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June 30, 2019 in Men's National Teams
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I'd still prefer to have a shot at direct qualification but this certainly makes me more comfortable if we do have to go through the consolation bracket.
Obinna and CanadianSoccerFan
Obinna 260 posts
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SpursFlu 164 posts
Olympique_de_Marseille 150 posts
Kyle_The_Hill
@admin Again this is Robert's new account. It's actually impressive how you and TGAA can singlehandedly ruin intelligent discussion from hundreds of people and turn this forum into a frustrating
If we can't win this group, we only have ourselves to blame. I don't think anyone in our group would be favoured to make it to the World Cup, so if we think we can make a World Cup, we should have no
We can't be scared of Bermuda and Suriname ffs. It's probably a better thing we play decent teams in that round than just beat up on minnows anyway
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20 hours ago, CanadianSoccerFan said:
The deadline for the final 2022 World Cup qualification place for Concacaf is not until March 2022 when the final qualifying Concacaf team would face a challenger from Oceania in the intercontinental play-off.
"At the moment we would be unlikely to have to move that as there is enough flex (in the calendar) between now and end 2021 to get a qualification schedule played and keep everybody to that date," said Montagliani. "If we start September and end October 2021 we have November for our play off to decide who goes forward to face the OFC challenger."
http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2020/04/16/concacafs-montagliani-says-nations-league-will-finish-2022-qualifiers-need-re-jig/
Has the inter-confederation playoff opponents been confirmed anywhere else? It sounds to me that this might be a misquote / misinterpretation, because I don't think the draw has been held yet. Would absolutely love it if true, but as a CanMNT fan I'm conditioned to expect the worst.
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1 hour ago, maplebanana said:
That is assuming there is going to be a draw.
It was supposed to happen in July of last year in Qatar at the official FIFA World Cup Qualifying Draw that quietly disappeared from the calendar without a trace or announcement.
Things that seemed routine before at FIFA are being turned on their head under Infantino without much formal communication. The Confederations Cup similarly just disappeared without an announcement.
It's important to remember that we have only had draws for the Intercontinental playoff for the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. In all prior World Cups, the match-ups were predetermined and/or negotiated. This could just be a return to that.
Looking at this through the lens of FIFA politics, Asia is getting an extra berth by virtue of Qatar hosting so making their half spot face the CONMEBOL gauntlet seems like the fairest compromise.
Olympique_de_Marseille, dyslexic nam, johnyb and 1 other
14 hours ago, neuker said:
Have any changes or adjustments been made to the FIFA calendar/format below?
https://web.archive.org/web/20190105145356/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/international-match-calendar-2018-2024.pdf?cloudid=p3ywicffz0zxeaomaajh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(inter-confederation_play-offs)
Yes, look at page 2 of the calendar. The draw scheduled for July never happened.
The wikipedia entry claims "the draw will be held at a later date" but the linked source is the same FIFA calendar which does not say that. The "later date" entry is just an assumption.
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The wikipedia entry claims "the draw will be held at a later date" ...
The idea that it would be a draw in the first place was an assumption by the wikipedia author. The two previous qualifying cycles had draws but nothing was ever officially announced by FIFA for 2022.
12 hours ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said:
Precisely what I wrote at the end of the paragraph you edited.
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I was just reaffirming (adding weight) to your theory at the end of the paragraph.
...by stating that the Wikipedia author did not have an authoritative source for that info and was simply making an assumption based on the previous qualifying cycles.
Apologies for the lack of clarity.
Possibility of three-match international windows
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-8242905/England-face-international-break-triple-headers-season.html
Edit: Important to note that even UEFA is insisting the Nations League will take place even if they have to squeeze it in. I think it's easy for most observers to say "just cancel it". For both CONCACAF and UEFA, the TV rights and sponsorship have already been sold so they desperately want to avoid giving money back.
Edited April 22, 2020 by CanadianSoccerFan
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A 3 match international window makes the most sense to me
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On 4/16/2020 at 4:58 PM, CanadianSoccerFan said:
Potential bombshell alert!!! Vic just said CONCACAF is facing Oceania in the intercontinental playoff. If this was known all along then it would make the format appear slightly less insane.
"I think we will be looking at other models for qualifying," he said. "The FIFA rankings in June were going to decide the qualifiers but we will have lost 104 games in that March to June period. A lot of nations were planning friendlies to try and pushes their FIFA rankings but we will have to look at reformatting qualification. There is a hint of sporting integrity in this."
One of the rare good news in these days. Ignited my weak hope again.....
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Imagine if someone said you can make the world cup by beating, Guatemala, Panama, Jamaica & New Zealand. Who wouldn't take that?
Its actually almost too easy. If your looking at it from a respect standpoint
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^ yeah, but we have to beat all of them. Even if you think we have a 70% chance of winning each round, which we don't, that gives us 25% chance of making the world cup
16 minutes ago, canadafan101 said:
You know we're playing sports not doing some kinda weird simulation right? So if Spain played the same format and you gave them 90% chance of winning reach round, then carry the 1, move the decimal point divide by 4 and then subtract common sense it would leave a 60% chance the next world cup champions will be Czechoslovakia
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9 hours ago, SpursFlu said:
I remember the last time we had to fight with Panama for advancement. We lost in Panama and ultimately finished a point behind them. We can't take them lightly or any of the teams in your list.
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On 4/20/2020 at 4:55 AM, neuker said:
1) FIFA document updated October 2018 (In effect during July 2019):
2) FIFA document updated October 2019: (In effect after July 2019):
https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/international-match-calendar-2018-2024-x4858.pdf?cloudid=ntmrkopxx2iutr05pxbc
In other words the Wikipedia author was correct. He or she did not make an assumption. At the time, July 2019, it was based on an authoritative source, FIFA!
Now I'll make the assumption that FIFA updated the October 2018 document because it was necessary to cover up Victor Montagliani negligence in not reading the fine print of the FIFA rules before coming up with the new CONCACAF format that wasn't based on the FIFA-Coca-Cola rankings.
I stand corrected.
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12 minutes ago, Kent said:
Agreed. I think we have the talent to win, but are still learning to win those hard and much needed points at vital times. I think Herdman has toughened us mentally, but we have a long way to go compared to some of those teams
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1 hour ago, Kent said:
Or the time we only needed to beat Jamaica to get to gold cup semi-final, or just finish off haiti to advance in gold cup, or just get a tie in Honduras.....we've all seen it happen too many times to take anything for granted. And the collapse against haiti was with our supposed "mentally tougher" Herdman coached squad. I sure hope that the rapid progression of Davies and David will put us out of reach, so some fluke or brainfart wont will sink us.
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To be exact, the potential reform of the Hex format plus the playoff vs OFC would give me a dream 4 times bigger than I have had previously.
7 hours ago, neuker said:
The last game Davies played for Canada, in the Nations League, was a 1-4 loss against the United States. The last game Davies played for Bayern, in the Campions League, was a 3-0 victory against the Chelsea. Maybe the 10 players lining up with Davies had something to do with his rapid progression.
Borjan Neuer
Laryea Pavard
Vitoria Alcantara
Piette Lewandowski
Arfield Boateng
Kaye Gnabry
Henry Muller
Cavallini Alaba
David Coman
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Heck, I'm inclined to think that even your game would progress rapidly if you switched from Canada to Bayern, don't you?
That's only the Bayern first team. Could you please also include the reserve team, youth team names along with their full bios, favourite colours, superstitions, marriage status etc. We need to see the full picture. Thanks in advance
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Are you being serious? Plenty of youngsters get thrown into the deep end with the first team and look so lost, so out of place its actually sad. How many can pick up a new system and raise their game so that they are actually making more of an impact in the higher league than they did before?? Now if you said coaching played a big part I would agree with you.
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On 4/22/2020 at 10:59 AM, SpursFlu said:
On 4/22/2020 at 12:11 PM, canadafan101 said:
You know they say that all teams are created equal, but you look at Canada and you look at Guatemala, Panama, Jamaica and New Zealand and you can see that statement is not true. See, normally if you go one on one with another team, you got a 50/50 chance of winning. But Canada's got Davies, a genetic freak and he's not normal! So you got a 25%, AT BEST, at beat Canada. Then you add Panama to the mix, their chances of winning drastic go down. See in World Cup qualifying, they got a 33 1/3 chance of winning, but Canada has a 66 and 2/3 chance of winning, because Guatemala KNOWS they can't beat Canada and they're not even gonna try!
So Guatemala takes their 33 1/3 chance, minus Canada's 25% chance and they got an 8 1/3 chance of qualifying. But then you take Canada's 75% chance of winning, if we was to go one on one, and then add 66 2/3 per cents, Canada has 141 2/3 chance of qualifying. See Guatemala, Panama, Jamaica, New Zealand, the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for you in qualifying.
21 minutes ago, neuker said:
Do you seriously think Flick is better than Herdman?
Yup. He's a pretty good manager
Youngsters (for argument sake, lets say 19 and 20-year olds) moving to elite European clubs for these kind of transfer fees are already the REAL DEAL. Their ball-handling, speed, strength and endurance do not progress that rapidly a few months after joining such a club. They are world-class players already. In today's market, Bayern got the rights to Alphonso Davies for a bargain-basement price from the Whitecaps, who are obviously out of their league negotiating at this level. Had a 19-year old Davies come out of the Ajax system, like a 20-year old Matthijs de Ligt did, the amount of money changing hands would have been at least 4 times higher. Just imagine how much Real or Barca would have to offer Bayern today to even consider letting Davies go? Alphonso hasn't progressed that rapidly in less than a year's time. The Whitecaps just didn't have a clue as to his real worth on the European market!
July 2018 is when the deal with bayern was done, almost 2 years ago, not a "few months, or "less than a year". So at least try to get some facts correct eh? But lets just say I doubt the big clubs look at a prospect from MLS as being a "cant miss" target as they do from other leagues or teams like Ajax. MLS doesnt have the rep for producing world class talent like other leagues, that might change a bit now that Davies has proven to be the real deal. And what player at 17-20 is a finished product?? Davies was the real deal, but most players dont peak as teenagers do they?? I dont even know what you are getting at here? Are u saying Davies is exactly the same player he was 2 years ago or are you saying Whitecaps should have got more in transfer fees?? What am I even arguing with you for, werent you banned over and over??
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On 4/15/2020 at 4:11 PM, SpursFlu said:
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4085568/us-could-still-host-2022-world-cup-ex-fifa-president-blatter
And there's that. I think he meant to say Canada, US & Mexico
1) Why does anyone listen to Sepp Blatter? He was ousted in disgrace.
2) Why is holding in the same region back to back such a problem in unprecedented circumstances but holding it in USA (same COUNTRY) not. ($ is the answer but you all knew that)
3) Still want it to happen.
10 minutes ago, Yoginess said:
Maybe a good way to not get thrown in jail is to take the World Cup away from Qatar. I'm only half kidding. But I only posted because its interesting and wouldn't be the strangest thing to happen recently


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Q: java atomics operations Is correct to divide the following statements:
int v = ++j;

as:

*

*read j value (atomic);

*increment by 1 the value read (NON
atomic possibly interference by
other thread);

*write the adding result to i
(atomic);

*write i into v (atomic)

A: Yes, int (or smaller datatypes) read/write/arithmetic operations are atomic. References (read/write) are also atomic, regardless of whether it's 32-bit or 64-bit.
However, operations on 64-bit long and double may not be atomic.
JLS 17.7 Non-atomic Treatment of double and long

Some implementations may find it convenient to divide a single write action on a 64-bit long or double value into two write actions on adjacent 32 bit values. For efficiency's sake, this behavior is implementation specific; Java virtual machines are free to perform writes to long and double values atomically or in two parts.
For the purposes of the Java programming language memory model, a single write to a non-volatile long or double value is treated as two separate writes: one to each 32-bit half. This can result in a situation where a thread sees the first 32 bits of a 64 bit value from one write, and the second 32 bits from another write. Writes and reads of volatile long and double values are always atomic. Writes to and reads of references are always atomic, regardless of whether they are implemented as 32 or 64 bit values.
VM implementors are encouraged to avoid splitting their 64-bit values where possible. Programmers are encouraged to declare shared 64-bit values as volatile or synchronize their programs correctly to avoid possible complications.

Note that neither pre- nor post- increment/decrement operators themselves are atomic, not even on int or byte: the read/write/arithmetic operations happens in distinctly separate steps.
See also

*

*Java Tutorials/Essentials/Concurrency/Atomic Variables

A: Close.  Step 2 is atomic.  In this case j must be one of byte, char, short or int, and each of these can be loaded and stored atomically.
Once a value has been loaded into a hardware register, there should be no possibility that another thread can interfere with it.  There's probably something in the JLS about the atomicity of primitive operations ... but I cannot spot it.

A: Yes, your assumption is correct. Incrementing an int results in three steps (thus it is not atomic), assigning it is another step. Here is the resulting bytecode:
..
istore_1
iinc    1, 1
iload_1
istore_2
..

A: I would use AtomicInteger
AtomicInteger j; // do init

int v = j.incrementAndGet();

A quick view with JAD shows the following byte code for the instructions:
    int j = 0;
//    0    0:iconst_0
//    1    1:istore_1
    int v = ++j;
//    2    2:iinc            1  1
//    3    5:iload_1
//    4    6:istore_2

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// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.

#nullable disable

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using NUnit.Framework;
using osu.Framework.Extensions;
using osu.Framework.Graphics;
using osu.Framework.IO.Network;
using WebRequest = osu.Framework.IO.Network.WebRequest;

namespace osu.Framework.Tests.IO
{
    [TestFixture]
    [Category("httpbin")]
    public class TestWebRequest
    {
        private const string default_protocol = "http";
        private const string invalid_get_url = "a.ppy.shhhhh";

        private static readonly string host;
        private static readonly IEnumerable<string> protocols;

        static TestWebRequest()
        {
            bool localHttpBin = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("LocalHttpBin")?.Equals("true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ?? false;

            if (localHttpBin)
            {
                // httpbin very frequently falls over and causes random tests to fail
                // Thus appveyor builds rely on a local httpbin instance to run the tests

                host = "127.0.0.1";
                protocols = new[] { default_protocol };
            }
            else
            {
                host = "httpbin.org";
                protocols = new[] { default_protocol, "https" };
            }
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestValidGet([ValueSource(nameof(protocols))] string protocol, [Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            string url = $"{protocol}://{host}/get";
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>(url)
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true
            };

            testValidGetInternal(async, request, "osu-framework");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Ensure that synchronous requests can be run without issue from within a TPL thread pool thread.
        /// Not recommended as it would block the thread, but we've deemed to allow this for now.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestValidGetFromTask()
        {
            string url = $"https://{host}/get";
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>(url)
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true
            };

            Task.Run(() => testValidGetInternal(false, request, "osu-framework")).WaitSafely();
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestCustomUserAgent([ValueSource(nameof(protocols))] string protocol, [Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            string url = $"{protocol}://{host}/get";
            var request = new CustomUserAgentWebRequest(url)
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true
            };

            testValidGetInternal(async, request, "custom-ua");
        }

        private static void testValidGetInternal(bool async, JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse> request, string expectedUserAgent)
        {
            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            if (async)
                Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);

            var responseObject = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject != null);
            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Headers.UserAgent == expectedUserAgent);

            // disabled due to hosted version returning incorrect response (https://github.com/postmanlabs/httpbin/issues/545)
            // Assert.AreEqual(url, responseObject.Url);

            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests async execution is correctly yielding during IO wait time.
        /// </summary>
        [Test]
        public void TestConcurrency()
        {
            const int request_count = 10;
            const int induced_delay = 5;

            int finished = 0;
            int failed = 0;
            int started = 0;

            Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
            sw.Start();

            List<long> startTimes = new List<long>();

            List<Task> running = new List<Task>();

            for (int i = 0; i < request_count; i++)
            {
                var request = new DelayedWebRequest
                {
                    Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                    AllowInsecureRequests = true,
                    Delay = induced_delay
                };

                request.Started += () =>
                {
                    Interlocked.Increment(ref started);
                    lock (startTimes)
                        startTimes.Add(sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
                };
                request.Finished += () => Interlocked.Increment(ref finished);
                request.Failed += _ =>
                {
                    Interlocked.Increment(ref failed);
                    Interlocked.Increment(ref finished);
                };

                running.Add(request.PerformAsync());
            }

            Task.WaitAll(running.ToArray());

            Assert.Zero(failed);

            // in the case threads are not yielding, the time taken will be greater than double the induced delay (after considering latency).
            Assert.Less(sw.ElapsedMilliseconds, induced_delay * 2 * 1000);

            Assert.AreEqual(request_count, started);

            Assert.AreEqual(request_count, finished);

            Assert.AreEqual(request_count, startTimes.Count);

            // another case would be requests starting too late into the test. just to make sure.
            for (int i = 0; i < request_count; i++)
                Assert.Less(startTimes[i] - startTimes[0], induced_delay * 1000);
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestInvalidGetExceptions([ValueSource(nameof(protocols))] string protocol, [Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new WebRequest($"{protocol}://{invalid_get_url}")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true
            };

            Exception finishedException = null;
            request.Failed += exception => finishedException = exception;

            if (async)
                Assert.ThrowsAsync<HttpRequestException>(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.Throws<HttpRequestException>(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.GetResponseString() == null);
            Assert.IsNotNull(finishedException);
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestBadStatusCode([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new WebRequest($"{default_protocol}://{host}/hidden-basic-auth/user/passwd")
            {
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            if (async)
                Assert.ThrowsAsync<WebException>(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.Throws<WebException>(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsEmpty(request.GetResponseString());

            Assert.IsTrue(hasThrown);
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestJsonWebRequestThrowsCorrectlyOnMultipleErrors([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<Drawable>("badrequest://www.google.com")
            {
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            if (async)
                Assert.ThrowsAsync<NotSupportedException>(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsNull(request.GetResponseString());
            Assert.IsNull(request.ResponseObject);

            Assert.IsTrue(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests aborting the <see cref="WebRequest"/> after response has been received from the server
        /// but before data has been read.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestAbortReceive([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;
            request.Started += () => request.Abort();

            if (async)
                Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.ResponseObject == null);

            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests aborting the <see cref="WebRequest"/> before the request is sent to the server.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestAbortRequest()
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            Task.Run(() => request.PerformAsync());

            Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Abort);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.ResponseObject == null);

            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests not being able to perform a request after an abort (before any perform).
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestStartAfterAbort([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Abort);

            if (async)
                Assert.ThrowsAsync<OperationCanceledException>(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.Throws<TaskCanceledException>(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            var responseObject = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject == null);
            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests not being able to perform a request after an initial perform-abort sequence.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestRestartAfterAbort([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            Task.Run(() => request.PerformAsync());

            Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Abort);

            if (async)
                Assert.ThrowsAsync<OperationCanceledException>(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.Throws<TaskCanceledException>(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            var responseObject = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject == null);
            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests cancelling the <see cref="WebRequest"/> after response has been received from the server
        /// but before data has been read.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestCancelReceive()
        {
            var cancellationSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;
            request.Started += () => cancellationSource.Cancel();

            Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(() => request.PerformAsync(cancellationSource.Token));

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.ResponseObject == null);
            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests aborting the <see cref="WebRequest"/> before the request is sent to the server.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public async Task TestCancelRequest()
        {
            var cancellationSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            cancellationSource.Cancel();
            await request.PerformAsync(cancellationSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.ResponseObject == null);

            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests being able to cancel + restart a request.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestRestartAfterAbortViaCancellationToken()
        {
            var cancellationSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            bool hasThrown = false;
            request.Failed += exception => hasThrown = exception != null;

            cancellationSource.Cancel();
            request.PerformAsync(cancellationSource.Token).WaitSafely();

            Assert.ThrowsAsync<OperationCanceledException>(() => request.PerformAsync(cancellationSource.Token));

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            var responseObject = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject == null);
            Assert.IsFalse(hasThrown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests that specifically-crafted <see cref="WebRequest"/> is completed after one timeout.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestOneTimeout()
        {
            var request = new DelayedWebRequest
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
                Timeout = 1000,
                Delay = 2
            };

            Exception thrownException = null;
            request.Failed += e => thrownException = e;
            request.CompleteInvoked = () => request.Delay = 0;

            Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(thrownException == null);
            Assert.AreEqual(WebRequest.MAX_RETRIES, request.RetryCount);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests that a <see cref="WebRequest"/> will only timeout a maximum of <see cref="WebRequest.MAX_RETRIES"/> times before being aborted.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestFailTimeout()
        {
            var request = new WebRequest($"{default_protocol}://{host}/delay/4")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
                Timeout = 1000
            };

            Exception thrownException = null;
            request.Failed += e => thrownException = e;

            Assert.Throws<WebException>(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsTrue(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(thrownException != null);
            Assert.AreEqual(WebRequest.MAX_RETRIES, request.RetryCount);
            Assert.AreEqual(typeof(WebException), thrownException.GetType());
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests being able to abort + restart a request.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestEventUnbindOnCompletion([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            request.Started += () => { };
            request.Failed += _ => { };
            request.DownloadProgress += (_, _) => { };
            request.UploadProgress += (_, _) => { };

            Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            var events = request.GetType().GetEvents(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);

            foreach (var e in events)
            {
                var field = request.GetType().GetField(e.Name, BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);
                Assert.IsFalse(((Delegate)field?.GetValue(request))?.GetInvocationList().Length > 0);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Tests being able to abort + restart a request.
        /// </summary>
        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestUnbindOnDispose([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            using (request)
            {
                request.Started += () => { };
                request.Failed += _ => { };
                request.DownloadProgress += (_, _) => { };
                request.UploadProgress += (_, _) => { };

                Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);
            }

            var events = request.GetType().GetEvents(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);

            foreach (var e in events)
            {
                var field = request.GetType().GetField(e.Name, BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);
                Assert.IsFalse(((Delegate)field?.GetValue(request))?.GetInvocationList().Length > 0);
            }
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestGetWithQueryStringParameters()
        {
            const string test_key_1 = "testkey1";
            const string test_val_1 = "testval1 that ends with a #";

            const string test_key_2 = "testkey2";
            const string test_val_2 = "testval2 that ends with a space ";

            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>($@"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true
            };

            request.AddParameter(test_key_1, test_val_1);
            request.AddParameter(test_key_2, test_val_2);

            Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            var responseObject = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);

            Assert.NotNull(responseObject.Arguments);

            Assert.True(responseObject.Arguments.ContainsKey(test_key_1));
            Assert.AreEqual(test_val_1, responseObject.Arguments[test_key_1]);

            Assert.True(responseObject.Arguments.ContainsKey(test_key_2));
            Assert.AreEqual(test_val_2, responseObject.Arguments[test_key_2]);
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestPostWithJsonResponse([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinPostResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/post")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Post,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            request.AddParameter("testkey1", "testval1");
            request.AddParameter("testkey2", "testval2");

            if (async)
                Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            var responseObject = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Form != null);
            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Form.Count == 2);

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Headers.ContentLength > 0);

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Form.ContainsKey("testkey1"));
            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Form["testkey1"] == "testval1");

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Form.ContainsKey("testkey2"));
            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Form["testkey2"] == "testval2");

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Headers.ContentType.StartsWith("multipart/form-data; boundary=", StringComparison.Ordinal));
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestPostWithJsonRequest([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinPostResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/post")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Post,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            var testObject = new TestObject();
            request.AddRaw(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(testObject));

            if (async)
                Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            var responseObject = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Headers.ContentLength > 0);
            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Json != null);
            Assert.AreEqual(testObject.TestString, responseObject.Json.TestString);

            Assert.IsTrue(responseObject.Headers.ContentType == null);
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestNoContentPost([Values(true, false)] bool async)
        {
            var request = new WebRequest($"{default_protocol}://{host}/anything")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Post,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            if (async)
                Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            var responseJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<HttpBinPostResponse>(request.GetResponseString());

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);
            Assert.AreEqual(0, responseJson?.Headers.ContentLength);
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestPutWithQueryAndFormParams()
        {
            const string test_key_1 = "param1";
            const string test_val_1 = "in query! ";

            const string test_key_2 = "param2";
            const string test_val_2 = "in form!";

            const string test_key_3 = "param3";
            const string test_val_3 = "in form by default!";

            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinPutResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/put")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Put,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            request.AddParameter(test_key_1, test_val_1, RequestParameterType.Query);
            request.AddParameter(test_key_2, test_val_2, RequestParameterType.Form);
            request.AddParameter(test_key_3, test_val_3);

            Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);

            var response = request.ResponseObject;

            Assert.NotNull(response.Arguments);
            Assert.True(response.Arguments.ContainsKey(test_key_1));
            Assert.AreEqual(test_val_1, response.Arguments[test_key_1]);

            Assert.NotNull(response.Form);
            Assert.True(response.Form.ContainsKey(test_key_2));
            Assert.AreEqual(test_val_2, response.Form[test_key_2]);

            Assert.NotNull(response.Form);
            Assert.True(response.Form.ContainsKey(test_key_3));
            Assert.AreEqual(test_val_3, response.Form[test_key_3]);
        }

        [Test]
        public void TestFormParamsNotSupportedForGet()
        {
            var request = new JsonWebRequest<HttpBinPutResponse>($"{default_protocol}://{host}/get")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };

            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => request.AddParameter("cannot", "work", RequestParameterType.Form));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Ensure the work load, and importantly, the continuations do not run on the TPL thread pool.
        /// Since we have our own task schedulers handling these load tasks.
        /// </summary>
        [Test]
        public void TestSynchronousFlowTplReliance()
        {
            int workerMin;
            int completionMin;
            int workerMax;
            int completionMax;

            // set limited threadpool capacity
            ThreadPool.GetMinThreads(out workerMin, out completionMin);
            ThreadPool.GetMaxThreads(out workerMax, out completionMax);

            /*
            Note that we explicitly choose two threads here to reproduce a classic thread pool deadlock scenario (which was surfacing due to a `.Wait()` call from within an `async` context).
            If set to one, a task required by the NUnit hosting process (usage of ManualResetEventSlim.Wait) will cause requests to never work.
            If set to above two, the deadlock will not reliably reproduce.

            Also note that the TPL thread pool generally gets much higher values than this (based on logical core count) and will expand with demand.
            This is explicitly testing for a case that came up on Github Actions due to limited processor count and refusal to expand the thread pool (for whatever reason).

            This may require adjustment in the future if we end up using more thread pool threads in the background, or if NUnit changes how they used them.
            */

            ThreadPool.SetMinThreads(2, 2);
            ThreadPool.SetMaxThreads(2, 2);

            var request = new DelayedWebRequest
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
                Timeout = 1000,
                Delay = 2
            };

            request.CompleteInvoked = () => request.Delay = 0;

            request.Perform();

            // restore capacity
            ThreadPool.SetMinThreads(workerMin, completionMin);
            ThreadPool.SetMaxThreads(workerMax, completionMax);
        }

        [Test, Retry(5)]
        public void TestGetBinaryData([Values(true, false)] bool async, [Values(true, false)] bool chunked)
        {
            const int bytes_count = 65536;
            const int chunk_size = 1024;

            string endpoint = chunked ? "stream-bytes" : "bytes";

            WebRequest request = new WebRequest($"{default_protocol}://{host}/{endpoint}/{bytes_count}")
            {
                Method = HttpMethod.Get,
                AllowInsecureRequests = true,
            };
            if (chunked)
                request.AddParameter("chunk_size", chunk_size.ToString());

            if (async)
                Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(() => request.PerformAsync());
            else
                Assert.DoesNotThrow(request.Perform);

            Assert.IsTrue(request.Completed);
            Assert.IsFalse(request.Aborted);

            Assert.AreEqual(bytes_count, request.ResponseStream.Length);
        }

        [Serializable]
        private class HttpBinGetResponse
        {
            [JsonProperty("args")]
            public Dictionary<string, string> Arguments { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("headers")]
            public HttpBinHeaders Headers { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("url")]
            public string Url { get; set; }
        }

        [Serializable]
        private class HttpBinPostResponse
        {
            [JsonProperty("data")]
            public string Data { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("form")]
            public IDictionary<string, string> Form { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("headers")]
            public HttpBinHeaders Headers { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("json")]
            public TestObject Json { get; set; }
        }

        [Serializable]
        private class HttpBinPutResponse
        {
            [JsonProperty("args")]
            public Dictionary<string, string> Arguments { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("form")]
            public Dictionary<string, string> Form { get; set; }
        }

        [Serializable]
        public class HttpBinHeaders
        {
            [JsonProperty("Content-Length")]
            public int ContentLength { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("Content-Type")]
            public string ContentType { get; set; }

            [JsonProperty("User-Agent")]
            public string UserAgent { get; set; }
        }

        [Serializable]
        public class TestObject
        {
            public string TestString = "readable";
        }

        private class CustomUserAgentWebRequest : JsonWebRequest<HttpBinGetResponse>
        {
            public CustomUserAgentWebRequest(string url)
                : base(url)
            {
            }

            protected override string UserAgent => "custom-ua";
        }

        private class DelayedWebRequest : WebRequest
        {
            public Action CompleteInvoked;

            private int delay;

            public int Delay
            {
                get => delay;
                set
                {
                    delay = value;
                    Url = $"{default_protocol}://{host}/delay/{delay}";
                }
            }

            public DelayedWebRequest()
                : base($"{default_protocol}://{host}/delay/0")
            {
            }

            protected override Task Complete(Exception e = null)
            {
                CompleteInvoked?.Invoke();
                return base.Complete(e);
            }
        }
    }
}

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The moment many of us have been waiting for, and a few of us have been diligently working towards, is here. We've released the Drutopia Base distribution. In it you will find many of the features common to what a grassroots organization needs: a blog, events, and groups. We also have a few content types we don't see as much of, but hope to see more of: actions, campaigns and landing pages.
This is an alpha release so we encourage you to install it, take it for a spin and let us know what bugs you find.
Drutopia Base provides the building blocks for the features grassroots groups need to organize, inspire, and mobilize. Articles and Blog Posts tell stories. Campaigns and Events keep supporters informed. Groups and People provide faces and names to the work. Actions call site visitors to, well action.
We have Views pages for all relevant content types (a list of basic pages seemed a bit unnecessary).
This paves the way for additional content types as well as further enhancements and interaction between content types. Already queued up is a new Resource content type, associating an action to other content types and event registration.
We knew we wanted a default theme that looked good out of the box and was easy to customize. Octavia is our first Drutopia theme.
Octavia is named after black futurist science fiction writer Octavia Butler (and a nod to this 8th release of Drupal). Butler was a visionary within a visionary field - expanding what could be done within the science fiction realm. Her exploration of race, gender and the human condition paved the way for cultural forces like Afrofuturism and Emergent Strategy. We hope the Drutopia project too can bring justice-based innovation to the innovative world of free and open source software.
Octavia uses the Bulma CSS framework, (think Bootstrap but more lightweight and not owned by Twitter) to organize the site into sensibly described and styled components. Adding new components to Drutopia or styling existing components is straightforward.
Much of the work that went into our alpha release was behind the scenes. We wrote helper modules to make the sharing of configuration distribution-friendly, contributed to the Drutopia Bulma project, argued over naming conventions and wrestled with default content requirements. None of this can be seen when using Drutopia, but it was important work that will make future releases go smoothly and help onboard new contributors.
As much as we love theorizing and dreaming (surprise surprise) it's exciting to move from the idea of Drutopia to the software of Drutopia. With that momentum we've turned our labor of love into a labor that is loved *and* funded. With contracts in hand and more early adopters joining we plan to squash the bugs we find in alpha and enhance the functionality we've started with. Look out for the ability to officially join Drutopia as a member.
For all who have contributed to the project, thank you. It's the community building around the software and the cooperative that really makes this work rewarding. We look forward to collaborating further.


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The New Cosmic Crisp Apple
A new variety of fruit has entered the American food market, one that took more than two decades to develop and can allegedly last for up to a year in the fridge…..
The apple was just launch, and no it is not technology or plastic, it is classed as a fruit. The Cosmic Crisp apple in now on sale in America which got the name because of the bright yellowish dots on the apple's skin which resemble distant stars.
Launch of the Cosmic Crisp apple cost $10.5 million. Two thirds of the apples produced in America come from the state of Washington, and this crop will be no exception as those farmers have the exclusive right to grow this variety for the next 10 years; the Cosmic Crisp apple trees can take up to three years to yield a crop.
Aaron Clark whose family owns several orchards and has planted 80 acres of the new variety says, "I've never seen an apple prettier in the orchard than these things are."
Spokesperson for the Washington Apple Commission, Toni Lynn Adams, that markets apples internationally says, "A new apple brings excitement. A new variety can reinvigorate a market and industry."
Kate Evans of Washington State University, co-led of the breeding program says that the work developing the apple variety began in 1997. "It's ultra-crisp, very juicy and has a good balance of sweetness and tartness." The Cosmic Crisp apple "...maintains excellent eating quality in refrigerated storage - easily for 10 to 12 months.The goal, in my opinion, is to get more consumers eating apples," she said. "Ultimately that is the goal of any plant breeder."
Over two decades after horticulturist Bruce Barritt took pollen from a Honeycrisp tree and placed in on the stigma of the Enterprise to produce seed the Cosmic Crisp hybrid apple hits the produce department in groceries nationwide in December 2019; it is worth noting that waiting for the trees to mature took up the vast part of the time.
"This apple," Barritt said, "was developed to make consumers happy." According to Barritt, picking a winning apple involves the slow accumulation of data. "The experience of an apple is five things," he said. "Two are about flavor, including sugar and acid content, and the different preferences people have—such as those who like sweet and those who like tangy. However, everyone likes crisp and juicy, and nobody likes soft."
The Cosmic Crisp apple is one of the first apples to be bred in Washington state, and according to the release it is NOT genetically modified. This apple has a high sugar content and even higher acidity to help to keep its taste for a long time, and in a controlled atmosphere storage the crunch can last into the next harvest. This apple ripens more uniformly and browns slowly, because it can stay fresh for so long in proper storage there is also less waste. As a bonus this apple can be sold year round rather than seasonally, helping to keep the labor force employed.
Only 450,000 forty pound boxes will be available for sale this year, but in 2020 this will increase to over 2 million. Washington state produces 140-160 million boxes of all types of apples each year, growing 60% of all the apples sold in America making over $6 billion in an economic impact for the state. These apples could dramatically increase this by moving sales from seasonal to year long.
https://news.sky.com/story/cosmic-crisp-apple-new-variety-keeps-in-the-fridge-for-up-to-a-year-11875167
https://foundation.wsu.edu/2019/12/01/cosmic-crisp/
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/cosmic-crisp-apple-debut-at-grocery-stores/281-b0b6571d-6d8f-44ca-937b-090817d84752
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The Tarifa Strapless Kitesurfing Pro 2016 starts with the qualifiers on the 29th June and runs until the 3rd July.
• 12 riders will qualify via a trial competition on the 29th June.
events, in waves and in strapless freestyle.
look forward to launching the event in style at the opening ceremony.
Great event...looking forward to see the videos from this event.
For sure worth watching if you are in the area!
Daily news will be posted on KF.
Strapless Kiters: Tarifa is waiting for you!
There is only one week left to celebrate another edition of Tarifa Strapless Kitesurfing PRO, the first stop in a big tour that continues in Sotavento –Fuerteventura-, One Eye –Mauricio Island- and Fortaleza –Brasil-. From the 29th of June until 3rd of July, riders from different places in the world will arrive to Spain in order to face a big challenge: win at Tarifa, the wind mecca.
"The Strapless rider is the one who wants to explore the limits of surf with a kite, or the one who wants to face a challenge: flying and doing tricks strapless", explained Jaime Herráiz, tour technical director.
Valdevaqueros Beach –Chiringuito Tangana- will host the competition. On Wednesday, the first day, there will be a trials session, and then at 7 p.m. we will have the official presentation at WET Cafè; and the championship will continue until Saturday.
The rules are very simple, everybody at the beach can understand them perfectly. "There will be a closed track in the water, marked by four buoys, where riders have to do their tricks. In each heat there will be two men face to face who will be scored by three issues: technical difficulty, general point of view and Wow factor, which is "the ability to impress the judges and the public", said Jaime Herráiz.
For the event, riders have been practicing new tricks throughout one year. Because of this, riders will offer big jumps and impossible tricks, some will even handle pass with a surf board… and any other surprises.
Tarifa will host riders from all over the world: from Hawaii -Nicolo Porcella, Patri McLaughlin-, Australia -Keahi de Aboitz-, Cape Verde -Matchu Lopez, Airton Cozzolino- USA -Matt Elsasser, Reider Decker- and other diferent places of Europe like portuguese Paulino Pereira, or the italian guys Sandro Pissu and Stefano Gentilli. Juli Rebollo and Jan Marco Rivera, who represented the locals.
They all agree that the place stands out in its conditions to practice this sport, but also in its peculiarity: for being so authentic, for the hospitality of the locals, for an unbeatable gastronomy and also because this small town is iconic for the practice of international sports in both sea and wind.
Apart from being witnesses of the show that this competition offers, those that go to the town of Tarifa, will be able to experience firsthand the atmosphere created at night throughout the competition. A city that doesn't rest and lives the rhythm of the wind.
The tour which is certified by the GKA –Global Kitesports Association- starts in Tarifa, the sanctuary for kite and will later also take place in Sotavento (Fuerteventura, España), One Eye (Isla Mauricio) y Fortaleza (Brasil).
- Presentation at Wet Cafe, 7.00 p.m.
- Competition at 1.00 p.m.
Looks good I liked the last one.
Have you had a go at strapless Toby?