Over low heat in a pan, combine all the pickling spices and toast until slightly brown and aromatic, about 2 - 4 minutes. Set aside. Combine the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pickling spices in a non-reactive pot and bring to a boil. Stainless steel, aluminum, glass, and enamelware are all appropriate for boiling pickling solutions. As soon as the solution reaches a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and keep warm. Before you pack in the okra, slice up a lemon into four more-or-less equal slices. Place each slice in the bottom of each canning jar you'll use. Then, pack the fresh okra into each of the four jars, being careful not to overcrowd. Place the okra into the jars with their stem ends up. Be sure to leave .5 inch (1.25 cm) headspace in each canning jar. You can add a clove of garlic to each jar at this time for added flavor. A jalapeno or habanero pepper will add a little kick to the okra. Experiment with different additions in different jars! This may be easier to do with a canning funnel, but one is not necessary if you have a very steady hand. Leave .5 inch (1.25 cm) head space. Rub a small non-metallic spatula or bubble freer along the edge of the jars. Extra air can be a vector for germs and bacteria, increasing the likelihood of spoilage. Use the same water that you used to sterilize the canning jars in Part One. Make sure there is at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water over your jars during processing. Turn the heat to the highest setting and bring the water to a boil. Load the jars into the canner rack and lower it into the hot water in the canner. Ensure that the water comes up at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the lids of the jars. Put the lid on the canner and lower the heat so that the water stays at a gentle boil for 10 minutes. If the water falls below 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the tops of the jars at any time, add more boiling water. After 10 minutes, turn off the heat, remove the lid of the canner, and use a jar lifter to place the jars on a towel. Leave at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) between jars. Test the seals of the jars by removing the bands and looking at the lids. They should be concave in the center. If any jars have not sealed, you can reprocess them within 24 hours. Allow the jars to stand for several days to one week before use. A rule of thumb is to allow your pickled okra to sit about 6 weeks before eating them.
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One-sentence summary -- Toast the pickling spices (optional). Heat the pickling juice. Pack the canning jars with okra. Pour the hot pickling solution over the okra in the jars. Remove any air bubbles in the canning jars. Wipe any pickling solution off rims, adjust the jar lids, and process in the boiling-water canner for 10 minutes. Allow jars to cool undisturbed for 12 to 24 hours.

Turn on the light or device being controlled by the 3-way switches, if you already have them installed. Locate the circuit breaker box. Identify the circuit breaker that controls electricity in the area where you will be working. Turn off that circuit breaker. If the device is still lit up or working, the wrong breaker was opened. You may also use a current/voltage detector, to be on the safe side. (Safety Note: Be sure to test it on the live wires before you use it to confirm they are no longer live.) If it lights up, you did not identify the correct circuit breaker and need to return to the circuit breaker box and start over. If it does not light up, there is no voltage, and it is safe to proceed There are also inexpensive "search" devices that plug into a receptacle and generates a signal that can be detected at a specific circuit breaker, using the matching detector. When the correct breaker is off, the signal stops. Two 3-way switches are connected to each other via "traveler" wires, only one of which is "hot" in any given switch setting combination. The 4-way switch connects in the "middle" of the two travelers. Each 3-way switch has a "common" terminal and two traveler terminals. Find the wires connected to the two traveler terminals. Some electricians use colors to identify travelers, because white may only be used for a neutral, unless it has been properly identified with another color (e.g., black, red, blue, yellow -- but NOT green). If you find travelers using white wires, use colored tape to mark each one in each junction box or device box where you find it, so that it will not be incorrectly viewed as a neutral wire. Which wires are the travelers may vary if the 3-way switches are connected to each other by way of wiring within the fixture ("fixture between") or if they are connected directly to each other and then to a fixture (known as "fixture beyond"). Note that a branch circuit may "supply" either the fixture or any of the switches and you must first determine which junction/device box is the source for the power to be switched as well as whether the fixture is between the switches or at one end or the other. This article describes the configuration for feeding the fixture with power and having the 3-way and 4-way switches lined up beyond the fixture. The attached video shows a configuration in which power is fed to one 3-way switch, through the other switches, and finally to the light at the far end. The electrical theory is the same, although the selection of colors for the travelers and the switched "hot" is different. If a neutral wire is required at each switch location, a different configuration will be required, as shown in the video.
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One-sentence summary -- Turn off electric power. Return to location you plan to wire to verify that there is no electric flow to that device. Identify the travelers.

Instead of focusing on what you don't like about your body, focus on what you do like and what your body enables you to do. Focus on the idea that your body has enabled you to accomplish your goals, or even perform mundane activities like walking and singing. When you find yourself criticizing your body, stop yourself and reverse the dialogue, for example, "I am proud of my body. Because of my legs and hips I am able to dance and I love dancing!" Or, "I love my arms and hands because they are strong and enable me to hug and comfort my friends when they are feeling down." Limit your use of magazines, TV, and social media that glamorize the thin body ideal. Also, try to cut out media that constantly criticizes women and their appearance. Surrounding yourself with this kind of negativity can result in negative thoughts about your own body, as well as the bodies of others. Surround yourself with people who love their bodies no matter what shape or size it is. Find friends who support you and encourage you to find beauty in your own body. Eventually, their confidence and good habits will pass on to you the more you hang out with them, and vice versa. If you have a good friend who constantly criticizes and compares their body type to others, try to flip the conversation. Let them know that you think their body is beautiful. Also, try to steer the conversation toward things you both love about your bodies, instead of what you hate about them. Do this instead of avoiding the mirror because you do not like your curves, especially when you are naked. Do your makeup or hair in front of the mirror while you are nude at least once a week. By doing other activities while you are naked in front of the mirror, you may be able to become more comfortable with your curves and appreciate your body for what it is, not what it is not. This may be uncomfortable in the beginning, but the more you do it, the more comfortable you will become with your naked body and curves.
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Engage in body positive self-talk. Limit your use of negative media. Surround yourself with body positive people. Spend more time in front of the mirror.