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Sir Roger George Moore  (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985. Moore's seven appearances as Bond, from Live and Let Die to A View to a Kill, are the most of any actor in the Eon-produced entries. However, this record is tied by Sean Connery if the non-Eon-produced Never Say Never Again (1983) is included.

On television, Moore played the lead role of Simon Templar, the title character in the British mystery thriller series The Saint (1962–1969). He also had roles in American series, including Beau Maverick on the Western Maverick (1960–1961), in which he replaced James Garner as the lead, and a co-lead, with Tony Curtis, in the action-comedy The Persuaders! (1971–1972). Continuing to act on screen in the decades after his retirement from the Bond franchise, Moore's final appearance was in a pilot for a new Saint series that became a 2017 television film.

Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry. He was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2008.

Early life
Roger Moore was born on 14 October 1927 in Stockwell, London. He was the only child of George Alfred Moore (1904–1997), a policeman based in Bow Street, London, and Lillian "Lily" Pope (1904–1986). His mother was born in Calcutta, India, to an English family. He attended Battersea Grammar School, but was evacuated to Holsworthy in Devon during the Second World War, and attended Launceston College in Cornwall. He was further educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Moore was apprenticed to an animation studio, but was fired after he made a mistake with some animation cels. When his father investigated a robbery at the home of film director Brian Desmond Hurst, Moore was introduced to the director and hired as an extra for the 1945 film Caesar and Cleopatra. While there, Moore attracted an off-camera female fan following, and Hurst decided to pay Moore's fees at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Moore spent three terms at RADA, where he was a classmate of his future Bond co-star Lois Maxwell, the original Miss Moneypenny. During his time there, he developed the Mid-Atlantic accent and relaxed demeanour that became his screen persona.

At 18, shortly after the end of the Second World War, Moore was conscripted for national service. On 21 September 1946, he was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps as a second lieutenant. He was an officer in the Combined Services Entertainment section, eventually becoming a captain commanding a small depot in West Germany. There he looked after entertainers for the armed forces passing through Hamburg.

Career

Early work (1945–1953)
Moore made his professional debut in Alexander Korda's Perfect Strangers (1945) alongside actors Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, and Glynis Johns. Other early uncredited appearances include Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Gaiety George, Piccadilly Incident (both 1946), and Trottie True (1949), in which he appeared alongside an uncredited Christopher Lee (both actors being cast by Brian Desmond Hurst as stage-door Johnnies).

In his book Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown, Moore states that his first television appearance was on 27 March 1949 in The Governess by Patrick Hamilton, a live broadcast (as usual in that era), in which he played the minor part of Bob Drew. Other actors in the show included Clive Morton and Betty Ann Davies. He had uncredited parts in films including Paper Orchid and The Interrupted Journey (both 1949). He was in Drawing-Room Detective on TV and appeared in the films One Wild Oat and Honeymoon Deferred (both 1951).

In the early 1950s Moore worked as a model, appearing in print advertisements in the UK for knitwear (earning him the nickname "The Big Knit") and a wide range of other products such as toothpaste.

Moore travelled to the United States and began to work in television. He appeared in adaptations of Julius Caesar and Black Chiffon, and in two episodes of Robert Montgomery Presents, as well as the TV movie The Clay of Kings (all 1953).

MGM (1954–1956)
In March 1954, MGM signed Moore to a seven-year contract. He started his MGM contract with a small role in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954), flirting with Elizabeth Taylor. He appeared in Interrupted Melody, a biographical movie about opera singer Marjorie Lawrence's recovery from polio, in which he was billed third under Glenn Ford and Eleanor Parker as Lawrence's brother Cyril. That same year, he played a supporting role in the swashbuckler The King's Thief starring Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven and George Sanders.

In the 1956 film Diane, Moore was billed third again, this time under Lana Turner and Pedro Armendariz, in a 16th-century period piece set in France with Moore playing Prince Henri, the future king. Moore was released from his MGM contract after two years following the film's critical and commercial failure. In his own words, "At MGM, RGM [Roger George Moore] was NBG [no bloody good]."

Moore then freelanced for a time, appearing in episodes of Ford Star Jubilee (1956), Lux Video Theatre (1957) and Matinee Theatre (1957).

Ivanhoe (1958–1959)
Moore's first success was playing the eponymous hero, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, in the 1958–59 series Ivanhoe, a loose adaptation of the 1819 romantic novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the 12th century during the era of Richard the Lionheart, delving into Ivanhoe's conflict with Prince John. Shot mainly in England at Elstree Studios and Buckinghamshire, some of the show was also filmed in California owing to a partnership with Columbia Studios' Screen Gems. Aimed at younger audiences, the pilot was filmed in colour, a reflection of its comparatively high budget for a British children's adventure series of the period, but subsequent episodes were shot in black and white. Christopher Lee and John Schlesinger were among the show's guest stars, and series regulars included Robert Brown (who in the 1980s played M in several James Bond films) as the squire Gurth, Peter Gilmore as Waldo Ivanhoe, Andrew Keir as villainous Prince John, and Bruce Seton as noble King Richard. Moore suffered broken ribs and a battle-axe blow to his helmet while performing some of his own stunts filming a season of 39 half-hour episodes, and later reminisced, "I felt a complete Charlie riding around in all that armour and damned stupid plumed helmet. I felt like a medieval fireman."

Warner Bros. (1959–1961)

After that, he spent a few years mainly doing one-shot parts in television series, including an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1959 titled "The Avon Emeralds". He signed another long-term contract to a studio, this time to Warner Bros.

In 1959, he took the lead role in The Miracle, a version of the play Das Mirakel for Warner Bros. showcasing Carroll Baker as a nun. The part had been turned down by Dirk Bogarde. That same year, Moore was directed by Arthur Hiller in "The Angry Young Man", an episode of the television series The Third Man starring Michael Rennie as criminal mastermind Harry Lime, the role portrayed by Orson Welles in the film version.

The Alaskans (1959–1960)

Moore's next television series involved playing the lead as "Silky" Harris for the ABC/Warner Bros. 1959–60 Western The Alaskans, with co-stars Dorothy Provine as Rocky, Jeff York as Reno, and Ray Danton as Nifty. The show ran for a single season of 37 hour-long episodes on Sunday nights. Though set in Skagway, Alaska, with a focus on the Klondike Gold Rush around 1896, the series was filmed in the hot studio lot at Warner Bros. in Hollywood with the cast costumed in fur coats and hats. Moore found the work highly taxing and his off-camera affair with Provine complicated matters even more. Moore later referred to the experience as his "most appalling television series."

He subsequently appeared as the questionable character "14 Karat John" in the two-part episode "Right Off the Boat" of the ABC/WB crime drama The Roaring 20s, with Rex Reason, John Dehner, Gary Vinson, and Dorothy Provine, appearing in a similar role, but with a different character name.

Maverick (1960–1961)

In the wake of The Alaskans, Moore was cast as Beau Maverick, an English-accented cousin of frontier gamblers Bret Maverick (James Garner), Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly), and Brent Maverick (Robert Colbert) in the much more successful ABC/WB Western series Maverick.

Moore appeared as the character in 14 episodes after Garner had left the series at the end of the previous season, wearing some of Garner's costumes; while filming The Alaskans, he had already recited much of Garner's dialogue, for the Alaskan series frequently recycled Maverick scripts, changing only the names and locales. He had also filmed a Maverick episode with Garner two seasons earlier, in which Moore played a different character, in a retooling of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 comedy of manners play The Rivals. In the course of the story, Moore and Garner's characters switched names on a bet, with Moore consequently identifying himself as "Bret Maverick" through most of the episode.

Moore's debut as Beau Maverick occurred in the first episode of the 1960–61 fourth season, "The Bundle from Britain", one of four episodes in which he shared screen time with cousin Bart (Jack Kelly). Robert Altman wrote and directed "Bolt from the Blue", an episode featuring Will Hutchins as a frontier lawyer similar to his character in the series Sugarfoot, and "Red Dog" found Beau mixed up with vicious bank robbers Lee Van Cleef and John Carradine. Kathleen Crowley was Moore's leading lady in two episodes ("Bullet for the Teacher" and "Kiz"), and others included Mala Powers, Roxane Berard, Fay Spain, Merry Anders, Andra Martin, and Jeanne Cooper. Upon leaving the series, Moore cited a decline in script quality since the Garner era as the key factor in his decision to depart; ratings for the show were also down. Moore was originally slated to appear with both Jack Kelly and Robert Colbert in the series but by the time Colbert starred in his first episode, Moore had already left the series. Numerous early publicity stills of Kelly, Moore and Colbert posing together exist, however.

Moore was still under contract with Warners, who cast him in The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), making love to a nun played by Angie Dickinson, and Gold of the Seven Saints (1961), supporting Clint Walker. He also went to Italy to make the adventure comedy Romulus and the Sabines (1961).

The Saint (1962–1969)

Lew Grade cast Moore as Simon Templar in a new adaptation of The Saint, based on the novels by Leslie Charteris. Moore said in an interview in 1963 that he wanted to buy the rights to Leslie Charteris's character and the trademarks. The television series was broadcast by ITV in the UK between 1962 and 1969, and its overseas success made Moore a household name. After the strong performance in the US of the first two series in first-run syndication, NBC picked up the show in 1966. By early 1967, Moore had achieved international stardom. The series established his suave, quipping style which he carried forward to James Bond, and also saw him exhibit his trademark raised eyebrow. Francis Blagburn in The Telegraph writes,

The Saint ran from 1962 for six seasons and 118 episodes. Moore went on to direct nine episodes of the later series, which moved into colour in 1967. Several episodes were edited together to form the films, The Saint and the Fiction Makers (1968) and Vendetta for the Saint (1969).

Post-Saint films and The Persuaders! (1969–1972)
He made two films immediately after the series ended: Crossplot (1969), a lightweight 'spy caper' movie, and the more challenging The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970). Directed by Basil Dearden, it gave Moore the opportunity to demonstrate greater versatility than the role of Simon Templar had allowed. In 2004, Moore said of The Man Who Haunted Himself: "It was one of the few times I was allowed to act... Many say my best role was in The Man Who Haunted Himself. Being a modest actor, I won't disagree."

Lew Grade lured Moore to star alongside Tony Curtis in The Persuaders!. The show featured the adventures of two millionaire playboys across Europe. Moore was paid the then-unheard-of sum of £1 million for a single series, making him the highest-paid television actor in the world. Lew Grade claimed in his autobiography Still Dancing, that Moore and Curtis "didn't hit it off all that well". Curtis refused to spend more time on set than was strictly necessary, while Moore was always willing to work overtime. According to the DVD commentary, neither Roger Moore, an uncredited co-producer, nor Robert S. Baker, the credited producer, ever had a contract other than a handshake with Lew Grade.

Despite its focus on the UK and US markets, The Persuaders! became more successful in other international markets. On its premiere on the ITV network, it was beaten in the ratings by repeats of Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC One. It did however place in the Top 20 most-viewed television series in the UK throughout 1971. The lack of success in the US, where it had been sold to ABC, Curtis put down to its showing at the Saturday 10pm slot, but it was successful in continental Europe and Australia. In Germany, where the series was aired under the name Die Zwei ("The Two"), it became a hit through especially amusing dubbing which only barely used translations of the original dialogue.

James Bond era (1973–1985)

Live and Let Die (1973)

Due to his commitment to several television shows, in particular The Saint, Roger Moore was unavailable for the James Bond films for a considerable time. His participation in The Saint was as actor, producer, and director, and he also became involved in developing the series The Persuaders!. In 1964, he made a guest appearance as James Bond in the comedy series Mainly Millicent. Moore stated in his autobiography My Word Is My Bond (2008) that he had neither been approached to play the character in Dr. No, nor did he feel that he had ever been considered. Only after Sean Connery had declared in 1966 that he would not play Bond any longer did Moore become aware that he might be a contender for the role. After George Lazenby was cast in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Connery was enticed back to the role of Bond again for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Moore did not consider the possibility until it seemed clear that Connery had stepped down as Bond for good. At that point, Moore was approached, and he accepted producer Albert Broccoli's offer in August 1972. In his autobiography, Moore writes that he had to cut his hair and lose weight for the role. Although he resented having to make those changes, he was finally cast as James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973).

Moore then made Gold (1974), based on a novel by Wilbur Smith for producer Michael Klinger and director Peter R. Hunt. He was paid US$200,000 plus a percentage of the profits.

The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Moore made his second Bond film, The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), which was a hit, though less successful than Live and Let Die. It featured Christopher Lee as the main antagonist. Also appearing are Britt Ekland, Herve Villechaize, and Maud Adams. He then made a comedy That Lucky Touch (1975) which was a box office disaster. Moore made an Italian-shot action film Street People (1976), then went back to South Africa for another Klinger-Hunt movie from a Wilbur Smith novel, Shout at the Devil (1976), which was successful in Britain, though less so in the US. Lee Marvin was a main cast member. Ian Holm was also featured, as well as Barbara Parkins.

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moore returned for a third outing as Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), which was a massive box-office success. It also starred Barbara Bach, and Richard Kiel in his first appearance as the villain, Jaws. He returned to South Africa for a third action movie shot there, The Wild Geese (1978), produced by Euan Lloyd and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. It was a sizeable hit in Britain and Europe but, like Shout at the Devil, less so in the US. The cast featured Richard Burton, who had top billing, and Richard Harris.

Moore played the lead in Escape to Athena (1979) partly financed by Lew Grade. It was a heist adventure set in war-time Greece, and stars Telly Savalas and David Niven, and features mostly American character actors, including Elliott Gould, Stefanie Powers, Richard Roundtree, Sonny Bono, and Italian actress Claudia Cardinale. Roger Moore (with top billing) plays a charming former Austrian antiquities dealer turned crooked camp commandant, asked to guard Greek antiquities desired by the Third Reich, and also guard the collection of archaeologists who are being forced to work to find and recover these objects, but he has other plans for the treasure he guards and for the people under his watch.

Moonraker (1979)

With the success of his fourth outing as Bond, Moonraker (1979), Moore followed it with an action film North Sea Hijack (1980) where Moore played a very un-Bond-like hero, opposite Anthony Perkins. The film was a box-office disappointment.

Better received was The Sea Wolves (1980), another World War Two adventure which reunited many of the crew from The Wild Geese including Euan Lloyd and McLaglen. It was based on the true story of a March 1943 event in British India and Portuguese Goa, in which a group of retired members of the Calcutta Light Horse, colonelled by David Niven's character, assist regular British Army operatives, played by Moore and Gregory Peck, in destroying German ships in neutral Mormugao harbour, all the time surrounded by German spies and Indian nationalist intrigue. Trevor Howard, Patrick Macnee, and Barbara Kellerman also co-star, with a who's-who lineup of British character actors.

Moore was in two all-star comedies: Sunday Lovers (1980), which flopped at the box office, and The Cannonball Run (1981), which was a hit. The latter featured an ensemble cast, including Jackie Chan, Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr, and Farrah Fawcett.

For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Moore returned for his fifth outing as Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981).

Octopussy (1983)
Following the film, For Your Eyes Only, Moore expressed a desire to leave the role, and other actors were screen tested including James Brolin, but Moore was eventually enticed back for Octopussy (1983).

The circumstances around Octopussy'''s release were highly unusual in that another James Bond film was being released in the same year. The Non-Eon production Never Say Never Again which featured his predecessor Sean Connery returning to the role of Bond, although not canon to his previous Eon Bond films. This led to the media dubbing the one-time situation the "Battle of the Bonds".

He made a cameo as Chief Inspector Clouseau, posing as a famous movie star, in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II"). Then he tried a thriller The Naked Face (1984), written and directed by Bryan Forbes.

A View to a Kill (1985)
Moore starred in his final Bond film, A View to a Kill (1985). He was the oldest actor to have played Bond – he was 45 in Live and Let Die, and 58 when he announced his retirement on 3 December 1985, having played the part for over 12 years. With 7 films Moore holds the record for playing Bond the most times in the Eon series but is tied with Sean Connery in number of times playing Bond when counting Connery's non-Eon appearance in Never Say Never Again (1983).

Moore's Bond was very different from the version created by Ian Fleming. Screenwriters such as George MacDonald Fraser provided scenarios in which Moore was cast as a seasoned, debonair playboy who would always have a trick or gadget in stock when he needed it. This was designed to serve the contemporary taste of the 1970s. Moore's version of Bond was also known for his sense of humour and witty one liners as Moore himself said, "My personality is different from previous Bonds. I'm not that cold-blooded-killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs."

In 1987, he hosted Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond.

Post-James Bond career (1986–2017)

Moore did not act on screen for five years after he stopped playing Bond; in 1990, he appeared in several films and in the writer-director Michael Feeney Callan's television series My Riviera and starred in the film Bed & Breakfast which was shot in 1989; and also had a large role in the 1996 film The Quest; in 1997, he starred as the Chief in Spice World. At the age of 73, he played a flamboyant homosexual man in Boat Trip (2002) with Cuba Gooding Jr.

The British satirical puppet show Spitting Image had a sketch in which their latex likeness of Moore, when asked to display emotions by an offscreen director, did nothing but raise an eyebrow; Moore himself stated that he thought the sketch was funny and took it in good humour. Indeed, he had always embraced the "eyebrows" gag wholeheartedly, and quipped that he "only had three expressions as Bond: right eyebrow raised, left eyebrow raised, and eyebrows crossed when grabbed by Jaws". Spitting Image continued the joke, featuring a Bond film spoof, The Man with the Wooden Delivery, with Moore's puppet receiving orders from Margaret Thatcher to kill Mikhail Gorbachev. Other comedy shows at that time ridiculed Moore's acting, with Rory Bremner once claiming to have had a death threat from one of his irate fans following one such routine.

In a nod to his 1960s TV show, Moore had a vocal cameo in The Saint (1997) as a radio newsreader as Simon Templar drives away at the end of the film. In the year 2000, he played the role of a secret agent in the Christmas special Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings, shown on BBC One on Christmas Day. Filming all his scenes in the London Eye, his mission was to eliminate another agent whose file photo looks like Pierce Brosnan. In 2002 he had a small cameo role in the German police procedural series Tatort (episode 506: "Schatten" – "Shadow", 28 July 2002) as himself signing an autograph on a Unicef card.

In the 1981 film "Cannonball Run", Moore played a parody of both himself and James Bond named Seymour Goldfarb, driving an Aston Martin DB5.

In 2009, Moore appeared in an advertisements for the Post Office. In 2010, he provided the voice of a talking cat called Lazenby in the film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore which contained several references to, and parodies of, Bond films. In 2011, he co-starred in the film A Princess for Christmas with Katie McGrath and Sam Heughan, and in 2012, he took to the stage for a series of seven 'Evenings with' in UK theatres and, in November, guest-hosted Have I Got News for You. A slightly thinner-faced Moore contributed to a charity song in 2017. His last on-screen performance was in 2017, a brief appearance near the end of the remake of The Saint.

In 2015, Moore was named one of GQs 50 best-dressed British men. In 2015, he read Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea" for the children's fairy tales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF with other British celebrities, including Michael Caine, Ewan McGregor, Joan Collins, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, David Walliams, Charlotte Rampling, Paul McKenna, and Michael Ball.

Humanitarian work
Moore's friend Audrey Hepburn had impressed him with her work for UNICEF, and consequently he became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in August 1991. His character, Simon Templar, made a pitch for UNICEF near the end of "The Revolution Racket", airing 5 November 1964. He was the voice of Father Christmas or 'Santa' in the 2004 UNICEF cartoon The Fly Who Loved Me.

Personal life
Doorn Van Steyn
In 1946, aged 18, Moore married a fellow RADA student, the actress and ice skater Doorn Van Steyn (born Lucy Woodard), who was six years his senior; Moore and Van Steyn lived in Streatham with her family, but tension over money matters and her lack of confidence in his acting ability took their toll on the relationship, during which he allegedly suffered domestic abuse.

Dorothy Squires
In 1952, Moore met the Welsh singer Dorothy Squires, who was 12 years his senior, and Van Steyn and Moore divorced the following year. Squires and Moore were married in New York. They lived in Bexley, Kent, after their wedding.

They moved to the United States in 1954 to develop their careers, but tension developed in their marriage due to their age difference and Moore's infatuation with starlet Dorothy Provine, and they moved back to the United Kingdom in 1961, where they resided in Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. Squires suffered a series of miscarriages during their marriage, and Moore later said the outcome of their marriage might have been different if they had been able to have children.

During their tempestuous relationship Squires smashed a guitar over his head, and after learning of his affair with the Italian actress Luisa Mattioli, who became Moore's third wife, Moore said, "She threw a brick through my window. She reached through the glass and grabbed my shirt and she cut her arms doing it...The police came and they said, 'Madam, you're bleeding' and she said, 'It's my heart that's bleeding'." Squires intercepted letters from Mattioli to Moore and planned to include them in her autobiography, but the couple won injunctions against the publication in 1977, which led Squires to unsuccessfully sue them for loss of earnings. The numerous legal cases launched by Squires led her to be declared a vexatious litigant in 1987. Moore paid Squires's hospital bills after her cancer treatment in 1996; she died in 1998.

Luisa Mattioli

In 1961, while filming The Rape of the Sabine Women in Italy, Moore left Squires for the Italian actress Luisa Mattioli. Squires refused to accept their separation, and sued Moore for loss of conjugal rights, but Moore refused the court's order to return to Squires in 28 days. Squires also smashed windows at a house in France where Moore and Mattioli were living, and unsuccessfully sued actor Kenneth More for libel, as Kenneth More had introduced Moore and Mattioli at a charity event as "Mr Roger Moore and his wife". Moore and Mattioli lived together until 1969, when Squires finally granted him a divorce, after they had been separated for seven years. At Moore's and Mattioli's marriage in April 1969 at the Caxton Hall in Westminster, London, a crowd of 600 people was outside, with women screaming his name.

Moore had three children with Mattioli: actress-daughter Deborah (born 1963) and two sons, Geoffrey and Christian. Geoffrey is also an actor, and appeared alongside his father in the films Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) and Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990). In later life, he co-founded Hush Restaurant in Mayfair, London, with Jamie Barber, and would release a single in 2023 under the name Jaffa Moore called "You and I" which featured vocals from the late Glee actor Naya Rivera and included host of stars in the music video miming along to the song. Geoffrey and his wife Loulou have two daughters. Moore's younger son, Christian, is a film producer.

Kristina "Kiki" Tholstrup
Moore and Mattioli separated in 1993 after Moore developed feelings for a Swedish-born Danish socialite, Kristina "Kiki" Tholstrup. Moore later described his prostate cancer diagnosis in 1993 as "life-changing", which led him to reassess his life and marriage. Mattioli and Tholstrup had long been friends, but Mattioli was scathing of her in the book she subsequently wrote about her relationship with Moore, Nothing Lasts Forever, describing how she felt betrayed by Tholstrup and discarded by Moore.

Moore remained silent on his divorce from Mattioli, later saying that he did not wish to hurt his children by "engaging in a war of words". Moore's children refused to speak to him for a period after the divorce, but they were later reconciled with their father. Mattioli refused to grant Moore a divorce until 2000, when a £10 million settlement was agreed. Moore subsequently married Tholstrup in 2002. Moore said that he loved Tholstrup as she was "organised", "serene", "loving", and "calm", saying, "I have a difficult life. I rely on Kristina totally. When we are travelling for my job, she is the one who packs. Kristina takes care of all that". Moore also said that his marriage to Tholstrup was "a tranquil relationship, there are no arguments". Tholstrup had a daughter, Christina Knudsen, from a previous relationship; Knudsen described her stepfather as a positive influence, saying, "I was in difficult relationships but that all changed" when her mother met Moore. Christina Knudsen died from cancer on 25 July 2016, at the age of 47; Moore posted on Twitter, "We are heartbroken" and "We were all with her, surrounding her with love, at the end".

Political views

On politics, Moore stated he was a conservative and thought that conservatism is the way to run a country. Moore was described as a "lifelong" supporter of the Conservative Party and endorsed the party during the 2001 UK general election. However, Moore also expressed a reluctance to be seen as an overtly political figure and felt his work with UNICEF meant that he could not involve himself directly in politics.

In 2011, Moore expressed his support to Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron regarding his policy on the European Union, stating: "I think he's doing absolutely wonderfully well, despite the opposition from many members of his own party. Traitors, I call them. I mean any hardliner within the Conservative Party who speaks out against their leader. You should support your leader."

Moore also expressed support for Britain keeping the pound sterling as its national currency and was glad the British government had not joined the single EU currency, stating: "I would have been very upset if we'd had to take the Queen off our currency. They'd probably have to take her off the stamps and everything. I am British and I'm fiercely independent. And I think we should be independent, as Sean Connery is about Scotland."

In 2015, Moore criticised what he regarded as excessive political correctness within the film industry and felt that rewriting James Bond's sexuality, gender or ethnicity would be a mistake, arguing "it is not about being homophobic or, for that matter, racist – it is simply about being true to the character." Despite his conservative politics, Moore retained membership of the entertainment and media trade union BECTU (now part of Prospect) until his death, having joined as an apprentice animation technician before his acting career took off. At his death, he was the union's longest-tenured member. In 2007, Moore also voiced his support to workers from the Cadbury chocolate factory at Keynsham who were protesting against the plant's closure.

Tax exile
Moore became a tax exile from the United Kingdom in 1978, originally to Switzerland, and divided his year between his four homes: an apartment in Monte Carlo, a holiday house in the coastal Tuscan town of Castiglione della Pescaia, a chalet in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, and a home in the south of France. Moore became a resident of Monaco, having been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of Monaco by Prince Albert II for his efforts in internationally promoting and publicising the principality. Moore was scathing of the Russian population in Monaco, saying, "I'm afraid we're overstuffed with Russians. All the restaurant menus are in Russian now."

Moore was vocal in his defence of his tax exile status, saying that in the 1970s, with taxes levied on top earners under the Labour government of James Callaghan, he had been urged by his "accountants, agents, and lawyers" to move abroad because, "At that point we were taxed up to 98% on unearned income, so you would never be able to save enough to ensure that you had any sort of livelihood if you didn't work." Moore said in 2011 that his decision to live abroad was "not about tax. That's a serious part of it. I come back to England often enough not to miss it, to see the changes, to find some of the changes good...I paid my taxes at the time that I was earning a decent income, so I've paid my due".

Illness and death
Moore had a series of diseases during his childhood, including chickenpox, measles, mumps, double pneumonia and jaundice, and had his appendix, tonsils, and adenoids removed.

Moore was a long-term sufferer of kidney stones and as a result was briefly hospitalised during the making of Live and Let Die in 1973 and again whilst filming the 1979 film Moonraker.

In 1993, Moore was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent successful treatment for the disease.

In 2003, Moore collapsed on stage while appearing on Broadway, and was fitted with a pacemaker to treat a potentially deadly slow heartbeat. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2013. Some years before his final cancer illness, a tumour spot was found in the liver. Then, in 2017, during his cancer treatment period, he had a fall which badly injured the collarbone.

Moore's family announced his death in Switzerland, on 23 May 2017, from cancers of the lung and liver. He died at his home in Crans-Montana, in the presence of his family. Former 007 actors Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan, and then-current 007 Daniel Craig paid tribute to Moore. Moore is buried in Monaco Cemetery.

Royal circles
Moore had friendships with some of Denmark's royal family; Prince Joachim and his then-wife Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, invited Moore and his wife Kiki to attend the christening of their youngest son, Prince Felix. In 2004 he attended the Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Mary Donaldson. On 24 May 2008, Moore and his wife attended the wedding of Prince Joachim to his French fiancée Marie Cavallier.

Moore also had a long-standing friendship with Princess Lilian of Sweden, whom he first met on a visit to Stockholm for UNICEF. Moore's wife Kristina, who was born in Sweden, was already a friend of Princess Lilian's through mutual friends. In his autobiography, Moore recalled meeting the princess for tea and dinners whenever his wife and he visited Stockholm. He spoke of his recollections at the princess's memorial service at St Peter and St Sigfrid's Church in Stockholm, on 8 September 2013.

On 1 and 2 July 2011, Moore and his wife attended the wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock.

Awards and legacy

Moore was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 New Year Honours and was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for charitable services, especially UNICEF and latterly Kiwanis International, which had dominated his public life for more than a decade. On being knighted, Moore said that the citation "meant far more to me than if I had got it for acting... I was proud because I received it on behalf of UNICEF as a whole and for all it has achieved over the years".

On 11 October 2007, three days before he turned 80, Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on television and in film. Attending the ceremony were family, friends, and Richard Kiel, with whom he had acted in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. Moore's star was the 2,350th star installed, and is appropriately located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard.

On 28 October 2008, the French government appointed Moore a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. On 21 November 2012, Moore was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Hertfordshire for his outstanding contributions to the UK film and television industry for over 50 years, in particular film and television productions in Hertfordshire.

After his death, the Roger Moore Stage was opened at Pinewood Studios at a ceremony held in October 2017 to celebrate his life and work. His wife and family were in attendance along with Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and guests at the event included Joan Collins, Michael Caine, Stephen Fry, Tim Rice and Stefanie Powers.

In the 2018 film My Dinner with Hervé, Moore was portrayed by actor Mark Umbers.For his charity work 2012: UNICEF's UK Lifetime Achievement Award
 2007: Dag Hammarskjöld Inspiration Award (UNICEF)
 2004: UNICEF's Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award
 2003: German Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) for his UNICEF work
 2003: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
 1999: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)Lifetime achievements awards 2008: Commander of the French National Order of Arts and Letters (Ordre national des Arts et des Lettres)
 2007: Hollywood Walk of Fame
 2004: TELEKAMERA ("Tele Tydzień" Lifetime Achievement Award, Poland)
 2002: Monte Carlo TV Festival (Lifetime Achievement Award)
 2001: Lifetime achievement award (Filmfestival, Jamaica)
 1997: Palm Springs film festival, USA, Lifetime Achievement Award
 1995: TELE GATTO (Italian TV; Lifetime Achievement Award)
 1991: GOLDEN CAMERA (German TV; lifetime achievement award)
 1990: BAMBI (Lifetime Achievement Award from the German magazine BUNTE)For his acting' 1981: OTTO (Most popular Film Star; from German Magazine BRAVO)
 1980: Golden Globe Henrietta Award for World Film Favorite – Male.
 1980: Saturn Award (Most Popular International Performer)
 1973: BAMBI (shared with Tony Curtis for "The Persuaders", from the German magazine BUNTE)
 1973: BEST ACTOR IN TV, award from the French magazine TELE-7-JOURS, shared with Tony Curtis for "The Persuaders"
 1967: ONDAS-AWARD (Spanish TV for "The Saint")
 1967: OTTO (Most popular TV-star for "The Saint"; from German magazine BRAVO)

In popular culture
Roger Moore is contentiously credited with inspiring the Walls Magnum ice cream. In the 1960s, he reportedly said that his one wish would be for a choc ice on a stick. Walls created this product and sent one to Moore. They later launched the Magnum in 1989, which is now the world's top-selling ice cream brand.

Filmography

 Film roles

 Television roles

Publications
Moore's book about the filming of Live and Let Die, based on his diaries, titled Roger Moore as James Bond: Roger Moore's Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die, was published in London in 1973, by Pan Books. The book includes an acknowledgment to Sean Connery, with whom Moore was friends for many years: "I would also like to thank Sean Connery – with whom it would not have been possible."

Moore's autobiography My Word is My Bond () was published by Collins in the US, in November 2008 and by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd in the UK, on 2 October 2008 ().

On 16 October 2012, Bond on Bond'' was published to tie in with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films. The book, with many pictures, is based on Moore's own memories, thoughts, and anecdotes about all things 007, with some of the profits of the book going to UNICEF.

Books

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2017 deaths
20th-century British Army personnel
20th-century English male actors
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Deaths from liver cancer
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English autobiographers
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Transparency Market Research has published a new report on the global ophthalmology devices market. The report, titled 'Ophthalmology Devices Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, And Forecast 2012 - 2018,' states that the global market is expected to expand at a 5.10% CAGR from 2012 to 2018. As per the report, the global ophthalmology devices market is expected to progress from US$12.92 bn in 2011 to US$18.28 bn by 2018. Advancements in healthcare infrastructure and the rising aging population are two of the major factors expected to benefit the global ophthalmology devices market in the near future.
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the physiology, anatomy, and diseases of the eye. Ophthalmology device manufacturers, distributors, medical companies, healthcare institutions, and research and development firms are currently taking efforts to introduce new medical devices to gain competitive advantage. Ophthalmology devices are primarily used for treating various eye conditions and infections. As these devices help decrease the treatment time and offer quality eye care to patients, they assist in making the eye-treatment process more convenient for patients and ophthalmologists.
The manufacturers of ophthalmology devices such as Essilor International, Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Hoya Corporation, Abbott Medical Optics Inc., Nidek Co Ltd., Topcon Corporation, Alcon Inc., Carl Zeiss AG, Canon Inc., CooperVision AG, and Bausch and Lomb Inc. are actively introducing new devices to treat various diseases of the eye. With the entry of new companies, the global ophthalmology devices market is expected to register new growth opportunities in the years to come.
With the increasing focus of people on healthcare, the global ophthalmology devices market is expected to witness rapid growth throughout the forecast period. Continuous developments in the field of medical devices and the rising spending on healthcare have propelled the global market for ophthalmology devices in the recent past. The global ophthalmology devices market is segmented on the basis of application, region, disorder, and device. By disorder, the global ophthalmology devices market is classified into cataract, refractor disorder, vitreoretinal disorder, and glaucoma.
Diagnosis, surgery, and vision care are the primary applications of ophthalmology devices. The rising application areas of ophthalmology devices are predicted to propel the global market in the near future. By region, the global ophthalmology devices market is divided into Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World. In 2011, the North America ophthalmology devices market accounted for one-third of the global market. Currently, Europe holds the second position in the global market, followed by Asia Pacific.
Based on device, the global ophthalmology devices market is classified into computerized field analyzers, contact lenses, contact lens clearing and disinfecting solutions, glaucoma drainage devices, intraocular lenses, iris retractors, ophthalmic lasers, ophthalmoscopes, optical coherence tomography devices, phoropters, refractors, and others. Medical devices in the ophthalmology field are used for numerous functions such as surgery, diagnosis, and vision care. Currently, in terms of shipment volume, the vision care devices segment dominates the global market with a share of 65%.


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Capsatorul este o mică mașinărie ce fixează mai multe coli cu ajutorul unor sârme scurte, denumite capse. Capsele stau una lângă alta, dar atunci când brațele capsatorului sunt presate între coli, una dintre capse este separată de celelalte și împinsă pentru a străpunge hârtia. O placă de metal cu caneluri speciale de la baza capsatorului îndoaie capetele capsei spre interior, pentru a prinde colile una de alta.

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Last weekend saw the launch of brand new online fashion publication, CT magazine. My fiance, Sean, is the brains behind the whole project, being a photographer himself and also a respected business analyst. He wanted to revolutionise the way magazines credit the contributors, or rather the lack of. It's typical for a fashion spread to have the names of the photographer and stylist splashed over the main feature with no thought to crediting everyone else involved in putting the shoot together such as the make up artists, designers, image editors and models. If they're lucky they'll get a tiny mention at the end where no one looks or bothers to read. The philosophy behind CT magazine is to acknowledge, appreciate and credit all those involved in the process of creating an image or article. CT stands for Creative Talent which represents everything the magazine celebrates. Good fashion created by talented individuals.
Already in issue 1 there's been some amazing content, and I was honoured to be placed on page 12 for the 'How to Be a Fashion Designer' feature. It was the fantastic image that Sean took of me in the corn field in my peacock dress.
If you've not yet had chance to check out the mag, click here to read the full copy.
Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) started on Saturday and being a rabbit owner of two beautiful buns myself I've been spreading the news to every corner. Rabbits are the third most popular pet in the UK and yet they receive the poorest of treatment. Sometimes due to ignorance but mostly because people don't know what they need to know, so educating about rabbit welfare is crucially important to help pet rabbits live the most natural life they deserve.
This year the topic is concentrating on the importance of vaccinating against potentially fatal myxomotosis and VHD. The two vaccinations used to given separately but in the last few months the dual vaccination was released which means less stress for your bunny, better convenience and it's cheaper too!
Lots of vets across the country are running FREE rabbit health checks which I really recommend you snap up if you have a bun yourself. You can find out more on the official RAW website.
I like to show my support to the cause so I worked with Sean to get some really cute images of me with my rabbits, Bobby and Lucy. It was good fun and the pair looked adorable.
I wanted to go for a boudoir pin up feel so I wore a ditsy floral print corset and a cherry print head scarf. Oh yes, and you may notice I've had my hair cut too! I wanted to go for something a bit shorter for autumn and I had my colour stripped too, so this is more my natural colour now.


Dr. Michele Koo demonstrates her dedication to non-surgical solutions for facial rejuvenation by offering a number of facial fillers including Botox®, Restylane® and Juvederm®. She takes the time to personally inject facial fillers and never relies on a nurse or aesthetician to perform the procedure for her. With an extensive understanding of the facial structures and the individualized needs of each patient, Dr. Koo is confident in her abilities to deliver quality results safely and effectively. These facial fillers can help to eliminate unwanted lines, wrinkles, crow's feet or creases. The type of filler used will depend on the amount of correction needed and the unique facial structure of each patient.
As one of the most popular and widely requested procedures in the United States, Botox® is a non-surgical solution that rejuvenates the face, restoring a more youthful and smooth appearance. Botox® is designed to treat the common signs of aging that appear on the face including crow's feet, frown lines and fine lines. Unwanted lines and wrinkles can be caused by smiling, frowning, squinting or even chewing- essentially any facial movement or expression can cause unwanted lines or wrinkles to form. Botox® can temporarily relax the underlying muscles diminishing unwanted lines and wrinkles. When done correctly, Botox® should have no impact on natural facial expressions.
Botox® or Botulinum Toxin is a purified substance that is designed to block muscle nerve signals, weakening the underlying muscles of the face. I carefully target the muscles that are causing wrinkles and unwanted lines and injects Botox® to keep the muscles from contracting. Since there are 43 muscles in the face, it is important to have a plastic surgeon administer the injections to target just the wrinkle causing muscles. This is why I insist on performing all injections myself to ensure the best possible results. Trusting this procedure to someone who is not board certified and does not have the same experience can lead to results that appear frozen or expressionless.
Results from Botox® are not permanent and wrinkle-causing muscles will eventually begin to contract again. Additional procedures will be necessary to block nerve signals to the muscles. Results typically last 6-9 months depending on the individual anatomy of the patient.
Restylane® is the world's most demanded cosmetic dermal filler, and has accordingly be vigorously studied. Restylane® has been found to treat moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds and can have a profound effect on the nasolabial folds that stretch from the nose to the corner of the mouth. Restylane® is designed to replace lost volume in the face creating a much more full and youthful appearance. Results are immediately visible, adding volume to shallow areas of the face.
Restylane® is a clear, synthetic gel that is made from purified hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance that is found throughout the body and works with collagen to create a plump and firm appearance. The hyaluronic acid found in Restylane® can be engineered to develop strong bonds with water molecules in the skin to ensure long-lasting results. The effects of Restylane® can generally last up to 6 months or longer depending on the individual facial anatomy of the patient.
Restylane® is a natural substance that contains no animal products. The most commonly reported side effects from Restylane® injections are swelling, redness, pain, bruising and tenderness in and around the injection areas. Any side effects that may present themselves following the procedure typically fade within a week of the initial procedure.


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Title 15. Commerce and Foreign Trade
Subtitle A. Office of the Secretary of Commerce
Part 4. DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
15 CFR Part 4 - DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Subpart A - Freedom of Information Act (§§ 4.1 - 4.11)
Subpart B - Privacy Act (§§ 4.21 - 4.34)
SUBPART
Appendix A to Part 4 - Freedom of Information Public Inspection Facilities, and Addresses for Requests for Records Under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, and Requests for Correction or Amendment Under the Privacy Act
Appendix B to Part 4 - Officials Authorized To Deny Requests for Records Under the Freedom of Information Act, and Requests for Records and Requests for Correction or Amendment Under the Privacy Act
Appendix C to Part 4 - Systems of Records Noticed by Other Federal Agencies and Applicable to Records of the Department and Applicability of This Part Thereto
5 U.S.C. 301; 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 552a; 5 U.S.C. 553; 31 U.S.C. 3717; 44 U.S.C. 3101; Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1950.
66 FR 65632, Dec. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
Editorial Note:
Nomenclature changes to part 4 appear at 80 FR 70154, Nov. 13, 2015.

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For the final concert in this season's Tea & Trumpets Series, host Christopher Gaze and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra led by Bramwell Tovey provide a musical experience from France.
The orchestra began with Suite No. 2 from L'Arlessiene, which, if nothing else shows that there is much more to Georges Bizet than Carmen. The orchestra played all four movements, beginning with a flute solo (Pastorale) by Christie Reside and ending with the strident Farandole, incorporating the March of the Kings theme. Younger members of the audience (if indeed there were any) might recognize it from the Atlus video game.
Next was Emmanuel Chabrier's delicate Prelude from Act Two of the opera Gwendoline. The work is considered a neglected masterpiece. Perhaps the infrequency of its staging is partly due to its ridiculous storyline - a pity really, because the music is brilliant.
World-class violin soloists have performed Jules Massenet's Meditation from his opera Thais. This afternoon it was the turn of concertmaster Dale Barltrop to perform this transcription. Barltrop played the piece with the inspired melancholy that the composer had no doubt intended.
Though not indicated in the programme, Camille Saint-Saëns' Marche Militaire from his Suite Algérienne was indeed a welcome addition to the afternoon's repertoire. Saint-Saëns certainly had an affinity with Algeria and while there are no traditional elements of Algerian music in this work, it's definitely evocative of the French Foreign Legion's conflict in Algeria.
Any concert dedicated to French composers would be incomplete without an inclusion from Gabriel Fauré. The Pavane and the fourth and seventh movements (Pie Jesu and In Paradisum) of Requiem featured the voices of the EnChor choir along with the plucked strings of the cello section.
The orchestra remained on stage for what was probably an intentioned, though still a generous encore with March to the Scaffold, the fourth movement from Hector Berlioz's epic self portrait Symphonie Fantastique.
The orchestra showed no signs of languor as they ready themselves for a summer hiatus. Maestro Tovey hit a perfect balance with the orchestra, coalescing strings, woodwind and brass. The mature voices of EnChor, though only heard with Pavane and Requiem brought an elegance to the concert; the last for interim conductor Morna Edmundson.


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SURVILLE LANCY-GENEVA,
A mixed neighbourhood at the entrance to the city
On the commune of Lancy, the Surville PLQ overlooks the Praille-Acacias-Vernets (PAV) sector in full development. This site will eventually include 20 buildings for 113'000 m2 of gross floor area. Its geographical location is ideal for the establishment of companies, offering an attractive working environment with numerous services and shops. Access is easy with bus lines 2 and 19, tram 14 and the P+R étoile. The "Lancy/Pont Rouge" Léman Express station is a 10-minute walk away. Finally, the highway is 2 minutes away.
Iconic buildings and housing
The 2 elliptical towers, designed by the architectural firm group8, form the entrance to Surville's inhabited park. Rising over 12 levels, these buildings each comprise 6'700 m2 of rental space, with 558 m2 floors laid out as the tenant wishes, 430 m2 of storage areas and car parks. The areas will be delivered by 2022 on a turnkey basis. Retail outlets will occupy the ground floor and the upper floors will host activities. The exceptional view, the high-end services and the construction meeting High Energy Performance (HPE) standards make these towers a privileged location.
Within the park, Comptoir Immobilier is piloting 2 rental buildings that will also be delivered during 2022. They will stand on 9 levels, being "Very High Energy Performance" (THPE) labelled buildings. These characterful buildings are designed by the architects Atelier Bonnet and Atelier d'Architecture Jacques Bugna SA. A third building, for which the project owner is Comptoir Immobilier, will be delivered in 2024.
Long saga for a PLQ
Since 1994, the Surville neighborhood has been the subject of numerous studies and localized neighborhood plans (PLQ). A tripartite working group Commune-State-Developers is then created to achieve a PLQ federating the majority of stakeholders. In order to perfect the image of the district and to remove the reluctance to build high-rise buildings, a parallel study mandate was launched by CI Conseils. Group8 Architects was chosen as the winner. In 2014, the State Council adopted the Surville-Parc PLQ. As soon as it comes into force in 2016, CI Conseils launches calls for tenders for the selection of architects for the Tavel and SGIF properties. CI Conseils coordinates all the studies necessary for the continuation of the projects of each Owner.
In addition, CI Conseils is developing an energy concept in partnership with SIG and CGC Energie, involving the use of renewable energy up to 70%. With the GeniLac thermal solution, the lake water will thus be used to cool and heat the buildings.
More information: Surville – CI Conseils


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import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import org.joda.time.LocalDate;
import org.killbill.billing.catalog.api.PlanPhase;
import org.killbill.billing.entitlement.api.SubscriptionBundle;
import org.killbill.billing.entitlement.api.SubscriptionEvent;
import org.killbill.billing.invoice.api.InvoiceItem;

import com.google.common.base.Optional;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;

public class BusinessInvoiceItemUtils {

    // Try to compute the service period end date for fixed items
    public static LocalDate computeServicePeriodEndDate(final InvoiceItem invoiceItem,
                                                        @Nullable final PlanPhase planPhase,
                                                        @Nullable final SubscriptionBundle bundle) {
        if (invoiceItem.getEndDate() != null) {
            return invoiceItem.getEndDate();
        } else if (planPhase == null || bundle == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            final Optional<SubscriptionEvent> nextEvent = Iterables.<SubscriptionEvent>tryFind(bundle.getTimeline().getSubscriptionEvents(),
                                                                                new Predicate<SubscriptionEvent>() {
                                                                                SubscriptionEvent subscriptionEventForInvoiceItem = null;

                                                                                @Override
                                                                                public boolean apply(final SubscriptionEvent input) {
                                                                                if (input == null) {
                                                                                return false;
                                                                                }

                                                                                if (input.getEntitlementId().equals(invoiceItem.getSubscriptionId()) &&
                                                                                // planPhase can't be null here
                                                                                planPhase.equals(input.getNextPhase()) &&
                                                                                input.getEffectiveDate().compareTo(invoiceItem.getStartDate()) == 0) {
                                                                                subscriptionEventForInvoiceItem = input;
                                                                                return false;
                                                                                }

                                                                                return subscriptionEventForInvoiceItem != null &&
                                                                                input.getEntitlementId().equals(invoiceItem.getSubscriptionId()) &&
                                                                                // planPhase can't be null here (prev phase can be for the first event)
                                                                                planPhase.equals(input.getPrevPhase());
                                                                                }
                                                                                }
                                                                                );
            if (nextEvent.isPresent()) {
                return nextEvent.get().getEffectiveDate();
            } else {
                return null;
            }
        }
    }
}

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Students showed up in crop tops at a Toronto high school on Tuesday in a protest that came after school officials deemed one teen's wardrobe inappropriate.
Alexi Halket says she was told Monday by the principal at the Etobicoke School for the Arts to cover up her "inappropriate" top that showed her midriff.
She says she was told to wear something different the following day, but felt she was being judged by teachers for showing some skin, so she turned to Facebook.
That's where she created a page to launch her protest and wanted others to wear crop tops to school the following day.
Halket, 18, says dozens of students — both girls and boys — showed up to school baring their bellies.
A spokesman with the Toronto District School Board says students need to dress appropriately for school and what Halket wore wasn't considered appropriate.


It is a great experience to study, work or start a company and is getting even more exciting when you go to another country. To find out more about the possibilities in the Netherlands, job opportunities, time jobs, internships, how to start your own company, information on the strong assets and companies of the region, this is the workshop where you have to go to!
A member club, activities and events.
In the workshop, offered by Michiel Kasteleijn, IWCN will tell about the opportunities in the North, give an overview of the companies, how to start your own company, startup communities, tell about the different "easy"permits to stay and work in the Netherlands or start your innovative company.
My name is Michiel Kasteleijn. I am the business manager for the International Welcome Center North. I love to work together with different people to work as a team and make things happen. In this job I would like to make people, companies and organizations to join their strengths and work together for the international employee to feel at home and work successfully within the Northern part of the Netherlands.
Click on the picture below to check out IWCN's workshop!


JaneBertha Link in Jane Eyre Essay" Jane Eyre" is Bertha jane eyre essay of the most brilliant and popular novel written by Charlotte Bronte and it has successfully dealt with a number of issues that have not assumed the same poignancy in her other works of fiction. The book has handled certain very important issues such as racial discrimination, gender Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason Essay 1455 Words 6 Pages. Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason can be compared and contrasted easily by showing the way they act in various situations in the novel.
There is also a significant difference between how they were raised and how they met Mr. Rochester. Bertha Mason is quite possibly the biggest antagonist in Jane Eyre. Although Master Reed and Mrs Reed are emotionally and physically cruel to Jane, Bertha potentially does the most amount of damage to her, intentionally or indirectly.
The scene in which Bertha is revealed is arguably the most important scene in the novel. Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason Essay 1455 Words 6 Pages. Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason can be compared and contrasted easily by showing the way they act in various situations in the novel. There is also a significant difference between how they were raised and how they met Mr. Rochester. Bertha in Jane Eyre is a character that is often forgotten and if anything is remembered about her it is only that she was Mr Rochester's mad wife.
Jean Rhys after reading Jane Eyre wrote a response to it to tell Bertha's story, which she named Wide Sa Given Rochesters moral sensibilities, it seems only fair to suggest that we cant really judge Bertha without knowing her side of the story, which we dont get in Jane Eyre. To address this gap, in 1966 Jean Rhys explored what Berthas perspective might be like in a novel called Wide Sargasso Sea.
acknowledge their individual feelings; as Pat Macpherson says in Reflecting on Jane Eyre, Jane is the potential student to Berthas experience. Jane is the pure Victorian virgin that Mr Rochester desires. She is plain, proper and will not socially embarrass him. Janes purity is the condition of Mr Rochesters love, loyalty and marriage. Essay on Bertha Mason Jane Eyre AnnMarie Sykes Mrs. Brooks AP English Literature 29 August 2012 In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront, Bertha Mason serves as both a warning and a savior to Jane.
In Jane Eyre the writer uses the name Bertha instead of Antoinette, the name Bertha sounds very ugly compared to Antoinette, which sounds pleasant. Unlike in Jane Eyre she is given a family background this destroys Bertha Mason is a complex presence in Jane Eyre. She impedes Janes happiness, but she also catalyses the growth of Janes selfunderstanding.
She impedes Janes happiness, but she also catalyses the growth of Janes selfunderstanding.


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LA02 var namnet på det andra skyttekompaniet inom det svenska bidraget till den FN-ledda insatsen UNMIL i Liberia.

Förbandet grupperade på Camp Clara i Monrovia tillsammans med irländska förbandsenheter. Sveriges bidrag bestod av ett skyttekompani med stödfunktioner. Förbandet uppgick till cirka 230 soldater.

Förbandsdelar
Kontingentschef: Övlt Peter Torgén
Skyttekompanichef: Mj Ola Kereby
Chef CSE: Övlt Peter Torgén

Tryckta källor

Ej längre existerande svenska militära förband i internationell tjänst


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Agricultural news farmers want to know.
Coordinated flood recovery efforts underway
05/16/2019 | Soybean News, Ag Awareness, Economics, Weather
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds hosted a flood recovery advisory board meeting at the Capitol last week. The board assigned working groups for a more coordinated approach to flood recovery in the state (Photo: Bethany Baratta/Iowa Soybean Association)
By Bethany Baratta, ISA senior writer
Two months after flood waters swamped the western side of the state, Leo Ettleman still can't reach some of his fields or grain bins.
"We can't even get to our bins; some can't get to their homes to see what it's like. There are grain bins that haven't burst, but we can't check them because we can't get there without an air boat. So, every day is the same old thing; you just sit back and wait," said Ettleman, who farms near Sidney. He'll be lucky to plant 800 of his 2,200 acres this year. "That will probably be the max we get planted this year," he said.
River still flows
Ettleman has seen this before. There was a levee breech just a half mile from his farm in 2011. This year, the breach was 2 miles north.
"We know we don't have the sand deposits or the physical damage that we had in 2011, but we still have a lot of debris. We just can't get there because there's still a river flowing between our home farm and Interstate 29," he said.
Ettleman is a part of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds' . He's asking questions, pushing for levees to be repaired and requesting help and funding to clean up the debris deposited on farmers' fields. He was assigned to the river management and infrastructure working group under the advisory board.
"We need to get the breaches closed, that's the number one priority," he said.
There are 600 miles of damaged levees and 110 total breaches, Reynolds said during a flood recovery advisory board meeting last week. There were still four main breeches that had inflow of water, Reynolds said.
ISA District 7 Director Jeff Jorgenson and ISA member Leo Ettleman are serving on working groups under the governor's flood recovery advisory board. (Photo: Bethany Baratta/Iowa Soybean Association)
Funding requests
Reynolds signed a bill on May 8 that provides state funding for flood recovery. The Iowa legislature appropriated $15 million out of fiscal year 2019, which will be used for cost-share projects for infrastructure repairs, levees, pump stations, etc. It also includes funding for communities for floodgates, ditches, channels, etc.
An additional $10 million was requested to accelerate housing improvement projects in communities affected by the flooding on the western and eastern sides of the state.
Stephanie Groen, Reynolds' federal liaison based out of Washington, D.C., told the advisory group that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell expects Congress to pass a federal disaster assistance bill — which would include resources for Iowa's flood relief efforts — before Congress takes its Memorial Day break. Reynolds has requested $118 million in federal assistance.
An amendment from Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, would extend federal relief from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to cover on-farm stored corn and soybean losses not covered by crop insurance or other programs, Groen said.
An estimated $34 million worth of stored soybeans and corn has been lost as a result of the flooding.
Coordinated approach
Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig, chair of the ag working group under the flood recovery advisory board, said his group will consider everything from land recovery programs to cost-share assistance.
He and his working group will be talking to farmers about the immediate and longer-term requests as it relates to flooding and farming. What could the prevent plant payments look like? Could farmers potentially see a higher payment rate? What does crop insurance look like next year in light of levees that may or may not be repaired yet?
"What we hear from a lot of folks is that they've seen this before — they've seen a '52 flood, a '93 flood, an '11 flood. They've also seen when there is not a comprehensive approach to things. So, we're looking at everything from how levees are rebuilt, where they're rebuilt, how the river is managed — that's when we talk about a comprehensive approach. That's what we want to see," Naig said.
Farmers like Ettleman are a big part of the process, he said.
"They know these issues very, very well, so we're hoping to give them a voice in this process and address their concerns, but mostly, use their solutions that they bring to the table."
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I developed this recipe for two reasons. First of all, I've got a hard time throwing out parts of vegetables. With broccoli, most recipes call for the florets, completely ignoring the stalks. I like to use all the parts, so this recipe uses only the broccoli stalk, saving the florets for another use. Secondly, when someone doesn't like broccoli florets, they'll probably like the stalks. The stalks have a crunch and a taste reminiscent of celery root, something good to know. Broccoli stalks can easily be substituted for celery root or anise root in many recipes.
To prepare the broccoli stalks: Cut off the outer layers of the stalk with a knife. Use a sharp vegetable peeler or mandoline to shave the stalks into thin slices. Mix the spinach leaves and stalk shavings together. Divide between two plates, topping each with half the cheese and half the salad dressing.
Stealthy Cooking Tip: Mix things up by eating a variety of fruits and vegetables. Adding new vegetables (or fruits) and new tastes on a regular basis provides excitement to your palate, and helps you discover new ways to enjoy the benefits of many veggies.


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Improve Fast In Go
© Milton N. Bradley 2008, 2010
About This Book's On-Line Publication
The on line publication of this book provides two quite extraordinary assets:
- It's FREE.
- It's perfectable!
A printed book is fixed in form and content, and remains essentially immutable from the moment of its publication. So except for the inclusion of a separate list of errata or the subsequent issue of a second edition, any errors of omission or commission it contains remain unchanged forever. In sharp contrast, whatever flaws this on line publication possesses can be readily corrected, if only you, the reader, are kind enough to communicate your perceptions to me. If anything substantive has been omitted, it can be added. If anything is unworthy of inclusion, it can be excised. If I got anything wrong, including typos and diagrammatic and/or commentary errors, it can be corrected. If more or better examples are needed, they can be provided. And if anything is insufficiently clear, it can be clarified. All that's necessary to achieve a "perfect" presentation is for the reader to provide me with the appropriate positive feedback. Just click the link below or at the end of any chapter, and send me an email detailing the problems you perceive, and - this is most important - specifics of exactly what you suggest as their correction. This is not quite like Wikipedia, where the reader can directly modify the presentation, but it's close. In order for this process to be successful, when you provide your feedback it's essential that you include your rating (AGA or other), so that I can properly evaluate the perspective from which your caveat has originated. Obviously, if a high Dan tells me that I've got something wrong it will carry more weight than if a double digit Kyu player makes the same claim, but all positive comments will be treated with the respect they deserve. Finally, if you like the book, and especially if you're in its target audience and agree that it has significantly improved your understanding (and rating!), I'd much appreciate your communicating that to me. It's really the only thing that will make the vast amount of time and effort that went into its creation worthwhile.
This book is not a Go primer nor even a second book, so it presumes that the reader intending to profit from it already has a firm grasp (if perhaps not yet complete mastery) of the basic rules of Go, as well as the fundamentals of life and death, Joseki, and Fuseki.
When deciding whether or not it will be worth the time and effort necessary to profit from a Go tutorial such as this, the most relevant criterion employed will almost necessarily be the amount and rapidity of improvement in your rating that you can expect in return. Although it's manifestly impossible to correctly assess this without an in-depth appraisal of your individual intellect and countless other factors, some highly relevant insight into this matter can nevertheless be gained from considering the author's own experience. As originally conceived, this book's objective was to provide players from double digit to perhaps 5 Kyu with crucial insights into the key issues of deciding what, where, and why to play next. But as a result of my own experience, I've just come to realize that the range of players who can find in it the insights that can and will lead to significant improvement in their Go skill (and rating) extends at least to 1D AGA! How and why I've come to that startling conclusion is related next.
With the possible rare exception of a few geniuses at the very top of the Go professional ratings, every Go player throughout its extensive history has eventually reached a skill and rating plateau which they never thereafter exceed. For many players, intermediate plateaus also often hold sway for a number of months or even years, but ultimately a final, highest level is reached and then continues until age induced decline takes over, if the player is fortunate enough to live that long. As I've observed during the 60 years of my own Go playing experience, depending on the player these final plateaus range all the way from high double digit Kyu for the least apt (most of whom drop out in frustration), to high ranked 9P. But the one seemingly invariant factor characterizing them all is that once a certain amount of time has elapsed (typically 10 years or more), or age has been reached (typically 60-65), the player's then operative plateau is final, and is never thereafter transcended!
But what has just happened in my own Go playing life violates both of those seemingly impenetrable time barriers! I'm now 83, suffering from the incurable, invariably fatal Acute Amyloid Leukemia, and have been at a 1D AGA plateau for over 20 years. But despite that, my latest results definitively demonstrate that I'm now no weaker than 3D AGA, and most probably 4D, and, perhaps most startling of all, am unquestionably still improving! When I watch games on IGS between players rated 4D* (= 7D AGA) and above, I now quickly and easily find their exact moves a vast majority of the time! The key that the reader should be aware of is that this ability didn't develop immediately after I had organized the key ideas and translated that into this book, but only reached its current state of fruition after another couple of years of integration of those ideas into my thinking. But as noted, I'm quite old by any standard and consequently undoubtedly more fixed in my thinking than the average player who will read this book, so I have every confidence that those of you who put forth the requisite effort can, as I've done, reap rewards of Go rating beyond your fondest expectations!
Now about the book itself.
At its most fundamental level, playing Go is heavily dependent upon pattern recognition. As a result, an essential factor in progressing from beginner to intermediate and beyond is perfecting knowledge of the key recurrent local patterns, especially as embodied in Tesuji and Joseki. This knowledge constitutes the tactical bedrock upon which Go skill is built, but even its mastery is insufficient to make one a strong player! What's missing is the ability to visualize and then act appropriately on those patterns in actual global board contexts, and that latter capability can only be realized in the service of key strategic ideas like those developed in this book. Preeminent among these key ideas is that fighting is the heart and soul of Go, to the degree that the final outcome of a high proportion of well played games is decided directly or indirectly by big battles. For that reason, mastering the art of fighting is one of the most productive of the essential steps in becoming a strong player.
There are two quite different but equally essential aspects of fighting:
1. Deciding where, when and why it's appropriate to fight.
2. Knowing how to fight.
This book focuses on the former. Its basic premise is that a fully developed skill arsenal is unquestionably essential to becoming a strong player, but is insufficient because the full value of that skill can only be realized in the service of deep strategic understanding. It's much like driving a car - technical driving skill is essential for maneuvering safely and efficiently in traffic, but useless for getting where you want to go without an adequate road map! So the focus in this book is on how to identify which fights are necessary and/or productive and which should be avoided, rather than on how to conduct a fight once it's begun. It attempts to do what many believe impossible - to explain this essential aspect of Go to beginners and intermediates so clearly and concisely that they will thereafter think much like strong players, even if they're still far from being able to consistently translate that understanding into fully accurate and incisive play.
Of necessity, we do discuss the details of some fights, because it can be very helpful to the reader to see the sort of complications that may result from the implementation of the ideas being studied. But even in those cases, our emphasis is on identifying plausible moves which fulfill the position's overall strategic objectives, rather than on finding those that are absolutely best.
Finally, it must be understood that although this book provides a valuable road map for Go fighting in the form of a set of simple but important strategic ideas which are generally (but certainly not always) applicable, those protocols must be viewed as neither absolute prescriptions that must be slavishly followed, nor unerring guides to the absolutely best moves! Despite that important caveat, the book's premise is that mere exposure to these key ideas will provide the greatest increase in any beginner/intermediate's playing strength for the least effort expended! But, as desirable as that is, it's only a good first step. Completing the transformation into a strong player will also take much study and practice of the detailed techniques of Go, as well as lots of over-the-board playing experience - all things well beyond our present purposes, and which are therefore left for your independent effort.
The Use Of Ratings In This Book
Except as otherwise noted, all of the illustrations in this book were taken from actual Dan level games played on leading on-line Go servers, and that means that the stated ranks are all really equivalent to 1- 3 stones stronger on the AGA scale! So although 5D may not seem all that impressive, when you realize that it's really equivalent to from 6D-8D AGA and therefore among its highest rated players, that player's judgment about where to play becomes much easier to accept as valid.
I hereby pay my respects and acknowledge my debt to all of the many wonderful Go teachers and authors who have preceded me. Thanks are hereby offered to the vetters of this book's original incarnation, Ray Kukol 4D, Lisa Maloney, Michael Quintero, Dale Blann, Masaaki Hamaguchi, and my son Randy, who were kind enough to review the manuscript, find errors, and offer some insights into places in which it needed clarification and/or modification. Thanks are also offered to Joanne Phipps 3D and Louis Abronson 5D, who vetted the revised manuscript, found some significant errors, and made key suggestions that helped me reedit it yet again. But in the end, because I'm a Beethoven and not a Mozart, I once more rethought and completely recast everything, so that although much of the book's content is essentially the same as in the earlier versions, the presentation is now completely different. As a consequence, responsibility for what appears here, including any errors, remains uniquely mine . Finally, special thanks are offered to Jakob Meulengracht for his invaluable assistance in preparing the HTML coding of the manuscript that allowed its on line publication.
Milt Bradley, July 2008
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Mother, Sons Found Frozen to Death
Sheriff Michael Bouchard pictured here at a press conference | Image by Mandi Wright/Detroit Free Press
By Kaylin McGlothen - Staff Writer
A mother and her two children were found frozen to death in a field outside Detroit after the woman allegedly suffered a mental health crisis.
The Michigan mother was identified as 36-year-old Monica Latrice Cannady. She and her two children, 9-year-old Kyle and 3-year-old Malik, were located a mile from their apartment in Pontiac, a Detroit suburb.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said that the Sheriff's office had dispatched officers to the area previously after receiving reports of people being outdoors and underdressed. Each time deputies responded; however, no one was spotted in the said location.
Bouchard explained that at the time they had no reason to investigate any further as the family was not known to have been missing at that point. It was only later that they were able to connect the dots.
"She believed someone was trying to kill her and everybody was in on it … including police," said Bouchard, speaking of Cannady. A surviving 10-year-old daughter also reportedly told investigators that the mother had instructed the children to flee if approached by anyone.
The family was found after the daughter went and knocked on a door asking for help, saying "her family was dead." She was taken to the hospital afterward and is in stable condition.
According to Bouchard, the family had been wandering since Friday. Then the mother told her children to lie down and rest in a field near Crystal Lake, causing hypothermia to set in.
Bouchard suggested, "We're seeing death every day as a result of the mental health crisis in this country."
"When the family knew a crisis was developing, if they'd called us or called (mental health care providers), then we would have popped up assets to look for the kids and the mom," he added. "We would have known it was something more."
Relatives of the deceased later told law enforcement that they believe Cannady's mental health crisis started a few weeks ago, potentially instigated by the alleged killer of the children's father going on trial.
As the crisis was developing, "Family members attempted to get her help, but she refused, and she fled with the children," Bouchard suggested.
Bouchard noted to reporters that the steady influx of calls related to suicides and overdoses received by his office attest to the growing need for improved mental health services.
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Moderator Jane McIvor, Publisher & Editor, BC Shipping News, and CILTNA member facilitated a discussion amongst the speakers and session attendees.
Jeff Adams, Leadership Behavior & Continuous Improvement Consultant; Former Managing Director, Canadian Pacific.
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• Managing the transition of leadership – what are some of the fundamental principles – from both sides (leader leaving; new leader).
• Part of the title of this session is how to reduce operating costs – do you have examples from your experiences where your leadership has led to a re-evaluation of business practices and a reduction in costs/increase in revenue. What sort of challenges or pleasant surprises did you run into with staff?
Is Privatization of Our National Ports and Airports in Canadians' Best Interests?
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• How soon could privatization happen—with what triggers?
• Regulation: could this mean new control on fees and charges by privatized ports and airports as local monopolies?
• What do these recent events say about government intentions: Emerson recommendations in the review of the Canada Transportation Act, and Election promises on infrastructure investment and deficit spending.
• The concept of "asset recycling" and the creation of a Canada Infrastructure Bank; and hiring of Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse to advise the government on port and airport privatization?