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Beach opening 2 Mexico molding plants
Joseph Pryweller
CHICAGO (June 25, 11:45 a.m. EDT) — Beach Mold & Tool Inc. is opening two plants in Mexico that will give the custom injection molder a major presence south of the border.
The company opened a 90,000-square-foot operation in Queretaro, Mexico, on June 1 and will start another, 65,000-square-foot plant in Reynosa, Mexico, on July 1, said David White, Beach vice president of sales and marketing.
The company could expand the Queretaro plant's size to as much as 200,000 square feet and the Reynosa plant to 100,000 square feet as opportunities present themselves, White said.
Both plants will perform injection molding and assembly work for a variety of Beach customers already working in Mexico, White said. The 28-year-old company molds parts in the telecommunications, computer, electronics, automotive, appliance and consumer markets.
"Mexico has become an important customer site," White said in a June 22 interview at NPE 2000 in Chicago. "Putting plants in Mexico will give us more opportunity for work and increase our business."
By the end of the year, the Queretaro plant, located north of Mexico City, will have as many as 20 injection presses with clamping forces from 85-1,000 tons. The Reynosa plant, not far from McAllen, Texas, will run as many as 12 presses in that time, White said.
Currently, Queretaro operates 17 presses, and Reynosa will open with six machines. Investment in the new facilities, both of which started construction soon after the first of the year, was not disclosed.
The Queretaro plant will house 150 people within the first 12 months of operation, and Reynosa will employ as many as 100 people, White said. The plants will run around the clock, seven days a week.
The company decided to open two plants in different regions of Mexico to ease logistics problems and still cover the Mexican manufacturing corridor, White said.
Beach, also a toolmaker, will continue to make injection molds and conduct product design and engineering work for Mexico at its New Albany, Ind., headquarters and technical center, White said. Eventually, the company plans to shift tooling for the Mexican market to the plants, he said.
Beach has other manufacturing sites in New Albany and Emporia, Va. The company also has offices and warehousing space in Malaysia, Singapore, China and Ireland, among other locations.
With the new facilities, the company will have approximately 1 million square feet of manufacturing space and about 1,200 employees, White said.


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Scotland Rugby Union Team
Stuart McInally - "Doddie-factor" crucial for a Scotland win in Cardiff
Presence of the man himself as the two teams go head to head for the cup named after him can inspire the visitors
09:13, 3 NOV 2018
Updated 09:23, 3 NOV 2018
Doddie Weir is guest of honour as Scotland play Wales in Cardiff (Image: SNS Group)
Scotland captain Stuart McInally says that the 'Doddie-factor' could be crucial in his team turning around a 34-7 defeat to Wales in the Six Nations exactly nine months ago, when they return to the Principality Stadium this afternoon.
The former Scotland lock, who is fighting a brave battle against Motor Neurone Disease, will be guest of honour at the game, and the two teams are competing for the inaugural Doddie Weir Cup – which has been gifted by the Welsh Rugby Union and will be competed for every time the countries meet from now on.
Weir attended the captain's team run at the Principality Stadium yesterday and there is expected to be a tribute to the popular 48-year-old at the game.
"It's hard to put into words what Doddie means to everyone," said McInally, who is also club captain of Edinburgh. "He's going through such a tough time, yet his sole focus is on trying to raise awareness and trying to raise funds, so that other people don't have to go through what he's going through. Everyone in Scotland is aware of him and what he's doing."
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McInally was on the pitch last November when Weir, flanked by his three sons, presented the match ball at Murrayfield before Scotland's game against New Zealand, which was an electrifying experience for every person in the stadium.
Scotland went on to produce a magnificent performance against the All Blacks in Edinburgh and came within a whisker of snatching a sensational first ever win against the world's number one team, and McInally is hoping for a similar performance from the players this weekend – ideally with a win at the end of it this time.
"It was amazing watching him and his sons walk on to the pitch and present the match ball," he recalled."I don't think there was a dry eye in the house, even among the players.
Scotland were beaten 22-17 by the New Zealand All Blacks in their second game of the 2017 Autumn tests. An emotional Doddie Weir presented the match ball prior to kick off (Image: Getty Images)
"We were really proud that we could make him part of that day – and it's great to see that his legacy is still growing.He's now going to have a trophy named after him forever, which is brilliant.
"It would be massive to do that [lift the trophy]. It's something we've spoken about … making sure we make him proud and make the country proud.
"Every time we pull on that jersey, we do our best – that goes without saying – but having something else to play for makes it even more special.The fact that he is here and the fact that he was at our team run just builds the excitement.I've not spoken to him yet. But I will, definitely.
"For us, first and foremost, it's another Test match. It's another chance to play for Scotland and try to win for Scotland, prove ourselves again."
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McInally also backed stand-off Adam Hasting to handle the pressure of running the Scottish backline in the Principality Stadium cauldron. Wales head coach Warren Gatland suggested that his team are planning to pressurise the 22-year-old – who is playing his fourth Test match – earlier this week, but the Scotland captain has backed his team-mate to take it all in is stride.
"Ultimately, he's been selected on his form and his ability to handle that [pressure]," he said. "At Glasgow, he's done very well. And, having been with him on the summer tour, he is a mature lad. He knows what he wants – and that's what you want from a ten. He's pretty bossy and speaks very well. I've no doubt he's the right man for the job tomorrow."
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Ryan PorteousRyan Porteous returns to full training with Hibs after six months out injuredThe centre back has been out since January and will now be brought up to speed in terms of fitness before playing
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Five Thoughts For Friday
Talking about the upcoming season on Christmas Day!
By Shaan Malik@shaan_fp4L Dec 25, 2020, 10:00am EST
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It's a very special time of the year, and today's Five Thoughts For Friday are, well, the same kind as usual. Even so, NHL hockey is coming back, and that's cause for celebration!
Taking a Step Forward
Now that we're so close to the start of Ottawa's training camp, excitement throughout the fanbase has skyrocketed as many are speculating on what the team's opening night lineup will look like. Not merely which players make the team out of camp, but rather, the progress they've made since last season. At first glance, there doesn't seem to be a ton of hope with respect to making the playoffs this year, and I'm not suggesting their chances are great. However, if enough guys take a step forward, they're going to be a lot more competitive than last season. With Brady Tkachuk and Evgeni Dadonov as locks for top-six spots, the team will be looking for breakout seasons from the group of Drake Batherson, Josh Norris, Logan Brown, Tim Stuetzle, Vitaly Abramov, Rudolfs Balcers, and Alex Formenton, as well as bounce-back seasons from Colin White and Alex Galchenyuk. With so many question marks surrounding this team, it's not out of the question that four of these guys end up contributing in a big way this season.
The Season Series
I'm a huge fan of how the schedule has been set up for the upcoming season. These clusters of games being played against the same team are reminiscent of the season series' in Major League Baseball. In particular, the Brady vs. Matthew series taking place between Feb. 25th and Mar. 7th feels like a chapter in a compelling story, and it's bound to be wildly entertaining given what we've seen in the past two seasons. It'd be neat to see something like this take place during future seasons in which the divisions are returned to normal. Even if it's just hosting a division rival back-to-back in a two-game mini-series, that would reduce travel time for teams, if you're the Senators you absolutely don't want to travel to Florida more than once.
Last-minute moves
According to TSN 1200's Shawn Simpson, the Senators have had discussions with the Arizona Coyotes regarding veteran forward Derek Stepan. The 30-year-old center has had back-to-back underwhelming seasons with the Coyotes but he topped 50 points in each of his four seasons prior to that. Furthermore, he'll only cost $2 million this season, as he received a $3 million signing bonus in July.
At this point, I'd hold off on making a deal here. Ottawa already has White, Chris Tierney, and Artem Anisimov down the middle, as well as Brown and Norris both fighting for an NHL job. In the case of neither being NHL ready (which I think is unlikely) or if injuries plague the team during the season, I could see the rationale in acquiring Stepan. With an inflated cap hit of $6.5 million expiring after the 2021 season, he'd likely cost no more than what the team gave up for guys like Erik Gudbranson and Vladislav Namestnikov, and if he performs well enough, he could be flipped to another team whilst retaining salary for a better deal.
Defense Partner for Chabot
Speaking of Erik Gudbranson, it seems we now know who Thomas Chabot's partner on defense will be, at least for the start of the season:
#sens Head Coach DJ Smith says he is looking to try Erik Gudbranson as Thomas Chabot's D-partner to start.
— Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) December 22, 2020
It should be noted that Gudbranson had some minor success with Anaheim last season; his pairing with Cam Fowler posted a 5v5 Corsi For % of 52.08 and a 5v5 Expected Goals For % of 50.22. (per NaturalStatTrick) However, looking at his individual impact and accounting for his other teammates, he consistently hurts his team's ability to create and prevent scoring chances. (per HockeyViz)
My gut feeling is that this pairing won't work out very well for the Senators. If I'm right, I hope D.J. Smith switches things up pairs Chabot with Josh Brown. His isolated numbers are much better than Gudbranson's, and he's just as physical.
Another option in this spot would be Artem Zub, who seems to have made a good first impression on his teammates. He could very well be the best option available on the right point at the moment.
Small Trades Make Big Waves
There have been many insignificant trades throughout the history of the NHL, but occasionally, such a deal may end up having a bigger impact on a franchise than expected. Here are a few Sens examples:
The 2019 trade deadline Marked the end of the Stone era in Ottawa, but the nation's capital was fortunate enough to watch the best two-way winger in the NHL for as long as it did. Not only was he the product of brilliant scouting by the Senators, but the 2010 6th round selection they used on him wasn't originally theirs. It was actually acquired over a year prior, from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Alexander Auld, their number-one goalie at the time.
Ales Hemsky will always be known in Ottawa for scoring one of the most beautiful goals in franchise history:
That aside, the goal with this trade was to make the playoffs in 2014, and the team failed to do so, and the deal ended up doing nothing more than hurting Ottawa's draft position. Except...their first-round pick that year belonged to the Anaheim Ducks as part of the Bobby Ryan trade. With that pick, the Ducks took Nick Ritchie, who's a good NHL player today, 10th overall. Had Ottawa not acquired Hemsky, who scored 17 points in 20 games, that pick could have been 9th overall (Nik Ehlers) or 8th overall (William Nylander). Now that could've been really, really bad.
What can we learn from these trades? Nothing at all, I just thought you all would get a kick out of it. Happy Holidays!
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Saint-Désiré est une commune française, située au centre de la France, dans le département de l'Allier, en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Géographie

Localisation
Saint-Désiré est en bordure du département du Cher (18) qui fait partie, contrairement à l'Allier, de la région Centre-Val de Loire.

Contrairement à Chazemais et à Courçais, Saint-Désiré ne fait pas partie de l'aire urbaine de Montluçon.

Saint-Désiré se trouve à :
  de Vallon-en-Sully
  d'Huriel
  de l'autoroute A71
  de Montluçon
  de Saint-Amand-Montrond
  de Moulins
  de Guéret
  de Châteauroux
  de Bourges
  de Vichy
  de Clermont-Ferrand
  de Limoges
  d'Orléans
  de Paris
  de Lyon
  de Nantes
  de Bordeaux
  de Toulouse
  de Lille
  de Marseille

Communes limitrophes
Sept communes (neuf en incluant les quadripoints avec Sidiailles à l'ouest et Vallon-en-Sully à l'est) sont limitrophes de Saint-Désiré :

Hydrographie
La commune est traversée par la Queugne, affluent de rive gauche du Cher.

Voies de communication et transports
Le bourg de Saint-Désiré est traversé par les routes départementales (RD) 179 (reliant Saint-Éloy-d'Allier à l'ouest et Vesdun au nord), 241 (vers Chazemais) et 479 (vers Saint-Vitte). À l'écart du village, passent à l'ouest la  (axe Montluçon – Châteauroux) et la .

Saint-Désiré est un point de passage du sentier de grande randonnée 41 (GR 41) reliant Tours au Mont-Dore.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Saint-Désiré est une commune rurale. Elle fait en effet partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Montluçon, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de  à moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (86,9 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (87 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
prairies (36,3 %), terres arables (33,2 %), zones agricoles hétérogènes (17,4 %), forêts (12,4 %), zones urbanisées (0,7 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Toponymie
Le village tient son nom de saint Désiré, évêque de Bourges, mort et inhumé sur le territoire de la commune au milieu du  au cours d'un voyage : l'église paroissiale lui est dédiée.

Histoire
Elle fait au XVIIIe siècle partie de l'ancienne province du Bourbonnais, à la limite de l'ancienne province du Berry.

Elle historiquement située dans l'ancien diocèse de Bourges et faisait partie au Moyen Âge du Berry historique.

Antiquité

À proximité de Moussais, les vestiges d'une villa gallo-romaine ont été découverts.

Moyen Âge

Vers 552, l'évêque de Bourges saint Désiré meurt et est enterré au village de Salviacus.

Entre le  et le , une église prieurale, une église paroissiale et une motte castrale (à la place actuelle du monument aux morts) furent construits à Saint-Désiré.

On trouve également une autre église paroissiale qui fut construite au village de Moussais qui était autrefois un village indépendant de Saint-Désiré.

La commune de Moussais est rattachée à Saint-Désiré en 1811.

La mise en service de la gare de Saint-Désiré, sur la ligne de Montluçon à Châteauroux, favorise le développement du village. Saint-Désiré atteint alors le record de  en 1896. Le déclin démographique se fait sentir après la Première Guerre mondiale avec un important exode rural. On observe une stabilisation dans les vingt-cinq dernières années.

Politique et administration

Population et société

Démographie

La population de Saint-Désiré représente 6 % de la population de la communauté de communes du Pays d'Huriel.

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

 Église Saint-Désiré, priorale romane des , .
 Deux anciennes églises :
 ancienne église paroissiale de Saint-Désiré ;
 ancienne église paroissiale de Moussais.
 Crypte dans l'église Saint-Désiré du .
 Deux mottes féodales.
 Chapelle Sainte-Agathe. Du sommet de la colline de la chapelle Sainte-Agathe, panorama sur la vallée du Cher. Quand la météo est bonne, on peut distinguer au loin le puy de Dôme ( d'altitude).
 Ancienne abbaye de Bussières-les-Nonains.
 Ancienne villa romaine (pierre, tuiles datant de l'époque gallo-romaine).
 Ancienne gare du  (Châteaumeillant-Montluçon).

Personnalités liées à la commune

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de l'Allier

Liens externes
 Saint-Désiré sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (archive)

Notes et références

Notes et cartes
 Notes

 Cartes

Références

Commune dans l'Allier
Ancien chef-lieu de canton dans l'Allier
Aire d'attraction de Montluçon

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La diocesi di Iguatu (in latino: Dioecesis Iguatuvina) è una sede della Chiesa cattolica in Brasile suffraganea dell'arcidiocesi di Fortaleza appartenente alla regione ecclesiastica Nordeste 1. Nel 2019 contava 568.000 battezzati su 601.327 abitanti. È retta dal vescovo Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R.

Territorio

La diocesi comprende 19 comuni dello stato brasiliano del Ceará: Acopiara, Aiuaba, Arneiroz, Cariús, Catarina, Cedro, Deputado Irapuan Pinheiro, Icó, Iguatu, Jucás, Orós, Milhã, Mombaça, Pedra Branca, Piquet Carneiro, Quixelô, Saboeiro, Senador Pompeu e Solonópole.

Sede vescovile è la città di Iguatu, dove si trovano la cattedrale di San Giuseppe e l'ex cattedrale di Sant'Anna.

Il territorio si estende su 21.904 km² ed è suddiviso in 29 parrocchie.

Storia
La diocesi è stata eretta il 28 gennaio 1961 con la bolla In apostolicis di papa Giovanni XXIII, ricavandone il territorio dall'arcidiocesi di Fortaleza e dalla diocesi di Crato.

Il 28 settembre 1963 ha ceduto una porzione del suo territorio a vantaggio dell'erezione della diocesi di Crateús.

Cronotassi dei vescovi
Si omettono i periodi di sede vacante non superiori ai 2 anni o non storicamente accertati.
 José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago † (13 ottobre 1961 - 26 luglio 2000 ritirato)
 José Doth de Oliveira † (26 luglio 2000 succeduto - 7 gennaio 2009 dimesso)
 João José da Costa, O.Carm. (7 gennaio 2009 - 5 novembre 2014 nominato arcivescovo coadiutore di Aracaju)
 Edson de Castro Homem (6 maggio 2015 - 24 febbraio 2021 dimesso)
 Geraldo Freire Soares, C.SS.R., dal 4 maggio 2022

Statistiche
La diocesi nel 2019 su una popolazione di 601.327 persone contava 568.000 battezzati, corrispondenti al 94,5% del totale.

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| 1966 || 319.453 || 339.424 || 94,1 || 31 || 24 || 7 || 10.304 ||  || 7 || 35 || 18
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| 1970 || 428.878 || 451.450 || 95,0 || 29 || 21 || 8 || 14.788 ||  || 8 || 31 || 19
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| 1976 || 420.898 || 443.050 || 95,0 || 23 || 16 || 7 || 18.299 ||  || 7 || 12 || 19
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| 1980 || 544.000 || 573.000 || 94,9 || 18 || 12 || 6 || 30.222 ||  || 6 || 23 || 19
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| 1990 || 521.671 || 549.127 || 95,0 || 19 || 14 || 5 || 27.456 ||  || 5 || 51 || 19
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| 1999 || ? || 550.000 || ? || 24 || 18	|| 6 || ? || || 9 || 31 || 19
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| 2000 || 527.000 || 555.000 || 95,0 || 30 || 25 || 5 || 17.566 ||  || 8 || 31 || 19
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| 2001 || 532.000 || 560.000 || 95,0 || 29 || 24 || 5 || 18.344 ||  || 8 || 15 || 19
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| 2002 || 509.000 || 512.000 || 99,4 || 23 || 18 || 5 || 22.130 ||  || 7 || 29 || 19
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| 2003 || 486.086 || 512.313 || 94,9 || 21 || 19 || 2 || 23.146 ||  || 3 || 29 || 19
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| 2004 || 486.086 || 512.313 || 94,9 || 19 || 18 || 1 || 25.583 ||  || 3 || 26 || 21
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| 2006 || 498.000 || 525.000 || 94,9 || 25 || 24 || 1 || 19.920 ||  || 4 || 43 || 21
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| 2013 || 545.000 || 573.000 || 95,1 || 33 || 28 || 5 || 16.515 ||  || 8 || 48 || 26
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| 2016 || 558.700 || 572.000 || 97,7 || 38 || 34 || 4 || 14.702 ||  || 7 || 47 || 27
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| 2019 || 568.000 || 601.327 || 94,5 || 40 || 36 || 4 || 14.200 ||  || 8 || 52 || 29
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"Ukrainians! … All information about you has been announced. Fear and expect the worst. It is your past, your present and your future." With this message, the website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry woke up on Friday, the target of a coordinated attack on various organs of the Kiev government. With a map of the country crossed out, the message still refers to the "historic land" that Ukraine represents to the Russians.
After negotiations between NATO, the United States and Russia failed, Ukraine became the target of an intense cyberattack. On Friday, the websites of ministries and public authorities stopped.
The country that was part of the Soviet Union is at the center of the tension between the West and Moscow. The Kremlin claims that Americans and Europeans are violating a promise they made in the 1990s that there would be no NATO expansion in the former communist bloc countries that Russia considers its sphere of influence.
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Q: Generate random coordinates in a rectangle qt I have a rectangle with length 27.5 and width 3.5 and I am supposed to generate coordinates within this rectangle which are unique i.e., without any duplicates. The number of coordinates that need to be generated are based on the size of a list. Here is what I have done so far using Qt:
struct coordinates_t{
    int x;
    int y;
};

QVector<coordinates_t> coordinatesList;
QList<QString> listOfDevices;
//populate listOfDevices

for( int i = 0; i < listOfDevices.count(); i++)
{
coordinatesList.pushback({rand() % 51 + (-25), rand() % 11 + (-5)});
}

The problem now is that even though the rand function generates random numbers within the rectangle, it does not however avoid duplicates. Is there someway in which I can avoid the duplicates and produce unique coordinates within the given rectangle.

A: The normal way of solving this would be to shuffle a predefined set of coordinates. But this isn't practical in this instance. Furthermore, duplicates on one axis are allowed too.
Consider solving this by

*

*Defining bool operator<(const coordinates_t& other) const and bool operator==(const coordinates_t& other) const

*Use a std::set<coordinates_t>. This is possible once you've done (1).

*Insert random coordinates into the set until the desired size of the set is reached.

*Copy that set into the QVector if you still need them to be stored that way. If you want to preserve the insertion order (set will sort the values according to how you define the operators in (1)), then retain the QVector, and only push a point to it if insertion into the set was successful.
Insertion of a duplicate into a set is an O(Log N) no-op. Also note that rand() as a linear congruential generator might throw out undesirable autocorrelation effects that manifest themselves particularly in an x, y plot. Consider using Mersenne Twister instead.

A: Here is an example that demonstrates the check for duplicates using QVector and QPoint. If you want to use QVector::contains with your own struct, you must implement the operator==().
#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QVector>
#include <QPoint>
#include <QDateTime>
#include <QDebug>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
    QVector<QPoint> point_vector;
    qsrand(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch());

    const int max_points = 20;

    while(point_vector.size() < max_points)
    {
        QPoint point(qrand() % 27, qrand() % 4);
        if(!point_vector.contains(point))
            point_vector.append(point);
    }

    qDebug() << point_vector;
    return a.exec();
}

A: Just for completeness sake. :)
In my comment I suggested using a QMap but I had a std::set in mind, which in Qt does not have an equivalent. :(
Anyway, I wanted to see if a QMap could do the trick as well and came up with an ... a little bit strange approach.
Putting a QPoint into the QMap does not work since the inserted key needs to have the < operator implemented, which is not the case for QPoint but it for QPair. Thus my choice.
The idea is to (a bit like in thuga's answer) compare the size() of the resulting list to the list of devices and insert until they are equally long. However, since I bound myself to using QMap, here's my version. :)
#include <ctime>
#include <QMap>
#include <QDebug>
#include <QPair>

int main()
{
    qsrand(std::time(nullptr));

    QMap<QPair<int, int>, QString> coords;

    QList<QString> listOfDevices;
    //populate listOfDevices
    for (int i = 10; i < 30; ++i) {
        listOfDevices.append("dev" + QString::number(i));
    }

    qDebug() << "Number of devices:" << listOfDevices.size();

    int demo_counter = 0;
    while (coords.size() < listOfDevices.size()) {
        coords.insert(
                qMakePair(qrand() % 51 + (-25), qrand() % 11 + (-5)),
                listOfDevices.at(coords.size())
                );
        ++demo_counter;
    }

    for (auto it = coords.cbegin(); it != coords.cend(); ++it) {
        qDebug() << it.key() << ':' << it.value();
    }
    qDebug() << "Entries inserted:" << coords.size();
    qDebug() << "Tries needed:" << demo_counter;

    return 0;
}

This outputs (see how it tried 23 times for adding 20 entries):
Number of devices: 20
QPair(-25,-2) : "dev14"
QPair(-23,3) : "dev28"
QPair(-22,5) : "dev20"
QPair(-20,5) : "dev11"
QPair(-19,-1) : "dev22"
QPair(-19,0) : "dev27"
QPair(0,-2) : "dev29"
QPair(5,-3) : "dev23"
QPair(9,0) : "dev28"
QPair(10,1) : "dev17"
QPair(11,-5) : "dev18"
QPair(11,4) : "dev25"
QPair(16,-2) : "dev12"
QPair(16,4) : "dev26"
QPair(21,-2) : "dev26"
QPair(21,2) : "dev16"
QPair(21,4) : "dev15"
QPair(23,-2) : "dev24"
QPair(25,2) : "dev21"
QPair(25,4) : "dev23"
Entries inserted: 20
Tries needed: 23

Since your requirement is not exactly clear and you might be able to fill in the devices within the while loop as well, there is no way to tell, which solution is better suited but if you really want two different lists, one with devices and one with coords, the solution with the contains() check is to be preferred.

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Illinois Appellate Court Weighs in on Biometric Data Policies
By David Poell & Kari Rollins
An Illinois state appellate court's recent ruling will impact how companies consider compliance with Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). That court ruled companies must have a BIPA-compliant written retention-and-destruction policy in place before collecting and possessing biometric data. The decision makes clear that mere possession of biometric data triggers the duty to develop the necessary written BIPA policy. In relevant part, under BIPA's section 15(a), companies must establish a written, publicly-available policy that governs their retention and destruction of biometric data.
The plaintiff in the case (Mora v. J&M Plating, Inc.) began clocking into his job via biometric fingerprint scan in September 2014. His company, however, did not implement a biometric data policy until May 2018. On these facts, the trial court granted summary judgment for defendant. The trial court found that Section 15(a) established no time limit for the implementation of a BIPA policy and therefore concluded defendant's implementation of a BIPA policy in 2018, four years after initial collection, satisfied Section 15(a).
The appellate court reversed the decision on appeal. According to the appellate court, the 2014 collection of plaintiff's biometric data triggered defendant's duty to implement a written policy. Putting it in place four years later was insufficient to retroactively shield defendant's otherwise non-compliant collection of plaintiff's biometric information from 2014 to 2018. There is still an opportunity for the defendant to appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court, and the decision is not binding outside of Illinois's second appellate district.
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Industrial water use threatens Louisiana capital's drinking water
Unchecked water use by companies like Exxon risks saltwater intrusion and undrinkable tap water
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Flowers seem to live longer in vases filled with Baton Rouge water, according to Dominique Rogers, 36, a florist in Louisiana's capital city with 14 years of experience.
The city pulls its water deep underground from the Southern Hills aquifer, which requires little to no treatment to drink, unlike other Louisiana communities such as New Orleans, which draws its water from the Mississippi River and requires heavy treatment.
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Protesters are heaven-sent for Tsai
Taiwan's presidential election campaign has kicked off with the opposition Kuomintang nominating pro-Beijing populist, Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu, to challenge pro-independence president Tsai Ing-wen in 2020.
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Han's nomination came as a surprise - he defeated Foxconn boss Terry Gou, a forceful billionaire candidate, and by an incredibly huge margin.
Han, who's facing a growing campaign to remove him as the mayor after only seven months in office, was obviously elated. Nonetheless, there are some baffling questions behind the glee.
The KMT's primary was based on a week-long telephone poll covering both party members and non-members. Despite Gou's plea to include mobile phone users, the party's leadership insisted on using only land lines.
Yesterday, the KMT announced Han was backed by 44.8 percent of those picking up the phone, while Gou came in a dismal second with 27.7 percent.
Prior to the poll, an opinion survey carried out by United Daily News on July 1 showed the race was too close to call - with Han edging Gou by 30 percent to 29 percent.
The KMT primary poll end result was the biggest margin ever recorded since the Foxconn billionaire announced his bid for the presidential office. The contrast is too interesting to ignore.
A couple of theories have emerged. Methodologically, KMT's reliance on land lines had likely excluded many young voters from the poll.
There's also a suggestion that Tsai, of the Democratic Progressive Party, would rather face Han than Gou in the election, given the controversy surrounding Han.
Following the recent protests in Hong Kong, China will again be the deciding factor for Taiwan's election come January. If Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor had waited until after Taiwan's election to introduce her now "dead" extradition bill, the desire for economic progress among the Taiwanese would have likely superseded their fear of the communists.
Then, Han's close relationship with Beijing would have been an asset for him and his supporters, including Taiwan's second richest man - "Snack king" Tsai Eng-meng.
And Han's visit to the central government liaison office in Hong Kong when he visited the SAR this year would have burnished his credentials.
Voter sentiment has been turning in Tsai Ing-wen's favor ever since massive protests broke out in Hong Kong in June.
Lam's controversial extradition bill hasn't only ignited Hong Kong people's fears of the communists, but is also helping arouse Taiwanese voters, especially the younger ones, whose fear of communism helped push DPP's Tsai into office in 2016, when she ousted the pro-China KMT incumbent, Ma Ying-jeou.
As protests continue here, there also comes a conspiracy theory accusing Taipei or, to be more specific, Tsai of being behind the recent violence in Hong Kong as it would enhance Tsai's re-election chances if the SAR remains chaotic.
However, like the telephone poll conspiracy, it's impossible to prove or disprove those theories. But it remains to be seen whether Han's nomination is more a blessing than a curse - or vice versa - for the KMT.


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the plan was to escape the Yukon cold and start a small boutique hotel in Costa Rica.
That's why Karlo Krauzig and his wife, Sarah, spent four months scouring the Central American country in search of the ideal location.
But when they learned that Sarah was pregnant with twins, the couple decided to head home.
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His sole companions most of the day are massive, gleaming stainless steel and copper tanks and towers, cookers, coolers and condensers, custom-made in Europe to his own specifications.
Like his German-born father before him, the 45-year-old Krauzig is his own boss. That's the way he planned it growing up in Whitehorse, and that's how it's been thoughout his adult life.
As an entrepreneur, Krauzig began with a pet store, which he ran for 15 years before getting into the real-estate investment business in Vancouver. That's where he met Sarah, even though she was also a Yukoner.
When they returned from Costa Rica, as Krauzig was exploring new business opportunities, he became aware that Yukon's liquor laws had changed – "a little bit slower than the rest of Canada, much to the chagrin of many people".
When he was younger, Krauzig had considered going into the restaurant or bar industry, perhaps starting a pub.
"As I got older, it became less of an interest. It's a lot of work being on the front end in the public, a lot of late hours. When you have twins at home it's not very advantageous to not be at home all the time."
His next thought was to open a boutique wine store offering "all sorts of exotic wines that you can't get through the typical liquor channels".
That idea hit a brick wall when he discovered there was no permissive legislation in place for such a venture.
"They haven't relinquished control over that as of yet," Krauzig says, although the law now permitted makers of beer, wine and spirits to sell products they manufactured themselves.
"So I began doing my research, before anyone was in the distilling industry in the Yukon."
Three years ago, Krauzig headed to Washington State to take his first distilling course at an award-winning craft distillery.
It was the first of three US distilleries where Krauzig would learn the intricacies of alcohol manufacturing.
Craft distilling is still a budding industry, he says, much as the micro-brewing industry was 20 years ago.
"The micro-breweries aren't really competing against each other. They're competing against the larger manufacturers. The same with the smaller distilleries," he explains.
"Some small distilleries will help each other out, because they know it's more of an artisan approach to manufacturing alcohol."
After finishing his training, and with the equipment he needed finally in place, Krauzig was set to begin operations at what is now called Yukon Shine Distillery
"I made some decisions that may have not been the best decisions financially, but it's definitely reflected in the quality of my product."
His plan was to start with a high-end vodka made strictly from locally-grown Yukon Gold potatoes.
"What I didn't know was that no distillery on the planet uses exclusively Yukon Gold potatoes."
Yukon Gold, it turns out, has the lowest starch content of any potato, and it's the conversion of starch to sugar, with the addition of yeast, that makes alcohol.
Even with a reliable local supplier, it would take four times the amount of potatoes to produce the same amount of alcohol he could get from grain. The only viable option was to make his vodka using Yukon Gold potatoes for their unique flavour, as well as rye and barley for their higher starch content.
By next year, Krauzig hopes he'll be able to save transportation costs by getting his grain from the same Mayo Road supplier that provides his spuds.
Another unanticipated expense came from having to adapt the warehouse roof to accommodate the 23-foot distilling column needed for an efficient yield of 96 percent alcohol (later, of course, diluted to the standard 40 percent alcohol by volume).
Then there was the year it took to find a manufacturer who could perform the "impossible" task of painting the labels on the elegantly-tapered square bottles Krauzig had commissioned and stocked.
Add in the expense and time of fighting off legal challenges to the name of his vodka – YukonWinter- it's not surprising it took three full years to get his first 500-bottle run of premium vodka ready for market.
Fortunately, there was no such challenge to the name of his second product line – AuraGin – which is still in the fine-tuning stages, but should be available this spring.
Once he starts producing a line of whiskey, however, there will be another lengthy wait while it ages in Hungarian casks for the mandatory three years before it can legally be called whiskey.
"I've got a lot of patience," Krauzig says.
That is obvious as he meticulously walks an observer through the full process of converting potatoes and grain into a distinctive, high-end beverage that sells for a substantial $48.95 for a 750 ml bottle.
Krauzig's pride in running an efficient manufacturing operation that may see a genuine Yukon product on tables throughout the world is also obvious.
Not to mention the satisfaction of being his own boss in a business he clearly loves.
"I like the idea of being involved in every aspect and controlling what goes on physically."
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AFRICA/GHANA - The Bishops: "Illegal migration from our country is an evil that must be faced"
Accra (Agenzia Fides) - 4,092 Ghanaians were repatriated from Libya in 2017. This is what the Bishops of Ghana wrote in the statement published at the end of their Annual Plenary Assembly held in Techiman, in the Brong Ahafo region. The document, sent to Agenzia Fides, shows the official statistics of the government of Accra according to which out of the more than 4,000 Ghanaians repatriated, 1,562 come from the Brong Ahafo region, located in the central part of the Country.
"Our meetings in Techiman offered us the opportunity to hear the lamentations of traditional and political authorities, the host Bishop and other stakeholders about the spate of irregular migration in Techiman, Nkoranza and the Brong Ahafo region as a whole", write the Bishops who declare themselves "saddened by the unfortunate loss of lives in the desert and the Mediterranean Sea of young men and women embarking on these perilous journeys. We share the anxieties of families who have lost contact with their relatives and pray for their safe return".
The Episcopal Conference of Ghana renews its commitment to contribute "to minimizing the high level of migration in this part of our country" by instructing Caritas Ghana "to prioritize activities to address this threat in the Brong Ahafo region and in the entire Country". The Church is also committed to reducing youth unemployment by launching two new programs: Social Impact Investement and Social Enterprises Initiatives.
Another issue addressed by the Bishops is that of environment. Ghana is one of the largest recipients of global electronic waste. Several areas of its territory are polluted by heavy metals contained in electronic devices thrown into huge open dumps. The Bishops complain about "the increase in garbage and obscene piles of discarded plastics, electronic waste and other materials that choke our gutters, roads and other public places".


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package org.capcaval.ermine.coves.statemachine;

import java.awt.Component;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import javafx.scene.Node;

import org.capcaval.ermine.coves.statemachine._impl.GadgetWithState;
import org.capcaval.ermine.coves.statemachine._impl.GadgetWithStateAwtImpl;
import org.capcaval.ermine.coves.statemachine._impl.GadgetWithStateJfxImpl;

public class GadgetStateHandler <T extends Enum<T>>
{
    protected T state;

    /**
     * Get accessor for state
     */
    public T getState () {
        return this.state;
    }

    /**
     * Set accessor for state
     */
    public void setState (T value) {
        this.state = value;
    }

    protected Map<T, List<GadgetWithState>> gadgetStateFromApplicationState = new HashMap<T, List<GadgetWithState>>();

    protected T[] stateValueList = null;

    /**
     * Get accessor for stateValueList
     */
    public T[] getStateValueList () {
        return this.stateValueList;
    }

    public GadgetStateHandler(
        final T defaultValue)
    {
    	this.state  = defaultValue;
    }

    public void addStateValue(
        final T... stateValueList)
    {
		// keep the ref on the list
		this.stateValueList = stateValueList;
		// create all the empty list associated with the
		for(T state : stateValueList){
			this.gadgetStateFromApplicationState.put(state, new ArrayList<GadgetWithState>());
		}
    }

    public void addGadgetState(
        final Object component,
        final GState... gstateList)
    {
		int index = 0;

		for(GState gstate: gstateList){
			// get the application state to be configured
			T appState = this.stateValueList[index];
			// go to the next application status next time
			index ++;

			// retrieve the list to be updated
			List<GadgetWithState> gadgetStateList = this.gadgetStateFromApplicationState.get(appState);

			Class<?> type = component.getClass();
			GadgetWithState gadgetWithState = null;
			if(Node.class.isAssignableFrom(type) == true){
				gadgetWithState = new GadgetWithStateJfxImpl((Node)component, gstate);
			}else if(Component.class.isAssignableFrom(type) == true){
				gadgetWithState = new GadgetWithStateAwtImpl((Component)component, gstate);
			}else{
				throw new RuntimeException("[Ermine] Error : type " + type + " is incompatible. It should be either a sub class of java.awt.Component or of javafx.scene.Node.");
			}

			// add the new value to the list
			if(gadgetWithState != null){
				gadgetStateList.add(gadgetWithState);
			}
		}
    }

    public void updateStateFromValues(
        final Enum<?> newState)
    {
		// get all the gadget states for a given application state
		List<GadgetWithState> gadgetStateList = gadgetStateFromApplicationState.get(newState);

		// keep the last value
		this.state = (T)newState;

		for(GadgetWithState gadgetWithState : gadgetStateList){
			gadgetWithState.updateGadgetFromItsState();
		}
    }

    public void updateWithLastValue()
    {
    	this.updateStateFromValues(this.state);
    }
}

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Let's face facts, love is a mystery. Especially in today's times. It is as elusive as the cat burglar that cleans out a jewelry store without anyone noticing (dating myself here as I think about the Pink Panther movies of yesteryear).
But here's the thing, love is elusive because we allow it to be. We are distracted by EVERYTHING, including the actions of the one we claim to love. Oftentimes we allow our spouse's/lover's isms and bad days to dictate who we are and how we opt to act toward them.
Kindness is free. Don't use it sparingly. Share it as much as you can.
The little things matter. Make them count.
Don't follow your heart. Lead it. In other words Stop acting out of anger, worry or fear. Stop letting bad days dictate who you are to the ones you love. If something is going wrong then roll up your sleeves and do your part to make it right. Bring your greatness to every situation. Don't let anyone or anything prevent you from being your authentic you.
Give the one you love a big hug, look them in the eye, tell them to have a GREAT day and smile, even if they seem a bit put off or don't reciprocate. Their day will be so much better for it. What's in it for you? You might be asking yourself, well good karma begets good karma. Maybe not today, or even tomorrow. But it will happen. It's inevitable.
By no means will following these 4 steps alone create the perfect marriage. But, if you aren't already doing this, they will begin to prime your mindset toward having a better marriage. One in which you value your partner and are less fazed by the little things that come between you that ultimately don't matter.


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Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, previously known as the Prince Sultan bin Fahd Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people and opened in 1987. In October 2011 it was renamed as Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium as a tribute to Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah, one of the former presidents of Al Ahli club. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Ahli club.

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Deerfield in Franklin County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Godfrey Nims
By Brandon D Cross, September 17, 2019
1. Godfrey Nims Marker
Godfrey Nims. . Godfrey Nims Ancestor of All of the Name of Nims Settled in Deerfield 1674 Fought under Capt. Turner 1676 Bought this Home Lot 1692 His House Burned, His Wife and Seven Children Captured or Killed by Indians in 1704. This New Hampshire Boulder was Erected as a Memorial by the Nims Family Association 1914. . This historical marker was erected in 1914 by Nims Family Association. It is in Deerfield in Franklin County Massachusetts
Ancestor of All of the
Name of Nims
Settled in Deerfield 1674
Fought under Capt. Turner 1676
Bought this Home Lot 1692
His House Burned, His Wife
and Seven Children Captured
or Killed by Indians in 1704.
This New Hampshire Boulder was
Erected as a Memorial by the
Nims Family Association
Erected 1914 by Nims Family Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 42° 32.597′ N, 72° 36.177′ W. Marker is in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in Franklin County. Marker is on Memorial St 0.1 miles east of Old Main St., on the right when traveling west. Located in front of the Memorial Hall Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Memorial St, Deerfield MA 01342, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Memorial Hall (a few steps from this marker); Benjamin Barrett (a few steps from this marker); Old Deerfield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Deerfield Civil War Monument
(approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Samuel Mather M.A. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Quinton Stockwell / Abigail Bullard Stockwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Deerfield Massacre (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Sheldon and Hannah Stebbins (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deerfield.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 65 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.


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Insight Into Liberal Arts Education in Business Schools: a Literature Review
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Introduction Liberal arts is best defined as an the collegiate education …show more content…
While there was a strong correlation between the benefitted success of students and a strong liberal arts education, colleges were being flooded with students and professors were settling into the comfort of an easier curriculum (Jones, 1986). The thoughts and writings of scholars and theorists on the future, such as Mitroff's writing (1987) discussing the corporate environment and rethinking the focus and direction of the environment of the times or Naisbitt's book (1982) discussing individualism's effects on the future of global development, changed the perspective of educators worldwide. After these writings, the educational field began to see a need to review the effectiveness of their liberal arts programs. This was coupled with an increasing concern into the communication and critical thinking skills of business graduates (Porter & McKibbin, 1988). This resurgence, since the release of the Ford Foundation in the 1950's study, in into the topic of liberal arts was on the rise. In 1989, Stark and Lowther released a study on the liberal arts in the field of business and showed that there was a high level of graduates who were not able to comprehend information on a critical level, make ethical decisions when facing an issue, or relate to others both on a cultural and emotional level. Facing growing concern over the outcome of business students in higher education, universities began to once again view the liberal arts as a
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The Station Master
Britain's railways, off the beaten track
Sundown at Sandown
Posted in Brading, Lovely Places, Sandown	by Robert
Brading has two platforms, although only one has track these days. The passing loop here was removed in 1988. Ever since then, the positioning of the remaining double track sections has left the line with a lopsided service pattern of 2 trains per hour, separated by a gap of 20 or 40 minutes.
The disused platform and signal box have been reopened as a small visitor centre, although I arrived after it closed at 4pm, so had to content myself with photos taken from a distance. It took me a few minutes to work out that the man in the signal box was, in fact, a dummy. Dummy.
The station is well looked after, and it was good to see the canopy still intact. Its ornate ironwork incorporates the monogram of the Isle of Wight Railway, the pre-Grouping company which operated this line.
Ryde-ing High
Posted in Lake, Lovely Places, Ryde Esplanade, Ryde St John's Road	by Robert
As outlined in my previous post, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway had proved more taxing than expected. I was back on Island Line now, consulting the timetable to work out the best way to get all the stations. I barely noticed the schoolchildren who invaded the train at Sandown, boisterous in the way that schoolchildren generally are.
I was still feeling a bit miserable, and Lake, the next station I visited, did little to cheer me up. It's a relatively new station, opened in 1987. Of course, that means it's as perfunctory a structure as you can imagine, with just a single wooden platform and a tiny bus shelter to provide protection from the elements.
In an attempt to cheer the place up, the South East Wight Rangers had painted a mural in the adjacent underpass. It was a valiant effort, but it's a shame to see that it has been damaged by scorch marks and rust stains. It also couldn't disguise that unique eau de latrine that pervades railway underpasses all over the country.
Ashes to Ashey
Posted in Ashey, Curiosities, Havenstreet, Heritage, Smallbrook Junction, Wootton	by Robert
The Isle of Wight actually has two railways: the Island Line with its quaint 1930s electric trains, and the Isle of Wight Steam Railway, with quaint 1900s steam trains. Check out the map to the right, which looks like something from the Island of Sodor, but does in fact come from the South West Trains web site.
My aim was to visit every station on the line, steam and electric. Taking into account that Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin were ticked off the previous day, that left me nine stations to "do". I thought that this would be easily achievable in one day. The Island Line is less than 30 minutes end to end, and for most of the day has two trains per hour (albeit at slightly awkward 20/40 minute intervals). The steam trains run less frequently, but with only four stations on this section to capture, I didn't consider that a major obstacle. Even so, I decided to get to the steam section first, to get it out of the way.
On Thursday morning, I strolled to Shanklin station in glorious sunshine. The cloudless sky and warm temperatures would persist all day (I later discovered that the Isle of Wight had been the warmest place in the whole UK that day, with temperatures peaking just shy of 25 C). I don't fully appreciate bright sunshine, thanks to my fair-skinned complexion. I don't go nicely tanned like most people, instead simply skipping straight to the overcooked lobster phase. I ventured out in shorts and T-shirt, but also applied some factor 200 (I think) sunscreen. Well, it was either that or a beekeeper's outfit.
A joint "Island Liner" day ranger ticket is available for the princely sum of £15, allowing unlimited travel on both companies' lines. I turned up at Shanklin station on Thursday morning to purchase it. Immediately in front of me in the queue was an elderly gent, who engaged the booking office clerk in some genial conversation:
"All right, mate, how are you this morning?"
"Fine, thank you. And yourself?"
"I didn't sleep too well, I heard some strange noises during the night."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Strange banging sounds coming from the station."
"Oh, that's odd. I just need to serve this customer." (he gestures to me)
"Yes, they were strange noises, you might want to check that out."
"OK, I'll check the CCTV. But I need to serve this gentleman."
"Oh?" (turns around, notices me) "OHH! Well, I'll let you get on then."
The clerk gave me a weary look. I suspect he speaks to this man quite a lot.
It'll be Isle of Wight on the Night
Posted in Lovely Places, Ryde Pier Head, Shanklin	by Robert
Exams. They suck, don't they? You study like crazy for weeks beforehand, spending long evenings cramming as much knowledge into your brain as possible. Then you get to the exam hall and find, on opening the paper, that the one subject area you're not too confident on is responsible for about 10% of the total mark. Gahhh.
That happened to me last week, but the horrible experience is behind me now. What better way to reward myself for all my "hard" "work" over the past few months, than a trip to a far-flung part of the UK for a Station Master trip? Well, it was either that or run naked through Liverpool city centre, screaming primally at the top of my voice. On reflection, I think I made the right decision.
So it came to pass that, on the morning of Wednesday 5th June, I found myself setting off on a long journey via London to Portsmouth, to reach the Isle of Wight and its eight-and-a-half mile railway: the Island Line.
The Isle of Wight had a comprehensive network of railway lines until the mid-1960s, as seen in the map above. The Beeching cuts hit the island hard, however, and by the end of that decade only a single line survived down the east coast, linking the seaside towns of Ryde and Shanklin.
My name is Robert. I'm on a quest to visit the UK's obscure, underused or prettily-named stations.
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Stations Select Category Bonus Station Burscough Bridge Morpeth Bustituted Barlaston Wedgwood Closed Crouch End Croxley Green Stroud Green Watford Stadium Halt Watford West Curiosities Manchester United Football Ground Smallbrook Junction Stourbridge Junction Stourbridge Town Doomed Norton Bridge Woodlands Road Heritage Ashey Havenstreet Wootton International Augsburger Straße Breitenbachplatz Dahlem-Dorf Fehrbelliner Platz Heidelberger Platz Hohenzollernplatz Krumme Lanke Nollendorfplatz Onkel Toms Hütte Oskar-Helene-Heim Podbielskiallee Rüdesheimer Platz Spichernstraße Thielplatz Wittenbergplatz Limited Service Acton Bridge Heysham Port Salwick Styal Lovely Places Birmingham Moor Street Brading Falmouth Docks Falmouth Town Hebden Bridge Lake Liskeard Looe Morecambe Penmere Penryn Penzance Ryde Esplanade Ryde Pier Head Ryde St John's Road Sandown Shanklin St Erth St Ives Stone Truro Meta Parliamentary Bordesley Coombe Junction Halt Denton Ince & Elton Reddish South Stanlow & Thornton Teesside Airport Peak Hours Only Angel Road Ardwick Clifton Pegswood Sudbury & Harrow Road Widdrington Rural Acklington Berney Arms Carbis Bay Causeland Chathill Corrour Lelant Lelant Saltings Perranwell Rannoch Sandplace St Keyne Wishing Well Halt
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