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Glendale >Alternative Medicine > Inner Quest Hypnotherapy
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Clarice is the best!. She enables you to make profound life changes instantly. I want to share my story so that other people can end their suffering like I did. With hypnotherapy, and an excellent hypnotherapist like Clarice, you can not only change mental habits, phobias, anxieties, but physical ones as well.
For about two years, I experienced a condition that progressively worsened. Initially, I would describe it as having an overactive bladder, then it gradually became bowel incontinence as well, both induced by something akin to panic attacks. This was intensely embarrassing and shameful considering I am a fit young woman. After having some extreme episodes, I went to numerous doctors and specialists, but no one could find anything wrong with me. In the back of my mind, I knew my episodes were somehow linked to a traumatic life experience that occurred just before I began having problems. This led me to google hypnotherapy and that's how I found Clarice. I had three sessions with her, but I can honestly say 80% of the work was done in the first session.
Driving home after our first meeting, I felt more free than I had in years, and my problem was nearly gone, like a light switch had been turned off. It has now been about 8 months since I worked with her, and my life is amazing. I'm myself again, I feel secure in going places and having fun. All of my relationships improved dramatically, I no longer feel like an agoraphobe, my self-confidence and self-worth are back. Today, I can honestly say I am 99% cured, though of course I had to do more work on my own. Clarice provides great self-hypnosis CDs after the sessions, and meditation and yoga help a lot as well. All I can say is that Clarice is so incredibly amazing at what she does, and I would see her once a month if I could. She can help with anything and everything.
Hypnotherapy – With great enthusiasm, I write this review about Ms. Clarice Barkhordarian and the hypnotherapy services she provided me regarding my sleep issues.
Ms. Barkhordarian's professionalism was evident within the first five minutes of contact. During our sessions, I realized the depth and breadth of her knowledge base in hypnotherapy. Clarice is articulate, perceptive and warm. She clearly assessed my issues and worked with me to develop tangible and pragmatic solutions. As a result, my sleep issues are being progressively resolved.
I look forward to future sessions with Clarice for reinforcement and sincerely hope we maintain contact!
Esther Aheroni
Los Angeles, California
Quit Smoking for Good! – I'd like to start with saying that I am a real human being writing this review. I have never written a review of anything until now. I have to share my amazing transformation with anyone who is considering leaving their addiction to smoking behind.
I am 37 yrs old. I started smoking when i was 17. By the time I was 18, i was buying my own packs and smoking them. Smoking became who i was instead of something people do. I was disgusted with the way my fingers smelled, the way i couldnt climb a full flight of stairs without sounding like Marge Simpson and with the way every meal and friendship took place around an ashtray. I decided to quit cold turkey on Sept 19th, 2010, after smoking 2 packs of cigs on a party night with cocktails. The first day of this was fine as I was sick to my stomach. The 2nd day, I was antsy but still wanted to continue with my pursuit of becoming smoke free. I googled "Quit Smoking in Glendale". Clarice popped up! She was so kind and caring to call me immediately back and fit me in due to the urgency she heard in my voice. I had never been hypnotized and I REALLY wanted to quit smoking. When I left her comforting home, I have never picked up a cigarette again. In the face of great temptation, I have held strong. SHE REALLY KNOWS WHAT SHE IS DOING.
I cant say enough how I know without her help, I'd still be sucking on Capri's without any regard to what i was doing to my body. Now, the smell alone of cigs, makes me feel sorry for whoever is on the other end puffing away. You really see and feel a change from not smoking almost immediately. The irony of this is, i used to feel cigarettes calmed me down. But actually, they were doing just the opposite. Now, the respect I have for myself calms me, each and every day.
THANK YOU, CLARICE! Miracles do happen every day. Do not wait to start yours. Thank you for listening.
~Have a beautiful day~
Smoke Free over 6 months!
It's Like a Magic No- Pill Solution – Clarice had me convinced that it would be "so easy" when I phoned her for an appt. Had I Known that with the right frame of mind that Hypnotherapy would be like the magic no-pill solution to quitting smoking. I not only stopped smoking, I AM a PERMANENT NON-SMOKER!!
I have never felt better. Clarice made me feel welcomed and safe and like it was all possible. I would absolutely recommend Clarice to anyone who is READY TO QUIT SMOKING!! She is an angel. Don't hesitate. Make the call to Inner Quest Hypnotherapy today!! It WAS so easy;)
Great Hypnotherapist/ NLP Practioner – I went to see Clarice at an extremely difficult time in my life last fall and she helped me through it.
I have an anxiety disorder and I have tried to solve it with different types of therapy, alcohol, marijuana, zoloft...etc but with no significant improvement, I was still getting panic attacks left and right.
After two sessions with Clarice I started to feel at ease and my panic attacks stopped. Clarice helped me dig deep and face what I was going through using hypnosis, suggestions, a very useful swish pattern (which I still use to this day) and she helped me develop a trigger that I can use whenever I need to. Within two sessions and I have found a peace of mind.
Skeptical? I dont blame you. I was too. But hypnotherapy will work for you if you walk into with an open mind and a desire to try something different to get a change.
One advice is follow through. You'll get the best results by absorbing what you discuss with Clarice and if she recommends a certain CD or gives you one, follow her instructions and listen to it. It's been few months after my last session and I still listen to her recordings and I get the outcome I want.
BEST way to Quit Smoking! – I went and saw Clarice about 1 year ago for smoking and have not had so much as a puff of a cigarette since the day I walked out of her door. I used to smoke pretty frequently during the week and even more on the weekends. I tried so many different ways to quit and nothing was working for longer than a couple days. I am not sure if it was a mental thing or if I was truly addicted. I had heard about hypnotherapy and really didn't believe it at first but since I had literally tried anything and everything to quit, this was just another option. I walked in with an open mind and was actually excited. Clarice is very kind and makes you feel comfortable instantly. Like I said before, I went ONCE to see her and have not so much as to had a craving for a cigarette, nicotine, etc. I still do not fully understand how the process works and really, it doesn't matter to me because it worked. If I could give her 10 stars on this review I would. She has helped me overcome one of the worst habits of my life. Thank you Clarice!
SIRITUAL INTUITIVE GIFTED HEALER – Do you want to attract love, success and health into your life. Clarice will guide you to reach your goals by helping you to reclaim your POWER and by helping you dissolve and release your negative thoughts and fears.
On a practical level after one session she helped me overcome my fear of driving on freeways. Her hypnotherapy technique is so effective. She is a master and the environment is comfortable and safe.
After 2 sessions with Clarice she inspired my husband to start going to the gym every day a feat I had not been able to achieve in years.
I cannot recommend Clarice enough!
GET CLEAR RESULTS W/AMAZING HEALER – When I was first referred to Clarice I was open but skeptical about hypnotherapy. But in the first session Clarice was able to take me to a very deep relaxing space while she inputted positive affirmations about my specific issue. She is an intuitively brilliant healer who has the ability to listen and then see exactly what is going on with you. She gives you her insight into your specific challenge and /or situation in a very loving non judgmental way. I was astounded at how clearly she was able to cut through the chase and see what is going on.
I have learned so much about myself through our sessions which are 2 hours long. The first talking and the second hypnotherapy.
She is brilliant and helps you achieve positive results in your life no matter what the challenge. I also love her affirmation and subliminal CDs which she gives to her clients as a gift.
Don't hesitate to book a session with her now. It will transform your life.
The Edge Needed to Quit Smoking – After 18 years of smoking, it was time to quit. I had tried a number of times before, but the withdrawal symptoms were so bad they were palpable. I tried self-help books, nicotine patches, and nicotine gum. Nothing worked. I really didn't want to start taking medication to deal with my addiction, so after I heard about a friend going to Clarice for her addiction to cigarettes, I thought 'why not?' The worst thing that could happen was that I was still a smoker.
I took a chance and set up an appointment with Clarice and met her at her home office. Honestly, it still amazes me to say what I'm about to say, but after one session, I quit. After the better part of two decades, my days as a half-a-pack-a-day smoker were over. It has been a month since my last cigarette. Before meeting with Clarice, the longest I had gone without a cigarette in 10 years was a couple of days.
The best thing about my experience is the fact that I have NO WITHDRAWAL symptoms. Actually, the best thing is that I have a new lease on life and it is all thanks to Clarice.
Clarice is really great at what she does and made me feel very comfortable during our session. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. If you're ready to quit, Clarice will give you the edge you need to kick the habit for good.
A Whole New Perspective! – I was in a bad way, at a "breaking point" . . . . By fate, I surfed the internet and found Clarice's website. I was always courious about hypnotherapy and decided to give it a try; anyway, I figured I had nothing to lose.
In a very short time and in a very caring manner, Clarice was able to identify the root of the "probem" I was facing - some childhood issues that I was aware of intellectually but didn't address on an emothional level. The few sessions it took to resolve those issues have changed my life. I now know that I can move forward in life empowered with the tools and resources to create a rich and fullfilling life.
I consider myself very fortunate to have found Clarice. She has shown me the internal strength and power that we all have at our disposal, if we would only understand how to access it.
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Joseph H. Stewart State Recreation Area, OR
Status: Open year round. Season Dates
Max reservation window: Sat Jan 17 2015 Later Dates
DescriptionJoseph Stewart Campground is closed seasonally from November 1 thru March 1.
Stewart State Park is located 34 miles northeast of Medford on beautiful Lost Creek Reservoir. There are 201 campsites, hot showers, playgrounds, hiking and biking trails. In the spacious day use area there is a large swimming area, boat ramp, marina, boat rentals, restaurant and groceries. There are also 11.5 miles of bike and hiking trails through a lush conifer forest with year-round streams and ample wildlife viewing. BBQ trailer rental available at the park, call 541-560-3334 for reservations and availability.
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Alerts and Important InformationAll campsites have extra large tent areas with no restrictions.
Wide open campground offers little privacy between campsites.
There is a steep hill to the lake and there are no waterfront campsites.
There is no lake access from the campground.
Loop A is closed mid October through April. Loop B is closed from November until March. Loop C is closed MID September through mid May. Loop D is closed from October until May 1. Note: B loop opens March 1 with Electric hookups only. No water in campsites until the threat of freezing passes. Water is available at the dump station and at campsite B-9. The restrooms will be fully functional. Water connections in campsites will be turned on for spring break only if there is a favorable weather forecast.
Only one vehicle is included in your camping fees. Two additional vehicles are allowed at the site at $5 per vehicle per night (changing to $7.00 per night May 1, 2014). There is a maximum of three vehicles per site. If there are more than 3 vehicles, an additional site may be rented if available. Extra vehicle policy strictly enforced.
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* Blue-green algae blooms occur at Lost Creek Lake, most often between April and September, however can occur during any time of the year.
* If an outbreak does occur, swallowing or inhaling water droplets should be avoided, as well as skin contact with water by humans or animals. Current algae bloom advisories are found in the Recreational Advisories at http://public.health.oregon.gov
* Fee waivers and/or adjustments will not be provided due to the presence of Blue-green algae. In the event of algae bloom, all cancel and change policies as defined by OPRD Administrative Rules will apply.
*Reservations for more than five nights/days that are later changed to fewer nights/days will be charged a fee equal to the nightly/daily site fee for each night/day canceled as well as the $8 transaction fee.
Please be aware that only the person whose name is on the reservation may access, change or cancel the reservation.
You can stay 14 consecutive nights in a single campground, and may return after spending at least three nights out of the park (it can be another state park campground; in fact, we recommend you DO select another state park campground). The maximum time allowed within any Oregon State Park is 14 nights within any 17 night period.
Customers who wish to secure more than one site within a park for a continuous date period in order to accommodate their reservation request (i.e. split reservation), should be aware that the $8.00 reservation fee would apply to each site reserved. Reservation fee adjustments will not be made after reservations have been confirmed using the internet reservation service. If you are viewing inventory and find you are unable to secure one site to accommodate your request please consider calling the call center at 1-800-452-5687 to make your reservation.
Discount programs which may be offered through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department cannot be processed when making an internet reservation. For additional information on discount programs call the OPRD Information Center at 1-800-551-6949 or visit us online at www.OregonStateParks.org.
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LAKE WYLIE — A community of giving carried the theme during Thursday's Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce Gala held at River Hills Country Club.
The annual event recognizes Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year.
"This year, it's not just a business or a person, it's a message for our whole community," said chamber president Susan Bromfield. "That's what you want in businesses here."
This year, both recognitions reflect the giving nature of these Lake Wylie business owners, she said.
"It's a really positive asset to have them in our community," Bromfield said.
This year's business of the year involves a group of friends who took a chance on an idea and has become a valued member of its community, said chamber board member Ed Stewart announcing the 2012 Business of the Year.
A business that truly started in the back yard around a grill, two couples went from serving friends to serving a community.
Brian and Linda Rich and Mark and Renee Cieslikowski began catering and traveling on weekends to enter their barbecue into competitions from New Jersey to Georgia. In 2007, they were won the South Carolina Masters of Barbeque Award, the highest distinction of barbecue competition in the state.
In 2009, they opened Q2U BBQ Pit in Lake Wylie Plaza. This year, they doubled their space and now have more than 15 employees.
"Throughout the next three years, their restaurant grew to become a friendly, comfortable gathering place in the community and a favorite caterer for area events, including our Lake Wylie Chamber," Stewart said.
They make and bottle their own line of sauces and rubs, which sell at the restaurant and on their website, q-2-u.com. Their vinegar-based Carolina sauce this year was named one of the official sauces of the Democratic National Convention.
Mark Cieslikowski accepting the award, joking "we're the worst business people."
But their goal is simple, he said.
"We want to put Lake Wylie on the map," Cieslikowski said. "We want people to realize if you want barbecue you come to Lake Wylie."
The chamber then named Chad Bordeaux the 2012 Citizen of the Year.
As business owner with wife Donna of Bordeaux & Bordeaux CPA, he also has been a key leader in growing a fledgling charitable group. As president of Lake Wylie Rotary Club, the group now gives back $45,000 in support back to the community.
"His wife jokes that his full time job has now become Rotary President and he keeps his office at their CPA firm," said Stewart during the announcement.
Accepting his award, Bordeaux, 41, said, "She is 100 percent correct," as he then plugged the club and tried to recruit new Rotary members.
"This award means a lot," he said.
As a charter member of the club, Bordeaux preceded founder Les Smith as president, following his death in 2010. The club was formally charted while Bordeaux was president. As the group grew has grown to more than 25 members, he helped establish the nonprofit organization for the Rotary Foundation of Lake Wylie.
The club has been involved in holiday fundraising and food donations to support Clover Area Assistance Center and Children's Attention Home, and has provided scholarships to students within the Clover School District area. After finishing his second term as president in July, Bordeaux will begin serving his term as an assistant governor for Rotary and continue as past president on the Lake Wylie Rotary board.
Bordeaux, who worked in corporate accounting in Charlotte for several years until moving to Lake Wylie in 2005, also is assistant den leader in Cub Scout Pack 333 at the River Hills Community Church and is involved in helping grow the Palisades Episcopal School where his son, Zack, attends as a second grader. He also is serving a two-year term on the S.C. Association of CPAs Business Valuation and Forensic & Litigation Services Task force.
The chamber also announced and honored outgoing board members are Fred Wetherell after serving 12 years and Andy Kane, who served 14 years and acted as board chair for three years. Dr. Marc Sosne, superintendent of Clover School District, will join the 2013 board.
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I used to write fanfiction a lot in the mid 1980's-mid-90's, but have been busy doing other creative endeavors since then (including writing magazine articles and a non-fiction book, all published). But Harry Potter caught me in his snare and I just had to write a sixth year fic, which I THOUGHT would be my one HP story. Unfortunately for the rest of my life (writing fanfic takes time away from other things!), "The Refiner's Fire" led to a sequel, "The Time of Destiny," which is complete now (YAY!). There are 34 chapter of Destiny plus a two-part epilogue and several ficlets that fit into the epilogue now online on my Yahoo group, fanficauthors.net, fanfiction.net, Schnoogle (FictionAlley) and SIYE. "The Refiner's Fire" is complete, 40 chapters long, over 929 pages, 385,645 words(!) and all online now on various sites (the ones mentioned above plus Wizard Tales). "The Time
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"The Time of Destiny" won four out of six possible awards in March 2006 on SIYE: Best Authorl, Best Overall, Best Drama, Best Romance. COOL! These are reader-voted awards, so I'm really honored my readers enjoyed the story so much (and that was before it was finished! It was only up to chapter 33 by then.)
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I'd hoped people would approach "Refiner's" with an open mind and enjoy discovering what was happening to the characters as it went along, but so many people are stuck in their "ship" thinking that I'm just giving up and announcing how Refiner's "ships:" Harry/OC at first, then Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione and Remus/Tonks. "Destiny" is H/G, R/H and Remus/Tonks too.
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February 17, 2011 Several high-ranking FAA officials were at Oshkosh this week for the EAA/FAA 2011 Recreational Aviation Summit, an annual meeting with EAA to address key issues of importance for GA pilots and aircraft owners. Leading this years FAA delegation were John Allen, director of FAA Flight Standards Service; Dorenda Baker, director of Aircraft Certification; and Tony Fazio, director of Accident Investigation and Prevention. Other areas represented included the General and Commercial Aviation Division; Small Airplane Directorate; GA Maintenance Branch; Regulatory Support Division; and Airworthiness Certification Branch.
We are really glad youre here with us, EAA President Rod Hightower said in his opening remarks. The positive, constructive relationship that Paul Poberezny started and that continued with Tom Poberezny, I will continue.
Paul was also present for the daylong session and reflected on the shared positive relationship with CAA and FAA over the years. We would not be able to do what we do today without it, he said.
Allen remarked that meetings like this with EAA and other stakeholders were critically important for the aviation community. We would be remiss to not be engaged with EAA in the promotion of safety, he said.
Baker cited the importance of leveraging each others strengths, especially in these times of budgetary constraints. Its a continuing part of our operational safety efforts. What we discuss here has a direct correlation on safety.
Among the agenda items were aviation safety, warbirds and sport pilot issues, the transition to an unleaded aviation fuel, and NextGen.
Among the top priorities for the FAA is a desire for EAA to actively work to improve the accident rate for amateur-built aircraft and reach out to our members in meaningful ways. EAA has committed to step up its activities in these areas and is already engaged in a strategic planning process to reenergize the highly successful Flight Advisor and Tech Counselor programs and target those programs as known causal factors leading to accidents. EAA has also committed to participate in the FAAs General Aviation Joint Steering Committee in an effort to ensure that non-regulatory safety interventions are well-targeted and data-driven.
The new FAA order governing warbird operations has undergone a revision that imposes new operational and airworthiness requirements on this community. EAA Warbirds of America and a consortium of warbird organizations have been working with the FAA to identify and mitigate the impact of some these new requirements. A commitment was made to explore how to potentially delay the April 16 implementation of the relevant section of the new order 8130.2G while dialogue to work through the issues continues.
Sport Pilot
Since implementation of the sport pilot and light-sport aircraft rule a number of unforeseen effects have been identified. Several rule corrections have been completed and EAA continues efforts to correct additional effects as they are identified. Among the additional unforeseen effects discussed were the conduct of flight training by reference to instruments by sport pilot instructors, the crediting of dual instruction from a sport pilot instructor toward higher certificates and ratings, and light-sport aircraft manufacturer assessments and compliance. The FAA is examining LSA manufacturers closely for compliance and identifying where standards need to be enhanced. But the FAA indicated it is confident the system is working largely as planned.
Regarding rule revisions, the FAA requested that EAA compile all the outstanding issues into a single regulatory proposal to clean up the rule.
The transition to an unleaded aviation fuel
The agency has demonstrated a higher level of commitment to the looming unleaded fuels issue in recent months with the formation of an industry-requested aviation rulemaking committee, and ongoing high-level dialogue between the FAA Administrator, the EPA, and Congress. EAA urged the FAA to be the advocate for safety in ensuring the continued regulatory availability of 100LL avgas until a suitable and safe alternative is developed and approved for use in the existing GA fleet of piston aircraft.
EAA requested a briefing on the FAAs vision for NextGen as it relates to and impacts GA. EAA is concerned with the potential for significant mandatory equipment costs with little additional benefit to airspace access, information services in the cockpit, or safety over that enjoyed with todays equipment.
EAA will continue to engage with the agency at a high level to ensure GAs interests are considered in NextGen policy development.
Safety Management System (SMS)
SMS is a systemic approach to safety within organizations that is being implemented by regulation for air carriers, airports, and manufacturers. While the agency is currently focused on these larger organizations, EAA is concerned with the FAAs vision for SMS as it applies to GA in the future. The FAA representatives conceded that there are no near-term plans to implement SMS for small GA shops and flight schools but embrace the concepts of SMS and would like to see GA adopt them as applicable to small operations and individuals in the future. EAA will continue to monitor this issue closely and will be submitting comments to the Part 121 SMS notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the coming weeks because it contains requirements that could later form the framework for a GA SMS program in the future.
Airworthiness directives and experimental aircraft
For decades it has been understood that airworthiness directives (AD) do not apply to aircraft in the experimental category or type-certificated products installed on experimental aircraft such as engines and propellers. Despite this, there has been a pattern of legal interpretations in recent years claiming otherwise. EAA elevated the AD issue to the highest levels of the agency seeking a means of clarifying that ADs are not the legal instruments for addressing unsafe conditions on experimental aircraft. Owners are still required to address any known unsafe condition that could be identified by an AD, but ADs themselves should not be applied to type-certificated products installed on experimental aircraft. EAA will continue the dialog with FAA senior management in the coming weeks to clarify this policy.
A&P/IA policy
In response to the recent request for comments on the proposed changes or clarification to the renewal policy for Inspection Authorizations, the FAA received more than 900 comments expressing concern with the proposal. FAA reaffirmed that the intention was never to change how IAs renew their privileges, add new burdens, or put people out of business. The traditional view of actively engaged was never intended to be altered but rather the attempt was to clarify the requirements. FAA confirmed that they support the need for part-time IAs and the often unique expertise they bring to aviation safety and that no new requirements will be imposed.
E-LSA flight training
The long-awaited guidance for the letter of deviation authority (LODA) regarding E-LSA flight training was released late last year, but it does not does not allow for primary training in low-mass/high-drag E-LSA or gyroplanes. In order to continue to grow these segments of aviation, it is essential there is an adequate fleet for training. That fleet has yet to materialize, therefore necessitating that aircraft previously exempted for flight training be allowed to continue.
EAA pressed again for resolution to the LODA issue that has devastated flight training for these types of aircraft, characterized as a key entry point for aviation. EAA is cautiously optimistic that there could be favorable action forthcoming.
Read more about out what else is happening in the world of EAA's government relations.
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WWII Freedom Flight to Nation's Capital Brings History to Life for North Texas Students
Youth Learn of World War II Through the Memories of Veterans.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD is a K-12 public school system located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The 54.1-square mile district consists of 17 traditional schools and two alternative campuses serving approximately 13,600 students and 1,650 employees. The mission of GCISD is to be The BEST by Building Excellent Schools Together and we are committed to educational excellence for every child, in every classroom, every day. GCISD has 11 National Blue Ribbon Schools and both high schools have been named to Newsweek magazine's list of top performing high schools in the nation. GCISD students consistently exceed state and national scores on academic performance exams and college readiness assessments. The district has earned the highest rating of "Superior Achievement" under the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas for each year since the program's inception in 2001 and is recognized for best practices in purchasing policies and procedures. Key to continuing success and accomplishing our mission is honoring our district's rich history while planning strategically for the future. This spring, work continues on three large, community-engaged initiatives as the district prepares for an upcoming bond election on May 14, monitors school finance developments at the state level, and implements a new strategic plan to guide future educational decisions.
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American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® serve 250 cities in 50 countries with, on average, more than 3,600 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve approximately 900 destinations with more than 9,000 daily flights to 145 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).
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The Fort Worth Airpower Foundation (a 501(c)(3) Foundation) is an associate entity of the Fort Worth Airpower Council, the nation's oldest military support organization, established in 1958 with Frank Kent as its first Chairman. The Foundation is pledged to support and enhance the Military of the United States of America in all efforts to protect and promote freedom. Specifically, the Foundation is committed to supporting the families of the men and women serving our country, especially those assigned to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS-JRB) Fort Worth, recognizing and honoring the JRB's importance to our community.
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Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Fix Version/s: 2.3, Future Dev
Component/s: Themes
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use filepicker in LTR and RTL (append & lang=he after installthe hebrew lang pack)
use tinymce in RTL mode too.
generally test themes in RTL mode and (besides custom menus) report here for further future action.Showuse filepicker in LTR and RTL (append & lang=he after installthe hebrew lang pack) use tinymce in RTL mode too. generally test themes in RTL mode and (besides custom menus) report here for further future action.
Affected Branches:MOODLE_20_STABLE, MOODLE_21_STABLE, MOODLE_22_STABLE, MOODLE_23_STABLE
Fixed Branches:MOODLE_23_STABLE
Pull from Repository:
Pull Master Branch:theme_rtl
Pull Master Diff URL:
Updating ALL themes for RTL languages including swapping sides plus
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MDL-22952 Bidirectional page problems
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Switch block columns when course is in RTL Mode (Hebrew, Arabic, Farsi... languages)
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|Nadav Kavalerchik [ nadavkav ]
I found the following link:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/700802/yui-support-of-rtl-languages
Do you have any idea if this can be helpful in our case?
(Since, I am not sure where to apply this in the code)
The only way you can get the menu to work nicely is add renderers.php like the menu in Afterburner. This changes the way the menu is styled, so basically you can add your own id and class selectors. The menu works perfectly in Afterburner when RTL is enabled.
The function used in Afterburner/renderers.php is from moodle/lib/outputrenderers.php
Here is that section of code from lib/outputrenderers.php which you may want to experiment with.
Thank you for pointing me to the afterburner theme, though i can not figure out what makes the menu work their and not in boxxie (after a copied it into boxxie, as far as i can tell)
I would like you advise on some other issues:
I am trying to justify the File Picker's elements to the right and i can not seem to control it by using CSS rules in any of the themes. It only works when i change core YUI files:
I have added rtl CSS rules that work as i need them to work, but only when placed inside the above file
body#advimage td[align=left] {text-align: right;}
.tabs li {float: right;}
Has some hard coded
<td align="left">
Which i can override with:
body#advimage td[align=left] {text-align: right;}
But i am not sure it is the right way
Any suggestions?
Hi Nadav,
If that CSS works like that I don't see any problem with using it, however I think you would need to make this .dir-rtl specific as the code as you have it now would change the way the file picker works in LTR wouldn't it?
As for the Afterburner menu, that was built into the theme, you can't import that into all the themes as it changes the style of the menu.
To get it to work in Boxxie you would need to copy over the renderers.php from afterburner and change this line...from this...
class theme_afterburner_core_renderer extends core_renderer {
to this...
class theme_boxxie_core_renderer extends core_renderer {
also copy the the custommenu CSS and menu images, and also make the following change to Boxxie/config.php like so...
$THEME->rendererfactory = 'theme_overridden_renderer_factory';
since there was no .dir-rtl available i used:
Still, i would like to find a better place for the CSS rule since we'll have to re apply it when ever we change tiny_mce version ( which happens all the time )
Should the editor.css CSS rules be applied over the tiny_mce css files?
(I have tried to move the CSS there and nothing happens)
I have extended the core_render and used the rendererfactory override, but still, i can not get the sub menus to show up.
OK...in that case I will look at Boxxie and let you know how I get on. Sounds like you are missing some vital element, unless there is a bug in the system?
As for the CSS for TinyMCE that you are applying direct to...
have you tried adding this rule in a theme's css file? You can create a new CSS file, call it tinymce.css and add it to the end of the list in the theme config.php and then see if it has any effect? If it works this would be a better way of dealing with the problem.
Remember always to have Theme Designer Mode enabled in Theme settings page (this stops Moodle caching files) otherwise you will not see any changes with these new css rules or other things like menu renderers etc.
I'll get back to you later with my findings with Boxxie menu problem.
Hi Nadav,
I tested this yesterday evening and it worked OK in Boxxie theme, so I am not sure what you have done wrong. It was all pretty simple. Did you remove the old CSS for the menu in Boxxie and replace it with the Afterburner menu CSS?
If you do not remove the old menu CSS that will break the menu.
I am just wondering now if it might be a good reason to change the menu on some of the themes, this way the RTL menu will also work.
If you think this is worth a try I could change the menus now and then the fixes for RTL will be easier for you?
Hi Mary,
You are right. I messed up the theme with too many changes.
When i started over from scratch, it worked just fine
I also managed to make the same changes on other themes as well.
So it seems a very useful solution to the menu issue.
The menu overrides are actually disabling the yui3 menu in favor of a simple menu.
I am considering applying those changes to all themes, only when user switches to RTL mode.
What do you think?
Well done! You have my +1 for that as this would be the best solution.
I have created and MDL for each theme with the relevant RTL changes. And linked it here.
I have tested them, a little bit, on my local development system. They seem ok. but maybe... deep... inside there is some missing tweak that needs to be address as well. So, I separated them into different MDLs. please report any feedback to the relevant MDL.
All themes can be applied together by using the (diff) branch [theme_rtl]:
If you are an RTL user and you are anxious to try the themes independently, you can download the themes packed into separate zip file from:
(Plus, some more 3rd party RTL themes)
Just pushed a new update (based on moodle/master 31-5-2012)
and merged all those changes on top of it with a new branch named : "wip-
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Hi Nadav,
i'm seeing merges @ https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle/compare/wip-MDL-30337-master-rtl_all_themes...master (note the reversed comparison order).
We need to use git rebase (please do not use git merges or git pulls from moodle.git for development of any patch). you can read how to rebase @ http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Git_for_developers#Rebasing_a_branch
I actually cherry picked my previous commits into the new branch.
and got 4 conflicts. so i merged them.
Can you ignore the merges and accept what you can?
(And i will start from scratch with all the rest of the changes after you release 2.3)
The main moodle.git repository has just been updated with latest weekly modifications. You may wish to rebase your PULL branches to simplify history and avoid any possible merge conflicts. This would also make integrator's life easier next week.
TIA and ciao
Aparup, let's hold the integration a little bit (sorry for the "last minute" request)
Just saw you integrated some major changes to the file picker and the activity YUI selector which requires major RTL changes in the CSS code of theme/base
And I found out that the MyMobile theme needs some more tweaking too
How about we fix each theme separately not as one bit pull.
I can help with this if you agree.
First we get Base theme fixed for CSS then we do each theme separately.
As I see it, it is in the THEME that the major part of the change for RTL occurs, regardless of whether or not Base has the swap side-block regions fix. This way we can pick which themes get done and into Moodle 2.3 we have time, even if only a couple make it.
This way I can start making changes to Afterburner to percentage layout which will mean at least ONE theme would work in IE7 in Moodle 2.3
What do you think of this Nadav?
I am considering waiting until 2.3 is out.
There are too many (major) last minute changes I need to fix.
If you can take all the RTL fixes related to theme/base and push them into Moodle 2.3 ... that could be great.
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I have closed this as differed and now reopened it so that I can get base fixed ready for 2.3 and worry about the others after 2.3 is out and more stable.
I'll take on Base theme and apply the changes you have done and get it ready for 2.3
We can work on the rest later.
Thank you
It seems i messed up my "wip-
MDL-30337-master-rtl_all_themes" branch on my github account. (It's late, 23:59)
So please see if you can only merge the last 4 commits (with my penguin icon) from here:
Or just run a diff of what you have locally against my updated branch tree files:
Your Moodle.git is older than mine and likely to cause conflicts so I am not going to chance it. However, I have retrieved the files from your github and will look at this again in the morning.
Thanks for the work here guys.
@Nadav, i'd suggest rebasing rather than cherry-picking. Its a lot easier when dealing with a large set of commits. The rebase can be continued once conflicts are resolved. Rebasing often (weekly)
In any case, yes, integrators can cherry-pick the commits if needed.
Ok. I will.
Apu this has to be in rather soon ...
I have decided to wait until 2.3 is out and only then rebase.
As far as i know Mary is trying to get the RTL fixes into theme/base, just in time to be integrated into 2.3
Hope that goes well. which will be my starting point when i rebase all the needed changes i find after 2.3 is out.
I am going to set this for Integration and just hope for the best.
Let HQ decide what they want you to do with it all.
The BASE theme has not been looked at so I don't know what's happening.
please can you UPDATE your GITHUB and then REBASE this NOW?
Hi Mary, Hi Nadav,
i'm a bit confused.
MDL-32479 seems to be about the base theme and it is up for integration but it does not contain the commits i'm seeing below.
looking at https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle/commits/wip-MDL-30337-master-rtl_all_themes , i see commits for
MDL-32479 (x3 for theme/base) and MDL-32802 (rtl css fixes for tinymce).
It seems like you want these commits to get into 2.3 and are having problems with git.
That can be sorted out, just providing a list of commits would be enough even.
so say for example :
is a url to a commit (note the commit hash), i can reference that commit and pull that into integration if needed.
At this point i just need to know what are the commit(s) that you want to get into integration from this issue and i can do the rest and help you land it.
I have just closed
MDL-32479 as I think it is confusing matters, if you think otherwise then reopen it.
The COMMITS Nadav is trying to get into Moodle 2.3 is for every CORE theme, so all the themes listed above in this issue are all commits in their own right but Nadav has put them all togeter in the one branch.
Is this what you are asking...or are you just talking about the Base theme?
Now I am getting confused.
lol this would have been so much easier in chat.
ok i've tried just using the last 4 commits from Nadav's branch but i've hit a ton of conflicts which will have to be resolved (theme/base/style/filemanager.css), i'll sort that out soon.
also noting that we will need some tests here to go about testing the changes.
I did wonder if it would be easier to do each theme in turn under it's own MDL as Nadav as them in the above list? Providing BASE theme is done first, then each theme could be added in turn afterwards.
In fact it might be better if I added those four other commits for BASE theme to
MDL-32479 and then that would see BASE theme safe in Moodle 2.3 then we could follow it with CANVAS theme and then the rest of the other themes. That way there would be less chance of conficts.
i've just added Barbara and Marina here as they've been working on the filemanager recently.
just to be clear these are the 4 commits, Nadav mentioned, that we need for core:
1) https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle/commit/7558d6954f74f0c8567475897a4402be26027b50 - this cherry-picks cleanly.
2) https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle/commit/b7ffb75c924f22b925f9f66dd94cbe3fae48fe33 - this cherry-picks cleanly.
3) https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle/commit/3a3314998043e45014496ab728afc067a095beb2 - attempting to cherry-pick this is currently conflicting with lots of filemanager css changes.
Marina, Barbara, if you could look at the conflicts here, you might be able to sort them out faster and better than me.
git-repo : git://github.com/nebgor/moodle.git
branch :
4) https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle/commit/274b52359d9ef3036de33d11aa75eb5cc4deef7a - yet to be picked.
just working with Barbara now on this.
Regarding 2.3, and the very very short timeframe we have, my +1 if people here are sure that all new CSS is restricted to ONLY RTL (ie there is no chance of regressions in LTR).
Otherwise from what I was told people can't use our standard themes in RTL at all, so surely this can only improve things.
moving this into review while working out some conflicts.
also adding some commits more commits along the way to spruce up the RTL filepicker and manager
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I tried to rebase
MDL-32479, but also got conflicts with filmanager.css.
Anyway, the changes I made to filemanager.css where just cosmetic, and can be done as a separate commit unless Barbara wants to make the same changes while she is still working on that file?
ok i've got
git-repo : git://github.com/nebgor/moodle.git
branch :
diff : https://github.com/nebgor/moodle/compare/mistress...MDL-30337
only .dir-rtl changes are up for more review
i've added a commit that fixes a number of things to the RTL ontop of Nadav's fixes. it seems to be usable at this point. there is still the one nagging things about the filepicker' fp-pathbar in rtl that i didn't fix (with lots of folder it wraps but touches the above paths just a bit , fixes welcome) but i figured its very usable now.
i'd done work on this so reassigning to another integrator.
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just noticed the "git pull diff url" was pointing to a messed up branch. and changed it back to the original theme_rtl branch.
@Aparup, Please see if you can add all the other commits (https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle/commits/theme_rtl) which are available now from github. Even, cherry picking them could be very (very) helpful
Thanks you all for the help. (Sorry I am too busy to jump in and help, but i promise to fix all the leftover RTL issues after 2.3 is out)
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I'm going to integrate the things from Apus branch.
Nadav, i'm afraid its just too close to release so just need to make the first step which has been reviewed first. Else we'll miss the boat for everything.
Dan, sure. no problem. (i knew that) just wanted the fix the bad git pull diff url.
alrighty, looking at the new (to me) theme_rtl branch and picking
That branch is new to me too!
I really am wondering if it would be simpler to split this up so that each theme has it's own branch, rather than one branch with all those commits, which I suspet has a greater chance of conflicting with something. At least if they were separate it would be easier to contain.
I think I am talking myself into a job.
By the way Aparup I'am logged into developer chat.
ok i've looked through all those commits.
all the custom menu's needed for rtl , really i think that RTL support is part of core and shouldn't require themes to have to implement it themselves.
There must be a way to let themes handle RTL more easily but at this point i don't know . The custom menu's seem too standardized to be implemented everywhere RTL needs tweaks.
the custom menu's will have to be tested throughly in all themes LTR and RTL just to be extra cautious at this time (especially for themes with renderers already - Anomaly). i had tested some and saw some quirks with normal LTR and don't think they should go in when custom menu can break like that. Feel free to fix that up :
so due to quirks seen with custom menu i'm not integrating this :
git-repo : git://github.com/nebgor/moodle.git
branch :
diff : https://github.com/nebgor/moodle/compare/mistress...MDL-30337_custom_menus_risk_taken
instead i'm taking ths safer route and integrating this (only RTL changes - & not affecting LTR) :
git-repo : git://github.com/nebgor/moodle.git
branch :
diff : https://github.com/nebgor/moodle/compare/mistress...MDL-30337_no_risk
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use tinymce in RTL mode too.
generally test themes in RTL mode and (besides custom menus) report here for further future action.
ok, I've integrated that into master and it seems to be working fine for me. much better at least!
thanks for all the effort here.
I agree with Mary in that the rest of the commits should be handled seperately . Please lets try to group those (remaining) commits according to the issues created for it.
ps: really don't know why we're resorting to custom menus for RTL needs. I'll drop Sam Hemelryk a line here about this.
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passing - this works for me.
noting: there are RTL issues with the other themes which have issues for them already.
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And this has been spread to every git and cvs repository out there, just in time to roll Moodle 2.3beta!
Thanks! Closing, ciao
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Thanks Aparup,
Your comments about the Custom Menu for RTL, the reason Nadav did all these changes was because Martin was not prepared to introduce a new theme as a parent to deal with RTL languages. His comments were on the lines of, "...if Base is not right then fix it..." And so here we are with the fixes and there are TOO many.
One theme could have done all of this and been better all round for Moodle, IE7 & RTL.
I feel so utterly sorry for Nadav as he has worked so hard on this.
Hi Mary,
I'll speak to SamH soon as he knows this area more.
I can appreciate that base needs to be fixed. Actually I'm thinking an even deeper layer at the renderers need to support rtl switching to reduces regressions and redefining layouts entirely. But that's surely a project for later, Nadav's commits may yet get into master, but there are quirks that need to be worked out first.
Hence my agreement to work on the custom menus stuff within the theme's issue.
- I've seen issues with the shadow moving out away from the menu bar and small stuff like that that will need to be refined for each theme.
Thanks for all your help with this project Aparup, at least some of the fixes are getting into master.
Although it is nice to see something positive coming out of all this work...
I feel that if somebody can fix the RTL support on a much lower level (like Mary suggested), that would be great.
I imagine i would be much more elegant.
It seems to me that the block column switch should be handled on a much lower api level
and that the YUI3 lack of RTL support should be addressed too.
With a personal note for the future development:
I know that you all (Moodle HQ) have probably other important issues on your schedule, but, I think you should try to make some room for RTL support issues too. At earlier stages of the development of each major release. These issues are on the tracker for a very long time. and they are not minor issues to the RTL community.
Thank you very very much (Mary, Aparup, Eloy, Dan) for helping these issues get into Moodle 2.3
I am just about to release the RTL theme we were working on, as a Moodle 2.3 theme in the plugins database and also on my github. I have added custom menu renderer, some custom settings which will allow Admins to customise the whole of the header and footer, and also be able to add some custom CSS, as well as define the custommenu in the theme itself. The latter being a new feature in Moodle 2.3 added by Dan Marsden.
We are getting there...slowly, slowly...
We have another week!
I'll try and fix Afterburner, at least we know the menu works in that theme in RTL.
i totally hear you on 'RTL support on a lower level', its exactly what i was thinking when looking through your commits.
This is new to me but i feel i get the pressing need here and I've spoken to Sam who has been feeling these issues for awhile.
I'll be raising this to MD to try and get more support here so there is a proper and more structured way to do implement RTL support in future.
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This land just north of Fargo but in the cities jurisdiction and it's owned by Highland Park Properties. They filed a lawsuit over the ban in May because they say this plat was approved in 2006 and they have already put in roads and utilities.
The commission voted to lift the ban after meeting in a closed door session about the lawsuit.
I spoke with a lawyer for Highland Park Development and he said despite the fact that the city is now making a few exceptions to the setback rule there lawsuit against the city continues at this time.
Dan Zink/Oxbow City Councilman: "The issue for us I don't think is whether somebody is building a house 100 ft or 200 ft or 400 ft from the river."
For communities upstream that may be displaced by a Fargo-Moorhead diversion the lifting of the ban is just piece of a larger grievance. The Fargo diversion project is taking about 70 square miles of land out of the natural Flood Plain and backing the water up behind the dam on us.
Commissioner Williams voted to lift the moratorium but voted against any projects that did not get geo-technical reviews.
Williams: "I'd rather fight lawsuits than have to let them build and buyout homes built to close to rivers again."
Even with the diversion, Fargo will need to balance the value of real estate along the river with flood protection.
Williams: "There's more requests coming, to me it's way better for the taxpayers to buy an empty lot than it is to have them build on a lot and have to buy it out later."
While communities upstream push to increase the natural channel flow to save as much of their land as possible. The lawsuit between Highland Park and Fargo is set for trial in June 2013.
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I am putting in a temporary shower and will have to put in a pump up system and have two questions I need help with.
Will the pump up sink units handle a shower unit? Based on volume it looks like they will but just want to make sure.
I was going to run a temporary cut in to a drain line in a lav. thru an a ajoining wall. Can I cut into the the 1 1/4 drain above the floor with some sort of y so I can remove it later.
Thanks in advance for any advice Tom