manifest themselves. The videos, as the story points out, are unpretentious, direct, and worth a watch.
Future-proofing education in Bangladesh As we stare forward into a future fraught with new opportunities and challenges, disruptive technologies and exciting innovations, how can we make sure that we are prepared, and that we are preparing young people for this future? What would it mean for education systems to be ready for a bright future, taking advantage of new innovations and resilient to unexpected shifts and shocks? BRAC's Social Innovation Lab recently hosted a sprint and came up with ways to futureproof education in Bangladesh, from innovative partnerships to enabling experimentation.
Innovative and cost-effective ways to encourage teacher retention in remote communities Speaking of education, this piece from the Inter-American Development Bank's Effective Development blog examines "The Effect of Upfront Payments on the Turnover of Rural Instructors." While incentive programs to serve in remote rural communities can help with providing education to communities that might otherwise struggle to recruit teachers, difficult conditions may also mean that these programs themselves struggle to retain teachers. In an attempt to figure out what would work best to combat this problem, Mexico's CONAFE program implemented incentive payments with an embedded randomized control trial (RCT). One payment schedule was implemented with payments over ten months; a second schedule targeted incentive payments to "peak dropout" periods. It turned out that the second payment schedule, targeting peaks, worked better. Check out the details here.
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text: Zhivago is a West Australian-based label co-designed by longtime friends, Lara Kovacevich and Lydia Tsvetnenko and meaning 'daring' in Russian, Zhivago was launched at the 2012 Perth Fashion Festival to widespread critical acclaim. Both designers earned their fashion stripes at tender ages; Lara learned the art of costume via her sister's successful label that was patroned by many of W.A's most colourful personalities. While Lydia, demonstrating an early entrepreneurial streak would sew and then sell clothing to her family and friends. While she completed her degree at WA Institute of Art Design and Media, Lara continued to pursue for music and performance working an Events Manager in the West Australian music scene. Lydia enjoyed a career in retail management, restructuring a number of profile businesses while she studied fashion design part-time at Perth TAFE. After completing her degree, Lydia then moved to LA for a short period to support her husband's business growth. In LA, Lydia established a small atelier creating custom made eveningwear for a small group of clients. In April 2013, Zhivago made their debut at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, closing the New Generation show with their SS13-14 collection.


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I walked down the 1300 block of Harvard this week and noticed this gap between two houses. A construction crew had started working, building a house in the gap, which is always good to see -- more neighbors and taking advantage of empty lots. I walked by a few hours later and was impressed by the amount of work they'd done in that time, the frame was already up on the first floor. I'm no construction expert, so maybe that's too fast, but I at least like seeing some work being done.
Plus it's nice to see new houses. It might mean the housing market is looking good in the area -- or that the owners of the lot got tired of getting no money for it. That to me is the weirdest thing about abandoned houses and empty lots, especially in our neighborhood -- if you have a livable house, you can make a good deal of money from it by renting or selling it. And if you don't have a livable house and don't plan to either fix it up or build a new one, why sit on it? It's crazy to me.
I know sometimes there are family disputes, like with 1483 Newton, which is such a shame. Otherwise though, I don't get it. It's work building or maintaining a house, but you get money and help the neighborhood get better.


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Wedding Photographer Dorset
I am a wedding photographer based in Weymouth and Portland, Dorset. I love weddings, the whole process of a wedding. I love being invited along as a photographer to a wedding as I become part of the day and blend in without taking over the day.
My approach to photographing a wedding
My ideal wedding is a relaxed fun wedding with plenty of fun loving people who enjoy having a laugh. I love photographing weddings because I love people and the stories they can tell. I'm happy to sit on the wedding table with your guests or to disappear and grab a bacon sandwich in the kitchen too. I am a master at blending into the surroundings so I am often called a ninja, or a reportage discrete photographer.
How do we hire you as our wedding photographer?
Firstly take a look at some of my wedding images and some recent weddings and if you love the images and my approach then I suggest get in contactI'm not getting married in Dorset will you still photograph my wedding?
If course! I have a horseless carriage that magically transports me to other locations! I have also used magical flying machines (aeroplanes) and floating machines (ferrys and boats) in order to get to weddings overseas (not just the Isle of Wight). So if you like what you read and see then why not get in contact about your wedding and lets see if we can awesome it up!
Some Real life wedding photography from Dorset
Here are some awesome images from my weddings.. if you like them you know what to do!
How am I better than other wedding photographers?
I have the highest scores in top trumps 🙂


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Micro-Mesh Biography
In 1968, Micro-Mesh was established by four directors. The prime reason for the inception of Micro-Mesh was to facilitate solutions for filtration in the mining sector, and the first enquiry came from the National Coal Board (NCB) for filtering in confined space. Micro-Mesh designed and manufactured a triple filter element for the NCB. This origin can still be found in Micro-Mesh today as it represents their first ever product made. Over the years, Micro-Mesh has been a prominent player in the mining industry: having helped the first million ton pit in the UK and securing a single source contract with RJB Mining (now UK Coal). Till this day Micro-Mesh still supplies to the remaining two pits in the UK.
A more infamous achievement at Micro-Mesh was the creation of the Heat Shield. In 1973 Bob Underwood was approached by Occidental Petroleum to examine a structure to remove radiant heat from flair burn-off on oil-rigs. The first prototype was manufactured that year with promising results and the next year more tests were conducted by the department of Engineering at Nottingham University to improve the performance of the Heat Shield prototype. In '76 the first Heat Shield was secured on the Piper Alpha oil-rig in the Claymore field and by 1981 the Heat Shield was so successful that it could be found on all offshore oil-rigs. Nowadays the Heat Shield is better known as the Locker Shield.
On the demise of coal mining in the 80's Micro-Mesh was forced to move into different markets and ten years later Micro-Mesh had successfully entered the Rail, Off-road and Automotive sectors. Jarvis, Balfour Beatty, Network Rail, Bombardier, Rolls Royce and Terex are just some of the companies we have worked with in our forty-six year existence. At Micro-Mesh we have always maintained longstanding relations with our customers, by meeting their specific needs for a competitive price. By doing this we have continually grown over the past four decades.
When we started in '68 we were just working from a small place in Nottingham and fifteen years later in '83 we moved to our second premises. There was another moving in 2003, but this time just a few doors down as the current factory could not keep up with the growth of Micro-Mesh. It was an ambitious 1200 square feet building restoration programme; turning the old pub 'The Barley Mow' into our new office and factory. In 2009 an extension was built as the growth of Micro-Mesh pushed the factory to the limits. Just a few years later Micro-Mesh purchased a new building on the Blenheim Industrial Estate, as the current offices and factory were getting too small.
This time it was a smaller renovation, however it was still ambitious. This new building, which we suitably named Innovation House, took eight months to complete as the roof was raised giving Micro-Mesh a 30% increase on volume and doubled the manufacturing area and in the beginning of 2014 the company officially moved into the Innovation House. With Micro-Mesh growing at a healthy pace, this new building gives us the opportunity to extend by another 50% in the near future. Since the inception of Micro-Mesh we have multiplied our work premises a 100 times.
Our moving history is a great way to show how Micro-Mesh has developed and flourished over the years with growth always being continual and healthy. Our vision is to continue this route and make sure we are recognized and respected as a manufacturer for filtration design, innovation and expertise. This vision has always been embodied in Micro-Mesh, together with the values of Micro-Mesh. By 1991 only one of the four founding directors was left embodying this; Bob Underwood. On the whole Bob Underwood was Managing Director at Micro-Mesh for 21 years and in 2003 his son, James Underwood, took over from him as Managing Director having worked at Micro-Mesh since he was a schoolboy. This specific event turned Micro-Mesh officially into a family business.