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Introducing the Niche 100
The Niche 100 celebrates some of the most creative and compelling niche brands online today. Explore them below!
Trash is For Tossers
A leading light in the movement to reduce consumption and recycle literally everything
Trash is For TossersZero Waste Living
Can one woman save the environment? Lauren Singer thinks so. Her New York-based blog and 230,000-subscriber YouTube channel follow her efforts to produce as little waste as possible by reducing consumption and recycling literally everything. She's one of the leading lights of the Zero Waste movement and has spoken to corporations and universities around the world.
The Brothers BrickLEGO Construction Resources
Those little plastic bricks have come a long way since their introduction in 1958, and LEGOs are now used to craft all sorts of incredible constructions. Andrew Becraft founded The Brothers Brick in 2006 to spotlight awesome builds and techniques as well as interview the leading lights of LEGO building. The site now boasts a thriving community of over 300,000 on Facebook.
Goats Of AnarchyAdorable Animal Rescue
Goats are some of the cutest and most misunderstood barnyard animals, and Leanne Lauricella loves them. A lot. So much that she's transformed her house into a goat sanctuary that takes care of animals with special needs. Her nearly 580,000 followers on Instagram have allowed her to run the sanctuary full time with over 40 animals.
GirlgazeMillennial Creative Marketplace
Photographer Amanda de Cadenet had a crazy career, being hired as a TV interviewer at the age of 15 before launching her own show, The Conversation. She used the leverage from that project to launch Girlgaze, a digital platform connecting young female creatives in 65 countries with clients that desire their services.
Christine McConnellHilarious Horrifying Edibles
Mixing monsters and cooking seems a little bizarre, but Christine McConnell built a fan base of nearly half a million fans on Instagram with her gruesome and ghastly edibles. Teaming up with the Jim Henson Workshop, she created a kitchen show for Netflix unlike any other, with hilariously spooky atmosphere and delicious desserts.
Young Chefs AcademyApproachable Culinary Education
Good nutrition starts in the kitchen, and this international franchise helps kids build both their skills and their palate. It's not just PB&Js and mac and cheese – past students have gone on to compete on Fox's Masterchef Jr. Since its founding in 2003, Young Chefs Academy has expanded to 30 locations in seven countries and is now branching out into beginner-level cooking classes for adults, too.
BdotAdotSlam-Dunk NBA Impersonations
Brandon Armstrong started posting six-second imitations of basketball stars in his driveway on Vine for fun back in 2014. Now he's got 1.6 million followers on Instagram, deals with Mountain Dew and FanDuel, and is faithfully followed by tons of the stars he spoofs.
Girls Auto Clinic
Repairs and workshops from female mechanics help women get comfortable caring for their vehicles
Girls Auto ClinicApproachable Car Repair
Even in the 21st century, many skills still feel limited to one gender. Car repair is certainly one of those, but Patrice Banks isn't going to let it stay that way. Girls Auto Clinic offers repair services and workshops from a team of female mechanics to help women – the #1 purchaser of cars – get comfortable with their vehicles inside and out.
Abundance Digital
XPrize founder Peter Diamandis' community for exponential thinkers with audacious ideas
Abundance DigitalOptimistic Futurist Community
Peter Diamandis has always been focused on transcending human limitations, first as founder of International Space University and then with the XPrize, offering a bounty of $10 million to create passenger spaceships. With his Mighty Network, Abundance Digital, he brings his expertise to a digital community of progressive thinkers invested in the future of science.
Allbright CollectiveProfessional Women's Hub
Founded in 2018, AllBright created a London co-working space for women in the business world to get things done. Soon after, they launched AllBright Academy, a series of online courses that help prospective female moguls found businesses and break through the glass ceiling wherever they may find it.
A news hub and conference at the intersection of the black community, technology, and business
AfroTechAfrican-American Tech Empowerment
Morgan DeBaun founded Blavity, a media company dedicated to supporting Black millennials as they change the world, in 2014. Since then, they've launched multiple websites and events, most notably AfroTech, which focuses on African-Americans making an impact in tech. Their annual conference draws over 3,000 attendees to San Francisco to build skills and grow careers.
Scrapaneers Society
Coaching and a supportive community for preserving memories in digital scrapbooks
Scrapaneers SocietyDigital Scrapbooking Strategies
Preserving the memories we create in the Internet age in a way that's usable and beautiful is a booming business. The Scrapaneers Society brings memorialists of all levels together to find new techniques and tricks for creating appealing digital scrapbooks using in-depth coaching and an enthusiastic, supportive community. Check out the Scrapaneers Society Mighty Network.
Rich RollPlant-based Ultrafitness
On the eve of his 40th birthday, Rich Roll found himself living in a body ravaged by poor nutrition and alcohol abuse. The next day, he turned everything around, switching to a fully vegan diet and transforming himself into a highly successful long-distance runner. In 2012, he published the #1 bestseller Finding Ultra to tell his story, and now hosts a popular podcast as well.
Global Citizen Year
Elite high school graduates spend a year serving in countries such as Senegal and Ecuador
Global Citizen YearPre-College Public Service
More and more high school graduates are seeing the benefit in taking a "gap year" before heading off to college. Abby Falik realized she could harness that time to do good in the world by recruiting elite high school graduates to spend a year in service abroad. The group has programs in India, Brazil, Ecuador, and Senegal and aims to train 10,000 young leaders in the next decade.
Top Escape Rooms ProjectAdventure Puzzle Reviews
Escape rooms – where friends and strangers are locked in a space and have to think their way out by solving devious puzzles – are big business. So Rich Bragg decided to tap into that and create a worldwide ranking of the best and toughest, as judged by a panel of 70 experts. The group has completed over 21,000 escape rooms to generate their insanely detailed rankings.
Farnam Street
A newsletter and podcast that wrestles with thorny topics to help people expand their intellectual horizons
Farnam StreetIntellectual Mindset Coaching
Over a million monthly readers visit Shane Parrish's website, which wrestles with thorny topics to help people make better decisions and expand their intellectual horizons. One of his main maxims is "escape the noise," extricate yourself from external distractions so you can read deeply and absorb more information.
Sarcastic Lutheran
A pastor with a modern take on religion's role in daily life takes her ideas on the road
Sarcastic LutheranNo-Nonsense Spiritual Lessons
When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the All Saint's Church, he kicked off a tradition of speaking truth to power that finds modern incarnation in Nadia Bolz-Weber. The best-selling author founded the Lutheran House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver and speaks to students and business leaders around the world.
The Car Seat Lady
How-to videos, guides, and personal installation lessons for growing families on the go
The Car Seat LadyChild Auto Safety
Car crashes are the leading cause of death and injury to children in the United States. Starting in the 1980s, nurse Debbi Baer opened a free car seat fitting station in her Maryland driveway and since then has installed over 25,000 safety seats in all manner of vehicles. She now offers how-to videos, guides and personal installation lessons for families seeking help with car seats and strollers.
Mark BittmanEveryday Kitchen Magic
One of the leading voices on food in the world, Mark Bittman has done it all. From 20 years at the New York Times to a TED talk with over a million views and four TV series, he's brought his fresh, compelling approach to cooking and eating to the forefront, while also highlighting issues like sustainable farming. His latest ventures include a new website and newsletter.
School Of Life
Helping people increase their emotional intelligence using philosophy, psychology, and culture
School Of LifeAccessible Emotional Education
Philosopher Alain de Botton founded the School of Life in 2008 to help people deepen their emotional intelligence using philosophy, psychology and culture. Their YouTube channel has over four million subscribers and features clever animated videos that break down common issues in ways that make sense to everyday people.
Almost 30Millennial Adulting Podcast
As a new generation of women gets ready to leave their 20s behind, they need guidance. Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik were inspired by their own transition into their 30s to start a podcast. Their witty banter and close friendship landed Almost 30 on the iTunes Top 100 charts and now they're taking their podcast on the road and launching courses.
The Sourdough School
Advice and courses on baking sourdough, plus insights on its effect on the human microbiome
The Sourdough SchoolScientific Bread Baking
Sourdough is one of the baking world's true mysteries, a notoriously temperamental loaf that's dependent on a live bacteria "starter." British baker Vanessa Kimbell set out to demystify the preparation and has established herself as one of the most credited experts on sourdough from her Northamptonshire kitchen.
Book Of The Month ClubRefined Literary Subscription
Niche businesses can be built to last – just ask the Book of the Month Club, which started shipping literary selections to discerning readers way back in 1926. Its service helped launch the careers of writers like Ernest Hemingway, and they've moved into the modern era with over half a million Instagram followers.
The HoodwitchFeminine Mystical Knowledge
Bri Luna first started exploring witchcraft at the age of ten, and as she's grown, her spiritual practice has grown as well. The Seattle-based bruja operates The Hoodwitch, a website and Instagram account (boasting 382,000 followers) that shares rituals, memes, and information about tapping into forces beyond yourself.
Philosophy Tube
Weekly videos from the UK explaining and exploring the world of philosophical thinking
Philosophy TubeAccessible Philosophical Education
A philosophy degree is hard to afford. When the British university system tripled their fees, Oliver Thorne decided to bring his MA to the masses with weekly videos explaining and exploring the world of philosophical thinking. With nearly 300,000 subscribers and a thriving Patreon following, it's obviously filling a need for his viewers.
Feminist Fight Club
How can women thrive in a workplace built on a sexist foundation? Join a Feminist Fight Club. Jessica Bennett has built her career on exploring and exposing the ways that gender affects your everyday life. After college, Bennett spent seven years at Newsweek where she worked on a story about…
Side Hustle School
How do you turn a hobby into a career? Side Hustle School has you covered. Chris Guillebeau was originally motivated by a passion for travel, visiting every country in the world before his 35th birthday. But once you've climbed that mountain, finding a second act can be tough. After spending…
Five Marys Farms
How does a Silicon Valley entrepreneur wind up running a cattle ranch in a Northern California mountain town of 813 people in 2019? Then, how does that cattle ranch become the talk of Instagram? Meet Mary Heffernan and Five Marys Farms. In 2013, Mary and husband Brian made the biggest…
The Liturgists
Can we find common ground between spirituality and science? Ask the Liturgists, who have 250,000 podcast subscribers helping them answer that big question. With millenials fleeing Catholic and Protestant churches in record numbers and seeking new ways to share their faith, science writer Mike McHargue and Evangelical musician Michael Gungor saw an…
The Gangsta Gardener
Why would the cops try to arrest you for planting a carrot? Ask Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener. South Central Los Angeles is what's often called a "food desert" – options for healthy eating, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, are hard to come by. Fashion designer Ron Finley was sick…
Captain Disillusion
How does a face-painted Eastern European filmmaker rack up 88 million YouTube views? By sharing the truth behind digital lies. You can't believe anything you see on the Internet. Accounts get hacked, emails get spoofed and video technology can fool your eyes in hundreds of ways. If only there was…
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"I think they have that mentality," said Rivera. The Panthers had the opportunity to stand their ground on Sunday against a chippy St. Louis Rams and they did. The guys "drew the line". "It was good to see," said Rivera. "It's part of being a team. It's part of having each others back." "We call it the pack mentality." "If it helps us…that's great. Maintain your composure." "We're all in this together. Working as a unit." The Panthers want to bring the same effort and approach to each game. The Panthers are playing hard and giving it their all. Each and every play they are looking to execute. "It means something to them," said Rivera. Rivera reminds the team that it starts with Winning each day, each practice, each play." The Panthers are winning.
Rivera credits Mitchell for handling his composure after a big, legal hit to Rams QB Sam Bradford. Some of the Rams players were upset after the play and were overly aggressive towards Mitchell. "Mike got out of there and stayed away from it," said Rivera. Rivera: "Mike's learning and maturing. He understands his responsibility." He plays hard and "he personally has a lot to prove."
Rivera: "This game was a tough physical game." "I hope it sends a message" to other teams. "We stood up and we fought back."
Panthers need to be "smart," said Rivera. With a short week to prepare, they need to "rest, rehydrate, and refuel." Panthers face the Tampa Bay Buccanneers Thursday night. Panthers will have a condensed week. The Panthers begin with Meetings, Gameplan, walk-thru, work-out, and then fly to Tampa Bay. Rivera: "It's something you have to manage." Newton: "All 53-players have to be focused." Newton looks to the leaders of the team in setting the example and bringing the intensity and swagger that the team can feed off of heading into the short week in preparation for Thursday night.
Panthers are trying to get over .500. Rivera: "It would be huge because we'd be relevant." "We have to go out and make a mark." "We've got to fight against the match-up." "It's their team versus our team." "We're going to play our best guys who give us the best chance to win."
The Panthers defeated the Rams. The Panthers are learning to win as a team. Defend as a team. Score as a team. Execute as a team. The Panthers know what they are capable of.
Ron Rivera stressed and emphasized "finishing." The players are buying in.
Newton: "We've got to keep chugging." "We have to do our task and be accountable." Coach says it all the time, 'It's all about one guy focusing on their particular role, not about eleven other roles. If we do that we'll be alright."
Having a team win also means that the coaches had success. It was a physical game. The Panthers held their composure and showed that they are the better coached team. The Panthers were battling on the field. Rivera was also battling but on the sidelines with an illness. Rivera looked fatigued and even stated that he was tired after the game. Thank you Rivera for your commitment to the team and all of your hard work in progressing the team.
The Panthers staff has also worked well together and the hard work is starting to show and pay-off. DC Sean McDermott was aggressive in his play calling. OC Mike Shula had a good game plan. "Our running game has been solid." "Once Mike got into a rhythm, the play calling was outstanding," said Rivera.
Rushing – D. Williams 15/40
Pass Receiving– S. Smith 6/5/69 1 TD
INT– C. Munnerlyn 1 TD
3rd Down Eff. 2-9-22%
Total Yards: 282
Rush: 102
Pass: 180
Cam Newton 17-15-0
Red Zone Eff. 2-4-50%
Final Score 30-15 Panthers
Sacks: M. Mitchell –1; G. Hardy-1; C. Johnson-1; C. Cole-1
Written By: Phillip Boyce
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I wrote here about the possibility that the presidential race in Minnesota may be closer than anyone expected, based in part on the fact that both candidates had started running television ads here. Still, I expressed skepticism that Trump could actually win. But it looks like Trump wasn't kidding: in the campaign's last days, he is coming to Minnesota:
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has said in recent days that Minnesota is his to win, will make his first public visit to the state Sunday afternoon.
"We're going up to Minnesota which, traditionally has not been Republican at all," Trump said at a rally in Florida. "And we're doing phenomenally. We just saw a poll."
Trump might just be trolling the Clinton campaign, but I doubt it. My guess is that his campaign's polling does show Minnesota as competitive. Otherwise, it would be silly to waste time during the critical finale of a close race. Not only that, Mike Pence is coming to Minnesota too:
Vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence will have a rally at the Duluth airport at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
Minnesota is, in general, trending Republican. There is a good possibility that the GOP may capture the state Senate next week, to go along with its control of the House. On the presidential level, there is a stark contrast: Trump dominates outstate Minnesota, not just northern Minnesota, as has been widely reported, but just about all rural areas of the state. Clinton, on the other hand, will win big in the Twin Cities, including some suburbs that have generally been tossups or leaned Republican.
Nowadays, the metropolitan area is where most votes are to be had, which is why I haven't taken Trump's chances very seriously. But who knows? Trump is putting his money–and more important, his time–where his mouth is.
Maybe his pollsters really are seeing a significant shift. We will find out soon.


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BOWDOIN – When someone in Maine is declared "missing," the women of the Mid Maine Equestrian Search and Rescue Unit prepare to tack up their horses, load on the bright orange packs that hold their first aid and survival gear, and head into the woods.
"Last year we were called out seven times," said Rachel Jalbert of Monmouth as she prepared her Arabian mare Misty for a training session Saturday. Seven other women from the unit were around her grooming their horses and getting ready to search for "Cardboard Jones," a cardboard cutout affectionately nicknamed "C.B."
C.B. was tucked away in the woods behind trainer Dave Woodin's home off Litchfield Road. The riders were expected to go out in teams to find him by following a series of planted clues.
Jalbert, a customer service representative for the Sun Journal, has been with the search and rescue unit since its formation in 1999. The group was incorporated and began helping with rescue missions in 2000. She has been out in search of missing persons including runaway teens, Alzheimer's patients and even a hunter who disappeared in the woods in wintertime after learning he had a brain tumor.
"It was cold when we were out there – they had snow," she said, adding that the man had not wanted to be a burden to his family after learning of his illness. "The dog handlers found him. All he did was lie on the side of the road and he froze."
The Mid Maine group is the only mounted search and rescue unit in the state since a unit from Bangor disbanded. They will travel anywhere they're needed, from York County to the Canadian border.
They have yet to rescue anyone, Jalbert says, but they've come close.
All of the riders are volunteers, and they buy their own gear and pay for all expenses apart from radios and mileage to a rescue site.
Vicki Austin of Hartford is a relatively new member of the unit. She said she was prepared for four rescue calls that came through last summer, but the missing persons were found before her horse was trailered.
"It's good for the person, but bad for us because we don't get to rescue anyone," she said ruefully.
Her American Indian horse, a short, stout appaloosa named Indian Smoke Sign, nosed around for treats while being groomed. It was Indian Smoke Sign's first day of rescue training, and Austin hoped it would help prepare the mare for the state rescue certification process.
"They have to do things like be tethered out all night and not fuss," Austin said. And they have to tolerate things like loud noises and strangers without horse experience getting on and off their backs.
Riders also go through a certification process, and Austin recalled spending a day and night alone in the woods, and cooking her own breakfast.
Dave Woodin is a retired police officer who became involved with the unit when buying his home from rescue President Janice Hatch (now of Harrison) a few years ago. He holds a search-and-rescue training session every year, recently with the help of Darryl Vannah of Litchfield, whose wife, Angie, is one of the unit's riders.
Jalbert and Austin teamed up to hunt for C.B. on Saturday. They easily navigated a series of short trails, finding him and even noting he was missing a foot.
They asked Woodin whether he had run out of cardboard while making C.B., but learned the foot was there – the cutout's leg had been bent back to indicate it was broken.
Riders have to go slowly into the woods and be observant, he told the group at the end of the session. They have to search for any clues that might be useful, like the empty shotgun shells he'd left strewn along the ground. Riders were told C.B. was bird hunting, and the shells – seen by only a couple of riders – were meant to help lead to his whereabouts.
An empty wallet with Woodin's card was a decoy clue, and a glove and hat also were used to lead to C.B.
"You've just got to remember that speed isn't of the essence here," Vannah said. Instead, attention to detail is key.
"Last time," Jalbert said, "Dave put a stand in a tree because (the missing person) was a hunter. We didn't find it."
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With the increase of worldwide travel, there has been an enormous increase in corporate responsibility regarding its environmental impact on our very own mother earth. Marriott Vacation Club is a world renowned leader in vacation ownership offering quality, unique and flexible programs in terms of green travel. Always aware of the environment, the company began reducing its carbon footprints in the year 2008 and it is at the forefront among its contemporaries in going green. They have regularly been recognized for outstanding work internationally.
With more than 1,100 Marriott timeshares across the globe, the company celebrates a little over 25 years of providing eco friendly holidays .Visitors can have fun without fear of polluting the environment. Careful not leave any carbon footprints, the club has set goals to act as guidelines in their pursuit of becoming 100% environmentally friendly. The club has continually found innovative ways of reducing their waste dumped in landfills and have since vastly invested in eco friendly materials so as to completely 'greenify' their entire supply chain.
All of the Marriot Vacation Club resorts located in various parts of the world such as Asia, America, Caribbean and Europe have their own green team which is responsible for environmental efforts at respective sites.
The Marriott headquarters itself is a leading example. Since 2007, it has maintained an impressive energy star rating of 77 out of 100.This is mainly because of its amazing reduction of electricity consumption by 9% since 2007.
Marriott Vacation Club replaced 1.2 million plastic key cards purchased yearly with ones that are made of 50% recycled materials, a process which commenced in the year 2009. This has greatly reduced waste (waste that previously would have been placed in landfills, reaching up to 4 tons!).
The club has also switched to eco friendly pens made of 74 percent recycled materials which can be used for a much longer period than traditional pens, which in my opinion is absolutely genius! Energy saver lighting, toilets and showers with low water flow have since been installed in all of their resort villas as well as rain sensors as part of their journey towards the reduction of irrigation needs.
To support its outstanding efforts to be green, the club acquires some of its services from nonprofit environmental organizations such as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) a certified recycled paper merchant that helps to encourage proper management of the world's forest reserves. FSC prints the club's standard arrival guest cards.
Reduction of water usage by 20 percent by the year 2020 and energy consumption by 20 percent per kwh, inspiring other hotel developers to build green hotels, creating awareness of the dangers of carbon footprints and educating their guests about the advantages of preserving and conserving are some of the revised reduction goals that are in line with the hospitality industry's guidelines. Keep leading the way guys, good stuff!


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May, you're here already! By now I hope it's getting warmer in Europe, and that snow is finally starting to melt because you guys are making me so jealous with all your skiing! Down here in Mauritius the temperature has started to drop, winds are gaining strength and overall, we can feel the energy brought by this change of season. Watch this space for some images of windsurfing, kiteboarding, mountain bike and trail running, hopefully sprinkled with a bunch of climbing and surfing as well.
Meanwhile we have a project slowly brewing (for those who know: shhhh!!!): it will be about mountain climbing, and it will be long and strenuous. Consequently I have brought a particular attention to physical training since the start of this year, a kind of culmination out of the last two years of essentially keeping fit for the job of shooting athletes in various disciplines – a long winded way of saying this post will be about versatility in training. Illustration photos are from photoshoots with Emcar Sports (Salomon & Cannondale) ambassadors.
Windsurfing and rock-climbing had been long-time passions and when Blastoff Creative was born, I was also guiding hikes on Mauritius and climbs on our iconic Pieter Both mountain, as well as co-guiding canyoning (with Otelair Ltee) & kayaking excusions (with Yemaya). During the school and university days I kitesurfed, played rugby, did a bit of running, and cycling was more of transportation means than anything else. In early career I learned and practiced yoga (still do) and Ju-Jutsu also. I never competed in anything at a high level, but rather went for personal challenges like windsurfing in the remote Abrolhos Islands, cycling from Sweden to Serbia (approx 1500km) in a Month, and trekking in Nepal, reaching a 6000+ peak. These experiences, as well as working in the mines in Western Australia and in the ship building industry, have sparked a kind of fascination for what we would commonly call "adventure": doing things we are scared of but attracted to, whatever it may be.
Now, shooting sports for some time, following several athletes on Strava and delving into some literature have shown me one thing: I was/am still far from my potential because I was simply not training enough – nowhere near it. Knowing about the challenge ahead, I've purchase a copy of Steve House's Training for the New Alpinism, which I actually recommend to any endurance athlete, even if you're not a mountaineer or alpinist. The book goes through all the biological processes associated with endurance in an intelligible way, which are precious insights, and comprehensive ways to develop your programme to best suit your needs. Sure, if you want/can get a good coach on top of that, go for it, but the knowledge is well worth gaining anyway.
A key factor in training for me is variety, since I get bored quite easily and having different training methods allows to better adapt to what my body is telling me. Many local athletes have also embraced more disciplines than their specialty, either alone or under coach advice, giving more opportunity for active recovery and working on strength in weak areas. An inspiring discipline I had the chance to see in Norway was Nordic skiing, where athletes use their own locomotion to cover distance on skis, whether downhill, on flat terrain or even uphill, sometimes pulling a sled behind them – which is mandatory during races like Expedition Amundsen. This is one of the most energy-demanding sports out there. Between seasons they train by hiking and dragging one or more weighted tires behind them, a great workout for the back of the legs which I've been doing sporadically but will try practice at least once per week from now on. Add to that some technical climbing, hiking with heavy backpacks, running, cycling, paddling and swimming and you'll never be bored! All this does take time though. Kilian Jornet addresses that fact in this video and it does resonate. Experience in different disciplines means you know more about different types of terrain, what can happen, what you need and what you don't need, and all these elements make you more aware of yourself, of others and of your surroundings.
This year I've accumulated over 100 hours of training between January and April, predominently distributed between cycling, running, hiking, and strength training. Right now I seem to have developed an inflammation on the bottom of the foot (Metatarsalgia) so I'm on ice, hence able to take some time to write. Here's wishing you a fantastic season ahead!


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Blake J. Harris, author of, "Console Wars" joins Kevin to talk about the most important time period in the history of video games. From the research process, to the major events that turned the tide, to the most interesting things Blake learned while doing research for the book, this 2-hour podcast just scratches the surface of the content of, "Console Wars." Seriously, a ton is covered in the interview but there is so much more in the book.


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From the beginning of my career, the photographic installation has been at the heart of my creative work. Arriving from Mexico in 1991, I chose to establish myself in the Bas –Saint- Laurent.
I completed two Master`s degree in visual arts, the most recent at Laval University a and the second at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma of Mexico. my work has been featured in solo and collective exhibitions in several Canadian cities and abroad.
I have been awarded grants from the Conseils des Arts et des Lettres du Québe, the Canada Conseil for the Arts and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec for society and culture.
I have to my credit several acquisitions of works created within the frame of the politic of the integration of arts in architecture and in the last years, I completed several CALQ art residencies in Mexico, in Argentina and in Montréal.
My artistic work focuses on the relationships of identity that human beings form with their environment. Man, a fundamentally social being, interacts with his environment and forges his own individual identity within the bounds of specific external parameters. Identity is what differentiates us and unites us, defining us both within a context of continuity and difference. The object of my research is to unveil and make visible this individual/collective duality, which is the foundation of the concept of identity.
I renew my practice by working with photography as a source of the image and as matter. So I cut, glue, sew or assemble photographs that can be used to go further and to give new meanings to my projects. Photographic installations have incorporated themselves rapidly into my production offering me new possibilities of representation. Video has become a new language of creation.
Antagonism in photography and the concept of identity inspire me whether it be in the imaginary or the realistic attributes of photography, from the tangible to the impalpable which they reveal, the objectivity or subjectivity that they suggest.
My practice continues to develop and become tangible by in situ projects, in venues, through artist residencies and through public art projects.


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The brother of "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan apparently has a dark streak.
Matthew Nolan, 40, was arrested last week in Chicago and is awaiting extradition to Costa Rica in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a Florida businessman in March 2005.
Matthew Nolan allegedly lured Robert Cohen to a Costa Rican hotel by claiming to be an international jewel merchant looking for an investor.
He and Douglas Mejia kidnapped and tortured Robert Cohen before killing him and dumping the body under a bridge after Cohen's family failed to meet their demands, court papers say.
The men were allegedly looking to recoup $7 million they claimed Cohen owed businessman Robert Breska, the papers say.
Mejia has already been convicted in the case.
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Americans donate about $120 billion a year to religious organizations which reflects one-third of all charitable contributions. Faith-based organizations, including churches, provide numerous social services.
In A History of Charity and the Church presented by Nicholas Placido at the North American Christians in Social Work 2015 convention, we learn that almost all modern social services can be traced back to religious organizations. Religious organizations in American established orphanages, the Salvation Army, YMCA, YWCA, and Volunteers of America. To read the full paper visit http://www.nacsw.org/Convention/PlacidoNAHistoryFINAL.pdf.
Two of the largest faith-based organizations currently providing social services are:
- Lutheran Social Services in America composed of 300 Lutheran nonprofit organizations serving 6 million people annually (1 in 50 Americans)
- Catholic Charities USA, the national office for over 160 local agencies, serving 9 million people annually
The United States Senate Caucus on Foster Youth held a briefing on September 28 that featured faith-based organizations. Jason Weber, National Director of Foster Care Initiatives for the Christian Alliance for Orphans, presented on Family Preservation, Support, and Reunification. Communities of faith are uniquely positioned for preservation and reunification because of
- A existing worldview that celebrates redemption and reconciliation
- An existing supportive community and
- An existing set of uniquely suited programs and structures including
- Recovery
- Marriage
- Parenting
- Mentoring
- Personal finance
- Benevolence
Let's take a closer look at two of the "uniquely suited programs" that faith-based organizations provide. Safe Families for Children was founded in 2003 in Chicago to help families in crisis by providing host families for short-term care of children. Host families provide this care at no cost. This service also prevents children from entering state-funded foster care. Now located in 70 cities, the program has over 4,600 host families that have provided care for over 24,000 children. To see how the program works in action, watch the four-minute video here: https://vimeo.com/184369988
For more information on Safe Families for Children, visit http://safe-families.org/
Another program, the CarePortal, matches needs of children in the child welfare system with the resources of local churches. A child welfare caseworker emails the need to the network of churches. If a church can meet the need, it responds and then provides the resource. Some of the needs that churches meet are providing beds, bus passes, groceries, assistance with rent and utilities, and school clothing.
A foster mom found herself on the side of the road with a blown car engine and two foster children missing needed appointments. She had been saving money for a car but did not have a sufficient amount to rent a car. She had to walk the toddler to day care in the mornings before walking to work. When a church was informed of the need, they provided a car at no cost to the foster mom. Over 875 churches are helping 5,000 children this year. For more information visit https://careportal.org/.
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Hillary Clinton acknowledged the "painful" reality of her loss to Donald Trump in a speech before a crowd of her closest supporters in New York City on Wednesday morning.
"I know how disappointed you feel because I feel it, too," Clinton said. "This is painful, and it will be for a long time."
"We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought," she continued. "But I still believe in America and I always will."
After her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, pointed out she is still leading the popular vote, Clinton said she feels "pride and gratitude for this wonderful campaign" and addressed young women directly, encouraging them not to feel discouraged by her loss.
"To all the women, especially the young women, I want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion," the former secretary of state said.
Clinton went on to thank Barack and Michelle Obama for their "graceful, determined leadership" and urged a peaceful transition of power to the President-elect, saying, "Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the chance to lead."
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Air India: Why the Maharaja is truly unique
The national carrier has been a patron of arts, an owner of hotels and investor in an international airline
State Bank of India (SBI) will now safeguard 1,175 kg of gold belonging to Lord Balaji at Tirupati.
A formal letter of approval from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) to deposit gold under SBI's gold deposit scheme was handed over to Mr T.S. Krishnaswamy, General Manager, SBI at Tirupati on Friday.
SBI had mobilised 7.97 tonnes of gold so far under the scheme excluding TTD's latest deposit.
The gold is melted, purified and assayed to be lent as gold bars as metal gold loans to the jewellers.
"At present, 700 tonnes of gold is being imported into the country every year. About 20,000 tonnes of gold is estimated to be in the country.
The TTD's gold forms the lion's share of gold which was raised from temples,'' SBI said in a release.
The bank had also launched its secured payment gateway facility for online 'hundi' donations to Tirupati, it added.
The national carrier has been a patron of arts, an owner of hotels and investor in an international airline
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The surname Checkly was first found in Staffordshire at Checkley, a village and civil parish in the district of Staffordshire Moorlands. There are actually two other Checkley villages: one in Cheshire and another in Herefordshire. Both of the latter are dated after the Domesday Book while the former was originally listed there as Cedla and later in 1196 as Chekeleg. All of the place names literally meant "wood or clearing of a man called Ceaddica or Ceacca." [1] Conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Checkley, held by Otto from the King, a Norman noble who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.
Checkley Hall is a small country house in the parish of Checkley cum Wrinehill, Cheshire. It was built in 1694 by the Delves family of Doddington.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Checkly research. Another 84 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1281 and 1447 are included under the topic Early Checkly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Checkly are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Checkly include Checkley, Checkleigh, Checklee, Checkly, Chackley, Chackly and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Checkly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Checkly, or a variant listed above: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..


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Mental illness is endemic in the workplace.
This is a column that I wrote for The Drum following an industry discussion hosted by The CIPR.
There's no single solution but education and empathy go a long way to helping tackle the issue.
Simply approaching someone and asking them how they're doing can be a huge help. I'll put the kettle on.
Mental health in the workplace is an issue that is rarely discussed publicly although the data is in plain view. "In business, mental health, like disability, is some way behind gender and ethnicity in being tackled," said employment lawyer Bela Gor. In 2016 the CIPR's annual State of the Profession Survey found that 30 per cent of people cited their wellbeing in the workplace as 'unhappy' or 'extremely unhappy'. Happiness is a relative emotion but it's a story that is consistent with data published last year by the PRCA. In a poll of members it found that 34 per cent had suffered from poor mental ill health.


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Piyush Bhagat Wiki,Biography,Age,Girlfriend,Bio Details –Piyush Bhagat is a hip-hop dancer. He was one of the strongest contestants of the dance reality show "Dance+ Season 2". This reality show premiered on 2 July 2016. This show is judged by Remo D'Souza. Dharmesh Yelande, Shakti Mohan and Punit Pathak are the mentors of this show. This show is hosted by King of Slow Motion, Raghav Juyal.
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Piyush Bhagat Wiki and Bio- Piyush Bhagat was born on 30 August 1997 in Jammu and Kashmir. He traveled Mumbai, Delhi and many other places to figure out his passion. He is just 18 years old. He is a hip- hop dancer. He has a unique dance form from Gatto inside Hip-Hop. He started dancing when he was 10 years old. He came into limelight as a contestant in SONY TV show "Boogie Woogie".Later, he came into prominence when he emerged as the first runner up in Chak Dhoom Dhoom. After that, he started training from Trance Dance Academy. His idol is Michael Jackson and his main goal is to become a creative artist. He got the best feeling of his life when he performed with 'Brian'. This brilliant dancer mesmerized the viewers with his extravagant moves and dedication towards his work.
As a Contestant in Dance Plus Season 2– He was one of the contestants in the second season of dance reality show 'Dance+".The show aired on Star Plus. He came into the spotlight with a brilliant dance audition in the Dance Plus 2 show.
A clip of Piyush Bhagat–
Read Also: Shazia Samji Wiki,Biography,Age,Boyfriend,Bio Details
Girlfriend– This talented dancer is in a relationship with dancer Shazia Samji.
Bio Details–
- Full Name: Piyush Bhagat
- Hometown: Jammu and Kashmir
- Date of Birth: 30 August 1997
- Age: 18 years
- Father Name: Not Revealed yet
- Mother Name: Alka Bhagat
- Sister Name: Updated Soon
- Brother: Not Known
- Girlfriend: Not revealed yet
- Occupation: Dancer
- Current Show: Dance Plus Season 2
I hope, you get meaningful information about the talented dancer Piyush Bhagat. Hope, you also get an accurate description of his bio details. If you like this information than comment below the article and share it with your friends on social networks.


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Penury adjectives are listed in this post. Each word below can often be found in front of the noun penury in the same sentence. This reference page can help answer the question what are some adjectives commonly used for describing PENURY.
abject, absolute
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Snoop Dogg calls out Bill Gates over Xbox Live outages
After Microsoft's Xbox Live service went down and locked Xbox One and Xbox 360 out of their online games for several hours last night, rapper Snoop Dogg took to Instagram to rant about the outage.
In a post that went out to his 8 million followers, the entertainer threatened to switch to Sony's PlayStation system if Microsoft didn't sort out its server issues.
Snoop concluded his rant with, "What the fuck is you doing, Bill Gates? Fix your shit, man!"
Good call, Snoop. Clearly Mr. Gates needs to get his priorities in order.
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Lookin' for adventure/or a nice zapiekanka
Ah, the industrious Pole. Like the paper wasp and the silkworm, Poles can create something out of nothing just by applying their hard won traditions of alcoholism and extreme privation. Here we have a selection of farm vehicles made from motorcycles and old Jeeps.
I've never actually seen this in my Polar travels, but I'm sure it happens. My grandfather had a huge, handmade metal grinding wheel in their garage out in the country that had probably been in use since the turn of the century.
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Royal Representations
Queen Victoria and British Culture, 1837-1876
Arguing that being, seeming, and appearing were crucial to Victoria's "rule," Homans explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical, and visual sources. Along the way she shows how Victoria provided a deeply equivocal model for women's powers in and out of marriage, how Victoria's dramatic public withdrawal after Albert's death helped to ease the monarchy's transition to an entirely symbolic role, and how Victoria's literary self-representations influenced debates over political self-representation.
Homans considers versions of Victoria in the work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, John Ruskin, Margaret Oliphant, Lewis Carroll, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Julia Margaret Cameron.
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Forward, by Catharine R. Stimpson
Introduction: The Queen's Agency
1. Queen Victoria's Sovereign Obedience
"The Queen Has No Equal": The Problem of a Female Monarchy
Privacy on Display: The Queen as Wife and Mother
The Queenly Courtship of Elizabeth Barrett
Photographic Realism's Abject Queens
2. Queen Victoria's Widowhood and the Making of Victorian Queens
The Invisible Queen
Domestic Queens: Miss Marjoribanks
Making Queens: "Of Queens' Gardens" and the Alice Books
3. The Widow as Author and the Arts and Powers of Concealment
Bagehot's The English Constitution
The Queen's Books: The Early Years of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort
The Queen's Books: Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands
The Reform Bill and the Queen's Footnotes
4. Queen Victoria's Memorial Arts
Albert Memorials
Tennyson's Idylls of the King as an Albert Memorial
Cameron's Photographic Idylls: Allegorical Realism and Memorial Art
Epilogue: Empire of Grief
History: British and Irish History
Literature and Literary Criticism: British and Irish Literature
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Back in August, there was quite a rush of excitement around the office when our friends over at SEO Gadget wrote a blog post about using the FullContact API to mine user data.
We're nerds. We admit it.
The one thing that really caught our eye was the ability to find social networks based upon a user's email address. Say for example you have an email list that you collected at a conference. Now you'd like to follow up with those users via email, but you'd also like to find them on Twitter to see if any of them are professionally active or influential.
Traditionally, you'd have to enter all the email addresses (or names) manually into Google search to see what you can find. If you're really clever, you may try to use a gmail plug-in like Rapportive to try and match the email addresses. But that's all a lot of work because you have to look at email addresses one-by-one. If you picked up 200 business cards at a conference, you can easily burn a day or two trying to match all the profiles.
Enter FullContact
They have a great system that allows you to run queries against their massive database of users. Even cooler, they allow you to find up to 250 matches a month for free. Although you couldn't run an entire marketing email list for a large company with these few queries, it's great for those conferences or small batch lists you need to try and match up. Searching for social accounts tied to 250 emails manually would take quite a while.
Since this service is set-up as an API, it's not incredibly user friendly for us non-programmer types. Thus the Microsoft Excel macro that FullContact gives away was great because it suddenly gave non-programmers access to the FullContact database.
But we ran into a couple problems.
1. It's really slow. It can take 5-10 minutes to run less than a hundred names. That's lame.
2. It only works on Windows and Excel. I use a Mac. We had one of our interns run it this summer, but he is back at school. And I'm not buying a computer, a copy of Windows, and a copy of Excel just to run this.
3. Macros are a pain. You have to install them to make sure they are operating correctly. Sometimes they don't work. Sometimes they don't run with your version of Excel. There are literally hundreds of reasons why one might not work. They are just a major inconvenience.
From Microsoft to Google
So one day, I decided I'd try to build a Google Spreadsheet that would query the API. At first I thought about trying to create a script. But I'm not that great of a programmer plus scripts require you to authorize and install them within your spreadsheet. I really wanted a plug-and-play solution. I wanted something I could give to someone who had zero background in Excel that would allow them to run the queries without any kind of training or help.
Thus after hours of trial and error, endless frustrations, and dozens of Google searches (like 6 hours of work straight…seriously), I was able to create a spreadsheet that pulls in social profiles from FullContact using only the built-in ImportXML function within Google Spreadsheets. I then managed to use a mess of CONCATENATE, Xpath, SEARCH, and other random functions(in other words, I did fancy spreadsheet things) to display each of the main social media profiles: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus.
The Spreadsheet
So enough talking about it, let's see how it works. First off, let me say it's really simple. It's literally copy and paste. I'll include the link at the end, but here's quick walk-through:
1. Open the spreadsheet by clicking the link. Make a copy of the spreadsheet for your own use. This document not editable, and I will not share it with you. So don't ask. Just make your own copy. 🙂 It's as easy as going to File>Make a Copy
2. Next, set up a developer account with FullContact. It's simple and easy. Just give them the info they want, and they'll get you setup with the account.
3. Get your API key. Once you have your account created, go to the FullContact dashboard. Your API key is big and red and right in the middle of the page. You can see the screen here, but we blacked out our API code so you don't steal it. Thief.
4. Enter the API key into your new copy of the spreadsheet. It goes in the red box labeled: API Key (clever, right?). As a rule of thumb, in this document you should edit the red cells. You should not edit the blue cells.
5. Finally, open the document or spreadsheet where you have your email list saved (you do have the email addresses in some sort of list, right?). Copy only 50 emails on that list and paste them into the spreadsheet in the red cells in Column A, Rows 3-52. Within seconds, you should see social media links begin to appear as they are found by the FullContact API. All 50 ImportXML functions run at once, so you shouldn't have to wait more than a few seconds for data to appear. Cool, huh?
6. In order to make this data accessible later, you need to copy the results into a new document (or a new sheet within this document). Once this sheet returns the data, select all the cells that you want to save, then go to a new spreadsheet, right click, and select Paste Values. If you just try to do a normal Paste, it will only copy the formulas, and that isn't going to help you very much. Paste Values will actually paste the results (the links to social profiles) into your new sheet.
You should also know…
There are a few limits and things you should know about this document before you dig in.
FullContact API only counts successful matches. The successful match rate according to FullContact is around 60% – meaning you can probably run close to 400 emails before you run out of queries since many will be returned empty. If you don't get anything back on a query, it won't count as an API call. That said, if the person has other information within the FullContact database (such as another social network login, an address, or job title) that data won't get returned to this spreadsheet, but it will still count as a positive match. You get 250 matches with the free plan and paid plans start at $99/month.
Currently, Google Spreadsheets limits the total number of ImportXML calls to 50 per document. So you can't run more than 50 emails at a time. That said, you can paste the emails into the document, then copy the social data out into a new spreadsheet, then replace the old emails with 50 new ones. It's still WAY faster than doing it by hand. If you upgrade to a paid plan and need to run hundreds or thousands of emails, try the Excel macro or have a developer build you a custom solution as running 50 at a time will take a while.
There is no "run" button! The ImportXML function runs automatically, which is usually a good thing. However, if you exit the spreadsheet and then reopen it later with the emails saved inside it, the sheet will immediately make those same 50 API calls. Any successful matches will count against your total. So when you're finished with the document, you should DELETE all the emails (or your API key) so as to not waste calls every time you open the sheet.
OK, here is the link. Knock yourself out: Spreadsheet
Also, once you make a copy, you'll be able to see the crazy long formulas I used on the back end. (For what it's worth, this is probably the most intense spreadsheet I've ever made…and I have a graduate business degree). Feel free to customize the formulas to meet your data needs. I only ask that if you find other useful data to call, please share an updated copy of this sheet with me. I'm sure there are hundreds of pieces of data and requests you could pull into it. I'd love to see what y'all come up with. You can find me on Twitter: @tyler_brooks.
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For the first time, I have watched every single film nominated for Best Picture. For that reason, I feel confident in the majority of my predictions for the 2015 Academy Awards.
With these predictions coming out as close as possible to Oscar Sunday, I have given each of these categories much thought. Like last year, there aren't many stand out winners, other than a few technical awards. Many of the bigger ones are still up for grabs, so it is still anyone's game.
Like last year, I will be giving out who I want to win, who should win and who will win for every award. I will be skipping the Documentaries, Short Subjects and Foreign Film categories though, since my guesses would be about as good as randomly throwing a paper airplane at a board and hoping that it sticks.
And now, here are my picks for the 2015 Academy Awards.
Best Visual Effects:
Who I want to win: "Guardians Of The Galaxy"
Who should win: "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes"
Who will win: "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes"
Bringing over 200 apes to life, each with their own individual movements and personalities, is not small feat. As great as "Guardians Of The Galaxy" looked, the effects in "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" puts it to shame.
Best Sound Editing:
Who I want to win: "American Sniper"
Who should win: "Interstellar"
Who will win: "American Sniper"
The reason I have "American Sniper" winning this one is because most of the other four films don't have much sound to edit. "Interstellar" and "Birdman" were quiet movies when they needed to be, so I don't know why they would win this award. I did not see "Unbroken," so I cannot say anything on that. And "The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Fire Armies" was not that impressive when it came to sound. That leaves "American Sniper" to win this award.
Best Sound Mixing:
Who I want to win: "Whiplash"
Who should win: "Whiplash"
Who will win: "Whiplash"
The sound of "Whiplash" helped give the film its identity, so it should be winning all the sound categories.
Best Production Design:
Who I want to win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Who should win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Who will win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
One of the coolest looking films of 2014, as well as one of the more visually elaborate movies of the year. In categories like these, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" was them sealed up.
Best Original Song:
Who I want to win: "Everything Is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie"
Who should win: "I'm Not Going To Miss You" from "Glenn Campbell…I'll Be Me"
Who will win: "Glory" From "Selma"
Unfortunately, we don't have two songs that have taken over the world, like "Let It Go" and "Happy" did last year. "Everything Is Awesome" almost did at the beginning of 2014, but that fad has waned since then.
So, I'll go with the song that many people are praising and won the same award at the Golden Globes, "Glory." I wasn't all that impressed by it, much like I was with "Selma" in general, but seeing as this one of the two awards that "Selma" is nominated for, and I don't see it winning Best Picture, the Academy will give it to them here.
Best Original Score:
Who I want to win: "Intersellar"
Who should win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Who will win: "The Theory Of Everything"
I'm all over the board on this one. Two scores done by the same man, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "The Imitation Game" both being done by Alexandre Despalt, but there were key scenes in "The Theory Of Everything" that relied heavily on the score to carry the mood and tone. A hard task for a score to pull off, yet Johann Johannson did it masterfully. He should bring home the award for that reason.
Best Makeup And Hairstyling:
Who I want to win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Who should win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Who will win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Makeup and Hair so elaborate, that it would be a crime if "The Grand Budapest Hotel" didn't win this award.
Best Film Editing:
Who I want to win: "Whiplash"
Who should win: "American Sniper"
Who will win: "American Sniper"
The editing in "Whiplash" turned it from a decent film with a standout performance into a masterfully woven tail where music is more than just the backdrop.
However, the editing was just as impressive in many key scenes of "American Sniper." And since that is a story that more of the Academy can relate to, I see the war film winning this award.
Best Costume Design:
Who I want to win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Who should win: "The Grand Budapest Hotel"
Who will win: "Mr. Turner"
I'm going to go with an outside pick here. Even though I have not seen "Mr. Turner," based off the trailer, it looks as though it could win a couple awards, especially since it nominated for four awards this year. I see it winning at least one, and it could end up being this. As elaborate and well-thought out as the costumes were in "The Grand Budapest Hotel," I see "Mr. Turner" walking away in the best dressed attire.
Best Cinematography:
Who I want to win: "Birdman"
Who should win: "Birdman"
Who will win: "Birdman"
This is the no-brainer pick of this year. "Birdman" was the most visually impressive film of 2014.
Best Animated Film:
Who I want to win: "The Lego Movie"
Who should win: "How To Train Your Dragon 2"
Who will win: "How To Train Your Dragon 2"
Oh wait, "The Lego Movie" isn't nominated? Stupid Academy. Wouldn't know a good animated movie if it digitally bit them on the butt.
"The Tale Of Princess Kaguya" and "Song Of The Sea" are just happy to be there. Of "Big Hero 6," "The Boxtrolls" and "How To Train Your Dragon 2," the Dreamworks film stood out above the others with its vast landscape and ever-expanding roster of developed characters. The award will go to "How To Train Your Dragon 2."
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Who I want to win: "Whiplash"
Who should win: "American Sniper"
Who will win: "American Sniper"
I think this one is wide open for almost anyone to win. Some are saying "The Imitation Game," and others are saying "The Theory Of Everything" will win this award. My money is on "American Sniper," since the Academy might take pity on "American Sniper" for not winning some of the other bigger awards. Just a hunch that I have.
Best Original Screenplay:
Who I want to win: "Nightcrawler"
Who should win: "Birdman"
Who will win: "Birdman"
I would be eternally grateful to the Academy if they gave this award to "Nightcrawler." But since the majority of "Birdman" hinges on the dialouge and the script, and the Academy appears to be digging "Birdman." Another lock up for "Birdman."
Best Supporting Actress:
Who I want to win: Emma Stone from "Birdman"
Who should win: Patricia Arquette from "Boyhood"
Who will win: Patricia Arquette from "Boyhood"
As good as Emma Stone was in "Birdman," Patricia Arquette gave the most level-headed and emotional performance of the year in "Boyhood." Arquette pretty much has this one wrapped up.
Best Supporting Actor:
Who I want to win: Edward Norton from "Birdman"
Who should win: J.K. Simmons from "Whiplash"
Who will win: Edward Norton from "Birdman"
This was a hard one.
Edward Norton added charm and elegance to "Birdman," and when Keaton was not on-screen, I wanted to see what Norton was up to. That being said, J.K. Simmons was the best part about "Whiplash" so I believe he is just as deserving of the award as Norton is. I think the Academy will give it to Norton, with Ethan Hawke in "Boyhood" being a dark horse candidate.
Best Director:
Who I want to win: Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
Who should win: Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
Who will win: Richard Linklater for "Boyhood"
Last year, Best Director went to Alfonso Curoan for "Gravity" and Best Picture went to "12 Years A Slave," the two most deserving films of those awards. I think the Academy wanted to give both films that award, but couldn't, so they gave Director to one and Best Picture to the other. Gravity got Best Director due to it being done by the determination and passion of Curoan. I believe the same will happen this year between "Boyhood" and "Birdman."
Much like "Gravity," "Boyhood" is driven by the tenacity and love of cinema of Richard Linklater. If Linklater does not get this award, then "Birdman"'s director will, and "Boyhood" will probably walk away with Best Picture.
Best Actress:
Who I want to win: Resse Witherspoon from "Wild"
Who should win: Resse Witherspoon from "Wild"
Who will win: Julianne Moore from "Still Alice"
I want to say that Resse Witherspoon has this award locked up, but the Academy loves to give awards to actors and actresses playing people with mental or physical diseases. Julianne Moore is playing a woman with Alzheimer's, and whether she actually gives a good performance beyond that is pretty much irrelevant.
In any case, it will be either Moore or Witherspoon that walks away with this award, and I would love it if Resse managed to pull it out. I just don't see that happening though.
Best Actor:
Who I want to win: Michael Keaton from "Birdman"
Who should win: Eddie Redmayne from "The Theory Of Everything"
Who will win: Michael Keaton from "Birdman"
Again, the Academy loves the handicapped actors, which is why Eddie Redmayne is getting as much discussion as he is. That, and he is playing a well-known person in reality, to the point that even Stephen Hawking was convinced that it was him on the screen.
From a single performance perspective, Michael Keaton was the best actor in 2014. Grounded, heartfelt and emotional, he was the reason that "Birdman" was so good. Hopefully the Academy will see that and give him the award. Could go to either Redmayne or Keaton.
Best Picture:
Who I want to win: "Birdman"
Who should win: "Boyhood"
Who will win: "Birdman"
And so we come to the last and biggest award of the evening. One that is still being debated about who deserves it. Like with "Gravity" and "12 Years A Slave" last year, this one comes down to two films – "Birdman" and "Boyhood."
"The Theory Of Everything" and "The Imitation Game" are quite similar, in that they are both a biopic about two famous British people who changed the world with their inventions and intelligence, but both also faced difficult personal barriers to overcome. I don't see either of them winning this award.
"Whiplash," "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "American Sniper" are just happy to be here. Each will win other categories, but none of them are going to be winning this one. They're either too controversial or too under the radar.
"Selma" not being nominated for more awards and the possibility of it not winning Best Picture have caused more controversy this year than anything in the past. To those, I say this – Was it really the best film of 2014? Or do you just respect it for its subject material? Because there is a big difference. The winner of the Best Picture award should go to the film that is clearly the most well put together, tells a story that resonates with the audience and will still be an excellent film years from now. I do not think this is "Selma." There is a possibility "Selma" could win, but it is small compared to the last two films on the list.
I'd like to point out some of the films in the last few years that have won Best Picture – In particular, "Argo" in 2012 and "The Artist" in 2011. Both films have a similar theme – they talk about the film industry and how it is not a perfect or caring system. To me, this says that the Academy adores films that talk about the film industry and how bad it can be at times. How it takes a caring and passionate soul, and turns him into a greedy, self-absorbed man.
"Birdman" is that film.
I could just be overanalyzing it, but from a technical and personal perspective, "Birdman" is a superior film to "Boyhood." I certainly respect "Boyhood" more than "Birdman," for being able to take a twelve year journey through one boy's life and have it resonate with so many people. However, "Birdman" excels ahead of "Boyhood" in acting, cinematography and writing. If the trend of movies about movies does not give "Birdman" the win, those categories will.
This was a hard year to judge the Academy Awards on, since this the first year where I had seen almost every single nominee, especially all the Best Picture candidates. We'll find out in just a bit if my predictions are correct.
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