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Our friends at BroadwayWorld.com got on the phone as soon as the 2014 Tony Awards nominations were announced. Check out their reactions. We'll continue updating this page as the day goes on.
Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
I'm feeling pretty buzzed right now. Very ramped up! I've wanted to be apart of the New York theatre community for as long as I can remember, so this is unreal. You never expect this to happen. It's all about being in the right place at the right time with the right people. I was lucky enough to get to work with John Tiffany and got to share the stage with Celia, Zach and Cherry. We all share all of this with each other because we created it together. It wouldn't have been the same if we weren't all a part of it. I got the news in a pretty unique way today- I was in the backseat of a Chicago PD squad car. I was doing a ride-along doing research for a part, and we literally just got a call that they had a lead for a guy they had been tracking down. He had robbed an apartment complex. Then my phone starting going crazy in my pocket. It was my mom! I guess all of my friends and family were watching and we hopped in right before they got to the 'featured' categories. I think its safe to say that I might have been the first nominee to ever get the news from a police car. I wish I had the imagination to make this stuff up. I just had some good chinese food down the street to celebrate [Laughs]. I'm here by myself. When I get back I'm going to open up a bottle of champagne that I still have from opening night. I'm not sure why I was saving it, but this seems like the right occasion.
Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
"This is such a great honor and I am so happy to think my work is noteworthy. Eric has written me a wonderful character full of love and life who continues to inspire me."
Mark Rylance, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Richard III and for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for Twelfth Knight
My wife texted me to let me know today. I'm filming at the moment, so I was working from 6-8. It's such a delight. I've worked with this company many times so it's a bit unfair, but we are like a sports team that has played together for many years. We've been through many experiences together, both on the stage and in our personal lives, which is a nice thing about working in the theatre. The longevity of the ensemble is thanks to Tim Carroll, who inspires us to work with him and keep working with each other. It a great delight when all of my friends are recognized with the nomination for the revival, and then four of us have the extra pleasure of acting nominations! There won't be any celebrating today- I have lines to learn for tomorrow!
Tim Carroll, Twelfth Night - Best Direction of a Play
I got back at lunch time and noticed that I had about 30 more emails than I normal do, so I knew that something was up. I'm rehearsing in Canada right now at the Stratford Festival so I'm wrapped up in King John at the moment, but I was thrilled to hear the news. I didn't even know they were being announced today! I'm so very happy for all of the actors getting nods and of course Jenny for her costumes, which I hadn't really thought about, but now that I do it makes perfect sense. This is a continuation of the love we got from the audience every night. We were knocked out by the spirit that they brought with them. They were very hungry for what we could bring them. I'm on my own here in Canada and I don't drink on week nights, so I think I will celebrate with a big bowl of pasta.
Jason Robert Brown, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre and Best Orchestrations for The Bridges of Madison County
I'm doing well! It's a complicated day because I love the show so much and I wish that it could have gotten little bit more recognition. I'm very happy for Kelli- we all wrote the show with her in mind so it's wonderful that she was recognized for that. She's doing an unbelievable job and that is very gratifying. It's funny, the announcements happened exactly when we walk our kids to school every day, so we kept them late so that we could watch together. It's strange, the last time that I was even nominated was for Urban Cowboy and we didn't even have kids then, so it was really special to get to share that with them. They were very excited when they heard daddy's name. I'm conducting the show tonight, so what better way to celebrate than to share the music with everyone at the theatre?
Martin McDonagh, on behalf of The Cripple of Inishmaan
I'm thrilled that the The Cripple of Inishmaan has garnered six Tony nominations for its Broadway debut, and I'd like to congratulate everyone involved in Michael Grandage's production.
Adriane Lenox, After Midnight, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
I'm very excited for the show! I've been involved since the Encores productions and I've seen the response that led us to getting a Broadway house, so it's no surprise for me. I'm surprised by my nomination though. It's such a huge season. To be nominated is quite something, to say that you got in. I was not watching the broadcast today, I just knew because the phone blew up. My agent called me, as he did last time in 2005, and said 'You're probably asleep like you were last time, but I'm just giving you a congrats over voicemail!' I already left for an interview that was set up with Seth Rudetsky to talk about a concert I'm doing on May 12, and then I realized that I left food on in the house! So I tried to call anybody to help me- I didn't want the house to burn down on this beautiful day! The food is a little crispy but everything is in in order now. So now I'm back and I'm going to celebrate by laying down.
Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Best Direction of a Musical
I feel pretty awesome. I'm in rehearsal right now with a show for Theatre for a New Audience, so now I'm juggling that and several hundred congratulatory emails and voicemails. And of course we are working on the most intense scene in the show today! I was in bed with my husband and the dogs this morning and we were watching the announcement live. I'm just so happy for everyone and especially for Hartford Stage, where I am artistic director. It all started there. And I'm so thrilled for Robert and Steve who have been crafting his piece for several years- I so happy for them. I'm going out to dinner tonight with Linda Cho, who was also nominated for costumes. We are going with our spouses, and I think we will have to crack open a bottle of champagne!
Beowulf Boritt, Act One, Best Scenic Design of a Play
I got a text on my cell phone this morning from my prop supervisor that just said 'ahhh' which I took to be good news so then I checked and found out. I am just delighted, thrilled and excited to get recognized because I've been in this business long enough to know that you can do good work and not necessarily be recognized, so this is really gratifying.
I'm not sure how I will celebrate. I should probably think about it but I've been so inarticulate today with everyone calling and emailing, it's just a bit overwhelming. You know James Lapine gave me my first show and really the start of my career so it's really nice to receive a Tony nomination for one of his shows. I was delighted that the play got a nod as well. I hope the show will introduce people to this great work who didn't know it before, I hadn't read the book until I got the show, it was always on my list of books to read. And I find it comforting and interesting to see that life in the theater hasn't really changed much in all this time - some things really stay the same!
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
This award show is, understandably, close to my heart. I am wig over heels in love with playing Hedwig, so this Tony Award nomination is especially meaningful to me. I also couldn't be more proud and happy for the show's creators, John Cameron Mitchell and Steven Trask, as well as our other nominees - Michael Mayer, Lena Hall, Julian Crouch, Arianne Phillips, Tim O'Heir and Kevin Adams. All well-deserving and all very sexy. It's been a crazy exciting morning!
Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
My friend John Vincent Fahey called me, I had been out at an appointment, and he told me the news and then I came home and there were a bunch of messages for me and a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Sharon Gless - so it was a very feel-good morning! The show getting nominated is the best because it includes everyone who works on it - I sent a silly email to Tom Kirdahy that the show's been in our hands from time that it could crawl to when it could walk and now it can run - so it takes a village! Everyone involved deserves the recognition. To celebrate, well I went out and did what I call retail therapy, I was out of stockings so I bought a ridiculously expensive pair of stockings! And maybe we'll do a little something after the show tonight, I always keep a bottle of champagne in the theater so maybe we'll open that up and have a little celebration!
Harvey Fierstein, Best Play for Casa Valentina
I feel really happy and really glad to see the play recognized. I think of it as the work of all of us- it's not by yourself, so it's a tribute to all the artists and Joe Mantello and the producers, designers... I'm so happy for Reid, and for Mare and for Rita for making them all look so natural in a state that is not natural. I have bronchitis, so I wasn't awake for the announcement. We just had our opening so I've been kissing everyone... maybe if I kissed more ass and less face I'd be better off. I was awakened by calls from Jordan Roth and Rick Miramontez- they woke me up, though I had a whole bunch of calls by then. I'm gonna try to heal today. I feel bad about not being at the curtain tonight though. It's always exciting for the show after the nominations come out. I know, because this is my third year in a row! I'm just gonna get ready for the press event tomorrow and then I'll go to the matinee afterwards. They are more low key, so I'll get a chance to congratulate everyone. Joe of course, is working with Sting right now on The Last Ship. I just feel SO bad for him that he has to spend his whole day with Sting... I guess someone has to do it.
Steven Lutvak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
My boyfriend made us breakfast early this morning and we were watching the live feed on New York 1, and I was scrambling to write down as much as I could, and it was almost as if it was all going in one ear and out the other, or rather in my brain and out of my hand. And Michael was keeping count of the nominations and, well there are just no words ... but I'm sure I'll find some! You know, it's been a very long road getting the show up, we had a producer die, and a lawsuit, just as a few examples, so it makes it all that much sweeter. We're going to celebrate by raising a glass at the theater tonight, and then I'll have a quiet dinner with my boyfriend. It's just extraordinary and breathtaking - it's a lot of things!
Lauren Worsham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
I was asleep when the announcement was made, but my husband woke me up to tell me that I was nominated. I didn't believe him! It's just so nice to see the theatre community appreciate a show that is about the theatre. We are all just so excited. We call ourselves the little show that could. I'm probably going to celebrate by sitting around and taking a bubble bath!
Robert L. Freedman, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Best Book of a Musical
I was watching New York 1 with my family, my wife, my son, my mother in law, we were sitting on the couch and just watching the broadcast live and every time we got another nomination we were just screaming! We were so happy for everyone involved - we weren't counting the number of nominations but when it was over I said, 'Oh my God, that seemed like a lot of nominations!' So it was a moment I'll never forget. It means the world to me - just getting the show to Broadway has been a lifetime dream and to have audiences respond like they have and to be received by the Tonys is like a miracle. I am just overwhelmed and humbled and full of gratitude - i can't even put it into words how deeply meaningful and overwhelming it is - I never imagined it could be so well received.
It took almost 10 years to get to Broadway, which is not that rare but we had a roller coaster ride and a lot of bumps along the way, but a lot of people who believed in us and we had to believe in ourselves to keep going. I feel so grateful to all the people who helped us along the way and so grateful for all my family and friends, Jeff Mays and the entire cast - I'm so proud of them and all the designers and, not to sound greedy, but I wish every one could have been nominated. I've watched the Tonys since I was a little kid and in the back of my mind I always dreamed I'd be part of it all so it's just like a miracle.
Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
There's a lot happening at the moment, but I'm so thrilled! I was watching the announcement live this morning. I had decided that I needed to sleep, but then my eyes popped open at 8:15 and I decided that was fate telling me to tune in. This is validation, certainly. It's been a crazy ride, this Bullets experience- a joyful, crazy ride. It's remarkable to think hat not long ago I was a struggling actor and considering other options. I was 35 and loved doing this, but I wanted some solidarity so I was taking real estate course. This show was fate pulling me back. It's an amazing role and amazing gift I'm so grateful to Woody, and Susan and everyone for the amazing opportunity. My day is filled with appointments, but hopefully I'll get to celebrate with the cast after the show tonight!
Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
"I am beyond thrilled to accept this Tony nomination on behalf of my Mice and Men team. I still haven't got over the honour of being given the part, so I'm now a little worried what this new excitement will lead to. Lock up your bunnies!"
Sutton Foster, Violet - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
"I am so thrilled and honored. Violet has become an incredibly special show to me and I am just so happy for everyone involved. Our director, and now Tony nominee, Leigh Silverman has been our captain and has led us all fearlessly. I just can't wait to get to the theatre to celebrate with my cast!"
Paul Chahidi, Twelfth Night - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
I can't tell you how delighted and in shock I am right now. I switched my phone off at lunch and now it's blowing up. I was having tea with a director friend of mine and when I switched it on afterwards every icon on my phone came up at the same time. I thought, 'Well, I don't think it can be a bad news thing...' The first voicemail I had was from Sonia Friedman congratulating me and telling me that we'd been nominated for 8 Tonys. On a personal level I'm so honored and delighted. It's extraordinary. It's beyond my wildest dreams. I'm so pleased with the production. I feel like it's a great day for ensemble actors and a great day for men in dresses. I'm hoping I can come for the ceremony but I'll be rehearsing Shakespeare in Love. But Sonia is also working on that, so if she can't get me out then I don't know who can!
Reed Birney, Casa Valentina - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Well I'm actually filming a movie on Wall Street right now and I've been at the set since 6:30 this morning. I kept checking my phone and text messages and I finally received one from Manhattan Theater Club and after that I got like 100 texts! But, because I'm on set, all I could really do was between takes, whisper to my co-star that I was nominated for a Tony. It was actually a great thing that I'm here because if I didn't get the nomination, it would have been a good distraction.
I think what this nomination really means to me is that after 40 years in acting I am really being acknowledged - you know most of my career has been Downtown, off Broadway so this is really a wonderful affirmation for me about perservering, I think that's the name of the game - to always persevere. So it's very humbling and thrilling - I can't quite get my head around it to tell you the truth. I love this play and my character and I feel so, so very lucky to be here.
Bryce Pinkham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
I'm actually in DC now visiting my girlfriend and I was initially resolved to thinking whatever happens happens, but when I woke up this morning I shot out of a bed and I said to myself 'what were you thinking? I want to remember this moment!' so I got up and left the house and I actually walked down to the nation's capital and I was standing in front of Capital Hill and it was like an episode of House of Cards, you know it's a dreary rainy day here, people are walking and jogging and I almost expected to see Kevin Spacey come around the corner! And my phone was just going beserk with all the well wishes. I think I might have scared the school groups waiting to take the tour of the capital - I was expecting the secret service to descend on the crazy guy who was talking and whopping to himself on the phone! I'll celebrate tonight by doing the show and sharing the moment with the cast - they all worked so hard to bring the show to its Broadway home. It's never been lost on me how lucky I am to be in this position with this musical and I'm so excited to share it with everyone
My girlfriend and I had brunch this morning to take it all in - sort of like the calm before the storm - and I had a chance to talk to my parents in California, wake them up with the good news. It's just one of those moments you are always dreaming about as a little kid, practicing in front of a mirror, singing along to the original Les Mis and now here I am nominated in the same season as the revival of that show - it's just been a thrilling morning.
Joshua Henry, Violet - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
I dint even know how I feel right no! I've never been better. It's been a crazy morning with the announcement, but it's also my wife's birthday and my first reaction was 'Oh, wow!' And then I turned to her and said, 'Happy Birthday?' I'm just so excited to get to go to the Tonys again. I had my iPad out this morning and I was a little bit late, so I was afraid I missed it, but Lucy Liu said my name, and she is very attractive, and I was like, 'Wow, I like how she said my name.' Jonathan would have been great too, but it was cool hearing it from Lucy. James Monroe Iglehart is a great friend of mine, so to get nominated together after doing The Wiz with him in 2009 is so special. I'm going to jog around Central Park and think about how lucky I am to be going to the Tonys again. The biggest thing is trying not to freak out and keeping my voice ready to tonight!
Robert Schenkkan, All the Way - Best Play
I was sitting having a cup of coffee with my lap top open this morning, streaming in the news of the announcement - so it was a good way to wake up! It's a fantastic, a great honor, particularly with the strength of the crowd of nominees - you know Lapine, McNally, I've been nominated before and I'm very pleased to be back, it's a very gratifying feeling. Already today my Facebook and twitter have blown up with congratulatory messages, and I'll be at the theater later tonight, the Democratic National Committee is hosting a reception before the show and they'll be a talkback after the show so it will be a great way to celebrate - it will be working day for me but that's okay, it's very exciting.
Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
I feel so great! I feel so excited, it's really a wonderful thing. I try not to watch the announcements, but my phone was all charged up and that woke me up. I really can't even tell you the excitement I have for the cast, it's such an ensemble cast. I'm over the moon and so happy to be nominated as an actor in a straight play. It's an amazing feeling. We are very musical backstage. So, I feel like there will be some of Pharrell's "Happy" playing tonight. I'm getting my celebratory playlist together in my head already!
Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
I'm so proud of the show and we're leading the pack for the Tonys and that's just a gratifying feeling - we've been at it so long the show's been working it's way slowly but surely. I didn't watch the live broadcast because I had a little dog named Maud with a full bladder so Susan, my wife and I took him out to Tompkins Square Park and that's when the call came through with the joyous news. So, we ran around the dog park and Maud chased his ball - and it's a beautiful day here. It's a bit of a chilly morning but the blossoms are out and the tulips are blooming so it's like a big congratulatory bouquet from nature! We will celebrate by doing the show tonight. We will have a champagne toast although I doubt it will be real champagne or that would lead to a a sloppy performance but I'm looking forward to giving them all a big hug and congratulations - I'm so thrilled so many were recognized. My overall feeling is one of pride for us all - it's just wonderful!
Leigh Silverman, Violet, Best Direction of a Musical
I was with composer Jeanine Tesori, siting on her bed with her daughter and we were just clutching each other - after so many years of working on the show, to be recognized and appreciated is just a wonderful thing. I feel amazed and honored. I feel that Violet is really an important musical - I put my heart into it and it's about a girl who wants a miracle and the fact that the show is happening is a miracle and to be nominated is truly a penultimate miracle! I'm on my way to rehearsal now, I'm doing American Hero at Second Stage so I feel lucky and proud that I can celebrate by doing what I love to do - directing. But I plan to stop by the theater tonight to congratulate Sutton and Joshua and say 'yay'! I'm just so grateful and happy for this moment - I feel like there is nothing like this show right now.
Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
It's a really nice morning. I love this play so much and I'm so attached to the ensemble. I'm filled with joy. I wasn't watching this morning- and I would have, because I had such a strong feeling about the show doing well, but I was up so late and I thought my internal alarm clock would work since I was so excited. Instead I awoke to a massive amount of texts. I'm so thrilled for Reed and I'm especially grateful to Joe Mantello. I hear there is a press junket tomorrow, so so I think I need to go shopping for that! But then I'll definitely have a celebratory latte!
Michael Mayer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Best Direction of a Musical
I'm feeling great! It's such a great way to wake up- there's is no better alarm than your phone endlessly buzzing with texts. I wasn't watching this morning because I never remember when they are [laughs]. To tell the truth, its always earlier than I imagine. I just had surgery, so was kinda out of it on my pain medication. I feel like I'm in a bit of a dream state. But, when you pass 5 buzzes on your phone you're pretty sure it's good news. Or someone is dead. It's either very good news or very bad news. Really though, I'm happy to get a nomination for myself but the fact that the design team and the actors got nominated makes me feel so good about the whole show. The work we did together... That's one of my jobs- to create a whole team, and that it's recognized makes me so happy. I've talked to everyone already this morning. It's really a nomination for all of us. I will be celebrating with a visit to the doctor. I don't think he'll let me jump up and down yet, but maybe I'll be doing a little jig by later today. If I can put weight on my leg today then that is celebration enough. There is also champagne in my future.
Samuel Barnett, Twelfth Night - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
No, I wasn't watching it because I'm in London at the moment - I've watched all the other awards being announced in the last few days and I've been thrilled for Twelfth Night, but today I was in the gym and my good friend Seth called me and I was thinking, 'Why is he ringing me now?' and he said 'you've been nominated for a Tony!' So, I left the gym and called my mom and started celebrating. It was a nice way to find out. For me personally, it's incredible - it feels like such a massive achievement, but beyond that I'm so thrilled for the rest of the cast and everyone who is involved in both shows [Twelfth Night, Richard III]. We all worked so hard and put in so much time and energy. I think we had 8 nominations if you combine both shows so to have the work recognized in that way it gives me such a warm feeling inside. I don't mind if I win or not, i'm not expecting to win because I've been nominated along with such incredible actors, I'm mostly thrilled for the cast and everyone involved with the show.
James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
I'm trying to figure out a word that is more than excited... ecstatic- that's the word! I'm ecstatic. I was watching the announcement with my wife and with our cat in between us. I had no idea of what my reaction would be. I really thought that I would probably get up and scream but instead I just crumpled up and cried. This just means so much to me. The first time I watched the Tony Awards I was 17 years old, so this is... well excuse the cliché, but it's a wish come true.
Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
I feel like when you're in a show that's already closed you don't how it will go with these nominations, so the fact that our little show was recognized was really special. My husband and I recently switched to FIOS and we realized we no longer get NY1 so we watched the live stream on BroadwayWorld on a computer so that's how we found out. I'm going to be doing a reading at Lincoln Center today so I was up early but I would have woken up early anyway to hear the nominations. My husband and I will celebrate - he's been so amazing this entire time so the celebration will definitely be something with him. It was such a joy to do this play and to do it with Zach, Cherry and Brian, going to work with them everyday was such a joy and it sounds cheesy, but without those guys I wouldn't have been nominated or have been a part of something that is truly special.
Danny Burstein, Cabaret - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
I am incredibly honored and so happy for all the nominees. The only thing better would have been for my dear friend, Michelle Williams, to also receive a nomination. But, I am thrilled to receive my fifth nomination and look forward to all the festivities and all the fun.
Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
I am so thrilled to be thought of this morning. It has been a joy to bring Martin's play to Broadway with this amazing team and company!
Kelli O'Hara, The Bridges of Madison County - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
My kids get me up early, so I was awake for the announcement, but my manager Erica showed up at my door with balloons and it was so exciting for my kids. It does not get any less exciting. You really can't assume or expect anything. I'm just so proud of the show. I'm breathing a sigh of relief right now though. I'm gonna be happy today. I will do my normal stuff but I will be happing and excited doing all of it!
Linda Emond, Cabaret - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
My dear dresser Kelly Saxon called and woke me up and said congrats... she was screaming and crying. I don't tend to be up this early! I'm very pleased. My phone is so kooky with all of text and emails. It's really comical, with all of the dings that are happening right now. It means that a lot of people are up very early. And one of them was from Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who is on the west coast! Why is he awake?! I know he's a Broadway guy, but man! I'm gonna celebrate by going to yoga! It's a show day so I have to get it together. I have to get sleep and get it together. Being up that early is not normal. I'm still in my PJs in bed. I'm so delighted and happy for Danny. I can't say how proud I am of the show. Its been a joy.
Jessie Mueller, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
I'm very happy! They called Jarrod's name and I jumped and screamed! And then they called Anika's name and I screamed too! I've never watched the nominations before, but one of my best friends came over and brought bagels so we watched together. This time was completely different for me. It's wonderful to be recognized for working so hard. I'm so thrilled for the show because we ALL work so hard. It was a labor of love. From the get go we were all so excited about it and to give the characters their due. And to bring all of it to light to a new audience... We are so proud.
Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
I feel crazy! I was asleep when the announcement happened. I said to myself, "I've gotta sleep!" I've never been a part of the award season before. I got a phone call and I talked to my agent first and he said he was so proud of me. I'm really excited! I just its like Christmas morning, but I wasn't expecting to get any gifts I feel like... I don't even know! I'm sure there will be some celebrating today- Michael Mayer is coming to the theatre tomorrow. So, we will get to see him. The show got nominated a lot! We love the show and the feeling and love from every one is amazing, so to be in shows that have gotten so much back to back love is incredible. We've all had a vibe that we are a part of something extremely special. I just want to portray the character in my own way and have fun with it. I'm just so grateful!
Anika Larsen, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
I was actually on a NJ transit train, and just I got off Penn Station. My perfect agent...we've been together for 15 years and he's stuck by me through thick and thin was the one to call me, and it was perfect for him to tell me, and then my phone started screaming and couldn't stop. I didn't know a phone could get so many texts! I was crying at Penn Station...but this being NY - no one noticed me! I didn't set up any plans to celebrate (how could you?) but my best friend is in town and we're going to have breakfast together - seems the perfect thing to do! It feels lovely to have the joy surrounding me.
Andy Karl, Rocky - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Someone said that I am the hardest working actor on Broadway and 'll take that award - coming from a hard working blue collar middle class family, we all worked for hard for what we got. And I might be a Bway kid now and I'm very grateful for that, but I still put in the hard work. I was up since 7:30 this morning. You know being nominated is one of those things that people at stage door and friends kept saying 'you're gonna get this' I was filled with self doubt you never know how it's going to go. I sat there and listened but didn't expect it until it was said. Orfah was jumping up and down, the dogs were barking and we were having such a good time. I get to celebrate by going to the gym, because I still have to take my shirt off every night I have to look like I can take on Apollo. I'll probably put some milk in my Protein powder instead of water to celebrate, but I still have to go to the gym and sweat go to the show and sweat. But with the acknowledgment today it's all worth it, I'm happy to represent the show I truly believe it touches preople's hearts something they've never experienced before. They think a lot about it when they get home - the love story, the spectacle I'm happy to be a part of it.
Jarrod Spector, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
I'm a little bit in shock! My voice is already sore from screaming when the TV said my name! I was watching as they were announcing but I don't know if I could do it again. I didn't sleep well at all and I had heart palpitations happening. I think I might have a heart attack. But, I did watch! Since it was the first time that I've been through this I wouldn't have done it any other way though! I'm definitely going to celebrate with my fiancé in some way today, but I'm also going to try to get some sleep to rest up, since I'll have to get up early for the event tomorrow. And be ready for the show tonight, because in the end that's what matters.
Terrence McNally, Best Play for Mothers and Sons
Oh yes, I was watching I set the alarm for 7, made a few strong cups of coffee and settled down I don't take these things calmly. Especially since this was a new American play we sometimes get overlooked and we have to work extra hard to make our voices heard. And, the producers took a chance but we found our finding our audience. Of course I want to keep Broadway friendly with musicals, but new plays bring new ideas new thoughts are exchanged. I'm also celebrating Tyne's monumental performance. I wrote the role for her and hoped she would accept it and she did. Her performance is up there in the top with MASTER CLASS. It just sets a standard. I don't want to just focus on nominees, our three men were phenomenal as well. But, of course they get recognition from the audience. I have people arriving in an hour, I promised them bagels - we are working on a show, a musical which I really can't talk about yet. So, I'm working today but I'm very happy. I'd like to take to the day off but that wouldn't be fair to them of course! I'll celebrate with cast after the show.
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
I just out found 5 minutes ago - I was asleep and when I woke up I saw lots of missed calls - I didn't know the announcement was this morning I thought it would be later in the day. But, it's brilliant. I purposely don't tune in because you don't know if you will get nominated but then if it happens it's great! I will celebrate by doing a very good show tonight as always. I'll probably ring my family in London. My mom will be besides herself, she doesn't know yet. I'm just truly enjoying the trip to New York and this is like the cherry on the end of it. It's my first time here doing a play. The play has been such fun to do and then we had President Obama come the week before last so it's a lot - it hasn't all sunk in but i'm enjoying every minute of it. It's just wonderful to get recognized, people notice what you do and like it. And it's such a famous award, probably the most famous theater award in the world so it's wonderful that it is now a part of my work.
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Last life drawing workshop of the year with Bob! I pulled out some acrylics for the occasion. Most of these were done in 10 minutes, I only did every other pose.
This second painting I just did to try and use up the paint left on the palette.
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Golly, those are some great gestures!
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The santa painting are so nice!
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Chris Lau, Kapitall: After rising nearly 99% in 2013, Micron Technology (MU) share slipped lower this month by 11%. Investors worry that demand for the company's NAND flash memory will weaken, driven by lower smartphone demand. If anything, the decline could create an entry point for investors looking for exposure in the smartphone supply market. [Read more from Chris Lau: Look at this Buying Opportunity after Linn Energy Drops] SanDisk (SNDK), Rambus (RMBS), and Broadcom (BRCM) all dropped in sympathy in recent sessions. However, the fundamentals for Micron did not deteriorate. The company acquired Elpida, bolstering its overall market share. Contrary to market worries, demand for smartphones has yet to weaken. Prices for memory are also stable. Micron is entering a 16 nanometer flash memory development, too. This will enable Micron to be the manufacturer of the world's smallest flash memory devices for 128-gigabit memory. Production for the memory will begin in the last quarter of this year, and shipment will start in 2014. Negativity by Association Broadcom is down for a separate reason. The company was downgraded by seven analysts after the company reported first quarter earnings that missed on revenue. Broadcom also gave light guidance. During the last quarter, the company said that sales for its combo and networking chip were strong. Mobile baseband chip sales were softening, due to competition from Qualcomm (QCOM) and MediaTek (TWSE:2454). Rambus dropped slightly in recent days, but the company is not facing any troubles. Last quarter, the company earned $0.06 per share on revenue of $57.9 million. In June, the company settled and established a patent licensing deal with STMicroelectronics (STM). Access company snapshots for the stocks mentioned in this article. Conclusion Smartphone demand remains in an upward trajectory. Growth rates may lessen in the quarter ahead, but should pick up as consumers buy or upgrade smartphones during the back-to-school session. Retailers and carriers may boost promotions for devices, helping memory suppliers like Micron Technology.
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There are certain questions your employer can not legally ask you. For example, your sexual orientation, religion, and age are off limits, but your weight, as uncomfortable as it might be, is on the table. And one company is asking its workers to fess up their number on the scale to help combat rising health-care costs.
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CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) announced this week it will be asking employees receiving employer-sponsored health-care coverage to reveal their height, weight, body fat percentages to the company's insurance carrier as part of a wellness screening to encourage workers to be more healthy and proactive in their health care to keep a lid on coverage costs. Many companies are worried about the Affordable Care Act's mandate that requires some businesses to provide health insurance.
CVS employees can reportedly opt out of the requirement, but will face a $600 annual charge. The Rhode Island-based company and has more than 200,000 workers, and says the move is to encourage employees to live healthy lifestyles.
"We want to help our employees to be as healthy as they can be, which is why we decided to implement this plan. In fact, we have been working for a number of years on ways they can improve their health through preventive measures," the company said in a statement. It also said that incentive programs like this are not new and the companies across the country have similar plans. "To encourage a higher level of participation in our wellness review, we reviewed best practices and determined that an additional cost for those who do not complete the review was the most effective way to incent our colleagues to improve their health care and manage health costs."
The drugstore operator also says it will pay for the health reviews and that no one within the company will be able to access health records and personal information because it will all go to a third-party administrator. Managers will not be able to access information about their employees' weight, for example.
Health-care reform's insurance mandate kicks in next year, and experts expect companies to outline more initiatives like this one to help curb their costs. In fact, Gina Payne, national director of Wellness at CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, says this trend has been on the rise in the last five years.
She says many employers already ask their workers to complete a health-risk assessment and about 49% of employers have a workforce health strategy in place. In addition, CBIZ reports another 40% intend to implement a similar strategy in the next two years.
"Employers need to keep their employees – and their benefit plans – healthy. Health-care reform makes this even more important," Payne says in an email message. "Employers are accomplishing a major shift in thinking about the economic value of health and overall wellbeing. Through effective wellness strategies, opportunities exist to address health care costs, productivity loss and performance."
The CDC reports that 60% of health-care expenditures are due to preventable illness or modifiable risks, cites Payne. She adds that illness also affects productivity: for every 100 employees, 11,500 hours of lost productivity occur per year due to health conditions. That's the equivalent of five full-time employees out of 100 where an organization has lost an entire year's worth of productivity, she says.
While CVS has taken some heat from the initiative, companies are likely thankful it gave them the option to implement similar programs, says Kip Piper of Health Results Group.
"I'm sure a lot of other large employers want to take CVS out for a beer for being the first company to take the heat," Piper says. "But historically, sticks work more than carrots."
The "carrot" approach of giving employees incentives to participate in wellness programs has seen success in companies across the country, Piper says. She also sats employers saw a return on investment because workers were in better health and often call out sick less.
The ACA will make insurance more expensive for employers, so they want to get the most bang for their buck from those they are insuring, Piper says. He adds that when lawmakers were crafting the health-care legislation, Democrats pushed for the loosening of federal regulations to allow employers to be more assertive with programs that encourage people to participate in wellness initiatives. "A large company like CVS, which is no doubt self-insured, doesn't have much information about the health of its employees."
Rob Wilson, CEO of human resources company Employco, says more large employers will likely follow CVS's lead as a way to control costs.
"Large companies are self-insured to a certain extent, where smaller companies are not," he says. "I am not sure this would make healthy people more interested in working at a company, but it may make someone who isn't as healthy less interested."
Companies are increasingly interested in workers' health, with some having surcharges for employees who smoke. In a way, this move by CVS is no different, Wilson says.
The downfall with asking employees for their body fat percentage and deciding on their wellness is that the two are not necessarily correlated, Piper says.
"I'm sure every NBA player probably has a BMI that suggests they are obese, and they are not," he says."So contractors and companies have to use this information in a positive way. It's tricky and hard to do this right—it has to be done very carefully."


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S'mores cupcakes
I used a regular chocolate cake recipe I had used a couple of times before (you can use your favourite chocolate cupcake recipe), and basically, these were done in no time at all. One thing I would change is perhaps the marshmallow frosting recipe. It kinda split and had a really obvious sort of egg-whitey taste. Doh. I think if I made these again, I'll use like Italian meringue buttercream or something.
S'mores cupcakes (adapted from Annie's Eats and Bakingdom)
(makes 15 small-medium cupcakes)
Graham cracker base
120g homemade graham crackers (recipe here)
2 tsp sugar
45g melted butter
Place the graham crackers in a disposable ziplock bag, use a rolling pin and crush finely to crumbs. Pour the crumbs into a bowl, add the sugar and melted butter. Stir well to combine. Add two tsp of the mixture into cupcake liners and press down to line the bottom. Bake 5 minutes at 175C. Set aside.
Chocolate cupcakes
100g plain flour
180g sugar
42g Valrhona cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk (I didn't have any, so I used regular milk instead)
1/4 cup vegetable oil (I used corn oil)
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup hot coffee
Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Whisk the milk, oil, egg and vanilla in a big bowl.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet batter, whisking constantly.
Slowly add the hot coffee into the batter and whisk till just combined. Divide the batter equally among the cupcake liners.
Bake for 25 minutes (or till when toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean) at 175C.
Leave to cool.
Marshmallow topping
1 egg white, room temperature
35g sugar
pinch of cream of tartar
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Combine sugar, egg whites, and cream of tartar in a medium bowl set over a pot filled with a couple of inches of barely simmering water.
Whisk the mixture frequently to prevent the egg whites from cooking. Continue whisking until the mixture reaches 160 degrees.
Remove the bowl from the heat and whisk the mixture on high until it is shiny and stiff peaks form, then stir in vanilla extract.
Frost cooled cupcakes as desired. Brown with a kitchen torch and garnish with chocolate chunks.


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Hearts sign Queen of the South striker Gavin Reilly
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Scottish Premiership newcomers Hearts have signed striker Gavin Reilly from Queen of the South.
The 22-year-old, who scored 43 goals in 81 appearances for the Championship side after joining them as a trainee in the summer of 2010, has signed a three-year deal.
Hearts have agreed compensation with Queen of the South for a development fee for the player who was out of contract at Palmerston Park.
Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, Reilly, who scored 15 goals in 39 league games last season, said: "It's great to sign here and I am glad it's finally done and dusted as this is a great club to be at.
"The manager has told me I bring something different to what he already has here. I have pace, energy and I work really hard so hopefully I can bring these into the Hearts squad and benefit them.
"I played against Hearts four times last year and they are a really great squad and they deserved to win the league in the manner they did.
"Everyone says their aim next season should be top six but I feel this team can go further than that. To begin with that may be our target but who knows. They are a really, really great squad.
"This is a big step up for me but it's what I have been aiming to do for the last few years so hopefully I can stamp my authority on the Premiership and hopefully score some more goals at this level."
Reilly becomes manager Robbie Neilson's second acquisition of the summer as he prepares his side for a return to the top flight of Scottish football.
Earlier this month, Polish defender Blazej Augustynl, who started his career in England with Bolton Wanderers, agreed a switch from Gornik Zabrze, subject to international clearance.
And Neilson could be set to further boost his squad as Sky sources understand 24-year-old Spanish striker Juanma, who plays for Greek side Kalloni, could arrive at Tynecastle in the next few days.
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Asthma is a long-term (chronic) lung disease that causes your child's airways to become sensitive to certain things (triggers). Several things happen to the airways when a child is exposed to triggers:
All of these things will cause the airways to narrow. This makes it difficult for air to go in and out of your child's lungs and causes the symptoms of asthma.
A child is more likely to get asthma if he or she:
Symptoms can occur a bit differently in each child. Children with asthma have times when they have few, if any symptoms. They also have times when symptoms flare up. Symptoms may include:
The symptoms of asthma can be like other health conditions. Make sure your child sees his or her healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
To diagnose asthma, your child's healthcare provider may recommend these tests:
Treatment will depend on your child's symptoms, age, and general health. It will also depend on how severe the condition is.
Your child's healthcare provider may refer you to a pulmonologist. This is a doctor with special training to treat lung conditions. Your child may also be referred to an asthma and allergy specialist. Your child's treatment is based on how severe his or her symptoms are and how easily they are controlled. Treatment includes finding triggers and ways to avoid them. It will also include medicines.
Asthma medicines include:
Asthma that is not well controlled may cause:
Asthma can't be completely prevented. There are steps you can take to reduce the chance of your child developing asthma. They include:
In most children, asthma flare-ups can be prevented by:
You can help manage your child's asthma by:
Work with your child's healthcare provider to find the best way to take care of your child's asthma. There are guidelines for children from newborn to age 4, ages 5 to 11, and ages 12 and older.
The more information a person with asthma has, the better the asthma can be controlled.
Call your child's healthcare provider if your child's symptoms are not well-controlled. For example, your child is waking at night with symptoms or is having trouble with daily activities.
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We've had some great feedback and feature requests – so a big thank you to those who have contributed – and particularly to those who have purchased.
Following that feedback, I am pleased to announce that Version 1.2 is now live and it adds some great new features to Adaptive Client Manager including:
3 Different User Roles (Admin, Manager & Client) Each With Their Own Level Of Access & Permissions
Clients can have login details and can sign in to their own Client Area – everything else is hidden from them
UTF-8 Character support for PDF's – support for many special characters (e.g. Ä,ä,Ö,ö,Ü,ü,ß,Ø, and many more…)
Ability To Edit Invoice and Quote Items (Previously Only Add/Delete)
Custom Fields For Both Your Company & Clients (For Data Such As Tax Codes etc)
Item Quantities Can Now Be Decimals Instead of Only Whole Numbers – Perfect For Those Half Hours Etc
Adaptive Client Manager (ACM) is a fully featured and responsive Client Management & Invoicing System that was designed from the ground up to be compatible with almost any business type – whether it's a web design company or a construction company.
ACM enables you to track client accounts, create invoices and quotes, automatically generate PDF documents from those invoices and quotes and email them quickly to the client.
Using the latest in web design techniques, the system is designed to look and work perfectly across all operating systems and devices. ACM utilises a modern, clean and responsive design, which responds and is optimised for the device that it is being accessed from – whether it be an iPhone, iPad, laptop, or any other smartphone or tablet.
ONLINE DEMO FOR iPHONE/iPAD/SMARTPHONE/TABLET
If you want to view the ACM demo on an iPhone, iPad, or any other smartphone or tablet, then the best way to do so is to either follow this link to the Adaptive Client Manager Online Demo, or press or scan the following QR Code:
This is due to the fact that Code Canyon's own link above opens ACM up in an iFrame with a Code Canyon banner, which unfortunately breaks the responsive functionality.
Responsive, Fluid Design
Works perfect from ANY device
Clean, Modern Interface
Very Easy To Setup With Auto Installation
Comprehensive & Detailed Documtation
Unlimited & Predefined Theme Colours
Upload Your Own Logo For App & PDFs
Secured Against Unauthorised Access
Advanced Security Against SQL & XSS Attacks
Advanced Form & Data Entry Validation
Store Searchable, Sortable Client Information
Store Searchable, Sortable Invoices
Store Searchable, Sortable Quotes
Helpful & Informative Dashboard
Create Unlimited Admin Users
Chart Client Invoice Values Vs Previous Year
Quick Snapshot Of Clients' Current Balance
Quick Snapshot Of Clients' Historical Stats
Add Multiple Items & Payments To Invoices
Individual Expirey Durations For Quotes
Quick Snapshot Of Clients Current Balance
Auto Calculation Of Invoice Status (Paid, Unapid etc)
Create Unlimited Tax Rates
Auto Generation Of PDF Invoices & Quotes
Editable Email Templates Utilising Shortcodes
Email PDF Invoices & Quotes Directly To Clients
Advanced & Robust Report Generator
Much More…
A Website On Which You Can Create A Subfolder (e.g. yourwebsite.com/acm)
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Version 1.2 (Released: 28 Feb 2013)
Version 1.2 (Released: 28 Feb 2013)
- Added 3 Different Access/Permission Levels – Admin, Manager & Client
- Clients Can Log Into Their Own Client Area
- Added UTF-8 Character Support For PDFs
- Added Ability To Edit Invoice and Quote Items (Previously Only Add/Delete)
- Added Custom Fields For Both Your Company & Clients (For Data Such As Tax Codes etc)
- Item Quantities Can Now Be Decimals Instead of Only Whole Numbers
Version 1.01 (Released: 19 Feb 2013)
- Changed Length Validations to 64 Characters For Certain Fields
- Added ability to edit own user account
- Corrected Issue With Payment Information Not Displaying Correctly On PDF Invoices
- Corrected Issue With Buttons Appearing On Reports
We've made the installation of ACM of simple as possible and all you really need is 4 basic pieces of information (hostname, database name, username and password) that you will probably already know. If you're not sure of these, just login into your web host account and you'll easily find them.
Depending on your host/settings etc, installations can vary a little and that's why we've produced some comprehensive Online Documentation For Adaptive Client Manager. Feel free to take a look and see what's involved.
We run a cron script on this demo every few hours that resets the database back to the original demo data. That means if you change theme colours, add clients, invoices and/or quotes within the demo, it may be deleted or reset when the cron script is next run. This is so that the demo is kept 'clean' for other people to try out. Thanks


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Forgetfulness & The Manzierre - Dr. VernPosted in News on November 20, 2013
Low range? Check. Hubs locked? Check. Manzierre? Check. After a recent incident while four-wheeling, I've come up with a handy checklist so I'm never unprepared off-road. Raise your hand if you've ever forgotten to lock in your hubs. Oh yeah, that can be embarrassing. Ironically, the more witnesses you have, the more likely you are to overlook this important step.
So how did the manzierre make it onto the checklist? I'll get to that in a minute, but first the backstory. Recently, my wife and I discovered a new 4WD trail. Her folks live only about 30 miles away, but that's as the crow flies. For us earthbound beings, it's an hour away, via a slow two-lane road that winds through the foothills. Hemmed in by tall, dense trees most of the way, this route doesn't offer much of a view, except for one brief straightaway. Almost like sights on a rifle, the view taunted us with a mountain peak in the distance. The summit had radio towers on it, meaning we wouldn't have to go into granola mode and hike to the top. With any luck, there would be a 4WD trail. But alas, the only time I'd remember this place was when we were on our way to compulsory family fun, and then we'd get distracted and promptly forget it when returning home.
Forgetfulness gets a bum rap, in my opinion. I'm perfectly fine letting some memories fade away. It's good to remember the aforementioned locking hubs. As I'm often admonished, it's good when I remember my meds. On the flip side, there are plenty of other things better forgotten—teenage hairstyle and wardrobe choices, for example. If I were king, pictures would be outlawed from high school yearbooks. Trust me, your future selves would thank me.
Speaking of forgetfulness, where was I? After taunting my dear readers by somehow combining tales of support garments for men and the discovery of a new Jeep trail, I was off in the weeds again. It's just that with so much going on lately, it helps to let my mind wander off on its own sometimes. We've been making that trip to the in-laws quite often of late. Cancer reared its ugly head and handed my father-in-law the short end of the stick, and he hasn't got much time left.
"I was the butt of the joke"
I should be upfront and let you know he is an ornery SOB and stubborn as a mule. He's opinionated and not afraid to share. Actually, I take back that last part because it's not really accurate. Rather, he's convinced the lives of everybody within earshot would be enriched once exposed to his rigid, unyielding viewpoints. So yeah, you guessed it, we are two peas in a pod.
When I asked him for his daughter's hand in marriage, he didn't hesitate to tell me no. He rather enjoyed watching me squirm until he finally lost his composure and broke out laughing. Even though it wasn't funny in this particular instance, seeing as I was the butt of the joke, I can't wait until it's my turn to be on the other end.
Thinking of him reminded me of that new trail. It was easy enough to locate by finding the road on a map and drawing a straight line. The mapmakers for the U.S. Forest Service have a remarkable sense of humor, however. The same symbol is used for graded gravel roads, suitable for practically any vehicle, and this route, which technically had more in common with a mountain goat trail. Great fun and all, don't get me wrong, but a bit on the bumpy side. As our trusty CJ-2A leapt from rock to rock, my beloved wife said, "I wish I had worn my sports bra today." To which I responded, "I wish I'd worn one, too."
Please understand my wife has had me on a diet. There are all kinds of diets out there. You've got your Atkins diet. There are low-carb and paleo diets. She has been cooking for me on the Happy Man diet, consisting of generous portions of my favorite foods. It's a wondrous regiment in all regards except it has made my Jeep's steering wheel move closer to my belly. I haven't seen my six-pack abs for a while either, since they've apparently been replaced by a keg.
With that said, a manzierre would have sure come in handy while bouncing around in our old Jeep. The service manual makes mention of something called "springs" located between the axles and frame of our Jeep, but judging by the ride, I'm not buying it.
However, no guy will wear a manzierre unless there's a public campaign to raise awareness of the benefits. I'd be a poor choice, as I'm barely known beyond the confines of my column, curiously hidden way in back of the magazine. A public spokesman is needed, with a face well known at Jeep jamborees and other famous events. Furthermore, we need somebody already accustomed to a lifetime of ridicule.
That's why I'm calling on Christian Hazel, Jp's esteemed editor, to carry the manzierre torch. It could be his legacy. His predecessor, John Cappa, the man who gave me this column, will go down in history for his questionable hiring choices. But what of poor Mr. Hazel? How will he be immortalized? He could be known as Mr. Manzierre. So if you see him at the Rubicon or Moab, be sure to shake his hand and thank him. Just try not to stare.


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One random Saturday, when I was a mere twelve years old, my parents, along with my sister and I, went to visit some family members who lived nearby. We actually visited these relatives somewhat often during my youth and on this occasion, our visit began as such visits normally did. We arrived, ate lunch and sat by the pool.
Eventually, after a couple of hours in the hot sun, and after going for a quick swim and diving from the diving board a few times, I went back inside the house and sat down to watch some television.
This really was just another ordinary visit up until that point.
But a few minutes after settling into the comfortable living room sofa and flicking on the tv, everything changed when my 18-year old cousin, Lauren, asked me to follow her into the kitchen. I immediately followed her until she stopped in the far corner, right next to the refrigerator, where, without a word, she removed the winter hat that she always wore on her head. And then, as I stared in shock at the 50 or so large metal staples that ran from one end of her scalp to the other, all helping keep a long, freshly made incision from opening up, Lauren just looked at me and smiled.
"It's okay," she said. "I just wanted to show you in case you were wondering why I always wear this hat."
Ever since I had been able to understand anything, I had understood that Lauren was sick. But as a young child, it was impossible for me to fully realize what such an illness actually meant. And so, despite my parents telling me over and over again that Lauren had had another surgery to remove tumors from her brain, I always assumed that she would be fine in the end.
That is, until that very moment in the kitchen. Now I suddenly understood that Lauren was battling much more than a simple nuisance, such as a cold or the flu, and that her battle was more difficult than I could ever imagine. And with this realization came the discovery that life just might not be as easy as I had so naively believed. Requiring brain surgery and then having industrial-sized staples placed into one's head was not something I had ever considered as a real possibility in life.
But now that I had seen it with my own eyes, it became apparent that such a terrible disease, along with countless other illnesses, accidents and life-altering obstacles, could surprise anyone, at any time. This was the day I learned that we are merely human beings, not super humans.
After I left the kitchen and returned to the living room, and as I still tried to process the influx of new thoughts, I sat back down on the sofa and turned on the television once again. However, I of course couldn't focus on the television at all, and instead chose to observe Lauren as she moved around the house.
It didn't take long for my observations to have a powerful effect on me, more powerful even, than the moment Lauren had removed her winter hat. Despite the staples in her scalp, despite her long battle with brain cancer and the never-ending surgeries, I'm not sure I had ever seen someone smile as much as she did. Despite the semi-frequent stumbles, when the tumors would interfere for a brief moment with the messages sent from her brain to other parts of her body, despite knowing that her life was going to be cut way too short, she continued to smile.
Observing Lauren that day changed me completely. First, I realized that, as a 12 year old boy, I knew nothing about the realities of life. But what stuck with me the most was without a doubt that smile. I realized that being able to walk around every day with such a smile and with such appreciation for what one has in life should be the goal of every single person. If Lauren could find the positive even in her own, impossibly difficult situation, I felt that I owed it to her and myself to make sure that I too would be smiling so brightly no matter where my life took me.
So, fast forward to today. I'm definitely a happy guy but I certainly, like most people, don't have a permanent smile attached to my face. However, I must say that every day that I find myself interacting with new people, visiting and learning about new places and cultures around the world, my smile is as present and bright as Lauren's.
That is why I'm now starting to realize that what drives me to constantly wander this planet is not actually my fear of living a life that is full of regrets, but my desire to achieve a goal I set for myself so many years ago, on that random Saturday afternoon, instead.
Lauren passed away at the age of 19, exactly twenty-one years ago this month. In honor of her, I encourage you to take a moment to remember that life is always worth smiling about, no matter how difficult or frustrating our situation may seem to be.


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I don't understand all the hating of Rick Ankiel. Sure, he strikes out a lot, but he was brought here to plug a hole in the Mets' shoddy outfield defense and hit the occasional home run. That, he's done.
His throw in the ninth inning last night would have nailed Ryan Zimmerman at second had shortstop Omar Quintanilla been in position and stayed with the play. Had the play been made, perhaps the Mets would have won, but the point is no other outfielder's throw would have made it close.
I am all for playing the young players in a lost season, but Juan Lagares isn't the answer. He has been clearly overmatched, but could get a chance against lefty Gio Gonzalez, who'll replace Stephen Strasburg Thursday.
Terry Collins said Kirk Nieuwenhuis in back in the Mets' thinking for a promotion, and I say, to do what? Strike out. The Mets already have enough of those hitters, including, Ankiel.
The rap on Triple-A Las Vegas is the climate makes it conducive for the long ball. That's what Collins told Zack Wheeler, saying there would be less a premium on numbers. Using the same reasoning, why should Nieuwenhuis' recent power surge of eight homers in 14 games – giving him ten overall – be regarded differently?
For his power, Nieuwenhuis only has 18 RBI, an indication he's not hitting with runners in scoring position. Nieuwenhuis is still striking out at an alarming rate to prove he still doesn't get it. He has more strikeouts (34) than hits (32) in 133 at-bats.
I don't see where that is an upgrade.
PITCHING INJURY UPDATES: Jon Niese, who was scratched from his last start with shoulder tendinitis will throw in the bullpen this afternoon.
Niese hopes to start Saturday against Miami, but that is clearly in doubt. If his shoulder doesn't respond, Niese could find himself on the disabled list.
Several weeks ago, Collins said back-to-back cold weather starts in Minnesota and Denver caused Niese's back to tighten. It is possible this is a residual effect.
Also, Jeurys Familia will undergo surgery on his right elbow today to remove a bone spur.
PATRIOTIC OBLIGATION: As they always do when in Washington, the Mets will visit Walter Reed National Military Center this afternoon.
There are no reported exemptions from owner Fred Wilpon's traditional, and urgent, request of his players.
IN TROUBLE: Cesar Puello isn't in the major leagues, but the Double-A Binghamton outfielder is facing a suspension in the Biogenesis case now that founder Tony Bosch is willing to list names.
ON DECK: Tonight's game.
As always, your comments are greatly appreciated and I will attempt to answer them. Please follow me on Twitter @jdelcos


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The years covered by the collection are 1850-1959 for births and deaths and 1868-1959 for marriages, which includes a marriage index for the years 1910-1955. At this time they are not search able by name, however the collection contains over 69,000 images. The image below is from the births of 1880-1881. It shows a son born to Phillip Treco and his wife, the former Maud Solomon. The child was unnamed at the time of registration.
This collection can be found under the Caribbean, Central and South America location at www.familysearch.org.
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Bahamas, Civil Registration 1850-1959 at Familysearch.org
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Orders for durable goods climbed more than forecast in December, showing U.S. manufacturing rebounded following a mid-year slump.
Bookings for goods meant to last at least three years rose 4.6%, exceeding the highest forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg, after a 0.7% gain in November, a Commerce Department report showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 76 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 2% advance.
Improving auto sales and a rebound in housing are underpinning the economic expansion, indicating orders will keep coming in for manufacturers from General Electric Co. to DuPont Co. Faster growth in overseas markets and an agreement in Congress to avoid automatic government-spending cuts would help lift business confidence and spur greater investment.
Demand is "back on track following a soft patch," said Peter Newland, an economist in New York for Barclays Plc. "By the fourth quarter, some confidence about global growth returned to the corporate sector."
Estimates in the Bloomberg survey ranged from a decrease of 1.4% to a 4.5% advance.
Stock-index futures held gains after the figures, with the contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index expiring in March rising 0.2% to 1,499.1 at 9:04 a.m. in New York.
December capped the first four-month gain in demand for durable goods since comparable records began in 1992.
Excluding demand for transportation equipment, which is often volatile, orders increased 1.3%, also beating the median projection which called for a 0.8% advance.
Aircraft Bookings
Aircraft bookings, which are often volatile, rose 10.1% after falling 12.9% in November, today's report showed. Boeing Co., the Chicago-based aerospace company, said it received 183 orders in December, up from 124 the prior month.
Orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for future business investment in items like computers, engines and communications gear, increased 0.2% following gains of 3% in November and October. The advance over the past three months is the biggest since mid-2011.
Shipments of those capital goods, used in calculating gross domestic product, increased 0.3% after rising 2.2% the prior month, also more than previously estimated. Sales climbed for three consecutive months, the longest stretch of gains since mid-2011.
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This is one of my Dad's favourite desserts - an old Kentish classic. It's very sweet; the sharpness of a few fresh rasberries scattered on top and/or a few splinters of bitter dark chocolate offsets the sweetness nicely. Traditionally short crust pastry is used, but I used brik in this instance for a bit of brittle, papery crunch.
Brik or filo pastry
1 400ml tin of evaporated milk
300g Dark muscovado sugar
Melted dark chocolate and/or raspberries, to serve.
1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Whisk the evaporated milk and sugar together for about 10 minutes until thick and creamy.
2 Use a saucer to cut out 6 circles of pastry, then line 6 brioches tins. Carefully spoon the mixture into the tins; the pastry probably won't sit snuggly in the tins beforehand, but the weight of the mixture will help hold it down and push the pastry into the brioche tin grooves.
3 Bake for 10 minutes, checking regularly in case the edges of the pastry burn. Serves with fresh raspberries and splinters of dark chocolate.


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Paul Janssen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
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We are building a site that allows media advisers to plan and calculate a advertisement campaign in national daily newspapers.
The site will be included in the sites of newspaper publishers and in an umbrella positioned site covering all publishers (http://www.cebuco.nl).
The site will be used by media planners mostly. They want to plan an calculate advertisement campaign for their customers. The site allows them to do so, to store these campaigns for later use, print them or make a PDF file.
We need a smooth design for 3 pages and a logo:
1 - the main page that gives the overview for a campaign and from where users can edit details
2 - 1st tab of the add placements wizard
In this tab the user selects the newspaper titles he want to place adds in
3 - 2nd tab of the add placement wizard
In this tab the user selects a standard add display (format/place on page) and gives some other details.
4 - within the http://www.cebuco.nl site we will position this tool as CTC (Cebuco Tarief Calculator). We want it to be known as CTC. We need a logo inspired by the cebuco logo (the best one you'll find at http://www.cebuco.nl/bereiksverster…ndex.html)
We have a PowerPoint prototype of these pages ready. See attached ppt file.
- make it look solid & professional
Our users are professional planners, the design has to be both attractive as sober.
- The tool is used in various sites. The initial tool is build for Cebuco and is labeled CTC. The used color scheme should fit the current Cebuco look&feel (see http://www.cebuco.nl/bereiksverster…index.html ), but it should be easy to change color/logo to make it fit to another brand.
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When adding a new campaign the main page will start without any placement rows. After the user presses "plaatsing toevoegen" the wizard will start in a popup screen. After going through the 3 tabs the user presses Ok and the selected titles appear on the main screen. If one of the given details is not valid for a title a warning sign is given in the corresponding column. When the user presses this sign a popup appers that allows the user to change this one detail for the title.


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Stanford Law Review Online: Regulating Through Habeas
The Stanford Law Review Online has just published a Note by Doug Lieb entitled Regulating Through Habeas: A Bad Incentive for Bad Lawyers?. The author discusses the potential pitfalls in a pending DOJ rule that provides for fast-track review of a state's death row habeas petitions if the state implements certain sanctions for lawyers found to be legally ineffective:
The most important—and most heavily criticized—provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act restricted federal courts' ability to hear habeas petitions and grant relief to prisoners. But the 1996 law also included another procedural reform, now tucked away in a less-traveled corner of the federal habeas statute. It enables a state to receive fast-track review of its death row prisoners' federal habeas petitions if the U.S. Attorney General certifies that the state provides capital prisoners with competent counsel in state postconviction proceedings.
Now, a pending Department of Justice (DOJ) rule sets forth extensive criteria for states' certification for fast-track review. Piggybacking on a federal statute that does the same, the proposed DOJ rule encourages states to adopt a seemingly commonsense measure to weed out bad lawyers: if an attorney has been found legally ineffective, remove him or her from the list of qualified counsel eligible for appointment. Unfortunately, such removal provisions may do more harm than good by jeopardizing the interests of ineffective lawyers' former clients. This Note explains why removal provisions can be counterproductive, argues that rewarding the implementation of these provisions with fast-track habeas review is especially unwise, and offers a few recommendations.
He concludes:
The lesson, at a minimum, is that policymakers should be wary of one-off regulatory interventions into indigent defense, considering the hydraulic pressure that a new requirement might exert elsewhere in the system. Leaders within the public defense bar might also wish to think carefully about their expressions of support for ineffective-attorney-removal provisions. And, while some scholars have considered the ethical obligations of predecessor counsel when faced with an ineffectiveness claim, rigorous empirical study of lawyers' actual responses to allegations of ineffectiveness may be needed to develop sound policy. Do most attorneys actually understand themselves to owe continuing duties to former clients, or do most do what they can to protect their professional reputations against charges of deficient performance? (And are those with the latter attitude more likely to be ineffective in the first place?) The practical effect of regulatory interventions, including removal provisions, turns on the answer to these questions.
None of this is to suggest that it's in any way acceptable for an ineffective lawyer, let alone an incorrigibly awful one, to represent a capital—or non-capital—defendant or prisoner. The point is the opposite. Even a well-intentioned patchwork of regulation through habeas is no substitute for an adequately funded system that trains, compensates, and screens counsel appropriately. If kicking ineffective lawyers off the list may do more harm than good, the goal should be keep them off the list to begin with.
Read the full article, Regulating Through Habeas: A Bad Incentive for Bad Lawyers? by Doug Lieb, at the Stanford Law Review Online.