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Q: How to compare two branches in github with GraphQL? Can we compare two branches with the Github GraphQL?
From their v3 rest API, you can do:
/repos/:owner/:repo/compare/:base...:head
(docs: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/commits/#compare-two-commits)
and this works with SHA's, branches, tags, etc.
However, I'm unable to find it's equivalent GraphQL query in the docs.
This is my attempt so far :
I'm able to get the list of commits for each branch seperately, however, the entire history is loaded and I would only like the difference between canary branch and nightly branch.
query{
  repository(owner:"samridh",name:"release-generator"){
    name
    branch0: ref(qualifiedName: "canary"){
      target{
        ... on Commit {
         history(first:100){
           ...CommitFragment
         }
       }
      }
    }
    branch1: ref(qualifiedName: "nightly"){
      target{
        ... on Commit {
         history(first:100){
           ...CommitFragment
         }
       }
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment CommitFragment on CommitHistoryConnection {
  totalCount
  nodes {
    oid
    message
    committedDate
    author {
      name
      email
    }
  }
  pageInfo {
    hasNextPage
    endCursor
  }
}

This would have been done as :
/repos/samridh/release-generator/compare/nightly...canary
in the v3 REST API

A: Unfortunately, after scrolling through hours and hours of the github community page, it seems that as of this date, the API is not migrated on the v4, and must be done via v3 itself.
However, the v3 API only supports 250 commits, any commits beyond that will be ignored and not shown. This can be worked around using graphQL though.
Fire this query to get the starting and ending points:
query getStartAndEndPoints {
  repository(owner: "samridh", name: "release-generator") {
    endPoint: ref(qualifiedName: "canary") {
      ...internalBranchContent
    }
    startPoint: ref(qualifiedName: "nightly") {
      ...internalBranchContent
    }
  }
}

fragment internalBranchContent on Ref {
  target {
    ... on Commit {
      history(first: 1) {
        edges {
          node {
            committedDate
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

This will give you the start and end date of the query.
Plugin these values to :
query findDifference{
  repository(owner:"samridh",name:"release-generator"){
    ref(qualifiedName: "canary"){
      target{
        ... on Commit {
         history(
                  first : 100,
                  after: $(value of previous end cursor) #keep it empty first time
                  until : $(endDate),
                  since: $(startDate),
                  ){
           ...CommitFragment
         }
       }
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment CommitFragment on CommitHistoryConnection {
  totalCount
  nodes {
    oid
  }
  pageInfo {
    startCursor
    hasNextPage
    endCursor
  }
}

and extract all the oid, 100 at a time ( Github GraphQL only supports 100 at a time )
Finally, you can call the v3 API, likewise :
/repos/samridh/release-generator/compare/<commit1>...<commit100>
/repos/samridh/release-generator/compare/<commit101>...<commit200>
/repos/samridh/release-generator/compare/<commit201>...<commit300>

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The Araksa Tea Plantation is, by its own website's declaration, one of the oldest in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. That's not to say that it's the oldest garden, or the oldest processor of teas. But by modern, Western-ish tea garden standards, that appears to be true.
Araksa—which in Sanskrit means "Preserve"—was first plotted in 1939, utilizing assamica trees (by clone or seed) that grew plentifully in the area. Northern Thailand has a rich history of tea processing, dating back as far as the 1200s. Sheng puerh(-like) tea is the stock and trade for some of the Thai hill tribes in the area. But more established plantations were a rarity.
Like many such enterprises, though, this particular garden was abandoned, likely due to shifting economic whims. As a result, the garden went feral for several decades. It wasn't until 2014, when the garden shifted to new owners, that tea production of a sort resumed. However, making tea alone wasn't the sole emphasis.


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Sophie Cunningham has been a writer and publisher in Australia for thirty years. A former publisher and editor, she is the author of two novels, Geography (2004) and Bird (2008). For the City Series, she wrote Melbourne (2011). Warning: The Story of Cyclone Tracy, her most recent book, was published by Text Publishing in 2014 and was long-listed for both a Walkley Award and the Kibble Prize. She is a former Editor of Meanjin, and until recently was Chair of the Literature Board of the Australia Council. She is a founding and current board member of The Stella Prize, a prize for Australian women's writing. She lived in Brooklyn, New York, in 2014 and is now based in San Francisco, California. She is currently writing a novel called This Devastating Fever, about Leonard Woolf's time in Ceylon in the early 1900s, and a collection of linked essays, tentatively entitled 50. She won the 2015 Calibre Prize for her essay 'Staying with the trouble'.
Peter Rose has been the Editor of Australian Book Review since 2001. Previously he was a publisher at Oxford University Press throughout the 1990s. Rose has published several books of poetry, a family memoir, Rose Boys (2003, now a Text Classic), and two novels, the most recent being Roddy Parr (Fourth Estate, 2010). His essays have appeared in The Best Australian Essays, and he edited the 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Australian Poems (Black Inc.). Peter Rose's long experience in publishing and the literary world complement the magazine's history of central involvement in Australian letters.

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Recently I have been browsing around looking for some information on copyright infringement and what astonished me was that all I could find was content based .gov, .edu and wiki pages. Copyright and trademark are hot topics now and I am sure many people searching for them are interested in finding a professional consultant service rather than a question-answer thing.
I did manage to find a few "Copyright Lawyer's" websites though offering help with copyright infringement remedies and trademark registration. What struck me was that those firms lacked professional design and properly optimized landing pages.
Formulate a clear call-to-action (better several of them in key places) = make sure the visitor will take action.
Choose color scheme which looks official; hey, you are not selling candies here!
Show me your testimonials – make me want to believe you!
Make your free offer more eye-catching; stress that it's urgent – use "now" for example.
Make each site element meaningful – the most prominent part here lists some terms with no evident prompts what they stand for. Don't distract your potential customers' attention.
Be personal – people will trust a name, and add your founding lawyer's personal story.
List your services in clear, readable format.
Add some graphics – there's nothing to catch my eye at your site!
Give your contact information on the landing page – don't make your potential client go to another page to reach you.
Navigation menu catches the visitor's eye, don't distract his attention. List only key information there.
Those are landing pages? That are trying to direct me to a specific course of action? Wow…those really are bad examples.
Getting a Landing Page just right is often a balancing act — brevity versus detail.
I'm just checking to make sure that those landing pages aren't mine… no they aren't.
I'm trying to formulate a landing page right now. This is very helpful! The bullet points make it easy to follow and impliment. Thank you!
Great List of things to focus on.
I've been trying to get my layout correct, but get carried away with themes. You article was useful for reviewing my site and getting it back to basics.
Thanks for sharing this because it is helpful to everyone might as well to those who are just starting up. There are key points to apply whenever someone creates a landing page. We are all tired of those landing pages that looks like nonsense and we're looking for something that is unique but very convincing.


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Dennis (Denny) Willis (ca. 1920 – Londen, 17 maart 1995) was een Schotse komediant.

Willis werd geboren als zoon van theatermaker Dave Willis, die komische sketches opvoerde in theaters in Schotland. Willis nam veel van de ideeën van zijn vader over. In 1962 had hij een eigen komische televisieshow op ATV, de Denny Willis Show.

De bekendste sketch van Willis is waarschijnlijk het stuk The Fox Has Left Its Lair, waarmee hij als Denny Willis and the Quorn Quartet langs verscheidene theaters in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en daarbuiten trok. Een drietal zingt het lied met een kettingrefrein, de vierde probeert mee te doen maar wordt steeds door de (voor hem onverwachte) bewegingen van de anderen op de grond gegooid.

In 1941 werd hij vader van dochter Bobbie Willis, die net als haar vader en grootvader het vak van comédienne zou gaan beoefenen.

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The beautiful lotus flower made from genuine Jade in Guangzhou, China. Its leaf is made of Taiwan Jade and its stem is made of wire covered with silk. It is an ideal decoration for your living room, dinning room, office and kitchen.


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Alo Water: One of the Fastest Growing Juice Companies.
Alo Water is a beverage company that specializes in the manufacture of organic juices made from fruit and vegetables. These are pure drinks that are free from GMO's and additives. They not only offer single-flavored beverages but also a combination which has been proven to have wonderful effects in the body.
The products are based on Aloe Vera, which is cultivated in a rich farm in Thailand. All Alo drinks are made of 25% aloe Vera pulp, natural ingredients and water. There are no thickeners and emulsifiers as in other drinks.
Alo Drinks otherwise known as Alo waters was founded in 2008 by Henry Chen. Chen realized that many people were not aware of the health benefits of aloe Vera. All people knew was the 99% bitter taste associated with aloe Vera. Chen found a way to make sweet Alo drinks that could actually appeal to those who like organic drinks, especially the vegans.
Formerly, the US Asian and Hispanic communities had been importing similar drinks from the Korean market. This gap saw the rise of Alo drinks which has gradually risen into a renowned organic beverage store in the US and Canada. However, Chen decided to go all organic and natural, this is the main reason for Alo Drinks' popularity.
A drink composed of original aloe Vera combined with honey. This helps in soothing the bitter taste from aloe Vera.
Combines the advantages of wheatgrass and aloe Vera giving a great natural energy source.
Combines three flavors, namely, cranberry, pomegranates and aloe Vera. This makes a perfect combination of an anti-oxidant.
this is a peculiar combination of olive tea, green tea and aloe Vera. The olive tea is blended into the green tea then mixed with aloe Vera. This makes a good anti-oxidant.
Alo waters is a reputable company that has risen in ranks over the past years due to its unique line of products. Owing to the unique composition and variety of its products, Alo Waters boasts of a rich background in promoting human health.
In 2010, Alo waters ranked as Silver Finalists in the 2010 SOFI Awards for the Best Cold Beverage. The event, hosted by Fancy Food Show aimed to identify the best beverage producers in the beverage category.
Alo Waters has an estimated annual sales revenue of about $ 7.2 million.
For the best anti-oxidants, coolants and organic beverages. Alo Waters should make a perfect stop. To all the vegans and go-greeners, Alo has got you covered.This article will help you learn more about Alo Water.
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A Year On, Have We Lost the Plot?
First there was Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution, then came Libya's bloody war, Syria's ongoing crimes against humanity, Yemen's forgotten struggle. And somewhere in between there was and continues to be Egypt's so-called "revolution."
By Rania Al Malky
The closing statements by Mubarak's lawyer in court earlier this week encapsulate the absurdity of the situation Egypt finds itself in on the first anniversary of the January 25 uprising.
Guess what you fools, Farid El-Deeb told the court and Egyptians at large, Mubarak is still the president of Egypt, he has legal immunity, so this court isn't even fit to try him.
Ever since the trial began on August 3, with Mubarak facing charges of complicity in killing and wounding peaceful protesters during the early days of the popular uprising that eventually ousted him, the optimists have been trying to convince the pessimists that even if we didn't achieve anything at all; even if the police, both civil and military, continue to commit gross violations of human rights; even if the economy is still on the brink of collapse; the fact that Mubarak has been removed, that the inheritance of power scenario has been buried once and for all and that the icons of his regime are behind bars facing charges of corruption and profiteering, is, in itself, a colossal achievement.
But then El-Deeb says that Mubarak is still the president. Mubarak did not formally resign, he merely gave verbal instructions to then vice president Omar Suleiman to announce that he was delegating the armed forces to "run the affairs of the nation," which did not amount to a resignation.
In fact, El-Deeb went on to argue; since Mubarak still has immunity the court has no jurisdiction over his case. Indeed how can any court dare to put the "wounded eagle" in the dock, a man whose tribulations El-Deeb has compared to the persecution endured by none other than the Prophet Mohamed himself.
While the absurdity of his argument is at a scale that defies any reasonable response, closer inspection reveals that the wily wolf isn't that far off the mark, at least from SCAF's point of view. Why else hasn't Mubarak spent a single day in jail?
So this whole year was a figment of our imagination? Mubarak is still the president of Egypt. That argument was circulated months ago and swiftly dismissed as one of El-Deeb's legal trickeries. Apparently not. Apparently he thinks that the absurd notion is admissible in court.
I salute the presiding judge Ahmed Rifaat for not succumbing to the natural instinct to instantly hold El-Deeb in contempt of court and throw him into a jail cell for 24 hours not only for insulting him and his panel with this ludicrous assertion, but also for insulting the intelligence of 82 million Egyptians and the memory of hundreds of martyrs and thousands of wounded who've been led to believe that the court was going to bring them justice from the man they hold ultimately responsible.
It will come as no surprise if El-Deeb's hypothesis also incites violence against a colluding army council that has been lying to us all along. El-Deeb stopped short of announcing that SCAF is officially still taking orders from Mubarak — if he is still the president, doesn't that make him the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces?
Weeks ago Egyptians were divided over whether to celebrate or protest on the first anniversary of the uprising. But El-Deeb has settled the dilemma for everyone.
If Mubarak is still the president of Egypt, then Jan. 25 must mark the beginning of a second uprising. One need not belong to a radical clandestine organization to reach that conclusion.
If Mubarak is still the president of Egypt, then nothing has changed. The millions who slept on the streets for 18 days to demand his ouster and the hundreds who were killed did not risk their lives only to be told that their one achievement didn't really happen, nor to have 19 Mubaraks replace him, diligently reinforcing the brutality of Egypt's 60-year military rule, complete with an added bonus of thousands of military trials, virginity tests and character assassinations of those who only yesterday were hailed as Egypt's young heroes.
A year on, the future of Egypt is still engulfed in a heavy cloud of mystery and uncertainty despite the election of a new parliament.
Questions abound: How long will this PA last and on which bylaws? Will there be new legislative elections after the constituent assembly completes its task and a new constitution is approved by public referendum? What are the rules governing the assembly's working mechanism? Will SCAF keep its promise of handing over power to civilians by the end of June? Will the Freedom and Justice Party, which won over 45 percent of seats in parliament, strike a deal with SCAF to barter immunity with authority? How far will the Brotherhood and SCAF be involved in the choice of the new president, and what will his powers be?
And that's only on the political front. Economically, Egypt is fast-approaching an existential brick wall with foreign reserves down to $18 billion, pushing the country further towards a balance of payments crisis, analysts say.
The complete lack of vision for crisis management characterizing the performance of three consecutive cabinets has also led to a failure to deal with resounding labor demands, the most basic of which is setting a minimum and maximum wage.
But who ever said that the Jan. 25 uprising would provide an instant panacea for Egypt's woes, accumulated over decades of bad governances, corruption, nepotism and misappropriation of public funds?
That said, does Egypt have any cause to celebrate?
There is no short answer. It will take us years to find out.
Rania Al Malky is the Chief Editor of Daily News Egypt.
This article was originally published by the Daily News Egypt:http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/editorial/a-year-on-have-we-lost-the-plot-dp2.html
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I am so glad I discovered chickpeas later in life. Some people discover yoga or knitting. I discovered legumes.
They are so versatile and delicious. Healthy too. I can make an instant lunch out of a can of garbanzo beans from my cabinet by adding some herbs and a grated carrot.
This recipe is from the wonderful book Mediterranean Summer. It is served as a first course mixed with arugula at the last minute on an antipasto plate.
The longer the chickpeas marinate in the fridge, the better this is.
Just make sure you take it out of the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before serving. No one likes a cold chickpea (or maybe they do!).
In a large bowl add all the ingredients together and toss.
Place in the refrigerator at least 3 hours to marinate.
Take out of the fridge 30 minutes before serving and toss in a cup of baby arugula leaves. Serve immediately (or the arugula will be wilted).
I am going to knit a sweater and do some yoga now.
I love chickpeas, too. the fact that they are healthy, add a lot of flavor and fill you up is a big plus to me. This recipe sounds very flavorful. Have fun knitting!
I'm a new convert to chickpeas myself. I love how versatile they are. I buy them dried now and really like the texture much better than canned. Can't wait to try this recipe.
Thinks pretty good, I've been looking for something to make for one of my vegitarian friends. Thanks!
I could make this for lunch today, I think I will! Hey, I've been thinking about joining a yoga class!
I've enjoyed going through all of the recipes you have posted since you returned from France. I see many that I want to make (especially the olive oil cake from Pierre Hermé. I had a great trip, but am so glad to be home and in my kitchen again! Took over 900 photos.
I love the texture of legumes and how they really don't need much to make them taste good! This simple salad sounds great!
This validates my middle age. My father hated beans so I did not grow up with them and in my middle-age I have found happiness with your chickpea salad and beans!
That is so unique! While others have discovered a great hobby, you've discovered legumes! Keep up discovering a lot more that has to do with creating great recipes.
I for one am not a fan of the cold chickpea, warming to room temp is a must. Dying to try them fried, have you ever had them that way?
I hated chickpeas for most of my life. Recently, I realized that I didn't hate them as much. I'm still not crazy about them, but I'm sure I'd like this. It's so simple, and I imagine, flavorful.
Yum! I think I will make this and then go learn to knit (which is something I have been wanting to learn).


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package org.eclipse.bpmn2.impl;

import org.eclipse.bpmn2.Bpmn2Package;
import org.eclipse.bpmn2.Escalation;
import org.eclipse.bpmn2.ItemDefinition;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notification;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.InternalEObject;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.impl.ENotificationImpl;

/**
 *
 * An implementation of the model object 'Escalation'.
 *
 *

 * The following features are implemented:
 *

 *
{@link org.eclipse.bpmn2.impl.EscalationImpl#getEscalationCode Escalation Code}

 *
{@link org.eclipse.bpmn2.impl.EscalationImpl#getName Name}

 *
{@link org.eclipse.bpmn2.impl.EscalationImpl#getStructureRef Structure Ref}

 *

 *

 *
 * @generated
 */
public class EscalationImpl extends RootElementImpl implements Escalation {
    /**
     * The default value of the '{@link #getEscalationCode() Escalation Code}' attribute.
     *
     *
     * @see #getEscalationCode()
     * @generated
     * @ordered
     */
    protected static final String ESCALATION_CODE_EDEFAULT = null;

    /**
     * The cached value of the '{@link #getEscalationCode() Escalation Code}' attribute.
     *
     *
     * @see #getEscalationCode()
     * @generated
     * @ordered
     */
    protected String escalationCode = ESCALATION_CODE_EDEFAULT;

    /**
     * The default value of the '{@link #getName() Name}' attribute.
     *
     *
     * @see #getName()
     * @generated
     * @ordered
     */
    protected static final String NAME_EDEFAULT = null;

    /**
     * The cached value of the '{@link #getName() Name}' attribute.
     *
     *
     * @see #getName()
     * @generated
     * @ordered
     */
    protected String name = NAME_EDEFAULT;

    /**
     * The cached value of the '{@link #getStructureRef() Structure Ref}' reference.
     *
     *
     * @see #getStructureRef()
     * @generated
     * @ordered
     */
    protected ItemDefinition structureRef;

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    protected EscalationImpl() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    @Override
    protected EClass eStaticClass() {
        return Bpmn2Package.Literals.ESCALATION;
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    public String getEscalationCode() {
        return escalationCode;
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    public void setEscalationCode(String newEscalationCode) {
        String oldEscalationCode = escalationCode;
        escalationCode = newEscalationCode;
        if (eNotificationRequired())
            eNotify(new ENotificationImpl(this, Notification.SET,
                    Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__ESCALATION_CODE, oldEscalationCode, escalationCode));
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    public void setName(String newName) {
        String oldName = name;
        name = newName;
        if (eNotificationRequired())
            eNotify(new ENotificationImpl(this, Notification.SET, Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__NAME,
                    oldName, name));
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    public ItemDefinition getStructureRef() {
        if (structureRef != null && structureRef.eIsProxy()) {
            InternalEObject oldStructureRef = (InternalEObject) structureRef;
            structureRef = (ItemDefinition) eResolveProxy(oldStructureRef);
            if (structureRef != oldStructureRef) {
                if (eNotificationRequired())
                    eNotify(new ENotificationImpl(this, Notification.RESOLVE,
                            Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__STRUCTURE_REF, oldStructureRef, structureRef));
            }
        }
        return structureRef;
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    public ItemDefinition basicGetStructureRef() {
        return structureRef;
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    public void setStructureRef(ItemDefinition newStructureRef) {
        ItemDefinition oldStructureRef = structureRef;
        structureRef = newStructureRef;
        if (eNotificationRequired())
            eNotify(new ENotificationImpl(this, Notification.SET,
                    Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__STRUCTURE_REF, oldStructureRef, structureRef));
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    @Override
    public Object eGet(int featureID, boolean resolve, boolean coreType) {
        switch (featureID) {
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__ESCALATION_CODE:
            return getEscalationCode();
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__NAME:
            return getName();
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__STRUCTURE_REF:
            if (resolve)
                return getStructureRef();
            return basicGetStructureRef();
        }
        return super.eGet(featureID, resolve, coreType);
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    @Override
    public void eSet(int featureID, Object newValue) {
        switch (featureID) {
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__ESCALATION_CODE:
            setEscalationCode((String) newValue);
            return;
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__NAME:
            setName((String) newValue);
            return;
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__STRUCTURE_REF:
            setStructureRef((ItemDefinition) newValue);
            return;
        }
        super.eSet(featureID, newValue);
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    @Override
    public void eUnset(int featureID) {
        switch (featureID) {
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__ESCALATION_CODE:
            setEscalationCode(ESCALATION_CODE_EDEFAULT);
            return;
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__NAME:
            setName(NAME_EDEFAULT);
            return;
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__STRUCTURE_REF:
            setStructureRef((ItemDefinition) null);
            return;
        }
        super.eUnset(featureID);
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    @Override
    public boolean eIsSet(int featureID) {
        switch (featureID) {
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__ESCALATION_CODE:
            return ESCALATION_CODE_EDEFAULT == null ? escalationCode != null
                    : !ESCALATION_CODE_EDEFAULT.equals(escalationCode);
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__NAME:
            return NAME_EDEFAULT == null ? name != null : !NAME_EDEFAULT.equals(name);
        case Bpmn2Package.ESCALATION__STRUCTURE_REF:
            return structureRef != null;
        }
        return super.eIsSet(featureID);
    }

    /**
     *
     *
     * @generated
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        if (eIsProxy())
            return super.toString();

        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer(super.toString());
        result.append(" (escalationCode: ");
        result.append(escalationCode);
        result.append(", name: ");
        result.append(name);
        result.append(')');
        return result.toString();
    }

} //EscalationImpl

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'Stranded' power? Mapping Latin America's thermoelectric energy
Diálogo Chino's new interactive map plots all Latin America's fossil-fuel based power plants as countries embark on an energy transition
Andrés Bermúdez Liévano November 9, 2020
The Carlos Manuel de Cespedes thermoelectric power plant, Cienfuegos, Cuba (image: Alamy)
One of the keys to understanding what countries are doing to counter the climate crisis is to look at where their electricity comes from.
Depending on its origin, the energy we use is either cleaner or dirtier. For example, a power plant that burns coal to produce electricity releases more greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere than a solar or nuclear plant.
Although the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are not among the largest global contributors of emissions that cause climate change, the region is one of the most vulnerable to extreme weather events such as droughts or floods and so are planning cuts.
This means that countries, their governments and societies, must move forward in an energy transition that favours electricity generated by renewable sources. Water, sun, wind, geothermal or biomass should be prioritised over energy derived from fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and, above all, coal.
Costa Rica and Uruguay have grids that, several months of the year, are 100% renewable
This transition to cleaner sources of energy means that a number of infrastructure projects designed to extract, process and transport fossil fuels will eventually have to be closed or converted in order to meet emissions reductions targets and avoid the worst-case climate scenarios. These facilities have been referred to as 'stranded assets' in climate finance and energy planning circles, as countries will need to start calculating how economically and environmentally profitable it is to keep them in operation over the long term.
With this in mind, Diálogo Chino presents a unique map that plots all of Latin America's thermoelectric power plants and that details, where information is available, their energy capacity, status and financial backers. The data we have compiled is intended to serve as a reference point for those hoping to understand how the countries of the region are progressing in the energy transition.
Thermoelectric energy, which is generated by the heat produced from burning fossil fuels, continues to be the most widespread in Latin America and the Caribbean, with almost 500 plants throughout the region. In at least 14 countries, thermal power plants were the main source of electricity in 2015, according to data from the Latin American and Caribbean Electrical Information System (Sielac) run by the Latin American Energy Organization (Olade). In almost all others it was the second source.
In some cases, these thermoelectric plants are an alternative to the other major energy source in the region: Water. Hydroelectricity is the dominant source as a share of the energy mix in seven countries and second in at least another ten. Hydroelectric generation is cleaner (leaving aside other socio-environmental impacts and conflicts with constructors in many countries on the continent). This is because the capacity of hydropower plants to generate energy depends on the water levels of rivers and dams. In times of water stress, which have become more frequent in several countries due to climate change, this has meant turning on the thermal power plants.
"As we move forward with other solutions, the region must ask itself how to strike a balance between moving towards cleaner energy grids and maintaining the thermoelectric plants needed to provide backup power in countries," says Giovanni Pabón, a coal researcher and former coordinator of the Climate Change Mitigation Group at Colombia's Ministry of Environment.
"Some are already finding it. Chile decided to include biomass over coal in its long-term vision, to keep the ones it already has and explore other renewable alternatives. Both Costa Rica and Uruguay have grids that, several months of the year, are 100% renewable".
There are also differences between the various fossil fuels used to generate electricity. Many thermoelectric plants have been favouring or converting to natural gas, which generates fewer emissions than coal, is abundant in the region and is 'bridging fuel' that can assist in the transition.
thermoelectric plants in Latin America run on natural gas
In our mapping we found at least 274 plants that run on natural gas as the main fuel, and 75 that still run on coal.
The cost of this form of energy production is high. Emissions from all thermoelectric plants in Latin America over their lifetime - something that industry observers call 'committed emissions' - total 6.9 gigatonnes of carbon, according to a study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) last year. Other plants planned, approved, or under construction would add a further 6.7 gigatonnes and emit a combined total of 13.6 gigatonnes, putting the region well above its mitigation commitments under the Paris Agreement.
In fact, our mapping shows that at least 100 of the thermal power plants active in the region were inaugurated in the last decade, including 10 coal-based ones.
This shows that, although most countries have been making commitments on how to cut emissions in the electricity sector, in practice they are still betting on thermal energy over other options such as solar, wind or hydro, which went from accounting for 58% of regional electricity generation in 2009 to 50% in 2016).
This map shows many of the power plants that Latin American and Caribbean countries - rich in fossil fuel deposits but highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change - will have to consider at what point to cut their losses on them and favour greener alternatives.
We built this database by cross-checking information from state sources, operating companies, industrial guilds and press releases. Some of the more complete records include: Secretaría de Energía y Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico Sociedad Anónima (Cammesa) in Argentina, Ministerio de Energías in Bolivia, Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) in Brazil, Sistema de Información Eléctrico Colombiano (Siel) and Asociación Nacional de Empresas Generadoras (Andeg) in Colombia, Ministerio de Energía and Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional in Chile, Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (Celec) and Ministry of Energy in Ecuador, Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal Commission of Electricity and Secretariat of Energy in Mexico, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (Ande) in Paraguay, Ministry of Energy and Mines in Peru, Dirección General de Energía y Administrador del Mercado Eléctrico (Adme) in Uruguay, and Corporación Eléctrica Nacional (Corpoelec) and Transparency International in Venezuela. Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica en Honduras, Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Guatemala, Ministerio de Energía y Minas en Panamá, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, Superintendencia General de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones en El Salvador
Reporting by Emilio Godoy, Suchit Chávez, Tatiana Pardo Ibarra, Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez, Leonardo Coelho, Karina Godoy, Damián Profeta and Andrés Bermúdez Liévano, with support from Rob Soutar, Fermín Koop, Alejandra Cuéllar and Manuela Andreoni. Map designed by Julia Janicki.
Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
Andrés Bermúdez Liévano is an environmental journalist from Colombia and a former Andean region editor for Diálogo Chino
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Leclerc dominates down under as Verstappen fails to finish
Australian Grand Prix – Charles Leclerc took a pole to lights victory in Melbourne while an issue for Max Verstappen saw him retire.
After his clash with Nicholas Latifi during qualifying, Lance Stroll, who hadn't set a lap time and was already set to start at the back, was given a three place grid drop along with a couple of penalty points for his licence. Despite that, the Aston Martin racer will be starting today's race in P19 after Alexander Albon had all his qualifying times stripped when there wasn't enough fuel left in his Williams for the required 1 litre sample to be taken.
Race Results – 2022 Australian Grand Prix
The medium tyre was the choice of the majority of the grid for the start, the exceptions to that were Carlos Sainz P9, Fernando Alonso P10, Kevin Magnussen P16, Sebastian Vettel P17, Lance Stroll P19, and Alexander Albon P20, who all had the hards compound on.
As the lights went out for the first Australian Grand Prix since 2019, it was an ideal start for polesitter Charles Leclerc, who held station at the front and pulled out over half a second on Max Verstappen over the first lap. Behind the top two,it was Lewis Hamilton, the Mercedes driver moving up from P5 while the big losers of the top 10 were Lando Norris, who got swamped and fell from P4 to P6, and Sainz who dropped to P14.
It went from bad to worse for the Spaniard however, as on lap 2 he braked too late for T9, running across the grass and spinning into the gravel on the outside of T10, beaching his Ferrari, ending his race and leading to a brief Virtual Safety Car before the real Safety Car was deployed.
The race was back on at the end of lap 6, but there were no position changes as it did. Over the next couple of laps, before the DRS was enabled, Leclerc had managed to pull over a seconds gap over the second placed Red Bull. The leading two had dropped third placed Hamilton, though the Mercedes had Sergio Perez all over his rear wing and it wasn't long before the Mexican had regained his position,
By lap 12 Verstappen was four seconds behind the leader, with the gap only widening, and was struggling with his tyres. The Dutchman telling his team "my left front is completely grained".
Magnussen was setting himself up for a pass on Zhou Guanyu for P13, but the Haas driver almost copied Sainz, going over the grass but managed to keep it on the tarmac on the other side rather than continuing into the gravel trap.
Lap 19 saw Verstappen as the first of the front runners to head to the pitlane, the Dutchman rejoined in P7, just ahead of the squabbling pair of Pierre Gasly and Alonso. The Alpine got past the AlphaTauri but wasn't able to bother the Red Bull.
The other Red Bull, Perez in P2, was however being put under pressure at that point as Hamilton had closed up and was all over the rear of the Mexican, who pitted before the Mercedes could try overtake and rejoined the pack in P9.
The race leader made his trip to the pits on lap 22, Hamilton following him in and while Leclerc emerged still in the lead, just less than a second ahead of George Russell, still to pit, while Hamilton came back out in P5.
There was another addition to the hefty Aston Martin repair bill for the weekend then as Vettel lost the rear of his car on the kerbing, spun and hit the wall. That called the Safety Car out once again which worked out very nicely for Russell who made his stop and emerged back out in P3.
There was a very close call behind the Safety Car for Mick Schumacher as Yuki Tsunoda almost came to a complete stop ahead of him, the German radioing his team saying: "holy cow, that was close!" The stewards will investigate the incident after the race.
The track was back to green on lap 27, this time though it was nowhere near as good a restart as the first one was, Leclerc having Verstappen all over the back of him but was just able to hold onto his position.
The battle for P7 was where most of the action was just over halfway through the race, Magnussen was doing his best to hold off the two McLarens behind him, but the Dane, who hadn't pitted yet, couldn't hold off forever and Norris the make his move before a couple of laps later Daniel Ricciardo breezed past the Haas on the start/finish straight.
Lap 39 saw Verstappen told to "stop the car" and the reigning champion pulled his Red Bull off the track just after T2. He told his team he could "smell some weird fluid" and fire extinguishers were required when the car stopped. That meant Perez moved to P2 while the Mercedes cars of Russell and Hamilton were into P3 and P4. The Mexican was told not to worry about his teammate's issue as it wasn't relevant for his car.
Stroll, in P9, was handed a five second penalty for weaving on the straight when he was defending from Valtteri Bottas, but the Canadian will avoid heading to the stewards for squeezing the Alfa Romeo driver off the track, which allowed both the Aston Martin and Gasly to get past, as the stewards decided the incident didn't need to be looked into. A few laps later though and both Gasly and Bottas had made it past the Canadian, demoting him to P11.
With a 20 second gap to his nearest rival, Leclerc was asking Ferrari if he could go for the fastest lap. The Monegasque was told he wasn't allowed to go for it again as he already had the fastest lap and it didn't look like anyone was on track to beat it. Leclerc accepted that, but sounded very disappointed to hear that.
Hamilton was also sending messages to his team, his "you guys put me in a really difficult position" was quite strange as it was Vettel's accident and subsequent Safety Car which allowed Russell to be ahead of his teammate and in the final podium position.
It was very close between the two McLarens at the end, but it was Norris who took P5, just over 0.4 seconds ahead of his Australian teammate. Esteban Ocon took Alpine's only points of the day in P7, Bottas was P8 ahead of Gasly and it was Albon, who had started last on the grid who took the final point. The Williams driver had an incredible race on one set of tyres, only heading to the pits for the required stop on the very last lap.
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This month we highlight the Great Invocation in French.
African French is the generic name of the varieties of French spoken by an estimated 115 million (2007) people in Africa spread across 31 francophone countries. ("La Francophone dans te monde 2006 – 2007." Published by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie: Nathan. Paris, 2007). Africa is thus the continent with the most French speakers in the world. (Ibid).
The francophone countries in Africa had a population of 355 million in 2012. (United Nations. "World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision"). In each of the francophone African countries French is spoken with local differences in terms of pronunciation and vocabulary.
Le dessein que le Maîtres connaissent et servent.


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Jamie xx drops dance floor heater "LET'S DO IT AGAIN"
Jamie xx has the golden touch when it comes to releasing innovative new electronic music with his latest "LET'S DO IT AGAIN" another dancefloor-ready anthem.
The seven-minute plus cut follows the long-awaited official release of his remix of "Shelter" of The xx which shows it doesn't matter if he's releasing in 2017 or 2022, it all sounds great!
"LET'S DO IT AGAIN" is actually the first solo release from Jamie xx since 2020's "idontknow" and is just so damn good. Think euphoric chords, a chopped and layered almost gospel vocal and really pumpy drums. There's even a moment where it feels like a bit of a country ho-down! He really is the master of the simple yet effective ethos.
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Negative to Positive | Success Stories
Heather Perez lost everything to find herself.
June 29, 2015 Lara McGlashan, MFA, CPT
Name: Heather Perez | Hometown: Brooklyn, New York | Age: 26 | Height: 5'4" | Old weight: 225 lb | Current Weight: 142 lb | Occupation: Retail banking, consumer lending | Favorite tip: "I set daily reminders on my phone that pop up and remind me, 'Hey, you got this!'"
Relationships with high school sweethearts often have the bitterest endings. Such was the case with Heather Perez. "I was engaged to my high school boyfriend, but he told me he no longer wanted to be in a relationship while we were planning our wedding," says Perez, who at the time was 22 years old and at her all-time heaviest weight of 225. "He was all I knew. Without him, I didn't know who I was or where I was going. I needed to find a way to be happy on my own —I needed a change, not to win him back but to win myself back."
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To instigate such a change, Perez joined a gym where she found an inconspicuous stationary bike and pedaled with her head down. "There was a shame involved for me that I had let myself go so far," she says. "I was scared to death that people in the gym would look at me and think, 'She doesn't belong here!'"
In addition, her family was unsupportive. "They didn't think I could do it and let me know," she says. "That only fueled my fire. I decided to take it 5 pounds at a time and just try to get under 200 pounds. The scale moved after only a week, and that was encouraging." Slowly, she ventured off her bike into group fitness classes, and as she made friends, she felt a sense of belonging. "As the instructors began to know me, there was an accountability to be there every time," she says.
Perez then started investigating nutrition and found that she knew absolutely nothing about eating properly. Her family ate a lot of fast food and heavy Italian meals, and Perez used food as a way to soothe the pain of a verbally abusive and religiously rigid family life. "At first, my plan was simply not to eat as much as I had been, and I used low-calorie frozen meals for a while," she says. "Then I started a superfood system like Lori Harder uses, and it changed my life."
Over the course of three years, Perez slowly chipped away at her old self, and as of today, she has dropped 83 pounds. Her family has also turned around and is now supportive of her new lifestyle. "Last summer I ran a Warrior Dash and a Spartan Race, and I am constantly pushing myself in the gym," she says. "My next goal is to do 10 unassisted pull-ups and complete a Tough Mudder."
And even though her transformation came about because of a negative happenstance, Perez remains upbeat. "Everyone has the ability to change what they don't love about themselves," she says. "Know that you are worth the effort!"
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Australia 80 59 59
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WADA report claims anti-doping system at Gold Coast 2018 should be model for future events
A report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent observers (IO) team has claimed the anti-doping structure in place at this year's Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast is an example of how the system should operate at other major events.
In the report, published by WADA, the three-member IO panel said the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) should share the model they used with other event organisers.
Elements such as the taskforce between the CGF, ASADA and the Organising Committee, the gathering and sharing of intelligence and risk assessment were among the areas which came in for particular praise from the IO team.
The IO report was largely positive about the overall anti-doping system, although whereabouts was cited as the biggest weakness.
The findings in the document were in stark contrast to previous IO reports from other Games, which have been much more critical of the anti-doping operation in existence at events including the Olympics.
"The CGF repeatedly described the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games as a 'Games of firsts,'" the executive summary of the report reads.
"From an anti-doping perspective, this rang true.
"With its partners, the CGF was able to deploy an intelligence-led doping control program that sought to make an impact on the detection and deterrence of doping prior to the event, over the course of competition itself, and even post-event."
The report acknowledged, however, that it was not possible to have this level of anti-doping operation at every Games as ASADA was better equipped than a number of the National Anti-Doping Organisations from countries that compete at the event.
The IO team, led by WADA deputy director of standards and harmonisation Stuart Kemp, highlighted the input of ASADA as crucial to the success of the system at Gold Coast 2018 and encouraged those involved in the taskforce to share their project with future major event organisers.
Whereabouts was the principle concern outlined by the IO, which also urged the CGF to increase the amount of out-of-competition tests.
The anti-doping programme at Gold Coast 2018 has been widely praised by the WADA independent observers ©Getty Images
The IO panel conceded whereabouts information was a problem mainly as some Commonwealth Games Associations "appeared to lack the IT proficiency to complete the template forms, while others seemed completely unaware of or completely disregarded the requirement".
It said the whereabouts system was "disproportionate".
"With less than 250 samples collected out of competition, it cannot be considered commensurate to require whereabouts information from more than 6000 athletes," the report stated.
Before the Games, CGF President Louise Martin claimed the programme in place will help restore confidence in anti-doping following the Russian scandal.
Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie also insisted the event would be a "cheat-free" zone.
The report confirms there were no positive tests at the Games but there were three hearings in front of the CGF's Federation Court regarding the no-needle policy.
"In the case of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, it is pleasing to see the manner in which the CGF leveraged partnerships with both the ASADA and other stakeholders in the fight against doping in sport to employ as robust a programme as possible," said WADA director general Olivier Niggli.
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If you were dreaming of a white Christmas in Maine, News Center Maine meteorologist Keith Carson has got some bad news for you. After an above normal amount of snowfall early in the season, we're about to watch a good chunk of what's on the ground melt as we hit a warming trend with some heavy rain.
With temperatures on Friday and into Saturday predicted to be in the 50s and rainfall amounts of 2 inches or more, the snow doesn't stand a chance.
Check out this video that Keith posted on his Facebook page today showing what the models are predicting for the melting of the snow on the ground.
Along the coast the snow is gone and less than an inch remains for the rest of the state. The only spark of hope for a white Christmas is a few snowflakes possible on Christmas Eve, but it doesn't appear like it will amount to anything.
So, keep dreaming. You might want to put your order in on Amazon now for a couple of cases of instant snow to make sure it's here for your yard in time for Christmas morning.


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Why I Chose a Career Over a Job
Sarah Lyndon • 16-05-2017
The reluctant salesperson
After graduating in 2015 from The University of Brighton I quickly started my first job as a buying assistant. After hearing all the 'horror' stories of how graduates never find jobs I was keen to get some commercial experience under my belt and started at a children's toy retailer. It wasn't long before reality hit and I began to realise I had chosen a job, not a career. As each Monday loomed I couldn't shake the feeling that there must be a career out there that would stretch my potential and challenge me.
After only 15 months I decided I had enough experience under my belt to start searching for something different, that would shape my career. I had contemplated many different career paths throughout university, and to be completely honest I never really saw myself working in sales. I'd just heard too many times phrases like "they're a typical salesperson" or "you have to be under-handed to be in sales", and had shamefully bought into this stereotype. It was only when I realised that sales has moved on from a "Glengarry Glen Ross" approach to a wider array of personalities all capable of thriving in a sales environment that I started to rethink my decision.
I carried out a lot of research and found from reading several sales blogs that I was actually quite excited about the idea of a career in sales. It started to make sense to me. I am an extremely competitive person and liked the idea of working to clear goals and targets, which would in turn increase my earning potential. Upon discovering that this was an option for me I joined a top recruitment company called Pareto, which has a great reputation for placing graduates, and the opportunities for interviews suddenly came streaming in!
Discovering Peakon
I had been contacted about a variety of interviews but after studying the jobs specs none of them really caught my attention – until Peakon. I was told that Peakon was a "hot new startup company" in the tech industry, and this immediately caught my attention. I loved the idea that I could be more than just a number, as opposed to being a 'cog in the wheel' in a huge corporate company where no one really knew each other.
Throughout the interview process I was able to meet two of Peakon's founders, Kasper Hulthin and Phil Chambers, and their Chief Revenue Officer Neil Ryland. I learned a lot about the company's values and direction and knew this was a journey I wanted to be a part of. I couldn't believe how much I wanted the role. I wanted to be part of a company that had direction. On the day I was told I would receive news I called the recruiter every few hours, desperate for an update. It was Friday night so I needed to know if I could celebrate or drown my sorrows. Thankfully, I was able to celebrate.
One month later I started my new job. I was thrilled to find out that on my first day at Peakon I was being flown to Copenhagen to meet the team.The Copenhagen office is a real selling point and encompasses the open and transparent environment that Peakon prides itself on. I was also surprised to see such fun perks as a ping pong table, dj booth and a punch bag – it seemed there was something for everyone at Peakon, and it really made me feel welcome. As inductions go it was pretty special. Not many other companies would fly you to a different country to ensure you met the whole team! But it's something that the management team strongly endorse at Peakon; you're expected to get to know and be able to collaborate with your colleagues.
That is where I feel Peakon is different to other organisations, even to other start up companies. Peakon definitely practices what it preaches. Unlike many companies these days where employees are desperate to reach the top Peakon has a flat hierarchy, and is completely transparent with its employees. When I or a colleague provide feedback to our senior leaders, we are listened to. Internally, we use our own employee engagement tool to collect employee feedback, just as our clients do, and are sent our internal survey first thing on a Monday morning.
On one particular Monday my colleagues and I had noticed that we had a shortage of pens in the office, and wrote that in our additional comments The next day Neil Ryland walked in with a bag of pens. It sounds small, but to be heard so quickly was great, and demonstrated the power of having a voice in an organisation.
I've found in most jobs there's always one senior "scary" person you're afraid to speak to. But at Peakon, I am yet to identify that person because everyone is approachable and made to feel equal. The team energy is immense. Every single person works hard and we know that as a team we're working towards a common goal. Every win no matter how big or small is a team win, and it's a great feeling.
I realise that in sales, there can be an element of luck involved (contacting the right person at the right time), but that hard work and focus increases your success. Since I joined Peakon I have found that I really love sales, and when you know there is true value in what you are selling, it comes easily. Working in sales in a start up is extremely rewarding. I know the work I do impacts Peakon and that's very motivating and drives me forward every day. I now know that the misconception I had of sales was wrong. In fact, to be good at sales is the opposite to having "the gift of the gab" but to be a great listener, understanding people's needs and being able to empathise. I feel like I'm making a real change, and that drives me every day. I couldn't be happier I waved goodbye to my job a few months ago- it led me to a career I love.
If you'd like to get in touch about Peakon or current vacancies in the sales team drop me a message at sarah@peakon.com. I'd love to hear from you!
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This manuscript covers the commonplace restrictions of institutional thought within 'tourism' and 'the field of Tourism Studies'. It critiques Deleuzian ideas concerning the contretemps between emergent and open forms of nomadic conceptuality and established (or dogmatic) images of dominant understanding. In providing a synthesis of the Deleuzian conceptualities of rhizomatic thought, it offers three important and refreshing planes of thought on (i) the limitations of institutional 'knowledge'; (ii) the constancy of life as 'becoming'; and (iii) the brooding juxtaposition between the actual and the virtual. Thereafter, it builds up to six open 'Deleuzian paths' for reflexive action for those who work in travel, tourism, and related-mobilities. These personal considerations address the conceivable need in Tourism Studies for critical cartographies that suit the posthuman and interversal imperatives of today which demand an understanding which is often 'otherwise' and 'spiral' in its conceptual trajectory. Together, the six reflexivities constitute a Deleuzian call for researchers/practitioners in Tourism Studies to resist the hegemonic forces of mere 'knowledge-production' that tend all-too-easily to deny creative and unfettered 'thinking'. The manuscript thus seeks to widen the affirmative possibilities of thinking about the world and its different peoples, its different places, its different pasts, and its different presents.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Tourism judgments, Deleuzian ontology, becoming, thinking otherwise, relationality, palpation
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A Bellamy Ballet
City Ballet takes inspiration from Wilmington names
Lynda Van Kuren, Photography by Megan Deitz,
The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition that never loses its appeal, but City Ballet makes the beloved ballet even more special by adding a bit of Wilmington history to the story.
At A Carolina Nutcracker, the audience enjoys exceptional dancing while getting a firsthand glimpse into the lives of Wilmington's most prominent families in the aftermath of the Civil War.
"Adding the history of Wilmington brings The Nutcracker to a different level," says DIANE ORIO-GERBERG, former ballet mistress of the Joffrey Ballet and City Ballet's ballet mistress. "It's something that really took place, not just a fairy tale."
GARETH EVANS, Bellamy Mansion Museum's executive director, adds that A Carolina Nutcracker is a creative way to engage people in Wilmington's history.
"The fictionalized historic setting adds a local link to this famous fantasy story," he says. "While fiction, it highlights local people, places, and stories. It can also help highlight the history all around us and bring attention to sites like the Bellamy museum."
Incorporating Wilmington's history into The Nutcracker is the brainchild of ANDREA HILL, City Ballet's owner and artistic director. After touring the Bellamy Mansion, Hill delved into a whirlwind of research and study. She learned the Bellamy family had a daughter, Ellen, about the same age as The Nutcracker's Clara; that Union soldiers had made their home in the Bellamy Mansion; and that local children were orphaned by the war.
Then, Hill incorporated all she'd learned into A Carolina Nutcracker, even commissioning stunning period costumes for the annual production.
To set the scene and introduce the audience to the historical background, the ballet includes a prologue that's based on Bellamy family memoirs and narrated by WHQR commentator Nan Graham.
The ballet opens on The Nutcracker's famous party scene, set at the Bellamy Mansion, but on stage at the Wilson Center. There, the family celebrates the end of the war and welcomes better times with notable Wilmington residents such as the Wrights and Latimers. The local orphans are invited to the party, as well.
In the Wilmingtonian version, the fight between the Nutcracker, his foot soldiers, and rats becomes a formidable and thrilling battle in which the Nutcracker fends off the Union soldiers invading the Bellamy home.
Another special component of A Carolina Nutcracker is live music. In addition to the Treble Choir, the City Ballet Orchestra conducted by Hill's husband, Alex, accompanies the dancers. Now in their third season with A Carolina Nutcracker, these professional musicians are an integral part of the ballet.
"Live music makes the performance so rich," Andrea Hill says. "You can hear music you can't hear in a recording."
Her husband isn't the only family member involved in A Carolina Nutcracker. You could say it's a family affair. Her daughter Merlee photographs the show and conducts rehearsals, and her son Ben often works backstage. In addition, sons Tyler and Nick and daughters Hayden and Helen dance in the ballet. Plus, Andrea Hill's nephew TJ Clyatt dances in the performance, too, and her niece Donielle Clyatt sings in the choir. For the Hill family, ensuring the show's success is who they are.
"The kids love the show, know what it needs to work, and help everyone be their very best," Andrea Hill says, adding that the circle encompasses all the City Ballet dancers.
"Everyone's family," she says. "Even for our dancers who have graduated, this is their family."
Though A Carolina Nutcracker's live music, family atmosphere, and especially its historical perspective make it unique, it's still The Nutcracker and has all the elements people love, according to Andrea Hill. From Act 1's party dances, battle scene, and Snow to all of Act 2's favorite divertissements, the audience is treated to a spectacular show of artistic and technical virtuosity. Breathtaking leaps, suspended balances, and intricate pointe work are showcased in Andrea Hill's engaging and challenging choreography.
The ballet culminates in the Nutcracker's sublime pas de deux, to be performed by JAN BURKHARD, principal dancer at Carolina Ballet, and ADAM CHAVIS, former soloist with the Carolina Ballet. They are magic.
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A CAROLINA NUTCRACKER:
The City Ballet's twist on the classic, set at the Bellamy Mansion Museum in 1865
CFCC Wilson Center: Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. & Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.
Info: wilsoncentertickets.com
THE GREAT WILMINGTON NUTCRACKER:
Wilmington-based US International Ballet's performance, led by Walter Angelini and Ines Albertini
CFCC Wilson Center: Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. & Dec.15 at 3 p.m.
Odell Williamson Auditorium: Dec. 20 at 6 p.m.
Info: USInternationalBallet.com
BALLET FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES:
A shorter, sixty-minute version of the classic for young children, staged by the touring New York company
Thalian Hall: Dec. 6 at 4 and 7 p.m. & Dec. 7 at 10 a.m.
Info: thalianhall.org
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Protection of the consumer against ''dishonest and so-called unscrupulous business practices'' has become a cardinal ingredient of welfare statism. Left to their own devices, it is alleged, businessmen would attempt to sell unsafe food and drugs, fraudulent securities, and shoddy buildings. Thus, it is argued, the Pure Food and Drug Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the numerous building regulatory agencies are indispensable if the consumer is to be protected from the ''greed'' of the businessman.
But it is precisely the ''greed'' of the businessman or, more appropriately, his profit-seeking, which is the unexcelled protector of the consumer. . . .
What collectivists refuse to recognize is that it is in the self-interest of every businessman to have a reputation for honest dealings and a quality product. . . . Thus the incentive to scrupulous performance operates on all levels of a given field of production. It is a built-in safeguard of a free enterprise system and the only real protection of consumers against business dishonesty.
Actually, Mr. Greenspan wrote, a greater threat to a free-market economy with no barriers to ambition or achievement was posed by the government.
Government regulation is not an alternative means of protecting the consumer. It does not build quality into goods, or accuracy into information. Its sole ''contribution'' is to substitute force and fear for incentive as the ''protector'' of the consumer. The euphemism of government press releases to the contrary notwithstanding, the basis of regulation is armed force. At the bottom of the endless pile of paper work which characterizes all regulation lies a gun. . . .
Protective legislation falls into the category of preventive law. Businessmen are being subjected to governmental coercion prior to the commission of any crime. In a free economy, the government may step in only when a fraud has been perpetrated, or a demonstrable damage has been done to a consumer; in such cases the only protection required is that of criminal law.
If a small group of men were always regarded as guilty, in any clash with any other group, regardless of the issues or circumstances involved, would you call it persecution? If this group were always made to pay for the sins, errors, or failures of any other group, would you call that persecution? If this group had to live under a silent reign of terror, under special laws, from which all other people were immune, laws which the accused could not grasp or define in advance and which the accuser could interpret in any way he pleased -- would you call that persecution? If this group were penalized, not for its faults, but for its virtues, not for its incompetence, but for its ability, not for its failures, but for its achievements, and the greater the achievement, the greater the penalty -- would you call that persecution?
If your answer is ''yes'' -- then ask yourself what sort of monstrous injustice you are condoning, supporting, or perpetuating. That group is the American businessman. . . .
Every movement that seeks to enslave a country, every dictatorship or potential dictatorship, needs some minority group as a scapegoat which it can blame for the nation's troubles and use as a justification of its own demands for dictatorial powers. In Soviet Russia, the scapegoat was the bourgeoisie; in Nazi Germany, it was the Jewish people; in America, it is the businessman.
Honesty is the recognition of the fact that the unreal is unreal and can have no value, that neither love nor fame nor cash is a value if obtained by fraud -- that an attempt to gain a value by deceiving the mind of others is an act of raising your victim to a position higher than reality, where you become a pawn of their blindness, a slave of their nonthinking and their evasions, while their intelligence, their rationality, their perceptiveness become the enemies you have to dread and flee.
Capitalism is based on self-interest and self-esteem; it holds integrity and trustworthiness as cardinal virtues and makes them pay off in the marketplace, thus demanding that men survive by means of virtues, not of vices. It is this superlatively moral system that the welfare statists propose to improve upon by means of preventative law, snooping bureaucrats, and the chronic goad of fear.
One finds worthwhile men and women among people who work. Follow me here very carefully, forgetting the cheap generalities which all our modern minds have been stuffed with. I do not mean LABOR. I do not mean people who have to earn their living. I do not mean proletarians. . . . I mean what you and I understand by the term ''competent people.'' People who love to work, who are good at it, serious about it and concerned primarily with it. Bright, creative, productive, ambitious people. People who get money for their work, but who do not work primarily for the money -- whether it's a weekly pay envelope or a thousand dollar bonus. People who are ambitious -- not to climb socially, not to get wealth and titles -- but ambitious to do more and more work of a better and better kind. . . .
In a general way, that is the advice I'd give you: look for places where sincere people are working hard -- and go there. Choose by the nature of the work. Going incognito into a convention of ditch diggers would do you as little good as going to the swankiest Wall Street party.


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Many people ask the question "What is the cost of living in Costa Rica?" when deciding on whether or not moving there is the right choice for them. To answer the question about what it costs to live in Costa Rica, you must first ask yourself what items and services are important for you, and what lifestyle you want to have when you move to Costa Rica.
Some people move to Costa Rica to get away from the rat race of their home country. Others move to slow down a bit and enjoy their years of retirement in the laid back culture of Costa Rica, while others move to Costa Rica for business ventures. The reason you are moving to Costa Rica will be the main factor is what the cost of living in Costa Rica is for you.
For one person to live comfortably in Costa Rica, $1,000 per month will cover basic costs and allow you to eat out and go out a few times. If you are someone who likes to eat out more often, go to the movies, to the theater, or participate in outings like kayaking or zip lining, you will find your cost of living to be higher, maybe even up to $3,000 per month. If you have a family, another factor that can affect what the cost of living will be for you is whether or not you send your child to a private school.
If your child does attend private school in Costa Rica, this will be an additional cost each month, the range is typically $300 to $1000 per month. If you send your child to public school, you will not have an additional cost of living as public school in Costa Rica is free. Another thing that can affect what your cost of living will be in Costa Rica is if you decide to own a car. Cars are more expensive in Costa Rica and car parts can be costly. The balance is that labor for mechanics is often much cheaper than labor costs in the United States, Canada, or parts of Europe.
Other services in Costa Rica are much cheaper, like paying for housekeeping or gardening services. These services usually cost $2-$3 per hour; so many people that move to Costa Rica are able to afford these services. Rent may be cheaper in Costa Rica, or you may find it similar to where you live now, depending on where that is. A furnished house can range from $200 to $3,000 per month so your cost of living will change greatly depending on what type of house you choose to rent and in what area of the country you live.
Certain services, like internet, cost about the same in Costa Rica as they do in the United States, roughly $30 per month. Cell phones on the other hand, are much cheaper in Costa Rica with monthly charges from $30 to $70 per month with 3G data plan, compared to the United States where cell phones can be $60 to $120 per month. Deciding on whether or not you need internet, cable TV, or other amenities will help you figure out what the cost of living in Costa Rica will be like for you.
Most likely, by moving to Costa Rica, your cost of living will drop lower than what it currently is in your home country. What the cost of living in Costa Rica will be for you will depend on what type of lifestyle you choose to life, but you will find Costa Rica to be reasonably priced, if not cheap. And keep in mind, the natural beauty of the country, the beaches and the mountains are free, so if you are worried about what the cost of living in Costa Rica will be, just think about all the wonderful free perks of living in paradise. Please contact us with any questions on what to expect for costs here in Costa Rica.


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Q: SSLCertVerificationError certificate verify failed: self signed certificate I have this simple snippet of code which is getting json data from jsonbin.io

import json
import requests

url = '\<URL HERE\>'
headers = {
'X-Master-Key': '\<MASTER KEY\>'
}

req = requests.get(url, json=None, headers=headers)
print(req.text)
data = json.loads(req.text)
print(data)

This exact snippet of code has worked before, (a few hours prior) and I have not made any changes to my code. However now I am receiving this error:
Exception has occurred: SSLError
HTTPSConnectionPool(host='api.jsonbin.io', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: \<URL HERE\> (Caused by SSLError(SSLCertVerificationError(1, '[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: self signed certificate in certificate chain (_ssl.c:997)')))

I have tried running the same snippet of code on my other work station and my other laptop they both worked.

*

*I have tried uninstalling python and all the pip packages, cleared pip cache and reinstalled it.

*I have tried this approach where I got the pem file and did

r = requests.post(url, data=data, verify='/path/to/public_key.pem')

*I have updated certifi

*I have followed the guidance of this post's accepted answer

*setting verify=False works but I do not think it is advisable to do so

Is it possible that it is due to my laptop's certificates? I am still a newbie with this so any advice is highly appreciated!