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* BULLDOG75 SCENARIO: THIS COULD BE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR – Lexie post OOMF: Dinar Recaps 11/30/11
NOV.30,2011 1:43PM CST.
BULLDOG75
SCENARIO: THIS COULD BE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. WORD THAT USA WILL BAIL OUT EUROPE. ‘LESSER OF THE TWO CHOICES: 1. USA BAILS EM OUT OR 2. THOSE EURO COUNTRIES GO UNDER. IF OPTION #1 OCCURS WITH CONFIRMATIONS , THIS WILL STABILIZE WORLD MARKETS AND COULD GET THE GOOSE EGGS TO TURN GOLDEN. THIS SCENARIO COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY. WE WAIT. PATIENCE. 1:23PM CST: CURRENT NOW/TODAYS NEWS: BLOOMBERG: “Central banks around the world are going back to easing or supporting the marketplace,” Mark Bronzo, who helps manage $ 24 billion at Security Global Investors in Irvington, New York, said in a telephone interview. “It’s a step in the right direction especially because it’s coordinated. These actions may help global growth not to follow Europe into a recession. China cuts bank reserves in policy shift to lift economy. ” MARKETS UP , DOW 375 PTS.
BEIJING – REUTER’S: “China’s central bank cut reserve requirements for commercial lenders on Wednesday for the first time in three years, a policy shift to ease credit strains and shore up an economy running at its weakest pace since 2009.
Stocks rallied as six central banks led by the Federal Reserve lowered the cost of emergency dollar funding for financial companies in a global effort to ease Europe’s debt crisis. Separately, China cut the amount of cash that banks must set aside as reserves for the first time since 2008. “
johnnyjunk: Proof the CBI intends to RV ::: “Deleting The Zeros”
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UPDATE: CLINTON IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (HMMMMMM; CAN WE SAY DONG) BIDEN VISIT TO IRAQ IS GAINING INCREASING IMPORTANCE CONCERNING TROOPS, SECURITY, OIL/MINERALS CONTRACTS, AND IQD ALL AT ONCE! USA MAY BAIL OUT EURO CRISIS.. THIS SCENARIO OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE INCREASES BY THE HOUR. WE WAIT AND KNOW OUR TIME COMES SOON. BBL. ALSO CHECK OUT JJUNK JUST POSTED. TY BROTHER. CHECK THAT LINK TOO.
THE POSITIVES KEEP COMING. FOLLOW THE: 1.MONEY 2.POWER 3.OIL 4.TIMING.
STRATEGIC OCCURENCES HAPPENING IN THE RIGHT PLACES; $ $ $ $ , POWER, OIL, TIMING. WATCH IT FLOW.
BBL TONIGHT WITH OKIE. ADMINS/MODS/LEXIE; AWESOME CREW!
* INTERVIEW-Kurdish president says Exxon deal is on
Kurdish leader says Iraqi PM had no objection
* Deal is constitutional, Barzani says
* Baghdad has threatened sanctions over Exxon pact
By Rania El Gamal
ARBIL, Iraq, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region will go forward with its exploration deal with U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil despite objections by the central government in Baghdad, the Kurdish president said on Wednesday.
Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was told of the deal prior to its signing and had no objection, and called Baghdad’s opposition unconstitutional.
“The contract is not unconstitutional. Yes, we have signed with Exxon Mobil according to the constitution … the objection that we heard from some officials is what is unconstitutional,” he told Reuters in an interview.
“We are committed to the deal and we will execute it without caring about what some officials in Baghdad say, which is against the constitution.”
The U.S. oil giant became the first major to move into the northern Kurdish region in mid-October when it signed with the KRG for six exploration blocks.
The Iraqi oil ministry said the deal was illegal and could result in termination of Exxon’s contract to develop the major West Qurna Phase One oilfield in the south. Officials later said they were considering sanctions.
Exxon has not commented publicly on the agreement and Iraqi oil officials say the company has not responded to their requests for an explanation.
The deal heightened tensions between Baghdad and Arbil, which have long-running disputes over oil and land, as U.S. troops pull out of Iraq. Iraq territories disputed by the Kurds and the Arab-led government in Baghdad are considered a potential flashpoint for future conflict in Iraq.
Despite the silence from Exxon, the U.S. State Department commented on the deal, saying it hoped Iraq and Exxon could resolve the dispute in a way that would not undercut the future development of Iraqi oil resources.
MALIKI INFORMED, HAD NO OBJECTION
Interviewed at his sprawling hilltop headquarters outside the Kurdish capital, Arbil, Barzani said the Exxon deal would benefit all of Iraq, not just the Kurdish region. He said he was surprised at Baghdad’s recent warning against the deal.
“It is strange really, and has no meaning. For us, it doesn’t mean anything,” he said.
“At the first step, I sent a message to the prime minister and informed him of all the details. The answer I got back was that there was no objection… Before the signing, yes.”
The Kurdish president criticised Iraq’s oil policy and said Baghdad has been dragging its feet in approving a hydrocarbon draft law that was agreed between the two governments in 2007.
” The oil policy in Iraq is a failed policy, I say it clearly. Ask the Iraqi people where are the oil refineries? … How many hours of electricity are available for the Iraqi citizen in the center and south? And Iraq lives on a sea of oil,” he said.
“If it is not a failed policy, then what is the reason?” he asked.
Barzani repeated a long-held KRG position that the oil and gas contracts signed by the Kurdish government are constitutional and the region will not give away such rights in order to solve its disputes with Baghdad.
He also said under a 2007 deal both the regional and central governments agreed to continue signing contracts with oil companies until the long-awaited hydrocarbons law was approved.
Maliki and Kurdish Prime Minister Barham Salih agreed in a meeting in October to present an oil law to parliament by year-end and said it would be the draft law approved by the political blocs in 2007, or a version of it with agreed amendments.
“We are exercising the right that was given to us by the constitution and no official in Baghdad has the right to take this away from us,” Barzani said.
* Iraq’s parliament is expected to change the security leaders after the U.S. withdrawal
Palm – The Commission on Security and Defence in the Iraqi Council of Representatives to conduct inter changes in the security leaders, especially leaders that were related to the Americans after the American withdrawal from Iraq by the end of this year.
She emphasized that the suicide bombing that targeted the long parliament, President Osama Najafi, which in turn carry the responsibility of the Iraqi government security breach. With two people were killed and 32 others wounded in the attacks several Iraqi cities, the death toll from the bombing of coronary to 41 people.
A member of the Commission on Security and Defence Parliamentary governor Zamili: The changes will take place in the security leaders after the withdrawal of U.S. forces, will reach that figure climbed to positions in the security services.
He added that the leadership that had the Americans and the link was not able commander of the armed forces change them because of their association, will change.
And Zamili that the Iraqi Army will remain in the cities as it is now, and that the seriousness of the current situation after the withdrawal, he did not get changes to the plans as output the army and the survival of cities, however, the local police and federal, for the seriousness of the situation because of the presence of targeting the political process, and security breaches.
* Fouad Hussein: the survival of some U.S. forces to guarantee the political process
12.01.2011 | (Voice of Iraq) – Erbil / long said President Barzani’s Chief, Dr Fuad Hussein, “The commitment to the terms of a permanent constitution and the federal system and the application of Article 140 and approval of oil and gas law and the application of commitments between the parties would address all the outstanding problems in Iraq.
He Hussein that the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will have its effects and its implications for Iraq, because the situation in Iraq is very complex and that the Iraqi security institutions are not required level, so we see that the presence of some of these forces will give a guarantee of more to promote and advance the process of democracy and politics in Iraq .
This came during a meeting with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Martin Kobler the presence of foreign relations official in the government of the Region Falah Mustafa During the meeting, they discussed the role of the United Nations in Iraq in general and the Kurdistan region in particular, in addition to the mechanisms of action and programs of the United Nations in Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. forces at the end of this year and the current situation in the Iraqi arena.
For his part, Mr Martin Kobler of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq that he will visit UN headquarters in New York soon to discuss the problems of Iraq in general and the issue of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and its implications on the future of Iraq and the fate of the political process and democracy, internal problems in Iraq and the role of the United Nations in general and especially after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The two sides discussed during the meeting, mechanisms and methods that could play the United Nations a significant role in view of its experience and expertise, particularly in the areas of counseling and Find solutions to problems.
* Dinar Guru(s) Updates for 11/30/11
11-30-2011 Guru Adam Montana most notable is the announcement to discuss the HCL – this is happening NOW…we know the law is already drafted and they are voting on draft laws on Thursdays (as of two weeks ago), so if the discussions are successful, it should be as simple as voting it in, then publishing it in the Gazzette…it’s almost mind-boggling how few things are left to be done before Iraq is fully positioned to change their currency. I want to give a few notes here, first – December 15 and Jan 1 are big days for Iraq, you’re going to hear from a lot of the “guru’s” that they HAVE to do XXXX by December 15 or they are REQUIRED to change the currency by Jan 1, it happens every year, please, my friends – don’t buy into it…they don’t HAVE to do anything by any date, it makes SENSE for them to act quickly, especially now that so little needs to be done and they are in such a RIPE position, but there is NO MANDATORY RV date, it could technically be delayed for years…with that said, I still don’t think it will… it could literally be any day.
11-30-2011 Guru Bulldog75 THIS COULD BE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. WORD THAT USA WILL BAIL OUT EUROPE. ‘LESSER OF THE TWO CHOICES: 1. USA BAILS EM OUT OR 2. THOSE EURO COUNTRIES GO UNDER. IF OPTION #1 OCCURS WITH CONFIRMATIONS, THIS WILL STABILIZE WORLD MARKETS AND COULD GET THE GOOSE EGGS TO TURN GOLDEN. THIS SCENARIO COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY. WE WAIT. PATIENCE.
11-30-2011 Guru Med WE KNOW THERE WERE 30 DRAFT LAWS READY TO BE FINALIZED AND THAT THE FIRST SESSION THEY DID 7 AND IF THEY DID 7 EACH THURSDAY THEN IT WOULD ONLY STAND TO REASON THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET IT DONE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 SESSIONS OR 3 WKS. I SEE THAT PARLIAMENT DID NOT EVEN HAVE A QUORUM TODAY. THAT IS SAD, VERY SAD THAT WITH ALL THAT IS NEEDED YOU CANT GET THEM TO SHOW UP FOR WORK
11-30-2011 Guru BWM everything is on GO…everything says that we still have a reason to watch this afternoon thru the CBI update again at this time.
11-30-2011 Guru OkieOilMan[via Bulldog75] “OUR WORLDGEO-POLITICALLY AND GEO-ECONOMICALLY SITUATION NOW IS CHANGING RAPIDLY HOUR TO HOUR. THIS IS A COMPLEX SITUATION. LOOK AT THE MARKETS TODAY. MARKETS UP DRAMATICALLY” “WE ARE AWAITING SOLID CONFIRMATIONS FROM CREDITABLE SOURCES BEFORE WE RELEASE ANY OTHER DATA CONCERNING THE IQD”… “WE ARE POSITIVE. TIMING AND ‘X’ FACTORS EXIST. WE WAIT AND ARE ALERT AND POSITIVE”.
11-30-2011 Guru Fresh My window, I haven’t told ya’ll that I’ve said offline not on calls, was Today through next Thursday – I’ve been sticking to that window for a few weeks…the call I got Today was that my contact is “100% sure we will see the RV Today – not 99% sure but 100% sure” to be fair I’ve got similar stories in the past but never this level of confidence through next Thursday…while I think the activity in the global markets is very IDEAL for the RV right now, I still am not sold to the extent this contact is that we will see this Today – I lean more towards next week, however I say that fully on board that this could happen ANY moment.
11-30-2011 Guru Jonnywg My fellow Dinarians…we are here to get information, some good, some bad, some ugly. I know as I have delivered it all. we are here to listen to all. I try to give the best verified info I can. I cannot divulge data that is confidential or threatening to the welfare of this nation. The bank screens are real, Forex worldwide is now also reporting $ 00.0000 on Buy and sell. The UST is still locked in . The rv has been in process for 10 days, yet not released.
11-30-2011 Guru Poppy3 What did poppy3 say in the last three days and updates. DR SHABIBI would not RV till he could make IRAQ look like the greatest country and the savior of the world. I am anticipating the RV at any moment and more and more statements and happenings are saying the same thing. Follow the money and the effects of the money. Guys we can’t bail ourselves out without the RV added to our own economy.
* lexie (BULLDOG75; FLASH. FLASH: ON PHONE WITH OKIE): OOM 11/30/11
NOV.30,2011 5:57PM CST. BULLDOG75 AND OKIE
FLASH. FLASH: ON PHONE WITH OKIE. 557PM CST; SOURCES ARE REPORTING; IRAQ REPORTEDLY HAS RAISED THE IRAQI FLAG NOW AND TAKEN DOWN THE US FLAG. IN THAT CASE, IRAQ IS SHOWING THEY ARE OUT FROM UNDER THE OCCUPATION AND INTERFERENCE FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY. OKIE; ” AS OF TODAY, WE/USA EXPORTED 700,000 BARRELS OF OIL AND IMPORTED 600,000. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1949 WE HAVE EXPORTED MORE THAN IMPORTED. THIS IS THE IMPETUS OF MORE TO COME”. THE IMF HAS REFUSED TO LOAN TO EUROPE. HOT NEWS: THE USA HAS AGREED TO LOAN $ $ $ $ $ $ $ TO EUROPE AND COOPERATE WITH EURO COMMUNITY UNION BANK. THE IMF BACKED OUT. USA HAS COME TO THE RESCUE AGAIN. THIS IS MASSIVE NEWS TODAY. IMF HISTORICALLY LOANS TO POOR COUNTRIES PREDICATED ON DEBT.
Bulldog75:ON PHONE WITH OKIE “USA WILL GUARANTEE THE EURO BONDS BACKED BY USA LOAN. USA TAXPAYERS WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS LOAN. IMF TWO FACED AND BACKED OUT. IMF ONLY HELPS POOR COUNTRIES.
Bulldog75: 6:10PM: ON PHONE WITH OKIE: ‘WE WILL EXCEED ALL OTHER NATIONS AND BE #1 BY OR BEFORE 2020. THIS IS HUGE AND SIGNIFICANT TO THE USA ECONOMY; AND INDIRECT TO IQD/IRAQ.”
Bulldog75: WE ARE STILL THE MOST STABLE FORM OF GOVT IN THE WORLD, EVEN WITH ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS FOREVER IN HISTORY. WE HAVE EXCEEDED THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY HUNDREDS OF YEARS. USA OWES MUCH MONEY BUT WE /USA WILL REBOUND.
Bulldog75: BULLDOG75/OKIE: WE ARE THE HARDEST METAL ON THE PLANET.
Bulldog75: OKIE: “THANKS GOD FOR BLESSING THE USA”. ‘WE ARE IN A POSITION TO HELP OTHERS, PER OKIE”. AMEN.
Bulldog75: (END OF COMMUNICAE).. BBL.. ALL PRECEDING INFO HOT AND NEW AS OF 6PM CST. THANKS. BBL.
Bulldog75: COOKIES STILL AT 440 USA TEMPERATURE. 747s ARE LOOKING FOR THE BAGHDAD RUNWAYS.
Bulldog75: ALL INFO CONTINUES POSITIVE. WE ARE CLOSE. TYVM. BBL 10-11PM CST.
* Space Cowboy (Do you believe words matter?): BLC 11/30/11
I do. Several things tend to drive my personal decision making process and one of the most important is a little treasure we find in scripture… it says, “Out of the mouth, the heart speaks.” I calmly run that through my mind regularly and nearly without fail, I get an insight into the “heart” of the speaker. I also believe that it is VERY hard for most people to make word choice decisions quickly and comfortably. Most of the time people use the word(s) that first pops into their mind. Pathological liars have no problem here, but ironically noticing that “skill” is usually an accurate way to “discover” their true character.
So, Do words matter? They do. Let’s see if we can take advantage of that… I want to share a few things that have really caught my attention lately. Will it make the RV happen in the next 42 minutes. No.
I want to share that in the last few weeks and days I am noticing that very unusual words are being used in major announcements, both in the News media and in the Kingdom of Dinarians. I have been paying attention for the use of the words “investment”, “solution”, “standard”, and “timing” in the U.S. Media (I am talking about major outlets using these terms, not Dinar websites and not foreign news agencies). In our vernacular, “investment” means (infers) profit. “Speculation” is used professionally to infer “high risk”. You can’t type in a newspaper that ABC company’s stock is a high risk investment. Way too many variables and way too much liability lands on your head. On the other and, you don’t write, “ABC Company is a good INVESTMENT unless you include accepted standards as validation, and most managers actually invest first, THEN tell their followers.
I heard the term “investment” used first on CNBC, and admittedly, they basically said NO to the “investment”, but the fact that they used that word is important, and it was no accident.
As for the word, “SOLUTION”, it obviously means means something is fixed that was broken, or that an answer to a problem was discovered. In this arena the term is rarely used by Iraq because it also implies that something is broken! They use the term “PLAN” over and over and over again because they can say “We have a plan to stop inflation” and it will keep the people from rioting in the streets. If they announced, “We are trying to find a “solution” for the inflation problem.” their people would lose all faith and the food riots would start within the day. Solution is a powerful word that carries a very strong underlying assumption that finding a “SOLUTION” takes time, research, testing, and verification… and it is logical that the solution should be the new STANDARD!
I have been waiting to see the term “standard” used in relation to all of the guru hype saying that the IQD(RV) will save the world’s economies. You see, something that is set up, managed, and manipulated for years and years that is designed to impact global economics HAS to be strong enough to last. It has to be a “standard”. Think about the U.S. coming off of the “gold STANDARD”, or the Euro becoming the “Defacto Standard” currency of Europe. These huge events changed world banking, laws, economics, and trade in every country in the world. If they switched back a month (or even two years) later, they would have lost all integrity and the foundation of the currency would be in doubt (probably forever). If a simple RV is all that it takes to generate economic security, then China, Japan, Peru, Venezuela, Syria, and about a hundred other exotic currencies would have been “forced” to RV by the IMF long ago. They couldn’t because none of these countries (except China perhaps) has the natural resources to establish their RV’s and establish long term “STANDARDS” for future trading. When this term is thrown around it is never used lightly. I have never seen it used in the articles posted out of the IMF… or even in the Kingdom of Dinarians. How many guru’s are saying that the IQD will be the future STANDARD by which all currencies are valued? NONE! But think about it, if we are counting on their oil and natural resources and we are using their currency as the international patch for broken economies, then we are inferring that their currency will be the standard… but no one says that. When you start hearing that term used regarding the Dinar… it will be too late to “INVEST”!
As for the term “TIMING” we don’t see that in the national media for several reasons. First, timing is used in relation to “investments”. They go up or down and your “timing” helps you make money… even if the stock is losing money! Speculations go up or explode. Timing is not an issue because when speculators make money, that idea or project instantly becomes an “investment” opportunity for the rest of us. Look for CNBC to say, “The timing for INVESTING in currencies like Iraq’s Dinar and Vietnam’s Dong is ripe.”
Finally I have one last theme that I am hearing that I want to share with you and we can all pay close attention to the words used in relation to this topic. I am hearing over and over now (last two weeks) talk about a movie. Who will be in it? Who will write the movie? Who are the major characters? and so on. You need to understand that this kind of chatter DOES NOT come from the base (you and I) it comes from the top. If leaders of websites and gurus are fighting for book rights and movie rights and they are at the point where they can offhandedly mention it to their moderators and let it float for a while, then trust me, they have been considering it and planning it behind the scenes for long time! Wonder how some of these people got a following? Wonder how they get government intel that if it was for real is basically the result of multiple ethics violations and even several federal laws being broken? Just say to yourself, “Oh, a movie is involved! Anything can happen!”
I started this post to share that I am finally hearing some key words that are very important and that carry a lot of meaning. These key words being used means much more to me than the millions of words vomited out by the pumpers. Take the time to really read some of these legit documents and take the time to create a list of words that you want to watch for. In the last two weeks I have gotten very excited about the Dinar… much more so than normal. I will admit that part of it is the hype and mob mentality and part of it is Christmas is coming and I want to be able to get my wife something this year and to get more for my kids this year. I try to be careful but it is certainly impacting me too. But most of my excitement is that the right people are using NEW and critical words in their conversations and dialogue. I hope my little obsession gives you some peace, but I KNOW this will: Trust that as soon as Christ speaks it into being it is (a) His perfect timing and (b) His perfect will! That is the absolute minimum standard for me! Until then, we are just all making new friends!
God Bless you all.
* czinser (Ray Update from PD): OOM 11/30/11
_(Dinar Recaps Note: This post was edited to remove bashing of another person/forum)
Greetings Peoples Dinar Members. On behalf of Ray and his family, my wife and I, we all wish you a very safe upcoming Christmas Holiday.
Due to past posts I realize that this will be all over the internet in every dinar forum that exists, Ray and I have elected to keep this very generic. (text removed) As you are aware, this information is coming from our contacts that have relatives that live in various parts of Iraq and are very interested in what is going on and they are keeping up on the current events.
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There are some very interesting events happening as we speak. My partner is trying to confirm one of them. What I am trying to confirm is that the Minister of Security position has been cancelled, thus leaving two major positions. According to Ray and my sources, the Minister if Interior is a done deal and now so is the Minister of Defense. This news is huge.
I will post an update to this post once my partner gets back to me about this. Now for the information Ray’s contacts have, I can (from my partner in Iraq) confirm that companies are being trained on how to handle new and current contracts with a new exchange rate. My opinion is why are they teaching us how to handle a new rate if something is not about to happen fairly quickly.
Here is what Ray sent to me today. We have been talking almost daily about our information and we both feel we are very close.
Steve,
Here is a small update that I got from one of my contacts just this morning that I found very interesting. He told me that several Iraqi companies have been having meetings with various government officials and are being told how to handle their contracts with other companies and the government after the dinar revalues. They are being instructed on everything that will take place when the revalue happens.
He also told me that Maliki picked a Defense Minister last night that he is very happy with. He told me that it will probably be a couple of days before they know if this candidate is the one. He also said that an Interior Minister was picked and that everyone is happy with this choice and there should be no problem with his appointment. I asked him about the Security Minister and he told me he thought that position was cancelled. I asked him to try and get verification for sure. He was pretty adamant that it was cancelled but said he would verify it. So not totally sure on that position.
He said the people over there feel the RV will happen by Jan 1, if not sooner. They say there is a lot of things going on over there and everyone is getting very excited. I told him we are too. Hope to hear more later and will keep you informed. Take care of your foot and will talk to you later.
Blessings,
Ray
Well, this is all we can provide to you (text removed)
Please just live each day to its fullest and let this happen. My wife and I pray for each and every one of you members daily asking that you all can stay strong as this very complex investment comes to an end blessing us way beyond our imaginations.
Merry Christmas to all.
Blessings from your family to yours,
Steve & Marion
* Chat BWM – Southern Lawya & Fresh – Post by Highhopes PTR Forum: Dinar Recaps 11/30/11
[SouthernLawya] now think about this for a minute….when is the last time BWM called a date? LOL I know he didnt say NOV 29….. but read his post……
Blessed-this ones for you……. :rolleyes:
[Fresh] this contact has called for the RV a few times in the past and obviously has not been right yet… we’ve been in contact a lot in recent days and weeks and really saw this big window stacking up
[Fresh] My window I haven’t told ya’ll that I’ve said offline not on calls was Today through next Thursday – I’ve been sticking to that window for a few weeks
[Fresh] My window I haven’t told ya’ll that I’ve said offline not on calls was Today
[Fresh] the call I got Today was that my contact is “100% sure we will see the RV Today – not 99% sure but 100% sure” to be fair I’ve got similar stories in the past but never this level of confidence through next Thursday – I’ve been sticking to that window for a few weeks …