There are a wide range of accounting qualifications which enable you to become an accountant in your own time. Depending on your career aspirations in accounting, you can specialise in niches such as tax and auditing, which makes you a desirable candidate for any company.... A personal accountant can easily recoup the cost of their work. But how much is a personal accountant worth? That�s a good question, and the answer really depends on the complexity of your financial situation, how much work you require to be done, how good you are at keeping records.
A personal accountant can easily recoup the cost of their work. But how much is a personal accountant worth? That�s a good question, and the answer really depends on the complexity of your financial situation, how much work you require to be done, how good you are at keeping records.
Also your accountant will take care of all your personal and business taxation needs throughout the year. For more advice on how Easy Accountancy can help you and business, or to find out more about our low cost fixed fee packages, please call 01442 275767 or email newbusiness@easyaccountancy.co.uk .
There are a wide range of accounting qualifications which enable you to become an accountant in your own time. Depending on your career aspirations in accounting, you can specialise in niches such as tax and auditing, which makes you a desirable candidate for any company.
Finally, I believe that I have the commitment and the determination to complete this course successfully and fulfill my ambition to become a Chartered Accountant. Profile info This personal statement was written by hadialhakim for application in 2008.
The most highly valued accountants know how to interpret their data and assist their clients in making the best personal and professional financial decisions. Besides being a valuable member of your company or financial firm, there are plenty of other perks of working in accounting.
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If you suffer from a chronic illness, then chronic care management may be an option that could help with the chronic illness treatment in Sterling Heightsmanagement and completion of daily tasks. Chronic care management is performed by medical professionals who assist patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, lupus, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea. With their expert knowledge they are able to counsel patients in understanding their condition. They work with patients by implementing therapies, treatments and lifestyle changes that enable patients to improve their quality of life by being better able to self monitor themselves.
If you live in or around Sterling Heights call our offices to schedule an appointment with one of our health care professionals today. We'd be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have about your specific circumstances and look forward to serving you as your health care professional providers.
Acute care refers to the branch of treatment in which a patient is treated for a short period of time usually for either a brief, yet severe illness or after surgery for recovery.
If you may be in need of care call our offices so that one of our health care professionals may best be able to provide you with the accurate form of care advice. We will also be able to best determine the most effective treatment for your length of stay. If you live in or around Sterling Heights and need medical advice contact us today to make an appointment.


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I have long admired the commitment and dedication to sailing of David Harte in Schull. With his design of the TR 3.6 he has achieved what may well prove to be the ideal boat for team racing. This aspect of sailing is proving very popular amongst younger sailors. In the past few months I have been watching and reporting on the development of the sport by Match Racing Ireland which is now an integral part of the Irish Sailing Association. There is an excitement and enthusiasm which is good for the sport.
Now Schull and David Harte are adding a new dimension with the TR 3.6 which seems a bit like a Firefly when you look at it first, but then there are clear differences in design. The 3.6, a two-person dinghy, is just that in length. "It is robust, cheap to produce and the first boat customised for team racing. This is a boat for people who don't own a boat. It is a boat made for a situation where different crews will be using it and it has to be able to stand up to that pressure. I looked at the concept of the Firefly and then adapted it to what will prove to be a good boat for team racing," David told me.
The boat was shown for the first time at the announcement that Schull will host the ISAF Team Racing World Championships which will be held in the West Cork harbour in 2011. Twenty-four teams from around the world will compete, with the Fastnet Outdoor Education Centre as the base. It has a proven record of success in teaching sailing as a curricular subject at the adjacent Schull Community College which, through the foresight of the Cork County Vocational Education Committee, established this approach several years ago.
David Harte manages the operation. The success of the Schull students in winning the British championships this year, as well as their progress in the sport elsewhere after they leave the college is a testimony to his success.
Next weekend the Irish Team Racing Championships will be held in Schull, with 18 teams from around the country competing "and 40 per cent of the helms will come from Schull," David told me with a satisfied smile, which he deserves to have.
It is intended to raise funding for a fleet of 25 new TR 3.6 boats which Schull will provide for the world championships. Afterwards the boats will remain there, providing more years of sailing for young people. A sponsorship project has been launched and already seven boats have been funded. It is intended to build the boats in Cork and to have the sails made there. The world championships are scheduled to start on Saturday, August 27, 2011.


Korean carmaker Hyundai has been doing well in the Indian market off late especially in the sedan segment with the new Verna and the Elantra doing fairly well. However, images of the new Elantra have been trending online .
Called the Avante or the new Elantra, the sedan will come with tweaked headlamps with LED DRL highlighting the top, new grille and an updated bumper. We can also expect newly designed alloy wheels along with new LED tail lamps merging into the rear bumper.
On the inside, we can expect new details like a new updated infotainment system and MID. Undet the hood, a new petrol unit is planned on the mid-life update. It's the SmartStream G1.6 petrol engine that debuted in 2018 Kia K3 (2019 Kia Forte). This engine develops 123 PS and 15.7 kg.m (154 Nm) of torque in the Kia model. It will come linked to the SmartStream IVT (Intelligent Variable Transmission), which is a newly-developed CVT transmission.
We can expect the same to be launched in the Korean market by 2019 and will most likely hit the Indian shores by the end of next year. The recently launched Tucson AWD has been getting a favorable response too and is the Elite i20!
Stay tuned to Exhibit Auto for more such news and details from the Indian automotive industry.


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x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended July 1, 2018
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number: 0-20322
2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98134
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Emerging growth company
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Yes ¨ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Shares Outstanding as of July 25, 2018
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
1,349.1 million
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Financial Statements (Unaudited):
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Index For Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(in millions, except per share data)
Three Quarters Ended
Jul 1,
Net revenues:
Company-operated stores
14,630.3
Licensed stores
CPG, foodservice and other
Total net revenues
Cost of sales including occupancy costs
Store operating expenses
Other operating expenses
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Restructuring and impairments
Income from equity investees
Gain resulting from acquisition of joint venture
Net gain resulting from divestiture of certain operations
Interest income and other, net
(45.4
(106.4
Earnings before income taxes
Income tax expense
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
(0.5
Net earnings attributable to Starbucks
Earnings per share - basic
Earnings per share - diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Cash dividends declared per share
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(in millions, unaudited)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:
Unrealized holding gains/(losses) on available-for-sale securities
Tax (expense)/benefit
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedging instruments
Unrealized gains/(losses) on net investment hedging instruments
Translation adjustment and other
Reclassification adjustment for net (gains)/losses realized in net earnings for available-for-sale securities, hedging instruments, and translation adjustment
Tax expense/(benefit)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Comprehensive income including noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comprehensive income attributable to Starbucks
Oct 1,
Accounts receivable, net
Long-term investments
Equity and cost investments
Property, plant and equipment, net
Deferred income taxes, net
Other long-term assets
Other intangible assets
Insurance reserves
Stored value card liability
Short-term debt
Current portion of long-term debt
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock ($0.001 par value) — authorized, 2,400.0 shares; issued and outstanding, 1,366.3 and 1,431.6 shares, respectively
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
Total shareholders' equity
Noncontrolling interests
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Income earned from equity method investees
Distributions received from equity method investees
(1,376.4
Net gain resulting from divestiture of certain retail operations
Goodwill impairments
Cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other operating assets and liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Purchases of investments
Sales of investments
Maturities and calls of investments
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of equity in joint venture, net of cash acquired
Net proceeds from the divestiture of certain operations
Net cash used by investing activities
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Cash dividends paid
Repurchase of common stock
Minimum tax withholdings on share-based awards
Net cash used by financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period
End of period
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of capitalized interest
Income taxes, net of refunds
Acquisitions and Divestitures
Fair Value Measurements
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
Other Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Employee Stock Plans
Earnings per Share
Financial Statement Preparation
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of July 1, 2018, and for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017, have been prepared by Starbucks Corporation under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In the opinion of management, the financial information for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017 reflects all adjustments and accruals, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("10-Q"), Starbucks Corporation is referred to as "Starbucks," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our."
The financial information as of October 1, 2017 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2017 ("fiscal 2017") included in Item 8 in the Fiscal 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "10-K"). The information included in this 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the footnotes and management's discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial statements in the 10-K.
The results of operations for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be achieved for the entire fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 ("fiscal 2018").
In February 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued guidance on the reclassification of certain tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"). The guidance permits entities to reclassify the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") from AOCI to retained earnings. The guidance will be effective at the beginning of our first quarter of fiscal 2020 but permits adoption in an earlier period. The guidance may be applied in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effect of the change related to the Tax Act was recognized. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and the timing of adoption.
In August 2017, the FASB amended its guidance on the accounting of hedging relationships. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness, expands permissible cash flow hedges on contractually specified components, and simplifies hedge documentation and effectiveness assessment. The guidance will be effective at the beginning of our first quarter of fiscal 2020 and will require a modified retrospective approach on existing cash flow and net investment hedges. The presentation and disclosure requirements will be applied prospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and the timing of adoption.
In October 2016, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for income tax effects of intercompany sales or transfers of assets other than inventory. The guidance requires entities to recognize the income tax impact of an intra-entity sale or transfer of an asset other than inventory when the sale or transfer occurs, rather than when the asset has been sold to an outside party. The guidance will require a modified retrospective application with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to opening retained earnings at the beginning of our first quarter of fiscal 2019.
In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance related to stock-based compensation, which changes the accounting and classification of excess tax benefits and minimum tax withholdings on share-based awards. This guidance requires that excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies related to stock-based compensation be prospectively reflected as income tax expense in our consolidated statement of earnings instead of additional paid-in capital on our consolidated balance sheet. Additionally, within our consolidated statement of cash flows, this guidance requires excess tax benefits to be presented as an operating activity, rather than a financing activity, in the same manner as other cash flows related to income taxes. We adopted this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The primary impact of the adoption was the recognition of excess tax benefits that reduced income tax expenses by $6.1 million and $50.5 million for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018, respectively, instead of additional paid-in capital. As a result, net income increased $6.1 million and $50.5 million for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018, respectively, and basic and diluted earnings per share had no impact and increased $0.04 for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018, respectively. Excess tax benefits of $69.4 million, for the three quarters ended July 2, 2017, previously reported in financing activities have been reclassified to operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance for financial liabilities resulting from selling prepaid stored value products that are redeemable at third-party merchants. Under the new guidance, expected breakage amounts associated with these products must be recognized proportionately in earnings as redemption occurs. Our current accounting policy of applying the remote method
to all of our stored value cards, including cards redeemable at the third-party licensed locations, will no longer be allowed. We will adopt and implement the provisions of this guidance and the new revenue recognition standard issued by the FASB, as discussed below, in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.
In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance on the recognition and measurement of leases. Under the new guidance, lessees are required to recognize a lease liability, which represents the discounted obligation to make future minimum lease payments, and a corresponding right-of-use asset on the balance sheet for most leases. The guidance retains the current accounting for lessors and does not make significant changes to the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows by a lessee. Enhanced disclosures will also be required to give financial statement users the ability to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued an alternative method that permits application of the new guidance at the beginning of the year of adoption. This is in addition to the method of applying the new guidance retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented. The guidance will be effective for us at the beginning of our first quarter of fiscal 2020, with optional practical expedients. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and the method of adoption. We expect this adoption will result in a material increase in the assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets but will likely have an insignificant impact on our consolidated statements of earnings. In preparation for the adoption of the guidance, we are in the process of implementing controls and key system changes to enable the preparation of financial information.
In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance outlining a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers that supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. This guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new guidance may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption ("modified retrospective method"). We are currently evaluating the overall impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. Based on our continued assessment, which may identify other accounting impacts, we have determined the adoption will change the timing of recognition and classification of our stored value card breakage income, which is currently recognized using the remote method and recorded in interest income and other, net. The new guidance will require application of the proportional method and classification within total net revenues on our consolidated statements of earnings. Additionally, the new guidance requires enhanced disclosures, including revenue recognition policies to identify performance obligations to customers and significant judgments in measurement and recognition. We will adopt this guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 utilizing the modified retrospective method.
On March 23, 2018, we sold our company-operated retail store assets and operations in Brazil to SouthRock converting these operations to a fully licensed market, for a total of $48.2 million. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax loss of $8.5 million, which was included in net gain from divestiture of certain operations on our consolidated statements of earnings.
On December 31, 2017, we acquired the remaining 50% interest of our East China joint venture ("East China") from President Chain Store (Hong Kong) Holding Ltd. and Kai Yu (BVI) collectively, "Uni-President Group" or "UPG", for approximately $1.4 billion. Approximately $90.5 million of pre-existing liabilities owed by East China to Starbucks were effectively settled upon the acquisition. Acquiring the remaining interest of East China, which operates over 1,400 stores in the Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces, builds on the Company's ongoing investment in China. The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on third party valuation and analysis performed by management. The valuation of certain assets and liabilities is preliminary and are subject to change as additional information becomes available.
Concurrently, with the purchase of our East China joint venture, we sold our 50% interest in President Starbucks Coffee Taiwan Limited, our joint venture operations in Taiwan, to UPG for approximately $181.2 million. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $156.6 million which was included in net gain from divestiture of certain operations on our consolidated statements of earnings.
The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the total consideration to the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of December 31, 2017, which are reported within our China/Asia Pacific segment (in millions):
Consideration:
Cash paid for UPG 50% equity interest
Fair value of our pre-existing 50% equity interest
Settlement of pre-existing liabilities
Total consideration
Fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Total assets acquired
Total liabilities assumed
As a result of this acquisition, we remeasured the carrying value of our preexisting 50% equity method investment to fair value, which resulted in a total gain of $1.4 billion that is not subject to income tax, and was presented as gain resulting from acquisition of joint venture on our consolidated statements of earnings. The fair value of $1.4 billion was calculated using an income approach, which was based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represents a fair value measurement categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Key assumptions used in estimating future cash flows included projected revenue growth and operating expenses, as well as the selection of an appropriate discount rate. Estimates of revenue growth and operating expenses were based on internal projections and considered the historical performance of stores, local market economics and the business environments impacting store performance. The discount rate applied was based on East China's weighted-average cost of capital and included company-specific and size risk premiums.
The assets acquired and liabilities assumed are reported within our China/Asia Pacific segment. Other current and long-term assets acquired primarily include lease deposits and prepaid rent. Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities assumed primarily include deferred income tax, dividend payable, accrued payroll, income tax payable and accrued occupancy costs.
The definite-lived intangibles primarily relate to reacquired rights to operate stores exclusively in East China. The reacquired rights of $798.0 million represent the fair value calculated over the remaining original contractual period and will be amortized on a straight-line basis through September 2022. Amortization expense for these definite-lived intangible assets for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018 was $44.3 million and $88.8 million, respectively. The estimated future amortization expense is approximately $42.7 million in fiscal 2018, $170.7 million each year for the next three years and approximately $163.8 million in the final year of fiscal 2022.
Goodwill represents the intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition and primarily includes the acquired customer base, the acquired workforce including store partners in the region that have strong relationships with these customers, and the existing geographic retail and online presence. The entire balance was allocated to the China/Asia Pacific segment and is not deductible for income tax purposes. Due to foreign currency translation, the balance of goodwill related to the acquisition decreased $37.9 million since the date of acquisition to $2.1 billion as of July 1, 2018.
The table below summarizes our estimated minimum future rental payments under the acquired non-cancelable operating leases as of July 1, 2018 (in millions):
Total minimum lease payments
We began consolidating East China's results of operations and cash flows into our consolidated financial statements after December 31, 2017. For the quarter ended and three quarters ended July 1, 2018, East China's revenue included in our consolidated statements of earnings was $301.0 million and $602.6 million, respectively. For the quarter ended and three quarters ended July 1, 2018, East China's net earnings included in our consolidated statements of earnings was $19.2 million and $45.5 million, respectively.
The following table provides the supplemental pro forma revenue and net earnings of the combined entity had the acquisition date of East China been October 3, 2016, the first day of our first quarter of fiscal 2017, rather than the end of our first quarter of fiscal 2018 (in millions):
Pro Forma (unaudited)
Jul 2, 2017 (1)
The pro forma net earnings attributable to Starbucks for fiscal 2017 includes the acquisition-related gain of $2.5 million and $1,376.4 million and transaction and integration costs of $18.3 million and $30.7 million for the quarter and three quarters ended July 2, 2017, respectively.
The amounts in the supplemental pro forma earnings for the periods presented above fully eliminate intercompany transactions, apply our accounting policies and reflect adjustments for additional occupancy costs as well as depreciation and amortization that would have been charged assuming the same fair value adjustments to leases, property, plant and equipment and acquired intangibles had been applied on October 3, 2016. These pro forma results are unaudited and are not necessarily indicative of results of operations that would have occurred had the acquisition actually closed in the prior year period or indicative of the results of operations for any future period.
During the three quarters ended July 1, 2018, we incurred approximately $3.5 million of acquisition-related costs, such as regulatory, legal, and advisory fees, which were recorded in general and administrative expenses.
On December 11, 2017, we sold the assets associated with our Tazo brand including Tazo® signature recipes, intellectual property and inventory to Unilever for a total of $383.8 million. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $347.9 million, which was included in the net gain from divestiture of certain operations on our consolidated statements of earnings. Results from Tazo operations prior to the sale are reported primarily in Channel Development.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we sold our company-operated retail store assets and operations in Singapore to Maxim's Caterers Limited, converting these operations to a fully licensed market, for a total of $119.9 million. This transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $83.9 million, which was included in interest income and other, net on our consolidated statements of earnings. An insignificant settlement related to the divestiture was received in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and included in gains from divestiture of certain operations on our consolidated statements of earnings.
We are subject to interest rate volatility relating to our debt issuances. From time to time, we enter into swap agreements to manage our exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
To hedge the variability in cash flows due to changes in benchmark interest rates, we enter into interest rate swap agreements related to anticipated debt issuances. These agreements are cash settled at the time of the pricing of the related debt. The effective portion of the derivative's gain or loss is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") and is subsequently reclassified to interest expense over the life of the related debt.
To hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of our fixed-rate debt, we enter into interest rate swap agreements, which are designated as fair value hedges. The changes in fair values of these derivative instruments and the offsetting changes in fair values of the underlying hedged debt are recorded in interest expense and have an insignificant impact on our condensed consolidated statements of earnings. Refer to Note 8, Debt, for additional information on our long-term debt.
To reduce cash flow volatility from foreign currency fluctuations, we enter into forward and swap contracts to hedge portions of cash flows of anticipated intercompany royalty payments, inventory purchases, and intercompany borrowing and lending activities. The effective portion of the derivative's gain or loss is recorded in AOCI and is subsequently reclassified to revenue, cost of sales including occupancy costs, or interest income and other, net, respectively, when the hedged exposure affects net earnings.
From time to time, we enter into forward contracts or use foreign currency-denominated debt to hedge the currency exposure of our net investment in certain international operations. The effective portion of these instruments' gain or loss is recorded in AOCI and is subsequently reclassified to net earnings when the hedged net investment is either sold or substantially liquidated.
Foreign currency forward and swap contracts not designated as hedging instruments are used to mitigate the foreign exchange risk of certain other balance sheet items. Gains and losses from these derivatives are largely offset by the financial impact of translating foreign currency denominated payables and receivables; these gains and losses are recorded in interest income and other, net.
Depending on market conditions, we may enter into coffee futures contracts and collars (the combination of a purchased call option and a sold put option) to hedge a portion of anticipated cash flows under our price-to-be-fixed green coffee contracts, which are described further in Note 5, Inventories. The effective portion of each derivative's gain or loss is recorded in AOCI and is subsequently reclassified to cost of sales including occupancy costs when the hedged exposure affects net earnings.
To mitigate the price uncertainty of a portion of our future purchases, primarily of dairy products, diesel fuel and other commodities, we enter into swap contracts, futures and collars that are not designated as hedging instruments. Gains and losses from these derivatives are recorded in interest income and other, net to help offset price fluctuations on our beverage, food, packaging and transportation costs, which are included in cost of sales including occupancy costs on our consolidated statements of earnings.
Gains and losses on derivative contracts and foreign currency-denominated debt designated as hedging instruments included in AOCI and expected to be reclassified into earnings within 12 months, net of tax (in millions):
Net Gains/(Losses)
Included in AOCI
Net Gains/(Losses) Expected to be Reclassified from AOCI into Earnings within 12 Months
Outstanding Contract/Debt Remaining Maturity
Cash Flow Hedges:
Cross-currency swaps
Foreign currency - other
Net Investment Hedges:
Foreign currency debt
Pretax gains and losses on derivative contracts and foreign-denominated long-term debt designated as hedging instruments recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI") and reclassifications from AOCI to earnings (in millions):
Gains/(Losses)
Recognized in
OCI Before Reclassifications
Gains/(Losses) Reclassified from
AOCI to Earnings
Pretax gains and losses on non-designated derivatives and designated fair value hedging instruments recognized in earnings (in millions):
Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings
Non-Designated Derivatives:
Diesel fuel and other commodities
Designated Fair Value Hedging Instruments:
Notional amounts of outstanding derivative contracts (in millions):
Fair value of outstanding derivative contracts (in millions):
Derivative Assets
Derivative Liabilities
Designated Derivative Instruments:
Net investment hedges
Non-designated Derivative Instruments:
Additional disclosures related to cash flow gains and losses included in AOCI, as well as subsequent reclassifications to earnings, are included in Note 9, Equity.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Other Observable
Unobservable Inputs
Short-term investments:
Corporate debt securities
Mortgage and other asset-backed securities
Total available-for-sale securities
Trading securities
Total short-term investments
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Long-term investments:
Agency obligations
Auction rate securities
Foreign government obligations
U.S. government treasury securities
State and local government obligations
Total long-term investments
Other long-term assets:
Accrued liabilities:
Other long-term liabilities:
There were no material transfers between levels, and there was no significant activity within Level 3 instruments during the periods presented. The fair values of any financial instruments presented above exclude the impact of netting assets and liabilities when a legally enforceable master netting agreement exists.
Gross unrealized holding gains and losses on investments were not material as of July 1, 2018 and October 1, 2017.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value on the condensed consolidated financial statements on a nonrecurring basis include items such as property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets, equity and cost method investments and other assets. These assets are measured at fair value if determined to be impaired.
For goodwill related to our Switzerland retail reporting unit, we initially recorded an impairment charge of $17.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017. This was primarily due to the impacts of the strength of the Swiss franc, continued shift of consumer behaviors to neighboring countries and the relocations of certain businesses sustaining beyond our projections and indicating the reporting unit's carrying value would not be fully recovered. Since then, the operational investments and improvements we have made have not sufficiently slowed the performance decline, and we recorded an additional impairment charge of $28.5 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2018. The remaining goodwill balance for this reporting unit was $8.9 million as of July 1, 2018.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, management finalized its long-term strategy for the Teavana reporting unit. The plan emphasizes sales of premium TeavanaTM/MC tea products at Starbucks branded stores and, to a lesser extent, consumer product channels. This change in strategic direction triggered an impairment test first of the retail store assets and then an impairment test of the goodwill asset, which also coincided with our annual goodwill testing process. The retail store assets were determined to be fully impaired, which resulted in a charge of $33.0 million. For goodwill, we utilized a combination of income and market approaches to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit. These approaches used primarily unobservable inputs, including discount, sales growth and royalty rates and valuation multiples of a selection of similar publicly traded companies, which are considered Level 3 fair value measurements. We then compared the implied fair value with the carrying value and recognized a goodwill impairment charge of $69.3 million, thus reducing goodwill of the Teavana reporting unit to $398.3 million as of July 2, 2017. During the third quarter of fiscal 2018, we dissolved the Teavana reporting unit due to completing the majority of the retail store closures. As a result, we reorganized the Teavana business and allocated the remaining $398.3 million of goodwill to other reporting units, primarily within the Americas segment, based on a relative fair value approach. Other intangible assets of $117.2 million, consisting primarily of the indefinite-lived tradename and definite-lived tea recipes, were also tested, and no impairment losses were recorded.
The estimated fair value of our long-term debt based on the quoted market price (Level 2) is included at Note 8, Debt. Other than the aforementioned fair value adjustments, there were no other material fair value adjustments during the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017.
Inventories (in millions)
Coffee:
Other merchandise held for sale
Packaging and other supplies
Other merchandise held for sale includes, among other items, serveware and tea. Inventory levels vary due to seasonality, commodity market supply and price fluctuations.
As of July 1, 2018, we had committed to purchasing green coffee totaling $843 million under fixed-price contracts and an estimated $343 million under price-to-be-fixed contracts. As of July 1, 2018, approximately $4 million of our price-to-be fixed contracts were effectively fixed through the use of futures contracts. Price-to-be-fixed contracts are purchase commitments whereby the quality, quantity, delivery period, and other negotiated terms are agreed upon, but the date, and therefore the price, at which the base "C" coffee commodity price component will be fixed has not yet been established. For most contracts, either Starbucks or the seller has the option to "fix" the base "C" coffee commodity price prior to the delivery date. For other contracts, Starbucks and the seller may agree upon pricing parameters determined by the base "C" coffee commodity price. Until prices are fixed, we estimate the total cost of these purchase commitments. We believe, based on relationships established with our suppliers in the past, the risk of non-delivery on these purchase commitments is remote.
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (in millions)
Income tax receivable
Other prepaid expenses and current assets
Total prepaid expenses and current assets
Roasting equipment
Furniture, fixtures and other
Property, plant and equipment, gross
Accrued compensation and related costs
Accrued occupancy costs
Accrued taxes
Accrued dividends payable
Accrued capital and other operating expenditures
Total accrued liabilities
Total other long-term liabilities
Note 7: Other Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
(in millions)
Trade names, trademarks and patents
Other indefinite-lived intangible assets
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets
Accumulated Amortization
Acquired and reacquired rights
Acquired trade secrets and processes
Other finite-lived intangible assets
Total finite-lived intangible assets
Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $58.6 million and $131.4 million for the quarter and three quarters ended July 1, 2018, respectively, and $14.3 million and $42.8 million for the quarter and three quarters ended July 2, 2017, respectively.
Estimated future amortization expense as of July 1, 2018 (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ending
2018 (excluding the nine months ended July 1, 2018)
Total estimated future amortization expense
Additional disclosure regarding changes in our intangible assets due to acquisitions is included at Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures.
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable operating segment (in millions):
China/Asia Pacific
All Other Segments
Goodwill balance at October 1, 2017
Acquisition/(divestiture)
Impairment
Goodwill balance at July 1, 2018
"Other" consists of changes in the goodwill balance resulting from transfers between segments due to the dissolution of the Teavana reporting unit as well as foreign currency translation, as applicable. During the third quarter of fiscal 2018, the Teavana reporting unit was dissolved due to completing the majority of the retail store closures outlined in management's long-term strategy. The related goodwill balance of $398.3 million was allocated to other reporting units selling Teavana-branded products, primarily Starbucks company-operated and licensed stores, based on a relative fair value approach.
Under our commercial paper program, we may issue unsecured commercial paper notes up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $3 billion, with individual maturities that may vary but not exceed 397 days from the date of issue. Amounts outstanding under the commercial paper program are required to be backstopped by available commitments under our
credit facility. The proceeds from borrowings under our commercial paper program may be used for working capital needs, capital expenditures and other corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, business expansion, payment of cash dividends on our common stock and share repurchases. As of July 1, 2018, we had $300.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the program.
Components of long-term debt including the associated interest rates and related estimated fair values by calendar maturity (in millions, except interest rates):
Stated Interest Rate
Effective Interest Rate (1)
Estimated Fair Value
2020 notes(2)
Aggregate debt issuance costs and unamortized premium, net
Hedge accounting fair value adjustment(5)
Includes the effects of the amortization of any premium or discount and any gain or loss upon settlement of related treasury locks or forward-starting interest rate swaps utilized to hedge the interest rate risk prior to the debt issuance.
Issued in November 2017.
Issued in February 2018.
Japanese yen-denominated long-term debt.
Amount represents the change in fair value due to changes in benchmark interest rates related to our 2023 notes. Refer to Note 3, Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information on our interest rate swap designated as a fair value hedge.
The indentures under which the above notes were issued require us to maintain compliance with certain covenants, including limits on future liens and sale and leaseback transactions on certain material properties. As of July 1, 2018, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants.
The following table summarizes our long-term debt maturities as of July 1, 2018 by fiscal year (in millions):
Changes in total equity (in millions):
Attributable to Starbucks
Noncontrolling interest
Beginning balance of total equity
Translation adjustment and other, net of reclassifications and tax
Unrealized gains/(losses), net of reclassifications and tax
Exercise of stock options/vesting of RSUs
Sale of common stock
Cash dividends declared
Ending balance of total equity
Changes in AOCI by component, net of tax (in millions):
Cash Flow Hedges
Net gains/(losses) in AOCI, beginning of period
Net gains/(losses) recognized in OCI before reclassifications
Net (gains)/losses reclassified from AOCI to earnings
Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Starbucks
Net gains/(losses) in AOCI, end of period

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Butler/Bibliography
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A list of key readings about Butler.
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2 Fiction
3 How-to's and popular
5 Visual art
Allen, Christopher and Kimberly Allen. A Butler's Life: Scenes from the Other Side of the Silver Salver. Authors Choice Press, 2001. ISBN 0595165192.
Fields, Alonzo. My 21 years in the White House, New York: Coward-McCann, 1960.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day. Vintage; Mti Rep ed., 1990. ISBN 0679731725.
Howard, Linda. Dying to Please. Ballantine Books, 2003. ISBN 0345453409.
How-to's and popular
Adams, Samuel and Sarah Adams, Pamela Horn (Introduction). The Complete Servant. Southover Press, 1989 (first ed. published 1825). ISBN 1870962036.
Book of Rules and Orders, 1595.
Beeton, Isabella. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. 1861 abridged edition by Nicola Humble, Oxford University Press, 2000. Online edition. ISBN 0192833456.
Drury, Elizabeth. The Butler's Pantry Book: A Compendium of Household Secrets from the Victorian Age. St. Martin's Press, 1981.
Ferry, Steven. Hotel Butlers: The Great Service Differentiators. BookSurge Publishing, 2004. ISBN 159457443X.
Ferry, Steven M. Butlers & Household Managers: 21st Century Professionals. BookSurge Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1591093066.
Gonzalez, David M. The Insider's Guide to Household Staffing. Trafford Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1553696034.
Inch, Arthur and Arlene Hirst. Dinner Is Served: An English Butler's Guide to the Art of the Table. Philadelphia, Running Press, 2003. ISBN 0762415584.
Maddalone, Guy. How to Hire & Retain Your Household Help: A Household HR Handbook. GTM Household Employment Experts, 2004. ISBN 0975401807.
Roberts, Robert. Roberts' Guide for Butlers & Household Staff. Applewood Books, 1988 (first ed. 1827). ISBN 155709120X.
Ballagh, James Curtis. White Servitude in the Colony of Virginia. Baltimore MD: John Hopkins University Press, 1895.
Ben-Amos, I K. "Service and coming of age in seventeenth-century England". Continuity and Change, 3 (1988).
Brooks, Christopher. "Apprenticeship, social mobility and the middling sort, 1550-1800". In J Barry and C Brooks (eds), The middling sort of people. London, 1994.
Burnett, Mark Thornton. Masters and servants in English renaissance drama and culture: authority and obedience. Basingstoke, 1997.
Cunnington, Phillis Emily and Catherine Lucas. Costume of Household Servants: From the Middle Ages to 1900, Barnes & Noble Imports, 1974. ISBN 0064913422.
Dawes, Frank. Not in Front of the Servants: A True Portrait of English Upstairs/Downstairs Life. Taplinger Publishing, 1974. ISBN 0800856058.
Fairchilds, Cissie. Domestic enemies: servants and their masters in old regime France. Baltimore and London, 1984.
Fauve-Chamoux, A., Ed. Domestic service and the formation of European identity. Understanding the globalization of domestic work, 16th–21st centuries. Peter Lang, Bern, 2004.
Frank, Robert. Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich. Crown, 2007. ISBN 0307339262.
Girouard, Mark. Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History, Yale University Press, 1994. ISBN 0300058705.
Higman, Barry. Domestic Service in Australia. Melbourne University Publishing, 2002. ISBN 0522850111.
Hill, Bridget. Servants: English Domestics in the Eighteenth Century. Oxford University Press, 1996. Online edition.. ISBN 0198206216.
Horn, Pamela. The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Servant. Sutton Publishing Ltd; New Ed edition, 1995. ISBN 0750909781.
Marshall, Dorothy. "Domestic servants of the eighteenth century'. Economica, 9 (1929).
Marshall, Dorothy. The English Domestic Servant in History. Historical Association, 1949.
Mayhew, G. "Life-cycle, service and the family unit in early modern Rye". Continuity and Change, 6 (1991).
Maza, Sarah C. Servants and masters in eighteenth-century France: the uses of loyalty. Princeton, NJ, 1983.
Meldrum, Tim. "London domestic servants from depositional evidence, 1600-1750: servant-employer sexuality in the patriarchal household". In Tim Hitchcock et al (eds), Chronicling poverty: the voices and strategies of the English poor, 1640-1840. Basingstoke, 1997.
Meldrum, Tim. Domestic Service and Gender, 1660-1750: Life and Work in the London Household. Longman, 2000. ISBN 0582312086.
McIntosh, Marjorie K. "Servants and the household unit in an Elizabethan English community". Journal of Family History, 9 (1984).
McBride, Theresa M. The Domestic Revolution, the Modernisation of Household Service in England and France, 1820-1920 New York: Holmes & Meier, 1976.
Powell, Margaret. Below Stairs. W. Clement Stone, Incorporated P M A Communications, 1970. ISBN 0396060765.
Schwarz, Leonard. "English servants and their employers during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries". Economic History Review, 52 (1999).
Smith, Abbot Emerson. Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1776. Chapel Hill, NC.: University of North Carolina, 1947.
Steedman, Carolyn. "Servants and their relationship to the unconscious". Journal of British Studies, 42 (2003).
Tadmor, Naomi. "The concept of the household-family in eighteenth-century England". Past and Present, 151 (1996).
Turner, E.S. What the Butler Saw: 250 Years of the Servant Problem. Penguin Books Ltd; Rev Ed ed. 2001 (first ed. 1962). ISBN 0141390832.
Review: "The Problem", TIME Magazine, 15 Mar 1963. Available online. Archived by WebCite®.
Thaddeus, Janet. "Swift's directions to servants". Eighteenth-century Culture, 16 (1986).
Woolgar , C. M. The Great Household in Late Medieval England, Yale University Press, 1999. ISBN 0300076878.
Waterfield, G., A. French and M. Craske, Eds. Below stairs, 400 years of servants' portraits. National Portrait Gallery, London, 2003. ISBN 185514512X.
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McDonnell F2H Banshee
Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Carrierborne Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft
The jet-powered, all-cannon-armed McDonnell F2H Banshee immediately improved aviation capabilities of the United States Navy and saw considerable service in the Korean War.
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Status: Retired, Out-of-Service
Manufacturer(s): McDonnell Aircraft - USA
Production: 895
Capabilities: Fighter; Interception; Ground Attack; Close-Air Support (CAS); Navy/Maritime; Reconnaissance (RECCE);
Length: 48.23 ft (14.7 m)
Width: 41.83 ft (12.75 m)
Height: 14.50 ft (4.42 m)
Weight (Empty): 13,228 lb (6,000 kg)
Weight (MTOW): 25,221 lb (11,440 kg)
Power: 2 x Westinghouse J34-WE-30 turbojets developing 3,150lb of thrust each.
Speed: 581 mph (935 kph; 505 kts)
Ceiling: 46,604 feet (14,205 m; 8.83 miles)
Range: 1,715 miles (2,760 km; 1,490 nm)
Rate-of-Climb: 6,000 ft/min (1,829 m/min)
Operators: Canada; United States
The road to effective carrier-based jet-powered fighters for the United States Navy (USN) was a long and arduous one following the end of World War 2 in 1945. First-fruits included the McDonnell FH "Phantom" which became the first all-jet aircraft to land on the deck of a USN aircraft carrier. A new specification by the service prompted McDonnell to continue their work and, using the FH as the foundation, the company responded with the larger and more powerful F2H "Banshee" series. Unlike the Phantom, which was limited in production due to the end of World War 2 with just 62 units made, the F2H enjoyed considerably more success as some 895 units were manufactured.
The follow-up design was originally on the drawing boards even before the FH had entered serial production for there was a belief that the base design could be improved throughout - such was the changing face of jet-powered aircraft technology at the time. As such, the aircraft was more of an evolution of the existing Phantom at first but the new USN requirement forced changes to be made to produce what was essentially an all-new product line. One of the key improvements was the selection of the Westinghouse J34 series turbojet (over the FH's original J30 models) which promised an increase in overall thrust and, in turn, performance. This engine would be paired within the Banshee design for maximum concentrated output - though at the expense of utilizing two fuel-thirsty powerplants. Output from this engine was 3,000lb of thrust compared to the J30's 1,600lb rating.
The selection of this engine, in its proposed pairing, necessitated a larger, reinforced fuselage and these units would be seated at the wing roots (as part of the wing leading edges), aspirated by triangular intakes and exhausted through circular ports at the wing trailing edges. The pilot's position was aft of the nosecone with a largely unobstructed, tear-drop-shaped canopy offering a commanding view of the action. The wing mainplanes, straight in their general shape with clipped tips, were fitted at midships and low-mounted (the USN service was slow to adopt swept-wing forms). The tail unit consisted of a single rudder fin with mid-mounted horizontal planes. A tricycle undercarriage was used for ground-running and an arrestor hook featured for carrier landings. In the former, a unique arrangement included smaller wheels at the nose leg, fitted forward of the main wheel, to allow the aircraft to "pitch" its nose down to allow for better out-of-the-cockpit vision when ground-running and to improve storage on space-strapped American carriers (for example the nose could be parked under the tail of another Banshee).
Unlike previous USN fighters, which relied on machine-gun-only armament, the Banshee was developed with a nose-mounted battery of 4 x 20mm Colt Mk 16 automatic cannons from the outset offering a considerable forward "punch" against any and all known enemy aircraft. These guns, afforded 220 rounds for the upper set and 250 rounds for the lower set, were useful in strafing ground targets as well. This marked a USN shift away from its commitment to the 0.50 caliber Browning heavy machine gun as standard armament for a fighting platform.
Beyond these features, the Banshee was also completed with cockpit pressurization (for high altitude service), an ejection seat (a feature not found in the FH Phantom), electrically-actuated air brakes and folding wings (another space-saving quality). Wingtip fuel tanks were eventually added to help improved range and underwing support for external munitions followed as well.
The aircraft first appeared as the XF2D-1 in April of 1945, the same month Hitler would commit suicide to help end the war in Europe. Unlike other far-reaching wartime projects, the XF2D-1 was allowed to continue even after the war had ended in September of 1945. A first-flight was recorded on January 11th, 1947 out of the McDonnell facility in St Louis, Missouri and immediately proved itself the future of USN aviation. That same year, the aircraft was redesignated to XF2H-1 and an initial order for 56 examples followed. The first arrived in August of 1948 under the official in-service designation of F2H-1 "Banshee" and these succeeded the Grumman F8F Bearcat prop-driven fighters as primary USN fleet defenders.
Three XF2H-1 / XF2D-1 aircraft were built and all 56 of the contracted F2H-1 models were produced. The latter batch featured the Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet engine of 3,000lb thrust. An improved version, the F2H-2, followed with the aforementioned wingtip fuel tanks in addition to eight underwing hardpoints for the carrying of stores (up to 1,580lb). This model was powered by 2 x Westinghouse J34-WE-34 engines of 3,250lb thrust and production totaled 308 units. Supported armament included 500lb drop bombs and High-Explosive (HE) aerial rockets.
The F2H-2B was a dedicated fighter-bomber form with support for the Mark 8 nuclear drop bomb though only 25 of this mark were produced. The F2H-2N was a dedicated night-fighter platform outfitted with APS-19 series radar in a revised, lengthened nose assembly. Just fourteen of this mark were realized. The F2H-2P became a dedicated photo-reconnaissance model with a special nose assembly housing up to six cameras. Eighty-nine of this model were built.
The F2H-3 evolved into an all-weather fighter mount with a longer nose, more internal fuel, external weapons support, revised tail design and APQ-41 radar. Two-hundred fifty of the variant were produced. These later became the F-2C in the 1962 U.S. military restructuring. The F2H-3P was to become its photo-reconnaissance version but this was not follow through with.
The F2H-4 was an improved version of the F2H-3 fighter and this model fitted 2 x Westinghouse J34-WE-38 turbojet engines of 3,600lb thrust (each). Additionally, the APG-37 radar fit was introduced and 150 of the aircraft were contracted for. This version became the F-2D in 1962.
A proposed swept-wing model emerged as the F2H-5 but this design was not furthered.
Only two global operators of the Banshee came to be, the United States and Canada. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) made use of the F2H-3 model across three total squadrons (one being a test outfit) and this marked the only jet-powered fighter to be taken on by the service. For the Americans, the Banshee was a standard sight in inventory throughout the 1950s as both the USN and United States Marine Corps (USMC) relied on the type. Twenty USN squadrons were formed around the type and seven USMC squadrons appeared.
Service introduction of the Banshee occurred during August of 1948 and this meant that they were in widespread circulation by the time of the Korean War of 1950-1953. They were used from the decks of American carriers stationed offshore and could provide escort for the larger, lumbering and high-flying American bombers while also support ground forces through on-call tactical strikes (though in most cases limited by bad weather / cloud coverage).
While air superiority lay with the United Nations in the early-going, the Banshee performed to expectations throughout 1950. However all this changed in November of 1950 when the Soviet-built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet-powered fighter (detailed elsewhere on this site) arrived on scene with its swept-back wings and very-high-performance. This placed the Banshee at a decided disadvantage going forward for the straight-winged mount of 1940s vintage could not compete in a head-to-head duel - especially when the MiG-15s were secretly piloted by Soviet airmen. As such, the Banshee was soon relegated to operations closer to friendly forces and left the dogfighting to newer, more advanced gunnery platforms like the North American F-86 "Sabre" (detailed elsewhere on this site). Beyond ground attacks, the Banshee was soon found to be a heady player with the USMC in the realm of photo-reconnaissance where its operational altitude was an advantage.
In the whole of the conflict, of which the Banshee survived from beginning to end in active operational service, no aircraft were lost to enemy fighters. However, the series did not score any air kills itself and some three were lost to ground-based fire. The Korean War marked the only combat action the Banshee family of aircraft would ever see.
In time, the line was succeeded by more capable mounts and the USN and USMC finally began to adopted higher-performance, swept-wing products to keep pace with the enemy. The Banshee existed in the active USN and USMC inventory up until 1959 and reserve units gave up their mounts in 1961. The RCN followed in 1962 formally ending all global use of the type.
4 x 20mm Colt Mk 16 automatic cannons in lower nose mountings.
8 x Underwing stations for drop bombs and aerial rockets.
• F2H "Banshee" - Base Series Designation
• XF2D-1 - Developmental designation
• XF2H-1 - Developmental designation
• F2H-1 - Initial production model; 2 x Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet engines of 3,000lb thrust output each; 56 examples completed.
• F2H-2 - Improved model; 2 x J34-WE-34 engines of 3,250lb thrust each; underwing hardpoints; wingtip fuel tanks; 308 examples built.
• F2H-2B - Fighter-bomber form; Mark 8 nuclear bomb support; 25 examples.
• F2H-2N - Night-fighter form; fitted with APS-19 radar in revised, lengthened nose assembly; 14 completed.
• F2H-2P - Photo-reconnaissance form; longer, camera-equipped nose assembly; 89 completed.
• F2H-3 - All-weather fighter model with APQ-41 radar in nose; increased fuel capacity; revised tail unit with lengthened fuselage; 250 examples.
• F2H-3P - Proposed F2H-3-based photo-reconnaissance model.
• F2H-4 - Improved all-weather fighter; J34-WE-38 engines of 3,600 thrust each; 150 completed.
• F2H-5 - Proposed swept-wing design; not furthered.
• F-2C - 1962 redesignation of F2H-3 model
• F-2D = 1962 redesignation of F2H-4 model
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Q: Swift Combine return AnyPublisher with FlatMap (POST Request) I started using combine and it's really cool but currently I have no idea how to fix it. I want to make a POST Request using combine so I have to decode Data, create my request, send it and after that return an
AnyPublisher<Void, Error>

Currently my code looks like this:
func postData<T>(withURL urlRequest: URLRequest, object: T) -> AnyPublisher<Void, Error> where T: Encodable {

        return Just(object)
        .encode(encoder: JSONEncoder())
        .mapError {
            let error = self.classifyError($0)
            return error
        }
        .map { data -> URLRequest in
            var request = urlRequest
            //BUILD REQUEST
            return request
        }
        .flatMap { request in
            let dataTaskPublisher: AnyPublisher<URLSession.DataTaskPublisher.Output, URLSession.DataTaskPublisher.Failure> = URLSession.DataTaskPublisher(request: request, session: .shared)

            return dataTaskPublisher
            .tryMap { try self.throwErrorOrContinue(data: $0, basedOnResponse: $1) }
            .decode(type: T.self, decoder: JSONDecoder())
            .mapError { return self.handle(error: $0, from: urlRequest, object: T.self) }
        }
        .eraseToAnyPublisher()
    }

And he tells me:
Cannot convert return expression of type 'AnyPublisher<Publishers.FlatMap<_, Publishers.Map<Publishers.MapError<Publishers.Encode<Just<T>, JSONEncoder>, _>, URLRequest>>.Output, Publishers.FlatMap<_, Publishers.Map<Publishers.MapError<Publishers.Encode<Just<T>, JSONEncoder>, _>, URLRequest>>.Failure>' (aka 'AnyPublisher<_.Output, _>')
to return type 'AnyPublisher<Void, Error>'

I tried some mapping but it didn't work and I have no idea what he wants from me. Maybe one of you knows the problem? Thanks :)

A: You could always map to Void, which is an empty tuple:
return URLSession.DataTaskPublisher(request: request, session: .shared)
    .tryMap { try self.throwErrorOrContinue(data: $0, basedOnResponse: $1) }
    .decode(type: T.self, decoder: JSONDecoder())
    .mapError { return self.handle(error: $0, from: urlRequest, object: T.self) }
    .map { _ in return () }

Also T should be constrained to Decodable.
But really though, I think postData should return AnyPublisher<T, Error>. What to do with the data got from the server should be decided by the caller of postData. Therefore, you should change the return type of postData instead. For example, if the caller wants to ignore the result, it could do:
Publishers.IgnoreOutput(upstream: postData(...))

This creates a Publisher with Never, rather than Void, as its Output. The publisher will only produce errors.


The national broadcaster is fighting a request from the country's tax agency for access to information related to the Panama Papers leak.
Finland's tax authorities have demanded a national broadcaster hand over information related to the Panama Paper leaks or be subject to search warrants for its newsroom and its journalists' homes, the broadcaster, Yle, said.
Yle said the Finnish Tax Administration set an April 29 deadline to receive information, but the broadcaster has refused to share anything, citing journalist ethics and the need to protect source confidentiality. Yle, which is mostly state owned, will appeal to the nation's judiciary, its lawyer said Monday.
If out of a network of 400 journalists participating in the project, Finnish journalists alone were to hand over any information to a third party, Yle's access to the material would presumably be immediately be revoked. We could no doubt live with this.
What would be more serious is that Yle's actions would jeopardise the chances of Finnish journalists participating in international investigative networks. Who would involve a journalist from a country where there is a risk that officials can demand – and receive – confidential information? How reliable would others consider an organisation that officials could barge into to confiscate files? Could Finns themselves ever rely on journalists to protect their sources?
The Panama Papers leak revealed last month the secret offshore companies of dozens of wealthy individuals in more than 50 countries. In Finland, hundreds of people, ranging from entrepreneurs and athletes to convicted felons, were named in the documents, pulled from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm in Panama. The financial activities are not necessarily illegal, but offshore companies can be exploited to allow their owners to conceal their assets from their native government's tax authorities.


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'Spy Boy Dow' celebrating Black Masking Indians premieres tonight at Film Festival
Posted by tcworthy at 11:59 am	arts, books and music, Featured, Mardi Gras, recognition
Spy Boy Dow Edwards is the subject of director Carl Harrison Jr.'s latest film, premiering at New Orleans Film Festival tonight. (via NOFF)
Dow Michael Edwards — a lawyer from Uptown New Orleans who grew up loving the Black Masking Indian culture — is headed for a big screen debut in the short film "Spy Boy Dow." The film directed by Carl Harrison Jr. follows Edwards' suit-making process in preparation for Mardi Gras Day.
This is Harrison's second project to be accepted into the New Orleans Film Festival in three years, and it premieres at The Broad Theater tonight (Oct. 18).
The birth of Spy Boy Dow
"The Spy Boy is first in the front… he is ahead looking for trouble. Only a chosen few can be Spy Boy. It's his job to send a signal to First Flag when he sees other Indians. First Flag signals back down the line to Big Chief. Big Chief has a stick that controls the Indians. When he hits the ground with the stick, they better get down and bow to the Chief." – the late Big Chief Larry Bannock of Gert Town's Golden Star Hunters, (via mardigrasneworleans.com)
Edwards is a partner at the Irwin, Fritchie, Urquhart & Moore law firm, and spy boy for the Mohawk Hunters Mardi Gras Indian tribe. His interest was sparked as a child when watching Indians with his family on Mardi Gras Day. He admired the tradition and culture from afar until he found a way in.
"In 1989, my secretary was dating Big Chief Tyrone Casby of The Mohawk Hunters in Algiers," Edwards said. "We met, and I told him how I was always want to be a Mardi Gras Indian. I asked Big Chief, 'Can I do it?' and he said, 'Sure.' I said, 'Are you going to let me use some your suits?' He said, 'Hell no.' "
Big Chief Casby told him frankly, "You want to be an Indian, you gotta sew."
Spy Boy Dow Edwards in his suit depicting "The Glorification of Africa." (via Carl Harrison, Jr.)
Edwards didn't think he had any artistic abilities to create his own suit, so he shelved the idea and kept up with the culture as best he could. After Hurricane Katrina, he began noticing signs of outsiders exploiting the cultural identity of New Orleans, he said. He went back to Big Chief and said he was willing to do anything he could to help.
Big Chief responded, "If you want to be in it, you got to be in it." Edwards said, "If you teach me how to sew, I'm willing to learn how to sew." That was his first real introduction into the Black Masking culture of New Orleans.
Making the film
Filmmaker Carl Harrison Jr. (via NOFF)
Edwards wanted to develop a personal documentary around the creation of his suit — the first of a three-suit series. He and his wife, Lisa Edwards, reached out to a family friend to help tell the story. Carl Harrison Jr. is a New Orleans filmmaker who grew up with the Edwards' son.
"From knowing Carl's background in film, we reached out to him to see if he'd be interested in helping," Edwards said. "Never did I imagine it being this great."
Harrison echoed the sentiment, citing the kinship as a main factor putting "Spy Boy Dow" on film. "It was definitely the personal connection," he said. "Honestly, I hadn't planned on jumping into this film when we did, but it felt it was necessary. So, I shelved other projects. I was like, 'Let's do this.' "
This will be Harrison's second short film to screen at New Orleans Film Festival. His first film "Straight Line" was a 2017 festival selection. "I go where I'm inspired," he said. "I really follow my instinct when it comes to it… 'Straight Line' was about my personal experiences of being harassed by the police. I used that as a way to channel what I was feeling in my expressions, the pain that I felt."
The new film follows the sewing, preparation and presentation of Edwards' suit for Mardi Gras Day. "With 'Spy Boy Dow,' I felt like I was honoring who we are and the culture of New Orleans," Harrison said.
"I was often told, 'There are so many Mardi Gras Indian films, why would you want to do something like that, too?' But, there still needs to be the stories told from our perspective, and that was really important. My personal connection to Mr. Dow is what made [the project] stronger."
The film is the filmmaker's perspective of the subject. Edwards and his wife (who was executive producer on the film) gave Harrison full freedom. Edwards said, "[Harrison's] framing of the documentary is just amazing because of the way he took voices from certain segments and placed them in context with the movements of the street at that time."
"For me," Harrison added, "it really was as if I was making a portrait of a great man."
Spy Boy Dow masking on Mardi Gras Day 2018 (via Carl Harrison, Jr.)
'Kill 'em dead with needle and thread'
The joy of masking, Edwards said, begins with the spiritual journey one takes the day after Mardi Gras. Suit concepts typically pay homage to African ancestors and the natives and indigenous people who helped African-Americans gain their freedom.
"Some of us [Indians] are true indigenous people to this land. All of us can't claim that — and don't want to claim that, because we're not cultural appropriators," he said. "That's not what we do. What we do is pay respect to our indigenous roots here in America and to our African roots as well."
Spy Boy Dow Edwards spends five to six hours per day on a new suit for each Mardi Gras Day. (via Carl Harrison, Jr.)
The whole year is a mental preparation and spiritual journey that for the next year: sewing for five or six hours a night, then completing it, then wearing it out on Mardi Gras Day.
The manifestation of all that he put into this, and all that his ancestors went through for freedom, comes together for this day of doing battle through his suit. That's when the glory comes.
"Kill 'em dead with needle and thread!" he declared.
Interaction with other Masking Indians on Mardi Gras Day, who went through that same spiritual process he did over the course of the year, is a manifestation of what their ancestors did. "This Black Masking culture lets us manifest African identity in a way that we've been doing for 300 years."
Harrison was able to join in on some of the sewing sessions. "I think the most intimate moments were while Mr. Dow was there sewing: the prep, really seeing the details, watching his hands move. You can see, it was like a spirit takes over even while he's making this… He wasn't zoned out completely, but he goes into a space that's just very powerful to be in the presence of."
Preserving a culture
Spy Boy Dow believes that though the Mardi Gras Indian culture is still being exploited, the state of culture is great. He notes the children's tribes active on the streets these days as a source of optimism. It's up to the elders in the culture, he said, to educate and empower the younger people.
"The culture will pull you in like it pulled me in, so I don't see the culture dying at any point in time," he said. "The question is, how do we create an opportunity for us to monetize our culture and protect the monetization of the culture? We have to find ways to make sure we protect it for ourselves and make sure that we are the ones that can capitalize on the monetization."
He noted that they don't and shouldn't look at monetization as a primary purpose, but they must protect themselves from others exploiting their culture for commercial gain.
"Is the culture alive and well?" Harrison asked. "Yes, I see it in every child dancing on Mardi Gras Day, or anytime. I see it everywhere."
Spy Boy Dow (right) and some of the younger members of Mohawk Hunters on Mardi Gras Day 2018. (via Carl Harrison Jr.)
The film is currently being translated into Spanish for submission to Central and Latin American film festivals, as well as "any place where they respect the sewing culture and the indigenous roots," Harrison said. "I want to share it with the world, in places that have interest New Orleans and in our culture."
"Spy Bow Dow" premieres in the "Louisiana Shorts: Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya" film block at 6:30 p.m. tonight at The Broad Theater, 636 N. Broad St. (tickets here) It airs at The Broad for a second time on Monday at 6:15 p.m. Click the the hyperlinks to see what's screening at The Broad Theater and Prytania Theater for New Orleans Film Festival 2019.
Tagged with: New Orleans Film Fest, New Orleans Film Society
Leidenheimer at odds with Central City neighbors over proposed bakery expansion Xavier will celebrate famed photographer with 'Picturing Creole New Orleans'


In Hellraid: The Escape, a sorcerer obsessed with dark arts has trapped your soul in a magic prison guarded by demonic creatures. Why are you there? Who are you and why can't you remember your name? To find the answers, you must first escape from this dimension of agony hung somewhere beyond time.
This game runs on Unreal® Engine 3 technology.
Hellraid: The Escape has been developed by Shortbreak Studios in cooperation with Techland, the creators of the Dead Island and the Call of Juarez series.
Hellraid: The Escape © 2014 Techland Sp (LLC). All right reserved. Techland® and Shortbreak® are the registered trademarks of Techland (LLC). All rights reserved.
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If only this could be the introduction to an epic RPG. Once I escape this morbid dungeon I would love to play in a beautifully rendered world with bunnies and deer. Oh the possibilities.
What is it with these games that think that pretty graphics makes up for poor controls. Shocking.
I just prayed to Jesus and he rescued me from Hell. Easy.


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The price is reasonable and it's an attractive bag.Like the way it looks.


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Queries on alliance with SP faction hypothetical: Congress
New Delhi, Oct 24 : The Congress party on Monday said it will not reply to "hypothetical questions" on whether it will ally with the Samajwadi Party or its breakaway faction ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Earlier, the Congress had said that it would not ally with any party before the elections.
"Has the party split? The party hasn't broken, so why should we discuss this issue? Had the spilt happened and then you had asked me the question, I would have replied," Congress Spokesperson R.P.N. Singh said replying to a question during a media briefing.
"I can't answer hypothetical questions at this moment. What has been simmering for the last three four years in the Samajwadi party is imploding now," he added.
Asked about Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's statement earlier that described Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav a "good guy", Singh said: "Some might be a great guy personally, but may not be a great politician.
"He (Rahul Gandhi) does not mean that if he is good guy, he will be good in everything. He never said he is a good Chief Minister. He could not fulfil the expectations of the people of Uttar Pradesh," he added.
However, within the party circles of the Congress, there are voices who support allying with Akhilesh, if at all the split within the Samajwadi Party happens.
Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party was in turmoil on Monday as party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav publicly pulled up his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a meeting, which ended on a fiery note, with sacked minister Shivpal Yadav calling Akhilesh a "liar".
The Shivpal and Akhilesh factions within the once united party came to blows ahead of the meeting called by Mulayam Singh, who made it clear that he would never let go either his brother Shivpal Yadav or long-time aide Amar Singh, who the Chief Minister intensely dislikes.
On Sunday, the Samajwadi Party appeared headed for a split as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav ousted uncle Shivpal Yadav and three others from the government, while the party brass sacked his backer and MP Ram Gopal Yadav from the party in an intensifying dynastic power struggle ahead of next year's election.
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I represent an 'inclusive' India: Nusrat Jahan on 'fatwa'
Kolkata, 30 June 2019 : After being criticised for sporting vermilion and bangles and not wearing a 'burqa' in Parliament, actor-turned-politician Nusrat Jahan on Saturday said that she represents an "inclusive India".
"I represent an inclusive India which is beyond the barriers of caste, creed and religion," Jahan said in a statement that she later shared on Twitter.
She also wrote that she "respects all religions".
"I still remain a Muslim and none should comment on what I choose to wear. Faith is beyond attire and is more about believing and practicing the invaluable doctrines of all religions," Jahan said.
Criticising her "un-Islamic" post-marriage appearance at her oath-taking ceremony in Parliament on June 25, a group of Muslim clerics had issued a 'fatwa' against the newly-married Member of Parliament.
Jahan tied the knot with businessman Nikhil Jain on June 19.
Sunil Jakhar resigns as PCC president
Suni Jakhar Sent his Resignation to Rahul Gandhi on May 24 after he list Gurdaspur Lok Sabha poll but it has not been accepted so far.
Actress Urmila Matondkar joins Congress
New Delhi, 27 March : Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar on Wednesday joined the Congress here in the presence of party leaders.
Matondkar was inducted into the party by Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala and leaders Sanjay Nirupam and Milind Deora at the party headquarters.
Before joining the party, the actress met Congress President Rahul Gandhi.


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