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WATCH: New York's Aisling Center Ballad Group appears on RTÉ's Toy Show
Under the guidance of Co Mayo native Dawn Ní Dhochartaigh, the Aisling Center Ballad Group based in Yonkers, New York featured in this year's Late Late Toy Show.
Irish music teacher Dawn Ní Dhochartaigh with her New York-based students in Times Square. Dawn Ní Dhochartaigh, Facebook
Christmas came early to an enthusiastic and committed group of youngsters and their parents who are members of the Aisling Center Ballad Group group operating out of the Aisling Irish Center on McLean Avenue in Yonkers.
*Editor's Note: This column first appeared in the December 2 edition of the Irish Voice newspaper, sister publication to IrishCentral.
Under the direction of their Irish music and singing teacher Dawn Ní Dhochartaigh, they worked hard over a number of weeks to be part of a record-setting broadcast of the very popular annual Late Late Toy Show on RTÉ television in Ireland.
Its producers and host Ryan Tubridy were determined that this year's effort go all out during the pandemic and beyond the restrictions placed on it during lockdowns and social distancing, and to use the virtual format imposed on them to full effect.
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And the early returns from last Friday night's airing topped a number of records for the already well-liked annual affair drawing families young and old around the television screen each year, usually on the first December Friday of the month.  Over 1.5 million watched the show on the night, yielding an incredible 79 percent share of viewers on the telly.
Additionally, it was reported by RTÉ that over 500,000 viewers watched the live stream and on-demand rewind over the weekend, enhanced no doubt by opening and promoting worldwide access to the show for the first time.
Usually a pay-to-view option limits viewership online but given the year that is in it, going virtual and free provided way more publicity and awareness worldwide for one of RTÉ's already most anticipated shows.
And as a bonus, that expanded audience also donated some $7.5 million to various children's charities involved in healthcare for the first time also as part of the show which has always included inspiring and heart-warming segments involving children overcoming physical challenges in their lives.
The enduring charm of the annual show throughout the years through its various RTE hosts going back to Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, and in recent years with Ryan Tubridy has always been to celebrate, through the eyes of children, the Christmas season which captures the fancy of the audience.  The appearances of youngsters with a good story to tell or a special talent to share from all around Ireland was always a winning formula.
Given the worldwide impact of the pandemic, this year an outreach was made to the Irish diaspora to participate in the search process with an open call for audition videos displaying individual or group talent that might be featured on this year's show.
Ní Dhochartaigh, originally from Co Mayo and resident in Westchester County, has been teaching at the Aisling Irish Center for several years introducing young children to Irish songs and music, boosting their performance skills along with inculcating their Irish cultural heritage through both Irish and English songs.
Working alongside another veteran musician, Frank McCormick, well-known for his work with the popular band Celtic Cross as well as his trojan work for Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann as the North American provincial chair and long-time Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil organizer, they have worked tirelessly with the area's youngsters in lessons and preparations for fleadhanna ceoils locally and at the All-Ireland championships.
We are so proud to announce that our wonderful Aisling Center Ballad group will be performing on the Late Late Toy Show...
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In the past nine months, like everyone else, their efforts have involved online participation which has done nothing to dim the enthusiasm of neither the teachers nor students.
After experiencing a taste of success at last summer's open call for submissions for Fleadh 2020 with her group, Ní Dhochartaigh answered the open call for the Late Late Show auditions online along with thousands of others around the world.
With fierce determination and confidence in her Aisling Ceili Ballad group, they kept advancing through three or four rounds which was an achievement in itself, but surpassed when they were informed that they made the final cut and would be included in the show this year.
In fact, they were the only choral group to be chosen and the producers selected them for inclusion in the worldwide roundup production of talent singing the song "Rule the World" appropriately enough.
Adding to the excitement and the logistical challenge was the request to perform and film the song they had to learn and perfect in a week in Times Square.  To do so required a 6 a.m. journey to Times Square during a time when it would be most accessible.
The group responded to the challenge magnificently and even though the eventual appearance was very brief on-air, their accomplishment was recognized on RTE News and additional publicity in Ireland.  Their parental pride was showing and glowing all over Facebook before and after the show aired and no doubt their participation helped RTÉ reach those record numbers in viewers and donations as well.
Three cheers for the display of Christmas cheer and cultural pride for the Aisling Ceili Ballad Group and Ní Dhochartaigh and the greater Woodlawn-Yonkers community at a time when we all need a little Christmas right now while the pandemic is still all around us.
You can watch the Aisling Center Ballad Group's performance here:
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Rim Trail
By Jerry Schad, Nov. 12, 2008
Roam-O-Rama
Worthwhile primarily for the view, which can be wide-ranging and spectacular on the clearest late fall or winter days, the Rim Trail in Mission Trails Regional Park rambles along a sparsely vegetated ridgeline overlooking much of metropolitan San Diego to the south and west. To the east, Fortuna Mountain rises like a scruffy hog's back, and below, at its foot, lies the pristine, oak-lined valley of Suycott Wash.
To get to the trailhead, exit Interstate 15 at Tierrasanta Boulevard. Drive two miles east (nearly to Tierrasanta Boulevard's dead-end), and turn left on Colina Dorada. Drive 1.0 mile north to the intersection of Colina Dorada and Calle de Vida, where parking is available.
From the trailhead, start hiking (or biking) northeast along the wide, nearly flat trail. At 0.5 mile you pass a deep road cut (accompanied by a trail) on the right where a proposed Clairemont Mesa Boulevard extension would have connected with a proposed extension of Jackson Drive. This road connection is not likely to happen at any time soon, if ever.
Continue straight (northeast) along the west side of a hill to a wide intersection of trails on a 730-foot-elevation saddle at 0.8 mile. The "Twin Towers" cylindrical structures on the hill are part of the second San Diego Aqueduct, which supplies water to our region from sources far to the north.
At the 730-foot saddle, veer left on the signed Rim Trail. Some 2.4 miles later you will return to this saddle after looping counterclockwise on a route that is popular with mountain bikers as well as hikers. There are many intersections along the way with directional signs that are easier to spot if you follow the route counterclockwise. Keep in mind that the Rim Trail is just that — it stays high on the ridges and does not descend very far into ravines. When you get back to the 730-foot saddle, return to the trailhead the way you came.
On foot or by mountain bike, travel panoramic trails on the west rim of Mission Trails Regional Park.
Distance from downtown San Diego: 12 miles
Biking length: 4 miles
More stories by Jerry Schad
Corral Canyon — Sept. 10, 2008
San Juan Hill — Jan. 30, 2008
Mission Trails Regional Park and the Suycott Wash — July 6, 2000
Hike to the summit of North Fortuna Mountain in Mission Trails Regional Park. — Nov. 5, 1998
Hike or bike the Rim Trail east of Tierrasanta for broad views of the city. — Sept. 10, 1998


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Doordash Business Model Explained- How Does DoorDash Make Money?
By whiteadmin blog February 5, 2022
Modern technology has changed how we lead our lives, how entrepreneurs operate their business, and how customers interact with the business. The mobile app similar to DoorDash benefits the entire ecosystem; these include delivery partners, companies, and customers. The delivery player has benefited end-users by offering convenience and has acted as a savior for many delivery stores during a pandemic. Have a look at the DoorDash business model to know how does DoorDash makes money and services customers efficiently.
The online meal delivery market size was valued at 23,539.40 million in 2018; the market is predicted to increase at 15.4% CAGR between 2019 and 2025. The growing use of the internet and smartphones are contributing to the market growth. In addition, the growth enhances customers to order meals from local restaurants, which plays a crucial role, especially when it comes to market growth.
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Ordering meals have evolved dramatically, from calling to ordering them through a few clicks on the smartphone. Customers get a chance to choose from a broad range of meals after comparing prices and all thanks to meal delivery apps. And one such known platform is DoorDash; it's one of the known delivery players in the market.
The delivery players dominate the market; hence many delivery businesses are eager to know how DoorDash makes money and works. They are going through the DoorDash business model; if you are one of the same, we have listed everything for you right here.
What is DoorDash – Success Time to Look into!
An American company, DoorDash enables customers to order meals at their convenience. It's an online food ordering and delivery platform based in San Francisco, United States. DoorDash dominated the U.S.'s online meal ordering and delivery market with 55% market shares as of March 2021.
Moreover, UberEats held the second position with 22% of the market share. DoorDash is one of the most preferred meal ordering and delivery platforms in San Francisco, while UberEats is most used in Miami.
It has a 60% market share in the convenience delivery category. The platform was most used by around 450,000 merchants, 1 million deliveries, and 20,000,000 food lovers. Want to know how delivery players worked and developed their presence in today's competitive market? Then have a look over DoorDash's success timeline and funding history right away.
Success Timeline of DoorDash to Look into!
Launched Year: January 2013
Founded by: Stanley Tang, Tony Xu, Evan Moore, Andy Fang
Headquartered at: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Area served: US, Canada, Australia
Website: doordash.com
DoorDash started expanding its service in the international market in 2015. The delivery player expanded its service to Canada Toronto, the company being launched in Australia this September and later expanded into the further country. In 2021, the delivery player expanded its presence and launched its services in Japan.
In 2020, the company expanded its service; it added grocery delivery in the Midwest and California in August. In 2021, DoorDash included alcohol delivery services in more than 20 U.S. states, Australia, Canada, and the District of Columbia. The online meal delivery service, DoorDash, went parabolic with 600 million Series G. The funding increased the company valuation to $12.6 billion.
The delivery company has confirmed that it has raised 400 million in the Series H round of funding. The funding round increased its valuation to $16 billion. GrubHub and UberEats successfully compete in many regions, DoorDash stock is plummeting. Amazon has almost 40% market share in eCommerce, DoorDash is experiencing intensified competition from everywhere.
DoorDash is a popular meal delivery platform in the U.S. The company claims that it has around 57% market share in the United States. The company operates in nearly three international markets, including Japan, Australia, and Canada. The meal delivery company has around 20 million active customers. DoorDash processed $9.9 billion in gross order value in Q1 2021.
DoorDash Business Model Explained: How Delivery Giant Works?
DoorDash is an on-demand meal ordering and delivery platform that enables customers to order from local restaurants. Food lovers can order using Android or iOS apps; they can even use a website to have a look over the menu and order meals. DoorDash partners with local restaurants and other food chains across the U.S. to serve customers in different areas.
DoorDash provides kitchen space for food chains to focus on preparing the delivery. The delivery process is carried out by Dashers (delivery providers). Wondering how DoorDash works, then have a look over the DoorDash business. DoorDash acts as an intermediate between users and restaurants.
DoorDash Customer Segment
Customers who have a hectic schedule
Corporates and professionals who want to treat the staff
People who don't like to cook
Working people who don't have kitchen facilities.
Eateries without meal delivery services
Food joints that don't have their own area
Restaurants that want more online branding and customers
Dashers:
Individuals who desire a delivery job with flexible timings
People who want a job with great tips
Value Propositions Offered by DoorDash
The Y structure DoorDash business model focuses on building coordination between customers, restaurants, and dashers. It empowers customers and restaurants to track the dasher's location, helping them to know ETA. The value proposition of DoorDash includes:
For Customers:
Outstanding experience with great pricing and improved efficiency
Helps to track delivery after placing an order
24*7 service availability
An easy-to-use online food ordering app covers a massive number of local food stores and menus. Customers can get instant access and order and get their favorite meal delivered within a few minutes.
For Restaurants:
No mention of managing their own delivery staff
Improved customer base
Fast and easy way to deliver meals
Empower small restaurants to work on a more comprehensive platform
For Drivers:
The question is, how does DoorDash make money, and how does it help delivery providers to earn more? Dashers at DoorDash get good payments for each delivery they make on a monthly or weekly basis. They usually make around $600 in the U.S.
The best source of employment
Provides excellent opportunity to receive tips from food lovers
Looking at the success of DoorDash, many restaurant owners are choosing to invest in mobility. If you're also looking to invest in automating your traditional business operations, investing in delivery anything app is a smart choice. White Label Fox provides you with an excellent solution that satisfies all your business requirements.
How DoorDash Makes Money: Revenue Model Explained!
DoorDash is able to gain the interest of many investors and follows an effective revenue model. DoorDash experienced great demand during a pandemic; it raised hundreds of millions in dollars and increased the valuation to $15 billion. Look over the DoorDash revenue model to know how DoorDash makes money or gets robust returns.
There are various ways that help you understand how DoorDash makes money. Have a look over each revenue generation method of DoorDash right here.
Business Commissions
The delivery brand, DoorDash provides local restaurants with various means that helps them reach the targeted customers. It makes it easier for users to order their favorite restaurant, even when the delivery brand doesn't have a delivery network.
An easy-to-use app similar to DoorDash enables restaurants to get more orders in return for a nominal commission. For providing the best service, DoorDash charges around 20% commission from restaurants.
An extensive transport network of DoorDash, helps the company deliver fresh food to customers' locations on time. The delivery platform charges a nominal delivery charge for providing on-time delivery to customers.
DoorDash charges around $5 to $8 off delivery fees from its customers. However, DoorDash customers can easily order food from nearby restaurants that have partnered with the platform. With different options to choose from, customers find it easier and faster to use the delivery platform than going through lots of effort.
Besides the above-listed methods, there is one more that you need to understand to know how DoorDash makes money? The delivery company provides advertising service to its businesses. Brands can get their business service listed on different pages of the company's website and app.
With DoorDash advertising, delivery brands can come to the foreground of the process and reach more customers than before. It's one of the effective ways for DoorDash to generate revenue. However, advertising on the DoorDash app and website provides various opportunities to businesses.
The above listed are practical ways that help you make money through an app like DoorDash. Have a question about how does DoorDash makes money and has managed to come to the forefront to become the most effective delivery service. The growth graph of the delivery company is impressive and shows no sign of slowing down.
The delivery platform, DoorDash focuses on offering a better experience to the customers. App similar to DoorDash makes it easier for customers to order and enjoy their favorite meal right at their location. They can even rate the service on a different scale; the company can make the consumer experience its top priority in the meal delivery domain.
If you're looking to hit a technology stump and want to get the same ranking as DoorDash, then developing an app similar to DoorDash is the best option. Have a business plan and want to know how much it costs to automate your delivery business operation with an app like DoorDash, then contact us today at [email protected]


With this delicious recipe for gluten-free crab cakes, you don't have to miss out on this seafood favorite anymore!
Start by mixing the crab and egg in a large bowl. Add all remaining ingredients except for the extra 2 tablespoons almond flour and the oil. Add more tapioca if mixture seems too wet. Form into four patties and place on a plate. Dust each side with almond flour and place in fridge for 20 minutes. When ready, heat pan with oil and add each crab cake. Cook on medium-high until each side is golden brown, about 4 minutes each side.
Nutrition Analysis: 370 cal, 23 g fat, 130 mg chol, 920 mg sodium, 16 g carbs, 3 g fiber, 7 g sugar, 26 g protein.


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Q: Why my VF behaves differently as a public page I have a VF page which is basically html with js.
For historical reasons I use JS remoting to push the values from the form to the controller.
I have 44 fields so I cannot use one method and so I use two, one creates a record with some fields and the second updates the same records with the remaining fields.
To make a long story short, everything works fine when I test it internally e.g. cs17.salesforce.com/MySurvey?ref=xxxxxxxxxxx
When I test the same as a public VF page e.g. vm.force.com/MySurvey?ref=xxxxxxxxxxx only the fist JS remoting is executed, the second one is never called.
I cannot understand why...
This is a snippet of my JS code:
if(ok){
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  return false;
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else{
     console.log("form not ok");
     goToByScroll(lowestFieldID);
     return false;
}

function createObj(){
   try{
  saveSurvey1();
   }
   catch(err){
     console.log(err);
     alert(err);
 return false;
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This is the handleResult method which is used by both methods:
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           if(jsRemotingCall == 1){
                console.log("new Survey created with id " + result);
                saveSurvey2(result);
                return false;
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           if(jsRemotingCall == 2){
                console.log("Survey updated with id " + result);
                top.location="http://www.facebook.com";
                return true;
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            return false;
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           console.log("failed to create survey " + event.message);
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Hi, my name is Kolja. I am 19 yeas old and I just finished my high school examn in 2015. This year, in the beginning of 2016, with the support of helpucation e.V. I had the great opportunity to travel to Cambodia and visit the AKC as a volunteer. Here is what I experienced.
Unfortunately a homestay in Samrong as a foreigner is not allowed yet so I lived in Siem Reap, one of the biggest cities in the the country, which is well known for its vibrant traveler scene. The Angkor Kids Center is located 45 minutes drive from Siem Reap but fortunately Samnang organised a friendly Tuk Tuk driver, Proy, who drove me to the AKC. I enjoyed it every time, because for me it was interesting to observe the local people and to enjoy the landscape by driving past. Nevertheless this distance is an effort and complicates volunteering.
The lessons in the AKC take place in the evening, so every day I arrived at AKC around 5 pm. At this time, many children play marbles at the playground or on the area around the AKC. The lessons usually start a bit later when the teachers arrive at 5:30 pm. On my first day there the children didn't notice me, they were so much preoccupied by their games. It was a pleasant atmosphere. After the arrival of the young teachers, I had a friendly conversation with them about my journey and me in person but also about their lives. Most of the teachers are still students in other schools. They teach after that in their free time as volunteers.
The classes with the younger kids were very loud. Almost 40 children and one young teacher who gave his best to teach them in English. It was all about the pronunciation: The teacher spoke out a word loudly and the class repeated it screaming. You can imagine that the lessons were quite vivid. Unlike the lessons for the older ones. Especially Phlom did very serious and good teaching. It was a pleasure to talk to his class on a high level. I told them things about Germany and my live and they gave me an insight into their lives. It was a very open and kind atmosphere.
I stayed for two weeks in Siem Reap, worked together with Samnang, with the teachers and the children and joined the "fence-project". It was a great time and I was sad to leave this place. But I carry all the nice experiences with me. Until today it makes me happy when I think about that I've been at the AKC.
let us bring you with more inspirational stories of our team success.
Ms. Sreymom KROM, a 21-year-old girl who has spent her time volunteering at Angkor Kids Center in her hometown since 2009 with helping kids to learn English and other work. After finished her high school in 2014, Sreymom started to work in some shops and small local restaurant to gain experience during the day time and getting back to help AKC in the evening. To the commitment, effort that she has spent helping her community and to the general humanity in greater word, she deserves to have something back for her better life. In the awareness and the recognition of team effort as to which AKC mission is driving to, word reaching the sense of our dear donor, Linkforaid and they agreed to look for fund to send her to a vocational training school in tourism which is the only best way to get the job right after one year, if the performance of the student / apprentice is well.
When a positive light is coming to her, the bigger bright is heading; as of June 2015, Sreymom has successfully applied for a job working in one of the luxury cruises on the vessel up and down stream between Cambodia and Vietnam. Let's Congrats and wish her for the bright future !
At least but not last, thanks to Mrs. Salet NHY, who is our core inspiration to have a great influence on the community for being a model and promote the trust and confidence of AKC team to the working environment, without her, there might be no Mr. Sophal Chhuo started working a cruise a few years ago, and today Sreymom on this good job. Salet is our supper reference !
Thanks for your time and always be with us, come back here frequently and Follow Us on Facebookpage to get the inspiration for better tomorrow together !


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Tag Archives: Alex Hassell
The Conscience of the King
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Thursday 1st October, 2015
Gregory Doran's new production takes its lead from the Chorus, who draws our attention to the limitations of theatrical presentations and pleads with us to use our imaginations – in fact, Oliver Ford Davies yells at us, urging us to work, as though he is a gruff old academic and us his dull students. It makes for the most amusing Chorus I have seen, and it's easy to imagine Ford Davies as the beloved terror of a university or a curmudgeonly presenter of a historical series on BBC 4.
Doran brings out a great deal of humour and there is no limit to his theatrical presentation! The play seems well-served by this approach. Jim Hooper's Archbishop of Canterbury who has acres of exposition to deliver in hereby transformed into a delight.
The marvellous Alex Hassell's Henry is very much a new king, finding his way and taking on board the counsel of his advisors. He sits on the throne with his legs wide apart, consciously asserting his presence, like a selfish commuter 'man-spreading' on the Tube. He is a thoughtful, sensitive Henry, a man of conscience and a fast learner. At first, Hassell gives him a haughty, pompous tone as though Henry only uses his telephone voice but as the king becomes more accustomed to his position, he grows more natural, without losing status. By the time we get to the Crispin's Day speech he is indeed the war-like Harry – the delivery is both rousing and heartfelt.
There is comic support from the likes of Christopher Middleton's Nym and Antony Byrne's Pistol – this latter, especially, rounds out his characterisation beyond the physicality of the comic business. There's a Welshman, an Irishman bristling with mad hair and grenades, and a Scotsman – fun with stereotypes! Simon Yadoo's Scottish Jamy is hilariously unintelligible. Joshua Richards's Welshman Fluellen is more even-tempered, look you. The funniest scenes involve Katherine (Jennifer Kirby) trying to learn English from her lady-in-waiting (Leigh Dunn); and Robert Gilbert is a hoot as the effeminate Dauphin, complete with pageboy bob.
But it's not all laughs, larks and leeks. Far from it. Tensions and drama keep the plot going, linked by the Chorus's narration: when Henry receives news of the execution of former drinking buddy Bardolph (Joshua Richards again) he has to govern his emotions and temper his response in accordance with his role as monarch. And earlier, the reporting of the death of Falstaff is touchingly done by Sarah Parks's Mistress Quickly.
There's a happy ending: wooing Katherine, Henry is out of his depth. His prowess in war cannot help him now. Hassell has always excelled at comedy and leaves us on a high. We come away with the feeling that Henry must have been a good king, (albeit a short-lived one) and we have been royally entertained by a refreshing, rollicking take on a well-worn history.
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directed by Gregory Doran Photo: Keith Pattison
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Buying Into It
RST, Stratford upon Avon, Wednesday 22nd April, 2015
Gregory Doran's powerful production of this Arthur Miller masterpiece brings out the humour of the script, especially in the first half, and so Antony Sher's Willy Loman is endearing from the get-go. A blustering, sentimental man, given to delusion, who hears what people say but doesn't listen, Willy is always on the brink of something wonderful. He's an indefatigable optimist. Meanwhile, life has gone on and he has got nowhere, apart from the eventual paying off of his mortgage and his hire purchase refrigerator. But being this way is taking its toll. He's not the most mentally stable of men – and this is reflected in Stephen Brimson Lewis's split set, which has several levels. It's a representation of Willy's mind and sometimes we are in it, as he relives memories, and sometimes we are in the real world, a bustling street or an empty restaurant.
Sher is the engine, the beating, sometimes racing, heart of the production, while Harriet Walter is his quieter, long-suffering wife, a steadier pulse to contrast with his flights of fancy. Sher's Willy is to be admired, laughed with, despaired at, but Alex Hassell's Biff – Willy's elder son – gives us the most powerful moments of the night. Hassell plays both the broken 34 year old and the bright-eyed teenager to perfection, and moves us to tears in the climactic scene in which he tries to force his father to see things the way they are for once in his life. All aspects of the drama, of the production, lead to this outpouring and it's heart-breaking.
Sam Marks is also strong as younger son Happy, who isn't on as much, but in key scenes shows what he has inherited of his father's nature. Tobias Beer gives a star turn as Willy's boss Howard. A busy company take on small roles and walk-ons to flesh out Willy's world, with Paul Englishby's jazz (played live) helping to create the cityscape and period feel. Tim Mitchell's lighting is linked to Willy's moods: colours paint the tenement buildings, or sudden brightness shows Willy's optimism kicking in.
It's a tragedy of an ordinary man who sees himself as a king and his sons as princes, a man with an eye on the future instead of appreciating the present. Willy sells himself the dream and keeps on buying right until the end.
A superlative production soon to transfer to London, Death of a Salesman is an emotional experience but manages not to be heavy-going, as one might expect, reminding us that Miller's work can be invigorating as well as exhausting.
Sher and Sonny – Antony Sher and Alex Hassell as Willy and Biff. (Photo: Ellie Kurttz)
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The People's Prince
HENRY IV Part One
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Saturday 3rd May, 2014
Gregory Doran's production is a straightforward staging of a history play with no time-shifts or gimmicks (like dozens of giant party balloons) to make its presence felt. It works very well – a crowd-pleaser.
As the titular king, Jasper Britton gets all the serious business of the plot, being kingly and regal and war-like. It's a creditable performance but everyone knows, including the RSC's poster designers, that the play is really all about Falstaff. Star turn Antony Sher gives us a Sir John like a fat Fagin; we delight in his personality flaws and his questionable behaviour. He engages in bouts of 'lad bants' with heir apparent and man of the people, Prince Hal – the never-less-than-excellent, tall, dark and handsome Alex Hassell. Now, here is a Prince of Wales I could get behind. He and Falstaff enjoy slinging insults at each other down the pub, and indulge in a spot of role play, taking turns to be the king. It's all jolly fun but there is a brief foreshadowing of what is to come in Part Two, when Hal will shake off his laddish behaviour on his way to becoming Henry V.
Trevor White's Hotspur is a hothead, looking like a Johnny Rotten or a Draco Malfoy. He's a little too shouty and jump-aroundy for my liking, so Prince Hal's eulogy for him doesn't quite match the behaviour we have seen. The swordfight between these two is breathtaking in its speed and forcefulness. Kudos to fight director Terry King.
Joshua Richards is a marvellously morose Bardolph, whose conk could give Rudolph's a run for its money, and Paola Dionisotti is utterly believable as sentimental old cackler and pub landlady, Mistress Quickly.
Stephen Brimson Lewis's design evokes the period in an understated way, letting the costumes and the behaviour do most of the work, aided by Tim Mitchell's atmospheric lighting and Paul Englishby's evocative music. It all makes for a good-looking, great-sounding production, proving that the RSC doesn't need to mess about in order to provide a superlative piece of entertainment. Fast-paced, funny and thrilling, Part One gives Part Two a lot to live up to.
Poster: Antony Sher reflects on his performance as Falstaff
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A Cardenio of Earthly Delights
CARDENIO
The Swan, Stratford upon Avon, Tuesday 20th September, 2011
Controversy about the authorship of Shakespeare's works comes and goes with every other tide, it seems. Currently, it has all been stirred up again with the coming of specious nonsense film, Anonymous but don't let me get started on that, please. I'm here to talk about this rather special piece of "theatrical archaeology", a new version of Bill's "lost play" Cardenio.
I'm not going to bang on about the process that led to the finished version in performance by the RSC this season. That is well documented elsewhere – the show's programme gives a fascinating insight into the play's history and re-imaginings.
What matters to me, whether Shakespeare wrote most of it, all of it, or just scraps of it on the back of cigarette packets discovered down the back of Anne Hathaway's sofa, is does the play work in production? Is it a good night out at the theatre?
As a text, the play is practically a primer for Shakespeare scholars. Familiar elements that appear in his comedies are here: girl dressed as a boy, pastoral scenes, friends betrayed and reconciled, lovers reunited… I could write reams in a reverse bit of detective work (Ooh, that's like The Winter's Tale, and that's like Timon of Athens…) but that would digress from what I want to say about the show.
Set in seventeenth century Spain, the production is a feast for the senses. Sumptuous period costumes, evocative guitar music, rousing flamenco dancing, pleasing verse and an effective plot – there is even a scene where incense is wafted around the auditorium.
Dominating the action as faithless friend Fernando, the excellent Alex Hassell gives us a villain to love. Ruled by libido, Fernando cannot help himself. He knows he shouldn't but he also knows he will. "And is the man yet born who would not risk the guilt to meet the joy?" Dashing, Machiavellian and irresistible, he is an endearing baddie right up until the final moment, yet in the end, his conversion and promises are credible. Yet another towering performance this season from one of my favourite players.
Also impressive is Lucy Briggs-Owen as neurotic heroine, Luscinda. In a succession of fabulous frocks, she glides and struts around the stage, giving voice to her insecurities. She gives the character a kind of tic, the subtle, spasmodic waggling of her tongue, a precursor to her decline into suicidal anguish. The psychological insights into her predicament are what we expect in Shakespeare – this is another admirable aspect of Gregory Doran's production: it all rings true. It might be faux Shakespeare but it works.
There is a freshness to the lines and their delivery. Because there are no familiar speeches, no big moments to anticipate, the delivery comes across as more spontaneous than other plays. There is a real sense of characters thinking things through in their soliloquies, as if the thoughts are occurring to them for the first time. This is a quality rare in productions of Hamlet, say, where the words are all too familiar and the actor has to work hard to make it all sound and feel new.
Veteran actor Christopher Godwin is a delight as Cardenio's sprightly father, Camillo – his reunion with his son is for me the most touching moment in a very effecting denouement. The entire company is very strong: Pippa Nixon as wronged wench who turns to cross-dressing, Dorotea, carries the emotional weight of the piece, but for me the evening belonged to newcomer Oliver Rix in the title role.
He begins as a charming swain, nervous and frustrated in love, wearing finery and a smart haircut – the quintessential young man. His betrayal by Fernando is such that by the second half of the play he is living wild in the mountains, barefoot, his shirt in tatters, his hair a straggly mess. He is raving bonkers and plaguing the troupe of lowly shepherds who bring their flocks to graze. This is a mad scene to rival the ramblings of Ophelia, but also Cardenio is dangerous, prone to violent outbursts. The action sequences as the shepherds try to restrain this barmy hermit are stirring – one man in the front row almost got himself throttled before Cardenio could be contained. His stoical forgiveness of Fernando at the end is more powerful in its understatement.
With his deep, rich voice, physical presence and sensitivity, Oliver Rix in his professional debut gives us a Cardenio to be remembered and he is definitely one to watch out for in future shows. It would be a pity if the play disappears from the repertoire forever. I found it the strongest production in the RSC's current season.
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The moon waxed purple and silver. It was a vision I'd never witnessed before. I have seen many strange and wonderful things here since I arrived ten years ago but never a purple moon. I've seen a harvest moon; with its oranges and browns signaling the coming of autumn. I've even seen a blood moon though I'm not quite sure what it means. But never in my life have I seen a purple moon until this very evening. Now it was around this time last year that Page's hardware store burnt to the ground. That was strange because prior to that, the last fire of any kind other than a camp fire in West Minster was 1973. There were plenty of rumors floating around town that old man Page had had a number of financial problems. We were all relieved to learn that old man Page and his store were fully insured.
A year prior to that a child of six had gone missing; last seen on her way home from school. The girl's father had passed out drunk and forgot to pick her up. This was not so strange; unforgivable yet not strange at all. She thought she would have no difficulty at all finding her way home but after taking one wrong turn down a block she assumed she was familiar with, she got lost. Three hours later she was found by her older sister sitting on a curb with her knees held to her chest, scared and alone and just a block away from home.
I imagine that these events and others like them happen in small towns all over the country; nothing out of the ordinary. And that's why I love it here. There isn't much crime to speak of. If I were a criminal West Minster, Illinois would not be on my list of potential visits. We're not even listed on the map. When I say 'the map' I mean any map at all. The closest interstate is thirteen miles away. A few years ago, some congressman got lost on his way through and now the state is currently accepting bids to build a bypass to I-55. Once that happens the peaceful town of West Minster will be no more.
The increase in traffic will create more gas stations and the obligatory fast food chains. Why hell, we might just get one of those trendy coffee shops with all those high-brow exotic flavors and free Wi-Fi. I just might take advantage of that one.
For now however, not much happens in this boring little hamlet. That purple moon will most certainly make the front page of the West Minster Chronicle. As a matter of fact, Lindsey Shae, the town's one and only photographer was making her way up the path along the canal with her Nikon; seeking out the perfect vantage point. Surely it will be her photos featured in the newspaper. I strode up the small hill to greet her but she was gone. She's a quick one that Lindsey Shae.
Soon enough the entire town was filing out into the street to gawk at the purple madness. I stood there in silence; listening to their proposals and questions as to what might be the cause and watching the silver ripples in the water. To most folks in West Minster the Canal is nothing more than a haven for mosquitoes. It was once used, or so I've recently learned, to haul produce and other trade goods to and from Chicago and other towns along the Illinois River. But I'm afraid that now it's nothing more than what they say it is: a haven for mosquitoes.
About one hundred yards east, down the dirt trail that runs along the entire stretch of the canal is an old wooden bench. It was built in 1850 by Wilbur Hounds tooth, or so says the West Minster historical Society. You can't get a decent slice of pizza in this town but we have an historical society: go figure. It was on that very bench about ten years ago that my life changed forever.
Still glancing at the moon, draping everything it touches in a warm violet glow, I strolled to the bench and sat, inhaling the late spring air perfumed in lilac. Please forgive me my dear reader. I enjoy irony but unfortunately it is wasted here. The lilac is simply a coincidence and by no means is it a by-product of the celestial glow.


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Decorated boxes lined the entire front of the Chico Art Center Sunday. (Riley Blake — Chico Enterprise-Record)
PUBLISHED: June 14, 2021 at 4:00 a.m. | UPDATED: June 14, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.
Decorated boxes lined the entire front of the Chico Art Center Sunday. (Riley Blake -- Chico Enterprise-Record)
"Aloha in a Box" by Gitta Brewster. (Riley Blake -- Chico Enterprise-Record)
"Pizza is my Paradise" by Kelly Thomas. (Riley Blake -- Chico Enterprise-Record)
"Deep Dish" by Nicolai Larsen. (Riley Blake -- Chico Enterprise-Record)
The Owen and James Jazz Duo performing Sunday at "Pizza My Art." (Riley Blake -- Chico Enterprise-Record)
"Mountain Mike" by Christian Victoria Davila and Graham Raley. (Riley Blake -- Chico Enterprise-Record)
"Octo-pizza-pie" by Beatrice Richer. (Riley Blake -- Chico Enterprise-Record)
CHICO — Pizza collided with art and jazz Sunday at the Chico Art Center's first "Pizza My Art." The fundraiser featured community decorated pizza boxes up for auction, live jazz music from the Owen and James Jazz Duo, and $5 pizza slices with all raised funds helping keep the the arts center open.
The fundraiser follows a year that was especially difficult for nonprofit art centers to hold exhibitions that help raise money for operating.
Sunday's exhibition is the Chico Art Center's first back at their location on Orange St. following a year of virtual galleries. While the center is beginning to return with in-person events, the president of the center, Lisa Freeman-Wood, said that it's a gradual process.
"In January we really looked at it and decided we're still going to be doing things a little bit differently for the rest of this year. Next year, we'll kind of go back to what we would consider a more normal type of schedule," Freeman-Wood said. "Because we're a nonprofit, we're always looking for ways to get money in. This has been particularly hard because we've been like most other businesses impacted by COVID and museums and galleries were really hard hit because we had the shutdown when other things were allowed to open."
She said the idea for decorating pizza boxes was one that came naturally through discussions with members of the center.
"We have a fundraising committee that came up with the idea and planned it all out and organized the concept, the directions, the entry forms, contacted the local pizza places, and got the boxes donated," she said.
Donations for the event came from all over town. Blank pizza boxes were donated from Mountain Mike's Pizza and Grana. Mountain Mike's Pizza and Farm Star Pizza both donated gift certificates and Woodstock's Pizza Chico donated three shirts. In total, $200 worth of cash prizes were able to be awarded for the sake of art.
"The pizza boxes are an opportunity for people who don't consider themselves artists to create and to play and have fun without the stress of it has to be artistic," Freeman-Wood said. "It has to be fun. That's the only requirement as far as I'm concerned."
Acrylic artist and member of the Chico Art Center board of directors, Nicolai Larson, was volunteering at the event Sunday.
"I don't think anybody's done (pizza box art) in town yet. We kind of thought we needed to do something," Larsen said. "Chico's going to open back up again, including the art center. So we thought, we need a community event. Let's band together with fabulous pizzerias."
Larsen, who also had work on display, said he enjoyed seeing the boxes transform from nothing.
"We put all the boxes in our little store and people came in and bought boxes. $5 for one box, or a family pack of four boxes for $10," Larsen said. "–and then people made all this wonderful stuff by cutting boxes up and fabricating something that wasn't there before."
Art styles ranged from sculpted dragons to dioramas to floating box illusions.
"They wrote mixed media but I wrote in the description 'unnecessary object,'" acrylic artist, Gitta Brewster said laughing, as she looked over her decorated Hawaii-themed box. "I had a totally different idea when I started but then it dawned on me to change it."
Brewster, who is active at the arts center, made a box featuring small drink umbrellas, a Hawaiian lei, glitter paper, and amongst other inclusions, spam.
As for the time it took Brewster to create her box, she said it wasn't nearly as long as it took to go to the store.
"I have art supplies on hand at all times. The spam probably took the longest to go and get," she said. "The nice thing is it's not intimidating. It's very accessible."
The Chico Art Center is located at 450 Orange St # 6. Information about upcoming events can be found at https://chicoartcenter.com/events/
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Public warning to the State Prosecutorial Council, the Republic Public Prosecutor and the High Judicial Council: Stop state capture in the judiciary
Civil society organizations are calling on the State Prosecutors' Council, the Republic Public Prosecutor and the HJC to do their work and stop further falling apart of institutions through the tabloids.
The actions of the Republic Public Prosecutor, based solely on the writing of the tabloid, without any verification, indicate a lack of confidence in the institution and in the members of the institution he is in charge of.
Open letter to the National Assembly regarding the statements of Vojislav Seselj
We are addressing this letter to you, as the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, but also to Mr. Vladimir Marinkovic, who chaired the Fourteenth Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly on July 16, 2019 with the intent to indicate to the serious abuses of the rights of the members of the Assembly clearly set forth in the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly and the violation ofthe Constitution and laws of the Republic of Serbia.
The House of Human Rights and Democracy strongly condemns statements of the representatives of the executive and legislative authorities directed against Judge Miodrag Majic at the session of the National Assembly, as an attempt to undermine the professional integrity and independence of a judge for expressing his expert opinion. Contesting the independence and expertise of a judge and retaliation due to exercising his, guaranteed by the Constitution, rights to freedom of expression and association is unacceptable in a democratic society.
Commissioner calls on authorities in Serbia to reconsider decision on the Draft Law on Amendments and Supplements of the Criminal Code
In a letter, published today, that the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights addressed on May 7, 2019, to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, Nela Kuburovic, the authorities have been recalled to reconsider the Draft law introducing a sentence of lifelong imprisonment eligibility for conditional release for persons convicted of some of the gravest crimes.
Press release of the House of Human Rights and Democracy regarding the conduct of the police against the demonstrators
The House of Human Rights and Democracy condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the actions of Belgrade police during their securing of the "1 of 5 million" rallies on Saturday and Sunday. Preventing disorder and protecting people and property are the primary tasks of police when it comes to securing public assemblies. Their inadequate assessment of the predictable security risk posed by protesters entering the RTS building, as well as the lack of a timely reaction, contributed to the escalation of violence. Therefore, the subsequent use of force by the police, which participants of the rally have been recorded and published, can be deemed disproportionate.
PRESS RELEASE On the Occasion of One Year since the Beginning of the Implementation of the Brussels Agreement on Judiciary
On the occasion of one year since the beginning of the implementation of the Agreement on Judiciary concluded within the Brussels Dialogue of Belgrade and Prishtina, the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights YUCOM from Belgrade and the Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture ACDC from Mitrovica, invite the authorities in Belgrade and Prishtina to act responsibly regarding the implementation of undertaken obligations and introduce the implementation reporting.
CRIMINAL VERDICT FOR A HATE CRIME REACHED FOR THE FIRST TIME
Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights – YUCOM informs the public that on Friday, November 2nd, the first criminal verdict was reached, where, imposing a sentence on a criminal offense, a hate crime, as a special aggravating circumstance, was taken into account.
JOINT STATEMENT Reaction to the Ministry of Justice's claims Regarding the Venice Commission's positive assessment
On 24 October 2018 the Ministry of Justice revealed on its website that the Members of the Venice Commission discussed during the Commission's 116thPlenary Session the fourth Draft Constitutional Amendments of the Ministry.
THE NEW DRAFT TEXT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS DOES NOT EXCLUDE POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON THE JUDICIARY
The Ministry of Justice has, to a certain extent, harmonized the draft text of the constitutional amendments with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. However, it needs to be pointed out that it has been harmonized in accordance with minimum standards, while other, more advanced solutions have not been taken into account.
DRAFT LAW ON FREE LEGAL AID LIMITS THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE
Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights – YUCOM and the civil society organizations listed below, have expressed concern about the solutions contained in the Draft Law on Free Legal Aid. This is problematic seeing that this Law can directly affect the right to a balanced and equal access to justice for all people who are in need of it.


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Sacramento Bans Sale Of Flavored Tobacco Products
Randol White
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | Sacramento, CA | Permalink
Yummy gum, lemon twist, butterscotch and cinnamon roll are just a few of the flavors on the shelf at Twisted Smoke Shop in East Sacramento.
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Sacramento is the latest California location to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, with the passage of a new ordinance by the City Council on Tuesday.
Starting Jan. 1, it will be illegal to sell flavored tobacco products within city limits. The local-level action precedes efforts by four Democratic senators for a statewide ban.
Jim Knox with the American Cancer Society says his organization supports banning the products statewide.
"The surge in the use of e-cigarettes has all but erased decades of progress in reducing tobacco use among teens," he said. "The CDC is calling this a public health epidemic and it really requires immediate action."
Ryan Hanretty with California Fuels and Convenience Alliance, representing small retail outlets that sell flavored tobacco products, says a ban based on geography doesn't work in today's modern world.
"The internet is kind of the sole-source problem for the proliferation and access without age verification of these e-cigarettes and vape products," he said.
The bill for a statewide ban has already passed the Senate Health Committee and is scheduled to be heard by the Appropriations Committee on Monday.
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Welcome to our "Religious Degrees Program"
The Doctoral "Application" is 20-Pages Long - Not an "Email"
Requires a signed "Statement of Faith" Requires a signed "Statement of Authenticity" Requires a signed "Statement of Experience in Ministry"
Every True Bible Teacher Deserves a "Doctor of Divinity"
More than any other single thing you can do, getting a "Doctorate" will increase your INFLUENCE for Jesus Christ!
"For they that have USED THE OFFICE ... well PURCHASE to themselves a good DEGREE, and great boldness (confidence),..."
Apostle Paul is referring to the 'Offices' of Bishop (Overseers) Elder, and Deacon, but his "purchase to themselves a good degree" is a monumental - though somewhat mysterious - statement.
All evidence gained from researching the most effective Ministries and Ministers around the world, indicates that you could wisely use a 'Higher Degree', preferably a Doctor's Degree, such as "Doctor of Divinity."
Though it has wide application, for simplicity's sake, the following "Message" is written as if the reader is a Preacher, with Pastors, Preachers, and Teachers being the predominate holders of this Title and Degree.
> > > If you are middle-aged, people will perceive you getting a Doctor of Divinity as the natural "next step" . . . for someone who is still moving up . . . instead of someone stagnate, and ready to wind down.
Not only do we believe you could wisely "use" a Doctor of Divinity, . . . which great bodies of evidence indicate is absolutely true . . .
. . . but we also believe that the Kingdom of God "needs" for you to have a Doctor of Divinity, and we further believe - and this most importantly - that you have "a Right" . . . and "a Privilege" . . . and even "a Duty before God" . . . to be credentialed with a Title of "Doctor", AND USE IT WISELY . . . as Paul Admonished.
The Doctor of Divinity is a "Tool" to build the Kingdom of God, and a "weapon" to fight the kingdom of Darkness. We beg of you to not continue "fighting the Good Fight" without this valuable weapon in your spiritual arsenal.
FACT: The power to "Transform Lives" is in the "Message" of the Gospel.
FACT: The power "To Get People To Listen" to the Gospel is in the "Messenger" of the Gospel.
[NOTE ASIDE: Without dispute, the Holy Spirit is the "Ultimate Power", who must lead and bless all we do, and He is ALWAYS FAITHFUL to do His part . . . but few of us have had 3,000 baptisms from one message on one day . . . nor did Apostle Paul . . . and even Apostle Peter did: only once at Pentecost.
If you advertise that you are going to bring a "Simple Salvation Message on being Born-Again from John Chapter-3 next Lord's Day", would that increase your attendance?
If you advertise that the "President of the University" nearest you will bring a "Simple Salvation Message on being Born-Again from John Chapter-3 next Lord's Day", would that increase your attendance?
If you advertise that the "Governor of your State" will bring a "Simple Salvation Message on being Born-Again from John Chapter-3 next Lord's Day", would that increase your attendance even more?
If you advertise that "Kurt Warner, Rick Warren, Sarah Palin, Mel Gibson, or Rush Limbaugh" - will bring a "Simple Salvation Message on being Born-Again from John Chapter-3 next Lord's Day", would that increase your attendance even more?
In each case, the power of the Gospel is not changed one iota, but the ability to get people to listen to that Gospel can be greatly enhanced by the "Status of the Messenger!" Therein lies the great Advantage of having a Title of Doctor in our modern, education-mad world.
Let us suppose even further, that in each scenario listed above, that "You" prepared the same message for each speaker! In greatest likelihood, the "response" . . . to "Your" Gospel Message by the hearers . . . would be more effective, based on the status of the messenger: thus the advantage of a Doctor of Divinity for you.
Please know that if you have an Doctor of Divinity, all that you "say", all that you "do", all that you "write", all that you "counsel", all that you "advocate", all that you "preach-&-teach", . . .
. . . and all that "you are" will be magnified . . . Multiplied . . . and MAXIMIZED . . . all the rest of your life.
Why do we offer a FREE Doctor of Divinity for qualified serious-&-sincere Christian Ministers?
If you qualify - as an honest, sincere, genuine, Bible Minister of the Lord Jesus Christ - seeking to get men and women Born-Again, you can "Legally-&-Legitimately" have the Doctor of Divinity Title added to your name . . .
. . . within 48-hours at a cost of ZERO DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS!
Surely this seems "too good to be true" it has to be!!! . . . to which we add "so is salvation by Grace-through-faith" . . . Ask almost anyone what they "think" and they will tell you "there is a catch, somewhere!"
However, there is a very easy way to find out the truth for yourself, very easily and very quickly!
Simply fill out the application, sign the Statement of Faith with your belief in the "Authority of Scripture" and in "World Evangelism" . . . and if you qualify, have your fellow ministers grant you a Doctor of Divinity within 48-hours, meeting the standards set by Cambridge Theological Seminary International and hopefully - one that will be well-deserved and well-used by you.
The Greatest Christian Leaders of our Era, have Wisely Seen the Need for a Doctorate!
From 1947-48 through 1990, I'm not sure I ever heard, or saw in print, just "Billy Graham", or just "Reverend Billy Graham". It was always Dr. Billy Graham, or in some cases, the Rev. Dr. Billy Graham.
The world never dreamed "The Reverend Dr. Billy Graham" was really just "Billy Graham" . . . as Billy Graham didn't have an earned or accredited Ph. D., he had an Honorary Doctor of Divinity.
Yet "plain" Billy Graham became the most influential religious leader of the 20th century . . . due in part to being "Doctor" Billy Graham, a rising young minister of great authority, and highest credentials: someone worth listening to, reading his books, and seeking his advice.
And seek his advice they did. Graham met with every US President from Harry Truman to Nixon-Carter-Reagan through George "W" Bush, whom Graham led to a "born-again" relationship with Jesus Christ.
Dr. Graham had the "ear of US Presidents", long BEFORE he had the "ear of the world." Please know that Dr. Billy Graham diligently sought the ear of presidents, BEFORE they sought him. Dr. Graham diligently "sought out" President Truman - pushed, pleaded, and finagled, for a meeting with Truman - quite some time, before getting one.
Meeting with President Truman got Graham's picture on the front page of leading US Newspapers, which made him famous, which caused reporters to interview him, in which he always maintained Presidential confidence - while giving Presidents highest praise and regard - which caused presidents to want to meet with him again and again: Great publicity for both, a win-win situation!
Dr. Billy Graham - was and is - much more shrewd than he 'appears' . . . which is also part of his wise shrewdness in a good way. Dr. Graham had enough 'common sense to act and behave common' . . . and wasn't stupidly arrogant and snobbish as so many "TV celebrity and big-name Ministers are today.
Dr. Billy Graham was listed as the 8th-Most-Influential Person of the 20th Century by Gallup. [SOURCE: Gallup, Wikipedia] It is indeed amazing . . . that a "Country Confederate Preacher" is ranked ahead of many thousands of presidents and world leaders over the last 100 years!
Do you really think young Billy Graham. . . would ever have gotten to meet with American Presidents without a Doctor's Degree? Yet it was not an "earned-accredited" Degree from Harvard or Yale, . . . but a Degree earned by his faithfulness, sincerity and commitment, built upon his Bible School education, a Doctor of Divinity: just like the one you can have, if you can meet the requirements, exemplifying faithfulness, sincerity and commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Billy Graham's son Franklin is even more pronounced in his "credentials". Franklin claims the title of "Doctor" and the whole world so acknowledges him. He furthermore claims the title Reverend as an ordained minister. Do you know what Denomination/Ministers' Association ordained him? He was simply ordained by a fellow pastor.
Yet because Franklin - like his dad - "assumes authority", "acts with authority" and "claims authority", his Doctor's Degree is accepted by the world, and both he and the Kingdom of God benefit in the process . . .
all because of his foresight to add the Title "Doctor" to his name - not an earned Ph. D. - but an Honorary Doctor of Divinity.
Somehow, Billy Graham knew in his early years ... wisely and shrewdly ... that he needed the title "Doctor" - so he got one - neither accredited nor earned: but a true Doctor of Divinity none the less.
My Brother, My Sister, my Friend, my fellow-Minister: . . . how old will you be . . . when you finally see the need . . . that you can wisely use a "Doctors Degree"?
Likewise, was Dr. Jerry Falwell a decade after Graham. Even Dr. Falwell's most vicious enemies and/or critics-opponents - such as Phil Donahue, Dan Rather, Larry King, Ted Koppel, and Rosie O'Donnell - addressed him respectfully as "Dr. Falwell."
Dr. Jerry Falwell was on the cover of major news weekly magazines in the 1980's, even being credited with getting Ronald Reagan into the White House. Some called Dr. Falwell the 'Most Powerful Man in the World' for being able to get U.S.A. Presidents elected.
The world had no idea then - or even now - that "Dr. Falwell" was really just "Bro Jerry" . . . and no one ever suspected that he didn't have an "Accredited, Earned, Doctor's Degree!"
Furthermore, the world had - and has - no idea that Dr. Jerry Falwell - not only didn't have an accredited Doctor's Degree - but in fact, "Dr. Falwell" . . . didn't even have an accredited Masters Degree, or a Bachelors Degree. Amazingly, he didn't have a 4-year Degree of any kind!
"Dr. Falwell" attended a three-year program at the unaccredited Baptist Bible College, Springfield, Missouri, started under the guidance of another great pastor, "Dr. J. Frank Norris" from Ft. Worth, TX . . . (who also didn't have a "state-accredited, earned "Doctor's Degree")- but they both realized they needed the title of "Doctor" for greater influence, sought a Doctor of Divinity, and certainly did use it wisely after they received one!
Because Dr. Falwell, and Dr. J. Frank Norris assumed authority, spoke with authority, claimed authority, and acted with authority, the whole world respectfully called them by the title they claimed: Dr. J. Frank Norris, and Dr. Jerry Falwell: and their ministries have been among the most profound in the history of the USA: thanks in part to the title of "Doctor."
Had the world known Jerry Falwell had no accredited formal education, the media who despised him so terribly, would have mocked and ridiculed him mercilessly - and sought to drive him from the national spotlight - making him hide in shame: making his name a "laughingstock" like Dan Quayle, Tonya Harding, John Edwards, or Monica Lewinski.
Dr. Greg Dixon, Dr. Tom Watson, Dr. Tom Malone, Dr. Bruce Cummings; Dr. Harold Henniger, Dr. Curtis Hutson, Dr. Jimmy Swaggart, Dr. John R. Rice (led the nation's Largest Revival Weekly Newspaper and Bible Conferences), Dr. Lester Roloff (had a tremendous ministry) Dr. D. James Kennedy (Premier Presbyterian Ministry), Dr. Marilyn Hickey, Dr. Mike Murdoch, Dr. Benny Hinn, Dr. Perry Stone, Dr. Eddie Long, and even Dr. David Paul Yonggi Cho, pastor of the Worlds Largest Local Church in South Korea . . .
. . . and there are thousands more . . .
. . . NONE of them earned an "Accredited Ph.D." - but they ALL WERE WISE ENOUGH TO SEE THAT THEY NEEDED A TITLE OF "DOCTOR" . . .
. . . ARE YOU THIS WISE? . . .
. . . and if you are not this wise just now . . . how old will you be . . .when you see that you, also, can wisely use a Doctor's title? . . .
. . . and how long will you have left to Minister for God . . . once you see that you need this title?
> > as a 'WEAPON' to fight the Kingdom of Darkness!
So, they secured a Doctor of Divinity and the world listened - and still listens - to what they say, and masses follow their lead, because they "claimed Christ with great authority" - and used a title to match."
Some of these men - even among the very greatest of them - didn't even graduate from high school!
If you think we are being critical of these men, you are greatly missing the point!
We are not criticizing, but applauding them exceedingly, . . . for being wise enough to see the need to be properly represented to the world they sought to influence . . . with the Gospel Teaching!
We greatly applaud these men for being "as wise as the world in their generation," in knowing how to influence, to reach, to preach, to teach, to save - multitudes - in their generation, where education is greatly respected.
"And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation WISER than the children of light."
The last statement is what I call your attention to: Jesus lamented that "the children of this world, in their generation, are wiser than the children of light."
A general consensus of many of God's greatest minds from Dr. John R. Rice to Dr. Adrian Rogers, and from Dr. Jerry Falwell to Dr. D. James Kennedy, was that 'we the Church' - as the people of God, doing the work of God - generation by generation, are almost always behind the world . . . in understanding how to reach and persuade our own generation.
The world knows enough to carefully design the "cover of the book" - as well as writing a good book. Sadly, we Christians often focus on writing a really good book - but neglect the cover so badly - that few people are ever attracted to the book, enough to open it up and to see what's inside.
The world, amazingly, sometimes gives as much time to writing the "Title of the Book" as to writing the book itself! Thus the world "writes inferior books" . . . but sells many, because they took time to "package properly" . . . so that they end up having MUCH MORE INFLUENCE than our superior Christian books that few people read.
Selling MORE books means they make much MORE money to finance many MORE anti-Christian, secularistic books, to have even that much greater negative influence: so for at least 50 years they have won the "war for the heart-&-soul" of the USA!
We ministers usually don't think there is anything we can learn from the world, however, as we choose to go by Scripture - which says: "Man looks upon the outward appearance, God looks upon the heart."
This is indeed what the 'Inerrant Word of God' declares. However, we usually interpret from this Scripture the "OPPOSITE" meaning from that which God intends!!!
So what God intends for us to focus on in this Scripture is that our family, friends, neighbors, workmates, strangers, people we witness to and preach to . . . 'cannot see our heart'. ALL they can see is THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE . . .
. . . SO DO NOT NEGLECT THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE . . . as it is what people use to accept or reject our testimony!!!
Furthermore, the outward appearance to a large degree, DOES mirror the inward parts!
Just because we "tell" people how much we love God and our neighbor, and they see us with a Chain Reference Bible so big the 'chains-are-dragging-the-ground' - they still CAN'T SEE OUR HEART!!!
Just because we "say" we are called of God to preach, teach, lead and guide them, - they still CAN'T SEE OUR HEART - that it may really be qualified!
Thus God is 'Warning-Us' that 'having proper motives and goals in our heart is "Not-Enough"!' God sees those worthy desires and goals, but others do not. All others "see" is the "outward appearance."
Thus we are to remember that our outward appearance is how we represent God to the world. We all understand why young women shouldn't wear extremely short skirts and see-through slinky material, "advertises" . . . a strong possibly of improper sexual behavior . . .
. . . so why can't we see that "NOT having a Doctor's Title with our name" . . . "advertises" that we haven't studied diligently, haven't taken much time to prepare, haven't invested the money, etc., etc., . . . leaving a strong possibly and even a probability, of improper Scriptural preparation.
What a tragedy, when many, many Bible Ministers are very dedicated students of God's Word!
Additionally, we are never to be hypocritical!
We are never to "misrepresent" on the outside, something we are not on the inside. This was the great denunciation by Jesus of the Pharisees: hypocrisy in Matthew 23, the harshest words Jesus ever spoke.
We know it is hypocritical to have a heart like a piece of "junk" and portray it as a loving heart of "gold" or to have a "dishonest and fraudulent" heart and portray it as "giving and caring." However, what we usually miss, is that it is just as hypocritical to have a loving heart of "gold" . . . and portray it as a piece of "junk!"
Thus it is just as hypocritical to have "great spiritual diligence" in serving God and study of His Word - as scores of thousands of ministers do - and not show it, . . . as it is to pretend that I have great spiritual diligence when in reality, I have no spiritual diligence whatsoever!
Simple example: It is hypocritical for me to tell you that I care about you when I really don't, just to gain your favor for some purpose; but it is just as hypocritical to NOT tell you that I care about you, and pray for you, when I really do!
The grasping and practice of this truth can revolutionize your ministry . . . if well-practiced.
*** Quality without indicates probable quality within.
*** Diligence without indicates probable diligence within.
*** Attention to detail without indicates probable attention to detail within.
*** Slothfulness without indicates probable slothfulness within.
*** Carelessness without indicates probable carelessness within.
If your local Church-house is unkempt, needs painted, has dead shrubs in the lawn, big mud-puddles in the parking lot, dirty windows, weeds taking over the flower beds, lawn not mown for a month, the steeple leaning to one side, the sign all faded and falling apart, the porch sagging . . .
Yet on the sign a slogan says: "The Church that Really Cares!"
This may be true, but those driving by "cannot see" the "good and kind hearts of the members", . . . and they cannot help but see . . . the "uncared for" exterior: so they will probably keep right on driving - based on the "outward appearance" - and never get to know the good hearts of the good members.
. . . my fellow laborer, if you have been - and still are - a deeply diligent student of God's Word, for these years, . . .
. . . YET you mislead your whole community, and all who "would" come to hear you, . . .
. . . ("IF" they only knew!) . . . that indeed you are the serious student, the wise counselor, and the dedicated Teacher . . .
. . . HOWEVER, you have NO Doctor of Divinity title to "signify" your due diligence and commitment, so how are they to know you are a "Serious Student" of God's Word?
A proper title simply indicates "who" you are, "what" you are, and that certain conditions have been met that "qualify" you to "be trusted" in your calling! Surely you can understand that.
God's Word COMMANDS us to study to "SHOW" ourselves approved unto God . . . and letting the world know we are devoted to the study of all things Divine . . . does EXACTLY THAT!
> One of the eternal rewards for the faithful is to be given a "New Title"! (KJV says "name" - but it's "title" in Greek).
If you have labored faithful and long in the Word of God and Doctrine - and do not use a Doctor of Divinity title . . . my fellow laborer, if you have been - and still are - a deeply diligent student of God's Word, for these years, . . .
Is not this dishonoring to God and His Word, to not ascribe the "highest possible title - Doctor of Divinity - to one dedicated to His wisdom?"
God is in favor of both education and titles: He ordained there to be a "School of the Prophets" back in the days of Israel's earliest kings, over 1,000 years before Christ.
The great leaders of yester-year certainly believed so.
That is why for these centuries, the Doctor of Divinity Degree long ago, was ascribed the very highest Earthly title that could be awarded by an educational institution, and that it be given to those who diligently study to "show themselves approved unto God, as workmen that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing His Word of truth!"
For the Doctor of Divinity to be considered the "Highest Degree of all fields - of all times" - was fine, with even the very greatest scientists; from Sir Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein, and the greatest of Mathematicians from Descartes to Pascal, and the greatest of Philosophers from Immanuel Kant to Edmund Burke, . . .
. . . and the greatest Economists from Adam Smith to John Stuart Mill, and the greatest of Military Generals from Napoleon to George Washington, and the greatest Statesmen and Authors from William Shakespeare to the Greatest Artists like Rembrandt: and all the kings or all the countries!
And it was fine with everyone that "Christian Ministers" have the highest of all titles and degrees: NOW WE ARE LOSING THIS GODLY RESPECT AND IT IS OUR OWN FAULT!
> > > but rather because of the subject matter: "DIVINITY: GOD, HIS ETERNAL WORD, His Church, His purposes, and His Ministry!"
Are we "Modern Ministers" so worldly, that we now are ashamed of that which has been the greatest title for centuries - "Doctor of Divinity?"
Are we "Modern Ministers" ashamed to have everybody know immediately, just by signing our name "Doctor of Divinity" . . . that we have devoted our whole life to God and His Purposes?
Do we "Modern Ministers" now willingly bow the knee to secular Ph.D.'s in modern science, medicine, law, psychology and MBA's, . . . giving up the Doctor of Divinity?
Do we "Modern Ministers" cower in shame to tell-the-world that we have a Doctor of Divinity Degree from a "Seminary" - ashamed spiritually - of who we are and what our field of expertise is?
Do we "Modern Ministers" feel so inferior to the atheists, agnostics, secularists, and pagans at Harvard, Yale, Cambridge and Oxford, Berkley, M.I.T. and thousands of Godless State Universities . . . that we readily concede that "Our field of Divinity" is no longer relevant or important, and that their fields are both?
For you and I "to refuse" a title of Doctor of Divinity . . .
. . . is this not dishonoring the influence of Christ, His Word, and His Church in our communities . . .
. . . by NOT having a proper title to show that to which we have devoted our lives?
Can you see the "major importance" of this issue?
Thus the Doctor of Divinity Title is truly an Honor . . . a Privilege . . . a Right . . . and a Duty . . . to 'use well' for the Name of Christ and His Kingdom.
This highest Title-&-Degree awarded on Earth - this "Spiritual Pearl" - needs to be wisely used and with greatest honor; Lest this "Spiritual Pearl", which was designated to the Study of Divinity/God nearly a millennia ago . . .
. . . now be freely surrendered to the enemies of Christ, to the atheist's degrees and devilish institutions . . . who "trample spiritual things underfoot like swine" and mock the study of God and all things Divinity. . .
. . . all because we are too cowardly to proclaim the Gospel truth, and our "Title-of-Calling" - Doctor of Divinity to that truth?
Thus the "Doctor of Divinity" is not a minor matter.
The success of God's Kingdom languishes in the western World - dying in every nation where it has gained preeminence, for several reasons - but for certain - at least in part - because God's best and most dedicated servants,. . .
. . . are not nearly so wise as the children of the world in their generation, who do EVERYTHING to enhance their credentials with proper titles.
Sadly, many of us were not nearly so wise as the list of ministers given above, the scores of names of God's greatest ministers of the 20th century, who SAW THE NEED at an early age - and the ADVANTAGES FOR THE KINGDOM - of having and using well: "The Doctor of Divinity Degree."
Hopefully you can feel my heart and passion through my rebuke, my pleading, my instruction, and my diligent urging, to neglect this important matter no longer!
The decision to bear the Title of the Ages in honour of our great God - as a Doctor of Divinity - now rests upon your shoulders. You can have it legally and properly for a pittance.
In Jesus' Name we pray!
How Does the Doctor of Divinity Program Work?
 Fill out the General Application as a record of your college studies anywhere in the world, and your legitimate Church experience over the years.
 Have a spouse, Deacon or Elder witness your ministry experience with their signature.
 Have two or more of your fellow ministers "Approve" for work for an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, through your LOCAL CHURCH and Awarded by your LOCAL CHURCH!
 Devise a certificate of diploma based on the pictures we have shown - (or as you wish) - and have fellow ministers sign the document.
 If you wish for your credential to be recorded with us, please send to our Cambridge Theological Seminary Records Office we are seeking to get into operation - (may not be ready until 2020 or more . . . please check before sending.
FROM: FREE Ordination and Honorary Degrees, TO: Dr. D. James Kennedy: Can you be as Bold as Him?


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Novel draws from "all of life's experience," Sandra Lee says
Celebrity chef and newly minted novelist Sandra Lee said her first-ever fiction book draws from her "life's experience," but stopped short of saying whether a character in the novel is based on her real-life partner -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
In an appearance on NBC's The Today Show
, Lee said the novel -- "The Recipe Box" focuses on "generations of women coming together and kind of the pains of what a family goes through." (You can watch the interview here.)
But the similarities between Grace, the novel's main character, and Mike Lund, her love interest, and the real-life relationship between Lee and Cuomo were pointed out by the Wall Street Journal earlier this year.
"Well, she's not in front of the camera," Lee said about the similarities to Grace. "And I never wanted to be in front of the camera either, but--"
She continued: "I have to say, both Mike Lund -- the character, the love interest -- and my sweetheart are very attractive men."
Today has an excerpt from Lee's book here. (Here's the Amazon page for the newly released book.)
Lee and Cuomo share a home in New Castle, Westchester County. She largely stays out of the political spotlight, appearing in Albany only for major public events like Cuomo's inaugural and State of the State addresses and for an annual open house at the Executive Mansion.
Cuomo, meanwhile, has a book deal of his own. The Democratic governor's book is due for a 2014 release
and is expected to touch on both his public and private lives.
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I checked another one off my 30 Before Thirty list today; I made an origami paper crane while Eleanor took her morning nap.
I'm thoroughly impressed with those that have made 1000 paper cranes, as Blair from Wise Craft has recently done. As for me, I'm happy with my single crane, the first I've ever made.
Looks awesome! I'm working on a thousand cranes myself. :] It's not so hard really, I use small thin origami squares so I can crank them out pretty quickly.
In high school we got "crane cards" for good behavior. A certain number of cards equalled a paper crane hug from the ceiling at the school entrance. Nice idea, but any reminder of the torture known as Catholic high school is well, torture. I like the color of your crane!
You're making your way through this list really quickly!! Of course, you've been bad and you've left the biggest projects for last (paying off credit card, cleaning out basement)!
I know, I know. And I am definitely procrastinating on the whole basement thing.
You are hilarious. Good for you for making that and having a list! I'm seriously considering doing this too!
Looks beautiful! Congrats on checking another item off your list – I love making lists like yours, but am usually so bad about actually doing the things on the list!
lovely. i havent made one one far too long.
i recently learned how to make paper cranes, too. I made a shadow box of cranes folded from 1 inch squares.
Well done! I especially like the subtle soft curve of her wings. We like using paper cranes as Christmas tree decorations. They sit gracefully on the needles.
What an adorable goal! And it came out beautifully!
That's awesome. I tried making those with 20 four year olds a while back. I think during naptime is a very good idea.
So, I am wondering how you decided to put this on your list. I know that when I was making my list (http://alanandval.blogspot.com/2010/08/30-by-thirty-today-marks-5-months-until.html) I had a hard time figuring out the last few things, so I am wondering how you came up with this item!! Good job by the way, it's beautiful!
I've just always wanted to make one. I think it's good to have some fun but easily achievable goals, along with the really tough ones!
We had 1000 gold origami cranes on a LARGE black (sprayed) tree branch. Made by my Aunt Helen. It was quite dramatic.
I still have a string of cranes hanging in my home and several more we use to decorate our Christmas tree as garland every year.
After 30+ years it had brought us much good luck and love.
Only 999 left…if you start now, you could have them done for miss Eleanor's wedding…someday?
So cute! Love it just by itself!
And whatever will you do with it? I am very curious to know where you will place this sweetest paper crane in your gorgeous home?
It's staying in the dining room hutch for now (where I photographed it).
I love seeing lists like this 30 before 30 – so fun and such a great idea! The crane is adorable – and seems like it would be kind of a zen activity. Hmm, I'll have to give it a try!
Way to go! I thought that your first one would be pink. If you want to have a thousand, ask all your readers to send them in. Maybe if we made a lot, they would cover up the ceiling in your basement. How about stapling white muslin or quilt backs to the ceiling to make it lighter and cozier. If I was near you I would come to help you clean it up.
I love that idea for the ceiling! And yes, you should make a list. Any age is a good age to do so!
I love the little detail of the curvature of the wings. That finesse is something one loses after about 10 of them (let along 1000). That's the beauty of just one. Great job!
i love the thirty before 30 series. setting goals can be so rewarding, especially if they involve adorable paper cranes!
Having recently started a 1000 crane project myself, I can completely sympathize with the difficulty. What size paper did you use? It came out VERY lovely for your first. Mine looked… perhaps like it accidentally ran into a tree would be the best way to describe it. :) Oops.
I used a sheet of 8.5×11 paper cut down to 8.5 inches square. I think the sheet was a little too thick though (nice Paper Source paper), and some of the folds toward the end got a little difficult.
I hear you on that. I've been using 6×6 scrapbooking paper that is not cardstock. I was worried about using good paper lest it be too thick. Your came out wonderfully though.
I recently made a paper crane mobile. It's very calming to fold the cranes – my mobile is nowhere near 1000 cranes (more like 50) – but it makes me so happy! Good for you for crossing off another task!
I love it! The house we stayed in on our holiday in Virginia this year (a long way from Oxford, but that's what you get for marrying an American) was full of little origami cranes & I meant to learn how to make one – you have inspired me to follow through – I hereby undertake to make one before Sunday!
When I was in year 6 at school our class made 1000 paper cranes. I had completely forgotten about that until I saw your lovely little crane!
That's wonderful. I tried so hard to make a paper crane once and managed to so spectacularly fail it's laughable. Good on it.
I am impressed….i attempted to fold 300ish for my wedding in June and after gathering friends and providing wine, we got about 10 (sad and deformed) cranes in and gave up.
They look great strung together like that, especially with those colors.


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