What better way to showcase this beautiful Maryland Blue Claw Jumbo Lump Crab meat, than with this Classic dish from days gone by, Crab Imperial!
Mix mayonnaise, egg, sugar, old bay, lemon juice and parsley together and blend well, this is your imperial sauce. Gently fold crabmeat into imperial sauce, being careful not to break up crab meat. Place portions in baking dish using ramekins or small prep bowls. Bake in 350°F oven for 20 minutes (top will turn golden brown) Allow to cool just a few minutes before serving, it will set and be more flavorful as it cools slightly.


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L'Afghanistan participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020 à Tokyo. Il s'agit de sa  aux Jeux d'été.

Trois réfugiés afghans vont également concourir au sein de l'équipe olympique des réfugiés :
Abdullah Sediqi (taekwondo), Masomah Ali Zada (cyclisme) et Nigara Shaheen (judo).

Athlètes engagés

Résultats

Athlétisme

L'Afghanistan bénéficie de deux places attribuées au nom de l'universalité des Jeux.

Natation

L'Afghanistan bénéficie d'une place attribuée au nom de l'universalité des Jeux.

Taekwondo

Farzad Mansouri a reçu une invitation tri-partite pour concourir aux jeux.

Tir

En , le tireur Mahdi Shojaei bénéficie d'une invitation tri-partite de la part de l'ISSF.

Notes et références

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 Afghanistan aux Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2020 (participation annulée)

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All train lines between Taunton and Bristol Temple Meads are blocked this evening (August 21) after a person was hit by a train.
British Transport Police used Twitter to warn passengers about to embark on the evening commute that there could be delays, cancellations or revisions to their journeys.
The force tweeted: "Due to a person being hit by a train between #Taunton and #BristolTempleMeads, @GWRHelp and @CrossCountryUK services may be delayed, cancelled or revised as all lines are currently blocked whilst we respond to this incident."
According to train operator GWR, the incident took place between two Somerset towns.
The operator tweeted: "A person has been hit by a train between Weston-super-Mare and Taunton. All lines between the two stations are currently closed."
Are you nearby? Can you update other travellers?
Or got another story? Email liam.trim@reachplc.com if it's safe and legal to do so.
Is it ever ok to get angry about bad service when there's a tragedy involved, like someone being hit by a train?
Or is it wrong of train companies to use such awful events as excuses?
One unhappy customer was livid when CrossCountry mentioned today's sad events during a Twitter argument.
Rubbish service on affected CrossCountry train?
We just spoke to the British Transport Police and the force is not yet in a position to release details about what happened this evening.
A woman trapped on the train that struck a person near Weston-super-Mare has told us she is "getting fed up" of waiting with her son but also knows it's a "very sad time" following the incident.
It might be best to take to the roads instead!
She says the train is just outside of Weston-super-Mare station.
But it's hard for anyone to know what's going on.
We heard from Tommy earlier, who is trying to get to Taunton for a connecting train.
'An extra hour' added to journeys for some on Cross Country services?
We've seen the praise but inevitably people are frustrated when there are delays this big, too.
For any trains close to, or involved in, an incident like this, it must be incredibly distressing for staff and passengers alike.
Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 19:30 21/08.


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Nur Baysal • March 14, 2018
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Chris Hughes, the co-founder of Facebook, has a new book out with a dramatic suggestion for changing the distribution of wealth in the United States. Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn is an argument for a program of guaranteed cash grants to working Americans earning less than $50,000 per year, financed by the one percenters like him. It has had a mixed reception, and it is easy to see why.
A large fraction of the book is basically the history of Facebook, how the author got to know Mark Zuckerberg in college, and how Facebook gradually grew and took over the media sphere. He also goes into detail about his own childhood—he grew up in a middle-class family, but goes out of his way to depict himself as not having had a particularly privileged life. This opening section has little to do with his proposal for a guaranteed income, but seems calculated to cultivate an emotional connection with readers in preparation for making his policy argument. I wasn't surprised to learn that Hughes was responsible for marketing and communications at Facebook.
Following this, there's a strong focus on the importance on luck in one's life. Hughes stresses that it was no just his talents that made him part of Facebook, but mostly just the sheer luck of ending up as Mark Zuckerberg's roommate. I think his point about luck rings true—I remember how Malcolm Gladwell addressed this issue in his 2008 book Outliers: The Story of Success, but there is a lack of empirical evidence here to support the contention that luck is the primary driving force of success in one's life.
Indeed, there aren't any graphs or calculations in the book—unlike, for example, Charles Murray's similarly-themed In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State, which is full of them. He does address some economic arguments to back up his defense of a guaranteed income from time to time, but mostly it is full of anecdotal examples and appeals to emotion. I found that rather unfortunate and unconvincing, but such arguments might appeal to a lot of people reading about the issue for the first time.
Importantly, Hughes is not an advocate for what is generally meant by a "universal basic income" (UBI). Instead of proposals like the one by Murray, he does not want to introduce a UBI that would replace the welfare state. He argues that such a UBI would be too expensive and how his solution is cheaper—an additional $500 a month for every working American with an annual income below $50,000, including caregivers and students—but given that all of this would be established on top of the current U.S. welfare state, I doubt it would be cheaper. He argues that we should not replace something that is "working," even though the U.S. has the second largest welfare state in the world, per capita, while still being incredibly ineffective.
Hughes relies heavily on the largely unsupported assumption that most Americans receiving social benefits would be worse off if the welfare state was replaced with direct cash through a UBI. His proposal would be financed by taxing those with an income over $250,000 at about 50%, which according to Hughes was their "historic tax rate" and something we should return to. I find it strange how he keeps saying that people like him, the rich, should pay for this guaranteed income, but ignores the effect on regular doctors, lawyers, and small business owners. Many of the latter have an income above $250,000, especially when one considers total household income. He also seems unaware of (or at least declines to engage with) the issue of the marriage penalty, which his proposal would increase, as the New York Times review of Fair Shot pointed out.
His defense for keeping the existing welfare state with its multiple targeted benefit programs is especially strange because he devotes an entire chapter to the fact that generally, people do better with direct cash handouts instead of specific aid, like programs that allow individual donors to give a goat to a family living in a developing country. He cites several studies and experiences by effective altruist groups like GiveDirectly to back this up, yet he is opposed to establishing a similarly transparent system of cash transfers in the U.S. That doesn't make sense—and again, it seems as if he is appealing mainly to emotions here. His argument is that replacing the existing welfare state just "feels" wrong and we should follow the calls of historical figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. who advocated an expansion of the welfare programs. Related to that, there's lots of praise for the Progressive era and the social reforms introduced during that time.
But what bothered me most was a statement on economic growth and poverty he kept making throughout the book. Without backing it up, he kept saying how people who become extremely rich through starting companies like Facebook make it harder for lower-class people to attain wealth. I kept waiting for an explanation, data—anything on this dubious statement, to no avail. It seems as if he assumes that the economy is a stagnant pie and if some people attain lots of wealth, they cut away a large portion, leaving less for others. In more specific terms, this is an economic misconception called "The Fallacy of Static Wealth" and its twin fallacy, "The Fallacy of The Zero-Sum Game". These fallacies are guided by the mercantilist idea that the sum of wealth is constant. Thus, a few people becoming extremely rich by starting successful tech companies inevitably makes it harder for others to attain wealth, since there is just less of it left.
This is quite a juvenile view of economics, as memorably debunked by Adam Smith. Smith underlined how wealth is not something static, like a lump of gold, but rather consists of goods and services that can be created. He observed that if someone agrees to pay for a service in a market economy, both people taking part in the exchange improve their previous position. The value of the given good is not a magical number out of nowhere, but rather indicative of the appraisal and desire of the interested buyers in the transaction.
I tried to approach Fair Shot with a charitably attitude, but I wasn't very impressed. In the end, it is comprised of lots of anecdotal fluff, appeals to emotions, logical inconsistencies, and a lack of data.
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Predicted Grades 1 (PG1) – Grades are released to students at the end of June (Year 12).
Predicted Grades 2 (PG2) – Any updated grades can be re-entered into the system up to and including the 3rd week in September (Year 13).
PG1 is for internal use only and are shown to the students so that these initial predictions can inform their application decisions. Only grades from PG2 are used on the official school transcript and sent to universities.
Having set deadlines for predicted grades allows the school to be fair and equitable to each student. It also minimises the risk of over inflating grades and reinforces the notion to students that constant effort and achievement needs to be sustained over the duration of the all subjects.
Finally, predicted grades are only one element in the university selection process. Universities weigh a number of factors and there is no single formula for this. Universities consider predicted grades, historical performance in public examinations, the pupil's Personal Statement or College Essay and the school's Reference. In some areas such as Medicine, relevant work experience can be very important. In addition, some universities (mainly US and very selective UK universities) require additional test results and/or samples of written work, dependant on the selectivity of the university.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information or clarification regarding university predicted grades.


On the Eastern slopes of the Serranía del Darién, the blue waters of the Caribbean lap up against sand and pebbles in the bays of Trigana, Capurgana and Sapzurro, and three small communities that have established a tourism idyll at the heart the rainforest and exuberant plant and animal life.
For hotel owner Diego Palacio of the Tacaruna Lodge in Capurgana, this pristine corner of Colombia receives a majority of tourists from Medellín, given regular flights from Olaya Herrera airport close to the city's downtown, as well as flights to Acandi on the border with Panama. Bogotanos have yet to "discover paradise" believes Palacio, who was in the capital promoting two lodges (the other in Bahía Solano), during the recent tourism fair Anato. As a way to connect the Darien with the interior of the country, without having to cross the Urabá Gulf in a speed boat, the small airport of Capurganá will inaugurate, in May, flights to Montería offering tourists the chance to also enjoy the capital of Cordoba, with its Republican façades and promenade on the Sinu River.
The crescent-shaped bays of Capurganá, Sapzurro and La Miel are popular with yachters cruising the San Blas islands, and often on their last ports of call in the Atlantic before entering the Panama Canal at Colón. There are boats that sail from Cartagena to this remote region, but if on a schedule, get a seat in one of the many fast lanchas that connect Acandí with Necocli.
The Panamanian border is separated from Colombia by 200 concrete steps that wind their up a hill from the bay of Sapzurro, offering great views of a Caribbean void of cruise ships and souvenir shops. Lodging is quite basic in this part of the world, with operators offering bungalows to bunk and terraces to hang a hammock. For diving, there are reefs that extend up to Cabo Tiburón, and as its name suggests, among the many species that inhabit these waters, are leatherback turtles, dolphins and spotted whale sharks.
The Darien Gap is one of the densest rainforests in the world, and even though a handful of adventurous – and often foolhardy – hikers have attempted to cross the 100 kilometers of treacherous swamp and raging rivers, for visitors to Capurganá there are plenty of trails where one can get a sense of the Darien's intimidating darkness, and where footpaths are washed away with each passing tropical storm. And storms are frequent, as the Chocó is one of the wettest places on earth, so pack a plastic poncho and rubber boots. A visit to the El Cielo free-flowing waterfalls is also a must, and an easy-going hike accompanied by the sounds of howler monkeys, parrots and toucans. A local guide will charge $15,000 pesos for the one-hour hike and necessary for spotting some of the Darien's other inhabitants – tiny, fluorescent colored frogs.
Colombia's tourism offering covers every imaginable terrain, from the pastoral of the central Andes to the rugged and unforgiving deserts of La Guajira. As one of many entry points to the Darien, Capurgana is a laid-back resort where locals will cook for visitors and motorized transport is a fancy term for horse and cart.
As there are no ATMs in this part of the jungle, travel on a budget and keep your cash and passport pad-locked at your hostel – hotel, and as there are more loudspeakers than beds it seems, the night can get quite raucous – one aspect of local operators are trying to control. For Palacio, Capurganá is under-sold as a Caribbean destination, compared to San Andrés and Cartagena, but a place that is now coming of age thanks to empty coves, white sand beaches, and an untamed rainforest that could turn Tayrona green with envy.


The Bonavita electric kettle is a recent product in the US. Among other attractive features, it sports a thin gooseneck spout that is highly desirable for pour-over, single cup coffee brewing, but it equally good for brewing tea. The thin stream allows you to accurately direct the flow of water and have better control over the rate of flow.
The kettle, which has an on/off toggle switch, detaches from its base. Finish is brushed stainless steel and black. The kettle automatically shuts off when water reaches a boil. The 1000 watt element results in fast boiling. Indicator light on the kettle shows when it is heating.
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Counties in Kenya: The Kenya Constitution has introduced two levels of government, the national government and the County government, which are distinct and interdependent. Kenya has 47 counties to be headed by governors.
The national government will ensure reasonable access to its services in all parts of the country. The two levels will conduct their affairs mutually on the basis of consultation and cooperation.
Devolution is enshrined in Chapter 11 of the Constitution. It legalizes the formation of the 47 counties, each with its own government as spelt out in the County Governments Act, 2012. This Act also created elaborate structures to ensure the full implementation and success of devolution.
The county governments have executive and legislative authority, including the accompanying mandates and powers, to raise limited revenue, establish policies, plans,budget and governance. Under this Act, the national government is obliged to support the county governments. .
The form of the devolved government is defined in Section Six,which states that though the two levels of government are distinct,they remain independent.
To enhance checks and balances and the separation of powers.
Agriculture (crop and animal husbandry).
Public entertainment and public amenities.
Pre-primary education, village polytechnics, home craft centres and childcare Facilities.
Implementation of specific national government policies on natural resources, environmental conservation.
County public works and services.
Each of the 47 counties has a County Assembly whose members are elected directly by the registered voters of the wards, each ward constituting a single member constituency, on the same day as the General Election of Members of Parliament.
The County Assembly has a speaker elected from among persons who are not members of the assembly.
The executive authority of the county is vested in, and exercised by, a county executive committee, which consists of the county governor and the deputy county governor; and members appointed by the county governor, with the approval of the assembly, from among persons who are not members of the assembly. The county governor and deputy are elected directly.
The national government has the mandate to perform its functions and exercise its powers in a manner that respects the functional and institutional integrity of government at the other level, and respects the constitutional status and institutions of government.
County Assembly consists of members elected by voters of the wards – each ward being a single member constituency – representatives of people with disabilities and the youth nominated by political parties depending on their strength in the assembly, and the Speaker, an ex official member.
A county assembly will be elected for a term of five years. Its Speaker will be elected by the county assembly from among people who are not assembly members.
The Speaker will preside or in his or her absence, a member of the assembly elected by the assembly.
A county assembly may make laws necessary for the effective performance of the county government.
The assembly will also exercise oversight over the executive committee and other county organs.
1. Members elected by the registered voters of the wards in a general election.
2. The number of special seats necessary to ensure that no more than two-thirds of the membership of the assembly are of the same gender.
3. Members of marginalised groups, including persons with disabilities and the youth, as prescribed by an Act of Parliament.
4. The Speaker, who is an ex officio member. The members in 2 and 3 are to be nominated by political parties in proportion to the seats received in the election in a particular county.
Making laws for the effective performance of the county government.
Exercising oversight over the county executive committee.
developing and managing the infrastructure and institutions.
an independent candidate supported by at least five hundred registered voters in the Ward concerned.
Is a State officer or other public officer.
Has at any time within past five years held office as a member of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
Has not been a citizen of Kenya for at least ten years before the date of election.
Is serving a sentence of imprisonment of at least six months.
Misused or abused a State or public office.
The executive authority of the county will be exercised by the county executive committee comprising the governor, deputy governor and members appointed by the county governor, with the approval of the assembly.
The number of the executive committee assembly members should not exceed a third of the county assembly members if it has less than 30 members or 10 if the assembly has 30 or more members.
The county governor and the deputy county governor are the chief executive and deputy chief executive of the county.
When the governor is absent, the deputy governor acts as governor. A person cannot hold office of governor or deputy governor for more than two five-year terms.
Prepare regular reports for the county assembly.
A governor can be removed for violating the Constitution, committing a crime under national or international law, abuse of office, gross misconduct or physical and/or mental incapacity to perform the functions of the office.
Gross violation of this Constitution or any other law.
There are serious reasons for believing that the county governor has committed a crime under national or international law.
Abuse of office or gross misconduct.
Physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of office of county governor.
It becomes vacant if the holder dies, resigns or writes a letter to the Speaker of the county assembly or ceases to be eligible to be elected governor. The office also becomes vacant if the governor is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for at least 12 months or is removed from office.
If a vacancy occurs, the deputy governor assumes office as governor for the remainder of the term. In such a case, the deputy governor is deemed to have served a full term as county governor if more than two and a half years remain before the next election.
If a vacancy occurs in the offices of the governor and deputy governor, the speaker of the county assembly acts as the governor. An election of governor is then held within 60 days.
Establishing and abolishing offices in its public service.
Appointing persons to hold or act in those offices, and confirming appointments.
the Senate with the support of at least two-thirds of all of the county delegations.
The boundaries of a county may be altered when the following factors are put into consideration: Population density and demographic trends.
Views of the communities affected.
Objects of devolution of government.
The President may suspend a county government due to internal conflict, war or other exceptional circumstances. The suspension cannot be for more than 90 days and when it is over, elections are held.
A county government cannot be suspended unless an independent commission of inquiry has investigated allegations against the county, the President is satisfied the allegations are justified and the Senate has authorised the suspension.
During suspension, arrangements must be made for the performance of the functions of a county government. The Senate may at any time terminate the suspension.
This is a governors' caucus and creates a forum through which the county bosses can engage the national government. Bomet Governor Isaac Ruto became the first occupier of the office.
Also referred to as the County Cabinet, comprises not more than 10 members who run key service delivery departments.
The County Executive Committee members are nominated by the governor and vetted by members of the County Assembly who represent various wards across the county. Members of this Assembly are either elected or nominated.
The Constitution also establishes the County Assembly Service Boards whose chairman and members must also be vetted by the Assembly.
This is the county parliament where elected and nominated members debate issues concerning the management of the county. They pass budgets, vet governor's nominees and pass Bills. The Assembly is constituted according to the provisions in section 177 (a), (b), (c) and (d)of the Constitution and Section 7(1) and (2) of the County Governments Act 2011.
The County Assembly has a speaker, majority leader and the minority leader. Every County Assembly has a life span of five years, as explained in section 177 (4)of the Constitution.
The Assembly consists of members elected by registered voters in the Wards, members allocated special seats, such as women nominees and members of marginalized groups, including persons with disabilities.
With the county framework, the Constitution allows for the establishment of a Revenue Fund for each county government, into which shall be paid all money raised or received by or on behalf of the county government, except money reasonably excluded by an Act of Parliament. The money may be withdrawn from the Revenue Fund of a county government only as authorized by an appropriation by legislation of the county but should be approved by the Controller of Budget.
Only the national government may impose income tax, value added tax, customs duties and other duties on import and export goods and excise tax.
On their side, the counties may impose property rates, entertainment taxes and any other tax that they are authorised to impose by an Act of Parliament. The national and county governments may impose charges for services.
However, it is important to note that the taxation and other revenue – raising powers of a county shall not be exercised in a way that prejudices national economic policies, economic activities across county boundaries or the national mobility of goods, services, capital or labour.
The Commission on Revenue Allocation make recommendations concerning the basis for the equitable sharing of revenue raised by the national government, between the national and county governments and among the county governments.
According to the Constitution, for every financial year the equitable share of the revenue raised nationally that is allocated to county governments shall be not less than 15 per cent of all revenue collected by the national government.
Currently at Kshs1.5 trillion ($17.65 billion), this means the counties will share about Kshs 203 billion ($2.4 billion).
The Commission on Revenue Allocation has devised a formula of allocating this revenue, which is before Parliament.
According to this formula, counties will receive 45 per cent of this cash based on their population, 20 per cent on poverty and eight per cent on geographical size. In addition, all counties will equally share 25 per cent of the revenues.
Counties that have been marginalised for decades also have an equalisation fund, which will seek to hasten their development so they catch up with the rest.
The Constitution divides the country into 47 counties based on the delineation of administrative districts as created under the Provinces and Districts Act of 1992.


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This study was carried out in order to determine the effect of drug abuse on the performance of students. A sample of hundred students from four secondary schools, Benin City, Edo State was used for the study. From the information gathered during the study, it show that drug abuse affect the academic performance of students. Data was collected from students in some selected secondary schools through the use of questionnaires, the following conclusion were made from the findings.
1. Drug education should be compulsory course to all students in primary, secondary and tertiary institution no matter their area of study.
2. Government should discourage illegal drugs procurement and the sales of drugs should be restricted to qualified pharmacists.
3. Counselling programme should be established be it educational, family, psychotherapy, religious and recreational which must be use by government to put the community alright in substance abused and used.
4. Drug free club should be established in schools. Health campaign programme should be intensified in the community.


The following steps describe how to upgrade the Camunda artifacts on an IBM WebSphere application server in a shared process engine setting. For the entire migration procedure, refer to the migration guide. If not already done, make sure to download the Camunda BPM 7.3 IBM WebSphere distribution.


The May edition of Handmade Living features a double page feature on my studio and how I work around having such a small space to create pieces in. Having such a small workspace means that I can't really invite people in but this article is probably the next best thing.
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Q: React hooks: Call props.function in child after a fetch return UPDATE
My problem was on the backend, where my JSON was not being returned to my fetch call. Silly mistake. The below front-end code should work.

I have a child component that is receiving a function, increment() from its parent. Its job is to increment a number in the parent component by 1. I am passing it down to the child component and want to call it after a fetch return is completed in the child component. However, it is not being called. Is there a way to do this?
Here's the Parent component:
const Parent = () => {
  const [i, setI] = useState(0);

  const increment = () => {
    console.log("increment called");
    setI(i + 1);
  }

  return (

      <Child increment={ increment } />

  );
}

And the child component:
const Child = (props) => {

  const doSomething = () => {
    fetch("/dosomething")
    .then((res) => res.json())
    .then((json) => {
      props.increment(); // <-- want this to be called here
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.log("err : ", err);
    });
  }

  return (
    <Button onClick={ doSomething }>Do Something</Button>
  )
};

A: Hello try this method on the increment function
const increment = () => {
    console.log("increment called");
    setI( prevI => prevI + 1);
  };

A: Put an isFetching state to your Child component. Start it with false default. When you click the button, change it to true. Then do your fetch call when isFetching is true. Turn it back to false after your increment function.
const [isFetching, setIsFetching] = useState(false);

useEffect(() => {
  if(isFetching) {
    fetch("/dosomething")
    .then((res) => res.json())
    .then((json) => {
      props.increment(); // <-- want this to be called here
      setIsFetching(false)
    })
    .catch((err) => {
      console.log("err : ", err);
    });
}
}, [isFetching]);

For your button:
<Button onClick={ () => setIsFetching(true) }>Do Something</Button>

A:
try using this in parent component:

import React from 'react';
import Child from './child';

const Parent = () => {
    const [i, setI] = React.useState(0);

    const increment = () => {
      console.log("increment called");
      setI(i + 1);
    }

    return (

        <Child increment={ increment } />

    );
  }

export default Parent;

In Child Component do this:

import React from 'react';

const Child = (props) => {

    const doSomething = () => {
        fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1")
        .then((res) => res.json())
        .then((json) => {
        props.increment(); // increment is called here
        console.log(json)// <-- sample JSON Data
        })
        .catch((err) => {
        console.log("err : ", err);
        });

    }

    return (
      <button onClick={ doSomething }>Do Something</button>
    )
  };

export default Child;

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'I am humbled by the crowd that showed up in support of my performance,' rapper tells MTV News in a statement.
NEW YORK — A Drake show scheduled for Tuesday evening (June 15) in Manhattan was canceled by the New York Police Department after crowd control became a safety concern for organizers of the event.
Upward of 10, 000 fans lined the South Street Seaport and even more were present on the outskirts of the venue, lurking, in hopes of spotting the Toronto rapper.
Drake was set to appear onstage at 7:45 p.m. ET, but leading up to his appearance, the crowd swelled to a larger-than-expected size. Organizers of the event, sponsored by Paper magazine and also featuring Hanson and Ninjasonik, began slowly asking attendees to be prepared for a cancellation.
Confusion abounded just moments later, however, as concertgoers jockeyed for closer positions to the stage, unaware of any danger. Ultimately, police pulled the plug on the event and began trying to disperse bystanders.
Drake — celebrating the release of his debut album, Thank Me Later, on Tuesday — tried to notify his fans via Twitter that he was unable to take the stage. "Police are shutting down the show at South Seaport! I'm on my way anyways," he wrote. "Drizzy Hendrix Woodstock 2010."
The upstart MC, though, was understandably disappointed he was unable to share in the excitement with his fans and issued a statement apologizing to his supporters.
"I am humbled by the crowd that showed up in support of my performance and the release of Thank Me Later," Drake told MTV News in a statement. "I love performing for my fans, but unfortunately, the show was canceled by the NYPD due to overcrowding, leaving me without the chance to give my fans a real show. I'm thankful for the support that the fans have been giving me ... I thank you now."
Fans were also disappointed, but many feared for their own safety as people fought, threw items from nearby restaurants and even trampled other attendees.
New York University student Adam Vinson spoke with MTV News and described the chaotic scene. "People didn't know how to have manners," he said. "Everyone was up against each other pushing. There was just too many people there. In New York City, though, people are gonna come from out of state, and in the city, there's already millions of people. The concertgoers packed in and people started fighting.
"I saw dudes fighting," he added. "One dude said he was gonna light this place up; it was that serious. Once I saw that, it was my cue to leave. People started pushing, bottles were thrown and once dude threatened to shoot, people started trying to get out."
What would you do in that situation? Let us know in the comments.
Don't miss the "Drake: Better Than Good Enough" documentary, airing Wednesday, June 23, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV!


Ever heard the phrase, "it's not what you know, it's who you know"? This old saying can be applied to several different aspects of life but it can also be applied to the world of real estate investing. The ability to network and learn from other real estate investors who have years of experience and a wealth of knowledge on a variety of investing aspects is extremely beneficial to new real estate investors. The question an investor may be asking now is where can you go to network with these investors?
One of the most popular networking events for real estate investors are called REIA's. REIA stands for Real Estate Investor Association and there are several local meetings across the country. REIA's are great for meeting and networking with other local investors and hearing from some of the top speakers in the industry. These meetings are typically once or twice a month and include time for dinner and networking before the scheduled speaker starts their presentation. During the networking session real estate investors looking for advice or new tips can talk with other investors and learn from their mistakes or what has worked for them in the past. They can also connect you with contractors, real estate agents, or anyone else who is a valuable resource to their investing business.
Another great way to learn and network is through events and conferences. Events and conferences are like REIA's but much bigger and span across multiple days with multiple speakers. Some of these events take place a few times a year in different locations across the country. These events do have costs associated with them that attendees are required to pay but the knowledge and the connections that can be made make the trips worthwhile.
Finally another excellent opportunity to network is through an online real estate investing blog. What makes these communities great is that investors don't have to leave their homes and have loads of information right at their fingertips. One of the most popular blogs for real estate investors is BiggerPockets, which posts tons of great content and advice from other real estate investors. These blogs also offer forums for investors to ask questions and get answers from other investors from around the country who are willing to share from their past experiences.
Real estate investing is a great way to build wealth and improve communities. It also requires due diligence and an understanding of how to make the best possible investment. Learning from other investors who have been in your shoes and are willing to offer advice are invaluable to helping you grow your own real estate investing business.
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On 22 June 2005 the Master of the Rolls & Chairman of the Civil Justice Committee approved a Code of Practice for Experts.
The code replaced The Academy's existing Code of Practice.
The Academy and the EWI agreed this 'joint' Code. Each body has adopted it so that it applies to members of either organisation. This The Academy believes is a positive step towards the raising and policing of higher standards for ALL Experts.
The current Code of Practice for Experts was endorsed on 22nd June 2005 by Rt Hon Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers Master of the Rolls & Chairman of the Civil Justice Council.
On 26th June 2006 the Code of Practice for Experts was endorsed by the Master of the Rolls, Rt Hon Sir Anthony Clarke and the President of the Queens Bench Division, Rt Hon Sir Igor Judge for use in Criminal proceedings.


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Q: Google Authenticator on WordPress Azure i am trying to install google authenticator plugin on wordpress. the issue is that it does not work on wordpress installed on azure citing incompatibility.
http://wordpress.org/plugins/google-authenticator-per-user-prompt/
could someone please let me know if they have successfully installed the following plugin on wordpress on azure.
Google Authenticator - Per User Prompt error: Your environment doesn't meet all of the system requirements listed below.
PHP 5.2.4+ (You're running version 5.4.9)
WordPress 3.5+ (You're running version 3.8)
The Google Authenticator plugin must be installed and activated.
If you need to upgrade your version of PHP you can ask your hosting company for assistance, and if you need help upgrading WordPress you can refer to the Codex.

thanks.

A: Did you install the Google Authenticator plugin ? http://wordpress.org/plugins/google-authenticator/

A: If still not solved, try this one, although it says "hardware tokens", any TOTP App including Google Auth should work as well.

A: if you are using wordpress in Azure then you can use choose google, AAD, gmail open id connect in Azure portal.
Webapp -->Authentication option --> choose any open id


Audrey and I are trying an experiment to try to get rid of some warts that she has on her fingers and the fungus she has on one of her toenails. We've tried lots of different things and there is nothing out there that is a sure bet for clearing it up.
Duct tape has worked okay. We might try that again.
But now we are going to get rid of sugar, breads and processed foods for a while to see if that helps. We're going to just eat fruits, vegetables, nuts and meat. When I cut out breads and sugars before Nathan and I were married, the warts I had on my feet (that had been there for years and years) and one I just got on my finger, went away. It might have been a coincidence, but it can't hurt to try. I can't see how cutting out sugary foods would hurt Audrey's health at all!
Things are still the same with Nathan. We're praying for healing while working this into our life. We can't just put life on hold and wait for it to get better.


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Вианен () — город в Нидерландах, в провинции Утрехт, в общине Вейфхеренланден. Общая площадь 42,17 км² (вода занимает 2,71 км²), население (по данным на 2016 год) 19 513 человека. До 2002 года была частью провинции Южная Голландия. Через Вианен проходит две большие автомагистрали, ведущие в Утрехт: A2 (Амстердам — Маастрихт) на западе и A27 (Бреда — Алмере) к востоку от города. Обе дороги часто бывают перегружены возле Вианена в часы пик.

История

Вианен получил городские права в 1337 году. Вианен процветал под управлением графов Бредероде, которые получили его во владение через брак в начале XV века. Была самопровозглашена суверенная сеньория, существовавшая до 1795 года, включавшая в себя Вианен, Лексмонд, Хей-эн Буйкоп и Меркерк. В средние века, как «свободный город», Вианен мог быть убежищем для преступников и беглых крепостных. Из трёх замков, построенных за всю историю города, замок Батестейн считался одним из самых красивых в Нидерландах. От него остались лишь кирпичные ворота XVII века и водяной насос. Остатки старой городской стены являются видимыми достопримечательностями, опоясывающими старый центр города.

Вианен ежегодно празднует день своих городских прав на конном рынке. Помимо продажи лошадей в этот день также проводятся другие мероприятия, такие как ярмарка, рынок и традиционные голландские игры.

Община Вианен была основана в 1812 году и входила в состав провинции Южная Голландия. 1 января 2002 года община была передана в состав провинции Утрехт. 1 января 2019 года Вианен объединился с соседними общинами Южной Голландии Леердамом и Зедериком, чтобы сформировать новую общину Вейфхеренланден, которая была отнесена к провинции Утрехт.

Известные жители
 Франс ван Бредероде (1465 - 1490), военачальник
 Йохан Вольферт ван Бредероде (1599 - 1655), политик и военачальник
 Мариан ван де Вал (1970 - ), певец
 Jeannette Lewin (1972 - ), хоккеист
 Хоакин Мартинез (1930 - 2012), актёр и телеведущий родом из Мексики, жил в Эвердингене

Галерея

Примечания

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Samarra Archaeological City
(Iraq)
Management systems/ management plan
Weathering and lack of maintenance affecting the fragile structures;
State of conflict in the country that does not allow the responsible authorities to assure the protection and management of the property.
Not yet identified
Not yet established
Total amount granted: USD 100,000 from the Nordic World Heritage Fund for training and documentation aiming at the preparation of the Nomination File.
Requests approved: 0
Total amount approved : 0 USD
June 2011: Joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission
2011 Report on the Joint World Heritage Centre-ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to Samarra Archaeological City, Iraq ...
The State Party submitted a state of conservation report on 3 February 2013 in which it provided brief information on ongoing actions at the site, aiming at addressing some of the issues highlighted by the 2011 reactive monitoring mission which assessed the state of conservation of five of the main components of the property (the Great Mosque and its Spiral Minaret, Abu Dulaf Mosque, the Caliphal Palace - Qasr al-Khalifa, Al-Ma'shuq Palace and Tell es-Sawwan) and defined priority measures to be implemented. (Report available online at the following web address: https://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/36COM/documents/). No information has been provided on whether these priority measures have been implemented since then.
Several factors affecting the property were identified, including the lack of a permanent management and conservation unit, the limited capacities for implementation of conservation measures, the lack of comprehensive planning tools, including a management and a conservation plan and issues related to permanent control and security.
The ongoing actions described by the State Party in its report consist of restoration works, notably at the Malwiya Minaret, the Great Mosque and a pathway surrounding the latter. No further details were provided regarding these interventions (maps showing the exact location, scope, timeframe, budget, human resources mobilized, etc.). The State Party also acknowledged the lack of staff, capacities and means to properly manage the site thus reiterating its call for international support for the planning of projects, restoration works and research.
The World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies note that although efforts have been made by the State Party in regard to the conservation and protection of the property, the information provided on the actions undertaken is still too limited. Priority has to be given to the problem of lack of human and financial resources and of a clear work plan in the identification of the corrective measures and drafting the Desired state of conservation for the property. They recommend that the responsible authorities request the support of the UNESCO Office for Iraq to address these issues and look for potential international funding, including a Request for International Assistance from the World Heritage Fund.
Samarra Archaeological City (Iraq) (C 276 rev)
1. Having examined Document WHC-17/37.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.22 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
3. Urges the State Party to pursue its efforts in implementing the recommendations of the 2011 reactive monitoring mission, and to prioritize the implementation of the following actions:
a) Develop baseline documentation, including missing architectural plans and topographic surveys, carry out a detailed conservation condition survey,
b) Undertake identified preventive conservation actions to ensure the stability of the built fabric,
c) Identify regulatory measures to ensure the protection of the property and establish protocols for the approval of public works in the vicinity of the site, including the development of heritage and environmental impact assessments,
d) Initiate the planning process for the development of the Management Plan for the property, including a comprehensive conservation plan,
e) Establish a site management unit with adequate staff to implement priority conservation measures as well as maintenance and monitoring actions;
4. Encourages the State Party to submit an International Assistance Request to facilitate the implementation of the above;
5. Reiterates its request to the State Party to develop, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, proposals for corrective measures and for the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger, together with a proposed timeframe for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 38th session in 2014;
6. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2014 , an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 38th session in 2014;
7. Decides to retain Samarra Archaeological City (Iraq) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Update of the List of World Heritage in Danger (retained properties)
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-13/37.COM/7A, WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add and WHC-13/37.COM/7A.Add.
Decides to maintain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 37 COM 7A.29 )
Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Decision 37 COM 7A.30 )
Belize, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Decision 37 COM 7A.16 )
Central African Republic, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.1)
Chile, Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Decision 37 COM 7A.37 )
Colombia, Los Katíos National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.17 )
Côte d'Ivoire, Comoé National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.2 )
Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea, Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Decision 37 COM 7A.3 )
Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Virunga National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.4 )
Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.5 )
Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Garamba National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.6 )
Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Salonga National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.7 )
Democratic Rep. of the Congo, Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Decision 37 COM 7A.8 )
Egypt, Abu Mena (Decision 37 COM 7A.23 )
Ethiopia, Simien National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.10 )
Georgia, Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (Decision 37 COM 7A.32 )
Georgia, Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (Decision 37 COM 7A.33 )
Honduras, Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Decision 37 COM 7A.18 )
Indonesia, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Decision 37 COM 7A.14 )
Iraq, Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Decision 37 COM 7A.24 )
Iraq, Samarra Archaeological City (Decision 37 COM 7A.25 )
Jerusalem, Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Decision 37 COM 7A.26 )
Madagascar, Rainforests of the Atsinanana (Decision 37 COM 7A.11 )
Mali, Timbuktu (Decision 37 COM 7A.19 )
Mali, Tomb of Askia (Decision 37 COM 7A.20 )
Niger, Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Decision 37 COM 7A.12 )
Palestine, Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Decision 37 COM 7A.27 )
Panama, Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Decision 37 COM 7A.36 )
Peru, Chan Chan Archaelogical Zone (Decision 37 COM 7A.38 )
Senegal, Niokolo-Koba National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.13 )
Serbia, Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Decision 37 COM 7A.34 )
Uganda, Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Decision 37 COM 7A.21 )
United Republic of Tanzania, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara (Decision 37 COM 7A.22 )
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Decision 37 COM 7A.35 )
United States of America, Everglades National Park (Decision 37 COM 7A.15 )
Venezuela, Coro and its Port (Decision 37 COM 7A.39 )
Yemen, Historic Town of Zabid (Decision 37 COM 7A.28 )
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 7A.22, adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),
6. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2014, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 38th session in 2014;
Nomination records (Year): 1982, 2006
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)
WHC-13/37.COM/7A


Whether it's a special occasion or a recipe from a nightly family meal, many of us are bound to be grabbing our cameras and sharing via Instagram, a photo album, or our blog. We put a lot of work into making that moment special. So, before you click away, here are five tips for making food look mouthwatering that I learned in Nicole Hill Gerulat's Food Photography Design Camp.
Choose your camera angle based on what you want to highlight. To make your food look three-dimensional on the screen (or paper), position your camera a little higher than the subject. If you want to highlight volume, shoot at or slightly below (and up towards) your subject. If you want to emphasize shapes, shoot overhead; be sure to shoot with a tripod so that the camera lens is parallel to your tabletop.
Consider where your light source is coming from and adjust. Subtract (black foam core) or add (white foam core) light based on what you want to convey. Darker shadows can be used to make a setting more romantic or dreamy. Use mirrors to direct a pop of light, for example to brighten a steak on a bed of mashed potatoes. And never shoot with your subject front lit (light source is directly in front of your food).
Don't distract the viewer. If you wouldn't serve a garnish with your soup, don't add it just for a pop of contrasting color. Unless you serve your guests by placing plates and bowls on top of napkins don't do it in your photo. You want the viewer to believe you've plated and served this food for them.
Want more tips for improving your food photography?
Nicole shared many more tips (along with what you should have in your tool kit) with us in our two hour session. She teaches a longer version of this design camp, Food Photography and Styling, at Nicole's Classes, which you should check out. I know I'm definitely going to be signing up for the longer class in May as I learned a lot from my experience this past Saturday at Alt and with Souvenir Foto School.
Credits: All layouts designed by and images taken by Eden Hensley Silverstein for The Road to the Good Life. Equipment for design camp provided by Pictureline Rentals. Props for design camp provided by Alice Lane Home Collection. Baked goods provided by Sweet Tooth Fairy: Gourmet Bake Shop.
I really wanted to go to this one, so thanks for sharing!
You're welcome Tiffanie. I'm so glad people are sharing what they've learned, it makes not being able to get to everything much easier to take.
Hi Chloe! You're welcome. Be sure to let me know how it goes.


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In a live-action Twisted Metal TV series, Will Arnett plays Sweet Tooth
Published by Jessica Henderson at Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 12:17:13 | Category: TV
Will Arnett will play and voice Sweet Tooth, a hulking killer in a ghoulish clown mask who prowls the streets of Lost Vegas in his weaponized ice cream truck, informing his killer.
Anthony Mackie (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier) will play John Doe in the half-hour live-action action comedy series in order to survive. When Doe is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, hell must confront the savage marauders and deadly cars of destruction in order to have a better life.
Stephanie Beatrix (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Thomas Haden Church (Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Neve Campbell (Scream) will play alongside Arnett and Mackie in the next series.
Michael Jonathan Smith (Cobra Kai) will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer for the series, which is being produced by Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, and Universal Television. Also kitao Sakurai, who directed 2021s Bad Trip, is expected to executive produce as well as direct several episodes of the series.


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Saints set for season-defining fortnight
St Mary's co-coach Travis Robertson. (krockfootball.com.au Image/Al Packer)
CLASHES with St Joseph's and Bell Park will form part of a season-defining fortnight before the bye for St Mary's according to co-coach Travis Robertson.
After starting the season with four losses in the opening five rounds, last year's runner-up has strung together four consecutive wins to sit within a game of the top five.
However, with Joeys and Bell Park having the better of the Saints in the first two rounds, Robertson knows two victories won't come easy.
"Round 1 wasn't great," Robertson said. "We were in the game at half time, but after that she was pretty flowing not our way.
"I was saying to someone the other day it was a really good game of footy up there last year, so, hopefully, we can dish up something similar.
"If we can win the next two, the top three could be in our sights.
"But we've got a pretty formidable side in front of us this weekend."
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After their early-season issues, which included injuries to several key players, including former Joeys and VFL star Ben Moloney, Tom Lang, Josh Cowan and Jesse Travaglini, St Mary's is starting to resemble the team that reached its third straight grand final last year.
"We've got some player availability now, which is nice," Robertson said.
"So selection is getting a little bit harder, and I would suggest that will be the case for the next few weeks.
"We're hoping we might see Dean Gore next weekend, and then there's Harry Kol, Trent McMullan is back in town.
"There's a bit more depth there to add."
While Williamstown-listed Sam Conway played in the reserves last week as a result of team balance, Dylan and Hayden McMahon are still to return, and former Gold Coast and Geelong Falcons defender Josh Jaska is taking a break to as he battles a wrist problem that required surgery when he was at the Suns.
"We've put him on ice to get more rehab into that," Robertson said.
"He'll come back in the coming weeks as well."
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Why USA Technologies, Inc. Stock Jumped Thursday
Shares of cashless payment company USA Technologies (NASDAQ: USAT) rose higher on Thursday, climbing as much as 15.8%. As of 11:40 a.m. EDT, shares were up about 13.1%.
The stock's gain reflects investors' attempt to accurately price in the risk associated with an internal investigation, announced earlier this week, of some of the company's accounting and financial reporting controls. When news about the audit first broke on Sept. 11, shares sank about 34%. But today's double-digit gain suggests some investors believe shares were oversold.
On Tuesday, USA Technologies released a statement saying it was delaying its 10-K filing as the company conducted its audit.
It makes sense for shares to trade lower as investors price in the risk of this investigation. Apparently, however, some investors believe the Street's initial response was an overreaction.
Though shares have recovered some, they are still down about 25% from the trading day prior to news of the audit.
In a best-case scenario, the investigation of USA Technologies' accounting and financial reporting controls proves unfounded. But if things don't go well, USA Technologies will likely face penalties in lawsuits and may need to restate its financials.
In its press release about the audit, USA Technologies said its audit committee is working with its independent advisors to complete the investigation "in as timely a manner as possible." In addition, USA Technologies said its 10-K will have to wait until the audit -- and an assessment of the results of the audit -- is complete.
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UPDATE 6-Oil rises on surprise U.S. crude drawdown, prospect of OPEC action
Published Wed, Oct 23 20191:51 PM EDT
Collin Eaton
* U.S. crude stocks fall 1.7 mln bbls -EIA
* OPEC, allies to mull deeper production cuts
* Weak demand growth outlook weighs on sentiment
* Goldman Sachs sees Brent prices around $60/bbl in 2020 (Updates prices, adds commentary)
HOUSTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Oil rose nearly 2% on Wednesday after government data showed a surprise draw in U.S. crude stocks and as the prospect of deeper output cuts by OPEC and its allies offered support.
U.S. crude stocks fell 1.7 million barrels last week as refineries hiked crude runs by 429,000 barrels per day (bpd) and oil imports fell, the Energy Information Administration said. Analysts had expected an increase of 2.2 million barrels.
Brent crude futures were up 94 cents, or 1.6%, at $60.64 a barrel at 12:27 p.m. CDT (1727 GMT). West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 96 cents, or 1.8%, to $55.44 per barrel.
Oil prices had fallen earlier in the session on data on Tuesday from industry group the American Petroleum Institute showing U.S. crude stocks rising more than analysts had expected, by 4.5 million barrels to 437 million barrels.
The EIA's report "has put some buyers in the market, but it will be interesting to see if it lasts. While this will distract from demand destruction, the market will eventually come back to it," said Gene McGillian, vice president of market research at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut.
The draw in U.S. oil stocks appeared to have been caused by temporary market factors including higher refinery runs, rather than a fundamental firming of oil demand, and investors are still concerned about the global economy following reports of slowing growth in China and Europe, McGillian added.
A larger-than-expected decline in U.S. gasoline stocks and lower net oil imports also supported prices, analysts said. Gasoline stocks fell by 3.1 million barrels, compared with analysts expectations of a 2.3 million-barrel drop.
"The continued decline in product inventory makes for a bullish report," said John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital LLC in New York. "Gasoline numbers are summer-like; that's endemic of a good economy (in the U.S.) and people driving to work."
Net U.S. crude imports fell by 873,000 bpd to the lowest on record, while exports rose 435,000 bpd to a near record 3.7 million bpd, the data showed.
"No one really saw that coming because it came at a time when shipping rates were adding a considerable premium to the barrel," said Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho.
Also helping to underpin prices, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is mulling whether to deepen production cuts amid concerns of weak demand growth next year.
OPEC and other oil producers including Russia, a group known as OPEC+, have pledged to cut production by 1.2 million bpd until March 2020. OPEC and other non-members are scheduled to meet again Dec. 5-6.
"With the headwinds of strong U.S. producer hedging and high freight rates fading, we expect stronger Brent timespreads and higher prices in coming weeks, with upside risk to our year-end $62 per barrel forecast," Goldman Sachs said in a note.
The investment bank expects Brent prices to continue trading around $60 a barrel in 2020. (Additional reporting by Ron Bousso and Koustav Samanta; Editing by Marguerita Choy and Steve Orlofsky)
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Q: Within block not executed inside match_unless_raises and custom matcher I was trying to extract some of my code into a custom matcher:
matcher :have_nav_headers do |headers|
   match_unless_raises do |page|
     headers.each do |header|
       expect(find('.navbar-default')).to have_content(header)
     end
   end
end

matcher :have_nav_headers do |headers|
   match_unless_raises do |page|
     within('.navbar-default') do
       byebug
       headers.each do |header|
         expect(page).to have_content(header)
       end
     end
   end
 end

The first matcher will perform just fine, but I'll never hit the debug if I try instead to use the second version, and the tests will automatically pass.  I can't see any difference between the two other than the use of 'within', and for some other custom matchers I'm writing, I'd really prefer to be able to use it.

A: RSpec provides a be_within matcher that it aliases as within.  Unfortunately if that is called with a block it doesn't raise an error, and since calling it just creates a matcher (but never evaluates it) it doesn't actually do anything with what it's passed either.  Recent versions Capybara install a proxy to try and route to the correct version of within based on parameters passed, so either update to a current version of Capybara or try calling within_element (instead of within) which is an alias of the Capybara provided version of within.  You should also be able to call it on page to ensure the correct version is called ( page.within ...)


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Q: Google Cloud Storage: upload parallel performance inside of Go routines is slow I have a Go web application which is uploading two files to two separate buckets using two separate clients in GCP using a method called UploadFile().  When I call this function synchronously, each function call takes about 200ms (time N).
However, if I execute the exact same function inside of Go routine, each call individually takes 2N.  The entire resulting execution time also being doubled. Here's some example code:
var wg sync.WaitGroup
wg.Add(2)

// ASync upload 1
go func() {
    UploadObject(fileBytes, app.files.Bucket(app.config.storage.fileBucket), fileID)
    wg.Done()
}()

// ASync upload 2
go func() {
    UploadObject(fileBytes, app.files.Bucket(app.config.storage.regionalFileBucket, fileID)
    wg.Done()
}()
wg.Wait()

Here is the implementation of UploadObject()
func UploadObject(uploadBytes []byte, bucket *storage.BucketHandle, objectName string) error {

    // Will cancel request after 30 seconds if upload is not complete.
    writeContext, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
    defer cancel()

    // Upload an object with storage.Writer.
    objectWriter := bucket.Object(objectName).NewWriter(writeContext)

    if _, err := io.Copy(objectWriter, bytes.NewBuffer(uploadBytes)); err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("io.Copy: %v", err)
    }
    // Data can continue to be added to the file until the writer is closed.
    if err := objectWriter.Close(); err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("Writer.Close: %v", err)
    }

    return nil
}

From inspecting the logs, and writing a bunch of timing around calls, I was able to note the correlation of objectWriter.Close() for both routines always being called one after another - as if to suggest they are locking/blocking each other, but I cant imagine how or why that would be the case.
I've also deployed this code to my GCP Cloud Run containers to try and isolate if it was just a localhost issue - again, no luck.
This also happens if only one of the two calls is in a Go routine. For example, if we do something like this, we still get the same 2N outcome for each functions runtime:
var wg sync.WaitGroup
wg.Add(1)

go func() {
    UploadObject(fileBytes, app.files.Bucket(app.config.storage.fileBucket), fileID)
    wg.Done()
}()

    UploadObject(fileBytes, app.files.Bucket(app.config.storage.regionalFileBucket, fileID)
wg.Wait()

From my vantage point, I can't see any relationship between these cloud storage calls during execution, but perhaps maybe there is something about the Go GCP client and concurrency I don't yet understand.  Hoping someone can help shed some light.


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Essex GP to head NHS in Cambs
Published: 10:36 AM November 20, 2009 Updated: 4:19 PM November 1, 2020
DR Paul Zollinger-Read is to be the new chief executive of NHS Cambridgeshire, the primary care trust. He is due to take up his new post early in 2010. Dr Zollinger-Read has been chief executive of NHS North East Essex since its creation in October 2006.
DR Paul Zollinger-Read is to be the new chief executive of NHS Cambridgeshire, the primary care trust. He is due to take up his new post early in 2010.
Dr Zollinger-Read has been chief executive of NHS North East Essex since its creation in October 2006. He is also a practising GP.
Maureen Donnelly, chairman of NHS Cambridgeshire said: "These are challenging times for the NHS, and it is good that we will have someone of Paul's calibre and experience to lead NHS Cambridgeshire.
"I would also like to thank our outgoing chief executive, Chris Banks. He has been an excellent leader of the whole NHS in Cambridgeshire over a difficult period. I wish him well in his new venture."
Dr Zollinger-Read added: "The NHS is facing a period of considerable challenge. Therefore, my main priority is to ensure that we continue to develop good quality health care services to suit the needs of people living in Cambridgeshire."
Mr Banks is leaving to pursue other interests.


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