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July 23, 2020 / All Stories
Ambassadors in action
Assembling the pieces of a blockbuster corporate culture.
Ireland-based AbbVie Way Ambassador, Loretta O'Brien, helps empower employees to become true champions of culture.
Ambassadors at large
Ambassadors come in all shapes and sizes. Whether it's the brand ambassador dedicated to raising brand awareness by providing stakeholders with a memorable experience, the goodwill ambassador advocating for a specific cause or global issue, or the diplomatic ambassador acting as representative to an entire nation, all share one crucial trait. Each must embody the multi-dimensional characteristics of mentor, influencer, advocate, and cheerleader -- all rolled into one.
What exactly, then, is a culture ambassador? And why might this type of ambassador be a gamechanger when it comes to ensuring positive outcomes in a corporate setting, while also helping to reinforce the way employees feel toward their organization?
At AbbVie, perhaps the answer lies with one-time medical professional and current employee, Loretta O'Brien. Feeling compelled to help others from as far back as she can remember, O'Brien's kind-hearted nature and heroic dedication to caregiving began with a nursing career in the late 1990s.
For years working in a large Irish hospital as a clinical nurse specialist in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), she provided support, encouragement, and advocacy for her many patients. More importantly, she was able to help empower her patients to actively self-manage their disease (where appropriate), as well as help them advocate for rapid access to necessary medical information and clinical care.
"As an IBD nurse specialist, the patient was central to the work I did," O'Brien recalls. "Wanting the best for every single patient, I was an ambassador on their behalf to ensure my patients' care package always reflected that."
One of the biggest life lessons learned from her many years in the medical field: everyone has the power within to become an agent for cultural change. With a little passion, and a lot of determination, her years in nursing taught her to embrace her inner ambassador, resulting in positive change for those patients lucky enough to be in her care.
Currently spending her days as a senior brand manager of rheumatology at AbbVie, and extracurricular hours as an Ireland-based culture ambassador, she maintains this unique vision of being a devoted advocate for others. She continues to use her caregiving 'superpowers' to help guide and empower AbbVie employees to become the champions of culture the company aspires each to be.
AbbVie Way Ambassadors: profile & purpose
How exactly do Loretta and her fellow culture ambassadors accomplish this seemingly daunting task? The company provides her and her colleagues worldwide with a unique platform to make possibilities real via the company's AbbVie Way Ambassadors, advisors whose sole purpose is to ensure culture remains priority number one throughout the halls of AbbVie.
The AbbVie Way Ambassador (AWA) program provides an internal network across AbbVie with a unique opportunity to align, promote and nurture a foundation of culture and to reinforce the company's core Principles. It not only provides insight into the diversity and culture at different AbbVie locations, but also helps to foster engagement and amplification of culture across the organization.
A global team of diverse, highly engaged employees, AWA's are, at heart, champions of culture. Tasked with going above and beyond their busy day jobs, and armed with the necessary tools and resources, AWA's are expected to assess gaps and define plans to execute the enterprise strategy of amplifying and driving culture at both the global and local levels.
To become an AWA is no easy feat. Candidates are assessed against a rigorous set of qualifications and competencies to ensure ambassadors are strong culture leaders and exemplars of the company's core behaviors. Duties include anything from reinforcing AbbVie's core set of behaviors; to partnering with leadership on localizing global initiatives; exchanging insights and best practices across the AWA network; and highlighting successes and elevating support needed to address challenges.
Currently boasting more than 140 members, with representation from 46 countries and across all functions, this group of qualified leaders serve as role models and catalysts on the ground (locally) to ultimately help drive the desired culture.
Amplifying culture via 'The Ways We Work'
At AbbVie, how employees work to achieve results matters. Behaviors matter. The company's cultural framework is not only rooted in who AbbVie is as a company (mission, vision, and core Principles), but is reflected in how each individual shows up to work every single day. The company culture is meant to guide the way 47,000 employees around the world work, innovate, collaborate, and treat one another; it reflects the company's collective set of voices and enables the company as a whole to have a remarkable impact on lives of patients worldwide.
A few months after AbbVie's inception in 2013, the company rolled out a core set of behaviors that all employees are to aspire to: The Ways We Work. This set of overarching behavioral guidelines fully embody AbbVie's working culture and were created to help reinforce one important mantra: how employees achieve results is equally as important as actually achieving those results. Not only have these behaviors become a guiding force in the way employees hold one other accountable for how they reach business goals, but they are firmly embedded in the company's talent and development practices.
For Switzerland-based AbbVie Way Ambassador and talent development manager, Skrollan Schwyn, culture has become a part of her DNA. She prides herself in walking the talk by not only living and breathing the company's The Ways We Work behaviors, but by inspiring others to do the same.
In her role as culture ambassador, Skrollan takes a page from the 70/20/10 model of learning and development to help teach and reinforce the company's core set of behaviors: 70% through experience, 20% through relationships and 10% through training. "Every training, every workshop and every leadership program is fully aligned with and designed to maximize learning, development and to support AbbVie's vibrant culture," Schwyn says.
So what exactly does a day in the life of an AWA look like?
For O'Brien, being an influencer of culture often takes the form of elevating support, addressing challenges, providing input and guidance (where necessary), and working to lay the framework for culture in her Irish affiliate. She is also tasked with identifying the necessary resources to support the implementation, monitoring and sustainability of global initiatives by acting as role model and promoter for driving culture at the local level.
Most recently, it meant connecting (virtually), and on a regular basis, to assess feedback and share insights on how culture may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. She, along with her team of cross-functional Irish colleagues, were inspired to course-correct quickly and create several virtual classes – mindfulness, TRX exercise, and chair/floor yoga programs – to help advocate for her fellow colleagues. Seasonal recipes were also shared for people to attempt at home during lockdown.
In the United States, AbbVie Way Ambassador, Reema Raghavendra, spends her days focused on strategic planning in AbbVie's R&D discovery strategic portfolio management department. An AWA since 2017, her passion stems from the infinite number of extraordinary ideas present at the grass-roots level of the organization.
One shining example of how Reema works to influence and drive culture: a networking open house held bi-monthly at AbbVie's Bioresearch Center (ABC) in Worcester, Massachusetts. These informal sessions are meant to provide employees with a platform with which to showcase their science, ask questions, seek advice, and discuss hot topics. "The popularity of this program has not only flourished since its inception in 2016," Raghavendra recounts, "but has provided an outlet for employees to share on-going innovations with other groups, as well as work together to solve problems, solicit ideas and collaborate in an effective and valuable way."
Celebration of culture
Built from the ground up, with input from employees across the country and around the globe, AbbVie's diverse work culture has enabled the company to establish a collaborative environment where all voices are heard, all ideas are welcome, and everyone pushes boundaries to find innovative ways to combat pressing global health threats.
To acknowledge these admirable efforts, the company is proud to hold its first-ever Celebration of Culture week in July 2020, dedicated to honoring the culture AbbVie has developed over the last seven years. Among the large volume of available workshops and virtual events, highlights include: 1) a special appearance by Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush sharing personal insights about the importance of culture in today's modern business landscape; 2) members of AbbVie's executive leadership team hosting an interactive panel discussion on why equality, diversity, and inclusion is critical to AbbVie's culture and business; and 3) a conversation with the AWA Leadership Team providing insight into how AbbVie employees are continuing to promote the diverse workplace culture at the center of the organization.
Accountability is key
At AbbVie, employees are often reminded that accountability is key to the cultural success of the company. AbbVie employees are the driving force in amplifying the culture -- what employees do every day impacts the company's culture.
Held equally accountable, AbbVie Way Ambassadors continue to work diligently to help steer the course, provide support, and ultimately ensure culture remains a top priority across the organization.
"AbbVie culture, as I perceive it, is multifaceted, ambitious, innovative, curious, fresh, playful, brave, and thus – human," Schwyn says. "Culture at AbbVie does not just happen; it has been deliberately designed and has become an integral and exciting part of our daily lives."
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Bible translated into the language of the common people.
1348 AD, Black Death plague sweeps Europe and England.
Bradwardine begins teaching that God alone is able to save men from their sins by His sovereign grace.
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In one of his duties, Wycliffe learned more about the motives of the Pope and began calling Pope Urban, anti-Christ.


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In this rollercoaster solo performance, Sohn takes the audience through the real, the virtual and the kitsch – in a study of both madness and loneliness. Tamago is a fight and a lullaby.
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TV and Digital Adaptations for 'Skin&Earth' Comic by Singer Lights in the Works from eOne
Erlene S. July 22, 2018 Leave a Comment
Entertainment One has officially acquired the rights to the graphic comics series Skin&Earth by Alternative singer Lights with intentions of adapting it for television as well as digital and gaming content.
The series is set in a post-apocalyptic future and was released in July of 2017 alongside the singer's fourth studio album of the same name. The series consists of six issues and tell the story of Enaia Jin, who ends up traveling into a fantasy world that includes romance, cults, gods and mortals while attempting to find her own true nature.
In an inteview with SweetyHigh, Lights talked about wanting to do something like this for years. The singer said, "I'm just such a fan of both mediums, so why not be the first one to really do it? It's been done slightly in a couple of ways before, but I don't think it's been done to this degree, so closely tied to an album and certainly not with a woman or in pop music."
Lights wrote both the comic and the album at the same time and the two draw on each other, although technically speaking, the 14 song album is based on the comic and not the other way around.
Have you read the series or listened to the album? How did you feel about them? Let us know how in the comments below!
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I hope your business isn't doing too badly for lack of the goods; I know how much your dunmeri patrons love Liliah's sujamma. This batch should reach you quickly enough; Asgar seems to be a promising young lad, strong as a shalk, and his quick wit makes for a nice change in this dreary place. Remember to ask him about the time he caught and rode a dreugh all the way to Narsis, he'll have your inn rolling about in tears.
Lledras insists on sending you his account of the "incident", make what you want of it. Convey my love to Liliah (along with a little gift for her).
I must apologize to you for not being able to make your shipment to you this month. But I am sure you will understand once you hear my reasons, for I was privileged to a remarkably bizarre encounter that is truly unimaginable. Do you recall how I told you about the spellcasters I came across last year in an abandoned cave that I chose to spend the night in, and how they enchanted my guar so that it flew off with all the goods? This incident is stranger still!
I arrived in Davon's Watch three days ago, and was making my way on the new road connecting Davon's Watch to the beautiful city of Ebonheart. I longed to have a drink at the finest tavern in all of Stonefalls, the Ebony Flask (Have you ever lodged there? You surely must!), and greet my old friend Goveled. That drink was to be delayed, I'm afraid, for you would not believe what I saw on the road. Nay, I could not believe it myself, had these fleshless creatures not called out to me by name.
Skeletons. Yes, you read that right. There were about ten or fifteen of them, walking gaily along the road as if they did this every day, singing out loud of things that I dare not put to words. I clutched my guar closely as soon as I spotted them, and hid behind a large boulder so that I would go unnoticed. I was waiting for them to pass by, for fear that I would be abducted. That was when I saw that something was amiss, that it wasn't just a band of laughing, singing skeletons. Huddled right in the center of the group, naked but for his smallclothes (as can be seen dancing in many of your northern inns) was a trembling nord begging for mercy. Clearly these skeletal beings were escorting him somewhere.
I was mesmerized by this sight. I wanted to run away, and my guar kept trying to escape my grasp as well. But I decided, against all rational thought, to follow the skeletons and observe them from a safe distance (how often do you get to be a spectator to such things anyway!). This was the point my guar broke free of my grip and sprinted away, along with all the goods I was supposed to deliver. I shrieked after him, which in hindsight was a mistake, for one of the skeletons heard me and whispered in my head.
"Lledras," said he (it?) in a hoarse, rasping voice, "Come, be merry with us! Watch as we turn this mortal into one of us." The man beseeched me to help him, but I wasn't sure of what I could have done.
I followed them at a distance, both enraptured at the sight, and horrified at the thought of what would happen to me once they were done with this man. He was a strange one too, I felt. At times he seemed to be petrified with fear, at others he appeared to be going along with the skeletons' banter, as if it were a charade. As we neared Ash Mountain, the man pleaded for some water and a morsel of food, at which point one of the skeletons led him to a nearby lava pool, and offered to feed him his own flesh! Thankfully they decided not to follow through with this, although they did enjoy making the man walk around barefoot (did I mention he was naked?) on some newly cooled lava. He danced gleefully and sang along with them, and somehow he did not sustain any burns.
All this time thoughts of escaping were forever in my head, but whenever I would hesitate, I would hear whispers of "Lledrasss," from behind me, so I kept on going.
We arrived in Davon's Watch, back where I'd started. Not one of the residents seemed to notice this strange procession; singing skeletons forcing along a naked man along the streets, although I did get some odd looks. Did I smell of fear? It was very likely. Vivec knows what they thought of me.
The courtyard in front of the Bank of Davon's Watch was where they stopped. I hovered behind them to see that they had formed a circle around the man, as if they were about to embark on a ritual. And that they did, whispering stories of long gone ghosts and the ghosts to come, casting numerous arcane spells upon this poor individual, who was screaming in agony.
"Come to us, mortal, may you be stripped of all flesh until bones remain.
Come to us, mortal, may you be rid of all torment and worldly pain.
Come to us, mortal, may the Lord of Bones cleanse the blood from your veins.
The skeletons just stood there for some time, scratching their heads (skulls?). I wondered if they had forgotten about me, and decided to slip off to the market square. Just as I was leaving, I heard the same dreadful rasping voice inside my head, "Lledrasssss, you're next!" Terrified, I stole a guar from the stables and ran as far as I could towards the plantation.
That concludes my strange tale of how I lost the goods that were to be delivered to you, patron, as well as my guar. The farm owners are not at all pleased about the replacement guar, as it trampled over and ate all the cabbages. I now have to tend to those cabbages, so I'm afraid I might not see you again. So once again, I must apologize for these unfortunate events, but know that I am not sorry to have witnessed them.


Honda has just launched the fifth-gen CR-V in India with a price tag between Rs 28.15 lakh and 32.75 lakh (ex-showroom pan-India). At this price point, the CR-V takes on the likes of the Skoda Kodiaq, Hyundai Tucson, Volkswagen Tiguan and the Mitsubishi Outlander. So, let's take a look at how the new CR-V fares against its rivals on paper.
The 2018 CR-V is certainly not the largest SUV in this comparison, however, it is the third longest here after the Kodiaq and the Outlander. It is also the second widest of this bunch, after the Kodiaq. The new CR-V has the shortest wheelbase here, so don't expect it to offer the roomiest cabin here.
Since only the Tucson and the Outlander are available with petrol engines among its competition, we will pit the petrol CR-V against these two SUVs only.
The CR-V is the least powerful SUV here. It produces 1PS/3Nm and 12PS/33Nm less than the Tucson and the Outlander, respectively. The Mitsubishi, with its larger 2.4-litre motor, is the most powerful car here. As far as transmission is concerned, where both the CR-V and the Outlander comes only with automatic transmissions in the form of CVT with paddle shifters, the Tucson gets a 6-speed MT as well as a c onventional torque converter 6-speed AT.
All SUVs are available with a diesel engine except for the Mitsubishi Outlander. So it is excluded from the comparison below.
The CR-V continues to be least powerful car here as well. The Tucson takes the crown as it makes 35PS/60Nm more than its nearest competitor, the Skoda Kodiaq. The VW Tiguan comes third, ahead of the CR-V. It makes 23PS/40Nm more than the Honda. Where the Honda SUV loses the power game, it makes up for it in terms of fuel economy. It is the most fuel-efficient, ahead of the Tucson, Tiguan and Kodiaq. One of the biggest reasons behind the CR-V's frugal nature is its 9-speed automatic transmission.


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Q: Read Custom HttpHeaders using C# I am uploading a file to server. I have set FileName as custom header into my HttpRequestMessage. I am unable to read this header on server side.
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(file, FileMode.Open))
{
    HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
    client.BaseAddress = new Uri("http://localhost:54616/");

    HttpContent fileContent = new StreamContent(fs);
    HttpRequestMessage httpMsg = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "Api/FileHandler");
    httpMsg.Content = fileContent;
    httpMsg.Content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("application/octet-stream");

    httpMsg.Content.Headers.Add("FileName", Path.GetFileName(file));

    var httpTask = client.SendAsync(httpMsg).Result;
}

On Server Side:
var input = Request.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result;
var allHeaders = Request.Content.Headers.GetValues("FileName").ToList();

It throws InvalidOperation exception.

A: You have to realize that HttpContentHeaders is wrapping the headers that are Content headers. You cannot expect to add your custom ('FileName') header to it and read it later.
Use the regular Headers collection instead:
// write
httpMsg.Headers.Add("FileName", Path.GetFileName(file));

// read
var fileHeaders = Request.Headers.GetValues("FileName").ToList();

Or, if you insist on HttpContentHeaders, use its ContentLocation property which returns a Uri:
// write
httpMsg.Content.Headers.ContentLocation = new Uri(file);

// read
Uri file = Request.Content.Headers.ContentLocation;

Also, before reading your header value, it's always recommended to check whether that header exists at all (so you'll avoid the Exception):
if (Request.Headers.Contains("FileName"))
    fileHeaders = Request.Headers.GetValues("FileName").ToList();

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European Car Registrations Press Higher
by Robert Brusca February 16, 2017
European car registration rose 4.1% in January, building on a small gain registered in December. Registrations as well as the three-month moving average of registrations are showing strong, accelerating gains from 12-month to six-month to three-month. The simple 12-month gain is at 11.2%; the gain for the associated moving average is at 6%.
A broad acceleration
Each of the countries identified in the table also shows accelerating sales on this three-period comparison with one exception. The U.K. shows sales slowing over three-month compared to six-month. It also shows a small gain in registrations in January after an outright drop in December. Vehicle registrations in the U.K. have been very strong for some time. But now the U.K. is facing its Brexit uncertainty and the pound sterling has dropped sharply.
Expanding!
The chart shows that the gains in vehicle registrations and retail sales levels have been expanding more or less together. In recent months, vehicle registrations have slowed a bit more than retail sales. However, both series have a good deal of volatility and both still appear to be on solid expansion paths.
Robust? Not yet, but sales shift more to 'ro' and less to 'bust'
Retail sales levels have finally exceeded their level in the pre-crisis period. But vehicle registrations remain well below the peak and ordinary levels of activity that used to prevail in Europe.
Weak yes but not forever...
On balance, vehicle registrations and retail sales tell a good story of what the European recovery has been like. After all this time, and even with ongoing population growth, vehicle registrations remain significantly below pre-cycle levels of activity, a testament to Europe not being back all the way to a normal environment. Although retail sales levels have surpassed their past peak, this is a very weak performance implying extremely weak average percentage gains in sales over the last eight years. Indeed, for most of the last eight years, retail sales have contracted relative to their peak sales levels. Even now calculating sales on a moving base, year-over-year sales are lethargic. That sums up the European situation. There is growth, but it is lethargic. And still oil prices are pressing higher that is raising inflation, but core inflation remains largely unaffected. The ECB is being pressed to begin to consider unwinding its supportive monetary policies. Mario Draghi is not yet ready to do that. But clearly the times they are a changing. Growth in the U.S. is showing signs of firming as well. There is evidence of not just a European upswing, but of something more global in nature. If that stays in gear, it will be a game changer for policy.


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It has been a difficult couple of years and I'd like to congratulate everyone on their tenacity and for prioritising their studies, despite the challenges; most people will have had exams disrupted, many will have had to deal with isolation and loss. We need, more than ever, to come together as a community online and on-campus and support each other in our learning, teaching and professional development. Covid-19 has changed the way we work and study. As we prepare for our September 2021 in-take, we are planning ways to welcome and support students as they arrive at – or return to – campus.
SOAS is open! Please check all the latest Covid advice on our Covid-19 Information pages. We remain attentive to changes in government guidance with regard to the pandemic; we are planning to deliver lectures online and will be holding most seminars on campus so that students have a chance to meet each other and their lecturers. We will also be returning to a fuller campus experience, including access to library resources, study spaces and student services. The health of our students and staff is extremely important and we will be implementing appropriate measures to minimise the risks of Covid transmission.
We'd like to invite you to get to know some of the research in our department.
Professor Jonathan Goodhand leads the team investigating how to build sustainable economies in the aftermath of war. His research team look particularly into illicit economies, and their work on Drugs and (Dis)order.
Professor Laura Hammond heads up the London International Development Centre Migration Leadership Team (LIDC-MLT), which has partners around the world. Discover output including blogs and a twitter-feed.
Several colleagues have recent books:
·Dr Althea-Maria Rivas' book Security, Development, and Violence in Afghanistan: Everyday Stories of Intervention presents her research into people's lived experience of interventions in Afghanistan, highlighting the diversity, relationships, and interdependence of external actors and Afghan communities.
·Professor Christopher Cramer's latest book, African Economic Development, is available for download.
·My book, Cultural Resistance from Below. Power and Escape through Capoeira, was also published last year, and is accessible as a series of vlogs.
We appreciate that everyone will have questions about university life in the coming months. If you have questions about your programme, please contact your Programme Convenor: you can find out who your convenor is by following the link to your programme on the Development Studies Degree Programmes webpage (scroll down to find the convenor). They will be happy to answer any questions you may have about your forthcoming studies, and can advise on optional modules as well as core modules.
If you have any questions about the enrolment process, new students please visit this webpage; returning students should look at Re-enrolment for Returning Students. If you have any problems with enrolment, please let the programme convenor or our student support team at devstudies@soas.ac.uk know.
Information about term dates, reading weeks and so on can be found on Term Dates. You can find information about what days lectures will take place via the Timetable 2021-2.
Otherwise, see you – online or on-campus – in late September!
BA Development Studies at SOAS
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rank in the 2021 QS World University Rankings for Development Studies.
In 2016-17 we celebrated 25 years of teaching Development Studies at SOAS, making us one of the oldest and best established programmes in the country.
BA Development Studies (single or combined), seven taught MSc programmes, Research Degrees and Summer Courses
Unrivalled expertise of regional development in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. An outstanding reputation for the study of non-Western development processes and systems of thought
4th in the world (7th in 2017) (QS Rankings 2018)
92% student satisfaction for teaching and 90% student satisfaction overall (National Student Survey 2016)
Variety of teaching formats, including lectures, seminars, and one-on-one dissertation tutorials
7:1 UG applicant/place ratio
Unrivalled expertise of regional development in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin AmericaAn outstanding reputation for the study of non-Western development processes and systems of thought
Research clusters: Labour, Movements and Development; Neoliberalism, Globalisation and States; Violence, Peace and Development; Centre for Water and Development; Migration, Mobility and Development; Agrarian Change and Development; and Development Policy, Aid, Institutions and Poverty Reduction.
Many of our staff are regularly engaged in a wide range of research with international development institutions, including United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organisations, and government development departments.
Alumni and student stories
Louise Callaghan BA Development Studies and History
"Working in the Middle East, it was a huge advantage to have been at SOAS because you make all these connections that you can use later on in life."
What's been incredibly helpful is that at SOAS I had a lot of classes with people who came from very different backgrounds to me.
Ahmad Al-Raashid MSc Violence, Conflitct and Development 2016 - 2017
"The programme was highly recommended to me by some friends who studied it and went on to excel in their careers afterwards."
The programme was highly recommended to me by some friends who studied it and went on to excel in their careers afterwards.
Joe Buckley MSc Labour, Social Movements and Development
"Deciding to come here will be one of the greatest decisions you ever make. You will find a warm, welcoming second home in the centre of London."
Do not be surprised if you discover that you are drinking coffee with a former Malaysian political prisoner, or sitting in a lecture next to a journalist who reported from Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring. Both have happened to me. Every single person at SOAS has an interesting story to tell, and adds something unique and valuable to our community. So will you.
Daniel Campbell BA Development Studies 2015 - 2018
"It had always been my dream to work in the humanitarian sector but having left school at 16, I lacked the necessary academic background to do so. As it is possible to argue that every humanitarian crisis is intrinsically linked to a contexts underlying development, I wanted to study a degree in International Development to enable me to look at crises holistically."
It had always been my dream to work in the humanitarian sector but having left school at 16, I lacked the necessary academic background to do so. As it is possible to argue that every humanitarian crisis is intrinsically linked to a contexts underlying development, I wanted to study a degree in International Development to enable me to look at crises holistically.
Ivan Dunduro MSc Research for International Development 2013 - 2014
"The course outline fit exactly what areas I wanted to develop professionally as a Monitoring and Evaluation professional."
The course outline fit exactly what areas I wanted to develop professionally as a Monitoring and Evaluation professional.
Inger Lise Ellingsen, University of Oslo Study Abroad Programme
"The best way to find something to do is to follow the weekly SOAS student email, where most student societies and activities are posted."
It is truly an international place where you meet people from all around the world, practice foreign languages and broaden your knowledge and perspective on life.
Roku Foku, Vassar College Study Abroad Programme
"The lecturers are passionate about teaching and the students have a passion to learn. "
My experience of living in London was diverse. London doesn't seem to lack in anything. My friends and I brought a challenge upon ourselves to find activities which the city could not offer. Fortunately we failed!
Jason Hill, Tufts University Study Abroad Programme
"SOAS has exceeded my expectations; in fact, I could not be happier with my lecturers and their courses"
I think the friends I've made are the most gratifying part of the study abroad experience. Some of my favourite memories of SOAS come from the late night conversations shared over mugs of tea with my flatmates. Though classes and academics are an important facet of studying at SOAS, I am just so impressed with a number of other SOAS students
Matthew Juden MSc Research for International Development 2013 - 2014
"This programme was a perfect way for me to take my background in philosophy and apply it to a set of real-world problems, as well as urgent questions of how best to investigate those problems. "
This programme was a perfect way for me to take my background in philosophy and apply it to a set of real-world problems, as well as urgent questions of how best to investigate those problems.
Nina Kaysser MPhil Development Studies
"The past two years at SOAS have been most challenging and stimulating at the same time."
SOAS, with its renown expertise in regional Studies and an emphasis on looking beyond the disciplinary boundaries of standard economic approaches, provides the ideal research environment to tackle questions of regional development in an interdisciplinary and empirically sound manner.
Ingrida Kerusauskaite BA Development Studies and Politics
"SOAS is a unique University that combines both academic excellence and a vibrant, active and innovative student body."
SOAS is a unique University that combines both academic excellence and a vibrant, active and innovative student body.
Roohi Khanna MSc Research for International Development 2013 - 2014
"I was keen to enrol onto a masters programme that offered practical skills and knowledge that could be applied in a non-academic professional context"
I was keen to enrol onto a masters programme that offered practical skills and knowledge that could be applied in a non-academic professional context
Katalin Kovacs BA African Studies and Development Studies
"To be here is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I can develop my academic skills and grow personally. My studies have been exciting and rewarding."
Previously I just dreamed about SOAS. I had some lectures on Africa while studying Social Anthropology in Hungary, and I discovered that my professor had studied at SOAS. This made me work hard to join SOAS.
Saliha Majeed-Hajaj MSc Migration, Mobility and Development 2012-2013
"I wanted to study the MSc Migration, Mobility and Development because it felt like a really innovative programme"
I wanted to study the MSc Migration, Mobility and Development because it felt like a really innovative programme which would allow me to look at migration through a critical and analytical lens.
Freya Mohamed MSc Environment, Politics and Development 2017 - 2018
"With a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology, I did not feel as though I was suitably qualified to follow my career dreams. After doing some research, I found SOAS's Department of Development Studies and saw that they offered an MSc in Environment, Politics and Development. "
With a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology, I did not feel as though I was suitably qualified to follow my career dreams. After doing some research, I found SOAS's Department of Development Studies and saw that they offered an MSc in Environment, Politics and Development.
Robtel Neajai Pailey PhD Development Studies
"Above all, being at SOAS is like coming 'home'. It's a place where I feel entirely comfortable in my own skin, while also being challenged to question who I am, and what I stand for."
SOAS seems to attract students who are both intellectually engaged with the world around them, and committed to making an impact in that world. I wanted to be a part of that magic. For example my cohort group of MPhil/PhD students represent some of the most humble and committed practitioners, activists, and intellectuals I've come across in one setting.
Rebecca Newsom MSc Environment, Politics and Development 2013/14
"I had been working for a communications agency for several years prior to going to SOAS, and hadn't quite found my passion at work. I knew I wanted to work in the field of environmental politics, and I wanted to set myself up for that. "
I had been working for a communications agency for several years prior to going to SOAS, and hadn't quite found my passion at work. I knew I wanted to work in the field of environmental politics, and I wanted to set myself up for that.
Nuren Sherali Parpia BA Development Studies and Africa
"SOAS provides students with plenty of flexibility to explore their talents and discover new ones"
Being at SOAS is a privilege I have greatly appreciated academically as well as socially. It really is a gem that surfaces unheard voices and unseen faces
Mikaela Parrack BA South Asian Studies and Development Studies
"My choice to study at SOAS was the best decision I ever made; being a student here is an exciting and unique experience."
I have had the chance to read the most up to date, often controversial and revealing perspectives on South Asia, presented by leading academics who will often actually be members of the South Asia Department Faculty itself. My choice to study at SOAS was the best decision I ever made; being a student here is an exciting and unique experience.
Mia Eskelund Pedersen BA Arabic and Development Studies
"The atmosphere at SOAS is incredibly stimulating, and learning in an environment with such a diverse group of engaged students has really made for a very unique learning experience."
I had studied in an international school in India that focused a lot on extracurricular activities, and going to SOAS seemed like a natural continuation of my studies.
Edwin Price MSc Development Studies 2017-18
"Prior to undertaking the MSc in Development Studies at SOAS, I worked at a private sector organisation as a consultant and researcher."
Prior to undertaking the MSc in Development Studies at SOAS, I worked at a private sector organisation as a consultant and researcher.
Maryam Ramadan BA Social Anthropology and Development Studies
"Truly, deeply and sincerely, I love my time at SOAS and I cannot but seriously recommend that you choose to come here. I guarantee you that you will feel like part of the 'family' straightaway!"
Being at SOAS has been one of the most interesting experiences in my life, from both a social and academic point of view. The School has an atmosphere like no other place I have ever been. In fact, after my first visit to the university, I decided that if I did not get my grades, I would not go to any other place!
Lucy Rawlings MSc Globalisation and Development
"SOAS has offered me a truly international education that I do not feel I could've received anywhere else."
The course has lived up to my expectations one hundred percent and I have especially valued hearing from the experiences of my fellow students who come from a range of countries and backgrounds, some from academia and others who have worked within NGOs, governments, and large corporations.
Anna Sowa MSc Migration Mobility and Development 2010-2011
"I was grateful to be able to continue learning Arabic during my MSc at SOAS and was encouraged by academics to go for relevant opportunities"
I was grateful to be able to continue learning Arabic during my MSc at SOAS and was encouraged by academics to go for relevant opportunities, including an Erasmus training course on the Euro-Mediterranean region and a UK Irrigation Association-sponsored trip to Morocco.
Caitlin Sturridge MSc Migration, Mobility and Development, 2009-2010
"The Department of Development Studies benefits from world-leading migration specialists engaged in an array of innovative research projects."
The Department of Development Studies benefits from world-leading migration specialists engaged in an array of innovative research projects.
Jo Tomkinson MPhil/PhD International Development
"SOAS is an utterly special institution, unrivalled both in the UK and internationally. It is a space where ideas at the margins of the academic mainstream develop, flourish and spread."
The Department of Development Studies here is a microcosm for all that is special about SOAS. The critical political economy perspective taken to the many vexed questions of development will give you a way of seeing the world that challenges mainstream thinking.
Josephine Tsui MSc Globalisation and Development
"The flexibility of the department to customize my classes was extremely appreciated so I could focus on the gendered component of globalisation."
The SOAS Globalisation and Development program brought me a global political element to my past food security background.
Fayrouz Yousfi MSc Globalisation and Development 2016 - 2017
"I joined the Department of Development Studies at SOAS because of the quality of the course it provides and its critical approach to the industry of international development."
I joined the Department of Development Studies at SOAS because of the quality of the course it provides and its critical approach to the industry of international development.
Katherine Wycisk, Wake Forest University Study Abroad Programme
"Londoners are the friendliest people you'll ever meet, and one conversation will shatter forever the image of the British as cold and aloof. "
Walk everywhere, and look around while you do. If you don't find something interesting within five minutes you're clearly not looking hard enough.
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Fortunately, the exmaple is not constrained by documented values. We can infer that "Context" is the type to pass for a context and that no parent means to level. We might have guessed those before, but it's nice to be reminded that people writing useful code are more reliable than people writing text *about* code, especially since the people hosting Lua aren't themselves writing in it.
There was a bit of a SNAFU there - while the UI.CreateContext and UI.CreateFrame documentation does exist, there's a bug preventing it from being displayed normally. I had to copy/paste it in manually and I kind of flubbed one of the pastes. UI.CreateContext takes a single parameter which is just a name, equivalent to UI.CreateFrame's name parameter. That's all. I'll probably modify the examples to not pass in "Context" as a name since that's moderately ambiguous.


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Scottish Country Dance of the Day
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DANCING RESOURCES
WELCOME TO An Entertainment Site for Scottish Country Dancers - Enjoy the curated selection of theme-related dances for celebrations and holidays, or find a dance associated with a special calendar day, or EVEN your own birthday!
Celebrate the coming of spring with an Easter dance! There was a festival for "Eastre", a Saxon goddess of fertility, in pre-Christian times which was integrated into the Christian calendar. The date is moveable, because the calculation is based on phases of the moon.
In Scotland, to this day, "hot cross buns" are baked, containing spices and fruit and with a white pastry cross. In days gone by, on Good Friday, no ploughing was done and no seed was sown.
The custom of rolling painted, hard-boiled eggs down a hill took place on Easter Monday.
Selected Dances
(click for more holiday folklore and background information)
Easter Day Theme Collection
The Hot Cross Bun
Hot Cross Buns are a traditional fruited yeast bread enjoyed during the pre-Easter season. There are many myths and traditions associated with this Lenten treat. Due to the symbolic cross on top, hot cross buns hung in a kitchen are said to protect the household from evil spirits, prevent kitchen fires, and ensure that all breads baked that year will turn out well. Additionally, taking hot cross buns on a sea voyage is said to provide protection from shipwreck! And it is said that those who share a hot cross bun will enjoy a strong friendship and bond for the next year, according to the rhyme: "Half for you and half for me, between us two, good luck shall be." Vintage and modern recipes included!
the first day of Spring
Even if your own Spring Chicken days are past, it's Spring - a time of new beginnings and the season of rebirth. With urban and suburban homesteading on the rise, it is now quite popular to keep chickens and have access to fresh eggs. The colours of eggs laid by chickens are dependent on both the breed and the conditions that hens are subjected to .... sunlight, feed, etc ... . Breeds that naturally produce blue and brown tinged eggs can result in eggs of all shades! Easter Egger chickens, a variant of Araucanas and Ameraucanas breeds can produce a variety of egg colors such as blue, green, brown, sage, olive, cream, and rose! 🐣
The Easter Egg
Whether you have mid-century modern memories of dye tablets and vinegar baths; use natural vegetable/fruits/herbs to dye your eggs; or have a family tradition of elaborate egg decorating techniques from Eastern Europe, coloured and decorated eggs have played a prominent role in Easter and Spring celebrations since ancient time and are heavily imbued with symbolic and mystical connections. In some traditions, it was the women's task to decorate the Easter eggs. During this process, men were not allowed within the house, since it was believed they could cause bad luck by putting a spell on the eggs! When finished, the decorated eggs were thought to bring luck and fortune to the owners, and could be used to protect the family by burying a decorated egg at the front door of one's home. So whether you decorate them, roll them, hunt for them, tap them, or eat them, Happy Easter! 🥚
An Easter Basket Index of Dances
(click for dance description or cribs)
The majority of dance descriptions referenced on this site have been taken from the
Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary or the
Scottish Country Dancing Database
Snapshots of dance descriptions are provided as an overview only. As updates may have occurred, please click the dance description to be forwarded to a printable dance description or one of the official reference sources.
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SARO WIWA: Activists Want FG To Hold Shell Accountable
November 9, 2015 Comments Off on SARO WIWA: Activists Want FG To Hold Shell Accountable 17 Views
Activists across the world under the aegis of Friends of the Earth International have demanded justice for Ogoni people asking the Nigerian government to compel Shell to pay the full cost of cleaning up recommended by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).
The call coincides with the 20th anniversary of the murder of playright Ken Saro Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders at the hands of the Nigerian dictatorship of Sani Abacha.
Known around the world for his struggle with oil giant Shell, Ken Saro-Wiwa is now a figure acclaimed globally for showing how people power can win over polluting corporate giants and dirty energy.
The social and environmental crisis and injustice exposed by Ken Saro Wiwa in the oil-rich and massively polluted Niger Delta are still ongoing; the people of Ogoniland are still suffering from the effects of fifty years of land, air and water pollution by the oil industry.
"Ken Saro Wiwa's legacy is not only a major source of inspiration to the people of Nigeria, it also serves as a beacon of hope to people across the world struggling for environmental justice," said Friends of the Earth International chairperson Jagoda Munic.
"Oil companies such as Shell continue to dodge their responsibility. They must prevent further spills, clean up, and provide adequate compensation to people affected by oil pollution in Nigeria, " said Godwin Uyi Ojo, executive director of Friends of the Earth Nigeria / Environmental Rights Action.
On November 9, ERA/FoEN is organising its annual National Environmental Consultation, which will end with a Ken Saro Wiwa Night Vigil. On November 10, ERA/FoEN and social and environmental activists from around the world will gather in Port Harcourt for a 'Freedom March for Ken and other activists'.
Friends of the Earth Netherlands, along with four Nigerian farmers, brought a lawsuit against Shell in The Netherlands for oil pollution in three Nigerian villages. This is the first time that a Dutch company has been brought before a Dutch court to account for environmental damage caused abroad. A judgement is expected on Friday 18 December. [1]
A British lawsuit resulted in 76 million euros compensation for the farmers and fisherman of the Bodo area, in Ogoniland, whose livelihoods were destroyed by two oil spills. Shell's initial offer of compensation was 5,500 euros. [2]
Four years after the 2011 publication of a groundbreaking report by the UN Environment Programme UNEP on oil pollution in Ogoniland, the reports recommendations have still not been implemented and the people of Ogoniland continue to wait for justice and a chance to escape the devastation of the oil industry.
The resilience of the Ogonis and persistent pressure by local and international civil society is however starting to bear fruit : the present government of President Buhari recently committed to the implementation of the UNEP report. With an initial pledge of 10 million USD there are high expectations that the proposed governing body to oversee the clean up will be inaugurated soon.
" Because the UNEP report recommendations still have not been implemented, the Ogonis remain shortchanged and justice denied. Shell and the other companies, as well as the Nigerian government should immediately implement the recommendations. Shell should also compensate communities affected by continuing oil spills and agree to pay their share of the full cost of cleaning Ogoniland and other affected areas of the Niger Delta, " said Godwin Uyi Ojo, executive director of Friends of the Earth Nigeria / Environmental Rights Action.
On 3 November 2015 oil giant Shell was nominated for the Pinocchio climate awards. Nominees include dirty energy companies whose activities are harming communities worldwide. Shell was nominated for its legacy of environmental and social devastation in Nigeria. Other nominees are Total, the oil and gas giant, for infiltrating the European renewables lobby, Avril for pushing biofuels, Chevron, Yara and mining company Anglo-American.
The awards winners will be announced at a ceremony in Paris on December 3, during the UN climate summit. [3]
IN NIGERIA
Philip Jakpor, Media & Communication, Friends of the Earth Nigeria / Environmental Rights Action + 234 (0) 80 37 25 69 39 or email philitorium@yahoo.com
Godwin Uyi Ojo, Executive Director, Friends of the Earth Nigeria / Environmental Rights Action +234 (0) 81 35 20 84 65 or email gloryline2000@yahoo.co.uk
IN THE NETHERLANDS
Friends of the Earth Netherlands / Milieudefensie press office, +31 (0) 20 5507 333 or email persvoorlichting@milieudefensie.nl
IN BRUSSELS / PARIS / PINOCCHIO CLIMATE AWARDS
Colin Roche, extractive industries campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe
Email: colin.roche@foeeurope.org +32 (0) 489 598 984
[1] For more information on the court case see https://milieudefensie.nl/english/shell/courtcase
[2] For more information on this lawsuit please see
http://business-humanrights.org/en/shell-lawsuit-re-oil-spills-bodo-community-in-nigeria
[3] For more information on the Pinocchio climate awards : http://www.pinocchio-awards.org/
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Q: addEventListener - second parameter pass as a variable? function my_function_name() { console.log('get it'); }
var eventname = 'click';
var functionname = 'my_function_name';
document.getElementById('test').addEventListener(eventname, functionname);

If I run those script, I get the following error:
"Uncaught TypeError: EventTarget.addEventListener: Argument 2 is not an object."
What I have to do, that I can pass the second parameter of addEventListener as a variable?

A: You can assign your function to a variable like this
window.my_function_name = function() { console.log('get it'); }

Note that I'm using window object because I don't know how you define your scopes, but I'd suggest that you should keep your function in some other variables
And lastly, to access your function by that function name
document.getElementById('test').addEventListener(eventname, window[functionname]); //don't forget the bracket

A: The reason your code is not working is because you are sending a string as the second parameter of addEventListener whereas it is expecting to receieve a function reference.
You can write like this.

var eventname = 'click';
var functionname = function(){ console.log('get it'); }
document.getElementById('test').addEventListener(eventname, functionname);
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width:150px;
height:150px;
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Invitation to tender, deadline 16.09.2017, for procurement, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of various power supply works including associated civil works, required for diversion of 220 kV and 33 kV Transmission Lines along with the transmission towers belonging to M/s Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. in Aarey depot area for Mumbai Metro Line 3. For any additional information contact MMRC's e-tendering service desk at www.tenderwizard.com/MMRC, tel 022-26597654/022-26597672.Visit https://www.tenderwizard.com=>. Tender n. MMRC/MM3/REL-PYL/NIT/18R. 37/17.
Postponed to 05.10.2017 the deadline for the invitation to bid for Design, Manufacture, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of E&M works comprising of Electrical Sub Stations with HT and LT works, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (VAC), Fire Detection Systems, Fire Suppression (Fire Fighting) Systems, Building Management System (BMS), EOT cranes, Air-Compressors including compressed air piping works and Plumbing Pumps for the Depot Buildings including OCC and at grade Aarey Station for Mumbai/Bombay Metro Line 3. For further information contact MMRC, attn. R. K. Sharma, Mumbai, +91 22 26590150, fax +91 22 26590150, email ramesh.sharma@mmrcl.com. Visit https://www.tenderwizard.com. Contract n. MM3-CBS-DEM. 37/17.
On 20.06.2017 the bids opened for Pre-Qualification for procurement of Rolling Stock for Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 project. The following six companies submitted the bids: Hitachi Ltd, CAF SA, Mitsubishi Corporation, Alstom Transport India Ltd & Alstom Transport SA (Consortium), Kawasaki Heavy Industries & BHEL (Consortium), CRRC Nanjing & CRRC Changchun & CRRC International Corporation Ltd (Consortium). Evaluation is under process. Visit https://www.mmrcl.com/sites/default/files/PQ%20BID%20RS%2020-06-17_0.pdf. 37/17.
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) awarded two key contracts for the Electrical system works of 25 kV Traction and Power supply system of Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ of the Mumbai Metro Line 3.
M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd has been awarded the work of Power supply system.
Consortium of Alstom Transport India Ltd & Alstom Transport S.A has been awarded the works of 25 kV AC Traction system.
The works consist of setting up three receiving substations, laying Overhead Rigid conductor system in Underground tunnel alignment for the 33.5 km route length, commissioning of state of art SCADA system in Control office and other associated works. The substations are being planned in a compact size using a Gas insulation scheme which is the latest technology in the field of power systems. Visit https://www.mmrcl.com/sites/default/files/MMRC%20awards%20Electrical%20works%20contracts%20for%20Metro%20Line%20III.pdf.
MMRC (Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation) received 6 bids (from Voltas Ltd; Blue Star Ltd; Consortium of ETA and Polycab; Jakson Ltd; Sterling & Wilson Pvt. Ltd; Sam India Builtwell Pvt. Ltd) for procurement of the state of art Depot (Electrical & Mechanical) system for Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor. The works includes Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of E&M works.Visit https://www.mmrcl.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Release_Depot%20EM.pdf.


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Clémentine is an animated series from the 1980s co-produced by French and Japanese studios.
Clémentine Dumat is the 10-year-old daughter of a French aviator and former World War I Ace Pilot, Alex Dumat. She becomes wheelchair-bound following an airplane accident caused by the demonic entity Malmoth, who seeks to capture her soul and make her his plaything. As she travels the world with her father and younger brother Petit-Boy, looking for a cure that will restore the use of her legs, she meets famous figures from legend and literature in her dreams, and with the help of the fairy Hemera, foils Malmoth's evil schemes in both the dreaming and waking worlds.
Created by Bruno René Huchez, Clémentine was inspired both by Huchez' love of Anime - he was one of the producers responsible for bringing anime dubs to French television - and by his own childhood, as his mother used to tell him stories about a young girl and her fantastic journeys when he was ill. The first and best-loved season, 26 episodes long, featured Clémentine's adventures in various literary, legendary and historical settings, accompanied by Hemera and her pet kitten, Hélice.
A second season was based more on contemporary (1920s) figures, but its weaker plot line and the poor quality of the artwork made it significantly less memorable.
A rumored live-action film has been rotting in Development Hell for years. It apparently would have been a Turkish/American co-production.
Clémentine provides examples of the following tropes:
Action Dad: Clémentine's father, Alex Dumat. He was a veteran of World War I, has won several prizes for his aviation skills, and often puts them to use for a good cause, such as delivering medicines to sick children in Africa, or searching for Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Ancient Egypt: Clémentine's penultimate adventure, in the first season, has her travelling back in time to meet Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known to history as Akhenaton, and his son-in-law Tutankhamon.
Badass Adorable: Hélice. For a cute little kitten, he can be remarkably heroic and combative.
Book Dumb: Clémentine's little brother, only referred to as "Petit Boy", isn't too good at schoolwork, and often ends up wearing the dunce's cap.
Bowdlerise: Some scenes got cut in the two U.S VHS releases note "Clementine's Enchanted Journey", and "Clementine: A Young Girl and Her Dreams" (both spelled without the é [accented e]).
Christianity Is Catholic: Naturally, this being a French series, the Catholic Church makes a couple of appearances. In Clémentine's Spanish adventure, Chief Inquisitor El Draco is a villain, but he is clearly shown to be a tool of the demon Malmoth rather than a "true" Catholic. A far more positive portrayal is of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha , a young Iroquois girl who is victimized for being a Catholic convert, but finally ends up saving the day and winning the respect of her tribe's chief.
Circus Brat: Eole, the trapeze artist whom Clémentine befriends, and who eventually falls in love with and marries Alex Dumat.
Cute Kitten: When hospitalized following her accident, Clémentine falls into a pond while trying to save a kitten, and both of them are saved by a kindly nurse. She later adopts the kitten and names him Hélice, which is French for "propeller".
Despair Event Horizon: Towards the end of the first arc, poor Clémentine falls prey to this, as she thinks she'll never be able to walk again. Hemera will have none of this, and shocks her out of it by showing her a young girl whose life is far more miserable than hers.
Family-Unfriendly Violence:
During Clementine's adventure in Japan, a samurai commits seppuku. Onscreen.
In the German adventure, Reseda, the princess, is attacked by a giant mole. She counterattacks him by taking a knife and stabbing him in the chest. Even blood is visible. However...
Family-Unfriendly Death: ...unfortunately for her, he takes no damage, pulls the knife back from his chest and kills her off the same way. She does not come back.
Funny Animal: A cast full of them, whose adventures sometimes form side-plots to the main arc:
Hélice, Clémentine's pet kitten and inseparable companion.
Gontrand, a partly deaf, cranky, philosophical old cat who lives on the airfield at Villacoublay.
Starlett O'Wawa, an acrobatic circus dog who falls in love with Gontrand.
Ginette, a performing circus flea who can write, and who acts as Gontrand's hearing aid.
A few other circus animals, including a performing elephant, an acrobatic monkey, and a goat.
Good Colors, Evil Colors: Hemera's color is blue, while Malmoth's is red.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Eole is a sweet circus girl, and her hair is light blond.
Historical Domain Character:
Kateri Tekakwitha really lived, and was a Catholic convert from a Canadian Indian tribe; however, she wasn't the White Magician Girl that the series portrays. Incidentally, she was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI, and is now Saint Kateri.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery was an adventurous aviator and storyteller, best known for The Little Prince. He puts in an appearance at the beginning of Clémentine's Egyptian adventure, having crashed in the desert and being rescued by Alex Dumat.
Clémentine's first dream adventure is set in Venice, and features Leonardo Da Vinci, portrayed as a Renaissance man and genius, but also the inventor of the Italian gelato.
Pharaoh Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV), his queen Nefertiti, and his son-in-law Tutankhamon are all real people from ancient Egyptian history, though the historical Akhenaton was by no means the saint-like, idealistic monarch portrayed in the series; and Tutankhamon certainly did not marry Clémentine.
Hollywood History: The beliefs and reign of Akhenaton, during Clémentine's Egyptian adventure, are romanticized, almost to the point of Artistic License – History. Akhenaton was actually quite a terrible ruler, and he didn't exactly "give his people a God of love, years before Christianity"; he was just an early monotheist who wanted all his people to worship the Sun God, Aton.
Ill Girl: Clémentine spends most of the series wheelchair-bound.
Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Starlett, to Gontrand; he's a grumpy old cat, but she awakens his hidden romantic side, with hilarious consequences. For example, when she's captured by Mollache, he dresses up as Zorro to save her, and later, he sings her a hilariously terrible version of Édith Piaf's classic love song, La Vie en Rose.
Meaningful Name:
Clémentine's implacable demonic enemy is called Malmoth; mal means "evil" in French.
Hélice, Clémentine's kitten, originally gets his name because the tuft of hair on his head looks like a propeller (hélice, in French). Later, during Clémentine's adventures, Hemera gives him an aviator's cap with a real propeller on top, enabling him to fly for real.
Hemera, Clémentine's guardian angel, has a name that means "dawn" (or "day") in Greek.
Mollache, the cowardly, villainous circus owner, has a name that evokes both his physique (molle could be translated as "soft" or "weak", as in the slang phrase chiffe molle - literally "wet rag", but idiomatically "wuss" or "weakling") and his personality (lache means "coward" in French.) Also, the name sounds suspiciously like Moloch, a mythological demon.
Engelhardt, Alex's Worthy Opponent from World War I, has a name that literally means "angel heart" in German. By the time we meet him, he's living in cozy domesticity, and his wife puts Clémentine to bed after their journey.
Minion with an F in Evil: Mollache, the first of Malmoth's lackeys, is a comically inept villain who gets a beating (or, more accurately, a sweeping) even from Clémentine's housekeeper.
Missing Mom: Clémentine and her brother are raised by their father, who is a widower, with a little help from their housekeeper, Léonie.
Opposites Attract: Gontrand, a curmudgeonly philosopher of a cat, and Starlett O'Wawa, a vain and flirtatious circus dog, end up being a couple quite early on in Season One. They often fight like cats and dogs, but are also genuinely fond of each other.
Or Was It a Dream?: In the beginning, it seems as if Clémentine's adventures with Hemera are just the dreams of an imaginative young girl. However, at the end of Clémentine's African adventure, she is shown to have a small burn that she acquired while escaping from a volcanic eruption in her "dream", and at the very end of the first season, when Malmoth is defeated in her dream, she is cured and is able to walk again.
Parent with New Paramour: Clémentine's father, Alex Dumat, meets Eole, a pretty circus girl, in the very first episode. They are married by end of the first season. This counts as a Type 1: Clémentine and Eole generally get on well note (the only time Clèmentine is mean to Eole, Hemera quickly sets her straight and she apologizes), and she's a Parental Substitute when Alex isn't around.
Real-Place Background: Clémentine's hometown is Villacoublay, a suburb of Paris notable for being the location of a lot of pioneering work in French aviation.
The Roaring '20s: The story is set in 1925, and Clémentine gets to meet historical figures from that era such as Charles Lindbergh.
Worthy Opponent: Engelhardt, a German World War I ace who had many confrontations with Alex Dumat in combat. When they meet after the war, they're on much friendlier terms; the Dumats stay in his house as guests, and his wife Lieselotte tells Clémentine a bedtime story.
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Q: Add an item with common key to a dictionary in python I have this:
items = {{'project':'Project 1','description':'Task description','time':1222222},
{'project':'Project 2','description':'Task description 2','time':1224322},
{'project':'Project 1','description':'Task description 3','time':13222152}}

And I need something like this:
resultitems = {
    'project':'Project 1','pritems':{
        {'description':'Task description','time':1222222},
        {'description':'Task description 3','time':13222152}},
    'project':'Project 2',pritems':{
        {'description':'Task description 2','time':1224322}},
    }

of simply the name of each project as a key
I've tried this approach:
resultitems = {}
resultitems['Project 2'] = {}
resultitems['Project 2'].update(..)

update does not work, since it replaces the previous value
in php, it was easy,
$resultitems['Project 2'][] = array(...)

but don't find the way to do this in Python

A: result_items = {
    'house project': [{'task': 'cleaning', 'hours': 20}, {'task': 'painting', 'hours: 30', etc.],
    'garden project': [{'task': 'mowing the lawn', 'hours': 1, etc.
    etc.
}

A: Your variable 'items' is not correct. If it is a list of dictionaries, it should be:
items = [{...}, {...}, {...}]
Please write the source of the data, from where do you get the data. This will determine the way you will fill in the desired dictionary. If you already have the data as in 'items' (i.e. a list of dictionaries), then here is how to converted it:
items = [{'project':'Project 1','description':'Task description','time':1222222},
{'project':'Project 2','description':'Task description 2','time':1224322},
{'project':'Project 1','description':'Task description 3','time':13222152}]

dct = {}
for e in items :
    if e['project'] not in dct :
        dct[e['project']] = []
    dct[e['project']].append(dict([(k, v) for k,v in e.items() if k != 'project']))
print dct

and output is:
{'Project 2': [{'description': 'Task description 2', 'time': 1224322}], 'Project 1': [{'description': 'Task description', 'time': 1222222}, {'description': 'Task description 3', 'time': 13222152}]}

A: Finally, I used this:
newdata = {}

for data in result['data']:
    try:
        newdata[data['project']].append({"description":data['description'],"start":data['start'],"time":data['dur']})
    except:
        newdata[data['project']] = []
        newdata[data['project']].append({"description":data['description'],"start":data['start'],"time":data['dur']})

print newdata

And the result has been like this, and this is what I needed:
{
u'Project 1': [
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T18:09:41-03:00', 'description': u'Task 1 name', 'time': 1432000},
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T17:42:36-03:00', 'description': u'Task 2 name', 'time': 618000}
    ],
u'Project 2': [
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T20:14:16-03:00', 'description': u'Other Task Name', 'time': 4424000}
    ],
u'Project 3': [
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T22:29:51-03:00', 'description': u'another task name for pr3', 'time': 3697000},
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T19:38:02-03:00', 'description': u'something more to do', 'time': 59000},
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T19:11:49-03:00', 'description': u'Base tests', 'time': 0},
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T19:11:29-03:00', 'description': u'Domain', 'time': 0}
],
u'Project something': [
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T19:39:30-03:00', 'description': u'Study more', 'time': 2069000},
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T15:46:39-03:00', 'description': u'Study more (2)', 'time': 3800000},
    {'start': u'2015-07-09T11:46:00-03:00', 'description': u'check forms', 'time': 660000}
]
}

by the way, I was no asking about the structure itself.. instead what I needed was someway to program a "something like this" structure.


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Olympic Oracles: A Rat, Rabbit and Otters Predict Sochi Results
A clairvoyant rat, a prescient rabbit and a pair of precocious otters are all predicting the results at Sochi's Winter Olympics
By Simon Shuster / Sochi @shustryFeb. 14, 2014
It doesn't take much to get on TV during the Winter Games in Sochi. All you need is a rat, a box and a couple of little flags, and you have yourself an Olympic oracle. Earlier this week, two biology students in the Siberian city of Tomsk were clever enough to figure that out. They put a rat in a box, called the rodent Shurik and said it could predict the results of Olympic hockey matches. State TV cameras came running to their dorm room and the rat was soon on the national news.
Things started to snowball for Shurik when his prediction turned out to be right. On Thursday morning, he sat down next to the bowl of raisins underneath the Russia tricolor — not the (almost identical) Slovenian tricolor — indicating that the home team would win. And a few hours later, they did, with a score of 5-2. At least a dozen other Russian media outlets then ran with the soothsaying rat story. One of the students who put Shurik in the box, Elizaveta Gul, explained the phenomenon this way: "Why do you think rats abandon a sinking ship first?" she reasoned. "They are smarter than us."
Judging by the popularity and prevalence of these animal oracle stories, she may be right. In the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, the public relations officials at the local zoo pulled exactly the same trick this week with a female bunny named Varezhka. And it worked again. "First she ran to the bowl labeled Russia, spun around it a little bit, then ran to the Slovenia label," said the zoo's spokesman, Igor Permyakov, who gave the play by play. "However, she returned to the Russia label eventually." And despite the rabbit's flirtation with the rival flag, she got even more news coverage than Shurik the rat. Russia's main state-run television channel, Vesti, featured her predictions prominently.
It's hard to blame them. The most popular stories coming out of Sochi have not been about the athletes, the politics or the weather. They have been about the city's stray dogs, and it is not the first time that creatures with more than two legs have dominated the coverage of a global sporting event. Remember Paul the German Octopus? He correctly predicted all seven of the matches that Germany played in the 2010 World Cup, and became an international superstar in the process. Tragically, he passed away a few months later, leaving a crucial vacancy in the Sochi Olympic line-up.
A pair of otters tried to fill it long before the rat and the rabbit came along. Not only were they cuter, but they had more western-sounding names – Harry and Ashley – as well as the added advantage of actually being in Sochi. Zhanna Zazina, the deputy head of the Sochi aquarium, claimed on Thursday that the otters had so far been correct in six of their seven predictions, which they make by choosing among a set of floating rings in a tank of water, each labelled with a different country.
The reporters on the story were unable to confirm this independently, but Ingrid Rylance, a self-proclaimed animal psychic in the United Kingdom, is unsurprised by the animals' reported accuracy. All animals are potential soothsayers, she tells TIME. "They were here way before us. They have vast amounts of knowledge. They don't use the telephone or Internet to communicate. They go straight to management, if you know what I mean," says Rylance, who worked for 22 years in the pharmaceutical industry before she was made redundant two years ago and went into telepathy. According to her website, a psychic animal reading, as well as a psychic reading for people, both go for 40 pounds a pop, or about $67.
But the communications only work, she says, if the people involved are open to the "psychic energy" of the animals. When informed that this reporter is not open to the psychic energy, she ran a test over the phone line from her home in Swindon, U.K. "Are you wearing anything red?" No, nothing. "Do you have a baseball cap?" No. "Do you wear one sometimes?" Never. "Okay, well, maybe I can't make a connection to you," she said.
It was just as well. There seem to be plenty of journalists in Sochi more than eager to embrace the psychic energy of just about any creature, swimming or crawling, with a claim to predicting the Olympics. More than a week into the Games, the media center is getting restless and the features well is running dry. "We're digging deep," one American television producer complained to me the other day. "We're trying to see if there's something else we can do about the dogs."
Meanwhile, humans are performing incredible feats all around us. Olympic speed skaters go faster than 40 miles per hour. Ski jumpers fly more than 200 meters through the air. The skeleton events send men and women flying head first down shoots of ice. But the idea of zoological clairvoyance still seems irresistible. So on Saturday, when Russia and the United States face off in hockey at one of the most exciting matches of the Games, Harry the otter will be the frosting on the journalistic cake. For the record, he's predicting Team America to win.


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