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Hi Harry ~ Are you still looking for member articles and / or photos on How-To's? I see this is an older thread and I'm hoping you're still moving this forward. Thanks.
I'm always looking for new material!
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for the people that make wild paint jobs - i'd love to see a how-to.
Posted 07 August 2011 - 11:28 AM
i would like to see advanced airbrushing techniques and advanced masking covered in the magazine.
for the people that make wild paint jobs - i'd love to see a how-to.
So would I!
Anyone out there that can step up to the plate?
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I think the person to tap is ZED from France. His step-taped-paintjobs are killers.
I know of a Florida builder who lays down some of the wettest paint ever....His name is Virgil..or sumpthin like that...
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Attached are the Writer's Guidelines, which are supposed to be up on the main site. I want to push more people to the main site away from the forum, for the completed builds, how-to's, etc.
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New to the group but i've kept in depth photo & records of my builds over the past 5 years. Including resin conversions, chassis corrections, different paintwork and paints, etc. I can ship/email an article with pics as a start if your interested.
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"Removing Paint From Aerosol Cans To Use In Your AirBrush"
Several years ago I invented a way to remove aerosol paint from its container and Toy Car and Model Magazine saw it online and ran it their magazine.
If you care to use it you're more than welcome to.
Those of you who own an AirBrush can remove paint from any Model Master, Testors, Boyd, Duplicolor, etc., aerosol can and use the product in your AirBrush getting much better results than simply spraying it from the can.
Here's a trick I came up with to transfer paint from the aerosol can to a container so I could spray it through my Airbrush.
Toy Car and Model Magazine saw it online, contacted me and requested to publish it.
You will need a 3" - 4" length of plastic drinking straw, some 1" wide tape, and of course a suitable container.
I collect the empty film cans from local WalMart Photoshops. This soft pliable plastic will not react with automotive paints.
1st-----Butt the straw up to the hole in the button of the Aerosol can. In most cases with Duplicolor, the straw will actually slip over a short protrusion in the button.
2nd-----Wrap the tape around the straw and button so they are held together firmly and tightly.
3rd-----Just spray your paint into whatever container you've chosen. The straw will perform like a muffler, choking down the escaping gases and allowing the paint to gently run out the end of the straw.
If you're only using small amounts of paint, you can just spray the paint directly into your paint cup.
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Hi all, I thought that I'd start giving a preview for the upcoming WrestleMania 28 PPV, by analysing the actual and rumoured card from top to bottom to see where we are right now and how it's going. I'm going to post this every Saturday or Sunday (after I've seen Smackdown) in the coming weeks and see how this big PPV is shaping up. let's get started, have a lot to go over this week.
CM PUNK v CHRIS JERICHO WWE Championship
Best in the World v Best in the world. I'm pretty sure this has happened before, but who cares really, it hasn't happened with these two guys locked up. Speculation was rife that Jericho would go after Punk upon his return and we have been proved right. There have been a few run-in's, a roll up, a "knock out" in the EC match, and a little bit of verbal sparring which was as good as we can expect out of these two. The match has already been hyped up well enough, Punk has already sealed himself as a credible WWE champ and Jericho is a legend. The bases have already been covered adequately enough to get this match sold, and there are another 3 weeks to add some stardust to this feud. They are building up Jericho being a threat as opposed to Punk being an underdog which is the right way to do things (Jericho won with a roll up on Raw, which shows that he can get a pin out of nowhere). This will be one of the best matches on the card if not the best, and the next 3 weeks of build can only do good for this match.
DANIEL BRYAN v SHEAMUS World Heavyweight Championship
Though WWE are trying to make this match seem important as heel just by having it be announced well before the day of the show, it really hasn't gotten into gear as of yet. There is a good chance that WWE are doing this match to appease the vocal internet fans who derided them for scrapping this from the card last year, and there is also a good chance that WWE probably have no idea how they got here or what they are going to do. WWE has been ballsy with regards to this match however, whether or not they had planned on Daniel Bryan actually holding the strap until Mania is only for them to know, but his brilliant work in getting his new character over has made WWE's decision a lot easier for them. Turning Sheamus into the Irish version of John Cena though has hurt this immensely so far though. Having an unfinished article in Bryan in the main event would always be a risky enough venture as it is, but having him carry Sheamus is an issue with me and probably others. Bryan isn't over enough yet to carry the World title match on his shoulders, and he is because Sheamus is completely bland right now. There is still a lot of time to make this into an exciting match for people to look forward to, but it's not working right now.
KANE v RANDY ORTON
There have been a lot of Mania's in years gone by of two top talent's that are just paired together for the hell of it because there is no one else to pair them with. This is the case with Orton v Kane. I am actually happy about this being on the card because it gives each guy someone credible to have a match with on this card. Kane may be going after sloppy seconds but Orton is arguably on the same plateau as Cena is and it's therefore a good feud for him to have. Honestly I think it's the best feud for Kane to have if they want to keep him at a main eventish level. Same for Orton. His injury record in the last few months has rightly seen him excluded from a title match and with Kane being relevant in the last few months it is also a good feud for Orton to have. It is arguably the best possible opponent for each guy as they are around the same level. All that's missing is motive. Orton has motive alright, he's trying to get back at Kane. What's Kanes motive though? Is he just having fun? If that ends up being the motive, hell I'll be happy with that. Even if the commentators start putting over the question of why is Kane attacking Orton I'll be happy, as long as I think there's a story behind it. I hope they have some kind of plan, otherwise this will just be an afterthought really.
BIG SHOW v CODY RHODES Intercontinental Championship
Forgive me for jumping on the bandwagon but Rhodes is the best thing in WWE right now. Ziggler also has a great bandwagon appeal but Rhodes just oozes charisma that makes every appearance of his a highlight. I am glad that he is involved in a singles match against a big name opponent because he deserves to be there. Big Show has also been pushed into a big spot in the last few months that it would have been a waste of his current credibility to have him be an extra number in some meaningless multi person match as well. The Big show embarassing mania moments vignettes have been enough fuel for this feud as well, both guys have a motive, Rhodes is revelling in pushing Show's buttons, and Show has a major beef with Rhodes too. It is also nice to have the IC belt finally having a relevant place on a WM card for the first time in years (Mysterio-JBL was all about setting up JBL quitting). I am very happy that a mid card match has some proper build to it.
JOHN LAURENITIS v TEDDY LONG
This is heavily rumoured to be a big tag match. It is impossible to specualte too much on what is going on with this as no official announcement has been made, but it will be all about JL v TL. If they plan on putting any big name guys into this, I hope they stack it with big names guys. If there are low level guys in it, I hope they include only lower level guys (ie I don't want to see Ziggler relegated to being just another number among the likes of Ryder, Santino and Otunga unless he picks up the winning pin, when he could do be doing something else). I am surprised at the goodwill that Long has picked up from fan's so far in this feud, but it is an indicator from just how reviled big Johnny is from the crowd. The character of JL has made more of an impact than anybody could have expected.
UNDERTAKER v TRIPLE H ; Special Referee Shawn Michaels Hell In A Cell
I was very apprehensive about seeing these two go at it again but making it Hell In a Cell was the perfect call, as these two own that gimmick match really. I didn't think adding in HBK would have ben the right call and I have been saying that over that rumour for months, but the new friction between him and HHH has made it a lot better. We need a bit more Undertaker, which we will get next week in a showdown with HBK. By the time all the promotion is done this will be just depending on the match itself if it will go down as a classic.
THE ROCK v JOHN CENA
The main event. I am excited. Rocky is boring at the moment for me, it's like we've gone back in time to 2002 and The Rock is just rehashing old material. Apparently that's the plan though anyway, so I'm down with that. There is a lot of promotion still to come, and it's going well so far, and I'm not even going to speculate too much about it. I am looking forward to this however, it might really turn WWE around, as opposed to just turning John Cena into a bigger player.
I will be back next week to review the new happenings in these again and any new matches that are certainties or likely to happen. Until then, Fairdy-well!


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On Wednesday, the Knicks announced the resignation of Coach Mike D'Antoni. After six losses in a row and dropping from the 8th to the 9th seed in the Eastern Conference, there was immense pressure on the Knicks organization to make changes with the impending trade deadline, the head coach would be the first to fall.
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- Carmelo Anthony: His isolation plays disrupt the fast paced offensive schemes of Mike D'Antoni that has been so successful during the Linsanity era.
- Amare Stoudemire: His defense has been horrible and even his offense is subpar considering how much he's being paid.
- Jeremy Lin: Opposing teams have figured him out and have adjusted to his style of play, limiting his productivity.
- Injuries: Tyson Chandler, Jared Jefferies, and Iman Shumpert have all missed a few games in the past few weeks. All three are critical defensive players to the Knicks team.
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RALEIGH - United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that in federal court yesterday Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced DYNELL LOVELL YOUNG, 21, Knightdale, North Carolina, to 108 months' imprisonment followed by three years supervised release.
A Federal Grand Jury returned a Criminal Indictment on February 19, 2009. On July 13, 2009, YOUNG pled guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
On November 6, 2008, a Raleigh police officer observed two suspicious subjects hanging around the check cashing business at the corner of New Hope Church Road and Brentwood. Believing that YOUNG and the other individual were casing the business in an attempt to rob it, the officer called for assistance. As other officers arrived, YOUNG began to run away. The officer observed YOUNG holding a chrome colored object in his right hand and making a throwing motion in an attempt to discard the item. YOUNG was arrested and a chrome revolver was recovered from the area where YOUNG had thrown the item.
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After dabbling in films and television, actress Karisma Kapur has now turned radio jockey (RJ), and will host a special segment on an FM station. She says she just wanted to try a new medium.
Karisma will turn into an RJ for a special segment on 92.7 BIG FM's show "BIG Memsaab", from Dec 24 to March 24.
"This is a totally new avenue, something I have never done. I am lucky enough I had a career for a long period of time. Like I said, I have done films, television, I also have a portal, so why not radio! It's something new and different for me to do," she said here Tuesday at the launch of her show.
The 38-year-old debuted in 1991 with "Prem Qaidi" and continuously worked till she got married in 2003.
Karisma's show is going to be about fashion and style.
"It's not about standing out, it's like I wanted to do something new. I have got opportunities to do something on different platforms, why not radio. I think over the years people have appreciated my style. So here I am getting an entire show based on style and where I can help women across India," she said.
Karisma made a comeback to films this year with "Dangerous Ishq". She will soon start shooting for the remake of "Satte Pe Satta".
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SEOUL: Prominent US music producer Quincy Jones teamed up Thursday with a South Korean entertainment company to help promote Korea's K-pop stars globally.
"I feel like there is a very strong connection between Korea and the US," Jones said after signing a deal with CJ E&M, one of South Korea's biggest entertainment firms.
The deal was signed between Jones, known for producing hit songs such as "We Are the World" and "Thriller" with legendary American singer Michael Jackson, and CJ E&M's music division chief Ahn Joon.
The deal calls on Jones and CJ E&M to promote K-pop globally and set up a joint fund which will help talented musicians study at the Berklee College of Music in the United States.
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"There's is a sensibility here I have not found in Japan, China or Vietnam," he said, citing the success of South Korean rapper Psy's global chart-topper "Gangnam Style".
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It's not yet known when — or if — MEA members will receive refunds of a "retirement tax" imposed upon them by the state Legislature.
Teachers and education support professionals across Michigan are waiting anxiously for the state Supreme Court to take action on a lawsuit brought by MEA challenging the 2010 law, which requires school employees to pay an additional 3 percent tax for retiree health insurance.
Passed by the Legislature in May 2010, Public Act 75 of 2010 required that all school employees pay an extra 3 percent of their compensation into a fund for retiree health insurance — with no guarantee that the benefits will be available to them upon retirement.
On June 11, 2010, five MEA members filed a lawsuit, McMillan v. Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System, alleging that Public Act 75 violated school employees' federal and state constitutional rights by impairing the contract formed when the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System was set up in 1980.
In a ruling issued April 1, 2011, Court of Claims Judge James Giddings ordered the retirement taxes collected from school employees be placed into an interest-bearing escrow fund until the matter could be fully settled by the courts.
Giddings agreed with the MEA members, ruling that extracting 3 percent of school employees' wages "in the absence of any vested or contractual right to retiree health care benefits constitutes a taking for public use in violation" of the state and federal constitutions.
Gov. Rick Snyder's administration appealed Giddings' ruling, but on Aug. 16, 2012, the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's decision.
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Ajay comes at 5 inches and comes with three things. He comes with a a machine gun, a backpack with rocket launcher and a Parasaurolophus hatchling. I have to argue this hatchling's name. Parasaurolophus are the duck billed ones with the horns on their head while this looks much more like a Dilo, like a smaller spitter. Anywho, back to the rest of his gear. I got my figure loose from a buddy and I didn't find the machine gun so I cant review it correctly but it actually looks like a machine gun, allot like a modified Uzi with longer barrel and scope. The cannon and backpack idea is pretty good. The pack fits into a small hole on his back and the cannon attaches to the pack. The cannon is your usual launcher, load rocket, pull lever. The good part of it is that the pack doesn't have any special parts for the cannon to hook on so if you lose the cannon, the pack still looks cool, maybe even better.
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In the past year President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have conferred continuously about when Iran's nuclear bomb program should be "disrupted" by military action should economic and political sanctions not succeed in halting Iran's march to build a bomb.
They agree that Iran cannot be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons. They disagree when action should be taken.
PM Netanyahu has urged that the "red line" for attack against Iran's nuclear facilities be when Iran has the capacity to make a nuclear bomb. The United States' "red line" will be crossed when Iran actually decides to make a bomb.
J Street (a pro-Israel pro-peace political and educational organization in Washington, D.C.) has made a video in which Director of Government Affairs Dylan Williams explains what it takes to make a bomb and the details of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "red line."
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Methods & Tools
A collection of essential project management skills, methods, tools and competencies needed for success.
Project Management
A Guide to Creating a Quality Project Schedule
Successful projects start with a good quality project schedule. Creating a schedule is one of the first tasks you should do when given a project to manage. This article looks at a simple, practical approach to creating project schedules.
BOSCARD (Terms of Reference)
When looking to gain support and approval for your next project, it might be worth thinking BOSCARD. The acronym stands for background, objectives, scope, constraints, assumptions, risks and deliverables. These headings are commonly found in terms-of-reference and project initiation documents.
Creating a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
The successful implementation of any Six Sigma project depends on the ability of Six Sigma professionals such as black belts to break down a large project into smaller manageable sub-projects. This breaking down of mammoth projects into several smaller projects is technically referred to as work-breakdown structure (WBS).
Estimating Project Costs
Many techniques, books and software packages exist to help with estimating project costs. A few simple rules will also help ensure you create an accurate and realistic estimate.
Funding Proposal
If you are already familiar with the ubiquitous Project Brief and would like to try something new, here's an idea. Why not try writing a Funding Proposal.
How to Create a Gantt Chart Using Microsoft Excel
Since their first introduction, Gantt charts have become an industry standard. They are an important project management tool used for showing the phases, tasks, milestones and resources needed as part of a project. This video presentation is a step-by-step guide to creating a Gantt chart using Microsoft Excel 2007.
Project Management Tools
A Gantt chart, Logic Network, PERT chart, Product Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure are common tools used when planning a project.
Project Planning a Step by Step Guide
The key to a successful project is in the planning. Creating a project plan is the first thing you should do when undertaking any kind of project. Often project planning is ignored in favour of getting on with the work. However, many people fail to realise the value of a project plan in saving time, money and many problems.
Progress Reporting
Progress reporting is a key activity of project management. The project manager should issue reports to stakeholders regularly. Keep the report brief and sum up the key points in the project. This article lays out a simple approach to reporting progress.
RAID Log
A RAID log is one of the easiest and most effective tools you can create for your project. The acronym RAID stands for Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies.
Requirements Gathering 101
Requirements gathering is an essential part of any project and project management. Understanding fully what a project will deliver is critical to its success. This may sound like common sense, but surprisingly it's an area that is often given far too little attention.
Work Breakdown Structure 101
The Work Breakdown Structure is a tool project managers use to break projects down into manageable pieces. It is the start of the planning process and is often called the 'foundation' of project planning.
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Delphi Technique a Step-by-Step Guide
As a project manager it is important to think about what future events may impact your project. These events may be positive or negative, so understanding them allows you to prepare, and put plans in place to deal with them. But how can you forecast the future with any degree of certainty? This is where the Delphi Technique can help.
MoSCoW Method
When managing a project, it is important to develop a clear understanding of the customers' requirements and their priority. Many projects start with the barest headline list of requirements, only to find later the customers' needs have not been fully understood. This is where the MoSCoW prioritisation method can help.
Pareto Analysis Step by Step
The Pareto principle is the idea that by doing 20% of the work you can generate 80% of the benefit of doing the entire job. Or in terms of quality improvement, a large majority of problems are produced by a few key causes. Pareto Analysis enables you to see what 20% of cases are causing 80% of the problems and where efforts should be focussed to achieve the greatest improvement.
PEST Analysis
PEST is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the impact political, economic, social, and technological factors might have on a project. It involves an organisation considering the external environment before starting a project.
RACI Matrix
The RACI model is a straightforward tool used for identifying roles and responsibilities and avoiding confusion over those roles and responsibilities during a project. The acronym RACI stands for - responsible, accountable, consulted and informed.
SMART Goals
Once you have planned your project, turn your attention to developing several goals that will enable you to be successful. Goals should be SMART - specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic and time-based.
SWOT Analysis
SWOT is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to a project. It involves specifying the objective of the project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favourable and unfavourable to achieving that objective.
Using Feedback as a Tool
As a project manager it is important to be able to give and receive feedback effectively. Feedback is best given on a one to one basis soon after the event that triggers its need.
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South Africa is keen to strengthen its investment partnership with the European Union (EU), despite the fact that there are some issues that need to be tackled, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.
Briefing reporters in Pretoria on Tuesday ahead of the 6th SA-EU Summit, which takes place on Thursday, Davies said negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States would be among the summit's deliberations.
"The European Union Trade Commissioner, Karel de Gucht, has said that the withdrawal of the provisional market access is October next year. Parliament said the deadline would be 2016. We support this rather than 2014," Davies said, citing this as one of the issues that needed to be resolved between parties.
The deadline would not affect South Africa but would affect its neighbours Swaziland, Botswana and Namibia, "and we are concerned about the consequences of any unilateral withdrawal of market access to a bunch of countries which are clearly developing countries, merely because we can't meet an artificially imposed deadline," Davies said.
Xavier Carim, the Department of Trade and Industry's deputy director-general for international trade and economic development, said the deliberations were taking place at a time when there were growing imbalances in global trade.
"We have been making progress in the negotiations. It's been a drawn-out process since 2007. We've made significant progress on a number of fronts, but there are still a number of serious issues that need to be confronted," Carim said.
"The growing concern in the [Southern African Development Community] SADC group is the termination next year. Effectively this will mean that for Botswana, Swaziland and Namibia, they will see massive declines in their exports to the EU and will hold serious socioeconomic consequences for them."
Balancing trade levels
South Africa already has a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU called the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA), whose architecture is premised on the EU granting the country much more access in terms of the tariff regime in manufactured products than in agricultural products.
In terms of the TDCA, South Africa has duty-free access to the European market for about 65% of its agricultural products, and in return for that the country receives more than 90% (from the EU).
"We as South Africa, having the FTA in place, would not be obliged to negotiate a new trade agreement with the EU. But we said that we would do so and we are involved in the process because we think it is strategic for SA to harmonise its trade relationships with those of our neighbours," Davies said on Tuesday.
The levels of trade between South Africa and EU have not returned to the levels they were at before the onset of the 2008-09 global financial crisis.
Total trade with EU countries was R383-billion in 2012 compared to R419-billion in 2008. In 2008, South Africa exported R186-billion worth of goods to the EU, with this figure falling to R122-billion in 2012. Imports from the EU, however, have more than recovered, from R233-billion in 2008 to R239-billion in 2012.
This meant that South Africa's trade balance with the EU had grown negatively from -R47-billion in 2008 to -R95-billion in 2012.
"There are a number of factors that have underpinned this," Davies said. "[One] of the realities we need to take to take into account is that there's been constrained growth in some countries of the EU."
Citrus market watch
Meanwhile, South Africa was was trying to negotiate around the issue of the EU's decision to "upgrade the surveillance" of the country's citrus fruit exports.
"The EU has improved or upgraded its surveillance on citrus products which are bearing citrus black spot. They have now strengthened and made more stringent the requirements, and this could affect quite a large number of jobs in the South African citrus industry," the minister said.
South Africa's citrus industry exports around 100-million cartons to 45 countries each year, generating around R6-billion in foreign exchange, with about 45% of shipments going to the EU. The industry employs 40 000 permanent workers and 40 000 seasonal workers.
The surveillance upgrade pertains to citrus black spot, a fungal disease caused by Guignardia citricarpa. It affects citrus plants throughout subtropical climates, causing a reduction in both fruit quantity and quality.
Davies said the government had made a presentation to the EU to say "that there needs to be a greater level of flexibility. At this point, they've not shown any great willingness to respond".
He said there was a low risk of transmission of the disease, which did not damage the fruit but is on the rind of the peel.
"There's a low risk that this could be transmitted to the orchards of Europe. They have increased their surveillance, and if they find five consignments [with citrus black spot], they ban you. That is of concern to us."
However, Davies said the government looked forward to a "fruitful" dialogue during Thursday's summit.
One of the things that South Africa wanted to convey to the EU was that the African continent was one of the next growth frontiers, and that the continent was committing itself to industrialisation, which is anchored on strengthening regional integration.
Relations between South Africa and the EU were improving, Davies noted.
"We have seen a strengthening EU investment relationship with South Africa. Between January 2008 and May 2013, there were a total of 350 FDI [foreign direct investment] projects in South Africa by European companies."
- SAnews.gov.za


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The constraint is really appreciated both in terms of Karan Johar's direction and Shah Rukh Khan's performance. But unfortunately, in the last hour the movie leaves the US and enters K-Jo-land. And in both worlds Kajol intolerably shrieks her way through.
64 reviewers have given My Name Is Khan an average rating of 3.7/5.0 (?)
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Thumbs up by Amodini, Amodini's Movie Reviews ...He has defined a new genre of candy-floss cinema, which I can tolerate maybe, but never quite applaud.... full review
Thumbs up by Noyon Jyoti Parasara, AOL INDIA ...In an effort to make a movie with a distinct message, Karan Johar moves out of his regular tearjerker mode.... full review
Thumbs up by Naresh Kumar Deoshi, Apun Ka Choice ...Karan Johar, the czar of popcorn romances, leaps into a new territory and delves into a serious subject without totally slithering out of his old skin.... full review
Thumbs up by Manish Gajjar, BBC ...Director Karan Johar deviates from his comfort zone of candyfloss romances by attempting a realistic subject with an underlying message.... full review
Thumbs down by Beth, Beth Loves Bollywood ...part from my mild indignation at his depiction of certain aspects of my culture, I worry a lot about what this film is telling audiences around the world about the US.... full review
Thumbs down by Blogeswari, Blogeswari ...which terrorist discusses plan out in the open I want to know...so fake I tell you!... full review
So-So by Baradwaj Rangan, Blogical Conclusion, The New Sunday Express ...more pressing issue is how a film could pack in so much and yet accomplish so little. ... full review
So-So by Bobby Sing, Bobby Talks Cinema.com ...The real action starts post intermission, which also leads to major glitches in the screenplay. ... full review
Thumbs up by Steven Baker, Bolly Spice ... The second half of the film suffers from the curse of Bollywood, in that a potential cinematic work of genius developing before the interval, is let down by a number of scenes that drag in comparison.... full review
Thumbs up by Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama ...Karan's take on the issue deserves the highest praise, since a subject like this is difficult to attempt... full review
Thumbs up by Daliya Ghose, Bollywood Mantra ...The screenplay by Shibani Bhatija is very sincere and not over dramatic.... full review
So-So by Raashi Malhotra, BookmyShow ...Seen in a completely different role, SRK has possibly transcended all his previous performances. ... full review
Thumbs up by Shweta Parande, Buzz18 ...Cinematography by the renowned Ravi K Chandran lives up to his name totally in My Name is Khan.... full review
Thumbs down by Deepa Gahlot, cinemaah ...The film gives Shah Rukh Khan the opportunity to exercise his nearly atrophied acting muscles, and he is wonderful as Rizwan—charming even when he is being difficult.... full review
Thumbs up desi hits ...Unrealistic scenes are mixed with over-emotional ones and the film loses some of its original intensity and humor.... full review
Thumbs down by Aniruddha Guha, DNA ...A two-hour-long intense drama with well-crafted, emotional sequences (which MNIK has in plenty, actually) would have driven the point home.... full review
So-So by Darshit, Dunkdaft ...Can you imagine Kajol sounding screechy? Yes, in a most crucial scene, Kajol [I repeat, KAJOL] sounds over the top. The whole sequence looks so silly at that time.... full review
Thumbs up by Deepa Garimella, fullhyd.com ...Shah Rukh Khan's portrayal of an autistic man is slightly difficult to watch for those of us accustomed to a signature performance from the superstar, but this seems to be targeted at the awards.... full review
Thumbs up by Martin D'Souza, Glamsham.com ...Shah Rukh Khan has done a complete study of this syndrome and has delivered a terrific performance from frame one.... full review
So-So by Phelim O'Neill, Guardian.co.uk ...the first half is more soap opera, spending plenty of getting-to-know-you time with the appealing characters before putting them through the wringer in the more politicised second section.... full review
Thumbs up by Mayank Shekhar, Hindustan Times ...Forrest Gump in its scope, Rain Man in its approach, slightly convenient in its 'Bollywood opera', world-class in its photographic treatment (Ravi K Chandran), more sorted than Kurban (from the same producer, along a similar theme); you can sense, throughout, honesty in the film's purpose.... full review
Thumbs up by Subhash K Jha, IBOS ...wonderful story told with a flair and flourish that leave a lingering impact on the viewer. ... full review
Thumbs up by Kaveree Bamzai, india today ...Khan's relationship with his new family, Mandira and Sam, is beautifully etched, proving that however far Johar may run from "loving your family" it will always end up chasing him.... full review
So-So by Mihir Fadnavis, india.com ...The leading lady has a solid screen presence but the much-hyped jodi of Shahrukh and Kajol disappoints, because the duo are not in sync with the fundamentals and intricacies of the people they play.... full review
Thumbs down by Anuj, Indian Auteur ...It is cinema of contempt. It is the cinema of ridicule. Of an overbearing- overwhelming- stinking feeling of being underestimated way too much.... full review
Thumbs up indiaserver.com ...Karan Johar walks in with the right movie for Shah Rukh at a time when he desperately needs one to revive his magic on his audience.... full review
Thumbs up by Gaurav Malani, indiatimes ...Arif Zakaria's Muslim fundamentalist character, which is a clichéd replication of what Om Puri played in Shoot on Sight and Johar's own Kurbaan , was too formulaic and absolutely avoidable.... full review
Thumbs up Indicine ...The chemistry she shares with SRK is electrifying, not that we expected anything less anyway.... full review
Thumbs up by Akhlaq, Indicine ...As a Muslim, I can confidently say that this is the most Pro-Muslim movie ever from bollywood. The references of Quran and Hadith are 100% relevant and correct. There are only few things which are not properly propagated…... full review
Thumbs down by Amrita, Indiequill ...I'm not one of those people maddened by the sight of a movie star acting like a movie star. ... full review
Thumbs up by Kshitij Mehta, J.A.M ...The first half is superb, as it builds Rizwan's character. One understands him, his thought process and his issues. The second half on the other hand is a little more dramatic.... full review
So-So by Sanjukta Sharma, Live Mint ...There is not much good writing here. Some of the dialogues by Niranjan Iyengar are shockingly banal, and the screenplay by Shibani Bathija is such that all the smaller characters exist only to facilitate the way the two leads progress... full review
Thumbs up by Mazhar Nawaz, merinews ...Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is good & has a sufi soul with wonderful lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar. ... full review
Thumbs up by Sarita Tanwar, MiD DAY ...The second half of the film is the crowning glory -- the lead pair's parting forms the base leading to Rizwan's spectacular ride through the country and his ability to strike a chord with everyone he encounters.... full review
Thumbs down by Sid, More Than Films ...Human complexity is not Johar's strongest suit -- he failed on almost every level the last time he made an attempt at exploring complicated characters and situations (Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna).But I can sense that there is a desire in Johar to prove his "seriousness" as a director.... full review
Thumbs up Movie Talkies ... Karan Johar shows a rare maturity in the manner in which he is able to essay this heartwarming and humane tale of love and integrity.... full review
So-So by Anupama Chopra, NDTV ...The romance between Rizwan and Mandira is too designed and mawkish.... full review
Thumbs down by Rachel Saltz, New York Times ...Rizvan proves that not only is he not a terrorist, but he is also the only man in America willing to help those in need. ... full review
Thumbs up by Minu Jain, Now Running.com ...Plenty of great one liners. ... full review
Thumbs up by Ashok Nayak, Now Running.com ...MNIK falls slightly short of being a classic.... full review
Thumbs down by Sujit, OneKnightStands.net ...The premise is serious stuff. The environment that envelopes this movie is damn serious. Then why layer it with all sorts of bloody non-sense stereotypes. ... full review
Thumbs down by Ajit Duara, Open Magazine ...Human relations in this film are completely artificial, especially the one between Rizwan and wife Mandira (Kajol). ... full review
Thumbs up by Saba Naqvi, Outlook India ...I may be SRK the big movie star, but I'm also a Muslim and please love me for it and please, please, don't hate me for it.... full review
So-So by Movie Magik, Passion for Cinema ...as the second half stumbles and wavers around, we end up having the film maker venturing out into adventures too many, most of them easily expendable.... full review
Thumbs up by Khalid Mohamed, Passion for Cinema ...Huh huh huh…Fatally, the concluding reels fly off into la-la land, upgrading the little man grappling with insurmountable Kryptonite odds into a Super-duperman. Nuh, nuh, nuh.... full review
Thumbs up by Subhasish Chakraborty Subhasish Chakraborty, Passion for Cinema ...The SRK-Kajol chemistry in the movie is so good that you could ignore anything else... full review
Thumbs up by Gianysh Toolsee , Planet Bollywood ...delves deeper into the psychology of the Muslims who feel being targeted unnecessarily in the US after the 9/11 events... full review
Thumbs up by Samir Dave, Planet Bollywood ...The story and screenplay by Shibani Bathija for the most part, holds together very well. ... full review
So-So by Tony, Radio Sargam ...incredibly played by the ever-surprising Shahrukh Khan, that touches you, moves you, makes you cry, gives you goose pimples, and enlightens you with its message.... full review
Thumbs up by ram jaane, Ramchandra.me.uk ...suggests a very straightforward and simple solution. People should only be grouped into two types, those who do good & those who do otherwise.... full review
Thumbs up by Sampurn, real bollywoood ...My Name Is Khan will prove to be a landmark film in the careers of Karan Johar, Shah Rukh Khan and of course Kajol... full review
Thumbs up by Savera R Someshwar, Rediff ...Kajol, no one runs up a hill dressed in a night suit, wearing floppy slippers, with no make-up on, as well as you do.... full review
Thumbs up by Raja Sen, Rediff ...Reference points aside, My Name Is Khan is a film that will have the galleries cheering and making sure there aren't many dry eyes in the house. ... full review
So-So by Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters ...oversimplifies the issue and overstates his message.... full review
Thumbs up by K N Gupta, SmasHits.com ...Tanay Chheda for playing Rizwan as a child deserves kudos and so also Yuvaan Makaar as Kajol's son.... full review
Thumbs up by Harshita Kohli, StarBoxOffice ...Kajol is brilliant and this time her eyes do a lot more tlaking than her words.... full review
Thumbs up by K K Rai, STARDUST ...Kajol surpasses even Shah Rukh Khan in some sequences... full review
Thumbs up by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ...Zarina Wahab's Ammi who articulates an almost perfect prototype of the perfect Indian as Shah Rukh Khan's mom: completely rooted in her culture and yet, completely secular.... full review
So-So by Sakshi O Juneja, To Each Its Own ... I am glad Karan Johar made this film. But then again, I'd rather have him selling candy floss. ... full review
Thumbs up by Theresa Smith, TONIGHT ...Instead of being allowed to play the stereotype of nurturing mother, she has to become the angry avenger who must seek justice. She does this delicately, without descending into shrieking harpy territory. ... full review
Thumbs up by Mr Care, Upper Stall ...In spite of her character's flaws, Kajol burns the screen with her radiance.... full review
Thumbs down by Neha Vishwanathan, Within / Without ...the worst crime a film can commit is that of being boring. I was bored to death in the last one hour.... full review
Thumbs up by SpiceZee Bureau, ZEENEWS.COM ... The story moves on a brisk pace in the first half; yet, the second half slackens a bit both literally and figuratively.... full review
Constrained to give marks for the Music?
Music was released much earlier and should have at least 4. And Story 2.5?
I think you were juggling to make the average of all aspects at 3 and hence randomly distributed like "ina mina mina moo"!!
@Sesh thanks for pointing those mistakes out. Will take better care. Much appreciated.
Agree with your assessment! Here's my review of the film
@B H Harsh yeah man, I am really apprehensive of his 'acting' skills. He has the tendency to annoy, but this one he's got it right.
@Ravikiran not at all.. i didn't like the music that much. too standard and forgettable. And the story was super down hill towards the end.
@Perx no man, that is just me...
@Adam well, my rating for dvd watch or otherwise is not based on cinematography only. It is the overall experience. And the experience of this film can be enjoyed at home too, where as with 3 idiots a theater watch is much more fun with a huge crowd around you.
@Robertson we don't like giving away the plot here dude, watching the film is the best option for wogma readers :D
@Harpreet Ouch i liked the film better than that.
@G-10 usually i think that such controversies are schemed and fixed. But this once, it went a bit too far to believe that.
@BollywoodBuff anything that is fairly common knowledge, i let it pass in the comment section. This question about the climax has been doing its rounds on sms and twitter. so...
But thanks a ton for standing by the theme of the blog though. much appreciated.
wow , I like the idea of short review ..
Well, then let's focus on what they did. I was wondering, if there was any need at all to bring in the "autism" angle at all?
I think the main reason to bring the autism angle was to make Rizwan go after the US president. Being autistic, he took the words of Kajol literally when she (out of anger) asked her to go to the president. Had it not been for autism, the plot of the movie would have been absurd.
@Prashant oh, the president bit made it less absurd, really? anyway, my line was supposed to be a joke...
@Adam RixWan wow and a very good morning to you too!
I'd love to hear what you have to say about wogma's No Smoking review vis-a-vis the Jodhaa Akbar review. Not comparable, right? I rest my case.
You are right that Raj and Simran has grown. But i dont think that they will be able to create history like DDLJ by this movie. This is not a movie that can be a big hit. Yes the opening was great as there was publicity stunt done by Shahrukh Khan, Shiv sena and Ashok chauhan together. But overall its ok if you miss it in theatres but dont miss it on DVD.
@Manu :) I thought I was cynical. Boy, you beat me hands down!
He could have been an 'aam-admi' to be 'different'. What say?
@Meetu: I never mentioned about absurdity. What's absurd for some may be novelty for others. BTW, You crack great jokes! :-P
@Ashfak Dedicated you are!
@Prashant good one about "aam-aadmi". And which joke did you like?
@Kunal I don't delete comments as long as they are not super-abusive or are a personal attack to anyone involved in the film.
After all, an opinion is an opinion is an opinion.
Thank you so much for your support!
You must think like a normal person and not like srk fan. I am sure a normal person will ignore this movie as it has nothing to see in it except crying and bagging of srk as usual as he is doing in all movies till now.
anyhow its an individuals choice.
fantastic film!!
Great movie. Just wanted to mention that aspergers in adults is a big issue and concern, since about 70-75% of adults on the autism spectrum are aspergers.


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On March 1, Princess Charlene and Prince Albert attended the St. David's Day gala dinner in Monaco, from which proceeds benefited the Princess Charlene Foundation.
When I was a freshman in high school, we had to make pictures out of tiny little balls of tissue paper, and that's what the top of Charlene's gown reminds me of. And Albert's tie is the Welsh flag, so as crazy as it looks, it actually fits in with the event since St. David is the patron Saint of Wales.
Photo Credit: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images, Palais Princier de Monaco
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WHEN he has that fire in his belly, Richard Dawkins is arguably the greatest living populariser of evolution. His foundational work, The Selfish Gene, inspired a generation of evolutionary biology students (myself included), while The God Delusion was a powerfully effective self-esteem booster for atheists in the closet.
With his new book, splendidly titled The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins joins other popularisers in what has become almost a rite of passage - to "make the case" for evolution to the general public. It's like the "ring the bell" game at the county fair where every able young male feels obliged to step up and swing the giant mallet. Two of the greatest efforts in recent years come in both flavours: atheist (Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne) and believer (Finding Darwin's God by Kenneth Miller).
These previous books were so well ...
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Stoke City: Walker double ends Senior Cup bid
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KIDSGROVE Athletic breezed into the Staffs Senior Cup semi-finals, after three first-half strikes ensured a comfortable victory 3-0 over a youthful Stoke City side.
Two goals from Dave Walker and another from top scorer Matt Haddrell inside the first 18 minutes sent Grove through to a clash with Port Vale.
Kidsgrove began the brighter in the wet conditions, and took the lead on nine minutes when Geoff McGaw's cross from the left was nodded into the far corner by Walker.
Stoke appeared shaken, and were made to pay again just 30 seconds later.
Walker fed Haddrell, who evaded Nick Jackson's challenge to smash home left footed.
A good interchange of passes almost brought a third for Grove on 14 minutes, but Adam Beasley fired wide of the right post from inside the box.
Four minutes later, Haddrell turned easily on the edge of the box to feed Walker, who prodded home from close range.
City's Adam Vickers almost got in just before the half-hour mark as he beat the challenge of Tom Schwarz, but keeper Steve Intihar was quickly off his line to smother the ball.
Walker almost had his hat-trick six minutes before the break.
He was again found by Haddrell in the area, but his shot from an acute angle was cleared off the line by Stoke's Alex Hedley.
Kidsgrove began the second period how they started the first, and almost scored a fourth when Liam Shotton won the ball on half way but fired wide from distance.
Stoke were almost handed a lifeline just before the hour mark as the impressive Nathaniel Wedderburn played a one-two with Vickers, before curling an excellent effort narrowly wide.
Matthew Lund had another chance for the Potters soon after, but couldn't direct the header goalwards after being picked out by Hedley's cross.
Stoke' continued to have the better of the chances, and s Tom Urwin was inches wide with a rasping effort from outside the box minutes later.
Walker again spurned the chance of a personal triple with nine minutes left, as Sam Hall's flick-on found him with the goal at his mercy on the six-yard box but he prodded wide of the left post.
Wedderburn again tested Intihar on 83, as the powerful midfielder was found in space by Vickers on the edge of the box.
Kidsgrove's Tom Moss almost scoredgot on the scoresheet three minutes before full time, but his 20-yard effort was parried away by Stoke keeper Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton.
Stoke had one last chance to grab a consolation two minutes into stoppage time, but Matt Cohen's effort was parried away by Intihar.
KIDSGROVE: Intihar, Smith, Dove (Shenton 58), Tom Schwarz, Danny Schwarz, Beasley (Moss 75), Sanders, Hall, Walker, Haddrell (Shotton 45) McGaw.
Subs not used: Leigh, Matranga.
STOKE CITY: St Louis-Hamilton, Hedley, Wint, Jackson (Mitchell 66), Sinclair, McDonald, Urwin, Wedderburn, Vickers, Lund (Cohen 79), Stockhall.
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extended periods (hours) of respirator-free pacing. If the utility of the device is confirmed in additional individuals, diaphragm pacing with intramuscular electrodes placed by laparoscopic surgery may provide a less invasive and less costly alternative to conventional phrenic nerve pacing.
The objective of some lower-extremity FES systems is to enable individuals with paraplegia to stand and transfer themselves. The functional goals associated with standing include reaching for high objects, having face-to-face interactions with other people, and transferring between surfaces independently or with minimal assistance. At present there are no commercial or FDA-approved systems for FES-aided standing; however, one implantable system has reached the multicenter clinical trial stage of development (Davis et al., 2001).
The only FDA-approved FES system for ambulation available is a surface stimulation system (Parastep). Individuals with paraplegia wear a microprocessor-stimulator unit at the waist and use a walker with controls built into the handles. This system allows these individuals to stand and walk with a reciprocal gait for limited distances. Use of the system has additional medical benefits, such as providing increased blood flow to the lower extremities, a lower heart rate at subpeak work intensities, increased muscle mass, and reduced spasticity and also has psychological benefits (Klose et al., 1997; Graupe and Kohn, 1998).
FES devices can also be used to maintain an individual's muscle fitness and potentially encourage the recovery of function. Decreased muscle mass is a secondary condition that, if left untreated, can diminish the potential for complete recovery. A common cause of muscle atrophy is the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord that drive muscle contraction. Other, usually less severe but more widespread atrophy occurs over time because of the disuse of paralyzed but still innervated muscles. FES can help reverse disuse atrophy by stimulating muscle activity, but it relies on intact nerve-muscle connections and cannot easily be used to stimulate denervated muscles.
FES devices have received a mixed reception from both clinicians and individuals with spinal cord injuries. Originally, the controllers and stimulating electrodes were large and cumbersome and did not provide very fine control; however, technological advances are leading to reductions in the sizes of these devices and reductions in the numbers of surgical procedures required for implementation. In addition, the implanted electrodes have improved reliabilities and longevities. Some individuals with spinal cord injuries and their clinicians are dissuaded from using FES devices because of the surgical procedures required to implant the systems and, in the case of Vocare, the additional damage to the nervous system that results from the requirement to transect some of the sensory nerves that enter the spinal cord (Creasey et al., 2001). However, the potential benefit to an individual's