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Globally, English language learners are the fastest- growing student population in schools. An NEA policy brief entitled "English Language Learners Face Unique Challenges" states that by 2015, ELL enrollment in US schools will reach 10 million, and by 2015 nearly one out of every four public school students will be an English language learner. The British Council in its report, "The English Effect", estimates that English is spoken at a useful level by some 1.75 billion people worldwide and that by 2020, two billion people will be using it-or learning to use it.
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God has created us all with inherent qualities, gifts and talents. These gifts shape how we view life, how we relate to others and how we impact the world. We delight when we are operating in our gifts, and when used properly, they are a blessing to others.
Unfortunately, when misapplied, our unique gifts and personalities can also hinder us from living the abundant life Christ died for us to live. This can occur as a result of three factors: A) Trauma from childhood events; B) Worldly influences; C) Satan.
A) Trauma from childhood events
As children, when we are impressionable and not able to distinguish truth from lies, we can experience an event or even internalize an event that can change the way we view ourselves and the world. This is called a limiting (faulty) belief. Studies show that faulty beliefs are normally formed between the ages of 5-7 years old. During this stage of our lives, what we see, what we hear, what we're repeatedly told, is fed into our fragile subconscious mind where it's treated as fact. As we grow older, these limiting beliefs continue to be triggered unconsciously and regularly and can create false identities meaning they lead us to become someone who God did not intend for us to be.
For example, let's say you've been blessed with the gift of having a servant's heart – meaning you are very thoughtful and considerate of other people's feelings. Then an event or series of events occurred that made you feel worthless, unloved, or unlovable early as a child, that becomes a part of your belief system. As a natural servant, you learned that being really nice to people (parents) would temporarily make you feel loved by them and win their approval. In your mind, you might form the belief that being nice equals love. As you grow up, this pattern continues and every time you experience a feeling of worthlessness or rejection, you try to please. Consciously you are not aware of this but it affects everything you do. These beliefs also become the lens of our existence. These are the colored glasses through which we perceive life.
B) Worldly influences
We live in a world of good and bad, light and darkness. If we're not careful the lure of the world will dictate the type of person we should be. When we're not in alignment with who God has called us to be, we will align with who we've been programmed by the world to be. Without our compass to direct us to our Heavenly Father, we end up reflecting a lesser version of ourselves.
C) Satan
Satan uses every possible device including our unique personalities and gifts to enslave us. He attempts to distort and corrupt every good thing God has given us. His greatest weapon is psychological deception. In his scheme, he makes us believe we are inferior, inadequate and of no-value to others and especially to God.
As a result of one, two or all of the above factors, our personalities and gifts begin to get in the way of living the abundant life that Christ died for us to live when we use them as a mask to hide our brokenness; when we use them to get what we want, or to manipulate others so they can see us in a certain light. The key to our healing is to learn to let go of the false identities that we've taken on and return to God's original intent and design for our unique make up and personalities.
Over the years of working with hundreds of clients, here are the common personalities that I've encountered and how they've been misapplied in our lives. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list but it's what I notice gets in the way of people's breakthrough. Please, also, note that although there is scientific basis behind this as far as their biblical and health connections goes, these are based on my personal experience and insights.
Read these identities below and thoughtfully and prayerfully, ask God to help you discern which one of these personality traits are most like you. If one is, be encouraged as you learn the strengths of your unique gifts but also notice how these gifts have been (mis)applied and are now preventing you from achieving the joy, abundance and health that Christ died for you to achieve.
Click on the images below for a detailed description of each personality type.
RESET- Strategies for Change
As health-conscious Christian women, God repeatedly speaks to us about our health and our lives through his Word but because of our false identities we continue to subconsciously add our limited understanding and our broken ways of doing things to His Word so we never fully get healed.
This subconscious programming is why releasing weight is like an uphill battle. It keeps us spinning our wheels year after year without ever making any progress.
So just how do we change these false identities and/or subconscious programming? Although each identity is different in the way they manifest and limit your perspective on God; a familiar thread runs through each of them. Upon closer inspection, we can see that at the root of each identity is a need to experience the true and living God and to understand just how much He loves us. Most, if not all, of our strongholds arise because we are unable to accept God's love for us. When we learn how to receive His love then, we will learn to act in way that demonstrates love for ourselves. When we operate on this level, our weight and health will no longer be an issue.
Reset is a process that involves a variety of strategies ranging from spiritual daily preparation of your hearts and minds to long term, practical solutions for self-care. Here's are six strategies for resetting. Each strategy will be specific and unique to each of the false identities with similar threads running through each of them.
1. Morning Reflection:
When you wake up in the morning it's crucial that you prepare your mind for the day. Depending on which identity you most identified with, start your day in prayer to align your heart and mind with God's. (2 Cor 10:4)
2. Regular Realigning:
When you act out of your limiting belief or false identity (people-please, control, boast or act overly dramatic) you behave in ways that don't line up with who God created you to be. This is the time to seek the Holy Spirit and come into alignment with you are in Christ. (2 Cor 10:5) Notice the behavior and either pray the short prayer or renew your mind by citing scripture that relates to your habit or behavior.
3. After you've given in to temptation:
We will not win all of our battles but our success rate will be dramatically improved when we can renew our mind AFTER we've fallen into temptation. This strategy will be the same for each group regardless of your false identity. (Eph 4:23)
4. Re-educating Yourself
Learning who we are in Christ is one of the best things we can do for our self-esteem, confidence, freedom, and to help us finally stop fighting the losing battle. Our Heavenly Father longs for us to know truth. Truth is a powerful weapon we have to fight against the enemy's lies. Truth is developed from developing a relationship with God and fully experiencing Him. Relationship builds trust and trust builds love. When we can learn to love God, our neighbor and ourselves, we will be free. Follow this excellent link to learn more about who you are in Christ. http://crossinglouisville.com/sermon/our-identity-in-christ/
5. Long-term Strategy
It's taken you years to develop some of these habits and patterns so you should not expect healing to occur with the push of a (reset) button. Begin by selecting one new habit that you will develop that has been holding you back. Choose one from the suggested list or come up with your own.
Refer back to the individual identities for strategies on how to RESET.


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I guess I don't see any connection between the two .... I mean is it funny that the same guys who are big MPS fans are big Dubnyk supporters as well? Seems like a pretty random correlation to me.
I also wonder where you get that idea that anyone in this thread has been doing their best to "discredit Dubnyk". What I see is a handful of posters going overboard and saying that he was "unreal" , "spectacular" and so on.
I think I've watched hockey for enough years to know what an "unreal" goaltending performance looks like, and that wasn't it imo. Are these comments so offensive to Dubnyk fans that we have to watch them go full ****** in this thread?
So the defense was horrible, but the shooters he faced were lethal? Not sure how that works.
The Spengler is a second rate tournament, always has been. That Dubnyk didn't embarrass himself in the tournament is nice, especially since he hasn't played any hockey this year that I know of, but I really don't see how three games (on international ice against over-matched opponents) can be seen a "major positive" for him going forward.
The correlation is that Gagner is a player who hasn't lived up to expectations but is being undervalued by fans because he has made a positive contribution to the team despite underachieving somewhat and is a young player who has kept his head above water with little help.
Same with Dubnyk who has been better than you and others give him credit for.
You and others constantly preach to be patient with Gagner because he is still young with room to improve yet Dubnyk is somehow not good enough.
It's not a 3 game sample size. He has had a very respectable (above average even) save percentage the last 2 seasons despite playing behind subpar defense and his record has also been decent all things considered, .500 on this team is downright amazing.
I don't give 2 hoots about a Sengler Cup performance, i'm talking about his performance in the NHL which you seem to have discounted yet you get on others who discount Gagner's contributions. I just find it funny and a bit hypocritical.
I personally think that both players are undervalued and need to be better if this team is to take the next step.
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WEST Coast Fever recorded their first win of the trans-Tasman netball season, thrashing the Mainland Tactix 79-43 in Perth today.
The Tactix barely provided any resistance to the Fever with the New Zealand outfit coming into the round three contest having lost their first two games of the season by a combined 35 goals against the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and NSW Swifts.
Following the recruitment of Nat Medhurst, Chelsea Pitman and Khao Watts, plenty is expected from the Fever, who came into the match after losing to the Swifts and Melbourne Vixens.
They found their groove against the Tactix with Caitlin Bassett leading the way with 57 goals from 63 attempts while Medhurst gave good support, shooting 22 from 28.
Watts, Pitman and Ashleigh Brazill all did well through the mid-court and defenders Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Josie Janz were solid.
While everything clicked against the Tactix, if the Fever want to contend for a finals spot they have to play like that against the top teams.
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Lost in Cheeseland: Torn between two homes
Lost in Cheeseland blogger writes about coping with detachment from her home in the United States - a stage expats experience in reverse culture shock.
I've often talked about my feelings of internal conflict as a result of my choices. The life of an expat is inherently ridden with conflicting emotions -- a passion for the foreign, exotic, unfamiliar and a wistful longing for home or what used to be perceived as home.
In September, I was transitioning between jobs and hadn't seen my family in nine months. I was experiencing extreme homesickness, anxiety and an overwhelming feeling of lostness.
Yet after visiting for ten days I was in an even worse state. The 'home' that I was yearning for was frighteningly the same. This isn't that surprising, and in some ways it's actually reassuring, but it lacked forward motion. The most change I noticed was that another strip mall was erected with a Babies "R" Us, and a supermarket had replaced farm land.
But the most troubling realisation from this trip was the lack of change in some of the people I once felt close to. They haven't left their comfort zones and were ostensibly naive to the realities and struggles of the rest of the world.
Their evenings revolve around TV shows, as mine once did, and going out for a drink is limited to four or five bars frequented by people from my high school who never made it ten miles from where they grew up.
There is nothing fundamentally wrong with this life. In fact, much of the United States is made up of individuals who never leave their hometown let alone leave the country and who are quite content to stay put. But each time I come home I feel more and more removed from this life - a life that used to cause me considerable restlessness - and out of place.
I wouldn't say I lead a fast-paced or adventurous life. I have my routines and habits just like anyone else, but the apparent lack of forward movement and friends who appear static provoke a sense of dread and anxiety. It's like I no longer belong.
I was thrilled to return home for the holidays, practically jumping out of my skin to see family and immerse myself into the holiday spirit since it didn't feel much like Christmas to me in Paris.
But as I feared, I felt even more detached from my 'former life'. Having my husband with me made this observation even more clear. He said, "It seems like some of your friends haven't changed a bit...it's like time stands still here."
If they haven't changed, then what has?
It isn't you, it's me
This is the natural progression of life. Some leave home eager to discover opportunities that may present themselves in other towns, cities or countries; and some never do.
Regardless of where you fall in this dynamic, you're the one changing. For many of you, this post will remind you of the time in your lives where you had the disappointing realisation that lifestyle choices can pull you apart from even your dearest and oldest friends, and that your once comforting sense of 'home' has forever changed.
I am the one changing, I am the one whose values are changing, and I am the one who is permanently changed (for the better) as a result of a decision to pursue a different life. Is Paris home? Yes. But is it the kind of home that feels like milk and cookies and spaghetti night? No.
A new conflict
During the moments of intense homesickness I convey a pressing interest in moving back to the States once I obtain French nationality, but after visiting home and being flooded by uncertainty I'm not so sure.
Now my husband is expressing an interest in moving to the States in a couple of years, saying he knows he'll get tired of Paris.
What now? I'm not ready to give up my dream of applying my bilingualism and living in a country whose values, for now, match my own. Nor am I ready to settle for Anywhere, USA, to be closer to family. Even that is an uncertainty. With my husband working in aeronautical engineering, our moving options can be counted on one hand.
I don't know how I will feel in six months or even a year from now, but at this moment I am disheartened by the striking realisation that 'going home' has made a clear vision of a permanent home all the more difficult. Given that I am the changing factor in this scenario, only time will tell.
Closing wisdom
"It's a funny thing about coming home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realise what's changed is you." The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Reprinted with permission from Lost in Cheeseland.
Lindsey is an American expat from Philadelphia who moved to Paris for love and adventure. You can read about her musings on Paris love, life, food and more on her blog Lost in Cheeseland.
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Thank you Jane! It's an inherently complicated life but one that is rich nonetheless. We come across as snobs because we've seen more than some of the people we grew up with but it's not snobbery or haughtiness it's , as you say, expanded horizons that change who we are as individuals.
I actually wrote that post a year ago when I was going through a particularly difficult time. Things have changed a ton over the last year and now I really can't imagine myself living in the States! But that lost feeling comes in waves as I imagine it will continue to do over time. But it's comforting to know that you and undoubtedly others in our situation have difficulty reconciling their choice to live a different life!
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Dear Lindsey,
I do so empathise. This has happened to me twice now. When I returned from just over two years of being away - New Zealand, Australia and an eight week trip through south east Asia, I felt I didn't belong in Scotland anymore. Nobody took much interest in what I'd experienced, either. People couldn't identify with the travel lust. We returned last summer from having lived in the Rhone-Alps for three years. It reminded me of the John Denver song, 'Rocky Mountain High' - "coming home to a place he'd never been before". I felt lost in Edinburgh although I'd previously lived there for 20 years.
When you travel, you do change, your horizons expand and you don't want them shrunk again. I was resentful of anyone who suggested that I was 'home' again, by implication where I was meant to be. I still miss France in many years, even though the three years there were often difficult, in many ways.
Hope things work out for you.


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Your comparisons here along with the previous ones have been laugh out loud ridiculous.
Keep 'em coming. Who's next? Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Joe Montana, The 1972 Cincinnati Reds?
You seem to be in a state of belligerent denial regarding Johansen's behavior. Further, not one of the examples you've cited has ever been associated with being a quitter.
But, thanks for the video. Good stuff.
I study history, and I'll eventually find an example that resonates. If I don't, then I don't regard that as my issue.
You make an empirical statement about "Johansen's behavior", as if you have any clue. I'll be the first to admit that
don't have a clue; at this point, everything is whispers and innuendo. We just saw Brad Richards made a healthy scratch last night in a playoff game for reasons related to his play, and this was by a coach who he has a long history with. Is Richards injured? Is he lazy? Is there another issue? If anyone can dig up anything and disseminate it worldwide quickly, it's the New York media.
I remember the 1990 World Series, when Tony LaRussa benched Terry Steinbach (All-Star catcher) in favor of journeyman Jamie Quirk, and Jose Canseco (in his prime) for Willie McGee. Now, that World Series was against the Reds, so I guess it'll have to be the 1990 Reds and not the 1972 version.
Belligerent denial...that's adorable. The only thing I deny is intimate knowledge of the facts regarding Johansen in the AHL playoffs, because that's honest. If only certain others would do the same.
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Telewizja Polska USA, Inc. v. Echostar Satellite Corp., 2004 WL 2367740, 65 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 673 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 15, 2004).
Factual Background Edit
Telewizja Polska ("Polska") was a Delaware-based public distributor of Polish-language television and radio programming. Defendant EchoStar Satellite ("Echostar") was a satellite broadcaster of television and radio programming throughout the United States.
In 1998, Polska contracted with EchoStar to provide Polish-language television and radio programming to its customers on a subscription basis. Pursuant to the three-year agreement, Polska granted EchoStar a license to use its trademarks to market the subscription package to its customers. After the agreement ended in 2001, EchoStar continued to use Polska's name and trademarks to market Polska's programming to new subscribers.
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Polska sued for trademark infringement and breach of contract, among other claims. Prior to trial, Polska filed a motion in limine to exclude several Echostar trial exhibits, including screenshot printouts of Polska's website from the Internet Archive's "Wayback Machine." The Wayback Machine allows a user to obtain an archived web page as it appeared at a particular moment in time.
Polska argued that the Internet Archive printouts were unauthenticated and constituted hearsay under Federal Rules of Evidence 901 and 801, respectively. The court denied Polska's motion. First, it found that the printouts were introduced to show the images and text found on Polska's website, and were not "statements at all" and thus did not constitute hearsay. The court also viewed the contents of Polska's website as an admission of a party-opponent (i.e., Polska) and thus were non-hearsay.
The court also rejected Polska's argument that the printouts had not been properly authenticated because Echostar submitted an affidavit from Molly Davis, an Internet Archive employee, who verified "that the Internet Archive Company retrieved copies of the website as it appeared on the dates in question from its electronic archives." Although the court recognized that "the Internet Archive does not fit neatly into any of the non-exhaustive examples listed in Rule 901," Polska submitted no evidence that the Internet Archive was unreliable or biased. Nor did Polska deny that the printouts were accurate depictions of its website at the times in question. Accordingly, the court viewed the Davis affidavit as "sufficient to satisfy Rule 901's threshold requirement for admissibility."
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She is now visiting my parents. I have never heard of any of my ex girlfriends getting together with my parents. Why is my ex girlfriend doing that?
We broke up two months ago and she dumped me. She keeps leading me on with the text message and where or not we are getting back together. Is she still interested or just playing games with me.
My ex girlfriend texted me last night and asked if moved out from my parents place and I said yes.
She is now visiting my parents. I have never heard of any of my ex girlfriends getting together with my parents. Why is my ex girlfriend doing that?
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You know women sometimes contact their ex to see if they can get back with you. It doesn't mean that she really wants to. I had the same problem... I hadn't seen or hear from her in 3 months an suddenly she called me to meet up. She was telling and insinuating all kinds of sweet things you normally don't say to someone you don't want to be with.
I think she was testing me. And I fell for it...
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The sound of Cal Ripken Jr.'s line drive smashing off Andy Pettitte's face last night was almost as disturbing as the sight of the baseball drilling the Yankee pitcher. It sounded ugly and it looked ugly, as the ball deflected off Pettitte's left thumb, popping him between his mouth and nose, and he collapsed to the dirt.
Forget that the ball ricocheted to shortstop Derek Jeter, who flipped it to second to finish the first inning. All 46,568 pairs of eyes at Yankee Stadium were staring as Pettitte crumpled in front of the pitching rubber. They watched him rise to his knees, look around in shock and rub his sleeve across his nose and mouth to find out if he was bleeding. He was.
Pettitte was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan for X-rays, and the Yankees kept playing the Orioles, with the disappointing Hideki Irabu making his first relief appearance. As Irabu labored even more than Baltimore's starter, Jimmy Key, and the Orioles trudged to a 13-9 victory, it was impossible for the Yankees not to dwell on Pettitte's condition.
The Yankees learned that X-rays of Pettitte's left thumb and of his face were negative, and they exhaled deeply. Pettitte had a swollen thumb that was heavily bandaged, a puffy lip, a bruised nose and a laceration on his nose, but he said he hoped to make his next start even though the Yankees have told him not to throw a ball for a few days.
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''I was as scared as I've ever been,'' Pettitte said. ''I've had balls hit up the middle all the time. Until one hits you in the nose, you don't realize how much damage that could cause.''
His teammates were relieved to see him walking around the clubhouse, even if he looked like a post-fight Rocky Balboa.
''It's the pitcher's worst nightmare,'' David Cone said.
Catcher Jorge Posada, who frantically waved the trainer onto the field after seeing Pettitte fall, said: ''The first thing I thought is that it was his teeth. When I saw all the blood, I couldn't look at him. I got goose bumps. It was very scary. I thought about it for the rest of the game.''
Torre added: ''Once you go out there and you see the blood, you're afraid to look. He's very lucky that it hit his thumb first. It could have been a whole lot worse.''
It cannot get much worse. With Cone on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder and with catcher Joe Girardi expected to miss at least several days with a non-displaced fracture of the middle left finger, the sight of Pettitte dropping to his knees frightened the Yankees. If they lose Pettitte, a team that has limped to eight losses in nine games would be reduced to crawling.
Actually, the Yankees may already be crawling. They have lost all six games to the Orioles this year and trail them by a whopping eight and one-half games in the American League East. Unless the Orioles experience a shocking free fall, the defending World Series champion Yankees will not repeat as division champs. The Yankees should be ecstatic that there is a wild card berth, for which they still lead the equally futile Anaheim Angels by six games.
''We're reeling right now,'' Cone said. ''We're trying to hang on. We're lucky that Anaheim hasn't put too much pressure on us. We're still concerned enough about what's going on with ourselves to get things righted.''
How bad did it get last night? Irabu was booed unmercifully as he was torched for eight hits and nine runs (six of them earned) in five and one-third innings; Rafael Palmeiro touched him for two-run homer in a four-run seventh that put Baltimore ahead, 11-4. Although Irabu (4-4) entered the game in the second inning with a 2-1 lead, he allowed runs in five of the six innings he pitched and his earned run average climbed to 7.98. Irabu has yielded 13 homers in 44 innings.
After Danny Rios replaced Irabu in the seventh, some fans chanted, ''We want Boggs'' in reference to the third baseman with the nasty knuckleball who pitched in relief earlier in the year.
Key was not impressive in his first appearance at the Stadium since he won Game 6 of the World Series for the Yankees last year, but he did not have to be because the Orioles feasted on Irabu. Key was nicked for four runs in five innings but won for the second time in his last nine starts.
Despite their troubles, the Yankees rallied. Mike Stanley's three-run homer off Jesse Orosco sparked a four-run seventh and sliced the deficit to 11-8. But from Irabu floundering, to Chad Curtis making a critical error that helped the Orioles produce three unearned runs, it was not a game the Yankees deserved. Not after Pettitte was bloodied to begin the Yankees' descent to another depressing defeat.
''I just couldn't believe this happened with everything else that has happened,'' Pettitte said. ''I wanted to go out there and win and I got hit. It's a shame that had to happen.''
DAVID WELLS, who has lost four straight games and permitted 23 runs in his last 262/3 innings, believes he is lunging when he throws pitches and will work on his mechanics between starts for the first time in six weeks today. Wells scoffed at his slump and vowed he would resurface this month and next. ''I think I can handle my own.'' . . . DAVID CONE will toss a ball lightly today and throw a simulated game in Boston on Tuesday or Wednesday.Continue reading the main story


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Vogue 7157; ca. 1979; Misses' Jacket and Vest. Semi-fitted, hip length, lined jacket has notched collar, front-buttoned closing, welt upper pocket and buttonhole lower pockets, shoulder pads, and side panels (no side seams). Topstitching and edgestitching. Full-length two-piece effect sleeves have vent openings and button trim. Semi-fitted, waist length, lined vest has V-neckline, cutaway armhole, front-buttoned closing, front shaped hemline and side panels (no side seams). Edgestitching and topstitching. Purchased tops.
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1. This week Mark Sanchez was interviewed by ESPN New York about the quarterback competition between himself and Geno Smith that will take place in training camp. Sanchez seemed very confident and told ESPN New York that he will win the job.
"I'm going to win the job, that's just how I am," Sanchez said.
Sanchez stated that he is the same player that led the Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship games in his first two seasons. Sanchez believes the Jets have the potential to have a very good team this year, and thinks he will make all the plays the Jets need him to make in order for the team to win.
2. This week, Sanchez held his annual 'Jets West' practices for all skill players to attend. One player that will not be attending is Geno Smith. Smith had gone back and forth deciding whether or not to attend Sanchez's camp and has ultimately decided not to. Smith instead has been in Florida working with old college teammates Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey. It will be interesting to see if Smith's absence has any effect on his progression and timing during training camp.
3. After Sanchez took shirtless photos on Twitter and Vine earlier this offseason, Rex Ryan decided to have a little fun himself. Ryan was in Pamplona, Spain this week and took part in the famous 'running with the bulls.' Ryan had to climb the fence to escape an oncoming bull. Ryan survived the event and will now, hopefully, concentrate on getting the Jets back into the playoffs.


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Cast: Skin Diamond, London Keyes, Misty Stone, Cindy Starfall, Ana Foxxx, Chanell Heart, Angelina Chung
Starring Lily Ocean & Ana Foxxx!
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Soooooooooooo, I need to make another change around here. I'm nixing the weekly link up. Why? Well, honestly it's because I felt God leading me to do so. It was a feeling that I couldn't shake – and when I finally said "Okay, yep. I'll do it," I got the peace that I was seeking. Change is good, right!?
Honestly, we don't eat sugar free or grain free. We used to – but now our bodies are healing by consuming natural sugars and grains – and we feel GOOD again. So, it doesn't make much sense for me to continue a link up for sugar and grain free recipes. I will continue posting REAL FOOD RECIPES. Because that's how we eat – and I just love food, man.
Will I still use grain-free flours and stevia? You betcha! I love both of those things…but I'm also currently noshing on a piece of homemade Kitchen Aid Bread with butter and jelly. All things in moderation…including moderation. Can I get an AMEN?!
In the spirit of keeping it real, I bombed a recipe. Well, not really BOMBED – as in, setting on fire – but the recipe was sub-par and I don't post sub-par recipes. It's the perfectionist in me…which sometimes needs to take a hike.
I wanted to post a recipe for Raw Cinnamon Bun Bites from my Blendtec blender cookbook. But when I switched some of the ingredients out, it just didn't turn out super yummy. So, I'm not gonna post it – you'll just have to look at the picture and eat a Cinnabon.
I put raw chia seeds in there and every time I tried to eat a piece, they would get stuck in my teeth and I would spend the remainder of the day trying to pick those suckers out. Not my idea of fun. Lame.
So! I moved on to my other Blendtec cookbook – this one is for the small Twister jar I show in my video…but I used my big Wild Side jar. In retrospect, I should have followed directions. Does that happen to anyone else? Directions are there for a reason – they keep you from getting lost, misplacing an important bolt, and burning nuts.
I chose this recipe for Banana Ice Cream because I've been seeing it all over Pinterest and thought it totally had to be bogus. I mean, really? Just a banana and it tastes like ice cream? Whatever. Big fat, recipe liars.
But, because it's winter and we're in the holiday season, I couldn't post a recipe for Banana Ice Cream. Y'all would think I had lost my mind. So, in order to make it acceptable to post a Banana Ice Cream recipe in the cold months, I added pumpkin. Adding pumpkin to any recipes makes it acceptable for winter. You can quote me on that.
The original recipe calls for…bananas. So, I added 3 more ingredients to make this my 4 Ingredient No-Churn Pumpkin Ice Cream (and in other random news, every time I try to type CHURN, I type CHURCH).
I do know that making your own puree is cheaper than buying it. But, I haven't had the time the past two years to make my own puree. So, I buy it. I like this organic kind and I get it from Tropical Traditions (yes, FTC that's an affiliate link but you don't care because you're probably on holiday vacay since you get off for EVERY stinkin' holiday in the universe).
But I would be lying if I told you we only ate organic pumpkin. I just came home from the grocery store with 20 cans of conventional pumpkin. Booya. Go poorganic, y'all.
Cut your bananas into pieces and then freeze them a few hours until they are solid. Grease the pan first or you'll be prying bananas off – ask me how I know.
If your bananas are overly ripe, you might not need the added sugar – making this a 3 Ingredient Recipe. Even better!
Add everything to the blender and blend – my Blendtec has an ice cream setting. Now…you might have to stir it. But please don't add any liquid!!!! It will mess with the texture. Blend and push down. Blend and push down. Blend until the texture is just right. Do not push down while the blender is still moving. Did you know that thing can eat entire spoons? Or at least that's what I've heard from OTHER PEOPLE. *Cough*
Pretty soon your mixture will be nice and creamy like this – a soft serve texture.
Verdict? Well, I was wrong. I thought it was a lying recipe…turns out, it's stinkin' awesome!!!!! It tastes just like a nice, soft serve ice cream – which happens to be my favorite. So, make this Pumpkin variation for Thanksgiving and serve it with your pie…or stand at the counter and eat it straight from the canister. No one is watching and if they are, tell them to mind their own business.
NOTE: I was able to keep this in the FRIDGE without a change in texture.
4 Ingredient No-Churn Pumpkin Ice Cream
- 2 bananas, quartered and frozen
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1-2 tablespoons sugar/Swerve/xylitol
- 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie spice
- Combine all ingredients in blender.
- Blend until smooth. You may have to stir and scrape down the sides a few times. DO NOT ADD LIQUID.
- Serve immediately.
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Veer Ki Ardaas Veera starts with Balvant calling out for Bansari and telling her to come fast as they were getting late to go out. Bansuri argues and tells him that it takes time for beautiful women to get ready as it is the only way they can hide their old age.
Veera enters Balwant's house, he is extremely happy to see Veera and shares his feelings with him. Balwant tells her that Gunjan has gone out but she can meet Baldev. Veera complaints about Baldev saying that he should get the Mata Ki Chowki done somewhere else as it troubles the people passing by from the main road. Balwant tells her that no one till now has ever complained regarding this to which Veera tells that the sole reason behind this is that people fear of him and his friends and secondly he is the son of the sarpanch of the village.
Ratan is buying vegetables when there is announcement made saying that Balvant the junior sarpanch is putting up a mata ki chowki, and those who will not attend they will add sins to their lives. Ratan is upset listening to it and says to Ranveer that it is one's own choice whether he/she wants to go or not there shouldn't be any hard and fast rule implied to it.
Veera is seeing Baldev shouting at the people and not letting them cross by the road. She gets angry and thinks that she must put an end to all of this. There is only one person who can have solution to it her friend Karan and immediately her phone rings and it was Karan's call.
Ranveer goes to a shop and buys coffee for Veera, Ratan taunts him saying that it is for the first time he is lying to his mother for his sister. Veera repairs her bike and Chaiji comes there and tells her to get ready as they need to go to the village function.
They reach the function area and worship the goddess. Veera decides that very soon Baldev will be taught a lesson for all his bad deeds. Baldev and his friends welcome Surjeet Singh with garlands and praise him.
Surjeet Singh is going, when Ratan stops him and tells him that very soon she will be paying the total amount for the loan. Surjeet in attitude neglects her and tells her that once the total amount is collected only then talk to him. Veera hears the conversation and is tensed about the situation her family was now in.


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Directors Faculty Guest Faculty
Rowesa Gordon
Rowesa Gordon, MA CAGS, co-director and core teaching faculty at The CREATE Institute, is an expressive arts therapist in private practice who supervises and consults in this field. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, with a Masters Degree in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University, she has a certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from the European Graduate School.
Rowesa is adjunct faculty at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Paolo Alto, CA and at the European Graduate School in Saas Fee, Switzerland where she has been artist-in-residence. Her paintings have appeared in professional journals and have been shown in Canada, Europe and the United States. Primarily a visual artist, Rowesa has been expanding her range of play through voice, drumming and dance/movement.
Stephen K. Levine
__Stephen K. Levine, Ph.D., D.S.Sc., REAT, is Emeritus Professor at York University and Vice-Provost and Dean of Doctoral Studies in Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School. Steve is a graduate of the Toronto Institute of Human Relations, and was a post-doctoral Fellow in Expressive Therapy at Lesley University Graduate School. He is a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT).
Steve is a poet, actor and clown. He is the author of Poiesis: The Language of Psychology and the Speech of the Soul and Trauma, Tragedy, Therapy: The Arts and Human Suffering; co-author of Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy: Towards a Therapeutic Aesthetics; and co-editor of Foundations of Expressive Arts Therapy: Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives and Art in Action: Expressive Arts Therapy and Social Change. He is the editor of POIESIS: A Journal of the Arts and Communication and co-founder of IEATA (International Expressive Arts Therapy Association)
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{This bygl-alert is from Paul Snyder, horticulturist at OSU's Secrest Arboretum at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, with a small assist from Jim Chatfield.}
Note: The image above is of Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus) acorns. Members of the white oak group, like chestnut oak, should be planted immediately after collecting. The radicle (the first part of the plant embryo to emerge from the seed) comes out in the fall.
Fall is here and that means trees are releasing their fruits produced over the summer. For squirrels and other wildlife, this is a busy time. It is also a busy time for us here at Secrest too. Our staff and volunteers have been out collecting and cleaning various tree fruits to sow in the spring.
Each year we receive questions on how to grow oaks, or buckeyes, or other trees from seed. Usually when someone plants an acorn or a buckeye it doesn't grow simply because it didn't receive the right conditions needed to germinate. As a general rule, all woody plant seeds produced in the fall require or benefit from a cold period, called stratification.
One of the easiest ways to stratify something is to mimic nature. Collect seeds, clean them if needed, then sow in containers outdoors (cover them if you don't want the chipmunks to find them). Allow the seeds to cycle naturally over the winter. Or, you can place the seed in a ziplock bag with moist (not wet, this is critical) peat moss (1:1 ratio of seed to peat moss by volume.). Place the bag in the refrigerator for a minimum of three months before sowing in a container or outdoors.
3 helpful tips for success.
- Never allow the seeds to dry out. As soon as they are collected and cleaned they should be sown or planted outside.
- Members of the white oak group must be planted immediately because the taproot emerges in the fall. Allow these seed to cycle outdoors. Species include white oak, bur oak, swamp white oak, and chestnut oak.
- Use a calendar to remind you to plant seeds placed in a refrigerator.
Note: The image below is of Red Oak acorns (Quercus rubra), a member of the red or black oak group, ready for stratification.
Let us know what you've tried to grow and if you had success. We'd love to hear from you! Check out the secrest.osu.edu website and…
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Our final images are of acorns that blew down along with mighty oaks during the Wooster Tornado of September 16, 2010. Secrest Arboretum lost over 1500 large trees in that storm, but many more trees are now growing there, including many oaks. Parvis e glandibus quercus. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.