The shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) went down during the trading session by -$0.63 on Tuesday, trading at $132.48. At the moment, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 1.40, and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock has a 52-week low of $112.06 while its 52-weeks high is $161.60. The total market cap for the stock is $77.09B while it has a PE ratio of 13.17, its price-to-earnings-growth ratio reads 1.41 while it has a beta of 1.46.
CAT has flown up as the subject of gossips for a number of analysts. Analysts at UBS Downgrade the shares of Caterpillar Inc from Buy to Sell when they released a research note on February 26th, 2019, but they now have set a price target of $125, which is decrease from the previous $154. Standpoint Research analysts Upgrade the shares of Caterpillar Inc. from Sell to Accumulate in a research note they presented on December 26th, 2018 Analysts at BofA/Merrill Upgrade the shares of Caterpillar Inc. from Neutral to Buy when they released a research note on December 3rd, 2018, but they now have set a price target of $94, which is a decrease from the previous $100.
The current market cap of Microsoft Corporation is valued at $870.77B. The value there would make it reasonable for the investors to decide the dimensions of Microsoft Corporation not at all like the standard sales or statistics of their aggregate resources.
Taking a look at the current stock price for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), we could notice that the shares are trading close to the $112.83 level. Financial specialists have a propensity for following stock value levels in connection to their 52-week high and low levels. The 52-week high of the stock is currently $116.18 while its 52-weeks low stands at $87.08.
The performance of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), so far this year is at +12.05%. The performance of the stock over the past seven days has increased by 1.72%, over the past one-month price index is 7.52% while over the last three months is +4.16%. Its six months performance has been +1.71% while for the past 52 weeks is +11.86%.
Notwithstanding that, the passion for the stock has decreased, which sees decrease in its trading volume by -23.977% below its longer-run average levels. This information shouldn't be overlooked due to the greatly float size in the stock of 7.56B shares.
Trading at the moment with a market cap of $870.77B, MSFT has a significant cash 6.64 billion on their books, which will have to be weighed and compared to their $50.32 billion in total current liabilities. MSFT is raking in trailing 12 months revenue which is around 32.47 billion. Notwithstanding that, the firm is seeing a foremost top-line progress, with their year-over-year quarterly revenue increasing by 12.30%.


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Road Test: Royal Enfield Bullet Classic
Nigel Clark, pics by John Wilkinson
It's fair to say that over the past few years there has been a return to traditionally styled motorcycles, albeit many with a thoroughly modern appearance. However, retro style has become 'chic' in aspects of daily life, with everything from cars and clothes to refrigerators and radios all taking on a look that just a few years ago was classed as merely old fashioned.
Royal Enfield of course is the exception to every rule, having been stuck in the time warp which was India, for the past half a century. While the rest of the world's manufacturers went power crazy, developing bigger and more ridiculous motorcycles, Royal Enfield carried on regardless, simply meeting a demand and filling a need with its simple technology, churning out Bullets by the lorry load.
Over the last few years, the basic Bullet has seen a few upgrades and with investment from parent company Eicher Engineering has come a greater quality control, resulting in not only a better machine mechanically but also a much better finished machine too.
As the world has fallen hook, line and sinker for the global warming line, exhaust emissions have become a means for governments and bureaucracies across the world to both expand their taxation nets and also to be seen as being 'green', presently a very trendy and potentially vote winning position. As such, increasingly stifling legislation has meant that that Royal Enfield has had to fall in line, the result of which was the loss of the carburated 350cc Bullet last year. A new 500cc lean burn engine was introduced, then fuel injection etc, and then finally an all new engine.
What's more, the company decided it was an ideal time to launch a new range, taking the retro look a stage further – enter the Bullet Classic.
The Classic was shown at last year's NEC Show, orders came flooding in, and presently Royal Enfield is barely keeping up with the demand. Having been privileged to be invited to the UK press launch and spend a day with a Classic, I can see why.
The Classic is a new machine in all respects, yet gives a genuine feel of all that is enjoyable about riding a 1950s machine. The frame is new, and all the cycle parts that go with it. It comes in traditional black, metallic red or a turquoise green, all with the cream tank panel and red and gold coach lines. The finish is excellent on the metalwork, the paint and the polishing of the cases.
Styled unashamedly on the late 40s, early 50s machines with a single saddle, the first thing noticeable when astride is the low seat – just 31in (790mm) – what's more the seat is quite large, more than adequate for, shall we say, ample backsides and despite its short rear springs, the take up over uneven surfaces is first class.
Wheels are chrome plated steel and both 18in, which also helps lower the riding position, and some thought has gone into the placing of footrests in relationship to both the saddle and the handlebars, so for all but the most extreme sizes of motorcyclist, the Classic is ergonomically spot on.
The front wheel sports a single 11in disc, which works exceedingly well and the six inch rear drum works just as expected, locking the back wheel with a firm press of the right foot. The front forks are nicely damped, taking everything the Northamptonshire back roads could throw at them without any harsh reaction, likewise the rear gas filled shock absorbers, which, in cahoots with the sprung saddle made for a very comfortable ride.
Of course, it's the engine unit which is most important and Royal Enfield has achieved a perfect balance of modern and traditional, which meets the requirements of both the classic motorcycle enthusiast and current legislation.
Externally, the engine cases have been designed and polished to resemble the 250cc Clipper and what could pass as a magneto is actually the starter motor. The unit gearbox has five well spaced gears, operated by the left foot and the seven plate wet clutch is light and makes for gentle and admirably quiet gear engagement. The induction is via electronic fuel injection and despite the long barrel silencer having to meet both noise and emissions levels (it contains a catalytic converter) it gives off a very satisfying and archetypal British single bark, especially when wound up on the road.
'The ignition is naturally digital electronic and the sound at tick-over is instantly recognisable as Royal Enfield – after all, the bore and stroke of the new engine is 84 x 90mm as per original'
So, switch the key and wait a second or two for the fuel pump and other engine management goodies to do their check, and then thumb the right-hand button. The ignition is naturally digital electronic and the sound at tick-over is instantly recognisable as Royal Enfield – after all, the bore and stroke of the new engine is 84 x 90mm as per original. That equates to 499cc but there the similarity ends because despite still being push rod operated the lean burn head has hydraulic tappets and a compression ratio of 8.5:1.
Out on the road, the Classic is a delight to ride, capable of plonking in a high gear through narrow villages, while easily capable of holding its own on fast A-roads. Maximum power is around the 28bhp mark at 5250rpm and the maximum torque of 41.3Nm comes in at 4000rpm, though it makes itself known at much lower revs than that and there's little need to use the gearbox unless in a really big hurry.
Running with the traffic at the legal limit, (with still a considerable bit of speed left over too) there was a little vibration through the footrests, but nothing to worry about. My particular example had covered barely 200 miles, whereas one of the others available had done 1500 plus miles and gave forth no vibration to speak of at all. What's more, being that much looser, it was also that bit livelier too, both on acceleration and top speed, so one can assume that as they loosen up they improve all round.
Like most modern machines, the side stand has an ignition cut out switch and this caught me out. The stand on my bike was slightly stiff and I did not put it up quite far enough to make a thorough contact with the switch and as I was riding, the engine gave a cough and a splutter and died, then refused to start. Rob, one of the Enfield mentors on the day, was behind so he took it off the side stand, put it on the centre stand. Flipped the side stand all the way home and it struck up sweet as a nut again with no further problem.
At 412lb (187kg) the Classic is nimble enough and gives a sure, planted feeling with no wallowing, or head shaking when cornered spiritedly – indeed 'lunatic' was the description thrown my way by big Ben Mathews, of Royal Enfield, when I decked out something on a right-hander during the photoshoot. The thing is, the Classic is great to ride and inspires total confidence to be able to do such things!
Another thing of course, is the Bullet's famous fuel consumption, or should I say lack of it. Under 'normal' riding conditions, 80mpg is easily attainable, so with the 14.5 litre tank full, you should be able to cover over 250 miles, that includes a couple of litres (some 35 miles or so) reserve.
So there you have it, well finished, good handling, comfortable, lively enough, good brakes, bright lights and economical too, what more can be said. Best Bullet yet? I'll stick my neck out here and say, yep I reckon it is.
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How fast will the housing market cool? Projections for 48 metro areas show when prices will start to fall
BYShawn Tully
June 4, 2022, 2:00 PM UTC
Most people don't take inflation into account at all when tracking the value of their home. They rely on the headline dollar-percentage increases or declines. If prices for similar colonials or ranches in their locale jump by double digits over the same month from the previous year, they don't subtract the corresponding rise in Consumer Price Index to get the "real" increase. Yet it's that inflation-adjusted gain that matters most. If the bump in what your abode would fetch simply matches the hike in your bill for groceries, fuel oil, sports gear for the kids, and, probably, the uptick in your salary, what looks like a boost from your biggest asset didn't make you any richer.
Here's the magic combination that made the 10-year bull market in housing so extraordinary: Over most of the boom, home prices galloped at record speed while inflation loped at the slowest pace in recent history. From 2011 to the close of 2021, the total "nominal" value of U.S. homes rose around 120% to around $43 trillion, and because inflation has been just 23% over that span, homeowners have effectively banked 100% "real" gains, extra wealth measured by its potential buying power for goods and services.
But now the forces that converged to create these golden times—roaring dollar appreciation and a sleepy CPI—are reversing at the same time. First, the fast-rising curve of nominal monthly increases is finally starting to trend downward. Second, Big Inflation will take a savage bite from those ebbing advances.
Of course, what your house sells for a year hence, and the outlook from there, will vary substantially based on your local housing climate. For 48 metros ranging from Cape Coral, Fla., to Riverside, Calif., Fortune projected both nominal and inflation-adjusted appreciation from the end to April 2022 to the same time in 2023, and whether the rate of increase at that point will exceed or lag the CPI. The estimates are based on data provided by the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center. The AEI offers detailed information on prices, appreciation, inventories, and numerous other metrics for those markets. Its director, Ed Pinto, does provide an overall view of where national prices are going in the months ahead. But AEI doesn't furnish forecasts for individual cities. As a starting point, we follow Pinto's outlook for the U.S. as a whole, then use the AEI's numbers on past gains and other factors to sketch the probable trajectory for prices going forward.
Housing has just hit a key turning point
In April, the AEI's Home Price Appreciation index (HPA) posted a year-over-year advance of 17.3%. That matches the March reading as the highest figure recorded since the series began in January 2013. Until April, HPA had been accelerating. It rose every month since last November, when it stood at an already gigantic 15.4%. Pinto's HPA numbers are based on actual closings. But he also mines key sources that chart the future. Those are the Optimal Blue numbers gleaned from buyers who just obtained "rate locks" on new mortgages; they record the purchase prices for homes that will close in around 45 days. The rate lock data are now showing that in June, prices are set to rise 14.2%, a big slowdown from the 17%-plus in April. "We've seen a 33% increase in the price of similar homes since January of 2020 that has no precedent in recent history," says Pinto. "But the fall from 17.3% to 14.2% appreciation is enough of a change to call an inflection point. That inflection point marks a major reversal, the start of falling HPA in future months."
It's important to note that in real terms, the rate of increase started slowing much earlier. For the 12 months ended Apr. 30, 2022, the CPI rose by 8.3%, little changed from level 8.5% in March. So the the inflation-adjusted advance was 9.0%, doing the subtraction (17.3% minus 8.3%) exercise most homeowners eschew. But last summer, prices were rocking at around 16%, yet year-over-year inflation averaged only around 5%, putting real appreciation two points higher than today at 11%. And though the projection for 14.2% in June still sounds towering, assuming the CPI keeps escalating in the 8% range, inflation would account for almost 60% of the dollar leap. "Given inflation, the appreciation numbers aren't nearly as large as they appear," says Pinto. "Consumer inflation is accounting for about half the rise in home prices. The role of a fast-rising CPI isn't given nearly enough attention in getting a clear view of the housing picture."
Fundamental forces will sustain a seller's market for now, says Pinto
For Pinto, the easing of HPA doesn't mean that prices, including real prices, will drop anytime soon. In fact, he believes several fundamental forces will maintain a strong market for months to come, though hardly the juggernaut of the last two years. Surprisingly, one big plus is still-attractive mortgage rates. "Even though they're two points higher than a year ago (at 5.5%), rates are low by historical standards," says Pinto. Besides, he adds, they're actually negative relative to inflation, making the monthly nut look like a bargain; families are often paying less on their home loans each year than the increase in their household incomes. For Pinto, it would take a surge in rates to between 6% and 7% to cool the market big-time.
Second, Pinto points to the work-from-home revolution that has freed homeowners to relocate from expensive coastal metros to affordable Sunbelt markets and still collect their old salaries. "We're seeing a big migration from pricy markets such as San Jose or New York to Charlotte, Boise, or Phoenix," he says. "That housing arbitrage opportunity is driving up prices in the mid-to high end on the inexpensive markets. And that trend has staying power."
The third and most potent factor: incredibly low inventories. "We're still seeing a supply-and-demand imbalance, and the reason is the incredibly low number of homes for sale," says Pinto. Purchases are waning a bit as high prices make it harder and harder for low-income folks to afford a home, and the dearth of choices discourages potential customers in all price ranges. In mid-May, the number of new purchases-to-come in the rate lock data dropped below 2019 levels for the first time this year, and buying trails the 2021 boom by a wide margin. Still, purchase volumes are higher than during most of the pre-COVID decade. That continued strength is colliding with tight inventories to keep prices humming. In April, the months' supply of homes for sale actually dropped from 0.9 to 0.7 months nationwide, the lowest number since AEI started collecting data. The new reading is one-fifth the average of around three to four months that prevailed from 2016 to 2019. "To slow rapid HPA, you'd need inventories of around six months, and we're miles from that level," observes Pinto.
This is no bubble, says Pinto
A number of experts, including economists at the Dallas Fed, see sure signs that a 2005-like bubble is brewing for U.S. housing. They often cite a sharp rise in the ratio of prices to rents on single-family homes. If leasing a house is a lot cheaper than the carrying costs of owning one, families will shift en masse to renting, driving prices lower. For Pinto, that's not a major threat. "Rents were lagging prices, but they're catching up fast, rising now at around 17% a year and generally matching the increase for homes," he says. "For a bubble to develop, you need to have irrational exuberance, a psychological component that prices are no longer being driven by fundamentals. That's not the case." He points again to the amazingly slender supply. "In the bubble of 2005, the U.S. had 2.4 to 2.5 million homes for sale in a smaller market," he says. "Now the number is a tiny 950,000." (To read more, see my earlier piece: "This is not the 2008 housing bubble—but one metric can tell us when the next crash is coming.")
What metro housing prices show
A few notes about Fortune's model. Once again, we estimate appreciation from the end of April 2022 to the start of May 2023. By the end date, I project, nominal prices will be rising at the low end of Pinto's range, at 7%. Hence my assumptions tilt to the downside. But I'm also foreseeing a relatively optimistic scenario where mortgage rates remain in the 5.5% range, and the U.S. avoids a recession. If borrowing costs spike, economic output craters, or both unite in a bout of stagflation, nominal prices could go flat or still rise but lag the cost of living, causing substantial "real" losses.
Given those assumptions, here's where prices are heading in the 48 individual metros. As you'll see, for the next 11 months or so the news is mainly excellent to pretty good.
Let's start with the cities that have been displaying the fastest appreciation, chiefly Sunbelt addresses that, despite their boomtown status, remain affordable compared with California or the Northeast. For the year ended Apr. 30, the seven metros showing the biggest gains were Floridians Cape Coral (+36.3%) and North Port (+33%), followed by Raleigh (+27.6%), Tampa (+26.4%), Phoenix (+25.9%), Miami (+25.4%), and Las Vegas (+24.7%). Given their momentum and low numbers of homes for sale, they should all show large nominal advances by next April of between 25.4% (Cape Coral) and 17.3% (Las Vegas). Still, the inflation-adjusted increases will be much smaller than in the previous 12-month span at 7% average inflation, ranging from 18.4% for Cape Coral to 10.3% for Las Vegas.
In fact, 45 of the 48 cities should expect both positive nominal and real gains through next April. Those include high flyers such as Tuscon (13.8% nominal, 6.8% real), Atlanta (14.2% nominal, 7.2% real), Austin (16.2% nominal, 9.2% real), and Nashville (16.4% nominal, 9.4% real). The big Texas cities should perform much better than their counterparts in California. Dallas and Houston can both expect 14%–15% nominal and around 7% inflation-adjusted growth, versus 11% and 4% for L.A. and 10.3% and 3.3% for San Francisco.
The lowest-ranking cities are New York and Washington, D.C. (both 7.4% nominal, 0.4% real), Louisville (7.0% nominal, 0% real), Baltimore (6.1% nominal, -0.9 real) and Pittsburgh (5.2% nominal, -1.8% real).
What will happen to housing prices into next year?
But after next spring, things look dicier.
The best guide to the future beyond next spring: the level of "real" projected annualized appreciation on May 1, 2023. Fortune projects that fewer than 38, or over four in five, metros will see annualized CPI-adjusted numbers that run from negative to just 2%, including many that flourished during the boom. Riverside can expect 1.5% real increases, Atlanta 1.1%, Charlotte 1%, and San Antonio 0.6%. Twenty-two of the metros should face nominal increases that trail inflation, including virtually all of the old industrial cities, with Boston and Cincinnati at -2.2%, Minneapolis at -3.0%, and Oklahoma City at -3.5%.
Even in the absence of a recession or steep rise in mortgage rates, the most likely outlook after April of next year is that inflation outpaces price increases. Let's say the Fed succeeds in wrestling the CPI's trajectory to its target of 2% in late 2023 or 2024. Then even nominal increases nationwide would likely settle somewhere between 1% and 0%. Or if the CPI is still rising at 4%, home prices might be waxing at 2%. Either scenario is a distinct possibility. In the absence of a crash that does the work fast, the most likely cure for the home affordability problem is that cost of living and incomes rise faster than home prices. Big Inflation is masking a downward trend in appreciation that's already underway. Homeowners have been thumping inflation for years. By next spring, it's inflation that will do the thumping.


The reception at this wedding was excellent! The Barn at Wesleyan Hills in Middletown, Connecticut, is a truly charming space with a lot of ambience. It is a fantastically unique venue to host a wedding ceremony and reception.
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The bride and groom were both warm and inviting people, so it was no surprise that their family and friends were the same way. I love watching a groom who isn't afraid to get out on the dance floor with his friends! Dance floors can be crowded, the action is always wild, and it's important that you have a photographer not afraid to get out into the fray!
While I promise not to dance at your wedding (really, no one needs to see THAT), I do promise to get out where the action is and document these moments so that you can blackmail and tease your wedding party, family, and friends with them for years to come!
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1 Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Bill Bailey, The Weeknd
2 Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hiddleston, The Shires
3 Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, Nicole Kidman, Nigella Lawson, Gabrielle Aplin
4 Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Dawn French, Chris O'Dowd, Rod Stewart
5 Bond Special: Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Christoph Waltz, Sam Smith
6 Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Justin Bieber
7 Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, 50 Cent, Julie Walters, Ellie Goulding
8 Tom Hanks, Peter Capaldi, David Walliams, Duran Duran
9 Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, The Corrs
10 Chris Hemsworth, Ron Howard, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Bridges, Blake, Dame Shirley Bassey
11 Tina Fey, Kurt Russell, Josh Widdicombe, Sia
12 Star Wars Special: Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kylie Minogue, David Beckham
S Special: Jennifer Lawrence, Eddie Redmayne, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Years And Years
13 Ralph Fiennes, Tracey Ullman, James Nesbitt, James Bay
14 Matthew Perry, Gemma Arterton, Miriam Margolyes, Jack Savoretti
15 David Attenborough, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Elle King
16 Will Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Zeta Jones, Toby Jones, Laura Mvula
17 Sir Elton John, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz
18 Julianne Moore, Rebel Wilson, Ant & Dec, Little Mix
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Series 18, Episode 1 - Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Bill Bailey, The Weeknd
Matt Damon talks about his relationship with Ben Affleck, Jessica Chastain says Embarrassing Bodies is shocking, Bill Bailey recounts a story about a goose and The Weeknd performs live in the studio.
In the first show of his new series, Graham welcomes Oscar winning actor Matt Damon, Hollywood star Jessica Chastain, comedian Bill Bailey and Canadian singer songwriter, The Weeknd.
Matt, arriving straight from the premiere of his and Jessica's new movie The Martian, and talking about acting alone for the majority of the film, says, "It was a challenge although I did have to discuss everything with Ridley (Scott). That was the reason to do it and I've never done anything like it before."
Talking about the upcoming Bourne movie he is currently shooting, and getting in shape for the role, he says, "Now I am 45 it is much, much harder. I was 30 when I made the first film and this is a whole different thing. The fight scenes are more like dancing and I am the weakest dance partner."
Asked about his long-term friendship with Ben Affleck he says, "We were at school together and would go for 'business lunches' in the cafeteria, we'd get our lunch but we didn't have much to talk about! We then started travelling to New York together for auditions and we got ourselves an agent. It was odd that we both wanted to do something similar." Adding, "We still talk about everything. This is a tough racket and it's tough to succeed in it, so you want success for your friends too."
Talking about winning an Oscar with Ben Affleck at such a young age for Good Will Hunting, he says, "It took a long time to process. Things happened so fast then yet we had been hanging around Hollywood for a long time and the film took five years to make." Adding, "I'm glad we won it when we did. Can you imagine what it would be like to chase it and not get it until you were in your 80s or 90s with all your life behind you only to realise it was a waste of time - if it's a hole you have, that award won't fill it."
Recalling that when asked by his mother at the age of 16 what it was he really wanted, he quoted a line from his favourite movie The Natural, and said, 'All I want is to walk down the street some day and have people say there goes Matt Damon, the best that ever was.' And she said, 'That is the most disgusting, self-involved thing I have ever heard come out of your mouth.'"
Asked about being recognised, Matt recalls an incident when he thought he was encountering some fans, he says, "I was in a London park with just my wife and daughter. We were alone in the park when a young Spanish couple came along, saw me, had an exchange and then pulled out a camera. I said to my wife, 'Here we go.' It was only after I put my arm around the woman to pose for a picture and the husband gave me an odd look that I realised they had no idea who I was and just wanted a photographer to take their picture!" Adding ironically, "I was so glad my wife was there to witness that!"
Jessica reveals that she is a fan of British TV, "I was filming here in the spring and stumbled across Embarrassing Bodies. I watched one episode that was about penises and there were close ups of ones with problems. I was absolutely shocked. I couldn't believe these people actually decided to go on the show and there were things I couldn't even have imagined."
Asked if her family has now accepted that she is a Hollywood actress with a number of movies under her belt, she says, "Yes, sort of. For a long time I was making movies that then weren't coming out for some odd reason, which is why in 2011 I had seven movies come out at once. They just kept getting delayed. My mom would show off to her friends that her daughter was working with Al Pacino or playing Brad Pitt's wife in a movie and then years would go by. All her friends thought she was making it up and I was doing some terrible things in LA."
Talking about learning to fight properly by training for four months with the Israeli Defence Force, Jessica gives Graham a demonstration of her skills by flooring him when he brandishes a banana.
Matt and Jessica give Graham a special NASA boarding pass that will see his name taken to Mars.
Bill, revealing that he was almost arrested at gunpoint outside Buckingham Palace, says, "We were driving up The Mall at two in the morning and there was a goose in the road flapping. We stopped and my wife insisted we rescue it so we put a blanket over it and just as I was putting it in the boot of the car a pistol was put to my head and a royal protection officer said, 'What's going on here.' I suffer from asthma and at that exact point started to have an attack and struggled to explain it was just a goose. Finally the bird peeked out of the blanket and stared down the barrel of the gun and we all just stood there. Finally the officer said into his jacket microphone, 'Stand down, it's just a goose.' It makes you wonder whether there was a sniper trained on me!"
The Weeknd performs Can't Feel My Face live in the studio.
And finally, Graham pulls the lever on more foolhardy audience members brave enough to sit in the Red Chair.
Peter Capaldi was originally billed to appear in this programme.
This episode was dedicated to Jackie Collins, 1937 - 2015.
Bill Bailey Guest
Matt Damon Guest
Jessica Chastain Guest
Marion Cotillard Guest
Abel Tesfaye (as The Weeknd) Guest
Rina Dayalji Producer
Vicky Taylor Producer
Matt Damon on his success
Matt Damon talks about the night he won an Oscar and what winning it meant to him.
Featuring: Graham Norton, Bill Bailey, Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain.
Jason Bourne fight scenes
Matt Damon, Graham and Bill Bailey discuss ideas for a fight scene involving stationery.
Matt Damon's ponytail
Graham asks Matt about his recent ponytail and shows him some tweets from its fans.
Broadcast details of 2 past repeats of this episode
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This blog summarizes an essay in Grizzly Times' new essay series, launched to provide more detailed analyses than can fit into the scope of a blog. At a time when most journalists offer ever-briefer and more sensationalized coverage of complex environmental issues, we opted to do the opposite: go deep.
I confess to a long love affair with the whitebark pine forests that define high peaks of the Northern Rockies. From their alpine summits, mountains recede to the horizon, hinting at the curvature of the earth. Here, whitebark pine feed and shelter species large and small, from 600-pound grizzlies to tiny voles.
My heart broke as healthy forests throughout the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem turned into an ocean of red dying trees in the blink of an eye, the result of a novel outbreak of native mountain pine beetles during the 2000s. Subsequent investigations have confirmed that whitebark pine has collapsed throughout North America due to the ravages of a nonnative fungal pathogen and an unprecedented outbreak of beetles unleashed by warming temperatures.
In response, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed during 2020 to protect whitebark pine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A final decision is expected this spring.
The FWS proposal brought back memories of the remarkable people that precipitated this moment and their largely unsung efforts to document the catastrophic demise of whitebark pine. Perhaps more importantly, this seemingly obscure campaign for a little-appreciated tree offers important lessons for conservation at a time of unprecedented threats.
Whitebark Pine Gets its Due
A federal safety net for whitebark pine could not come at a more critical time. Over 50% of the whitebark pine forests in the US have died – and threats are mounting, not just to the trees themselves, but the high mountain ecosystems that they sustain.
So far, efforts to address these threats have been piecemeal. Because the tree has little economic value, its plight has not been a priority for the Forest Service that manages the lion's share of whitebark pine forests.
The FWS' listing proposal was the long-delayed result of a 2008 petition that I helped draft as Senior Wildlife Advocate for Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Our concerns were reinforced by subsequent surveys of whitebark pine forests that I also helped lead. In 2011, the agency responded to our petition by concluding that whitebark pine deserved endangered species protections. But the agency dodged formally listing the species, claiming that the agency's limited resources needed to be prioritized for protecting other more critically imperiled species.
A decade later, after updating their analysis and expanding upon our earlier work, the FWS agreed with our assessment that the tree was in urgent need of protection.
Painting by Larry Eifert
Creating Ecosystems: From Grizzlies to Trout
Scientists have long been fascinated with the whitebark pine trees that cling to wind-scoured outcrops at the highest elevations of any tree in the Northern Rockies, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and much of interior Alberta and British Columbia. These trees endure bitter cold, icy winds, lightning strikes and poor soils – even as they create conditions within which other tree species and plants can flourish.
Whitebark pine functions as the lifeblood of the ecosystems where they grow. These trees play a surprisingly vital role in the hydrology of watersheds by shading the snowpack, slowing the melt of snow, reducing soil erosion and regulating stream flows. They sustain the region's world-class trout fisheries, farms in the valleys below, and the human communities that depend on both. And their high fat-rich seeds feed a rich diversity of wildlife, including the Yellowstone grizzly bear. For more on the ecological role of whitebark pine, see this publication by David Mattson and others, and this overview by the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation.
Grizzly Threats
The threats to whitebark pine are numerous and complex but climate change looms largest of all. Some climate models project that we could lose 70% or more of the environments cold enough to sustain whitebark pine by the end of this century.
Climate change is also driving increasingly frequent and large wildfires that are killing whitebark pine faster than they can reproduce while at the same time promoting competitors such as Douglas-fir. And warming temperatures have been triggering unprecedented outbreaks of native mountain pine beetles in whitebark pine forests. Tragically for whitebark pine, it did not evolve defenses capable of weathering the beetle's attacks, unlike lower-elevation pines that co-evolved with bark beetles.
Whitebark pine is also threatened by white pine blister rust, a deadly non-native fungus that was introduced from Asia to North America around the turn of the 20th century. Starting from where it had been introduced along the Pacific coast, the fungus' spores traveled far, wiping out some forests entirely.
Making matters worse, trees weakened by blister rust become more susceptible to beetle attacks. Meanwhile, in some parts of the Northern Rockies whitebark pine are being crowded out by other conifers following decades of misguided fire suppression.
A Rag Tag Army Unites Around Whitebark
A massive outbreak of pine beetles in Greater Yellowstone's whitebark pine during the 2000s changed the course of whitebark pine conservation by galvanizing scientists, citizens, nongovernmental organizations, and agency officials, including members of the government's Whitebark Pine Working Group. The crisis precipitated a loose-knit coalition to form focused on assessing the damage and sounding the alarm.
"Sea of Red", Dying Whitebark Pine: Union Pass, Wyoming, 2009
This coalition could not have been more different from the testosterone-fueled government committees at the center of managing politicized species such as grizzly bears and wolves that I was used to – committees that assiduously excluded the concerned public. Without money or political agendas at play, this group tended to attract people who were genuinely curious and cared about the organism they had gathered around.
At the time, government managers were focused on blister rust -- collecting seeds from trees that show genetic resistance to the disease, and cultivating and planting them to propagate forests of less vulnerable trees. But the beetle outbreak demanded a new approach -- one that took the form of a collaborative effort among NRDC, the Forest Service, and the Park Service to aerially assess the damage caused by mountain pine beetles in the Yellowstone ecosystem. Key partners included myself, entomologist and ecologist Jesse Logan, geographer Wally MacFarlane, ecologist Willie Kern, pilot Bruce Gordon of Ecoflight, Liz Davy of the Bridger Teton Forest, and NRDC's Gaby Chavarria. Our results showed that less than 20% of mature whitebark pine forests in Greater Yellowstone were healthy or nearly so – and that only about 5% were completely untouched by beetles. A shocking 80% of mature whitebark had suffered medium to high levels of beetle mortality.
NRDC also helped convene gatherings of scientists and managers, and host events that brought journalists together with lead scientists to tramp through dead and living whitebark pine forests. Although whitebark pine was an obscure part of a remote ecosystem, we were able to leverage media interest by connecting its plight with high-profile issues, including grizzly bears.
At the same time, backcountry skiiers, outfitters and other "citizen scientists" began to band together to collect data on the health of whitebark pine forests. Equipped with cameras, strong legs, and a sense of adventure, people who were often not trained as scientists collected information about damage to whitebark pine caused by blister rust and beetles. We began to call ourselves "Whitebark Warriors."
Some Whitebark Warriors: (L-R) Wally Macfarlane, Louisa Willcox, Jacques Regniere, Jesse Logan. Wind River Mountains, 2006.
I describe my role in this work as that of spinning plates, but reporters often called me NRDC's whitebark pine "point person". But I was not really in charge. My job was to try keep an eye on the plates in the air – media workshops, overflights, scientific presentations, coordination with agencies, and the rest.
Our work culminated in the 2008 petition requesting that the FWS list whitebark pine as endangered throughout its range, a document that, at the time, represented the most comprehensive synthesis of the science on threats to whitebark pine.
Meanwhile, the beetle outbreak continued as a "sneaky, slow burn."
Tracking a "Sneaky, Slow Burn"
Ever the Whitebark Warrior, Wally Macfarlane recently led a massive Forest Service effort to assess the health of whitebark pine since our 2009 survey. His team found that, although the out-of-control onslaught of beetles had waned, the outbreak continues to simmer -- not manifest as in-your-face seas-of-red, but instead as a slow deadly burn adding up to more bad news. Even the highest and coldest whitebark forests have not been spared.
And with drought and warm temperatures, whitebark pine are stressed, making them more susceptible to beetles -- and potentially vulnerable to another massive outbreak.
Whither Whitebark? And Why We Need a Precautionary and Democratic Approach
The fate of whitebark pine and its ecosystems hangs in the balance. Climate change is a particularly daunting threat, along with the complex and often surprising synergies among blister rust, climate change, wildfire and beetles that can be enormously hard to predict.
These synergies raise questions about the wisdom of relying on the two approaches that have dominated whitebark pine conservation so far: planting rust-resistant whitebark seedlings, and burning to free whitebark pine from tree competitors.
The ESA provides a roadmap for recovery with the listing of whitebark pine. The principle of precaution is built into the bones of the ESA -- an admonition to carefully look at potentially unforeseen consequences before leaping into action and perhaps making a bad situation worse. So is the principle of "do no harm." Both are vital given that we humans are notorious for mucking about with good intentions and causing more harm than good. Both principles are especially important in the case of whitebark pine given the enormous uncertainties.
Intrusive management manifest in controlled burning and other activities can miss the mark -- and potentially make matters worse. For example, building roads can harm species dependent on remote country such as grizzlies. Given the Forest Services' technocratic culture centered on exploitation, the FWS must be vigilant to prevent the agency from running amok.
At the same time, there are opportunities to ameliorate losses. Numerous experts believe we should be doing more to offset the reduced resilience in whitebark pine ecosystems by protecting more lands as Wilderness.
Clearly, no one person or agency has all the answers to the problems facing whitebark pine. Like all people who work for bureaucracies, employees of the FWS are prone to living in an echo-chamber that reinforces their preconceptions and worldviews -- an approach that has had problematic consequences for grizzlies and other endangered species. The FWS would be wise to build on a history of successful collaborations by constituting a diverse whitebark pine recovery team with experts on blister rust, beetles, climate change, fire ecology, and forest management from inside and outside government agencies.
The Teaching Tree
Nothing that I've described here -- including the request for a democratic recovery process -- may seem surprising or even noteworthy. But the successes of this effort to protect whitebark pine are worth examining. The campaign for whitebark pine highlights some key ingredients for effective conservation unique in my long career of environmental advocacy.
My experience has taught me that successful conservation isn't found in a cookbook – e.g., "sue the bastards" – but is, instead, a creative process arising from the involvement of particular people in a particular context. Even so, campaigns such as the one that arose around whitebark pine can offer lessons for those interested in upgrading the practice of conservation.
What follows is my attempt to tease out some of the lessons.
The Power of an Iconic Forest
With whitebark pine we were blessed by an iconic and beautiful tree in one of our most symbolically potent landscapes. Yellowstone and the West are cultural touchstones. For many, whitebark pine forests signify high-mountain country, pristine streams, and the freedom of wild places.
There is no doubt that the symbolically potent species and landscapes can inspire a broad cross section of people to advocate for positive change.
"Grandmother Tree," an Ancient Whitebark in Crater Lake Park, Oregon
Minimal Power and Wealth Stakes
Because whitebark pine grow in remote country and do not make good lumber, loggers have not engaged in the debate over these forests – at least not yet. So far, this has meant less contention than is commonly the case in conservation.
As a result, the ideological stakes have also been low, in stark contrast to the bruising battles over grizzlies and wolves where ideological stridency is extreme, people invested in making money by exploiting nature are powerful, and opportunities for collaboration are rare.
The lesson here is simple: low power, wealth and ideological stakes tend to create more opportunities. Admittedly, keeping the stakes low is often out of one's control.
Of Shared Passion and Funding Shortages
With whitebark pine, we were blessed by passion and curiosity shared among leaders in government, academia, nongovernmental organizations, and volunteer groups. This contributed to a more inclusive and collaborative atmosphere and a better orientation to problems than is typical of most conservation campaigns.
Importantly, government leaders were generally friendly, open and respectful – and eager to solve problems. Not accidentally, they were also largely female. Their approach stands in stark contrast to the arrogant, "us versus them," counterproductive orientation typified by the largely male silverbacks involved in managing grizzly bears.
In addition, funding shortages in the government and academia made collaboration with non-governmental groups imperative. Because no one agency or entity had the resources to adequately address the crisis, we had strong incentives to work together.
A Force for Change Outside Government
Outside the government, the whitebark warriors came together as a powerful force for change. Without it, the government almost certainly would not have given the tree the protections it deserved.
We were fortunate that the right people showed up at the right time with the right skills, that people got along, and that no one person or organization was invested in being in control and appropriating credit for everything that happened. Decentralized decision-making meant that the work did not flounder on the shoals of organizational jealousies and bureaucracy – scenarios I have seen often.
Of Pointy Sticks
This collegial atmosphere begs the question of why we had to file a listing petition. The reasons are straightforward. First, bureaucratic inertia in government is legendary. Second, whitebark pine was not a high-profile species with a vocal constituency. Compounding this, agency leaders tend to be motivated by climbing the career ladder -- not addressing substantive problems or responding to pressure from underlings.
Our listing petition helped cut through the bureaucracy. Even so, the FWS drug its heels and for nearly three years failed to produce a response to our petition, despite a mandate to do so in only one – and only because NRDC threatened to sue. Its 2011 finding that listing of whitebark was warranted meant that the agency had to continue investigating threats – investigations that finally convinced the agency to list the species.
As a bottom line, it helps to have a pointy stick even if the bureaucrats in charge are basically supportive.
Power of the Press
Journalists proved to be powerful allies by helping to educate the public about the ecological role of whitebark pine and threats to its existence. As important, journalists elevated the problem inside the federal government.
At the time of our work, we were able to leverage reporter interest in climate change and the government's proposal to remove Yellowstone grizzly bear protections. And the sight of entire mountain ranges of red, dying forests in and around our oldest park was hard to ignore.
But positive press about any environmental issue does not fall into your lap. There was no substitute for bringing reporters into these iconic forests in the company of articulate and informed experts.
Of Alchemy and the Path Ahead
In decades of conservation work, I have rarely seen such collective boldness and so little of the kind of lethargy, internecine conflict and goal inversion that plagues otherwise laudable environmental campaigns. I felt like I was part of an alchemical reaction, rare and spectacular as the northern lights.
The imminent listing of whitebark pine under the ESA opens a new chapter. It remains to be seen whether the can-do spirit I've described here will weather the kind of bureaucratic and political traps that often hamper endangered species recovery, including entrenched views, narrow vision, and turfiness over power and resources. Although more money is clearly needed at this juncture, money can also attract those with ignoble motives.
Whitebark pine is in terrible trouble. At this critical juncture, diverse perspectives and a democratic process tempered with caution and humility promise to advance conservation more effectively than the efforts of one agency operating in a silo. Given the challenges afoot, working to recover these magnificent forests should bring out the best in us and the government that operates at our behest.
What is at stake is nothing less than the wild heart of our high mountain country of the West -- and an extended ecological family that includes ourselves.


At Eidson & Partners, we love the messiness of new product development; the messier, the better. We thrive at the beginning of new product strategies and introductions. It's where we add the most value, because we've learned how to drive innovation amidst chaos. Since 1995, we've moved ideas through the early phases of product development for more than 200 products/ventures.
Until 2012, we had primarily focused on large companies (e.g., Microsoft) needing to develop and launch new products. But then our fearless leader, Al Eidson, got active in the Kansas City entrepreneurship community. As a result, we catapulted ourselves head first into early stage startups and their even messier innovation processes. Al is one of five co-founders of SparkLabKC (an accelerator program), which helps 10 startup companies each year advance their early stage businesses and accelerate their growth.
In addition to gaining exposure to a lot of ideas, entrepreneurs, and companies, the accelerator experience has given us new insights on creating and launching new products. We have gleaned a number of lessons that can be applied to product development and marketing for our clients. Whether a company is launching a new product or reinventing an old one, the accelerator process has teachings that can help.
Our Lessons from the Accelerator series is designed to capture the insights, ideas, and approaches gathered from SparkLabKC and translate them into best practices for any company wanting to launch a new product. We will start by defining the accelerator experience.
For those of you who don't spend your days mentoring early stage startups, the accelerator concept might be a bit foreign to you. The following Q&A will help bring you up to speed.
An accelerator program is a 12-week intensive, in residence program that helps early stage startup companies quickly build, test, and market their product. Some programs can last six or nine months, but three months is more common. The time limitation is a key differentiator between an accelerator program and an incubator. Companies that grow in incubators usually stay from one to five years.
How much money is invested?
Typically, startups receive $18,000 to $20,000 in seed investment for six percent of their equity (stock held by the owners). Some programs offer more seed money or options on convertible notes that convert to equity when the company raises a Series A round.
What else do the companies get?
The startup founders hear a lot of counsel from accelerator leaders and mentors who have been recruited to offer specific guidance in their area of expertise (e.g., financial, legal, marketing, investment). It's not uncommon for a startup to engage with 30 or more mentors during the 12-week program.
What happens at the end of the 90 days?
An accelerator program usually concludes with a Demo Day presentation by each of the companies in the program. Demo Day is a "coming out party" of sorts that tells investors and customers the startups are open for business, ready to show their wares and talk about the investment needed to continue their momentum.
What's the history of the concept?
The accelerator concept came about in the mid-2000s and emerged from university incubators. Some of the best-known pioneers are Y Combinator (2005; Silicon Valley, CA) and Techstars (2006; Boulder, CO). They both started with venture capital/angel investors who thought too many startups were failing and wanted to keep closer tabs on their investments.
What evolved was the idea of a "sprint" that lasts 90 days and catapults a company forward, preparing them to scale with revenue and/or investor dollars. Many companies start a program with one idea and then pivot to another, more promising idea during the program. Others decide their idea is not worth pursuing further after the pounding it receives during the program.
How many accelerator programs are there?
According to Seed-DB, there are 212 programs worldwide, of which 116 are US-based. To say the accelerator concept has taken the entrepreneurship ecosystem by storm is an understatement. Most major cities offer at least one accelerator program. In the case of cities like Silicon Valley/San Francisco and New York, there are multiple programs – 17 and 12, respectively.
SparkLabKC was founded in 2012 in Kansas City, MO. It is a 12-week business accelerator with a mission to support early-stage technology business startups using a proven seed-stage, mentorship-driven accelerator program adapted to the Kansas City region. SparkLabKC is building on public-private partnerships and the strengths of the Kansas City region's vast entrepreneurial community to bridge the experience gap and capital gap for early-stage startup companies.
Twenty Kansas City companies have completed the program — two classes with 10 companies each (Summer 2013, Winter 2014). Some applicants had revenue when they started, others were ideas barely off the napkin. More than 80 mentors are available to the companies.
SparkLabKC's next class will be held in Winter 2015. It will start accepting applications in the fall.
At Eidson & Partners, we appreciate the value of the accelerator experience and the lessons it teaches us about bringing new products to market. We look forward to sharing those insights with you in our Lessons from the Accelerator series. Up next we will discuss "killing bad ideas quickly," which will be followed by posts that explore surviving the fuzzy front-end stage of product development, sprinting your way to innovation, repurposing technology for new uses, reviving under-performing brands with the principles of acceleration, and much more.
Please offer your comments and share your experiences. We'd love to hear from you.
This entry was posted in Marketing on June 30, 2014 by aeidson.
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Homeschooling Still Illegal, Warns Chinese Government
Authorities say alternative schools that focus on traditional culture will give pupils substandard education.
Cai Yiwen
In an effort to reduce dropout rates, the Chinese government has clarified that homeschooling, as well as so-called sishu schools that focus on teaching classic Chinese culture, are illegal.
A notice published Tuesday by the State Council, China's cabinet, addressed students who don't finish compulsory education, which in China lasts through the end of middle school. It required schools to persuade parents who want to take their children out of school to study at home or at sishu institutes to reconsider, and to report them to local authorities if they do so anyway. In "severe cases," parents will be prosecuted, the notice said without elaborating.
During a press conference on the same day, Lü Yugang, director of the Basic Education Department at the Ministry of Education, warned that parents remove their children from school violate the compulsory education law, according to a transcript on the ministry's website.
Homeschooling and schools that focus exclusively on traditional culture, Lü said, don't offer a sufficiently wide variety of courses, or teaching that is up to the government's standard. The personal development of children who learn in such environments becomes stunted, and they don't learn enough, he added.
But more and more parents are disagreeing with this sentiment. Over the last decade, homeschooling and sishu schools have become popular alternatives for people who think China's official curriculum is too exam-oriented.
Ke Xiaogang, a professor of Chinese philosophy at Tongji University in Shanghai, told Sixth Tone that efforts to explore alternative education, like sishu and homeschooling, should be permitted. But currently, he explained, many of these institutes operate outside of the government's supervision.
These alternative schools often are operated by parents themselves, and are not legally registered. As a result, there is no official tally of how many such schools there are, but a sishu advocate told Sixth Tone in a previous interview that he estimates there are more than 2,000 such schools all over the country.
Besides being criticized by the government, these schools have also come under fire from former students. Some sishu only teach the Chinese classics — no math, science, or modern literature — and use a teaching methodology that is little more than asking students to repeat and recite texts without explaining them.
Many sishu institutes also don't shy away from corporal punishment. One Shanghai sishu summer camp, for example, says on its website that parents should accept that their children will be hit with rulers and receive other forms of physical discipline.
According to Lü, the department director, parents who wish for their children to learn more about traditional culture will be happy to know that new textbooks that will be used nationwide by 2019 feature more content on Chinese culture. "If that is not enough, students can attend classes after school," Lü said. "But these should not replace our normal school education."
Zhao Shengjun, the founder of a sishu school in the eastern Zhejiang province, told Sixth Tone that he thinks students should have the freedom to choose the way they want to be educated. "The current education system is not suitable for every student, but the government does not care about this," he said.
In any case, Zhao believes that sishu will not be significantly affected by the notice because there is still plenty of demand. "Parents are not satisfied with the country's education, and that's why sishu exist," he said.
Editor: Kevin Schoenmakers.
(Header image: Children attend a class on traditional Chinese culture at a private school in Wuhan, Hubei province, Aug. 13, 2006. Fu Keqiang/VCG)


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De Lara (real name, Cohen), Isidore
De Lara (real name, Cohen), Isidore , English composer; b. London, Aug. 9,1858; d. Paris, Sept. 2, 1935. He began to study the piano at the age of 10 with H. Aguilar, and he also studied singing with Lamperti and composition with Mazzucato at the Milan Cons. He then went to Paris to study with Lalo. Returning to London, he wrote one Opéra after another, and easily secured performances. His most successful work was Messalina (Monte Carlo, March 21, 1899).
DRAMATIC Opéra : The Light of Asia (1892); Amy Robsart (London, July 20, 1893); Moina (Monte Carlo, March 14, 1897); Messalina (Monte Carlo, March 21, 1899); Sanga (Nice, Feb. 21,1906); Solea (Cologne, Dec. 12,1907); Les Trois Masques (Marseilles, Feb. 24,1912); Nail (Paris, April 22, 1912); Les Trois Mouscjuetaires (Cannes, March 3, 1921).
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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
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Planquette, (Jean-) Robert
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Delna (real name, Ledan), Marie
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De Lancre, Pierre (1553-1631)
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De Lancie, John (Sherwood)
De Lancey, Oliver
De Lancey, James
De Lancey's Brigade
De Lamarter, Eric
De Laguna, Grace Mead (1878–1978)
De Laguna, Frederica (b. around 1874)
de Laguna, Frederica (Annis Lopez de Leo) 1906-2004
De Laguna, Frederica (1906–2004)
De La Warr, George (1905-1969)
De La Valdéne, Guy W. 1944–
De La Torre, Miguel A. 1958–
de la Taille, Maurice
de la Salle, John Baptist, St.
de la Rúa, Fernando: 1937
De La Roche, Mazo (1879–1961)
de la Renta, Oscar: 1932—: Fashion Designer
De la Ramée, Louise
de la Pedraja, René
De La Pasture, Mrs. Henry (d. 1945)
De La Motte, Marguerite (1902–1950)
De la Motta, Jacob
De Lara, Adelina (1872–1961)
de las Casas, Walter
de las Casas, Walter 1947-
De Launoy, Jean (1603-1678)
De Laurentiis, Giada 1971-
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De Lauretis, Teresa (1938–)
De Lavallade, Carmen (1931–)
De Leath, Vaughan (1900–1943)
De Lee, Joseph B.
De Leeuw, Dianne
de Lench, Brooke C.
de León, Martín (1765–1833)
De Leporte, Rita (c. 1910–)
De Levie, Elka (1905–1979)
De Lieme, Nehemia
De Lima v. Bidwell
De Lima, Agnes (1887–1974)
De Lima, Clara Rosa (1923–)
De Lima, Joseph Suasso
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According to recent travelers, the Colorado Ski Museum is a must-see for powder hounds and history buffs. Reviewers particularly praised the artifacts on display (specifically the Olympics memorabilia) and the on-site gift shop. Though you'll breeze through the exhibits in less than an hour, visitors say it's worth a stop.
You'll find the museum located on the third level of the Vail Village parking structure. Parking is free during the warmer months and after 3 p.m. during the ski season. The facility is open every day from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. during ski season, and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. during the warmer months. Admission is free, although a $5 donation is suggested. For more information, check out the museum's website. Note: The facility closed for remodeling in April 2017 and plans to reopen at the beginning of the 2017-2018 ski season.


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 eines griechischen Bergs, siehe Siniatsiko
 einer ehemaligen griechischen Gemeinde, heute Gemeindebezirk der Gemeinde Voio, siehe Voio (Gemeinde)

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Q: Making unique copies of objects to place in NSMutableArray I'm struggling with this a bit...
I'm creating a new NSMutableArray like so
NSMutableArray *myArray = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:[db getRandomCustomObject], [db GetRandomCustomObject], [db getRandomCustomObject], nil];

The getRandomObject method looks at another array grabs a random object pointer and places it in myArray.
The problem I'm having is that it's just storing a pointer... so if myArray gets a duplicate randomObject they both have the same memory address location.
I want all objects in myArray to be their own objects... not pointers to the object in another array.  I want them to all have their own unique memory location.
I'm thinking maybe in the getRandomCustomObject method I need to do a copyWithZone or something similar before the return?
Can anyone provide me the full sample code to do what I'm attempting?  I've tried looking at NSCopying protocol and override copyWithZone method for my custom object but I can't figure out how to do it  (still a newb)
Thanks!

A: Implement NSCopying protocol on your objects and use copy method then inside of  getRandomCustomObject method.
Interface:
@interface SomeBaseObject : NSObject <NSCopying>{
    int       _someInt;
    NSString* _someString;
}

@property(nonatomic, assign)int someInt;
@property(nonatomic, copy)NSString* someString;

@end

and implementation:
@implementation SomeBaseObject

@synthesize
someInt    = _someInt,
someString = _someString;

-(id)init{
    self = [super init];
    if(self){
        self.someInt = -1; //or any other value you need here
        self.someString = nil;
    }
    return self;
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Our Governing Body comprises of 9 members, representing the Local Authority, local community, parents and staff.
I live in Maidencombe and am a retired General Practitioner. In the last three years of my working life, I was the Medical Director for Torbay & Southern Devon NHS Trust, responsible for community services and community hospitals within South Devon. I am a Beekeeper and the Education Co-Ordinator for Newton Abbot Beekeepers. I currently have four hives in my garden and six chickens. I love walking the coastal path with my dog, Oakley and playing golf badly with my husband John. We have two married daughters in Torquay and two grandsons and another daughter with two children in Brisbane, Australia. I was previously a school governor at Torquay Girls Grammar School and Churston Grammar School when my daughters attended these schools.
I have been working in education for twenty years as a teacher, coordinator and member of middle leadership. I have a degree in History from the University of Liverpool and completed my PGCE teaching qualification at the University of the West of England in Bristol and have taught in schools and colleges in London and Cheltenham. At EF Academy I hold the position of Enrichment Coordinator where I oversee, with a small team, the schools extracurricular provision including sport, trips, clubs and academic enrichment weeks. I manage a large budget and am responsible for the creation and monitoring of the schools policies as the chair of the Health and Safety committee. I moved into the village in the summer, 2016, with my wife Claire and daughter Amelie and have been on the board since November 2016 and I am assisting the school its budget management. I am really enjoying the experience of helping this great school.
I am Semi Retired, working part time as a Quantity Surveyor and Construction Claims Consultant. I have been a Parish Councillor and Governor at Stokeinteignhead School for the past ten years. I am experienced in Health, Safety and Premises Management and am the lead governor for this area. I have considerable experience in financial management, having managed the finances on very large construction projects.
Born Newton Abbot, parents and brother both farm in Stokeinteignhead. Lived in Stokeinteignhead area since 1990. Now live in Haccombe with wife Louise and 2 boys Joseph and Jude who I hope will become students of Stokeinteignhead in time. Looking after the 2 kids, dog Benson and gardening seems to take up most of my time nowadays. Am a Regional Director of Santander Bank specialising in funding of equipment and vehicles for small and medium sized business in the South West.
My background is in research and data. As part of this I have led teams within Education, Health, and Children's services to help shape and understand the impact of services and interventions for children and families. My experience also includes working as an Early Years Specialist with the National Children's Bureau assessing the quality and impact of services and interventions for a range of organisations across England.
I currently work as a Research and Evaluation Manager within Devon County Council. Aside from ensuring that evidence underpins service design, my interests also include how to ensure that services and interventions reduce inequalities in children's outcomes and life chances wherever possible.
As a parent of a child attending Stokeinteignhead School, I am keen to contribute and support the work of the Governing body as a Parent Governor, and enable the school to do the very best for every child that attends.
I have a first degree in Plant Sciences and a masters in Computer Science. I worked in the software industry in a variety of roles including looking after the oil industry for an American software company covering Europe the Middle East and Africa. In more recent years I have run a small design and build business and a couple of holiday businesses. I have 4 boys, of which 1 is still at the school and 2 others are past pupils, and have been a parent at the school for the last 11 years. The school has been a good experience for my boys and I am happy to serve on the governing body.


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Born May 29 (June 10), 1884, in Kiev; died Aug. 21, 1964, in Moscow. Soviet scientist in aircraft construction. Doctor of technical sciences (1934), professor (1925), and Honored Worker in Science and Technology of the RSFSR (1940). Became a member of the CPSU in 1947.
During World War I (1914–18), Zhuravchenko conducted scientific work on the theory of bombing and made sighting devices. In 1918 he graduated from the Petrograd Artillery Academy. From 1919 to 1964 he worked at the Central Aerodynamic and Hydrodynamic Institute and taught at a number of institutions of higher learning. He published works on the theory of dynamic stability and spin in aircraft. He received the State Prize of the USSR in 1943 and 1950 and was awarded an Order of Lenin and two other orders, as well as medals.
Artilleriiskie voprosy aviatsii. St. Petersburg, 1917.


ESPN absolutely dominated the Friday cable ratings last week. The network scored all 5 of the top spots of the night, starting with its live broadcast of the Boston vs Cleveland NBA conference final game, which raked in a 2.9 rating in adults 18-49 with 8.09 million viewers. ESPN's additional "SportsCenter" and pre-game special broadcasts followed behind with 1.2 – 0.5s.
Meanwhile, it was a down night for the Discovery Channel, as both "Battlebots" and "Bering Sea Gold" fell one-tenth from their previous 0.3s to 0.2s this time around. The History Channel's "Ancient Aliens," however, was able to score the same 0.2 rating as its previous episode, with 1.10 million viewers.
Outside of the top 25, the Paramount Network's Friday night "Bellator MMA" broadcast managed to rake in a 0.2 with 421,000 viewers as well.


Open source software can provide a lower-cost option to incorporating certain features into your website. The costs associated with open source are based on the complexity and quantity of custom programming and coding necessary beyond the basics of the open-source program. Typically, an open-source software program provides a basic shell that programmers worldwide are voluntarily (and continually) coding into a better and better product. From this shell, we can customize the program for each client. One of the best things about an open-source option is its community of support.
To understand what is meant by the term "open source," one common example is the age-old practice of sharing recipes. You share your chocolate cake recipe with Caroline and she adds pureed beets that make your recipe even better. She shares it back with you and also to her other friends and now you're all adding beets. Open source software is similar, though in the modern age there are a lot more cooks in the kitchen! But, that community of support and a collective interest in the best software/chocolate cake drives the process.
So, when we face the question of what software to employ for different projects, we are continually analyzing new software (open source or not) as it becomes available. For example, when we're asked to incorporate a content management system (CMS) into a website design, we may not necessarily recommend the most feature-rich solution as its capabilities may exceed that particular client's needs. Alternatively, we often recommend Drupal, a lower-cost open-source solution. Drupal provides the flexibility we need to create custom solutions within specific budgets. However, Drupal is not infinitely flexible. If the requirements are too complex, we may recommend a more comprehensive, full-service software solution.
To recommend a solution, we first need to understand both the client's immediate needs and their predicted (or desired) future growth.
In a recent conversation with a prospective client, we provided our logic for recommending a Microsoft.Net platform over an open-source PHP platform that was using a My SQL (structured query language) database.
On our end, the Microsoft.Net framework provides precise control over the entire process of developing a data-rich business application. For the client, it can provide a cost-effective approach to their future plans, such as being able to make website updates themselves.
As for the .Net versus open-source PHP debate, both have their pros, and their cons. We typically recommend using PHP for projects that require reliance on a CMS for small- to mid-size businesses. Some pros of PHP/MySQL include Joomla, the aforementioned Drupal, Magento (an e-commerce storefront), and WordPress.
For projects that involve database integration, we suggest the .Net platform because it provides the best and easiest way to develop data-intensive applications. It also provides excellent development tools (which are now available for free), and, many of the third-party plug-ins make coding easier and therefore faster. As for the myth that .Net technologies are expensive to implement, that is no longer true. Previously, you had to buy their integrated development environment (IDE) but today, those same tools are now free.
From a technical point of view, .Net is compiled and PHP is interpreted. And, we know that .Net (compiled code) is almost always going to run faster than PHP (interpreted code). In addition, .Net is very structured from an object-oriented point of view. PHP started introducing object-oriented options with PHP 5, but it is still not on par with .Net. Using .Net also allows for easier updates in the future, for example, if the client wanted to stream graphs and charts to a third-party site.
In software, as in life, there are few cookie-cutter solutions. Open source fits some, but not all. The ability to listen to clients' needs, understand their budgets, and plan for the future, are the first steps to a cost-effective and efficient solution for any client.


All students experience a turning point in their lives when they face a challenge on how to decide where to go to college or university to continue their education. Choosing the right college is both compelling and frightening as the final decision can greatly contribute to the students' future career and shape their professional identity.
• career prospects a certain college or university offers.
It depends on a person what factor is crucial when giving preference to a certain higher school. Some students rank the financial factor as a top priority, while others make their final choice based on job prospects and salary expectations after graduation. You may have several appealing options at your disposal and the most challenging part is to find out what college or university is a perfect match for your personality.
Brooding a great deal of time on how to decide where to go to college can become a stumbling block in your higher education. You should trust yourself and know your real needs. If you are a self-indulging foodie who cannot do without exquisite gourmet dishes, you should not overlook the food options and cuisine types available at a certain college to choose the most suitable one. If you are a culture vulture, the location of your educational establishment in a sophisticated cultural setting can be a good point to consider before choosing the right college. Try to consider all the ins and outs of your personality to arrive at a reasonable decision.
When choosing the appropriate location for your college or university, you should consider what kinds of places make you feel at home. Studying will go smoothly if the college environment gives you a peace of mind and creates a sense of community. If you are more accustomed to a rural setting, a calm and soothing environment of your college or university can positively affect your studies. On the other hand, extroverted students might get easily bored with scarce entertainment options of the rural environment. Their choice of college or university will certainly involve a more populated place offering bright opportunities for building new contacts and expanding horizons.
When it comes to the challenging choice of a higher education institution, students should be aware of their academic strengths and abilities. A college or university education aims to hone students' skills and strengthen expertise in their major. Students who have a genuine flair for some certain academic discipline, creative activity, or sports should apply to a college where they can master their skills in the chosen field of interest.
Choosing the right college or university doesn't mean that it must be among the most renowned educational establishments. You shouldn't expect to find a neuroscience department at every college specializing in Math. Similarly, it wouldn't be the most relevant decision to evolve IT skills at a college with a strong art department. Students should not underestimate colleges that are less famous than those in the mainstream of higher education. The top colleges' list is rather ambiguous proving that Forbes rankings may be strikingly different from the Princeton Review.
There is no universal recipe or advice on how to decide where to go to college or university. But what each higher school should offer is an opportunity to familiarize yourself with various academic disciplines. You are lucky if you have already set your mind on a certain area of study but if you haven't, higher education should give you a chance to explore your academic strengths and interests. It would be a plus if the college chooses a flexible approach to education and offers an opportunity to try yourself at various majors. Freshmen at the age of 18 are not expected to make a choice that will determine the only direction of their future career. Your higher school will benefit your further education only if it gives you time to get the whole picture of your strengths and academic preferences.
Finding time for a tour to a college campus can be a rewarding experience. If you see for yourself the college location and the campus as a heart of its social life, it will give you the edge when making a proper choice. Sample the atmosphere on one of the Admitted Student Days to get a clear impression of your higher school setting. Pay close attention to detail during your visit to a college campus and analyze your feelings.
Your family background, your interests, and your needs should be properly considered when making a choice of a higher school. All these points have shaped your personality and disregarding them will devoid you of a cherished sense of comfort each student seeks on the college campus. Choosing a college culture that stimulates your personality growth will be a valuable contribution to your future.


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Roy Campbell
Roy Robert Campbell, III
Our Senior Class President
Roy Robert Campbell III, born on February 28, 1953,
died peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2012
with his family by his side.
Thursday, Nov 1, 2012, 11:00 AM
Laurel Heights United Methodist Church
227 W. Woodlawn
Porter Loring ~ SA Express-News
Please send your memories, stories, photos to tschmid@austin.rr.com
Roy Robert Campbell, III, age 59, died unexpectedly October 27, 2012, after a brief struggle with esophageal cancer. Roy was born February 28, 1953, to Roy and Marie Campbell of San Antonio. He graduated from Alamo Heights High School and then received his BBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where he met the love of his life, Debbie Reiners Campbell. They were married in 1975, and after living and working in Dallas for six years, they moved to San Antonio in 1981, where Roy opened the branch office of Joyner Mortgage.
Roy spent his professional life in the financial world. At one point, he was the envy of all his friends and impressionable nephews when he co-owned PFL Industries, a railroad car refurbishing company. He joined Frost Bank in 1999 and was recently promoted to Senior Vice President of Wealth Management.
Roy was a devoted member of Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, serving on many committees and as a senior high Sunday school teacher. He was also instrumental in developing the Laurel Heights Youth Center, which today mentors over 150 inner-city children. Roy was Chairman of the Board of Methodist Healthcare Ministries and later served as Board Chair of the Methodist Healthcare System. He was an active member of the Texas Cavaliers, the Order of the Alamo, the San Antonio German, and the San Antonio Country Club, where he enjoyed his weekly golf partners and his "boot camp" workout buddies.
Roy will be remembered for his wit, his willingness to share his opinion, and his bow ties. He was deliberate and meticulous, but most of all, compassionate. For the past 22 years, Roy was a sober, active, proud participant in the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, living with the sure belief that the Twelve Steps are the most intentional pathway to God's grace. He mentored and touched the lives of countless people, and he practiced the principles of the program in all his affairs.
Roy was preceded in death by his father, Roy R. Campbell, Jr. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Debbie; his mother, Marie; his sister, Elizabeth Yerxa and husband, Charles; his brothers, Nick and his wife, Genny, and Will and his wife, Stacy. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, his aunt and uncle, many cousins, and loving friends and business associates.
at our 40 Year Reunion in 2011
Remembering Roy ...
Love to all ~ Carolyn Creamer Mayo
~ Despite our frequent youthful shenanigans together and my nefarious influence on Roy during our adolescence, we graduated from high school the same day. Roy, standing tall at the head of the class, a shining beacon of reason and focus, while I was firmly rooted in the mediocrity of a C+ student looking for the next cheap thrill. The other day, as I drove by City Hall of Terrell Hills, I fondly recalled the day when Roy and I were picked up by the Terrell Hills police and brought to the station for soliciting donations door to door for the American Cancer Society. While our hearts were in the right place, our procrastination caused us to begin door knocking a couple of weeks after the official program date had terminated. A quick phone call to Col. Walter DeBill, sponsor of the Key Club, cleared things up and we were sent on our way. In retrospective, Terrell Hills is a prime place for those types of scams, but to Roy and me, it was just Zambrano Road.
~ To this day, I have a scar on my left cheek caused by Roy's head butt to mine in a Friday night car crash at the corner of Vanderhoeven and Oakview. Seat Belts? No such thing - as he wound up sitting in my lap and spotted by my blood. Roy was driving his dad's 1962 Ford Station wagon – pure iron – no fiberglass or aluminum. AM analog radio, no FM or Sirius. Must have weighed a ton. He ran a stop sign in our rush to break another law a couple of blocks down the road. Cuatro West, in his shiny new 442 was hauling down Oakview and T-Boned us. Good thing both cars were 60's vintage heft, since I was the only injury, cured by stitches at the E room and youthful recuperative resilience. There is still a broken concrete curb at the corner where we flew up into the yard and came to rest in a cloud of dust and smoke.
~ It's as if the dust and smoke of that night surround me again as I realize that I am the one who temporarily walks away from a crash with destiny. Thanks Roy, for being my friend.
For as long as grass grow, wind blow and sky is blue. ~ Mannti Cummins
On Roy's recommendation, we honored Mr. Foerster and made a class donation to the Paul A. Foerster Mathematics Fund
A Note from Roy, just before our 30th Reunion in 2001, reflecting on Edmund Eickenroht and Mac McSwain:
I wish I had a copy of our commencement address. I actually ripped it in half pulling it out from behind my gown on graduation night, because I was so nervous! Some bittersweet memories really --- I know we thought we were so radical and controversial and that speech was a forum for those really important issues, like hair length and dress codes! What a lawless bunch of rebels we were! I miss those days --- and I miss my friends --- my valedictorian was Edmund Eickenroht and my speech writer and soul mate was Mac McSwain --- They've been gone awhile now, but maybe they'll come join us, too (at the reunion) --- at least in spririt. ~ Roy Campbell, fall 2001
with Bubba Groos at our 10 Year Class Reunion in 1981
Roy's AHHS Accomplishments (from Olmos '71)
Class President 4; National Honor Society 4; Spanisih National Honor Society 2,3,4; Mu Alpha Theta 3,4; Key Cllub 2,3,4;
Class Vice President 3; Basketball 1,2,3,4; A Club 4; Muleskinners 3; Student Council 2,3,4; Honor Member 4; Leadership Class 4; Fellowship of Christian Athletes 4
Senior Class Officers, Roy Campbell, President
Presiding over Pep Rally
Sr Class Officers
Senior Mule Stall Council, Vice President
Mule Stall
Campbell Lumber Co. Ad from our 1971 Olmos


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Лозо́вая (, ) — село на Украине, находится в Шаргородском районе Винницкой области.

Код КОАТУУ — 0525384801. Население по переписи 2001 года составляет 1369 человек. Почтовый индекс — 23540. Телефонный код — 4344.
Занимает площадь 3,293 км².

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В селе действуют Свято-Покровский и Свято-Николаевский храмы Шаргородского благочиния Могилёв-Подольской епархии Украинской православной церкви.

Адрес местного совета
23540, Винницкая область, Шаргородский р-н, с. Лозовая, ул. Ленина, 1

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