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In the past few weeks, after we posted an Instagram photo of a team meeting, we've had a number of individuals, teachers and administrators reach out to see if we would be willing to share insights into how we conduct our team workshops. We thought it might be helpful if we share a few thoughts, and a few details, on how, more exactly, we structure these events. Of course, we would love to hear from you as well, as we're always looking for new ideas and ways to enrich Baan Dek.
Needless to say, we are constantly working on ways in which our team can improve, to get stronger, stay motivated and communicate more directly, positively and effectively. As many of you have already heard us say, we believe that a school should be a machine in the way it is run, not in the way it teaches, and we concentrate extensively on how to optimize these conditions.
We look for points of conversation everywhere.
As a frame of reference, and to get us started, we thought it might be helpful if we outline, not only how we structure our meetings, but also the frequency in which they are conducted, who is involved in the discussions, and the content that is presented - paying particular attention to how we converse about the topics.
Essentially, we have three categories, or types of meetings:
1) individual meetings, which are scheduled impromptu, whether by the admin or the team member, when a topic of conversation arises that we think we can work through together ad hoc.
2) weekly individual meetings with each classroom, to discuss insights from spontaneous classroom observations, which allows us an opportunity to observe, discuss, and improve.
3) and, lastly, a weekly meeting with the entire team, to take a look at upcoming events, chat about our favorite moments of the week, and sometimes just to be in each others presence.
We look for inspiration everywhere.
Which is to say, we're constantly looking for helpful resources on communication, team-building, and improvisation. Basically, shared life philosophies. And maybe life is the key word here. We find that the greatest moments of collaboration happen, not always at a predestined "collaboration meeting", but instead when we are tidying up the classroom, sharing a coffee, or discussing the latest news.
When we are sharing our lives with each other, amazing things naturally seem to happen.
We recently discovered this lovely quote from Miles Davis, which was the subject of our last conversation. If you think of the Montessori classroom in terms of music, an improvisation between varyingly degrees of personalities, each with individual contributions and expressions, you can really find the joy in what Davis relays.
Describing the work of Dizzy Gillepsie and Charlie Parker, Davis wrote in his autobiography: "Their concept of music was more rather than less. I personally wanted to cut the notes down, because I've always felt that most musicians play way too much for too long. I wanted the music this new group would play to be freer, more modal…I wanted them to go beyond themselves."
To go beyond themselves...
Miles Davis continues: "See, if you put a musician in a place where he has to do something different from what he does all the time, then he can do that - but he's got to think differently in order to do it. He has to use his imagination, be more creative, more innovative; he's got to take more risks. He's got to play above what he knows - far above it - and what that might lead to might take him above the place where he's been playing all along, to the new place where he finds himself right now - and to the next place he's going and even above that! So then he'll be freer, will expect things differently, will anticipate and know something different is coming down. I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then place above that."
This is a really wonderful way of describing the excitement that happens in Montessori classrooms on a daily basis. Some days, the music is more, when you know it should be less. Other days, you know that you've found it, whatever it is - you just want to live there, in that moment. When we know each other, when we can push each other, and pull each other in, it's easier to find that perfect place, where the music just makes sense.
That's what Montessori allows. The harmony to carry us, the inspiration to follow us, and the environment to help us go beyond ourselves....
Go team! Feel free to listen to a little Miles Davis: http://www.pandora.com/miles-davis


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Corruption and hypocrisy ought not to be inevitable products of democracy, as they undoubtedly are todayMahatma Gandhi
On Photography "Photography does not create eternity, as art does; it embalms time, rescuing it simply from its proper corruptionSusan Sontag
The delicate thing about the university is that it has a mixed character, that it is suspended between its position in the eternal world, with all its corruption and evils and cruelties, and the splendid world of our imagination.Richard Hofstadter
I think my greatest single achievement took place on a Tuesday in March, when, with much bribery and corruption, I got them to clear the Grand Canal. That was truly Wagnerian.Tony Palmer
To say that corrupt means corrupt the ends is to believe in the immaculate conception of ends and principles. The real arena is corrupt and bloody. Life is a corrupting process from the time a child learns to play his mother off against his father in the politics of when to go to bed; he who fears corruption fears life.Saul David Alinsky
Oh God! Surely you know that whatever we did was not a competition to gain worldly positions and not for the worthless physical attractions of the world. But to show the signs of religious ways and to remove corruption from your lands, so that the oppressed feel secured and act according to your traditions and rules.Husayn ibn Al
The effort necessary to remain uncorrupted in an environment where fear is an integral part of everyday existence is not immediately apparent to those fortunate enough to live in states governed by the rule of law. Just laws do not merely prevent corruption by meting out impartial punishment to offenders. They also help to create a society in which people can fulfil the basic requirements necessary for the preservation of human dignity without recourse to corrupt practices. Where there are no such laws, the burden of upholding the principles of justice and common decency falls on the ordinary people. It is the cumulative effect on their sustained effort and steady endurance which will change a nation where reason and conscience are warped by fear into one where legal rules exist to promote man's desire for harmony and justice while restraining the less desirable destructive traits in his nature.Aung San Suu Kyi
It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear. With so close a relationship between fear and corruption it is little wonder that in any society where fear is rife corruption in all forms becomes deeply entrenched.Aung San Suu Kyi
I do plainly and ingenuously confess that I am guilty of corruption, and do renounce all defense. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed.Francis Bacon
The fact that the ministerial conspiracy against liberty had risen from corruption was of the utmost importance to the colonists.Bernard Bailyn
The sanctity of womanhood is incompatible with social liberty and social claims; and for a woman emancipation means corruption.Honor de Balzac
This is the disease. This is the disease in America. It's not just spending, it's not just taxes, it's not just corruption. It is progressivism. And it is in both parties.Glenn Beck
In the acceptance of depravity the sense of the past is most truly captured. What is a ruin but time easing itself of endurance? Corruption is the Age of Time.Djuna Barnes
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they did not wrong. If there is any presumption it is the other way against holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the want of legal responsibility. Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.John Dalberg-Acton, Lord Acton
History of Jews is full of deception, trickery, rebellion, oppression, evil and corruption. They always seek to cause mischief on the earth and Allaah loves not the mischief-makers.Al-Sudais, Abdul Rahman
In one essential point, I fear, we are all deficient: they are nowhere sufficiently instructed. I am far from recommending it to you, at once to set them all free; because to do so would be an heavy loss to you, and probably no gain to them: but I do entreat you to make them some amends for the drudgery of their bodies by cultivating their minds. ... though they still continue to be your slaves, they shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.Jonathan Boucher
Let us give to our republic a fourth power with authority over the youth, the hearts of men, public spirit, habits, and republican morality. Let us establish this Areopagus to watch over the education of the children, to supervise national education, to purify whatever may be corrupt in the republic, to denounce ingratitude, coldness in the country's service, egotism, sloth, idleness, and to pass judgment upon the first signs of corruption and pernicious example.Simn Jos Antonio de la Santsima Trinidad Bolvar y

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The interior was completely gutted and replaced with new lights, flooring and donor beds.
It also has a new air conditioner for donor comfort and the exterior has a fresh coat of paint.
"With the improvements that we were able to make to our existing bus, we should get another 8 to 10 years use out of it," said Jeff Davis, spokesperson for the Blood Bank.
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I'm an American. Thus, I view all of our policy decisions through the lens of an American; with every new policy, I ask, "How does this benefit America's interests?" Likewise, I sincerely hope citizens of Brazil ask themselves, "How does this policy benefit Brazil's interests?" I am not a citizen of the world, I am an American. And while I whole-heartedly understand other nations' predicaments, I am infinitely more concerned with the plight of Americans. That's how it should be.
That's why I don't relate well to people who favor amnesty or a "look the other way" policy on illegal immigration. I talk to these saps, and they tell me how these poor immigrants are coming to America for opportunity. That may be. I hope they get that opportunity- once they go through the immigration process. Why are we accommodating the lifestyles of millions of illegal immigrants, whose very existence in our country is illegal?
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has proposed a plan to provide illegals with official city photo identification card that could also be used as a prepaid ATM card for their private bank account. The proponents of such a plan claim that this will help illegals as it will eliminate the need to deal in cash and will grant them greater access to government services. Leading me to wonder, "Why are we looking to make is easier to be an illegal?"
There is a fundamental disconnect between those that favor open immigration and those that favor cracking down on illegal immigration; while I encourage discussion, so long as we have laws on the books, they should be enforced! Why are we even considering any measure that would make it easier for a criminal to further their criminal actions? People are free to feel that it should not be a crime, but the fact of the matter is that being here illegally is a crime, and it should be treated accordingly. If someone sneaks into my home, I tell them to leave. I don't offer them coffee and look to make their stay more enjoyable.
The City Council is expected to discuss the issue Tuesday, but with 4.3 million illegals in Los Angeles, it is likely to pass.
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Illini surprise Hoosiers
UNDATED (AP) — For the fifth time in as many weeks, the No. 1 team in the AP college basketball poll got knocked off.
A defensive breakdown on an in-bounds pass led to Tyler Griffey's uncontested layup at the buzzer, giving Illinois a 74-72 come-from-behind victory over top-ranked Indiana.
The Illini trailed by double digits most of the second half before closing the game on a 13-2 run over the final 3:36.
D.J. Richardson led Illinois with 23 points. Griffey finished with 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Indiana drops to 20-3 and will likely lose the No. 1 ranking when a new poll comes out next week.
Indiana's loss gives fourth-ranked Duke an opportunity to reclaim the No. 1 ranking again. Mason Plumlee poured in 30 points and the Blue Devils improved to 20-2 with a 98-85 decision over North Carolina State. Seth Curry added 26 points and Quinn Cook had 21 as the Blue Devils won their fourth in a row. Duke never trailed, shot 54 percent and led by as many as 21.
In other top-25 action, Kevin Pangos scored 14 points and sixth-ranked Gonzaga cruised to an 82-56 win over Pepperdine. The Bulldogs shot 12-for-27 from three-point range and held the Waves to 36 percent shooting from the field.
Andre Roberson scored 10 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and hit the game-winning bucket with 29 seconds left as Colorado handed No. 19 Oregon its third straight loss, 48-47. Roberson's final basket capped an 8-0 run that ended the Ducks' 20-game home winning streak.
Fabyon Harris capped his 17-point night by draining a go-ahead three-pointer with 12 seconds left to give Texas A&M a 70-68 win over No. 21 Missouri. The Tigers are 0-5 in true road games this season.
Nuggets crush Bulls, Celtics clobber Lakers
UNDATED (AP) — The Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics enjoyed very easy victories last night.
Wilson Chandler scored a game-high 24 points and the Nuggets improved to 22-3 at home with their eighth straight win, a 128-95 laugher against Chicago. Kenneth Faried added 21 points and 12 rebounds for Denver, who had 100 points by the end of the third quarter and shot 58 percent for the game.
Daequan Cook's 19 points led the Bulls.
Paul Pierce had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Celtics blasted the Los Angeles Lakers, 116-95 for their sixth straight win. Jeff Green came off the bench to add 19 points, while Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry each finished with 15.
The Celts carried a 26-point lead into the final period and ended the Lakers' three-game winning streak.
Dwight Howard started for L.A. after missing three games with a sore right shoulder, providing nine rebounds and just nine points in 28 minutes before fouling out. Kobe Bryant had a game-high 27 points for the Lakers, who lost for only the second time in eight games as they try to move back into the NBA playoff picture.
Love returns to practice
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love resumed practicing with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the first time since having surgery on his broken right hand Jan. 15. He has not been cleared for contact work, but says he hopes to be back on the court sometime in the middle of March.
Timberwolves fans worry that Love wants out of Minnesota. But he says "they need to realize I love being here."
Devils silence Lightning
UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks remain the lone NHL team without a regulation loss this season following an easy win at Phoenix.
Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist as the Hawks ripped the Coyotes 6-2. Kane already has 18 points this season after scoring twice on 5-on-3 power plays during the Blackhawks' four-goal first period. Viktor Stalberg, Jonathan Toews (taqyvz) and Bryan Bickell each had a goal and an assist as the Blackhawks improved to 9-0-2.
Ilya Kovalchuk (KOH'-vul-chuhk) snapped a 1-1 tie with a short-handed goal late in the second period of the Devils' third straight win, 4-2 against Tampa Bay. Andy Greene and Patrik Elias (EH'-lee-ahsh) iced the game with power-play goals 14 seconds apart with less than five minutes remaining.
Elias also had two assists for the Devils, who improved to 6-1-3 and handed the Lightning their third consecutive loss since a 6-1 start.
Also on ice, teenage rookie J.T. Miller scored his first two NHL goals and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 shots as the New York Rangers handed the Islanders their third straight loss, 4-1. The Rangers have beaten the Islanders eight straight times at Madison Square Garden, outscoring them 35-11.
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Maluniskin each had a goal and two assists in Pittsburgh's 5-2 triumph over Washington. Crosby stretched his point streak to six games and helped the Penguins pick up their fifth consecutive win.
Calgary beat Columbus 4-3 on Alex Tanguay's (TAN'-hayz) goal 67 seconds into overtime. Roman Cervenka, Mikael Backlund and Lee Stempniak (STEHMP'nee-ak) also tallied in the Flames' second straight win.
Shootout goals by Jonathon Huberdeau and Peter Mueller pushed Florida past Philadelphia 3-2. Panthers forward Stephen Weiss tied the game at 2, midway through the third period, with his first goal of the season.
Thomas Vanek was Buffalo's star in a 5-4 triumph at Montreal, scoring twice in the third period and once in the shootout. Vanek's league-high 10th goal of the season tied the game with just two seconds left in regulation and allowed the Sabres to win for only the second time in nine games.
Jay Harrison scored 2:19 into overtime and Carolina won 3-2 at Ottawa. Cam Ward handled 45 shots for the Hurricanes, who forced OT on Alexander Semin's (SEH'-mihnz) power-play goal with 7:34 left in regulation.
Toronto turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 win at Winnipeg on goals by Matt Frattin (FRAT'-ihn) and Phil Kessel 54 seconds apart late in the third period. Kessel finally scored his first goal of the season after netting 37 last year.
Pekka Rinne (PEK'-uh RIN'-ay) made 32 saves and Nashville picked up its fourth straight win by blanking Los Angeles 3-0. Colin Wilson scored twice to back Rinne's 32-save effort.
Vancouver also has a four-game winning streak after Corey Schneider handled 22 shots in a 4-1 decision over Minnesota. Mason Raymond had a power-play goal and an assist in the second period.
St. Louis owns a three-game losing streak after Petr Mrazek stopped 26 shots in his NHL debut to lead Detroit's 5-1 win over the Blues. Cory Emmerton and Damien Brunner scored 91 seconds apart in the third period to put the Red Wings ahead 4-1.
Bruins send Thomas' rights to Isles in cap move
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Bruins have shipped goaltender Tim Thomas to the New York Islanders for a conditional second-round draft choice in 2014 or 2015, a deal that's more of a salary cap move for the B's.
Thomas is taking this season off, and the deal provides financial flexibility for the Bruins as they try to get under the cap by Friday's deadline. The 38-year-old goalie is in the final season of a four-year deal that counts for $5 million against the salary cap.
The draft-pick conditions are expected to center around whether or not he plays for the Islanders, which is unlikely.
Flyers extend Timonen
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Kimmo Timonen (KIM'-oh TEE'-moh-nehn) on a one-year contract extension through the 2013-14 season. Timonen is in his sixth season with the team and has 28 goals and 211 points in 407 games for the Flyers. The 14-year veteran has scored 107 goals and 512 points in 980 NHL games.
Day 2 at Pebble
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Russell Knox and Hunter Mahan share the lead headed into today's second round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Knox fired a 6-under-par 64 at the par-70 Monterrey Peninsula Shore Course, while Mahan carded a 6-under 66 at Pebble Beach.
Greg Owen, Scott Langley and Ryuji Imada are at 5-under after 18 holes on the Monterrey peninsula.
Hernandez about to cash in
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez is close to becoming the highest-paid pitcher in the majors. A person with knowledge of the contract's details tells The Associated Press the Mariners and Hernandez are working on a seven-year, $175 million package. Hernandez's total dollars would top CC Sabathia's original $161 million, seven-year contract with the New York Yankees and his $25 million average would surpass Zack Greinke's (GREHN'-keez) $24.5 million under his new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Seattle would add $134.5 million of guaranteed money over five years to the contract of the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner, whose current agreement calls for him to receive $40.5 million over the next two seasons.
Tribe inks Aviles
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians have signed infielder Mike Aviles (ah-VEE'-lihs) to a two-year contract with a club option for the 2015 season. Aviles, who was acquired in a trade from Toronto in November, gives the Indians depth at second base and shortstop. He spent last season as Boston's primary shortstop, batting .250 with 13 homers and 60 RBIs in 136 games.
The 31-year-old was eligible for salary arbitration before agreeing to the deal. The Indians have not gone to an arbitration hearing with a player since 1991.
Williams lands new job
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It didn't take former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams long to find a new job.
Shortly after his indefinite suspension was lifted by the NFL, Williams became a senior assistant coach for defense with the Tennessee Titans.
He had been suspended for his role in the New Orleans' bounty scandal.
Williams thanked commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') for reinstating him and apologized for his role in the bounty scandal.
Surgery for Peterson
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Running back Adrian Peterson of the Vikings has had surgery for a sports hernia that bothered him for the last month of the NFL season. The league MVP is expected to make a quick recovery "with no long-term concerns", according to the team.
Peterson returned from a torn ACL to rush for 2,097 yards this season, nine short of the league single-season record.
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Meteor shower hits Russia and Kazahstan, over 1000 people injured
During the morning Russian military discovered a 6-meter crater from Urals meteorite, normal background radiation was reported at the crater. Russian Academy of Science said the meteorite weighed 10 tons before it entered Earth's atmosphere. Lifenews reported, quoting a source in Emergencies Ministry, that before falling to earth, the meteorite exploded nine times, starting at an altitude of 55 kilometers.
Nature Magazine said that this fireball was the largest rock to strike the planet since 1908 (Tunguska).
Some believe that a long waited asteroid 2012 DA14 flyby scheduled for late afternoon today (UTC time) is somehow related to this incident though at this time it is unknown what exactly happened in in the sky above Russia today.
Russian space agency Roskosmos said: "According to preliminary estimates, this space object is of non-technogenic origin and qualifies as a meteorite. It was moving at a low trajectory with a speed of about 30 km/s."
RT reported that according to unconfirmed reports, the meteorite was intercepted by an air defense unit at the Urzhumka settlement near Chelyabinsk. A missile salvo reportedly blew the meteorite to pieces at an altitude of 20 kilometers. The military had nothing to do with the aerial meteorite explosion, the Urals Emergency Ministry said: "Russia's defense ministry took no action connected to the incident. No aircrafts has been registered in the air at the given period of time."
Residents of the town of Emanzhilinsk, some 50 kilometers from Chelyabinsk, said they saw a flying object that suddenly burst into flames, broke apart and fell to earth, and that a black cloud had been seen hanging above the town. Witnesses in Chelyabinsk said the city's air smells like gunpowder.
The regional Emergency Ministry said the phenomenon was a meteorite shower, but locals have speculated that it was a military fighter jet crash or a missile explosion.
The first reports came in around 7:55 a.m. local time (1:55 UTC).
At 8:03 UTC RT reported there are up to 250 injured, 3 in critical condition. Some reports mention that up to 400 people asked medical attention. By 13:20 UTC the number of people injured in the meteorite blast has risen to 950, Governor of Chelyabinsk Region Mikhail Yurevitch said.
Nearly 3,000 buildings in Chelyabinsk were damaged to varying extents by the meteor shower, including 34 medical facilities and 361 schools and kindergartens
Oleg Malkov, an aerospace scientist at Moscow State University, told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper that the meteorite went undetected by space scanners, likely because it was coming from the direction of the Sun. "We can only register stones coming from the direction of the night sky," he explained. Malkov confirmed that the meteor shower in the Urals was not connected to the 2012 DA14 asteroid that will approach Earth in a few hours.
The Mayak nuclear complex near the town of Ozersk was not affected by the incident, according to reports. Mayak, one of the world's biggest nuclear facilities that used to house plutonium production reactors and a reprocessing plant, is located 72 kilometers northwest of Chelyabinsk.
NASA said that today's fireball over Russia had nothing to do with asteroid 2012 DA14: "The trajectory of the Russian meteorite was significantly different than the trajectory of the asteroid 2012 DA14, making it a completely unrelated object. In videos of the meteor, it is seen to pass from left to right in front of the rising sun, which means it was traveling from north to south. Asteroid DA14′s trajectory is in the opposite direction, from south to north."
Whats also interesting is that a fireball was also reported over the sky of Japan yesterday (February 14, 2013). Video can be found at the end of this article. A huge fireball was reported over Belgium, Netherlands and Germany on February 13, 2013 but it appears to be parts of Soyuz rocked launched on February 11 to ISS. Late afternoon UTC time on February 15, 2013 people from Cuba apparently witnessed another bright fireball explode over the town in the province of Cienfuegos.
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Strike a pose! A professional photographer will capture your cosplay in a special souvenir photo.
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This is our version of a masquerade, and it has become one of T-MODE's signature events. The show includes a mini-concert, fashion show, cosplay skits and more. The Cosplay Registration Form will be posted soon.
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Kick back and relax in T-MODE's video game room. The Gamers Lounge is where you can play the latest video game titles, blow the dust off your old favorites, and compete in exciting video game tournaments.
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Race Age: 27
Years Racing: 10
Category: Elite Men
I Was born and raised in the Quint West Area of Ontario, Canada. Grew up in an athletic family of five with two older sisters who played a lot of sports. Played hockey in the winter and soccer in the summer, until I fell in love with cycling at the age of 13 and started racing at 14. Since then I have been able to enjoy the life as a Professional athlete, traveling and racing around the World.
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Ask HE: Your CSA Questions, Answeredby Dana Angelo White in Ask the Experts, Farmers' Market Finds, March 21, 2011
Local farms across the country are gearing up for another harvest season, and we can't wait! You can get your own little piece of a local farm by signing up for a community-supported agriculture program. So, is it the right choice for you? We're breaking down some frequently-asked CSA questions to help you decide.
Q: I've heard a lot about local CSAs and want to join one. What do I need to know before signing up?
A: There's a lot more to joining a CSA than meets the eye. You're actually buying into a local farm for the season. We're addressing some of the most FAQs.
What exactly is a CSA?
By joining a CSA, you agree to buy a share of a local farm's harvest. You pay in advance and then get your portion (typically a box full of goodies) in weekly increments for the duration of the season. Some farms allow you to "pay" by volunteering on the farm. Buying into a farm for the year is a big commitment — we've covered the basics as well as the pros and cons our previous post "Is It Worth It to Join a CSA?"
How Do I Find A CSA?
State agriculture board Web sites and national web sites like LocalHarvest.org allow you to search for nearby CSA programs by zip code. You can also visit your local farmers' market and ask around – even if your favorite farmer doesn't offer a CSA, chances are they know of somebody that does.
What's the Cost?
Cost will vary depending on location, demand, whether they deliver or not, and length. My CSA offers shares during all 4 seasons. Organic farms will often charge more because their products cost more to produce. It's definitely worth doing your research and shopping around to find the best price. To save money and prevent waste, consider splitting a share with a friend for the first year. You can always supplement with regular trips to the farmers' market.
What Will I Get?
Veggies, fruit and flowers are just the beginning. Since farms produce various items, often neighboring farms will join forces to offer milk, cheese, yogurt, honey, eggs, baked goods, meat and even seafood. Unlike the grocery store, your selection will change with the seasons.
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Botanical Name: LYCIUM BARBARUM; Family solanaceae
Height: 8-10'
Spacing: 8'
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Spread: 8-10'
Sun/Shade: Full sun. Likes lots of sun 8-10 hours of sun per day.
Pollinator: Self
Color: Star shaped white to lilac to purple blooms
Foliage: Glossy emerald green elongated leaves, on graceful vine-like branches
Blooms: Early summer
Fruit: Glossy bright orange-red, oval 1/2-1" long
Form: Shrub
Soil Requirements: Will grow in almost any type of soil,except wet soggy soil,tend to fruit best in well-drained soil of moderate quality. Likes an alkaline soil with a pH of 8.2 - 8.6.
Growth Rate: Medium
Pruning: Heavy pruning will help keep the plant looking nice, and increase berry production. Can also be trained to a support. The older the plant, the more upright it can be trained.
Comments: Original habitat southeastern Europe to southwest Asia. China is the only country with significant commercial production of the Goji Berry. Often referred to in health stores as the Tibetan or Himalayan Goji Berry. Extremely nutritionally dense, high antioxidant properties. Can be eaten ray,dried,made into juice,wine,herbel tea. When dried they can be eaten as healthy snack similar to raisins-they have a taste which has been described as having an accent of tomato,similar to dates,dried cranberries or raisins, but drier, more tart, less sweet an with an herbal scent. They are quite unique in all regards. Fresh berries are juicy and sweet. Have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for 1900 years.Very drought tolerant once established. Heavy pruning will help keep the plant looking nice, and increase berry production. No known disease problems.
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In honor of R2TH being so good at starting the dailies - what is your favorite Iron Maiden song?
What physical activity do you have planned today?
My answer is exactly the same.
Recent PRs: 5K 19:15 (2013) | 10K 39:42 (2014) | HM 1:26:19 (2013) | M 3:16:47 (2014)Goals: 10K sub-39:00 | HM sub-1:25 | M sub-3:00
QOTD: I probably would know one if I heard, but I certainly can't name one.
WOTD: 6 slow miles and core.
QOTD: Don't know any. Might recognize one if I heard it, but wouldn't know it was IM unless you told me.
WOTD: 4 miles
Thought I'd be running in the rain this morning, but it stopped before I got out the door. And this is a cutback week for me -- so ready for it!
QOTD:Like Duck916, I couldn't name one of their songs to save my life. But, I am coming along, as I recently added AC/DC Radio to my Pandora playlist and they do rotate other 80's Metal bands in and out of the rotation.DAILY:Hope for about 8.50 miles and 30 minute crosstraining class later.WOYD:An easy 4.90 miles. Would've liked to do more but after 26+ miles on Saturday, I needed to score some brownie points (or save my own skin) by skipping the gym or a longer run yesterday.
On Deck: 11/15 - Canyon City Marathon, 12/07 - OTHTC 50K, 01/17/15 - San Diego 50 Miles, 02/07/15 S.O.B. 50 Miles, 03/28/15 - BLU 100 Miles, 05/02/15 - Labor Of Love 50 Miles, 07/18/15 - Harding Hustle 50K, 08/01/15 - Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance RunPR's - 100 Miles - 21:54:46, 100K - 10:41:00 (02/2013), 50 Miles - 8:00:37 (01/2013), 50K - 5:50:25 (10/2013), Marathon - 3:27:21 (05/2013), Half Marathon - 1:33:36 (05/2013).
Any one that's not playing within my earshot.
Probably just a walk with Roggers after work. Calf is improving but I could tell it was still injured walking up and down the parking garage stairs all last week and weekend.
QOTD: Who is Iron Maiden?
WOTD: Aerobics this morning. Now preparing for a drubbing at the golf course with my bowling ladies. Nice day for it, though, with a forecast high of 80 degrees.
12/20 - Caroler 5K - East Aurora, NY
02/14 - Lockport Y10 - Lockport, NY
03/22 - Syracuse Half Marathon - Syracuse, NY
QOTD: don't have one. But a friends husband is a huge fan. They named their third child Ryan Aiden because naming him Iron Maiden might be a bit much.
wotd: hitting up power yoga tonight
PRs | Marathon 3:28:20 | Half 1:35:47 | 10K 43:18 | 5K 22:09
2014: Boston Marathon (4:03:46) | Pat's Run - LA Shadow (untimed) | Run Through Redlands 5K (26:27) | OC Marathon (3:48:20) | BolderBoulder 10K (47:30/1:09:19) | Mammoth Half Marathon (1:48:24) | Footloose Freedom Mile (6:24) | Fab 40s 5K (22:09) | SeaWheeze Half Marathon (1:43:14) | Race to the Finish Line 5K (24:28) | NYC Marathon (3:39:05) | Mission Inn Half Marathon (1:41:31) | Run to Feed the Hungry 10K (44:13) | CIM (3:39:23)
QOTD - thanks quevola. Phantom of the Opera is a great one, certainly one of my favorites from the oldies. Among the more recent ones, I really like "Fear of the Dark" - live version - see here
WOTD - 12.1 with:
3200m@6:21 avg (12:36); 3min jog recovery
4x800@6:04 avg (2:58; 3:02; 3:02; 3:00)/200m recoveries
3min jog recovery
1600 @6:19 avg (6:17).
This workout sucked badly. I didn't hit my paces and legs felt shot....weights later.
Rebuilding r2th v3.0
QOTD: I know and listened to some of Iron Maiden stuff, but their music somehow didn't stay with me, so, I don't have any one to name .
WOTD: 11 mi easy in the morning
QOTD: Dunno.
WOTD: 5.3 easy in the heat. 5:30 am boot camp.
- defining mediocrity since 1962.
QOTD: Run to the hills! Naturally.
WOTD: 5 moderate this am. Things moving in right direction but dang this hip soreness is annoying.
Master's PRs: 1 mile: 4:51 (7/2012), 5K 16:56 (track,6/2013), 10K: 35:11 (5/2013),
10 mile 58:26 (4/2013), 1/2 marathon 1:17:45 (6/2013)
QOTD- Couldn't tell you a song by name.
Today- 7mi@7:55
PRs: Mile-4:48, 5k-16:19, 10k-34:09, HM-1:15:06
Last Race: 35:13 Mesa Turkey Trot 10k 11/27/14
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QOTD: I don't have one, but it does surprise me that nobody seems to have the RWOL name "I Run Maiden"
WOTD: 5.3 recovery (7:55). A bit too many hills for my liking on a recovery run, but I'm searching for softer surfaces for my runs and added a hilly bridle trail today.
QOTD- I know nothing about Iron Maiden.
3 easy miles today.
I have to comment on an Iron Maiden thread.
Alot of good songs from this band, but I would have to go with "The Trooper" and "Aces High" as two of my favorites.
Both of these songs are fast-tempo and would be good choices to have on a treadmill running playlist.
Fear of the dark, and I run to it.


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The Center for Urban Ecology (CUE) at Butler University invites applications for Butler's first Sustainability Coordinator. We seek applicants who share our passion for creative solutions to issues related to campus sustainability, urban ecology, and sustainable cities. Butler University is a recent signatory of the American Colleges and Universities Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) and is looking to build upon this signing to develop innovative and robust sustainability programming for Butler's campus, viewing the campus as a living laboratory for these programs. Butler's Sustainability Coordinator will develop and oversee sustainability programming for faculty, staff and students of Butler University and promote Butler's campus sustainability to local, regional and national audiences. This position reports to the director of the Center for Urban Ecology and will work closely with Butler's existing Sustainability Council, students, faculty and staff to help develop and execute the University's sustainability program.


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Clark said Friday that his last day would be July 26. He was appointed fire chief in 2008, a year after he had been named chief of the Minneapolis fire department.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Friday that under the 52-year-old Clack's leadership, fire deaths have declined. Last year, 12 people died in fires in Baltimore, the lowest number on record.
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Once Upon a Dream (UlquiHime)Bleach AU, based on Disney's Maleficent.Once Upon a Dream (UlquiHime) by 4thgeneration
Orihime had always wondered what lay beyond Las Noches, what was outside this dark world of hollowed souls. She had seen some arrancar make gargantas, rifts created to cross between Hueco Mundo and the other worlds. It was an incessant mystery to the young, red-haired woman, a mystery that most of her winged companions at Las Noches feared and avoided, but one that fascinated Orihime, and filled her mind with curiosity and excitement.
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You took me to Hueco Mundo when I didn't want to go, but I could never sacrifice my friends... especially not... him.
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Kurosaki never loved me as anything more than a friend. But here, I feel like a belong. Though you claim to have no he
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Inoue Orihime watched her reflection in the mirror as she twirled in her cerulean gown. Layers of fabric and lace floated in the air around her slender ankles as she spun, her brilliant auburn hair surrounding her like a halo and framing her well-endowed chest and heart-shaped face. The hem and every edge of her azure dress were decorated with myriads of complicated, beautiful white lace. A crystal necklace that contained the colors of the rainbow at every facet glistened in the dim room and traced the curves of her collarbone. Her cobalt heels that adorned the intricate lace of Victorian times tapped lightly against the hard floor as she spun, her hair billowing like fi
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She knew something was wrong from the beginning when he sent that cool glance past her. As if she was no one. Their sharp-tongued teacher butchered his name, and told him huskily, "Introduce yourself to the class."
"I am Ulquiorra Cifer. Please take care of me." His dark-haired head dipped with straight shoulders into a bow.
The therapist clicked the back of her pen against her clipboard, and scribbled something down. "How are you today, Ulquiorra?" She asked, her head bent low as she penned in the date. Light filtered through the large glass windows into the stuffy office. The pendulum of a grandfather clock swayed to the rhythm of a second.
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What a weekend! I thought I was going to get so much done — and I guess I did, but not even close to what I had on my list. Trying to finish thank-you notes for baby gifts and baby announcements and … I'm 41 and still making totally unrealistic lists — oh well. LOVED having my boys home. I can't believe how they have changed and grown since summer — it can be soo loud at my house. Started the Christmas decor thing — so excited about my new color scheme. Just wait until you see my stockings. Pics coming soon — adding more color to Christmas this year. Speaking of color, here's some pics with my sister Darci (Grandma Addie, Aunt Shirley, Mom, Darci and Chanda were all in town the weekend before Thanksgiving — so fun. Came to hang out with Addie and to see my big boy, Geof and Clark and Trey in our church production of Scrooge — gotta post pics of that too. My husband was on stage, singing and dancing and he blew everyone away, including me. Trey now thinks he's Hollywood material and is working on a home video for the Reflections contest at school.) Anyway, as I was saying, color and Darci …
Just cause she is so cute.
Ok, this is the top drawer of my island (there are two of these btw and each is a double drawer — in other words there is a shallow slider nested inside each drawer that slides in to reveal a deeper drawer below it. In preparing to move into my studio, I tried to pay really close attention to how I work — what I do and what I don't do. I realized I DON'T put things away — I especially don't put things away if I have to take out a box/compartment and open up a lid (it just doesn't happen, which means my workspace can get pretty messy) So … my solution, which btw, I am LOVING is this — little tin buckets from Oriental Trading Company with brads and other little doo-dads organized by color (of course) sitting inside my shallow drawer and kept in place with a magnet! Now, I know that if there is an earthquake, my drawer is going to be a big mess. But … if there is an earthquake, my drawer will probably be the least of my problems, and in the meantime, I now have a grab and go and put away system for little stuff.
I also have one of those pill counter sorter-things that I can dump a bucket into — sort easily through the selection and then pour quickly back into my buckets. When I'm working on a page that is *PINK* (which I've been doing lately!) I just grab my pink color drawer from my back storage area and my little pink bucket and I pretty much have what I need. LOVE IT!!
shallow drawer on the other side is where I store my paint bottles, brushes, mixing palettes and string, jute and some ribbon (on spools) — you could easily store oversized photos or specialty paper too.
Ok, the big drawer on each side of my island is for PAPER. Now, a girl like me (editor) has a LOT of paper. One side is organized by manufacturer with a few theme files thrown in and the other side is by (you guessed it) COLOR. I use two big 12×12 files and one old-fashioned green legal sized file folder for each color, for example — PINK. You will find a 12 x12 PINK file (for pink monochromatic pattern paper) and a PINK COMBO file (for pattern paper where pink is the dominant color,) followed by a legal folder with PINK cardstock scraps.
In the front of the PINK folder is where I keep my PINK letter stickers and rub-ons.
Love having this selection of stuff together by color — pattern papers, cardstock scraps and letters.
Just in case you are wondering, my black and white letters DO NOT go in the paper files. I use them so much that they are …
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For me, it's all about easy access. The stuff I use most is within arms reach and the rest is a few steps away in my back storage area.
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Something I have Learned About Grace
After visiting the pediatrician for the second weight check, he recommended that I quit nursing altogether. He saw the stress I was under and the toll it was taking on me. Cameron and I had prayed that whatever he told us would be the decision God wanted us to make. However, even after his recommendation, I was unsure. We continued to pray. A few days later, we ran into a friend who is also a pediatrician. After explaining the situation to him, he confirmed the recommendation to quit nursing due to the difference in calories between my breastmilk and formula. We took both doctor's advice to heart, prayed some more, and made the decision to quit nursing and feed Katria formula. This decision came with the drawback of the added expense of formula on our already extremely tight budget. Honestly, we couldn't afford formula.
Even as I was relieved to quit due to the stress of breastfeeding, I was racked with guilt. I was not prepared for the emotions that came--feeling of failure and that there was something more I could have done. It hurt to see my friends contentedly nursing their infants. In addition, the drastic drop of hormones from a sudden end to nursing brought on a slight case of the baby blues. I thought about how I had pumped all through the long days and nights Katria was in the PICU on the ventilator, storing up a huge supply in the freezer in the hospital. I had nursed her as she slowly fought the illness in her body and felt victory that my milk, exactly what God designed for her little body, helped her to recover. I also had nursed Anna, despite cracked and bleeding nipples for 6 weeks, which were so incredibly bad that they have left permanent scars. I persevered and nursed Anna and then Jonas for an entire year. Now to have to quit . . . I felt defeated despite all these past victories.
It was a few weeks after I quit that I was praying and asking God "why?", when I knew that he had designed breastmilk to be the best, exactly what a baby needed. If it was His best, then why was I unable to nurse? Why did it not "work" despite my countless prayers?
Here is the answer I felt Him give me and it has given me so much comfort since then, even applied to different situations. Maybe it will help you even if you aren't a breastfeeding mother! :)
He said: "My grace is not only for when you DON'T measure up, because of your sin. It is also for when you CAN'T measure up, when you physically CAN'T."
Do you see the distinction? Maybe this isn't news to you, but at the time it was a revelation to me. I was praying and as soon as I finished I immediately thought these words in my head (I can still remember where I was) and I thought, "Where did that come from? That wasn't my thought. I didn't think that." My heart starting pounding and I was flooded with peace. I meditated on this all day, mulling it over and over again in my mind.
My inability to nurse wasn't my fault, but I still needed grace for not measuring up to God's standard of perfection and God gave it to me. He extends grace to all of us who are in Christ Jesus, not just for our willful sins, but for all of those ways that we will NEVER be able to measure up to the standard. We are flawed in so many ways, not just our actions. We are fallen. But there is grace. Isn't that encouraging? Doesn't it remove the guilt and make you love Christ MORE. Don't we all struggle with feelings of false guilt, not understanding how completely we are covered? His grace IS sufficient. It is enough. It is MORE than enough. I read yesterday in Romans 5:20, 21 "The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more . . . ". Where sin increased, grace increased even more! My status before God is one of righteousness in Christ Jesus. Even though I don't make the mark--I fall short EVERYDAY--God extends his grace to me EVERYDAY. It wasn't a one time thing. The medium in which I stand, in which I LIVE, is grace. What a blessing.
I hope this encourages you as much as it encouraged me!
In Christ, Laura
5 comments:
- Wife to the Rockstar said...
Wow! That is is SO true.
I am sorry you had to go through all of that.
I had a similar experience with Lulu. I ended up using formula in a lactation aide while nursing her. It was a pain in the neck, but it worked. And eventually I was able to wean her off the of lactation aide. I remember feeling like a failure as well and I was so discouraged.
- Fri Jan 09, 01:26:00 PM
- Gabrielle said...
I didn't realize you were up and running again...sorry I haven't been checking! Congrats on the other girl...so funny! I miss you and have been wanting to call you--maybe I just will!
- Fri Jan 09, 04:17:00 PM
- staci said...
that actually brought tears to my eyes - I was not able to nurse any of my 4 children for medical reasons and have always felt guilty for not being able to feed them what I knew in my mind and heart was best - my oldest son is 11 and the feelings still resonate with me - talk about mother guilt! - thanks for sharing -
- Fri Jan 09, 08:21:00 PM
- Gabrielle said...
Now that I'm catching up, thanks for this post. I remember when you were going through that. I struggle with guilt alot, mostly with failings as a mom, and also guilt with tossing around the idea of not homeschooling. My mom kindly reminded me that "there is no condemnation in Christ" and that is so comforting. I think I "know" that, but alot of times I'm more worried about the condemnation that comes from people. Feeling judged, etc. So it's good to remind ourselves of the Gospel and how we can't measure up at all, and trust in His grace and mercy.
- Sat Jan 10, 10:17:00 AM
- Gingerlylizzy said...
Thanks for that post. I recently weaned my 3 month old after much struggle battling colic, and what seems to be lactose intolerance or a milk allergy. I also couldn't keep my milk supply up through pumping and on a "dairy free" diet yet it was breaking my heart to think that I couldn't do it and perhaps I wasn't doing enough. I am still struggling with the decision but your post helped. I just need to "leave it in his hands" sometimes...
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