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MTB and racking in Närke
We join Louise and her family in Närke, or Örebro to be more precise. With Gustavsvik as our starting point, we ride Icelandic horses in Ervalla and mountain bikes on one of the area's many trails.
On Icelandic horses in Närke
Ervalla is located approx. 20 km north of Örebro. There are horses to suit most riders, experienced or novice. Icelandic horses are easy to ride, and here at Erikslunds Islandshästar, they will take you across open fields, along gravel paths and through magical forests.
Mountain bike with Bergslagen Cycling
There is no doubt that cycling is growing in popularity – and that's not surprising. It is environmentally friendly and a great and fun way to exercise and get close to nature that would take a long time to reach on Shanks's pony. At Bergslagen Cycling there are plenty of trails to choose from, varying in difficulty and length. In other words, the chances are good of finding one to suit you – whatever your experience, guts and condition.
Our accommodation around Örebro
Gustavsvik is a five-star campsite with a high standard of accommodation and service. There is cable TV with some 14 channels direct to the pitches and cottages, if you have time for that in a place like this, because here you can make the most of your holiday. We have one of Sweden's biggest water parks, as well as mini-golf, bouncy cushions and trampolines, and much, much more.


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Why do I need a Pilates Mentor?
In an earlier blog, I talked about my own journey and what Mentorship meant to me and I have reflected a lot on my journey this year as I have some wonderful teachers in my own Mentorship Program now. One of them Shawa you will hear from later in another blog on her journey. I have enjoyed her so much and even though she came to me I realize I am also learning from her. I also realize as people come to my program that we are like-minded in terms of what we want, what we feel in our teaching. I think this is what guides us to each other as teachers right?
When people ask what is a Mentor? What do I get out of your Mentorship Program? Do you think I should do it? It makes me think, why are they asking? It should be something in our gut, something that leads us to the door of that person that we are pulled to. In either their energy, outlook, passion, something in common, a deep feeling in your body that you just know this is for you!
As I talked about for me I was feeling a bit lost, looking for answers and not finding them. Maybe more like I was being told but, not guided to the answers? Does that make sense?
I am sure you have felt that at some point or another as your teaching career has progressed? Or maybe in the beginning? I know for me I have had many of those moments in my over 25 years of teaching.
When we start out as teachers just out of our Teacher Training Program we are so wide-eyed, curious, overwhelmed and just trying to get started. Finding clients, a studio, our way. In those first 5 years, there is something different we are needing that when we have been teaching for say 10 years, 20 years etc. So shouldn't what we look for in Mentorship or another teacher be different in those moments? As well as different for each of us?
I have had many over the years from my first Teacher to the Teacher Training Director who taught me to be a teacher and all the exercises and more. Then a few I looked to turned out not to be who I thought or I didn't get what I needed and so you just keep moving forward on and on. It is the same for all of us, we continue to search for those that we connect with not only personally but, in the work of Pilates. To me, it isn't about who they studied with, how long they have been teaching or where they are in their career of Pilates.
What is it then? For me, I can say it is that environment that I will thrive in. That positive and supportive place where I can ask questions, be supported and learn in a way that lets me go where I should go for me and my teaching. To be told "hey, that is ok! You are doing great! How about thinking on this? Do you see? What do you think?" All of this to make me grow and learn as a teacher.
As I have said before Mentor for me means a person who gives you guidance, support, lifts you up and shows you what you are capable and your gifts. Not what they think or how they teach but, to nurture you and your gifts as a teacher or person.
It doesn't have to be an older person who has years and years of teaching over you, in fact, what if they had just as much as you? It is that person who has something to teach you that you need or want. Someone who will be with you on your journey not just during a certain time period but for your path as it changes.
It will be fun to hear Shawna's story as she tells it in a blog later this month. She came to me after going through teacher training then teaching for a bit and thinking "what? I have no idea!" She then stopped teaching and wants to return! Plus she is highly entertaining, so I am sure her view and input to the blog will be priceless!! If you are at the PMA she will be at my booth as well.
So as you head to your day or come home from your day of teaching think about what it is that you feel missing? Is there anything? If you could wish something for yourself in your teaching what would it be? This is what I ask of those coming into my program. I want to know what they are searching for, what they want or need. Maybe they have a question that just opens it all up right?
Our journey of Pilates never ends, just as our clients practice into the work gets deeper so does our ability to understand and dig into the work. It is something we continue as teachers to want. It is just finding what works for you in terms of someone who will join you on YOUR journey or guide you a bit in YOUR journey.
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Ever since I was a kid, I've loved reading.
There was this book my parents used to teach me how to read called: "How to Read in a 100 Easy Lessons"
I learned how to read by the 70th - but only because I didn't understand how "said" wasn't pronounced sah-eed or sah-ihd. So confusing.
My first books were scientific in nature. Books on chemistry (a book on Sulfur that propelled me from the kids section to the "adult" section of the library), my mother's geology textbook from college, and books on space.
After several years of heavy reading into all of science and physics my little brain could muster, my mother finally made me read some fiction. Then, I proceeded to read every fiction book possible that wasn't about middle romance.
The Tween and Teen Years
Three years.
That's how long I was addicted to sci-fi series. I read. Every. Single. Star Wars. Book. ABY. (After the Battle of Yavin 4, or Episode IV of Star Wars).
It was pretty sad to read about Chewbacca being crushed by a falling moon was heartbreaking. Sure made "The Force Awakens" a lot less painful.
I got my very own library card. I quickly learned 100 books was sadly the limit. I became very good at lugging those stacks home from the library. I think I tore a few bags too.
But during this time, I started to starve intellectually. I became hungry for books. I was so desperate, I even read the "Left Behind Series." I read the Harry Potter series in a week. (only because I took breaks, had to sleep, did other things, etc) I started pulling random books off the shelf in the teen section, finding them to be absolute trash - because a lot of authors just want to make a quick buck; and silly love stories with teen drama in a dystopian setting won't cut it.
I started to venture away from my beloved science books too - linguistics called my name, then mathematics. Politics, sociology, and economics became much more interesting.
Then school came. Once a homeschooler, then half in the home and half in college. I was doomed. I couldn't keep up with reading like I once did. I went from 50-60 a week, to maybe 5-10 per month?
I am now basically out of high school. As I type this, I am on my last six months of my super-senior year of high school, still competing one last time in Speech and Debate (without the debate).
This is my current life now. Work, to feed myself and to make sure my car gets from point A to point B - and to fund endeavors like JVL and blacksmithing in my shed.
Now with Joey VS the Library, I can now read to my heart's content, and have you as my captive audience.
Thanks for reading. I hope that my love for books has inspired you to pick up one yourself and maybe even listen to my podcast one of these days.
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Annie Stokes
Emily Dean
Tell us a little bit about you.
I'm a musician, cat mom, barista, writer, environmental activist and music teacher living life in Virginia!
What got you started in music?
I got started in music through Broadway. My grandmother was a huge fan of Sondheim so from age five onward, I was very into show tunes and acting. I'm still into theatre arts, but in my early twenties, my love of writing and poetry converged with my love of performance and I started exploring songwriting.
What's been the biggest highlight so far of your music career?
It's hard to say! There are so many times that I've felt humbled and proud at the same time. I loved opening for Sierra Hull in Richmond this past summer. I also played a small set at a festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in September and got to see my name on the big projectors that face the green. When that happened, I just stood on the grass for a minute with a plastic cup of champagne and conjured up some memories of when I first started playing. If someone had told me back then that my future held national touring venues, I wouldn't have believed them! So that was a nice, concrete watermark on my journey up the hill.
You went on tour this past summer. Can you share a little bit about that experience?
Well, it was very fun and very exhausting and very rewarding. We were able to break it up into smaller segments, scattered over weekends, so that certainly helped us find our footing and absorb all the action. But traveling to play music really makes you aware of what you WANT to give your audience, and what you have to do as an artist to achieve that. So in addition to it being a lot of fun, it was a learning experience for me as an entertainer.
What's something you've found helpful when struggling to keep going in this fast-paced industry?
A guiding philosophy in my life is to respect your own individual timeline. The music industry is definitely fast-paced, and while it's certainly important to work hard and stay relevant, you can really lose yourself in trying to keep up with or compete with your peers. There's always going to be someone who put out their album first, or who got a manager first, or who got signed first, or who played a certain venue first. Don't assume that just because you haven't gotten to that point yet, you never will, or that you are somehow "behind". There is a lot of power and peace that comes with waiting for your own moment instead of chasing after someone else's.
What's a day in the life of Annie?
Well, I have four cats, which I have to acknowledge is a lot of cats. So any day in my life starts off with physically removing sleeping animals from my body. After that, I teach music, so I get to hang out with cool youngsters and jam with them. Beyond that, it's kind of hard to predict what any given day will hold -- the great thing about being a musician is that you are constantly being challenged out of your routine and comfort zone. The constant in my life is cats, honestly.
You're working on your new album now. So exciting! What can we expect?
It's a return to a more rootsy, Americana-infused sound. In the past, my songs have relied heavily on lyrics to guide them and structure them. I'm still putting emphasis on the lyrics of these songs, but I've taken more of an holistic approach to structuring them: refrains, instrumentals, hooks, and et cetera are all playing more of a leading role than in my past songs. The album is a form of environmental activism, so it's heavily influenced by folk music from the 1960s and 70s. In general, I think it's a more organic and honest creation.
Last question! What are three things you can't live without?
That's a hard question! I guess I should say something like contact lenses or ibuprofen. But I'm going to be impractical and say: champagne, my boyfriend, and Bullocking. (Bullocking is the act of sitting on the floor, usually after ten pm, with a close lady friend and watching Sandra Bullock movies while talking and drinking wine. I recommend Practical Magic and rose.)
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Katie, Bainbridge Island
I thought I was going to miss the ferry to Bainbridge: I was running from three blocks away with two minutes to spare, dodging tourists who jumped aside and stared, and when I sprinted past the lady at the ticket gate I heard her radio crackle, "Close it up. We're pulling out," and she said, "Hold on. I've got one more," and the ferry workers were tapping their feet and rolling their eyes when I came sliding down the ramp yelling, "Sorry! Thank you! Sorry!" But I made it. I made it, and I got to have breakfast with Katie, and every time I'm with her she helps me see that I am strong and cherished and loved, and all the fear that I can't do the work I want to do because I don't have the right camera and I don't have the talent and I don't have the money and besides that I'm wearing the wrong shoes—all that fear goes away, and I can see what I'm here to do, and I remember that I don't have to be afraid, and I don't have to know how or when or even why: I just need to keep leaning after that tug in my heart, and the rest will come.


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Stormy Daniels Sues Donald Trump for Defamation
Adult film star Stormy Daniels is suing President Donald Trump. Daniels has filed a defamation lawsuit against Trump for a April 18 tweet, in which he called a composite sketch of a man who allegedly threatened to keep quiet about her alleged affair with Trump, a "total con job."
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This last week, I've been nose-to-the-grindstoning my editorial calendar amidst finding a new job, and dealing with in-house ridiculousness. The idea for this post occurred to me when I was reading Angie's guest post about hair on Taylor's blog, and an article she posted on facebook about why she didn't want to read The Fault in Our Stars. Angie and I hung out and got drinks yesterday at my neighborhood dive. Her girlfriend brought a big box of colored pencils and a cheap sketchbook that we all tore out pages from and doodled on.
Seeing friends was just what I'd needed after a really intense 48 hours.
To summarize the bulk of what's been going on, one of our housemates that had been a royal pain in everyone's backside had finally moved out and we were working out how much of his security deposit he was going to get back. (Again, amidst me trying to find a new job/starting said new job, and working through my editorial calendar and other freelancing gigs.) I was spread thin, I was mad at this particular person, and I was trying to muster the energy to be a human being. It was difficult, but I did it.
As I'm sitting with my coffee, I started thinking about the lesson I was supposed to learn from this experience. My mother's barrage of sickening optimism started flowing through my ears: "It could always be worse, this is a learning experience, everything happens for a reason, something good will come of this eventually...." UGH. STOP. I just need some time to process everything that's gone on so I can keep moving with the rest of the items on my to-do list! In any case, here are some tips for when the shoulds are adding to your stress level.
1. Figure out whose voice is coming at you.
Sometimes it comes from those around us, telling us how we should be dealing with whatever's going on in our lives. A lot of times it just feels like you have the hiccups and are getting unwarranted advice along with a bunch of cures you've already tried or heard from twenty other people. It's hard, but just smile and nod. A lot of times people's hearts are in the right place, but it just feels like a major drag. Acknowledge them, but know that you are in NO WAY required to take their advice to heart unless it's meaningful to you in some way.
The harder problem is when the voice is coming from inside you. Shutting off that voice is really difficult. If your idea of how you SHOULD be dealing with something vs. how you're actually dealing with something is drastically different, it's OK. IT'S OK. Give yourself some space. Turning down the volume on other people is way easier than turning down the volume on yourself. Remember that you are a human being. Sometimes bad feels happen.
Whether the voices are coming from you, or others, I find it's helpful to immerse myself in some other stimuli to take a break. I'll watch a movie, listen to some music, anything to shift my focus for a hot minute. It helps me calm down.
2. Acknowledge your feelings, and then let them go.
When I was in college, I had a teacher that told us about emotions masking other emotions. Her example was that when people get hungry, sometimes they're really crabby. What she was trying to tell us is that on the outside, it just reads as crabbiness, but the crabbiness is masking hunger. She used her son as the example, and said that after he realized he was hungry, not crabby, he was able to deal with that emotion instead.
What I'm saying here is that you should sit down and think about what you're actually feeling. Acknowledge that you may in fact be hungry. (I mean, not ~literally hungry.) Or perhaps if your other behavior is masking something like sadness, know that it's ok to be sad.
Coming to terms with your feelings, and acknowledging their presence instead of fighting it will save you valuable energy. It has for me, anyway.
3. Find what works for you, and do it.
When you're stressed, though it's probably ~polite to let people know you're at the end of your rope, know that you don't owe anyone an explanation of what you have to do to feel better. This isn't to say you aren't accountable for your behavior while trying to relocate your stasis; just that you don't owe anybody trying all of their ways to feel better. Or accepting their platitudes. Or pressing forward with a brave face.
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Popular Congress leader Kali Kumar Tongchangya has won the case in Gauhati High Court in which his uncontested win of Member of District Council (MDC) seat in the Chakma Autonomous District Council elections held in April this year was challenged by his opponent from MNF party. The Aizawl bench of the High Court dismissed Sumir Tongchangya's petition recently.
The HC has vacated its earlier stay order, eventually deciding in favour of KK Tongchangya, who is a former Chief Executive Member of CADC.
"KK Tongchangya… took oath as MDC today following vacation of its interim order and dismissal of the writ petition against the declaration of the Returning Officer", a press release from CADC government said on 26th June.
Deputy Commissioner, Lawngtlai Pu. N. Chakkai came down from Lawngtlai and conducted the administration of oath to Mr Tongchangya as per the judgment of the High Court.
Kali Kumar Tongchangya was declared MDC uncontested by the Returning Officer when the nominations paper of Sumir Tongchangya, his only opponent, was rejected on the ground that the nomination paper was seconded by a government employee of CADC.
Sumir Tongchongya aggrieved by the decision filed a writ petition with the Guwahati High Court, Aizawl Bench and stay was ordered by the court on 10th April till further hearing.
The case was heard on 19th June and judgment was pronounced on 22nd June.
With the case of Kali Kumar Tongchangya disposed the Congress' tally of its MDCs in the 20 Member strong council stands at 7 while that of the MNF at 8 and the BJP at 5.
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Trump tweets up sports controversy
By Anna Sackel and Karli Regalbuto
Hamden- President Donald Trump verbally attacked Stephen Curry and the NFL this past weekend. It all started on Saturday with Stephen Curry's mixed feelings on attending the White House. During a press conference, he said "I don't wanna go". He went on to say that it is not just him, the organization is unsure on whether or not they will attend. "We don't stand for basically what our president, the things that he has said and the things that he hasn't said, at the right times, that we won't stand for," he said. Stephen Curry hopes to ignite change by not attending the White House.
Trump was not pleased with this news. He tweeted about Stephen Curry's statement.
The Golden State Warriors released a statement regarding the invitation withdrawal from the White House.
President Trump spoke at a press conference in Alabama shortly after the Stephen Curry conference. He criticized past protests in the NFL. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a b**** off the field right now, he's fired," he said. The protests that President Trump is referring to happened in the 2016-2017 season.
The NFL released a statement regarding the President's comments.
President Trump took to Twitter to further discuss his displeasure with the NFL and Roger Goodell. He even started a trending hashtag, #StandForOurAnthem.
In the aftermath of the debates on twitter, Roger Goodell released a video on his Twitter page. The video played during Sunday's NFL games.
Many players kneeled, sat, and locked arms during the National Anthem on Sunday's NFL games. Players and coaches demonstrated in response to the President of the United States criticism.
Owners and players issued statements about their stance on the matter. According to the New York Times, Patriots owner and longtime friend of Trump Robert K. Kraft, put out a statement condemning Trump's attack on the NFL. He said,
"I am deeply disappointed by the tone of the comments made by the President on Friday. I am proud to be associated with so many players who make such tremendous contributions in positively impacting our communities. Their efforts, both on and off the field, help bring people together and make our community stronger. There is no greater unifier in this country than sports, and unfortunately, nothing more divisive than politics."
Other sports teams reacted to the President's statements on Saturday and Sunday. According to the New York Times, the rookie catcher for the Oakland Athletics kneeled at the MLB game, during the National Anthem on Saturday night. This was the first time in MLB history there was a demonstration before a game. Sunday afternoon, members of the WNBA stayed in the locker room while the National Anthem played in solidarity with what other teams displayed this past weekend.
Sunday morning, the Pittsburgh Penguins put out a statement that they would still visit the White House. The team received praise from President Trump for their decision to attend.
Notably, NASCAR has not shown a sign of support for this movement so far. NASCAR participants stood during the National Anthem. NASCAR Hall of Famer, Richard Petty, said that anyone who does not stand up for the National Anthem ought to be "out of the country. Period."
Many people are continuing to use Twitter to voice their opinions about the sports issues surrounding this past weekend.
Timeline of Events:
Saturday Early Evening- Stephen Curry makes statement about not wanting to visit the White House. His reasoning is because he does not agree with what President Trump says.
Saturday Early Evening- President Trump tweets uninviting Stephen Curry to the White House.
Saturday Evening- The Golden State Warriors issue a statement that acknowledges the President's Tweet. They recognize they are no longer welcome to visit the White House.
Saturday Evening- President Trump spoke in Alabama criticizing the NFL. He calls for the owners to fire anyone who does not stand during the National Anthem.
Saturday Evening- The NFL released a statement in response to President Trump. The statement calls for unity within the league.
Saturday Evening- President Trump tweets about Roger Goodell. He calls for Goodell to make players stand during the National Anthem.
Saturday Evening- Rookie Catcher for the MLB Oakland Athletics kneels during National Anthem. First time in MLB history there is a demonstration.
Sunday Morning- Pittsburgh Penguins put out a statement saying they will visit the White House. This goes against what many other teams are demonstrating.
Sunday Afternoon- Members of the WNBA stay in the locker room during the National Anthem. Other teams have demonstrated by kneeling, sitting and locking arms.
Sunday Afternoon- NASCAR participants stand during National Anthem. Hall of Famer Richard Petty put out a statement saying anyone who doesn't stand should leave the country.
Sunday Afternoon- Goodell releases unity video that played during Sunday Night Football. The commercial depicted camaraderie within the NFL, across all teams.
Sunday Evening- Players and coaches held demonstrations during the National Anthem. Some players kneeled, sat down and locked arms. But it wasn't just the players involved, coaches joined locking arms, too.
Sunday Evening- Owner's issued statements. Most notably, the owner of the Patriots and longtime friend of President Trump, Robert Kraft. He spoke about his disappointed in the comments President Trump has made about the league.
Monday Morning- Trump continued to tweet about the NFL not standing for the Anthem.
Monday Night- The Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals linked arms to show unity during the Anthem, as well as the Cowboys took a knee as a team before the Anthem began.


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destruction of her origins. Both shows offered audiences guilt-free
pop culture consumption with an air of elevated detachment, a
justification for going "mainstream" with a wink of self-awareness.
Daria begins with her move from one generic town to
another. Lawndale is the terrain of normalcy where her boring
corporate parents stress over work while her boring beauty queen
sister obsesses over popularity and clothes. Daria's flat cynicism
serves as the "antagonism to the system" in order to disrupt and
refuse the smooth functioning of suburbia (Laclau and Mouffe 89).
A standard episode of Daria links the narrative of conflict between
Daria and the mainstream push of school culture by revealing how
her cynicism and intelligence counters the hegemonic forces of
popularity and stymies the school administrators. Nick Salvato
defines her cynicism as a response to this sense of disdainful
helplessness, "a melancholic, self-pitying reaction to the apparent
disintegration of political reality" (Salavto 132). The opening
theme song sequence demonstrates her resignation from school
life; an expressionless Bartleby-esque Daria moves through daily
life, present but effortless, as she barely waves at a volleyball in gym
class after it has already bounced in front of her.
Daria is in her suburban nightmare of Lawndale but not of
it. The pilot of Daria begins as the Morgendorffers family moves
to a new, but still familiar, town. The first exchange of the series
tells the audience Daria is different:
Jake: Girls, I just want you to know your mother and I
realize it's not easy moving to a whole new town --
especially for you, Daria, right?
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seasonal food
i think it is safe to say that my pregnancy-induced poultry obsession has subsided. it was pretty hardcore there for a few weeks... and perhaps it was partly due to the weather and not just a growing baby boy. i always love a hearty dish when it is cool outside. rich and creamy and warm. things that "stick to your bones" as great-grandmothers would say.
but that food switch flips pretty much as soon as my eyes spot 80-degree temps on the forecast. i am such a seasonal creature. but that is the fun thing about seasons, you get an automatic change in mood and mindset. i switch my closet. i change up my exercise routine. i enjoy different foods that have been tucked away for a few months. it makes things feel fresh and fun and new, which i like. and it also mixes things up a bit so i don't get bored, ya know?
the last couple of weeks have seen more vibrant fruits for breakfast. more fresh juice concoctions. and a shift back to our more plant-based life. and it feels pretty darn good. light and refreshing. just as it should be this time of year.
and of course, as a farewell to fall/winter flavors, ben whipped up ˆ this ˆ scrumptious plate for our dinner the other night. a fitting way to say toodle-oo to rich flavors and welcome lighter tastes and more veggie yumminess. ben kept the rich flavors of winter balanced with hints of citrus and an ode to spring with some local raw honey (plus, it really helps to fight those nasty pollen allergens). the perfect transitional dish, right here. puree of roasted butternut quash with fresh lemon juice from our tree and salt and pepper. topped with sautéed cremini and oyster mushrooms + pecans + crispy sage. all drizzled with just a tad of brown butter and some honey.
goodbye, cold weather foods. and hello all things spring and summer!


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The Science of Doctor Who is a televised lecture by physicist Brian Cox discussing the nature of space and time as related to the science fiction series Doctor Who. Cox covers topics including the nature of black holes, time dilation, time as a dimension in which to travel and the possibilities of alien life. The lecture is held at the Royal Institution's lecture hall and interspersed with small segments of Cox on the TARDIS with the Eleventh Doctor, played by Matt Smith.
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The lecture was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8 September 2014 as an added extra on the limited edition Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection Boxset, where it was re-titled A Night with the Stars: The Science of Doctor Who.
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What is the Purpose of Team Building?
The idea of "team building" has become a company catch phrase for team mini golf, ping pong, or "morale events." Here at Adventura, we know team building. We live it and breathe it through our workshops that have been tested and honed over years by our team of experience facilitators, and our dedication to building collaboration and communication.
Team building, for us, is not simply about creating friendships with coworkers and having fun with your team. It is working toward bettering ourselves and becoming more whole people. These are the values we work from, strengthening your team from the individual out. Being a better person, with stronger communication, is essential for strengthening any relationship. This is the same when considering work relationships.
This is what we offer at Adventura. Our goal is not to be your friend. We want to help you understand yourselves better, improve decision making skills, support each other, and become better humans.
Why Team Building Near Evergreen with Adventura?
We are the only company of our kind in the pacific northwest. Our facilitators receive classical training in experience-based learning and are the best in the business. As one of our clients, you'll receive exactly what you signed up, a straightforward team building event, conducted by our experienced facilitators. We will help you define your team building priorities, and we will help you achieve your goals.
We don't offer powerpoint presentations, online assessments or listicles, just direct and pure interaction, communications, and exploration between humans.
We want to help your team improve, and we have a unique point of view to share with you. Our workshops are designed combining our knowledge of team building and what we know about your company and team. Our facilitators are highly qualified and ready to guide you and your team through your selected workshops.
Why use experience-based Learning for Team Building?
Practice and Mastery: Have you learned how to dance? Do you write amazing code? Can you sit down and proficiently play a musical instrument? How have you honed those skills? Through practice of course. It is not enough to have someone stand in front of you, telling you about a thing. Hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as knowing, and knowing is not as good as doing. Applying knowledge to practice, this is our objective. Learning through experiential development of skills is embedded within all of us. Here at Adventura, we actively work to provide people with the transition from knowing to applying.
How to we make the jump from typical work-mode to practice-mode? This questions is key in how we make the most of team building time investment We are here to create this shift in focus. We utilize experience-based learning to do this.
Meet Our Crew of Team Builders NearEvergreen, King County
We have high standards for our crew of team builders They aren't camp counselors, they are skilled and motivated to help you define and achieve your goals. The work we do is both demanding and rewarding. Our practitioners seek to make a long term impact in a short amount of time.
Typically we look for candidates with degrees in Organizational Psychology with an emphasis on experience-based learning. Team members should share our values and be willing to communicate those values with our clients.
Do You Need Team Building?
We have a lot of experience in this area, and our opinion is that anyone and everyone would be able to find value in our workshops. We emphasize self discovery, improved communication, and collaboration. These are skills that are completely transferable from work to life.
Our typical team building events range from 25 – 40 participants. We've found that this is a good size for positive interaction. If you do have a larger group, be sure to contact us so we can create and event around your needs.
These are the types of teams and companies that have benefited most from our team building workshops:
- Small businesses (less than 40 employees)
- Executive leadership teams
- Small to medium business with less than 150 employees
- Teams with new leadership
- And more!
Long Term Benefits of Team Building
There have been many studies done in the last ten years, spanning the benefits of team building. Across most of these it has been found that team building work should not just be encouraged, it should be required.
The long term benefits are clear. Well conducted team building workshops can change the direction of whole companies and the lives of their employees. This kind of work improves communication and morale, builds camaraderie and respect, and encourages productivity. Building the kind of skills we offer in our workshops can have long term, positive impacts on every area of life.
Team building can highlight different strengths, problem solving approaches, and work styles, and can break down barriers between individuals. It can create an atmosphere of appreciate by revealing what each team member contributes to their workplace. By working together to complete a task, the multiplicity of skills within the team can be highlighted and acknowledged. Team building workshops allow coworkers to experience problem solving and communication in real time and in a healthy way.
Teaming building can have a lasting impact on:
- Fostering a respectful workplace where individual strengths are appreciated.
- Strengthening interpersonal communication
- Encouraging productivity through a more positive workplace.
- Highlighting strengths to inspire creativity
Some Feedback We Have Received
We take deep pride in the work we do and the results we produce. Because of the interpersonal nature of our workshops, we receive daily feedback This is some of the feedback that keeps us doing what we're doing:
"This is the workshop we needed years ago. I'm relieved that we've finally found a company that helps us to be better people".
"It all makes sense now. I actually understand why conflict exists in the team and there is no closing our eyes anymore."
"Not only did this communication skills workshop make a huge difference for the team, it made a huge impact with my family."
"Every company out there, that really cares about having a healthy dynamic, should hire you all."
"Best workshop I've encountered in 35 years."
What to Expect From Our Team Building Workshops in King County, WA
It would be difficult to share what exactly happens in one of our workshops, because each one is a little different. Each workshop is structured around what you and your team has brought to the table. It's a collaboration between our teams, Adventura's and yours. You are there to do the work. We will be your guides.
It can be fun. Sometimes it is intense. It can be relaxed. It can be eye-opening. What your experience will be is up to you. You will only be as successful as you are prepared to be. What we ask is that you arrive open and honest, and ready to take your experience seriously. We are ready to meet you where you are. It may be hard work, but if you're ready and up for it, the results can be life changing.
Our experience has led us to believe in our process. This gives us the experience-based insight to believe in you.
Types of Team Building Workshops with Adventura
The Essentials Team Building Workshop
This workshop is exactly what it claims: the essentials. It teaches the fundamentals of a healthy team dynamic. We offer your team a look at the foundation of trust and communication.
This workshop dives into the question of "What is important to a team and what is essential to YOUR team." We use humor, collaboration, and adventure to help our clients discover what works when they create a team. This approach offers an environment where each person gets to personally experience how a healthy team helps the individual.
This workshop utilizes activities, games, and sometimes climbing in order to guide participants towards a healthy dialogue. Laughter and fun are encouraged as we guide participants toward learning and developing at a deeper level.
The goal of this workshop is to communicate the ability to work together as a team and to encourage interactive creativity. Read more
The True Colors Team Building Workshop
Four colors, seventeen questions, and one day to change everything. Our True Colors workshop comes in three variations.
This workshop is truly crafted around our clients. The experience can range from an overview of team building, offering some new skills and practices, all the way to a three day deep dive. The workshop is a journey into team dynamics, self-awareness, collaboration, and communication. Our 3-day retreat hones in focus on skill development and implementation, knowledge and practice. It is during the 3-day retreats that clients can truly learn new skills in communication and self discovery, and practice them. Results are powerful. Read more
Who Are We at Adventura?
Adventura is an experiential based education company that is located in Washington that specializes in aerial course adventures and team building. We are an experiential education company located in Woodinville Washington and that specializes in aerial course adventures and team building events. We create unique memories, experiences, and adventures that span from a single afternoon to a life- changing weekend retreat.
We are here to support your corporate events, team building needs, and individualized adventures for friends and family. Our values are simplicity and honesty in our work and we craft all of our adventures with this in mind.
Here at Adventura, we've adopted a lifestyle centered on the pursuit of happiness through outdoor activity, with a commitment to experiential learning. We share a passion for engaging every-single-human and creating a one-of-a-kind experience and connection with our customers. Our overwhelmingly positive feedback tells us we are achieving our goal.
Contact Us with All of Your Team Building Questions
You can change the direction of your company by giving your employees the tools to build a more positive environment. You can have a turning point that increases creativity, dedication, morale and productivity. These positive changes, in turn, translate to more success for your business.
We want to work with you to help define what team building means to you and your team. We want you to have a positive experience in our workshops with lasting effects that you may not have expected. We will push you to look at yourselves and we will guide you to do better. You may expect to have improved company morale, but we've found that our workshops can have a deeper change. They can change how an individual approaches their life.
We built our a one-of-a-kind program for a reason. We believe in the value of team building and translating the skills that you learn from our program to every aspect of your life. We have passion for interpersonal growth and we want to share that with you today.
We hope that you'll give us the opportunity to work together. call 1.866.981.8665, or email: email@example.com today to find out more about our events and workshops.
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Nurbanu had divorced her unfaithful and violent spouse after catching him with another woman. Eight days later, she was cooking at home in Bangladesh when he pulled up on a motorbike and doused her with acid, leaving her blind and disfigured. The 36-year-old now has to endure living with her former spouse again after his mother forced her to sign an affidavit to have him released from prison following the attack.
Oltre a essere terrificante, è stata per me rivelatrice di quanto sia diffusa in Bangladesh la pratica di gettare acido in faccia alle donne -mogli o fidanzate, spesso- come gesto autoritario di punizione.


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Designer Lesson 14
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Populating an application with events:
Provides an opportunity to earn revenue.
Enhances your app with rich content that engages users.
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Multiple images can be added to highlight the information on a page. Image sliders are a creative way to capture user interest. Where one image is interesting, multiple images create a story, and may intrigue the user to move deeper into the application.
Image sliders can be used to energize an event and heighten user interest. Study these event pages. The events are easy accessed by the user and categorized by user interest. Some events may be in more than one category. Each event has a full description and event details. Scrolling presents the user with other events in the tapped category.
With a tap on an event button, more information can be learned about each event. By simply scrolling to the left or right, I can view other images related to the event. How do image sliders showcase events accessed from the Events page? How are images placed on an Event Information page?


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Hi Wayne and Richard. Caught this in GHB near restroom this weekend along with about 60 more smaller ones over 3 days, two boats and 5 fisherman. Did not have a scale but we estimated 6-7 lbs. Fished single tailed grubs with a piece of night crawler and bottom bouncers and worm harnesses. All fish were in and around GHB and north to Ticaboo. Hope this photo works for the contest. Thanks.
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text: 5 Popular Features of HRMS Software 17. July 2014 22:07 / Manoj Dani / Software as a Service . HRMS / Comments (3) Management of resources is the key for effective functioning of any organization. Human resource being an important arm of any corporate house, HRMS software is the perfect tool to increase efficiency in administering your work force, keep a track of their outputs, and ensure compliance parameters are not breeched. The markets are flooded with HRMS software which provides different features though some of the 5 helpful features which it should have includes:Employees DatabaseThe preamble of any HRMS is to have the feature of employee database without which the essence of HRMS is lost. Software may differ in the options and tools they provide, but the moral of the story is to keep a record of all the available information pertaining to the employees in an organized manner and which can be manipulated or updated later. This simplifies pulling out your employee's records when needed.Monitoring Employees PerformanceKeeping a track of your employee's work pattern can help you calibrate your employees, and for that HRMS software is a handy tool that can monitor their punctuality and attendance track record. Profits of your organization depend upon the productivity of your workforce hence keeping track of your employees efficiency can forecast the direction your company is heading. You can maintain the career graph of your employees, keep a track of their productivity and can stack rank them based upon the documented records, leaving no room for disgruntled employees for complaints. RecruitmentsRecruitment is an important continuous process in every organization, but handling countless applications can be a tedious task best left for the computers. Hence to simplify hiring, HRMS software can keep a track of new applicants in an organized manner and helps in determining the right candidate. Your HRMS can have connectivity with the internet and allow applicants to apply online as well, which would simplify the process of recruitment for the applicants and the hiring companies alike. Managing PayrollsWork is all about payrolls, at least for the employees, and managing payrolls is a hectic process which all big or small businesses have to go through. This feature is especially useful to large organizations as all the data is stored at one location, hence redundancy is reduced and data integrity is maintained. You can directly import the data without the intervention of any payroll application. The HRMS software has the requisite technology to calculate the actual salaries to be paid to the employees based upon their working works, tax deductions, and deduction of provident funds, without you having to crack your brains through conventional methods.Project ManagementThis is a popular feature which many innovative and farsighted companies apply in their functioning. For any project there is a beginning and an end, and in between there are various courses which it takes. Upon completion of a project, you can analyze the output and look for areas of development. These will immensely help your employees to remove non-value added steps and increase productivity. Hence this feature intends to improve overall quality and efficiency of your organization. 4576a10f-aab0-44d0-8393-df2122e589e7|1|4.0|96d5b379-7e1d-4dac-a6ba-1e50db561b04 Tags : hrms on cloud , payroll , pms , payroll on cloud , HRMS


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Sunday, July 23, 2006
Cloudburst over Merton
The morning sunshine has brought a crowd of eager shoppers to Merton Abbey Mills. That and the alluring combination of craft stalls, arty shops and mildly ethnic foodstuffs laid out across the historic setting of Liberty's former silk-printing works. But the sun is long gone, the clouds have opened and the courtyard is suddenly empty. Quick, move those second-hand books undercover and drape the homemade birthday cards in plastic. A tropical downpour beats down on drooping awnings, beneath which damp shoppers anxiously wait. They stare hesitantly at the wares spread across whichever stall they've taken refuge at, aware that the storm may continue for some time. There's only so long you can stare at embroidered boots, or ribbon-tied satin cushions, before stepping back out into the rainstorm starts to look appealing.
On the far side of the courtyard a solitary lady in a pink blouse sits patiently behind a trestle table laden with jams, pickles and curry sauces. Water bounces off the green canvas above her head as she stares resignedly forward, chin in hand. Each raindrop might as well be a laser beam given the impenetrable exclusion zone now established in front of her stall. Her weekend business plan is in tatters, at least temporarily. Somewhere up the road a bride's big day is being ruined.
Beneath the central clocktower a motley crew of local musicians attempts to entertain the crowd with a succession of tame guitar songs. The first distant rumble of thunder suddenly halts this free concert, leaving stranded shoppers alone with their thoughts. Time passes. After fifteen long minutes one guitarist risks electrocution by plugging himself back into the amplifier and treats his trapped audience to a cheery rendition of U2's One. Patrons of the Commonwealth Café, safely tucked away beneath orange striped awnings, look up from their Cottage Pie and Chips and show their appreciation with warm applause. Not so the fearsome manageress who strides out into the deluge in her bulging blue apron and demands that the volume be turned down. "That'll be our last song then, thanks for listening." Somehow the atmosphere is dampened further.
A grinning child runs out to stand in the torrent of water now pouring from the corner of the clocktower roof, drenching his already-soaked hair in this impromptu waterfall. A well-protected biker and his girlfriend pass the time by flicking through a rail of slightly-too-lively clothes. A bottle-blond mother dashes out across the courtyard towards the safety of the Wheelhouse pottery, just for a change of scene. Maybe the monsoon is easing just a little, enough to brave stepping out into the open again. Pink blouse lady at last has an audience, however tiny, to sell her chutney to. No heavy shower is going to stop these South Londoners from shopping, not for long anyway.
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text: Barbara's birthday party boost for St. Margaret's Hospice Big-hearted Barbara Browne didn't want any presents for her 65th birthday – instead she asked people to donate money to St. Margaret's Hospice. And her birthday bash at Bridgwater & Albion Rugby Club was such a great success that she raised an amazing £1,553. Barbara and her late husband Kevin, who died in December 2016, are well known in Bridgwater's theatre and music scene. Their son James and many talented friends including the Somerset Songbirds performed at the party in February, with the evening's entertainment compered by Alan King. Barbara is already planning another big party to mark their 40th wedding anniversary next year. She said: "I was so proud to do it for Kevin, and people were so generous. About 130 people came along and when I walked in it was wonderful to see everybody there. Bridgwater is like a big village." Barbara and her friend Lisa Pearce visited St. Margaret's Hospice in Taunton to hand over the cheque to Assistant Fundraiser Kara Frampton and Community Fundraiser Terena Young. Kara said: "It was a brilliant party and we're so grateful that Barbara chose to use her special birthday to raise funds to help St. Margaret's Hospice care for more people in Somerset."


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At this morning's Annual Meeting session, "Keys to a Healthy Built Environment: Lessons from the Field," panelists from the planning, landscape, architecture, affordable housing and parks and recreation sectors spoke to a packed room of public health professionals.
"We may be from diverse backgrounds, but we meet at the intersection of design and health," said moderator David Rouse, managing director of research and advisory services at the American Planning Association.
Panelists talked about the communities they serve, how they advance health and address health equity in their planning and development work and what the public health sector can do to help achieve a better quality of life and greater health equity through the built environment.
Ayako Utsumi, founding consultant with Valon Consulting in Los Angeles, urged public health professionals to offer solutions to the challenges that small-scale developers face when trying to build health into lower-income neighborhoods. "We need to find small, practical and affordable ways to help the most vulnerable achieve better health right now," she told attendees.
Tomas Herrera-Mishler, CEO and president of the Balboa Park Conservancy in San Diego, spoke of the important role that the park plays in promoting health and well-being among its 26 million annual visitors. "We are able to advocate for the park to city officials by quantifying the health and economic impacts of its recreational offerings — like $44 million in health care saved through community use," Herrera-Mishler said. "That creates buy-in."
Philip Bona, senior architect with AVRP Skyport in San Diego, offered best practices and case studies that support healthy workforce and low-income housing. "Architects need to be part of the conversation and public debate on housing affordability, density, design and growth," he said. "Housing equity has an impact on public health."
As 2017 president of the San Diego Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Bona played a central role in Housing YOU Matters, a coalition of nonprofits, associations, housing advocates, government officials and businesses that addresses the city's housing availability, design and cost — which is among the top five highest in the nation.
Clement Lau, planner with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in Alhambra, California, talked about how parks and public health are working together to advance health and wellness in Los Angeles County. From parks needs assessments to community parks and recreation plans and the Parks After Dark program, public health and parks partnerships are driving development, Lau told session attendees.
For example, Lau said officials conducted 100 meetings as part of its countywide parks needs assessment and helped six of the most park-poor communities develop community park and recreation plans, ultimately reaching 250,000 residents in need of green space and healthy recreational options.
"We are moving from separation of departments to collaboration, and we are committed to serving those most in need," he said. "One big benefit to partnering with public health for us has been increased community engagement."
For more on health and the built environment, visit www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/environmental-health/healthy-community-design.


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One of the first decisions new college students make is sometimes which club to join from the plethora that exist, and UCF's Knights of the RoundTable's mission is to help students with precisely that.
The advisory council functions as an educational resource and a liaison by offering guidance to Knights who want to become involved on campus and working hands-on with more than 600 registered student organizations. To help bolster their commitment to student engagement, KoRT will be allotted $31,780 this school year, a $2,475 increase from last year's budget.
"KoRT is very much a behind-the-scenes organization," said rising senior Kenya Lipplett, student director of KoRT. "But we're here, and we want students and RSOs to know that."
Overseen by its parent organization, the Office of Student Involvement, KoRT offers bi-weekly workshops for student leaders, schedules interactive presentations and ensures that RSOs are abiding by UCF policies.
In addition, its funds go toward recognition ceremonies such as Legacy Knight Awards, hosting keynote speakers, large scale events showcasing RSOs, including Opening Night and Club Showcase, and mingling opportunities between RSOs and SGA at Senate Meet and Greets.
"Extracurricular activities are extremely important, especially in college," Lipplett said. "Employers aren't just looking at your grades; they're looking at your overall resume. They want to see what you do outside of the classroom setting as well."
Lipplett said that finding one's niche at the second-largest university in the nation can be a tedious and sometimes overwhelming experience. And that is where KoRT steps in.
Among the sea of freshmen entering UCF in 2014 was international and global studies major Lubba Wintzer. During her first year, the now 19-year-old made an appointment with KnightQuest, a one-on-one KoRT consultation service that helps students become active on campus.
"I was lost, just like everyone else," Wintzer said.
After meeting with a KoRT representative, Wintzer decided to join the KoRT Leadership Development Program, a year-long mentorship that allows students to shadow KoRT executive board members and learn the inner workings of OSI.
Her experience led her to accept a position as leadership coordinator from fall 2015 through spring 2016. Throughout the year, Wintzer organized a medley of workshops for student leaders, with sessions covering event planning tactics to positive lifestyle tips. She said her two years in KoRT taught her why this student-run organization is fundamental to the UCF dynamic.
"KoRT is a student's first step," Wintzer said. "Students need to get involved. They need to feel comfortable on campus, and KoRT helps make that happen."
The executive board comprises 12 students. Eight of the positions, including Wintzer's, are unpaid and require a minimum of five hours of work per week in the KoRT office, located in the Student Union. The student director works at least 20 hours per week for $9.25 an hour, and the three KnightQuest coordinators work at least 10 hours per week for roughly $10 an hour.
Newly hired KnightQuest coordinator Nanda Mamane said her decision to become a part of the 14-year-old organization was reinforced by its principal mission: to offer guidance and assistance to UCF Knights.
"This is exactly what I want to be doing," Mamane said. "It's about having conversations with the students and ultimately helping them become involved."
Shana Medel is a Digital Producer for the Central Florida Future. Email her at email@example.com.


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A mechanical machine or an electronic machine? A beginner dressmaker can learn on an automatic machine, less expensive. However, it is necessary to opt for a sewing machine easy to use for threading, winding and setting up the bobbin. Besides, the mechanical machine is less likely to hang on unscheduled points. An understandable manual or DVD will also be welcome. You have to opt for the best Best Sewing Machines for the same now.
The width and length of the dots are pre-set on an electronic machine. Quieter and smoother to use, it provides information to help you avoid mistakes and make all the settings for you.
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When starting, it is advisable to move towards a reasonably simple model, without much adjustment, which offers the classic points. An excellent mechanical and robust machine will do the trick.
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Today, it is possible to find simple, entry-level machines for less than 100 €. For occasional and reduced use, this type of gear is perfect.
The price of a sewing machine oscillates between a hundred euros, up to 500 € and more for multifunction models. But beware, because who says expensive does not necessarily mean quality! To help you find the price guide of the sewing machine, what is the best price, where to find specials, and the truth about cheap sewing machine!
The importance of using the right sewing machine depending on the fabric you are stitching
Another question to ask yourself when buying your machine is: what type of cloth will I be sewing regularly? Do you intend to do your sewing work for garment making or furniture? The thickness of the tissues is an important criterion. In addition to the needle to be changed as needed, you will need to check that the hind legs are suitable. Also, the presence of training claws will be of great help to you to slide the fabric on the arm of your machine.


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The Legend of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Writer, Dancer, Flapper, Icon
The Roaring Twenties—a period of history that has always fascinated me. The glitz, the glamour, the vibrant optimism and strive for social change... the 1920s was all about subverting the accepted societal norms of the past.
Zelda's husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a successful writer of the time, publishing novels and many short stories throughout the twenties—mostly about the extravagant lifestyles of the "bright young things" of the time. These were young people, often sons and daughters of the upper and middle classes, who spent their time drinking and partying, and alluring the press with their outrageous (drunken) stunts. The idea of "the flapper" became mainstream—women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, smoked and drank alcohol in public, and—horror of all horrors—listened to jazz music. F Scott Fitzgerald's character Rosalind Connage in his first novel This Side of Paradise was described by Zelda as "the original American flapper", but in fact, she was based on herself.
Zelda Sayre was born in Montgomery, Alabama in 1900. As a teenager, she was a central part of the social scene, and she enjoyed being the subject of gossip. Actively seeking attention, she once wore a flesh-coloured bathing suit to fuel rumours that she swam in the nude. She also loved dancing—a passion which she'd return to years later when her mental health started to decline.
Zelda met F Scott Fitzgerald in summer 1917, and they quickly fell in love.
Zelda kept a personal diary, and her writing style was, by all accounts, unique. When she showed it to Fitzgerald in 1918, he used verbatim extracts of it in his novel, which became a success. The couple married and lived a riotous lifestyle in New York, filled with parties and alcohol and general self-indulgence, leading them into bitter fights and near-crippling debt.
Zelda continued to write throughout the twenties, though her work was often unrecognised, as magazine editors made it a condition of publication that her husband's name appear on her stories as co-author. She also helped her husband write the play The Vegetable—though this, like his stories, was not able to get them out of debt, so in 1924, they left for France in hope of a cheaper, more harmonious lifestyle.
It was in France that their marriage, and their states of mental health, drastically declined. Zelda met, and became rather infatuated with, a charming French pilot, Edouard Jozan, and she soon asked Fitzgerald for a divorce. His alcoholism now taking a firm hold, Fitzgerald violently refused—locking her in their house until she dropped the request. That autumn, Zelda overdosed on sleeping pills.
Zelda, bored and frustrated by her isolation while her husband wrote, was desperate for a creative endeavour of her own. In 1927, she became obsessed with ballet, practising up to eight hours a day. This, it seems, may have contributed to her physical and mental decline. Her behaviour became increasingly erratic and self-destructive, and, despite it being as close to success as she could have hoped for, she declined an invitation to join a ballet school in Naples.
In 1930, she was admitted to a sanatorium in France, where she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. She was in and out of psychiatric wards the rest of her life.
In 1932, Zelda had a burst of creativity, writing an entire novel in six weeks - Save Me The Waltz. When Fitzgerald read it, he was furious that she'd used the same autobiographical material that he'd planned to use in his next novel,'Tender is the Night, which he'd been working on since 1925. He forced her to edit the novel and remove the parts that drew on the shared material.
The book sold only 1,392 copies, from which she earned around $120. This commercial failure disheartened Zelda, but her hopes were truly crushed when, in a fight, Fitzgerald described the novel as "plagiaristic, unwise in every way... should not have been written" and stated that Zelda was "a third-rate writer and a third-rate ballet dancer." She didn't write another book.
Some of the paintings she'd done over the years were exhibited in 1934, to a lukewarm reception. The New Yorker described them as "paintings by the almost mythical Zelda Fitzgerald; with whatever emotional overtones or associations may remain from the so-called Jazz Age"—they included no descriptions of the actual artworks.
Following these failures, Zelda's mental health deteriorated, and her marriage never really recovered. In March 1948, a fire broke out in the hospital where Zelda was awaiting electroshock therapy. Nine women, including Zelda, died.
Zelda is buried with her husband, and their epitaph is a line from The Great Gatsby—a novel which epitomises "The Jazz Age", an era within which the Fitzgeralds will forever be celebrated as almost-royalty.
Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald is not a "perfect" feminist icon—she certainly had her flaws. Even her close friends described her as attention-seeking, and she could often be selfish and manipulative. But she was a passionate, driven woman who knew her own talent and self-worth, and used her undying resilience to raise her voice against the odds. The world just didn't want to listen.
Save Me the Waltz is a fascinating novel about a woman striving for creative identity and respect for her own achievements. Zelda never received this gift in life, but now we are a more fair and understanding society, we can do better—and we will.


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2018 is here!
It's so hard to believe. Where does that time go?
2017 was a year of exciting accomplishments for the Catskill Center. This past year we:
- Embarked on a redesign of the exhibits at the Catskill Interpretive Center
- Finalized our new strategic plan, which will clarify our direction as we head towards our 50th anniversary in 2019
- Secured more than $7 million for the Catskill Park via our advocacy efforts
- Reconstructed and rehabilitated the cottage at the Thorn Preserve, which will increase our ability to hold events and have a caretaker present at the Preserve
- Invested in public access improvements at the Platte Clove Preserve (thanks to support from the New York State Conservation Partnership Program)
- Held an amazing variety of events including: Taking Flight 2017, a Catskill Book Fair, the Catskill Cuisine series and the 2017 Membership Series which offered our members exclusive access to top-notch researchers and scientists from across the Catskills
- Welcomed our new Catskill Interpretive Center Director and Communications Director to the team
- Greeted tens of thousands of visitors to the Catskill Park through the Catskill Interpretive Center, the Catskill Fire Tower Project and at our Preserves
- Officially began the process of becoming an accredited land trust to help steward our preserves and conservation easements
- Brought our members, friends and supporters together at our Summer Gathering and at our Fall Gala.
When I think about how much we accomplished in 2017, I know it was only possible because we have assembled what has to be the finest team of staff and volunteers in the Catskills, if not anywhere.
We're supported by a dedicated Board of Directors and most importantly by our members and donors. Our work to conserve, protect and improve the Catskills and its communities is your work, and we are grateful for your generosity.
Your donation powers our work across the region and the Catskill Center is only as strong as those who support us and share our vision that "Conservation Creates Opportunity" here in the Catskills.
Our success is your success. I ask you to be part of the Catskill Center and to support our work.
And thank you for all that you do,
Jeff Senterman


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Eeks. I'm super behind on posting this week. But so excited to share these adorable little cherry cupcakes with you!
Now while I adore fresh cherries, I have to admit that these little cupcakes feature one of my secretly favorite ingredients: maraschino cherries! I know, I know. They're soaked in sugar, not in the fresh produce section, yada yada yada….but I admit I still get a pretty excited when they pop up in a drink or some fun dessert. Hey, all things in moderation, right? :)
The other fun thing about treating yourself to baking with maraschino cherries is that they're of course available year-round. So if I'm craving cherry cupcakes in March??? Voila. And this cupcake recipe is doubly delicious. The cake is sweet and light, but the cherry almond frosting is lick-your-lips cherrylicious. I took these to my small group for some "taste-testing", and they happily devoured them. Definitely a winner of a recipe.
So grab a jar of this sweet little indulgence, and enjoy!!!
Introducing a bright and cheery dessert for any occasion that is quick and easy to prepare.You will love this sweet Cherry Vanilla Cupcakes recipe!
Allow butter and egg whites to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line twenty-four baking cups with paper bake cups (or coat with cooking spray). In a medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk and cherry juice until combined; set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, vanilla, and almond extract; beat until combined. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
Spoon (or use a cookie scoop to transfer) batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool cupcakes in baking cups on wire racks until completely cooled.
Frost the cupcakes using a piping bag (with a star tip), or spread the frosting on with a knife. If desired, top with cherries.
In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Gradually add 2 cups of the powdered sugar, beating well. Beat in maraschino cherry juice and almond extract. Gradually beat in additional powdered sugar. If necessary, beat in additional juice or milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until frosting reaches a spreading consistency. Makes 4 cups frosting.
Ali's Tip:
If you are not using a pastry bag to pipe on the frosting as pictured above, feel free to halve the frosting recipe since you may not use as much.
Slightly adapted from Better Homes & Gardens.All images and text ©
If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!


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