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Today, there is a clean energy transition underway to reduce carbon, enable large and small-scale renewables, integrate advanced technologies and provide power and information that flow both ways.
As we do our part to modernize the grid, we are taking bold actions to diversify our energy resources, invest in new technology and optimize our existing infrastructure to meet changing customer demands. The result has been cutting-edge innovation from our employees and technology partners.
In 2015, AEP completed the longest and most complex "re-conductoring-while-energized" project in company history, with upgrades for two 345-kV transmission lines between Corpus Christi, Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV). This project was unique because an energized re-conductor project of this size and length had never been attempted.
The project spanned nearly three years and involved careful installation of new conductor onto two existing and diminished 1970s era extra-high-voltage lines while they remained energized; plus upgrades to stations along the routes. Each re-conductored line branches 120 miles from the Lon Hill Station to separate destinations, North Edinburg and Rio Hondo stations, delivering much-needed additional power into the LRGV, including grid access to emerging wind generation and other resources.
Demand for electricity in LRGV has grown 80 percent since 1996 due to steady population growth and commercial development. Meanwhile, generating capacity has remained steady at about 1,600 megawatts (MW) during that 20-year period, not enough to handle season peak loads, such as the record 2,730 MW in the winter of 2011 when power was imported to meet demand. Forecasts predict load in the LRGV will climb to more than 3,000 MW by the end of the decade.
AEP was recognized for the re-conductoring project as the recipient of the Edison Electric Institute's (EEI's) 2016 Edison Award, the electric power industry's most prestigious honor. The award recognizes distinguished leadership, innovation, and progress in advancing the electric power industry.
Watch the video "Re-conductoring Project in the Lower Rio Grande Valley" to learn more about the project.
AEP is building its first substation protection and control system to be entirely operated by fiber-optic technology. Various U.S. utilities have installed components of a fiber-optic protection system while continuing to rely on traditional copper-based protection systems. AEP's installation will rely entirely on fiber-optic protection and is expected to be built in Ohio in late 2016. Thread-like fiber-optic wires will take the place of most of the copper wiring that would otherwise be required in the station. AEP's launch of fiber-optic technology is a collaborative effort with General Electric.
Although fiber-optic technology is decades old and a mainstay in the telecommunications industry, the energy industry has been slow to adopt it because hard-wired copper holds a time-tested and reliable performance record. Among the reasons for adopting fiber optics:
High-impact, low-frequency (HILF) events are a growing concern in the power industry. These include natural events such as severe weather, pandemics or solar flares. HILF events also include man-made actions, such as cyber, physical, or coordinated attacks, including electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and intentional EM interference (IEMI) attacks. Policymakers are looking to the energy industry to develop an effective, affordable response based on scientific evidence and testing.
EMP refers to a very intense, short burst of electromagnetic energy that can impact electronic or electrical equipment. Man-made, high-energy EMPs result from the detonation of a nuclear or other high-energy explosive device. A HEMP (high altitude electromagnetic pulse) is a nuclear warhead det¬onated high above the Earth's surface to produce more wide¬spread EMP effects. HEMP detonation can occur with little or no warning, making mitigation based on operational strategies ineffective. Therefore, response to the HEMP threat generally comes in the form of hardening assets to reduce initial damage, and recovery to reduce the duration of the interruption.
The redundant nature of the U.S. power grid provides significant protection from a wide range of natural and man-made threats. In addition, AEP is implementing a number of mitigation techniques for further protection, including:
AEP is also piloting fiber-based protective relay systems that will provide enhanced shielding effectiveness by minimizing traditional copper conductors/cable penetrating the building. The benefits of the fiber system will also provide an opportunity to install enhanced EMP solutions at the fiber cable entrances which have also been identified as an area of improvement.
AEP continues to be a leader in this area, by actively participating in and leading industry and regulatory hosted discussions, including the Electric Power Research Institute and the North American Transmission Forum EMP working groups.
AEP is exploring opportunities for using unmanned aircraft systems, or drone technology, for a variety of inspection applications across our generation, transmission and distribution system.
In 2015, AEP assembled a multi-disciplined team to explore opportunities for using unmanned aircraft systems, or drone technology, for a variety of inspection applications across our generation, transmission and distribution system. Our generation business unit has used the technology for boiler furnace and boiler inspections that otherwise would require significant outage time, affecting customers. It would also have required building scaffolding to gain access to the equipment for inspection. Using drone technology proved to be more cost-effective, safer for our employees and produced high-quality results.
Additional opportunities to use drone technology are being explored within each business unit, along with an effort to engage in the development of legislation and regulations associated with it. We are also exploring business case opportunities for owning and operating our own drone technology. AEP is working with the Electric Power Research Institute in a study to investigate the potential for increasing worker safety and reducing transmission line inspection and maintenance costs by using drone technology.
A new geographical information system called Electric Office has been deployed to give us greater control of automated circuits by integrating our mapping system with the outage management system and our new distribution Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. Once in place, our dispatchers will be able to see what's happening on the system in real-time, allowing us to minimize impacts to customers. Starting in 2016, the SCADA system will be implemented across AEP, one company at a time, with an estimated completion in 2018. Once it is fully operational, we will be better able to pinpoint the location of problems and more efficiently deploy resources. SCADA is important as the use of local generation on our system grows because it allows us to "see" how those resources are interacting with the power grid and make real-time adjustments.
Transmission uses SCADA to perform centralized monitoring and control of field sites, including monitoring alarms and processing associated with analog and status data. Based on information received from remote stations, automated or operator-driven supervisory commands can be sent to remote station control devices.
These SCADA systems and the remote station control devices continue to mature and evolve as technology changes. AEP Transmission has implemented a new Remote Terminal Unit platform into the station design to improve the interface between the next generation Intelligent Electronic Devices within the substation and the centralized SCADA systems. This SCADA information is being used to respond to station alarms and system conditions. Additionally, field employees are using mobile devices to report station entry/exit, and further uses of mobile devices, such as electronic switch orders, are in various stages of implementation.
Use of this site constitutes acceptance of the AEP Terms and Conditions. © 2019 American Electric Power.


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I've been pretty quiet during the month of August. It wasn't on purpose, but I was fairly distracted, and trying to get a bunch of things done around the house. Last week, I reorganized the basement, so everything is in totes or boxes and on shelves. I feel like an "after" picture in an organizing magazine. Anyway, the reason I've been so distracted (and so motivated to get the basement done) is this:
That's Levi Michael. He was born Friday, August 22, and he came home to us on Wednesday, August 27, after all the adoptive placement paperwork was completed. We are head over heels in love with him. Even after last night. (I'm sure the nurses in the nursery didn't mind him being up all night, since they had to be up anyway. It's not going to work long-term at home, though!)
I'm a little foggy, and I can't think of any other news to report, but here are more pictures, since that's probably what you want anyway. Oh, the cuteness!
My mama likes me, I think. (Ignore her puffy eyes. I made everybody stay up pretty late.)
See, I do have eyes.
Ready to go home!
Sleepy boys, home at last.
Bean baby. :)
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Breaking Radio Silence
I've been pretty quiet during the month of August. It wasn't on purpose, but I was fairly distracted, and trying to get a bunch of things done around the house. Last week, I reorganized the basement, so everything is in totes or boxes and on shelves. I feel like an "after" picture in an organizing magazine. Anyway, the reason I've been so distracted (and so motivated to get the basement done) is this:
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Friday, August 8, 2008
A BSJ Attempt
I am at last making an attempt on the venerable Baby Surprise Jacket. This pattern was written by Elizabeth Zimmermann in 1968 and has apparently been knit in great numbers every year since then. It's still very popular, which I find amazing. It is in fact so popular that it's known by its initials (the BSJ) which is sort of like being Madonna. Or Cher, if you're old enough to remember her. Mostly what I remember about Cher is that scandalous outfit she wore in the video for "If I Could Turn Back Time." Understand that I grew up without a television, and did not see music videos. Then we went to a hotel, and I turned the TV on and saw a woman dressed in fishnets and ... belts, maybe? dancing around a bunch of sailors. It was all rather shocking, and I've yet to figure out what the Navy has to do with that song. You may still be trying to figure out what Cher has to do with the BSJ, and thinking that I don't have much of a leg to stand on if I'm going to get all snotty about relevance. I'll try to reign myself in.
Anyway, having recently fallen rather hard for the Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono and knit three of them in quick succession, I've had a few people mention the BSJ to me as an even more fantastic baby pattern. One of the yarn shops I visited had the pattern in stock, so I snapped it up. I'm about 40% done right now, although the picture below doesn't show quite that much progress, since it was taken yesterday and I've been working a bit since then.
I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, "Uh, that doesn't look like a baby jacket." You are so right. Hence the surprise. This is such a clever pattern. Basically, you knit a blob, fold it a certain way, and you get a baby jacket. It's great motivation to keep knitting. I keep thinking, "Really? This is actually going to work?" so I keep knitting along to get to the surprise.
Aren't the colors cute? My friend Beth (the Fetching recipient) helped me pick them out the other night. I'm calling it the Lil' Punkin jacket. Heh.
I know Elizabeth Zimmermann is probably spinning in her grave, but I'm not knitting this up in the strongly recommended wool. It's in Berocco Comfort, which is a very nice quality acrylic/nylon. I have not yet been able to bring myself to knit a baby garment in something that has to be handwashed. I know what babies get on their garments.
There's an adult version of this jacket as well. Perhaps I should knit one for Cher. That outfit can't be very warm.
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All of us store our important files on our computer. These important files may include family photos, personal files, and business/office files. What if you miss these files? A hard disk failure could cause all your files go away or what if you delete them mistakenly. So it's always best to backup all your files somewhere. In this article, I'm going to inform you about a software that does it easily, CloudBerry Backup.
What is CloudBerry?
CloudBerry Backup is a cross-platform cloud backup solution. With CloudBerry, you can backup your important data to public cloud services such as Google cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure etc. or you can also create backup locally.
For Linux systems, there is a very easy to use GUI tool available. You can simply download CloudBerry Backup for your Debian based Linux or rpm based Linux distros.
How to install CloudBerry Backup in Ubuntu Linux?
I'm using Linux lite, a Ubuntu based Linux distro. If you're using Fedora based Linux, simply use your distribution package manager to install the file.
Install in Linux Lite
Open the file in gdebi or use terminal to install.
To install from terminal, use dpkg command -
sudo dpkg -i path/cloudberry_file.deb
The installation will take a few seconds.
Open CloudBerry Backup from application menu.
Now select your plan. If you're using it for personal purpose, select home edition plan. It's free. Or you can activate 15 day trial of pro and ultimate plan. And last of all, you can activate a commercial version by providing a license key.
For home edition you don't need to provide any license key at all. Simply select it and click next. You need to subscribe their premium plan.
CloudBerry Backup plans
They have one time subscription plans. You pay once and use the software. The company also provides yearly maintenance plan but that's completely optional. Here are the plans below -
After selecting plan, you're ready to setup your cloud storage account with CloudBerry and create a backup plan. Let me mention one thing. When I say cloud backup, I don't mean Dropbox, Box, Google Cloud or OneDrive. CloudBerry supports the commercial cloud providers such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure. Here is a complete list that the software supports.
Setup Cloud storage account & create backup plan
First of all login to your any of the above cloud service provider account. Now from the CloudBerry, click the plus (+) sign to start the setup.
Now select your cloud storage. Remember that these are separate services, you'll require to purchase cloud services.
For the purpose of this article, I'm using Backblaze B2 cloud service. It comes with a free account and does not make Credit card necessary while creating account. Simply log into your account and you'll get all the credentials there. You need Account ID, Application Key and the app will sync all your buckets automatically. Select the bucket where you want to store your backup files.
And that's it. Now select the cloud storage. The further setup is very easy.
Now name your backup plan. You can create multiple backups and naming backup will make easier to manage them.
Next select the directories or files you want to backup to cloud storage.
Filter directories or files want to backup
The next filter the files you want to backup. This feature is useful when you only want to backup files with specific extensions. For example, you can type .png or .jpeg or .exe.
Or you can also do the opposite. You can filter out the specific file types by entering in the second box.
Compress and encrypt files
Now this is a paid feature. To improve security, you can enable encryption and lock it with a strong password. You can also enable compression. It'll compress your files before it uploads them to server.
Manage files versions
Retention policy. You can set the app to delete old files or versions of files. For example, when you take regular backup, you can set the app to delete your versions older than x number of days. Or you can also set the app to delete the files that have been deleted locally.
By default, the app will delete the file versions older than 3 days.
Schedule backup plans
Scheduling backup plan is very useful. Simply schedule your backup and forget it. The particular backup plan will run automatically at your scheduled time.
Receive backup notifications
Finally enable backup notifications. It might happen that your backup plan fails due to some issues, so this will notify you that a particular backup plan has failed. But you'll not want feature just for failure, you can also enable notification for all types of statuses. Even the plan has run successfully, it'll notify you. So simply enter your email id and select when you want to be notified.
And that's all. Lastly review your backup plan in the summary. You can edit your backup anytime, change the notification settings, update files you want to backup or simply delete the backup at all and create new ones.
How to restore backups?
Restoring your backup is the similar process. The way we created the backup plan, similarly, we'll need to create restore plans. You'll need to select files you want to restore and other variables. I'm sure you'll have no trouble in creating restore plans. If you've any trouble, let me know in the comment section below. I'll help you out.
Now here are the few things that I like and dislike about this app. I hope that the company will consider these points and implement or remove them from the app.
So this was the CloudBerry app for cloud backup. Linux users should find this app easy to use, no CLI type of things are there. You've a simple and easy to follow setup + so many features. If you're a home user, then it could be a little hard for you to setup cloud account because most cloud services ask for Credit card that most home users FOSS lovers don't want to share. But on the other hand, the app is great for companies having large amount of data. It can backup it easily and safely.
So thanks for reading and do share your opinion about this app in the comment section below this article.
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Tribal print is totally hot right now—and like a jungle, everywhere you look there's a sea of pants, skirts, shirts, tanks, and sweaters. Here's how to wear tribal prints without being overpowered by overprint.
Tips on How to Wear Tribal Prints
1. Light Pants. Opt for feather-colored and top with white for summer, or a warmer tone (gray, blue) for winter. I like these with boots or booties (winter and fall) or sandals in the winter. Great in jean or legging.
2. Shawl. This is one of my favorite looks – make sure to go simple underneath (re: a one-color t-shirt or tank) and this subtle way to wear tribal print will go fabulous, anywhere.
3. Scarf
Classy, warm, and when kept to an accent – you're good to go to dinner, lunch, breakfast or brunch!
4. Shirt/Tank
An easy way to add texture and style to your look. Just make sure not to clash it with stripes or any other patterns and you are good to go in winter, spring, summer, and fall!
5. Skirt. Just like pants, make sure to wear something simple on top. My favorite tribal skirts are the short one with some body – tight tribal skirts remind me of college days attending jungle-themed fraternity parties.


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Culbin's human history timeline
Before 7500 BP (Before Present)
Bands of nomadic hunter-gatherers came here to make use of the abundant natural resources, although the shoreline would have been much further inland. Many archaeological finds of tools show that people have used this area since the earliest times. Hunter-gatherers would have been attracted by the inland woods (for game) and the sea (for fish and shellfish).
After 7500 BP
Early settlers arrived to make use of the fertile lands and mild climate for agriculture.
The shingle ridges which form the backbone of Culbin today are driven inland and soil slowly forms around them. Natural species and early peoples adapt to the changes in the landscape around them.
The earliest site identified within Culbin itself, a shell midden and hut shelter, dates from this time. (See the early peoples page for more on Culbin's earliest inhabitants.)
Circa 82AD
The Roman governor of Britain, Agricola, probably marched his army through this area en route to Inverness and the innermost Beauly firth. His fleet could well have anchored in the mouth of the Findhorn, in the shelter of the long bar, as they marched on land and were supported by sea. Inverness is believed to be the most northerly point reached by the Roman empire. Agricola would have added auxiliary forces to his own troops from local tribes encountered along the way.
11th century
Moray coast floods, the sea driven inland by great storms.
13th century
First documentary reference to Culbin when Richard de Moravia is described as being 'de Culbin' in 1235.
15th century
The Barony of Culbin is inherited from the Morays of Culbin by the Kinnaird family, comprising 735 acres lying to the west of the mouth of the Findhorn.
17th century
Between 1654 and 1685 Findhorn moves to its new location at the mouth of the Findhorn river following the breaching of the bar on which the old village stood (now lost). The Culbin estate probably comprises a mains house, a dovecot (for winter meat - these were only permitted by Scots law on estates that produced substantial grain crops each year), a home farm and about four other crofts, some of which included or relied on fishing.
1658 / 1659 / 1663
Alexander Brodie, laird of the neighbouring estate inland, noted in his diary 'great inundations of water and sand' along the coast and threatening Nairn.
The Culbin harvest had to be abandoned because the fields were covered with fine sand blown from the massive dunes to the west.
circa 1692
The new Laird of Culbin is Alexander Kinnaird, a young man with a new wife (and soon after, a baby son).
Culbin estate has been shrinking for years as gales bring the dunes further and further east. The major westerly gales finally engulf all the estate buildings, including the mains house. Only one croft of the five (Earnhill) is spared. Alexander Kinnaird is devastated by his loss and appeals successfully to the government to be exempted from land tax soon after. He greatly exaggerated the wealth of his estate to help in this, leading to the myth of extensive and fertile farmlands lost below the sands.
Scottish parliament introduces an Act forbidding the pulling up of bent (dune grasses), juniper and broom, which was believed to have caused the sand to drift so drastically (marram did help to stabilise the sand but it was much in demand for thatching locally). This law is still in force today.
Our archive film of Culbin tells the story of the effect that pulling the marram ultimately had on the community.
Kinnaird is living beyond his means and is in real trouble - he appeals again to the government, this time for personal protection from his creditors. The impact of deteriorating weather conditions on his lands coupled with increased taxation and general failures in harvests locally bring both laird and estate to their knees
Kinnaird sells the remnants of the virtually worthless estate to Duff of Drummuir. Kinnaird goes to Panama to try to make money in the Darien Scheme but he and his sons die soon after. His widow is alive in 1723. Their only surviving son joins the army, dying a captain in 1743 without children. Legends of a Kinnaird curse arise from this tragedy.
Circa 1800
Over the next 200 years further storms batter Culbin, drastically changing the sandscape once more and revealing some of the mains house (and other buildings?). Some stone is removed for local building work. Winter lochs appear each year amid the dunes: these are thought to be on the old course of the Findhorn.
Early 19th century
The 'desert waste' is some 7 x 2 miles and is now seen as romantic and picturesque by the affluent young local generation newly returned from the Grand Tour of Europe and beyond: 'Unspeakable loneliness… utter desolation'. The northern naturalist Charles St John reports finding human skeletons here, believed to have died on getting lost in the sandy wastes, but more likely to have been evidence of much earlier burials revealed by the shifting sands
1837 onwards
Local landowners begin planting the strip of land to the south and west of the main dune area to prevent further encroachment by sand: main species planted is Scots Pine, most of which will be felled during WWI. Grant of Kincorth was one of the pioneers at this time, establishing tree cover to the east; others planted on the more stable sands, which resulted in the area known as Low Wood.
Later in the 19th century
Tree species are being collected and brought back to Scotland by enterprising travellers. Chadwick of Binsness plants Corsican Pines on his estate on the SW side of Findhorn Bay – it is here that some of the trees were almost completely buried by dunes (30-40 feet high) – some survive today having just kept their upper branches above the sand.
1888 and 1889
The sandy wastes of Culbin attract an unexpected influx of Pallas's sand grouse from central Asia which local sportsmen enjoy wiping out (the flocks never returned): conservation was not an issue at this time and all the major conservation charities had yet to be founded.
Enough timber is growing in the forest to warrant the building of a light railway to remove it for war use.
1919 / 1921
The new Forestry Commission begins acquiring Culbin land piecemeal, and spends its first ten years replanting the areas felled during WWI before turning its attention to the main dune area. It first tries planting marram grass with some success, but this is time-consuming and expensive. Thatching proves much more effective - brushwood was laid east-west over the sand (and wired down in exposed areas) and seedlings were planted amongst the thatch. This prevented sand blowing away, provided shelter for the seedlings, conserved soil moisture and added humus when it rotted.
Our archive film of Culbin details early attempts at planting and the success of thatching the dunes.
1930s onwards
New forest was planted in 'compartments' of around 20 to 30 acres. The compartments make it easier to manage the forest and the clear strips between gave access; these also acted as fire breaks (and many eventually became roads/tracks). 'Brashing' – removing the lower branches of the trees to head height – also improves access and these branches are used for thatching the sand as planting continues eastwards.
1937 - 38
Hill 99 is planted with Corsican Pine after some of the first thatching. Planting gradually moves west to east, so that the newest plantations were protected from the prevailing westerly winds.
Large area of forest destroyed by fire, its ash adding to the nutrients in the soil on replanting. Planting ceased during WWII as area taken over for military exercises.
Thatching process withstands a big storm on 31 January and there is little damage to seedlings.
Replanting with thatching completed, although some areas remain so exposed that trees still do not grow properly. The stabilising, planting and maintenance work provides 50 full time local jobs.
Our archive film of Culbin highlights the employment benefits the establishment of the forest brought to the area.
Ecology of the area now utterly transformed by the new forestry. Some are sorry to see the loss of 'Britain's Desert': however, later natural evolution of Culbin provides unexpected compensation as the extraordinary landscape and species here are recognised internationally.


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Sadly in 2014 the Gathimba Edwards foundation lost one of our most loyal supporters. Neil Jaffrey was tragically killed when cycling along Anderson Drive in Aberdeen on the 7th of September. Neil, more commonly known as 'Eddie', really was one of a kind. He had a unique ability to take an interest in everyone he met and help them wherever possible.
Neil's family gave us the incredible honour of donations from his funeral going to the children we are supporting in Kenya and thanks to the generosity of everyone who came to say goodbye to Neil, over £1,800 was raised which will buy the materials for our volunteers to build a house for little Judy Gathigia in October 2015.
Pastor John, his wife Agnes and 22 children at the Pavilion Village were so touched by the Jaffrey's gesture that they have named their newly re-laid road leading up to home, Neil Jaffrey Road.
Constantly inspired and driven on by Neil's memory we as a foundation wanted to keep his memory alive in as many ways as possible. The Neil Jaffrey Award will be an annual award of support to a child in need, living in Aberdeen. Although our focus is to provide support and create opportunities for kids in Kenya, it is very important that we also make as big of difference as possible at home too.
The recipient of the Neil Jaffrey Award 2015 was a family who have inspired so many people around them with their love and determination to support their son, who was born three years ago with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Seeing the way they faced challenges together, researched the condition and worked tirelessly to ensure their son has the best possible care has been a huge inspiration to us and it is a great pleasure to be able to support them.
Matthew James Dyer is 4 years old and not able to sit up unaided. He is completely immobile and will always be a wheelchair user. His cerebral palsy affects his co-ordination, his ability to communicate, his vision, and his ability to move and support his own body. This in turn can lead to various health complications, including problems with his hips and spine.
Despite the challenges which Matthew faces on a daily basis, he remains the smiliest little boy with absolute determination. Matthew see's his physio, occupational therapist and speech therapist most weeks, and his parents Mel and Luke are hugely grateful for the support they have received from his team of specialists. Despite this excellent networking of support, sadly a lot of the essential equipment needed to support MJ is very expensive.
With easy and fun activities limited for them to do as a family, Matthew has been measured for a special needs tricycle which will give them the chance to be outdoors together knowing he is fully supported whilst also encouraging him to move his legs and have fun with it seeming like less hard work.
Since Matthew was 18 months old, he has had huge benefit from attending sessions at the Craighalbert Centre in Cumbernauld. The centre provides therapy and support for young people affected by cerebral palsy and motor impairments. Trips to the centre have been great for Matthew and his parents and they have met families with whom they share a common ground and been able to share experiences, which has been a real comfort for them both. MJ's progress trough trips to the centre has been huge. He has gotten more comfortable with being handled and is now more secure and happy during physio sessions. It has allowed Mel and Luke to be close to him and interact during important treatments.
Thanks to the incredible support we received at our fundraising dinner on 21st February 2015, we were able to donate £1,362 to Matthew's family which funded the custom built tricycle and 10 Saturday sessions at the CraigHalbert Centre.
On September 5th 2015, Myles, Mat, Jason, John and Luke cycled 300 miles through Scotland's 5 major cities raising over £10,000 for MJ's care costs. This will give his parents, Luke and Mel, a realistic chance of being able to communicate with their son thanks to an Eye-Gaze computer which costs around £14,000. More info and the donation link can be found here – www.totalgiving.co.uk/mypage/cyclingformj
The 2017 Neil Jaffrey Local Child In Need Award
At our February 2017 dinner the award was presented to Mintlaw based youngster Tyler White. The inspirational two and a half year old, who suffers from spina bifida, received a specialised bath seat and up seat/walker. The award was kindly sponsored by the Westhill and District Roundtable group. In addition to this an anonymous £6,000 donation was made by a local company to allow Tyler's family to install a stair lift into their home. More updates to follow soon.


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I thought I would enter a card for the new challenge site Crafty Friends Challenges. Their first challenge is "Vintage". I don't "do" vintage, so this IS a challenge. Before anyone gets upset, I love vintage cards that I have seen created, but when it comes to doing one myself, I don't know where to start. So I decided to bite the bullet and have a go 🙂
Inks: Wild Honey Distress Ink
Cardstock: White
Other: Nestabilities Fleur De Lis Rectangles, Dimensionals, Megumi Romak Pink Flowers, Clear Nail Polish, White Opal Liquid Pearls, Pink patterned paper
I covered the front of a white card blank with the pink patterned paper, then used the large Fleur De Lis Rectangle die to cut the card out, making sure to place the die slightly above the fold. I had to put this through my Bigshot numerous times, as the added thickness of the paper on the card meant that the die was not cutting through to the back of the card as it should. Once I had removed the card from the die, a lot of the card that should have been cut on the back was only marked, so I had to use my craft knife to cut out all the areas that needed to be cut.
I used the second sized Fleur De Lis die on white cardstock, and whilst it was still in the die, I sponged lightly with Wild Honey Distress Ink, to soften the starkness of the plain white. Hopefully this also gives it a vintage look.
I love this paper tole set, maybe because it was the first one I ever attempted. Here is my first attempt with paper tole. Back then, I didn't have a bigshot and nestabilities.
I'm finding that I much prefer the finish that clear nail polish gives over the gloss that I usually use.
Add some liquid pearls to the card et voila! 🙂
I've also entered this in Make It Monday #83, and Crafty Purple Frog Challenge # 37.
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It's the night that all of Hollywood has been waiting for: The Oscars 2014 is finally upon us and the stars are getting red carpet ready.
While the rain threatens to make hair styles flop and skirts soggy, it certainly isn't enough to dampen spirits, as the stars get ready for their big night.
And, in their excitement, they've been taking to social media to share the preparations that go into Oscar night.
Kelly Osbourne was the first to share a photo as she got ready for her role on the red carpet as she scrutinises the fashion hits and misses on the night.
The Fashion Police star posted a pic of herself on Instagram with her hair still in pins, several hours ahead of the ceremony.
"In hair and make up for the #Oscars so excited today is going to be amazing! Don't forget to watch #eredcarpet! (sic)" she wrote.
Dressed in a leopard shirt and sipping on an Iced Tea, the E! entertainment host was sure to keep her dress under wraps.
She later revealed the stunning, white gown by designer Badgley Mischka in a full length shot.
Blonde beauty Ireland Baldwin shared a candid photo of her cleavage as she prepared to interview the stars as they make their entrance on the red carpet, while model Heidi Klum took a break form hair and make up for a fun photo with friends.
Jared Leto got into the spirit, tweeting a picture with a friend before heading out in his finest. The Dallas Buyers Club star had at the Spirit Awards joked about rumours of his blossoming romance with Lupita Nyong'o. Collecting the award for Best Supporting actor he said: " I want to thank all the women I've been with and all the women who think they've been with me. And also my future wife, I'm talking to you Lupita Nyong'o."
And as the covers were lifted from the giant gold statuettes lining the red carpet, behind the scenes in the Dolby Theatre, final rehearsals were taking place with presenters Goldie Hawn, Channing Tatum, Will Smith and Robert De Niro walking through their steps and practicing their all important introductions.
Hawn, who won an Academy Award in 1970 for her role in Cactus Flower, was spotted dressed down all in black as she ran through her lines. The glamorous 68-year-old was joined by fellow presenters Channing Tatum, Will Smith, Harrison Ford and Tyler Perry.
Will Smith chatted with an assistant while Tyler Perry waited for his cue.
Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron had earlier released the names of the A-Listers who will be serving as presenters at the star-studded awards ceremony.
"We are very excited that the Hollywood community will be turning out in force for Sunday's Oscar ceremony," they said in the announcement.
"We sought to include a tremendous diversity of stars to represent not only this year's nominees, but the legacy of the motion picture business as well."
Among the star hosts are Amy Adams, model turned actress Jessica Biel, Jim Carrey, Bradley Cooper, Penélope Cruz, Benedict Cumberbatch, Viola Davis, Daniel Day-Lewis, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Ewan McGregor and John Travolta.


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Now, here's a blast from the past. I was planting a rose garden at home the other day and, try as I did, could not escape this ear-worm; Rose Garden, Lynn Anderson's 1970 country hit.
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- Born in Canada, very close to the US border, Lynn Anderson parents registered her birth in Grand Forks, USA, so that she would have US citizenship.
- Lynn's mother introduced her to music. Lynn was working as a secretary at a Sacramento radio station when one of her mother's songs, All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers, was recorded by Merle Haggard. Lynn's mother signed with RCA Victor and toured with many of the country stars of the 60s. One night, at an informal sing-a-long, a record producer heard Lynn sing. He invited her to join his label and… a star was born.
- In all, Lynn had twelve #1 and over 50 Top 40 hits on the US country music charts. She was nominated for a Grammy Award seven times and won a Grammy in 1971 for the Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
- Lynn's first hit was Ride, Ride, Ride, back in 1966 when she was just 19.
- Outside of music, Lynn was an accomplished equestrian sportswoman, winning 16 national and eight world championships.
- Lynn died of a heart attack on July 30, 2015.
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- Rose Garden, also known as (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden, was written by is a song written by Joe South – a song writer and guitarist who played on some great albums including; Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, Simon and Garfunkel's Sounds of Silence and Aretha Franklin's Chain of Fools.
- Rose Garden was first released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967 but the best-known version was Lynn Anderson's cover, released in October 1970.
- Lynn's version sat at #1 on the US country chart for five weeks and made the top 3 singles charts in both the US and UK (and hit #1 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, and Norway).
- The song won Lynn a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1971, and earned Joe South two Grammy nominations, Best Country Song and Song of the Year in the pop category.
- Lynn once said of the song,
"I believe that 'Rose Garden' was released at just the right time. People were trying to recover from the Vietnam years. The message in the song—that if you just take hold of life and go ahead, you can make something out of nothing—people just took to that."
- k.d. lang and her band The Reclines covered Rose Garden on their 1987 album Angel with a Lariat. While failing to chart, it was k.d.'s first release in the US. Then, in 2005, Martina McBride included the song on her album of covers, Timeless – featuring classic country songs from the past. Rose Garden was released as a single, peaking at #18 on the country singles charts.
- Canadian band Kon Kan sampled parts of Rose Garden in their 1989 single I Beg Your Pardon – their song peaked at #15 in the US and #5 on the UK Singles Chart.
- Rose Garden lyrics.
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There was a time when popular music in India also meant Indi-pop, with its own star system and billboard chartbusters. But no sooner was the genre coming of age, it vanished into oblivion, writes Jaya Biswas
Those in their late twenties or early thirties surely wouldn't have forgotten those evenings when we would it take a little break in between our homework and dinner to watch Chitrahaar, on Doordarshan on Wednesdays at 8:30 in the evening, which was popular because it aired a bouquet of songs from both old and upcoming films. There were no trailers or teasers back then on television so an odd song was often the only sneak peek at a forthcoming film, a peek that the nation seemed to wait for.
Every Wednesday, with baited breath we waited for Chitrahaar. Like much of the offerings on the state run channel, it was shoddily produced and often half-a-song would be edited out to make way for adverts/ news bulletins. But in the difficult and oh-so-far-way 1980s Chitrahaar, since it didn't have to match steps with satellite music channels, was oh-so-very welcome.
But the early 1990s were a defining period for the Chitrahaar generation. We witnessed the emergence of yet another musical countdown show which made an entire generation dance to its tunes. Our loyalties almost unflinchingly shifted to Superhit Muqabala, aired on the newly launched DD Metro which promised to be more urbane than the staid and Bharatiya DD National. And it was here, in this show, more brazen than DD and more slickly produced that we first caught Alisha Chinai crooning to a shrill Made in India for a breathtakingly handsome Milind Soman. The song caught the generation as if by the collar and became the unofficial anthem of young India.
The story of the ascent of Indi-pop would remain incomplete without mentioning Biddu Appaiah, more popularly Biddu. An Indian-British music producer, composer, song-writer and singer, he not only produced and composed many such hit records worldwide, the credit goes mostly to him for managing to create a non-filmi niche in the 1990s. It was Biddu who made the Indian audience savour the real taste of pop with Pakistani singers Nazia Hassan and Zoheb, a sibling duo whose records, produced by Biddu, sold millions of copies. Nazia and Zoheb were Pakistani singers from Karachi. The group initially gained prominence with their single Aap Jaisa Koi was then featured as a soundtrack for Feroz Khan-Zeenat Aman starrer Qurbani. The song was also part of the group's debut album Disco Deewane, released in 1981 by Biddu. The album became a best-seller. It also changed trends of music in Pakistan and was the first South Asian album that was also a hit in Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Indonesia. The duo released their second album Boom Boom in 1982 which was also the soundtrack for the Bollywood film Star, made in 1982, starring Kumar Gaurav, Rati Agnihotri, Raj Kiran and Padmini Kolhapure.
Made in India (1995), composed by Biddu, went on to become one of the highest selling pop albums of its times and Alisha, who had made some name years ago singing in Tarzan, became a household name. Biddu, also composer of the Boom Boom track, featuring the then newly minted Anupama Verma made many a heart go aflutter.
Indi-pop or Indian pop music, notwithstanding the distaste that lovers of western pop showed for its denizens, had started taking shape as a subculture. Bollywood was of course there while a singing culture with pan-Indian appeal, started to evolve outside it and very quickly too.
Next, Biddu turned his attention to Hindi vocalist Shweta Shetty, both writing and producing the Johnny Joker album in 1993. In 1996, Biddu backed another brother-sister duo with Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee) and Sagarika Mukherjee, producing the album Naujawan. Biddu spent the rest of the 1990s working with various musicians. Into the new millennium, he produced two hit albums with Sansara, Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai and Habibi.
Biddu was almost a one-man army for the first few years when Indi-pop gained in prominence. But more than just the score, other factors also came into making it popular — creative videos, peppy music, pretty girls and a new group of talented singers. One must remember that Bollywood was on an overdose of Bappi Lahiri and late Laxmikant-Pyarelal, both insufferably kitschy, throughout the late 1980s. While Bollywood turned a new chapter with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Maine Pyar Kiya, Indi-pop emerged as the music for the nightlife — groovy and clever melange of Indian folk and popular tunes with peppy beats and often heady rap especially of the Baba Sehgal variety in Thanda Thanda Pani. Pop music had arrived and by the time satellites TV invaded the drawing rooms, India finally had its own divas and icons slowly but steadily eating up most of Channel V and MTV's airtime.
In fact, music videos in the country made a splash with Indi-pop. Film music gave little scope to do videos and Indi-pop took the opportunity to make expensive and often experimental (by Indian popular standards) videos, thereby managing to hold on to the increasingly remote-happy, diminishing attention induced viewership.
Indi-pop soon, perhaps too quickly, touched its pinnacle with artistes like Anaida, Lucky Ali, Mehnaz, Daler Mehndi, Leslie Lewis, Raageshwari, Ali Haider, Ila Arun, Shaan, Anaida, Asha Bhosle, Anamika, Sonu Niigaam, Shubha Mudgal, KK, Babul Supriyo, Shankar Mahadevan and bands such as Euphoria, Silk Route, Stereo Nation, Aryans making Indi-pop a convenient money-minting option with albums sales soaring higher and higher.
Anaida's ouvre was in churning out a strong storyline in the song, well-choreographed sequences, and tight editing with an eye for the over-all impact. Even ace choreographer Shiamak Davar and superstar Amitabh Bachchan joined the league with their songs Jaane Kisne and Ek Rahein Eer Ek Rahein Beer… respectively, also remembered for the brilliantly choreographed videos. Another big hit on the small screen was Malaika and Jas Arora in Malkit Singh's music video Gud Naal Ishq Mitha.
Actress-singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthi doled out hit albums like Dole Dole and Dum Tara. Ghazal singer Hariharan and singer-composer Leslie Lewis joined hands to form their unique band Colonial Cousins, in 1996. They fused Indian and Western musical genres which were instantly lapped up by the listeners. Their eponymous debut album broke all records including hitting platinum sales in India. The duo also won the MTV Asia Viewer's Choice Award and went on to bag the US Billboard Viewer's Choice Award. The album had two major hit singles, Krishna and Sa Ni Dha Pa; their videos repeatedly playing on various music channels.
Shweta Shetty came up with another one in the year 1998 named Deewane To Deewane Hai. Her album became a huge success and her gravel voice and come-hither-sexiness seem to spill out of the television.
Siblings Shaan and Sagarika hit the jackpot with the remix of Disco Deewane, followed by Roop Tera Mastana and Love-o-logy. Sagarika released her solo albums Maa and It's All About Love. Few years later, Shaan scored big with Tanha Dil and Tishnagi.
Baba Sehgal, who is credited as the first Indian rapper, shot to fame with Manjula, Thanda Thanda Pani and Aaja Meri Gadi Mein Baith Ja in the mid-1990s. But he went on a world tour and by the time he settled down again no Indi-pop was left. He turned to playback singing and acting.
Around the same time we saw yet another bunch of singers like Daler Mehndi and Sukhbir who made us sample the heady flavours of Punjab. Daler Mehndi switched from classical music to pop, and in 1995 his first album Bolo Ta Ra Ra… was the best selling non-soundtrack album in Indian music history. He received the Award for Voice of Asia International Ethnic and Pop Music Contest in 1994. He earned Channel V's Best Male Pop Singer Award, which he received in 1996 for Dar Di Rab Rab and in 1997 for Ho Jayegi Balle Balle.
Sukhbir's unique Bhangra songs were a fusion of Bhangra with rap, techno and reggae. In Oi Triesto (2002), his music was complemented by Spanish and Portuguese rhythms, while he also uses instruments like tablas, congos, guitars and keyboards. He also stated once that Daler Mehndi and Malkit Singh were his biggest competition in the Punjabi music market.
In 2000, Asha Bhosle teamed up with Adnan Sami to release a collection of love songs named Kabhi To Nazar Milao. The music was also composed by Adnan. The album became an instant blockbuster and topped the Indipop charts for most of 2001. Two songs from that album — Kabhi To Nazar Milao, whose music video featured model Aditi Gowitrikar and Lift Karaa De whose music video starred Amitabh Bachchan — became immensely popular.
Sonu Niigaam was perhaps the only singer who could successfully juggle between film playbacks and private albums. His list of non-film popular albums includes Deewana (1999), followed by Jaan, Mausam, Kismat, Yaad and Chanda Ki Doli (2005) — most of which topped the charts.
But sooner than later Indi-pop came to an abrupt, and as we now know, a definitive end. Actress-singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthi had even said that the decline of pop spelled the death of her music career.
Mohit Chauhan, now a popular playback singer and once a part of music band Silk Route, rues, "Music companies are to be blamed which simply refuse to produce Indi-pop albums in fear of incurring huge loss due to piracy. Otherwise, there is no dearth of talent or listerners."
Suneeta Rao, once famous for her Pari Hoon Main, released her last album Waqt in 2008 which sank. Alisha, like Shweta Shetty tried making a comeback to the Indi-pop scene with Vouz Soulement in 2003. But after that failed, she went back to doing film playback. And then she struck gold with Kajra Re (Bunty aur Babli in 2005). Alisha won several awards for this song and has since scored several hits.
So, what really went wrong? According to music critics and singers, film music itself went pop and Indi-pop lost its musical exclusivity, definition and identity. Almost 20 years down the line, the concept of Indi-pop may sound worn-out and overdone, but we do carry its essence in our hearts! Those who were better performers in the Indi-pop genre — singers, video-makers, arrangers and choreographers — made a quiet but effective move towards Bollywood. And those were there for publicity and money, faded away.
Indi-pop had a short life. Perhaps because Bollywood proved to be too big to take on! Perhaps Bollywood itself accommodated that kind of music. The item number for example, remains a kind of an offshoot of Indi-pop. Many films now shoot promotional videos to go with promotional music. Is it not a legacy of Indi-pop? Perhaps it is. Or may be with the coming of a new breed of talented and smart musicians — from AR Rahman to Santanu Moitra, from Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to Pritam — Bollywood music itself became varied, tracing influences to not only music forms in India but often outside. Somewhere down the line, Indi-pop lost the plot.
Though choreographer-singer Ganesh Hegde claims to have brought the pop music scenario with his latest album, Let's Party, could we really forget Lucky Ali's O Sanam Mohabbat Ki Kasam… or Pankaj Udhas's Aur Ahista Kijiye Baatein… or Ali Haider's Purani Jeans aur Guitar? If not, then that's the take away from a decade of what was born and died young as Indi-pop!
Jaya Biswas
Film: Luv Ka The End
Director: Bumpy
Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Taaha Shah, Shenaz Treasuryvala, Pushtiie Shakti, Jannat Zubair Rahmani and Ali Zafar
Rating: Good
Luv Ka The End is all about one crazy night as three girls discover love, life, friendship and more… Now, that's not something which Yash Raj Films hasn't tried before. It was attempted earlier in Pyaar Impossible and more. With the new Y-Films coming into picture where the focus is on making films of, for and by the young, one can expect the production house to go full throttle keeping youth in mind.
The story of Luv Ka The End also runs somewhat on the lines of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na or Wake Up Sid! in the beginning, with the plot revolving around a gang of girls just out of college, but soon takes a twirl and an interesting one at that.
The film focuses on Rhea (Shraddha Kapoor), who is the quintessential girl next door. She is lovable, cute, lively, vivacious and always dressed in funky clothes that she puts together for herself. Her dream is to watch her favourite rockstar, Freddie Kapoor. Rhea is madly in love with Luv Nanda (Tahaa Shah), the richest and the most popular boy in college. Luv, who so far has been easily befriending almost every hot chick in college, and has even 'made out' in the library with a treacher Miss Naaz, now eyes Rhea for a reason. He wants to be the highest scorer at 'Billionnaire Boys Club', an online portal that ranks them in the order of their 'female conquests'. It is Luv's personal mission to take Rhea's virginity.
On the eve of her 18th birthday, Luv and Rhea plan to take their relationship to the 'next level'. Accidentally, Rhea finds out that Luv is not as nice as she thought he was. Rhea decides not to cry but to give it back, in style — to get even and bring Luv Nanda down — and all in the span of one night with the help of her two friends. While most rom-com musicals start with a mushy number, this one is different as it aims to put love to an end.
The song, Tonight by Suman Sridhar is a slow, dreamy number about a young girl in love. Suman has really crooned the song well, effectively capturing the mood. This is followed by the title track of the film Luv Ka The End, sung by Aditi Singh Sharma, which is definitely the second best in the album.
Another interesting fact is debutant director Bumpy's Hitchcockian screen presence. In almost all of his films, Hitchcock made an appearance much like Bollywood's showman, Subash Ghai.
Last but not the least, popstar Ali Zafar's special appearance as Freddie Kapoor adds cherry on the cake. Performancewise, Shraddha Kapoor and Taaha do justice to their roles. However, Pushtiie as Shraddha's friend is the real show stealer.
Overall, Luv Ka The End is hip and zappy; a fun film worth a watch.
Supreeta Singh
Film: Haunted
Director: Vikram Bhatt
Cast: Mahaakshay, Tia Bajpai, Achint Kaur, Arif Zakaria, Mohan Kapoor, Sanjay Sharma
Rating: Poor
A ghost film is the perfect opportunity for couples to cosy up in a darkened hall. At the first show of Vikram Bhatt's Haunted, the number of boyfriends and girlfriends that turned up could give fair competition to any public park. But giggling school girls with their teenage lovers seemed to enjoy the antics of the ghost the most. At every shriek, crash and boom, they burst into peals of laughter and settled back into the arms of their boyfriends. Unfortunately, Bhatt himself would not be so amused if he heard the comments that they made. Even without the 3D option, the film is scary for all the wrong reasons.
To be fair, the plot has a twist to it. Haunted by the screams of a young woman, our hero, Rehan (Mahaakshay), goes back 80 years in the past to save the girl from the clutches of an evil professor who tries to rape her, when alive. In his bid to change the destiny of the girl and free her from her sorry state, Rehan must put his own life at risk. Unlike other romantic ghost tales, the story has an unusual end as well. But like most Bollywood films centering on the supernatural, the film turns a turkey.
After giving a stylish and slick film like Raaz that employed scare tactics to its right effects and boasted of hotties like Bipasha Basu and Malini Sharma, Vikram Bhatt has steadily deteriorated in his casting choice. Mahaakshay looks like a kid and consistently carries just one expression throughout the film — whether he is sad, happy, angry or romantic, his facial muscles seem to go on a strike. Tia Bajpai as the victimised girl Meera, should have worked on her appearance. Her plight too fails to arouse pity. Mahaakshay does not look mature enough to shoulder the responsibility of saving a girl and Tia does not look worth saving!
This is largely due to the character of the villainous professor, Iyer (Arif Zakaria) — a lecherous man with an enormous sexual appetite. Just imagine, he traps Tia's soul when she commits suicide and rapes her for 80-long years! It is torturous to watch a spirit undressing another spirit and deflowering her again and again!
Moreover, the otherwise serene, chiseled and artistic face of Zakaria was hardly suitable for portraying a beastly character.
The background score is jarring and loud. Even the songs are average and do not leave any haunting impression. Bhatt has also unnecessarily dragged the plot. Check the film out only if you have no other place for PDA!
Sohini Dey
Film: Fast And Furious 5
Director: Justin Lin
Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster
Rating: Average
Fast And Furious 5, the fifth film in the series is a no holds barred action entertainment, full of every masala from hot girls, hotter cars, goofy humour, elaborate chase sequences and ricochetting bullets to camaraderie and family bonding, all in the right proportion. The lack of an engrossing plot has been compensated by spectacular visuals of car chases and crashes in this Justin Lin directed film which sees a re-union of all the stars from previous films in the same series. After Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is rescued from police custody by his sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) and her ex-FBI agent lover Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker), they decide to plunder the corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes (Joaquim de Almeida) whose path they have crossed. To pull off a $100 million heist, they round up a team of sleek and stylish criminals who, in between chalking out the plan and rehearsing it keep the quotient of entertainment high by prattling enthusiastically. Obstacles to the task are two. For one, Reyes has locked his wealth up in a safe in the police station and secondly, DSS special agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), who is equivalent to an entire police force, is after Dom and his gang.
The stunts performed are entertaining no doubt, with some heart-in-your-mouth moments, but seem too convenient to be plausible. Take for instance the final chase scene where Dom's and Brian's cars drag the humongous safe along crowded roads manoeuvring the safe itself to smash enemy cars into smithereens. But you know it's an action film and you know how it will end, so after a point of time you stop worrying about the truth value of whatever's shown on the giant silver screen. Somehow you don't even mind the predictability of it all and lie back and enjoy.
Everybody plays their parts well. Malleability is not a trait Diesel's face is famous for, but in a film that requires him to display only three emotions at the most, and a lot of his rippling muscles, he is perfect. The same holds for Dwayne Johnson. But the physical and behavioural similarities between the two in the form of a chiseled body, shiny bald pate and steely determination make the chaser and the chased two sides of the same coin.
Apart from the unexplained bit about Vince's betrayal and return, there are a couple of questions the film raises — Is the huskiness of a mafia lord like corrupt businessman's voice an acquired trait or a pre-requisite for the role? Is the impending birth of a child in the family the only incident that can swerve criminals by choice off the path of crime?
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Film: Bidehir Khonje Rabindranath
Director: Sanghamitra Chowdhury
Cast: Abhishek Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee, Angshuman
Rating: Average
This year being Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary, a lot of people have decided to commemorate the occasion in different ways. Filmmaker Sanghamitra Chowdhury too has, in her own way, paid tribute to Tagore through this film.
Sanghamitra explores Tagore's grief after suffering various personal losses. He saw the deaths of Notun Bouthan Kadambari Debi, his wife Mrinalini Debi, his daughter Madhurilata and son Samindranath. Tagore is said to have attempted planchets in order to reach out to the souls of the departed.
It is a film within a film. Jeet (Abhishek) is a filmmaker who is planning a documentary on Tagore. He loves Bolpur and makes it a point to visit Santiniketan whenever he can. Jeet's brother has a gang of friends who think this is the perfect opportunity for a weekend getaway and convince Jeet to let them accompany him to Bolpur. Like most youngsters these people know very little about Tagore and are on a constant lookout for opportunities to dope and booze and show very little respect for all things Rabindrik. How Jeet deals with this bunch and manages to shoot his film is for you to find out!
The music is heartwarming and soulful. In fact, it is the music which keeps much of the film afloat. There is a tribal dance sequence that has been shot in Bolpur and is pure delight to watch.
As far as performances are concerned Abhishek Chakraborty alone is worth a watch. None of the other actors manage to make an impression. From body language to fake accents — nothing seems to work for this motley crowd, most of whom are first timers. They seriously need to attend grooming classes before attempting another celluloid appearance.
The film deals mostly with Tagore's dealings with the supernatural and the kind of impact those episodes had on his life. It is more of a docu-feature than a full fledged documentary. However, editing is poor and a number of scenes could have been easily done away with.
This is not a great film – as the filmmaker has acknowledged herself. But this is
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Film: Just Go With It
Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker, Nicole Kidman
Rating: Average
Imagine how wonderful or awful it feels, depending on which film industry you swear by, to see a Hollywood romantic comedy being 'inspired' by a Bollywood one. Remember Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya, a romantic comedy starring Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Katrina Kaif, where Salman plays the doctor falling for the much younger bimbette Katrina and Sushmita plays the assistant who has to pose as his soon to be divorced wife- well, Just Go with It is a little less complicated and a lot more sexed-up version of the same. That's what should strike the audience who don't know that the Hindi film itself was 'inspired' by the 1969 comedy Cactus Flower. So there, illusions put to rest, let us proceed with the story.
Adam Sandler is a huge-nosed would-be cardiologist simpleton Danny Maccabee, who turns smart and sly, becomes a plastic surgeon and gets his nose in shape, after discovering that his is a marriage of convenience for his scheming bride. But the ring remains on his finger, drawing sympathy and favours of a physical nature alike, at the expense of an imaginary adulterous and shrewish wife, till he meets the right girl (Brooklyn Decker). To marry her he needs a divorce and to get a divorce he needs a wife. His long-time assistant plain-Jane Katherine (Jennifer Aniston) comes to the rescue. A regular comedy of errors ensue and yards of yarns are spun till a praise-each-other session and a passionate Hula dance competition brings the truth out.
Adam Sandler is the perfect choice for a role he has played so many times before that by now it must be difficult playing anything else. Brooklyn Dekker in spite of all her prettiness is bland as the good and kind-hearted girlfriend. One wishes her character wasn't this flat. Jennifer Aniston clearly carries the film forward with her natural smartness and sparkling eyes. She does the ugly-duckling turning beautiful swan act gracefully but every now and then you spot good ol' Rachel peeking out of the screen. It is no surprise that Nicole Kidman makes her presence felt even in a cameo. Bailee Madison and Griffin Gluck are adorable kids, the former playing the role of a precocious little girl with elan.
Though the concept is cliché, there are some genuinely funny moments. However, most jokes are discriminatory, in bad taste and at the expense of people who have undergone and are suffering from the negative effects of plastic surgery. Sometimes the jokes and the acts, especially the ones by Nick Swardson are so gross that they are anything but funny. There is no chemistry whatsoever between Sandler and Brooklyn, but he and Aniston make a very warm, cute couple, past their prime. The comfort between the two that seems to reflect in the camaraderie they share on screen easily makes the film a one-time watch. — SD
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Film: Thank You
Director: Anees Bazmee
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Suniel Shetty, Irrfan Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Celina Jaitley, Rimi Sen
Rating: Average
Men hate him, women simply adore him. Anees Bazmee's latest film, Thank You, sees Akshay Kumar playing a detective who specialises in extra-marital relationships. Akki tells heartbroken wives about their promiscuous husbands, enlightens them with signs of a cheating man and how to catch him red-handed. He educates women and makes them wiser. Well, now you know why!
The basic premise of the plot dwells on 'Men are dogs' and 'Women are dumb' philosophies. Raj (Bobby Deol), Vikram (Irrfan Khan) and Yogi (Suniel Shetty) are three married men trying to have some fun outside their marriage. Sanjana (Sonam Kapoor), Karthika (Rimi Sen) and Radha (Celina Jaitley) play their lovely wives.
All seems to go well until Sanjana senses something fishy about her hubby's smooth-going life. On Karthika and Radha's suggestions, Sanjana hires the perpetually flute-playing private detective Kishan (Akshay Kumar), who promises to teach the three philandering husbands a lesson that they'll never forget. Sounds familiar? Thank You, sadly, comes across as a not-so-appealing concoction of erstwhile releases like Shaadi No. 1, Biwi No. 1, Masti et al. But most prominently, it is hugely inspired by Bazmee's own film, No Entry.
While nothing significant happens in the first half, the storyline gets slightly better post interval. But just when you feel the end credits are about to roll, it starts stretching like a chewing gum with Raj's 'realisation' phase in focus. That's not all. It's followed by an unnecessary and predictable flashback of Akshay and his wife played by Vidya Balan.
Pritam's music is uninspiring except for Mika's Pyaar do Pyaar lo number (from Jaanbaaz-1986), which is already climbing the music charts. The song sounds more like a remix and looks very much like trying a re-do of Apni To Jaise Taise from Housefull.
Akshay delivers an average performance; he does nothing that we haven't seen him do before. One wonders if Akki doesn't get tired of playing clichéd roles. Irrfan Khan is simply brilliant with his superb comic timing. Suniel Shetty's character seems an extension of Hera Pheri. Bobby Deol is decent. As far as the leading women are concerned, Rimi Sen is good but not very different from what she did in Dhoom, Sonam Kapoor looks the prettiest of all. But that's about it. As far as performance is concerned, this is certainly not one of her best performances. Celina Jaitley doesn't really stand a chance as she remains absent most of the time. Mallika Sherawat with her item number fails to tickle you.
Annes Bazmee should perhaps say "I'm sorry" for directing Thank You. Watch it for Irrfan, if you must.
The sterling metal can be your style statement for every occasion. For young and old alike, it's the new gold
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Like every woman, actress Koneenica Banerjee loves to dress up in traditional wear and resplendent silver jewellery is her favourite pick. Wrapped in a classic black saree, her delicate bangles and earrings generate lilting melody as she shares her fashion mantra. "I love authentic silver ornaments. I used to have a huge bag of jewellery worth `12,000 which I would carry to the set every day. Since I have many friends in Delhi and Jaipur, I prefer getting it from there since the designes are exquisite," says Koneenica.
Silver jewellery is fast gaining popularity among women and men alike as more functional and practical piece of ornament that can give gold diggers a run for their money. "Affordable and fashionable, silver has been in fashion for quite some time now. But more and more designers are experimenting with the metal in the way it is crafted in terms of designs and polish. And customers are more than eager to try different looks," says Anargha Chowdhury of Anjali Jewellers.
At present, jewellery designers are captivated by floral and geometric designs. Green is the colour of the season and the use of precious and semi-precious stones embedded in silver is the latest trend. Globally, the demand is more for light-weight and delicate pieces that can be worn at both informal and formal occasions. Designer Manas Ghorai says, "Gold and platinum are expensive. So silver could be a good substitute. Currently, silver jewellery is combined with materials like wood, beads and glass to make it more contemporary. I also use enamels and stones like agate which has a remarkable variety of colours and texture."
Unlike gold, which is shiny and bright, silver is known for its subtle charm. Its beauty lies in its simplicity. In a bid to enhance or combine that subdued elegance with art, Manas has recently launched a collection based on Pat paintings. Manas has done a course from Gemology Institute of America. "I was always fascinated by Orissa's folk art. Because silver is enriched with tribal connotations, I decided to use Patachitra encasing them in silver pendants and earrings," informs Manas. His workshop at Howrah employs 10 craftsmen from the surrounding areas. Priced between `500 and `15,000, each piece is handcrafted and exclusive.
Silver is also popular because of its affinity with the Indian skin tone. Jewellery designer Nilaanjana Chakraborty says, "Indian women look gorgeous in silver. I get orders for both light-weight and heavy jewellery. But most often, women want a single chunky piece, like a statement necklace or chandelier earrings or a chunky bracelet. Abstract shapes in brushed silver that look neither golden nor silvery are in vogue." The designer has her craftsmen in Jaipur who chisel out the designs sent by her.
According to Nilanjana, the enthusiasm for silver began to gain momentum when socialites and celebrities flaunted the chic metal. She reflects, "I have experienced that the demand for silver increased when it became more visible in the media. Whenever a celebrity sports a certain piece of jewellery which is nice and exciting, people flock to the shops and it becomes a trend." For example, in a recently concluded television series called Gaaner Opare, the protagonist only wore silver jewellery supplied by Anjali Jewellers.
Earlier, silver didn't have as much re-sale value as gold, but now buying siver has become a good investment policy. "The price has increased from `56 to `65 per gram in the last few days. So hoarding silver accessories isn't a bad idea after all," says Manas.
Manas adds that most of his clients are high-profile. The age bracket hovers somewhere between 16 and 60 years, reveals Anargha. This means that silver can go beyond age factor and make anyone look attractive, trendy and stylish. No wonder, women are donning silver jewellery with Western wear like dresses and trousers too.
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After a parachuting accident, that almost broke his back, Bear Grylls went on to win the Guinness Book of World Records (1998) at the age of 23 for climbing Mount Everest. Almost paralysed, it took him 18 long, difficult months to recuperate. It was then he realised that when life gives you a second chance, one should just grab it without thinking twice. Putting behind the stuff that nightmares were made of, Grylls is back in the game as the action-driven host of Discovery Channel's extreme adventure series, Man Vs Wild.
The new season sees him travelling to remotest places on the globe, including Australia's northern territory, the Republic of Georgia's Caucasus Mountains, a deserted island south of Papua New Guinea, the snowfields of the Canadian Rockies, sharing invaluable survival strategies along the way. Grylls loves adventure. "These places are unforgiving and you have to keep your enthusiasm intact. There's no alternative. Adventure sports make the world a hard place," he says.
For a man who lives life in the extreme, survival strategies are a must. Grylls says that it's important to let people know the route you are planning. Then comes water, a knife, a map, flint and a compass. "I always have a little laminated picture of my family that I tuck in the sole of my shoe. Carry whatever gives you hope. That's a big part of staying alive," adds Grylls.
After endless close-shaves with near-death experiences, Grylls now defines his work by the times he gets it right, not the times he gets lucky. However, he does have several funny moments too. "I remember once I was filming in the black swamps in Sumatra. It's a place where the Tsunami had hit and all these crocodiles had been feeding off 65,000 human corpses and it was just a desolate, dead, stinking, infested area full of snakes, mosquitoes and leeches. I remember getting out and thinking never again back there."
Since adventure-sport is often touted as counter-culture by many, Grylls has come across parents afraid of letting their children be part of such extra-curricular activities. He says, "My agenda is to encourage young people to follow their dreams and live their adventures. I get responses from parents saying their kids who only wanted to play computer games before are now wanting to climb mountains. Isn't it great?"
After traversing almost all adventure sports destinations, Grylls believes he would need 10 lifetimes to tick off all the activities on his list. He hopes to visit India soon. "I have been to the Himalayas for hiking. There are so many wild places, great jungles, huge mountains and amazing deserts. I'd love to film in India," he chuckles.


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Signing either Cartus or Carbonell, the Valencian artist Antonio Carbonell contributed several series to children's magazines Jaimito and Pumby, published by Valenciana. He remained there until the early 1960s. Among the characters he created for Pumby were the mischievous little tigers 'Tigrín y Tigrete', and the Native American child 'Pequeña Flecha'. The cowboy 'Bill' outstood among those he created in Jaimito. Other creations for Jaimito and Selecciones de Jaimito were 'El Sabio Palotes' and 'Pepe Pistolas'. Cartus additionally drew for El Guerrero del Antifaz, S.O.S. and the series 'Dick Turpin' (Editorial Valenciana).
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Because we wanted to create a lasting, sustainable model that doesn't rely on non-profit funding cycles and the whims of a fickle creative market, we decided to build something that doesn't look like the typical arts organization. Instead, we opted for a for-profit (or slim-profit, as it may be) approach to providing opportunities for artists. The structure that emerged was an ecosystem of artists, programming, hospitality, and the public.
The first floor of the Carpenters Building houses our public spaces and programming: Fawcett Hall, our performance venue, Honey, an all-day café and community room, Matriarch cocktail lounge, and an outdoor green space. Our recording studios, shared artist work spaces, and artist incubator will live on the second floor and be open for business later this summer.


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Winners will receive a paid research internship of $3,600, mentoring from UW faculty members, GRE (Graduate Record Exam) preparation classes, academic support and tutoring and assistance with the graduate school application process.
Eligible applicants are first-generation college students and qualify either as limited income or Native American, African American or Hispanic students. Students must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 and have junior class standing at the close of the spring 2009 semester. US citizenship is required, as is the desire to earn a Ph.D.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the McNair Scholars Program is part of the federal TRIO programs that help students to overcome financial, cultural, social or academic barriers. UW offers six TRIO programs with outreach sites located throughout the state.
For more information, please contact the McNair Scholars office at (307) 766-6189 or drop by the Student Educational Opportunity Programs office in Room 311 of Knight Hall.
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