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Суково () е село в Сърбия, община Пирот. В 2002 година селото има 728 жители. Край селото е разположен Суковският манастир.

История
Суково се споменава в документ от 1019 година като част от Средешката епархия на Охридската архиепископия.

Според османотурски документи, към 1570 година селото е султански хас. 40 от домакинствата ползват предвидените за войнуци данъчни облекчения. В данъчен регистър на джелепкешаните от 1576 година селото е посочено като Сукова. Един местен жител - Стойке Богулин, дължи налог от 30 овце.

При избухването на Балканската война в 1912 година един човек от Суково е доброволец в Македоно-одринското опълчение.

По време на Първата световна война, в началото на октомври 1915 година край Суково се водят сражения. Сава Стоянович, командир на отделение в Четвърти артилерийски полк,  описва селото по следния начин:

Личности
 Родени в Суково
  Сотир Станчев (Станчов, Статов, 1876 – 1913), македоно-одрински опълченец, 3 рота на 3 солунска дружина, загинал в Междусъюзническата война при село Дренок

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Села в Град Пирот

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When the Declaration of Independence was signed, John Adams predicted that Independence Day would be forever celebrated as the "day of deliverance" with "pomp and parade." Looking at Houston's myriad Fourth of July fireworks displays, symphony performances, festivals and parades, it's clear that our patriotism has remained fervent.
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Demons of Ruby Mae – Interview
Posted on February 5, 2018 July 16, 2018 by Eveline Vouillemin
The talented multi-instrumentalists Jonny Gavin and Adam Rowley make up the two halves of alternative pop duo, The Demons of Ruby Mae. Their latest single, 'To Be Adored' is a wonderful blend of reflective lyrics and warm, resonant melodies which leave you with a bittersweet but satisfying taste. It is invigorating and energetic and their catchy hook is reminiscent of the likes of Hozier and Coldplay. Their upbeat and intimate sound is guaranteed to lift your mood and ahead of the start of their tour this month, Jonny Gavin took the time to answer some questions…
Where did your band name come from?
Ruby Mae is Adam's favourite Felice Brothers song. The Demons bit came from being f****d at a festival. We have other meanings to the name but I won't get too deep into it.
How did you come together as a band? And why does the band click together?
The band was born out of a former band that we both used to play in. We'd usually be the first to turn up to a band practice and whilst we were waiting for the other members to arrive, we'd mess about with ideas and jam. We wrote a couple of songs and would play these ideas to the others once they arrived but due to creative differences they didn't feel that the ideas we came up with were good enough or suited the genre and sound of the band at the time. That was the start for us really, and that's why we click, because from the start we both understood each other musically and what music we wanted to write. We took the handful of songs that we'd written to a studio, put them out, played a couple of gigs and realised that we were onto something based on the reaction we were getting. We decided that it was time to make a change and start something new, so that's what we did.
Who or what first got you involved with music/song-writing?
I started playing guitar when I was around 8 and joined an evening course at my local college learning old folk songs like 'Bottle of Wine'. I never used to actually practice anything I was taught at those classes but instead was introduced to 'Nevermind' by my next door neighbour who I used to go to these classes with. He was a bit older than me and better at the guitar and was a big influence on me in my early days as a musician. We used to get sent off into other rooms to practice the songs we were being taught. Instead, he would sit and teach me Nirvana songs and I'd go back into the class never being able to actually play anything aside from 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'. Song writing didn't come until a later age for me, around high school when it was more about identity and the end of year Battle of the Bands!
What are some influences you guys look to when coming up with your sound?
It depends what we're listening to at the time I guess or who we're in the studio with influencing the session. There are certainly references and bands that we both love and always go back to.
The theme of your latest single 'To Be Adored' is selfishness. What inspired that?
The song is about the indulgence of people and the need to be adored by others. We live in a fickle society where people need validation on many levels.
Has there been one particular moment in your musical career that you're most proud of?
Having our song synced to Suits was pretty cool!
Do you have a dream festival or venue you'd love to perform at?
Burning Man in America has always been a festival I've wanted to both go to and also play at, but of course the pinnacle for any musician has to be headlining The Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
Strangest venue or gig you've ever played?
We once played a 40th birthday party which had a 70's Hawaiian Theme to it. There were 4 guys, all best mates, who had plenty of money that basically wanted to throw a big party. They hired out a field and put on a mini festival with about 200 of their mates and us as the entertainment. Not sure how legal it was, but it was certainly a bizarre and random night where pretty much anything and everything happened.
Do you get nervous before live performances?
It depends on the occasion and who's watching. I tend to get nervous when it's people I know, especially family. We don't often play live so usually when it comes round to it we're nervous until we're back into the swing of playing again.
If you could tour or collaborate with any artist (living or dead) who would it be and why?
We would both probably answer this question very differently. For me personally it would be someone like David Bowie or Damon Albarn. The reason I pick creators like this is because their versatility artistically is extremely clever. I respect artists that evolve and challenge themselves. If I was to work and collaborate with someone I would want to learn something from them and for them to challenge me to become better at what I do.
What music are you listening to at the moment?
I have been listening to a lot of James and Anderson Paak. George Michael keeps getting revisited too at the minute. What a voice and such incredible melodies! I tend to spend a lot of time with something before I move on.
What are you currently working on and do you have any upcoming shows?
We're constantly working on new material. We've got a tour coming up late Feb to early March to promote our latest single To Be Adored.
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iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/demons-of-ruby-mae/619070828
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"Thank You" is the seventeenth episode in the third season of Adventure Time. It is the sixty-ninth episode overall.
A Snow Golem takes in a lost Fire Wolf pup and tries to take care of it, while Finn and Jake try to break open the Ice King's suit of ice armor for taking their sandwiches.
The day starts with an Alarm Clock Bird entering a Snow Golem's house and waking him up. The Snow Golem swats the bird, but to no avail; it goes right through his hand as he is made of snow. He wakes up, gets himself ready for the day and then goes to eat breakfast. He takes out a cereal box and a milk carton and pours it into his bowl. Instead of cereal and milk, out comes a pear and acorns. After he eats, he goes to his cabinet finding that he has no more food. On a piece of paper that acts as a shopping list, he draws a pear. He then puts on a wreath of sticks and heads out to get his pear and acorns.
Meanwhile, not far from the Snow Golem's home, Finn and Jake are getting ready to battle the Ice King for taking their sandwiches. Ice King confidently states that they won't get past his invincible ice armor, which is surrounding his entire body except for his face. Finn kicks it, but nothing happens. Ice King laughs in victory and exclaims that it is his time to shine.
The Snow Golem avoids them and continues on toward the forest, which is on the border between the Fire Kingdom and the Ice Kingdom. He goes to pluck some pears off of trees, when he turns around to find a pack of Fire Wolves. The Fire Wolves growl at him, and the Snow Golem slowly reaches down for a pear on the ground and throws it at a Fire Wolf and the whole pack attacks. Steam envelops the fight and eventually, after its ended, we see the Snow Golem pulling a tree branch from his eye. His cart (full of pears) is knocked over and one of its wheels has fallen off. He goes and gets it only when he picks it up, a small Fire Wolf pup is biting it. He shakes it off and puts the cart wheel back on. As he is getting ready to leave, the pup then comes and starts running around him playfully. The Snow Golem picks him up using stick and puts the pup on a tree, then leaves. As he is leaving, the pup starts barking at him.
As he is coming back, we see Finn and Jake are still trying to get past Ice King's ice armor by attacking it with sticks, making no progress. The Snow Golem enters his house, takes off his wreath of sticks, and sits down in his chair, relaxing. His cart starts burning and explodes in a fiery blast. He starts screaming and puts out the fire. When the steam clears, he sees the Fire Wolf Pup has been hiding in his cart. He then takes a stick and picks up the pup and throws him outside of the house. The pup starts whimpering causing the Snow Golem to look outside then close the door. It keeps whimpering and he looks outside again, only to find vultures biting it. He then scares away the vultures, and seeing that its getting dark, he lets the pup into his house.
As he goes back into his house, he finds the pup is setting his stuff on fire. After putting the fires out (again) he takes the pup out of the kitchen using a stick and into a room where he cannot burn anything. The pup makes itself comfortable and sits down. Then the Snow Golem puts a rock on its tail, keeping the pup in place. The Snow Golem tries to get the pup to eat one of his pears. The pup takes a bite and swallows. The Snow Golem looks happy knowing that he will not have a problem feeding it, but the pup throws it up and shivers in disgust. The Fire Wolf pup starts making sucking sounds, meaning it wants milk. The Snow Golem takes the pup to a cow to drink its milk, and in the process, burns the cows udder. Even though the cow is moo-screaming in pain, the Snow Golem is happy.
The Snow Golem tries to entertain the pup by singing, with his two forefingers also singing. The pup is happy, but licks the Golem's finger causing it to melt. The Golem pulls back in pain, and the pup starts making whimpering noises and looks sad. The Golem then fixes his finger, making it even bigger. And in a weird sort of event, the finger becomes his head. He freaks out a little, but the pup looks happy, causing him to laugh.
In the next scene, he sings the pup to sleep on a chair. He hears the howls of the Fire Wolf pack outside. The pup begins to howl with them. This causes the Snow Golem to admit to himself that he has to give the pup back tomorrow. Meanwhile, Finn, Jake, and the Ice King are all sleeping. The Ice King is sleep talking about how they will never break his armor, and Finn, sleep-hits the armor with a stick. The next morning, the bird comes back, but gets a fire ball thrown at it by the pup. The Snow Golem wakes up, and starts taking the pup back to the Fire Kingdom. On the way, we see Finn and Jake destroying the Ice Kings armor with axes.
The melting Snow Golem, carrying the pup with a chair, climbs the mountain that the Fire Wolf pack is living on, when the pup burns through the chair and falls in a lower part of the mountain that contains a large amount of fire. Even though the Snow Golem risks completely melting, he tries to rescue the pup as he is determined to return him to the other Fire Wolves. Being extremely melted, he eventually gets to the Fire Wolves. The wolves respond angrily to the Snow Golem being in their territory, but he returns the pup back to its parents, who starts licking the pup. The Golem looks happy, but the Fire Wolves growls at him more, and he leaves in disappointment. He gets back to the Ice Kingdom, as nothing more than a small body, arms, legs and is looking depressed. Finn and Jake, who have broken the ice armor and taken Ice King's crown, are enjoying their sandwiches on top of the captured Ice King.
The Snow Golem lets out a lonely sigh until the Fire Wolf pack come out of the snow bushes. The Snow Golem cowers in fear, but the pup comes running up and starts licking him while melting the Snow Golem into almost a gushy puddle. The Snow Golem is happy to see him, and says "You the real good nice home," and starts laughing. Finn thinks the pup is attacking the "puddle" and asks Jake whether or not they should help, but Jake tells him that the puddle is a Snow Golem and that he is laughing. Finn tells Jake that he thought Snow Golems and Fire Wolves were supposed to hate each other, but replies that they can still get along. Ice King remarks that they should learn a bit from those "sandwiches." After thinking about it, Finn then bends down and kisses the Ice King on the cheek, and the Ice King whispers, "Thank you."
Snow Golem
Fire Wolves
Fire Wolf Pup
Alarm Clock Bird
Jake wore Ice King's crown, yet displayed none of the corrupting effects it has on Ice King or Farmworld Finn. According to Adam Muto, this is because the crown already has a living host.
The sweater that Finn is wearing is the pink sweater that was given to him by Princess Bubblegum in "Mortal Folly."
The house the Snow Golem lives in resembles the house in which Finn Mertens and his family were living in "Finn the Human" and "Jake the Dog."
Before the Snow Golem fights the Fire Wolves, he has no pears in his wheelbarrow, but after, it is full of pears, although it is possible the pears fell from the tree.
When the Snow Golem leaves his house for the first time, he leaves the door open. When he returns, it is closed.
In some airings, there was no title card.
When the Snow Golem leaves to take the Fire Wolf Pup back to the Fire Kingdom, the deciduous trees around them can clearly be displayed showing green foliage, even though they are in the Ice Kingdom.
In this episode, the Fire and Ice Kingdoms touch each other but the map of Ooo says otherwise. According to the map, the two kingdoms actually have a great distance between them. You can find a holographic version of the map of Ooo in "The Other Tarts" (episode) or you can see a more detailed version in "The Adventure Time Encyclopedia" written by Martin Olsen.
One way to explain this is if the episode takes place during snow season in Ooo. This would mean that the Ice Kingdom expands itself greatly during this time. This is also evidenced by how there's grass under the snow near the Fire Kingdom, instead of ice or dirt, meaning that the place is not usually covered by snow.
This episode premiered on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as a holiday special.
This is the first time an episode of the series premiered on a day other than Monday.
This episode was chosen as "Oscar-worthy" by Cartoon Network and was given a sneak peek screening at the AMC 16 Burbank theaters on September 28–29, 2011 so that it could potentially qualify for an Academy Award.[1]
It qualified as one of the forty-five animated shorts for the 2011 Academy Award, but did not become one of final ten nominees.[2]
Starting with this episode, all episodes being aired as a block of two have their own section of credits, preceded by their title card, during the end credits.
This episode was censored in some countries. See Censorship of Adventure Time for more information.
Promo art by storyboard artist Tom Herpich
Finn kisses the Ice King.
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I've been fortunate to make a bunch of new friends thanks to my work at C&V, but living in Singapore means I rarely get to meet up with my dancer friends living all around the world. So when I heard that the English National Ballet was touring to Hong Kong this July, I was sorely tempted to take the 3 hour flight up to see my friends in person.
After a bit of hemming and hawing, I took the plunge – I was glad I did! In between catching up at cha chaan tengs, dim sum dinners and being completely blown away watching them perform in Akram Khan's Giselle, my friends graciously took the time to rock out some Cloud & Victory dancewear and pose for pictures.
Anjuli Hudson and Guilherme Menezes. Anjuli wears our Embroidered Birds leotard.
I'd never done a group shoot before so I was a bit stressed to be honest. I'd done my research on the location and scouted a bunch of places we could shoot, and hand saved a couple of pose inspirations on my phone. Directing people for a group shoot is harder than shooting individuals, you've got to think about composing a shot that looks good, and where everyone looks good – and I was you're there alone, with a camera, having to shoot, art direct and style a bunch of very talented dancers…well, they're my friends, but I definitely felt the pressure!
Thankfully, everyone was patient and enthusiastic with me. Their colleague Amber stopped by, and helped with the last group shot, making sure everyone's lines looked good so that I could focus on taking the pictures. It was great to hear feedback about the clothes; it's very important to me to hear about what works and what I can improve on from dancers across the spectrum, from professionals to beginners. Happily, the response was uniformly positive. They loved the pieces, and I loved getting to catch up and collaborate with this amazing group of people!
Anjuli, Guilherme and Barry. Anjuli wears our Bobby Pins & Rosin tee and Slay dance shorts; Barry wears our I Like Big Battus tee; Guilherme wears our Frappe-cino tee.
Jem Choi, Barry, Anjuli and Guilherme. Jem wears our Lily leotard; Anjuli wears our Sakura leotard.
You can't see it here, but Hong Kong cultural center, where we shot these, was a very popular place for tourists and for wedding and graduation shoots. We had to deal with some interesting things, like a bride on her wedding shoot who was clearly unhappy that a bunch of professional ballet dancers were stealing her thunder. Once we started shooting, groups of tourists from China crowded around, using their camera phones to grab pictures. One came up and asked they could take a picture with my friends.
I acquiesced, thinking he wanted a quick group photo with them – who wouldn't want a photo with a group of ballet dancers? But then he started posing in front of them like they were a cool instagrammable backdrop – other people in his group wanted to do the same thing: they started queuing like my friends were a famous street exhibit they wanted to take a picture with. None of my friends spoke Chinese, so I had to put my foot down and say no, you can't take any more pictures. Some were disappointed but some seemed offended – it was a strange experience!
When we finished, I wasn't sure how many good shots we got. But looking back on it now, I think it didn't turn out too bad. Every shoot is a learning experience for me, and more than that, it was a great reason to visit my friends and spend time with them – and it was a thrill to watch them wear my clothing.


It's not a sequel, but perhaps it's the next best thing?
Frozen fans, get excited because next year Walt Disney Studios will release Frozen Fever, a short film spinoff based off of last year's animated hit movie!
But here's the catch: If you want to see it, you'll have to buy a ticket to see Disney's upcoming live-action adaptation of Cinderella. Frozen Fever will be playing before Cinderella when it hits theaters March 13.
The short reunites us with the Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Kristoff who are celebrating Anna's birthday. However, will Elsa's chilling power ruin the party?
Frozen's Oscar-winning team is back for Frozen Fever, including directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Oh, and here's something else to look forward to: The duo responsible for making the viral song "Let it Go" will be supplying another tune for the short film—no doubt it will be as annoyingly catchy as the first song.


Walker McGuire is made up of two distinct members; Jordan, the Texas-born country guy, and Johnny, rootsy-rock cultured Kansan. Together, they're a force to be reckoned with. The duo is newly signed to BBR Music Group's Wheelhouse Records and will have their first full-length record out this upcoming fall. Meet the latest power duo that is…Walker McGuire.
The beginning of the pursuit of a dream is connected to the inspiration and the driving force behind that specific dream. Take us back to your roots.
What made each of you decide to start playing country music?
Looking and listening to Walker McGuire, there's a variant in both sound and appearance and it's intriguing to see how well you two mesh together.
Despite your differences, the two of you seem to work flawlessly together. What contributes to that?
Let's dive more into that. How exactly do you two balance each other out as a band?
One of the qualities that make you such a powerful duo is that you write much of your own music – and most of it is written together.
What is your favorite song you've written – whether collectively or separately?
It sounds like you both keep each other focused.
The spectrum of what fits into the country music genre is ever-changing, but the genre itself is gracefully withstanding the test of time.
As the guys of Walker McGuire say, "you only get one first single" and you better believe they're ready for it to rock! "Til Tomorrow" is available for request at your local radio stations, so if you want to hear it, make sure to let those stations know. You can keep up with the power duo that is Walker McGuire on their website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.


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The Best Rustic Wedding Venues in the San Francisco Area
Say "I do" at one of these gorgeous Northern California venues
Katie Hammel
Katie Hammel is a freelance writer and travel expert with over 13 years of experience.
Lisa Lefkowitz Photography
Finding the perfect wedding venue can definitely take some time. And with everything from wineries, restaurants, and churches on the list of options, there's a whole world of possibilities. But what if you're dreaming of a rustic wedding and you live in or near a major city like San Francisco? Luckily, you still have gorgeous options.
Imagine a windswept bluff overlooking the Pacific, a sun-dappled forest grove ringed by towering redwoods, or even a country farm surrounded by lavender fields. These are just a few of the Bay Area's options with easy access to open spaces outside of San Francisco. From the beach to a farm or a forest, there is a dreamy rustic wedding venue out there that's perfect for you, and we have all the details. The following venues are perfect for the rustic-chic Northern California wedding of your dreams.
Timber Cove Inn
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Two hours north of San Francisco in Jenner, on the Sonoma Coast, the Timber Cove Inn hosts rustic-chic oceanfront weddings for up to 120 people. Packages can include the use of the Ansel Adams events room with the redwood deck, the event lawn, and all 45 oceanfront guest rooms. Plus, there's a full-service restaurant on site. Guests can also enjoy hiking around the property, play bocce on a court overlooking the ocean, or watch the sunset and toast s'mores at a fire pit with a view of the Pacific.
Nick's Cove
Set along the waters of peaceful Tomales Bay, 12 miles north of Point Reyes Station, Nick's Cove is an idyllic spot for a rustic waterfront wedding. The venue can accommodate up to 120 people, with several spaces to choose from, including The Croft garden, or for smaller groups, the charming Boat Shack (a wooden structure at the end of the dock). Weddings of more than 50 people require a buy-out of the property, including the restaurant, Boat Shack, and all cottages—which by themselves are something truly special. There are 12 guest cottages (five of which are waterfront), which have king beds, wood-burning stoves, bathrooms with heated floors and claw foot tubs and private decks.
Nestldown
Nestldown is a 180-acre property set in the redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. With more than seven acres of landscaped lawns and gardens, plus 35 acres of orchards, there's plenty of space for up to 200 guests who are free to wander the extensive grounds. The ceremony space is set in a redwood grove that's often described as "magical" or "like a fairytale" because of its beauty and grandeur. There's an expansive meadow for cocktail hour or games, and a garden and barn for dinner and dancing. While the remote outdoor setting does mean guests have to walk a bit (golf cart shuttles are also available), it also ensures total privacy.
Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch
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Part restaurant, part winery, part working farm, Long Meadow Ranch is also the site of some of the Napa Valley's most beautiful rustic weddings. Ceremonies here can take place on the lawn surrounded by vineyards or in the Sensory Garden, where a small ivy-covered pergola is flanked by herbs and vegetables used in the restaurant's dishes. Dinner and dancing can take place in the barn or on the lawn, under strands of romantic lights. Plus, there's also a covered patio for wet weather and a fire pit to warm up guests on cooler nights.
Bear Flag Farm
Closer to Sacramento than San Francisco, Bear Flag Farm is just about one hour from the city, but surrounded by orchards, lavender fields, and grapevines, it's a stunning venue that's worth the drive. Ceremony spots include the cottage—complete with French doors—and an adjoining terrace or lawn; a 3,000-square-foot lawn in the lavender field; or out in the vineyards. Dinner and dancing can take place on the grand terrace, in a sycamore-ringed amphitheater, or under a tent on the vineyard lawn. Only one day-long event is allowed per weekend, which means couples have the staff's undivided attention, and vendors have plenty of time for set-up and tear down.
Beltane Ranch
Located in Glen Ellen in the heart of Sonoma County, Beltane Ranch is a working winery and farm dotted with vineyards, fig trees, and herb gardens. There are five guest rooms on-site, plus a separate cottage, so it's a great space for those who want a rustic wedding and a tranquil place to stay. There are two lawns to choose from for an outdoor ceremony, and a small barn is the perfect setting for a rehearsal dinner or a reception for 60 people or less.
Pelican Inn
Just 12 miles over the Golden Gate Bridge, The Pelican Inn is a bit of old England in the Bay Area. With space for up to 100 people, it's also a great option for an intimate, rustic wedding close to the city. While some guests opt to have their ceremony at the Muir Beach overlook, on-site options include the inn's lawn—and for more intimate events—the Snug Room, a cozy space for up to 16 guests. For dinner and dancing, there's the lawn or the conservatory, a glassed-in space lit by candles, which can seat up to 50 guests. The property also has a pub, restaurant, and seven cozy bedrooms with private bathrooms.
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Asian Icons: Sunil Chhetri
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Kuala Lumpur: In the era of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, to be the third highest scoring international footballer in the world is no mean feat, and for an Asian player to be within one goal of Messi's 65 goals for a national team is a record our latest inductee to the "Asian Icons" list should be proud of.
As he turns 34 today, we celebrate the career of Sunil Chhetri, India's most capped player and all-time top goalscorer.
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Clubs: Mohun Bagan, JCT, East Bengal, Dempo, Kansas City Wizards, Chirag United, Sporting CP, Churchill Brothers, Mumbai City and Bengaluru
Honours: AFC Challenge Cup (2008); SAFF Suzuki Cup (2011, 2016); I-League (2010, 2013, 2014, 2016)
International appearances (goals): 101 (64)
💯 100 caps
⚽ 61 goals
1⃣ Legend
Congratulations to @IndianFootball 🇮🇳 captain @chetrisunil11 on his 100th cap! A great achievement! 👏#Chhetri100 pic.twitter.com/YTYlxprKz4
— #AsianCup2019 (@afcasiancup) June 5, 2018
Start of an era
In a cricket-mad nation, Chhetri was raised in a footballing family, where his father represented the Indian Army team while his mother and aunt were international footballers for Nepal. Chhetri caught the football fever, but never imagined how far he would go.
A journey that would take him to become one of Indian and Asian footballs greats started a thousand miles away from Chhetri's birthplace in Secunderabad, when he signed for Mohun Bagan in 2002.
Despite a difficult start to life in Kolkata, Chhetri eventually established himself, earning a first international call-up. It was a huge occasion for the then 20 year old, especially as India were facing arch-rivals Pakistan.
The story of 64 goals and counting started with a bang as Chhetri marked his debut with a goal he cherishes to this day, "That goal always comes to my mind when asked about my favourite goal," he reminisces. "It was against Pakistan, in Pakistan, and I was 19 or 20, and on my debut. It will always be special to me."
Return to Asia
It was the first of many occasions Chhetri's strikes brought joy to fans of the Blue Tigers, "There are a few great moments that also spring to mind but the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup when I scored a hat-trick against Tajikistan in the final [to progress to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup] was very sweet."
Chhetri was four months old when India last played in an AFC Asian Cup, so being the man who delivered a return to the top continental tournament after 27 years was a moment that helped cement Chhetri's legacy as an Indian superstar.
The 2011 Finals were a reality check for India, as they found themselves drawn against heavyweights Australia and Korea Republic in addition to a Bahrain side that had finished fourth seven years earlier. "It was the first time after a long gap that India qualified, and we had worked really hard to get there," reflects Chhetri. "Although we had a very difficult draw, it was a great tournament."
The team predictably finished bottom of the group, shipping 13 goals, but it was not all doom and gloom. After they had gone goalless in 1984, India broke a 47-year wait for an AFC Asian Cup goal in the 5-2 defeat to Bahrain. A flying header against Bahrain and a spot-kick against Korea Republic meant Chhetri became only the second Indian to score two AFC Asian Cup goals, after Inder Singh in 1964.
2015 Heartbreak
Missing on qualification for the following edition was a blow for India, many presumed a 30-year-old Chhetri would bow out with 2011 as his proudest moment in an India shirt. "The experience of not qualifying to the next edition really hurt us," explains Chhetri, on what it meant to the team. "It is really important that we keep qualifying and show steady growth, and that's why we were deeply disappointed not to make it."
6⃣ assists in just 3⃣ games! Can @bengalurufc captain @chetrisunil11 win the #AFCCup2018 Most Valuable Player award? pic.twitter.com/iTDrlSuK8o
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Little did the India captain know, he would go on to surpass a century of caps and score 21 more international goals since 2015 to rival the world's greatest players of the generation and in the process lead his nation to a fourth AFC Asian Cup in their history with four goals in the qualifiers. He also helped India lift the 2015 SAFF Suzuki Cup and was named the tournament's MVP.
His club career also rose to new heights, in the past few years since joining JSW Bengaluru, Chhetri scored 14 AFC Cup goals, leading the club to become the first Indian side to reach the competition's final in 2016.
At 34, Chhetri is showing no signs of slowing down, recently signing a new contract that will keep him at Bengaluru until 2021 as he looks to take them past the 2018 AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Semi-Final where they face Turkmenistan's Altyn Asyr.
January's AFC Asian Cup in the UAE is the next stop for Chhetri who is looking forward to rubbing shoulders with Asia's finest once more. "It's an opportunity to test ourselves against the very best in Asia," he told the-AFC.com ahead of the tournament's draw in May, "It brings immense happiness to be back in the tournament. I'm glad especially for all the youngsters who will get an opportunity to experience what it is like to be in such a tournament."
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Our community center is located at Whitney Elementary School, 1609 S. Owyhee St., on the Boise Bench off Overland Road. The center, which is operated by Boise Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Boise School District, opened in August 2009.
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Monday - Friday: 3:35 - 6:30 p.m.
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About the Community Center
The 4,000-square-foot community center features multipurpose rooms for after-school drop-in use, studio space for art and dance classes for children and adults, and a supervised teen activity center with computers, games, and a lounging area.
The City of Boise allocated $600,000 for the center, which serves low-income children in the neighborhood. Whitney is a Title I school with more than 50 percent of children receiving free or reduced price lunches.
At Whitney Community Center, the Kid City free drop-in program is available for children in grades 4-6. Staff members will provide instruction in fitness and art, homework assistance, and a snack. Kid City is open year round.
Kids at Whitney help plant and harvest fresh produce from a community garden maintained by Boise Parks and Recreation.
Teens will enjoy an informal gathering space with cozy lounge chairs, computer stations with interactive video games, and a large-screen TV and Wii games. Staff members will provide mentoring and life skills development for teens.
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Q: how to run a timer in a finite loop in C# I have a task where I have to record a video in multiple segments. Let's take the scenario in this way, the user has started recording a video through a webcam and after 5 seconds it has stopped the recording, now we have the value of 5 seconds and our system will start recording the video again for the next 5 seconds and save it in a file. This process will run for multiple times(the value is already set by the user, let's say 3 times).
This is what I want to do in real.
And the Block of code that I shared is an illustration of the real task where code will run a task wait for some time, and repeat the process till it meets a condition which in our case is 3.
This piece of code is working fine but sometimes it skips the counting of seconds. By skipping I mean it will show 1 then lag for 2 seconds then will show 2 and 3 and so on.
I am afraid if I use this technique it might give me the wrong output and I need to be very precise with the recording time.
Is there any way to improve this piece of code?
Stopwatch sw;
private void btnStart_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    sw = new Stopwatch();
    timer1.Enabled = true;
    sw.Start();
}
int counter = 1;
private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (sw.Elapsed > TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4))
    {
        sw.Reset();

        if (counter < 3)
        {
            sw.Start();
            counter++;
        }
        else
        {
            sw.Reset();
            timer1.Stop();
            counter = 0;
            MessageBox.Show("Counter has finished +"counter.ToString());
        }
    }
    lblTime.Text = string.Format("{0:hh\\:mm\\:ss}", sw.Elapsed);

}

A: The question is a bit unclear and doesn't explain what needs to run. That matters.
One way to repeat a 5-second task 3 times would be to use a CancellationTokenSource that triggers after 5 seconds inside a loop. The worker code would have to check a CancellationToken to see when it needs to terminate :
async Task DoWorkAsync(CancellationToken token)
{
    while(!token.IsCancellationRequested)
    {
       // The Block
    }
}

async void btnStart_Clicked(object sender,EventArgs args)
{
    var count=3;
    var sw = new Stopwatch();
    for (int i=0;i<count;i++)
    {
        sw.Restart();

        using var cts=new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
        await DoWorkAsync(cts.Token);

        lblTime.Text = $("{sw.Elapsed:hh\\:mm\\:ss}");
    }
    MessageBox.Show($"Counter has finished + {count}");
}

The UI can be updated after each await call, or through a Progress class. If the code block runs for a long time it can be made to run in the background with Task.Run that can be cancelled using the same token. If the block executes asynchronous operations, they could be cancelled as well :
async Task DoWorkAsync(CancellationToken token,IProgress<string> pg)
{

    try
    {
        while(!token.IsCancellationRequested)
        {
           await Task.Run(()=>{
               //Do Work 1
               pg.Report("Done 1");
               //Do Work 2
               pg.Report("Done 2");
           },token);
        }
    }
    catch(OperationCanceledException)
    {
        pg.Report("Time's up!");
    }
}

async void btnStart_Clicked(object sender,EventArgs args)
{
    var pg=new Progress(DisplayProgress);

    var count=3;
    var sw = new Stopwatch();
    for (int i=0;i<count;i++)
    {
        sw.Restart();

        using var cts=new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
        await DoWorkAsync(cts.Token,pg);

        lblTime.Text = $("{sw.Elapsed:hh\\:mm\\:ss}");
    }
    MessageBox.Show($"Counter has finished + {count}");
}

void DisplayProgress(string msg)
{
    lblMessage.Text=msg;
}

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Devbagh is a stop for an ardent beach lover. Sun, sand, surf, sea and endless open space, Devbagh is famous for its private beaches, where you can build your dream castles, collect seashells, chase crabs, locating fishermen in boats or just soak yourself in sun and let waves wash away your worries. 3 Kms away i.e just 29 minutes ferry ride from Karwar is situated one of the finest property of Karnataka Tourism. Devbagh Beach Resort is located in the converging landscape located in Karwar, which is 100 Kms away from Dabolim airport and located at Karnataka–Goa border. Devbagh is at its beautiful best from October to May.
Accommodation: Resort opens a world of pristine natural beauty. It has got lovely log-hut cottages with a balcony. Rooms are spacious with all modern facilities. The Gol Ghar, is the group dining hall, serves a delectable buffet spread of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine. The seafood is highly recommended. Fishes served here are usually fresh. Dinner is served on the beaches wherein every evening bon-fire is set up with snacks. Spa here is amazing. Oils and other ingredients used are purely herbal.
Activities: Devbagh has something or the other for everyone. 24 hrs are less for you to explore the place completely. If you are an adventurous person, try parasailing, snorkeling (which is being done under the supervision of trained professionals, who ensures complete safety of its guests), banana boat ride, scooter-ride and other water sports. One can also go for speed boat cruises in Arabian sea to spot Dolphins. If you are a nature lover, get up in morning and take a stroll in backwaters and can spot rare birds in mangrove thatches. It is a paradise for bird watchers as conditions are conducive for migratory birds. If you like studying human nature, then a stroll in an adjacent fishing village is a good experience; wherein you can witness how their day starts, to how it ends. It gives a complete picture of a day in fishermen's life. If a relaxing vacation is on your mind, then soaking in the sun or lazing on a hammock is a good option. One can also cruise up to the confluence of Arabian sea and river Kali. A trek in the jungles is highly recommended and capturing sunrise and sunset is photographer's delight at the resort. The Place is indeed photogenic. A day tour to the city is also organized by the resort on request, wherein you can roam around the Karwar. All activities are conducted under strict supervision and interaction with the staff adds lots of value. The staff here is very courteous. Manager of the lodge makes it a point to spend time with each family staying and take care of their day to day needs. Personal attention is given to all guests. If you are looking for a getaway beyond Goa with all similar amenities, Devbagh beach resort tops the priority chart. You can reach out to www.dandeli.com for your bookings. They made it really simple for me when it comes to the arrangement.
Hey, wonderful insights Prachi! Well Iam from Karwar, and i have travelled places and love travelling, how do i share my experiences here?
Hi,very nice blog..thanks for such a good post.
Once of the best place to visit.


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NBA Draft 2012 Prospect Profile: Tyler Zeller
By Mike from Illinois Jun 24, 2012, 10:00am EDT
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Tyler Zeller played all four seasons for the North Carolina Tarheels, helping lead them to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament this past season and earning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year honors. He is a 7-foot, 250 pound center/power forward who finished second on the Tarheels in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and field goal percentage. Zeller averaged 16.3 points per game on 55.3% shooting, 80.8% free throw shooting, 9.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game. The Indiana native, who turned 22 in January, scored 20+ points 11 times, with a high-scoring game of 31 points, a high-rebounding game of 22 boards, and 14 double-doubles.
In four NCAA tourney games, Zeller averaged 15.0 points and 12.3 rebounds.
Zeller improved each season while at North Carolina, and his impressive senior season helped solidify his draft stock. Hoopshype.com writes that Zeller has a nice package of size and skills, and runs the floor exceptionally well for a 7-footer.
Walker Beeken of draftexpress.com, in his evaluation, raves about how Zeller has shown a toughness and willingness to embrace contact in the paint, and shows great floor speed in running the court with a nice set of hands and a good motor for a player his size who can beat most any big man down the court. Beeken notes that Zeller converted an impressive 79% of his field goals in transition this past season, and has solid mechanics and a quick release on his jump shot which should bode well for his potential to space the floor.
On the defensive side of the ball, Beeken writes that Zeller may lack some girth to defend bigger NBA centers, but "he's a very cerebral defender who understands positioning, as he does an excellent job in drawing charges." Beeken goes on to write that Zeller's smarts and instincts should enable him to fit into a defensive scheme, where he has the potential to excel defending ball screens and making the proper rotations.
The few weaknesses that Zeller needs to work on, according to Beeken, is that he needs to continue to refine his post game while working on his footwork and mixing up his repertoire. Also, he needs to do a better job of passing out of the post and finding open shooters. The fact that Zeller is already 22 years old and doesn't have elite length or athleticism may limit his upside in the eyes of some NBA teams.
Despite that, 7-footers who can rebound, run the floor, and score in the post are always highly coveted. Should the Orlando Magic decide to trade franchise center Dwight Howard, Tyler Zeller would be an ideal center to draft as a replacement. Zeller will likely be drafted somewhere in the top twelve though because of his considerable talents, and should be long gone by the time the Magic pick 19th.


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Initiatives like the local SkillsFuture programme will help staff to gain new skills, but it is only by combining them with skill audits that staff potential can be leveraged upon fully.
Cynthia Stuckey, Asia Pacific managing director of The Forum Corporation lists ways to perform an effective skills audit.
To help Singaporeans take charge of their own career progression to move up the value chain, the government recently introduced a lifelong re-education measure called SkillsFuture to help them gain new skills throughout their careers.
It is worth noting that SkillsFuture enables individuals to make autonomous decisions regarding the type of courses they think will help grow their careers.
However, business and HR leaders play a key role in ensuring employees maximise SkillsFuture and other development opportunities to achieve their personal growth targets and align individual learning goals with that of the organisation.
Organisations have untapped talent at all levels.
To this end, it's important for companies to undertake a skills audit or a review of the employees' soft and hard skills as part of the performance appraisal process, and define the critical skills and roles that have the greatest impact on the business strategy.
Companies need to assess the skills of their talent pool related to the strategy to identify capability gaps that need to be addressed, combining new or existing internal training programmes and external enablers like SkillsFuture.
Skills audits are also critical as organisations tend to promote people who excel at their present roles but are often not aware of the gap in skills required to perform advanced or new roles.
At Forum, we have seen many cases where people are individual contributors and effective at their role, but they also have a gift of leading or coaching others. However, without formal skill audits or systems to collect this information, talent and skills are not leveraged.
Organisations have untapped talent at all levels. A range of skills lie dormant right in front of organisations – but the important question is, are these skills the ones need to drive a business and its growth strategy?
Assessment design: There are many pre-designed tools available on the market but companies may want to adjust the instruments to align with specific behaviours or competency modelling.
Communication and development planning with employees is critical, as well as a regular loop back to ensure accountability that the plan occurs.
Distribution: Whether through a single-rater, 180 or 360 assessments, or interview or scored test, there is usually a measurement instrument and individual assessment involved in rating employees' skills.
Reporting of results: Results from the skills audit (individual, group, by business unit, or role), and organisational gaps or performance issues can be summarised.
Review and analysis: Often the data needs to be analysed whether it be for individual performance/gaps or organisational input to take action on.
Documentation of results and plans: For individuals, management, departments, etc., this is needed to translate the information into action.
Communication: Communication and development planning with employees is critical, as well as a regular loop back to ensure accountability that the plan occurs.
Career paths development: Ensure employees are aware of their career path to enable them to better select development opportunities.
Vital to success is documenting skills audit results and planning the training and development solution to address certain capability gaps.
In today's business world where change is the new constant, companies should have a holistic, long-term talent development programme that make employees highly adaptable and consistently productive.
Allow employees to choose: Provide options with growth opportunities to let them decide what they feel the need to learn more.
Companies need to help employees devise a training programme that is aligned with both individual and organisational goals.
Hold regular dialogue sessions or 'town hall' sessions with employees about their training needs, why development is important and how corporate strategies manifest in these development plans.
Ultimately, SkillsFuture is about providing employees with the skills to remain relevant in their fast changing workplace.
But with these skills also comes increased confidence and an improved belief in the contribution they are making to their company, helping to lift productivity.
Job loyalty is more likely to thrive in an environment where employees feel needed and see their contributions valued.
Government training and development initiatives coupled with internal activities and programmes are certainly an effective way for leaders to make sure they have an engaged, future-ready and high-performing team.
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Q: SQL error 26 visual studio Hello I've been getting this error message for some time now.

A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)

I'm developing an application in MVC4 with a local SQL Server Database in Visual Studio.
The error appears some times and some times not. The project is under version control and when I clone it down on another computer it mostly seems to work. I am able to access the database throught the Server Explorer tab - so I'm figuring it can't be a server issue.
Does anyone have any suggestions to what can be the cause of this. I'm at wits end and have tried all sorts of things like deleting the database and have my application recreate the database.
These are my connection strings:
   <connectionStrings>
      <add name="DefaultConnection" connectionString="Data Source=(LocalDb)\v11.0;Initial Catalog=default-FleaPortal-20131021113901;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\default-FleaPortal-20131021113901.mdf" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
      <add name="UserConnection"    connectionString="Data Source=(LocalDb)\v11.0;Initial Catalog=user-FleaPortal-20131108090400;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\user-FleaPortal-20131108090400.mdf" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
   </connectionStrings>

Any help is appreciated.

A: Since your server appears to be local, that should rule out any network problems.
That leaves problems with your service, so my guess would be that:

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*Your SQL Server service is configured to start up on-demand, and

*It's not always starting up fast enough for the connection timeout
This would mean that the first time you try to connect after a system reboot or a SQL Server restart it would sometimes throw that error.
If this is the problem, then recommended solutions would be to either change the service startup from "Automatic (Delayed Start)" to "Automatic", or to extend the length of your connection timeout.

A: I think my problem involved having multiple Context-classes.
I had one class implementing DropCreateDatabaseAlways that seeded some data and another class that used Code First Migrations. These databases conflicted in some weird way.
I'm not fully aware what the actual problem was, but putting it all in one context class and moving my seed data to the Code First Migrations solved it.
So there you have it, if you did like me and run into this problem. Do it this way instead.
This really caused me a lot of headache.

A: Maybe your application does not have enough rights to access the database.


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What page on Portsmouth could fail to include the famous HMS Victory, this one starts with two of her.
Lord Nelson's flagship is still technically in commission as a Royal Navy ship ! If you're in Pompey then try to make time to visit the Victory, the guided tours are fascinating for young and old alike.
The views on this page were all taken from ferries on route to and from France.
Next we come to HMS Warrior, the first iron clad warship. Obviously she was still a sailing ship, steam ships had yet to appear when Warrior was built.
The second photo shows Warrior and a Wightlink ferry.
This was taken as the ferry was by Portsmouth Harbour railway station.
Further up the harbour was this Royal Fleet Auxiliary refuelling tanker, with Victory in the background.
A "Tall Ship" seen visiting Portsmouth for the Festival of the Sea in 2000.
A final view of Portsmouth, the sunset was caught from a ferry manoeuvring out from the ferry terminal.


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Diet: A Source of Endocrine Disruptors
Hina Rashid, Saad S Alqahtani and Saeed Alshahrani* Pages 1 - 13 ( 13 )
Background: Food is indispensable for human life and determines the health and wellbeing of the consumer. While food is the source of energy for humans, it is also emerging as one of the most important sources of exposure to deleterious chemicals both natural and synthetic. The food exposed chemicals cause a number of detrimental health effects in humans with endocrine disruption being of serious concern amongst these. Such chemicals disrupting the endocrine health are known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The food exposed EDCs need to be identified and classified to effectuate a cautious consumption of food by all and especially by vulnerable groups.
Aim: The aim of the present review is to discuss food as a source of exposure to common endocrine disruptors in humans. This review presents the occurrence and levels of some of the critical endocrine disruptors exposed through frequently consumed diets.
Sources: The major source of data was PubMed besides other relevant publications. Focus was laid on data from last five years, however significant earlier data was also considered.
Conclusion: The food as a source of endocrine disruptors to humans cannot be neglected. It is highly imperative for the consumer to recognize food as a source of EDCs and make informed choices in consumption of food items.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), Diet, Phytoestrogens, Xenoestrogens, Exposure, Adverse health effects
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jizan, Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jizan, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Jazan University, Jizan
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The Lethbridge 2020 Alberta Summer Games is currently hiring a Games Manager. The Games Manager is responsible for the implementation, integration, communication and coordination of all aspects of the Games, to be hosted in Lethbridge in July 2020. Deadline to apply is Saturday, December 1st.
For more information and complete description of the position, visit Lethbridge Sport Council's website .
The Cor Van Raay YMCA, which will be located inside ATB Centre, has recently posted many positions for that facility, set to open in the spring of 2019. Postings can be found here.


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March Newsletter – 05.03.19
Miners 'Lifeblood' Looks Poised to Flow Back Following Pot Craze
TD sees more mine deals attracting new risk capital to sector
Renewed generalist interest is still in early days, bank says
Marijuana companies have mesmerized retail investors, depriving the mining sector of the risk capital that's typically been its "lifeblood." But two mega-deals and a dramatic hostile battle in the gold space may finally give moribund mining stocks a shot in the arm.
That's the basic position of TD Securities mining investment bankers, who say current market conditions and historical precedents make them optimistic generalist investors will return in greater numbers to mining stocks.
"Consolidation will reinvigorate investors' interest in the sector," Michael Faralla, head of global mining for TD Securities, said in an interview at Bloomberg's office in Toronto. "They'll see that as being a good thing to create stronger companies."
Retail investors have historically held 15 percent of most mining equities, driving their liquidity, TD Securities' Deputy Chairman Rick McCreary said in the same interview. However, "we have seen all those sorts of liquidity of trading go into the cannabis side."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-03/miners-lifeblood-looks-poised-to-flow-back-following-pot-craze
Vale's CEO, other executives, to step down after Brazil dam burst
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman and several other senior executives resigned on Saturday in what the company described as a temporary move, after one of its mining dams burst in January, killing hundreds.
Vale said Schvartsman offered his resignation, which the board "immediately accepted" after state and federal prosecutors recommended their removal late on Friday.
The move comes slightly over a month after a tailings dam broke at Vale's Corrego do Feijao mine in the interior Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, likely killing over 300 people and releasing massive amounts of toxic sludge.
It was the second deadly burst at a Vale-linked tailings dam in Minas Gerais in four years.
The resignations came after documents emerged in recent weeks showing that Vale knew it had an elevated risk of rupture and that inspectors felt they were under pressure to certify the structure as safe.
Earlier this week, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported that a Vale manager had told executives the integrity of the structure had worsened, though the company vigorously denied the report.
The company said it had appointed Eduardo Bartolomeo, executive director of base metals, as the new head of the firm.
Also resigning were Vale's head of ferrous minerals and coal, Peter Poppinga, planning director Lucio Flavio Gallon Cavalli and Silmar Magalhaes Silva, the head of a geographic division at Vale.
Vale said its board met on Friday night and Saturday morning following the prosecutors' recommendation.
In a letter sent to the board by Schvartsman and published by newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, in which he asked to be removed from the position of CEO on a "temporary" basis, the executive vigorously defended his conduct.
"I am absolutely convinced that the way I have acted personally, as well as the rest of our executive board … has been absolutely appropriate, correct, and, mainly, loyal to our non-negotiable values of upholding operational security as a company," the letter read, according to Folha.
Vale did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster-ceo/vales-ceo-other-executives-to-step-down-after-brazil-dam-burst-idUSKCN1QJ0MX
How the Cobalt Market Fell Victim to Allure of Electric Cars
Record cobalt prices unleashed a modern-day gold rush in Congo
Glencore is confident market will rebound after 'blip' in 2018
Cobalt prices were surging so much last year that thieves were carrying out elaborate heists at warehouses in Europe's busiest port. Now, prices are in free fall and mining companies are taking the financial hit.
The story of what happened is the classic boom-bust in commodities. In the case of cobalt, it was Elon Musk's vision of electric cars gaining mass appeal and an ensuing rush of money to bet that the world will need a lot more cobalt, a critical component of lithium-ion batteries.
Adding to the allure was a widely-held view that cobalt supply is constrained. Geologically speaking, the metal isn't rare, but almost exclusively produced as a byproduct of copper and nickel mining. The idea that more cobalt supply depended on higher prices for those metals turned out to be a myth.
Instead, the surge in cobalt prices triggered a boom in supply from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prices have plunged more than 60 percent from a peak in April 2018, to $15.88 a pound, according to Fastmarkets MB.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-01/how-the-cobalt-market-fell-victim-to-the-allure-of-electric-cars
Vale dam burst — Implications for the iron ore marketplace and Brazilian exports
S&P Global Market Intelligence
The Corrego do Feijao dam burst on Jan. 25 is the second such disaster at Vale SA operations since Nov. 5, 2015, when Samarco Fundao dam failed. We assess the market scenarios that may develop in this fast-moving situation and conclude that the market will be balanced by marginal Chinese operations. In the immediate aftermath, the disaster added US$15/t to spot prices for 62% Fe iron ores, while the company's share price went from trading at an industry premium to eroding all gains made since Jan. 1, 2018.
From the supply chain side, S&P Global Market Intelligence Panjiva data shows Brazil's total iron ore exports average 32.1 million tons per month in the 12 months to Nov. 30, so while the outage will be disruptive it may prove manageable.
https://pages.marketintelligence.spglobal.com/Vale-dam-burst-metals-and-mining.html
Zinc demand and production to increase over the next four years
Creamer Media
Data and analytics company GlobalData has forecast that worldwide zinc production will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 3.8% between this year and 2022. This growth will be underpinned by production increases and the opening of new mines in Canada, China, India, Kazakhstan and Mexico, and will result in total global production of 15.7-million tons in 2022.
"After declining substantially in 2016, global zinc mine production increased in both 2017 and 2018, reaching 13.2-million tons and 13.4-million tons respectively," pointed out GlobalData senior mining analyst Vinneth Bajaj. The 2018 production increase was driven by a 9.9% increase in Australian production, an 8.5% increase in Peruvian output, a 7.9% rise in Indian production and a 5.9% increase in the US.
The rise in production in Australia was the result of increased output from MMG's Dugald River project (MMG was previously the Minerals and Metals Group and is a subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation, which holds some 74% of the company) and from the commissioning of two other projects. These were the New Century mine (belonging to Australian miner New Century Resources) and the Hellyer Tailings project (which belongs to Australia-based, but London NEX Exchange listed, NQ Minerals).
"However, the market has remained in a severe deficit, impacted by several mine closures and production cuts over price concerns," he observed. Production of zinc in China was believed to have fallen, although only slightly (by 1%), as a result of environmental measures. China is the world's largest zinc producer. The consequence was that total production was still 1.1-million tons below the global demand, which had reached 14.5-million tons. Demand for zinc has been growing in Belgium, China, Germany and the US.
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/zinc-demand-and-production-to-increase-over-the-next-four-years-2019-03-01/rep_id:3650
Junior mining sector facing mass exodus, says Kaiser
About half the current population of TSXV junior miners don't have enough cash to keep the lights on for another year, investment guru John Kaiser said at PDAC 2019.
While junior resource company funding recovered from 2016 to mid-2018, it had since been weak, putting many in the sector on a "path to extinction".
Kaiser said the cannabis-crypto bubble that had in the past few years sucked the oxygen out of the juniors' room had now passed and was no longer an excuse. But what exactly would bring investors with risk capital back to resource juniors remained a very complex issue, he said.
Kaiser believes institutional money will not come back to the sector until a distinct multi-year uptrend has become visible, something which in his view is unlikely to happen for metals other than gold in a current macro environment of trade protectionism. This was potentially bad news for "optionality plays" in the short term, he said.
The junior sector had been so badly beaten down even the 'PDAC curse' failed to materialise over the past two years.
Kaiser coined the term to refer to buoyant stock prices in the first two months of the year leading up to the PDAC event, that crashed soon after. This occurred in 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2016.
https://www.mining-journal.com/capital-markets/news/1357819/junior-mining-sector-facing-mass-exodus-says-kaiser
ANDRITZ's AI mineral processing concept named #DisruptMining 2019 winner
ANDRITZ, and its artificial intelligence-backed mineral processing facility operation concept, has been named #DisruptMining 2019 winner at the event in Toronto, Canada.
The company was one of three finalists selected to pitch to a panel of judges at the live finale, which took place last night.
ANDRITZ, which is a leading supplier of machines and automation solutions worldwide, has developed a unique and continuous way of training artificial intelligence to operate a mineral processing facility using ANDRITZ's digital twin, Goldcorp, which hosts the event on the sidelines of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's annual gathering, said.
"The AI is trained to respond to a variety of situations, making it capable of adapting to changing inputs and improving upset recovery time," Goldcorp said. The trained AI's ability to quickly process information and recommend data-driven solutions will allow for the improvement of the operation, such as start-up and shutdown, and assist operators to achieve plant-wide optimisation, the company added.
Todd White, Goldcorp Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations, previously said: "#DisruptMining continues to represent the best of innovation in the mining industry. These finalists demonstrate break-through thinking and help build digital momentum in mining. The industry needs to help accelerate the development of these kinds of technologies."
https://im-mining.com/2019/03/04/andritzs-ai-mineral-processing-concept-wins-disruptmining-2019/
Pala sees 'inflection point' for mining tech
One of the major players in the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) investment space over the past 15 years is seeing "an inflection point for technology adoption" creating new opportunities for investors.
But after getting a threefold return on the US$360 million sale of Gemcom to Dassault Systemes in 2012, Pala is not rushing into new deals just yet.
Managing partner Stephen Gill told Mining Journal the Zug-based private equity firm had reservations about METS companies reliant on surging mining capital expenditure over the next few years, for growth and profits. Vladimir Iorich-based Pala previously timed investments in Orica, Boart Longyear, Norcast Wear Solutions and other METS companies for lucrative exits.
Long-term North American contract-mining investment, Dumas, has been more of a challenge.
Pala made a small investment in Vancouver-based mining technology start-up, Minerva Intelligence.
But Gill said Pala was not looking to become a mining-technology venture capital firm – not yet, anyway.
https://www.mining-journal.com/leadership/news/1357811/pala-sees-inflection-point-for-mining-tech
Inmarsat and Knight Piésold join forces for remote tailings dam monitoring
Inmarsat says it will partner with Knight Piésold UK to deliver highly accurate tailings dam monitoring, analysis and real-time management capabilities for the mining industry.
The collaboration agreement with Knight Piésold, a member of the international geotechnical, tailings management and engineering consulting group, will combine Inmarsat's satellite-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) solution, with Knight Piésold's leading consultancy, Inmarsat said. "This will enable smarter decision making, improved safety standards and will support regulatory compliance; offering a new approach to the way tailings dams are currently audited and managed," it added.
This pact comes only weeks after the tragic breach to the tailings dam at the Vale-owned Feijão mine in Brumadinho, Brazil, and a number of mining companies have published data on how they monitor these facilities.
Inmarsat said: "Mine tailing audits are typically carried out at infrequent intervals, with employees and third-party consultants making long distance trips to collect data and audit the status of the dam.
"The solution makes data available between site visits to any accredited users, anywhere in the world. This means that current, on-site auditing practices can now be supplemented with a remote, customisable, 'daily management cycle', with auditor recommendations and real-time decision-making now available to on-site engineers."
Inmarsat's solution collects data from a range of industry standard sensors via edge connectivity such as Long Range Wide Area Network, before it is transferred across Inmarsat's L-band satellite network to a single cloud dashboard. This enables mining companies and national regulators to gain a comprehensive view of the status of their dams with granular metrics such as pond elevation, piezometric pressures, inclinometer readings and weather conditions displayed in one place, no matter where the mine is located, according to the company. The solution is also highly versatile and features sensor-agnostic capabilities, so it will work with both existing sensors and new devices, Inmarsat said.
Richard Elmer, Regional Manager for Knight Piésold UK, said: "The current tailings auditing and management business consists of semi-annual or annual site visits with recommendations based on these visits. Instrumentation data is often collected on-site and mining companies are largely reliant on human activity for the collection, storage and analysis of the data.
"Our collaboration with Inmarsat provides our clients access to the latest and best available technology for real time data collection and analysis. We see this as a game changing improvement in how companies monitor their current tailings storage facilities and we are proud to be at the forefront of this latest industry innovation."
https://im-mining.com/2019/02/28/inmarsat-knight-piesold-join-forces-remote-tailings-dam-monitoring/


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Q: savefig PGF - RuntimeError: Cannot get window extent w/o renderer I'm trying to save a figure in pyplot with tight margins.
The following code works perfectly with a PDF output:
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
plt.plot(1)
plt.savefig('test.pdf', bbox_inches='tight')

But not with PGF output
plt.savefig('test.pgf', bbox_inches='tight')

as it returns RuntimeError: Cannot get window extent w/o renderer.
Why is this happening and is there a way to work around it?
matplotlib 1.3.0rc2 on Ubuntu 13.04
python -c "from matplotlib import pyplot as plt; plt.plot(1); plt.savefig('test.pgf', bbox_inches='tight');"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/pyplot.py", line 561, in savefig
    return fig.savefig(*args, **kwargs)
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/figure.py", line 1410, in savefig
    self.canvas.print_figure(*args, **kwargs)
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/backends/backend_qt4agg.py", line 161, in print_figure
    FigureCanvasAgg.print_figure(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/backend_bases.py", line 2169, in print_figure
    bbox_inches = self.figure.get_tightbbox(renderer)
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/figure.py", line 1551, in get_tightbbox
    bb.append(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer))
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/axes.py", line 9153, in get_tightbbox
    bb_xaxis = self.xaxis.get_tightbbox(renderer)
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 1055, in get_tightbbox
    renderer)
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 1038, in _get_tick_bboxes
    extent = tick.label1.get_window_extent(renderer)
  File "PYTHONPATH/matplotlib-1.3.0rc2-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/matplotlib/text.py", line 751, in get_window_extent
    raise RuntimeError('Cannot get window extent w/o renderer')
RuntimeError: Cannot get window extent w/o renderer

A: By the way, there is a workaround. Normally the extent of PGF/TikZ images is adjusted automatically so it matches the drawing. For preserving the figure size intended by matplotlib, these lines are added to the output:
\pgfpathrectangle{\pgfpointorigin}{\pgfqpoint{8.000000in}{6.000000in}}%
\pgfusepath{use as bounding box}%

If you remove these lines at the very top from the PGF output you should get rid of any additional space around the figure.
Using plt.tight_layout(), or better plt.figure(tight_layout=True) in version 1.3, is another way to do that (which works perfectly with PGF and PGF->PDF), although it is a bit different. It recalculates the figure's layout so it fits to the given figure size. I usually prefer that method because it also eliminates problems like overlapping text elements.


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Israel's Largest Urban Center Shown Unprotected against Iranian Missiles
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Many of the 1,400 US troops and 17 US warship crews of US Missile Defense Agency and the US European Command who departed Israel Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the end of the Juniper Cobra 10 ballistic exercise, had the feeling they would be back soon. They left after two weeks of joint rehearsals with Israel's missile, naval and air forces, in the warding off of simulated missile attacks from Iran and Syria as well as Hizballah from Lebanon and Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
But not all their gear went with them. Left behind in Israeli bases were the PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) anti-missile batteries flown into Israel from September along with American tech support staff. They were told that their operational capability must be maintained at top notch so that in case an Israel-Iran war broke out, they would be ready for use the instant the missile crews were flown in from Europe.
It is possible that some of the US THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missiles were also kept back from returning to their bases in Europe and the US, although this is not corroborated by Israeli or American sources.
The Aegis Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) intercept system was installed on the upgraded US guided missile cruisers and destroyers which took part in the drill. If a war erupts, they may be expected to switch to active interception should Iranian seaborne missiles start winging toward Israel along with its allies' ballistic projectiles.
A tally of all the advanced US hardware plus Israel's Arrow-2 anti-missile batteries made Juniper Cobra 10 the largest intercept exercise for short and medium range missiles the US has ever conducted. This missile shield was tested not only against ballistic attacks on Israel but also on all US bases in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, and the countries of southern and eastern Europe.
Military and strategic targets, at least, well defended
But at least one of its conclusions was negative and alarming.
DEBKA-Net-Weekly military sources report that, although a key section of the drill focused on defending Tel Aviv and the Gush Dan metropolitan district, where Israel's largest urban population (over 2 million residents) is concentrated, Juniper Cobra 10 demonstrated that even this massive array of American and Israeli intercept weaponry is not up to shielding Israel's largest populations centers from harm, but only to its military and strategic infrastructure.
To defend this number of civilians, which the US attempted unsuccessfully in the 1991war against Saddam Hussein's Scud missiles, US commander-in-chief Barack Obama would need to deploy at least 4,000 military personnel to man 2-3 times the number of missile batteries which participated in Juniper Cobra 10.
America cannot command those numbers without depleting the missile defense crews of its own Middle East bases.
Israel alone would be hard pressed to defend its population against ballistic attack if Iran, Syria, Hizballah and Hamas combined to share out the targeted areas between them; Iran focusing on the heavily-populated central Israel, Syria and Hizballah on the North and Hamas on the South. Each would then be able to maximize the intensity of its missile assaults.
In contrast, the US and Israeli military airfields, missile bases, the Dimona nuclear center and the nuclear industry – which the joint exercise reckoned would be preferred targets, judging from Israel's January 2009 Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip and the Israel-Hizballah Lebanon War of 2006 – would be adequately protected.
Israel-US inter-communications in sync
Some of our military sources fear that Iran may consequently switch its sights to Israel's most vulnerable underbelly, its urban centers. That was why IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi's forewarned the Knesset defense and foreign affairs committee Tuesday, Nov. 10, that Hizballah had acquired missiles with a range of 300-350 km. Hizballah can thus match Iran and Syria missile for missile against the Tel Aviv conurbation and strike as far south as the Negev center of Dimona.
Juniper Cobra also held joint drills in the defense of the Suez Canal and Red Sea region against Iranian missiles. With Cairo parading its lack of involvement in the war game, US AEGIS-armed warships crossed the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and back. They were escorted by Israeli missile ships and directed by the AN/TPY-2/TPSX forward-based X-band transportable radar, deployed by the U.S. and manned by American personnel at Israel's Nevatim air base in the Negev.
A second important exercise tested the IDF's Tzayad (Hunter) digital communication network's ability to enhance communication and data transmission between Israeli and U.S. systems. Communications between the networks were smooth and untroubled. "Hunter" proved its critical value in keeping Israel-US intercommunication on track of an Iranian attack in conditions of war.
American officers who took active part in the rehearsals said they were taken aback by the rapidity with which military change developed in the Middle East, even in the short two-week span of the exercise. In that sense, they said, the drill took on a real-life quality.
The lightening changes they referred to were the sudden rocket assault on northern Israel from Lebanon on October 27, the capture by Israeli naval commandoes of an Iranian arms ship on November 4, and the massive Saudi bombardments inside Yemen starting the next day. These events following in quick succession in the course of Juniper Cobra registered loud and clear on its electronic tracking screens.