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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The Rawhide Kid - the one created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, then
continued by Larry Lieber - is my favorite western character. So,
inspired by Essential Rawhide Kid Volume 1, which reprinted all the
Lee/Kirby issues and then some, I've been writing about the Rawhide
Kid most every Wednesday. When I ran out of the issues reprinted
in the book, I tracked down some owlhoots, brought them in and used
the reward money to buy the next ten issues of the title. Because
that's what the Kid would have done.
Jack Kirby's cover for The Rawhide Kid #43 [December 1964] is inked
by Chic Stone. It's a combination I've always liked and they work
especially well together on this striking image of the Kid grabbing
his just-wounded shoulder while surrounded by foes.
"Where the Outlaws Ride!" (18 pages) has several familiar elements
from earlier Rawhide Kid stories. The Kid prevents Patch Morgan's
gang from robbing a stagecoach and, smitten by a beautiful blonde,
decides to accompany the coach to town. Unfortunately, said young
lady is the daughter of the town marshal and he recognizes the Kid
from wanted posters.
Rawhide is shot by the lawman while fleeing and forced to hold up
in a deserted barn. The Kid digs the bullet out of his shoulder.
The injury is never mentioned again, nor does it seem to impair the
Kid in the least throughout the rest of the story. This is further
evidence that the Rawhide Kid was one of Marvel's earliest mutants,
complete with crazy healing powers.
Let's pause for a moment to discuss this issue's credits:
An epic western legend by: Stan Lee
Brought vividly to life by: Larry Lieber.
The Grand Comics Database credits Lee for the script and Lieber for
the pencil art with an uncredited Paul Reinman doing the inking.
I see a lot of Reinman in the art, far more than can be explained
by in-house touch-ups, so I agree with the GCD on this one.
When Lee and Lieber did giant monster and other stories, Stan would
usually come up with the plot and go over it with Larry, who would
then write a full script for Kirby and other artists. I'd thought
that was how they worked on Larry's earliest Rawhide Kid stories,
but this story, at least, doesn't seem to follow that method. It
has so many witty lines of the type found in so many Lee scripts,
there's no doubt in my mind that Stan was the scripter. Add those
familiar story elements mentioned above - with more to be mentioned
soon - and it's clear Lee also did the heavy lifting with the plot.
Still, Larry definitely brought the story to that vivid life touted
in the credits. A fine job all around.
In a cool twist, Patch Morgan and his gang gallop into town to rob
the local bank and run into the marshal and his armed posse. This
is a break for the Rawhide Kid, but not so much for the lawman. The
marshal gets gunned down by Morgan. In the chaos, Morgan's gang
robs the bank. The Kid sees them and takes off after them, much to
the dismay of the marshal's daughter, who thinks the Kid is riding
off to join the gang:
The Rawhide Kid was decent and honest, but Dad wouldn't believe it!
Now the Kid feels everyone's against him...that no one will listen
to him...understand him! So he's living up to the false accusation!
He's really...becoming an outlaw!
Rawhide catches up to the Morgan gang, but a gopher hole trips up
his horse and he hits the ground hard. When he wakes up, the Kid
is a prisoner of the vengeful Patch.
Patch is as stupid as any costumed villain. Instead of finishing
off the Kid, he decides he and his gang will fight Rawhide one at
a time. Until the Kid seems likely to beat them all. Then he is
knocked out and tied up once again. Hey, just because the Kid was
able to dig a bullet out of his own shoulder, escape from the law,
shrug off getting thrown from his horse and hold his own against an
entire gang of owlhoots doesn't mean he's got a chance of escaping
from this, right?
He does have a chance. He does escape. He beats up the owlhoots -
yes, I love that word - while unarmed. He beats up on Patch. He
gets one of Patch's guns. He outshoots the gang. Then he beats up
on Patch some more. Lieber has clearly been studying Kirby's work
because the action sequences are very well done.
The Rawhide Kid crawls into the recuperating marshal's bedroom to
tell him he's brought him the tied-up Morgan Gang and the loot they
stole from the bank. The marshal realizes he was wrong about the
Kid and wants to tell his daughter about this. That's when the Kid
does something we've seen him do in several other tales:
She mustn't learn the truth! Let her go on thinking I'm a bandit!
It's better that way!
It could never work out between Lucy and me! I'm a hunted man! No
matter what I do, I'm always on the run! She's too fine a girl to
share a life like mine!
Once again, as in earlier stories, the Kid allows someone to believe the
worst of him. The marshal agrees to go along with this:
Alright, Kid! I'll let Lucy go on thinking you're on the wrong side
of the law!
As for me, I've learned my lesson! Anytime I'm tempted to judge a
man too quickly again, I'll stop and think...
...of the Rawhide Kid!
Cue the closing caption:
And so the Kid rides out of town, and another dramatic page is
written in the legends of the West!
What else was in the issue? A full-page advertisement proclaimed
"America's 3 Greatest Westerns!" and showed the logos of Kid Colt
Outlaw, Rawhide Kid and Two-Gun Kid. But the western comics field
wasn't very competitive at the end of 1964. Charlton had several
titles of uneven quality while Dell and Gold Key published just two
or three fairly obscure series. I'd rare this advertising claim as
pretty accurate.
Jack Kirby penciled "A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up" showing the fast
draw of the Rawhide Kid. The GCD credits Paul Reinman as the inker
of the pin-up and that looks right to me.
"The Gunfighter They Called 'Brass Buttons'" (4 pages) is a Lee and
Kirby collaboration with uncredited inks by George Roussos. It's
a delicious tight little tale of an aging gunfighter challenged by
a brutish bully who wants to make a reputation as the man who beat
the famous Brass Buttons Kid. The thug isn't concerned the Kid is
an old man who doesn't even carry a gun anymore. He knows it will
be his victory and not the circumstances of that victory that will be
passed from town to town.
Lee is downright serious in his writing here. No clever quips to
dull the sense of doom and drama. Kirby does outstanding work even
by his own high standards and the Roussos inks compliment the art
perfectly. This one is an unheralded treasure.
The thug tosses a gun to the Brass Buttons Kid. The old man takes
it, so tired of running from his past that even being gunned down
doesn't seem to bother him. But the sun catches the brass buttons
on the old man's shirt and blinds his opponent. Though the bully
was faster, it's the Kid who walks away from the fight. He tosses
the gun away:
By the time Blackie recovers, I'll be gone...off to some other
territory...hoping to find a place...any place...where I can forget
the past...where nobody's ever heard of...the Brass Button Kid!
The final caption:
And, so, the man who was once one of the most famous, one of the
most feared of all the western gunslingers, walks silently away
into the gathering darkness...into the oblivion he seeks...all that
he has left, after years of gunfighting, are...his brass buttons!
I love this story too much to bring up that the aging gunfighter
could probably save himself future grief just by buying himself a
new shirt. Because that would be snarky.
Wrapping up the issue is a full-page "Coming Soon..." announcement
that The Rawhide Kid will have a letters to the editors page with
the next "spectacular" issue.
It goes on to say: "So, all you hombres be sure to send us your
gripes and suggestions, hear?"
After giving the address for the letters, the page says:
And please be sure to either type your letters, or write clearly
with ink or a dark lead pencil...because the ol' wranglers here at
the Marvel corral want to be sure to read everything you have to
say! We're waitin' to hear from you, pards, so let's go!
Like the old wranglers at the Marvel corral, I'd love to read your
comments on this bloggy thing of mine. Don't be shy about sending
them my way.
I'll be back here tomorrow with more stuff.
© 2012 Tony Isabella
1 comment:
I'm not shy; I just consistently (and unfortunately) fall behind on even my favorite blogreading. Rawhide Wednesdays have become a particular highlight, though. I hope that they run for a good long while and that when they're over you find another slightly offbeat series to tackle in the same vein.
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Properties of ELID Mirror-Surface Grinding for Single Crystal Sapphire Optics
Kwak, Jae-Seob ; Kim, Geon-Hee ; Lee, Yong-Chul ; Ohmori, Hitoshi ; Kwak, Tae-Soo ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 247~252
This study has been focused on application of ELID mirror-surface grinding technology for manufacturing single crystal optic sapphire. Single crystal sapphire is a superior material with optic properties of high performance as light transmission, thermal conductivity, hardness and so on. Mirror-surface machining technology is necessary to use sapphire as optic parts. The ELID grinding system has been set up for machining of the sapphire material. According to the ELID experimental results, it shows that the surface of sapphire can be eliminated by metal bonded wheel with micron abrasives and the surface roughness of 60nmRa can be gotten using grinding wheel of 2,000 mesh in 4.5um, depth of cut. In this study, the chemical experiments after ELID grinding also has been conducted to check chemical reaction between workpiece and grinding wheel on ELID grinding process. It shows that the chemical reaction has not happened as the results of the chemical experiments.
The Characteristics on Ultra Precision Machining for Infrared Optical Materials
Yang, Sun-Choel ; Huh, Myung-Sang ; Kim, Sang-Hyuk ; Lee, Gil-Jae ; Lee, Sang-Yong ; Kook, Myung-Ho ; Chang, Ki-Soo ; Ryu, Seon-Young ; Won, Jong-Ho ; Kim, Geon-Hee ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 253~260
In nowadays, the infrared optics is frequently employed to various fields such as military, aerospace, industry and medical. To develop the infrared optics, special glasses which can transmit infrared wave are required. Ge(Germanium), Si(silicon), and fluoride glasses are typically used for material of the infrared optics. Compared with Ge and Si glasses, fluoride glasses have high transmittance in infrared wavelength range. Additionally, UV(ultraviolet) and visible light can be transmitted through fluoride glasses. There characteristics of fluoride glasses makes it possible to evaluate optical performance with generally used visible testing equipment. In this paper, we used design of experiment to find ultra precision machining characteristic of Ge and fluoride glasses and optimized machining process to obtain required form accuracy of PV(Peak to Valley)
Ultraprecision Grinding of Glassy Carbon Core for Mold Press Lens
Hwang, Yeon ; Cha, Du-Hwan ; Kim, Jeong-Ho ; Kim, Hye-Jeong ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 261~265
In this study, glassy carbon was ground for lens core of glass mold press. Ultraprecision grinding process was applied for machining of core surfaces. During the process, brittle crack occurred because of hard-brittleness of glassy carbon. Author investigated optimized grinding conditions from the viewpoint of ductile mode grinding. Geometrical undeformed chip thickness was adopted for critical chip thickness that enables crack free surface. Machined cores are utilized for biaspheric glass lens fabrication and surfaces of lens were compared for verification of ground surface.
Magnetic Abrasive Polishing and Its Application
Kwak, Tae-Soo ; Kwak, Jae-Seob ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 266~272
This paper has aims to share fundamental knowledge for magnetic abrasive polishing and to mainly introduce recent research results. In order to enhance a magnetic flux density for nonferrous materials, advanced magnetic abrasive polishing system which is called 2nd generation system was established by electro-magnet array table, and the effectiveness of the electromagnet array table was evaluated in real polishing experiments. To increase adhesiveness of the abrasives in high speed polishing, a silicone gel agent was proposed and carbon nanotube particles as new magnetic abrasives were applied in the magnetic abrasive polishing. In addition, a strategy for optimal step-over determination by heuristic algorithm was introduced for applying large size workpiece. Curved surfaces having a uniform radius were simulated and tested with installed electro-magnet array table.
Densification and Properties of ZrB
-based Ceramics for Ultra-high Temperature Applications
Kim, Seong-Won ; Kim, Hyung-Tae ; Kim, Kyung-Ja ; Seo, Won-Seon ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 273~278
has a melting temperature of
and a low density of
, which makes this a candidate for application to ultra-high temperature over
. Beside these properties,
has excellent resistance to thermal shock and oxidation compared with other non-oxide engineering ceramics. This paper reviewed briefly 2 research examples, which are related to densification and properties of
-based ceramics for ultra-high temperature applications. In the first section, the effect of
addition on the densification and properties of
-based ceramics is shown.
-20 vol.% SiC system was selected as a basic composition and
or C was added to this system in some extents. With sintered bodies, densification behavior and hightemperature (up to
) properties such as bending strength and hardness are examined. In the second section, the effect of the SiC size on the microstructures and physical properties is shown.
-SiC ceramics are fabricated by using various SiC sources in order to investigate the grain-growth inhibition and the mechanical/thermal properties of
Physically Compatible Characteristic Length of Cutting Edge Geometry
Ahn, Il-Hyuk ; Kim, Ik-Hyun ; Hwang, Ji-Hong ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 279~288
The material removal mechanism in machining is significantly affected by the cutting edge geometry. Its effect becomes even more substantial when the depth of cut is relatively small as compared to the characteristic length which represents the shape and size of the cutting edge. Conventionally, radius or focal length has been employed as the characteristic length with the assumption that the shape of cutting edge is round or parabolic. However, in reality, there could be various ways to determine the radius or focal length even for the same tool edge profile, depending on the region to be considered as cutting edge in the measured profile and the constraints to be set in constructing the best fitted circle or parabola. In this regard, the present study proposes various models to determine the characteristic length in terms of radius or focal length. Their physical compatibility are validated by carrying out 2D orthogonal cutting experiments using inserts with a wide range of characteristic length (
in terms of radius) and then by investigating the correlation between the characteristic length and the cutting forces. Such validation is based on the common belief that the larger the characteristic length is, the blunter the cutting edge is and the higher the cutting forces are. Interestingly, the results showed that the correlation is higher for the radius or focal length obtained with a constraint that the center of best fitted circle or the focus of the best fitted parabola should be on the bisectional line of the wedge angle of tool.
Wafer Edge Profile Control for Improvement of Removal Uniformity in Oxide CMP
Choi, Sung-Ha ; Jeong, Ho-Bin ; Park, Young-Bong ; Lee, Ho-Jun ; Kim, Hyoung-Jae ; Jeong, Hae-Do ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 289~294
There are several indicators to represent characteristics of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) such as material removal rate (MRR), surface quality and removal uniformity on a wafer surface. Especially, the removal uniformity on the wafer edge is one of the most important issues since it gives a significant impact on the yield of chip production on a wafer. Non-uniform removal rate at the wafer edge (edge effect) is mainly induced by a non-uniform pressure from nonuniform pad curvature during CMP process, resulting in edge exclusion which means the region that cannot be made to a chip. For this reason, authors tried to minimize the edge exclusion by using an edge profile control (EPC) ring. The EPC ring is equipped on the polishing head with the wafer to protect a wafer from the edge effect. Experimental results showed that the EPC ring could dramatically minimize the edge exclusion of the wafer. This study shows a possibility to improve the yield of chip production without special design changes of the CMP equipment.
Visualization of Electro-hydrodynamic Ink Jetting using CCD Camera
Kwon, Kye-Si ; Lee, Dae-Yong ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 295~301
The method for spraying of liquids through an electrical field has become a printing method since it can make very small droplet. For electro-hydrodynamic jet printing to become a reliable jetting tool, the jetting performance should be characterized with respect to various jetting conditions. To optimize jetting conditions, the jetting behavior should be measured. In this study, we present a visualization techniques to measure jetting behavior from electro-hydrodynamic (EHD) inkjet head. Unlike most previous method, we use the CCD camera to measure the jetting behavior. For this purpose, LED light is synchronized with jetting signal and sequential image was obtained by adjusting the delay time of the LED light. Finally, merits and demerits of using CCD camera were discussed to measure jetting image from EHD inkjet head.
Development and Evaluation of the Biomimetic Actuator based on Bacterial Cellulose
Kim, Si-Seup ; Kee, Chang-Doo ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 302~306
Bacterial cellulose based actuator with large displacement was developed for biomimetic robots. Bacterial cellulose has 3D nanostructure with high porosity which was composed of the nanofibers. Freeze dried bacterial cellulose was dipped into ionic liquid solution such as 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium(BMIMCl) to enhance the actuation performance due to increase the ionexchange capacity and ionic conductivity. And Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly (styrnenesulfonate)(PEDOT:PSS) was used for the electrodes of both side of bacterial cellulose actuator by dipping and drying method. The FT-IR and XRD were conducted to examine the electrochemical changes of developed bacterial cellulose actuator. The biomimetic caudal fin was designed using bacterial cellulose actuator and PDMS to verify the possibility for biomimetic robot. The step and harmonic response were conducted to evaluate the performance of developed biomimetic actuator.
Role of Post Weld Treatment Methods in the Improvement of Fatigue Life for T-type Welded Structures Made by SM 50A Steel
Han, Chang-Wan ; Lee, Jae-Hoon ; Song, Jun-Hyouk ; Lee, Hyun-Woo ; Park, Seong-Hun ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 307~312
This study aims to investigate the effect of the post weld treatments on the fatigue life of T-type welded structure made by a SM50A steel material, generally used for excavators, because changes in the geometry, material and surface properties of welded regions affect the fatigue life of welded structures. T-type test specimens were prepared by the CO2 welding of rolled steel plates (SM50A steel) with a thickness of 10 mm at a welding speed of 30 cm/min and these Ttype welded specimens were further treated by UIT (Ultrasonic Impact Treatment) and/or toegrinding post welding treatment methods. In order to investigate improvements on the fatigue life of the samples. 3-point bending fatigue tests were conducted with a stress ratio of R
An Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties of T-Joints Structure using CFRP/Al Honeycomb Sandwich Composite
Cho, Ki-Dae ; Ha, Sung-Rok ; Kang, Kwang-Hee ; Kim, Jie-Eok ; Yang, Sung-Chul ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 313~318
Application of composite structures on naval ships strongly depends on the mechanical strength and collapse behavior of the T-joints of the whole structure. Because of the weight advantages over single skin composite and bolt fastening joining, three types of T-joints using both honeycomb sandwich composite and adhesive bonding were suggested to determine the effect of T-joint configuration. It was found that joining with a urethane foam block and overlaminates using the secondary co-bonding technique improves T-joint strength.
Mass Reduction of Transmission Gears for Commercial Vehicles
Shin, Yoo-In ; Shin, Sung-Hwan ; Oh, Tae-Il ; Suh, Jeong-Se ; Song, Chul-Ki ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 319~323
Transmission is one of the important pars to transmit power from engine to wheels. Mass reduction gears can make the engine power requirement reduce, and can make dynamic performance and fuel efficiency of vehicle improve. Transmission gears are modified for mass reduction without changing their tooth shapes, face widths, and modules by using shape optimization and re-check process. Also structural stability is verified by FEA.
Application Study of Recoil Mechanism using Friction Springs
Cha, Ki-Up ; Gimm, Hak-In ; Cho, Chang-Ki ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 324~333
The conventional medium and large caliber gun, in general, utilize the hydro-pneumatic recoil mechanism to control the firing impulse and to return to the battery position. However, this kind of mechanism may cause the problems like the leakages and the property changes in oil and gas due to the temperature variations between low and high temperatures. Accordingly, the friction spring mechanism has recently been researched as an alternative system. The friction spring mechanism consists of a set of closed inner and outer rings with the concentric tapered contact surfaces assembled in the columnar form, and can only be used under the compression load. When the spring column is axially loaded, the tapered surfaces become overlapped, causing the outer rings to expand while the inner rings are being contracted in diameter allowing an axial displacement. Because of friction between tapered contact surfaces, much higher spring stiffness is obtained on the stroke at the increase in load than the stroke at the decrease. In this paper, the dynamic equations regarding the friction spring system and the design approach have been investigated. It is also tried for a dynamic model representing the recoil motion and the friction spring forces. And the model has been proved from firing test using a gun system with friction springs. All the results show that the recoil mechanism using friction springs can substitute for the classic hydro-pneumatic recoil system.
Electrical Isolation of Ag Nanowire Film using Femtosecond Laser
Yoon, Ji-Wook ; Park, Jung-Kyu ; Boehme, Daniel ; Zander, Sebastian ; Cho, Sung-Hak ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 334~338
Electrical isolation of Ag nanowire, which is one of the candidates as electrode for display devices, on polymer with femtosecond pulse laser has been investigated. Line patterning to Ag nanowire with various pulse energy and scan speed were experimented. Duo to the results of the line patterning experiment, we fabricated the isolated squares and measured electrical resistance. The profile of the selectively ablated area was analyzed with AFM(Atomic Force Microscope). The width of the patterned line was
and the depth was
. We demonstrated electrical isolation of the Ag nanowire using femtosecond laser by evaluating the electrical resistance of the sample between isolated and opened area.
Porous Bio-degradable Nano-fiber Machining by Femtosecond Laser
Choi, Hae-Woon ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 339~345
Electrospun meshed poly-caprolactone PCL was patterned by femtosecond laser with linear grooves. As parametric variables, focus spot size, pulse energy, and scanning speed were varied to determine the affects on groove size and the characteristics of the electrospun fiber at the edges of these grooves. The femtosecond laser was seen to be an effective means for flexibly structuring the surface of ES PCL scaffolds and the width of the ablated grooves was well controlled by laser energy and focus spot size. The ablation threshold was measured to be
which is a little higher than other polymers. These affects were attributed to optical multiple reflections inside nano-fibers. By the laser-induced plasma at higher pulse energies, some melting of fibers was observed.
Gait Pattern Generation for Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Robot and Verification of Energy Efficiency
Kim, Wan-Soo ; Lee, Seung-Hoon ; Ryu, Jae-Kwan ; Baek, Joo-Hyun ; Kim, Dong-Whan ; Han, Jung-Soo ; Han, Chang-Soo ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering, volume 29, issue 3, 2012, Pages 346~353
The purpose of this study is to verify the energy efficiency of the integrated system combining human and a lower extremity exoskeleton robot when it is applied to the proposed gait pattern. Energy efficient gait pattern of the lower limb was proposed through leg function distribution during stance phase and the dynamic-manipulability ellipsoid (DME). To verify the feasibility and effect of the redefined gait trajectory, simulations and experiments were conducted under the conditions of walking on level ground and ascending and descending from a staircase. Experiments to calculate the metabolic cost of the human body with or without the assistance of the exoskeleton were conducted. The energy consumption of the lower extremity exoskeleton was assessed, with the aim of improving the efficiency of the integrated system.
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The Indian Consulate in Germany will organise several events in German cities of Munich and Stuttgart to celebrate the Maharashtra Foundation Day on May 1. The events will be held in Munich and Stuttgart for two days with the assistance of the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC).
MTDC will lend financial support to the tune of Rs 7 lakh for the programme. It will also provide the publicity material, audio-visual presentation, organise cultural events and audio-visual presentation on investment potential in Maharashtra. The events will be organised on the Indian Consulate premises.
"The idea of holding the Maharashtra Day celebrations in the two cities in Germany was conceptualised at the recent ITB Travel and Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin last month by Indian Consul General Sugandh Rajaram," said Swati Kale, general manager, MTDC.
During the ITB Berlin event, the authorities were pleasantly surprised to find the Maharashtrian community in Berlin staging traditional Maharashtrian cultural events and folk art, Kale shared.
Stuttgart is already designated as the sister city of Mumbai. According to Kale, on the first day of the two-day event, a festival showing select Marathi films will be organised. "Traditional Maharashtrian cultural events, folk arts, festivals and photo exhibition of scenic tourist spots in Maharashtra will be held. On the second day, an audio-visual presentation will be made on the business opportunities in the state," she added.
Besides this, there will be stalls put up displaying variety of traditional art forms of Maharashtra and food festival. "The photo exhibition which will continue on the second day also, will showcase the progress made by Maharashtra and its tourism potential," she said.


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Toronto, January 20, 2015 — Environics Analytics (EA) announced today that it has acquired the business and assets of Sampling Modelling & Research Technologies Inc. (SM Research).
Under terms of the agreement, SM Research will continue offering its longstanding services in targeted sample and data hygiene. The SM Research team is joining the Toronto-based EA staff. Over time, the two teams will explore synergies and opportunities to develop new data and analytics products to meet the changing needs of the market.
Specifically, the SM Research data hygiene services will be integrated into EA's product and services suite, offering an even greater range of data services to EA clients. Additionally, EA data will now be available to further refine the targeting of sample acquired from SM Research.
"With the SM Research experts joining our team, we now have even more tools and expertise to help Canadian marketers analyze and mine their data," said Jan Kestle, President of Environics Analytics. "We are very excited about the new opportunities this agreement will allow us to offer to both companies' customers."
"I am confident that the good practices that SM Research is known for will be continued by the team as part of Environics Analytics," said Hilde Reis-Smart, Chair of SM Research.
"We look forward to joining the EA team and together helping marketers leverage data and analytics so they can succeed in today's competitive environment," added Shaw Tao, Chief Market Analyst & Statistician at SM Research. "By integrating the additional resources of Environics Analytics, it is my belief that we can provide better targeting, segmentation and other services to clients. We believe that this agreement offers the best path forward for SM Research, its products, its customers and its staff."
Since its inception 11 years ago, EA has become the leading marketing services and data analytics company in Canada. The Toronto-based firm has developed a lengthy client list among Canadian companies by providing proprietary data, purpose-built software and industry-focused consulting to help organizations better understand their customers and markets.
SM Research, founded in 1976 by John Smart, has been a provider of high-quality sample to the market research industry for over 35 years.
About SM Research
SM Research was founded in 1976 by John Smart and provides technical solutions to survey research problems, high-speed turnaround on samples, geo-coding, appending, lists, target populations, projections, mapping, ascription, reach/frequency models, statistical tree analysis, cluster solutions, neural networks, experimental designs and statistical evidence in legal matters.
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Environics Analytics is one of the premier marketing and analytical services companies in North America. Specializing in proprietary data, purpose-built software and industry-focused consulting, it provides data-driven analytics to help organizations of all sizes better understand customers and markets—no matter where they are. Its team of veteran modelers and geographic experts are industry leaders in sales forecasting, developing demographic and spending projections, and site location modeling. It's also a member of the Environics group, a unique alliance of companies dedicated to providing intelligent research, analytics and communications.
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The Benefits of Ginger Chews
Ginger chews are made from pieces of real ginger root, which means they contain its natural active ingredients. At least 14 bioactive substances have been identified in ginger root. The most abundant essential oils in fresh ginger -- called gingerols -- have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory abilities. But ginger is best known for its ability to alleviate nausea.
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A basic ginger chew consists of a slice of ginger root that is boiled in water to soften it and then coated in sugar. You can also find ginger chews flavored with a variety of ingredients, such as coffee, apples and peanuts. Check the label on the chews you buy to see how much sugar they contain. One major brand reports its ginger chews have 4 to 5 grams of sugar per chew. If you ate 6 chews, you would consume about the same amount of sugar as in a can of sweetened soda.
Nausea Relief
Current scientific research supports the old-school advice to take ginger for an upset stomach. Its ability to relieve nausea is attributed to the way it expels intestinal gas and accelerates the movement of food out of your stomach, according to research cited by "Herbal Medicine." Ginger significantly relieves nausea in pregnant women, according to a review of research published in the March 2014 issue of the "Nutrition Journal." It may also help treat nausea caused by chemotherapy, but more research is needed to verify its effectiveness.
Antioxidant Protection
Ginger root's antioxidant capacity is surpassed only by pomegranate and some berries. While researchers haven't targeted the exact way it works, studies cited by "Herbal Medicine" show that ginger reduces inflammation and may relieve pain. These characteristics also contribute to its potential to prevent cancer. In laboratory studies, ginger's anti-inflammatory ability inhibited the growth of ovarian cancer cells, reported an article published in "BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine" in December 2007. More recently, a review of research published in the July 2011 issue of "Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition" concluded that its antioxidant properties have a role in cancer prevention.
Safety Information
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration includes ginger on its list of essential oils generally recognized as safe. Few side effects have been reported when it's consumed in small doses. Some of the common side effects associated with ginger include heartburn, gas, bloating and nausea. Be cautious about the number of ginger chews you eat because you won't know the amount of bioactive substances they contain. Since ginger chews are sold as candy, they carry the standard nutrition facts label, which shows calories and nutrients but does not itemize active ingredients.


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The Master of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy and its nested awards: the Graduate Certificate in Counselling and the Graduate Diploma of Counselling, provide postgraduate qualifications for those seeking to enhance their skills in the professional domain of counselling and psychotherapy. The qualifications also meet the need of those seeking work in community and business settings to facilitate positive human change.
The Master of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy qualification has been designed to specifically address the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) Training Standards for 2014 and has PACFA accreditation. For further details on PACFA training standards and member associations go to pacfa.org.au
Note: early exit qualifications for this course may allow you to achieve a Graduate Certificate in Counselling or a Graduate Diploma in Counselling. Please ask for more information or see "early exit qualifications" below.
|Qualification Title
|Qualification Title
|Study Options – Domestic Australian students
|Study Options – Domestic Australian students
Full-time or Part- time, On-Campus
On-campus study involves lectures, clinics, seminars, tutorials, practical demonstrations, learning portal activities, clinic hours and personal study hours.
Note: two subjects only are offered online.
|Study options – Overseas students
|Study options – Overseas students
|Start Dates
|Start Dates
19 February 2018, 4 June 2018, 17 September 2018
|Course Length
|Course Length
Full-time: 2 years
Part-time: 4 years
|Entry Requirements
|Entry Requirements
Bachelor Degree or higher in a related field and 2 years work or volunteering experience in a related field;
International Entry Requirements: Equivalent IELTS 6.5 (Academic) with no skills band less than 6.0
|Finance Options - Domestic Australian students
|Finance Options - Domestic Australian students
FEE-HELP, or flexible payment options available
|Course study requirements
|Course study requirements
One 3-hour lecture per subject per week – total requirement 10 hours per subject per week
A variety of written & practical assessments, reflective journal, essay writing and clinical training.
Pyrmont Campus
|Delivered by
|Delivered by
Jansen Newman Institute courses are delivered by Think: Colleges Pty Ltd, ABN 93 050 049 299, RTO No. 0269, CRICOS: 00246M.
|Accrediting body
|Accrediting body
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
|CRICOS Course code (if applicable)
|CRICOS Course code
The unit introduces students to the field of developmental psychology and explores why people do what they do, and what drives or motivates human behaviour.
Students will examine the key life stages of birth, early and later childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, mid-life, ageing and death in their social and cultural contexts. Social context and personality development are also explored. The unit also examines the role of families and communities in supporting healthy development.
JNI students are required to explore an eclectic approach to theories, modalities and practice skills and this unit of study sets the foundation for this work. In this unit students are introduced to a selection of influential counselling theories, including:
- Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic theories;
- Person-centred Therapy;
- Existential Therapy;
- Gestalt Therapy;
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy;
- Family Therapy;
- Feminist Therapy;
- Solution-Focused Therapy, and
- Narrative Therapy
Students will participate in different experiential learning scenarios to develop their understanding of the range of counselling interventions available to them from each of the counselling theories presented. This unit also establishes a firm foundation for the concepts and techniques developed in later units.
This unit explores the nature of interpersonal communication in its many guises with a survey of the different communication channels and barriers to effective communication. Students will be required to consider the role of self and culture in interpersonal communication, and the part that perception, listening and reflection play. Students will also be given the opportunity to examine how different types of relationships (family, work, personal) can be enhanced through more effective communication.
This unit will provide students with the opportunity to explore the ethical and moral issues that arise when working as a professional in a therapeutic context. Students will be expected to engage with the topic to such a level that they can articulate their ethical position and what they consider to be moral behaviour in the therapeutic relationship. Professional standards for counsellors and counselling practice will be identified and implications for professional practice determined.
To undertake this unit, students will obtain a placement of 160 hours within a community services organisation such as a community counselling agency, government counselling or welfare centre, child or youth service, neighbourhood centre, community corrections, hospice or hospital pastoral care setting (and with special permission their place of work). They will be required to use this placement to build upon and consolidate their appreciation of counselling skills with a variety of client groups and presentations.
In addition to the 160 hours placement, students may undertake up to 10 hours of individual face-to-face counselling to begin their more formal clinical training hours. This individual counselling will be supported by up to 3 hours of clinical supervision from the Jansen Newman Institute.
This unit offers students further opportunities to develop their professional practice skills within the context of specific therapeutic models that are taught in the course. Students will participate in a range of experiential learning activities to develop their counselling techniques.
New skills will be explored such as working with anxiety, holding clients while distressed, challenging and confrontation, interpretation, reframing and witnessing. These will be integrated with the communication skills of empathic responding, summarising, and open-ended questioning. Students will also be introduced to community skills in cooperation, alliance work, and networking and their usefulness in practice will be explored and critiqued.
This unit explores issues and concerns that inform counselling and psychotherapeutic practice in the mental health field and considers a range of commonly presented symptoms and syndromes.
Practice models, therapeutic approaches and skills for effective and deliberative practice will be identified and examined for use. To inform this investigation, students will review research findings on aetiology, subsequent development and the evidence base for the efficacy of various forms of treatment.
The final component of the unit's work introduces the notion of cross cultural counselling and gender awareness and the way that gender, ethnic, religious and cultural differences affect the way 'problems' are perceived and presented, and the way that change agents may need to respond. This unit uses experiential learning opportunities with critical feedback from peers and lecturers.
Group therapy 1 and Group therapy 2 are two core units in the Master of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy course. They occur in the second year of the course and mark the shift to a deeper engagement with psychotherapeutic processes.
Group therapy 1 and 2 are discrete units (Group therapy 1 is a pre-requisite for Group therapy 2) but they are modelled similarly in that for each unit, students become members of a small therapeutic group, facilitated by an experienced group leader. However, the constitution of the group and the group facilitator is different for each unit, as is the work they will undertake.
Under the guidance of the skilled group leader (who is also a faculty member) students learn firsthand about the dynamics of small groups, and participate in therapeutic work while undertaking the unit. Students must complete set readings and undertake video viewing to help them analyse and reflect on the group processes they have observed. The Yalom model of group therapy is utilised to inform students' theoretical understanding of the group processes within which they are engaged.
This unit will assist students to understand the process of research, including developing proposals before undertaking research, specifying research questions, selecting the most appropriate research methods for the research questions, research ethics and protocols, sampling, data collection, data analysis and reporting.
A range of research paradigms and case studies of published research reports will be presented to allow an examination of the relationship between that which is under study and the research method(s) used.
The focus of this unit is to promote the development of the student as an independent researcher. This unit is designed to give students the opportunity to conceptualise, design, implement and evaluate a specific research project developed either from the work students have completed in RES501 Advanced social research methods or equivalent. This unit is designed to give students the opportunity to engage in their own research project, with a supervisor, in an area of specific interest or program specialisation and present a formal written research report of approximately 10,000 words.
This unit has two components.
1. Clinical practice and supervision
Students will be given the opportunity to undertake between 40* and 50 hours of supervised clinical practice, under supervision, either in the JNI Trainee Clinic (which offers low cost counselling services to the public), and/or in selected outplacements. Seeing real clients takes students a step towards the full professional role. Particular attention is devoted to client assessment and treatment planning; to skills of dealing with client resistance; and to issues of counter transference. Students will also receive between 10* and 13 hours of formal clinical supervision to assist them to process and manage their experience as counsellors and psychotherapists. Students will be required to write up cases to professional standard and to submit an AV recording for assessment and feedback.
*Standard hours are 50 (clinical) and 13 (supervision), which can be reduced to 40 and 10 if some clinical hours have been done in CLN501.
2. Individual Support and Learning Sessions (ISLSs)
Students will be required to make arrangements with the appropriate JNI staff member and JNI counselling graduate for twelve hours of individual sessions. These sessions are designed to provide students with the opportunity to experience how it is to be a client – an experience which will further enrich their training as therapists.
In this unit, the usefulness, relevance and relationship of coaching and positive psychology to counselling will be explored. Positive psychology is a relatively new field in psychology and this unit will review its contribution as an approach to the 'helping relationship', including an investigation of some of the controversies, conflicting view points and their respective empirical support. As part of their exploration of the key positive psychology theorists, students will begin to develop an understanding of how they can synthesise that work into their potential coaching practice. They will also learn a range of particular coaching skills, including solution-focused and strengths-based approaches, as well as goal-setting and personal development coaching. This unit will balance theory and practice in its delivery and students will be encouraged to engage in interactive learning through discussion and experiential practice.
This unit surveys the history of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, the approach, the range of modalities, and its appropriate clinical application. Importantly, students will review contemporary evidence-based critiques of CBT to determine its efficacy and suitable clinical applications. As well as developing their CBT treatment skills, students will learn other anxiety management strategies to augment and support a CBT approach, including relaxation techniques, respiratory retraining and hyperventilation.
Comorbidity, dual diagnosis or co-occurring conditions can also be understood as a way of categorising clients with a combination of mental ill health issues, or complex presentations. In this unit, students will critically review the range of definitions for comorbidity and what this means for their professional practice, and their assessment and treatment options. The unit includes an introduction to the range of validated tools used in clinical practice to assess clients. Students will investigate different treatment conventions used in the Australian AOD and mental health sectors, as they relate to the psychological and physiological problems encountered by people suffering from a combination of mental illness and dependence.
Focusing Therapy is a client-centred approach to therapy, and is connected with and related to a phenomenological model of change processes. The importance of body-sensing in healing was emphasised by Eugene Gendlin in collaboration with Carl Rogers in the 1960s and continues to offer important insights into working therapeutically with clients today. This unit addresses this specific therapeutic approach with an investigation of modality and techniques. Students will also source an evidential base for its efficacy and discuss its potential in their professional practice. Given the highly experiential nature of the modality, this unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop their own skills and techniques in this modality in a safe and supportive environment.
The unit concludes with discussion of how culture informs the body's inner knowing and how a socially constructed world informs the inner world.
In this unit, students will be given the opportunity to explore some of the issues and challenges associated in working therapeutically with young people. The unit begins with a discussion of the cultural and social framework for understanding the positioning of young people and 'youth' in our culture today. This serves as a foundation for the further study in young people and the factors that can affect their mental health and how this manifests. The Maudsley model for treatment is examined, along with service delivery models and other forms of interventions. Students will also discuss the potential for working with different communities on intervention and prevention strategies. Students will also be introduced to the legal parameters that will inform their professional practice: child protection and notification, informed consent, confidentiality and involvement of the family.
In this elective, students are introduced to theories and practices of somatics as they apply to counselling and psychotherapy. Modern somatics is based on both recent research on aspects of body-mind unity and age-old wisdom of ancient eastern and western cultures. The theoretical understandings and practical skills in this field of inquiry have both a therapeutic and an educational function: they can be used to deepen the therapeutic healing and change process and to facilitate the development of sustainable body-mind living skills.
This unit addresses the specific issues that arise when working with adults or children who have been sexually abused. Students will explore the different types of abuse that take place, including child sexual abuse, emotional neglect to domestic violence and rape, and how the client's gender, age and culture can influence physical, emotional and behavioural symptoms. Students will investigate different frameworks for understanding trauma more generally, and this knowledge will be applied to their work in this unit. The unit also addresses other challenges of working with trauma, including affect deregulation and memory/repressed memory. Contemporary research will be critically reviewed to ensure students develop an understanding of current theories and practices in working with clients who have been sexually abused. Importantly, students will also actively pursue plans for their self-care.
The unit presents students with a radical shift from individually focussed change theories to systemic theories, which conceptualise virtually all human problems as existing 'within relationships', rather than as the product of personality dysfunctions 'within individuals'. After an introduction to the general principles of systems theory as it applies to families, students examine the major systemic theories The subject also focuses on developing and enhancing students' understanding and skills in working with couples. Students review major theories (Hendrix, Gottman, Schnarch, Johnson) and discuss their application in a therapeutic setting. Particular attention will be paid to the psychodynamic in this context. This work is augmented with an investigation of common presentations in couple therapy, including intimate partner violence, infidelity, and gender inequality. Students will discuss each of these presentations and explore possible therapeutic approaches. This unit also provides students with the opportunity to observe and critically reflect upon an experienced therapist working with a couple over a number of sessions. These experiences will assist the student to deepen their learning and enhance their professional training.
Narrative therapy seeks to be a respectful, non-blaming approach to counselling and community work, which centres people as the experts in their own lives. It views problems as separate from people and assumes people have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, commitments and abilities that will assist them to reduce the influence of problems in their lives.' Alice Morgan (2000) What is Narrative Therapy?
In this unit of study, students will be required to investigate key concepts of narrative therapy and critically review its application to professional therapeutic practice. Students will compare and contrast the techniques of narrative therapy with other modalities to determine similarities and differences, and the specific strengths of this approach. The unit includes consideration of the complex ideas of social construction of identity and the role of language in that process.
Given the highly experiential nature of the modality, this unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop their own skills and techniques in this modality in a safe and supportive environment.
In this unit of study students will explore, through a critical review of the modality, the application of Gestalt Therapy to their own professional practice. Particular attention is given to the core concepts of:
- Awareness
- The personal narrative
- The cycle of experience
- Organismic self regulation
- Contact, contact styles and boundary functions
- Dialogue and the personal conversation
- The paradoxical theory of change
- Experimentation and a unit of work.
Given the highly experiential nature of the modality, this unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop their own skills and techniques in this modality in a safe and supportive environment.
In this unit students will develop the knowledge and skills required to function effectively as ecologically aware mental health practitioners. They will be able to conceptualise mental health and well-being not only as the result of past and present emotionally traumatic experiences, but also as predictable outcomes of influencing factors such as access to nature, lifestyle choices, embodiment, psychosomatic literacy, and spiritual support. Students will not only become skilled in facilitating personal growth and recovery, but also in enabling individuals and groups of people to lead emotionally and environmentally sustainable lives with a small ecological footprint. Remarkable in this nascent approach to change is that a sense of connectedness to nature and social and environmental responsibility are not emerging as results of guilt or enforced behaviour change but as result of people's personal learning processes and healing journeys.
This unit will explore and compare various models of Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy, including exploration of presenting issues, assessment and case formulation, with specific attention to the therapeutic relationship, and the process of termination. This is an experiential unit and the use of case studies and group presentations will enhance the learning process.
This unit will explore Jungian theory of what it means to be human in the cultural life of the 21st century and its applicability for modern thought.
Jung's theories concerning the nature of the collective unconscious, the use of word associations, archetypes, dream analysis and meaning of self-knowledge will be explored and examined. Incorporating an understanding of dreams, this unit will link these symbols and Jungian archetypes and ideas with sandplay therapy.
Students will explore how to interchange between the roles of client and therapist, thereby gaining first-hand experience and opportunity to reflect on the personal and professional implications of the modality as well as facilitate students' own personal development. This is also an experiential unit; students will have the opportunity to develop their own skills and techniques presented in this unit.
This unit provides a practical, reflective and theoretical look at the important impact of spirituality on contemporary practice of psychotherapy. In addition to experiencing first-hand various relevant spiritual practices- especially mindfulness, breathing techniques, meditation and employment of imagination – specific attention will be given to the potential relevance of a client's and therapist's notions of the sacred, healing and wonder. This unit aims in a practical way to clarify and enhance each participant's experiences of 'knowing and not knowing' within interpersonal, intrapsychic and therapeutic domains of life. Attention will be directed to exploring the difference between religion and spirituality while acknowledging the history and practices from the theistic as well as atheistic/agnostic belief systems.
The focus in the subject is on assisting students to understand and apply the Existential Therapy approach to their personal and professional experience. Particular attention is given to the core concepts of:
- Phenomenology
- Dimensions of Existential psychotherapy
- Awareness
- Questioning and other core skills
- Integration with other therapeutic modalities
- The four worlds
- The relational nature of the therapy
This elective offers students who have successfully completed the 'Introduction to Somatics' elective (PSY511) an introduction to the theories and practices on working with signs and symptoms of physical illness. Students have opportunities to study key concepts used in psychosomatic medicine and liaison psychiatry. The practical part of this elective includes an in-depth exploration of the psychosocial meaning of the participants' past and present signs and symptoms of physical illness and the study of a range of diseases recognised as having strong psychosomatic and environmental backgrounds.
Frequently Asked Questions
JNI is accredited for the Master of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.
There are only two units that have been accredited to run online. They are PSY401: Human Development across the Lifespan, and PSY403: Ethics, Legal & Professional Issues. All other units run exclusively face-to-face, and you must attend at least 80% of the lectures for these subjects to be eligible to pass them. A full-time load is 3 subjects, which would normally require attendance on 2-3 days per week for 12 weeks each trimester.
All JNI courses are FEE-HELP loan approved. Almost every Australian citizen is eligible for FEE-HELP, meaning you do not have to pay anything upfront, but can pay for your course as you earn. FEE-HELP is a federal government loan scheme, and like all other loans needs to be repaid. Failure to pay back this loan as required under the conditions of the loan may impact the borrower's credit rating.
Acceptance into any of the above courses is subject to an interview. To arrange this please call us on 1800 777 116.
The Masters course is designed to give you an intensive, well-rounded education in counselling and psychotherapy. Many students choose to use the skills gained to enhance their personal and professional communication and counselling skills. The Masters course is also considered to be a good preparation or further development into working in private practice as a counsellor/therapist.


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Hartnett Cabinets has been building custom kitchens, bathrooms and laundries for over 15 years, offering custom design to the new home builder,renovator and the building industry. Hartnett Cabinets specialises in creating and installing quality, custom made kitchens, bathroom vanities, wall units, study areas etc. on the Mornington Peninsula,Frankston and beyond.
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Harnett Cabinets kitchen designing experts have the ability to create an amazing appearance of your kitchen.
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At Hartnett Cabinets, we put you, our customer first, listen to your needs and ideas and work closely with you to come up with your dream design. We will design the most suitable cabinetry for any given space. We provide high quality cabinetry. Because all of our cabinetry is custom made, we can create just the right design for you and your space. We offer creative and individual solutions for all our customers.
At Hartnett Cabinets we have more than 15 years of practical kitchen design and creation. During this time we have established successful relationships with many homeowners, interior designers, architects and builders. In conjunction with these contacts we have built many outstanding kitchens, bathroom vanities, entertainment units, and all other cabinetry within the home.
Our team will help you by creating perfectly designed cabinetry for your home. We understand the importance of building just the right cabinet for your space with attention to keeping your budget in mind. We take into account your style of home and your furniture so that the finished article will blend in perfectly.
Our experience is reflected in the high quality products produced by Hartnett Cabinets. Functionality and aesthetics are high on the list when we are designing cabinetry for your home. We are equipped with 3D design software to ensure that you are given every possible means of being able to imagine how the finished article will look.


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SYRIA has become the first Muslim country to ban the burka, claiming the face mask encourages Islamic extremism.
The Syrian government has given directives to all universities to ban niqab-wearing women from registering
The Middle East country has outlawed the controversial clothing which has also been called degrading to women.[>
Government officials made the move despite the nation's 22million population being 87% Muslim. It came after several European states launched similar measures.[>
France voted last week to outlaw the burka in public places and Spain looks set to follow after vowing to discuss the issue this week. [>
Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Holland are also on the verge of imposing bans.[>
Yet our Coalition Government has dismissed calls for a ban in Britain on the grounds it would breach human rights.[>
David Cameron and his Cabinet have come under pressure from Tory MP for Kettering Philip Hollobone, 45. He has refused to meet veiled constituents and wants a private members' bill in place to make the burka illegal.[>
But Environment Minister Caroline Spelman says women feel "empowered" by covering their faces.
She said: "I don't, living in this country as a woman, want to be told what I can and can't wear. I've been out to Afghanistan and I think I understand much better as a result of actually visiting why a lot of Muslim women want to wear the burka." [>
The decision to ban the burka in Syria, the birthplace of hate preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed, 52, follows calls from parents and students worried that it could lead to religious extremism and support for al-Qaida.[>
The ban will take place first in universities with plans to extend it to everyday life.[>
A Government spokesman added: "We have given directives to all universities to ban niqab-wearing women from registering."[>
But he said it would not affect women wearing a hijab, or headscarf.[>
Opponents of the ban say it violates freedom of religion and "demonises" Muslims. [>
Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of British Muslim youth group the Ramadhan Foundation, said: "I have always supported the right of women to choose how they dress and any attempt to try to stifle the right of Muslim women, as shown by Philip Hollobone, will be strongly challenged.[>
"The uniqueness of this great nation is its freedom; the right how to dress, speak and live according to one's own choice. That is why the right of Muslim women to wear the veil should be protected by this Government."[>
But Kinda al-Shammat, law professor and women's rights activist in Damascus, said the ban was in line with the Syrian belief in moderation.[>
She said the decision could be seen as a step by ministers to enforce its identity as a non-religious government.[>


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Unless you are deep in the pages of your favorite book or movie, there is no such thing as magic. While it might seem like solar power is magic because there is no end to the power you can generate this way, there is actually a lot of science behind your solar panels. While learning how your solar panels work is not really a necessity, it does help to understand some of the basics as to why things need to be done a certain way.
Many people refuse to drink tap water and instead drink bottled water. Instead of drinking bottled water, some people use filtered water. Solar energy can be used to distill and disinfect your water supply. By purchasing a small unit for your backyard, you can create distilled water for you and your family at little or no cost. This process can also be done on a large scale as a business. You can purchase large units and set up small kiosks for people in your community to purchase distilled water. Although this may seem an unlikely business, it has actually proved quite successful for many people.
Passive solar power is perhaps the easiest and cheapest option you have; it does not use any mechanical or electrical equipment. It basically depends on materials that you will use in different areas of your home such as your water storage area, windows, or chimney.
Next, you should evaluate what kind of systems you can put into your home. When you are considering solar energy panels, you should also give consideration to adding solar-powered water heaters. This is not too difficult an upgrade if you are installing solar panels and can save you a lot of money.
As the panels pull in energy from sunlight throughout the day, the energy can be stored in external batteries. These batteries allow you to utilize the sun's energy even at night time. This takes away the limitations of solar energy and make solar power even more effective.
Once you have determined what size you plan on installing, you can figure out how much you will save in electric bills. Once again, there are a number of calculators online that can help you with this calculation. All you need to do is enter what you pay per kilowatt hour and how many kilowatt hours you use in an average month to determine your energy savings. Also keep in mind that many local utilities will purchase excess energy from you.
One of the most liked benefits of a solar system is that the systems are really quiet. You won't have to hear squeaking like a wind turbine. You won't hear any motors or generators kicking on or off. You won't hear much of anything at all.
These are just some of the initial ideas to consider in determining whether to install solar panels in your home. If you can afford the initial outlay, the chances are that your investment will pay you back in the long run. When you can take advantage of local, state and federal incentives, you may very well recoup your investment in less than seven years. If that sounds like a reasonable time, then you should move forward with your decision.
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The WWDC 2014 keynote is done, the dust is settling, and you're no doubt eager to take a more relaxed look at OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8. Fortunately Apple already has you covered on both parts with its preview pages for both operating systems now live over on Apple.com.
There's a lot to take in like Continuity, enhanced Spotlight capabilities, iCloud Drive and much more across each – and both together – platform. So pull up your favorite chair, grab a beverage and hit the links below for more. And for even more be sure to hit up the iMore WWDC 2014 event page


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Ashley Tisdale: Thanksgiving Trip!
Ashley Tisdale keeps it comfy as she arrives at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (November 20).
The 27-year-old actress joined her family — mom Lisa, dad Mike, sister Jennifer and niece Mikayla – for a trip to her grandparents for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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"Finally! Good/ healthy food at the airport. One of my favorite restaurants Lemonade. #yummy," Ashley tweeted as soon as she got past security.
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I used to stand on the corner when I was a child
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The sidewalks were crowded, but I'd just sing louder
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As they'd go on their way
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I knew that some day, in my own special way
I'd repay all their nickels and dimes
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As I play my guitar and sing for the people who pay
'Cause finally I made it to what they all call the Big Time
But I still remember I still owe some nickels and dimes
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Nickels and dimes
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Campaign to Save the Wedgwood Museum
The Campaign to Save the Wedgwood Museum received the shocking news that the UNESCO recognised archive of international importance is not held in trust and can be dispersed and sold to meet wholly disproportionate £135m Pension Fund liabilities.
Read the Press release from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) lawyershere. Stoke-upon-Trent MP Hon. Dr Tristram Hunt MP is meeting with Government Ministers on December 20th to discuss the plight of the Museum.
The Battle continues – continued political lobbying is essential: write to your MP to drive home how important this unique collection is to you.
Campaign leader Alison Wedgwood: "We will begin a fund raising campaign in the new year, asking the government for urgent support, and seeking support from the Art Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and as many generous philanthropists as we can cajole. This collection is not leaving Staffordshire without a fight!"
Write to you MP, Join our Supporters roll to declare your support and to be kept up to date with the Campaign: help to Save Wedgwood for the Nation.
I was shocked to hear of this disgusting decision – I presume under the existing law the courts had little option! I have written to my local MP seeking support and would ask that all who read this article do the same – either to their MP or if outside the UK, Direct to the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron.
Please also Join the supporters group above.
Here is a copy of my letter:
Dear Nicholas Soames, I run a major website for ceramic art, www.studiopottery.co.uk with an audience of some 25000 per month, with several hundred ceramic artist members. I have watched the unfolding saga surrounding the Wedgwood Museum with consternation and sadness. In essence, as I understand it, because a few museum staff were linked with the company the whole of the assets of the museum can be claimed and sold for the benefit of the old group pension scheme deficit. This 'loophole' in the law has been confirmed by the court this week. The result is that this archive of International importance, recognised by UNESCO can now be split up and sold off to meet the group pension fund liabilities.
Destruction of this unique collection and archive, which was always intended to be held in trust for perpetuity would be a National DISGRACE. Both personally and on behalf of Studiopottery.co.uk we seek your support in finding a way that this unique collection can be saved for the nation and for future generations.
Yours sincerely, Stephen Dee
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U.S. lawmakers and Obama administration officials learned their collective lesson last December when they further obliterated their poll numbers by temporarily plunging the nation off the "Fiscal Cliff," right?
Democrats and Republicans learned life, including politics and governing, is all about give-and-take, right?
Congress is preparing to peel wheels for Washington-area airports Thursday evening for a month-long vacation. It is increasingly apparent the key players in the "quest" to strike a sequester-addressing "grand bargain" fiscal deal and in avoiding the federal debt limit will spend most of August scattered across these United States…stewing.
From the "In Case You Missed It" file: There's a simmering war of words going on in Washington about how to deal with the nation's fiscal status. Again.
It appears very little has been learned since President Obama and congressional Republicans began battling over budgetary issues in 2010.
First came comments made Friday by GOP House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio:
"If the president truly wanted to replace the arbitrary cuts he insisted on, he would work with the House to enact smarter spending cuts and reforms that strengthen our economy."
When contacted about the speaker's comments, White House and Office of Management and Budget spokespersons declined to comment.
And why would they? That's why a president has a Cabinet. Enter Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Obama's former chief of staff, Sunday morning on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"To be clear, what the president said and has written to Congress is that they cannot fix the problems created by the across-the-board cuts known as sequestration by cutting domestic priorities in order to fund defense. That's unacceptable. He won't sign that. The — you know the across-the-board cuts are hurting our future today."
(If you saw Lew deliver that message, his body language was very telling.)
Debt-ceiling and "grand bargain" talks are expected to heat up when Congress returns Sept. 9. If we've learned anything, it's that elected officials and their aides have learned very little.
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Obama Breaks Bread With Islamists
As the "religion of peace" continues to torment the world with its violence — even during its holy month of Ramadan — the President and his administration turn a blind eye to the voiceless victims across the globe suffering under the boot of the shared faith of those with which he communes.
The world is filled with conflict, war and division, but what is amazing is the vast majority of the carnage has a very familiar face. A full 70% of the world's conflicts and wars involve Muslims and Muslim states. Many Muslims will cry foul. "Islamophobe!" they will shout with venom. They will angrily beat their chests and claim to be the victims, only responding to aggression and oppression towards them. However, a quick search of the world's news headlines will show that is simply not true — it's a bald face lie. The lie has been repeated for 1400 years since Muhammad began the slaughter of his neighbors to advance his godless ambitions, which were universally rejected by all others.
Why, then, would President Obama set aside the time to conduct an Iftar dinner for it's adherents, brothers and sisters and apologists, and claim that they share the same faith traditions and values as other Americans?
This is simply not true. Let's be clear. President Obama should have had a White House conference filled with American Muslims, filled with card carrying members of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), but it shouldn't have been a dinner to perpetuate the lie that Islam or Muslims had any part in the founding of this nation, or in any way a had a hand in "building the very fabric of our nation."
Islam was, in fact, partially responsible for the creation of our U.S. Navy and Marine Corp; especially instrumental were they in the Marine Corp hymn "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli…" It was in Tripoli that the Muslims signed the treaty of their defeat. Our first three presidents fought the Muslim Barbary pirates of north Africa, with their newly created Navy, ending a policy whereby we previously had paid 20% of our federal budget in tribute (or ransom) to the Muslim kidnappers of merchant ships in order to buy their safety.
According to the New York Times, since 2003, European nations have paid over $125 million in ransom to Muslim terror groups just to get vacationing tourists back home alive. It continues today, yet to talk about in polite company seems to be taboo, like showing off pictures of aborted fetuses to the pro choice crowd. Most people, it seems, just can't handle the truth. It's easier, I guess, to ignore it — turn a blind eye — than to do anything about it.
If Muslims or Islam had any influence on early America it was through the African-American slave. African slaves came to America as forced converts to Islam, having been conquered, kidnapped and enslaved after having their villages and families were slaughtered by Islamic jihadists. Islam was then, and is now, fueled by the treasure they steal upon conquest and the slaves they are able to sell after the slaughter. For every slave taken, ten others were murdered. This was the economy of the desert nations long before black gold was pumped to the surface. That is the long and short of the Muslim influence in America. Anything else is simply made up to pollute the minds of school children and the gullible.
As President Obama was breaking bread and giving eloquent niceties to those who share the faith of the world's most deadly regimes, Christians and Jews were being persecuted, kidnapped, enslaved, sold, raped and murdered. The demolishing of 1800 year old churches and historical sites, and nary a word. In Israel, school children are hiding under desks while the Hamas denomination of the religion of peace lobs rockets from their Gaza elementary school yards and UN protected safe zones. Only pure evil sends rockets into playgrounds, housing tracks and busy streets of terrified children.
Reuters recently reported from northern Iraq that insurgent Islamists known as ISIS were giving the Christians (who had been there since before Islam was founded by Muhammad) an ultimatum: convert, pay the jizya tax, or die. Now this sounds like simple mob threats and totalitarian demands that are abhorrent to any decent American, but one must understand they are not living by western standards; this is commanded of them in their holy texts. Qur'an 9:29 "Fight Those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, from among the People of the Book, until they pay Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."
When will the Ivory Tower public relation Hamas backing American Muslims stop calling other Americans Islamophobes and start calling evil, evil. When will the so-called American Muslims stand arm in arm and say no more terror against innocent people — and condemn each jihadist organization by name — and have demonstrations supporting Coptics in Iraq and for the state of Israel's right to exist?
At the Iftar dinner President Obama said;
"Tonight, we honor the traditions of one of the world's great faiths. For Muslims, Ramadan is a time to reflect and to remember that discipline and devotion is the essence of a life of faith. And for all of us, whatever our faiths, Ramadan is a reminder of just how much we share. The values of peace and charity, the importance of family and community — these are universal values."
How universal are they? They are very universal; the only problem is Islam is perhaps the only one that doesn't share these ideals with the rest of the civilized world. Qur'an 48:29 says, "Mohammed is God's apostle. Those who follow him are harsh to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." The Qur'an also says that Allah hates the non-Muslim: Qur'an 40:35 "They (Kafirs or non-Muslims) who dispute the signs (verses of Qur'an) of Allah without authority have reached them are greatly hated by Allah and the believers…." and finally, Qur'an 3:28 "Muslims must not take the infidels (non-Muslims) as friends."
So if they can't take non-Muslims as friends, and they must hate non-Muslims as Allah hates non-Muslims, and they must have no mercy for the non-Muslim, it begins to paint a very clear portrait of who Muslims are supposed to be and how they are to treat the non-Muslims. Take a look at the world around you and it appears they are doing a pretty good job of following their directives.
"The command to love one another, to uphold justice, and to care for the least among us — these are common threads in our faith traditions."
Yet in Qur'an 5:33 it says, "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides…"
Obama continued:
"Tonight we reaffirm a simple truth. Fundamental to the character of our country is our freedom of religion — the right to practice our faith as we choose, to change our faith if we choose, or to practice no faith at all and to do all this free from fear. All of us are deserving of an equal opportunity to thrive — no matter who we are, what we look like, what we believe, or how we pray."
Yet the Islamic holy book says in Qur'an 8:12, "Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instill terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their fingertips off them."
With that rosy view of shared values in mind, Obama summed up by saying;
"In Islam, there is a hadith that says God helps the servant as long as the servant helps his brother. In other words, we're summoned to serve and lift up one another, and that's the lesson of several of our guests here tonight."
Since 9-11 where America lost 3,000 mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, sons and daughters, the world has experienced 22,000 new acts of terror, nearly 5 per day, with another 3,000 perishing every two weeks. Every two weeks, the equivalent of the Twin Towers falls somewhere and another 3,000 precious lives are taken from us; yet we don't weep, and we dare to allow this campaign for world domination be referred to as peaceful, even when its own book tells us otherwise. Qur'an 47:4 "Do not hanker for peace with the infidels; behead them when you catch them."
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