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The fact that Catherine meant what she said is very evident from the deepening of her spiritual life and ever increasing devotion to Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. During the next two years, she and Tonine lived with a kindly aunt, Marguerite Jeanror, her father’s sister, in the nearby village of Saint-Remy. Catherine was pleased to discover that Saint Remy had a resident priest, which is something that her hometown did not have, and for the first time in her life Catherine was given an organized course of instruction in Catholic doctrine and guidance in cultivating the spiritual virtues. It was the only formal education she was ever to receive, a strange and mysterious thing, for she came of educated parents and her brothers and sisters all had more advanced schooling in varying degrees. And so it is hard not to see here design of heaven to keep Catherine ignorant, so that the divine origin of her visions might be the more apparent.
In the meantime she began to clear the way toward a religious vocation by training Tonine to take over the household. Catherine refused at least three proposals of marriage, only to meet with a flat “no” from her father when she asked his permission to enter religion. In fact he took steps to prevent her from becoming a nun by sending her to Paris to serve as a waitress in her brother’s cafe, with the thought that the allurements of the city might distract her from her religious intentions. After a year of living in the city, Catherine was disappointed with this type of life, and with the help of her brothers and sisters she went to study at a “finishing” school conducted by a sister-in-law at Chatillon.
Although Catherine’s calling was now crystal-clear, nevertheless, she had serious obstacles to overcome before she would be free to follow that calling. First, there was her father. By this time, Catherine was twenty-three years old and did not need her father’s permission to enter religion, but obedience was the soul of her spiritual life, and she felt that her obedience would not be perfect, should she not have his blessing. Her sister-in-law, Jeanne Laboure, came to her assistance. Jeanne was a favorite with Catherine’s father and she knew how to bend him to her will.
Soon he gave in and sent Catherine the blessing she so desperately wanted, but, in doing so, he thrust one final arrow into her heart. He refused her the dowry customarily required of those entering the Convent. It was a foolish thing to do, for it only served to humiliate the daughter who had served him so well, and to reveal his own lack of charity. Once again here Catherine showed her virtue by never uttering a word of criticism or complaint–in fact, all her life she spoke of her father in the most glowing terms. Jeanne and her husband, Catherine’s brother Hubert, supplied the dowry and the trousseau Catherine would need for her novitiate.
Now the second obstacle to Catherine’s vocation was even more difficult to surmount. The Sister Superior of the hospital at Chatillon was most reluctant to receive a religious candidate so poorly educated as Catherine. Once more, Catherine found a champion, this time in the person of the Sister Assistant of the house, Sister Victoire Sejole, Catherine had been accompanying Sister Sejole on her errands of mercy, and the good Sister, who had an extraordinary faculty for discerning souls, had come to recognize in her an unusual depth of spirituality. She begged the Superior to accept the girl, pointing out that Catherine was “a good village girl, the kind St. Vincent loved,” and promising to instruct her personally in the basics of learning that she would need in the convent. The Sister Superior acquiesced, and Catherine was now about to begin the life with Jesus that she had so desired.
Catherine entered the Sisters of Charity as a postulant at Chatillon on January 22,1830, and in the short three months that she spent there left an unforgettable impression of goodness. On April 21, 1830, she entered the novitiate, or seminary, as the Sisters of Charity call it, at 140 rue du Bac in Paris. She arrived just in time to assist at the translation of the body of St. Vincent de Paul from the Cathedral of Notre Dame to the newly erected mother church of the Vincentian Fathers. A novena of thanks¬giving was held at the church to celebrate this great event, and each evening, on returning home, Catherine was granted a vision of St. Vincent’s heart.
“On the eve of the feast of St. Vincent, good Mother Martha spoke to us of devotion to the saints, and to the Blessed Virgin in particular. It gave me so great a desire to see her that I went to bed with the thought that I would see my good Mother that very night-it was a desire I had long cherished.
“We had been given a piece of a surplice of St. Vincent’s. I tore my piece in half, swallowed it, and fell asleep, confident that St. Vincent would obtain for me the grace of seeing the Blessed Virgin.
“At once the thought struck me: Someone will hear me.
“He followed me, or rather I followed him; he kept to my left, and was surrounded with rays of light. Wherever we went, the lights were lit, a fact which astonished me very much. But my surprise was greatest at the threshold of the chapel: the door opened of itself, the child scarcely having touched it with the tip of his finger. It was the height of everything, to see that all the torches and tapers were burning-it reminded me of midnight Mass. I did not see the Blessed Virgin. The child led me into the sanctuary, to the side of M. le Directeur’s chair. There he remained the whole time.
“It would be impossible for me to describe what I felt at that moment, or what passed within me, for it seemed to me that I could not possibly look upon the Blessed Virgin.
“Looking upon the Blessed Virgin, I flung myself toward her, and falling upon my knees on the altar steps, I rested my hands in her lap. There a moment passed, the sweetest of my life. I could not say what I felt. The Blessed Virgin told me how I must conduct myself with my director, and added several things that I must not tell. As to what I should do in time of trouble, she pointed with her left hand to the foot of the altar, and told me to come there and to open up my heart, assuring me that I would receive all the consolation I needed.
“I asked her the meaning of everything I had seen, and she deigned to explain it to me. I could not say how long I stayed with her. When she left, it was as if she faded away, becoming a shadow which moved toward the tribune, the way she had come.
“We went back the same way, always surrounded with light, the child still keeping to the left. I believe that this child was my guardian angel, who showed himself that he might take me to see the Blessed Virgin, for I had often prayed to him to obtain this favor for me. He was dressed in white, and shone with a mysterious light that was more resplendent than light itself; he appeared to be four or five years old.
Catherine appended to this over-all account the actual words spoken by Our Lady during this interview. With her usual precision, she entitled it: July Conversation with the Most Blessed Virgin, from 11:30 in the evening of the 18th until 1:30 in the morning of the 19th, St. Vincent’s de Paul’s feast day.
“My child, the good God wishes to charge you with a mission. You will have much to suffer, but you will rise above these sufferings by reflecting that what you do is for the glory of God. You will know what the good God wants. You will be tormented until you have told him who is charged with directing you. You will be contradicted but, do not fear, you will have grace. Tell with confidence all that passes within you; tell it with simplicity. Have confidence. Do not be afraid.
“You will see certain things; give an account of what you see and hear. You will be inspired in your prayers: give an account of what I tell you and of what you will understand in your prayers.
“The times are very evil. Sorrows will befall France; the throne will be overturned. The whole world will be plunged into every kind of misery. (In saying this, the Blessed Virgin appeared very distressed.) But come to the foot of the altar. There graces will be shed upon all, great and small, who ask for them. Especially will graces be shed upon those who ask for them.
“Tell that to him who has charge of you, even though he is not the superior. He will be given charge of the Community in a special way; he must do everything he can to restore the rule in vigor. Tell him for me to guard against useless reading, loss of time, and visits. When the rule will have been restored in vigor, a community will ask to be united to your Community. Such is not customary, but I love them; God will bless those who take them in; they will enjoy great peace.’ [Our Lady spoke of Mother Seton’s Sisters from Emmitsburg, Maryland, who petitioned for union with St. Vincent’s Community, and were admitted in 1849].
“The Community will enjoy a great peace; it will become large.’ But, there will be an abundance of sorrows, and the danger will be great. Yet, do not be afraid; tell them not to be afraid. The protection of God will be ever present in a special way-and St. Vincent will protect you. (Now the Blessed Virgin was very sad.) I shall be with you myself. I always have my eye upon you. I will grant you many graces. The moment will come when the danger will be extreme. It will seem that all is lost. At that time, I will be with you. Have confidence. You will recognize my coming and the protection of God over the Community, the protection of St. Vincent over both Communities. Have confidence; do not be discouraged; I will be with you then.
“But it will not be the same for other communities-there will be victims (the Blessed Virgin had tears in her eyes when she said it)among the clergy of Paris there will be victims-Monseigneur the Archbishop-(at this name the tears came afresh).
Like the apparitions of St. Vincent’s heart, this apparition was a prelude to the great apparition of the Miraculous Medal which would soon happen on November 27. Catherine is to be entrusted with a mission, but she is not yet told what that mission will be. Our Lady does, however, foretell the dire happenings to befall France and the world in 1870, that year of turmoil and upheaval. There is some reason to believe that her predictions were not meant to apply only to the year 1870, for, during the revolution of 1830, which erupted just a week after this apparition, and during the revolution of 1848, these predictions were fulfilled at least in part. It is an especially striking fact that, although Archbishop Darboy was murdered in 1870, as Our Lady had foretold, so too, Archbishop Affre was shot to death on the barricades in 1848, and Archbishop de Quelen had twice to flee for his life during the “Glorious Three Days” of the revolution of 1830.
The fulfillment of these terrible prophecies of the Mother of God may be considered in a practical way as one of the many proofs of the authenticity of the visions. They may be also looked upon as hints of even more horrible punishments to befall mankind, such as World Wars I and II, for which the “mission” to be entrusted to Catherine would be in the form of a remedy for what is lacking by much of mankind.
“On November 27, 1830, which fell upon the Saturday before the first Sunday of Advent, at five-thirty in the evening, in the deep silence after the point of the meditation had been read-that is, several minutes after the point of the meditations–I heard a sound like the rustling of a silk dress, from the tribune near the picture of St. Joseph. Turning in that direction, I saw the Blessed Virgin, at the level of St. Joseph’s picture. The Virgin was standing. She was of medium height, and clothed all in white. Her dress was of the whiteness of the dawn made in the style called “a la Vierge,” that is, high neck and plain sleeves. A white veil covered her head and fell on either side to her feet. Under the veil her hair, in coils, was bound with a fillet ornamented with lace, about three centimeters in height or of two fingers’ breadth, without pleats, and resting lightly on the hair.
“Her face was sufficiently exposed, indeed exposed very well, and so beautiful that it seems to me impossible to express her ravishing beauty. Her feet rested on a white globe, that is to say half a globe, or at least I saw only half. There was also a serpent, green in color with yellow spots.
“The hands were raised to the height of the stomach and held, in a very relaxed manner and as if offering it to God, a golden ball surmounted with a little golden cross, which represented the world. Her eyes were now raised to heaven, now lowered. Her face was of such beauty that I could not describe it.
“All at once I saw rings on her fingers, three rings to each finger, the largest one near the base of the finger, one of medium size in the middle, the smallest one at the tip. Each ring was set with gems, some more beautiful than others; the larger gems emitted greater rays and the smaller gems, smaller rays; the rays bursting from all sides flooded the base, so that I could no longer see the feet of the Blessed Virgin.
“I could not express what I felt at this, what I saw, the beauty and the brilliance of the dazzling rays.
“This made me realize how right it was to pray to the Blessed Virgin and how generous she was to those who did pray to her, what graces she gave to those who asked for them, what joy she had in giving them.
“The inscription, in a semi-circle, began at the height of the right hand, passed over the head, and finished at the height of the left hand.
“The golden ball disappeared in the brilliance of the sheaves of light bursting from all sides; the hands turned out and the arms were bent down under the weight of the treasures of grace obtained.
“Sister Laboure must still be in ecstasy.” Yet this Sister spoke more truly than she realised!
There can be little doubt that she received supernatural help in keeping her secret. This was especially evident when, in 1836, the Archbishop of Paris urged Catherine’s confessor Father Aladel to have her come forward and testify in person at the first official inquiry into the origin of the Medal. After Catherine had repeatedly tried to avoid testifying, with evident reluctance and anguish, she finally came up with the astonishing statement that it would do no good for her to testify anyway, for she could remember no detail of the apparitions! And the fact that this was no pure invention on her part was proven by at least two more well-authenticated periods of forgetfulness at other intervals in her life. God, it seems, intervened in her favor and drew a curtain over her memory during a few periods of time, to keep her humble and in the background.
After these days of intense mystical graces Catherine spent the remaining forty-six years of her life in complete obscurity at the Hospice d’Enghien in the environs of Paris, first as cook, then as laundress and custodian of the clothes room, and finally, for forty years, in charge of the old men who were inmates of the house. It was a singularly humdrum life, without glamour, or even much of human gratitude. The ordinariness of it obscured even her heroic sanctity, so that none of Catherine’s Sisters, except in hindsight, regarded her as more than a good and regular religious. There were certain moments when the glory shone through-as on the morning when her Sisters discovered her in ecstasy before a statue of the Virgin in the garden, or when she made some passing prediction that inevitably came true–however these were but momentary, and everyone quickly forgot them. Beneath the veneer of daily religious life, Catherine Laboure was deeply involved in the practice of heroic virtue and devotion to God.
It was only in 1876, a scant six months before her death, that the secret greatness of Catherine was finally revealed. Our Lady had asked for the erection of a statue depicting her in the attitude of the first phase of the Apparition of November 27, as the “Virgin of the Globe,” and the statue had not been made. Fearing to appear before Mary Immacu¬late without every last detail of her mission accomplished, Catherine broke her long silence in order that it might be done.
Father Aladel had died in 1865 and had been succeeded as Catherine ‘s confessor by Father Chinchon. For reasons that can only be guessed, neither of these men had seen to the making of the statue. Now Father Chinchon was suddenly sent to a distant house, and Catherine, who knew supernaturally that she had but a few months to live, found herself bereft of her trusted confidant. In panic she rejected the idea of confiding in her new confessor, and went directly to the Superior General, to beg him to restore Father Chinchon as her confessor. Whether or not she meant to reveal herself to the General as the Sister of the Apparitions, we shall never know, for she grew confused in his presence and was able only to stammer her startling request. To the General, therefore, she seemed to be just an old nun. Gently but firmly he refused her request.
The next morning, having secured the permission of the Mother of God, Catherine summoned her Superior, revealed herself as the Seer of the Apparitions, and begged that plans be set on foot for the making of the statue of the “Virgin of the Globe.” Before her death she was to see the plaster model in the studio of the sculptor.
The first phase of the apparition, popularly referred to as the “Virgin of the Globe,” however, is concerned with the doctrine which describes Mary as the Mediatrix of all graces. Briefly, this doctrine, which is not yet defined by the Church but which is considered certain by theologians, states that all prayers and petitions, whether addressed specifically to Mary, or to God and the saints, are presented to God by her, and all graces, whether answers to prayer or gifts unsought, pass through her hands to mankind. This doctrine is admirably represented by the attitude of the Mother of God offering the golden ball which represents the world, to God, her lips moving in prayer-this is the intercessory office of Our Lady-and by the brilliant rays streaming from the rings on her hands, symbolic of the actual bestowal of the graces obtained.
It was and is the fulfillment of this promise, the abundance of graces, that quickly endeared the Medal to the world. The spread of the Medal was so rapid and the flood of favors it let loose so startling, that the faithful gave it the name “Miraculous.” The number of Medals minted since 1832, when it was first struck, is beyond all counting. It is easily in the hundreds of millions. The Medal is worn by Protestant and Jew as well as Catholic.
The wonders it works are as ordinary or as extraordinary as the needs and ills of mankind. Conversions to the Faith, repentance of hardened sinners, recognition of the Will of God, peace in homes, recoveries from illness acute and chronic, critical and minor-the catalogue is endless. Each wearer of the Medal has his own story to tell. Best of all, the Medal seems to have a special power for promoting and deepening personal devotion to the Mother of God. Thus it has not merely a passing or momentary effect on the soul it touches, but an effect which is so lasting as to be, in many cases, eternal. Under this aspect, it has assumed a mighty role in the reconversion of the world, for it betters the individual soul, and the world’s goodness is exactly equal to the sum of all good hearts.
Catherine Laboure is the perfect model of what Our Lady intended the Medal to do for mankind. As already stated, the Miraculous Medal is meant to sanctify those who wear it. Catherine Laboure is not a saint because she saw the Blessed Virgin, but because she cultivated devotion to her and allowed this devotion to influence her way of life. In so doing, she realized perfectly Our Lady’s objective: not the performance of heroic, or even unusual, deeds by her clients, but the perfection of their ordinary states of life.
Catherine’s formula was very simple: she did what she was supposed to do; she did it as well as she could; and she did it for God. It is a formula that everyone can, and should, follow. No one pretends that it is easy; the pursuit of virtue entails self-discipline and sacrifice: but it is attainable.
The sanctity of Catherine Laboure is proof. She is, therefore, the “Saint of Ordinary People,” a flesh-and-blood rendering of the message of Mary to mankind through the Apparitions of the Miraculous Medal, a model for the salvation of the modern world. Mary Immaculate did not specifically ask for any set form of devotion beyond the wearing of the Medal. Therefore one must come to the conclusion that the medal itself provides the inspiration for devotion, for the medal is a lesson unto itself of the depth of love that we are to have for Jesus and Mary.
“The Lady of the Miraculous Medal” by Rev. Joseph I. Dirvin, C.M.


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Some weeks ago, while attempting to sew a perfect French Seam for the floral dress in this post, I remembered that I learned a pretty nifty technique from Lyn Weeks in the Frannie class I took from her a couple of years ago. Of course, all my notes are in storage awaiting construction of our new home in Colorado, so I searched online and found a tutorial of this very technique by Southern Matriarch. Since Martha mentions in the tute that it is from Lyn's book Precise and Professional, and I knew it to be out of print, I decided to take a gander on eBay to see if I could find it.
Well, believe it or not I found it. Only $14.00 plus shipping (almost as much as the book), but now I have it! It arrived within 4 days, perfectly wrapped and is brand new, not used.
It has all of the standard heirloom sewing techniques, such as attaching entredeux to fabric, also to laces, around corners, etc.
The tuck section is almost 20 pages in itself, covering pin tucks, release tucks, hem tucks, twin needle tucks, you name it.
And of course, the French Seam tutorial I was searching for. The illustrations are all very clear as are the directions for each technique. If you can find a copy of this book, I heartily recommend it. As I mentioned, the book is out of print, but Lyn has said she may publish some smaller texts about heirloom sewing. Her blog hasn't been updated in a while so I don't know the status of the project. So I encourage all of you who are interested in heirloom sewing to email Lyn and ask her the status of her new books.
Here in Northern Colorado there aren't many SAGA chapters to join, in fact, I have to drive two hours to just south of Denver to attend a meeting. So I've joined two EGA chapters here, Centennial Chapter in Greeley and Rocky Mountain Chapter in Ft Collins. I was reading the Regional Newsletter back in August when I saw that the Turquoise Trail Chapter in Albuquerque was having Marian Scoular in for three classes over Labor Day weekend. I've taken a couple of classes with Marian over the years, and I jumped at the chance to take another, Richelieu Embroidered Tea Towels. So we drove down a day early, and spent some time looking at the petroglyphs, basically ancient graffiti by Indians and Spanish travelers.
And of course, I couldn't leave out this guy, a real road runner! They are really neat birds. They will eat snakes, and since they often can't get a whole snake down in one go, they will run around for several days with a piece of snake hanging out of their mouths, digesting it over time until it's all gone. That's a tough bird. We used to see them on and off in Southern California.
Marian drew the design onto the tea towels, so we were able to get right into stitching. The embroidery is done in blanket stitch, with bars floating in the flower center and one of the leaves. We had the loveliest Ulster linen and embroidered the design with DMC floche, one of the nicest threads for embroidery. This is the towel before cutting and washing. You can see how crumpled the linen gets. The folded area on the bottom right was my trying out Point de Paris for the side hems. I decided to go with just a simple blind hem. Our kit contained size 140 sewing thread, which is much too delicate for Point de Paris, as it kept breaking and driving me nuts.
I was fairly nervous about cutting the fabric, after all the work I had put into it. But the duckbill appliqué scissors make this a breeze!
I got these a few years ago as a Christmas gift and they are just what's needed for appliqué. You can get them at Joann's.
Finished towel, washed, ironed, and with all the little thread ends trimmed. The circle in the rose was a new technique. We were instructed to wind the floche around a finger a few times, then work the blanket stitch on the ring. I ended up using a marking to get the right size, and it only took two tries to get it right. It's a bit hard to see here, but I padded the blanket stitching right around the center of the rose, to give it a bit of dimension.
As usual, I ordered a companion piece, a darling hummingbird. I'll probably do a bit of padding on the wings. Then when I got home, I ordered two more linen pieces for towels and the few colors of floche that I didn't already have.
I can't wait to hang these in my new house.
My latest project is this beautiful Dress and Jacket combination from Gail Doane (her picture, by the way, not mine). If you have ever taken a class from Gail, you will recognize her exquisite workmanship, attention to detail, and beautiful color combinations. This is bright, but not overly so. I'm not a fan of the current trend of loud clashing prints on little girls clothes, so this one is just right.
If you click on this link, it will take you to her Etsy shop so you can see all of her other beautiful kits.
So, after washing, drying and ironing all the fabrics, my first task is to make nine yards of pink piping. This tumble of bias strip is made with a lovely pink corduroy included with the kit.
I went out and bought a clear mini piping foot for my machine just for this project. Well, I did have it on a list to buy for some time now. I had been using my buttonhole foot, which has a channel under it for piping, but the channel is fairly large and the foot was hard to use, being metal. This clear foot has a smaller channel, perfect for mini piping, and works beautifully. It also helps to stitch very slowly.
The bodice of the dress has pleats, not ruffles, so I made the pleats with a 1/2 inch quick pleater that I picked up at the SAGA retreat in Valley Forge (more on that in another post). I can't get over how well this worked. You just insert the little fork, turn and stitch. Perfect pleats every time.
A sample of the pleated fabric.
Finished pleats sewn to the bodice front. The instructions call for making a strip, folding the fabric right sides together, pleating with the folded side out, then sewing to the bodice front with the raw edges right on the center. Then I made another strip and sewed it to the other side of the bodice front butting the raw edges to the strip already sewn on.
Then I made another strip, folded so the raw edges met in the middle in the back, and topstitched it to cover the raw edges of the pleats. There has to be an easier way to do this, so maybe I'll experiment a bit once I'm through with the dress.
The dress is pretty much completed now, but there is a storm coming in and the lighting isn't so good right now, so no picture. I forgot to take pictures of the collar construction, but I will for the jacket. It's fairly easy to get right and works beautifully. It's definitely a technique worth mastering.
Since I've been in Colorado, I've tried making cookies for my granddaughter with limited success. They all seem to turn out very flat. This is probably due to the high altitude (about 5,000 ft, 1,524 m), so I'll have to do some research on this. Does anyone out there have this problem?

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Do you need to install Thermostatic Mixing Valves? If you run an early learning centre, aged care or special care facility, medical facility, hair salon, or similar, the chances are you do.
Thermostatic Mixing Valves should be used in any situation where scalding water could be an issue.
The valves are set to the desired temperature, and can go no hotter. They can be installed in both domestic and commercial situations.
There are specific regulations in place for temperature settings & the devices must be tested annually by a licensed tradesman with the appropriate endorsements on their plumbing license.
On the Sunshine Coast, Waterworx Plumbing is licensed & endorsed to install & test Thermostat Mixing Valves. We can offer discounts for bulk installations or testing of these devices.
We currently service many valves within numerous aged care facilities across the coast.

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A Suffield native who went on to national prominence as Postmaster General of the United States under President Jefferson, Gideon Granger served Connecticut as a leader in the Republican minority, Like his father before him, he was a graduate of Yale (1787). He was admitted to the bar in 1789 and married Mindwell Pease, sister of Seth Pease, in 1790. Two years later he was elected to the Legislature where he served for nine years. He played an important role in the adoption of the Common School Law of 1795. Granger’s political articles were published in Hartford’s “American Mercury” under a pseudonym since they espoused opposing views of the rule of “Standing Orders” by the Federalist majority.
Although his campaign for Congress in 1798 was unsuccessful, Jefferson rewarded his support by appointing Granger Postmaster General in 1801, a post he held until retired by President Madison in 1814. Resuming his law practice in the state of New York, Gideon Granger became interested in the Erie Canal Project. He served in the Senate of that state in 1820-21 after which his health began to fail. He died in 1822.

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In Drupal 8, we have CKEditor installed by default as the primary content editor. However, it is scaled down version and lacking a lot of the bells and whistles that many CMSs offer out of the box.
So I’ll show you what modules to install to get it up a Wordpress-level editor. Whoops, I said the “W”-word, but to be honest the Wordpress content editing interface is really nice and people find it really easy to use. Its management of media elements like images and videos is excellent. But we can get there with Drupal too, it just takes some modules and ckeditor add-ons to get the job done.
Where Drupal 8 surpasses Wordpress’s editor is in its ability to configure options and permissions for each feature you include in your CKEditor. This is insanely powerful and I haven’t seen any other CMSs with this capability.
I’ll be referencing the CKEditor’s config pages a lot, so here’s a quick overview for how to get there. Your CKEditor settings are located in Text Formats and editors on your Configuration page, so go to http://yoursite/admin/config/content/formats. Then you can click on the format/editor that you want to change.
Each text format can have separate CKEditor settings. So you can assign less CKeditor functionality to lower permissioned users, etc.
Aside from formatting content, the most important thing people will want to do is create links. Out of the box, linking to content is a bit mysterious. When you click the “Link” button, you are faced with a URL field. No hints or clues to what’s acceptable to type in. No autofill either. So there are a few helper modules that will make it easier to set your links.
In Drupal 7, we had two main options, Ckeditor Link and Linkit. Linkit is still present in Drupal 8, but Ckeditor Link was changed to CKEditor Entity Link.
Once installed, go to admin/config/content/ckeditor_entity_link and configure what types of content you want to autofill when someone starts typing a link. Then in your Text format and editor settings, you’ll have a new Link icon that you can add to your toolbar.
Now when you edit content, the new link button will let you start typing a page name and automatically autofill and link it for you.
Once you install Linkit, you have to add a profile first - admin/config/content/linkit.
After you add a profile, you then add Matchers, which are essentially the available entities you want to autofill when someone starts typing a link. What this does a bit nicer than CKeditor Entity Link is it lets you give custom (meaningful) names to the available content types, so end users aren’t left scratching their heads asking, “What’s an entity”. You also have much more flexibility with Linkit in terms of permissions and offering different profiles for different user roles.
Now head to over your Text format and editor settings, where you will now see a Link icon that you can add to your toolbar. An additional setting below lets you select the Linkit Profile you just created.
To get link attributes, like Title, Class, Target, Rel, and ID, we need to add the D8 Editor Advanced link module. This will give you those additional options for your links.
This module works nicely with Linkit 8.x-5x.
The second most used feature of an html editor is adding images and files. By default, you can only upload images into your CKEditor edit window.
Luckily there are some great go-to modules that will let you upload and manage multiple types of files.
The most basic way to enable basic file uploads (not just for images), is to install the D8 Editor File upload module.
Once installed, you will need to add the new File icon (looks like a paperclip?) to your CK toolbar on the Text format and editor settings page. Then you can configure the allowed filetypes and upload directory.
On your content editing page, you can either highlight text or not, then click the File icon. Upload your file and it will either automatically link it to the text you selected or make its own filename link in your content edit window.
This is a popular and free file manager for Drupal and it plugs right into your CKEditor. IMCE makes it easy to upload and organize files.
Upon installation, review the settings page at /admin/config/media/imce – as you can see it can be set up differently for various roles.
When editing a role, I like to have a special setup for my files organization. Clients will haphazardly upload files anywhere, so I try to add a little organization to it all. That way we don’t end up with a million miscellaneous files sitting in the base /sites/default/files/ directory.
Here’s my setup for IMCE, you don’t have to use it, but it works great for me. And it keeps my /sites/default/files/ directory easy to look at.
I create an “assets” folder inside /sites/default/files. Then I create 3 base folders inside of an “assets” folder for “images”, “files”, and “media”. That way the client will know to put image in “images”, PDFs in “files”, and video files in “media”.
I also encourage clients to make new subfolders inside of the images directory to keep related images together. For example, if you have a huge blog post with lots of images, make a seperate folder for them so they don’t get mixed in with other images. Again, you don’t have to do this, but I like to see clean and organized file directories - I’m OCD like that.
With IMCE setup, edit your CK toolbar on the Text format and editor settings page. You’ll see a new Image icon is available. Remove the default Drupal Image icon and slide the new one down in its place.
Now when editing content, you can click the Image icon and the IMCE file manager will appear!
What's new in IMCE for Drupal 8?
IMCE Mkdir is now built in, so you can add new folders by default.
What’s Missing for IMCE in D8?
In Drupal 7, we had IMCE Crop, it’s a great little built-in tool for cropping images in the file manager window. Also IMCE Rotate, which lets you rotate images. Together they almost get you to Wordpress-level image editing. Neither are ready in Drupal 8 yet.
Also in Drupal 7, we had Drag and Drop upload functionality via the IMCE plupload module, this made it really easy to upload lots of files into IMCE at one time. Plupload is currently available for Drupal 8, but integration with IMCE is not.
I'm really looking forward to elFinder (I use a Spanish accent when saying "el Finder"). It looks great and the demo feels like a next-gen IMCE, but isn’t ready yet. I’ll update this post once the Drupal 8 version is working.
The Drupal 8 Media initiative is an effort to make media handling better within Drupal. The D8 Media module itself is essentually a "glue" module combining the functionality of about 20 modules and 6 libraries. It's still in development, but you can track it's progress here.
It will plug in to your CKEditor via the Entity Embed module and you will get a file browser as well via the Entity Browser module and File entity browser. Some other notable features include, drag and drop uploading, cropping, and slick carousels. What's also nice about this solution is that it will give you ultimate configuration and flexability over the file management process. If you want to give the Media module a shot in its current state, you can grab it on Github, Once Media is ready for primetime, I'll do a follow up post to showcase it in more detail.
"The Media module will be a vastly different module for Drupal 8. Many of the responsibilities and code that was contained in Media is being split into separate components. For example, the Media Browser functionality is being developed into the Entity Browser module and embedding media in WYSIWYG is being developed into the Entity Embed module. For D8, the Media module will basically be what was considered a "Feature module" in D7: prepackaged configuration, and maybe some code and styling to wrap everything in a nice UI. It will assume that media matches up with a corresponding file entity in Drupal."
New in Drupal 8, we have Image Captions that are easily configured and movable within the editor window. So you don’t have to worry about accidentally disconnecting the caption from the image. This is a feature that former Wordpress users will enjoy having back in their toolkit.
You may or may not remember that in Drupal 7 you had to create a separate ckeditor.styles.js file within your theme to get the Styles dropdown to reflect your own custom css class selection. Well, in Drupal 8, it is SO MUCH EASIER!!!
On your editor’s settings page under Toolbar configuration, drag the “Styles” drop menu button down to your toolbar. Then below, you can add your classes. You need to specify the element, the class for that element, and then give it a name. So “a.btn|Button”. Be sure all your classes are present in your theme’s stylesheet.
Once you add your classes, they will be available on your edit pages. So Easy.
Well, not for Drupal 8 yet, but it’s in progress. In Drupal 7, the Wysiwyg API template plugin allows you to set up preconfigured bits of code that your clients can insert and modify. This works great for prebuilding Bootstrap Rows and Columns.
I wish this was called Drag and Drop uploads because this is exactly what it does. You can drag images right into your CKEditor window. Amazing.
For a simple way to add embedded media like Youtube videos, then try this. Plus it supports auto-embedding, so if you simply paste a Youtube video URL into your edit window, it automatically detects and converts it to the proper embed code!
Great for bloggers and SEOs who need to keep track of word counts while typing. This is a feature that Wordpress has had forever, but this surpasses Wordpress by giving us lots of configurable options.
If you were wondering where your font size and font family dropdowns when, then here you go. They are in a separate module now. It’s probably not good practice to leave this in because some clients think retyping all their pages in purple Comic Sans will look great. Oh and don’t forget the Color select button plugin.
If you need to use Anchor links in your content, then just add this.
Aside from the CKEditor add-ons you can find on drupal.org, there is actually a thriving community over at http://ckeditor.com/ and you can find add-ons galore at http://ckeditor.com/addons/plugins/all.
Some are free, but for some you have to pay. Getting add-ons to work with Drupal 8 is a little difficult... you have to build a module.
New to Drupal 8, is a ckeditor api that lets you create your own integrations with CKEditor’s vast library of skins and add-ons.
Good luck with your CKEditor setups. If you come across any great add-ons, please leave a note in the comments below.

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Over time Kirkwood Community College has found ways to reduce its carbon footprint. Some changes include recycling and compost bins in The CafÃ© and the wind turbine.
One area of campus students may not think about is reducing the e-waste footprint in the Informational Technologies department.
Going Green for the department started seven years ago when Jon Neff, Associate Vice President of Informational Technologies, decided to help reduce waste, and cut costs for Kirkwood.
When Neff started this project he said, the college had over 1,000 printers, fax machines and copiers that served one purpose for each job.
Neff said the first step was to create a system that would require departments to reduce to fewer pieces of equipment but would allow more jobs to be done at once with newer technology. In the first year of investing in new printers, Neff said it saved the college over $500,000.
But printers weren't the only thing the college was concerned about, Neff stated.
Kirkwood has around 4,000 computers on campus. Computer labs and students rely on them daily and decreasing the number was not a solution. But creating virtual servers was, according to Neff. A traditional server usually runs only one network; thus, creating issues if it were to go down.
With the virtual server farm, it let more networks run on one by taking the extra space of memory and having a server host more like ANGEL and e-mail, Neff said The campus could handle 400 servers but they brought it down to 100, he added.
Neff said Kirkwood always looks to the community and others in need when it comes time to replace new equipment.
"Donations have been wide spread from Freedom Festival to local school districts to Kirkwood itself for student use in Business and IT and non-profits like Foundation 2 providing human services to our communities and finally other countries like Ghana for a small business incubator teaching office computer skills," Neff said.
To establish a more environmentally friendly campus, Neff said his desire in the future is to run an electronic based campus for students and faculty to take advantage of ANGEL for their papers and homework. This would reduce paper and ink use and waste, he explained.
Neff said, students can help Kirkwood continue its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, is "Be aware of what you're doing and ask themselves one simple question,'Do I need to print this?'"

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Questions on Breast Surgery from MBBS/MCH PG Exam.
Q1. Contraindication for Breast Conserving Surgery in Carcinoma Breast.
Q2. Which is not true regarding BRCA mutations in breast cancer?
Q3 ) Which of the following muscles do not form the posterior relation of breast?
Breast conservation involves resection of the primary breast cancer with atleast 2 mm margin of normal-appearing breast tissue, adjuvant radiation therapy, and assessment of axillary lymph node status.
2) b . BRCA1- associated breast tumors have a worse prognosis than BRCA2- associated breast cancers.
They are high grade, associated with negative ER- PR receptors, increased S phase fraction and aneuploid.
The deep or posterior surface of the breast rests on the fascia of the pectoralis major, serratus anterior, and external oblique abdominal muscles, and the upper extent of the rectus sheath.
Sentinel Lymphnode biopsy axillary sampling is done for clinically node negative axilla.
After MRM, breast mound can be created using a TRAm flap which is a myocutaneous flap. It uses infraumbilical suprapubic fat and not supraumbilical fat. It may be pedicled based on superior epigastric artery or free flap based on deep inferior epigastric or perforator veseels.
Drawbacks to the TRAM flap include a longer operative time, a visible scar on the lower abdomen, and a slight weakening of the abdominal wall.


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The Rust-Oleum Corporation was formed in 1921 and has grown into a worldwide provider of decorative and protective paints and coatings. Rust-Oleum is still renowned for its original rust-fighting formula, but today the brand is just as well known for its Rust-Oleum spray paints and Rust-Oleum furniture paints. As a British subsidiary of Rust-Oleum, Tor Coatings manufactures and markets the Rust-Oleum spray paint range from its purpose-built facility in County Durham. Formulated using Rust-Oleum’s innovative spray paint technology, Rust-Oleum paints deliver ground breaking functionality and performance, previously unseen in the UK paint market. Take a look at the Rust-Oleum paints available for your next upcycling or craft project.
The Rust-Oleum Corporation was formed in 1921 and has grown into a worldwide provider of decorative and protective paints and coatings.
Rust-Oleum is still renowned for its original rust-fighting formula, but today the brand is just as well known for its Rust-Oleum spray paints and Rust-Oleum furniture paints. As a British subsidiary of Rust-Oleum, Tor Coatings manufactures and markets the Rust-Oleum spray paint range from its purpose-built facility in County Durham. Formulated using Rust-Oleum’s innovative spray paint technology, Rust-Oleum paints deliver ground breaking functionality and performance, previously unseen in the UK paint market.
Take a look at the Rust-Oleum paints available for your next upcycling or craft project.

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Posted by Bruce Carroll at 7:23 am - August 30, 2006.
The writing, acting, directing, editing, cinematography, and overall story-telling are first-rate. “The Path to 9/11” is fast-paced and thoroughly gripping the entire way. The five-hour miniseries (aired over two nights) is based on the 9/11 Commission report, and also on ABC News correspondent John Miller’s book, “The Cell.” ABC is going to air the first three hours on Sunday, September 10, and the final two hours (which culminate in a shattering depiction of 9/11) on Monday, September 11.
It will also show, as the 9/11 Commission Report showed, that the Path to 9/11 weaved throughout the PC-conscious Clinton presidency. Fresh from seeing an advanced screening of the miniseries, Giovundi Murty at Human Events Online says…..
This is the first Hollywood production I’ve seen that honestly depicts how the Clinton administration repeatedly bungled the capture of Osama Bin Laden. One astonishing sequence in “The Path to 9/11” shows the CIA and the Northern Alliance surrounding Bin Laden’s house in Afghanistan. They’re on the verge of capturing Bin Laden, but they need final approval from the Clinton administration in order to go ahead. They phone Clinton, but he and his senior staff refuse to give authorization for the capture of Bin Laden, for fear of political fall-out if the mission should go wrong and civilians are harmed. National Security Adviser Sandy Berger in essence tells the team in Afghanistan that if they want to capture Bin Laden, they’ll have to go ahead and do it on their own without any official authorization. That way, their necks will be on the line – and not his.
The astonished CIA agent on the ground in Afghanistan repeatedly asks Berger if this is really what the administration wants. Berger refuses to answer, and then finally just hangs up on the agent. The CIA team and the Northern Alliance, just a few feet from capturing Bin Laden, have to abandon the entire mission. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda shortly thereafter bomb the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, killing over 225 men, women, and children, and wounding over 4000. The episode is a perfect example of Clinton-era irresponsibility and incompetence.
I wonder if this incident is at all related to Sandy “Stickyfingers” Berger’s stealing of classified documents from the National Archives?
It also dramatizes the frequent opportunities the Administration had in the ’90s to stop Bin Laden in his tracks — but lacked the will to do so. We also reveal the day-by-day lead-up of clues and opportunities in 2001 right up to the day of the 9/11 attacks. This is a terror thriller as well as a history lesson. I think people will be engaged and enlightened.
The 9/11 report details the Clinton’s administration’s response — or lack of response — to Al Qaeda and how this emboldened Bin Laden to keep attacking American interests. The worst example is the response to the October, 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole in Yemen where 17 American sailors were killed. There simply was no response. Nothing.
Unfortunately, the American media has not presented the true facts behind the “Path to 9/11” and they succeeded in spinning the 9/11 Commission Report as an attack against the Bush Administration.
Perhaps we are all fortunate that most Americans “waited for the movie” on this one and will tune into what sounds like an excellent miniseries.

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Have you ever seen photos of yourself and wanted to vomit? This happened to me recently and I've decided that it's time to return to my college weight once and for all, which means I need to lose the 20 pounds I've been making excuses about since 2006. And since I'm declaring this to hundreds of women on the internet, it means I have to follow through with it. I'm not going to post frequent updates here, but you may follow the progress on Twitter if you like.
I have all the tools I need and the support of my husband, who's beginning the journey with me, and now all we need is some sweet workout gear. Ok, not really, but I would love to have the things in the fitness round-up below.
What's your favorite fitness product or strategy? I'm a big fan of the My Fitness Pal app, which helps me keep track of what I'm eating. Now I need to stick with it!
New workout clothes are always great motivation for me! You should feel good in what you work out in! :) I'm a huge Bikram yoga fan too!
I love yoga. More of a workout than most people think; trust me, your muscles will be screaming and your heart rate will be elevated. However, you also get in some great stretching and mental relaxation. And yoga pants are flattering!
Hehe, yeah the only thing I may actually get from that list is the iPod... I got the Gap capris on sale last month and love them, though.
I recently got a BodyBugg (they aren't cheap) but it's amazing. It stays on your left tricep and tells you how many calories you've burned throughout the day. For a control freak like myself it makes it that much easier with the help of counting calories.
Beyond that I love my Mizuno running shoes. When shopping for a shoe I definitely recommend going to a place like RunOn and having them do a diagnostic on your walking/running and for them to give you advice on what kind of shoe you will benefit the most from.
Beyond that the best advice I can give is to find something that you actually enjoy doing that also gives you the workout that you need! Find some friends that are willing to take a walk during the weekend or the week to keep you motivated. I never thought I would make to 9 weeks of training for a half marathon but I've found it kind of fun to train with C and his roommate. It makes it more interesting when other people are involved!
I too love that ap. Recently I've been into Jillian Michael's torture...I mean DVDs.
off to explore it more!
hi friend! i LOVE my fitness pal. use it constantly! and i think you should treat yourself to a little workout outfit...everytime i buy new running shorts, i get even more motivated to hop on the treadmill!
I love My Fitness Pal, it keeps me accountable for what I eat. I also have become a slave to the elliptical... Good luck!
If you want to walk/run, go to Luke's Locker for shoes. They'll get you in the best pair for you and not for their bottom line. They even took back some shoes my husband tried and HATED. Very cool. You also can score some sweet duds on sale.
I'm a huge fan of the Nike tempo short. I think they flatter those of us with curves. I know it shouldn't matter, but I really feel better when I wear something cute to workout in. Plus, if I get all dressed up then it's harder to chicken out.
As far as devices, I love my Polar watch & heart rate monitor. I have a low-end model, but I like seeing how far I'm pushing myself. And the Nike+ thing is cool. You don't even have to have the special Nike shoe.
Oh, yeah, and good luck!!
I may go get a shoe evaluation - I'm quite flat footed and it's hard for me to find shoes that don't hurt me. I've bruised the arches of my feet before!


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Good morning Mark from sunny Yerevan.
It's still dark in Jersey City, of course, but this strikes me as good sunshine music.
So JC is no longer the puddle of glistening diamonds I recall it once was?
If you mean is it raining today, no. Got some rain yesterday, though. But there are many glistening diamonds and other jewels in Jersey City. Some of them are WFMU dj's!
I was under the impression that all FMU DJs are kept in an old Upsala furnace room.
That would be quite a sitcom situation. DJs have sometimes been known to sleep in the odd space here and there at the station, though.
Good morning and love TO Burlington!
Yes, we went from the blue to the peach about a month ago, glad you like it.
Morning all from a sunny London Town.
Top of the Pops in the late 70s was a golden age. Sure sign I'm becoming an old codger.
Good morning, Mark, and those all around the circle.
You must download the WFMU mobile app to preclude the disaster of a WFMU-less bus ride in the future.
Actually, I just tuned in, so I have nothing to say about the previous sets, though I will want to hear what the illustrious guests have to say.
I have a deep affection, though not a deep artistic respect, for Leon Russell. He was someone I heard constantly on KSAN when I got my first FM radio, Xmas 1970.
Hey now, if you're going to play Tchaikovsky, I guess that could make up for any amount of Brazilian Girls.
From the Wolf to the Tchaik was an inspired mix.
Random hodgepodge, but I like that.
The Iowa Firecracker IS Bronwyn C. Duh.
The Grateful Dead should hang their heads in shame when they hear this.
This is the baddest set.
Thanks, Mark. Carefully curated, as pretty much always;-D. See you and all next time.
If only I could flail away on rhythm guitar like the player on "Super Bad".
There's always an opportunity to flail upwards, PSS.
This Monday morning has arrived to grace us with its presence. Good morning!


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text: I love how Sherlock is venturing into uncomfortable waters. Finding new audio experiences and new possibilities. Great stuff man.


text: Introducing a collection of G-Shock models with face protectors that are so popular for young aficionados of skateboarding and other street sports. Classic designs are freshened up with a protector for the areas where the band joins the watch. High-luminosity LED lighting provides easy reading, even in the dark.

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In June, I got together with some of my friends from elementary school. They came from New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and Ann Arbor to spend an afternoon getting reacquainted in a display garden belonging to Michigan State University. From left to right in the photo above, they are Ann, Diane, Me, Sharyn, and Georgia. Patt and Jane and Barbara are missing.
When we were kids, we formed a group called the Society of Pedigreed Grasshoppers. None of us remember for sure why we chose that name - although I remember that it was Ann's idea when we were having a get together in her home. We all lived in Northwest Detroit. Our school, T. Dale Cooke Elementary, was just about in the middle of our neighborhood. There were eight of us altogether, and about five of us started kindergarten together. The others joined our class of eighty some students before eighth grade, the last grade in Cooke School. Seven of us spent all of our high school years at Redford High School, and one of our number travelled downtown for part of her high school years to be in a special Art curriculum, then she came back and we all graduated together from Redford.
Seven of us got together last year at a school reunion, only Patt was unable to come - it is a long trip from California. This year there were five of us. I want to make a rug featuring the Grasshoppers. I used one of those conversion programs to make this year's photos into line drawings and those drawings are kind of interesting, but I'm not sure they'd make a rug. I've also been thinking about using Deanne Fitzpatrick's Big Boned Women patterns in some way - but I haven't figured out how yet. Way back when, we did so many things together - we played field hockey, were on the swim team, tennis team, basketball team and went horseback riding weekly, plus we had our Grasshopper gatherings - I don't know whether to go far way back when or the mature adults we are now.


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I usually start these video’s by talking about the massive amounts of destruction the addiction will do to you. In this case I am not going to do that because many drug users know all about the destruction but they still can’t stop. But I will give you the short version. How to quit drugs #1: drugs will ruin you, destroy everything and depending on your drug of choice possibly or likely kill you. But instead of dwelling on that I am going to talk a little bit about why many people use drugs.
For a few of you drugs have not hurt your job standing or even your marriage. But you may be beginning to be aware that the drugs are taking over and that they are taking, more than you what you want them to take. How to quit drugs #2: For others one of the main reasons you use drugs is because that is one of the few things that you feel like you have control over. It is your choice, it is your thing it is who you are. But this is a cruel lie. Drugs are a force and they are a driving force. How to quit drugs #3: There are some addictions that we think we are controlling but those addictions are actually controlling us. Over time drugs cause a loss of control of everything.
Key Point #1 As long as you are ruled by the pleasure principle you will always struggle with addiction. The pleasure seeker may become selfish, immature, demanding and short sited. How to quit drugs #4: In the long run, pleasure which is from an addiction always has a price to pay which is much higher than what you want to pay.
How to quit drugs tip #5: Instead of being ruled by the pleasure principle strive to be ruled by the moral principle. The moral principle is wise and rational and it leads to real long term joy instead of fake short term pleasure which leads to destruction. This principle believes that rules like that of your country or laws from the Bible are there to make your life better. When you follow this principle you willingly give up your solution of choice (drugs) in exchange for another activity. How to quit drugs tip #6: The reason you make this choice is because you now believe that choosing an alternative activity will give you the best life over the next 7 days and longer. So if you stay clean today and develop new activities you may have a hard day today but your week and your future will be better.
How to quit drugs tip #7: Always choose the Wisdom of staying clean today so that you can have a good life all week, instead of giving in to the short term pleasure and destruction of drugs for one day. R Over time staying clean is a lifestyle which is always better.
Drugs are an escape for many people. One can escape from tension, anger, lack of success, pain and many other things. How to quit drugs tip #8: We need to get rid of the escapist mindset because our one day of escape always ruins more than one day and it often ruins a whole week or longer. Along the same lines many have the philosophy that if it feels good do it. The problem is, that the feeling good of a few hours usually causes the feeling bad of a few days. Instead of having this damaging mindset, embrace finding your purpose, and living the right way which will lead to happiness over time.
How to quit drugs tip #10: We can see that being overly sensitive to emotional pain or failure is often a trigger to addiction. So first of all we need to be determined to be tougher and more emotionally ready for life’s constant problems. 2nd, negative emotions can lead us into addiction.
How to quit drugs tip #11: we need to always work on getting rid of anger and other negative emotions which are often hidden triggers. Lastly we need to avoid circumstances which lead to negative emotions (if posible). Good planning and flexible planning can help you avoid circumstances which will trigger you.
How to quit drugs tip #13: If what you think about has changed, then your internal impulses can be controlled.
This is key point #2. You need to think about the benefits of quitting more often than you think about the experience of drug use. How to quit drugs tip #14: Make a note to remind yourself to do this untill it becomes a daily habit.
How to quit drugs tip #15: You need to think more about the destruction drugs cause you than you think about the pleasure/pain relief it gives.
The remainder of this video will contain information which is only spiritual in nature. How to quit drugs tip #16: Addiction tells us that something we can do (indulging in drugs) can compensate for what is missing inside of us. It is a lie. Religion will tell you to quit drugs. To control the fire that burns inside of you. But I will tell you that you need to increase the passion in your life. Your life needs to surge with more passion for something then it ever has before. You were created to have a dramatic impact on this world. Most of you have never experienced the rush of knowing what God wants you to do.
How to quit drugs tip #17: Solutions” Dedicate your life to Christianity. Study the Bible and pray, pray, pray. Pray about everything but especially pray that God will take away your anger and any other negative emotions that may be a trigger for you. Obey the Bible down to every last word. Don’t look at sin and don’t even consider commiting any sin. Pray always about finding your purpose and be determined to live in the glory of Jesus Christ. He will fill what is missing in your life but you have to be intense about doing what He wants you to do. God wants you to find your purpose and He wants you to spread the Gospel. If you spend all of your free time in a dedicated way serving God, then you will have more passion and joy than you ever had.
I usually start these video’s by talking about the massive amounts of destruction the addiction will do to you. In this case I am not going to do that because many drug users know all about the destruction but they still can’t stop. But I will give you the short version. How to quit drugs tip #1: drugs will ruin you, destroy everything and depending on your drug of choice possibly or likely kill you. But instead of dwelling on that I am going to talk a little bit about why many people use drugs.
For a few of you drugs have not hurt your job standing or even your marriage. But you may be beginning to be aware that the drugs are taking over and that they are taking, more than you what you want them to take. How to quit drugs tip #2: For others one of the main reasons you use drugs is because that is one of the few things that you feel like you have control over. It is your choice, it is your thing it is who you are. But this is a cruel lie. Drugs are a force and they are a driving force. How to quit drugs tip #3: There are some addictions that we think we are controlling but those addictions are actually controlling us. Over time drugs cause a loss of control of everything.
Key Point #1 As long as you are ruled by the pleasure principle you will always struggle with addiction. The pleasure seeker is selfish, immature, demanding and short sited. How to quit drugs tip #4: In the long run, pleasure which is from an addiction always has a price to pay which is much higher than what you want to pay.


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We waste time by doing a lot of little things wrong, or we take them for granted. You're trying to convince an employer of your discipline and production. You're misplacing phone numbers, forgetting names, and missing appointments. You are losing the job search game. People will say,"... don't sweat the little stuff." But it's the little stuff obstructing the correct view of us that is making us look clumsy and incompetent. That's why details matter.
1. People's names. How many of us are terrible with names but great with faces? Well, since we can't follow up with faces, names are critical to document or remember. We have more than just phone numbers to contact people, and there's always Google and social media to use. If you're bad at remembering names and faces, look up Jerry Lucas on Amazon and his books on memory. I remember many years ago how he recognized everyone in the audience on the Johnny Carson show after meeting each person the first time. I read his book Lucas authored with Harry Lorayne (the link goes to Google Books, The Memory Book) many years ago and still use a couple of their principles in remembering phone numbers. It works, and I highly recommend them.
2. Losing phone numbers. What's worse is when people lose their phones and use their Facebook page to recoup misplaced phone numbers. If you don't use your Gmail contact list regularly, you should. It's a free cloud service used by millions. But if you want to "level-up" your contact game, use the app Evercontact to update contacts by contacting you via email. I'm still playing with it, but so far I find it useful in detecting a connection who has updated his or her information without notifying me.
3. You were supposed to call when? Yes, we forget, and scheduling is an issue, but when every phone has a calendar there is no excuse. Many of us use Evernote but don't use the alarm feature in the app. There are too many solutions tools to use already in your smartphone to employ right now. But little things such as forgetting to call a certain or time could mean everything to lose when you're trying to move forward.
4. How you treat everyone. Job seekers who are good networkers masterfully leverage kindness, courteousness, and helpfulness. They understand people associate how they remember you with how you made them feel the last time they met you. How can you expect referrals if they don't feel you're genuine. People refer others they feel good about and who treat them well.
5. A smile or lack thereof. Employers want to see enthusiasm, and if you're so enthusiastic, how is it supposed to be shown? It's not a signal you're desperate for the job, or you can't wait to accept. It's part of putting forth your best effort, and you're excited to engage in the discussion.
6. Preparation. You want to treat this on the same level as an interview. Some will say that this approach is over-the-top. It's necessary for the person referring you to demonstrate excitement as much as you will.
7. The right phone numbers. I find it easier to use my phone as the hub of organization these days. There are too many tools to ignore to keep you organized and on schedule. If you need help with maintaining business card info, the one app you should have on your phone is ABBY Business Card Reader. Although not perfect, it will read the information on the card and turn it into a contact file on your phone. One thing critical to keep up with is following up with people you meet, especially when there are many of them.
8. Not saying hello, good morning, and excuse me. More and more of us are taking for granted the polite and cordial pleasantries that ignite familiarity and at times, meaningful relationships. These are networking opportunities waiting to happen. They are also a catalyst for powerful experiences to energize our efforts at the moment such as interviews, presentations, and even casual conversations.
9. Hygiene. The hygiene debate has many twists and turns, even igniting a bias discussion. But you have to bring your best when a job is on the line. It's not a lack of mouthwash or deodorant issue. But if there is a consensus that an odor from you is offensive -- change your strategy.
10. Your phone has to be turned off at times. You want to be referred, liked, and hired. While you are networking and interviewing, your phone is a non-factor in impressing anyone. Give them 100% attention. There are many more to include on this list, and most of us had to learn the hard way. Also, if you have been unemployed for a long time, you may not be aware of the cultural differences of a team. That is why you shouldn't disengage if you're unemployed and if possible accept contract or temp work. In the meantime, you'll need to dot your I's.


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Formerly known as Morae’s Cafe, Persia House of Kebabs treats patrons to grilled kebabs and fresh sandwiches with Middle-Eastern panache. Cooks prepare sandwiches with gyro meat and falafel, and skewer lamb, vegetables, and catch-of-the-day fish. In the dining room, guests eat amid colorful wall murals that depict verdant plant life, sandy hills, and lords and ladies who jealously ogle the food. In the adjoining marketplace, visitors can prepare to make their own Middle-Eastern dishes by taking home pita breads and feta cheese, or peruse imported spices, and artwork.
Serving the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years and satisfying tastes for just as long, be sure to join us at Persia House of Kebabs for an experience you and your family are sure to remember.
Providing quality persian dining, we strive for perfection and guarantee that our deliciously garnished dishes will have you coming back for more.
© Copyright Persia House of Kebabs, 2019. All rights reserved.

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Shangri La Cebu is a huge 537 roomed 5 star resort on Mactan Island in the central part of the Philippines. The resort covers some 13 hectares with landscaped tropical gardens and has its own beautiful private man made beach cove (350 metres in length). It has been well designed to be family friendly and rates as one of the best looking beaches in Mactan. Here you can lay back and sap up the tropical sunshine. There is also a 6 hectare marine sanctuary which has over 160 species of marine life. The resort offers scheduled snorkelling tours.
For water sports there are a whole range of activities to keep everyone happy. Try parasailing, sailboats, sea kayaking, jet-skiing and windsurfing.
Scotty’s the resort’s dive and action sport shop offers a whole array of water activities as well. Here you can learn to dive or try out more advanced diving courses like dive master. Other popular activities they organise are island hopping trips around Mactan. The one you should take is the one that includes both Nalusuan Island and Pandanon Island. Nalusuan for the fantastic snorkelling (I think the best in Mactan) and Pandanon for its beautiful sandy beach. The Pleasure Yacht package allows you to go fishing in the area where you can try your luck in catch Yellow Fin Tuna or Jack Fish. Also offered is island hopping trips, sunset cruises or dinner cruise on a master yacht. For the romantics there are sunset cruises to watch the sun set. Trip includes 1 bottle of wine (red or white) chips and soda. For something a bit special, there is the Picnic in the Sky Package. Here you can para-sail with your loved one. Included is a bottle of wine Camembert or Brie cheese and mixed nuts. Best done at sunset and the resort promotes it as an ideal moment for proposals or special valentine’s gift. They also offer helmet diving and glass bottom boat rides. For more information please check with Scotty’s.
The Shangri La has 2 outdoor swimming pools of different sizes. One of which has a separate “kids” area. A 6 hole golf course and tennis court.
All rooms come with modern amenities including complementary Wi-Fi, electronic safe, air conditioning, mini bar, coffee and tea making facilities and cable TV. The ocean view rooms are the more desirable rooms, although they are more expensive. Ocean Club room gives you access to the Club Lounge. Here you can enjoy complementary drinks during the day. They have a daily cocktail hour(s) and buffet breakfast is served here as well if you do not want to take it downstairs. You can see video (above) for more details.
Tides for its huge buffet breakfast/lunches and dinners – one of the biggest and best in Mactan Island.
Tea of Spring – Chinese Cuisine and 50 different varieties of tea.
Cowrie Cove – Set on the ocean and specialising in seafood.
For those wishing to relax, Shangri La has its CHI, the Spa (open 10am – 10pm). The Spa is set out like a secluded village with gardens, pools, baths and private villas. Indulge yourself with traditional treatments and massages from the Philippines.
Shangri La has a health club with gym, sauna, Jacuzzi, massage rooms, steam room as well as separate male and female facilities.
Business Centre – The resort has a fully equipped business centre.
The Adventure Zone (for children 4 years +) is an indoor playground area. The Toddler Zone especially for children under 3 years. The E Zone is aimed at older children with Time Zone arcade games, Xbox, sports lounge, karaoke (with over 20,000 multilingual songs) and Wi-Fi.
Getting from Cebu International Airport, the resort can organise transfers. White taxis can be caught from the airport with an approximate cost of 200 PHP. Shangri La Cebu also has daily transfers to the major shopping malls in Cebu City (see video for details). It is possible to take a taxi yourself to Cebu City – that can take anywhere between 40 minutes to an hour depending on traffic. If you take a white taxi it will cost you around 250-300 PHP again depending on traffic. As at times it can be horrendous. The resort is also walking distance to Mactan Shrine a popular tourist attraction on the island. Here you can find a statue of Chief Lapu-Lapu the guy that killed Ferdinand Magellan (a Portuguese explorer) who was sailing for the Spanish in a fight know as the Battle of Mactan. There is a maker where Magellan died. There are a number of tourist souvenirs and some Sutukil seafood restaurants here as well. These are a bit pricey as it is very touristy.
For more ideas on what to do and see in Cebu please visit my guide to Cebu.
The resort is one of the best luxury resorts in Cebu. It has been well designed and one of the best beaches I’ve seen in Mactan Island although it is man-made. The rooms are beautiful with the ocean view ones having wonderful views. The food is great (including the huge buffet breakfast). The resort is extremely popular with the Asian market. Due to the Shangri – La size it does feel a little impersonal, some of the smaller resorts the staff will get to know you by first name (or surname). I really noticed this coming from the Movenpick Resort. And like with most of the resorts in Mactan, the Shangri La Cebu is expensive. I still love my stays here and overall I’m giving it a rating of EXCELLENT.


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I wanted you to know that I’ll be away for the next few weeks getting surgery for my recently diagnosed breast cancer. I’ll be having all of this done out of town and will return mid-December, stronger than ever. In the meantime, I know the organization will be in great hands and although I hate to miss all the wonderful holiday events with our foster families and board, I’m assured there will be lots of photos.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and thank you for being part of this mission.


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