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CNN. Broadcasting The Ninth Indicator That Iraq Is Back On Track - As Provided By The DV Members !
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Report: 8 indicators that Iraq is back on track
6th August, 2020
A report by the "Wall Street Journal" said that Iraq is finally back on the right track, although it is going through an unenviable situation at the present time as a result of the Corona pandemic and the conflict of regional and international wills within its territories.
The report monitored several indicators cited by the American Brookings Institution confirming progress in many ways in the country from 2003 until today.
First: The country's population has increased from about 25 million in the last years of Saddam Hussein’s rule to 40 million today. According to the newspaper, this in itself is neither good nor bad, but it does mean that Iraq is large enough to be an important player in Middle East politics.
Second: The per capita gross domestic product has risen to nearly six thousand dollars compared to less than four thousand two decades ago. The newspaper report indicates that it is certain that there is still great poverty in Iraq, corruption is rampant, and job prospects for Iraqi youth are modest, but nevertheless, there have been positive economic developments.
Third: Oil production has increased from about 2.5 million barrels per day in the last years of Saddam’s rule to about 4.5 million barrels now, and export revenues from oil have tripled on average since 2002.
Fourth: The annual rate of internal displacement has more than halved since the defeat of ISIS. ISIS.
Fifth: Many indicators of the quality of life have improved significantly over the past two decades. Cell phones, which were restricted to the Ba'athist elite, are now everywhere, and the total number of users is roughly equal to the population. The total internet users are now around 10 million.
Sixth: Life expectancy increased from 67 years in 2002 to about 73 years today.
Seventh: The number of modern sanitation facilities has increased, which now reaches more than 40 percent of the population, compared to 32 percent before 2003. More than half of the population has access to safe drinking water as well, although this issue still needs to be done. Greater efforts.
Eighth: The literacy rate at the national level has increased from 74 percent at the turn of the century to 85 percent today.
The Wall Street Journal report concludes that, however, there is still a long way to go for Iraq to achieve the desired political and economic stability, in light of the popular protests that erupted last year, high indicators of corruption and a decline in freedom of the press.
The protests began on the first of last October and lasted for several months, during which hundreds of thousands of Iraqis demanded jobs and services and the departure of the ruling elite, which they said were corrupt. The protests led to the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who was replaced in May by Mustafa al-Kazemi, the former head of the intelligence service.
Iraq, which relies on oil exports for most of its revenues, has been suffering from corruption and mismanagement for many years and was ranked 161 out of 168 countries in Transparency International’s annual report on corruption for 2015. Iraq is currently ranked 156 out of 180 countries in the global rankings for freedom. The press, published by Reporters Without Borders.
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CNN. Broadcasting Off Of The Dollar Menu From A Baghdad McDonald’s - Super Size Me !
An economist talks about what controls the dollar exchange rate in Iraq
Economie 7/20/2020 19:41 441
Baghdad today - Baghdad
Economist, Humam Al-Shamaa, on Tuesday (28 July 2020), talked about what controls the dollar exchange rate in Iraq and the effect of internal factors on it.
Al-Shamaa said, in an interview with (Baghdad Today), that "the exchange rate of the dollar in local markets has nothing to do with the exchange rate of the dollar in global markets towards other currencies."
He added, "What controls the dollar exchange rate in global markets are expectations, oil prices, gold prices and a relationship with the euro. As for Iraq, the relationship between the dollar and the dinar is controlled by internal factors related to the demand and supply of the dollar."
And Al-Shamaa said, "The decrease leads to higher prices, inflation and more problems for the poor classes, because the devaluation of the dinar means an increase in the value of commodities."
The price of gold reached record levels yesterday, with a new drop in the price of the dollar in the global market at a time when investors rushed to buy it as a safe haven, amid concern about the tension between the United States and China and the rise in the number of cases of Covid-19 again around the world and the lack of progress in Washington on a new package To stimulate the economy.
After months of improvement in stock markets, driven by the trillions of dollars of support from governments and central banks, investors are rethinking the long-term economic implications of the emerging corona virus.
And at a time when the wide easing measures imposed by the Federal Reserve monetary dollar push the dollar against most of the other currencies, gold rises significantly, reaching a record level of $ 1944.71, which is much higher than the previous record level recorded in 2011 and reached $ 1921.18.
The focus is on the next meeting of the Federal Reserve to discuss its policies this week, as some expect that more measures will be imposed to boost the economy (probably negative interest rates), which is expected to increase pressure on the dollar and raise the price of the gold ingot to more than two thousand dollars.
There is also concern that recording worse-than-expected results in US gross domestic product for the second quarter of the year will cause major selling to the dollar, and while the weak dollar has been a major driver of the high price of gold, the matter is also driven by the attractiveness of the metal as a haven in times of turmoil, especially in light of the deterioration The relations between the United States and China day after day.
Gavin Wendt, chief resource analyst at MineLife Consulting, said: “Strong gains cannot be avoided at a time when we are entering a stage similar to the atmosphere that prevailed in the aftermath of the global financial crisis as gold prices rose to record levels as a result of large amounts of Federal Reserve funds being pumped into Financial system, "and the dollar fell again against other currencies, while the euro reached its highest level since September 2018.
CNN. Broadcasting From An Iraqi Border Crossing While A Herd Of Sheep Passes Thru To Iran - But The Guys Counting Them Keep Falling Asleep !
Iraq begins paying its debts to Iran with goods
07/25 2020 08:29:49 PM
Baghdad / extent
The Secretary General of the Iranian-Iraqi Chamber of Commerce Hamid Hosseini announced the establishment of a company in Iraq to settle Baghdad's debts to Tehran, which amount to about five billion dollars, according to a report published by Iranian websites.
Hosseini told Farda radio that the company, which will work for the Iranian government, will purchase food commodities to pay off the debts. He explained that, based on a mutual agreement between the two countries, last month, Iran will provide the new company with a list of "commodities and raw materials" it needs, and the company will purchase and ship it to Iran. And Iraq owes Iran the money and gas it imports from it. The payment of Iraqi debts comes through goods, not cash, because Iran is subject to US banking sanctions, so Baghdad cannot transfer foreign currencies to it. According to Radio Farda, Iran is able to import goods only from Iraq, also because of the US sanctions. The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Abdel Nasser Hamti, announced, last month, from Baghdad, that Iraq had agreed to settle its debts, related to gas and electricity, to Tehran, by providing food and medicine.
He said that the debt funds will be used, in the Iraqi Bank of TBI, to pay for the "commodities" that will be purchased by the newly established company. Iran's non-oil exports to Iraq, excluding electricity and gas, reached nine billion dollars in 2018, while its total imports from Iraq reached only 59 million dollars. Since the beginning of the Iranian calendar year, on March 21, 2019, Tehran has stopped publishing details of its foreign trade. It is worth noting that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi held talks recently with Iranian leaders on his first official visit abroad since he took office in May.
CNN. Broadcasting fundamental changes in the central bank during the coming period !
Washington-Baghdad Dialogue: America wants to strictly implement the sanctions list
About two weeks before the second session of the strategic dialogue between the United States and Iraq, in which Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is to participate, an Iraqi official revealed that Washington included a paragraph related to the names of Iraqi, Syrian, Iranian and Lebanese personalities that the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on in the past two years. The paragraph is related to discussing the seriousness of the Iraqi banks ’commitment to not dealing with these names, as well as discussing some of them escaping sanctions through activities managed by relatives or agents in their favor. The source pointed out that the Al-Kazemi government is in the process of undertaking major reforms in this area, specifically within the Central Bank of Iraq, the body responsible for the matter.
Al-Kazemi will participate in the second American-Iraqi dialogue session, during an upcoming official visit to Washington at the end of this July, according to what was previously revealed by Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.
US officials are convinced of the existence of fraud within Iraq, enabling those involved in the sanctions to continue their commercial and financial activities
During the past two years, the US Treasury Department has continuously announced the announcement, and through official statements issued by it, on the inclusion of a number of Iraqi personalities and companies on the sanctions list, accompanied by convictions of them, related to what it says are crimes and violations in the field of human rights and financial corruption they committed, And also their cooperation with the Lebanese "Hezbollah" and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Among the most prominent of these names are the director of the “Islamic Bank of the Country”, the politician Aras Habib, the governors of Salahuddin and Nineveh, Ahmad al-Jubouri and Nawfal Hammadi al-Akoub, the politician Khamis al-Khanjar, the leader of the militia “Asa’ib” Qais al-Khazali and his brother Laith al-Khazali, and a leader in the “Popular Mobilization” Hussein Faleh Lami. This is in addition to the leader of the "Babylonian" militia, Ryan Al-Kildani, the leader of the "Shabak" militia, Waad al-Qud, and the "al-Nujaba" militia, Akram al-Kaabi.
According to a senior Iraqi official, there are officials in the US Treasury Department convinced of the existence of fraud within Iraq, which enabled those involved in the sanctions, whether Iraqis, Syrians, Lebanese or Iranians, to continue their commercial and financial activities, and to obtain hard currency, which prompted the Americans to include a full paragraph In the second dialogue session, Baghdad calls for reforms to be made. The source pointed out that American officials accuse the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi of not responding to the sanctions, and of allowing many of those listed on its regulations to withdraw funds or transfer funds or carry out sales and purchases through agents and relatives, and with the knowledge of the Central Bank of Iraq and other local banks.
The Iraqi official also revealed that the Al-Kazemi government will make additional pledges to tighten commitment to US sanctions, and to carry out reforms within the Central Bank of Iraq, and an investigation will be opened with the competent authorities to find out the real reasons behind the failure to implement decisions in this regard may expose Iraq to sanctions. The source acknowledged that there are political and factional influences (armed factions) linked to Iran on the central bank and on other oversight bodies, and that any commitment to the sanctions is considered by the authorities implementing the pressures as labor in favor of the United States.
Al-Kazemi’s government will make additional pledges to tighten compliance with sanctions, and to carry out reforms within the central bank
The source emphasized that for these reasons, Al-Kazemi intends to make fundamental changes in the central bank during the coming period.
For his part, the former official at the Central Bank of Iraq, Mahmoud Dagher, in connection with the "new Arab", stressed his country's commitment to the American sanctions issued against the personalities and companies, stressing that "it is impossible for Iraq not to implement such decisions issued by the American treasury, nor will it risk Not to implement American decisions, as important. Dagher recalled that the Iraqi government "issued a circular to banks under the names of those who were included in the sanctions list, and transfers from them to them were stopped," stressing his country's commitment "to implement such a decision if it was issued against any party or person."
The former official in the "Central Bank of Iraq" stressed that his country’s failure to implement the US Treasury Department’s decisions constituted an economic risk to Iraq and the Iraqis, which would stop all financial transfers to Iraq, and for this reason the bank is obliged to implement the sanctions issued against the Iraqi personalities, whatever they may be.
On the other hand, a member of the Security and Defense Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, on the authority of the “Al-Fath” coalition, Karim Alaiwi, said that “his bloc is awaiting a position on the part of Al-Kazemi’s government regarding the rejection of unilateral sanctions against Iraqi personalities and entities.” It has the intention to hold talks with the American side about it, as it is political sanctions, and is not based on any realistic evidence. Aliwi said in an interview with Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the Al-Kazemi government should complete this task by rejecting any kind of sanctions that affect any Iraqi figure who is not convicted by the local judiciary, and working to remove names from any American list.
But one of the members of the negotiating delegation in the first dialogue session, which was held via a television circle last month between American and Iraqi officials, assured Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the files of the second session were not definitively determined, and they may be comprehensive due to Al-Kazemi’s presence in Washington and his supposed meetings with senior administration officials. American, but he made it clear that it is primarily about terrorism and strengthening Iraq’s security and military capabilities, the financial and health crises, electricity and strengthening the rule of law, fighting financial corruption and threatening armed groups linked to Iran, and the American military presence. And he considered that the file of Iraq’s commitment to the sanctions imposed on Iran, and on various personalities and parties inside and outside Iraq, would be within the political file that is under discussion with the prime minister.
CNN. Broadcasting With The Keys - The exchange rate is one of the “keys” to the solution !
The Iraqi economy ... the predicament of the situation and the problem of the solution
KARAR AL-ASADI SUN, 19-07-2020, PM 8:06
By: Dr. Imad Abdul Latif Salem
The price of Brent "Al Mubarak" crude today 19-7-2020 .. is 43.10 dollars a barrel.
And according to estimates of the average annual price of Brent crude, the price of selling our blessed oil is usually estimated in our blessed public budget for the blessed fiscal year 2020 ... which is the general budget that has continued in its blessed "voluntary" absence for nearly a year.
The amount of public expenditures in this "absent" or "absent" budget is estimated at 100 trillion Iraqi dinars, or $ 80 billion (not blessed, of course).
However, not all of Iraq’s blessed oil is light and blessed. Much of our oil is heavy, like us, and blessed.
The average selling price of our blessed oil is 6 to 9 dollars per barrel.
Therefore, the sale price of oil, estimated in the general budget for the fiscal year, will either range, or is supposed to range (as a personal estimate) between $ 26-30 per barrel.
This means that the blessed budget deficit will increase .. and that our financial, economic, and social crises will worsen, especially with our disastrous failure to properly deal with the outbreak of the COVID 19 epidemic, and our inability to make a fair trade-off between the death of people “biologically” from the epidemic, and between their death “economically” "As a result of their suffering from worsening unemployment and high rates of poverty among the population.
This means that the blessed austerity will increase, and the salaries of employees and retirees, and the livelihoods of those with limited incomes, not all blessed, will be the blessed victim of all of this.
Total salaries of “workers’ compensation ”are estimated at 3.3 trillion dinars per month, while the salaries of retirees are estimated at 1.3 trillion dinars per month, or a total of 4.7 trillion dinars per month (56.4 trillion dinars annually).
And if these "personal estimates" are logical, or close to the reality of the situation, then this means that the salaries of employees and retirees constitute 56.4% of the total allocations of the state budget for the fiscal year 2020, and this is the highest percentage, or "share" of salaries in the general budgets of countries , Among all the countries of the world.
Also, as a personal estimate, the government (even if oil prices increase slightly at the end of this year), and even if it is able to continue to pay the salaries of July and August 2020, it may be unable to do so (or that it may face enormous difficulties in "a measure" That) in September 2020 .. and that the situation will become more difficult in the months that follow, unless a “party” provides an urgent “rescue” package, to avoid worse than the government's inability to pay the salaries of employees and retirees, in addition to securing sufficient funds to meet With its basic obligations.
In the last statement reported by the media about him, the Minister of Finance says: “The approval of the federal general budget for 2020 is excluded” (to be the same in the case of the 2014 budget) .. And that the government is working on preparing for the next year’s budget 2021, where We need 7.5 trillion dinars per month for operating expenses, and we will continue to borrow from local banks to finance salaries and ruling expenses. "And the government may resort to external borrowing to address the financial crisis.
It is assumed "economically" (and there are those who insist that no single economic law operates in a logical manner in Iraq) that the price of the US dollar rise against the Iraqi dinar, and that we be able to control the rhythm of that rise (if it occurs), so that it has direct and indirect positive effects ..And to avoid as much as possible its negative effects on the economy.
The exchange rate is one of the “keys” to the solution, but the blessed central bank can still defend the blessed “current” dinar exchange rate, in light of all these blessed “rational” expectations ... and that will continue to happen and happen, until God decides (not The "employers of" politics and economics in this "afflicted" country) ... was done.
Now, away from the "jurisprudence" and "personal estimates" of the data, we will urge an important, careful and accurate study, prepared by a group of beautiful Iraqi minds, working at the University of Kufa, and in the Central Bureau of Statistics, and issued in May 2020 by a center Al-Rafidain for Dialogue, which is entitled: "A case study: Poverty and living standards in Iraq in light of the repercussions of the Corona crisis" .. Among the most important contents of this study include the following *:
In January 2020, crude oil export revenue was $ 6.163 billion, at a rate of $ 60,139 per barrel.
In April 2020, crude oil export revenues decreased to only $ 1.423 billion, at a rate of $ 13.81 per barrel.
- The volume of gross domestic product achieved in 2019 amounted to about 262.9 billion dollars ... Because of the dual effect resulting from the decrease in oil prices and the decrease in other economic activities due to the effects of "Corona", the volume of this GDP for 2020 may decrease (assuming an average price of oil The amount of $ 30 a barrel, according to the best scenarios, and the closest to logic), to be in the range of 169 trillion dinars only (about 142 billion dollars). This means that this double crisis could cause the GDP of 2020 compared to 2019 to decrease by 36%.
The number of poor people in 2018 was estimated at 7.4 million, with a poverty rate of 20.5%. According to the 10% income or consumption scenario (which is the "basic case" scenario closest to reality in light of the current crisis), the poverty line in Iraq for 2020 was estimated at 123,200 thousand dinars / person / month. Hence, the poverty rate estimated according to this scenario is 22.8%, and the number of poor people is estimated at 9.120 million poor.
All this is happening, and Iran's blessed agreement with the big, blessed countries about its blessed nuclear file is subjected to the blessed "tramp" strikes, so that the impact of the strikes on us will be reversed in politics, security, and the economy.
And for those who ask his traditional question about the "solution" in this "case", there are many solutions that have been presented repeatedly to "decision makers" in this country ... and there are many plans, policies and strategies that have been approved (from the highest legislative and executive levels) And it was all left on the shelf, to be eaten by the dust of neglect, ignorance and forgetting .. Whether we agree or not with the current Minister of Finance, I personally do not think that he needs someone who is “to be seen” in this regard .. Also, he also does not need to sit with a group of Experts and consultants, together, to rediscover the wheel again, to put it under this decaying vehicle called "the Iraqi economy."
What we need, and what it "benefits" is not more "theories" and "jurisprudence" of experts and advisors ... rather that we have supreme sovereign interests "holy", agreed upon by the political "parties" controlling this country, and defending them fiercely, And with unrelenting political will.
What we need is that we are aware that we have no alternative to salvation from our complex economic crises, other than comprehensive and radical reform .. and that this reform has a cost .. and that this cost may be very prohibitive .. and we may continue to pay it for five, ten years Next .. We are the ones who do not tolerate delaying paying our salaries for only five days.
This year 2020 never seems blessed, from its blessed start, until the very moment when it is supposed to be blessed now.
Three presidencies blessed, Iraqis.
Mubarak's House of Representatives.
Mubarak government program.
But ... with the prices of oil not blessed (externally) .. and with chaos, confusion, and lack of horizon (internally), a lot of things may be unfortunate now, Iraqis.
Many things will not be okay ... neither in the short term nor in the medium term.
In the long run, this may happen ... that is, some things may be on Mayram.
However, many of us will be dead, and they will not be witnesses to that .. in that long term.
beautiful patience ... or beautiful
desertion ... blessed Iraqis.


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“Rap music influenced them people deep over there; they will live by it and they will die by it. And it ain’t no Hollywood movie, it’s the truth.” So says Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean, speaking on the street-level reality in Cite Soleil, a shantytown outside Port-au-Prince, and the central character of “Ghosts of Cite Soleil,” a documentary on which Jean boasts both executive producer and original music credits. It’s a statement that the film fails to follow through on the implications of, showing little curiosity as to what such an “influence” might imply for hardcore hip-hop music – a genre which, incidentally, has always borrowed freely from Hollywood – or for the residents of Cite Soleil, who daily see the most lunatic lyrical excesses made absolutely real.
The film focuses on brothers Bily and “Haitian 2Pac,” slum gang leaders trying to preserve their neighborhood influence in the wake of 2004’s military coup and the forced abdication of the presidency by Jean-Baptiste Aristade, who was, according to the brothers’ claims, their employer and benefactor. The pervasive influence of American hip-hop culture is everywhere – Haitian 2Pac has a soldier named “50 Cent,” his underlings wear Sean John gear, and when pressed into a tight spot he’ll express his personal plight through the title of one of his namesake’s albums: “It’s me against the world.” Of the hip-hop martyrs, Biggie and Big L are the clearly superior lyricists, but it’s Tupac Shakur, with his beyond-the-grave prolificacy and messianic “Follow me”s, who has become the icon, spraypainted on walls in Sofiatown and aboriginal Australia.
Director Asger Leth-son of Danish filmmaker and former Consul to Haiti, Jorgen Leth – and cinematographer Milos Loncarevic mainly corroborate aspiring rap star Haitian 2Pac’s hip-hop-tinted worldview, filtering the epic squalor of Cite Soleil through the visual vernacular of music videos: blown-out high-contrast photography, julienne’d editing, and pervasive slow-motion. At times their vision of the slums resembles nothing so much as the oeuvre of rap video maven Hype Williams (the Jamaican interludes in “Belly,” for example). One scene, documenting a wake for one of 2Pac’s fallen soldiers, only needs a few cutaways to Akon to be ready for MTV consumption.
The almost complete eschewal of social and political contextualization aside, there are occasions when the film comes through on the level of pure visceral experience – as a portrait of jumbled, sordid life in the lower depths wracked by cataracts of senseless violence, a human hell to recall Stephen Crane‘s slum stories. Leth and Loncarevic are keenly aware of the unique opportunity before them – shooting a revolution! – and seem frantic to capture everything, with some extraordinary stuff resulting: a squalling newborn carried off by the ankles, forceps clamped on its umbilical cord; a routine dispensing of foodstuffs that, in a muddle of bluff and bullshit, descends straightaway into violent anarchy. Such inspired interludes only increase the disappointment when Leth decides to fasten 2Pac’s story onto the familiar “race-against-time-to-escape-the-ghetto” narrative arc. It may be that stories of slum life too often end the same way, but that doesn’t mean they should feel so familiar.
Nick Pinkerton is a Reverse Shot staff writer and editor and frequent contributor to Stop Smiling.

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Bringing in pleasant news for investors, Encana Corporation
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) managed to maintain its earnings-beat streak in the fourth quarter of 2018 on the back of increased production volumes and higher commodity price realizations.
The Canadian oil and natural gas producer reported fourth-quarter 2018 operating earnings per share of 32 cents, outperforming the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents. The bottom line also improved from the year ago income of 12 cents a share.
Moreover, quarterly revenues of $2,381 million increased 98% from fourth-quarter 2017 sales of $1,210 million. Further, the top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,400 million.
Production and Prices
A few years back, natural gas accounted for around 95% Encana’s output. However, the company successfully repositioned its asset base and transitioned to the more profitable crude over a couple of years.Notably, in the quarter under review, natural gas accounted for 52.3% of its total production. Production growth from its core assets—Permian, Montney, Eagle Ford and Duvernay—enabled the firm to deliver impressive year-over-year results.
Total fourth-quarter production came in at 403,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOE/d) compared with 335,200 BOE/d in the prior-year period. Natural gas production increased 15% year over year to 1,265 million cubic feet per day and liquids production rose 26% to 192.7 thousand barrels per day.
Encana's realized natural gas price was $2.64 per thousand cubic feet compared with the year-ago level of $2.34. Further, realized oil price rose to $56.54 per barrel from $52.94 in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Total Costs & Capex
Total operating expenses increased to $1,027 million from the year-ago figure of $948 million. The rise is primarily attributed to an increase in depreciation and transportation charges, along with higher purchased products costs.
Encana's capital investments during the quarter were $349 million. In the full year, capex amounted to $1,975 million.
Dividend Hike, Reserve Growth
Boosting investors’ confidence, Encana hiked its quarterly dividend by 25%. The company declared a dividend of 1.875 cents per share (versus previous payout of 1.5 cents), payable on Mar 29 to its shareholders of record as of Mar 15.
On a further encouraging note, the company’s proved reserves totaled 1,215.7 million barrels of oil equivalent (52% liquids) as of Dec 31, 2018, marking 53% growth on a year-over-year basis.
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Encana’s cash from operating activities in the quarter under review came in at $559 million, recording an increase from the year-ago figure of $369 million. This helped the company generate $191 million of free cash flow.
As of Dec 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents were $1,058 million, and long-term debt was $3,698 million. The debt-to-capitalization ratio came in at 33.2%.
On Feb 13, 2019, Encana completed the acquisition of Newfield Exploration Company, which has provided the company with leading acreage in the Anadarko Basin.
For full-year 2019, Encana foresees capital expenditure at around $2.7-$2.9 billion versus $1.97 billion in 2018. About 75% of its capital outlay is likely to be directed toward the firm’s three core plays, i.e. Permian, Montney and Anadarko. Liquids output from these core plays is expected to grow 15% on a year-over-year basis in 2019. With liquids likely to account for more than half of the company’s total production in 2019, volumes are expected in the range of 300,000-320,000 barrels per day. Total output of the company is expected within 560,000-600,000 BOE/d.
Zacks Rank and Key Picks
Encana currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Amendment #2 to the 2014 RTP/SCSApproved October 22, 2015, this amendment contains changes to the open to traffic date for the Woodward Island Bridge and the McHenry Avenue improvements and Bridge Replacement projects and changes the project scope and open to traffic date for the Stockton Hammer Lane Phase III project.
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Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday said he was often called "Hitler" and "the devil", but he takes those terms as compliments, as people who used the terms were actually referring to his reputation for discipline.
"It is a compliment, actually," Parrikar said, while speaking after inaugurating an exhibition of photographs organised by the Photo Journalists Association of Goa (PJAG) in the state capital.
"No one who criticised Hitler survived. Those who criticised him were sent to the gas chamber," the chief minister added, in obvious sarcasm.
Parrikar, one of the few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Goa to share a rapport with the state's Christians, has been at the receiving end of criticism from the Congress as well as a section of the media, who often refer to him as "dictator", "Hitler" or "Salazar".
The last is a reference to Antonio de Oliviera Salazar, Portuguese prime minister from 1932 to 1968, whose brutal approach towards Portuguese colonies, including Goa, made him much detested.
"I have been told that the Congress projects me as the devil, as someone with horns... I do not mind it," he said, adding that the comparisons with Hitler and the devilish insinuations were actually misrepresentations of his personal discipline.
"My concept of discipline is twisted by the Congress and the media into something devilish," the chief minister said.
Parrikar lashed out at the media for filing ill-informed reports about government decisions because "the media doesn't know anything about the manner in which the government functions".

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Legspinner Crane was ruled out of both Tests after the diagnosis of a stress fracture of the lower back.
Leach has received his first senior England call-up and will travel to New Zealand ahead of the two-Test series starting at Eden Park, Auckland on 22 March.
'It's tough for him, ' said England's most successful bowler Jimmy Anderson, who had back problems of his own at the start of his global career.
The 21-year-old, who is a former Thomas A Becket and Lancing College pupil, was named in England's 16-man touring party back in January. "It's tough, especially when you have a chance on a tour like this but it happens unfortunately", he said.More news: Democrat clings to lead in Pennsylvania House race
He will return home and be replaced by left-arm spinner Jack Leach. Crane could only manage 1 wicket in the fifth Test as the Australians sealed the series by winning the final Test.
He underwent remedial work and went on to take 51 wickets in the County Championship in 2017.
At least England had a better day at the start of their second warm-up, taking 13 New Zealand XI wickets or 287 in their 90 overs of batting with Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali and Jimmy Anderson all enjoying productive days.
Leach, 26, was the standout performer on a poor tour for the Lions in West Indies, where they were beaten 3-0 in the four-day matches, with 18 wickets in the three matches convincingly out-bowling Crane.


Survivor: 10 Strongest Friendships, Ranked | ScreenRant – Screen Rant
On Survivor, some contestants shy away from creating real bonds out of fear of breaking them, but others embrace their allies are true friends.
Reality TV contestants often say in their confessionals that they didn’t come on the show to make friends. On a show such as Survivor, in which voting one’s opponenets off the island is an integral part of the game, many contestants shy away from forming real bonds out of fear of having to break them and deal with the repercussions.
However, a lot of strong friendships do come out of Survivor and result in lifelong relationships outside of the game. Castaways spend 24 hours a day with their tribemates and either grow to really love them or absolutely despise them. When friendships are born out of a game of deceit and mistrust, it is all the more indicative of how a true friend behaves.
Michele and Julia first became friends when they were placed on the same starting tribe on the 32nd season of Survivor.
The two were placed on the ‘Beauty’ tribe and would go on to remain aligned well into the merge until Michele strategically voted her best friend out. Julia held no hard feelings, however, and campaigned for Michele to win the million dollars. Post-show, the two were temporarily roommates and continue to show support for each other on social media.
Parvati Shallow and Ethan Zohn came into Survivor: Winners At War as iconic winners and friends outside of the show. Ethan even introduced Parvati to her (now estranged) husband and fellow Survivor alum, John Fincher.
Because of their friendship outside of the game, Parvati and Ethan made season 40 that much more enjoyable to watch. Their yoga dates on the edge of extinction were adorable, as was the endless support they showed each other when competing in challenges or having rough days. They were true friends, and continue to be in real life.
Todd and Courtney became allies early on in Survivor: China because Todd and Amanda were the only two people on her tribe that Courtney didn’t completely hate. She decided to trust the two of them but was closer with Todd for the majority of the game.
Todd and Courtney’s friendship was special because it was unexpected at times. In confessionals, she slandered most of her tribemates, but never Todd, actually proving to genuinely care about him. Even now, years later, Todd and Courtney remain close and maintain the bond they first shared on the island, with her supporting him through sobriety and both congratulating each other on their respective marriages.
Kelley and Lauren formed one of the sweetest friendships on season 38 of Survivor. It was Kelley’s third time playing and Lauren’s first, and Lauren was a total fangirl for the star of Second Chance.
Lauren looked up to her new teammate, and Kelley took Lauren under her wing and showed her the Survivor ropes. Even when Lauren ended up outlasting her hero, Kelley rooted Lauren on from the controversial “Edge of Extinction” twist. Their friendship remains one of the strongest as they frequently post love letters to each other on social media, as well as pictures and videos of them reuniting.
Gabby and Christian were Survivor soulmates. They first met when they were placed on the David tribe of Survivor: David vs. Goliath and Gabby asked the most vulnerable question a Survivor player can ask, “Do you want to play with me?”
Of course, Christian wasn’t sure whether she meant in the sand or in the game, but once he got clarity the two formed a tight, nearly unbreakable alliance. Christian comforted her when she cried and Gabby helped him let his guard now and shown emotion. While their friendship outside of the game remains strong, it was broken within the game when Gabby tried to blindside her best friend and ended up getting herself voted out of Survivor instead.
It’s not often that an entire cast of Survivor players gets along swimmingly, but when it does, lifelong friendships are born from it.
Season 33 of Survivor had one of the best casts to date, and the bonds that have remained from the days on the beach are awe-spiring. Specifically, the love and support the cast continuously showed for Sunday Burquest, who played seventh, amid her battle with cancer. Everyone reunited for Zoom events and fundraisers, putting island feuds behind them and speaking highly of everyone they shared their Survivor days with.
Dom and Wendell were one of the best bromances in recent seasons of Survivor, aligning early on in Ghost Island and remaining loyal to each other for the entire duration of the game.
Even when others tried to conspire for either of them to blindside their best friend, Dom and Wendell refused to betray the alliance they had created. At the very end of the game, when the final votes for the winner of Survivor came back in a tie, the two men were fully supportive of the other winning the grand prize, even if it meant losing. Money was never more important than this legendary friendship.
Elisabeth and Roger were one of the first solid Survivor friendships, and undoubtedly one of the strongest to ever grace the show.
Roger saw Elisabeth as a daughter and protected her with his life, while Elisabeth saw Roger as a father figure and remained loyal to him for the entire duration of the game. Their most wholesome moment was revealed in an extra from the second season, in which Roger gave Elisabeth a rock shaped like a heart to give to her boyfriend back home.
Malcolm and Denise formed an unbreakable bond when they were the last two members of the Matsing tribe standing. Their former tribe was dissolved and they were placed onto opposing teams but found their way back to each other after the merge.
Malcolm and Denise were one of the more unlikely duos that Survivor has created, with Malcolm being the strong, young man and Denise being the capable and tough older woman. The two became best friends, but knew there was no way either would win sitting next to the other. Their friendship is one of the best simply due to Malcolm’s fangirling and support of Denise during her Winners at War run, and how the two can simply not say enough wonderful things about each other.
Sarah and Tony formed the legendary alliance “Cops R Us” during one of the first few days of Survivor: Cagayan. Sarah could read Tony’s police officer persona from a mile away, even when he tried to hide it by lying and saying he worked in construction.
While their alliance didn’t go the distance the first time around, they tried it again when competing on Winners at War. This time, Sarah and Tony stuck true to their promises to each other and protected each other with their badges and their lives. Their journey came full circle when they competed in the final four fire-making challenge, and Sarah hugged Tony and wished him the best of luck. They were friends until the end, and Sarah voted to make Tony Vlachos the second two-time Survivor winner.
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****At AllThePrettyFibers there is now one low basic shipping fee in place with no additional charges for multiple item purchase.That way there won´t be any overcharge nor recalculating at the checkout anymore. There is also worldwide free shipping available at a set order total.****
Finally the super fine 18.5 micron merino rovings are back in stock, and the repeatable batts, silk rovings and hand spun yarns, including the thick and thin yarns, have been restocked. I have prepared new fiber project bags for hand spinning and felting, and there is also a natural white Polwarth roving of an extra fine 20 micron available.The Polwarth fiber is an absolute dream for people with sensitive skin – once you have tried it out you will definitely become addicted! :o)
That´s all for now. Everyone have a wonderful month of July, and Happy Crafting! :o)
I have been handspinning new fingering weight yarns, perfect for laceworks and weaving. Have a look at my first lot of 3 self striping beauties that are displayed in my etsy store All The Pretty Fibers: SALTARELLO, PETALS and LANDSCAPE. Cuddly soft and light, with a whopping yardage of over 500yds each, and simply gorgeous! I am sure I will be handspinning a few more this summer, I´m hooked :o)
Here comes my new set of hand felted necklaces and hand dyed extra soft merino wool rovings, all in very rich and vibrant colors – color food for the soul! The felt necklaces come in sizes from S to XL and can be found at StoneCircleWools on Etsy, and the hand dyed roving at AllThePrettyFibers also on Etsy. :o)
And three new handspun merino yarns have come off the bobbins, “Dragonfly II” , “Embers II” and “Slate III”. The yarns are very soft and have more yardage than my regular lots, though they are still within the double knit and light worsted weight range, so they can be knitted with needle size 4-4.5mm (US 6-7). They are now displayed in my Etsy store AllThePrettyFibers
Everyone enjoy the Easter holidays and Happy Crafting!
I finished a new batch of hand dyed merino and merino/silk rovings and super fine 18.5 micron merino batts, all buttery soft in fresh and vibrant spring colors, perfect for felting and hand spinning projects. They are listed in my etsy store All The Pretty Fibers
Plus 3 new shades of my 18.5 micron commercially dyed merino rovings (mulesing free) have arrived, Apricot, Mocha and Opal Blue:
Yarn wise there are 2 new colourways of handspun very soft merino yarn in stock, “Sorbet” in rich pinks and purple, and “Poseidon” in breathtaking blues and lagoon teal:
Are you in for a little treat? Get a 10% Easter discount for any purchase from my etsy store All The Pretty Fibers. Just enter the coupon code TREAT4ME at the etsy checkout. The code will be valid until the end of the Easter holidays on April 23rd, 2019 :o)
Now I would like to show you the finished Nightshift shawl that one of my german customers made with the yarns I custom spun for her. She kindly sent me some photos (vielen Dank Silke!!) – the shawl is absolutely stunning and so rich in color, have a look:
The pattern for the nightshift shawl can be found on Ravelry (see my blog entry from March 7th), it was created by Andrea Mowry. The yarns and yardage for the shawl are available in various colourways by custom order but I sometimes also have the corresponding yarn sizes available in my etsy store.
Everyone have a wonderful spring season, and Happy Crafting!! :o)
May I present my fun bunch of needle felted Easter eggs in very bright and rich colours! I am selling them in groups of 4 and 5 in my etsy store StoneCircleWools. They will so bring the sunshine and spring breeze into your home, either on fresh Easter branches or in a lovely Easter basket. They also make great gifts, have a look:
There are also large felted eggs of about goose egg size available, they come with a lovely long satin ribbon to decorate e.g. a window or a door:
The delivery time within Europe is 6-10 days, and 7-14 days for the rest of the world (including the US, Australia, NZ and Canada).
Okay, time to look after my new batch of hand painted merino silk rovings that are currently simmering in the dye pot. :o) Everyone have a wonderful spring week!! :o)
I finished a custom order for 6 skeins of handspun worsted weight merino yarn for a very lovely german lady, who requested the yarns for a nightshift shawl project using a knitting pattern created by Andrea Mowry. However she didn´t want the earthy fall colors used in the original, she had a very specific color combination in mind. If you are on ravelry you can find the shawl pattern and more informationhere. Now, I am a true sucker for fall colors, you can sell them to me all year around, but the colourways my customer chose make an extraordinary and very interesting gang indeed! Here are the glorious 6:
From left to right: “Jungle 7”, 18.5 micron merino in lime green and bottle green, “Fairyland”, “Waterfall”, “Autumn Rose”, and “Bali Dancer”. Each skein measures 167-178yds (150-160m) per 3.5oz (100g).
Man, I would LOVE to see a pic once the shawl is finished! I will ask the lady very nicely, with a big cherry on top ;o)
The bulky version of these yarns are for sale in my etsy store. I spin them on a regular basis, and in case one is sold out custom requests are most welcome.
While I was packing up the yarns and today´s orders my little spanish girl was desperate to catch a fraction of the March sunlight – I swear the weather has been weird for March, first we get a whopping 20 degrees Celsius (me walking around outside in a T-Shirt and shorts…), and next thing you know it´s snowing….what the….???
So for exactly 12 minutes Señorita Kitty was in sunny heaven, bless her.
I will be stocking a super fine mulesing free 18.5 micron merino fiber, slowly replacing my current 20 micron stock, as my wholesaler for this particular fiber closed his business for good – BIG sniff!! I guess when you are 74 years old and worked hard all your live in the wool business you finally deserve retirement. I am surprised he still managed the hard work at that age, I respectfully take my hat off. So far there´s the 18.5micron fiber available in beautiful light taupe, dark burgundy, light pink and dark blue, more to come soon :o)
I have sorted more of my hand washed dark grey wensleydale curly fleece, and I`ve dyed new beautiful batches of the extra soft bluefaced leicester lambswool fleece, all available inmy etsy store:
and the handspun/handpainted merino thick and thin yarns have been restocked:
I will be attending the St.Leon-Rot craft fair at the “Harres Cultural Centre” on March 17th (11am-5.30pm), located near Walldorf and Wiesloch. Until then I won´t stop pedalling and dyeing any time soon :o) Do come and stop by at my stall for a lovely chat!
Here comes my first blog of the new year, a little late I know, but several yarn orders kept me busy pedalling away. Okay, the following fibers and yarns are now displayed in my etsy store, they include repeatable colourways and one of a kind lots, have a look:
During the cold season I very much enjoy crocheting new merino hats, they are all made with my handspun and hand dyed yarns. Most of them are one of a kind. You can find them on etsy at StoneCircleWools:
I am already preparing for the next craft fair in March, spinning, carding and painting away, so new custom orders may take a little longer than usual.
I finished some very beautiful and cosy slouch hats and loop scarves, they are made of hand dyed extra soft merino-silk yarns and handspun merino yarn, they are now displayed at StoneCircleWools on etsy:
Everyone have a very peaceful and snug 1st advent weekend! :o)


Tell us about your experience cleaning up Loft Ridge
Thanks to inspiration from All One Ocean, every day is a Loft Ridge clean up day! No matter how big or small – we want to hear about it!
There are 3 ways to tell us about your success:
Option 2: Use our Litter-free Loft Ridge Clean Up Station. Take one our repurposed bags and do a mini clean up. Let us know how many bags you used and how much trash you collected by estimated weight.
Option 3: Use a bag of your own and report back to us how much you cleaned up by estimated weight.


Cebu Country Club, Pueblo de Oro off to hot starts in Champion Luzvimin Invitational golf
Cebu City, Philippines—The hosts Cebu Country Club (CCC) dominated during the early going of the 2019 Champion Luzvimin Invitational golf tournament, taking advantage of its local knowledge of the home layout to gather a 187 for a one-point edge over Pueblo de Oro in Cebu City on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at the CCC greens in Banilad.
Mary Kim Hong fired 50 points under the Molave scoring system while Riko Nagai, Crystal Neri and Catrina Martinez backed her up with 48, 46 and 43 points, respectively, as the hosts and the equally hot-starting Pueblo de Oro ladies grabbed the spotlight from defending champion Del Monte and former titlist Manila Southwoods after 18 holes of the six-to-play, four-to-count format event.
Pamela Mariano sizzled with 53 points while Alethea Gaccion shot 50 points and Juliane Borlongan and Gladys Opitz added 42 and 41 points, respectively, for Pueblo de Oro, which stayed just within at 186 heading to the last two days of the annual championship sponsored by Champion and organized by the Women’s Golf Association of the Philippines.
Valley Golf, behind leading Class A individual scorer Mariel Tee’s 55 points, placed third with a 170 as last year’s winner Del Monte found the flat but tight layout not to its liking and groped for a 167 with Manila Southwoods settling for fifth with a 163 in the premier Diamond.
Leslie Icoy and Martina Miñoza shot 43 points each for Del Monte but last year’s Class B individual champion Sophia Abarcas could only add 41 points and Kiara Montebon chipped in 40 markers.
Southwoods, on the other hand, got 46 points from Laia Barro and 45 points from Loralie Roberto but their next two scorers could only churn out 36 points at best, two of which coming from Yeun Jea Baek, Claudine Garcia or Christine Naidoo.
Fernando Air Base made a 147 for sixth followed by Club Filipino (142), Rancho Palos Verdes (131), Sta. Elena (114), Eagle Ridge (109) and Victorias (88).
Tagaytay Highlands, with Gilda Medestomas shooting 41 points, showed the way in Emerald class with a 149, four points ahead of Camp Aguinaldo I and Forest Hills, which turned in identical 145s with Camp John Hay and Alabang putting in a pair of 140s.
Lorna Tabuena came away with 40 points while Myoung Hee Cheon scored 37 points as they powered Manila Golf to the Ruby division lead with a 138, also four points up on Villamor (134) with Orchard too far behind with a 119.
Bacolod set the pace in the Pearl class with Sharon Cho and Monina Gudaca leading the charge with identical 31 points, for a one-point lead over Camp Aguinaldo 2, led by Mencie Millionado’s 31 points, with Baguio, powered by Nora Sy’s 30 points, just within striking distance at 106.
Sharing the first round spotlight were individual leaders Myung Seon Park of Rancho Palos Verdes (43 points-Class B) and Club Filipino’s Arlene Villordon (39 points-Class C). /bmjo
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Bankruptcy attorneys for the owner of the Charlottesville downtown mall monstrosity that was supposed to become a luxury hotel will get paid for their work.
Monday, a federal judge granted Halsey Minor's attorneys the nearly $53,000 they requested for representing him.
The rest of the bankrupt financier's creditors will have to wait until the court hears a final plan for Minor to get out of debt for the stalled landmark hotel. That hearing is scheduled for March 19.
Court documents filed this month show a new developer, Virginia Hotel Fund, LLC, has offered $2.8 million to restart the hotel project.

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A troubling sign for the U.S.-backed government of Afghanistan on Monday, as Taliban fighters captured the northern city of Kunduz, the first major Afghan city to fall to the Taliban since 2001. The provincial capital has been under attack from Taliban militants for months, so that the early morning advance was so thoroughly successful, in a matter of hours, came as a surprise to Kabul and its Western allies.
“The fall of the city marks a devastating blow to Afghanistan’s Western-backed government and its security forces, which have largely fought on their own since U.S. and allied forces mostly ended their combat role last year,” the Wall Street Journal notes. “Kunduz, one of the largest cities in northern Afghanistan, lies on a strategically and economically important trade route close to the border with Tajikistan. Control of Kunduz also carries symbolic value: The city was one of the last Taliban enclaves to fall during the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.”
“The Taliban’s largest victory in years comes just over a week before the American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John F. Campbell, is expected to return to Washington to testify before Congress about the course of the war and what America’s continued involvement should be,” according to the New York Times. “There are some 10,000 American troops in the country, many of them focused on training or advising the Afghan forces, and the White House has not yet decided whether to keep a force of that number here for another year or begin pulling them from the country in the coming months.”


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25 Best Peppermint Recipes to Make This Holiday Season
Festive cookies, cakes, drinks, and more!
It’s no secret that we love peppermint around here. Ree Drummond even had her very own Christmas movie set in a fictional town called Peppermint Hollow! "If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to get me in the holiday spirit, it’s peppermint," Ree says. So it’s no wonder she has a ton of peppermint recipes that are perfect for your Christmas dessert spread. Whether you’re after a candy cane-inspired cake or a new Christmas cookie recipe, this list of festive minty treats is full of holiday flavor. We’ve even included the peppermint brownie bites that Ree’s character in Candy Coated Christmas was known for! (The movie might be fictional, but the brownie recipe is very real. 😎)
Of course, this list of peppermint recipes features plenty of chocolate desserts, too. After all, there’s nothing like the combination of rich chocolate and fresh peppermint flavor. For instance, try the chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting, the chocolate-peppermint thumbprint cookies, or the peppermint bark! And speaking of Christmas candies, there’s also peppermint marshmallows, peppermint Oreo truffles, and homemade peppermint patties on this list, too. And if that wasn’t enough peppermint for your holiday celebration, you can always choose to whip up the peppermint martini for your Christmas cocktail!
This show-stopping Christmas cheesecake has a chocolate cookie crust, a peppermint cream cheese filling, and a decadent topping of chocolate ganache with peppermint candies for good measure.
Get Ree's Peppermint Cheesecake recipe.
These brownies have double the peppermint flavor thanks to peppermint extract in the brownie batter and crushed peppermint candies on top.
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You only need three ingredients to make this festive Christmas treat. Place the bark in a festive tin and wrap it in ribbon for a sweet holiday gift.
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Chocolate Peppermint Sheet Cake
Looking for a Christmas dessert that feeds a crowd? You can't go wrong with a big sheet cake in a festive holiday flavor.
Get Ree's Chocolate Peppermint Sheet Cake recipe.
Chocolate-Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
These rich chocolatey cookies are filled with a milk chocolate center that's hard to resist. For an added crunch (and holiday flavor), sprinkle crushed peppermint candies over before the milk chocolate sets.
Get Ree's Chocolate-Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies recipe.
Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix
Make jars of homemade peppermint hot cocoa for your friends, family, or your kid's teachers this holiday season. If you have extra, make one for yourself. You'll be happy to keep a jar in the pantry for those chilly winter nights.
Get Ree's Peppermint Hot Cocoa Mix recipe.
Chocolate-Peppermint Slice-and-Bake Cookies
This chocolate cookie dough will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months so it's perfect for making ahead of your annual cookie swap. When the time comes, just slice, bake, and decorate with melted chocolate and peppermint candy.
Get Ree's Chocolate-Peppermint Slice-and-Bake Cookies recipe.
Candy Cane Cookies
These cute treats don't just look like candy canes, they have a classic minty peppermint flavor, too!
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Chocolate-Ribboned Peppermint Ice Cream
Ice cream in winter? Yes, please! This holiday-flavored treat starts with a creamy, vanilla peppermint base and has fun mix-ins, like thick ribbons of dark chocolate-peppermint fudge and crushed peppermint candies.
These meringues are light, airy, and filled with peppermint flavor. Plus, they have pretty red and white swirls that will stand out on any Christmas cookie plate.
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
This chocolate cupcake recipe can work throughout the year, but you can top with a festive peppermint frosting come Christmastime.
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Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies
Here's a fun Christmas activity: Get the kids to help dip the cookies in melted almond bark and decorate with red and green peppermint candies.
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Peppermint Chocolate Pie
Holiday pies aren't just for Thanksgiving! This one with melt-in-your-mouth chocolate filling and a hint of peppermint extract is perfect for Christmas.
Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies
Is it a cookie or is it a brownie? Who cares when it's topped with a fluffy peppermint cream cheese frosting?!
Get the Frosted Peppermint Brownie Cookies recipe at Mike Bakes NYC.
Peppermint White Chocolate Cookies
These soft and chewy cookies have plenty of vanilla and white chocolate flavor, but it's the crushed candy canes that make them perfect for the holidays.
Get the Peppermint White Chocolate Cookies recipe at Sally's Baking Addiction.
Pink Peppermint Martini
There's no better way to get your holiday party started than with a creamy, peppermint flavored martini! Look for candy cane vodka or make your own.
Red Velvet Peppermint Poke Cake
This recipe starts with a box of red velvet cake mix, and transforms into a peppermint treat topped with hot chocolate frosting.
Get the Red Velvet Peppermint Poke Cake recipe at Beyond Frosting.
Pink Peppermint Popcorn
Whether you're trimming the tree or watching your favorite Christmas movie, this sweet candy-coated popcorn is the perfect snack. It's sweet, salty, and loaded with peppermint.
The creamy center of these chocolate candies can be made from scratch! Combine sweetened condensed milk, peppermint extract, vanilla extract and powdered sugar.
Homemade Peppermint Marshmallows
Imagine adding one (or two) of these peppermint flavored marshmallows to your cup of cocoa. Sounds like the perfect winter treat, if you ask us!
Get the Homemade Peppermint Marshmallows recipe at A Classic Twist.
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A co-worker has a dead Sony STR-SE591 and I told her I would take a look at it; I'm no electronics expert but I can find and repair simple problems occasionally. The unit will not power up. It is getting power to the main transformer but there is no continuity between the two wires going into it indicating to me a bad transformer. Where can I get a transformer? And does anyone know any other good forums about electronics repair?


|This page is about the British jet fighter Swift F.7. For the other version, see Swift F.1.|
- 1 Description
- 2 General info
- 3 Armaments
- 4 Usage in battles
- 5 History
- 6 Media
- 7 See also
- 8 External links
The Swift F.7 is a rank V British jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".
The Swift F.7 was the last variant in the line of Swift fighters produced by Supermarine Aviation Works. This fighter was one of Britain's fighters to come out of the early 1950s. Post-war England saw new leadership which made the faulty assumption that for the next ten years or so, no new major conflict would happen and therefore defence spending, research and development on new aircraft was reduced to a trickle, mostly experimental prototypes made for research purposes.
The early 1950s saw a change of leadership and Winston Churchill made sweeping changes which amped up research and development churning out Swift fighters as part of that. In the haste to research, develop and produce these fighters, problems crept up in the aircraft which happened so fast, it was difficult to stop the manufacturing process long enough to make the necessary updates, especially problems found during flight trials. These updates when made produced the different Swift variants which lead to the final production of the Swift F.7. By now a majority of the problems with the aircraft had been ironed out, however, the F.7 never entered active service, instead, the fourteen built acted as training aircraft which taught pilots how to get used to shooting off air-to-air missiles, namely the Fireflash.
Though never seeing combat during its short career, the Swift F.7 has an opportunity to make a name for itself in War Thunder. Not as fancy or bristling with weapons like a Sabre or a MiG, the Swift F.7 has its place in the sky and can dance with the best, and even shoot them down. Armed with two 30 mm ADEN cannons and two Fireflash air-to-air missiles, while maintaining between 700 and 810 km/h, this fighter can get the best of even superior aircraft it may go against. Its slower speeds may allow for an overshoot of an enemy aircraft which may place it in front of the Swift's gun sights or even for the radar beam riding Fireflash, of which the enemy pilot will have no indication it was launched unless they are diligent about watching behind them. In the right hands, the Swift F.7 and its weapons have the ability to humble enemy pilots and their superior aircraft.
The Swift F.7 is a good fighter which excels in playing the interceptor role, however like the three bears from Goldilocks' story; this jet has a sweet spot in speed where it does well. Like many jets, this one does not do so well when slow and it becomes an easy target for others to attack. On the other hand, flying too fast causes the controls to lock up, preventing any real manoeuvring at all and, if playing in realistic or simulator battles, ripping off the wing-tips is a very real problem when moving too fast.
The sweet spot or "just right" speed zone for the Swift F.7 is between 700 km/h and 810 km/h. Here the jet will have sufficient speed to properly manoeuvre. Diving either to shoot down another aircraft or to get away from someone on your tail can be a challenge as doing so can result in the aircraft superseding the 810 km/h threshold (easily going into the mid 900s) and end up a sitting duck unable to manoeuvre or if close enough to the ground turning into a lawn dart because it could not pull up due to the control surfaces locking up.
Speed management is key to survival - the afterburner can aid with increasing the aircraft's speed if slow - and with the afterburner the aircraft has a really good climb rate - it can accelerate significantly even in a steep climb. However, slowing down to keep from going too fast is a major problem because this aircraft does not have an air brake and just reducing the throttle will not help very much. Two options are available to reduce speed in this aircraft and the first is to deploy landing flaps. The landing flaps have been reinforced and should not rip when used to slow the aircraft down and can be deployed and retracted as needed. Another option to help bleed off any unnecessary speed is to lift the nose of the aircraft (pull up or back on the control stick). Placing the fighter into a nose-high attitude will help with decreasing speed to a safe zone when the pilot can resume normal flight.
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| Turn time
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|Engine characteristics||Mass with fuel (no weapons load)|| Max Takeoff|
|Weight (each)||Type||7m fuel||20m fuel||26m fuel|
|1,000 kg||Afterburning axial-flow turbojet||7,213 kg||8,089 kg||8,553 kg||9,530 kg|
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|Stationary||3,126 kgf||4,501 kgf||0.62||0.56||0.53||0.47|
|Optimal|| 3,158 kgf
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Survivability and armour
- 12.7 mm steel plate behind pilot's seat
- 50 mm bulletproof glass in canopy windscreen
The simple armour setup on this fighter affords protection to the pilot, via the front windscreen having 50 mm bulletproof glass to help protect against head-on attacks. Behind the pilot's seat is a 12.7 mm steel plate which is in place to provide protection for the pilot if their aircraft is shot from behind. The fuel tanks and the engine should take most of the brunt of an attack from behind, but in the event, something gets through the steel plate is meant to be the last line of protection.
Modifications and economy
The Swift F.7 is armed with:
- 2 x 30 mm ADEN cannons, belly-mounted at right side (135 + 185 = 320 total)
This aircraft has been outfitted with two 30 mm ADEN autocannons. Though they are mounted on the fuselage resulting in not having to configure for convergence the pilot will need to account for both autocannons being mounted on the right side of the aircraft fuselage near the right air intake. Pilots which are used to having balanced machine guns or autocannons (equal amounts on both left and right side) will need to slightly adjust their aim to ensure the bullets don't miss just to the side of where they would normally aim. The ADEN cannons when they do hit their mark usually result in a critical hit or a destroyed aircraft with wings flying in one direction and tail sections going in another.
The Swift F.7 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- Without load
- 2 x Fireflash missiles
The Fireflash missile was the first air-to-air guided missile put into service with the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force. Built by Fairey Aviation, the same company who built the Swordfish, this missile utilised radar beam riding guidance to get the missile onto a target. The odd-looking missile consists of a central dart attached to two boosters. The boosters spin-stabilize the missile in flight and propel the missile to speeds upwards of Mach 2. 1.5 seconds after launch, with fuel spent, the boosters separate and the missile would coast the rest of the way to the target, still receiving guidance from the controlling aircraft.
This missile has an effective range of about 4 km (2.4 mi) before it no longer has the kinetic energy to continue. This missile is best used in short-range encounters such as head-on attacks where the enemy fighter is closing the distance rather than flying away. This missile can be used during tail chases as long as you maintain close distance and can keep the radar on the enemy long enough for the missile to acquire its target. The Fireflash is a finicky missile which requires practice and patience, though not as simple to use as other missiles found in-game, it can be a surprise to enemy fighters they are not expecting resulting in them having to go back and watching replays in unbelief to see what took them out. Having only two of these missiles to rely on will require the pilot to exercise restraint and not launch one if the chances of a hit are marginal and instead maybe turn to the 30 mm cannons instead in that instance.
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Usage in battles
The Swift F.7 is played similar to the Hunter as more of a Boom and Zoom aircraft, though it retains dogfighting capability, especially when making use of take-off flaps. The aircraft has a sweet spot for its manoeuvrability around 600-800 km/h. Above those speeds, sustaining a hard turn (or alternatively turning and rolling simultaneously) can result in a ripped wing. It is generally advised to keep some altitude with the aircraft. The missiles are SACLOS-guided and can be useful in head-on. The vehicle has an afterburner which results in higher acceleration than most jets that you will face, though opponents such as the Shenyang F-5 and AV-8A Harrier are capable of accelerating faster. It is recommended to use either 20 minutes of fuel or full tank as 7 minutes does not allow for prolonged use of the afterburner, nor does it allow for loitering.
The Swift F.7 is capable of maintaining a 960 km/h climb at a pitch of 15°, allowing it to achieve altitude of 4 to 5 km easily while maintaining a high speed and catching climbing opponents off-guard. It performs excellently in the support role, where it can Boom and Zoom pre-occupied enemies or maintain a very high speed of over 1,000 km/h in level flight, making gentle turns and passes on opponents who are pre-occupied and being put into vulnerable positions by allied aircraft.
Alternatively the Swift F.7 can be played more aggressively, making use of its energy retention and high thrust-to-weight to engage and wear down enemy fighters. Its take-off flaps can be used as air brakes due to their high rip speed and allow it to manoeuvre at high angles of attack, helping to get guns on target in one-on-one engagements at lower speeds, though it is not recommended to use them excessively nor rate fight due to the speed that will be bled. It is important to note that usage of the take-off flaps at over ~850 km/h will counter-intuitively reduce the turning rate of the aircraft, so they should not be used to manoeuvre on target in high speed dives and passes.
When in a compromised position against a more manoeuvrable aircraft the priority should be to gain separation with the enemy. This can be done against most opponents by accelerating to high speeds using the afterburner, as you can maintain a higher speed in level flight than most aircraft you will face - the Swift F.7 is capable of reaching 1,100 km/h in level flight at sea level while making use of the afterburner. Once separation has been achieved you can make use of your higher energy state and speed to gain some altitude and re-engage on your terms.
The Swift F.7 is equipped with an AN/APG-30 rangefinding radar, located in the nose of the aircraft. It will automatically detect other planes within the scanning area and display the range to the closest target. It is linked with a gyro gunsight and can help with aiming at close range.
|AN/APG-30 - Rangefinding radar|
|2,750 m||300 m||±9°||±9°|
Pros and cons
- Superb flight performance thanks to the afterburner; retains energy very well in turns
- Access to excellent Fireflash short-range beam-guided air-to-air missiles, that also work against light tanks and helicopters in Ground Realistic Battles
- Equipped with two powerful 30 mm ADEN autocannons
- Fireflash can be considered as all-aspect missiles; unfazed by flares and equipped with a proximity fuse
- Flaps and wings have a very high rip speed limit
- Can withstand some damage from 7.62 mm and .50 cal rounds
- Afterburner takes about 8-15 minutes of continuous use to cause engine overheating
- No dedicated airbrake, must use take-off flaps as an airbrake at high speeds
- Both autocannons are on the right side of the aircraft fuselage, requires slight adjustment when aiming
- Fireflash missiles have to be manually guided; 2 Gs overload limits the performance
- Poor manoeuvrability at high speeds (> 950 km/h) and high risk of ripping wings while pulling Gs
- Less ammunition for 30 mm ADEN than the F.1 variant; requires trigger discipline
In the years following the end of WW2, Great Britain focused their efforts on rebuilding their nation from the devastation caused by the war as the British government didn't consider a new war possible in the following ten years. Under these circumstances, developing new military technology wasn't considered a priority in most cases.
As a result, Great Britain found itself lagging behind in military aviation at the start of the 1950s by the outbreak of the Korean War. This prompted the RAF to hastily look for a new fighter aircraft to put into service, even if it meant taking into consideration an interim design.
One of the designs that sparked the RAF's interest was a new swept-wing aircraft developed by the Supermarine company - the Type 510. Being in essence just a modified Supermarine Attacker, development of this design continued, eventually maturing into the Type 541.
Soon, the Type 541 received the highest development priority and was hastily rushed through testing and into production as the Supermarine Swift. In fact, production was so rushed that it began before necessary design changes could even be applied from the results of the test flights conducted with the Type 541 prototypes.
Nonetheless, the Supermarine Swift F.1 entered service with the RAF in February 1954, followed shortly afterwards by the F.2 variant. However, many of the aircraft's teething problems weren't resolved as a result of being rushed into production. This resulted in a number of accidents happening early on involving the Swift , leading to the aircraft being grounded for a time.
Newer modifications were developed, which addressed most of the known issues. However, it was a case of too little too late for the Swift, as it quickly became replaced by the Hawker Hunter. In the end, just under 200 Supermarine Swifts were produced out of the close to 500 planned aircraft. The Swift was phased out of active service relatively quickly after its introduction, with the last fighter models being withdrawn by the RAF in the mid to late 1950s.
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Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the inability of the Federal Government to share excess crude account in the last 18 months has distorted the developmental plans of state governments.
Speaking during a visit of the Association of Enigies from Edo South to him Wednesday, Oshiomhole said, “Over the past 18 months, we have not shared the excess crude account and yet, the account is empty. Sometimes we are told they have taken money from it to fund subsidies including subsidy on kerosene but your royal highnesses, there is nowhere in your various domains where kerosene is sold for N50. So in the name of subsidy, large sums of money are being stolen.
“Things are tough now around the country because the Federal Government mismanaged our national resources and what is being stolen, nobody agrees it is being stolen. What is arguable is who is responsible for this stealing. When the Federal Government and the President talk about oil theft and the amount that is allegedly stolen is huge such that whereas we have the capacity to produce about 2.4 million barrels a day, what accrues into the federal government account is less than 1.8 million barrel a day.
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“Then how can we explain that after we have resolved the issue of militancy in the Niger Delta, we have rehabilitated the ex-militants and even awarded contracts to them, that we are losing as much crude oil as that to oil thieves and to the best of my knowledge, there is no major known person who has been prosecuted and convicted for oil theft in a way that reflects the magnitude of what is allegedly stolen
“What this means is that our budgets have not performed over the past 3 years whereas the budgets have been based on an average of between $77 to $78 and $79 a barrel. The average price of Nigeria’s sweet crude has been around $108 per barrel. That gives a surplus of over $30. Ideally, we ought to be saving $36 per barrel and 2.3 million barrel a day over the past three years and if you look at these numbers you will find that hat we have in our excess crude oil account should be over $30billion but as we speak, we have barely $3 billon in our excess crude account.
“Now oil price has dropped to $60 and because we have not saved, the naira is undergoing devaluation. Already as low as N180 per dollar and I believe by February when the elections are over, nobody is going to want to hold the naira. Wherever the election goes, I expect that the naira will hit over N200 per dollar. The inflationary consequence of that is prices of everything will go up and part of the vicious cycle of the devalued naira in the manner that is being done is that the price of petroleum products imported in dollars will go up in naira and government will be asking people who are already poor to pay more money for petroleum products.
“I see this vicious cycle setting in and people are likely to get poorer and that will lead to more tension and we already have our fair share of insecurity.”
He urged the royal fathers to pray for Nigeria, saying “the year that is coming is going to be a very tough one. Pray for Nigeria, 2015 will be tough”.


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The Gunners are expected to undertake a major rebuilding process in the summer with a number of exits and arrivals.
Top of their incoming list is a world-class striker, with that having been the position that many believe Arsenal have needed to improve for a number of years.
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LEWISBURG, Pa. — The department of theatre and dance at Bucknell University will host a festival of short films by theatre alumni Friday, March 24, and Saturday, March 25, at 8 p.m. in Trout Auditorium of the Vaughan Literature Building.
Admission is $6. Tickets are available in advance from the Campus Box Office in the Weis Center in person, by phone at 577-1000, online at http://www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice/ or at the door each evening. Bucknell student tickets are free with IDs, courtesy of the Bucknell Association for the Arts.
According to Bob Gainer, associate professor of theatre and department chair, the films to be shown are produced by several Bucknell graduates who either majored or participated in theatre at Bucknell. The short movies and alumni film makers include:
"Donny Botsford and The Turtle" by Jeremy Walker and John Mitchell, who both graduated from Bucknell in 2000;
"Life in a Bowl" by 2005 graduate Juliana Brafa and Todd Bieber;
"Diego" by 2000 graduate Theodore Avgerinos;
"Ode to Elaina" by 1992 graduate Mitchell Goldman and starring 1991 graduate Andrew Garman;
a short compilation of films produced by 1987 graduate Tim Williams;
and a short compilation of film scenes directed by 1975 graduate Robert Mandel, who is an award-winning film director and dean of the American Film Institute.
In addition to the two evening film screenings, the weekend will include a panel discussion with all of the alumni film makers. "Journeys from Theatre to Film: A Bucknell Alumni Symposium" will be held Saturday, March 25, at 1:30 p.m. in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center.
Gainer, panel moderator, will pose the question, "In considering your ongoing professional work in making films, how do you see the impact of your theatre arts background upon your role in film production?"
The panel participants will include Tim Williams, Andrew Garman, Mitchell Goldman, Theo Avgerinos, John Mitchell, Jeremy Walker, Juliana Brafa and Todd Bieber.
The film festival event is part of a Spring Arts Weekend sponsored by the Bucknell Association for the Arts. Returning alumni also will participate in "Careers in the Arts: Student/Alumni Breakout Sessions" March 25 at 3 p.m. in the Elaine Langone Center Buttery.
Presented by the Association for the Arts and the Bucknell Career Development Center, these sessions will allow Bucknell students interested in careers in the arts to meet with visiting guest alumni and other alumni with careers in a variety of arts disciplines.
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