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Music That Never Dies
The music that we hear everyday on the radio or in the charts is always changing, one week we could think we've heard the best song ever only to then have it replaced the very next week with something completely different. As young people this is exactly what we're expected to do, to float around, following after all the latest trends, the older generations always expect us to know what's new and cool at this very moment and the thing is, we usually do. People have the power to change the face of music in the drop of a hat but they also have the power to bring it back to its roots and that's exactly what Italian trio Il Volo have done with their latest album, NOTTE MAGICA- A TRIBUTE TO THE THREE TENORS.
The three young men, Piero Barone (23), Ignazio Boschetto (21 at time of recording) and Gianluca Ginoble (21) take us back to the times of The Three Tenors, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo (who features) and Jose Carreras who first made opera music accessible to the masses. Performing some of the arias from famous operas that shaped them as performers, the three accompanied by Domingo, seek to continue what the Three Tenors started and bring opera music, the music that never dies, to the younger generation and as a young person myself I can vouch for the fact that they've definitely done that. The stand out tracks for me were Nessun Dorma, Sole Mio and Cielito Lindo along with the solo performances of E Lucevan Le Stelle by Barone, Una Furtiva Lagrima by Boschetto and En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor by Ginoble, It also included a beautiful rendition of Non Ti Scordar Di Me in which they were joined by Placido Domingo.
The Tracklist of The album is Listed Below.
Overall I wasn't actually expecting to love this album as much as I do so I feel that is testament to itself as to how good this album is and how hard the boys worked on it, and I'm excited for it's official UK release so that even more people will be able to listen, enjoy and understand the wonder that is Il Volo.
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Management.Scheduler.Models;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
using NuGetGallery.Operations.Common;

namespace NuGetGallery.Operations.Tasks.Subscription
{
    [Command("createjobcollection", "Creates a new Scheduler Job Collection in the Subscription", AltName = "cjc", MinArgs = 1, MaxArgs = 1)]
    public class CreateJobCollectionTask : SubscriptionTask
    {
        [Option("The cloud service in which to create the collection", AltName = "cs")]
        public string CloudService { get; set; }

        [Option("A label to give the job collection", AltName = "l")]
        public string Label { get; set; }

        [Option("The plan for the collection", AltName = "p")]
        public JobCollectionPlan Plan { get; set; }

        [Option("The maximum number of jobs in the collection", AltName = "maxj")]
        public int? MaxJobCount { get; set; }

        [Option("The maximum job occurrence in the collection", AltName = "maxo")]
        public int? MaxJobOccurrence { get; set; }

        [Option("The maximum recurrence frequency", AltName = "maxrf")]
        public JobCollectionRecurrenceFrequency? MaxRecurrenceFrequency { get; set; }

        [Option("The maximum recurrence interval. Required if MaxRecurrenceFrequency is specified", AltName = "maxri")]
        public int? MaxRecurrenceInterval { get; set; }

        public CreateJobCollectionTask()
        {
            Plan = JobCollectionPlan.Free;
        }

        public override void ValidateArguments()
        {
            base.ValidateArguments();

            ArgCheck.Required(Label, "Label");
            ArgCheck.Required(CloudService, "CloudService");

            if (MaxRecurrenceFrequency.HasValue)
            {
                ArgCheck.Required(MaxRecurrenceInterval, "MaxRecurrenceInterval");
            }
        }

        public override void ExecuteCommand()
        {
            var cred = new CertificateCloudCredentials(SubscriptionId, ManagementCertificate);
            var schman = CloudContext.Clients.CreateSchedulerManagementClient(cred);

            var createParams = new JobCollectionCreateParameters()
            {
                Label = Label,
                IntrinsicSettings = new JobCollectionIntrinsicSettings()
                {
                    Plan = Plan,
                    Quota = new JobCollectionQuota()
                    {
                        MaxJobCount = MaxJobCount,
                        MaxJobOccurrence = MaxJobOccurrence,
                        MaxRecurrence = MaxRecurrenceFrequency.HasValue ? new JobCollectionMaxRecurrence()
                        {
                            Frequency = MaxRecurrenceFrequency.Value,
                            Interval = MaxRecurrenceInterval.Value
                        } : null
                    }
                }
            };

            if (WhatIf)
            {
                Log.Info("Would create job collection {0} in {1} with the following params:", Arguments[0], CloudService);
                Log.Info(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(createParams, new StringEnumConverter()));
            }
            else
            {
                Log.Info("Creating job collection {0} in {1}...", Arguments[0], CloudService);
                schman.JobCollections.CreateAsync(
                    CloudService,
                    Arguments[0],
                    createParams,
                    CancellationToken.None).Wait();
            }
        }
    }
}

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Our touring field pitches, with 16 amp electric hook-ups, are ideal for caravans, campervans, motorhomes or family tents. All pitches are close to the river and within range of the free WiFi.
We have a mixture of hardstanding and grass pitches. Where possible we will accommodate friends who are travelling together in adjacent pitches.
For smaller campervans not in need of electricity we have level pitches with covered picnic tables and free use of fire-pits in our traditional grass camping field.
Please note that for safety reasons we cannot have fires in our electric hook up field. Barbecues are encouraged though!
Where we can we will give you a choice of pitch best suited to your needs and your caravan, campervan, motorhome or family tent. When you book, please let us know what you are bringing and any preferences you might have and we'll do our very best to help.


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Side by Side: Battle Bolts
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the fifth episode of the fifth series.
This week, Joel Goodwin of Electron Dance and Gregg Burnell of Tap-Repeatedly input instructions and watch the mayhem play out in the turn-based tank-vs-tank game Battle Bolts from Second Shot. Each turn, players send four instructions to their tank in secret then watch the results. On the more simple arenas, it's a little Botolo in terms of reading your opponent's mind. But when you've got conveyor belts, teleporters and rotating plates then it's chaos unleashed and no amount of reading your opponent's mind is going to help.
Battle Bolts is available for PC from Steam.
If you enjoy the series, please like our videos and subscribe to the Side by Side channel.
Watch the video here or direct on YouTube.
Filed under: I Don't Do Reviews, Side by Side No Comments
3Oct/190
Side by Side: Hellfront Honeymoon
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the fourth episode of the fifth series.
Joel Goodwin of Electron Dance and Gregg Burnell of Tap-Repeatedly go all Starship Troopers in this claustrophobic, stripped-down RTS, which can be played competitively or as co-op. Take control of honeypots, build turrets or barracks, destroy the enemy. That's more or less all there is to it - but the Side by Side team found it compulsive. Just one more match, they said, again and again until their bodies became dried-up husks.
Hellfront Honeymoon is available for PC from Steam and Humble. It's also out for Sony Playstation and XBOX ONE.
26Sep/192
Side by Side: Chambara
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the third episode of the fifth series.
Joel Goodwin of Electron Dance and Gregg Burnell of Tap-Repeatedly don feathers, grab a shuriken and blend into the background in the split-screen deathmatch game Chambara. Initally attracted by its unusual, stark look, our team discover that besting your opponent is no mean feat. It also uses more than one button on the controller which, as you all know, means Joel is toast.
Chambara is available for PC from Steam and Itch. It's also out for Sony Playstation.
Filed under: I Don't Do Reviews, Side by Side 2 Comments
Side by Side: Lazergrrl
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the second episode of the fifth series.
Joel Goodwin of Electron Dance and Gregg Burnell of Tap-Repeatedly assemble circuits and plant reactors with one goal in mind: to blow each other to smithereens. We're here to talk about Lazergrrl from Sandwich Generation, a competitive game currently in early access after a successful Kickstarter (which Gregg contributed to). Take a look and try not to waltz through any lasers, it's bad for your health.
12Sep/1910
Side by Side: Fling to the Finish
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the first episode of the fifth series.
Joel Goodwin of Electron Dance and Gregg Burnell of Tap-Repeatedly are bound to have some fun in the alpha (!!!) build of Fling to the Finish, an upcoming, madcap co-op racer from SplitSide Games. You might detect a slight echo of Heave Ho, but it's definitely it's own thing.
If you enjoy the series, please like our videos and subscribe to our channel.
Filed under: I Don't Do Reviews, Side by Side 10 Comments
7Sep/194
Side by Side S5: Teaser Trailer
It's September. You know the drill. Winter The new series of Side by Side is coming.
Filed under: Side by Side 4 Comments
Side by Side: BOTOLO
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the last of three bonus episodes.
Joel Goodwin and his son Kai fight over possession of a ball in the abstract sports game BOTOLO (Steam, itch.io). This is a brilliant game with solid feel and a crisp yet slightly organic style - even if I do keep thinking I'm the ball all the time. This is as much about a battle of wits, of feigning action and inaction, of knowing how your opponent plays.
Side by Side: BFF or Die
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the second of three bonus episodes.
Joel Goodwin and his son Kai wander through ancient Egyptian tombs facing the odd mummy or two in BFF or Die (Steam, itch.io), a co-op action game for 2-4 players from ASA Studio. will they be able to grab all the orbees and do a high five?
7Feb/190
Side by Side: DERU
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is the first of three bonus episodes.
Okay, so there wasn't enough co-op in the fourth series. Let's fix that. How about an abstract puzzler which needs some deft work on the controller?
Joel Goodwin and the new recruit to the Side by Side team, Kai Goodwin, are pleased to present the luscious DERU: The Art of Cooperation (Steam, Switch, itch.io with Linux and Mac builds) from INK KIT Studios.
Side by Side: Witchball
Side by Side is a video series on local multiplayer games. This is final episode of the fourth series.
Here it is, our top pick of the entire series. A game that is complex, tense. It looks and sounds unearthly. Lap your opponent. Catch the ball. Spike the ball. Win the race.
Joel Goodwin of Electron Dance and Gregg Burnell of Tap-Repeatedly are pleased to present the amazing Witchball (Steam, itch.io) from Stephen Lawrence Clark.
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Government needs to have a clear sectoral strategy before the disbursement of forty-five million dollars by the European Union. EU Ambassador for the Pacific, Andrew Jacobs says there were certain conditions that needed to be worked out in partnership with the Government before the financial assistance program could be rolled out. Jacobs has confirmed they are working very closely with the Sugar Ministry and Agriculture Ministry on defining benchmarks that will trigger disbursement of the support. "We could agree with government that in two years' time there should be a certain amount of sugar harvested in a year and that gives all those involved in the sugar industry a target to meet and if this target is met then it could be one of the factors that will enable us to disburse funds so there is this strategic framework that needs to be established within which we prepare a budget support program." This is the first time for the European Union to have a budget support with Fiji.


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Thinking of You Week (25 Sept – 1 Oct 2017) inspires people to create a wave of thoughtful messages by sending a card to a different person each day during this special week. Because, sometimes there is nothing better than surprising someone with a thoughtful, charming and meaningful card. I know it can feel awkward being sentimental for no obvious reason, but Thinking of You Week gives us all the perfect excuse! And why wait for that each year? Be spontaneous with your good vibes, and share those good thoughts all year round!


International Conference 2019 is composed by Advanced Institute of Liver and Biliary Science AILBS and will be held from Feb 15 - 17, 2019. The subject of this meeting is Indications and Innovations in Liver Transplantation. Perceiving the noteworthy advancements in laparoscopic and automated liver medical procedure, the gathering will be gone before by a pre-meeting workshop on "Negligibly Invasive Liver Surgery". The gathering additionally expects to address the progressing issue of organ gift through a pre-meeting symposium on "Perished Donor Liver Transplantation in India".
The gathering plans to empower educated administration choices by upgrading the comprehension to clinical issues identified with liver illnesses in Adults and Children, as key conclusion pioneers present refreshed logical writing with their own perspective.
• Eminent International and National Faculty.
• AILBS Oration : John Fung.
• State of the Art Lectures by Pioneers.
• Goran Klintmalm, Mohamed Rela, Abhinav Humar.
• SALT Workshop on ROTEM.
• Symposium: DDLT in India.
• Panel Discussion on Contentious Topics.
• HOTs in Liver Transplantation.
• Surgical Videos by Experts.


LOS ANGELES >> Five Asian elephants that are part of the Ringling Bros show got a treat in advance of what is being billed as one of their last shows in Los Angeles.
The elephants will be phased out of the show by 2018, when they will be relocated to the Elephant Conservation Center in Central Florida.
This morning, the group were fed frozen fruit at a "popsicle party" at the STAPLES Center.
"It's one of the last times you can come out and see the beautiful Asian elephants," said Ryan Henning, assistant animal superintendent for Ringling Bros.


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CS:GO Team With Average Age 75 Years Added to National Ukrainian Record Book
Published On: 22 May 2021, 09:56 PM
An unusual CS:GO tournament took place in Ukraine where a team with an average age of 75 years and 2 months participated.
The team was inducted into a national Ukraine records book called the 'National Register of Records of Ukraine'.
This was a historic moment as it was reportedly the first time that such a record was set and registered within Ukraine.
A special CS:GO tournament was recently conducted in Odessa, Ukraine - where a team called 'Young Guard' with an average age of 75 years and 2 months participated alongside schoolchildren. The unusual tournament was organized by Cybersport Federation of the South of Ukraine, and it had no restrictions when it came to player rank (ELO), gender, age, and literally any other aspect that may prevent a player from competing in it. The only rule in place was mandatory registration for all competing CS:GO players, with the participation being absolutely free. Surprisingly, this led to the 'Young Guard' being registered as a unique nomination within a National Ukrainian record book called the 'National Register of Records of Ukraine'.
RELATED: Stats Showcase CS:GO Rank Distribution for 2021
CS:GO Team Gets Added to The Ukrainian Record Book
'Young Guard' is a one of a kind CS:GO team which comprises of players that are all above the age of 66. The youngest player in the team is 66 years and 8 months old, while the oldest player is 78 years and 8 months old. Overall the average age of the team is 75 years and 2 months, but this does not hinder them from playing CS:GO competitively, as witnessed through this LAN tournament that took place in a cyberclub called 'Skill' located in Odessa, Ukraine.
The complete 'Young Guard' CS:GO lineup | Odessa News
Their willingness to compete in a tournament alongside schoolchildren attracted Lana Vetrova who is the head of the National Register of Records of Ukraine. Vetrova registered the 'Young Guard' as a unique nomination within the category of elderly people, as their names got added to the 'National Register of Records of Ukraine' which is nothing but a national Ukrainian book of records.
"This category has recently been actively organized, replenished with new participants, and every time we are surprised at the achievements that people are showing not at 50, not at 60, but for 70 years and more. It is always very valuable for us when people of this age are active," stated Vetrova while acknowledging the nomination of the 'Young Guard'.
'Young Guard' players competing in the tournament | Odessa News
This became a historic moment as according to Vetrova, it is reportedly the first time that such a record is being set and registered within Ukraine. The players of the Old Guard were given certificates for the same after they finished playing their match
"There has never been such a record in Ukraine. This team, demonstrates not only their age indicators, but also shows their cheerfulness, optimism, which is an integral part of their success, their record."
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Melodic, piano-based pop/rock songs with clever harmonic twists and intelligent lyrics. A sonically rich and adventurous sound both catchy and complex.
Terramara is the brainchild of Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter/keyboardist Rob Meany, who formed the group in 1998. Over the last ten years the band has released three full-length albums and won numerous awards for songwriting and performance. In addition to Rob Meany on keys and vocals, Terramara features Karl Koopman on guitar, James Towns on bass, and David Thomas on drums. Although the line-up has changed around Meany over the years, the current players have been in the fold since 2001, with the exception of Towns who joined in 2005.
Terramara released a self-titled album in 2000 and followed up with a second, Four Blocks To Hennepin, in 2005. Both recordings were produced by Ken Chastain in Minneapolis. Critics and fans alike were quick to compare their sound to Steely Dan because of Meany's penchant for writing jazz-influenced rock songs with plenty of harmonic twists and turns.
Following the release of Four Blocks To Hennepin in 2005, the band undertook a big promotional push. A college radio campaign yielded adds on almost 300 college and public stations, and many top 30 adds. At least 40 stations had Terramara in heavy or medium rotation. St. Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota had Terramara's single, "Running Down The Avenue" at #1 for eight weeks in a row.
The band also won a number of awards during this period, including the WB Minnesota-sponsored "Strictly Original" New Music Competition, with two performances broadcast on this prime time TV program in August 2005. Out of hundreds of local bands, Terramara was selected by audience vote and by a panel of judges as the overall winner. Prizes included a recording contract, free promotional materials, and a year's worth of pizza.
Second place in the Billboard Songwriting Contest for their song "Goodbye".
Grand Prize in the Positive Pop Song Contest for their song "Outrunning Headlights".
Top Five Finalist in the Independent Music Awards (IMA) for their song "Running Down The Avenue".
2006 culminated in a nomination for Best Pop Artist at the Minnesota Music Awards.
In 2007, Terramara went back into the studio to record its third album. Feeling a desire to move in a new direction musically, the group enlisted the help of Jon Herchert to produce a more straight-forward, guitar-driven album. While retaining much of Terramara's signature sound: piano-based pop songs with rich harmonies and clever lyrics, the new recording shimmers with layered guitars, and shades of ambient and electronic sounds in the mix. It is by far the most sonically rich and adventurous Terramara album to date, while at the same time its most accessible.
The new album, Dust & Fiction, was officially released at a massive show on Oct. 11, 2008 at the Trocaderos nightclub in Minneapolis, with a 12-piece band assembled to recreate the sonic variety contained in the recording.
The new album has already garnered airplay nationwide on XM Radio and been featured on local radio (Cities 97) and TV (KARE 11).
For more information, visit www.terramara.com.


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Kim Whitney 2018 Ms. Senior Michigan
KIM WHITNEY FROM ROCHESTER HILLS CROWNED
MS. SENIOR MICHIGAN 2018
Six elegant senior ladies completed their Interviews, Talent, Poise, and Philosophy of Life presentations in the Older Persons' Commission Auditorium, in Rochester on July 18, 2018. With an electrifying pause, Francine Hachem, Emcee and Pageant Director boldly announced: "And the 2018 Ms. Senior Michigan is…..Kim Whitney!"
Kim Whitney was crowned Ms. Senior Michigan on July 18, 2018, at the Older Persons' Commission in Rochester, and will represent the State of Michigan at the Ms. Senior America Pageant, to be held in Atlantic City, this October.
Kim was born in 1956, raised and educated in Detroit, and graduated from Redford High School in 1974. She attended Henry Ford Community College, then studied mechanical engineering at Lawrence Technological University and graduated from Oakland University with a Bachelor's degree in General Studies in 1991.
Her diverse educational training and academic honors gave her the necessary skills to work in the public sector as a Social Security Claims Representative in Richmond, CA and then as a Senior Claims Examiner with the Department of Labor in San Francisco from 1991-2000. She returned to Michigan continuing her work with the Social Security Administration until retirement in 2012.
Since retiring, Kim has actively performed with the 650 Players at OPC, the Sing Out Detroit chorus that she co-founded in 2008, and the Detroit Jazz Workshop. She has always loved to sing, learning her first song at eighteen months, and singing in numerous glee clubs and choirs from elementary school through college.
Kim credits her mother for encouraging her to bring the "joy of song" into her life. Kim has many fond memories of singing all types of music with her mother. Kim won her 2018 crown with a fabulous rendition of Rise Up by Andra Day which exemplifies what her mother taught her about life. Kim encourages all seniors to engage in new activities outside their daily routines.
Kim is married to an amazing woman, Pat Jones and has two stepsons, Bob and Jeff, a daughter-in-law, Tanya and two lovely grandchildren, Jonah, 16 and Sarah, 11. Kim feels blessed to have been at the birth of both her grandchildren and to share their love and extraordinary lives.


Like many fast-growing churches, MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church felt the pressure of the surrounding commercial community and outdated facilities. As a result of a comprehensive Master Plan, the church relocated to a new 15-acre site near a beautiful and spacious developing area. This site provides worship, education, fellowship and recreation functions.
Phase one included and Interim worship seating 650 people and a two-story Educational Building. The Master Plan allowed the church to make a total initial move while providing for continued growth as the following phases are built.


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package com.google.code.fqueue.log;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.nio.MappedByteBuffer;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
import java.nio.channels.FileChannel.MapMode;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import com.google.code.fqueue.exception.FileEOFException;
import com.google.code.fqueue.exception.FileFormatException;
/**
 *@author sunli
 *@date 2011-5-18
 *@version $Id: LogEntity.java 78 2014-04-02 10:09:48Z zj304292653@gmail.com $
 */
public class LogEntity {
	private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LogEntity.class);
	public static final byte WRITESUCCESS = 1;
	public static final byte WRITEFAILURE = 2;
	public static final byte WRITEFULL = 3;
	public static final String MAGIC = "FQueuefs";
	public static int messageStartPosition = 20;
	private final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
	private File file;
	private RandomAccessFile raFile;
	private FileChannel fc;
	public MappedByteBuffer mappedByteBuffer;
	private int fileLimitLength = 1024 * 1024 * 40;

	private LogIndex db = null;
	/**
	 * 文件操作位置信息
	 */
	private String magicString = null;
	private int version = -1;
	private int readerPosition = -1;
	private int writerPosition = -1;
	private int nextFile = -1;
	private int endPosition = -1;
	private int currentFileNumber = -1;

	public LogEntity(String path, LogIndex db, int fileNumber,
			int fileLimitLength) throws IOException, FileFormatException {
		this.currentFileNumber = fileNumber;
		this.fileLimitLength = fileLimitLength;
		this.db = db;
		file = new File(path);
		// 文件不存在,创建文件
		if (file.exists() == false) {
			createLogEntity();
			FileRunner.addCreateFile(Integer.toString(fileNumber + 1));
		} else {
			raFile = new RandomAccessFile(file, "rwd");
			if (raFile.length() < LogEntity.messageStartPosition) {
				throw new FileFormatException("file format error");
			}
			fc = raFile.getChannel();
			mappedByteBuffer = fc.map(MapMode.READ_WRITE, 0,
					this.fileLimitLength);
			// magicString
			byte[] b = new byte[8];
			mappedByteBuffer.get(b);
			magicString = new String(b);
			if (magicString.equals(MAGIC) == false) {
				throw new FileFormatException("file format error");
			}
			// version
			version = mappedByteBuffer.getInt();
			// nextfile
			nextFile = mappedByteBuffer.getInt();
			endPosition = mappedByteBuffer.getInt();
			// 未写满
			if (endPosition == -1) {
				this.writerPosition = db.getWriterPosition();
			} else if (endPosition == -2) {// 预分配的文件
				this.writerPosition = LogEntity.messageStartPosition;
				db.putWriterPosition(this.writerPosition);
				mappedByteBuffer.position(16);
				mappedByteBuffer.putInt(-1);
				this.endPosition = -1;

			} else {
				this.writerPosition = endPosition;
			}
			if (db.getReaderIndex() == this.currentFileNumber) {
				this.readerPosition = db.getReaderPosition();
			} else {
				this.readerPosition = LogEntity.messageStartPosition;
			}
		}
		executor.execute(new Sync());

	}

	public class Sync implements Runnable {
		@Override
		public void run() {
			while (true) {
				if (mappedByteBuffer != null) {
					try {
						mappedByteBuffer.force();
					} catch (Exception e) {
						break;
					}
					try {
						Thread.sleep(10);
					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
						break;
					}
				} else {
					break;
				}
			}

		}

	}

	public int getCurrentFileNumber() {
		return this.currentFileNumber;
	}

	public int getNextFile() {
		return this.nextFile;
	}

	private boolean createLogEntity() throws IOException {
		if (file.createNewFile() == false) {
			return false;
		}
		raFile = new RandomAccessFile(file, "rwd");
		fc = raFile.getChannel();
		mappedByteBuffer = fc.map(MapMode.READ_WRITE, 0, this.fileLimitLength);
		mappedByteBuffer.put(MAGIC.getBytes());
		mappedByteBuffer.putInt(version);// 8 version
		mappedByteBuffer.putInt(nextFile);// 12next fileindex
		mappedByteBuffer.putInt(endPosition);// 16
		mappedByteBuffer.force();
		this.magicString = MAGIC;
		this.writerPosition = LogEntity.messageStartPosition;
		this.readerPosition = LogEntity.messageStartPosition;
		db.putWriterPosition(this.writerPosition);
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * 记录写位置
	 *
	 * @param pos
	 */
	private void putWriterPosition(int pos) {
		db.putWriterPosition(pos);
	}

	private void putReaderPosition(int pos) {
		db.putReaderPosition(pos);
	}

	/**
	 * write next File number id.
	 *
	 * @param number
	 */
	public void putNextFile(int number) {
		mappedByteBuffer.position(12);
		mappedByteBuffer.putInt(number);
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Fuel cells replace batteries in the next generation of hearing aids. The new technology enables 30 second recharge, and water and carbon dioxide are the only waste products.
Changing the battery is identified as one of the major discomforts when using hearing aids. Worldwide there are around 50 million users of hearing aids who use more than two billion zinc-air batteries annually. On average the user has to change the battery once a week.
When you consider that 58% of the users are more than 70 years old and that manual dexterity decays with age, the user challenge becomes clear. At Danish Technological Institute we have developed a highly user-friendly methanol-based micro fuel cell that is integrated and permanently installed within the hearing aid.
The user simply places the hearing aid in a docking station. Within 30 seconds the docking station refills approximately 200 microliters of methanol into the hearing aid's internal fuel cell and the unit is ready for use again. Each refill keeps the hearing aid running for a minimum of 24 hours. The technology is considered green, as the waste products are merely small amounts of carbon dioxide and water.
The applied fuel cell called Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) is an ideal technology for replacing the current zinc-air batteries. DMFC's operate at room temperature and the energy density of methanol is, in theory, a factor of three larger than that of a zinc-air battery.
The DMFC consists of a central proton conductive membrane, called a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM), surrounded by an anode (fuel side) and a cathode (air side).
The fuel – methanol – is oxidized catalytically at the anode. This extracts electrons to power the hearing aid while protons are led through the membrane to the cathode. Here they combine with oxygen and electrons forming water. By using oxygen contained in the air at the cathode, the cell can be created to consist mostly of fuel and thus a high energy density of the cell can be achieved.
In order to downscale the known DMFC technology for hearing aids, several sub-components have been analyzed and further developed.
The electro-catalytic efficiency has to increase without increasing the amount of the very expensive noble metal platinum which the current catalyst particles mainly consist of. These requirements have resulted in a research effort within new techniques and methods for synthesizing and depositing the catalyst particles. In addition, the proton conductive membrane is being optimized in a parallel research effort.
Also the encapsulation of the fuel cell is being developed in order to ensure that as much volume as possible is allocated for methanol without compromising the electrical, mechanical and micro-fluidic properties.
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Nursing homes will be first to get COVID-19 vaccine in Spain
By Emma Pinedo, Ingrid Melander
MADRID (Reuters) - Elderly residents and staff in nursing homes will be the first to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in Spain, starting as early as January, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Tuesday, unveiling a national vaccination plan.
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
Other healthcare workers will be next in line, with a total of 18 groups of citizens being, one after the other, allowed to get the vaccine in one of 13,000 local public health centers.
Spain expects to cover a substantial part of the population within the first six months of 2021.
"The COVID-19 vaccine will be free," Illa told a news conference, adding vaccination would not be compulsory. "We're convinced that a vaccine is better accepted if it's voluntary."
The government hopes to get the first doses in January, he said, but availability will be limited for the first few months.
The government's aim is for 2.5 million priority people - nursing home staff, the elderly and other vulnerable persons - to be vaccinated in a first phase. Illa said the government would spell out later who the other priority groups would be.
A dedicated registry will record who has been vaccinated, and make sure people get the second dose for vaccines that require it.
In Madrid, several elderly citizens welcomed the news and said they would get vaccinated as soon as possible.
"I'll have it, of course I will have it," said Roberto, a Chilean living in Madrid.
But in a country where many are unhappy with the authorities' handling of the pandemic, not all were convinced.
"Madrid's handling (of the pandemic) has been disastrous so it is not clear to me whether this process is going to go well and that it is going to reach the whole population as needed," Angeles, a civil servant, said alongside her 87-year-old father.
A poll by the Centre for Sociological Studies (CIS) showed at least 47% of people would not be willing to be vaccinated as soon as a vaccine is available.
Illa did not go into details about how the vaccine or vaccines, some of which need to be stored at very low temperatures, would be transported, but said it would not be a problem.
Government sources have said Spain will try to take advantage of all storage options available, without having to invest in new equipment if possible. That could include using trucks designed to transport animal drugs at low temperatures, the sources said.
Via the deals struck by the European Commission with the main providers of the potential COVID-19 vaccines, Spain hopes to get a total of 140 million vaccination doses, enough to vaccinate 80 million people in a country of 47 million. Some would be shared with poorer countries, Illa said.
"We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel," government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said.
Reporting by Emma Pinedo, Jose Elias Rodriguez, Inti Landauro, Marco Trujillo, Silvio Castellanos; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Janet Lawrence


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Yesterday afternoon we were stunned to receive a message that indicated whilst UCU and UUK had reached an agreement, it was one that had profoundly negative implications for members and for future industrial action.
Late night discussions, both in branch, and nationally, showed a deep disquiet, and disbelief, in what was on offer. Essentially, UCU and UUK were proposing a pension deal similar to, but arguably worse, than the 'offer' rejected 3 years ago. In addition, the UCU leadership caused consternation for teaching staff members by promising they would reschedule lectures, that they would then be doing for free having already had pay deducted.
Instead of meeting at 7:30, picketing was postponed, and an emergency all Member meeting was called for 10:00 with less than 12 hours notice.
Nevertheless, over 120 members attended and gave excellent feedback, speaking forcefully and eloquently to the proposed deal.
A presentation featuring some (by necessity, with only 18 hours between the offer being presented and the HEC vote taking place, hastily overnight researched and created) slides to illustrate the offer was presented by a member of the UCU committe (and uploaded here as per requests from members). Slide 3 of the presentation contains a useful comparison of the existing and proposed deal.
It was the opinion of many speakers that each and every line indicated a drop in pension value and were all similarly unacceptable red lines.
At the end a vote was taken, and 115 voted to reject the offer, with only 5 abstentions and this was communicated to our union rep and HEC rep in London.
Scenes in London were astonishing, with 800 UCU members crammed into the street outside UCUs offices calling for the deal to be rejected.
Meanwhile, at Warwick, we continued our picket in solidarity and wondering what the outcome of the HEC meeting would be.
Reports were coming in of other branches voting to reject the offer, many unanimously. Their representatives voted accordingly.
The HEC then voted and the deal on the table was rejected.
Feedback from people present at the meeting clearly indicates how the vote was moved by the action of the members, and the very clear rejection that was sent from more than 40 emergency member meetings across the country.
"The overwhelming view of branches was that while the proposal retained defined benefit it did so at too low a level (only the first £42,000 of salary) and that the proposed reduction in accrual rate was also unacceptable. Branches were also clear that the refusal of the employers to shift their position on taking more risk was disappointing.


Brushfires have been sparking all across the country; the Fire Department says it is caused by the dry spell. While there is nothing unusual about the "bushfires" residents of Lord's Bank had a close call on Sunday when a fire spread dangerously close to many houses. The smoke billowed across the area as firefighters battled to contain the blaze. News Five's Isani Cayetano reports.
The spontaneous combustion of undergrowth, tiny, dry scrubs beneath tall trees along the Phillip Goldson Highway, is an annual occurrence. Brushfires during this time of year are a common sight across the country.
On Sunday afternoon, a team of firemen attached to the Ladyville substation of the National Fire Service was dispatched into a marshy area in Lord's Bank, where very high flames imperiled several homes.
The small party responded to the scene promptly and, with help from residents, was able to bring the fire under control despite its massive coverage. According to one homeowner, the experience is nothing new. The blaze, says Operations Officer Benisford Matura, resulted from the destruction of waste.
At the time of that incident a second report of wildfire in Santana Village was registered. The unit, however, was already stretched to capacity.
While the cause is attributable to ignition from internal heat sources in remote areas and by discarded glass bottles strewn along main roads, in some cases the fires are deliberately set.
The fire which eviscerated the abandoned, wooden structure is said to have been caused by neglect for the upkeep of the property. Following an investigation, it was determined that the overgrown lot was the source. Residents, on the other hand, are being discouraged from lighting or leaving fires unattended. Reporting for News Five, I am Isani Cayetano.
I believe the law should read that anyone who burns waste (kitchen, bathroom, grass, etc) should be charged a fine especially in Ladyville. Some residents are so inconsiderate that whenever you would wash or simply be at home on the weekends, those devils would burn garbage anytime of the day, once they see you have clothes hang out. Why don't they burn at night of early morning?
I believe we need to take the law in our own hands and deal with them, it's absurb to be smelling smoke all day long especially if you suffer with asthma.
Arsonists should be sentenced to prison according to the amount of damage they cause, either in dollar or in acres. For example, 5 years in prison for every $1000 of damage [including the cost of fighting the fire], or 5 years for every acre scorched.
Arsonists should be sentenced to prison according to the amount of damage they cause, either in dollar or in acres. For example, 5 years in prison for every $1000 of damage [including the cost of fighting the fire], or 5 years for every acre scorched, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.


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It was your father who took money for SYL from Haryana and sold Punjab; Amarinder to Sukhbir
"It was your father who took money from Haryana for the SYL canal and sold off the interests of Punjab," Capt. Amarinder Singh, said on Saturday, accusing Dy CM Sukhbir Badal of leveling atrocious charges against him in order to promote the vested Akali interests.
Lashing out at Sukhbir over his absurd allegations that he (Amarinder) had invited the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to loot the river waters of the state, Captain castigated the Akali leader for playing games with the sentiments of the people of Punjab with his misleading comments.
"As member of Parliament from the constituency, it was my duty to welcome the prime minister when she came to lay the foundation stone for SYL construction. This, however, did not in any way mean that I was supporting SYL," Captain Amarinder asserted. 'In fact it was I who had enacted the Punjab Termination of Water Agreements Act 2004,' he pointed out.
The PPCC president categorically rejected the Akali allegation he had presented a silver kassi/tasla for starting construction work for SYL, saying the only time he had ever donated a silver tasla for during the Kar Seva at Harminder Sahib in 1984.
Taking a dig at Sukhbir's selective amnesia, Amarinder ridiculed the Akali leader's claim that the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had always stood up and fought for the rights of Punjab.
Captain put five posers to Sukhbir to expose the Akali Dal's shameless lies, saying had Sukhbir done his homework he would not have come out with such ludicrous statements on a matter of such vital interest, and one which is so close to the hearts of the people of Punjab.
"Have you forgotten that it was the Akali Dal that was responsible for the original sin of inflicting the 2nd partition of Punjab with the reorgnisation of the State in 1966, leading to the water and other disputes between Haryana and Punjab?"
"Isn't it true that the then Punjab Chief Minister Giani Zail Singh had in November 1976 lodged the first formal protest against apportionment of river waters with the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi but your father Parkash Singh Badal, in 1978, got two notifications bearing No.113/5/SYL and 121/5/SYL issued for acquisition of land for SYL on 20th February 1978?"
"Was it not your father, Parkash Singh Badal, whose government sent a letter No.7/78-1W-78/23617 to Haryana Government seeking release of Rs. 3.00 crore more for the SYL project on 4th July 1978?"
"Wasn't it your lust for power that had caused you Akalis to launch agitations for the creation of the Punjabi Suba, leading to the death of several innocent people of the state?"
Charging Sukhbir with deliberately ignoring these important and recorded facts to unleash a dis-campaign against the Punjab Congress, Capt. Amarinder said, "You Akalis did not even have the guts to resign your coveted seats in Parliament and the State Assembly after the Supreme Court verdict on SYL, thus thoroughly exposing your total lack of concern for Punjab's interests,".
The onus of explaining and justifying lies on the Badals, said Amarinder, asking the Akali leadership why it had failed to pursue the legal battle in the Supreme Court with all the seriousness it deserved during the last 10 years of their rule. Was it because they thought a negative decision would help them raise the pitch during the elections, asked the Punjab Congress chief.
He questioned the contribution of the Akalis to Punjab, pointing out that this (on SYL issue) was third time he had resigned his seat in the interest of the people of Punjab and to fight for their rights. He had earlier quit his Parliament seat and also resigned from the Congress party during Operation Blue Star in 1984, and later from SAD in protest against Operation Black Thunder.
He dared Sukhbir and the other Badal family members to resign over the SYL issue, saying they had no moral right to continue in office while exhorting the people of Punjab to be ready for tough battles and supreme sacrifices on the issue.
"Why has Harsmirat Kaur Badal not resigned from the Union Cabinet? Is it because the Badals don't want their rule of loot to end?" asked Amarinder, adding that the Congress was committed to bringing this saga of loot and plundering to an end and to rescue the state from their Akali mafia rule, led by the Badals and Bikram Singh Majithia.
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Jon Clinch, "Marley"
From the acclaimed author of the "marvel of a novel" (Entertainment Weekly) Finn comes a masterful reimagining of Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol, a darkly entertaining and moving exploration of the twisted relationship between Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley.
Young Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley are very different in temperament when they meet in the gloomy confines of Professor Drabb's Academy for Boys, but they form a bond that will endure for the rest of their lives.
As years go by, with Marley's genius for deception and Scrooge's brilliance with numbers, they build a shipping empire of dubious legality and pitiless commitment to the slave trade (outlawed in 1807), concealing their true investments under the noses of the London authorities. Circumstances change, however, when beautiful Belle Fairchild steps into Ebenezer's life and calls into question the tactics that made him wealthy.
Under the influence of a newfound passion, Ebenezer tries to orient Scrooge & Marley's business toward better ends, but Marley is not ready to give up his unsavory past or handsome profits so quickly. Ignoring the costs to themselves and those around them, the two engage in a shadowy war, leading to an unforgettable reckoning that will echo long into their futures.
Brilliantly written in Jon Clinch's signature "spellbinding" (Washington Post) prose, Marley adds fascinating new dimensions to our understanding of Marley, Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and the rest, but it also a ravishing and psychologically astute work of historical fiction in its own right.
Jon Clinch's first novel, Finn—the secret history of Huckleberry Finn's father—was named an American Library Association Notable Book and was chosen as one of the year's best books by the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the Christian Science Monitor. It won the Philadelphia Athenaeum Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. His second novel, Kings of the Earth, was named a best book of the year by The Washington Post and led the 2010 Summer Reading List at O, The Oprah Magazine. In 2008, he organized a benefit reading for the financially ailing Twain House, an event that literally saved the house from bankruptcy. A native of upstate New York, Jon lives with his wife in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
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const istanbul = require('gulp-istanbul');
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Q: How to clean rdd or DataFrame with PySpark (drop nulls and duplicates) I am new to Python/PySpark and I am having trouble cleansing the data before using it on my Mac's terminal. I want to delete any row that contains null values or repeated rows. I used .distinct() and tried with:
rw_data3 = rw_data.filter(rw_data.isNotNull())

I also tried...
from functools import reduce
rw_data.filter(~reduce(lambda x, y: x & y, [rw_data[c].isNull() for c in
rw_data.columns])).show()

but I get

"AttributeError: 'RDD' object has no attribute 'isNotNull'"

or

"AttributeError: 'RDD' object has no attribute 'columns'"

Which clearly shows I do not really understand the syntax for cleaning up the DataFrame

A: It looks like you have an rdd, and not a DataFrame. You can easily convert the rdd to a DataFrame and then use pyspark.sql.DataFrame.dropna() and pyspark.sql.DataFrame.dropDuplicates() to "clean" it.
clean_df = rw_data3.toDF().dropna().dropDuplicates()

Both of these functions accept and optional parameter subset, which you can use to specify a subset of columns to search for nulls and duplicates.

If you wanted to "clean" your data as an rdd, you can use filter() and distinct() as follows:
clean_rdd = rw_data2.filter(lambda row: all(x is not None for x in row)).distinct()

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"The Radioactive Man" Lost Episode Review
30th July 2014 Simon Wood
This is the fourth episode for which the script exists but the video recording doesn't, so there's a logic to suggesting it should have been the fourth episode on the first box set released back in January. Over on the Big Finish forums I learned that the reason it isn't is because it is an 'atypical episode' though (thankfully) no spoilers as to why this was. So approached it with curiosity and an open mind.
An immigrant cleaner picks up a radioactive pellet in the lab he works in to use as a fishing weight. But the pellet will kill him and anyone else he comes in contact with in a few hours. The scientist who left him unsupervised is a friend of Keel's (this is a Keel heavy episode). So at the heart of the episode there is a thrilling chase – but given that The Avengers is varying considerably in the style and the nature of the plotlines, this wouldn't have marked it out to me. There's also a tedious subplot involving a group of former refugees, which give the man a reason to flee the police (but this could have been any MacGuffin). Overall, though, it's a satisfying and fun episode, even if there is little explanation of why such a dangerous pellet could possibly have been left unprotected even in the lab.
Beth Chalmers (who will be familiar to listeners of Big Finish's Doctor Who range in which she plays the companion Raine among other things) lends her lovely voice to two roles (including the immigrants from the unnamed slavic-sounding accents). Anthony Howell gives another fine performance as Keel. There's hardly any Steed in this (it's only a couple of episodes after the Steed-free Girl on the Trapeze).
And it turns out the reason this is atypical is because it's adapted from a play that has been produced a couple of times before. Originally written for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation it was then put on by the BBC (both productions have been lost) before being adapted here for Keel and a little bit of Steed. I think it's very well suited, and among the other series 1 stories I've heard and scene it would have stood out only as being a tense and enjoyable thriller.
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I just wanted to say that I am a fan of your work, especially 'What is Hatred?," for it is so relevant to my life. I cannot fully explain the frustration I feel when I come across self-help books-and counselors-that want to have us believe that we should not feel anger. That if we only chose to think about it a different way, we would feel less angry.
The baby was born a pervert. That girl soils herself because she simply isn't paying attention. Do they expect me to be happy about these false accusations by adults who have power over me, and have the power to hurt me if I protest and try to protect myself from unwarranted punishment? They talk patronizingly, or in a shaming tone of voice, at you, if you are angry and cannot overcome it.
AM: You write: "I want to do whatever it takes to drive my point home, and you cannot do that with a weak heart." You are right; the anger is often our protector from blindness, cowardice, cooperating with cruelty. Your illness is a language. Can it be that it wants to make you aware that your anger toward your parents is justified and should not be withhold?


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Ко́льский уе́зд (в 1899—1921 годах Алекса́ндровский уе́зд, в 1920—1921 также Му́рманский уе́зд) — административная единица в составе Архангелогородской губернии, Вологодского наместничества, Архангельского наместничества и Архангельской губернии, существовавшая до 1921 года. Центр — город Кола (с 1899 — Александровск, с 1917 — Мурманск (де-факто)).

География
Кольский уезд занимал северо-западную часть Архангельской губернии между 69°57' и 66°3' с. ш. и 28°51' и 41°28' в. д. В состав его входили Кольский полуостров, озеро Имандра и пространство к западу от него до границы Норвегии и Финляндии на западе и Кемского уезда на юге. Западная граница начиналась от южного берега Варангер-Фьорда, несколько восточнее реки Паз, шла приблизительно в южном направлении, круто поворачивала на северо-запад, пересекала устье реки Паз, охватывала незначительный участок на её западном берегу и шла далее по Пазу до границы Финляндии. Граница с Финляндией шла в южном, потом в юго-восточном направлении до границы Кемского уезда; оттуда граница шла на восток до Кандалакшского залива. Южную и восточную границу уезда составляло Белое море. Северную границу от мыса Святой Нос до границы Норвегии составлял Северный Ледовитый океан. Площадь уезда была равна 155,2 тыс. км².

История
Юридически Кольский уезд был оформлен во время административной реформы Петра I в 1708 году, когда он был включён в состав Архангелогородской губернии.
При учреждении провинций в 1719 году Кольский уезд отошёл к Двинской провинции Архангелогородской губернии, в составе которой и оставался до 1775 года, когда деление на провинции было упразднено. В 1780 году Архангелогородская губерния была упразднена, и Кольский уезд отошёл к Архангельской области Вологодского наместничества. В 1784 году Архангельская область была преобразована в самостоятельное Архангельское наместничество. В 1796 году Архангельское наместничество стало именоваться Архангельской губерний.

В 1859 году Кольский уезд был упразднён, а его территория отошла к Кемскому уезду. Вновь уезд был восстановлен в 1883 году. 7 июля 1899 года центр уезда был перенесён в новосозданный город Александровск, а сам уезд переименован в Александровский.

I съезд Советов рабочих, крестьянских и рыбацких депутатов Александровского уезда 24 марта 1920 года переименовал Александровский уезд в Мурманский уезд, так как де-факто центром уезда к тому времени являлся Мурманск. 13 апреля 1920 года это решение было утверждено пленумом Архангельского губисполкома. Однако ВЦИК переименование не утвердил, поэтому в течение 15 месяцев уезд в уездных и губернских документах назывался Мурманским, а в документах центральных органов власти — Александровским. Декретом ВЦИК от 13 июня 1921 года Александровский (или Мурманский) уезд вышел из состава Архангельской губернии и был преобразован в отдельную Мурманскую губернию.

Население
По данным переписи 1897 года в уезде проживало 9 291 чел. В том числе русские — 63,1 %; саамы — 18,7 %; финны — 11,7 %; карелы — 2,8 %; норвежцы — 2,0 %; коми — 1,3 %. В городе Кола проживало 615 чел.

В 1905 году в уезде проживало 10 645 чел, из них в Александровске — 557 чел., в Коле — 572 чел.

Административное деление
При воссоздании Кольского уезда в 1883 году он включал 6 волостей — Кольско-Лопарскую, Кузоменскую, Мурманско-Колонистскую, Понойскую, Тетринскую и Умбскую.

В 1905 году Александровский уезд делился на 6 волостей:

В 1912 году из Кольско-Лопарской волости была выделена Териберская волость.

К 1920 году Мурманско-Колонистской волости было возвращено первоначальное название — Печенгская волость.

Двумя постановлениями Мурманского уездного исполкома от 1 июня 1920 года изменился состав уезда: из состава Кольско-Лопарской волости были выведены четыре погоста, образовавшие Ловозерскую волость, а из Териберской волости были выделены несколько колоний и объединены во вновь образованную Александровскую волость.

Населённые пункты
Крупнейшие населённые пункты по переписи населения 1897 года, жит.:
 с. Варзуга — 793;
 с. Кузомень — 738;
 г. Кола — 615.

См. также
 Русская Лапландия

Примечания

Ссылки

 Старые карты Кольского (Александровского) уезда

Исторические административные единицы и территории Мурманской области

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Q: Import static .js in Vue-cli + webpack I've been using vue-cli since some time now, and still have not fully understood how file loading is done. I've read documentation and some blogs and helped me to deal with it since now.
I'd like to import static .js files with some constants in a component. I don't want them to be bundled at deployment, so they can be found and changed easily, directly in the server if needed without having to rebuild the whole project.
I tried to place them in /public/constants/foo.js directory and point to them using absolute paths in different ways
import FOO from '/constants/foo.js';  // Not working

const FOO = require('/constants/foo.js');  // Not working

How can I achieve this?

A: If I understand well your project arch is like
/root
  |__/public
  |     |__/img
  |     |__/css
  |     |__/constants
  |            |__/foo.js
  |            |__/bar.js
  |__/webpack.config.js

In your webpack.config.js create a new entry like
module.exports = {
  entry: './public/index.js'
};

Then create a index.js file inside your public directory and import your foo.js
import foo from './constants/foo';

Of course your foo.js should export something like
export default function foo() {
  //
}

Hoping that will help you.


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Should we change our name when we marry?
By Ashley Rutherford • June 03, 2011•Women and Law in the Media
I have not posted for several months. My life has been turned upside-down, and I have never been happier. For one, I got engaged to my soulmate in December, and we are planning an October wedding. Secondly, with his support and encouragement and after deep thought, I decided to pursue my real dream. . . to go out on my own.
I joined a friend from law school that is running a small, successful law firm. His partner was taking the California bar exam, and he wanted me to join in as a named partner. Our law firm name - Campinha-Bacote & Chang, LLC - is now Campinha-Bacote & Starling, LLC. Starling reflects my soon-to-be married last name.
This was an extremely difficult decision for me. I've been practicing a couple of years, and, like many others, all of my professional and personal accomplishments have been achieved as Ashley Rutherford. Additionally, being independent and proud of who I am, I have had a hard time giving up that part of me. I could hyphenate, but if I did, my signature block would be so long, I would literally have to start it in the center of the page. So, after careful consideration, I have decided to assume my husband's last name and after a small transition time, drop "Rutherford".
My decision also became part of news article this week. I have attached the article. I would love to know everyone's thoughts. The article argues that less women are keeping their maiden name because these women believe that they have achieved equality. However, that is not the reason that chose to change my name.
I chose to change my name because I think of marriage as a team. It is my opinion that the team should all have the same team name. I want children, and my children will also have the team name. However, my decision has very little to do with my thoughts on equality.
Thus, I wanted to hear your thoughts. . .
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2011/06/02/two-become-one.html?sid=101
K.M.L.H. June 04, 2011
Thanks for posting this Ashley! I think it is a subject that many women struggle with. I too got engaged in December and am planning an August wedding. (Given that I've just graduated, one bonus of an August wedding is a new last name before I start my career.) However, I have found that this is one of the questions I get pretty quickly after people learn I'm engaged. In fact, among several other friends who have gotten engaged, it has been a popular topic of conversation.
I have friends who view their last name as a huge part of their identity. It's part of most of their nicknames, it's been a huge part of who they are, it's associated with all of their accomplishments, and they are not ready to let it go. At the same time, they are torn by the idea that their children will not have the same last name, that their relationship is a team, or that their last names will simply be too long if not hyphenated. For some, it's an ethnic issue, because their last name is part of the meaning of their entire name.
I have seen many creative solutions such as making the last name a middle name, hyphenating both last names, even adding the future wife's last name as a second middle name for the husband. At the end of the day, I think it is a personal choice and regardless of whether it's about equality, a team spirit, or our own identities as women, the most important part is that we support other women in whatever decision they make for themselves.
caratuttlebell June 06, 2011
I chose to use both my maiden name and add my husband's last name, and I've used that version of my name for years professionally, but if I had to do it over again, I would have kept my maiden name. I did not anticipate what a struggle it would be to sustain my chosen identity. Even though my email signature, official HR forms, and social security card reflect my full name, my maiden name is routinely dropped from employer-assigned email addresses, my paycheck, directories, conference registrations, flight itineraries, etc. Most of the times I just let it go. Occasionally, when I seek correction of their error, sometimes deliberate, I am forced to explain that I have kept my name, and I am often laughed or groaned at, as some sort of "modern woman,"even now in 2011. So, unfortunately, this decision remains a political one for women, and it's all about equality. Every woman's choice either affirms or deconstructs the practice. The choice to go with a "team name," that by default is that of the husband cannot be separated from the issue unless it was just as likely that your husband would take your last name and the children would also have your last name (which they could, or you all could hyphenate and go by both your last name and his). I'm afraid it is about equality, unless you just flipped a coin.
Peg June 06, 2011
I changed my name when I got married at 22 y.o. Looking back, I feel strongly that it was a decision of a woman who was much too young to be getting married and too young to appreciate her own self worth as an individual. I'm still married to the same man (14+ years later) but I regret very much taking his name. Maybe that is easy for me to say since hindsight is 20/20 but that is why I share it here. Honestly, a part of me, even at 22 didn't want to take his name but I was too weak to bring up the possibility of keeping my name so I just went along with what was expected of me —a tell tale sign that I was too young to get married.
ashenoy June 06, 2011
I agree that the "team" aspect is very compelling. As a woman, I feel the same way - it's nice for the whole family to have the same last name. However, the most interesting part of this issue for me (and it is mentioned only briefly at the end of the article) is that there is very little discussion about the man changing his name. Why does the "team" have to be under the husband's name?
It would be nice to live in a world where the woman wasn't the only one grappling with these types of decisions. I find it problematic, and a sign of continued ingrained inequality, that the "norm" in our society is still to do things the man's way and to consider anything that contradicts that to be abnormal or unconventional. I understand that the discussion is about statistical non-convention, but why is it not normal for a couple to decide whose name sounds better with both spouses' first names or which will make for better initials or some other means of deciding? And why do kids have to have the husband's last name? Why can't they have the wife's last name and then the husband is the one who has to decide if he wants to be part of the team? Why is it that when we have this discussion, the only two options seem to be taking your husband's name or keeping your maiden name (and then being left out of the team).
I know every woman has to make this decision for herself and respect whatever decision each woman makes, but I'd be interested to hear if any of the women who had this discussion with their spouse (besides the woman in the article) discussed taking the woman's last name instead of the man's? How did that discussion go?
A woman I know is giving her child her last name. Her reasoning? "When he carries a a baby for 9 months and then pushes the baby out, he is free to give him or her whatever name he wants!" And the best part? Her husband is seriously considering taking her last name now (they've been married for awhile). I wish that this was considered a completely "normal" option as well.
Dr. T June 06, 2011
<html />Why does "team-playing" so often mean the self-effacement of the female player? Because even a team has a star player, and clearly, it isn't you. It's one thing to make a sacrifice for the sake of the family unit's perceived cohesion, but perpetuating the tradition of dropping the wife's last name is absolutely not a practice in gender equity. It's just another privilege of maleness in a patriarchal society.
Ashley Dawn Rutherford Esq. June 06, 2011
I'm glad to see that this made such an interesting discussion. But isn't the point of equality and feminism to have a choice? I considered all choices, and this was the one that suited me and my family best. I am, however, surprised by how many people just assume that as a female lawyer, my choice had to be to keep some form of my last name.
<html />Feminism does work to increase women's choices. Women now have the choice to keep their own names or choose new ones or keep with tradition and assume the names of the spouses. Feminism provided the choice, but not all choices women make are feminist/supportive of gender equity or social change. Some choices obviously perpetuate sexist traditions. This doesn't mean that we don't understand why women might choose to do so or that the reasons they do so are invalid; it just means that it doesn't serve a feminist aim. Feminism takes many forms. No "perfect" feminists exist; no one here is expecting this. We must navigate a sexist society and live as best we can in it, and sometimes this means not picking a particular battle. But when we know we've deferred to sexist traditions, when we've done something that continues a gender biased practice, no matter how thoughtful our decision, we can't validate it as somehow feminist. That is the height of Sartrean bad faith.
Piper Hoffman June 08, 2011
If you're a team, why didn't he change his last name? Why didn't you both pick a new name to represent your team? I agree that feminism increases women's choices, but it's primary mission is equality.
I posted a longer discussion of this a while back: http://ms-jd.org/women-what-wrong-your-last-names
Ashley - I agree with you, actually, that part of the movement is to provide women with choices and so my comment was really a question as to whether there was a discussion of him taking your name? And, if so, how you both decided to use his last name. That possibility was not discussed in your article, so it appears that the decision was only between you taking his name or keeping your own, not a decision among many choices, one of which, presumably, is him taking your name (which in an equitable world would have been an option).
You have all raised wonderful points. But, perhaps I am just traditional. I don't think that makes me less of a strong, equal partner in our relationship. (However, I would be less equal had not chosen to change my name. But, then again, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't marry someone that forced me to do something that I did not want to do.)
I have no interest in us taking new names to represent our team (personally, that just seems odd to me). I don't want to hyphenate - its just too long. Had my last name been Green or Grey or something short, I would have used a hyphen. I have not been practicing very long (2.5 years), so I didn't feel that it was necessary to keep my last name. Had I been practicing 5 or 10, I think I would have been forced to keep my last name. Probably most importantly, I love his last name and don't mind taking it. My religious beliefs promote unity in marriage - hence, I wanted us and my future children to have the same last name. Additionally, I have a large family and several brothers. They will carry our last name. He is the only boy in his family.
These reasons may not promote equality, but they are my reasons. I went through this debate carefully over a period of months, and I am happy with the choice.
This has been a very interesting conversation! I'm surprised so many people believe that they can judge a relationship - or primarily, the woman and her standing in the relationship - by a name. I will keep all of this in mind.
jess3 June 13, 2011
I think you missed the point here in reflecting on what others have said. No one is judging you or all of woman. They are simply pointing out that what you defend as a choice really did not consider all the possibilities out there—or did not consider those other possibilities as choices worthy of consideration. The others here are pointing out your reasons for choosing to change your last name stemmed from your paradigm that either you keep your last name or you don't. You did not consider that your husband could change his name, that both of you could change your name, or that your children could have taken your name. Feminism may be on some level about choice but more so about expanding what can be taken into consideration when making a choice.
jessie June 15, 2011
Here's how you know it's about equality:
I have a couple friends who, when they had their first child, designed a new name for their family. Generally it's some combination of both family's names or something with some cultural/personal significance.
In every case the strongest resistance comes from the father's family. And in every case the protest is directed at the new mother - it's her fault their son is leaving the tribe.
No one thinks a guy would want to do this, because it's a crappy weird thing to lose your last name, and the tradition is for women to fall on the sword because they're not in a position to protest.
My mom changed her name and occasionally mentioned how difficult it was for her. She was not a professional and married very young, but she had a perfectly developed sense of self and protested the practice in principal as well. She couldn't imagine not having the same name as her children and she didn't consider the creative solutions that are no coming into vogue. So she changed her name.
As for me - I won't change my name. I used to think I would because I didn't like my last name when I was younger. But now that I'm confronted with the option, there's no way. That said, creating a new name is just as unappealing, not because it's unusual but because it defeats the purpose of keeping my name.
I also don't feel strongly about which parent's name our hypothetical children bear. Either way it's unfair. Some people have suggested alternating, which comes with its own problems. For now we have jokingly agreed to this: the dad gets to pick the last name and the mom gets to pick the first name. Period. We'll see how it works.
I agree that it's "crappy and weird" to lose your last name. So many women think that it is a way to show committment to the relationship or show love or show that she's a team player. I couldn't disagree with that more. This is really a very oppressive concept in our society and very unfortunate. When your kids ask you why the family doesn't all have the same last name, just tell them that mommy and daddy had two different last names before they ever met each other just like and their future partner/spouse and they will have had.
Personally, I can't believe the poster put her husband's last name on the name of her firm, before they are even married. I'm shocked actually. Talk about giving your accomplishments to your fiance. There is an implicit transfer of ownership there whether she wants to admit it or not. That would have been like me instructing my college to put my husband's last name on my diploma even though we weren't getting married until after graduation.
RachelJewellery April 25, 2012
There is actually less expectations for the female in the marriage to change her surname nowadays, and women are free to keep their surnames as they wish. However, some of us still do due to respect for the marriage and our partners. Marriage is not only the exchange of a piece of jewellery, and like she said, it is working as a team. And sometimes, being in the team means sharing a team name.
Rachel Collinson