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Bet you could probably leverage those business contacts into a couple of upwardly mobile social partners with some well placed complements and handjobs. Don't sell yourself short.
Bet you could probably leverage those business contacts into a couple of upwardly mobile social partners with some well placed complements and handjobs. Don't sell yourself short.
Wow, 12 step meetings at Coachella, who knew? SOBERCHELLA.COM
I'm a reasonable man, get off my case....
I love that response. I'm guessing I will have to create some customers for life or (temporary)
Use those friends to upgrade to better friends, rinse and repeat. Before you know it you'll be going VIP.
Wow, 12 step meetings at Coachella, who knew? SOBERCHELLA.COM
I'm a reasonable man, get off my case....
I can't speak too soon hopefully I get through presale. But upgrading through connections doesn't sound bad at all. It's a opportunist idea for a good cause.
Either way is great...the trade off is with friends your adding the shared component of the overall experience, both pluses and minuses...but I find in general being with a group always lessens your ability to appreciate the music...you hit sets you're loving the others don't like, more time spent in beer gardens and the back of the tents waiting to hook up, behind held up from getting there in morning by friend who partied to hard the night before or the person who has to get their pool time in first.
If your a real music obsessive, solo is the best way to go...you'll bump into cool people all day long when you feel the need to talk about what you've seen, and your memories of the performances will in the end be much sharper. If your a people/party lover first and foremost, and the music itself is an added bonus rather than the primary reason to attend...then you may not want to go solo.
I'm a real music obsessive, the three years I went alone '08, 10, 11 were the ones I enjoyed and remember best overall, the three I went with friends 09, 12, 13 felt more like a blur, but nothing tops the experience of sharing a magic set with those close to you, like that McCartney set I experienced with my wife in '09.
The Replacements - Bryan Ferry - Outkast - The Knife - Dum Dum Girls - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Broken Bells - Haim - Neko Case - Jagwar Ma - Goat - Waxahatchee
Queens Of The Stone Age - Pet Shop Boys - Chvrches - Mogwai - Warpaint - Washed Out - Future Islands - Ty Seagall - Darkside - Foxygen
Beck - Neutral Milk Hotel - Superchunk - Arcade Fire - Bombino - Daughter - Surfer Blood
Went for the first time last year, was solo, and was probably the best weekend of my life. There are boring times in the middle of things, just be outgoing and talk to other groups of people.
I did this year.. winged it completely, bought my tickets last minute (Friday afternoon) with a car companion pass and ended up staying with someone I found here on the boards (I just stayed in a sleeping bag outside). I had friends who were working and were off later, but for the mornings I was on my own. It was nice.. you can do what you want or go wait in line for 2hrs to shower and not worry about other people. I'm sure if you go solo you'll end up knowing a handful of people who are going anyways.
I haven't gone solo, but the 2 years I have been, I spent pretty much the whole time inside the festival watching acts by myself.
My friends have no clue about music, and hardly see any acts over the weekend.
Being solo means I can run around to maximise the artists I can see and I can leave a stage and go where ever , when ever.
It is very nice though to meet up with your buddies back at the tent and discuss the day's events with a few beers.
Thanks for all your responses. I made a spreadsheet for my business class which summarizes all your feedback. I will warn you that there may be some sampling bias based on the non-random population of respondents.
2014 will be my first Coachella! And it will be solo!
Sadly, I have lame, cheap friends!
Not all those who wander are lost. ― J.R.R. Tolkien
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. ― Lao Tzu
Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music. ― George Carlin
None but ourselves can free our minds. ― Bob Marley
Good luck ^
I also have cheap local friends but have amazing chella buddies every year
I don't think people should go by themselves. I think they should stay home and get on the internet and find a date and then go to coachella. Unless they are unemployed.
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First time at Coachella will be April 2014!
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Same here, first time and solo and really looking forward to it. I tend to travel solo a lot, so I'm used to it. In my case I have friends who would have the money, but aren't interested in Coachella!
I like turtles!
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Solo is great! You don't have to babysit friends that are drunk or to high. Go where you want, do whom ever you want to do, eat what you want and answer to no one wanting your swag or drugs.
Unfortunately you have no one to cheer, dance or reminisce with after it's over.
6 of one or a half dozen or the other. No matter what you do, your still at Coachella and enjoying the hell out of it if your smart.
99, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11,12,13, 14
Dancing In The Desert and Loving Every Minute of Coachella!
Check out my Coachella pictures at Flickr.com under AJVaughn.com. Other art work there also!
There are 3 Coachella sets on Flickr.
Pretty sure there are threads so you can camp with other folks going solo
This will be my first year, and I'm going solo unless one of my lame ass friends decides to come with, also will be travelling from Australia so this should be an awesome weekend. I've travelled to South Africa and Zimbabwe by myself so travelling alone isn't a big issue.
Went solo for '12. Definitely unprepared. Packed the day of, forgot camera and picked wrong clothes for Week 1 (which was cold, mind you.) Missed out on Pulp, AM, and a few others. Still wondering why I didn't receive 'Dumbass of the Year" award but I enjoyed the hell out of it. All my friends are broke too. See y'all at Coachella 2014.
I had always thought going solo to a music festival would be kinda lame. But I got a super last minute free ticket to Treasure Island this year and out of the blue I just went by myself. It was incredibly fun. I met a bunch of rad people and was able to move around the grounds and get closer to acts (Disclosure) easier. That being said I don't know if I'd do Coachella solo. But I'm definitely over bringing huge groups.
If it's between solo and not going, go.
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My sister and cousin came to Coachella with me this year and although we went to a couple of shows together and I enjoyed the company, for the most part we all went to different shows (all having different tastes in music) and I ended up spending the majority of my weekend going from show to show alone. Once the music comes on it doesn't matter anyways, it's not like you can have a conversation. Go alone and rock on with yo bad self.


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"Once it became known to us that the bear that had been seen in Keney Park was the same one that had been charging humans in Barkhamsted, the decision was made to euthanize the bear," is the way Susan Whalen, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection put it.
The bear, which had been tagged during its Barkhamsted activities, was shot Wednesday.
State wildlife officials put Connecticut's bear population at about 500 animals, but the hunting community thinks it's larger than that and they've started lobbying for a Connecticut bear hunting season.
There were close to 3,000 bear sightings in Connecticut in 2011 in 122 of this state's 169 towns.
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Why Does The Moroccan Autonomy Plan Have the Support of the International Community?
Nobody denies Morocco's efforts over decades, and that is still unfolding, for the sake of reaching a final solution to the Sahara issue. One problem is a real drag on the entire area of North Africa and also obstruct the necessary dynamics of cooperation that must exisit between Maghreb countries.
The will shown by Morocco to resolve this conflict in a peaceful, objective and without recourse to babble, taking into consideration the interests of all parties as provided by international law, and without violating therefore the Moroccan territorial unity, has engendered a renewed dynamic. However, the direct adversary, the Polisario backed by Algerian regime, has remained stuck to the same position as always, ready at all times to "kill" any attempt to resolve once and for all this issue.
In this context, we note that the decision made by the King of Morocco to grant autonomy to the southern provinces was not an easy decision nor a diplomatic maneuver. It was rather a brave decision which aims to crystallize a new performance with a view to find a solution to the problem from a bold vision, other than those previously developed, which revolutionizes the entire Moroccan administrative apparatus, always characterized by centralism. But today, the autonomy plan, will give powers to local elected officials and different regional. Long ago it was almost inconceivable that anyone would think, even remotely, that this new territorial model will be proposed and now ready to be implemented.
The principles governing the Autonomy Plan guarantees the rights of Sahrawis. Principle of participation and equality that is outlined in section 4, under which Morocco guarantees to all Sahrawis, whether inside the country or abroad, "without discrimination or exclusion, the place and the role within the organs and bodies of the region ", and this based on a democratic and free elections, as stipulated in paragraph 5, which states that" all Sahrawi populations involved, democratically, in the management of their own affairs through legislative, executive and judicial (…) and participating, actively, in the economic, social and cultural development of the Kingdom. " Those powers, pursuant to Part 12 – be exercised particularly in the domains:
– "Local administration, local police and the jurisdictions of the region.
– Economic development, regional planning, encouragement of investment, trade, industry, tourism and agriculture.
– Management of budgets and taxation of the region.
– Infrastructure: water, hydraulic facilities, electricity, public works and transportation.
– Social: housing, education, health, employment, sports, security and social protection.
– Cultural: the promotion of the Saharan Hassani cultural heritage.
– Principle of consensus and consultation. In paragraph 8 states that "the Statute of Autonomy will undergo a referendum of the population concerned", while paragraph 15 recognizes the right of this region to consult on issues that come up within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty. "State responsibility is mentioned in the same paragraph, the domain of Foreign Affairs shall be exercised in consultation with the Autonomous Region of the Sahara". The Moroccan Plan has gone even further by making the Statute of Autonomy of the Sahara region "under negotiation and subject to a free referendum of the populations concerned (paragraph 27)".
– Provision of financial resources to carry out these projects, in accordance with paragraph 13 that stipulates the provision of financial resources required for the Autonomous Region in all its programs of development. These resources will particularly consist of: taxes, fees and taxes enacted by the competent bodies of the region, revenues from the exploitation of natural resources of the region.
– Consolidation of the principles of integration and reintegration as is clearly stated in paragraph 30 where the Kingdom of Morocco is committed to take "the necessary measures to ensure that people will be repatriated for full reintegration within the national community, in conditions which ensure dignity, safety and security of their property. "
With all the generosity displayed in this project, Morocco has only asked the other party to take a single commitment, which is stipulated in section 13 whereby the Moroccan state assumes "the right to retain defense, foreign affairs and the constitutional and religious prerogatives of the King, the Commander of the Faithful ".
Would it not be preferable that negotiators concentrate more on these proposals to analyze, to discover their details in order to produce concrete actions likely to end once and for all this long conflict. A problem that continues to widen the wound and submerge whole area in a sea of nonsense? Are not these proposals consistent with the principles of good governance as is dictated by international law?
Now we understand why the international community has been unanimous in characterizing the Moroccan proposal as "realistic, applicable and accepted by all." Indeed, the impact of this initiative will certainly redound to the benefit of the entire Maghreb region. One has to realize that the Maghreb has make a fresh start in relation to this problem and direct all efforts towards building a regional bloc capable of addressing the challenges that interest both this region and to all its citizens.
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We've had guests from the US, England and Canada, and now we welcome our first Scottish wrestler to My Name Is.
Viper was a relative unknown to the Ringbelles team until last October, when she made a big impression as part of the Pro Wrestling: EVE v Ice Ribbon weekend in Nottingham, England where she wasn't even announced for the shows, and left with a loftier profile, having won two and lost one, going against the likes of Alpha Female along the way. The bruiser from Ayrshire then took the ball and ran with it, wowing the audience at WAWW last November and getting stamps in her passport by being booked abroad, as well as continuing to terrorise in her home country.
As part of our chat, Viper talks about getting started, the great number of women she works with in Scotland, new faces to look out for, EVE, WAWW, wrestling overseas and which wrestler helped her to achieve that goal.
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A FORMER world champion, a renowned crowd favourite, and the number one-ranked professional are the tantalising opponents in sight for two of the area's top snooker amateurs.
Jamie Barrett, of Cleethorpes, and Grimsby cueman Stuart Carrington are aiming to face some of the sport's biggest names in Gloucester at the UK Players Tour Championship Event Four, which breaks off tomorrow.
Ken Doherty, the world champion in 1997, and six-time runner-up Jimmy White lie in wait if the players can chalk up victories against amateur opposition in the qualification stages.
And if Barrett does face 'The Whirlwind' on the baize, he will compete for a second-round clash against Judd Trump – provided the world number one wins his first round.
Carrington – fresh from becoming only the second player in Grimsby & District Snooker Singles League history to rack up back-to-back centuries – needs to win two qualifiers to face Irishman Doherty, the only player to have landed a title triple of World Amateur, World Under-21 and World Championship crowns.
But first up for the 22-year-old former England junior is Robert Tickner.
Barrett, 28, gets his PTC season up-and- running tomorrow after receiving a bye to the second qualifying round – one victory away from meeting White, who beat Carrington in the German Masters qualification stages last year.
Barrett said: "If I win tomorrow in my qualifier then I would go through to play Jimmy White which is an amazing incentive.
"He is a legend of the game so it would be amazing to be able to take him on. But If I was to get through though, I'd just look at it as any other snooker match. But first I just have to focus on my qualifier and on getting through that."


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Friday, February 20, 2009
Rihanna is doing better and releases a Statement.
New pics shows Rihanna looking well.
I post a pic of Rihanna bruised face after the fight yesterday and felt bad afterwards, because I would not want to be exposed like that. I wanted to share it at first, but I had to take it down.
Happy Birthday to Rihanna who turned 21 today.
The singer released a statement through her publicist.
"At the request of the authorities, Rihanna is not
commenting about the incident involving Chris Brown. She wants to assure her fans that she remains strong, is doing well, and deeply appreciates the outpouring of support she has received during this difficult time."
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n a town that values Tourism more than most, the government shutdown has thrown up a roadblock in front of the main attraction in West Branch, the Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and Library and now it could get worse. The Hoover site is scheduled to hold its 49th annual gravesite ceremony this Sunday, but as part of the National Park system the entire area is closed. Jerry Fleagle, Executive Director of the Presidential Library Association says if the signs are on the barricades, the service is off. Wed expect 2, 3, 400 people, we have people flying in and were even working with an ambassador coming in from Belgium so thats creating some additional difficulties.
Thats just more challenging news for main street and Pink Pony owner Brenda Welsch. We talked to the ice cream shop owner on the first day of the government shutdown and she told us a few days without the Hoover visitors would be an inconvenience. Now, 15 days without traffic from the library and museum she says a short term loss of business is on the verge of turning into a long term concern about cash. I have a great group of loyal regulars who have been great here in town, but the tourists are the extras, theyre the frosting .. but theyre not here so right now Im eating cake without the frosting.
Fleagle says Tuesday night he was optimistic the ceremony might still happen, but now he puts the odds about about 50 50. The Library Association will make a decision sometime Wednesday afternoon whether it must cancel the gravesite anniversary ceremony.


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Thank you for asking! I'm doing well. I feel strong and positive. My last round of chemo was much easier than the previous 3. My doc reduced the oxaliplatin to help me with my gait issues I had after my third round. My nausea is finally under control as well with a sancuso patch. I'm able to work every other week, which allows me to keep my health insurance. Neuropathy and extreme fatigue are my primary symptoms after chemo.
I've been dealing with my grief over the loss of my husband more lately. My house feels empty without him. Honestly just writing that makes me cry, but I know I will eventually be able to move forward. It's only been 6 months, and I think dealing with my cancer diagnosis put my grief into the background for a little while.
Enough. Again thanks for asking about me.
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I have a friend who is not doing well with the chemo (breast cancer). She has diabetes and she's had to be hospitalized several times due to a serious drop in her sugar after chemo.
I am glad to hear that you are doing good and I am going to mention the sancusco patch to her in case her doc hasn't suggested it. Maybe it will help.


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The inaugural Great Firkin Fest will be in downtown Mobile Saturday, April 5th at Moe's Original Bar B Que. With participation from local and regional breweries, each will showcase distinctive cask ale in a firkin, a barrel made of stainless steel that holds 10.8 gallons of beer. Firkins are unique in the sense that the beer goes through a secondary fermentation in the vessel. Participating breweries are Blue Pants Brewery (Madison, Alabama), Back 40 Beer Co. (Gadsden, Alabama), Southern Prohibition Brewing (Hattiesburg, Mississippi), Cahaba Brewing (Birmingham, Alabama), Druid City Brewing (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), Yellowhammer Brewing (Huntsville, Alabama), Fairhope Brewing Co. (Fairhope, Alabama), Brew Stooges (Huntsville, Alabama), Rocket Republic Brewing (Huntsville, Alabama) and Tallgrass Brewing (Manhattan, Kansas).
Doors open at 12:00pm with tapping at 12:30pm and awards for Best in Show and People's Choice at 4:00pm. There will be live music during the event by Eric Lindell with headliner Keller Williams starting at 9pm. Tickets for Firkin only: $22 in advance/$25 day of event (include admission, a sampling glass, festival literature and a koozie), Keller show only: $22 in davance/$25 day of event or both events: $32ADV/$35 day of event. Money raised will go to benefit the local American Cancer Society.
Located in the upper part of Dauphin in downtown Mobile, the 7400 square foot Moe's Original Bar B Que features a hot nightlife scene with full premium bars, high definition TVs and an entertainment venue that showcases live music from top bands. Named one of the Top 10 Rib Joints and BBQ Chains in America, Moe's Original Bar B Que has 29 other locations in AL, CO, FL, GA, ME, NC, OH and TN. The popular restaurant features a Southern soul food revival with pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood served with two unique sauces as well as southern favorites such as fried catfish and shrimp sandwiches.
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Lets face it – its rare we see a government goal reached on time, let alone early. Not too long ago, the Danish Government announced an ambitious goal to reach 200 megawatts of solar capacity by 2020, and as of last week, they have already met it! The country is currently installing an average of 36 megawatts of solar panels each month. At this rate, their resulting capacity by 2020 will be over five times the original goal. Denmark's power is currently 20% supplied by renewable sources, and the nation has set a goal of sourcing 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050.
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February 20, 2014 -- Updated 2017 GMT (0417 HKT)
Matthew McConaughey accepts the best actor Oscar on Sunday, March 2, for his role in the film "Dallas Buyers Club." Find out which legends took home Oscars before McConaughey -- from German actor Emil Jannings in 1929 to three-time winner Daniel Day-Lewis in 2013:
The first best actor Oscar went to Emil Jannings at the academy's inaugural ceremony held in 1929. Jannings received the honors for two films: 1927's "The Way of All Flesh" and 1928's "The Last Command."
Warner Baxter, right, earned the best actor Oscar for his role as the Cisco Kid in "In Old Arizona" (1929). Baxter appears here with best actress winner Mary Pickford at the April 1930 awards ceremony, which recognized films made between August 1, 1928, and July 31, 1929. Baxter loved the role so much he reprised it twice more, in "The Cisco Kid" (1931) and again in "The Return of the Cisco Kid" (1939).
George Arliss won the best actor Oscar for "Disraeli," apparently also beating himself since he was nominated for that film and "The Green Goddess." In the early years of the Oscar, a single nomination could recognize more than one role. However, for reasons not entirely clear, the actor won solely for "Disraeli." Perhaps it was a glitch on behalf of the academy, or perhaps voters truly preferred his portrayal as the famed British prime minister. The November 1930 awards ceremony recognized work from 1929 and 1930.
Lionel Barrymore, here with "Min and Bill" best actress winner Marie Dressler, won the best actor Oscar for his work in "A Free Soul." Barrymore played an alcoholic lawyer whose daughter gets involved with a mobster he helped go free.
The previous year's Oscar winner Lionel Barrymore, left, presents Wallace Beery, right, with the best actor Oscar for "The Champ." Beery tied that year with Fredric March in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
Fredric March, right, was honored the same year as Wallace Beery for "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Beery actually received one less vote than March, which it resulted in a tie winner according to academy rules of the day.
British actor Charles Laughton won the best actor Oscar for the title role "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), beating out Leslie Howard in "Berkeley Square" (1933) and Paul Muni in "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" (1932). The sixth awards ceremony was held in March 1934 and recognized movies released from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933.
Clark Gable's status as a Hollywood icon was cemented when the box-office star won the best actor Oscar for Frank Capra's "It Happened One Night" (1934). The screwball comedy was a massive hit with academy voters at the February 1935 ceremony, sweeping the five big categories -- best picture, best director (Capra), best adapted screenplay and best actress (Claudette Colbert).
Victor McLaglen, left, beat out two earlier Oscar winners to claim the best actor prize for "The Informer." He was up against Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, both nominated for their roles in best picture winner "Mutiny on the Bounty." McLaglen appears with best actress winner Bette Davis and filmmaker D.W. Griffith of "The Birth of a Nation" fame at the March 1936 ceremony.
After two earlier best actor nominations, Paul Muni finally won for the title role in "The Story of Louis Pasteur," the first of several biographical films he made at Warner Bros.
Spencer Tracy, left, with co-star Freddie Bartholomew, won his first best actor Oscar as a Portuguese fisherman in "Captains Courageous." He beat out Oscar-winning actors Fredric March in "A Star Is Born" and Paul Muni in "The Life of Emile Zola." It was Tracy's second nomination.
Spencer Tracy takes home his second best actor Oscar for "Boys Town." He appears here with Bette Davis, best actress for "Jezebel," at the ceremony held in 1939.
Robert Donat's Oscar win for "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" was definitely a surprise. Donat earned the honors for his title role as a schoolteacher, beating out some strong performances, including Clark Gable in "Gone With the Wind," James Stewart in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and Laurence Olivier in "Wuthering Heights."
After losing the Oscar a year earlier for his iconic role in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," James Stewart received the award playing a reporter who falls for Katharine Hepburn in "The Philadelphia Story." Stewart and best actress winner Ginger Rogers celebrate their wins at the ceremony held in 1941.
James Stewart, right, bestows pal Gary Cooper with the statuette for "Sergeant York." Cooper nabbed the win over Orson Welles, whose "Citizen Kane" also lost out on the best picture award but has become the epitome of a Hollywood classic.
Gary Cooper, right, congratulates James Cagney for his best actor win in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" at the Oscar ceremony held in 1943. Cooper, also a nominee for "The Pride of the Yankees," didn't seem to hold a grudge against Cagney.
Character actor Paul Lukas faced stiff competition from stars Humphrey Bogart ("Casablanca") and Gary Cooper ("For Whom the Bell Tolls"), but he was able to take home the Oscar for "Watch on the Rhine." Lukas and best actress winner Jennifer Jones celebrate at the ceremony held in 1944.
Bing Crosby, right, and co-star Barry Fitzgerald find a reason to celebrate after the 1945 awards ceremony. They won the best actor and best supporting actor awards, respectively, for "Going My Way."
Ray Milland had a prolific career for decades -- including a standout role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" -- but he received only one Oscar nomination. Luckily, he made it count, winning the best actor prize for his role as an alcoholic writer in "The Lost Weekend." Ingrid Bergman presents Milland with the prize at the 1946 ceremony.
Fredric March, right, Dana Andrews, center, and Harold Russell struck a chord with postwar audiences as servicemen returning home in "The Best Years of Our Lives." March picked up his second Oscar for the role.
Ronald Colman, far right, a star since the silent days, picked up the best actor Oscar as a jealous actor in "A Double Life." Coleman appears with the year's other winners at the 1948 ceremony -- from left, Darryl Zanuck, producer of best picture "Gentleman's Agreement," best actress Loretta Young, best supporting actor Edmund Gwenn and best supporting actress Celeste Holm.
Laurence Olivier's commitment to bringing Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to the screen paid off handsomely at the Oscars. Olivier walked away with the best actor Oscar in the title role, and "Hamlet" also won for best picture. Here Olivier appears with best actress winner Jane Wyman in 1949.
Broderick Crawford, second from left, pushed past Kirk Douglas, Gregory Peck, Richard Todd and John Wayne to win the best actor Oscar with "All the King's Men." Crawford appears with best supporting actress winner Mercedes McCambridge, far left, best actress winner Olivia de Havilland and best supporting actor winner Dean Jagger at the 1950 ceremony.
Puerto Rican-born José Ferrer became the first Hispanic to win an Oscar when he was named best actor for "Cyrano de Bergerac." Here he appears with Gloria Swanson, left, and Judy Holliday (best actress for "Born Yesterday") in 1951.
Claire Trevor can't resist giving Humphrey Bogart a kiss backstage at the 1952 Oscars ceremony after he won the best actor award for "The African Queen." Bogart beat out Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire," Fredric March in "Death of a Salesman" and Montgomery Clift in "A Place in the Sun."
Gary Cooper won his second best actor award for the classic Western "High Noon" with Grace Kelly. Among Cooper's competitors were Kirk Douglas in "The Bad and the Beautiful," José Ferrer in "Moulin Rouge," Alec Guinness in "The Lavender Hill Mob" and Marlon Brando in "Viva Zapata!"
William Holden celebrates his best actor win for "Stalag 17" with best supporting actress winner Donna Reed at the Oscar ceremony in 1954. It was the actor's second nomination; his first was for Billy Wilder's 1950 classic "Sunset Boulevard."
Oscars host Bob Hope, right, might have tried, but there was no way Marlon Brando was parting with his best actor award at the 1955 ceremony. Brando had lost three years in a row before then, but the actor's luck finally changed with "On the Waterfront."
Ernest Borgnine faced heavy competition for best actor, beating out James Dean ("East of Eden"), Frank Sinatra ("The Man With the Golden Arm"), James Cagney ("Love Me or Leave Me") and Spencer Tracy ("Bad Day at Black Rock"). Backstage at the 1956 ceremony, Borgnine holds the Oscar for his portrayal of a lonely butcher in "Marty."
Yul Brynner repeated his stage success as the King of Siam, winning the best actor Oscar for "The King and I." He's pictured at the 1957 ceremony.
British actor Alec Guinness will always be known to "Star Wars" fans as Obi-Wan Kenobi, but he had an illustrious career on stage and screen long before the George Lucas blockbuster. After losing an earlier Oscar nomination, he finally won the best actor award as a World War II British officer in "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
David Niven, right, joins fellow Oscar winners Burl Ives and Susan Hayward at the 1959 ceremony after winning the best actor award for "Separate Tables." The actor fought off competition from Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier, both up for "The Defiant Ones"; Paul Newman in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; and Spencer Tracy in "The Old Man and the Sea."
Charlton Heston helped "Ben-Hur" to win a record 11 Academy Awards, shutting out Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Paul Muni and Laurence Harvey as best actor. Heston appears with French actress Simone Signoret (best actress for "Room at the Top") at the 1960 ceremony.
Burt Lancaster was a winner two times over at the 1961 Oscar ceremony. He won the best actor prize for the title role in "Elmer Gantry," and he had glamorous Elizabeth Taylor, best actress winner for "Butterfield 8," by his side backstage.
Maximilian Schell
won the best actor Oscar over his "Judgment at Nuremberg" co-star Spencer Tracy. Schell had previously portrayed the character of German lawyer Hans Rolfe in a television version of "Judgment."
Gregory Peck's performance as lawyer Atticus Finch in the film of Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird," was a standout to academy voters. He beat out some stiff competition for best actor: Peter O'Toole for "Lawrence of Arabia" and Burt Lancaster for "Birdman of Alcatraz." Here Peck and his wife, Veronique, attend an Oscar after-party in 1963.
Sidney Poitier became the first African-American to win the best actor Oscar -- for his work in "Lilies of the Field." Poitier had been nominated once before for "The Defiant Ones." Interestingly, Poitier was the only one of the four acting category winners present at the 1964 ceremony.
Who didn't fall in love with "My Fair Lady"? The academy sure did. Rex Harrison took the best actor prize for his role as Henry Higgins at the 1965 ceremony, and the musical won best picture honors, among others. But Audrey Hepburn's performance has Eliza Doolittle wasn't even nominated -- the Oscar went to Julie Andrews for "Mary Poppins."
Lee Marvin won the Oscar for his comic role in "Cat Ballou" over dramatic heavyweights such as Laurence Olivier in "Othello," Richard Burton in "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold," Rod Steiger in "The Pawnbroker" and Oskar Werner in "Ship of Fools." Here, Marvin appears with then-girlfriend Michelle Triola in 1966.
Paul Scofield also was up against some heavyweight actors, particularly Richard Burton in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" But Scofield, here with Susannah York, won for his work as Thomas More in the period drama "A Man for All Seasons."
Sidney Poitier may have been the star of the detective drama "In the Heat of the Night," but he was snubbed in the Oscars race. It wasn't that academy voters didn't love the movie though: "In the Heat of the Night" won best picture as well as best actor for Poitier's co-star, Rod Steiger, here holding his Oscar at the 1968 ceremony.
Cliff Robertson's portrayal of a mentally challenged man in the drama "Charly" was enough to bowl over competition such as Peter O'Toole and Alan Arkin.
The best actor category was fierce the year John Wayne won the gold for "True Grit." In only his second nomination, the Hollywood legend beat out newcomers Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in "Midnight Cowboy" as well as Richard Burton in "Anne of the Thousand Days" and Peter O'Toole in "Goodbye, Mr. Chips." Barbra Streisand congratulates Wayne at the 1970 ceremony.
"Patton" features one of the most readily recognizable images in films -- that of George C. Scott's general standing in front of the American flag -- and it was as critically acclaimed as it was popular. But while "Patton" nabbed the best picture title and a best actor Oscar for Scott, the actor was having none of it. He refused to accept the prize,
calling the politics
surrounding the ceremony "demeaning" and likening the Oscars to a "two-hour meat parade."
Everyone wanted in on "The French Connection," and star Gene Hackman was rewarded handsomely with the best actor award at the 1972 ceremony.
An Oscar is an honor most stars would never refuse, but Marlon Brando did when the academy bestowed him with the best actor prize for "The Godfather" at the 1973 ceremony. Brando, who had won the award once before, said
he was protesting the portrayal of Native Americans
on TV and in film.
The academy loved to nominate Jack Lemmon, but it wasn't always so quick to give him the prize. The star's luck changed when "Save the Tiger" earned him a best actor Oscar.
For Art Carney, there were two phrases that helped him secure the best actor Oscar for "Harry and Tonto." "Do it! You are old," words of wisdom that came from his agent.
After losing out four times as an Oscar nominee, Jack Nicholson triumphantly claimed his prize for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
"Network's" Peter Finch faced some tough competition for the best actor award. He was up against Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver" and Sylvester Stallone in best picture winner "Rocky" as well as his "Network" co-star, William Holden. Finch died two months before the March 1977 ceremony and became the first actor to win an Oscar posthumously.
John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever" and Woody Allen in "Annie Hall" have become prime examples of characters in '70s films, but Richard Dreyfuss' performance as a struggling actor in "The Goodbye Girl" stood out the most to academy voters at the time. Here the actor accepts his prize at the 1978 ceremony.
Jon Voight had been nominated for a best actor Oscar once before for 1969's "Midnight Cowboy," but it was the Vietnam War drama "Coming Home" that finally earned him the honors.
Like Jack Nicholson before him, Dustin Hoffman was forever the bridesmaid and never the bride. But after losing for "Midnight Cowboy," "The Graduate" and "Lenny," Hoffman got to accept the award at the 1980 ceremony, thanks to his work in best picture winner "Kramer vs. Kramer."
Robert De Niro faced movie greats such as Peter O'Toole and Jack Lemmon in the best actor category. De Niro had already won the best supporting actor Oscar for "The Godfather: Part II," and academy voters couldn't help but hand him the best actor prize for "Raging Bull" -- especially since he gained nearly 60 pounds to play Jake LaMotta as an aging boxer.
After being a movie legend for more than 40 years, Henry Fonda won his first competitive Oscar for "On Golden Pond." His co-star, Katharine Hepburn, also shined in the movie as his wife, picking up her fourth best actress prize.
Ben Kingsley's portrayal in "Gandhi" was the performance to beat in that year's best actor Oscar race, and neither Dustin Hoffman in "Tootsie" nor Paul Newman in "The Verdict" could compete.
Robert Duvall won the best actor prize for his performance as a country singer in "Tender Mercies."
F. Murray Abraham's performance as Salieri in "Amadeus" rocked academy voters, who named him best actor.
"Out of Africa" dominated the Oscars at the 1986 ceremony, but William Hurt picked up the best actor award for his portrayal of a gay imprisoned man in "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
Paul Newman's performance in "The Color of Money" struck Oscar gold. It was the actor's first competitive Oscar win, but he wasn't there to accept it -- he'd joked that, after showing up and losing six other times, he might finally nab the prize if he stayed away.
Gordon Gekko's creed of greed was very, very good to Michael Douglas. The star -- and son of another frequent Oscar nominee, Kirk Douglas -- earned his first Oscar nomination and first win for best actor for his role as the ruthless corporate raider in "Wall Street." Here Douglas appears with Marlee Matlin at the 1988 ceremony.
Awards came pouring in for "Rain Man" with Dustin Hoffman, left, as an autistic savant and Tom Cruise as his younger brother. Hoffman picked up his second best actor Oscar and received congratulations from Cruise at the 1989 ceremony. Cruise wasn't even nominated, but he was probably just fine with starring in the best picture winner.
Before Daniel Day-Lewis became so revered he could strike fear in the hearts of Oscar competitors, the British performer proved his mettle with the biopic "My Left Foot," earning his first best actor Oscar. It was no easy task: Day-Lewis was up against Morgan Freeman in "Driving Miss Daisy," Kenneth Branagh in "Henry V," Tom Cruise in "Born on the Fourth of July" and Robin Williams in "Dead Poets Society."
We suppose the academy couldn't justify giving Kevin Costner the best director, best picture
the best actor prize for "Dances With Wolves," so Jeremy Irons took home the statuette for best actor for his role as Claus von Bülow in "Reversal of Fortune."
Anthony Hopkins absolutely killed as Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs," so it wasn't surprising that he secured the best actor Oscar for the role.
Before "Scent of a Woman," Al Pacino had been nominated for best actor four times and best supporting actor twice without winning. But the star's moment to accept the best actor Oscar finally came at the 1993 ceremony. Pacino may have won for "Scent of a Woman," but he also lost that year in the best supporting actor category for "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Little did anyone know that when Tom Hanks won the best actor Oscar for the legal drama "Philadelphia" he'd be back at the Oscars very soon, and in a very different role.
Tom Hanks proved his versatility when he won the best actor Oscar for the second year in a row. His prize this time was for his performance as the mentally challenged but indefatigable "Forrest Gump."
Nicolas Cage may now be the butt of Internet jokes --
surely you've seen him swing from a "Wrecking Ball"
? -- but he was the man to beat at the 1996 Oscar ceremony. Cage won the best actor prize for "Leaving Las Vegas," his first nomination and first win.
Some actors languish as nominees for years before winning an Oscar, but Geoffrey Rush won the best actor prize on his first try with "Shine."
By now, everyone knew what a powerhouse Jack Nicholson was, but he reminded moviegoers again with "As Good as It Gets," picking up yet another best actor Oscar.
Italian actor Roberto Benigni was unknown to American audiences before "Life Is Beautiful," but he stole the show at the 1999 Oscars ceremony. The academy gave him the best actor Oscar for "Life Is Beautiful," which also won the prize for best foreign-language film.
"American Beauty" was a cynical look at American middle class life with a new century arriving. Star Kevin Spacey received the best actor award for his portrayal of a middle-aged man who lusts after his teenage daughter's friend. The film also won best picture, director (Sam Mendes) and original screenplay (Alan Ball).
The academy fawned over Russell Crowe's "Gladiator," a sword and sandals epic that picked up honors for best picture, best costume design, best sound, best visual effects and best actor -- the first win for the Australian Crowe.
Denzel Washington has a reputation as a nice guy in Hollywood, so his transformation into the monstrous detective Alonzo in "Training Day" was incredible to watch. After already winning a best supporting actor statuette for "Glory," Washington took home the best actor award for "Training Day," making him the first African-American to win both.
Adrien Brody appeared so thrilled when he won best actor award for "The Pianist" he even got Oscar presenter Halle Berry caught up in the moment with a passionate kiss at the 2003 ceremony. "I bet they didn't tell you that was in the gift bag," he joked when he finished. It was his first nomination and win.
The Oscar race for best actor was a tough one when Sean Penn faced off with Jude Law for "Cold Mountain" and Bill Murray for "Lost in Translation," among others. In the end, it was Penn's work in "Mystic River" that earned him his first Academy Award.
Before "Ray," Jamie Foxx was known primarily as a comedian -- the kind who would star in a popcorn flick like "Booty Call." But after his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in a musical biography, people realized he had been underestimated as an actor. The academy started paying attention, too, and gave Foxx two nominations for the 2005 ceremony: one for best actor for "Ray" and another for best supporting actor for "Collateral." He didn't win in the best supporting category, but we bet he's been able to live with that loss.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
's portrayal of writer Truman Capote in "Capote" was the kind of rock-solid immersion audiences had come to expect from the actor. He got his due with the best actor award -- his only Oscar.
Until "The Last King of Scotland," Forest Whitaker had been completely overlooked by the academy. But after he turned in a masterful portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, academy voters handed him the Oscar.
If Daniel Day-Lewis is in the running, chances are there will be an award for him. The actor won his second best actor Oscar for "There Will Be Blood." He receives the award from Helen Mirren at the 2008 ceremony.
Sean Penn, here with best actress Kate Winslet, left, and best supporting actress Penelope Cruz, gave the performance of a lifetime as openly gay politician and activist Harvey Milk in "Milk." The academy rewarded Penn with his second best actor Oscar at the 2009 ceremony.
Jeff Bridges was understandably ecstatic when he won the best actor Oscar for "Crazy Heart." Bridges had been nominated four times before, and, with competition from George Clooney in "Up in the Air" and Jeremy Renner in "The Hurt Locker," his wasn't an obvious win. So when his name was called at the 2010 ceremony,
Bridges relished the moment in his acceptance speech
: "Thank you, mom and dad, for turning me on to such a groovy profession," he said.
Colin Firth's portrayal of King George VI's fight to overcome a speech impediment beat out Jesse Eisenberg ("The Social Network") and James Franco ("127 Hours"), among others, to win the best actor Oscar.
"The Artist," a silent, black-and-white movie, was a celebration of old-school film. Its star, French actor Jean Dujardin, seemed to have a virtual lock on the best actor Oscar, even though he was competing against the likes of George Clooney and Brad Pitt. When awards night arrived in 2012, Dujardin walked away with the prize.
Once again, the Oscar race for best actor was jam-packed with amazing performances, from Bradley Cooper in "Silver Linings Playbook" to Denzel Washington in "Flight." But Daniel Day-Lewis completely transformed himself into the 16th U.S. president for Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," and he walked away with the honors at the 2013 ceremony, becoming the first three-time best actor winner.
A history of Oscar-winning best actors
Emil Jannings (1929)
Warner Baxter (1930)
George Arliss (1930)
Lionel Barrymore (1931)
Wallace Beery (1932)
Fredric March (1932)
Charles Laughton (1934)
Clark Gable (1935)
Victor McLaglen (1936)
Paul Muni (1937)
Spencer Tracy (1938)
Spencer Tracy (1939)
Robert Donat (1940)
James Stewart (1941)
Gary Cooper (1942)
James Cagney (1943)
Paul Lukas (1944)
Bing Crosby (1945)
Ray Milland (1946)
Fredric March (1947)
Ronald Colman (1948)
Laurence Olivier (1949)
Broderick Crawford (1950)
José Ferrer (1951)
Humphrey Bogart (1952)
Gary Cooper (1953)
William Holden (1954)
Marlon Brando (1955)
Ernest Borgnine (1956)
Yul Brynner (1957)
Alec Guinness (1958)
David Niven (1959)
Charlton Heston (1960)
Burt Lancaster (1961)
Maximilian Schell (1962)
Gregory Peck (1963)
Sidney Poitier (1964)
Rex Harrison (1965)
Lee Marvin (1966)
Paul Scofield (1967)
Rod Steiger (1968)
Cliff Robertson (1969)
John Wayne (1970)
George C. Scott (1971)
Gene Hackman (1972)
Marlon Brando (1973)
Jack Lemmon (1974)
Art Carney (1975)
Jack Nicholson (1976)
Peter Finch (1977)
Richard Dreyfuss (1978)
Jon Voight (1979)
Dustin Hoffman (1980)
Robert De Niro (1981)
Henry Fonda (1982)
Ben Kingsley (1983)
Robert Duvall (1984)
F. Murray Abraham (1985)
William Hurt (1986)
Paul Newman (1987)
Michael Douglas (1988)
Dustin Hoffman (1989)
Daniel Day-Lewis (1990)
Jeremy Irons (1991)
Anthony Hopkins (1992)
Al Pacino (1993)
Tom Hanks (1994)
Tom Hanks (1995)
Nicolas Cage (1996)
Geoffrey Rush (1997)
Jack Nicholson (1998)
Roberto Benigni (1999)
Kevin Spacey (2000)
Russell Crowe (2001)
Denzel Washington (2002)
Adrien Brody (2003)
Sean Penn (2004)
Jamie Foxx (2005)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (2006)
Forest Whitaker (2007)
Daniel Day-Lewis (2008)
Sean Penn (2009)
Jeff Bridges (2010)
Colin Firth (2011)
Jean Dujardin (2012)
Daniel Day-Lewis (2013)
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Roger: Hair colour?Johnny English is a film about the eponymous Clueless Detective-style Idiot Hero and his semi-Butt Monkey Hypercompetent Sidekick Bough and their adventures working for MI7. They form a unique team similar to the Straight Man and Wise Guy, only with levels of competence instead of seriousness. Oftentimes Johnny's juggling act with the Idiot Ball gets Bough, himself, or both of them, into troublesome or injurious situations, causing hilarity or reality to ensue.The movie is considered an Affectionate Parody of the spy movie genre, oftentimes hanging lampshades on several popular spy tropes, from Disposable Love Interest characters to the protagonist being an overwhelmingly confident and suave badass. It features a hearty plateful of the Rule of Funny, a nice smattering of slapstick, at least a gallon jug's worth of Genre Savvy, and even a light pinch of Self-Deprecation. And Rowan Atkinson.The plot is mainly focused around Johnny's attempts at rescuing Britain from the evil schemes of Corrupt Corporate Executive Big Bad Pascal Sauvage. Sauvage has set in motion a complex plan, starting with the assassinations of all the spies in Britain with a bomb planted at a funeral. Fortunately, Johnny was a safe distance away, so now he finds himself promoted from a cheap low level agent to Designated Hero!Johnny soon finds himself drawn into Sauvage's scheme and vows to try and stop it, though he doesn't necessarily end up achieving a huge amount in the end via his own personal effort alone.A sequel, Johnny English Reborn, was released in 2011.The idea for the movie came from Atkinson's Barclaycard commercials from the 1990's about the misadventures of a (slightly) more competent, somewhat smug agent Richard Latham who scoffed at his Hypercompetent Sidekick Boff when the latter invariably solved each problem using his Barclaycard. About the only thing it has in common with the movies is that both characters worked for the fictional MI7 and are played by Rowan Atkinson. You can watch them here.For similar spy parody movie, see The Pink Panther. For a few with slightly more risque flavor, see Spy Hard and Austin Powers. For a more World War II flavored alternative, see Top Secret.
Johnny English: Um... (glances at a nearby bowl of fruit) ...orange.
Pegasus: Orange?
Johnny English: Mmm. And curly. Well, frizzy, actually. Frizzy sort of thing.
Roger: Frizzy.
Johnny English: An eye patch. Broken nose. Very few teeth. Two, I would say the most. And a scar on his cheek in the shape... (glances at the fruit again) ...of a banana.
Roger: Which cheek?
Johnny English: Both cheeks. They sort of met in the middle.
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I met a man threw Facebook. We talk a lot and seem to really have hit it off. He lives in England, me, the States. He will be here visiting in about a month. Any special suggestions for meeting someone from online when they have traveled so far? Normally a coffee at Starbucks would do, but I am clueless about this.
|Thu, 03-28-2013 - 11:11am
Is he visiting her for some other purpose like business or meeting other friends? i sure hope so. If so maybe you could say that you want to meet up for a drink and then if you are hitting it off you could stay on for dinner. Since you have a month to go, that gives you some time to be in contact and try to get to know his interests better. Try to find out his schedule. I'd say you could offer to show him some kind of tourist spot but then if you don't like each other when you meet, it's very awkward.
|Sun, 03-31-2013 - 3:37am
Hi. Like the others, I want to know whether he has other purposes for visiting. Also, where is he staying? I probably wouldn't just meet for coffee. That's for someone local. I'd go for dinner with him--provided your communications over the next month go well.
I met my wife online long distance and 4 years before her, a girlfriend. Good luck.
|Sun, 04-07-2013 - 7:46pm
It's getting closer....he has always wanted to come to the states, travels a lot. but is coming here to meet me. the length of time depends on how it goes. Really sweet guy. I said he has to stay at a local hotel. This is really different. There is no precedent for this that I know of! I'm very familiar with the whole online dating thing normally. I dont really know what to think of the whole thing
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I'm sure you don't want to hear this and will continue with your plans anyway, but why begin a relationship with so many hurdles? I did online dating for over 2 years when I was single. I made it a rule to date within 50 miles of my location. For one thing, 9 out of 10 dates, the date was a disaster. Even if we loved each others photos, e-mails and phone calls, the first date ended up being the last. In some cases one or both of us didn't feel chemistry. Some guys posted really old photos and were clearly a lot older than they'd admit to. Some guys personalities were abrasive or unappealing. Some lied about their dating goals. They said they wanted a long term relationship, when really they wanted to screw around for a few weeks. One guy was normal on the first date, then on the second one, I saw that he was crazy. Some guys claim to be only dating you, and they're busy chatting with a harem on the internet.
He's spending probably $900 for that flight. That's an expensive risk. Why can't he find a local woman? Does he have a criminal background? You don't know. Everyone's wonderful at the beginning. It takes a good year to really get to know someone. How are you going to do this an ocean apart? Why do you want to spend night after alone, with someone so far away that you can only afford to text, phone, or email? And if you did start a relationship, for one of you to live with the other, you'd basically have to marry. There are immigration rules and you just can't live in another country just because your gf/bf lives there. How do you know he just doesn't want a green card and thinks life in the US would be a better life in expensive England. Spending so much time with someone so soon, which you would probably do if he's spending all this money to see you, is not ideal. It's like something that burns so bright and then extinguishes too quickly. There are many women who regret moving too fast, but you'll never find a woman who regretted going slowly.
Be very careful if you go through this. People can be great actors. Don't get so comfortable that you invite him to your house and don't go to his hotel room. Always meet in a public place. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I've been around the block a time or two. You can find out what a guy's life is like and if he's a good potential partner by physically seeing him a couple times a week. You would eventually meet his family and friends and gradually find out who the real person is. How would you do this with a foreigner? Everything about this situation is a huge risk. Think long and hard if a cute photo of a guy is enough evidence that he's on the up and up and worth risking your safety for. Keep us updated. Take care.


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A group of Toronto high-school students are aiming for what might seem nearly impossible: convincing celebrities to wear their blue scarf at the end of February to spread awareness of autism.
But just a week into their initiative, they've already been successful. Branden Campbell, the bassist of Neon Trees, has agreed to wear one on the morning show Live with Kelly and Michael on Feb. 12. The band also posted the a promo for the project on YouTube.
Now they local teens are going after other famous people, including Brad Pitt, Justin Bieber and Ellen DeGeneres.
The initiative, called the Six Degree Project, was created by three students at Northern Secondary School. It's based on the popular idea that everyone is six or fewer links away from any other person in the world.
The students are asking the community to go to the site and share if they have a connection, no matter how small, to a celebrity, as well as if they know someone who is on the autism spectrum. The goal is to prompt people in the media's eye — and all of us — to wear a blue scarf the week of Feb. 25, and talk about why they're wearing them.
The idea began with Emily Albert, 16, and Mia Kibel, 17, who were inspired by the "awesome" Carly Fleischmann, a fellow student who has autism, to create more buzz around the issue. Fleischmann, 17, communicates through a computer, and is well known for a book she wrote with her father, Arthur Fleischmann, called Carly's Voice: Breaking through Autism.
"She's become such incredible advocate for the disorder," Albert says. "We approached her to see if she had any ideas and she just had this vision in the blink of an eye."
It quickly became bigger than anything the two teens originally conceived. The trio brainstormed and came up with a list of 12 celebrities, choosing the last two weeks of February as a deadline.
"(Carly) originally said 'I want Brad Pitt' and we said 'There's no chance to get Brad Pitt.' But she insisted," Albert recalls, then adds excitedly: "Already we have three e-mails saying 'I think I'm connected to Brad Pitt.'"
A slick website was born, created with help from Arthur Fleischmann's marketing company. It has netted nearly 3,000 views and 40 contributors in the first two days after last week's launch. The group is currently arranging production of the scarves, which sell for $20, and taking preorders on their site.
"(Carly) dreams big and goes for it and makes things happen," Albert says. "I think that's why we've had such a great response so far."
The project, which is affiliated with Autism Speaks Canada, is fully endorsed by faculty and staff at Northern.
"I am really proud of the work they have done, because it's a unique approach to raising awareness of autism," says the school's principal, Ron Felsen.
Several students at Northern fall along the autism spectrum, with moderate to severe symptoms, Felsen notes, adding that Northern's 1,800-wide student body helps make their special education program the largest in Ontario's high schools.
"Over 1,000 students in this building fall under the designation of special education," he says.
The school's heightened awareness contributes to the level of acceptance for their challenged students, Albert says. "For whatever reason, at Northern we just understand and go forward," she says.
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Carlos Acosta's plan to inject life into the island's hidebound ballet scene by refurbishing Havana's crumbling dance school and turning it into an international center for culture and dance has ignited controversy for daring to reimagine the original architect's vision.
Acosta was visibly frustrated by the flap over what he views as a way to give something back as he prepares to retire from London's Royal Ballet after a celebrated career. — npr.org
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Unfinished Spaces, a film that we've previously covered here on Archinect, is a documentary about the ambitious Cuban National Art School project, conceived, and ultimately killed, by the revolutionary communist Cuban regime. In addition to an exhaustive schedule of screenings, it will... View full entry »
"You have to accept that 50 years have gone by, but the changes should be done by the architect who was in charge. If this architect is no longer able, this is another thing. But the last time I saw Garatti, he was thinking clearly. So there's no reason to put him aside. I don't think it's ethical." — npr
British architect Sir Norman Foster jumps on the opportunity to remodel iconic and unfinished Cuban National Art Schools. But one of the the original architects, Roberto Gottardi, is still alive. (via Alexis Navarro) Also see; Revolution of Forms: Cuba's Forgotten Art Schools by John... View full entry »
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