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Wyndham Worldwide Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Earnings
February 10, 2015 6:30am EST
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Fourth Quarter Adjusted Diluted EPS Growth of 23%
Annual Free Cash Flow Target Increased to $800 Million
Increases Dividend 20%
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN) today announced results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2014.
Fourth quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.90, an increase of 23% from adjusted diluted EPS of $0.73 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Reported diluted EPS was $0.65 in the fourth quarter of 2014, unchanged from the same period in 2013.
Full year adjusted diluted EPS was $4.53, an increase of 18% from adjusted diluted EPS of $3.83 for the prior year period. Reported diluted EPS was $4.18 compared with $3.21 for the prior year period.
During the quarter, the Company repurchased 2.1 million shares of its common stock for $171 million. For the full year, the Company spent $652 million to repurchase 8.6 million shares of its common stock.
The Company's Board of Directors authorized an increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.42 from $0.35 per share, beginning with the dividend that is expected to be declared in the first quarter of 2015.
The Company increased its annual free cash flow target to $800 million from $750 million beginning in 2015.
"A strong fourth quarter led to 18% growth in full-year adjusted EPS, capping another year of double-digit earnings growth," said Stephen P. Holmes, chairman and CEO. "All three of our businesses performed well and we're enthusiastic about the opportunities and initiatives that will drive growth going forward. As an indication of confidence in our prospects, the Board of Directors approved a 20% increase in our quarterly dividend."
FOURTH QUARTER 2014 OPERATING RESULTS
Fourth quarter revenues were $1.2 billion, an increase of 3% from the prior year period, or 4% in constant currency. The increase reflects growth in all of the Company's business segments.
Adjusted net income was $112 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, compared with $96 million, or $0.73 per diluted share for the same period in 2013. The increases reflect stronger operating results in the Company's lodging and vacation exchange and rentals businesses and lower net interest expense. EPS also benefited from the Company's share repurchase program, which decreased weighted average diluted share count by 5% year-over-year.
Reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $81 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, compared with $86 million, or $0.65 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2013. Reported net income in both periods reflects several items excluded from adjusted net income. The net result of these items unfavorably impacted fourth quarter 2014 net income by $31 million and unfavorably impacted fourth quarter 2013 net income by $10 million. Full reconciliations of adjusted results to GAAP results appear in Table 8 of this press release.
FULL YEAR 2014 OPERATING RESULTS
Revenues for full year 2014 were $5.3 billion, an increase of 5% over the prior year period. Adjusted net income for the full year 2014 was $573 million, or $4.53 per diluted share, compared with $515 million, or $3.83 per diluted share, for the prior year. The increases reflect stronger operating results across all of the Company's businesses. EPS also benefited from the Company's share repurchase program, which decreased weighted average diluted share count by 6% compared with 2013.
Reported net income for full year 2014 was $529 million, or $4.18 per diluted share, compared with reported net income of $432 million, or $3.21 per diluted share, for the prior year period. Reported net income reflects several items excluded from adjusted net income. The net result of these items unfavorably impacted full year 2014 net income by $44 million and unfavorably impacted full year 2013 net income by $83 million. Full reconciliations of adjusted results to GAAP results appear in Table 8 of this press release.
FULL YEAR 2014 CASH FLOW
Free cash flow was $749 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, compared with $770 million for the same period in 2013. The Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. For the year ended December 31, 2014, net cash provided by operating activities was $984 million, compared with $1,008 million in the prior year period.
BUSINESS UNIT RESULTS
Lodging (Wyndham Hotel Group)
Revenues were $267 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 9% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013.
Domestic RevPAR increased 8.6%, partially offset by a 7.8% decline in international RevPAR, resulting in a 3.0% increase in total system-wide RevPAR compared with the fourth quarter of 2013. In constant currency, total system-wide RevPAR increased 5.0%.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $79 million, a 23% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2013. The increase primarily reflects higher RevPAR and the favorable timing of loyalty and marketing expenses compared with the same period last year.
As of December 31, 2014, the Company's hotel system consisted of approximately 7,650 properties and approximately 661,000 rooms, a 2.4% room increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2013. The development pipeline included approximately 960 hotels and 117,000 rooms, of which 57% were international and 64% were new construction.
Vacation Exchange and Rentals (Wyndham Exchange & Rentals)
Revenues were $311 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 2% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. In constant currency, revenues were up 6%.
Exchange revenues were $150 million, flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2013. In constant currency, exchange revenues increased 2%, as the average number of members increased 2.2% and exchange revenue per member was flat.
Vacation rental revenues were $144 million, a 4% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013. In constant currency, vacation rental revenues were up 11%, reflecting a 7.3% increase in transaction volume and a 3.3% increase in the average net price per vacation rental.
Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $39 million, an 8% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2013. On a currency-neutral basis, adjusted EBITDA increased 14% compared with the prior year period due to the revenue increases and cost controls.
Vacation Ownership (Wyndham Vacation Ownership)
Revenues were $668 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 2% increase over the fourth quarter of 2013, primarily reflecting higher resort management fees.
Gross VOI sales were $470 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, a decrease of 4% compared with the fourth quarter of 2013, reflecting a 1.4% decline in volume per guest and a 2.1% decline in tour flow.
Net VOI sales were flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2013, reflecting a lower provision for loan loss resulting from improved portfolio performance.
EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $172 million, flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2013.
The Company repurchased 2.1 million shares of common stock for $171 million during the fourth quarter of 2014. For the full-year 2014, the Company purchased 8.6 million shares of common stock for $652 million. From January 1 through February 9, 2015, the Company repurchased an additional 0.8 million shares for $68 million. The Company's remaining share repurchase authorization totals $948 million as of February 9, 2015.
Reported net interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2014 was $25 million, compared with $32 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, primarily reflecting the benefit of lower interest rates associated with fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps.
Balance Sheet Information as of December 31, 2014:
Cash and cash equivalents of $183 million, compared with $194 million at December 31, 2013
Vacation ownership contract receivables, net, of $2.7 billion, compared with $2.8 billion at December 31, 2013
Vacation ownership and other inventory of $1.2 billion, compared with $1.0 billion at December 31, 2013
Securitized vacation ownership debt of $2.2 billion, compared with $1.9 billion at December 31, 2013
Long-term debt of $2.9 billion, unchanged from December 31, 2013. The remaining borrowing capacity on the revolving credit facility, net of commercial paper borrowings, was $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2014, unchanged from December 31, 2013
A schedule of debt is included in Table 5 of this press release.
Note to Editors: The guidance excludes possible future share repurchases, while analysts' estimates often include share repurchases. This results in discrepancies between Company guidance and database consensus forecasts.
For the full year 2015, the Company provides the following guidance:
Revenues of approximately $5.450 - $5.550 billion from $5.400 - $5.500 billion.
Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $1.285 - $1.315 billion from $1.300 - $1.330 billion, reflecting the adverse impact of foreign exchange partially offset by stronger underlying performance. Based on January 31, 2015 rates, foreign exchange movements have had a $25 million adverse effect on 2015 EBITDA guidance since the Company's initial 2015 guidance, which was issued on October 24, 2014. The Company's 2015 guidance reflects a $34 million adverse impact from foreign exchange compared with 2014 full year results.
Adjusted EPS of approximately $4.75 - $4.90 based on a diluted share count of 123 million from $4.70 - $4.85 based on a diluted share count of 125 million.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation will hold a conference call with investors to discuss the Company's results, outlook and guidance on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. EST. Listeners may access the webcast live through the Company's website at www.wyndhamworldwide.com/investors. An archive of this webcast will be available on the website for approximately 90 days beginning at noon EST on February 10, 2015. The conference call may also be accessed by dialing 800-369-2125 and providing the passcode "WYNDHAM." Listeners are urged to call at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A telephone replay will be available for approximately 90 days beginning at noon EST on February 10, 2015, at 888-484-4840.
The Company will post guidance information on its website following the conference call.
Presentation of Financial Information
Financial information discussed in this press release includes non-GAAP measures, which include or exclude certain items. These non-GAAP measures differ from reported GAAP results and are intended to illustrate what management believes are relevant period-over-period comparisons and are helpful to investors as an additional tool for further understanding and assessing the Company's ongoing core operating performance. Exclusion of items in our non-GAAP presentation should not be considered an inference that these items are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring. A complete reconciliation of reported GAAP results to the comparable non-GAAP information appears in the financial tables section of the press release. It is not practicable to provide a reconciliation of forecasted adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS to the most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items cannot be reasonably estimated or predicted at this time. Any such items could be significant to the Company's reported results.
About Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
One of the world's largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) provides a wide range of hospitality services and products through its global portfolio of world-renowned brands. The world's largest hotel company based on the number of properties, Wyndham Hotel Group is home to many of the world's best-known hotel brands, with over 7,600 franchised hotels and approximately 661,000 hotel rooms worldwide. Wyndham Exchange & Rentals is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the world's largest professionally managed vacation rentals business, providing more than 5 million leisure-bound families annually with access to over 107,000 vacation properties in over 100 countries through its prominent exchange and vacation rental brands. The industry and timeshare ownership market leader, Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its network of over 200 vacation ownership resorts serving approximately 904,000 owners throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Based in Parsippany, NJ, Wyndham Worldwide employs over 34,000 associates globally. For more information, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, conveying management's expectations as to the future based on plans, estimates and projections at the time the Company makes the statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include statements related to the Company's revenues, earnings, dividends and related financial and operating measures.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include general economic conditions, the performance of the financial and credit markets, the economic environment for the hospitality industry, the impact of war, terrorist activity or political strife, operating risks associated with the hotel, vacation exchange and rentals and vacation ownership businesses, as well as those described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 14, 2014. Except for the Company's ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, it undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
OPERATING RESULTS OF REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
In addition to other measures, management evaluates the operating results of each of its reportable segments based upon net revenues and "EBITDA", which is defined as net income before depreciation and amortization, interest expense (excluding consumer financing interest), early extinguishment of debt, interest income (excluding consumer financing interest) and income taxes, each of which is presented on the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company believes that EBITDA is a useful measure of performance for the Company's segments which when considered with GAAP measures, gives a more complete understanding of its operating performance. The Company's presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures used by other companies.
The following tables summarize net revenues and EBITDA for the Company's reportable segments, as well as reconcile EBITDA to Net income attributable to Wyndham shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:
Three Months Ended December 31,
Net Revenues
Vacation Exchange and Rentals
Vacation Ownership
Total Reportable Segments
Corporate and Other (a)
Total Company
Reconciliation of EBITDA to Net income attributable to Wyndham shareholders
Income before income taxes
Net income attributable to Wyndham shareholders
(a) Includes the elimination of transactions between segments.
The following tables summarize net revenues and adjusted EBITDA for the Company's reportable segments for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (for a description of adjustments by segment, see Table 7):
Corporate and Other
The following tables summarize net revenues and EBITDA for the Company's reportable segments, as well as reconcile EBITDA to Net income attributable to Wyndham shareholders for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:
Twelve Months Ended December 31,
Early extinguishment of debt
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
The following tables summarize net revenues and adjusted EBITDA for the Company's reportable segments for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 (for a description of adjustments by segment, see Table 7):
(In millions, except per share data)
Twelve Months Ended
Service and membership fees
Vacation ownership interest sales
Franchise fees
Cost of vacation ownership interests
Consumer financing interest
Marketing and reservation
Loss on sale and asset impairments
Other income, net
Note: For a description of adjustments to Net Income, see Table 8.
OPERATING STATISTICS
The following operating statistics are the drivers of our revenues and therefore provide an enhanced understanding of our businesses:
RevPAR
Average Number of Members (in 000s)
Exchange Revenue Per Member
Vacation Rental Transactions (in 000s) (a)
Average Net Price Per Vacation Rental (a)
Vacation Ownership (a)
Gross Vacation Ownership Interest (VOI) Sales (in 000s) (b)
Tours (in 000s) (c)
Volume Per Guest (VPG) (c)
Note: Full year amounts may not add across due to rounding.
Includes the impact of acquisitions from the acquisition dates forward. Therefore, the operating statistics are not presented on a comparable basis.
Includes Gross VOI sales under the Company's Wyndham Asset Affiliate Model (WAAM) Just-in-Time beginning in the second quarter of 2012 (see Table 9 for a reconciliation of Gross VOI sales to vacation ownership interest sales).
Includes the impact of WAAM Just-in-Time related tours beginning in the second quarter of 2012.
Number of Properties
Provision for Loan Losses (in 000s) (*)
Represents provision for estimated losses on vacation ownership contract receivables originated during the period, which is recorded as a contra revenue to vacation ownership interest sales on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Number of Rooms: Represents the number of rooms at lodging properties at the end of the period which are either (i) under franchise and/or management agreements, or company owned, (ii) properties under affiliation agreements for which the Company receives a fee for reservation and/or other services provided and (iii) properties managed under a joint venture.
Average Occupancy Rate: Represents the percentage of available rooms occupied during the period.
Average Daily Rate (ADR): Represents the average rate charged for renting a lodging room for one day.
RevPAR: Represents revenue per available room and is calculated by multiplying average occupancy rate by ADR. Comparable RevPAR represents RevPAR of hotels which are included in both periods.
Average Number of Members: Represents members in our vacation exchange programs who paid annual membership dues as of the end of the period or who are within the allowed grace period. For additional fees, such participants are entitled to exchange intervals for intervals at other properties affiliated with the Company's vacation exchange business. In addition, certain participants may exchange intervals for other leisure-related services and products.
Exchange Revenue Per Member: Represents total annualized revenues generated from fees associated with memberships, exchange transactions, member-related rentals and other servicing for the period divided by the average number of vacation exchange members during the period.
Vacation Rental Transactions: Represents the number of transactions that are generated during the period in connection with customers booking their vacation rental stays through the Company. One rental transaction is recorded for each standard one-week rental.
Average Net Price Per Vacation Rental: Represents the net rental price generated from renting vacation properties to customers and other related rental servicing fees during the period divided by the number of vacation rental transactions during the period.
Gross Vacation Ownership Interest Sales: Represents sales of vacation ownership interest (VOIs), including WAAM sales, before the net effect of percentage-of-completion accounting and loan loss provisions. See Table 9 for a reconciliation of Gross VOI sales to vacation ownership interest sales.
Tours: Represents the number of tours taken by guests in our efforts to sell VOIs.
Volume per Guest (VPG): Represents Gross VOI sales (excluding tele-sales upgrades, which are non-tour upgrade sales) divided by the number of tours. The Company has excluded non-tour upgrade sales in the calculation of VPG because non-tour upgrade sales are generated by a different marketing channel. See Table 9 for a detail of tele-sales upgrades for 2011-2014.
Constant Currency: Represents a comparison eliminating the effects of foreign exchange rate fluctuations between periods (foreign currency translation).
Currency-Neutral: Represents a comparison eliminating the effects of foreign exchange rate fluctuations between periods (foreign currency translation) and the impact caused by any foreign exchange related activities (i.e., hedges, balance sheet remeasurements and/or adjustments).
REVENUE DETAIL BY REPORTABLE SEGMENT
Royalties and Franchise Fees
Marketing, Reservation and Wyndham Rewards Revenues (a)
Hotel Management Reimbursable Revenues (b)
Intersegment Trademark Fees
Owned Hotel Revenues
Ancillary Revenues (c)
Total Lodging
Exchange Revenues
Rental Revenues
Ancillary Revenues (d)
Total Vacation Exchange and Rentals
Property Management Fees
WAAM Fee-for-Service Commissions
Ancillary Revenues (e)
Total Vacation Ownership
Intersegment Trademark Fees (f)
Marketing and reservation revenues represent fees the Company receives from franchised and managed hotels that are to be expended for marketing purposes or the operation of a centralized, brand-specific reservation system. These fees are typically based on a percentage of the gross room revenues of each hotel. Wyndham Rewards revenues represent fees the Company receives relating to its loyalty program.
Primarily represents payroll costs in the hotel management business that the Company pays on behalf of property owners and for which it is reimbursed by the property owners. During 2014, such amounts include reimbursable revenues of $2 million in each of Q1, Q2 and Q3 and $1 million in Q4 which were charged to the Company's vacation ownership business and were eliminated in consolidation. During 2013, such amounts include reimbursable revenues of $1 million, $3 million and $2 million, in Q2, Q3 and Q4 respectively, which were charged to the Company's vacation ownership business and were eliminated in consolidation.
Primarily includes additional services provided to franchisees.
Primarily includes fees generated from programs with affiliated resorts and homeowners.
Primarily includes revenues associated with bonus points/credits that are provided as purchase incentives on VOI sales and fees generated from other non-core operations.
During 2011, $3 million, $1 million and $2 million of intersegment trademark fees were recorded as a reduction of expenses in Q1, Q2 and Q3, respectively. As such, total intersegment trademark fees for 2011 were $16 million.
SCHEDULE OF DEBT
March 31,
Securitized vacation ownership debt (a)
Term notes
Bank conduit facility (b)
Total securitized vacation ownership debt (c)
Less: Current portion of securitized vacation ownership debt
Long-term securitized vacation ownership debt
Debt:
Revolving credit facility (due July 2018) (d)
Commercial paper (e)
$315 million 6.00% senior unsecured notes (due December 2016) (f)
$300 million 2.95% senior unsecured notes (due March 2017)
$14 million 5.75% senior unsecured notes (due February 2018)
$40 million 7.375% senior unsecured notes (due March 2020)
$250 million 5.625% senior unsecured notes (due March 2021)
$650 million 4.25% senior unsecured notes (due March 2022) (g)
$400 million 3.90% senior unsecured notes (due March 2023) (h)
Capital leases
Total long-term debt
Less: Current portion of long-term debt
The Company's vacation ownership contract receivables are securitized through bankruptcy-remote special purpose entities ("SPEs") that are consolidated within our financial statements. These bankruptcy-remote SPEs are legally separate from the Company. The receivables held by the bankruptcy-remote SPEs are not available to the Company's creditors and legally are not the Company's assets. Additionally, the creditors of these SPEs have no recourse to the Company for principal and interest.
Represents a non-recourse vacation ownership bank conduit facility with a term through August 2016 and borrowing capacity of $650 million. As of December 31, 2014, this facility had a remaining borrowing capacity of $447 million.
This debt is collateralized by $2,629 million, $2,326 million, $2,287 million, $2,328 million and $2,314 million of underlying vacation ownership contract receivables and related assets as of December 31, 2014, September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Represents a $1.5 billion revolving credit facility that expires in July 2018. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had $2 million of outstanding letters of credit. After considering outstanding commercial paper borrowings of $189 million, the remaining borrowing capacity was $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2014.
Represents commercial paper programs of $1.25 billion with a remaining borrowing capacity of $1.1 billion, as of December 31, 2014.
Includes unamortized gains from the settlement of a derivative in the amount of $2 million as of December 31, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively, and $3 million as of June 30, 2014, March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Includes a $3 million increase and $2 million decrease in the carrying value resulting from a fair value hedge derivative as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Includes a $13 million increase and $10 million decrease in the carrying value resulting from a fair value hedge derivative as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
BRAND SYSTEM DETAILS
As of and For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2014
Average Daily
Rate (ADR)
Average Revenue
Per Available
Room (RevPAR)
Microtel Inns & Suites by Wyndham
Wyndham Vacation Ownership resorts
Total Wyndham Worldwide
NOTE: A glossary of terms is included in Table 3 (2 of 2); RevPAR may not recalculate by multiplying average occupancy rate by ADR due to rounding.
As of and For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
Three months ended March 31, 2014
Devaluation(b)
Adjustment(c)
Costs(d)
Loss on Sale
and Asset
Impairments(e)
Adjustments(f)
Three months ended June 30, 2014
Twelve months ended December 31, 2014
Note: The sum of the quarters may not agree to the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 due to rounding.
Includes the elimination of transactions between segments.
Represents the devaluation of the official exchange rate of Venezuela.
Reversal of a reserve for value-added taxes.
Relates to (i) the reversal of a portion of a restructuring reserve established during the fourth quarter of 2013 and (ii) costs incurred as a result of various organizational realignment initiatives by the Company.
Relates to (i) a loss on the sale of a business and a write-down of an equity investment at the Company's vacation exchange and rentals business and (ii) a write-down of an investment in a joint venture at the Company's lodging business.
Relates to the net benefit from the resolution of and adjustment to certain contingent liabilities and assets resulting from our separation from Cendant.
Adjustments (b)
Costs (c)
Costs (d)
Impairment (e)
Relates to a net (benefit)/expense from the resolution of and adjustment to certain contingent liabilities and assets resulting from the Company's separation from Cendant.
Relates to costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of Midtown 45, a NYC property (January 2013).
Relates to costs incurred as a result of an organizational realignment initiative.
Relates primarily to a non-cash impairment charge from a partial write-down of the Hawthorn trademark.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
As Reported
Adjustments(a)
Impairment (d)
As Adjusted
non-GAAP
Loss on sale and asset impairment
The above table reconciles certain non-GAAP financial measures. The presentation of these adjustments is intended to permit the comparison of particular adjustments as they appear in the line items of the income statement in order to assist investors' understanding of the overall impact of such adjustments. This non-GAAP reconciliation table should not be considered a substitute for, nor superior to, financial results and measures determined or calculated in accordance with GAAP.
EPS amounts may not add due to rounding.
Relates to the tax effect of the adjustment.
Relates to costs incurred as a result of organizational realignment initiatives at the Company's lodging and vacation exchange and rentals businesses.
Relates to a loss on the sale of a business and a write-down of an equity investment at the Company's vacation exchange and rentals business.
Costs (a)
Devaluation(c)
Adjustments(d)
Adjustment(f)
Costs(g)
Impairments(h)
Note: EPS amounts may not add due to rounding.
Related to costs associated with an executive's departure at the Company's lodging business.
Represents the devaluation of the official exchange rate of Venezuela at the Company's vacation exchange and rentals business.
Relates to the reversal of a state tax accrual.
Relates to the reversal of a reserve for value-added taxes at the Company's vacation exchange and rentals business.
Relates to (i) costs incurred as a result of organizational realignment initiatives at the Company's lodging and vacation exchange and rentals businesses, partially offset by (ii) the reversal of a portion of a restructuring reserve of $1 million established during the fourth quarter of 2013.
Costs(a)
Impairment(b)
Service fees and membership
Relates to costs incurred as a result of an organizational realignment initiative at the Company's lodging business.
Relates primarily to a non-cash impairment charge from a partial write-down of the Hawthorn trademark at the Company's lodging business.
Costs(c)
of Debt (e)
Costs (f)
Impairment(g)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
Relates to the net expense from the resolution of and adjustment to certain contingent liabilities and assets resulting from our separation from Cendant.
Relates to a state tax accrual for legacy tax matters.
Relates to the costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of Midtown 45, a NYC property (January 2013) at the Company's vacation ownership business.
Represents costs incurred for the early repurchase of a portion of the Company's 7.375%, 5.75% and 6.00% senior unsecured notes and the remaining portion of the 9.875% senior unsecured notes.
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We define free cash flow to be net cash provided by operating activities less property and equipment additions which we also refer to as capital expenditures.
We believe free cash flow to be a useful operating performance measure to evaluate the ability of our operations to generate cash for uses other than capital expenditures and, after debt service and other obligations, our ability to grow our business through acquisitions, development advances and equity investments, as well as our ability to return cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. A limitation of using free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities, net cash used in investing activities and net cash used in financing activities as a means for evaluating Wyndham Worldwide is that free cash flow does not represent the total cash movement for the period as detailed in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
The following table provides more details on the GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measure and the related reconciliation between these financial measures:
Net cash provided by operating activities
Less: Property and equipment additions
GROSS VOI SALES
The following table provides a reconciliation of Gross VOI sales (see Table 3) to vacation ownership interest sales (see Table 4):
Gross VOI sales (a)
Less: Sales under WAAM Fee-for-Service
Gross VOI sales, net of WAAM Fee-for-Service sales
Less: Loan loss provision
Less: Impact of percentage-of-completion accounting
Vacation ownership interest sales (a)
Less: Impact of percentage of completion accounting
Note: Amounts may not add due to rounding.
(a) Includes VOI sales under WAAM Just-in-Time beginning in the second quarter of 2012.
The following includes primarily tele-sales upgrades and other non-tour revenues, which are excluded from Gross VOI sales in the Company's VPG calculation (see Table 3):
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Q: Python regex for finding all words in a string Hello I am new into regex and I'm starting out with python.
I'm stuck at extracting all words from an English sentence.
So far I have:
import re

shop="hello seattle what have you got"
regex = r'(\w*) '
list1=re.findall(regex,shop)
print list1

This gives output:

['hello', 'seattle', 'what', 'have', 'you']

If I replace regex by
regex = r'(\w*)\W*'

then output:

['hello', 'seattle', 'what', 'have', 'you', 'got', '']

whereas I want this output

['hello', 'seattle', 'what', 'have', 'you', 'got']

Please point me where I am going wrong.

A: Use word boundary \b
import re

shop="hello seattle what have you got"
regex = r'\b\w+\b'
list1=re.findall(regex,shop)
print list1

OP : ['hello', 'seattle', 'what', 'have', 'you', 'got']

or simply \w+ is enough
import re

shop="hello seattle what have you got"
regex = r'\w+'
list1=re.findall(regex,shop)
print list1

OP : ['hello', 'seattle', 'what', 'have', 'you', 'got']

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The European Union launched its new programme on food safety support to Albania today - a four year support for the candidate country to strengthen its food safety, veterinary and plant health standards.
The 5 mln Euro 'Support to food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary standards' programme will be implemented by a group of public bodies from EU Member States led by the Irish Food Safety Authority. The group includes also the Finnish Food Safety Authority, the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and CBS Creative Business Solutions - an Albanian NGO.
EU Ambassador to Albania Luigi Soreca, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of Albania Bledi Çuçi, Minister of State for European Affairs of Ireland Helen McEntee, and State Secretary with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland Samuli Virtanen presented the programme to the media during a joint press conference in Europe House.
The programme will field experts in food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary systems, to help Albania to harmonise its legislation to EU norms, to strengthen safety at all stages of the food chain and to improve consumer and business awareness of food safety issues in the south-eastern European country.
This partnership provides Albanian authorities with unique access to counterpart organisations and individuals in two EU Member States which have directly comparable responsibilities under EU food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary law, and long experience in reforming food safety policy and management systems over the last three decades.
'The project we are launching today will bring Albania closer to EU standards. It will improve Albanians' everyday life and health. But let me emphasis one last benefit: it will contribute to opening the EU market to Albanian products. Our legislation is very clear about this - food items cannot be imported unless they respect the integrity of the EU food chain,' EU Ambassador Soreca said.
Ireland and Finland consistently rank among the world's leading examples of food safety and food security. Under the project they will bring this experience to Albania to strengthen its food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary systems in line with EU standards.


At departure hall A we celebrate Black Friday at Thessaloniki airport "Makedonia" with great discounts at well known shops such as Accessorize, AISSO, Health Stores, Oro Vildiridis, Sun Wear and Sugarfree. From Friday, November 23rd to Sunday November 25th , you will find products discounted up to 50%.
On Friday 23/11 there will be something for everyone and not just low prices! From 13:00 to 17:00 cheerleaders and live music will entertain passengers and shoppers turning your airport experience into a fun one!


President Barack Obama's recent speech on education reform demonstrates that he is willing to put the full weight of his office behind fixing our failing schools. He called for higher standards, more charter schools, merit pay and eliminating bad teachers. When many of our urban school districts are graduating only 25 percent to 50 percent of their students, he knows that the failed methods and orthodoxies must be jettisoned for what will work.
The brave new world of the 21st century demands much more from our children. Obama's ambitious and sweeping agenda will help educate and equip them to make the most of the opportunities created by an integrated global economy.
While there is a broad national consensus for education reform in the country, Obama expects that special interests will oppose his reform agenda. Those who do will fight vigilantly to hold onto the failed schools that shame us as a nation.
But their actions will put them against the best interests of our children and on the wrong side of history. Teachers unions and education groups have expressed opposition in the past to ideas like merit pay and charter schools. They are strongly opposed to a successful voucher program in Washington, D.C., which tragically was killed by Senate Democrats in the omnibus spending bill that passed the Senate last week.
On behalf of the nation's children, Obama is prepared to take on members of his own party and the special interests. Along with turning around the economy, education reform could become the defining issue of his presidency.
Toward that end, the president and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan should consider hosting an education reform summit at the White House. The focus could be on what is working in public schools around the country. This list of "best practices" should be studied, evaluated and shared with principals and teachers — especially in schools that are underperforming.
He could invite education groups, teachers unions, principals, teachers and education leaders who have a proven record of reform and inform them how they could qualify for federal funding for programs that comply with the policy ideas of the Obama administration.
The genius of America is that we have always been able to overcome the challenges we face. Acknowledging our failures and focusing on methods and programs that have succeeded in educating our children are the best place to start.
It is also time we wake the sleeping giant: the parents who have children attending public schools. Alexis de Tocqueville said that people in a democracy "reign supreme." The parents of public schoolchildren have never fully realized the power they have to bring change to underperforming schools.
With the financial support of the nation's leading charitable foundations, Parent Teacher Associations around the country could be transformed into a national grass-roots effort to advocate for reform of our schools. Patterned after the missionary zeal and political sophistication of the Children's Defense Fund, PTAs could be organized in school districts nationwide. Parents — motivated by wanting a world-class education for their children and being highly informed and organized — could bring persistent pressure to members of Congress to adopt an agenda of change to fix our failing schools.
What is at stake is nothing less than the American dream. To pass it on to our children and generations to come, we must restore quality and innovation to all our schools. President Obama knows that our legacy of excellence in education must be redeemed and, with his speech a couple of weeks ago, he has set us on a course to give our children the knowledge and skills they need to compete in this new and changing world.
As Americans, it's time we think of our obligations to each other. It's time we take seriously our collective responsibility for future generations. Providing our children — regardless of race, class or religion — with a world-class education is what binds us together and will make our country stronger.
President Obama's plan to reform our schools will help our children live up to their God-given potential. We don't have a moment to lose. Congress should enact his education reform proposal this year.
Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.) is chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council.


Air & Gas Industries has just completed a natural gas pressure reduction skid for Pacific Controls.
The unit consists of gas inlet particulate filtering vessels, Slam-Shut over pressure protection and active / monitor gas regulating devices.
The gas pressure reduction skid will be installed at Rio Tinto Aluminium Gladstone and is part of the multi-million dollar Yarwun Stage 2 Expansion.


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The following is a brief history of St. Paul's written by Sally Burt on the occasion of our 250th Anniversary. Much of the information is drawn from a much longer history written by Dr. Arthur Morton Worthington, on the occasion of our 150th Anniversary, with an update by Mr. Thomas E. Jansen, Jr. on the occasion of our 200th Anniversary. For those interested, the booklet containing this longer history can be found here.
St Paul's began on July 12, 1758 when the frame of a wooden church (left) was raised in Dedham for a small band of about a dozen Church of England families. The church was made of rough boards, measured only 30 x 40 feet, and had no seats. Although the small band of Loyalists had been worshiping in houses in Dedham and Stoughton, the building of the church here was made possible by Samuel Colburn's generous bequest of land for the founding of an Episcopal Church in Dedham. The new church was initially supported by Old North, Boston, Trinity Church, Boston, and Christ Church, Quincy, all Loyalist churches.
During the Revolutionary War, when Loyalist churches continued to offer prayers for the King, the rector in Dedham, the Rev. William Clark, and many members of the congregation were persecuted and the church was closed. It reopened in 1791 and the Rev. William Montague was called to serve as rector for 100 pounds sterling a year.
In the early 1800s the church, incorporated as the Episcopal Church in Dedham, became known as St. Paul's, and in July 1818, the first officers were chosen: senior warden, junior warden, five vestrymen, a treasurer and clerk. During the first 100 years, the young church struggled. The first building, used as a military storehouse during the Revolution, became dilapidated. The second church (right) collapsed in 1797 when it was moved to Franklin Square. It was rebuilt, but by 1845 it was demolished when it became "rickety and porous."
In 1846, the third building (below left), an impressive wooden Gothic structure, was consecrated, but it was destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1856. Mindful of the hazards of wooden structures, plans were immediately made to construct the next church, the present building, of Dedham granite (below right). It was consecrated in June, 1858 and the interior furnishings included chestnut pews, a Hook organ, and a magnificent stained glass window of St. Paul above the altar. In 1869 the tower and spire were completed, and in 1881 a chime of ten bells, ranging in size from 3050 to 250 pounds, was given by Ira Cleveland who was warden for 51 years.
In those days, wardens and members of the vestry could succeed themselves for an unlimited number of years if they wished to serve. This was changed in 1938 when it was decided to rotate vestry members and to increase their number to nine members.
During those early years, churches were supported largely by public taxation and the sale or rental of pews, the latter practice not ending at St. Paul's until 1926 when all pews became free.
Throughout its history, St. Paul's has benefited from its parishioners who added to its fabric and beauty through generous donations. The chancel was enlarged in the 1880s and the wrought iron rood screen given in 1893 in memory of Albert Nickerson. In 1927, the parish house was added by the George C. Lee family in memory of Madeline Lee. It contained a kitchen, choir room, church school and an upstairs sewing room. In the basement there was a gymnasium with lockers, hand ball court and shower. The office wing of the parish house was given by the same family in 1957. The parish house has been variously used over the years for meetings, church school, receptions, square dances, fairs, and a Mardi Gras benefit for Hurricane Katrina victims. During the 1960s the Red Cross used it as a blood donation center.
Property was added in the 1960s when the former "telephone building" on Church Street was purchased for use by the church school. It was later sold in 1971 when the church again expanded its facilities with the purchase of the adjacent Harrison Black property. This historic house was first rented; then used as a rectory by The Rev. Blayney Colmore. Subsequently it has been used for church school, meetings, Christmas fairs, the Church Mouse Thrift Shop, the preparation of meals by parishioners for the homeless at St. John's-Bowdoin Street, Boston, and by HESSCO for Meals on Wheels. This house became known as the Old Rectory in 1982 when the church purchased the property at 57 School Street to serve as our present rectory.
In the 1980s, in line with current liturgical practices and a revised prayer book, the high altar was detached and moved forward so that the priest could celebrate facing the people. At the same time, the baptismal font was moved to its present location, the memorial garden was made, and in 1999, the church was made handicap accessible.
The brick chapel, constructed in 1875, was used for meetings of the boys' choir (founded in 1865), for church school on Sundays, and a private nursery school on weekdays. It was sold to St. Paul's Nursery School in 2004, but is still used by the church for Sunday child care.
St. Paul's has supported the needs of communities far and near. During both world wars, the church was used to make surgical dressings for the Red Cross, and funds were raised for military chaplaincies. For many years it was the women of the church who spearheaded efforts in mission and outreach. In the 20th century, the Church Service League and the Women's Auxiliary provided goods and services for the needy locally, nationally, and internationally. In the 1970s and 1980s, this began to change as women joined the work force. Interest in women's groups waned, but outreach continued with a Mission Committee composed of both men and women. In recent years the church's local mission has featured the Dedham Food Pantry and its international mission has included support of a Cambodian land mine victim and a medical mission in Haiti.
In 1931 women became full voting members of St. Paul's church, and in 1971 the first woman was elected to the vestry. In 1969, the girls' choir joined with the boys when the 9:15 a.m. service was eliminated. Women were ordained to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church in the 1970s, and after employing several female deacons, St. Paul's had its first female priest as assistant in 1987.
Church school enrollment has fluctuated over the years to reflect the times. During the Depression, attendance was high; during World War II, with the shortage of gas it was low. As children began to be involved in more outside activities on Sundays, church school was tried on Thursdays for a while in the 1970s.
During its 250 years of existence, St. Paul's has had a long history of worship of God as Episcopalians in this place and we hope to continue to do God's work here and in the world in the years to come.
Sally Burt, January 2008 (being our 250th Anniversary Year)
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Does anyone remember how LIC and Queens plaza were 20-30 years ago? You couldn't walk on Queens plaza at 3:00am! Then Bloomberg came and changed zoning and development laws and the Tech companies came and now the city is not relying only on Wall Street to provide good paying jobs and we have Cornell Tech campus also in across the bridge from LIC…so the big guys came and started investing money and we got the transformation we see now and all for the better. You couldn't get a decent cup of coffee years back and now even the dinners offer good coffee because they have to compete and they know we will not drink their "burned colored water" of the days back. As someone else commented above the more the supply the better for renters and residents and workers in the area. If the developers want to take the risk and build a luxury condo building and change the look of the block for the better let them do it. Slowly the whole area will change for the better and then maybe the city will decide to do something with Northen BLVD. Usually, the overbuilds result in an oversupply of housing and some defaults but they are good for society because they replace old and dilapidated housing infrastructure with new housing. Yes, there is a crisis of affordable housing in the city but you don't solve the problem with limiting supply with price controls if anyone forgot the price controls of the seventies. There is an inventory of 2 and 3 bedroom apartments in old small and medium-size buildings in Astoria and the rents have come down considerably. We missed the opportunity with Amazon to become an anchor in the area and transform LIC/Astoria and the surrounding communities into a future hub of innovation, AI, and other advanced similar tech areas which will be the future of employment. The future will happen with or without LIC/Astoria, the question is if the residents of this city will be part of shaping it or we regress into a Detroit of the future. Then all the naysayers will have plenty of empty Popeys buildings!
What are you talking about? I walked around Queens plaza 30 years ago @ 3am. They had some of the best strip joints in Queens.
So well said! This is the reason community boards should not be involved with land use. They're common people who lack expertise and planning experience and just want to shout NIMBY!
Let it go up! Come on guys and gals….You are so in love with the Popeyes and the tire joint that you want to halt this? Geez. It's Northern! It's not some cute hood. It's Northern!
Oh no! Leave Popeye's alone! It's one of the better fast food places we have in Astoria… since they drove many others off of Steinway St.
Great, lets keep ruining neighborhoods with towers.
It's a Popeyes . I think it did enough damage . Time for it to go along with all the car dealers , muffler places and car washes .
Northern Boulevard is devoid of any life. Perfect for gas stations, warehouses, not apartment dwellers. That Popeye's is good too!


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11 Of Jaden Smith's Strangest Statements In Interviews And On Social Media
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Will Smith's oldest son with Jada Pinkett Smith is no stranger to the limelight and media attention but Jaden Smith is becoming a little bit of a hot topic after fans recently began dredging up his many outlandish moments.
Growing up under two world-famous actors, especially one as revered as Will, would certainly put Jaden near the top of social media's hit list.
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While he may have found success as both an actor and rapper, Jaden has also made a name for himself by saying and tweeting some of the weirdest, most controversial things you could find on the internet — so we thought we'd talk about it.
Here are 11 of Jaden Smith's weirdest moments on social media and in interviews.
1. Jaden Smith was roasted for saying he doesn't relate to people his age.
During an interview with BigBoyTV back in June 2018, he revealed that he had spent a lot of his childhood with adults more than with children his own age.
"I was picking up more things from adults than I was from kids my own age," he says before going into an imitation of what kids his own age were like, flailing his arms and shaking his head around, speaking in gibberish.
"Can we talk about, like, the political and economic state of the world right now? Can we talk about what's going on with the environment? Can we talk about other things?" he asked.
Jaden Smith after telling every kid in recess that they only have 20 years to live because of global warming pic.twitter.com/OckBTJNyrs
— kira (@kirawontmiss) April 18, 2022
This clip resurfaced after BigBoyTV reposted the clip on YouTube and instantly, people immediately began roasting him for acting like he was better than kids his age (he would have been 19 at this point.)
Trust me Jaden, if you think this is what adult conversations sound like all of the time, then you might want to think again.
2. Jaden Smith says our eyes aren't real — or mirrors, for that matter.
Back in 2013, when Jaden was only 14 years old, he tweeted: "How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real."
How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren't Real
— Jaden (@jaden) May 2, 2013
This tweet might be what threw Jaden into the limelight of social media posts for so long.
After this point, everyone was wondering what absolutely crazy thing Jaden would post next.
Are our brains real? Is reality real? Are you really reading this right now, or is it a figment of your imagination?
While most people treated this as some sort of "troll" statement from Jaden, thinking that he was just messing with everyone, he has actually elaborated on where this historic tweet came from.
"This one comes from a study that a scientist was saying, that the way that the eyes perceive reality is not the way we actually see it," he said during an exclusive interview with HuffPost.
"So, like, we can only see three base colors, but there's so much more on the electromagnetic spectrum of light that we could see, but our eyes are just not capable of seeing, which brought me to the realization that what we see on an everyday basis is not actually what's there. It's actually only what we can take in."
He also grabbed the science of how our eyes work sort of like mirrors in that the information we receive is upside down but our brain's process is right side up.
Put these two things together, and you get Jaden's bizarre tweet.
3. Jaden Smith believes that schools were made to brainwash the youth.
To the list of weird tweets scribed by Jaden, we can add the two that deal with his thoughts and opinions on the education system in America.
"School Is The Tool To Brainwash The Youth," he tweeted. "If Everybody In The World Dropped Out Of School We Would Have A Much More Intelligent Society."
School Is The Tool To Brainwash The Youth.
— Jaden (@jaden) September 12, 2013
Sounds like Jaden's first week of Sophomore year of high school was really rough, seeing as he tweeted this on September 12th and 13th, 2013, when he was 15 years old.
The reason behind this pair of tweets could have something to do with how Jaden was raised.
Both Jaden and Willow were both homeschooled before being placed in a private school founded by his parents.
"The school system in this country — public and private — is designed for the industrial age. We're in a technological age. We don't want our kids to memorize. We want them to learn," Jada said in an interview with Essence.
This is likely why the young artist feels like traditional education has failed the country — because his parents feel the same way.
4. Jaden Smith believes that high-tech places like Wakanda from Marvel's Black Panther, truly exist.
In another interview with HuffPost, Bill Bradley asked Jaden what he thought people should know was the most important conspiracy theory that he believed in.
After pausing for a brief moment, he said, "OK, OK, all right. I will keep it real broad and simple, real broad and simple."
"The technology that we're currently at is not the maximum of the human capability," he began, "and that there are places in the world where their technology supersedes what we see here on a daily basis. It's made by humans, and it should be acknowledged, and it should be looked at because it could heal a lot of problems."
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Basically, Jaden thinks that this type of technology exists but it's being hidden from the rest of the world.
A bold claim to make without hard evidence, but it's not the biggest stretch of the imagination.
It's long been a conspiracy that the government is hiding stuff from the public, and in Jaden's case, technology is one of those things.
5. Jaden doesn't like watching TV.
Don't ask him about the latest episode of The Bachelor or Bridgerton, because Jaden Smith probably won't even know what those shows are.
During an interview with the.LIFE Files TV, the then-14-year-old admitted that his interests were simply different than the things they were always showing on TV.
"I watch like, Steve Jobs interviews, I don't really watch TV," Jaden said.
"I stopped watching TV when I turned like ten because my parents were like, 'TV's really bad for you.' I'll watch movies I like to see, Steve Jobs interviews, something that's going to make me smart, and then go to sleep. I always have to go to sleep with the TV on though."
It's not that he has anything against the shows that air, and he watches movies all the time, but it's just the television networks that always throw ads at you that he has a problem with.
"I'm always watching something, I just don't like watching TV. I don't like being sold something every five minutes a commercial comes up," he said.
Maybe over the years, his mind has changed and he's subscribed to the premium memberships of streaming services (to avoid the ads).
6. Jaden Smith asked to be emancipated from his family at the age of 15.
According to Will's memoir, "Will," tensions between him and his son were raised after the failure of the 2013 movie, "After Earth," in which Jaden starred.
The film received a 12% on the film aggregate website RottenTomatoes.com, and Jaden received a lot of harsh criticism for his acting performance in the movie.
"We never discussed it, but I know he felt betrayed," Will wrote, via People. "He felt misled, and he lost his trust in my leadership. At fifteen years old, when Jaden asked about being an emancipated minor, my heart shattered."
Will was the one who instructed and guided Jaden's acting for the role in "After Earth," which is largely why Jaden felt the way he did.
Jaden felt so betrayed that he had asked to be emancipated from his home, meaning that he would become independent from his parents and would leave home to live his own life separate from them.
While the 15-year-old had already made quite the name for himself at this point, he needed the support and guidance from his parents to become an adult.
7. Jaden Smith wore a white Batman suit to a wedding and a prom.
In 2017, Jaden released a song titled "Batman" with a music video that involved him roaming the streets of what looks to be Los Angeles in a white Batman costume.
Three years earlier, he wore that same costume to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding.
"I thought it was just genius," Kris Jenner told HuffPost about his strange wedding attire.
"When you look at it ... it sounds just crazy. It was beautiful. He looked so good, and so fun, and he also has a really good sense of humor."
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He wore the suit to his prom one year later, alongside his prom date, Mecca Kalani.
In an interview with GQ that same year, he talked about his fashion choice and why he decided to wear the suit to both a wedding and his own prom.
"I wore the Batman suit to heighten my experience," he said.
"I'm just expressing how I feel inside, which is really no particular way because every day it changes how I feel about the world and myself, but I like wearing super drapey things so I can feel as though I'm a superhero, but don't have to necessarily wear superhero costumes every day."
While the meaning behind why he wore the superhero costume is very wholesome, that won't stop everyone else from wondering why he's dressed like he stopped by on his way to comic-con.
8. Jaden Smith brought his dreadlocks to the Met Gala as an accessory
The Met Gala is home to plenty of odd behavior and unique fashion ideas and the 2017 Met Gala was no different.
The theme was "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between," and Jaden found himself in-between haircuts as he brought his cut-off dreadlocks to the red carpet and carried them around like you would a handbag.
"Since I couldn't bring my sister as a date I brought my old hair," Jaden told Vogue. He also claimed that his all-black attire was inspired by "Dracula," and "The Matrix."
A year later during an interview with Mr. Porter about his MSFTS clothing line, he revealed that clothes mean a whole lot more to him than something that covers your body.
"The collection is not just clothes to sell," he explained. "It's loaded with spiritual experiences and mystical states. We're just making clothes that can go along with people's journeys."
Maybe he believed that his dreadlocks carried with them a spiritual experience since they were a part of him for so long, maybe he's just a little weird, who knows.
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9. Jaden has a 10-year-plan in which he disappears.
The young artist has always seemed like he's been one step ahead of himself.
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He's aware of his next move, he knows what he's saying, he knows what he wants for breakfast tomorrow, and while the rest of the world is just trying to get through the day, he's already planned out the next 10 years of his life.
In 2015, Jaden sat down for an interview with GQ, in which he was asked where he sees himself in 10 years, to which he replied: "Gone."
"No one will know where I am in ten years," he elaborated. "They'll see me pop up, but they'll be like, 'Where'd you come from?' No one will know. No one will know where I'm at. No one will know who I'm with. No one will know what I'm doing. I've been planning that since I was like 13."
To most, this looks like the effects of being famous from the moment you were born, but he has more wholesome things in mind for his disappearance.
"It'll be kind of like Banksy," he continued. "But in a different way. More of a social impact. Helping people. But through art installations."
Jaden still has three years left before his scheduled disappearance, but so long as his parents remain in the public eye the way that they have been, it'd be pretty hard for him to leave as well.
10. Jaden Smith once gave some odd relationship advice.
In 2014, Jaden sent one of his many strange takes to Twitter, this time saying "People Think A RelationShip Makes You Whole, That It's Two 50%'s Coming Together To Make 100% When It Should Be Two 100%'s Making 200%."
People Think A RelationShip Makes You Whole, That It's Two 50%'s Coming Together To Make 100% When It Should Be Two 100%'s Making 200%
— Jaden (@jaden) March 5, 2014
If you want to know why all of his words are capitalized, he's revealed in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) that it's for aesthetic, as for the reason behind this tweet? A mystery.
11. Jaden Smith thinks newborn babies are the smartest people on the planet.
Well, almost, at least.
In 2013, within the same breath of the "school sucks" tweets, he revealed his thoughts on who would be the smartest beings on Earth — newborn babies.
"If Newborn Babies Could Speak They Would Be The Most Intelligent Beings On Planet Earth," he wrote.
Perhaps if they could speak, they would talk to Jaden about the political and economic state of the world right now, or maybe even the environment.
But let's think about this seriously for a second, what in the world does he mean?
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* Education Ministry considers limiting the distance of educational trips by schools
Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 10:23 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.
Jan 22, Colombo: The Ministry of Education has focused its attention on limiting the distance that school students can be taken for educational trips following the accident that involved a bus carrying students from Thurstan College, Colombo.
A senior official of the Ministry told Neth News that the maximum distance that students can be taken on trips on a day is to be limited to 100 kilometers.
The students who are taken for educational trips must be brought back to the respective school before 6 pm.
In the future, more attention is also to be paid to the areas selected for the educational trips taken by the school students.
The senior official of the Ministry of Education added that steps will be taken to issue a circular containing new instructions to all schools and education authorities immediately.
The bus carrying the students who had been on an educational tour plunged 40 feet down a precipice, after it collided with a van on the Radella Short Cut Road in Nuwara Eliya.
Education Minister Susil Premajayantha visited the Nuwara Eliya hospital yesterday to inquire into the welfare of the students injured in the accident.


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Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath to star in 'Romeo and Juliet' film
Dear Evan Hansen's Sam Tutty gives his Romeo
Romeo & Juliet (2009) Shakespeare's Globe
28 April 2020 13 October 2020
PLAY | Romeo and Juliet available to watch online until Sunday 3 May 2020 (free)
Romeo and Juliet – RSC at the Barbican
12 June 2018 21 January 2019
The RSCs acclaimed production of Romeo and Juliet at the Barbican Theatre.
Shakespeare's Globe announce casting for Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night.
1 February 2017 24 January 2020
Edward Hogg & Kirsty Bushell will star in Rice's final summer season
Richard Madden will not return to Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet
Freddie Fox will play Romeo for final weeks
Freddie Fox parachuted into Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet.
25 July 2016 16 September 2019
Fox joins the company from 26 July 2016
Reviews round-up: Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet
29 May 2016 11 February 2020
Branagh's production divides the critics.
In pictures: Romeo and Juliet rehearsal
22 April 2016 24 January 2020
Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale of forbidden love stars Lily James and Richard Madden
Meera Syal joins cast of Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet
23 February 2016 17 February 2020
Casting announced for Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet
Video: Joanna Vanderham as Juliet: 'The mask of night is on my face'
17 February 2016 24 January 2020
Shakespeare Solo's – Joanna Vanderham marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death – speaking Juliet's monologue from the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet.
8 January 2016 17 February 2020
RICHARD MADDEN as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at the Garrick Theatre
Derek Jacobi in Romeo and Juliet at the Garrick Theatre
Kenneth Branagh named new President of RADA
3 October 2015 8 January 2016
Sir Kenneth Branagh becomes the President of RADA
First Look: Judi Dench and the Kenneth Branagh season
11 September 2015 3 October 2016
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company announces live cinema broadcast with a sneak peek at what is to come
Derek Jacobi signs on to Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet
1 May 2015 17 February 2020
Derek Jacobi is to play Mercutio in Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet a the Garrick theatre
Photos: Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Albert Hall
16 June 2014 5 January 2020
Production photo of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Albert Hall starring Carlos Acosta.
Brits on Broadway this Autumn
12 September 2013 11 December 2019
British actors dominate Broadway this season as a host of famous UK names – including Daniel Craig, Ian McKellen, Mark Rylance and Orlando Bloom hit the Great White Way.
Romeo and Juliet at the O2
The Royal Ballet present Kenneth MacMillan's timeless classic Romeo and Juliet in the spectacular setting of the O2, featuring a stellar cast of Royal Ballet dancers including Carlos Acosta, Tamara Rojo, Mara Galeazzi, Edward Watson, Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg.
OLIVIER AWARDS – Best Dance Winners


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Q: How can I fix "AsyncFactory<_, _> is not implemented" error in Actix-Web? This is my code. I'm trying to get posts from the Rust subreddit. I would be using Actix's built in client, but it's not working on Windows, hence the use of reqwest instead:
[dependencies]
actix-web = "1.0.8"
futures = "0.1.29"
reqwest = "0.9.21"

use actix_web::{self, middleware, web, App, HttpRequest, HttpServer};
use futures::future::Future;
use reqwest::{self, r#async::Client};

fn get_rust_posts(
    _req: HttpRequest,
    client: web::Data<Client>,
) -> impl Future<Item = String, Error = reqwest::Error> {

    client
        .get("http://www.reddit.com/r/rust.json")
        .send()
        .and_then(|mut resp| resp.text())
        .map_err(|err| {
            println!("Error in get rust posts: {}", err);
            err
        })
}

fn main() {
    let mut server = HttpServer::new(|| {
        App::new()
            .data(Client::new())
            .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
            .service(web::resource("/get/rust/posts").route(web::get().to_async(get_rust_posts)))
    });
    server.bind(("0.0.0.0", 8000)).unwrap().run().unwrap();
}

This is the error:
error[E0277]: the trait bound `fn(actix_web::request::HttpRequest, actix_web::data::Data<reqwest::async_impl::client::Client>) -> impl futures::future::Future
{get_rust_posts}: actix_web::handler::AsyncFactory<_, _>` is not satisfied
  --> src\main.rs:29:72
   |
29 |             .service(web::resource("/get/rust/posts").route(web::get().to_async(get_rust_posts)))
   |                                                                        ^^^^^^^^ the trait `actix_web::handler::AsyncFactory<_, _>` is not implemented for
`fn(actix_web::request::HttpRequest, actix_web::data::Data<reqwest::async_impl::client::Client>) -> impl futures::future::Future {get_rust_posts}

A: to_async requires a handler function that implements the trait AsyncFactory. Changing the Future's Item to actix_web::HttpResponse and putting the reqwest request inside actix_web::web::block satisfies that constraint.
I also tested this with slow responses, and despite the word "block" in actix_web::web::block, it seemed to handle concurrent requests, and I think that's because the handler itself is async.
use actix_web::{middleware, web, App, HttpResponse, HttpServer};
use futures::Future;
use reqwest;
use reqwest::Client;

static REDDIT: &str = "http://www.reddit.com/r/rust.json";

fn get_rust_posts(
    _req: actix_web::HttpRequest,
    client: web::Data<Client>,
) -> impl Future<Item = HttpResponse, Error = actix_web::Error> {
    let builder = client.get(REDDIT);
    actix_web::web::block(move || builder.send())
        .from_err()
        .and_then(|mut res| match res.text() {
            Ok(body) => HttpResponse::Ok()
                .content_type("application/json")
                .body(body),
            Err(error) => {
                println!("get_request error: {}", error);
                HttpResponse::InternalServerError()
                    .content_type("application/json")
                    .body(format!("{{\"error\": \"Error getting response text.\"}}"))
            }
        })
}

fn main() {
    HttpServer::new(|| {
        App::new()
            .data(Client::new())
            .wrap(middleware::Logger::default())
            .service(web::resource("/get/rust/posts").route(web::get().to_async(get_rust_posts)))
    })
    .bind("127.0.0.1:5000")
    .unwrap()
    .run()
    .unwrap();
}


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DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings earned and got some breaks while extending their season-high winning streak to three games.
Justin Abdelkader scored a shorthanded goal midway through the third period and Trevor Daley put the puck in an empty net for another short-handed score in the final minute, helping Detroit beat the Devils 4-3 on Thursday night.
"We're getting some bounces," Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall said.
The Devils pulled goaltender Cory Schneider with 1 1/2 minutes left and a Detroit penalty gave them a two-man advantage. Daley cleared the puck from below Detroit's goal line and it caromed off the boards and into the net with 42.8 seconds left, giving the Red Wings a two-goal lead they needed.
Red Wings center Luke Glendening (41) and Devils defenseman Mirco Mueller (25) fight during the second period on Thursday night.
Marcus Johansson scored for the Devs with 4 seconds left on a goal that stood after review.
"Momentum is a huge part of this league, and that's helping us a lot right now," coach Jeff Blashill said.
"I think right now there's a confidence issue," Johansson said.
Hynes insisted he's not concerned.
Michael Rasmussen pulled Detroit into a tie with a power-play goal at the 4:59 mark of the third shortly after Sami Vatanen put the Devils ahead.
Detroit's Martin Frk scored 7:54 into the game on a power play. The Devils' Blake Coleman tied the game late in the second.
Luke Glendening took the puck away from the Devs' Will Butcher in Detroit's end to set up Abdelkader's go-ahead goal. The forward carried the puck up the ice and got a shot on net, leading to Abdelkader scoring off the rebound.
Hynes disagreed with Schneider's assessment of his performance.
NOTES: Wade Megan, a 28-year-old center, made his Detroit debut and played in his fourth NHL game. He took Joe Hicketts' roster spot after the 22-year-old defenseman was sent to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. The Devils scratched F Stefan Noesen with an upper-body injury.
Devils: Travel to play the Islanders on Saturday night.


The Miller Family has grown! You might remember from my last session with them where Jocelyne was pregnant with baby number 4. Sweet Margo arrived right around the same time as my Joeie so this was my first chance to meet her! She is such a calm and good natured little one.
The kids and I had fun running around the playground and in the grass by the water in Old Town Alexandria.
Jocelyne and John - it was great seeing you all again and meeting Margo! Enjoy your sneak peek!


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Mayor's speech ANZAC Day Citizens' Service
Hon Nicky Wagner, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Members of the Defence Force, Veterans, Distinguished guests and friends.
Good morning and welcome to the ANZAC Day Citizens' Service.
Thank you to the Christchurch Cathedral and the Venerable Nick Mountfort for conducting this service for us today.
It is indeed heartening to see citizens of Christchurch arriving in great numbers for the Centenary Year ANZAC Commemorations.
Attending the Dawn Parade and Service in Cranmer Square earlier this morning was very moving.
It was an opportunity to remember and reflect on the value of the freedom the ANZACs fought for and the price that was paid.
Let us join together in remembrance – lest we forget.
It is 100 years since the landings at Gallipoli that led Australia and New Zealand to commemorate what we now know as ANZC Day. ANZAC Day was originally a day when the men who had served in the first World War came together to have a drink with old comrades, and I would say to remember those who did not come back, but they remembered them every day such was the impact on those young men – and they were young.
Australians and New Zealanders went to Gallipoli as British subjects – Australian and New Zealand citizenship did not exist until 1949 – so it is appropriate we sing our other National Anthem today – it was for King and Country that they served.
It was great to hear the Australian National Anthem played today and I was delighted to hear at the RSA afterwards that this is to become a feature of future dawn services.
ANZAC today though means much more to us and in many ways defines the nationhood of our two countries – our national identity is connected today in a special way.
The words that inspire us today are:
• Courage
• Selflessness
• Honour
• Sacrifice
All of these values that we aspire to live up to in our own lives and to inspire the generations of children, none of whom is a direct descendent of the young men who did not return.
I often make the point that it is not only their lives who were lost – the branch in the family tree that did not grow represents thousands more who were never even conceived.
This service is an opportunity for our community to come together to reflect on the sacrifices of our armed services, past and present, in times of peace and conflict. And we also re-commit ourselves today to the peaceful resolution of conflict.
The significance of this anniversary was very clear to me when I attended the ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Cranmer Square this morning.
Every year, attendance grows. Generations of families came together today in huge numbers – more than double last year's attendance - and this has been repeated throughout the country.
I take this as confirmation that the lessons and indeed the legacy of the ANZACs are safe and secure and that our young New Zealanders will embrace and continue this tradition.
There are 632 crosses standing in Cranmer Square today representing the Canterbury men and women who died in 1915.
As I reflect on how the city came together, to aid one another, after the earthquakes, I see demonstrated the same values that these 632 men and women embodied – sacrifice, compassion, all beyond the call of duty.
We have followed in our own way the great example of the ANZACs.
Today we do not just commemorate the tragic loss of life, but also the spirit that was born 100 years ago.
That ANZAC spirit was alive and well today. The bond between two nations, Australia and New Zealand, forged on a distant battlefield 100 years ago was characterised by courage, unity, self-sacrifice and loyalty.
As I said this morning we do not glorify war today; we commemorate the lives who were lost, we commit to the peaceful resolution of conflict and we honour the values we fought for.
This week I stood alongside representatives of the New Zealand, Australian, Turkish and British governments as we planted the Gallipoli Pine alongside the Gallipoli Oak in Remembrance Park – a true symbol of the freedom they fought for.


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Is It Our Turn Phil?
A fellow called Jonathan Foreman from the think tank Civitas published an opinion piece in yesterday's Sunday Times suggesting that we don't in this country look after our veterans as well as they do in the United States. In fact he makes some very good points, most of which have resonance and which deserve to be at least debated.
The general after care for veterans is fast improving in the UK but it remains too easy for cases to slip through whatever nets exist and often, it is the individual ex serviceman's personal pride that stops him from asking for help in the first place meaning that help is only called for when the situation becomes acute. Calling for help is also an increasingly tough call for many in old or middle age who believe they don't qualify for help, "because I didn't do Afghan or anything." No, mate, you just did four tours walking backwards for four and a half months at a time in West Belfast. Actually, anyone who wears a uniform for a day qualifies, they're all members of the same club. Help for Heroes don't particularly help in this regard given they don't help servicemen injured prior to 2001. The sixty year old with the screaming heebie-jeebies in the dark recesses of his mind who can't control his bodily functions in the middle of the night doesn't exactly fit the photo shop chirpy limbless square jawed twenty year old tabbing to the Arctic that the marketing dollies are so fond of.
There are other never before seen issues now cropping up relating to too much money too fast for some grievously injured but that's a subject for another time.
Jonathon Foreman though makes a good point about post service education and alludes to the US system where, under the GI Bill, (the Montgomery amendment in fact), US veterans qualify for assistance with further education.
work with homeless ex servicemen had convinced me that help with transition was no better than it was when I left the Army years previously. The best way to alleviate homelessness was prevention rather than cure.
assistance with further education, (after say a minimum six years service), would help both recruitment and retention and could be employed both for the regular Army and the Reserves. This is all the more pertinent now given problems with reserve recruitment and could be amended further to offer discounted university fees while in reserve service. Incidentally, for the avoidance of doubt, what we're talking here is a no holds 100% discount on a three year university course or, full fee discount on vocational or apprenticeship courses or programmes. There is no "get out clause," for HMG. If people do the time they get the reward.
much is written and discussed about the increasing lack of social mobility in our society. For generations, one way to climb the first four rungs of the ladder for young people from poor rural and inner city areas has been to enlist. For many they are simply not mature enough, nor do they have the basic minimum requirements for further education, at 16-18 and so indeed. enlist. After five or more years service however, they tend to be completely different people. Why should they be denied the opportunity to improve themselves and exactly who's politics would stand in the way of this kind of progress?
All sound stuff, I'm sure you'll agree. So what happened? Well, Mr Ainsworth included the topic in a discussion paper which was to encompass all benefits for veterans and even dispatched some civil servants to the US to look at their programmes. In fact, that paper, and the education proposal, even made it into the Labour governments pre election proposal for the Forces Charter as a statutory right, "our version of the GI Bill."
So what went wrong? We had an election, Labour blew it, which I was admittedly reasonably happy with at the time, but some good things went down with the ship including this little education proposal. Whatever else, I'll always tip my hat to Mr Ainsworth who kindly took the time to listen to a citizen who virtually wandered in off the street with an idea, and similarly hope that Mr Foreman continues to bang the drum.
It ticks a lot of boxes and just think of all those proud Mum's out there Mr Hammond; just do the right thing.


Welcome to the new Columbia City Hotel.
Our accommodation is located in the historically rich city of Berlin and the Hotel is situated in the middle of historically significant spots.
The Columbia Hotel has witnessed and lived through the last 40 years of Berlin History and has experienced and been a part of many fascinating stories. If these walls could talk! In the last 2 years we have made vast amounts of improvements, whilst still maintaining the original heart of the Columbia Hotel. Since October 2013 the Hotel has been under new management. This management has worked to develop rather than remove the old style of house maintaining its commitment to the cosmopolitan style.
One key area of improvement has been a complete renovation of the bedroom interiors. The hotel boasts over 70 beds with the option of single, double or triple bed rooms to suit your needs. Every room includes an on suite shower room with toilet, shower and cosmetic facilities.
Furthermore, a kettle and complementary bottle of water is provided.
For the early risers, breakfast starts from 6 am and is available until 10 am. Welcome, to all hungry guests! We also have a smoking room for our guests who are a fan of the blue haze. Additionally, we have a room which accommodates other needs such as celebrations or meetings. Wi-Fi is also available, free of charge, in all areas of the hotel.
Free access to our car park is also included for those of you arriving by car. There are many other methods of transport including nearby bus and metro connections. Alternatively, a shuttle bus can be arranged if requested.
All this is open to you in the immediate vicinity of the old Tempelhof airport and the Tempelhof field.
Early risers can enjoy our breakfast buffet from six o' clock in the morning and is available until 10am for all guests wanting to satisfy their hunger. We also have a smoking room for our guests who are a fan of the blue haze which is open until late. Furthermore, we have a room available to use for the purpose of parties and meetings.
Those arriving by car can make use of our car park, free of charge.
Alternatively, there are a many other means of transport such as the bus and the subway or a shuttle bus can be arranged to collect you.
In the near future you will find our offers here.