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BLACKSMITH THOMAS Newcomen and his assistant John Caley, a plumber, were working on a steam pump to extract water from copper and tin mines in the South-West. Whether or not they knew it, the Devonshire duo combined Savery's pump with Papin's piston to produce an atmospheric engine – the world's first practicable steam engine. It was far more powerful than any of its predecessors, thanks to a lucky accident. A steam-filled cylinder split; cold water that ran down the outside of the cylinder to cool the steam and create a vacuum got into the cylinder. As a result the pressure dropped so fast that the chain connecting the piston to the pumping beam it snapped. The idea stuck…
Thomas Newcomen (blacksmith) and John Calley (plumber) made what they called a fire engine and we call a steam engine.
PAPIN COLLABORATED on another steam engine, based on Savery's design but using steam pressure rather than atmospheric pressure. However this major advance stalled. In 1877 in the Scientific American Prof Charles Joy reported on a trip to Germany where he had seen papers confirming that in 1707 Papin asked Leibnitz to help him win the consent of the Hanoverian Government to navigate the river Weser with a sidewheel steamboat. The letter, dated 7 July 1707, included the claim that "the new invention will enable one or two men to accomplish more effect than several hundred oarsmen." Joy wrote: "A mob of boatmen, who thought they saw in the embryo ship the ruin of their business, attacked the vessel at night and utterly destroyed it. Papin narrowly escaped with his life, and fled to England, where he endured great hardships and poverty, and all traces of him were soon lost, so that it is uncertain in what country he finally died or where he was buried." The professor added: "If Papin had been permitted to navigate the Weser with his ship, and to carry it to London, as was his intention, it is possible that we should have had steamboats 100 years earlier than they were given to us by Fulton. After the lapse of 100 years from the date of Papin's invention, when the first steamboat was put upon the river Rhine, the vessel was fired into by concealed marksmen on shore, and navigation was more dangerous than it is now on the upper waters of the Missouri in times of Indian hostility."
ABRAHAM DARBY began smelting iron using coke. Charcoal, which had been used to produce iron since Roman times, was in short supply; coal had been tried but its sulphur content made the iron brittle. Darby bought a derelict ironworks in Coalbrookdale to put his theories to the test – his success ensured iron would be plentiful and cheap, just when British industry needed it.
From 1709 Abraham Darby used this charcoal-fired furnace in Coalbrookdale to cast a range of iron goods.
MINDFUL OF the patent held by Thomas Savery covering "all imagined" uses of steam power, Thomas Newcomen teamed up with him to install the world's first commercial steam engine. It was used to extract water from a coalmine near Dudley, West Midlands so fuel was no problem. The menage a trois of coal, steam and iron would open the floodgates to the industrial revolution which would give Great Britain its time as a Great Power. What started in Dudley would transform that part on England's green and pleasant land into the smokey powerhouse that became known as the Black Country.
HUMPHREY POTTER, a lad paid to manually operate the valves of a Newcomen engine, rigged up a system of cords to automatically open and close the operating valves. This brought high-speed engines a step closer. Young Potter also made himself redundant, but as his job title was cock-boy this was doubtless a merciful release.
A FRENCHMAN named DuQuet designed two carriages incorporating small windmills. One powered its wheels via ratchet bars and pinions; the other had two pairs of legs to push it along.
Henry Beighton tidied up the automatic valve system that led to high-speed engines – and made this rather fine engraving of the engine Newcomen installed in Griff, near Nuneaton, Warks.
HENRY BEIGHTON designed a more reliable version of Potter's operating system and installed a Newcomen engine incoporporating his improvements at at Oxclose Colliery, near Washington, County Durham.
DESAGULIERS INTRODUCED an improved version of the Savery engine complete with safety valves.
GERMAN PHYSISIST Jacob Leupold started to work on the manuscript of Theatri Machinarum, the first systematic analysis of mechanical engineering. It included, decades ahead of its time, a design for a high-pressure non-condensing steam engine in which two cylinders alternately received steam and vented to the atmosphere. He attributed the concept to Papin.
Jacob Leupold's book on mechanical engineering helped spread the knowledge that would in time change the world.
DR STEPHEN HALES Hales published his Vegetable Statics, in which he described experiments for the production of "elastic fluids from a great number of substances". He wrote: "From the distillation of 158 grains of Newcastle coal I gained 180 cubic inches of air which weighed 51 grains…" A mysterious phenomenon had become a scientific process and the gas that lit British homes would fuel British internal combustion engines. Oddly enough the good doctor seemed to have taken little interest in the inflammability of coal gas.
NEWCOMEN'S patent expired, by which time about 100 of his engines had been built.
A bike needs rubber and so, sometimes, does a Labrador.
RUBBER BOUNCED into Europe, courtesy of French astronomer Charles Marie de la Condamine who came across locals wearing waterproof shoes while in Peru to measure an arc of the meridian. Fitting was no problem; they simply stood in pools of liquid rubber and left it to set. As well as being of great use when building motor cycles rubber also makes jolly amusing novelty dog chews.
JONATHAN HULLS patented a paddle steamer for use as a tug, powered by a Newcomen engine which would use a ratchet action to produce a rotary motion.
Hulls was way ahead of his time with plans for a steam tug.
WILLIAM CHAMPION produced metallic zinc from calamine ore, clever chap. He heated the ore in a sealed container, allowing him to capture the zinc. vapour and condense it. This process also suited to large-scale production of brass; Champion's Zinc and Brass Works duly became one of the biggest industrial centres in Europe.
THE ROYAL SOCIETY'S Philosophical Transactions contain An Extract from a Letter by the Rev Dr John Clayton in which he describes "the spirit of coal": a gas that could readily be distilled, stored and ignited at will. He reported: "I got some coal, and distilled it in a retort over an open fire. At first there came only phlegm, afterwards a black oil, and then, likewise a spirit arose…which issued out caught fire at the flame of the candle…I kept this spirit in bladders a considerable time; and when I had a mind to divert strangers or friends, I have frequently taken one of these bladders and pricked a hole therein with a pin, and compressing gently the bladder near the flame of a candle till it once took fire."
Ben Hunstsman's Crucible steel manufacturing equipment looked pretty basic, but it allowed steel to be made on an industrial scale.
HOROLOGIST BENJAMIN Huntsman developed the crucible steel technique and opened a manufactory in Sheffield to make a remarkably pure steel for clock and watch springs. Local cutlers reckoned his steel was too hard for their needs until they found their Continental competitors were using it to excellent effect. Huntsman's process facilitated steel manufacture on an industrial scale – no wonder they named a pub after him.
JOHN HARRISON, also a horologist and maybe the finest of them all, invented a practicable caged-roller bearing (and the bi-metallic strip) during his lifelong pursuit of the £20,000 Longitude Prize. This was launched after a fleet of British men o' war foundered because of inaccurate navigation with the loss of thousands of lives. Harrison developed a series of ground-breaking time-keepers which helped give the Royal Navy command of the seas in good time to protect our trade routes. (Is anyone surprised to hear that Parliament tried to rip him off? It took direct intervention by King George III to extract the dosh.) Besides his precision engineering Harrison deserves a place in any history of motor cycling because he made the first accurate, portable timepieces. And accurate clocks played a critical part in the motor cycle sport that in turn improved the breed.
GERMAN CLERIC Ewald Georg von Kleist and Dutch scientist Pieter van Musschenbroek of Leyden independently developed an electrical capacitor that came to known as a Leyden Jar. It comprised a water-filled glass bottle with a metal spike through the stopper.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (still technically a Brit, as the American colonies would not rebel against the Crown for another 30 years) coined the term "battery" to describe an array of Leyden jars (capacitors). He used the extra power for a range of experiments, including electrifying wine glasses. This must have been a bit of a shock for his victims, who could have had no idea where the pain came from. That Ben, what a zany sense of humour!
Benjamin Franklin coined the military term 'battery' for an array of primitive capacitors.
A LOCKWORK CARRIAGE was driven in Paris by versatile inventor Jacques de Vaucanson, probably. His main claim to fame was a mechanical duck that ate and pooed. No, really.
DOCTOR ROBISON of Glasgow University introduced James Watt to the concept of steam engines and suggested that they might be used to propel carriages. Watt built working models using tin cylinders and pistons attached to driving wheels by a system of gears.
SWISS CLERGYMAN JH Genevois proposed to mount small windmills on a sail-driven cart to wind springs that would provide power when the wind failed or was in the wrong direction. The idea might have been inspired by DuQuet's windmill-powered cart back in 1713-14. Genevois also had plans for spring powered marine engines; in this case the springs would be compressed by a steam or gunpowder engine.
JAMES WATT was sent a Newcomen steam engine to repair and found a way to make it more efficient. He produced a steam engine that cooled the used steam in a condenser, slashing running costs.
Newcomen made it, Watt improved it. Steam engines paved the way for I/C engines; they also powered the first motor cycles,
BRUMMY BUSINESSMAN Matthew Boulton opened the Soho Manufactory engineering works in Handsworth. This site would be at the heart of the industrial revolution.
STEAM TRANSPORT enthusiast Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles) looked to the future when he wrote:
Soon shall they arm, unconquered steam, afar
Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car;
On, on, wide-waving wings expanded bear
The flying chariot through the fields of air.
Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above,
Shall wave their fluttering kerchiefs as they move,
Or warrior bands alarm the gaping crowds,
And armies shrink beneath the shadowy cloud.
DR RICHARD WATSON, later the Bishop of Leadoff, published his Chemical Essays. His description of the distillation of coal to produce flammable gas was widely read.
FRENCH ARMY engineer Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot designed a self-propelled vehicle based on a model he had made six years before; it was built at the Paris Arsenal by a mechanic naned Brezin. The fardier a vapeur (steam dray) had a top speed of 4mph, or 2mph towing a canon, running on two iron-rimmed wheels at the back and one at the front. It had to stop every 10 minutes to rebuild steam pressure but still caused the world's first RTC when it wrecked a garden wall. So chapeaux off pour le garcon Cugnot. It was crude, but it worked: all the evidence suggests that he was the first human being to move across the face of the earth by the power of an engine.
Not only did Cugnot's fardier a vapeur gun carriage use pressurised steam; he also worked out how to convert up-and-down power from its two 13in-diameter cylinders into rotary power, using a ratchet-and-pawl system.
JOHN SMEATON experimented with Newcomen engines and built improved engines with a much longer stroke delivering up to 80hp.
FRANCIS MOORE was granted a patent (No 921, dated 14 March) for "machines or engines, made of wood, iron, brass, copper or other metal, to be wrought or put in motion by fire, water or air, with a small assistance of horses or manual labour, which will be very useful in agriculture, carriage of persons, goods and navigation, by causing ships, boats, barges and other vessels to proceed with more swiftness".
CUGNOT BUILT a four-seat passenger version of his steam trike. Here's a 'what-if' for you: say Boney had grasped its potential. Given the resources of the Empire and 20 years to work in, could Cugnot have developed self-propelled guns to use against 'perfidious Albion'? Let's be glad Cugnot didn't do it better, while applauding him lustily for doing it at all.
JESSE RAMSDEN developed a screw-cutting lathe, which he used to make other more accurate lathes.
ENGINEER WATT teamed up with entrepreneur Boulton. For the next 11 years Boulton's manufactory produced and sold Watt's steam engines, mainly to colliery owners. Size for size they were four times more powerful than Newcomen engines.
ABOUT 600 NEWCOMEN engines were working throughout the UK in mines, water pumping stations and ironworks. Another 1,000 were in action by 1800, many of them in mills and factories as the industrial revolution gathered pace. Several dozen improved Savery engines were also built.
WATT AND BOULTON entered into a formal partnership; Watt's patent was extended by Act of Parliament for 25 years until 1800.
Matthew Wasborough put the steam engine into a spin.
MATTHEW WASBROUGH of Bristol adapted a Newcomen engine for Brummy manufacturer James Pickard with a crank and flywheel to produce rotary motion. This was just what was needed to power Pickard's machinery and, in due course, the machines that made parts for motorcycles. Good old Matt, says I.
ALLESANDRO VOLTA made a toy pistol in which an electric spark exploded a mixture of hydrogen and air to fire a cork.
RICHARD TREVITHICK built a double-acting high-pressure engine with a crank, for Cook's Kitchen Mine. This was known as the Puffer, from the noise that it made, and it soon came into general use in Cornwall and South Wales as a successful rival to Watt's low-pressure steam vacuum engine.
A FRENCHMAN named Dallery built a steam carriage that ran on the streets of Amien. It is said to have featured a boat shaped body and what could be the first use of a multi-tube boiler.
JONATHAN HORNBLOWER patented a two-cylinder 'compound' engine which was more efficient than Watt's single-acting designs but similar enough to his double-acting system that Boulton and Watt were able to have the patent overturned by the courts in 1799.
Bolton, Watt and Murdoch played a critical role in the pre-history f the motor cycle.
SCOTTISH ENGINEER William Murdock walked 300 miles to ask for a job at Boulton and Watt's manufactory and he was working there when James Watt patented the sun-and-planet system that converted linear motion to rotating motion, allowing steam power to be used to "produce a continued Rotative or Circular Motion round an Axis or Centre, and thereby to give Motion to the Wheels of Mills or other Machines"…such as self-propelled vehicles. There is conclusive evidence that it was Murdock's idea. So it's hardly surprising that he became interested in steam-powered road vehicles and he translated that dream into reality with a working model. It was only a couple of feet long but fast enough to outpace Murdoch when he tried it out. At
Murdock's runaway model gave the local vicar a diabolical thrill.
which point the runaway steamer freaked out the local vicar who thought it was the devil and took to his heels. Murdock clearly planned to build a full sized steam locomotive but Watt forbade him from diverting his energies away from maintaining and improving the company's steam engines; ironically Murdock was also required to help his boss take legal action against anyone who infringed Boulton and Watt patents. Richard Trevithick, who was to build Britain's first steam-powered roadster, was shown the model in action in about 1790 and worked with Murdock. His full-sized steamer (1801 in case you were wondering) was clearly inspired by the Murdock design. Murdock also developed the production and storage of coal gas to generate light. In time gas would also be used to power internal combustion engines.
Redruth, 2004: a team of enthusiasts known as The Murdock Boys set out to finish the job and build a working steam locomotive based on William Murdock's model. It took them three years and here she is: The Murdock Flier. Yes, she moves under her own steam. William would have been pleased.
HENRY CORT developed a faster way of converting brittle pig iron into wrought iron suitable for making tools. Instead of hammering and re-heating the pig iron Cort heated it with coke, stirred it with rods and passed it between rollers. This cut the time needed to convert a ton of pig iron from 12 hours to 45 minutes. Costs of iron fell as supplies increased, giving another useful boost to the industrial revolution.
LORD DUNDONALD, father of dashing naval hero Sir Thomas Cochrane, patented a novel process for manufacturing mineral tar and travelled the country with his 'philosophical fire works' which, according to a contemporary report, "were deemed a great curiosity".
IT WAS A BAD year for steam transport pioneers. When Oliver Evans, sometimes dubbed 'The Watt of America' petitioned Pennsylvania congressmen for exclusive rights to run 'steam carriages' in the state they decided the application "savoured too much of insanity to deserve notice".
JAMES WATT WROTE: "I wish William [Murdock] could be brought to do as we do, to mind the business in hand and let such as [Henry] Symington and Sadler throw away their time and money in hunting shadows." It would be another 15 years before Richard Trevithick built a full sized steamer. Watt used his patent on steam transport to clamp down on other pioneers.
JAMES SADLER of Oxford (who two years earlier had made a 170ft hot-air balloon to become the first English aeronaut , making a six-mile flight and ascending to more than 3,000ft) was working on a steam-powered carriage. Boulton and Watt threatened Sadler with legal action for infringing Watt's patent covering the application of steam power for the propulsion of road vehicles. Undaunted Sadler went on (in 1791) to patent a rotary steam engine and gave public performances of 'philosophical fire-works' in Oxford Town Hall.
A SEMINAL WATT engine known as the Lap Engine was installed at Boulton's Manufactory. It boasted Watt's parallel motion valve gear and centrifugal governor, which is still in use today. The Lap Engine was designed to drive lapping and polishing machinery. But Pickard had patented the crank-and-flywheel system so Watt extracted the all-important rotary power via a sun-and-planet set-up. They built engines to last: it remained in action until the factory ceased production in 1858.
Watt's 'Lap Engine' used a sun-and-planet arrangement to avoid patent problems.
COMTE DE SIVRAC produced a two-wheeled rolling chassis which he called cheval de bois, or wooden horse and gave it an outing the gardens of the Palais Royal in Paris. It became known as the celerifere which translates as 'fast-goer' though it probably wasn't. Judging by contemporary drawings it lacked pedals, brakes or steering, but you have to start somewhere. These clumsy machines became increasingly popular among the sporting set of Paris. Clubs were formed and races were run along the Champs Elysees.
Two wheels and a frame: the celerifere.
In the 1790ps French dandies were staging cekerifere races in Paris.
FOLLOWING A century devoted to the development of steam engines John Barber patented "an engine for using inflammable air for the purpose of producing motion". Gas, produced by heating wood, coal or oil in a retort, was cooled in a receiver, mixed with air and pumped into a vessel called the Exploder. Here it was ignited; the resulting stream of flame drove the vanes of a paddle wheel. Not exactly advanced technology (compare it with Hero's aeolipile of 60AD) but this was the world's first gas engine—and how cool would it have looked at night!
This original sketch from Barber's patent application depicts the first gas engine.
THE SEARCH for new fuels continued: Robert Street patented the use of oil as "a means of producing motive power by explosion".
CHROMIUM WASextracted from lead chromate by Louis Vauquelain; it would be in demand for the production of stainless steel and, of course, as a shiny, corrosion resistant surface on motor cycle components. Chrome polish came later.
THE FIRST houses and offices were being lit by coal gas, in Redruth, Cornwall.
IRONMASTER PHILLIP Vaughan of Carmarthen patented a ballrace.
ROBERT STREET designed a gas-fuelled engine with a cylinder and piston—but, two years after those wiley Cornish folk started to light their hovels with coal gas, Street's 'inflammable vapour' was obtained by sprinkling turpentine at the bottom of a cylinder which was heated by a furnace. A hand-operated air pump was then used to charge the cylinder with air, causing the piston to rise about 25% of its stroke. Heat from the furnace ignited the fuel/air mixture driving the piston to the upper end of the cylinder, which was water-cooled. The power stroke lifted one end of a rocking-beam pump to remove water from a mine. As cylinder pressure and temperature fell, so did the piston.
THE MODERN 'slide rest' lathe, capable of cutting threads with great precision, was invented by Henry Maudslay. Instead of being manipulated by hand, the cutting tool was clamped solidly in a tool post carried on a slide rest movable along accurately finished guides on the bed of the machine. For many years the slide rest was known as 'Maudslay's Go-Cart'." His techniques had significant influence on a number of great engineers including Joseph Whitworth.
Maudslay's first screw cutting lathe pointed the way to the mass-produced fasteners that hold our bikes together.
OVER THE POND, one Samuel Morey from New Hampshire took a group of politicians for a ride in his paddle steamer. They chose to back Fulton's steamship instead, leading Morey to growl: "Blast his belly! He stole my patent!" Morey takes no further part in our story but, fuelled by bitterness, he slogged away for the next 30 years and came up with a number of clever gadgets.
Alessandro Volta's Voltaic Cell, the ancestor of every battery on the planet.
ALESSANDRO VOLTA made the first electrical battery, known as a Voltaic Cell. It comprised alternating zinc and silver discs, separated by brine-soaked cloth. He built the pile, which contained up to30 disks, in imitation of the electric organ of the torpedo fish. Volta's development of the first continuous and reproducible source of electrical current was an important step in the study of electromagnetism and the development of electrical equipment such as magnetos, alternators and dynamos.
RICHARD TREVITHICK built his first high-pressure engine at Dolcoath tin mine in Cornwall.
GEORGE MEDHURST patented an "improved aeolian engine" powered by compressed air. He dreamed of air-driven stage coaches relying on roadside 'compressor stations'. Later Medhurst would promote "a new system for the conveyance for goods and passengers…with the velocity of sixty miles in an hour…without the aid of horses or any animal power".


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Q: is it allowed to use a global variable (C-style) that is a C++ object? I have an object APIController that handles an external library. And I would like to access this (unique) controller from different calls of the same function (C-style).
Therefor, I thought about making a global APIController variable in order to access to the same instance throughout the different calls of my function where the given context_t *context is different at every call.
At the end, the program calls the close function for every context.
APIController *controller = NULL;

void call(context_t *context) /* called with different contexts */
{
    if (controller == NULL) controller = new APIController();
    controller->instances_counter++;
    /* use controller */
    controller->use_it();
}

void close(context_t *context)
{
    controller->instances_counter--;
    if (controller->instances_counter == 0)
        delete controller;
}

Is it proper to proceed that way? I feel it is not but I don't see another easy way of doing it.

A: It dependes. If your API & controller is either stateless (so you will only ever need one of them), or it's state is not stored in the APIController object (you have no way of creating 2 different API controller) you should make the APIController class a singleton.
There are about a thousand posts out there about when not to use singletons, but this case is one of the rare case when it does make sense.
On the other hand if you can create 2 difference configurations of this APIController, and you may think that sometime in the future you'd possibly want to use more than one of them, you should, either pass it as a parameter to call or better make call a member function of some class that will store this information.
class SomeObject
{
private:
    APIController * api;

public:

   // ...

   void call(context_t context)
   {
      // ...
   }

   // ...
};

Ultimately do what it makes sense to you, but keep in mind that you'll probably need to rewrite your code a couple of times before the final version, so thinking along the lines of "I'll probably only ever need one of this Object" may come back on you one day.

A: It depends on what you mean by "allowed"
Yes, the c++ compiler will let you do it.
No, you shouldn't do it this way.
Consider using a static member of a class rather than a C-style global, but better yet, read about the Singleton Pattern, and you will find several proven approaches to handling this type of problem.
You will also find a lot of discussion about why the Singleton pattern is evil (it is).  Rest assured that a C-style global variable is worse.   Try to find a way to redesign your system so that you are not locked into to exactly one instance of you APIControler (even though, in practice, only one instance will exist.)  The effort to do this usually improves the overall design.

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Home Coronavirus AG Mark Herring Outlines COVID Response Priorities Ahead of Special Session
Mark Herring
AG Mark Herring Outlines COVID Response Priorities Ahead of Special Session
'Proposals will better protect Virginians from price gouging, protect economic relief payments from debt collectors, help keep Virginians in their homes, help keep utilities connected, and ensure safe voting"
From AG Mark Herring's office:
HERRING OUTLINES COVID RESPONSE PRIORITIES AHEAD OF SPECIAL SESSION
~ Proposals will better protect Virginians from price gouging, protect economic relief payments from debt collectors, help keep Virginians in their homes, help keep utilities connected, and ensure safe voting ~
RICHMOND (August 17, 2020)—Attorney General Mark R. Herring today outlined a series of special session priorities to protect Virginians and help them get through the COVID pandemic. Attorney General Herring's priorities include new laws to protect Virginians from price gouging, particularly for PPE, to protect future economic relief payments from getting seized by debt collectors, to support renters, including through an eviction moratorium, to ensure utilities stay connected, and to ensure safe voting.
"This pandemic has revealed new needs, as well as shortcomings in our laws, programs, and policies, and sadly it has exacerbated persistent economic and racial disparities," said Attorney General Herring. "The special session gives us an opportunity to enact badly needed measures to help mitigate the spread of COVID, protect Virginians, and help our Commonwealth get through this pandemic together. Over the last six months we've worked closely with Gov. Northam and his team to enact and defend COVID safety measures, and now we have the opportunity to work with our colleagues in the legislature to do even more to support Virginians in this incredibly challenging time."
Attorney General Herring and his team have worked nonstop during the COVID pandemic to protect Virginians and help them get through this crisis. He has won 13 decisions defending Virginia's COVID mitigation efforts, including two lawsuits that directly challenged Virginia's mask requirement. He also successfully petitioned for the first suspension of utility cutoffs, has fought price gouging, warned Virginians of COVID scams, raised awareness of health insurance options for Virginians who have lost their jobs, and urged the Trump Administration to step up its response by coordinating production of PPE and ventilators, initiating a Healthcare.Gov special enrollment period, protecting food assistance, and remaining committed to important air quality standards during a respiratory disease pandemic.
Attorney General Herring's COVID response priorities for the upcoming special session include:
Measures to help Virginians stay in their homes
Attorney General Herring and his team will be working with legislators and stakeholders to enact stronger protections that will help keep more Virginians, especially renters, from experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic and future emergencies.
Mandatory payment plan. Attorney General Herring will support a mandatory offer of a payment plan based on a tenants' ability to pay prior to initiation of eviction. The plan could last for up to six months and a tenant could only be evicted if they refuse a reasonable payment plan and/or breach the plan without good cause.
Extending tenant protections to hotel/motel residents during an emergency. Virginians residing in hotels and motels for shorter periods of time generally do not benefit from the protections offered to longer-term renters with a lease. Attorney General Herring will support legislation to extend the traditional eviction protections and other tenant protection rights to hotel/motel residents during a state of emergency, continuing for 90 days after the end of a declared state of emergency.
Eviction Moratorium. Attorney General Herring will support a legislatively enacted moratorium on terminating residential leases and evicting tenants through April 30, 2021, except in cases where the tenant's behavior poses a threat to the life, health or safety of the landlords or other tenants. In July, Attorney General Herring issued an official opinion outlining protections that currently existed to keep Virginians in their homes, as well as the authority of the legislative, executive, and judicial branch to help keep Virginians in their homes.
Measures to ensure safe voting this fall
Attorney General Herring will work with Governor Northam and legislative leaders to ensure the Commonwealth takes any and all steps necessary to ensure safe voting and free, fair, secure elections this fall. This may include additional funding, expanded opportunities for voting safely by mail, dropbox, or absentee in person, and any other necessary measures to make sure that every Virginian is able to exercise their fundamental right to vote and that their vote counts.
Empower the Governor to suspend utility disconnections
Attorney General Herring will support legislation to empower the Governor, as the Director of Emergency Management for Virginia, to suspend disconnections of utility service providers (water, electricity, natural gas) in appropriate circumstances.In March, Attorney General Herring filed an emergency petition with the State Corporation Commission seeking a suspension of utility disconnections for non-payment. The SCC enacted such a suspension three days after Attorney General Herring's request and has now extended it through August 31.
Protecting Virginia hospitals, businesses, and consumers from price gouging of PPE and other necessities
Attorney General Herring's Consumer Protection Section has received more than 500 consumer complaints and inquiries regarding suspected price gouging by businesses during the COIVD-19 state of emergency, and sent out more than 150 letters to businesses demanding that they cease any illegal price gouging.Investigation of these complains has revealed that many retail businesses claim that price increases occurred further up the supply chain with manufacturers or distributors, making it more difficult to address the problem at the retail level.
Attorney General Herring has requested legislation that will amend the Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act ("Anti-Price Gouging Act"), Va. Code §§ 59.1-525 through 59.1-529.1, to also apply to manufacturers and distributors that charge unconscionable prices for necessary goods or services during a state of emergency declared by the Governor or President.
In April, Attorney General Herring led a national effort to address price gouging in the PPE supply chain, urging 3M as one of the largest manufacturers of PPE, particularly masks, to do more to address price gouging within its supply and distribution chains that was causing hospitals and healthcare providers to pay exorbitant prices for PPE.
Protect Economic Relief Payments from Debt Collectors During an Emergency
The CARES Act provided economic relief payments to millions of Americans to ensure they could pay bills, get groceries and medicine, and pay other needed expenses, especially for those who were laid off or had reduced hours, but no specific provision of state or federal law explicitly exempted these payments from debt collectors.To ensure that economic relief payments actually benefit Virginians in need of support rather than debt collectors, Attorney General Herring will advance legislation to exempt state and federal emergency relief payments from garnishment, attachment, and other legal creditor process seizures.
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Next articleMonday (8/17) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +734 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 107,421), +30 Hospitalizations (to 8,767), +4 Deaths (to 2,385) From Yesterday
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Tuesday (1/19) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +4,526 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 451,076), +84 Hospitalizations (to 20,066), +59 Deaths (to 5,798)
Tuesday News: "Biden to 'hit ground running' as he rejoins Paris climate accords"; "Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world"; "Biden...
VA Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw has many flaws, but he does have a way with words at times! LOL https://bluevirginia.us/2021/01/virginia-senate-votes-37-1-to-strip-sen-amanda-chase-who-spoke-at-the-1-6-pro-trump-rally-in-d-c-of-her-last-committee-assignment#comment-5234058714
"Chairman Patrick @HopeforVirginia of the Virginia House Public Safety Committee announces upcoming actions on enhanced gun safety legislation for Commonwealth" https://bluevirginia.us/2021/01/tuesday-news-biden-to-hit-ground-running-as-he-rejoins-paris-climate-accords-biden-prepares-for-sea-of-challenges-trumps-legacy-american-carnage#comment-5234054674

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Meet Astronaut Mark Lee
Astronaut Mark Lee was an experienced pilot and logged 4,500 hours of flying time before joining NASA in 1984. His journey began at the U.S. Air Force Academy with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and an assignment at Okinawa Air Base, Japan for over 2 years. Lee returned to America to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and receive a master's degree in mechanical engineering by 1980. He eventually became an executive officer and flight commander at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, before he was selected to join the Astronaut Corps.
Lee has acted twice as Mission Specialist and twice as Payload Commander for 4 space shuttle flights. His first flight aboard Atlantis deployed the Magellan spacecraft designed to explore Venus' atmosphere and magnetic field and photograph the planet's surface. His most recent journey to space was on shuttle Discovery to capture and repair the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Lee guided the crew to completing the mission and released the HST at a higher orbit so it could start recording new information.
Lee has performed a total of 26 hours of extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalks, including an untethered walk to test the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) jetpack. He continued to work with NASA as Chief of the EVA Robotics Branch until his retirement in 2001. He currently lives in Texas where he is the managing principal for the Houston office of Affiliated Engineers.
Missions STS-30 Atlantis
STS-47: Endeavour
STS-64 Discovery
Feb 06, 2020 | 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM Space Shuttle Atlantis Reserve this exclusive tour of Space Shuttle Atlantis with Launch Director Mike Leinbach, who gave the final "go" for the launch of 37 space shuttle missions, including the final flight of Atlantis STS-135.


The AirTV 2 just went for sale and this week we had an opportunity to test it out. This is a very different experience from the Air TV 1 (that is still for sale). No longer is it an Android TV player. The AirTV 2 is a network tuner.
Yes, you connect your antenna to the AirTV 2 and it will stream your local broadcast TV stations over the Internet to your Sling TV app on a long list of devices.
AirTV solves the biggest problems associated with OTA antennas like wiring multiple rooms and finding the right spot to get the best possible TV signal. AirTV connects with your home Wi-Fi to stream local OTA channels to every internet-connected TV and device within range, so you can mount your antenna wherever it gets the best signal without running cables all over your home.
Don't have Sling TV? No problem, AirTV also works with the free AirTV app, so you have the freedom to watch your favorite local OTA channels in HD wherever you are.
The AirTV 2 is a great addition for any Sling TV subscriber. Now you can easily stream your antenna just as you would with ESPN or CNN.
It also answers one of the main concerns about Sling TV: the lack of locals. With the AirTV2 you can easily enjoy locals streaming inside Sling TV without the cost of paying for local TV stations.
If you are a Sling TV subscriber who already uses an antenna and wants to access your locals no matter where you are around the world, then the AirTV 2 is the device for you..
Does the Air Tv have to be connected to your router via Ethernet? I understand that would be the idea way but kind of negates being able to have the antenna anywhere you want. Since where the antenna is and where the router is may be in different parts of the house.
It has an option to connect to the network via WiFi if the router isn't close. You'll still need to be fairly close to the router / extender (no more than a few rooms away), as WiFi range drops off quickly and you'll want to keep a steady data rate to prevent the picture from buffering too much.
I like the idea of this, but I'm guessing it would stream though the internet if it was running though the Sling App and add additional data toward the data cap. Would that be true? It would help a couple of TV's get the local channels in my house. It's worth thinking about for me.
That hadn't occurred to me until just now. ClearstreamTV works on your network only saving data. The downside being it only works on on TV. Wondering if there are any devices that stream OTA over the local network to multiple Tvs via Roku app.
Yes. A Tablo does just that (but it does not support 5.1 audio) An HDHomeRun does the same thing, but does not support Roku due to streaming in MPEG2. HDHomeRun devices support most other platforms and has 5.1 audio.
As the AirTV2 is new, I don't know about what audio it supports. It is limited to 2 channel/streams at once as it only has 2 TV tuners. Both HDHomeRun and Tablo have devices that support up to 4 tuners.
Tablo at $220? No thanks. Don't need DVR features anyway.
You can set up a Plex or Emby server and than watch on Roku.
Fred that just add more complexity. This is big advantage of cable. It just works. No complicated set up. Let me know when there is device that JUST WORKS.
Will 1 airtv player give the other TV's in the house locals?? Currently using Sling with Roku devices on 3 TV's. Definitely would get if 1 box is all I need to get locals!
Yes, because it is sending it through the internet to your account and when you login to the sling app it should appear on whatever device is using it. Though, it says it their setup guide it works on Roku then if their help section it says it doesn't.
The AirTV2 only has two TV tuners. So, it can only stream 2 channels at the same time. This is what Fred was referring to.
This isn't new technology, its just a Ota Slinbox. You will need good upload speed away from home.
I've been streaming on my T-mobile phone over LTE using the Sling app and haven't had too many issues.
Ota? What's your upload speed?
Yep. Just tested it and I get 12 Mbps upload while on LTE.
Does it have an app for AppleTV4? The website does not say anything about apps.
Can i use it through the Sling TV app on Apple TV if i am not a sling customer?
The specs does say iOS, but not specifically Apple TV. Not sure if it will run on the Apple TV.
As for not being a Sling TV customer. It does say you can use the AirTV App. Which is separate from the Sling TV app.
Can you use Slings DVR to record the ota broadcast channels from Airtv?
Have they announced any plans for DVR for the AirTV2? I'm thinking about Tablo and HDHomerun, and would consider this if a DVR was available.
I called today and they hope to be supporting a hard drive for DVR capabilities within 2 months. That is why they put the USB port on the device.
I have yet to see the locals integrate with the Sling TV app on my Roku. I was able to get them to show up on my phone's Sling TV app and on the AirTV app for Roku… but I haven't been able to get it to work on my Roku boxes (Roku 3 and Roku Stick +). In the user manual, it says Roku's Sling TV app works with it… but on the website, it doesn't show Roku yet. Is this something that will be supported shortly?
I called tech support, and Sling via Roku will not be supported until mid January. Right now, you have to set up under AirTV channel to view on Roku.
I could only get it set up on 2g. Couldn't get 5g to work.
Yep, it worked fine on the AirTV app… it just doesn't make sense for me to use that, as we usually use Sling. I have the Tablo in the meantime for locals. They are having issues with the Disney channels and the Android TV apps (including on the AirTV player), so we had to move to Roku to watch Sling without glitches on Disney Jr and Freeform. Someone stated that they broadcast in 720p, and that may be the problem… not having great success in getting them to figure out a fix, though. Such is life!
What's the purpose of the USB port? Harddrive for recording maybe?
I called AirTV for info today. The USB port will be used to support a hard drive for DVR function. They are hoping to roll this out within 2 months. Also, they are working on the integration of Roku and SlingTV so that the guide on the SlingTV app will show the OTA channels. They hope to have this update within 2 months. Currently, you have to use the AirTV app on the Roku box in order to watch the OTA channels on all of your TVs. However, if you have a Fire Stick, the OTA channels will integrate into the guide on the SlingTV app.
Just got my AirTV and I'm having a problem getting all of my channels to show up in the guide. I live between two large cities (Cleveland and Youngstown Ohio) and can receive good signal from most of the towers. When I do a channel scan on my phone it shows all the stations I expected to pick up (42 total) and can click on them to preview the video feed with no problem. After I click Watch TV only 31 stations are in the guide. All of the Youngstown stations are gone. Does anyone else have this issue? Going to contact Sling support and see what they say. Might be because my zip code is in a Cleveland area and they can only show those stations due to legal reasons. Seems ridiculous to me for them to block certain OTA channels though.


Two weeks ago, Todd Paglia, executive director of U.S.-based radical environmental organization ForestEthics, sent a letter of warning to Richard Garneau, CEO of Montreal-based Resolute Forest Products.
Paglia declared that he was effectively banishing Resolute, a forestry giant with 7,700 employees and 19 pup and paper mills in Canada, the U.S. and Asia, from the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. The CBFA was cooked up five years ago by ForestEthics and fellow radical environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) following a campaign of harassment against its corporate signatories' customers. It aspired to put an area of the Boreal forest twice the size of Germany under joint custody. It was pure shakedown, as we noted in this space at the time.
In a July 10 letter to Garneau, Paglia declared that Resolute had refused to "co-operate" and had achieved "rogue status." Thus, the company would come under renewed attack. He went on to accuse Resolute of being "litigious" because it had brought suit both against Greenpeace and one of its certifiers under the so-called Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, itself another tool of control by environmental radicals.
Paglia responded last week with a second "Dear Richard" note accusing Garneau of "inaccuracies… too numerous to mention" but admitting that Resolute had in fact contributed to the CBFA. He refuted many points that Garneau had never made, and declared ForestEthics prepared to work on "win-win solutions." A Resolute spokesman subsequently said that the company "stands behind every word" of its response to Paglia's initial letter.
Rarely if ever has a corporate executive dared to call an ENGO shakedown what it is. Richard Garneau is thus almost unique among executives. In a corporate world dripping with bogus "business ethics," Garneau, a quiet and modest man who lives the Boreal, has demonstrated some true moral backbone, refusing to bow to what he sees as lies and intimidation. And while his fellow corporate executives are missing in action, more and more Northern communities. aboriginal groups and unions are beginning to stand up against the anti-brand bullies.
You'd think that the Canadian media – given to celebration of local exceptionality in any way, shape or form – would be keen to report on Garneau. But he is exceptional in an area where the media almost never dares to tread, either because it is part of the radical environmental crusade itself, or because it too is scared.
Some of the world's biggest media companies – including Hearst Corporation, Time Inc. and The Globe and Mail – have become overseers of the CBFA, even though, as noted, it was signed under duress. Paglia copied his letter to these overseers, the Boreal Business Forum, BBF, so they can hardly claim to be ignorant of what is going on. Meanwhile another BBF monitor is Limited Brands, which, significantly, was ForestEthics' first major scalp when it launched a campaign against its Victoria's Secret subsidiary ten years ago. Paglia's most recent conquest is Post-it conglomerate 3M.
Greenpeace has been writhing to avoid a trial date ever since, even as it has continued trying to destroy Resolute's reputation. However, its appeals have been knocked down one by one, bringing it ever closer to proceedings that could expose not merely Greenpeace's tactics but its collaboration with its parent and other ENGOs.Resolute wants to frame Greenpeace's activities within the context of its parent's global campaigns, which, Resolute points out, often involve breaking the law. Meanwhile "interference with economic relations" could carry a hefty price tag. When it launched its suit, Resolute named a figure of $7 million, but it could go higher. Plus costs.
Although his stance looked very lonely at the beginning, Garneau has at last begun to receive vociferous support from northern communities, aboriginal groups and unions. Even the federal and provincial governments, who have been culpably silent on the CBFA (Jim Prentice, when he was federal environment minister, welcomed it), have started to speak up in defence of the industry, which is in fact one of the most stringently regulated in the world.
I'm impressed and encouraged by Richard Garneau's stand.


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UNLUCKY BRANIFF
Coca Cola LEAGUE ONE Millwall 0 Blackpool 0
MILLWALL'S awkward start to League One life continued as they were held by Blackpool.
The Lions started with more intent, Derek McInnes firing over from 25 yards in the second minute.
Kevin Braniff went desperately close to breaking the deadlock when he headed Neal Ardley's inswinging corner against the bar after 28 minutes.
Blackpool fought their way into the contest and Andy Morrell hit a left-foot drive over the bar after 37 minutes.
Michael Jackson had to leave the pitch five minutes before the break after sustaining a knock but the Tangerines ended the half well.
Blackpool threatened more frequently in the second period, Keigan Parker's drilled effort parried by Chris Day and Scott Vernon could only bundle the rebound wide.
Blackpool piled on the pressure and sent on Ben Burgess for Vernon with 20 minutes left.
It was to no avail, however, and the point apiece kept both sides towards the bottom of the table.


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Ellis Jones | Jul, 2019
Meet Elise.
Elise Harper – Senior Consultant, Social Impact at Ellis Jones
Bursting into the office every day as a ball of ideas and motivation, Elise Harper holds the reigns of Ellis Jones' Social Impact practice.
Originally from Brisbane, Elise is a passionate consultant leading the agency's social impact work: social mobilisation campaigns, Shared Value strategy, community research and engagement, and the ongoing development of agency models.
An adventurous spirit, Elise has lived and worked all over the globe in her short 27 years. Before joining Ellis Jones in 2015, she worked on integrated communications and advertising for brands like Volkswagon in the UK and USA, in social research and community engagement around education and sanitation for NGO Seva Mandir in India, and on major government behavioral change campaigns like 'Mates Motel' and 'Reduce Your Juice' in Australia.
Elise has also traveled just about everywhere. In 2016 alone, she found adventure in Tibet, New Zealand, Indonesia and USA. She is most happy on a plane with a backpack in tow, learning new moves at Beyonce dance class, or riding her bike through the streets of Fitzroy.
We caught up with Elise to find out more about social impact, her work at Ellis Jones, and what powers her mind.
Q: Sum up yourself in 3 words
A: Explorative. Determined. Impatient.
Q: When you finished school, what industry/role did you want to work in?
A: At 16, I fancied myself a fence-climbing, hard-question-asking, injustice-fighting investigative journalist. I wanted to find "the truth" and make people think and act with powerful words. Instead, I found myself interviewing people about why they think their next door neighbours' cat is probably the last known Tasmanian Devil. I changed my degree to Business after 6 months.
Q: What drew you to working in the social impact space?
A: Philosophically, a sense of perpetual optimism that we can make the world a better place. Practically, a desire to make sure the systems, organisations and cultures we build give people the best chance of thriving.
Q: What area of your work are you most passionate about?
A: I love working with organisations to respond to, and thrive from, the changes swirling around them; be these regulatory changes, consumer attitudinal or behavioural shifts, or a proactive effort to set the agenda for a sector or region. The process of re-defining organisations – their role in improving society, the way they relate to their consumers/partners, their purpose – is rich in the type of sensing, modelling, creative work I love. It's complex and at times messy, but then something new is born!
Q: What is the future of social impact? What are some emerging trends in the area?
A: At a micro level, I think the future is about the practice of social impact being normalised – becoming intrinsically part of every organisation (public, private and everything in-between), in every layman's consciousness, every worker's role. The awareness of, and understanding about, the social and environmental issues that plague our global society is increasing, and progressively it is not only governments that find solutions; it's major corporations, start-ups, and individuals from every background. At a macro level, I think the future of social impact is dependent on the global debate about what we define as 'progress' and 'prosperity'. I think this will continue to divide people, form ideology, and set the rules that organisations play by.
Q: What is the most important thing you have learnt so far, working at Ellis Jones?
A: Everything is about frameworks. How a client sees their role in society, what counts as "impossible", what is "normal" behaviour for different types of people, what story is the "truth". If you challenge your mental framework, you change your world.
Q: What would you do on an ideal weekend?
A: Anything explorative. It could be a hike or a new exhibition, meeting people I wouldn't usually cross paths with or reading a brilliant book. As long as I'm experiencing or learning something new, I'm happy! And wine, everything with wine.
Q: What is your must-read book of the summer?
A: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. It's powerful political commentary in the form of a family story. I devoured it on one flight over Christmas and have forced it upon so many people.
Q: If you could change or fix one thing about the world, with the click of your fingers, what would it be?
A: I wish humans had the ability to step outside of our skin. Aside from the obvious benefits of getting to experience something new, it would do wonders for our ability to empathise. It would end racism, sexism, and every other 'ism', simply because we would truly understand someone else's experience, see the world through their eyes, and feel their pain.
Q: Life motto?
A: "Humans are weird". Sometimes it's the only explanation.
Say hello to Elise, or meet the rest of the Ellis Jones team.


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Farmer Donates 10-Bedded Hospital After Son Died in Road Mishap
Patidar's elder son died at the district hospital in Ratlam after he met with a road accident two years ago
Kashif Kakvi
Updated: 28 Dec 2020, 8:45 PM IST
Having vowed to ensure no one individual meets with his son's fate, Hemandra Patidar, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district has constructed a 10-bedded 'Shivam ward' alongside the Primary Healthcare Centre to ensure timely medical intervention to all those in need.
Shivam, elder of Hemandra's two sons, died fighting for his life at the district hospital in Ratlam a few hours after meeting with a road accident two years ago.
Shivam, who lost his life in a road mishap.
(Photo Courtesy: Kashif Kakvi)
Hounded by images of his dying son profusely bleeding on his way to the district hospital – the only health facility about 12 km away from their village in Dharar – the newly painted walls of the constructed ward right in the middle of his village is the only respite for Patidar.
Exactly two years later, on 23 December, the day Hemandra lost his son, he handed over the keys for the newly constructed hospital to the district administration to run it.
The facility being innaugrated.
14, Including 6 Children, Die in Road Accident in UP's Pratapgarh
Dr Satendra Singh Rajawat, in-charge, Dharar Primary Health Centre claimed that the addition of new buildings has boosted the existing medical facilities in the centre and it is enough to tackle the emergency patients for hours before referring to other hospitals.
"The images of seeing him on deathbed and my helplessness in providing him better medical facilities in the city often hounds me," said Patidar with a lump in his throat. Patidar spent more than Rs 4 lakh in the construction of a new building which is located adjacent to the 'primary healthcare centre' of Dharar village and equipped the place with 10 beds.
Shivam with his parents.
Shivam was an intelligent and obedient boy and had returned home in December on our request and brought a new bike, says Shivam's mother Jyoti Patidar, remembering her son.
"After the accident with the new bike, we rushed him to Ratlam district hospital where medical facilities aren't at par with the private hospitals. Subsequently, he succumbed to the injuries," recounts Patidar.
Upon his death, he vowed to build a hospital to help those who died in the wake of getting medical facilities without getting noticed.
The tribal-dominated Ratlam district situated on the western part of Madhya Pradesh bordering Rajasthan is a home of nearly 15 lakh people, as per the latest survey. But the district has only one hospital where half of the seats for doctors are lying vacant.
"With the new 10-bed medical facility and already existing primary health centre, we can cater to the population of nearby 20-25 villages, mostly tribals," said Jitendra Singh, Panchayat Sachiv of Dharar village.
At present, a doctor visits the hospital four days a week. But with the addition of a new facility and new patients pouring in, a full-time doctor with nursing staff are needed in the hospital, Jitendra added.
Patidar, who is also associated with the Congress, urged the district administration to deploy a full-time doctor because it is the only hospital within 12-km.
When contacted, Ratlam District Collector Gopal Dand assured to deploy one.
He said, "I have heard about the new medical facility donated by Harmendra Patidar in Dharar. Currently, a doctor visits four days a week there, but, I have decided to deploy a full-time doctor there."
The death of Shivam in a road mishap was unfortunate, said the Collector adding that we are constantly trying to upgrade the medical facilities in the district.
'Lost My Entire Family': Bundi Bus Mishap Survivors Recall Horror
Published: 28 Dec 2020, 8:41 PM IST


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Point Bonita Lighthouse
Thu, May 30, 2013 at 12:00AM
In the past we have visited Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Battery Point Lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States, and this week we'll be visiting the Point Bonita Lighthouse located at the entrance of the San Francisco Bay!
The lighthouse was built partly in response to the California Gold Rush (1848 to 1855), when more than 300 boats wrecked off the coast of California, including the SS City of Rio de Janeiro.
When the lighthouse was first built in 1855, it was ineffective due to its height. It towered over the coast at a height of 306 feet above sea level. The West Coast of the United States is prone to a denser, higher fog. Its light was often masked by the fog and offered little to no assistance to incoming ships, forcing the relocation of the lighthouse further inland to its current location.
Prior to 1940 the Point Bonita Lighthouse could be reached without the use of a bridge. Natural erosion continued to affect the coast, and a wooden walkway was constructed to combat the erosion, but this too grew treacherous. A suspension bridge was built in 1954, and closed briefly in 1979, 1991 and 2010 for repairs due to rust caused by the seas salty spray. The bridge re-opened in 2012 after the construction of a new bridge made of tropical hardwood, suspension cables and other attachments.
Did you know the Point Bonita Lighthouse is the only lighthouse in America reached by a suspension bridge? If you visit, capture a photo while crossing the bridge and share it with us on our Monterey Boats Facebook page! The lighthouse is currently managed by the United States Coast Guard, and is open to the public on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM.
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FUTURE PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL?
Up until just a few weeks ago, Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon was the Minister of Defense. Last week he announced that at the next election he'll be challenging for the top job – the Prime Minister of Israel.
Israel is at a crossroads – politically, socially and economically. Big decisions will soon need to be made that will affect the future of the Jewish state.
Join us on the 24th August 2016 when WIZO NSW and The Joint join forces to bring you an exclusive event where Israel's man of the moment will outline his vision for the future of the State of Israel.


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    template_spec_path = path.join(path.dirname(__file__), template_spec)
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    template_file_list = current_spec['files']
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            config=config
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        pathlib.Path(output_file).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
        with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
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Asian football is catching up: how many years before they overtake us?
Globe Soccer / Blog / Asian football is catching up: how many years before they overtake us?
Asia is growing from every point of view and this growth is also without question reflected in football, the most widespread sport in the world which in recent decades has managed to unite fans of every kind and culture.
But if, on the one hand, Asia is trying to match Western football standards, it is also true that to ensure the healthy growth of football it must also manage to invest its capital in a more rational and measured way. It will also be necessary to continue to talk with the West because there could not be any globalisation without constant contact between West and East, and no growth target could be pursued without direct exchange between the two.
And perhaps it is this fact the Chinese Football Association – known to all as the most active Asian football federation in recent times – has recently come to understand, putting a brake on the crazy investments to buy foreign players and limiting to 3 the number of foreign players who can be used on the pitch by each Chinese team. The reform will promote increased development of local players – who will no longer be overshadowed by the presence of Western champions thanks to the greater spread of and improvement in Chinese Academies – while making it possible for China to move towards Financial Fair Play which many would like to see extended to FIFA and, consequently, to China in order to limit its excessive purchasing power which in the long run could tip the balance permanently to the East or even lead Chinese football to ruin.
In the era of globalisation, we should ensure all countries worldwide can grow together with a development plan giving everyone the chance to reach the same standards and to become competitive in the same way. Only in this way can football really be considered as the first true global sport. This is also the objective of the new reforms planned by FIFA, such as that of a 48-team World Cup, which according to President Gianni Infantino will make the rapid and concrete growth of football possible in those nations which – should the old formula be maintained – would never have the chance to see their national team take part in such an important tournament, with the spontaneous promotion this automatically provides.
Therefore, in the near future, everyone – and not just Asia – must pay closer attention to the great benefits that a phenomenon such as football can bring worldwide, thanks to its ability to support exchange and integration between different cultures through the healthy growth of the game which is fairer and which gives every country an opportunity to grow.


The most fundamental and easiest to learn is airspeed control. You should start with it. Then you should master slow Dutch roll thoroughly at various airspeeds, aircraft configurations and angles of bank. Concurrently you can learn to control the projected glide point while maintaining a constant airspeed. Airspeed control and projected glide control bring the pilot to the right place at the right airspeed to start the transition from the approach glide to the landing phase.
Control airspeed with the elevator; fine-tune airspeed with power, flaps and landing gear. Monitor airspeed with the airspeed indicator, and then adjust your pitch attitude with the elevator to change your airspeed. If you add to the airplane's drag, you will be forced to pitch down to maintain constant airspeed. The opposite is true, as well. If you add power, you must lift your nose some, and so forth. Once you have learned to control your airspeed in various flap, landing gear, and power settings you are ready to move on to controlling either your projected glide point (PGP) or mastering slow Dutch rolls (SDR).
Controlling PGP is only slightly more difficult than controlling airspeed. During a constant airspeed approach, you will see a point on the ground that is staying absolutely still in your field of view. This is where you would be if you continued your approach glide. This is your PGP. If you keep your airspeed steady, your PGP will move farther away from you when you add power and it will come closer to you when you reduce the engine's power setting. More drag brings PGP closer; less drag pushes it away. There is really not much to controlling PGP, but when a pilot runs off the far end of the runway almost certainly poor PGP control, poor airspeed control, or both was the problem. You have to control them both to arrive at the right place and the right airspeed to execute a good landing.
Pick a point on the horizon, hold it steady, and very slowly change your angle of bank without letting the point move. Repeat this exercise while transitioning from an approach glide to level slow flight. Add power as required to maintain a constant altitude while keeping that point steady. Now you are ready to start landing practice.
You learned how to keep the airplane from turning left or right in various angles of bank while flying in a landing configuration at speeds just above a stall by practicing SDR. This is a very good description of the technique used to land an airplane. If you have a simulator, you don't need an instructor. That is the nice thing about simulators; you botch up and try again. Airplanes are not so forgiving.
In either airplane or simulator, here is how to learn to land. You have successfully flown the approach so you are about one wing span above the runway, over its center line and at just the right airspeed. From now on PGP and airspeed need not concern you. Looking forward and from side to side like you were driving on the open road, you start raising your nose to slow the airplane's descent. Using your rudder pedals you keep the nose pointed at the far end of the runway. Using your ailerons you keep the airplane centered over the runway. Use your pitch attitude first, and then throttle, to keep the airplane off the runway.
You are NOT going to land! This is just an exercise. The objective is to get as close to the runway, at as slow airspeed as possible, without touching it. You are now doing that SDR in level slow flight that you did earlier. Just to prove you have mastered the situation, slide the airplane from side to side just above the runway without touching but as close as you can get. Be certain that you continue to keep the airplane pointed at the far end of the runway and the airplane's body parallel to the runway. As you approach the end of the runway.


The future seems bright for Audi as the company appears to have an entire portfolio of electric vehicles planned for launch over the next few years. And they aren't all just SUVs, either. There's also apparently a Tesla Model 3 competitor in the works, too.
Autocar estimates that this new EV will be launched in 2023.
Which means that this A4-sized E-Tron GT, whatever it'll be called, will most likely have the Model 3 in its crosshairs. Audi didn't say it outright, but that's the only other EV currently in the segment.
We already know that the E-Tron GT will be built on the Porsche Taycan's platform. Lichte confirmed the Autocar that the A4-sized car will also share that PPE architecture.
Of course, being part of the Volkswagen empire means that Audi has access to all kinds of different EV architecture. There's the PPE, Volkswagen's MEB and Audi's adapted but old MLB platform. It could create all sizes of cars with those.
The Model 3 might have blazed the way, but sooner or later, there will be competition to follow.


The chocolate cupcake to end all cupcakes! The cream cheese center makes it incredibly moist. (Nothing worse than a dry cupcake, can I get an amen). These are the best Black Bottom cupcakes I've EVER had. You totally don't need the frosting…but I mean come on, live a little.
You know what is awesome? When all your friends read the Japanese tidying up book, and you don't. I already told you about how my BFF came to visit me and spent her whole vacation organizing my pantry. Since then, I've had two more friends read the book and purge their closets. You know what this means? Free clothes for Karen.
I think he's right. Why do women complicate everything??
My sister-in-law Sandi gave me her mother's recipe for these cupcakes after I was telling her once that all cupcakes are dry and not worth the calories. (Who's with me??) But these cupcakes are SO GOOD. And not dry at all. It's kind of impossible for them to be, because the center is made of molten cheesecake basically.
They are completely from scratch, but not hard at all. Usually I am all for the doctored cake mixes, but I thought this was pretty simple. These cupcakes are so rich that you really don't need the frosting, but I included it because what's a cupcake without a little bling?
Start by making the filling. In a stand mixer or large bowl, beat together cream cheese, 1 egg, 1/3 cup sugar, and a pinch of salt. Fold in 6 ounces of the mini chocolate chips. (A little more than half the bag, no need to measure). Scrape the mixture into another bowl.
Line about 20 cupcake tins with paper liners. Fill each one about halfway with the cupcake batter.
Top the center each cupcake with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture. It's okay if it sinks down a bit.
Bake at 350 for about 19-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake part comes out clean. If you see any golden spots on the cheesecake filling, take it out right away.
To make the frosting, beat together the butter and cream cheese. Add the sugar, salt, and coconut extract, if you're using it. Beat well.
Pipe or spread the frosting on top of the cupcakes when they are cool.
If you want to make chocolate curls, add the chocolate chips and shortening to a small bowl. Microwave until the shortening is melted, then stir together until combined. Pour the mixture onto an upside-down baking sheet and spread thin with a spatula.
Place the pan in the freezer for 4-5 minutes, then use a metal spatula to scrape the chocolate off the pan. Sprinkle on top of the cupcakes and serve.
You totally don't need the frosting for this recipe. The cupcakes are amazing by themselves. But I mean, it's a cupcake, not a salad. Just go for it.
If you are piping the frosting, throw your bag into a tall glass to give it structure while you spoon the frosting in.
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Why have I not made these yet? "It's a cupcake, not a salad" is definitely my new baking motto.
Made these for a gal I work with, Oh man oh man oh man…gooooood stuff those cream cheese chocolate cupcakes. Also, the liners you used would be perfect for my nieces 30th 1930's Birthday party! (and of course these cupcakes will need to be made again) do you happen to remember where you purchased them?
Hey Donna! So glad you enjoyed them. And I'm so sorry, I have no idea where the cupcake liners came from! My mom bought them for me ages ago and I just now found a chance to use them. I think they may have been Wilton liners, you could poke around to see if you find something similar. Sounds like a fun party!!
The filling of these cupcakes is the best!
Blah of course right when I declare I'm giving up dairy, I stumble into your DELICIOUS CRAZY MOIST looking cupcakes!!!!!!! Geez Karen thanks a bunch ;) Ugh. I'm just sitting here imagining you and your fam feasting on these and trying to pretend that brings me joy instead of insane jealousy.
Oh heck yes. Just call me a dinosaur because I'm going to destroy all of these cupcakes!
Oh my goodness! I wish I had friends who were getting rid of clothes!! I like to get rid of things in my pantry.. but to get rid of clothes.. they have to sit in there for about a year not being worn THEN I'll get rid of them!
Oh my goodness! These look like the cupcakes that make all other cupcakes envious. :). They look so decadent and yummy. I'm definitely making them soon. Yum.
I love Oreo's, they are one of my favorite type of cookies. I am going to pin this recipe. I think this would be perfect for me to bring to my next bunco night.
I have that Marie Kondo book in my Kindle, but I still haven't cracked it open yet!! Maybe that's why my apartment is still such a mess!
These cupcakes look AMAZING! Love that cream cheese filling!
Lucky you! I need someone to come organize for me…and I need one of these cupcakes!
These look incredible! Love the chocolate chip cream cheese filling!
Thanks Jessica! I love it because the chips get all melty and gooey…mmm.
Right?? Brownies all the way normally. This recipe is literally my only exception!
The spinach line worked for a long time on my nephews, though they have been catching on lately, haha. Glad to hear I'm not the only dry cupcake hater!!
Oh, my word! Those cupcakes are screaming at me to make them! Love how gooey they are and the frosting is a must for me.
Yeah, let's be real…the frosting is a must for me too :) Thanks Jocelyn!
Karen now these are the way I want to indulge in dessert! All the chocolately goodness that I want to stuff my face with!
Thanks Meg! I personally am done with all the light summer desserts, in case you couldn't tell…haha. Bring on the rich.
BECAUSE that is EVERYTHING. Chocolate with creamy goodness on the inside? I want ALL of these! Pinned!
Right though?? It's allll about that cream cheese :) Thanks Taylor!


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Woman dumbfounded after discovering husband's 'childish' secret purchase: 'Your husband stole from you'
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December 28, 2021, 8:43 a.m. ·2 min read
A woman is furious with her husband after he stole money from her.
She asked Reddit's "Am I the A******? (AITA)" forum for advice. Her husband took money from her emergency savings to buy a video game console. When she found out what she did, she found the perfect way to solve the issue. Now, her husband isn't speaking to her.
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"I am a 35-year-old woman, and my husband is 37. I discovered the other day he had bought a PS5 [PlayStation 5] as a gift for himself," she explained. "But the thing is, he used my money to do so without my permission, using a portion of my emergency savings that he had access to in case of, you know, an emergency. Which I do not believe being able to get your hands on a new video game console classifies as."
"This led to a huge argument, and I took the console away and reboxed it up. I debated returning it to the shop for the money, but I know my sister has been struggling to find one for my 13-year-old nephew for over a year."
The wife decided to sell the PS5 to her sister.
"So, instead, I wrapped it up and took it round to her and put it under the tree and quietly explained what it was and what had happened," she said. "My sister then gave me the money for it."
"My husband went ballistic, shouting and demanding I go get it back, which I, of course, refused to do, telling him, as it had been bought with my money, it was my choice what happened to it. He is now sulking and refusing to talk to me and acting like a huge child."
Reddit users were not on the husband's side for this one.
"You showed us a husband who is childish and a waste of time," a user commented.
"Your husband stole from you," another said.
"The stealing was bad, but his REACTION to losing his stolen goods is SO much worse," someone wrote.
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Djokovic lands in Serbia as questions arise over French Open
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic returned home Monday after being thwarted from defending his Australian Open title only to face a new predicament: He could be barred from the French Open this year, too, if he's still not vaccinated against COVID-19. A plane carrying the No. 1-ranked player touched down in his native Serbia, closing at least the first chapter in a dizzying drama that has resonance in the world of elite sports, Australia's pandemic politics and the polarized debate over the
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BOSTON (AP) — Willie O'Ree has experienced many honours during his lifetime, from becoming the NHL's first black player in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. But the 86-year-old says having his No. 22 jersey retired in Boston on Tuesday will rank right up there near the top. "It was something that I've never dreamed of," O'Ree said in a phone interview Monday. "I was very fortunate to be called up to the Bruins in 1958 and played with them '60 and


Graduation is a major event in anyone's life.
Many times there is a guest speaker who usually centers the speech on an appropriate good quote or current theme.
Filled with formal ceremonies and light hearted fun, it is a last chance for your school to deliver a message directly to students.
Sometimes these kinds of things are performed by your valedictorian.
In some cases, the quote reflects your school theme.
Throughout the year, your theme might have appeared as a school spirit quote on shirts and school items.
A graduation quote can give a hearty banquet of food for thought with a small serving of words.
Students are always anxious to be done with school. Then suddenly graduation is here and it really happens.
Graduates are full of expectation. They work so hard to earn the privilege of attending a graduation ceremony.
They hope to hear words of wisdom and gain useful knowledge. The quote can be used in the speech and elsewhere.
A different grad quote can be chosen for each event or each item if desired. They can be coordinated or offer completely different concepts. The point is to decide how to best motivate the graduating students.
There are many quotes available online. Some are free and others can be purchased. Searching for the best quote means deciding which speaker best fits the student body.
Students who relate to a quote will visit the words over and over during their lifetime. They will ask for second helpings of advice and wisdom.
A graduation quote seems like such a small piece of the graduation planning. But choosing your quote carefully will add meaningful dimension to the big event.
If your planning concerns high school, it's often best to plan ahead before high school graduation theme celebrations really get going.
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Behind Christian Yelich, Brewers down Cubs for NL Central crown
By By Jay Cohen
Oct 01, 2018 | 5:55 PM
Christian Yelich's easy smile and champagne-soaked T-shirt said it all.
A division title is much more fun than a Triple Crown.
Yelich collected three more hits as the Milwaukee Brewers won their first NL Central title since 2011, beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Monday in a tiebreaker game. The silky-smooth slugger stalled in his bid for the NL's first Triple Crown in decades, but he starred once again as the Brew Crew captured the biggest prize of the day.
"I know how hard it is to get to this point and I'm proud to be a part of this group," Yelich said as Milwaukee's boozy party swirled around him, filling every inch of the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Wrigley Field.
Lorenzo Cain hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning to help Milwaukee to its eighth straight win and home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs. The Brewers will host the wild-card winner starting Thursday in the best-of-five Division Series.
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Chicago stays at Wrigley for Tuesday night's wild-card game. The Cubs will play the loser of Monday's second tiebreaker between Colorado and the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL West title.
Yelich singled home Milwaukee's first run and won the NL batting title with a .326 average. He had 110 RBIs, one behind the Cubs' Javier Baez, and finished with 36 home runs — Colorado's Nolan Arenado had 37 going into the Rockies' game at Dodger Stadium. The tiebreakers were game 163 of the regular season and counted in the totals.
Joe Medwick in 1937 was the last NL player to win the Triple Crown. Miguel Cabrera did it for Detroit in 2012.
Milwaukee trailed Chicago by as many as five games in September, but manager Craig Counsell's club pushed the season to an extra day with a furious finish and then used its deep lineup and bullpen to outlast the playoff-tested Cubs.
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Orlando Arcia, batting in the eighth slot, had a career-high four hits, and Josh Hader closed out another dominant relief performance for the Brewers.
Jose Quintana pitched six-hit ball into the sixth inning and Anthony Rizzo homered, but Chicago's bullpen faltered at a key moment. Daniel Murphy and Javier Baez had the only other hits for the Cubs.
The game was tied at 1 before Milwaukee opened the eighth with three straight hits. Arcia singled on a 0-2 pitch from Justin Wilson (4-5), Domingo Santana had a pinch-hit double and Cain greeted Steve Cishek with a single back up the middle.
After Yelich struck out swinging — a rare occurrence during an extraordinary stretch for the NL MVP favorite — Ryan Braun got the Brewers an insurance run with a run-scoring single to center.
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It was more than enough for Milwaukee's vaunted bullpen. Corey Knebel (4-3) extended his scoreless streak to 16 1/3 innings with a perfect seventh, and Hader worked two innings for his 12th save.
Rizzo had one last chance for Chicago, but he flied to right with Baez on second for the final out. When it was over, Hader wrapped his arms around catcher Erik Kratz for a big hug as the rest of the Brewers poured out of the dugout.
A sizable portion of Milwaukee fans in the crowd of 38,450 chanted "Let's go Brewers! Let's go Brewers!" — a rarity at Wrigley Field over the past few years.
"We could hear 'em, we could really hear them and we fed off of that," Yelich said. "We wanted to bring this home for them."
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Yelich also heard repeated "MVP!" chants while he singled in each of his first three at-bats. He drove in Arcia with his two-out hit in the third.
Jhoulys Chacin sailed into the fifth inning with the lead, retiring 11 of his first 12 batters. But Rizzo led off with a massive drive to right for his 25th homer, tying it 1.
The crowd roared as Rizzo rounded the bases and then popped out of the dugout for a curtain call.
Chicago had a chance to grab the lead in the sixth, but Joakim Soria escaped the threat by striking out Baez with runners on first and second.
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Chacin allowed one hit in 5 2/3 innings, setting up Milwaukee's bullpen quite nicely. The right-hander struck out three and walked two in another solid effort in a career year.
Quintana kept the Cubs in the game with another stingy performance against Milwaukee, allowing one run in five-plus innings. The left-hander is 4-1 with a 2.13 ERA in seven starts against the Brewers this year.
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B & B Rome historical center double room-Suites Rome Tolentino, for luxury residence in central Rome.
One of the most romantic cities in the world is definitely Rome, where thousands of tourists come to visit throughout the year together with beloved person choosing to stay in a matrimonial room in one of the B & B in the historic center of Rome. In this way, the possibility to go out for leisurely walks through the central streets of the city and visit the main historical monuments and several museums on foot. There are different special and romantic places in Rome, as the Pincio terrace from which you can see a beautiful sunset over the rooftops of Rome, or see the dome of St. Peter from a keyhole at the Villa del Priorato di Malta in Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta for a game of perspective. Walking through the streets of the city, you can also enjoy a good coffee in the oldest coffee bar in Rome in Via dei Condotti, the second to Florian in Venezia Italy, founded by a Greek and so called Caffè del Greco. There are so many curiosities in a city as old as Rome, so immediately book a B & B in Rome center, a double bedroom, and come and discover in the company of a person you care about most.


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UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression Calls for Information towards 2015 Report Updated
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Spirit Energy has made a small offshore oil discovery at exploration well 35/9-14 in license PL 682 on the Norwegian Shelf. The well encountered 66 ft of hydrocarbon-bearing, "poor quality" Oxfordian-age sandstone in the Heather formation, the company said. A down-dip sidetrack well, 35/9-14 A, also found 98 ft of sandstone with hydrocarbon shows, but the reservoir quality was "poor and below expectations," according to the company. Extensive data and sampling have been acquired from both wells and evaluation is taking place. Spirit Energy is the operator, holding a 30% percent working interest in the license, with the other participants including Capricorn (30%), Wellesley Petroleum (20%), and Petoro (20%).