Regardless of our faith or culture, for many of us, the end of year is traditionally synonymous with getting together with our loved ones. Whether it is Thanks Giving, Christmas or New Year, it's all about family reunions, sharing, giving & receiving, gratitude, love and peace.
Grown-up children who are away at University or College come back home often for the first time in a few months. Similarly, parents come and visit or you might be going back to your country to spend time with them.
It is with anticipation and usually high expectation that everybody is looking forward to their time together.
So how can such opportunities to be 'perfect times together' turn so quickly into a nightmare?
Many of my clients have shared their concerns and worries about being reunited with their families. Most of the time, they are right in expecting things not to be the same as when they were last together.
Grown-up children who barely left 3 months ago have already adjusted to a more independent life at university or college. Their world has expanded, their wings have grown and we can't expect the same from them. I remember how difficult it was to readjust to my gone-to-university children's presence in the house when they first came back on holiday. It is such a precious time, we want to make the most of it, yet it is so difficult not to fall back into children/parents patterns of interaction and expectation.
As for our own parents, living literally thousands of miles away from them, our experience of day to day life is often very different. Again, expectations are high and we can get very disappointed.
So what is going on? After all it's a time for celebration!
Our yearnings for happiness, love, acceptance, closeness, intimacy and connection are very real. They are essentials to our survival as human beings. The problem is not so much with having those needs, as they are universal, but rather how to have them met.
If as children these needs were met by our parents then we have built sufficient self-esteem to know that we are loved and accepted. Which means that as adults we are more comfortable at building intimate and emotional connections and we rely less on others to meet those needs.
If however these universal needs were not met in our childhood, when we are adult, they turn into feelings of not being accepted, not being important to our partner (or to others) and into feelings of hurt, sadness, loneliness and often anger.
For example, we usually expect to be happy and we often expect the world to fulfill our need for happiness. So when we re-connect with family members it seems rather normal that they should be the ones making us happy.
What doesn't help is the fact that we are not very good at asking for what we need… not in a way which is heard anyway… Often it comes out as blaming and anger and it is met also with justification, defensiveness, blame and anger.
This is sadly a common pattern of communication, whether it is between partners or family members.
When we realise that most of our expectations that need attention are based in the past, we can work out a way to fulfill this need now as an adult, without expecting others to do it for us. Basically, we need to let go of our expectations and for that we need to know what our yearnings are and what our expectations, or unmet needs are.
How did I get disappointed?
What do I want the other person to do or say?
Here are 3 tips to help you create loving and peaceful time together with your family during the Festivity Season.
Sit quietly for a moment, take a deep breath and exhale.
Now, bring to your awareness the person(s) with whom you are having difficulty.
Notice your emotions. What do you feel? What colour is this emotion? What shape is it? What is it made of? If it could talk, what would it say? You might feel some anger, frustration or fear. That's fine: those are valid emotions too.
Ask yourself: What am I yearning for? What do I need that I still don't get? What do I really want? Is it love, acceptance, freedom, connection, support, recognition? What needs to change to get what I really want?
Now, that you have identified your unmet needs, bring your awareness back to the person(s) you are having difficulty with.
Ask yourself: What do I want from them? What am I doing for them that I'd want them to do for me?
Now that you have identified your expectations, ask yourself: How would that benefit me? What is the cost of wanting this? Am I ready to let go of these expectations?
Am I willing to accept and love myself? Am I lovable? What do I appreciate about myself?
How can you make a commitment to yourself that you are important?
Talking to a counsellor, having a spiritual practice or doing mindfulness meditation are ways to help you strengthen your sense of Self.
If you want to know more about ways you can let go of your expectations, contact me for a free 20 minute phone chat.
For this article, I want to thank all of you who bring issues for me to remind me that this is a life long journey of discovery and self-healing.
Am I worthy of love and care?
These are questions people ask themselves when committing to a close romantic relationship?
Many elements will influence our confidence.
The confidence couples feel within themselves and within their relationship will not only depend on the quality of their own romantic relationship, but will also be influenced by the quality of their parents' relationship and the care they received from their attachment figures when they were growing up.
John Bowlby, a British Psychotherapist back in the 70s originally researched the adaptive behaviors such as crying and searching of infants when separated from their primary caregiver (someone who provides support, protection and care).
Because infants can't feed or protect themselves, their survival depends upon the care of their caregiver or attachment figure. It was then argued that the main survival strategy of our species is to stay close to our loved ones and that during our evolutionary history, our survival has depended on the ability of infants to maintain proximity to an attachment figure via attachment behaviors.
Furthermore, Bowlby believed that, until infants are able to re-establish emotional and physical connection with their attachment figure, they experience profound despair and depression.
Decades later, ample research into the nature of romantic relationship has been carried out. Much has been built on from Bowlby's belief that human experience attachment 'from the cradle to the grave'.
And it is therefore now well accepted that the same despair is experienced by partners when they are unable to emotionally connect to their partner.
In this video, Dr. Edward Tronick, Development Psychologist and Dr. Sue Johnson discuss the powerful emotions the child experiences when his mum shows lack of emotional response and the same impact experienced by the partners during a disagreement.
What do People Seek in a Romantic Relationship?
Love, support, safety and connection!
However, how do we express our most vulnerable emotions when we do not feel safe to do so?
It can be daunting, especially when, as a child we weren't encouraged or there was no one to confine to.
Is there a gender difference in our way of behaving?
Women have generally been permitted to show their vulnerability from an early age. Often they will be the first one to voice that something is wrong in their relationship. They will be more ready to pursue when their needs are not met.
Whereas men, when young often learnt that emotions and vulnerability 'are not for men' and tend to withdraw from their emotions. They often go into 'fixing' mode, using intellectual skills to 'sort out' their partner and the situation.
When couples have a strong emotional bond, they listen to each other with an open heart and mind.
They are able to bounce back after disagreement and their relationship is not threatened.
Often what brings couples to therapy is their endless arguments about everything.
"You don't understand me. You never talk. You are like a robot. You don't even see me." says the other partner.
Couples say they can't communicate when in fact they are caught in repeating patterns of interaction and become rigid in their position, they lose the initial emotional bond they had for each other. They feel desperately lonely, disappointed and disheartened.
In her book 'Hold me tight' Dr. Sue Johnson comments that often one of the partners will be feeling rejected, unhappy, abandoned, betrayed, disconnected and lonely and will often say: "My heart is breaking; He/she is never there; Even when he/she is there he/she is never there".
Couples find it hard to believe that over time, they have lost the special attraction they had for each other. They want to regain what they felt at the beginning of their relationship.
Understandably they want to understand what went wrong and want to find ways of repairing their life together. Partners will do anything to get a response from their loved one.
Sue Johnson talks about the 5 steps partners take to reconnect³.
5. And, finally, in a good relationship, we find a way to turn back and reconnect.
How can Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) help?
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT) – Not to be confused with Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping, the psychological acupressure technique – transforms relationships, and restore the emotional bonding partners yearn for.
Emotionally Focused Therapy, developed by Dr. Sue Johnson, has helped thousands of couples to create and strengthen the emotional bond between them by helping them to be open, attuned and responsive to each other.
Regardless of their cultures, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, couples all over the world have been helped by therapists working with Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Research and studies show that 70% of the couples are able to repair and strengthen their relationship and 90% are able to sustain the repair.
EFT helps the logical, more analytic individuals make sense of their emotions, their reactions and how they bond in their romantic relationship.
With EFT, couples learn to navigate their intrapersonal emotions. They also learn to navigate their interpersonal dialogue.
With EFT, couples get to understand how they function. It is not about the content of their arguments; it is not about who is right or wrong; it is not who needs fixing and who doesn't.
It's about understanding the way partners interact. It's about becoming aware of the ways partners move and how their behavior affect each other.
EFT fosters personal growth through secure relationships.
After a few sessions, partners come to understand the impact of their respective actions and start stepping off their dysfunctional way of being with each other.
They start to be open, attuned and responsive to each other. They start creating and strengthening the emotional bond they have lost.
It made sense in my head and it made sense in my heart. It totally fitted in with the way I was already working with my clients. I immediately saw how my clients would benefit from working at strengthening the emotional bond they once had or creating a new bond.
Now, when I work with Couples, I know I have a secure humanistic frame which allows me to build a stable, warm, safe and supportive base from which they can explore past and present events of their life.
If you feel your relationship would benefit from speaking to a therapist, you can contact me, give me call me on +971 55 732 99 66 or send me an email to evelyne@evelynelthomas.com and we can discuss your situation.
How do you reconnect with your partner? How do you express your emotions? What do you do when you are stuck? Do you tend to pursue or withdraws? How do you get your partner to react?
We can always learn from others. Feel free to share your experience or share the blog if you liked it.


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Why was Mexico valuable to Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas?
Gold and silver abounded in Mexico.
The country also had rich farmlands that were soon put to use growing tobacco, coffee, and sugarcane. These crops could be sold in Europe for a handsome profit.
As in the West Indies, the Spanish wanted someone to do heavy work. But in Mexico, unlike in the West Indies, they found a well-organized people already accustomed to hard labor under an imperial power.
The Spanish took the place of the Aztec ruling class, and left almost everything but the people's religion the same. The wealth that had gone to Montezuma now went to them.
Who were the Spanish settlers who came to the Far North of Mexico during the colonization of the Americas?
Why didn't Brazil become a Spanish colony during the Spanish colonization of the Americas?
Why was Florida important to the Spanish during the Spanish colonization of the Americas?
Why didn't anyone object to the treatment of Native Americans during the Spanish colonization of the Americas?
How were Native Americans treated differently in other parts of the West Indies during the Spanish Colonization of the Americas?
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In life I have found keeping it simple and finding what works best for you are most beneficial when working to move forward through challenging situations, whether mental, emotional, or physical, since they are all tied together with one affecting the other.
Over the years, I have met some people with a very strong sense of smell and taste, disliking pure essential oils. For that very reason, they can also have a dislike for stronger tasting foods, like raw garlic, onions, lemon, ginger, cayenne or turmeric, herbs and herbal remedies (tinctures), teas and have never gotten used to the benefits due to the taste. Adding to that, some cannot swallow tablets or capsules, making me wonder, what can I recommend to these people that they will actually take?


Having worked remotely for a variety of tech companies for the past 10 years, I've developed experience on multiple aspects of user-centered UI and UX design.
CareCloud's Breeze practice app: Queue section — Breeze is a friendly patient intake platform I helped design. The iPad practice app was crafted to make life easier for practices that need to manage a lot of patients.
CareCloud's Breeze practice app: patient details — Breeze is a friendly patient intake platform I helped design. The iPad practice app was crafted to make life easier for practices that need to manage a lot of patients.
CareCloud's Breeze practice app: Appointments section — Breeze is a friendly patient intake platform I helped design. The iPad practice app was crafted to make life easier for practices that need to manage a lot of patients.
CareCloud's Breeze practice app: successful check in — Breeze is a friendly patient intake platform I helped design. The iPad practice app was crafted to make life easier for practices that need to manage a lot of patients.
CareCloud's Breeze patient app: Payment flow — Breeze is a friendly patient intake platform I helped design. The patient app was crafted to make life easier for patients that are tired of going through lengthy and boring patient intake flows.
CareCloud's Breeze patient app: Payment plan receipt — Breeze is a friendly patient intake platform I helped design. Breeze patient app allows users to check the progress of all payment plans they have. That progress is displayed in a detailed modal view.
Papp parallax scrolling — I've been working on this new minimal instant messaging app called Papp.
Papp delete animation — I've been working on this new minimal instant messaging app called Papp.
Admiral Thrawn + Darth Vader BFF — Two of the best villains in the GFFA.
The Last Jedi: Rose, Finn & BB-8 in falthier ride — That's my quick homage to Kelly Marie Tran.
Bracket Army logo — Bracket Army is a small and amazing web development company based in Brazil. My design studio (Ilustre Design) has been working in partnership with them for at least 5 years now. This is the logo I designed for them.
Bracket Army business card — Bracket Army is a small and amazing web development company based in Brazil. My design studio (Ilustre Design) has been working in partnership with them for at least 5 years now. This is the business card I designed for them.
"The Way He Looks" booklet — I was lucky enough to be invited by producer Diana Almeida and director Daniel Ribeiro to design the Oscar booklet for "The Way He Looks" — which was Brazil's 2014 candidate for a nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. These are the opening pages of the booklet.
"The Way He Looks" booklet — I was lucky enough to be invited by producer Diana Almeida and director Daniel Ribeiro to design the Oscar booklet for "The Way He Looks" — which was Brazil's 2014 candidate for a nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. These are two infographic pages.
Cofermeta mobile site — Cofermeta is a huge hardware store based in Belo Horizonte. I worked on their website redesign and its mobile version.
Captain Roundhouse, The Sidekick Crusher — That's a character concept design I did for a friend's indie game project about pirates.
Harold, The Shark Slayer — That's a character concept design I did for a friend's indie game project about pirates.
Doare website redesign — Doare is a crowdfunding network for Brazilian NGOs. They'll soon me releasing their website redesign. Full homepage attached.


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Director Jon Turteltaub Takes on Sumo Comedy A MATTER OF SIZE
by Dave Trumbore January 31, 2012
What are overweight people to do when diet and exercise are simply not working? The answer: become sumo wrestlers. That's the premise behind A Matter of Size, a remake of a 2009 Israeli movie directed by Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor. The re-imagining will be directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) from a script by Howard Franklin (The Big Year). The Paramount project will be produced by David Permut, whose Permut Presentations owns the remake rights to the original property. Hit the jump for more on A Matter of Size.
THR reported on Turteltaub helming the sumo comedy remake. Check out the trailer for the original below:
Here's the synopsis from the original A Matter of Size:
A Matter of Size is an Israeli comedy (yes, comedy!) like nothing you've seen before, a hilarious and heart-warming tale about about a coming out of a different kind: four overweight guys who learn to love themselves through the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling!
Herzl (Itzik Cohen) has been struggling with his weight ever since he was young, and his overbearing mother made it no easier on him. His friends Aharon (Dvir Benedek) and Gidi (Alon Dahan) struggle with the issue of weight in their personal lives as well; from fear of losing a spouse to a "thinner" man, to coming out as a gay bear.
When Herzl loses his job as a cook and starts washing dishes in a Japanese restaurant, he discovers the world of Sumo, where large people such as himself are honored and appreciated. Through the restaurant owner Kitano (Togo Igawa), a former Japanese Sumo coach (supposedly hiding from the Yakuza in Israel) , Herzl and his friends fall in love with a sport involving "two fatsos in diapers and girly hairdos". However, Herzl's dedication to this demanding men-only sport threatens his budding relationship with Zehava (Irit Kaplan), a plus-size social worker.
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Dr. Kathleen Quinn comes full circle with Niagara Health
Posted Apr 22nd, 2019
Looking back, Dr. Kathleen Quinn feels like she's come full circle with Niagara Health.
When she was in Grade 12 at Notre Dame high school in Welland, Kathleen won the hospital foundation's Dr. Ken Hope Memorial Book Award, given annually to students who show promise to pursue a career in healthcare.
Fast forward 14 years, and Kathleen is now a member of the Niagara Health team, having joined the Kidney Care Program as a Nephrologist in January.
"It's nice to come full circle, I reflect on that a lot," says Kathleen, who grew up in Fonthill. "It's nice to come home and give back to the community that supported me from the start."
Kathleen is one of more than 30 physicians Niagara Health has recruited over the past year. On May 1, Niagara Health is recognizing its more than 600 physicians on Doctors' Day and celebrating its continued success in recruiting specialists, like Kathleen, to the region.
Journey to become a physician
After high school, Kathleen entered the Health Sciences program at McMaster University in Hamilton. One summer, she volunteered in Niagara Health's Kidney Care Program, an area that intrigued her given the scientific research she had done previously on peritoneal dialysis.
She volunteered alongside Arden Gibson, a Charge Nurse of peritoneal dialysis, joining her on appointments to patients' homes and at the hospital.
"Arden took me under her wing. I loved the experience," she says. "It's when I became drawn to medicine. I was able to see the real patient experience and the multi-disciplinary work involved in caring for dialysis patients. I saw the relationships that the physicians and nurses had with the patients. I knew I wanted to do that."
Kathleen set off on a path to fulfill her goal.
She earned her Bachelor of Health Sciences in 2009, followed by a Medical Degree from McMaster's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine in 2012. She completed an Internal Medicine Residency at McMaster and acquired additional Fellowship training in Nephrology from Western University in London. She obtained the Royal College of Physicians Fellowship in Nephrology in 2017 and a Fellowship in multi-organ transplant at Western University in 2018.
Returning to Niagara to work as a physician is special for Kathleen.
"It feels nice to return home to the place that set me up with all of these opportunities," says Kathleen, who lives in Fonthill with her husband and their one-year-old son. "My family support system is incredible here. I have everyone that I need close to home."
In her short time at Niagara Health, she's been impressed with the multi-disciplinary approach in the Kidney Care Program.
"It's been really good to care for patients with the dietitians, the nurse navigators, the dialysis nurses, the pharmacists. The attention to patient care is excellent in the multi-disciplinary setting. When patients have complex needs, you need to have a team around them that can focus on their different needs, and who can work together and communicate with each other in order to provide the best care for the patient."
While returning home was a big draw for Kathleen, the opportunity to work in an organization that has had strong success in physician recruitment was also appealing.
"There are a lot of new specialists who have come on who are enthusiastic about their work. And the collaborative atmosphere that we have here between services is one of the huge draws of joining Niagara Health. When you can work easily with other services, your day is so much more enjoyable and the patient care flows so much easier."
Learn more about the Dr. Ken Hope Memorial Book Award and other scholarship opportunities provided through Niagara Health Foundation here.
Dr. Kathleen Quinn with Charge Nurse Arden Gibson. Kathleen volunteered with Arden one summer during university.
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Q: Ramifications and Impacts to Users when Detaching TFS Database I have a scenario where I have to detach for a backup and then reattach the database from Team Foundation Server 2017. Our database administrator said that there would be an impact to users online that would prevent the detachment from occurring if they were doing a specific activity, can you advise? I have been asked to find out what the users to do and prepare for when we do the detachment. How will this impact the TFS and user processes?
Please advise and thank you.

A: Since you're mentioning your database administrator I'm guessing that there is a fundamental confusion occurring here. Let me explain:
Detaching is a concept in both SQL Server and TFS. In SQL Server it means that you are removing a database from SQL Server without actually deleting the files that make up this database (.mdf, .ndf, .ldf files). Once a database is detached you can attach it again by pointing it to the files that made up the database (ususally just the .mdf).
In TFS you can also detach. But there you detach Team Project Collections (TPC). A TPC is a concept that maps directly down to a SQL Server database, i.e. for every TPC that you host on TFS you'll find a corresponding SQL Server database. Detaching a TPC means that TFS will no longer have any reference to it, it no longer is aware that it exists. However, you can attach a TPC to TFS again by pointing it to the corresponding SQL Server database.
The question now is what exactly you want to detach, an SQL Server database or a TFS TPC. Note that if you want to detach an SQL Server database that is attached as TPC on TFS you must first detach that TPC from TFS before you detach the database from SQL Server.
Note also that TFS's detach operation is notoriously unreliable. Believe me, it is, I know it from experience. You can save yourself lots of detach related problems if you reboot the TFS application tier host server before you actually detach a TPC from TFS.
For the end user the impact of detaching a TPC from TFS is simply that the end user will no longer be able to access that TPC. So, there is nothing that the end user must know except of course being aware of the downtime that you need to communicate to the users.

A: If your databases are in use by a Team Foundation Server deployment, use TfsConfig collection /detach command line to handle this.

When you detach a collection, all jobs and services are stopped, and
  then the collection database is stopped. In addition, the detach
  process copies over the collection-specific data from the
  configuration database and saves it as part of the project collection
  database.
This configuration data is what allows the collection database to be
  attached to a different deployment of Azure DevOps Server. If that
  data is not present, you cannot attach the collection to any
  deployment of Azure DevOps Server except the one from which it
  originated.

Note: Detaching a collection prevents users from accessing any projects in that collection. Basically, it will not influence others working on other project collection in TFS server.
You could also take a look at a detail process and explanation about Detach the collection from UI and tfconfig command from command line.

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Liberty or Death: Relics from the American Revolution
Enhanced Virtual Tour Launches Ahead of International Museum Day
Museum Commemorates Memorial Day Weekend Virtually
Discover Revolutionary-Era Signs and Symbols at "Lion and Unicorn" After-Hours Event, Sept. 17
Museum Awarded LEED Gold® in Prestigious Green Building Certification Program
Author and Historian Judith Van Buskirk to Explore the Lives and Stories of African American Revolutionaries, Feb. 1
Award-Winning Harvard Historian Jane Kamensky to Discuss New Book as Part of "Read the Revolution" Series, Oct. 18
Center Will Focus on Becoming a National and International Center for the Study of the American Revolution and its Legacy
November 12, 2008 Read Press Release
American Revolution Center Welcomes President and CEO Dr. Bruce Cole; Announces $13 Million in Public/Private Funding
February 24, 2009 Read Press Release
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CBS Sunday Morning: Inside the Museum of the American Revolution
Martha Teichner reports on the Museum, which features a look at how the war changed life for African Americans and Native Americans, for CBS Sunday Morning.
New York Times: A New Museum of the American Revolution, Warts and All
Read more about the Museum's April 2017 opening and the "rock-star object in the collection," George Washington's headquarters tent, from the New York Times.
Washington Post: Museum of the American Revolution set to open in Philadelphia
Learn more about the Museum of the American Revolution's opening in April 2017 from the Washington Post.
The New York Review of Books: Camping with Honest George
T.H. Breen writes how the Museum gives visitors a sense of the personal sacrifice and frustrated aspirations of those who saw the Revolution as an opportunity to achieve personal liberty.


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: AutoOnInfo.net: The Guide to Past, Present and Future Automobile Quality
: History of AutoOnInfo.net
Auto Quality Ratings and Auto Quality Rankings
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For much of the 2000s, AutoOnInfo.net has been a leading provider of automobile reliability and durability information. Much of the information has been presented in tables – sometimes tables with rows in the hundreds – and charts. The charts have a signature yellow background with a green border.
James B. Bleeker is the web designer and web master of the site.
The history of Auto on Info may be divided into two periods. The early period, which was one of growth, and the more recent period, which has been one of consolidation and condensation.
Auto on Info was published to the Internet on April 29, 2001 using the domain name AutoOnInfo.net. The site's initial features included the Auto Reliability Index, an automobile reliability measure with a scale of -1.00 to 1.00, rating motor vehicle models in the age range range 6-to-8 years, several rosters for high mileage vehicles, a section on automobile durability, questionnaires for gathering auto quality data, and the 2001 Auto Review. The Internet's archival Wayback Machine* first recorded the home page of AutoOnInfo.net on January 22, 2002, the menu Auto Reliability Index page on April 22, 2002, the menu Galleries and Rosters page on June 4, 2001, the menu Durability Information page on June 13, 2002, and "Graphing the Drift" page of the 2001 Auto Review on February 2, 2002, which includes a histogram of reliability improvements and setbacks. The total Wayback Machine recordings of the home page is 46, the menu Auto Reliability Index page is 34, the menu Galleries and Rosters page is 32, and the menu Durability Information page is 25.
On July 9, 2001, a news section was added to the AutoOnInfo.net site. The first Wayback recording of the car news menu page was October 1, 2001 and the total number of recordings is 34. The first article was entitled "The Reliability Index Gap between Toyota and the Big Three Remains Unchanged: Seven Years of -.6." The first recording of this page was on December 25, 2001. The tables were characteristic of the early tables, and the bar graph in this article exhibited some of what was to become the signature colors of Auto on Info.
In the first year of Auto on Info's presence on the web, it received several awards. It received the Critical Mass Award on August 31, 2001 for "content that is informative, entertaining, presented well and easy to access," the Spider Food Top Rank on October 14, 2001 for its top ten search engine rankings, and the Open Directory's Cool Site Award on January 1, 2002 for information that "is unique and useful." The Wayback Machine first recorded the Website Awards Received page on October 21, 2001 and offers 30 recordings of the page.
In April 2002, the Auto Reliability Percentrank was introduced. The Auto Reliability Percentrank is a model reliability rating over a 2-year consecutive period on a scale of 0 to 1. This reliability rating was computed for each model year of each model offering the requisite data, and required 2 consecutive years of Consumer Reports' reliability tables. The Reliability Percentrank menu page was first recorded on August 2, 2002 and has 32 recordings. The Reliability Percentranks are currently housed on CarsOnInfo.net, a sister site to AutoOnInfo.net.
On April 19, 2003, the domain name AutoOnInfo.info was acquired as a second domain name to host the Auto on Info website. The Wayback Machine first recorded the home page of AutoOnInfo.info on June 15, 2003 and offers 56 recordings of the page.
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Q: How to make a list in Python distinct based on a property of the class in the list? I have a list of instances from the same class, and I want to make my list distinct based on a property in the class. What is the most pythonic way to achieve this?
Here is some sample code:
#!/usr/bin/python
#-*- coding:utf-8 -*-

class MyClass(object):
    def __init__(self, classId, tag):
        self.classId = classId
        self.tag = tag

myList = []

myInstance1 = MyClass(1, "ABC")
myInstance2 = MyClass(2, "DEF")
myInstance3 = MyClass(3, "DEF")

myList.append(myInstance1)
myList.append(myInstance3) # note that the order is changed deliberately
myList.append(myInstance2)

If I want to sort my list now based on one of the properties in MyClass, I usually just sort it by key, and set the key using a lambda expression - like this:
myList.sort(key=lambda x: x.classId)
for x in myList:
    print x.classId

$ python ./test.py
1
2
3

Is it possible to use a similar method (lambda, map or similar) to make the list distinct based on the "tag" property? Also, if this is possible, is it the most "pythonic" way to make a list distinct based on a property of a class in that list?
I have already tried searching both SO and Google for topics on this matter, but all the results I found dealt with simple lists that only contained a numeric value and not a custom object..

A: Assuming the property you wish to key on is immutable, you can use a dict:
d = {}
for x in xs:
    d[x.tag] = x

Now d will contain a single x per tag value; you can use d.values() or d.itervalues() to get at the xs.
NB. here last matching item wins; to have the first one win, iterate in reverse.

A: You can use python dict comprehension
{x.tag: x for x in myList}.values()

For your example:

>>> class MyClass(object):
...     def __init__(self, classId, tag):
...         self.classId = classId
...         self.tag = tag
...
>>> myList = [MyClass(1, "ABC"), MyClass(2, "DEF"), MyClass(3, "DEF")]
>>> uniqList = {x.tag: x for x in myList}.values()
>>> print [x.classId for x in uniqList]
[1, 3]


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Julius Karl Freiherr von Dörnberg (* 25. Januar 1837 in Siegen; † 11. März 1922 in Kassel) war ein deutscher Jurist und preußischer Verwaltungsbeamter, der seine Karriere als Landrat des Kreises Kassel beschloss.

Leben

Herkunft und Familie
Julius von Dörnberg entstammte dem Geschlecht der Freiherren von Dörnberg, das zum evangelischen hessischen Uradel gehörte. Von 1732 an hatten Mitglieder der Familie von Dörnberg das Hofamt des Erbküchenmeisters (Erbhofmeisters) der Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel inne.

Er war der Sohn des Oberforstmeisters Karl von Dörnberg (1796–1873) und dessen Ehefrau Emma von Dörnberg geb. von Rohr (1802–1877). Seine Brüder Ferdinand (1833–1902) und Hermann (1828–1893) waren beide Generalleutnants, Heinrich (1831–1905) Historienmaler, Albert (1824–1915) Landrat des Kreises Siegen.

Julius von Dörnberg war verheiratet mit Adelheid von Linsingen (1846–1920), einer Tochter von Wilhelm von Linsingen und Marie von Linsingen geb. von Berlepsch.

Wirken
Nach dem Abitur am Gymnasium Arnsberg studierte er an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg und der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin Rechtswissenschaften. Beim Kreisgericht Berlin legte er am 15. April 1859 sein erstes juristisches Staatsexamen ab, wo er auch als Auskultator vereidigt wurde. Nach dem juristischen Referendarexamen und der Ernennung zum Gerichtsreferendar schied er im März 1861 aus dem Justizdienst aus, um in die Landesverwaltung zu wechseln. Bei der Bezirksregierung Arnsberg war er als Regierungsreferendar tätig und erhielt eine Anstellung als kommissarischer Verwalter der Stelle des Bürgermeisters in Menden. Auch bei der Bezirksregierung Magdeburg war er tätig, bevor er 1865 sein zweites juristisches Staatsexamen absolvierte. Als Regierungsassessor war er zunächst beim Statistischen Büro in Berlin beschäftigt. Er hatte die Leitung verschiedener Amtsverwaltungen inne, bis er am 23. November 1881 zum Landrat des Landkreises Kassel ernannt wurde. In diesem Amt blieb er bis zu seiner Versetzung in den Ruhestand am 24. September 1907.

Literatur
 Thomas Klein: Leitende Beamte der allgemeinen Verwaltung in der preußischen Provinz Hessen-Nassau und in Waldeck 1867–1945. Hessische Historische Kommission, Darmstadt 1998, ISBN 3-88443-159-5, S. #.

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EU: Falling Euro Directly Affects Eastern Countries
March 03, 2000 00:00 GMT
By Breffni O'Rourke
The European common currency, the euro, is again under pressure on international money markets, reaching record lows this week against other major currencies. This comes at a time when the Central and East European candidates for European Union membership are moving ever closer to the orbit of the euro, and are thus directly affected by the swings of that currency. Correspondent Breffni O'Rourke examines the impact, both positive and negative.
Prague, 1 March 2000 (RFE/RL) -- The euro seems stuck in an ever-descending curve. The common currency this week again fell to record lows against the U.S. dollar and Asian currencies. At its worst point, the euro dropped 3.5 percent against the dollar -- meaning the currency has lost 20 percent of its value against the dollar since its launch 14 months ago.
This descent affects all the Central and East European countries that plan to join the European Union. Some, such as Bulgaria and Estonia, have currencies already directly pegged to the euro through the deutschmark. Others, like Slovakia, Romania, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic, have a managed float with the euro used as a reference currency. Others, like Poland, have an exchange rate regime involving a basket with both dollar and euro. Lithuania, as an exception, pegs its currency for the moment against the dollar.
First, the good news. As the euro draws the eastern currencies down with it, there's a two-fold benefit for the easterners. First, because the present EU member states are the major market for eastern exports, those imports remain competitive in price inside the euro-zone.
Second, those countries increase their competitiveness against countries using other, stronger currencies like the dollar. As Frankfurt-based senior analyst at Deutsche Bank Research, Juergen Conrad, puts it:
"A weak currency means good conditions for exports and for economic growth, that is a key factor for all countries of Eastern Europe, as well as for "Euroland," [the present euro-zone], so a weak currency is not necessarily bad."
However, as Conrad points out, the downside is that imports paid in currencies other than the euro become more expensive. For instance, energy supplies -- meaning oil and gas -- are normally accounted in dollars, and thus cost extra. This creates pressure for inflation, especially now when international energy prices have risen sharply.
The balance of advantage and disadvantage of a weak euro depends therefore on each country's circumstances. Baltic News Service business analyst in Tallinn, Anvar Samost, draws a generally favorable balance for Estonia, as exports in his country are growing faster than imports.
"A very large part of Estonian exports is actually export of services, like tourism and shipping and transit trade and things like that. For example Estonia is a very important transit route between Russia and Western Europe, through the port of Tallinn, and this business is all done in U.S. dollars. So this has been very good for the Estonian transit sector. And if we talk about shipping, this is also generally done in dollars."
So even if the eastern candidates can live with a weak euro, the big question remains: Why is the euro so chronically low? After all, EU economic fundamentals are reasonable and improving. That question has no easy answers.
Some German bankers believe that a rumor circulating in Asia could explain Monday's sharp fall on the Asian money markets. The rumor was that the far-right Freedom Party, which has just entered government in Austria, was planning to block the decision-making process in EU, effectively shutting down the EU. The Freedom Party is notably cool towards the EU. In turn, the party's anti-immigrant stance and other extremist policies has led EU member states to impose sanctions on Austria.
Another Deutsche Bank specialist, Manuela Preusehl, says this Asian rumor over-inflates the importance of Austria and its ability to damage the EU. As to the longer-term factors in the weakness of the euro, she says one is certainly the continuing strength of the U.S. economy:
"As long as the USA shines as brightly as it does at the moment, people do not register very clearly that Euroland is improving."
She says what's needed to restore the strength of the euro is for Europe to "market" itself better, to communicate its successes in economic consolidation to the rest of the world. Another major requirement, according to Preusehl, is for the new European Central Bank to improve the coherency of its own communications with the financial world. She notes that senior officials in the bank are still giving apparently contradictory indications of the bank's interest rate and exchange rate policy, which confuses the market -- and leads to loss of confidence in the euro.


Discussion in 'Watch Reviews' started by SPACE-DWELLER, Jun 26, 2008.
The Daytona with the in-house movement Cal. 4130 was introduced at the Basel World Fair in year 2000.
The predecessor was the Daytona with modified Zenith El Primero movt. Cal. 4030 (introduced in 1988). Rolex heavily modified the Zenith E.P. movt., and besides other modifications, Rolex altered the bpH (beats per hour) count from 36,000 to 28,800 (from 5 to 4 Hertz). Only about half of the parts of the original Zenith E.P. movt. were untouched after the modification (source: "Chronos", 4/2000).
Rolex had been working on launching the new in-house movt. LONG before year 2000. Already on October 31th. 1995, a patent with drawings of parts of the movt. construction was applied for (Swiss patent number CH199 5000003077), and on October 29th. 1996, Rolex applied for further patents of the movt. (US patent number 5.793.708). (Source: "Chronos", 4/2000).
Now to the Daytona 116520.
The Daytona movt. is held in an Oyster case with Triplock crown and two screw-down chronograph pushers. WR is 100 metres. The screw-down feature of the chronograph button acts as lock nuts to prevent unintentional activation under water.
1) the pushers on the predecessor, the "Zenith" Daytona, were not placed at 90 degree angle, but slightly off-angle.
2) the "feel" and sound of the chronograph buttons being activated was in fact perfected by Rolex engineers by simulating the "right" sound and feel via computer aided design programs.
I will turn back to the bezel later under the "Legibility" section.
The total of links on the new Daytona is 13 (5 on the six side and 8 on the 12 side).
(note how elegantly it is made. You'd not think that there is an "Easy Link"!).
(note the pin inside the "Easy Link" that can be moved to one of the three hidden holes to make further clasp adjustments).
Besides that, the clasp says "Steel Inox" (steel 904L), E05 (date code for clasp. See more about those codes here) , "Geneva Swiss Made" and lastly the bracelet ref. No. (78490).
(Pic from this web page).
The arrangement of the subsidiary dials of the new Daytona has been changed mainly because of the construction of the new in-house movt. Cal. 4130. The new movement is of the socalled "Hunter" style (continously running second's hand at six o' clock) as compared to the "Lépine" style of the predecessor "Zenith" Daytona that has the continously running second's hand at 9 o' clock (source: This article).
Further changes were bigger indices (hour markers) and - with the late F-series - also the socalled "Fat Hands" instead of "Skinny Hands" that were seen on the "Zenith" Daytona and the first examples of the Daytona with in-house movt. (see more about the difference here).
Chronographs being able to measure time with 1/10 accuracy will have a seconds trail with FIVE small lines between every whole second. The Zenith El Primero with its 36,000 bpH is the only automatic movement that has this chronograph accuracy. Since Rolex tuned the bpH down to 28,800, giving the chronograph an accuracy of 1/8 seconds, actually the seconds trail should have been changed to FOUR small lines between every whole second! But I guess most - even us WIS - can live with that "imperfection".
The Cal. 4130 movement has a power reserve of 72 hours when the chronograph is not running and 66 hours when the chronograph is running continously. The "Zenith" Daytona had a power reserve of 54 / 47 hours respectively. Also, the new in-house movts. winds up 68 % faster (by wrist movement on its own) than the "Zenith" Daytona.
The Cal. 4130 now has the Parachrom Blue hairspring that is impervious to the influence of magnetic fields and is also not affected by temperature changes. (read more about the PB hairspring here).
The new in-house is considered to be among the ten BEST movts. EVER made (source: this article), and the main contributor to the amazing precision of the new Daytona movts. is without doubt the Parachrom Bleu hairspring.
My Daytona 116520 went 1 sec. slow, but I had it regulated, and now - 14 days after the regulation - it is still absolutely spot on!
Due to the "Fat Hands" and larger hour markers, the new Daytona is VERY easy to tell the time from. Also, the more logical arrangement of the subsidiary dials of the chronograph is a big help when telling the time.
1) Easier to service due to the construction where the chronograph area and the winding area are each under its own bridge.
2) Increased power reserve and better balance construction.
3) "Hacking" seconds feature (i.e. you can halt the second's hands by pulling out the winding crown to its last position to synchronise with another time source. You could not halt the continously running second's hand on the "Zenith" Daytona movt.).
4) More solid construction of the clasp and bracelet.
That one's going straight to the little collection I have at home about all things Rolex.
Also, I am thrilled to see that the formats in the review were transferred with success.
Good review! 116520 is the BEST!
I need to get down to this forum more often.
That's a great review Bo. I did not know about the angle of the pushers being different on the newer models.


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Adal Aur Sehat Project
The Intricacies of Legislative Drafting & Policy Making: A Reflection of Adal Aur Sehat Project's Fellowship Program
This year, the Adal Aur Sehat Project, a self-funded initiative aimed at spreading legal and health literacy amongst the public of Pakistan, launched its maiden fellowship program to train and mentor students in legislative drafting and policy making (http://adalaursehatproject.com/).
After a massive response from all over the country, 12 fellows were selected amongst a pool of 210 applicants and were put through a strenuous journey riddled with intellectual reasoning, legal and sociological research, and collaborative problem solving to produce amendments to an existing women protection law, The Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act 2010.
Fellows both in person and virtual stand for a group photo with Chief Guest, Barrister Jahanzeb Awan, and our Founder & CEO Ms. Khushbakht Jillani at the Graduation Ceremony of the Fellowship Program organized by the Adal Aur Sehat Project. Location Courtesy: Offices of Haidermota & Co. Karachi
Now, as the fellowship has ended, Ali Anwaar, one of the 12 fellows, reflects on how the fellowship has progressed, and how he has developed as a part of it.
How did the journey start?
After a Facebook post brought my attention to the fellowship program, I immediately realized that I needed to be a part of it, for the objectives and agenda felt like it was calling out to me. I had been researching legislative drafting as an individual and having the opportunity to be part of a group of passionate individuals was nothing short of what I would deem as "signs from the heavens".
I skimmed through the application form and realized that I had a little over a few hours left to apply, leading me to fill the form at a hurried pace. While I did not expect myself to outshine the rest with my responses, it was to my great surprise and excitement when I received an email that told me I had been selected for an interview. A week and an interview later, I was part of a program that would not only leave me intellectually enriched but bestow me with a renewed purpose and perspective as well.
What has been the most enjoyable part of the project?
The entire program was curated in a hybrid fashion. While the fellows from Karachi were accommodated at the National Incubation Center Karachi, the rest of the fellows from Multan, Jamshoro, Islamabad, Lahore and myself from Rahim Yar Khan joined online, owing to limited logistics and the ongoing pandemic. Unsurprised by the involuntary digitalization that the entire world has been plunged into, I joined eleven other fellows in a series of pedagogically enriching online meetings conducted using the contemporarily famous Zoom platform, with us actively engaging with the speakers as students would engage with a teacher. This, by far, was one of the most enjoyable parts of the project to me as access to such renowned and excellent experts allowed the development of meaningful research-led insights regarding the issue of harassment and legislation as a whole.
"Sexual Harassment has nothing to do with sex and everything to do with power"
– Ms. Hiba Thobani explaining how power dynamics in a workplace can change how people normally behave.
What has been the biggest learning curve?
As a fellow, there was an extraordinary amount of dedication required to keep up with the contents of the workshops. They were designed in a way that required us to shed out existing understandings of our society and the process of law-making, instead encouraging us to approach them in a holistic and introspective way. At the same time, the workshops were supplemented by comprehensive assignments that gave us full control — from the generation of the content, the planning, the communication, the analysis, and the final presentation — all the while managing further workshops, progress meetings and commitments!
"Victims of harassment need empathy, confidence, reliability and trust much before they need better laws."
– Barrister Zahrah Sehr Vayani sharing her personal insights with fellows from her practice as a lawyer defending victims of sexual harassment.
However, working on a project where numerous external partners are involved while having the independence to pursue your assigned work your own way (while being guided by your mentors in a constructive way), is one of the biggest learning curves to me, requiring me to be an academic, a team-player and a legislative drafter in training altogether.
How has it helped you develop as a lawyer?
I'd like to build upon my last point: the fellowship has helped me become a better academic, a much more organized team player, all the while instilling the skills a legislative drafter would need in the future. The lessons that the fellowship taught us move beyond the academic curriculum that we go through at our law schools, allowing us to truly integrate with and understand the intimate workings of society, the state, and law. Engaging with experts further allowed me to build focus on what the final impacts of our project could be in tangible terms for the society, separating the euphoric sense of bringing change from the ground realities of our work.
"A lawyer without history of literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
– Barrister Jahanzeb Awan, Chief Guest for the Graduation Ceremony, quoting Walter Scott to the Fellows while highlighting the importance of professional skills and integrity.
What advice would you give others thinking of applying for the fellowship in the future?
Firstly, anyone who wishes to be a part of the fellowship needs to be prepared to put a lot of time, attention, and dedication into yourself as an individual who is passionate about human rights. Start with an excellent application form as an exceptional CV could go a long way in helping you secure a position on the fellowship. However , this does not necessarily define what you need on your proposal, rather gives an idea of how much concentrated time you should be devoting to yourself.
Secondly, try to start thinking of how tangible your efforts can be for the fellowship and prepare yourself accordingly. You not only need to make a convincing case of your potential as a contribution to the team and the overall effort but you need to translate the expectations into reality as well. The fellowship will test your intellectual limits, that's for sure!
Fellows during a session with Trainers Ms. Orubah Sattar Ahmed and Ms. Marva Khan on the importance of a feminist perspective on the judicial jurisprudence
Finally, remember that what you learn would demand that you look at society from a different perspective, one that you might have been unaware of. Your new thoughts and ideas might not find a solid reception among the people you love, often leaving you ostracized or judged for possessing an unconventional but a valid opinion. If you want to be part of the fellowship, be ready to challenge the norms around your society as you would be leaving as a fighter and an advocate of human rights, not a feeble follower of societal norms with a fresh certificate of participation.
Ali Anwaar, Fellow 2021
Adal Aur Sehat Project's Fellowship Program
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Murri man Steve and his family return to 98.9FM in a new Got Suga* series focussed on the support available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with Type 2 diabetes.
In addition, local Indigenous community members from around Brisbane share their personal experiences with Type 2 Diabetes and how they're managing their condition.
A project e-newsletter is also available. Contact us to subscribe including "Got Suga" in the subject line.
Got Suga*, a project developed in association with Diabetes Queensland and 98.9FM, is sponsored by the Australian Government through the National Diabetes Services Scheme.
*Got Suga is a common expression used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with Type 2 diabetes.
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Brooklyn Book Club (BKBC) is a women's club team based out of New York City. Founded in 2012, we are a regionals level team that has maintained its strong emphasis on spirit and fun, while also competing at a higher level each year. We look for dedicated players who want to work hard, hone their skills, play hard and have fun!
Fill out our tryout form here!
BKBC is committed to growth as individuals, as a team, and as a community. In that spirit, our pre-season and in-season pod workouts remain open to all womxn and non-binary players, no matter what team, if any, you play with this summer. BKBC 2019 Team Toners, Chloe and Molly, are running optional pod workouts approximately twice a week in various locations across Brooklyn and Manhattan. Please request to join the email listserv here, to stay in the loop with our workout schedules and updates.
We work hard. we play hard. we read a lot of books.


First-class TRUMPF quality and expertise with low investment and operation costs – this is what you'll get with the 2D laser cutting machine TruLaser 1030 fiber. The TruDisk solid-state laser will win you over with its robust design and power that will last for years. The machine also makes the cut with its easy-to-learn operation, as well as numerous intelligent functions. Thanks to its convenient interfaces, the TruLaser 1030 fiber is also easy to automate or to connect to other machines.
Thanks to the LiftMaster automation, with the TruLaser 1030 fiber, you can be even more flexible and productive in your work.
The TruLaser 1030 fiber is especially productive at processing thin sheets of stainless steel and mild steel in a fusion cutting process. You can also use the machine to cut aluminium, brass, copper or laminated stainless steel in a fast and reliable manner.
BrightLine fiber will always give you the best cutting results – without compromise.
Parts can be removed easily thanks to the smooth cutting edges generated by BrightLine fiber.
The TruLaser 1030 fiber is not just a laser cutting machine but also the perfect chance to enter a world of new technologies. You can share the working time of the TruDisk laser of the machine with other machines, for example, with a laser tube cutting machine or a laser welding cell. This means you do not have to purchase separate lasers for these machines.
Thanks to the one-cutting-head strategy, the TruLaser 1030 fiber can cope with any material and sheet thickness at the press of a button. The focus position and focal diameter are automatically adjusted to the type of material and sheet thickness.
AdjustLine supports you in the simple adjusting of the cutting process to different material qualities. The function increases process reliability, above all when cutting material of a poor quality. This results in fewer waste parts and lower material costs for you. The operator can switch AdjustLine on or off at any time – programming is not required.
Maintain high cut quality for the long term with clean protective glass. A sensor constantly monitors the state of the protective glass, so that you always know when it needs to be changed. Cleaning and replacement are only carried out when required, saving costs.
One glance is enough: thanks to the Condition Guide function, you are always informed about the condition of your machine. A traffic light system shows the status of important elements that influence the cutting capability of the machine. Condition Guide will give you recommendations for action as required. Process diagrams facilitate forecasting as to when action may need to be taken. Maintenance work can therefore be planned efficiently.
The LiftMaster automation solution covers a broad range of functions. It loads and unloads and is also suitable for pallet handling. The LiftMaster Store and LiftMaster Store Linear functions connect your system directly to a store. LiftMaster Linear automatically loads and unloads sheets via its linear axis. It does this for up to three machines and a maximum of six tool stations.


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The 24 women on this year's list have engineered company turnarounds, forged new business models and burned down existing ones. But our Women to Watch Class of 2018 is united in another regard: They are catalysts for change within the industry and within the world at large.
This year's U.S. Women to Watch are using their voices and talents to do just that. They are making an indelible mark in business while also making the world a better place.
Berta de Pablos-Barbier, President, Mars Wrigley Confectionery U.S.
De Pablos-Barbier, now president of Mars Wrigley Confectionery U.S., is still flexing those muscles today. Starting as an intern at Mars in 1994 and moving up the ladder for a total of 16 (nonconsecutive) years at the company, she has gone from developer to food industry leader. She was promoted to her current position in 2017 after two years as VP of marketing for Mars Chocolate North America, where, among other things, she continued Snickers' "You're Not You When You're Hungry" campaign; introduced a new product, Snickers Crisper; and led the "Celebrate with M" campaign for M&M's 75th anniversary. That 2016 effort, which included a remade M&M's "Candyman" song, TV commercial and flavor contest, led the brand to grow sales eight times faster than the chocolate category and increased household penetration after three years of declines, according to privately held Mars.
De Pablos-Barbier left Mars in 1998 to sharpen her marketing skills in France for luxury brand Boucheron and later for Lacoste. She also started a children's clothing line with a partner. But the food industry still appealed to her, and in 2015 she moved to the United States to return to Mars.
She's also passionate about empowering women, which she says can be seen in Mars' Dove ad work, as well as its social causes. The company, for instance, has a goal to get all of its cocoa from certified sources by 2020, and pledged $1 million to CARE to support women farmers in Ivory Coast. M&M's iconic spokescandies have also appeared in an ad campaign to raise awareness about climate change and wind as part of the company's sustainability push.
I don't believe there are mistakes in life, just learning opportunities. However one of the biggest risks I took in my career, breaking out with a partner to start our own children's clothing company in France, taught me the most about myself. It was successful, but I missed working for a large and diverse company, with broad teams to collaborate with across functions and segments. Ultimately, I made the decision to leave and my partner successfully grew the company and brand. I have immense respect for entrepreneurs and startups and have taken a piece of that experience with me wherever I go, looking to instill that spirit of risk and curiosity in my teams and projects.
Adaptability has been one of my strongest assets. At times, it's been scary to try something new or different, but I always emerge stronger. I always tell my daughter, "Don't fear fear." It's how you overcome those fears or insecurities that show your strength. The mountain will always seem too big, the road too long, but with adaptability, you can tackle anything that comes your way. Always give it a go.
I'd love to have dinner with Michelle Obama. I was so inspired by her Partnership for a Healthier America and Let's Move! If I had dinner with Michelle, I would thank her for her work, bold choices, energy and willingness to transform and make a difference. I respect how she used her powerful position to create meaningful impact.
What's one thing the industry can do to encourage more women and people of color into its ranks?
I wish it was as easy as one thing, but there are multiple things. First and foremost, companies should be aware, commit and be accountable for their diverse hiring practices. Once we're able to attract top talent, we have to ensure we have flexible ways of working and create an environment where all associates can stay and grow.
Diverse employees should be thoughtfully recruited, retained and nurtured through employee resource groups and provided with appropriate internal supports.
As a Hispanic woman, I understand I have a responsibility to share my story and my career, and make sure we are committed to make and drive change. If you can see it, you can be it.
Article by Jessica Wohl, originally posted in Ad Age on May 28, 2018.


Easter is near at hand. She had a picture taken with an actor. I feel different after I've been in Jorge's house, like a portion of my mind that was previously busy finding ways for me to enjoy myself when I didn't have to be working is now fully focused on thinking about stoats all day long, and indeed I find that much more efficient, for stoats entertain me now every moment without fail. I can swim as well as you. Mr Aoyama has a large family to support. I gave up hope. The young King was married to his real bride, and both reigned over the kingdom in peace and happiness. I'll tell her right now. He is unable to manage his words. As is often the case with him, he was late for class today.
I like to play Icy Tower. Canada, too, began to prepare for war. I can't just give you this. What does Sehyo really think of the way we've been handling this problem? I just gave him one. You're fabulous. I've been hunting with her. You should ask her to help. I'll pay you a visit sometime. We have to work together.
Police and emergency workers often drink to excess because of the stress of their jobs. He likes swimming in summer. Don't pressure Glynn. That's not what Glenn does. Nicolas's fingerprint was evidence that he was there. What good's that going to do? I don't really watch TV. Tell Tracey it's not too late to sign up. What kind of part-time job should I get? Do it any way you can.
They have to repair their car. How's business? Spain once governed the Philippine Islands. I'm sure Siping would understand. The teacher gave us homework. Don't worry too much about the details. I blushed with shame. Joshua made the right decision after all. I know it's not a joke. The theory of relativity originated with Einstein.
I gave him two cakes and asked, "Are you going to eat them both?" The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness. The coroner is performing an autopsy on Triantaphyllos to find out what killed him. What's your marital status? Timo hopes Kit doesn't end up in jail. He had to submit himself to their decision. So, will you do it? Nobody hated my country. Why did it take so long? I helped Molly decide where to put the sofa.
You don't even need to worry about it. I'll be thirsty. I like the simplicity of her dress. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Clara doesn't play outdoors much. I like the red ones on the shelf. What's your favorite opera? I'll have to take an exam on real analysis. He described the accident in detail. She spent all afternoon cooking.
Here comes the train! The store where you buy groceries is called a grocery store. Have you already received the November issue of My Garden journal? They insisted on my making use of the opportunity. Good health is his capital. It's good to see you, too. You said I could talk to them. The romance about outer space still lives in a few of us. Did they ever find them? Louiqa is a bureaucrat.
They drove away. I didn't want the job. Mathematicians and scientists call a quantity which depends on direction a vector quantity. A quantity which does not depend on direction is called a scalar quantity. Leith lived alone in the woods. Let's talk about somebody else. Show me where the pain is. Please inform me of any changes in the situation. Since you're tired, you should rest. Can we talk about this inside? Francisco needs help badly.
The bread is in the oven. The problem isn't me. We will play football after school. Please don't leave me alone. She taught me so many interesting things. Sandy is the leader. Don't be late for work. I need to see you soon. See to it that no strangers come into this room. We should give Skef some space.
Tobias still hasn't quite learned the rules of the game. Can you get my bill ready? She could not refrain from tears. I feared the worst. We can't all be as smart as you. I've never been to a circus. The storm didn't cause any damage. A nearby town even considered becoming part of the neighboring state. They really just wanted lower taxes. You're being too hard on yourself. The European Union was created as a result of a desire to rise above French-German enmity.


Knobs Hill Road (Rude UK number 35) is now mostly industrial, but there is a small enclave at one end of the street where the splendor of its Victorian past is still evident. In this exclusive ghetto, a few of the old-wealth families still live in a style that most Londoners only know about from books. Gone are the liveried coachmen and footmen of the past, but there are butlers, chauffeurs, cooks, kitchen maids, and housemaids. The interiors of the houses display elegant wood paneling adorned with shining brass fixtures. The area is an island of highbrow elegance in the midst the lowbrow. Not far away, in Victoria Park, the Underage Festival and the High Voltage Festival are held every July.
After a walk through the enclave, Laetitia took her group to several art galleries. Afterward most of the group wanted to shop. Laetitia wasn't interested in shopping, so everyone agreed to meet at a nearby pub at a designated time. The pub they had chosen was working class. Laetitia sat at the bar within earshot of a table of young women, whose uniforms suggested that they were housemaids. A snippet of conversation she overheard provided the limerick of the day.
Where knobs of all shapes came in gobs.
As the delicious aroma of brewing Blue Mountain peaberry coffee wafted into the library or the Emerald Victorian, Laetitia was already deep in thought. She and her groups had been touring London, where the difficulty was not in finding interesting places to visit, but rather choosing from a multitude of options. In situations like this she usually spent some time scanning the library's collection of books, looking for an idea that could become the day's tour.
As she scanned, she was surprised to find Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in the collection. "I suppose it is a sort of mind-travel book," she thought. When she pulled the book from the shelf, she found an even bigger surprise. It was bookmarked. "Obviously," she thought, "This must mark the favorite passage of the Emerald Victorian's librarian, whoever that is." She began reading the bookmarked passage. It turned out to be The Miller's Prologue and Tale. She was about to put the book down and search elsewhere when she came to the disclaimer at the end of the Prologue, where the miller warns the readers that the tale is bawdy and that if they are easily offended they should skip to the next tale. As one who wrote bawdy text herself, she wasn't easily offended, so she continued reading until the end of the tale of the cuckolded carpenter, the young wife, the student, the moonstruck suitor, and the hot poker.
Still searching for the day's destination, she found Pert Close in Rude UK and decided to go there. Pert Close is about a block off Pinkham Way near the Muswell Hill Golf Club. The day's tour group, as it turned out, consisted entirely of golfers who had joined the tour because they wanted to play the Muswell Hill course. Laetitia made the necessary arrangements, and they made a brief stop at Pert Close on the way. Laetitia wasn't a golfer, so she decided to have a Pimm's Cup at the clubhouse while the golfers were on the course. The bar wasn't busy at this hour, so she had an opportunity to listen to several stories from the bartender, who happened to live on Pert Close. One of his stories had several elements in common with The Miller's Tale, and it became the basis for the multiple-verse limerick of the day.
And a lady who tended to flirt.
Before breakfast of biscuits digestive.
And they laughed when she'd no pantyhose.
And considered himself a fine bard.
To recite for her his verses amorous.
For the closed window thwarted his bliss.
And his timidness sloughed like a husk.
The lips that he kissed in the dark.
In a pub where he had a libation.
In the dark behind the open casement.
In the back of a nearby parked van.
That struck Curt right on his backside.
Was a new modern-day Super Soaker.
And young Norman moved to Isle of Wight.
As fine gossip recounted at dinners.
In London, near the Thames, Laetitia and her group went for walks in Green Park and St. James Park, not far from Buckingham Palace. Afterward they visited the Royal Mews and walked by 10 Downing Street on the wayto the Household Cavalry Museum. Fans of the film Accidental Tourist know that there are some people who don't like to leave home when they travel. Such tourists seek out McDonalds in Munich and Starbucks in London. This was the case with Laetitia's group today. When it came time for a late lunch, they wanted to go to a place that served hamburgers.
Laetitia found an appropriate place in her guidebook. They walked down St. James Street and under a narrow archway into a cul-de-sac called Blue Ball Yard. At the end of Blue Ball Yard is an upscale hotel and their destination, a bar that serves American fare. The walls and ceilings of the bar were adorned with British and American memorabilia from World War II onward, including American and British admirals, warplanes, sports items, pictures of celebrities and the like.
He said, "A limerick is a kind of poem, isn't it? There used to be an aspiring poet named James who was a regular here. People in the bar used to call him 'St. James' after the nearby street, but he called himself, 'The Bard of Blue Ball Yard.' The title wasn't a success; there's something about blue balls that isn't very appealing. Most of the other regulars thought it wasn't a very smart choice." Laetitia smiled and thanked him for his story. Then she wrote down the day's limerick.
Getting over that proved to be hard.
Arriving in London, Laetitia arranged with a local Blue Badge Guide to take her group on a city tour. When the tour was finished, they had lunch and then walked to Shaver's Place, a London alleyway listed as number 14 in Rude UK. As they started walking down Shaver's Place, they passed a pub called Old Hundredth and decided to stop in for a drink. The pub was Scottish; "Old Hundredth" refers to a hymn from the Geneva Psalter based on Psalm 100 that was an integral part of the Sunday service of many Presbyterian Churches in times past. The interior of the pub was adorned with a variety of Scottish memorabilia. There was a bust of Robert Burns, a variety of tartans, painted scenes from the highlands, crossed Claymores, and posters advertising Scotch whisky from various distilleries. Laetitia sat at the bar and ordered a pint of Black Douglass Ale. While she drank it, the bartender told her a story about a Scottish couple that lived in London and were regulars at the pub. Their story became the limerick of the day.
When locked in a loving embrace.
And imagined she would be as cute.
Especially when worn by a lass.
There would never have been a fur trade.
Just like Caesar and Queen of the Nile.


And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a mortal sin, you will ask, and God will give life to such a one—to those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin that is mortal; I do not say that you should pray about that.All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not mortal.
We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them. We know that we are God's children, and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Tomorrow's feast of the Baptism of Jesus brings us to the end of the Christmas season. So it is good today to recall the graces and gifts that have come to each of us (and those whose lives we have touched) since the beginning of Advent. How have I welcomed the Lord this Christmas season? In what ways has God stretched and challenged me over these weeks? Where do I find myself now in relationship with myself, with family and friends and co-workers, and especially with God? Which Christmas "gifts" do I particularly treasure this year?
What do I ask of the Lord today? Do I have confidence that our God, who has given me so much talent and time and opportunity, will indeed walk with me in holiness and in hope?
Lord Jesus, we have waited for your coming through Advent, and celebrated your incarnation in this Christmas season. Help us to incorporate the spiritual practices that we have developed, and the sense of joy that we have shared, and live them out each day this year. May we always remember that you walk with us each day. Amen.


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Batman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-Ray Deluxe Limited Edition Now Available
Batman: The Complete Animated Series Blu-Ray Deluxe Limited Edition has been released in the North American region. If you are interested, you can purchase the bundle, which comes with all 109 episodes of the series in addition to a few bonuses, with this link on Amazon.
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