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For those of you who are keeping track, our latest "Ask Henry" question, #36, reveals the answer to this question: How many buildings designed by architect HH Richardson were built in Chicago--and where were they? And...how many remain to this day? https://www.glessnerhouse.org/ask-henry
On January 7, 1976, exactly 45 years ago today (!), Glessner House was officially designated a National Historic Landmark. The building was recognized for its innovative floor plan, and the impact Richardson's urban residential masterpiece had on the course of American architecture and its practitioners. Glessner House was one of six Chicago sites designated on the same date, the others being the Reliance Building, Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio (in suburban Oak Park), the Marquette Building, the Leiter II building, and the South Dearborn Street - Printing House Row North Historic District. This was quite extraordinary, considering that there are only 39 National Historic Landmarks in the City of Chicago (26 of which are also designated as Chicago landmarks).
The first National Historic Landmark in the city was Robie House, designated in 1963, and the most recent is Wrigley Field, designated in 2020. Second Presbyterian Church, located just a few blocks from Glessner House, and the home church of the Glessners' daughter-in-law, Alice, was designated an NHL in 2013 in recognition of its extraordinary Arts & Crafts interior.
ONLINE - At Home with H. H. Richardson — Glessner House
In light of the current threat to Richardson's Brookline, MA home at 25 Cottage Street, Glessner House will be presenting an online Zoom presentation, At Home with H. H. Richardson, on Tuesday January 12 at 7:00pm CST. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the Glessner House website right here:
https://www.glessnerhouse.org/programs/2021/01/12/at-home-with-h-h-richardson
-In 1874, Henry Hobson Richardson and his family rented a rambling old frame house at 25 Cottage Street in the affluent community of Brookline, Massachusetts. Four years later, he closed his New York office and moved his architectural practice into the house as well, significantly expanding the building as business grew. For the remaining eight years of Richardson's life, his family, employees, and clients freely intermingled, creating an atmosphere that suited Richardson perfectly.
-The home, which has been sitting empty for many years, is now threatened with demolition. In this presentation, we will explore the house in detail, focusing on portions of the building added by Richardson. We will also share a first-hand account of the house as documented by John Glessner in 1885-1886, and will provide a preservation update regarding the recently imposed 18-month demolition delay
In 1874, Henry Hobson Richardson and his family rented a rambling old frame house at 25 Cottage Street in Brookline, Massachusetts where family, employees, and clients freely intermingled. That house is now threatened with demolition. This presentation will explore the house in detail using period p
January 4th marked the anniversary of the passing of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's first music director, Theodore Thomas, one of the Glessners' closest friends. In January 1906, second music director Frederick Stock began a tradition of honoring Thomas on the first anniversary of his death.
Tune into WFMT tonight at 8:00pm for a program that honors that tradition with a selection of works given their U.S. premieres with the Orchestra under Thomas's baton. For more information, https://www.wfmt.com/2021/01/05/remembering-theodore-thomas/.
(Image of Thomas from the Glessner House collection)
Laurie Toth, a member of the House & Collections Committee at Glessner House, talks about her years volunteering with the costume collection at the Chicago History Museum in this article posted today in Classic Chicago Magazine:
https://www.classicchicagomagazine.com/adventures-in-the-chicago-history-museum-costume-collection/
Note: Most of Frances Glessner's clothes are in the Chicago History Museum collection including the dress pictured here. It was featured in their exhibit, "Eight Chicago Women" in 1978.
Happy New Year from Glessner House!! While celebrating the day, don't forget that on this day in 1848, Frances Glessner was born in Urbana, Ohio!!
Ringing in the New Year - 1900
#TBT a 2014 post from our blog about New Year's Eve, 1900.... the new century that was about to begin!! Lots of activities reported on in this post from back then. A good read to perk all our Facebook friends up, in light of a, shall we say...low-key (for obvious reasons) new year's eve this year?? Have fun! Enjoy!!
In a few days, the world will bid farewell to another year and usher in 2015. In celebration, we take a brief look back at how the Gle...
Good news! On Tuesday December 29, the Historic Preservation Commission for the Town of Brookline voted to institute an 18-month demolition delay for H. H. Richardson's home (pictured here in 1900--from Brookline Historical Society) at 25 Cottage Street. This home, and the homes to either side, 39 Cottage Street and 222 Warren Street (which was owned by landscape architect John Charles Olmsted) were purchased in 2020 by a developer who requested a complete demolition of all three structures. The demolition delay has been applied to all three houses, to give time for alternate plans to be developed.
Read more about the hearing in today's article in The Architects' Newspaper: https://www.archpaper.com/2020/12/hh-richardson-and-john-charles-olmsted-homes-get-temporary-reprieve-from-wrecking-ball/
AND, Join us on January 12th as William Tyre presents "At Home with H. H. Richardson," an in-depth look at his beloved Brookline home, where family, employees, and clients intermingled in a unique, creative environment that produced several of the most important late 19th century buildings in the United States, including Glessner House: https://www.glessnerhouse.org/programs/2021/01/12/at-home-with-h-h-richardson
The Fall 2020 issue of Nineteenth Century, the magazine of the Victorian Society in America (VSA), features two articles about Glessner House. "Mr. & Mrs. John J. Glessner Request the Pleasure . . ." by our executive director William Tyre details the elaborate dinner parties that took place in the house. "Eighteen Hours with Mattie Williamson" by Justin Miller, shows all the work that went into these dinners behind-the-scenes with the Glessners' cook. These two articles, along with "Dining Out in Nineteenth- and early Twentieth Century Chicago" by food historian Bruce Kraig, were presented at the Glessner House/VSA symposium on kitchens and dining held in November 2019.
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Recent Past Survey of Suburban Cook County Database | Landmarks Illinois
Glessner House (and other) historic preservation fans may enjoy exploring this extensive and very interesting database.... Easy to peruse and informative, thanks to Landmarks Illinois!! http://www.landmarks.org/saic-database/
Explore the Database Information in the survey database is based on field inspections conducted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. The dates of construction for a building are often approximate and are not based on detailed permit research. S...
Having a lazy holiday weekend? How about coloring some of our recent offerings from our "Color Our Collections" collection? For you or the kids or friends who enjoy coloring as a hobby!?!?
Download from a number of offerings having to do with Glessner House here: https://www.glessnerhouse.org/color-our-collections
We at Glessner House wish all of our Facebook followers a very peaceful day. Hope whatever you are doing, you are enjoying yourselves. And relaxing a bit.
A little about the Glessners' CHRISTMAS, 1924....
-Frances Glessner's journal stops in 1917, but various other documents left behind help us to reconstruct what Christmas would have been like in 1924.
-The guest list shows that seventeen people joined the Glessners for dinner.
-In addition to the guest list, we also have Frances Glessner's seating chart. Frederick Stock--Music director of the symphony since 1905--occupied the place of honor to her right; Eric DeLamarter sat to her left. The two youngest female guests, Nathalie Gookin and Vera Wolfe, sat to either side of John Glessner.
-The menu was not as elaborate as it would have been in the late 1800s; including just four courses (as opposed to eight).
First course:
Soup, served with crackers, olives, and celery. Crackers would have been baked by the cook (no saltines here), and celery was still quite popular, with special dishes designed to hold the crudité.
Second course:
Turkey, sausage, cranberries, jelly, sweet potatoes, corn, beans, and radishes. The sausage was most likely from Deerfoot Farms, the finest and most expensive sausages at the time; it is frequently identified by name on other dinner menus. Jelly referred to a gelatin dish, i.e. a "Jello mold," all the rage at the time.
Third course:
Tomato and lettuce salad, with cheese balls and crackers. Menus consistently show that salad was always served after the entrée.
Fourth course:
Plum pudding, ice cream, cake, candy, fruit, nuts, and raisins. Plum pudding was a standard on the Glessners' Christmas table, and ice cream was served at almost all dinner parties.
Beverages:
This being Prohibition, no alcohol was served. During dinner, guests consumed cider and White Rock, the most popular mineral water of its day. Coffee was served with dessert.
The toast read by Hermann V. von Holst at dinner is significant in that it combines a bit of history of his relationship with the Glessners, how meaningful the years of friendship were to him, and a first-hand account of how the Glessners' "spirit" impacted all those around them.
-He began the toast by noting that in 1896, he received his first independent commission as an architect from the Glessners – a bronze tablet commemorating their horse Jim, who had died earlier that year at The Rocks, where he was buried beneath a huge boulder.
-After dinner, the party traveled down to Orchestra Hall, where Stock led one of his "popular concerts" consisting of lighter works, with tickets priced from 15 to 50 cents, making the concerts available to a wide audience!
Poinsettias, Santa and Christmas cards, anyone? Anything you want to know about the history of these three holiday topics? Ask our Glessner House Henry, right here: https://www.glessnerhouse.org/ask-henry
He can pretty much answer what you'd like to know! If you read questions #32--#34!
Famed Architect H.H. Richardson's Home Slated For Demolition
A great description of the influences on HHR'S style and impact. The current owners have filed for permission to demolish his own home.
The Brookline Preservation Commission will hold a Demolition Delay hearing on December 29 to decide whether to impose an 18-month stay on demolition.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/reginacole/2020/12/21/hh-richardson-home-slated-for-demolition/?sh=23171e79c1c9
From historicnewengland.org: Make your voice heard. You can be notified of the hearing and are encouraged to send comments by contacting Preservation Planner Tina McCarthy at [email protected].
Richardson is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture." Immortalized across the country through his namesake Richardsonian Romanesque style, Richardson's work solidified an American architectural vocabulary in the years following the Civil War.
Did you know??? Eighteen of our items from the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 are being shipped to the Field House Museum for their upcoming exhibit documenting the experiences of the "children's poet" Eugene Field and his family during the fair. Roswell Field (Eugene's father) purchased the home at 634 South Broadway in 1850 and is remembered today as the attorney who argued the Dred Scott case before the Supreme Court. The house was saved from demolition in 1934 and has operated as a historic house museum since 1936, making it the oldest house museum in St. Louis.
It is interesting to note a few connections between the Glessners and the Field family. Frances Glessner records meeting Eugene Field in March 1893, and two of his books are found in the library. A decade later, Frances Glessner met Roswell Field (Eugene's brother, named after his father) and there are three of his books in the library, one containing the following note to Frances Glessner:
"Dear Mrs. Glessner: Thank you for your kind note and believe me that a generous word from a friendly source is a truer incentive to renewed effort than all the siren songs of the publisher's cash box. I trust I may merit your continued appreciation and approbation. Very faithfully Roswell Field."
The exhibit will run through June 2021.
Are you getting your holiday food shopping list together???? Why not try some holiday cooking this year, Glessner style??? Here are some ideas from "Cooking With Mattie." Have fun, shop and cook and report back!!! https://www.glessnerhouse.org/cooking-with-mattie
Our official object of the month--December 2020! The very special Glessner glass Christmas tree ornament!! It has an interesting history https://www.glessnerhouse.org/the-collection
And, if you're wondering, while reading this short post, about why the Statue of Liberty's actual arm was in attendance when the Glessners bought the ornament, read this, too: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/04/07/statue-liberty-pedestal
The very old and the beautifully re-created retelling of holiday history at Glessner House was so wonderfully conducted virtually by our executive director Bill Tyre last night on zoom. Here's to a wonderful season no matter how you celebrate!!
ONLINE - Christmas with the Glessners — Glessner House
Still time to register before tonight's fabulous program! You will truly enjoy Christmas with the Glessners via this wonderful virtual get-together.....Learn all about what the holidays meant to the Glessners and what all they did. And see how the house was decorated and how their traditions made for a very unique celebration in the marvelous Glessner House! 7PM. Be there for virtual merriment, Glessner-style....
Experience Christmas 1895 with this virtual tour through Glessner House, all decked out for the holidays.
Today we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the Glessners' favorite composers. The photo attached shows Theodore Thomas's musical signature as it appears on his framed portrait that is displayed in the parlor. The signature includes the four iconic opening notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. This was a particular favorite of Thomas, and he programmed the piece both on the very first concert of the Chicago Orchestra in October 1891 and for the dedication of Orchestra Hall (now Symphony Center) in December 1904.
A great story about our collection! All about silver gravy ladles from the servants!
The Glessners celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on December 7, 1895. During dinner, at which just the four family members were present, Frances Glessner recorded the following in her journal: ". . . then in a few minutes Frederick came and in a very graceful way asked me to accept two beautiful gravy ladles from the servants. With the spoons came a card 'with the best wishes of the servants' followed by their names arranged according to the length of time they have been with us. These gifts were all in the most perfect taste and touched us deeply. After dinner John called them in and thanked them for us both."
The ladle shown here, in the "New Castle" pattern with a gold wash on the interior of the bowl, was made by Gorham and retailed through Spaulding & Co. in Chicago. Frances Glessner was so touched by the gift that she had the message and names from the card engraved on the bowl of one of the ladles. The names and position of each were as follows:
Frederick Reynolds, butler
Charles Nelson, coachman
John Flear, footman
Mattie Williamson, cook
Antonie Gersting, ladies maid
Annie Munro, parlor maid
Secrets of Glessner House Part 12 - The Beamed Ceilings
Just a five minute video--but OH, SO interesting..... Another secret from Glessner House: the beams on the ceilings.....
In this installment, we look up to the ceiling to explore the secrets of the beamed ceilings found in several of the main rooms of the house, from checks and...
When is a Tiffany not a Tiffany?
**Remember, several posts down, when we featured a pen tray and stamp box in the Pine Needle pattern as our Object of the Month? They have both long been attributed to Tiffany Studios, however only the pen tray bore the company stamp on the underside. The stamp box (shown above) had all the characteristics of Tiffany's work, but the lack of the Tiffany Studios stamp was worrisome. We reached out to Lindsy Parrott, director and curator of the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass, for her thoughts. Sure enough, she confirmed that a company known as Riviere Studios produced items in the Pine Needle pattern which were nearly identical to those made by Tiffany, but the pieces do not bear a maker's mark. Since the stamp box is not marked, it is safe to assume it is a Riviere Studios copy of an actual Tiffany box. In a way, the juxtaposition of an authentic Tiffany Studios pen tray next to a Riviere Studios copy of a stamp box on Frances Glessner's desk makes for a more interesting story than if they had both been made by Tiffany!!!
1800 S Prairie Ave
The number 3 and 4 buses stop at Michigan and 18th Streets. Walk two blocks east and the entrance to the museum is at 18th St. and Prairie Avenue. The Metra Electric line has a flag stop at 18th Street as well. The McCormick Place stop is a 5 to 7 minute walk. The closest El stop is at Roosevelt. The Red, Green and Orange lines stop there. Non-permit parking is limited to 18th Street, Indiana Avenue, and Michigan Avenue.
Our mission is to spark excitement in architecture, history, and design through a dynamic exploration of Glessner House, its family, and its preservation. The House is open to visitors by advanced ticket only on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 11:30am, 1:00, and 2:30pm. Tours last about 60 minutes and start at the Glessner House Visitors Center located in the coach house. Admission is $20 for adults, and $17 for seniors (age 60+) and students (ages 13-18). No children under 13 are permitted at this time. Our page is a positive space. We maintain a negativity policy. Aggressive, insulting, profane, hostile, or overly negative comments will be deleted. Users who post them will be blocked or banned.
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Curator Bill Tyre is "the Professor", as pianists in shady places of entertainment were sometimes called.
A clip of Elizabeth Doyle and Jim Cox, Jazz Avec Deux, at Glessner House:
A preview of the items in the silent auction at the afterparty of today's Walk Through a Time.
A preview of the lovely items in the silent auction at the afterparty of today's Walk Through Time.
More from the #GlessnerHouse #GleamTeam! #Docent Allan Vagner and volunteer Steve Scott are hard at work in the pantry. #museummonday #smallmuseumlife #historichousemuseum #glessnerhousemuseum
Introducing the Glessner House Gleam Team!
Docent Council Chair, Karen Oliver, introduces you to the #GlessnerHouse #GleamTeam. Also featuring #docents Marilyn Scott and Kay Young. #museummonday #smallmuseumlife #historichousemuseum
Toast of the South Loop 2016 - Diggin' In
AND we're off! Inside the coach house for the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance Toast of the South Loop. The ladies of The Spoke & Bird are servin' up some tasty viddles. #prairedistrict #southloop #pdnatoast
Toast of the South Loop 2016 - Lining Up on Prairie Ave
They're lining up! Minutes away from the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance Toast of the South Loop 2016 at Glessner House Museum. #pdnatoast #pdna #prairedistrict
We have the BEST volunteers! Members of the #GlessnerHouseMuseum "Gleam Team", Steve Scott and Allan Vagner, are vacuuming our reproduction Peacock and Dragon portieres this morning. Thank you, guys! #MuseumMonday
As if no time has passed...Bob Irving, Class of 1971, shows fellow "Ancient Docents" around the house. #GlessnerHouseMuseum #GHM50
Today we host the "Ancient Docents" luncheon. Welcome and Happy 50th Anniversary to the first three Chicago School of Architecture Foundation docent classes of 1971, 1972, and 1973. #GHM50 #GlessnerHouseMuseum
Psst...get a sneak peek at the new carpet runners that were installed today! #GlessnerHouseMuseum #historichousemuseum #smallmuseumlife #GHM50
Glessner House: Iconic Architecture
Our iconic architecture is world-famous. Discover why at GlessnerHouse.org. #architectureMW #MuseumWeek
Museum Week 2016: Secret Drawer
Psst...We have a secret...and it's in the library. #SecretsMW #MuseumWeek
Getting ready for tonight's Halloween themed cocktail party with Exelon Corp.
It's not too often that you get to hear an 1887 Steinway piano. Still sounds as good as the day it was delivered to Mrs. Glessner. Want to hear more? Please join us for a special concert by pianist George Radosavljevic this Sunday at 4pm. Call 312-326-1480 for tickets. #glessnerhousemuseum #glessnerhouse
The Glessner House is rocking tonight courtesy of the Blues Kids Foundation. These are some amazing musicians. Concert is free and open to the public. Hury over, the music ends all too soon.
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Congratulations #GlessnerHouse on your Silver Lining Award! Well deserved. At a time where we all need to believe something good can come out of something so devasting, the Glessner House has been the Silver Lining for us! William Morris once said, "Fellowship is Heaven." Fellowship starts and ends at #GlessnerHouse. ❤👏🎻 #AssociationofMidwestMuseums
Dear FBF, I am so excited!! I just finished writing my Keynote Speech for Literacy Chicago's 50th Anniversary Gala and I decided to look at the location of the Gala....OMG! I simply can't believe how blessed my life truly is. I am actually going to be speaking in a magnificent example of Chicago architecture. The event will held on October 25, 2018, at the world renown Glessner House Museum, in a courtyard so beautiful that it was voted one of the top places to have a wedding in Chicago. To all my friends and fellow Toastmasters I humbly invite all of you to come and share this very special moment with me. Go to Literacy Chicago.org, tickets are still available. FBF, twenty-six years ago, a "Book" saved and changed my life. Please support my friend/fellow Toastmaster Joanne Telser-Frere and this incredible organization. There are over 900,000 adults in Chicago that can't read past the third grade level. I am so proud and honored to be apart of something so important as spreading the Power of Literacy. Thank you for your support.
I enjoyed reading this short article and watching the 3 minute video. I was reminded of the early efforts of Jack Simmerling to capture the mansions of Prairie Avenue before they were torn down. I was also reminded of Frances Glessner Lee and her incredible Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death that were replicated crime scenes used to teach law enforcement officers how to become better Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs). Note the "Nutshell Studies" will be on display in BOSTON at the Fine Arts Museum, October 13, 2018-January 21, 2019.
Come see "Burnham's Dream: The White City" musical next month! Tickets available between June 7th and July 1st. Get your tickets before they're gone...
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Toboggan anyone?
Court yard in Summer 1923 The Story of a House , J.J.Glessner
Snowfall at Glessner House, February 10, 2018
Visited Glessner House Museum in Chicago. Had a great tour thanks to Sandy, our friendly and informative docent who made the experience fun and enjoyable. #glessnerhouse #glessnerhousemuseum #chicago
Thanks for your mention of Burnham's Dream: The White City, our new musical. Here's the announcement. We had a concert performance of an earlier version at Glessner House a few years ago to a capacity audience! Thank you for your continued support for this Chicago musical about the 1890s. June Finfer, Lost and Found Productions
We will notify you when anything happens in Chicago.


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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is selling his stock very fast. Since November 9, 2020, he has unloaded shares almost every business day, which amounts to 9.4 million shares worth $2.8 billion.
According to a Forbes report citing filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), about 90 percent of the sales were made by his philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI).
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"Zuckerberg, who is the world's fifth-richest person with nearly $127 billion worth, has now winnowed his stake in Facebook to about 14%, down from 28% at the time of the company's IPO," the report mentioned.
The 37-year-old media magnate and Internet entrepreneur have taken home around $2.1 billion from the sales after taxes.
Since Facebook went public in May 2012, Forbes estimated that he sold more than 132 million Facebook shares worth nearly $15 billion.
Zuckerberg began regularly selling his Facebook stock in 2016 after he and his wife wrote a letter to their daughter Maxima, pledging to give 99 percent of their stocks over their lifetimes toward education and curing diseases.
In 2018, the Facebook CEO sold $5.3 billion worth of shares mostly through CZI.
As of 2018, Zuckerberg and Chan had donated nearly $2 billion worth of Facebook shares to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF).
Facebook shares are up more than 800 percent compared to when it went public nine years ago.
Not only Zuckerberg, but Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has also lowered his stake to 24 percent from 42 percent in the first nine years after IPO.
Bezos, 57, has sold almost $27 billion in Amazon shares before taxes, offloading about $10 billion in shares just last year.
Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon's CEO in June, also gave his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott a quarter of his stake in the company during their divorce. His stake in Amazon now stands at only 10 percent.
According to the report, about 98 percent of Zuckerberg's estimated worth is still held in Facebook stock.
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Esther Perel: Gender, Fluidity, and Desire
March 1, 2017 by Chantal Pierrat
More exciting news, Feministas! We are thrilled to tell you that Esther Perel will be joining us at Emerging Women Live 2017 October 5-8th in Denver, CO. Why are we so pumped?
We find that stepping into your sexual power can be crucial to stepping into your full power as a feminine leader. What does one have to do with the other? If we're disconnected from the flame that's inside of us, nothing's gonna happen. People will feel it (or feel something missing) and we'll be exhausted from running on fumes.
Esther Perel is a penetrating observer of social and cultural patterns shaping our relationships: with our partners, with our desires, with our sexuality, with ourselves. At Emerging Women Live 2015, she invited us to imagine we were gathered for happy hour, favorite cocktails or mocktails in hand, and she asked us what she calls the 5 essential questions:
Why does good sex fade even with couples who continue to love each other? Why does intimacy not guarantee good sex? Why does sex make babies while parenting kills sex drive? Can we want what we already have? And why is the exotic so erotic?
We were HOOKED.
Here's a few snippets from our Emerging Women podcast "The Fluidity of Desire" to help you get a feel for Esther's brilliant perspective on women and desire in the modern age. Listen to the full podcast to hear more (plus get the benefits of hearing Esther talk about desire in a French accent).
Excerpts from The Fluidity of Desire with Esther Perel & Chantal Pierrat
EP: Many women in this age of perfection have to learn to just say, "It's enough for today. And now me," rather than, "Wait!" She's exasperated or frustrated or something beyond, and then she doesn't know how to experience desire because then she experiences deserving. Now she's in the realm of resentment and now she doesn't just say "I want," she says, "I deserve," right?
"Deserving" is wanting a prize. Some people don't feel that they are allowed to want so they have to be at the end of their ropes to finally say, "Now me!" But then they say it with such violence and with such an aggression that they can shake up the whole house.
That's what happens many times in relationships. She doesn't say it earlier when it's just, "Hey, I feel like it, I want to," she screams it: "I deserve! I've had it! I've had enough!" And then she blames him or her or whoever else is around her for not being allowed to say this sooner.
In fact, she just doesn't feel like she can say it sooner because she first needs to be perfect, have it all done, and then she feels that desire is a reward rather than that desire is basically part of her human right.
CP:When we're living in that loop of perfection, then that criticism can't help but spill out. Because we're putting so much on ourselves, we bring those standards to our relationships, and then it's nothing but "lack" and "criticism" and "not good enough" on both the inside and the outside.
EP: It's really kind of an epidemic at this point, yes? You've got the most confident, successful, powerful group of women in history walking around constantly with an inner voice of "flawed, and critical, and not enough." It's just tragic. And, I should add, resentful, because, "How can you sit down when there is so much to do? Don't you see?" But why don't you just sit down? Does it really matter? Is that going to be written on your epitaph? "You cleaned when…" or "You organized and labeled when…" or whatever? Or, "You deprived yourself nicely"?
It's a very interesting thing to help women allow themselves the permission to experience pleasure, which is really where desire resides. To experience freedom, to experience autonomy, and all of that, we end up instantly feeling selfish and guilty.
CP: Well, what's interesting about what you're saying is that because we're kind of hardwired to touch into our desire through the other, it's hard to get in touch with that. It's like a muscle we have to flex to find the source of our desire within.
EP: We rekindle desire by rekindling, first of all, the permission to think about oneself and not in the productive, instrumental way. The erotic is totally unproductive. You accomplish nothing. It's just a state of aliveness and of vitality and of sensuality.
We are sexual beings, and sexuality isn't how often she has sex and how long the sex lasts and how many orgasms she has. It's basically a connection with her erotic self. It's a much broader definition of sexuality, one where we talk about reaching desire, and that's the progression that she needs to go through.
CP: I think a lot of what holds us back as women is this lack of ownership on that individual level of our own desire, and also lack of self-acceptance. We're working on freeing ourselves from this perfection and actually kind of falling in love with ourselves so that we are a turn on, not just in terms of our relationships, but that we can have that juice and charisma and energy, frankly, to lead in a way that's empowerful and impactful.
EP: But then we will need to learn that our appreciation of ourselves doesn't become perfect, but more like how Brené Brown talks about it, because we welcome the gift of imperfection. If we actually are more compassionate with ourselves, we accept our imperfections, we're not agreeing to sell everything, and we seem like ourselves and can even get a good laugh at it, then we will be in a much better place.
CP: What do you recommend for women, especially, to grab onto in this era of… "chaos" is kind of a strong word… but an era of new? Everything's being re-created and we're rethinking everything. What's something solid that we can hold onto that we can fall back on and know that it's always going to be there?
EP: People. People. Community. That's the only thing we have in this world. We don't have the traditional pillars, we don't have the models. What we have is conversation, which is really what your gathering is about, creating real-life, embodied experiences where people come together and discuss all the dilemmas of love and living.
And in those conversations, bit by bit, we dismantle and we challenge the old hierarchy. It's time for women to be angry without being considered bitches or aggressive or masculine. It's time for them to not constantly worry about being liked. It's time that they think that they can ask for the same amount that the men are asking. It's time that she feel that she can be seductive without thinking that she's a slut. It's time that she can integrate femininity and power as part of her success and her activation story.
It's all these divisions, basically, dismantling the patriarchy, if you want to put a name on it. But what will replace it isn't a matriarchy and it's not genderless, it's gender-fluid. It's different. We are just living way too long these days to just abide by one model. And they understand it in the professional world, in the business world, the tech world. Everything is about multiplicity. When it comes to gender identity and relationships, we are left with very little monolithic, narrowly thought out models that don't serve us anymore. They just don't serve us.
So what happens is that people get blamed for not succeeding, right? You get blamed because you're divorced, but nobody ever questions if the model of marriage is so sound. Why do we think marriage is a sound arrangement? And the people who don't succeed, they're the failures? And [it's the same] for everything else. If you can succeed with children, it's not because there's a lack of childcare and a lack of good schools and a lack of this and that. It's because you [know how] to juggle your schedule.
And so we are privatizing social problems and making the individual responsible for it. And I think that if women come together, the biggest challenge is not to think that it's just a matter of each woman on their own, coming up with societal solutions to society's problems. They need to be connective solutions for connective problems, in which she is a piece of the voice, that she's not responsible on her own to deal with the lack of support that the system should provide her. To me, that is going to be the biggest shift that women can offer these days. It's actually a challenge to the excesses of individualism.
I can't even tell you, just from this week, with the amount of women I met, how often my eyes fill up. I'm thinking, "You carry a load, don't you, and you actually think you should. And you still think that you're not carrying it well enough." I'm thinking, "My God, can we stop personalizing difficulties that are systemic, as if they're your personal challenge?" It's not like that, it's really bigger than you, and we have to remember that it's bigger than you, and then all come together and address it and make those changes.
And then our lives will be better and so will the lives of the people around us, because we will be less upset. And rather than thinking we're upset because we can't do it all, we will be upset because we are thinking that we should do it all.
CP: Amen, sister. May it be so!
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Want to Dial Into Desire? Love the Longing.
December 28, 2016 by Chantal Pierrat
Have you ever wanted something so very bad your whole body ached? I am talking about a desire so profound that it wraps itself around your heart… and squeezes. As we long for the fulfillment of that desire, a feeling of separateness from the desired thing often begins to form. And if that separateness is allowed to solidify, it can become literally heartbreaking.
I've felt that gulf between desire and outcome a lot lately. I've watched my country make decisions I don't understand, the course I set for my business keeps taking unexpected turns, and several new relationships in my life are not panning out the way I had hoped. At times like these sometimes I just want… well, not to want.
In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths are aimed at freeing ourselves from our desires in order to end our suffering. This makes so much sense – if I don't want, I cannot be without, and I can't be disappointed. Freedom! Oh to be free of wanting – how civilized that must be. To walk about the world with such contentment, such satisfaction with what is and watch all the shiny objects pass us by without the grip of desire!
Still, I can't help but think that desire must have some function besides to torture us. Surely an energy so strong, and at times all-consuming must have a greater purpose?
Do Our Desires Evolve Us?
At a very basic level our desire for food, water, safety, and procreation keeps humanity going. Isn't the purpose of all of life is to expand, evolve, to grow and spread? Maybe there's a case to be made that what we desire will likely lead to our growth and expansion.
Could it be that we naturally long for things that will help us evolve? Having longed for a few "bad boys" and risky experiences in my day, I question this. But then again, the personal expansion that came from those experiences are undeniable. The more I lean into this, the more I am convinced: desire, regardless of the object or the outcome, can lead to transformation.
Do Our Desires Reveal Our Purpose?
Maybe we don't have desires, we are our desires. In that case, if we run from our desires, we run from ourselves. I believe Spirit can talk to us through our desires, helping to reveal our true purpose. Do you?
A desire is anything but frivolous. It is the interface between you and that which is greater than you. No desire is meaningless or inconsequential. If it pulls you, even a little bit, it will take everyone higher. Desire is where the Divine lives, inside the inspiration of your desire. Every desire is of profound importance with huge consequences, and deserves your attention.
Mama Gena
Do Our Desires Create Connection?
As an experiment, I started leaning into my desires. Not the images or visions I have of the end result, but the physical and energetic pull on my heart, the heat on my skin, the stretching of my soul as I reach. The desiring itself. When I stay there, I don't feel pain or separation, but an increased intimacy with… me.
Buddhist teacher Tara Brach has said, "Longing, felt fully, carries us to belonging." My desires shifted from a source of pain and separation to guideposts for deeper connection – to self, to others, to God/the universe/the force. The movement toward something reminds me that I am not alone. As I reach my hands out for what I want, I know that somewhere another is doing the same, and perhaps our fingertips shall meet. I desire for Emerging Women to be globally impactful – yes. But what I really want is to feel connected to women everywhere who are risking everything to live authentically for the good of the world. And in the simple act of desire, I already feel that powerful connection.
Do Our Desires Shape the World Around Us?
As women, we have a history of suppressing our desires. We may not speak up, we may not ask for what we need, we may avoid making waves and stay safe in the caretaking of others while neglecting our own wants. At Emerging Women Live 2015, Esther Perel said, "As women we need to own our wanting." Damn straight, sisters. How can we expect the world to work in our favor if we don't allow ourselves to want? What good is dreaming if we don't infuse our visions with the catalytic fire of desire? To dare to want in the face of possible disappointment, shame, or guilt – now that is courage.
Thomas Merton said, "Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire." The world we live in is a result of the desire of men. It is paramount that we women step more fully into that which we desire – own it, live it, breath it – if we are going to create change in the world.
Here's what I desire: I desire a world that celebrates feminine leadership and exalts it to create healthy systems that are inclusive, compassionate, and fair. I desire meaningful relationships that are both intimate and impactful in the world. I desire increased connection to fast track a global consciousness that puts life at the center of everything we do. What do you desire? I want to know. Let's pool our desires and make it happen, sisters.
Top Six Keynote Quotes from Emerging Women Live 2015
October 13, 2015 by Chantal Pierrat
Wisdom to inspire, calm, motivate and guide you.
Hundreds of women gathered in San Francisco over the weekend for 4 days of inspiration, authentic connection, feminine leadership training and more. Our lineup of keynote speakers was as influential as ever, including Dr. Jane Goodall, Brené Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, TEDTalk sensation Esther Perel, Kim Jordan of New Belgium Brewing and Dr. Tererai Trent.
We selected some of the most powerful insights from Emerging Women Live 2015 keynotes to share with you here. Feel free to comment, share, tweet and post your faves, too.
Be sure to catch these brilliant women on the live stream archive, which will be available for replay until Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015.
1. Dr. Jane Goodall (Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace)
"The tribe is like an eagle and the eagle will only fly true and high when the wings are equal," American Indian Proverb via Dr. Jane Goodall, speaking on gender equality."
2. Brené Brown (Research Professor, University of Houston and Author of Rising Strong)
"There is nothing more threatening to the critics than a woman who is willing to fall because she knows how to rise."
3. Elizabeth Gilbert (Bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and newly-released book, Big Magic)
"I don't believe in fearlessness…there's always an instance where fear saved us. Show some appreciation and respect for that. And then figure out how to work around it."
4. Kim Jordan (Co-Founder and CEO of New Belgium Brewing)
"Leaders need to make choices that are consistent with what matters."
5. Esther Perel (Psychotherapist and Consultant to Fortune 500 Companies)
"Desire needs a space to thrive. It needs separateness. Psychological distance. It needs mystery and an unknown."
6. Dr. Tererai Trent (Founder/President Tererai Trent International)
"I define myself. I create my own destiny."
Speaker Highlight: Esther Perel on Love, Sex and Desire
We are so excited to announce that we just added some serious ooh la la to the lineup for Emerging Women Live 2015.
The provocative Esther Perel will be joining us to talk about the tantalizing dance between modern love and desire, and how we can reclaim our feminine sexuality as a power source for life and business. Yes, please!
Just watch the first minute of this Esther's TedTalk. We dare you to not hear a question that resonates with you:
Intrigued? Check out her badass bio:
Esther Perel is recognized as one of the most original and insightful voices on personal and professional relationships and the complex science behind human interaction. She is a best-selling author, practicing psychotherapist in New York, organizational consultant for Fortune 500 companies, and regular speaker on the topics of erotic intelligence, trauma, conflict resolution and infidelity. Fluent in nine languages, the Belgian native is a cross-cultural relationship philosopher, shifting the paradigm of our modern approach to relationships.
Esther points out that in our modern world, we want to experience sexuality not simply for survival or duty. She says, "This is the first time that we want sex over time about pleasure and connection that is rooted in desire."
She invites us to wonder, "When you love, how does it feel? And when you desire, how is it different?" The push/pull between wanting grounded security and our need for imagination and adventure exists both in our intimate relationships and in the way we relate to our entrepreneurial endeavors.
Masterfully, Esther elucidates how we can reconcile this dichotomy with playfulness and curiosity to activate a truly fulfilling journey. "Sex isn't something you do, eh? It's a place you go. It's a language. It isn't just a behavior," she says. That is feminine power in action.
Getting clarity around our loves and desires (and learning to merge the two) is just as crucial to our authentic success in life as a solid business plan.
Emerging Women Live is on a mission to bring both concepts into the forefront to help revolutionary women like you take full advantage of all arenas of consciousness, so you can have the greatest impact as you work to make meaningful change in your life, your community and the world.
Ready to own your wanting and align it with your plans for success?
We hope you'll join Esther Perel, Brené Brown, Dr. Neha Sangwan, Dr. Jane Goodall and more at Emerging Women Live 2015. Don't miss out on your ticket to personal and professional transformation!


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Home > Get Support > Grants Search > Red House Youth Projects Trust
Red House Youth Projects Trust
Grants are available for young people aged under 21 years who have lived in the County of Norfolk for at least two years. Grants are to help with projects or events. The trust does not fund trips abroad.
Young people under the age of 21 who live in the county of Norfolk.
Grants are also available to support the training of adults in charity and voluntary organisations. http://www.redhouseyouthprojects.co.uk/
What we don't give grants for
The trust does not fund trips abroad.
Applications are considered four times a year. Download an application form from the charity's website: http://www.redhouseyouthprojects.co.uk/applications.html
Applications should:
Be made by young people. If form filling is a problem, Trustee members or our staff are happy to visit and help. If support has been given to fill in the form please state who has helped and why.
Describe how the young person will benefit, who else could benefit from the receipt of a grant and who the application is supported by.
There must be a strong connection with Norfolk (e.g. living, working or resident in Norfolk for some two years or more).
The Independent Referee form is completed and attached to the application form.
The Grant Administrator
Red House Youth Projects
PO Box 1287, North Walsham
NR28 8AA
Email: grants@redhouseyouthprojects.co.uk
Web: http://www.redhouseyouthprojects.co.uk


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Q: Bulkloader CSV size error Bulkloader raises the following error when importing a CSV file with large cells:
[ERROR   ] Error in data source thread: field larger than field limit (131072)

This is a common problem for the csv module, which can be fixed with:
csv.field_size_limit(sys.maxint)

How can I make bulkloader execute this?

A: Try this:
In bulkloader.yaml add:
python_preamble:
- import: csv_fix
... # the rest of your imports

In csv_fix.py add:
import csv, sys
csv.field_size_limit(sys.maxint)

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Home stimulation program for language development in kindergarten children
Wrigley, David Allan (1978) Home stimulation program for language development in kindergarten children. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
The first purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Learning to Tell section of the Learning Language at Home kit (Karnes, 1977) used by mothers of lower socioeconomic status with their kindergarten-age children. The second purpose was to evaluate two different methods of implementing an intervention program using this section of the kit over a ten-week period. -- The Blishen Occupational Class Scale (1976) was used to select a sample of 48 mothers who were randomly assigned to three groups: sixteen were given the section of the kit, instructed in its use, and assigned a weekly home intervener (E2); sixteen were given only the section of the kit and instructed in its use (E1); and sixteen parents were given no treatment and served as a control group (C1). -- The Reynell Developmental Language Scales (1969) and the Verbal Expression subtest of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (1968) were used to assess the children's expressive language and verbal comprehension. -- The pretest and posttest data were treated with a covariate statistical analysis to determine how and to what extent the independent variables (the two treatments by the interveners) explained the results of the dependent variables (the expressive language post tests). The analysis of covariance tested all hypotheses for significance. Verbal comprehension was measured using an F test statistic on the posttest data. -- The following conclusions were reached: (1) The use of the kit did not result in significantly higher expressive language or verbal comprehension scores for the E1 group than for the C1 group within the given conditions of the program. (2) The method of treatment given to group E2 did not result in expressive language or verbal comprehension scores that were significantly higher than those of the E1 and C1 groups. (3) Significantly greater improvements were found in the Verbal Expression subtest scores of the I.T.P.A. in favor of the E1 group when compared to the E2 group which was contrary to one of the directionally stated hypotheses.
Bibliography: leaves 129-142.
Compensatory education; English language--Study and teaching (Primary); Home and school; Children with social disabilities--Education;


This is a super fun new addition to our shop...step by step trading cards! And the best part is, we will include one of these cards for FREE with any order of $50 or more! Collect them, trade them, use them for a starting point for your own practice sessions, or pass them around at your next jam to get the ideas going! We will have an assortment of cheek art, masks, full faces, and other body art.
Every card is printed in full color, and each design will show 4 steps. And don't forget, on top of these fun cards, we are still offering FREE shipping on all orders of $100 or more! (Use code SHIP100 at checkout) And that's not the slow, show-up-at-your-door-beat-to-heck kind of shipping...it's PRIORITY mail shipping, which arrives within 1-3 business days in the continental US, with tracking and insurance....because as face painters, we KNOW how hard you work for every dollar that you spend on supplies, and we want every order to arrive in tact!!
So now's the time to stock up on your supplies for your upcoming spring and summer gigs! If you're looking for even more deals, be sure to like our Facebook page, and subscribe to our FREE monthly e-newsletter. We put out at least one coupon code every month that can be used on TOP of your free shipping discount!
I am very happy to announce that our wildly popular Smile Painter Set is back, cheaper, and better than ever!! The Smile Painter Set was originally designed years ago to help aid those who have been asked to paint at their child's school or church function, having no previous experience with face painting.
Putting together this kit was my way of helping out all of those people who had contacted me and couldn't afford to hire a professional, but needed some help with what to do and what to use. Some of my other professional face painting colleagues may not like that I am offering supplies and instructions to volunteers, rather than promoting the hiring of a professional. However, I know after 18+ years in the business, that there will ALWAYS be organizations out there that simply never would have been able to afford my services no matter what mind-blowing sales spiel I gave them. So, none of us are really losing business from these organizations...we are simply giving them another reason to by cheap, dangerous makeup. And to leave them with only an out-of-reach option seems irresponsible to me.
I put this together to help steer these people away from the traps many of them end up falling into...so many events that use volunteers end up using craft paint, such as tempera paint, poster paints, or even acrylic paint. Sadly and dangerously, many people are under the impression that "non-toxic" means that it is safe for skin. This is oh, so NOT true. Please read my blog post on this topic to educate yourselves further! It is NOT worth saving a few bucks on paint only to leave a child with a horrible, painful rash!!
The other trap these volunteers fall into, is they purchase super cheap face paint from the craft store that is not re-fillable. Besides the risk of cheap made-in-China makeup not being safe for the kids, they then end up using up all the black (or some other color), and just throw the rest away because they now can't use the palette again. Over time, you waste a lot more money than if you'd simply purchased a re-fillable kit in the first place. This kit has a refillable palette, so when one color runs out, they can simply purchase a refill for a few bucks. The kit can live on for every annual event the church or school does.
The Smile Painter Set is created to be kept by the school or church for years to come, so that they can properly equip whoever is able to volunteer with the instructions and proper supplies they need...all at a FRACTION of the cost of hiring a professional for even one hour, one time.
We had to take this kit out of the shop for a little while, after some major price hikes went into effect with a manufacturer we were getting many of the supplies from. The original $60.00 kit jumped up to $70.00, which I felt still left it a little out of reach for the average school or church volunteer. So, with some re-vamping, replacing the makeup and brushes with high quality, professional Wolfe makeup and brushes, we were able to improve the kit while bringing the price WAY down from $70.00 to only $55.00! And you STILL save over $5.00 versus purchasing every item individually!
Check it out today, if you are someone looking for help with your church or school functions! It gives you just enough of the professional quality items that you can't find in your local craft store, and the book outlines any other supplies that you can gather yourself around your home or local store.
There is one other supply item that is not in the kit, as I felt that not everybody may want it included, and that is glitter. But it is very important to also stress that if you decide to use glitter, that you ONLY use glitters that are FDA approved for cosmetic use. Metallic craft glitters are extremely dangerous for face painting, as they can scratch the cornea. You can check out our full line of safe, gorgeous, cosmetic glitter products here!
Good luck with your first face painting attempts, use safe and FDA approved supplies, and most importantly, have FUN!
We've added SO many new products to the store in just the last few weeks!! Here are a few photos and links to find them in the shop.
Painted with Global magenta, green, yellow, and ultra blue.
None of the Global colors I tested stained, by the way. They removed just as cleanly 24 hours later as they did 1 hour later!
Since I will be no longer re-stocking the Kryolan palette refills as they run out, I've begun building our assortment of Paradise palette refills. These are just $5.00 and are sized to fit in the 8-color palettes that we also sell. They are also great for artists looking to try out a small amount of a new color or brand, without investing in a large cake.
As of now we have 10 basic colors available, but over the coming months we'll be adding more colors, including their brilliant line.
This flat tapered brush is great for making tiny little double-dip flower petals. It's similar in shape to the Fleur brush, but smaller, and only $4.00!
We also have a new pink aluminum kabuki brush! This is a beautiful brush, and at just $8.00, offers you a more economical option than our current $18.00 Mehron Kabuki brush. I love using these to apply rosy cheeks (using Kryolan Youth Red Blush) on my princess designs. Did you know they also work great for applying base coats of color too, when used virtually dry on your regular paints?
Black foam wedges, and new black stipple sponges!
Recently we added our little paint pot strips, which are great for creating double-dip petal pots.
Since there are a couple ways that artists like to make their separate double-dip paints, we've also just added a new type of container: our new round, 3-section divided containers. These little containers allow you to put a small amount of your three favorite petal colors in a separate container, saving your larger cakes from the inevitable white swirls that result when double-loading the tip of your brush.
Some of our new specialty shaped balloons, now available!
As I have personally grown as a balloon twister, so has my shop selection! We now carry a much larger assortment of specialty balloon shapes.
Alien Faces...fun to make into hats, put in UFO's, and just add to alien bodies!
Bee bodies...they do so much more than bees! I've seen many creative things done with these. The yellow ones are great for a quick minion, and the red ones make cute apples, too! I also use them for a reel on the fishing pole!
Geo Blossoms... an obvious solution for quick flowers, but they can also be used for other designs!
Hearts, hearts, and more hearts! We have the "sweetheart assortment" which includes pink, red, and white! We have just plain white hearts, which are great for making cat faces, princess wands, and boquets! AND, we have both the pink and white heart-shaped cat faces!
...and Spiderman faces are great for...well...Spiderman!
Also added to our balloon section are the series of Balloon Magic books!
These books are both really PACKED with designs. The book itself is in black and white, but is full of photos to help you through each step.
Be sure to keep an eye on our balloon section as it will be growing even more in the coming months. Our pocket sized balloon menus have been very popular, and we plan on creating additional pocket-sized menu cards to add to the collection. We'll also be adding more menu options and sizes soon!
Here are a few YouTube videos that I learned from and was ispired by when creating all of the balloons on our new pocket balloon menu cards! Several of you have asked for instructions, so this is my attempt to share as much info as I can. I'll see if I can put together some pdf's in the future! These are all pretty basic designs, and there are many, many videos online for every one. Many of these I just figured out looking at pictures, however, I've done my best to find videos that are as close as possible to the designs in the photos, if not the same! Some I simply described below, but will add videos later if I'm able to find some. Feel free to email me though if you still have questions!
New Paintertainment Exclusive: Pocket Balloon Menu Cards!
I am super excited to introduce our latest new product, which is designed and made right here at Paintertainment... Pocket balloon twisting menu cards!
When I started balloon twisting, I loved the portability of my balloon apron, yet still wanted the ability to display some sort of visual menu. So, I came up with my own prototype of these cards that fit nicely into my apron pocket.
Red Card: sword, pig, rabbit, dog, alligator, elephant, turtle bracelet, monkey, swan and giraffe.
If you're having trouble making these just from the pictures, I have put together another blog post full of video tutorial links to help you out!
As a new twister, they were not only helpful to show the kids what I could make, but also as a visual cheat sheet for me! There were enough fellow twisters on Facebook interested in purchasing them, that I designed, printed, laminated and put together some for my online store. They are available now for $9.00!
Right now they come in a set of three cards: 1-balloon designs, 2-balloon designs, and 3-balloon designs. Each card is laminated, and has a hole in the corner that is reinforced with a metal eyelet. The cards can then be connected with a metal ring (also included).
In my Twist-em-up apron, I'm able to hook these on a loop, flip them around and slip them into an apron pocket without even opening the ring. You can also attach it using a recoiling badge lanyard so they don't walk away, which is how I hold my scissors and sharpie too. And if you end up being stationed at a table, they can be laid out for the kids to look at!
If you like the idea of these cards, be sure to keep an eye on the shop or follow us on Facebook for updates. I am working on more new sets of cards to add to the collection, including more advanced designs, holiday designs, and more. I also plan on adding some larger 8.5" x 11" menus to the shop, similar to my popular face painting cheek art menus, as well as a build-your-own menu option!


At some point, every business with a social media presence is likely to face a few negative comments from their community. Just how businesses choose to deal with this feedback can either build or break client relationships. Check out the following six tips for turning social negatives into business positives.
Most complaints on social media platforms like Facebook fall into one of the following categories: misunderstanding; business mistake; negative client experience; or plain old spam. Try to identify which category the complaint falls under, as this will help you figure out the appropriate response.
There's no point waiting it out, or even worse, deleting complaints. The best thing you can do is respond swiftly. It proves you care and prevents complaints from escalating.
Avoid defensive reactions these tend to simply stoke the flames. Instead, be sincere in your reply and willing to admit or apologise for any wrongdoing (if this is the case). Once you've recognised and responded to the complaint, try to move any future conversations with that user off the social media page so it can be resolved privately.
If there's been a business error or misunderstanding, explain the details of the situation, but don't overdo it. Lengthy, reactionary responses don't work so well in spaces like Facebook and Twitter. Just provide the basic details to resolve the problem. Again, if more information is required, encourage them to contact you with further details through a private message to help better understand and resolve the issue.
In a situation where mistakes have been made on the part of your business and the person isn't happy with your response, you could consider offering an incentive or discount to appease them. Alternatively, ask them what they think would be the best resolution. When all else fails, a refund and sincere apology usually diffuses the situation.
The best way to handle negative comments is to stay connected. Keep on top of comments across all of your social media platforms and make it your priority to maintain a happy, thriving social community.
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If we are now living in a world in which "the MFA is the New MBA" as Daniel Pink has claimed, it's inevitable that portfolios would come as part of the package. Writers and artists have long been familiar with the concept of portfolio-based job searches. Now that many, many employers from all areas are looking for people who can produce in a digital environment, the portfolio is a natural expectation.
An artist's portfolio is a collection of that artist's best work. An e-portfolio is a collection of a person's best work in electronic form. E-portfolios come in many shapes and sizes. They might be compiled for a class or a project, but the kind we are talking about is the professional portfolio, one that has been put together to show off the career accomplishments of an individual.
The professional e-portfolio is most often presented in the form of a website. People have made them in PowerPoints and pdfs and all sorts of electronic formats, but the website is what most expect when the term e-portfolio comes into play. Thus, we can start there in defining the e-portfolio. It's a website that showcases a person's best work.
1. The e-portfolio is comprised of a series of artifacts or items that serve to demonstrate a person's skills, professional interests, and accomplishments. Those artifacts might include writing, art or design work, presentations, and any number of other tangible products that can be loaded and linked digitally in order to serve as evidence of accomplishment.
2. The e-portfolio also includes facts about a person's education and experience in the manner of a CV. The business model and the artists' model have merged in the new professional portfolio. No matter how impressive your collection of presentations might be, you still need to provide the kind of factual information a company needs to know before hiring.
3. The e-portfolio often includes biographical information that goes beyond what would have ever been included in the traditional CV. Your portfolio site is an introduction to you, to the whole you, not just pieces of you. Of course the biographical information should remain professional enough so as not to be an embarrassment, but it should also be personable. It should make people think they might want to have you around.
4. The design of the e-portfolio is nearly as important as the content. It should be easy to navigate and aesthetically appealing. It should show some personality without being overly funky, flashy, or distracting. It needs to be interesting yet professional in both style and content.
The e-portfolio is the new CV. Everyone hoping to establish a professional career needs one. But what if you already have a job and aren't looking for another? Why would a well-established teacher need an e-portfolio?
1. Networking. The e-portfolio is not only the new CV; it's also the new business card. If you want people you meet at workshops, conferences, and random Barnes & Noble encounters to remember who you are and what you do, point them to your portfolio.
2. PR. Faculty portfolios make schools look good. They provide a way to showcase what the faculty do best. They give people a reason to support the school. They also help keep administrators and other powers that be informed on what the faculty really do.
3. Modeling. No, not that kind of modeling. Put photos of yourself on you portfolio site if you want, but glamor shots probably won't help your professional image. Portfolios from teachers as models of what students should accomplish in portfolios are extremely important, however. Maybe you aren't ever going to look for a job, but presumably your students will. Help them create the professional image they need to project by showing them how it's done.
4. Professional development. Portfolios are in themselves acts of professional development, but they are also places to catalog PD. Keeping your e-portfolio current is the best way to have evidence on the spot of how current your scholarship, specialized training, community involvement, and other instances of professional development are. If someone wants to nominate you for a teaching award, for example, it can be done without much trouble when all of your professional information is readily available through your portfolio site. You never know how the portfolio might pay off.
About ten years ago we were told at work that all instructors needed a "web presence." Somewhere along the way that buzzword morphed into "web-centered classroom," and still we struggled to go about this. In the first phase, we all made static html pages from a template. This was awkward, not terribly attractive, and only a few people ever updated the pages.
In the next phase, we moved everything into Blackboard. Day classes and online classes alike had their own course shells. This somewhat responded to the call for "web-centered classrooms," depending of course on what was done with those course shells. At the same time, however, it took away some of the great things about individual faculty pages–like having a way for prospective students to look up prospective teachers.
Available technologies have come a long way since those first html templates, and we'd be fools not to take advantage of that fact. Attractive, effective e-portfolios can now be created and updated much easier than those simple static pages. You don't have to purchase software or set up ftp accounts. WordPress, Google Sites, VisualCV, and many other platforms can be used for free.
I'll write about how to make e-portfolios with some of those particular tools in another article. For now, think about creating an e-portfolio if you don't already have one. You need one, whether you know it or not. And take a look at my portfolio for just one idea of what they can do.


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She was born during a pandemic but couldn't ...
She was born during a pandemic but couldn't survive another
Dominica's oldest living person dies from COVID-19
Dominica's oldest centenarian, Elizabeth Auguiste , dies of COVID
Surviving the Spanish flu was just one aspect of Elizabeth Auguiste's eventful era on earth. She lived a life of adventure that spanned over a century. Fell in love and married her life partner Willie Auguiste and bore 12 children. And then this month, at the age of 107, "Ma Willy", "Mama" or "Ma Zabet," as she was affectionately known - a life ended the way it began — in a pandemic.
Confirming the death of the woman who was heralded as being Dominica's oldest living person, the Dominica Council of Ageing (DCOA) said in a press release that the Crayfish River resident succumbed to COVID-19 on October 16, ending a brief stay at the COVID Hospital in Portsmouth.
According to the statement, she was already bedridden and suffered from painful knees, an occasional upset stomach, and weakness attributed to her 107 years among us.
The Council goes on to note that the gem who was born on March 21, 1914, in Bataca will be remembered as a community luminary, loved by all those who knew and paid attention to her.
Jennifer Tyson, her daughter, and main caregiver remember her as having worked hard, manufacturing castor and coconut oil as well as farine and other such products.
After her 100 birthday, Ma Willy attributed her longevity in part to her diet growing up which included farine, cassava bread, kankey, porridge especially tannia and toloma porridge, cane juice, crayfish, shaloop, vio, cacao tea with coconut milk, and cane juice as the sweetener.
"She worked a hard life and I know that she fought all the way until the end," President of the DCOA Ophelia Olivaccé-Marie stated to the Sun.
According to the president who revealed that she has been in contact with members of the centenarian's family, given the improvement Ma Willy was making, health officials predicted that she would be released on October 17 from quarantine; however, she passed two days before.
"It's really sad that she is the first centenarian who has left us due to their virus and I didn't realize I was so close to her in spirit. I wish there was something we could have done but there's nothing we can do," she stated. "And that is what makes COVID difficult to take."
She encouraged the public to work on their immune systems by eating the right foods and getting enough vitamins. Olivaccé-Marie who is against mandatory vaccines- especially for our seniors as she believes it should be their choice- further emphasized that the public should do their research and if confident that the vaccination can protect them then they should proceed to take it.
Olivaccé-Marie has also confirmed that Auguiste was only the second Centenarian who tested positive for COVID-19, the first being Veronica Elsina Burton who has since recovered.
In light of the COVID-19 virus, the president warned against visiting the seniors- especially the remaining centenarians but urged the public to "check-up on them" in the safest way possible as often as they can.
"Even if that means calling the caregivers to pass on a message to them, simply saying we love you, or some other kind words, we can call the radio stations and mention their names, they will love that but we can't just forget about them," she stressed to The Sun. "Nowadays, I hear more people praying out loud and including the elderly as a group. That is what we need to do more of, consider them as a group and try to let them hear the messages even if they cannot see us."
Expressing her thoughts on the death of these individuals -seven within the past seven months- she noted that the news of their passing always comes with mixed emotions, mainly good ones, as she and other members of the council have developed a personal relationship with each centenarian.
"And the pain for me is the fact that I get to know them, and then they have to go. But we know that they have to go, and they can't stay with us forever but still, it really is painful and I wish we could find a way for them to go with a little more ease."
With the death of Ma Willy, Anastasie Charles better known as "Ma Maggie" of Wesley aged 107, is now the oldest living person on the island.
Less than a week before the passing of Ma Willy, the national also learned of the death of another centenarian 102-year-old Anastasie George better known as "Ma Jazz" who died on October 11, 2021.
Born on 22 July 1919, she was a vendor at the Roseau market and would walk from Roseau to Morne Daniel to get mangoes. She also worked at the Newtown Lime Factory for many years.
Dominica, which is said to have the highest number of centenarians per capita, in March of this year increased its tally of living centenarians to 27, but sadly within the past few months, seven of the island gems have passed away.


We're proud that Charlie's Letters has been featured on Britflicks website ahead of our Big Screen Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe screenings. You can read the full article here.
Excitement is building for our Edinburgh Fringe festival on Monday 14th August. Ahead of the screening we've been interviewed by Edinburgh 49 about our debut at the festival. Read the full article here. Don't forget to book your tickets for our Edinburgh Fringe screening on 14th August here too.


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Roller Skating Fundamentals and Techniques
Authors: Sharon K. Stoll
Publisher: Leisure Press
Student learning is the focus of Angela Lumpkin's approach to teaching. She first seeks to learn who her students are and what they know so that she and her students can work together to determine what they need to know and be able to do. This instructional approach has enabled her to help students effectively explore the fields of physical education, exercise science, and sport studies through the variety of course she had taught from history and philosophy of physical education and sport to sport management. Dr. Lumpkin began her career at the University of North Carolina in 1974 where she advanced to become the first female in the Department of Physical Education to become a full…
professor. Her undergraduate degree is from the University of Arkansas and her Ph.D. in sport history is from The Ohio State University. Dr. Lumpkin also has an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is currently Dean of the School of Education at the University of Kansas. Dr. Lumpkin has held leadership positions in the North Carolina Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NCAHPERD), the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, and many other professional organizations. She is the author of seven books including Introduction to Physical Education, Exercise Science and Sport Studies, fifth edition, and has written numerous refereed articles and made over 100 professional presentations.Dr. Sharon Kay Stoll serves as the current Director of the Center for ETHICS* at the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. Dr. Stoll is considered one of the leading authorities in competitive moral education intervention techniques for college age adults in America. Professor of Physical Education and Director of the Center for ETHICS*, Dr. Stoll is a Distinguished Faculty Member and winner of a prestigious University Award for Teaching at the University of Idaho. A former public school teacher, coach, and athlete, Dr. Stoll holds a Ph.D. in sport philosophy from Kent State University, and is the creator and director of the first program in America to be directed toward moral education with competitive populations. The Idaho program includes a minor in sport ethics at the undergraduate level, a master's degree in sport science, and a Ph.D. in Education. Dr. Stoll is well known for knowledge in teaching and methodology as applied to pedagogy in moral education and character development. In the twenty years Dr. Stoll has been a professor at the University of Idaho, she has published 63+ major journal articles, 20 plus refereed abstracts, 24+ referenced proceedings, authored 8 books and 45 chapters in books, presented over 106 national and international scholarly publications, and given over 100 workshops and clinics. She is consistently ranked in the top 1% in teaching evaluations within the College of Education as well. Her eight books include, "Who Says This IS Cheating", and "Sport Ethics: Applications for Fair Play".


Or Gate. This model is written in LISA+.
This component implements a logical OR of two Signal input ports to generate a single output Signal. For example, you can use this component to combine two interrupt signals.
input 2.7.2 Signal protocol Slave 16 input signals to be OR'ed.
output 2.7.2 Signal protocol Master OR'ed output signal.


The poem and the piece are my expression of protest and anger at the continuing detonation of nuclear devices by several countries, especially the French in the Pacific. These 'tests' must stop!
Just as nuclear fallout gradually breaks down and destroys the balanced ecosystem, so my piece gradually breaks down, becoming at first unsettled, then more and more angry, until finally - the last breath!
Commission note: Commissioned by Barrie Webb with funds provided by Australia Council. Music Board.
Book: Australian trombone compositions in solo works since 1985 / Andrew Sweeney.
18 Feb 2018: at Ossicle Duo: Natural Order (Temperance Hall (South Melbourne)). Featuring Ossicle Duo.
9 Dec 2012: at Melbourne Composers' League presents 'Four Colours: Orange' (Richmond Town Hall). Featuring Barrie Webb, Peter Neville.
Apr 86: New Audience Concert, Melbourne. Featuring Barrie Webb, James Harper.


NYC-based production company has a corporate video shoot on Tuesday, April 30th in Roxboro, NC. We are in need of a makeup artist for corporate interviewees. Pls send your info and rate to by email with "NC makeup" in the Subject line.


Having ended 2018 on a high note with the announcement of her fourth solo album On The Line - to be released March 22nd on Warner Bros. Records - Jenny Lewis has now unleashed the first taste of her highly anticipated return with the first single, Red Bull & Hennessy. The single, accompanied with a lyric video, is now available as the first track via pre-order and on all digital/streaming platforms. As the excitement surrounding the release of On The Line ramps up, the album continues to snag top spots on Most Anticipated Albums of 2019 lists. Critics who have had early listens are already heralding it with momentous fervor, declaring "it'll be a Big Deal Album" (VULTURE) and "promises to continue her run as a purveyor of witty, insightful songwriting…already sounding like gold." (UPROXX). Recorded at Capitol Records' Studio B, On The Line boasts a backing band of incredible talent featuring Beck, Benmont Tench, Don Was, Jim Keltner, Ringo Starr and Ryan Adams.


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