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Net worth 2018: $11.51 Billion
#138 in List Billionaires People In The World
Industry: Diversified
Residence: Saratov, Russia
Country: Russia
BirthDay: 24 October 1966
Sigh: Scorpio
Height: 1.78 m
Children: 7
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Moscow State Law Academy
Roman Abramovich was bornon 24 October 1966 in Saratov, Russia, Russia. Roman Abramovich is #144 in List Billionaires People In The World. The oligarch owns stakes in steel giant Evraz, Norilsk Nickel and the U.K.'s Chelsea soccer team. He owns the world's second-largest yacht, 533-foot Eclipse, bought for nearly $400 million in 2010. After oil export deals in the 1990s, he took over oil firm Sibneft with the help of Boris Berezovsky. He sold a 73% stake in Sibneft to state-owned gas titan Gazprom for $13 billion in 2005.
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Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (Russian: Рома́н Арка́дьевич Абрамо́вич, pronounced [rɐˈman ɐrˈkadʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ɐbrɐˈmovʲɪtɕ]; born 24 October 1966) is a Russian billionaire businessman, investor, and politician.Abramovich is the primary owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC, and is best known outside Russia as the owner of Chelsea Football Club, a Premier League football club.According to Forbes 2016 billionaire list, Abramovich's net worth was US$7.6 billion, making him the 13th-richest person in Russia, and the 151st-richest person in the world. The same year, The Sunday Times estimated his net worth at ₤6.40 billion.His family is Jewish. Abramovich's family is from Tauragė, Lithuania, with the Lithuanian spelling of the family name being Abramavičius. His father Arkady (Aron) Abramovich (1937–1970) was a state office manager, while his grandfather Nahim (Nahman) Abramovich (1887–1942) was a businessman. Nahim (Nahman) Abramovich was born in Erzvilkas, Lithuania and his wife (Roman Abramovich's paternal grandmother) was Tauba (maiden name Berkover) - born in Jurbarkas, Lithuania. They were married in Tauragė, Lithuania in 1925. Abramovich's mother is Irina Michalenko, his maternal grandfather was Vassili Michalenko, and his maternal grandmother was Faina Grutman. Abramovich is Chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia (which is allied with Putin's administration), a trustee of the Moscow Jewish Museum and donates money to the Chabad movement.Abramovich has been married three times. In December 1987, he married Olga Yurevna Lysova; they divorced in 1990. In October 1991, he married a former Russian Aeroflot stewardess, Irina Vyacheslavovna Malandina (born 1967). They divorced in 2007. He and Malandina have five children; Ilya, Arina, Sofia, Arkadiy and Anna (born 1992). On 15 October 2006, the News of the World reported that Irina had hired two top UK divorce lawyers, following reports of Abramovich's close relationship with the then 25-year-old Dasha Zhukova, the former girlfriend of the tennis player Marat Safin and daughter of a prominent Russian oligarch, Alexander Zhukov. It was speculated that a future divorce settlement (amounting to a conjectured £5.5 billion (€6.5 billion)) might be the highest ever on record. The Abramoviches replied that neither had consulted attorneys at that point. However, they later divorced in Russia in March 2007, with a settlement reported as being US$300 million (€213 million). Abramovich married Zhukova in a private ceremony in 2008, and they have two children, a son, Aaron Alexander, and a daughter, Leah Lou.Abramovich started his multi-billion-dollar business during his army service. After a brief stint in the Soviet Army, Abramovich married his first wife, Olga. Abramovich first worked as a street-trader, and then as a mechanic at a local factory. At the peak of perestroika, Abramovich sold imported rubber ducks from his Moscow apartment.Abramovich attended the Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas in Moscow (where he sold retreaded car tyres as a sideline), then traded commodities for Runicom, a Swiss trading company.In 1988, as perestroika opened up opportunities for privatization in the Soviet Union, Abramovich got a chance to legitimise his old business. He and Olga set up a company making dolls. Within a few years his wealth spread from oil conglomerates to pig farms. and he also started investing in other businesses. Abramovich set up and liquidated at least 20 companies during the early 1990s, in sectors as diverse as tyre retreading and bodyguard recruitment.From 1992 to 1995, Abramovich founded five companies that conducted resale, produced consumer goods, and acted as intermediaries, eventually specializing in the trading of oil and oil products. However, in 1992 he was arrested and sent to prison in a case of theft of government property: AVEKS-Komi sent a train containing 55 cisterns of diesel fuel, worth 3.8 million roubles, from the Ukhta Oil Refinery; Abramovich met the train in Moscow and resent the shipment to the Kaliningrad military base under a fake agreement, but the fuel arrived in Riga. Abramovich co-operated with the investigation, and the case was closed after the oil production factory was compensated by the diesel's buyer, the Latvian-US company, Chikora International.In 1995, Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky, an associate of President Boris Yeltsin, acquired the controlling interest in the large oil company Sibneft. The deal was within the controversial loans-for-shares program and each partner paid US$100 million for half of the company, above the stake's stock market value of US$150 million at the time, and rapidly turned it up into billions. The fast-rising value of the company led many observers, in hindsight, to suggest that the real cost of the company should have been in the billions of dollars. Abramovich later admitted in court that he paid huge bribes (in billions) to government officials and obtained protection from gangsters to acquire these and other assets (including aluminium assets during the aluminium wars).Thus the main stages of Abramovich's financial career were January 1989 to May 1991, as chairman of the Comfort Co-op (manufacturer of plastic toys), and May 1991 to May 1993, as director of the ABK small enterprise in Moscow. According to various sources, from 1992 to 1995 Roman Abramovich set up five companies engaged in the production of consumer goods and selling-and-buying. In May 1995, jointly with Boris Berezovsky, he set up the P.K. Trust close joint-stock company. In 1995 and 1996, he established another 10 firms: Mekong close joint-stock company, Centurion-M close joint-stock company, Agrofert limited liability company, Multitrans close joint-stock company, Oilimpex close joint-stock company, Sibreal close joint-stock company, Forneft close joint-stock company, Servet close joint-stock company, Branco close joint-stock company, Vector-A limited liability company, which, again together with Berezovsky, he used to purchase the shares of the Sibneft public company.The Guardian describes Abramovich's career as follows:By 1996, at the age of 30, Abramovich had become so rich and politically well-connected that he had become close to President Boris Yeltsin, and had moved into an apartment in the Kremlin at the invitation of the Yeltsin family. In 1999, and now a tycoon, Abramovich was elected governor of Russia's remote, far eastern province of Chukotka, and has since lavished £112 million (€132 million) on charity to rebuild the impoverished region. The identikit image being pieced together for us was of a self-made man who was not only powerful and wealthy, but acutely aware of those who had done less well in the tumultuous 1990s, when the Soviet Union fell.In 1992, Abramovich founded Mekong. He began selling oil from Noyabrsk. Eventually, he met fellow Russian businessman and entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky.According to two different sources, he first met Berezovsky either at a meeting of the Russian businessmen in the Caribbean in 1993 or in the summer of 1995 on the yacht of his friend Pyotr Aven.Berezovsky introduced Abramovich to "the family", the close circle around the then president, Boris Yeltsin, which included his daughter Tatyana Dyachenko and chief security adviser, Alexander Korzhakov.Together with Berezovsky, Abramovich founded the offshore company Gibraltar-registered Runicom Ltd. and five Western European subsidiaries. Abramovich headed the Moscow affiliate of the Swiss firm, Runicom S.A. In August 1995, Sibneft was created by Boris Yeltsin's presidential decree. It was rumored that Abramovich was the chief of the organization with Berezovsky promoting the business in higher circles.In 1995, Abramovich and Berezovsky acquired a controlling interest in the giant Soviet oil company Sibneft. Affiliates of Abramovich, with affiliates of Boris Berezovsky, purchased Sibneft for US$100.3 million (the company was worth US$2.7 billion at that time). As of 2000, Sibneft produced around US$3 billion worth of oil annually. Abramovich established several "fly-by-night" firms and together with his friend Boris Berezovsky used them to acquire the stock of Sibneft. As a result, the tycoon managed to pay for the company 25 times less than the market price. Bought for a total of US$200 million, Sibneft is now worth seventy five times as much.The Times claimed that he was assisted by Badri Patarkatsishvili. This acquisition was under the controversial loans-for-shares programme initiated by President Boris Yeltsin. After Sibneft, Abramovich's next target was the aluminium industry. After privatisation the 'aluminium wars' led to murders of smelting plant managers, metals traders and journalists as groups battled for control of the industry. Abramovich famously emerged as the winner of the aluminium wars. The Times stated that in a BBC investigation into Abramovich's wealth, reporter John Sweeney noted that, after the oligarch (Abramovich) emerged at the top of the trade, the murders stopped.The Times also notes:Mr Abramovich discloses that there was a showdown at St Moritz airport in Switzerland in 2001 when Mr [Badri] Patarkatsishvili asked him to pay US$1.3 billion (€925 million) to Mr Berezovsky. "The defendant agreed to pay this amount on the basis that it would be the final request for payment by Mr Berezovsky and that he and Mr Patarkatsishvili would cease to associate themselves publicly with him and his business interests." The payment was duly made.Mr Abramovich was also willing to pay off Mr Patarkatsishvili. He states that he agreed to pay US$585 million (€416 million) "by way of final payment".Mr Abramovich denies that he helped himself to Mr Berezovsky's interests in Sibneft and aluminium or that he threatened a friend of the exile. "It is denied that Mr Abramovich made or was party to the alleged explicit or implicit coercive threats or intimidation," he states.According to court-papers submitted by Abramovich and seen by The Times (UK), Abramovich mentions in the court-papers:Prior to the August 1995 decree [of Sibneft's creation], the defendant [Abramovich] informed Mr Berezovsky that he wished to acquire a controlling interest in Sibneft on its creation. In return for the defendant [Abramovich] agreeing to provide Mr Berezovsky with funds he required in connection with the cash flow of [his TV company] ORT, Mr Berezovsky agreed he would use his personal and political influence to support the project and assist in the passage of the necessary legislative steps leading to the creation of Sibneft.Mr Patarkatsishvili did ... provide assistance to the defendant in the defendant's acquisition of assets in the Russian aluminium industry.According to the Mirror Online, Abramovich paid Berezovsky tens, and even hundreds, of millions every year for "krysha", or mafia protection.In 2015, Abramovich invested and led a $30 million round of funding in Israeli music sharing start-up Music Messenger founded by OD Kobo. Besides Abramovich, several well-known people in the global music industry also took part in the company's previous round, among them David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Tiësto, Avicii, will.i.am, Benny Andersson and others. By 1996, at the age of 30, Abramovich had become close to President Boris Yeltsin, and had moved into an apartment inside the Kremlin at the invitation of the Yeltsin family.In 1999, the 33-year-old Abramovich was elected governor of the Russian province of Chukotka. He ran for a second term as governor in 2005. The Kremlin press service reported that Abramovich's name had been sent for approval as governor for another term to Chukotka's local parliament, which confirmed his appointment on 21 October 2005.Abramovich was the first person to originally recommend to Yeltsin that Vladimir Putin be his successor as the Russian president. When Putin formed his first cabinet as Prime Minister in 1999, Abramovich interviewed each of the candidates for cabinet positions before they were approved. Subsequently, Abramovich would remain one of Putin's closest confidants. In 2007 Putin consulted in meetings with Abramovich on the question of who should be his successor as president; Medvedev was personally recommended by Abramovich.Chris Hutchins, a biographer of Putin, describes the relationship between the Russian president and Abramovich as like that between a father and a favorite son. Abramovich himself says that when he addresses Putin he uses the Russian language's formal "Вы" (like Spanish "usted", German "Sie", Italian "lei" or French "vous"), as opposed to the informal "ты" (Spanish "tú", German "du", Italian "tu" or French "tu"). Abramovich says that the reason is because 'he is more senior than me'. Within the Kremlin, Abramovich is referred to as "Mr A".In 1999, Abramovich was elected to the State Duma as the representative for the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, an impoverished region in the Russian Far East. He started the charity Pole of Hope to help the people of Chukotka, especially children, and in December 2000 was elected governor of Chukotka, replacing Alexander Nazarov.Abramovich was the governor of Chukotka from 2000 to 2008. It has been estimated that he spent over US$1.3 billion (€925 million) of his own money on the region, which now has one of the highest birth rates in Russia. Under Abramovich, living standards improved, schools and housing were restored and new investors were being drawn to the region.In 2003, Abramovich was named Person of the Year by Expert, a Russian business magazine. He shared this title with Mikhail Khodorkovsky.Abramovich was awarded the Order of Honour for his "huge contribution to the economic development of the autonomous district [of Chukotka]", by a decree signed by the President of Russia.In early July 2008 it was announced that President Dmitri Medvedev had accepted Abramovich's request to resign as governor of Chukotka, although his various charitable activities in the region would continue. In the period 2000–2006 the average salaries in Chukotka increased from about US$165 (€117/£100) per month in 2000 to US$826 (€588/£500) per month in 2006.Roman Abramovich has been alleged to be involved in various wrongdoings. The Times said that Abramovich "famously emerged triumphant after the 'aluminium wars', in which more than 100 people are believed to have been killed in gangland feuds over control of the lucrative smelters."Boris Berezovsky (his one-time business partner) alleged in 2008 that Abramovich harassed him with "threats and intimidation" to cheat him to sell his valuable shares at less than their true worth.In 2011 Berezovsky brought a civil case against Abramovich, called Berezovsky v Abramovich, in the High Court of Justice in London, accusing Abramovich of blackmail, breach of trust and breach of contract, and seeking over £3 billion in damages.On 31 August 2012, the High Court dismissed the lawsuit. The High Court judge stated that because of the nature of the evidence, the case hinged on whether to believe Berezovsky or Abramovich's evidence. The judge found Berezovsky to be "an unimpressive, and inherently unreliable witness, who regarded truth as a transitory, flexible concept, which could be moulded to suit his current purposes", whereas Abramovich was seen as "a truthful, and on the whole, reliable witness".In 2008 The Times reported that Abramovich admitted that he paid billions of dollars for political favours and protection fees to obtain a big share of Russia's oil and aluminium assets as was shown by court papers obtained by The Times.Yugraneft, an affiliate of Sibir Energy, is seeking billions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit in London against Roman Abramovich and his investment company Millhouse Capital, alleging that it was cheated out of its Russian assets. The proceedings "involve substantial claims to recover the proceeds of the diluted interest", said Sibir Energy, a company co-owned by the billionaire Shalva Chigirinsky.In 1992, he was arrested in a case of theft of government property. AVEKS-Komi sent a train containing 55 cisterns (tankers) of diesel fuel, worth Р3.8 million (Roubles), from the Ukhta Oil Refinery (Case No. 79067 for the large-scale theft of state property); Abramovich met the train in Moscow and resent the shipment to the Kaliningrad military base under a fake agreement, but the fuel arrived in Riga. Abramovich cooperated with the investigation, and the charges were dropped after the oil production factory was compensated by the diesel's buyer, the Latvian-U.S. concern Chikora International.An allegation emerging from a Swiss investigation links Roman Abramovich, through a former company, and numerous other Russian politicians, industrialists and bankers to using a US$4.8 billion (€3.4 billion) loan from the IMF as personal slush fund; an audit sponsored by the IMF itself determined that all of the IMF funds had been used appropriately.In January 2005, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) indicated that it would be suing Abramovich over a £9 million (US$14.9 million/€10.6 million) loan. The EBRD said that it is owed US$17.5 million (€12.45 million/£10.6 million) by Runicom, a Switzerland-based oil trading business which had been controlled by Abramovich and Eugene Shvidler. Abramovich's spokesman indicated that the loan had previously been repaid.Russia's antitrust body, the Federal Antimonopoly Service, claimed that Evraz Holding, owned in part by Abramovich, had breached Russian competition law by offering unfavorable terms for contractors and discriminating against domestic consumers for coking coal, a key material used in steel production.According to Putin, Abramovich has been cheated by Igor Kolomoyskyi. Putin claimed in 2014 that Kolomoyskyi had reneged on a contract with Abramovich, saying "He [Kolomoyskyi] even managed to cheat our oligarch Roman Abramovich two or three years ago. Scammed him, as our intellectuals like to say. They signed some deal, Abramovich transferred several billion dollars, while this guy never delivered and pocketed the money. When I asked him [Abramovich]: 'Why did you do it?' he said: 'I never thought this was possible.'"In June 2003, Abramovich became the owner of the companies that control Chelsea Football Club in West London. The previous owner of the club was Ken Bates, who went on to buy Leeds United. Chelsea immediately embarked on an ambitious programme of commercial development, with the aim of making it a worldwide brand on a par with footballing dynasties such as Manchester United and Real Madrid, and also announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art training complex in Cobham, Surrey.Chelsea finished their first season after the takeover in second place in the Premier League, up from fourth the previous year. They also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, which was eventually won by surprise contender Porto, managed by José Mourinho. For Abramovich's second season at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho was recruited as the new manager, replacing the incumbent Claudio Ranieri. Chelsea ended the 2004–05 season as league champions for the first time in 50 years and only the second time in their history. Since the takeover, the club have won 13 major trophies – the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, the Premier League five times, the FA Cup four times (with 2010 providing the club's first ever league and FA Cup double), and the League Cup three times, making Chelsea the second most successful English trophy winning team in the decade with 15 honours, behind only Manchester United with 17 honours in the same time span.It was argued that Abramovich's involvement with Chelsea distorted the football transfer market throughout Europe, as his wealth often allowed the club to purchase players virtually at will. That has changed in recent years, but he did sanction the transfer of Andriy Shevchenko for a then-British record transfer fee of around £30 million (€35.3 million).In the year ending June 2005, Chelsea posted record losses of £140 million (€165 million) and the club was not expected to record a trading profit before 2010, although this decreased to reported losses of £80.2 million (€94.3 million) in the year ending June 2006. In a December 2006 interview, Abramovich stated that he expected Chelsea's transfer spending to fall in years to come.Abramovich is present at nearly every Chelsea game and shows visible emotion during matches, a sign taken by supporters to indicate a genuine love for the sport, and usually visits the players in the dressing room following each match. This stopped for a time in early 2007, when press reports appeared of a feud between Abramovich and manager Mourinho regarding the performance of certain players, notably Andriy Shevchenko.In the early hours of 20 September 2007, Mourinho announced his exit as Chelsea manager by mutual consent with the club following a meeting with the board. The former Israel coach and Chelsea's director of football, Avram Grant, was named as his replacement. Ever since Grant had joined Chelsea in 2007, there had been friction between him and Mourinho. Mourinho reportedly told Grant not to interfere in team affairs but, with Abramovich's backing, Grant's profile at the club rose after he was made a member of the board. This event apparently did not go down well with Mourinho and may have contributed to his surprise departure. Grant led Chelsea to the position of runners-up in the Premiership and the club's first appearance in the Champions League final, beaten by Manchester United on both accounts. Nevertheless, on 24 May 2008, Grant was sacked as manager by Abramovich.On 11 June 2008, it was announced that Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had taken Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002, would be taking over as manager, but he only lasted until 9 February 2009 before being sacked. In February 2009, acclaimed coach Guus Hiddink was appointed caretaker manager for the rest of the 2008/09 season, delivering Chelsea's first post-Mourinho trophy with the FA Cup.Hiddink was replaced by another former European Cup winning boss, Carlo Ancelotti. In May 2010, Ancelotti took Chelsea to their first league and FA Cup "double" in his first season as manager. The following season, in January 2011, Spanish footballer Fernando Torres completed his move to Chelsea on a 5 ⁄2-year contract on 31 January for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £50 million, which set a new record for a British transfer and made him the fourth most expensive footballer in history. Ancelotti was sacked as manager at the end of his second season with the club in May 2011, after Chelsea's impressive form at the start of the campaign collapsed spectacularly during the winter months.André Villas-Boas, after taking Porto to a Europa League triumph, and having previously worked alongside Mourinho at Stamford Bridge, was appointed as Abramovich's seventh manager of Chelsea on 22 June 2011. Villas-Boas, however, was sacked in on 4 March due to a bad run of form, with only one win in 11 games. The next manager was Roberto Di Matteo, who was appointed to this role after winning the Champions League and the FA Cup serving in a caretaker capacity. Di Matteo was also sacked on 21 November 2012 after their 3–0 loss to Juventus. Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benítez was appointed as manager for the remainder of the club's campaign. He won Chelsea the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League against Benfica before leaving at the end of his term as interim manager.After the 2012–13 season, Benítez left Chelsea, whereupon José Mourinho returned as manager, signing a four-year deal. On 1 July 2013, Chelsea celebrated ten years under Abramovich's ownership. Before the first game of the 2013–14 season against Hull City on 18 August 2013, the Russian thanked Chelsea supporters for ten years of support in a short message on the front cover of the match programme, saying, "We have had a great decade together and the club could not have achieved it all without you," "Thanks for your support and here's to many more years of success."In March 2004, Sibneft agreed to a three-year sponsorship deal worth €41.3 million (US$58 million) with the Russian team CSKA Moscow. Although the company explained that the decision was made at management level, some viewed the deal as an attempt by Abramovich to counter accusations of being "unpatriotic" which were made at the time of the Chelsea purchase. UEFA rules prevent one person owning more than one team participating in UEFA competitions, so Abramovich has no equity interest in CSKA. A lawyer, Alexandre Garese, is one of his partners in CSKA.Following an investigation, Abramovich was cleared by UEFA of having a conflict of interest. Nevertheless, he was named "most influential person in Russian football" in the Russian magazine Pro Sport at the end of June 2004. In May 2005, CSKA won the UEFA Cup, becoming the first Russian club ever to win a major European football competition. In October 2005, however, Abramovich sold his interest in Sibneft and the company's new owner Gazprom, which sponsors Zenit Saint Petersburg, cancelled the sponsorship deal.Abramovich also played a large role in bringing Guus Hiddink to Russia to coach the Russia national football team. Piet de Visser, a former head scout of Hiddink's club PSV Eindhoven and now a personal assistant to Abramovich at Chelsea, recommended Hiddink to the Chelsea owner.In addition to his involvement in professional football, Abramovich sponsors a foundation in Russia called the National Academy of Football. The organization sponsors youth sports programs throughout the country and has constructed more than fifty football pitches in various cities and towns. It also funds training programs for coaches, prints instruction materials, renovates sports facilities and takes top coaches and students on trips to visit professional football clubs in England, the Netherlands and Spain. In 2006 the Academy of Football took over the administration of the Konoplyov football academy at Primorsky, near Togliatti, Samara Oblast, where over 1,000 youths are in residence, following the death at 38 of its founder, Yuri Konoplev.According to Forbes, as of March 2016, Abramovich had a net worth of US$7.6 billion, ranking him as the 151th richest person in the world. In March 2017, Bloomberg estimated his wealth as US$10.4 billion. Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, he was considered to be the second richest person living within the United Kingdom. Early in 2009, The Times estimated that due to the global economic crisis he had lost £3 billion from his £11.7 billion wealth.Abramovich reportedly donated more money to charity than any other living Russian. Between 2009 and 2013, Abramovich donated more than US$2.5 billion to build schools, hospitals and infrastructure in Chukotka. In addition, Evraz Plc (EVR), the steelmaker partly owned by Abramovich, donated US$164 million for social projects between 2010 through 2012, an amount that is excluded in Abramovich's US$310 million donations during this period.Abramovich has reportedly spent approximately GB£1.5 bn on the Pole of Hope, his charity set up to help those in the Arctic region of Chukotka, where he was governor.Roman Abramovich sponsored an exhibition of photographs of Uzbekistan by renowned Soviet photographer Max Penson (1893–1959) which opened on 29 November 2006 at the Gilbert Collection at Somerset House in London. He previously funded the exhibition "Quiet Resistance: Russian Pictorial Photography 1900s–1930s" at the same gallery in 2005. Both exhibits were organized by the Moscow House of Photography.In May 2008, Abramovich emerged as a major buyer in the international art auction market. He purchased Francis Bacon's Triptych 1976 for €61.4 million (US$86.3 million) (a record price for a post-war work of art) and Lucian Freud's Benefits Supervisor Sleeping for €23.9 million (US$33.6 million) (a record price for a work by a living artist).His partner Dasha Zhukova is managing a Garage Center for Contemporary Culture - gallery of contemporary art in Moscow that was initially housed in the historical Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage building by Konstantin Melnikov. The building, neglected for decades and partially taken apart by previous tenants, was restored in 2007–2008 and reopened to the public in September 2008. Speed and expense of restoration is credited to sponsorship by Abramovich.Abramovich has become the world's greatest spender on luxury yachts, and always maintains a fleet of yachts which the media have called "Abramovich's Navy":Current boats:Former boats:He owns a private Boeing 767-33A/ER, registered in Aruba as P4-MES. It is known as The Bandit due to its livery. Originally the aircraft was ordered by Hawaiian Airlines but the order was cancelled and Abramovich bought it from Boeing and refitted it to his own requirements by Andrew Winch, who designed the interior and exterior. The aircraft was estimated in 2016 to cost US$74 million and its interior is reported to include a 30-seat dining room, a boardroom, master bedrooms, luxury bathrooms with showers, and a spacious living room. The aircraft has the same air missile avoidance system as the Air Force One. Abramovich also owns a Dassault Falcon 7X with registration LX-MES. It's called the Mini Bandit due to having a similar livery to The Bandit.In 2009, Abramovich had Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani and Prince sing at his New Year's Eve event at his estate on the Caribbean island of St Bart's. In 2011, Abramovich hired the Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform for a reported £5m. The performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers included a special appearance from Toots Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals. Abramovich reportedly spent £5 million on a total of 300 guests, including George Lucas, Martha Stewart, Marc Jacobs and Jimmy Buffett. In 2014, Abramovich hired British singer Robbie Williams to headline a New Year's dinner for President Putin's "inner circle". The party took place in Moscow and appears to have been the inspiration for Williams' song "Party Like a Russian".
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Fundraising in memory of Granda
C2C Walk
Ukulele Express
Where do I start with this one? Probably way back in August last year when I had a crazy idea to walk the Coast to Coast. That's 192 miles from the west coast of England to the east. Still, it's all for the best of causes, I just need a little practise in walks before I can do it. That's all isn't it? Read on....
Richmond Castle in the background
Due to the recent rain in the Lakes (even though it ALWAYS rains in the Lakes), we decided not to camp out there on Friday night, I never even got the chance to camp in my living room as it was, but we would tackle a big walk for the whole of Saturday. Now which walk should we do? Yes, you got it! The longest leg of the whole walk, the 23 mile Richmond to Osmotherley section. We had all of the Saturday free, the weather was nice, why the hell not - what could possibly go wrong???
Old converted pub in Brompton on Swale
It was an early morning rise, Dad drove to Osmotherley and dumped his car there, then jumped in Nat's who then dropped us in Richmond and disappeared into the sunset. It was just after 9am and there we were, only 23 miles away from the comfort of the car. Still, we were psyched up for this one - if we could nail this then we could take on the world (as long as the world didn't come at us the morning after).
Everything was keyed into the GPS and we were ready to go. We put total faith into the GPS, and it took us on what I think was the shortest route, although it wasn't the most scenic route of the C2C, in fact it was bloody awful to be honest. Pretty much all of the route was road/path/track, it would almost have been a joy to go over the odd stile, or splodge in mud. Because of the poor route, and it was a misty day, I didn't get too many good pictures.
Pretty much my view the whole walk - following Pacemaker Col
We skipped (slight exaggeration) the first 8 miles of the walk, passing through Brompton on Swale, and buying a losing lottery ticket in the process. We didn't know at the time it was a loser, of course. We also passed through Bolton on Swale which had a nice little church yard and boasted the grave of a man who lived to be 170. It must be true - it said on the headstone!
Disused water pump at Bolton on Swale
We carried on though and were trying to hold out until the half way point, Danby Wiske, but unfortunately we both felt we needed a break. We had clocked about 10 miles and spotted a little bridge in the middle of a long track. We seized the opportunity - never had such a piddly little bridge given so much pleasure. We took our bagpacks off, perched on the wall of the bridge and enjoyed some scran. It was about midday so we had reached a good average of 3.2mph.
Bolton on Swale church - home to the grave of a 170 year old
Enthused by the short break, although we were a bit wobbly on our feet after jumping off the wall, we cracked on. We had decided to have a decent break in about 3 miles when we got to Danby Wiske. Trudging on, my mind started wandering, what would this Mecca of a place Danby Wiske be like? Would the street be paved with gold? Would there be a facility to take off your boots and have someone massage your feet while you wait? Would there be a cash machine where it paid out money without even putting your bank card in?
Scroll down for the answer (although I suspect you've got it in one).
Brand new signage
To be fair it was a massive disappointment. But wait! There's a pub! You don't see too many pubs, unusually, in these little villages, but Danby Wiske still had one. We decided to stop for a little while, rest our aching bodies and grab a cold drink. As we entered we realised we were the only customers in, so were we greeted with open arms by a landlord who clearly didn't have many others using his pub? Yet again, the answer is NO! Quite the opposite, we seemed to be an inconvenience to him, no pleasantries or anything, not a very good advert for his pub which I will keep anonymous (see below). It was only a bottle of coke from the fridge but it was well chilled and done the trick. It boasted it was a CAMRA pub of the year 2012, but they can't have visited the gents as you had to go through a mountain of wellies, outside through a back garden and then into a room which looked like an afterthought.
The only pub in Danby Wiske
Anyway, we continued on, it was starting to be a bit more of a struggle now, we had certainly dropped from our 3.2mph, maybe hitting 2.5 now. More of the same again, more paths, more tracks, more road. My feet were feeling heavy and I could start to feel the blisters forming. We headed into Brompton, and got slightly excited that we had crossed a level crossing seconds before the alarms sounded and the gates closed, yes, delirium had set in!
It wasn't the animals that scared us
Although the sun was out it was Dad's day to shine - despite me flagging with blisters and general aches, it was the (almost) 60 year old Pacemaker Col who led the way. He was my Mr Miyagi for the day with his constant words of encouragement. After stopping for another break in Brompton, we were on our final push. The GPS told us it was about 3 miles away, though it must have been tired as it turned out it was 6, and what a long 6 it was!
Location of the original 'Swamp Thing'
We did keep on going though, with every step feeling the rubbing of blisters and the aching hip/back/calf/top of foot/everywhere you can think of that can ache! It was a busy road we were walking which meant partial road walking and partial verge walking - with every step up and down magnified 100 times. While Dad kept some kind of pace going I dragged my carcass behind with every 100 metres or so letting out the wail of the aching banshee.
Accommodation not up to much in Streetlam
After several more stop offs to shake off aches and pains we made it to Ellerbeck, which in turn meant Osmotherley was only a couple of miles away. I had been mentally preparing myself for the four lane dash over the A19, only to find out there was no need to do it on this route, which was a massive relief at this point as I don't think I was in a position to dash anywhere! A road sign for Osmotherley finally appeared, it said 1 mile. That's it, 1 mile from the car, it had started to rain so it was 1 mile to dry and warmth. 1 mile, that's all it was. What could possibly go wrong?
What they don't tell you is that it's all uphill!
Somebody had decided to build Osmotherley on a hill, that's what went wrong. A little breather before we took it on and we were away. I'm not quite sure what the passing motorists made of us in our shorts in the rain, especially with my now dishevelled look. The tease was that it was a winding road so you weren't quite sure when you were up the top. We passed several friendly people on the road, mainly cyclists, but the most pleasant were an elderley couple in Osmotherley who asked if we were doing the Coast to Coast. I think she had seen the state of me and wondered if we had done it all on that day!
Finally, after walking for 9 hours of the 10 we were out, we made it back to the car. 23 miles NAILED! It was a massive pleasure to take off my boots at the car. My clothes were sweat and rain soaked so I took my jacket off too.
We got home at 7:30 and I shook with cold for the next half hour. Nat got home about the same time and made the best cup of tea ever!
Despite having anti-blister socks, and a top pair of walking boots on, my feet were a mess. I had a big blister on the bottom of each foot and a canyon on the heel of my foot which I had not seen the like of since backpacking around Europe in 2004. My limbs ached, the top of my feet ached, too many aches to mention. It was that bad I couldn't even face writing this blog until the next day! Oh and I didn't even realise my head was bright red with sun burn.
Still, despite all the above I made it up and to church in good time, and went for some foot treatment at Mam's afterwards. It is definitely a good war wound, at least I can say I walked 23 miles to get it, and now I have done it, it has made me have a rethink about the itinerary of the walk - can I really get up and do another 20 miles the day after? I might make some adjustments with yesterdays walk in mind, but still practise makes perfect eh?
Finally, another good shout to Dad, he was awesome yesterday and if he hadn't been the voice of encouragement, I would probably still be crawling up that hill to the car now!

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Bolarinwa must resign as APC chairman, Kwara Youths insist (READ FULL STATEMENT)
Kwara Youth Congress read with dismay the press release issued and signed by the Kwara APC Chairman, Bolarinwa Omolaja Bashir, BOB on 30th of August 2019.
We want to note that the release does not constitute an apology by the Chairman for his arrogance and for verbally insulting our Governor at a meeting of the Executive of the party in the state and at the reception in honour of Minister of Information Alh. Lai Mohammed in Abuja. As stated before, the genesis of his anger and arrogance was due to the fact that the Governor refused to provide the sum of 10million Naira to the party to travel to Abuja for a one day event.
The avoidance of an apology as demanded by us for the Chairman's unwarranted rudeness to the Governor and by default to the people of the state who voted en mass for AA is not acceptable.
Never in the history of politics in Kwara state has any Governor been so treated by any party Chairman. He has betrayed the trust of the numerous KWARANS who said OTOOGE Loud and Clear in the last elections.
The OTOOGE mantra was not only for the Saraki's dynasty in Kwara but to the likes of Saraki's politics anywhere in our state. We would not be enslaved again by anyone or group. No more Godfather in kwara politics ever; either directly or indirectly. BOB and his people want to keep playing the same old politics of Godfathers and we would not be docile again and watch such fester.
Kwara is no longer anyone's political enterprise but that of the people of Kwara. The Chairman has shown disloyalty to the Governor of Kwara state and her people. In politics, loyalty is total. Once there is an element of disloyalty, no matter how little, not to talk of as publicly exhibited by BOB, it is an unforgivable one and he must pay for such a treacherous action. The chairman in his further display of arrogance and hostility against the supporters of the government, he ordered the arrest of Kwara Must Change Convener, KMC Abdulrasaq Hamzat at his residence in Fate, Ilorin over a purported call for his resignation. We therefore stand on our earlier call for the Chairman to apologise to the Governor and people of Kwara state and resign. Failure of the Chairman to do that, we shall occupy the party office at the end of the 7-day ultimatum.
Ibrahim Abdullahi (PRO) FOR: KWARA YOUTH CONGRES (KYCO)
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The scene in "Fourth of July, Brooklyn" is one I was transfixed by as it was occurring and which lingered long afterward. Its correspondences were not immediately apparent, but instead were revealed to me as I wrote the poem and tried to recreate the image's pull.
lies on the sky like a bruise.
for how they do not glide.
of that very bright wound.


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World Council of Churches calls for end to violence around the world
Mario Schiavone
Syrian families fleeing the escalation of government offensive in Idlib province. (AFP or licensors)
The World Council of Churches has condemned several attacks across the world in the first week of the Christmas Season, which have resulted in the loss of lives and injuries. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has condemned the attack against Jews in New York.
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Olav Fykse Tveit, has condemned the "violent attacks on innocent human beings in the name of any religion," saying they "cannot be accepted, and should not be accepted by any religion".
A sub-group of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Nigeria released a video on 26 December, claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians. The terrorist group declared that the executions were an act of revenge for the recent killing of their high-ranked leaders.
"In the strongest possible terms, we denounce these attempts to divide the Nigerian people by turning Christians against Muslims", Tveit said. "We must promote respect for human dignity in all circumstances, as well as for respect and diversity, to counter the hate and intolerance that are behind such acts of extreme violence", Tveit added.
The WCC general secretary also drew attention to the Syrian people saying they "have already been subjected to too much conflict, and far too much bloodshed, destruction and displacement."
According to the United Nations, more than 235,000 people have fled the Idlib region over the past two weeks, in the latest escalation of violence in northwest Syria, 12-26 December.
Tveit said, "The churches of the world demand an end to it – an end to the suffering of the people." "Enough fighting, chaos and death!" he urged, adding, "It is time for peace, for respite, for dialogue, and for justice for the victims of atrocities perpetrated through these catastrophic years of violence."
The WCC leader also condemned an attack on Saturday on a Jewish celebration at the home of a rabbi in the New York suburb of Monsey in the US, stabbing and wounding five people.
"We are condemning this attack and the anti-Semitic, racist and extremist ideology that might motivate this attack" Tveit said. "We also emphasize the importance of proper security for all, particularly minorities, in our countries."
He said people have the right to gather at places of worship in peace, and violence against them is appalling. He said, "The assault seems to be a brazen display of racist anti-Semitism that, sadly, is on the rise in the US and elsewhere."
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has also condemned Saturday's attack, saying, "Such acts must be condemned completely and without reservation as totally contrary to everything that people of faith stand for."
The Monsey stabbing is the latest in a series of anti-Semitic attacks throughout New York.
"An attack on any individual or group because of his or her religious beliefs is an attack on us all," Card. Dolan said in a statement. "This hatred has no place in our city, state, or nation, or anywhere else on our planet."
A truck bomb that exploded at a busy security checkpoint in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday, killed at least 90 and injured many more. Many of them were university students and some were children. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
The WCC general secretary said, "Across the world, people who were living their daily lives – standing in line for shopping food, innocently walking in places that should be safe, attending worship – have been lost to their families and their communities." "We condemn these senseless acts of violence. Let us strengthen our resolution to pursue peace and justice for all, dignity for all, the freedom to lead full lives for all."
Tveit encouraged WCC member churches to hold those affected and killed in prayers, and called for ecumenical solidarity in the face of such attacks of terror and violence.
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**Stability: 1 - Experimental**

## Description
YouWatch is a desktop app that improves the official YouTube webapp.

* Gridifcation of the youtube subscriptions page (/feed/subscriptions)
* Create a playlist on the go
* Float-on-top mode

### Still to do

* Monitor on site activity and keeps track of which videos you've watched.
* Save a playlist for future use
* Offline mode

## Stack

## Dev
**Replace the credentials in `src/config.js` with yours.**
Use this command to avoid commiting the file:

`$ git update-index --assume-unchanged src/config.js`

### Commands
* Init: `$ npm install`
* Clean data: `$ npm run clean`
* Run: `$ npm start`
* Build OS X: `$ npm run build:osx`
* Build Linux: `$ npm run build:linux`
* Build Windows: `$ npm run build:windows`
* Build all: `$ brew install wine` and `$ npm run build` *(OS X only)*

## License
MIT © [Yann Bertrand](http://yann-bertrand.fr)

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SDSC's Flash 'Gordon' Too Fast for Retirement
They say a dog year is equivalent to about seven human years, but the average supercomputer's lifespan is even shorter due mainly to the economics of powering and cooling the machines. A typical life cycle for today's big iron is about five years, but sometimes another opportunity presents itself. Such is the case for "Gordon," the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) system that was pioneering for its use of flash technology when it entered production in January 2012.
Five years goes by quickly, and now Gordon is nearing its official retirement date; on March 31, the data-focused machine ends its term as a National Science Foundation (NSF) resource. But that flash-enabled bandwidth, so valuable for today's data heavy workloads, is proving to have staying power.
Yesterday, San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) announced that "Gordon" will live on, thanks to an agreement with the Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute in New York. Flatiron will use Gordon's computational power for ongoing research in astrophysics, biology, materials research and other fields according to an announcement put out by SDSC.
SDSC will provide high-performance computing (HPC) resources and services on Gordon for the Flatiron Institute as part of a two-year agreement, with an option to renew for a third year. The agreement takes effect April 1, 2017.
The contract guarantees Flatiron annual access to at least 90 percent of the machine's cycles; SDSC will be able to use the remaining capacity within UC San Diego's Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS), SDSC's OpenTopography project and various projects within the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), which is based at SDSC.
"We are delighted that the Simons Foundation has given Gordon a new lease on life after five years of service as a highly sought after XSEDE resource," said SDSC Director Michael Norman, who also served as the principal investigator for Gordon. "We welcome the Foundation as a new partner and consider this to be a solid testimony regarding Gordon's data-intensive capabilities and its myriad contributions to advancing scientific discovery."
"We are excited to have a big boost to the processing capacity for our researchers and to work with the strong team from San Diego," said Ian Fisk, co-director of the Scientific Computing Core (SCC), which is part of the Flatiron Institute.
David Spergel, director of the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) said, "CCA researchers will use Gordon both for simulating the evolution and growth of galaxies, as well as for the analysis of large astronomical data sets. Gordon offers us a powerful platform for attacking these challenging computational problems."
Other projects that will continue to benefit from Gordon include the Simons Array (the successor to the POLARBEAR project) and Simons Observatory.
"POLARBEAR and The Simons Array, which will deploy the most powerful CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background) radiation telescope and detector system ever made, are two NSF supported astronomical telescopes that observe CMB, in essence the leftover 'heat' from the Big Bang in the form of microwave radiation," said Brian Keating, a professor of physics at UC San Diego's Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences and a co-PI for the POLARBEAR/Simons Array project.
Through its NSF tenure, Gordon has supported research and education by more than 2,000 command-line users and over 7,000 gateway users, primarily through XSEDE-based resource allocations.
"One of Gordon's most data-intensive tasks was to rapidly process raw data from almost one billion particle collisions as part of a project to help define the future research agenda for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)," notes SDSC. "Gordon provided auxiliary computing capacity by processing massive data sets generated by one of the LHC's two large general-purpose particle detectors used to find the elusive Higgs particle. The around-the-clock data processing run on Gordon was completed in about four weeks' time, making the data available for analysis several months ahead of schedule."
This story relied on reporting from SDSC. For more details, refer to the SDSC press release.


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Nigeria's openness excludes Muslim activists
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Our Own Correspondent
Rajab 26, 1419 1998-11-16
by Our Own Correspondent (World, Crescent International Vol. 27, No. 18, Rajab, 1419)
When general Abdulsalam Abubakar took over as Nigerian head of State in June, following the sudden death of his predecessor general Sani Abacha, he promised to reform the country's political system, re-introduce democracy, and 'withdraw all charges against political offenders.' Since then the western press has made much of his progress, he has been permitted to tour western capitals, and the Commonwealth foreign ministers meeting in London on October 8 recommended that sanctions against Nigeria be lifted in recognition of his democratic reforms.
The issue of political prisoners has been the most critical. Since Abacha's execution of novelist Ken Siro-Wiwa, the western media have focused on this issue as a gauge of Nigeria's progress towards democracy and liberalism, and Abubakar has released many pro-democracy prisoners to appease them. The announcements last month that Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate for literature, and other political exiles were prepared to return to Nigeria before the presidential elections due on May 29, 1999, has also been taken as a good sign.
However, there is one area in which Abubakar has proved no more liberal than his predecessor: the Islamic movement. It is also no surprise that the west has chosen to totally ignore Abubakar's continued suppression of Islamic activism in Nigeria as it demands a clear anti-Islamic stance as a condition for its support from regimes all over the world. The west's vocal demands for democracy and freedom are, of course, only slogans; what it really demands is that regimes be pro-western and viciously suppress all anti-western elements, particularly Islamic ones.
The arrest and imprisonment of Ma'allam Ibrahim Zakzaky under the Abacha regime is well-known. What is less well-known is that he and dozens of other Islamic activists remain in prison despite Abubakar's well-publicised release of other political prisoners. At least 50 people have been extra-judicially killed by police this year alone. Many died when demonstrations were violently dispersed.
Islamic activists and their families are also harassed and suppressed in countless other ways; all without the slightest comment or objection from western governments or human rights agencies.
The London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission, headed by Massoud Shadjareh, last month published a comprehensive report under the title Human Rights Violations in Nigeria April 1997-September 1998, complementing and updating its earlier reports on Nigeria. While much of the IHRC's work has focused on the plight on Ibrahim Zakzaky, this report also highlights numerous other cases and indicates that Zakzaky's plight is only part albeit a major one, of a wider campaign against the Islamic movement. The IHRC also emphasizes that there has been no change in the government's attitude towards the Islamic movement since the death of Abacha and the coming to power of Abubakar.
Among the episodes, the report highlights are:
Police firing on a peaceful Muslim youth demonstration in Katsina on January 30, 1998, in which five unarmed youths were killed; the demonstration was calling for the release of Zakzaky and protesting US policies towards Iraq.
A police attack on a Qur'anic study group in the Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi Mosque in Tudunwada, Kaduna province, on February 3, in which one student was killed and three seriously injured. The attack was ordered because the meeting had been convened without special permission.
On April 17, 1998, Zeenah Al-Zakzaky, wife of Ma'allam Ibrahim, was arrested along with six of their seven children, eight other women and 16 children. Two days later, on April 19, a march in Kaduna protesting these arrests was fired on, with 16 protesters killed and an equal number injured. The next day, nine more people were killed when police opened fire at the funeral processions of some of those killed the previous day. Among them was a four-month-old boy, Muhammad Baqir Junaid.
Zeenah Al-Zakzaky was detained for over six weeks. She was severely beaten during the arrest. She and her children, the youngest just 16 months old at the time, were variously charged with insulting general Abacha, public disturbances and intimidating police officers. Her 12-year-old daughter, Nusaiba, was charged with assaulting a police officer. All were released at the end of May but the charges against them still stand. The families of other prominent Muslim prisoners have been similarly mistreated.
Thirteen Muslims are believed to have been killed when police opened fire on demonstrations in Kano and Kaduna on two successive Fridays, September 11 and 18. This followed shortly after the announcement of general Abubakar's tour of Britain, France and the US, and shortly before the Commonwealth foreign ministers voted to ease sanctions against Nigeria because of 'progress' being made towards human rights and democracy.
The IHRC also lists cases of extrajudicial killings and torture by police and military personnel; the use of rape and sexual assault against Muslim women; and the desecration and destruction of Islamic institutions and places of worship. The report also demonstrates that Nigerian security forces have developed a policy of extortion in order to intimidate traders and businessmen sympathetic to the Islamic movement. Many are arrested, accused of illegal activities, and then offered freedom in exchange for substantial payments.
The IHRC report, which lists the names of people killed, along with the dates and circumstances of their death, as well as of Muslims in prison, mosques destroyed and demonstrations fired upon, makes a convincing case that the situation of Muslim activists in Nigeria has not improved in any way since the coming to power of Abdusalam Abubakar, and that the west is willing to deal with him despite full knowledge of his continued oppression of Islamic movement activists.
The fact that this information, which the IHRC also provides to the western media, does not affect western judgement of Nigeria's 'progress' towards democracy is indicative of the west's double standards on this issue, as on so many others. It also demonstrates the need for Muslims to develop and depend only upon their own sources of information on such matters.
Muslimedia: November 16-30, 1998
Abdulsalami AbubakarIslamic Movement in NigeriaMallam Ibrahim ZakzakyNigeriaSani AbachaKen Siro-Wiwa
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Q: PHP Rename all the keys in arrays I have an array of arrays, something like this:
Array
(
[0] => Array
    (
        [0] => DC1F180E-FE57-622C-28AE-8194843B4D84
        [1] => First Choice
        [2] => 1
    )

[1] => Array
    (
        [0] => EB877F3C-7A3B-98A7-9240-580FB797030A
        [1] => Second Choice
        [2] => 0
    )

[2] => Array
    (
        [0] => D3C0EA56-73D2-C7E3-8236-EEA2400DFA9C
        [1] => Third Choice
        [2] => 0
    )

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How do I can rename all the keys in "nested" arrays to get something like this in all "nested" arrays:
...
[1] => Array
    (
        [id] => EB877F3C-7A3B-98A7-9240-580FB797030A
        [name] => Second Choice
        [status] => 0
    )
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A: This way you can change keys in your array:
for ($i=0, $c = count($array); $i<$c; ++$i) {
   $array[$i]['id'] = $array[$i][0];
   $array[$i]['name'] = $array[$i][1];
   $array[$i]['status'] = $array[$i][2];
   unset($array[$i][0];
   unset($array[$i][1];
   unset($array[$i][2];
}

You have to use syntax $array[$key1][$key2] to use multidimensional array.

A: You could use array_walk and array_combine like this:
$a = array(array('foo','bar'),array('foo','bar'));
print_r($a);
$keys = array('first','second');
$new_array = array();
array_walk($a,function($x) use (&$new_array,$keys) {
    $new_array[] = array_combine($keys,$x);
});
print_r($new_array);

array_walk goes through each element of your array, applying a callback function. array_combine combines an array of keys with an array of values to produce a new array.
output:
Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => foo [1] => bar )
        [1] => Array ( [0] => foo [1] => bar ) )

Array ( [0] => Array ( [first] => foo [second] => bar )
        [1] => Array ( [first] => foo [second] => bar ) )

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Dashcam Video Shows Officer Firing Shots Into Castile Car
According to new video footage, The Minnesota police officer who pulled over Philando Castile told the driver that his brake lights were out and instructed him not to pull out his handgun, before suddenly drawing his own weapon and firing seven rounds into the car. The dashboard video taken from St. Anthony police Officer Jeronimo Yanez's squad car illustrated how a routine traffic stop of a black man shifted to a deadly confrontation. The video was made public days after the Latino officer was acquitted on all counts in the case.


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Q: Python, pillow grab not load the images frames correctly I'm trying to use pillow.grab to get frames of my screen. For later detect objects for every frame.
import numpy as np
import cv2
from PIL import ImageGrab as ig
import time

# Load Yolo
net = cv2.dnn.readNet("yolov3_training_last.weights", "yolov3_testing.cfg")

# Name custom object
classes = ["amongus"]

layer_names = net.getLayerNames()
output_layers = [layer_names[i[0] - 1] for i in net.getUnconnectedOutLayers()]
colors = np.random.uniform(0, 255, size=(len(classes), 3))

last_time = time.time()
while(True):
    img_ = ig.grab(bbox=None)

    open_cv_image = np.array(img_)
    open_cv_image = open_cv_image[:, :, ::-1].copy()

    img = cv2.resize(open_cv_image, None, fx=0.4, fy=0.4)
    height, width, channels = img.shape

    # Detecting objects
    blob = cv2.dnn.blobFromImage(img, 0.00392, (416, 416), (0, 0, 0), True, crop=False)

    net.setInput(blob)
    outs = net.forward(output_layers)

    # Showing informations on the screen
    class_ids = []
    confidences = []
    boxes = []
    for out in outs:
        for detection in out:
            scores = detection[5:]
            class_id = np.argmax(scores)
            confidence = scores[class_id]
            if confidence > 0.3:
                # Object detected
                print(class_id)
                center_x = int(detection[0] * width)
                center_y = int(detection[1] * height)
                w = int(detection[2] * width)
                h = int(detection[3] * height)

                # Rectangle coordinates
                x = int(center_x - w / 2)
                y = int(center_y - h / 2)

                boxes.append([x, y, w, h])
                confidences.append(float(confidence))
                class_ids.append(class_id)

    indexes = cv2.dnn.NMSBoxes(boxes, confidences, 0.5, 0.4)
    print(indexes)
    font = cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_PLAIN
    for i in range(len(boxes)):
        if i in indexes:
            x, y, w, h = boxes[i]
            label = str(classes[class_ids[i]])
            color = colors[class_ids[i]]
            cv2.rectangle(img, (x, y), (x + w, y + h), color, 2)
            #cv2.putText(img, label, (x, y + 30), font, 3, color, 2)

    cv2.imshow("Image", np.array(img_))
    #key = cv2.waitKey(0)

cv2.destroyAllWindows()

If I uncomment the #key = cv2.waitKey(0) works because I'm taking just one frame for every time I press a key, but once I comment that part, I got this screen.

I'm assuming (not sure at all if it's because of that) that this is happening because a lot of frames are coming, but if I sleep(n) the while fps will be so low. (I guess?)
What's happening / how to fix it?


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Q: Vm is not defined - vueJS with vueCLI I'm using vue-cli for my project. vue-route and vuex also added to project. Routes working nice. while I checking vuex store data in route, I getting vm is not defined error. You can find the code blocks below.
main.js
// Application
var vm = new Vue({
  router,
  store,
  render: h => h(App)
}).$mount('#app')

window.vm = vm;

router.js
import Vue from 'vue'
import Router from 'vue-router'
import auth from './controller/authController'
import Login from './views/Login.vue'

Vue.use(Router)

export default new Router({
  mode: 'history',
  routes: [
    { path: '/', component: Dashboard, beforeEnter: auth.checkAuth },
    { path: '/login', component: Login }
  ]
})

Problem is starting at this point. Auth js has vm defining because of reach the vuex store.
auth js
function checkAuth() {
  vm.$store.getters.getServerPath();
.... bla bla
.... bla bla
}

I hope some one give me an advice. If need I can share more details.

A: I think the more standard approach in this cases is to import and export the vuex store itself, not the vue instance.
So in your auth.js you import the store and then access its getters directly:
import store from '@/app/store/main.store'; // or whatever path it is
function checkAuth() {
  store.getters.getServerPath();
.... bla bla
.... bla bla
}

While I believe this is better than exporting the instance (or the store) to window, you're asking about why vm is undefined in your code. Of that I'm not sure,
did you try to reference the vm directly from window? I don't really know, but vue-cli code or babel's probably set the strict mode, so you need to explicitly reference window properties from window:
function checkAuth() {
  window.vm.$store.getters.getServerPath();
.... bla bla
.... bla bla
}

A: You could export and import the vue instance rather than relying on the window object being available.
main.js
// Application
var vm = new Vue({
  router,
  store,
  render: h => h(App)
})
vm.$mount('#app')

export const vueInstance = vm

auth.js
import { vueInstance } from '@/main'
function checkAuth() {
  vueInstance.$store.getters.getServerPath();
.... bla bla
.... bla bla
}

A: Looks like your using VueCLI3 from the mounting.
Try this, without putting it in the window..
main.js
new Vue({
  router,
  store,
  render: h => h(App)
}).$mount("#app");

router.js
import auth from './auth'
...
{ path: '/', component: Dashboard, beforeEnter: auth.checkAuth }

auth.js
import store from './store'
...
function checkAuth() {
  store.getters.getServerPath();
}
export default checkAuth


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Theilenhofen ist eine Gemeinde im mittelfränkischen Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. Die Gemeinde ist Mitglied der Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Gunzenhausen.

Geografie

Lage
Theilenhofen liegt in der Region Westmittelfranken, rund 44 Kilometer Luftlinie südlich von Nürnberg und rund zehn Kilometer Luftlinie westlich von Weißenburg in Bayern entfernt. Das Gemeindegebiet ist wie ein nach Süden verlaufendes Dreieck geformt. Die Altmühl, an der der Ortsteil Gundelsheim liegt, bildet die Westgrenze der Gemeinde. Auf Gemeindegebiet münden der Dornhauser Mühlbach, der Wachsteiner Bach und (über einen Auengraben von dieser) der Weidachgraben in die Altmühl. Bei Theilenhofen entspringt der Knöpfelbach. Durch Theilenhofen verläuft die Bundesstraße 13, in der Antike führte der Limes durch das nördliche Gemeindegebiet. Die Gemeinde liegt hauptsächlich in einer weiten Offenlandschaft, geprägt von Wiesen und Feldern.

Nachbargemeinden
Die Nachbargemeinden sind:

Gemeindegliederung
Die Gemeinde hat 5 Gemeindeteile (in Klammern sind der Siedlungstyp und die Einwohnerzahl angegeben):
 Dornhausen (Pfarrdorf, 263)
 Gundelsheim an der Altmühl (Pfarrdorf, 199)
 Rittern (Dorf, 83)
 Theilenhofen (Pfarrdorf, 446)
 Wachstein (Pfarrdorf, 202)

Geschichte

Römisches Kastell
Gut 500 Meter nordwestlich lag von etwa 100 bis 250 n. u. Z. das 2,8 Hektar große Kastell Iciniacum, in dem ca. 600 Soldaten Infanterie und Kavallerie aus Braga stationiert waren. Von dort bis zum heutigen Ortsrand erstreckte sich das Lagerdorf.

Bis zur Gemeindegründung
Erstmals erwähnt wurde Theilenhofen im 13. Jahrhundert. Der Ort lag in der Deutschordensballei Franken, die ab 1500 ein Teil des Fränkischen Reichskreises war. 1796 sequestrierte Preußen die Rechte des Deutschen Ordens (Dorf- und Gemeindeherrschaft durch die Landkommende Ellingen). Im Vertrag von Paris (Februar 1806) fiel Theilenhofen mit dem preußischen Fürstentum Ansbach durch Tausch an das Königreich Bayern. Im Zuge der Verwaltungsreformen in Bayern entstand mit dem Gemeindeedikt von 1818 die Gemeinde.

Eingemeindungen
Im Zuge der Gebietsreform in Bayern wurden am 1. Mai 1978 die Gemeinden Dornhausen, Gundelsheim an der Altmühl und Wachstein eingegliedert.

Einwohnerentwicklung

Politik

Bürgermeister
Erster Bürgermeister ist derzeit Helmut König.

Wappen

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

In Theilenhofen sind Spuren des Limes zu finden. Der Grundriss des ehemaligen römischen Kastells Iciniacum ist in der Flur "Die Weil" durch Wege und Baumpflanzungen angedeutet. 250 Meter westlich davon werden Besucher durch eine Informationstafel nahe der Grundmauern des dazugehörigen Militärbades in die Geschichte der antiken Stätte eingeführt.

Im Ort befindet sich die barocke St.-Agatha-Kirche.

Bau- und Bodendenkmäler

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Wirtschaft einschließlich Land- und Forstwirtschaft
Im Jahr 1998 gab es nach der amtlichen Statistik im produzierenden Gewerbe 106 und im Bereich Handel und Verkehr keine sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten am Arbeitsort. Sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigte am Wohnort gab es insgesamt 377. Im verarbeitenden Gewerbe gab es einen Betrieb, im Bauhauptgewerbe vier Betriebe. Zudem bestanden im Jahr 1999 68 landwirtschaftliche Betriebe mit einer landwirtschaftlich genutzten Fläche von 1751 Hektar, davon waren 1165 Hektar Ackerfläche und 586 Hektar Dauergrünfläche.

Verkehr
Durch Theilenhofen verlaufen die Bundesstraße 13 sowie die Kreisstraße WUG 2. Der nächste Autobahnanschluss ist die Anschlussstelle Lichtenau der Bundesautobahn 6 in einer Entfernung von circa 32 Kilometern. Der nächste Bahnanschluss besteht in rund 10 Kilometer Entfernung mit dem Bahnhof Gunzenhausen an der Bahnstrecke Treuchtlingen–Würzburg. Der Öffentliche Personennahverkehr wird durch den Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg sichergestellt.

Radfernwege
Durch die Gemeinde führt der Deutsche Limes-Radweg. Er folgt dem Obergermanisch-Raetischen Limes über 818 km von Bad Hönningen am Rhein nach Regensburg an der Donau.

Bildung
Es gibt folgende Einrichtungen (Stand 1999):
 Kindergärten: 75 Kindergartenplätze mit 62 Kindern
 Volksschulen: mit 14 Lehrern und 206 Schülern

Theilenhofen ist Mitglied des Schulverbandes Pfofeld-Theilenhofen im Grundschulbereich und des Schulverbandes Grund- und Mittelschule Absberg-Haundorf im Mittelschulbereich.

Literatur

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Gemeindegründung 1818
Kirchdorf (Siedlungstyp)

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Marketing is having a Listening Problem!
Is Marketing having a Listening Problem?
Yes, you heard that right. Marketing has a listening problem…definitely looks like- but the problem isn't a matter of not hearing the voice of the customer. The problem is understanding what all the noise actually means.
An unintentional tone-deafness has led marketers to realise that they are not just struggling to aggregate the right data or struggling to identify the moments of opportunity to deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. Marketers admit that the biggest challenge the organisation faces while working to develop lasting customer relationships is actually remembering the relationship itself and not solely focusing on getting campaigns out the door.
Organisations have settled for passive hearing instead of active listening.
When it comes to aggregating the true voice of the customer, many marketers continue to rely on passive channels bringing in reactionary signals intentionally sent to the organisation. This leaves little opportunity to aggregate, let alone understand, real-time behaviours and cues being left behind by the customer across the omni-channel landscape. Consider where marketers believe insights, cues and indicators are being left: Email, Social, Sales Rep Interactions, Forms, Service & Support. While this list seems reasonable and an appropriate collection of customer signal sources, when sorted into categories of active, realtime, customer-driven signals versus post-engagement, reactionary or company-controlled environments, the picture of where marketers listen for signals begins to point to channels of known, structured comfort.
Where do customers actually leave cues?
Data doubts are holding back advancement of the omni-channel experience.
Without question, marketing has spent the past decade (or more) actively investing in expanding the omni-channel toolkit, identifying new ways to reach and engage with the connected customer. Each experience advancement heightens the need for actionable insights and a clear signal based on customer voice and data. But few marketers feel they are able to unlock the opportunity in the channels and the data already in use. This doubt is contributing to a hesitancy to expand and further explore what is new in omni-channel engagement.
Getting small could get us back to the customer.
The criticality of small data sits with the insights that reveal the "why" – why is the customer here today, why are they searching, why are the buying, why are they NOT buying?
Are they most prepared to take advantage of small data to turn noise into signals from the customer. Marketers are also confident they will finally reach the "why" behind customer's actions and behaviours.
"Why" is also fuelling the marketer's aspirations. When you try to identify brands across any industry that customers admired for their ability to deliver on real-time, personalised customer engagements, some key brands consistently rose to the top: Amazon, Apple, Google, Starbucks and Nike.
What these brands also do well is connect with people and engage with customers like individuals, not just transact with campaigns.The biggest differentiator of these leading brands is their ability to treat every individual like a friend or confidante.The ability to initiate conversations in a manner that reflects the customers needs helps differentiate the brand. In essence, these brands never loose sight of the fact that their customers are core to their business…and that their customers are people first, buyers second.
It is time for marketing to lead the charge to treat people like people. It is time for marketing to champion being human. It sounds fundamental…that our customers are people. But as we have already seen, marketers admit that remembering that the organisation is engaging with people and not just data sets or individual records can be challenging.
The tools and technology are available. The data is abundant. The missing piece has been the voice of the customer. It is time for Marketing to champion the shift back to human…driving profit and opportunity along the way.
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NZXT has been making waves in the market over the past years, coming up as a relative unknown group and emerging as a mainstream PC manufacturer. Today the H2 Classic strikes from their labs, a silent powered ATX case offering low noise case fans and expansion room to suit most users.
Looking at the gallery below it's easy to see how tempting these cases are, with color matched interiors it turns the system into a full show piece instead of just an external piece of eye candy. The hot swappable drive dock on the top, the USB 3.0 connection support and countless expansion zones are enough for anyone wanting a powerhouse on a dime.
Is this enough to separate it from the likes of Antec, Corsair, Coolermaster and more? No one really knows, the silent factor may be the single selling point to consumers in that market. Keep an eye out for it at your favorite e-retailer or B&M store.


The board-certified doctors at American Foot & Leg Specialists with 4 convenient locations in the south Atlanta area are experienced at diagnosing foot pain. Their approach is to talk with the patient about his or her condition, conduct tests, and make recommendations for treatment. Two conditions commonly confused are Achilles Tendonitis (AT) and Plantar Fasciitis. Foot pain, no matter where it is, can be unbearable.
The Achilles tendon is a band of tissue at the back of the ankle. It allows the foot to push and makes walking and running possible. This important tendon connects the calf muscles to the back of the heel. Athletes put constant stress on the tendon which causes deterioration then pain. There are two types of Achilles tendonitis: chronic and acute, and there are a number of causes for Achilles tendon pain. If the doctor suspects AT, he/she will probably order an MRI to confirm the diagnosis.
Pain and stiffness located at the back of the ankle may be Achilles tendonitis. It's often worse in the morning and diminishes after a warm-up. The back of your ankle will be painful to the touch and you may feel a lump in the area. Poorly fitting running shoes, high heels, uphill treadmill running, poor running form, and bad running conditions can all cause AT. It's important to make an appointment at American Foot to discover the cause of the problem and get it treated early.
The mere fact of overuse is the main cause of the Achilles tendonitis and its related condition Tenosynovitis. However, poor running technique such as over pronating can lead to soreness. If the leg rotates inwards as it does when one pronates, it causes the Achilles tendon to twist. A gait analysis conducted by one of our American Foot specialists can pinpoint poor running form.
Sometimes other conditions such as bursitis enter the picture. Both conditions must be treated to attain a full recovery. It's important to understand what is distressing your tendon/leg and how to avoid the problem in the future. Acute tendonitis left untreated can become chronic.
Dedicated athletes experience painful conditions from time to time. Your condition will not be cured overnight, but with the help of the doctors at American Foot, you will be on the road again.
If the back of your ankle hurts, it may be Achilles Tendonitis. If you are suffering from heel pain, it may be Plantar Fasciitis. Either way, you can get relief by making an appointment at American Foot & Leg Specialists. They have offices to serve all of south Atlanta and south of the city: Stockbridge, McDonough, Riverdale, Union City, Newnan, East Point, College Park, and Griffin.


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On 22 December, Lenexpo Exhibition Complex hosted the opening of the 13th St. Petersburg SME Forum and St. Petersburg Small-Business Exhibition. On hand to showcase their capabilities were more than 200 manufacturing companies, as well as SME support-infrastructure enterprises.
Forum participants and guests were welcomed by Sergei Movchan. He noted that, this year, specialists could expect a packed business programme, including a plenary session and 11 roundtables devoted to women-entrepreneurs, lease relations, access to credit resources and other important aspects of small- and medium-sized entrepreneurship.
Congratulating the gathered entrepreneurs on the festivities were Deputy Chairman of the St. Petersburg Committee for the Development of Entrepreneurship and the Consumer Market Alexander German and Chairman of the Public Council on Small-Business Development at the Office of the St. Petersburg Governor, Elena Tsereteli. According to Elena Otarevna, more than 50% of all of last year's (2014) proposals included in the final forum resolution were ultimately implemented, with the remaining – including those from 2015 – slated for further fine-tuning. "For all of us, the forum is the cornerstone event in the lives of entrepreneurs. Why? Because here, we don't just talk about what ails us, we also find out about the latest national and regional trends – how small- and medium-sized business is expected to develop in the coming year," emphasised Elena Tsereteli.
The opening ceremony was followed by the presentation of letters of appreciation to various commission heads at the Public Council on Small-Business Development at the Office of the St. Petersburg Governor.
The event concluded with the signing of a Cooperation Agreement between the Public Council on Small-Business Development at the Office of the St. Petersburg Governor and the Import-Substitution and Localisation Centre, which was signed by Elena Tsereteli and Center Director Oleg Tretyakov.
After the formalities, the judges' panel of the "Best St. Petersburg District Stand" contest got down to work. The panel was chaired by Anatoly Turchak – President of the St. Petersburg Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.


JustNick – tagged "mini album"
Hi Just Nick friends, it's Jaclyn here to share with you another page from my 2017 December Daily album. I hope you've followed along the last couple of weeks to download your FREE copies of the holiday cut designs that we've been featuring. No worries, if you missed out on one of your favorites, they are now in the store for purchase.
The Modern Tree from Day 5, has been calling my name. I love the simple graphic nature of this design and anything in a trio is just that much cuter! I used this cut file in not just one, but two ways on my day 11 spread.
I first used the trio of trees as a printable to accent my 3x4 journaling card. I colored my images within the silhouette software, and sized them down to fit just below my text. Once printed, I added an extra layer of stamping and a tiny die cut heart embellishment.
On the second part of the spread I used the cut file in the traditional sense, by sizing the polka dotted tree to fit atop my Starbucks bag. I backed it with a lighter colored cardstock and attached the two with foam adhesive for a fun dimensional look. The tree was then accented with stamping, stickers and a pretty paper clip bow, to finish off it's festive appearance.
Here's a close look at both of those elements outside of the page.
I've had so much fun incorporating these designs into my December Daily album this year. We'd love to see if you are doing the same. If so, please tag us on Instagram under the hashtag #justnickstudio so we can check them out!
Welcome to Day 3 of our 14 Days of Holidays cut file giveaways! Each weekday from December 1-14, 2017 we will be giving away a FREE cut file for that day only!
This time of year I spend a good portion of my crafty time working on documenting my holiday memories in a December Daily style album. So, I was excited to incorporate today's free cut file, Falala, into my mini, in a fun and creative way!
I've been wanting to turn a cut design into an oversized page divider, in a mini album, for some time now. I thought this cut file had a good amount of surface area to pull off this technique. And I was right! It successfully divides my two page spread, while still adding enough of a 'see-through' element to unify the right and left designs.
One cut of the file is simply not enough to make for a sturdy page divider. I sized and cut the file three times, out of a heavy weight, white cardstock.
I used a liquid adhesive to adhere each layer of the design on top of the next. Doing so, ensures that this interactive piece will withstand passing over the album ring binding, again and again.
To create precisely aligned holes, I simply placed my cut design over top of my page protector and used a coordinating hole punch.
The finished piece easily slips into the binding of my album, and turns just like any other page. Because the design is so cute on it's own, I added nothing more than a sprinkling of clear sequins for a little extra sparkle and shine.
Remember that Today's design - FALALA - is yours for FREE today only!
Just enter code: FALALAFREE at checkout to get this design for free.
This code is only valid until midnight CST on December 3, 2017. No purchase necessary today, only! This design will be available in the JustNick store for purchase after the discount code expires.
Check back tomorrow for another FREE cut file!
Hello JustNick friends! It's Jen today sharing a 4 x 6 summer-themed mini album created using several - okay, make that a lot of - designs from the Just Nick Cut File Store and a mix of collections from Simple Stories.
First is the cover - this was created using a photo overlay with alphabet stickers stitched on for the title. For a bit of texture and color, I added a strip of t-shirt and a piece of ribbon from my stash.
The second page is one of my favorites - it uses the Sunray Background cut file, which I sized down before cutting on my Silhouette.
Prior to cutting the Sunray Background in half, I machine stitched each of the rays and around the sun. Next, cut the sun in half, put both sides together, and sewed along the edge to create a pocket. I then used a journaling card to jot down some memories and placed it inside the pocket.
The next page uses the Summer Words and Beach Umbrella Background cut files that are attached to a 4 x 6 piece of patterned paper.
Up next are a couple of smaller photos on one page with more stitched cut files on the opposite side using the Summer, Summer Fun, and Beach Umbrella Background files. It is hard to see in the photo, but I cut a palm tree using another acetate photo overlay and it is behind the sun.
My idea for this album began with the File Folders cut file which this page uses. Here, I have added several more photos with die cuts, stickers, and the beach ball from Summer Fun.
Two more pages follow that use more patterned papers, stickers, and die cuts with stitching.
Here is another photo and several cuts from Summer Words, Summer Fun, and the File Folders cut files.
Thanks for making it this far . . . we are almost to the end.
This page has more machine stitching with stickers and die cuts the "fun" from Summer tucked behind the photo.
Here is another photo on the left with the On an Adventure cut file stitched to a piece of vellum.
Here I machine stitched a portion of the Wave Border 2 file on a 4 x 4 piece of patterned paper.
Just inside the back cover I used more of the Wave Border 2 behind my photo, which is attached to another 4 x 6 folder from File Folders.
Last is the back cover, which uses a 4 x 6 patterned paper and a photo overlay for added protection.
Thank you for sticking with me to end of this very long post. Please be sure to visit the JustNick blog daily for tons of inspiration from the design team.


Clover Hill Village, Appomatox, VA over the next five years will be having a special series of events titled The Long Road Home which will follow Civil War soldiers on the final campaign leading up to a major reenactment of the 150th Appomatox. This series will be unlike any event presented so far in that it will be reenactors and living historians working together to make these events as real as possible for the public. And unlike any other event the spectators will find themselves stepping beyond the yellow tape barrier in an interactive experience with them able to do such things as volunteer to help soldiers write home, help medical personnel with difficult patients in a fully set up field hospital and talk directly to the commanding generals.


To reach Pushkar, in Rajastan, you first take the train to Ajmer; while Pushkar does have a station, very few services stop there. From Ajmer, it's a half hour journey, through a pass between two low mountains. Pushkar is on a small plain surrounded by mountains, and lies around a square holy lake. It is famed as few places where Brahma is worshipped and draws in both pilgrims and travellers. The main street is full of souvenir stalls and even a didgeridoo shop, for those hippies wanting to appropriate two cultures at the same time.
My first time in Pushkar was a day trip – I stayed in Ajmer instead, exploring the sights there. I popped into Pushkar for a few hours; the lake was dry and too many people were hassling me, so I headed back fairly soon. My second trip, I stayed a few days in the Lakeview hotel, which had been recommended by my friend Vicky. The hotel's more expensive rooms overlooked the lakes, and didn't have bathrooms, due to their proximity to the religious area. I settled for a room on the street side. I spent many happy hours in the roof restaurant, watching the ceremonies on the lake.
Time had been hard for the hotel's proprietors on that first trip as they had not been listed in the most recent Lonely Planet Guide. As far as I could tell, there was nothing wrong with the place, it seemed cheap enough too, so it was probably just bad luck. The problem is that travellers will always work their way through the guidebook first. Tripadvisor might be challenging the supremacy of the Lonely Planet's reviews now, but the Lonely Planet still directs a large number of visitors. It's reviews are better too – Lonely Planet reviewers give an objective review. Tripadvisor is full of vendettas, angry screeds and people with unrealistic expectations.
For restaurants, bars and hotels around the world, endorsement from the Lonely Planet can be incredibly valuable. If a place gets a particularly good write-up, another might open nearby with a similar name, in the hope of catching some of its trade. The encouragement of the Lonely Planet brings in yet more tourists who like the comfort of good guesthouses and restaurants. I'm one of them.
The Lonely Planet soon begins to look less lonely. One can buy didgeridoos in Pushkar, and every town has restaurants selling banana pancakes or Oreo shakes. On the street a short distance from the Lakeview Hotel is an excellent falafel stand, and the 'Out of the Blue' restaurant sells excellent pizzas.
The Lonely Planet has created new bottlenecks in India, just as the overland hippie trail led to traveller hangouts like Delhi's Indian Coffee House being popular. And hanging out with other visitors can be fun. It was another traveller who told me I had to visit Orchha, which was much more interesting than its short write-up in the Lonely Planet suggested.
But, at the same time, you don't want to spend all of your time with people you would avoid back home. William Sutcliffe discussed this in his novel about India, Are You Experienced. While the book suffers a little from being a product of the laddish 1990s, it contains some astute observations about India. In Manali, the narrator meets a load of public schoolboys, who are thrilled at bumping into each other by chance. He points out that there are only a few places in India where they are likely to go. India might be massive, but tourist India is a much smaller place. I've chatted with people in Agra, then bumped into them a few days later in Jaipur.
There are things you need to know about a country before you get there, such as how to get around, what legal rights and cultural expectations surround travellers, and which places are best avoided. It's also good to know the local scams – while getting involved in a jewellery investment in a foreign country is foolhardy, there are elegant cons that easily capture the jet-lagged and unwary. For these, a guidebook is invaluable.
But escaping the trail can be fun. I would never have gone to India without the reassurance of reading a guidebook beforehand. But my favourite moments have been places that were a little off that trail: cities like Gwalior or Lucknow that are almost completely ignored by travellers; chai shacks at the sides of busy roads. I stayed three nights in an empty luxury hotel near Dausa that had regular power-cuts. And I'd have sometimes done better with hotels by turning up in a new city and seeing what is available, rather than go with places made complacent or more expensive by guidebook listings. Nowadays, I could probably discard the guidebook and have a more interesting time without it. And, just like the first Lonely Planet guide, Across Asia on the Cheap suggested, the best advice comes from other travellers.
For my next trip, I'm wondering if I should just leave all guidebooks behind.