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On April 12, 2019, North Korea leader Kim Jong-un finally uttered publicly he was open to a third summit with US President Donald J Trump. Trump himself does not appear to rule out the possibility of a third summit. This utterance may have relieved pro-talks stakeholders who are keen on defusing the crisis in the Korean Peninsula. It also opens the opportunities for those who are in favor of the talks to resume the momentum for a third summit.
It probably excited South Korean President Moon Jae-in as well, who is keen on becoming a mediator for the third round of talks, even formally sitting at the table with the other stakeholders. He continues the hard work of mediating between the two parties. Taking some flak for the failure of the second round of talks in Hanoi, Moon is keen to restart the process.
The number of players appears to have widened. First, Kim had a meeting with the Russian President Vladimir Putin just before Putin's formal visit to Beijing for the Belt and Road Forum. Putin made a stop at the Russian Far East, which created an appropriate opportunity for the meeting to happen. Kim's armored train arrived in Russia and its stop at the Vladivostok train station was greeted with high level diplomatic protocol and ceremonial niceties. This created an opportunity for North Korean official photographers and filming crew to curate the event for their propaganda and news dissemination units.
The Russian President was frank in his dialogue with the North Korean leader. Putin welcomed Kim to Russia, despite the fact that he had to travel several time zones to the Russian Far East to make this meeting possible and despite possible fatigue from travelling. This meeting was carefully planned, choreographed and put together by the stakeholders involved. The planning started especially after the Russian Interior Minister visited Pyongyang, a closely watched event that was a prelude of Russo-North Korean talks.
The North Koreans may have believed that pulling in Russia may provide them with some form of bargaining leverage vis-a-vis the Americans and some say even the Chinese as well. Russian backing may create the image that Pyongyang has alternative powers to turn to, something the North Korean leader mentioned during his New Year address. Many interpreted his idea of an "alternative path" to mean the Chinese but others consider the meaning to include Russian involvement as well. Russia certainly has the military muscles, technologies, energy resources and geopolitical power to provide some form of support if they choose to provide it.
However, in realistic pragmatic terms, some do note that the Chinese provide the overwhelmingly dominant economic and energy provision support to the North Koreans in humanitarian terms and the Russians may potentially pale in comparison in such material support. Others argue it is not so much a Russo-Chinese competition but one in which the Russian president emerges as a winner overall, because when Putin emerged from the talks, he specifically told the international media that Kim had a message for him to pass on to the Americans.
The Russian President reiterated he would do so. And at the same time, Putin also mentioned that he would update both the Americans and the Chinese about his dialogue with Kim, adding that Russia has no secret agenda to hide. Russia therefore was able to utilize this moment for its intermediary diplomacy between the North Koreans, Chinese and Americans. Whether the role is sustainable remains to be seen.
The Hanoi meeting might have ended with the US walkout but both sides emerged from the talks with a better idea of each other's bottom line.
There were mixed international readings about this statement. Some observers analyzed it from an optimistic perspective — that this statement could effectively herald Putin and Russia as strong entrants into the North Korean denuclearization issue. Some believe that this can be a positive role in facilitating denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Other skeptical analysts warn of possible Russian intervention driving a wedge between American and North Korean negotiators. Fears of North Korean scuttling the talks lurk in the background, and fears of Kim's emotive and cognitive reactions to the failed talks were also subjects of media speculation. There were unconfirmed reports of a handful of foreign affairs officials executed in Pyongyang due to the failed outcome of the Hanoi talks.
Meanwhile, Pyongyang appears to be calm for now. They have not resumed nuclear testing or testing of longer range missiles. Kim has overseen the testing of shorter range missiles and rocket projectiles which made international news, but does not elicit as much alarm and fear as long range missiles flying over the Japanese airspace of Hokkaido. In the post-Hanoi talk period, there were also speculations of North Korean testing of new tactical weapons.
But, for now, things appear to be going through a quiet respite as the stakeholders to the denuclearization talks seek new options for the way forward. Pyongyang is also exercising some self-restraint to maintain the personal rapport between Kim and Trump despite the failed outcome of the Hanoi talks. Pyongyang had only briefly released statements critical of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo but beyond that, it has kept inflammatory statements under control.
Meanwhile, China has remained consistent in encouraging the talks to continue in the interest of peace and Tokyo is keen to have a leadership summit with Pyongyang as well. Tokyo has the additional agenda of seeking more exchanges of talks on the abductee issue. The international community has also seen the closure of the Kim Jong-nam assassination case, as the last detained participant of Vietnamese nationality was released after her Indonesian counterpart walked out of prison due to appeals from the Indonesian authorities. This brings a diplomatic closure to the episode.
In the final analysis, there were some successes in the Hanoi summit. Kim walked away from the Hanoi summit with image enhancement, as he followed the founding leader Kim Il-sung's steps of travelling through China by rail and then entering Vietnam. Vietnamese red carpet treatment also added to Kim's prestige for propaganda and media dissemination in Pyongyang.
Kim was also able to observe some essence of Vietnamese doi moi economic reforms as a possible future model for North Korean development. This adds on to the other potential Chinese, Singaporean and South Korean models of development. Similarly, the visit to Russia also provides some image branding of a new North Korean leader who is mobile and meeting important members of the international community. After all, he has traveled on long distance rail, flown on a private jet to Russia and flew an airliner to and fro Singapore.
In addition, the Hanoi meeting might have ended with the US walkout but both sides emerged from the talks with a better idea of each other's bottom line. Pyongyang appeared to offer the dismantling of Yongbyon nuclear facilities as a way to obtain sanctions relief while the Americans had made clear that they are keen on additional facilities beyond Yongbyon which President Trump had personally shown Kim. The clearer positions may allow both parties to shape up their respective national priorities before the third summit, if it happens at all.
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Head to this Winter's mystical Nordic forest setting as Pergola on the Roof returns
What to Expect
From 3 November for seven weeks, Pergola on the Roof will transform the top of the Television Centre into an enchanting Nordic winter forest. Don't worry, you won't freeze as the venue will be redesigned as a warm and cosy spot with a clear-walled, weatherproof dome, so you'll be protected from the elements.
What to Eat
Returning after a successful summer run, hot burger favourites Patty & Bun will take up their spot again, joined by three of London's top foodie favourites. Head to Danish Restaurant Snaps & Rye, Spitalfields' home-style, Indian kitchen Gunpowder, and creators of Middle-Eastern and Asian gourmet kebabs Le Bab.
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On April 5, 2013, I received a Tax Levy dated March 22, 2013 for more than $550,000. from the IRS. I had not received a Notice of Intent to Levy from the IRS pertaining to this matter. I called the IRS Monday and again on Tuesday and in addition send a fax that afternoon as well but never received a reply.
I researched via Google and located a firm by the name of LA Tax Law. Two points about this firm stood out in my selection: 1.) Managing Partner Mouris Behboud, Esq., was an attorney for the IRS for 8 years and 2.) all of the Firm's reviews were nothing other than 5 stars. Still not having heard back from the IRS agent, I called Tuesday and scheduled an appointment.
Senior Consultant, Peter Jacobson, was concerned about the short time with which they had to work in order to get the Tax Lien released. I was advised as to what I would need to do and that I needed to move quickly. It was now four days before tax day, April 15th, the Firm was booked with business, and we only had one day before the deadline to get the levies released!
After my discussions with Mr. Jacobson, I met with Mr. Behboud and expressed a desire to work with the Firm. I was pleased that they were willing to take my case.
That night I took care of the details, quickly arranging for the initial fee to be wired, as all of my banking and brokerage accounts had been frozen by the IRS. The next day Mr. Jacobson kept me posted on what they needed and Mr. James Alderete, Lead Paralegal, facilitated the communication as well. By early afternoon I received a call requesting that I go to the office at 3:30 PM that afternoon to sign the tax return. Not only was the tax return completed showing that no monies were owed to the IRS, I received an envelope with a copy of all of the levies released
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San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina Offers Boatside Food Service
SAN DIEGO – Visiting boaters who prefer to dine on the deck rather than in a restaurant can now take advantage of the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina's new Exchange Good to Go Program.
"It's a Marriott program and fortunately since the marina is part of it they [boaters] get the same amenities," said Ken Guyer, manager for San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina. "The concept is new; it's less expensive than the $22 hamburgers than you get from room service."
The company's new Exchange Good to Go program offers around the clock order-in dining service where guests can select food items sold at a reasonable price. The hotel provides the service at all Marriott locations. Since the marina is connected to the hotel, boaters using the marina are granted the same privilege.
The difference between the Exchange Good to Go program and room service is that it's not a room service menu, Guyer said. The program has its own less expensive menu, offering late night guests a pick up window where they can order and pick up their food should they be too hungry to wait for delivery.
"We're excited about the program and plan to start rolling out the service in two weeks," said Hotel Director Steve Pagano. Logistics are still being worked out along with what might be included on the menu.
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Stay at Sage Hill Inn + Spa and Support Hurricane Harvey Relief
The weather is stunning this week. A perfect time to visit Sage Hill and support your Texas neighbors. We will be donating 15% of sales for every reservation or gift certificate purchased between September 7th through September 17th, divided equally between Houston Food Bank, Austin Pets Alive and the Red Cross.
To participate and help out, give us a call at the front office at (512)268-1617 to have one of our innkeepers plan your Hill Country vacation.


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In a half-hearted attempt to organize my internet bookmarks this morning I found, for some unexplainable reason, ten or so bookmarks for the same article. I don't recall bookmarking the page more than once, but somehow it seems to be cloning itself. Since it's trying so hard to get my attention, I think I'll pay it some by summarizing it here, even though I've touched on the issues it discusses previously.
The article, entitled "The Toxins that Affected Your Great-Grandparents Could be in Your Genes," was published in Smithsonian magazine. It makes the following points:
- In 2005, a researcher who worked with biologist Michael Skinner botched an experiment. The two were studying the effects of a fungicide on fetal development in rats and the researcher accidentally bred the grandchildren of the original subjects.
- When the new rats (the fourth generation of the rats who were originally exposed to the chemical) were analyzed, it was discovered that the animals had sperm defects, but that this was not due to a change in their inherited DNA.
- The experiment was repeated many times with different rats, different chemicals, and different health effects. The pattern held that diseases related to chemical exposures showed up in the fourth and fifth generations. One pattern found was that subsequent generations of rats exposed to DDT were more likely to be obese.
- It has long been known that an altered DNA message can be passed on to future generations. In Skinner's rats, however, the disease process was found to be related to altered patterns of molecules called methyl groups. The author notes, "like burrs stuck to a knit sweater, these methyl molecules interfered with the functioning of the DNA and rode it down through future generations, opening each new one to the same diseases."
- The discovery spawned a new field, which has come to be called transgenerational epigenetics.
- The "burrs" apparently fasten themselves in a particular arrangement, so that the biological fingerprint of the chemical may be traceable. In the future, it may be possible for doctors to screen people for methylation patterns in order to determine the chemical exposures of previous generations.
- Skinner's findings have been opposed by "moneyed interests" and by those still attached to the old genetic paradigm. Skinner responds by saying that "the best way to handle these things is to let the science speak for itself."
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afrobeat heartbeat
excerpt from Volcano's Birthright{s} one woman show
© Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene
we wear our jeans beneath colorful wraps, no bras, rock afros, mohawks, frohawks, dreadlocks, eat hamburgers and fufu, potato chips and plantain, help each other move, share recipes, tell our mother's stories, rock out to hip hop & hip life & high life & afrobeat. we are mixtures and hybrids, culture jugglers, american-born African dykes and African immigrant dykes eat curry tofu, curry chicken, make smoothies, drink mango juice, wear wrappas, skin sometimes blisters from holding onto our herstories, mythologies, choreopoems, biomythographies, prayers, desires
we be: quick-tongued, soft-hearted, with a temper, with patience, read about our homelands
on the internet, hear about home
on the news, and we don't know
which kernels of information
to pluck out from biased, propagandizing news reports and hold close to us as truth, as news, that effects us and our families, overseas, over there, abroad,
right here
we make art out of nothing,
don't fit in—except with each other. we scared to go home to be dykes
so we flock to major cities like new york and kiss our girlfriends in public on Brooklyn street corners,
blessed to be in new york shitty,
cherishing the luxury to be a dyke,
knowing the moment we call home it's all "when are you getting married?"
and I hesitantly say to my brother across the atlantic, "I don't know that I want to get married"
when what I mean is, "I'm gonna marry a woman, will you be my best man?"
my beautiful, beloved brother, what would you say if I told you that I eat women raw
with my bare hands and adore it?
our homes are shrines, temples, holy lands, sacred spaces, altars.
when you enter our homes, it feels like another world,
like our great grand mothers painted the walls
inch by inch with their fingertips,
the air feels different, looks red & orange,
place mats made of bamboo sticks,
we eat & drink out of coconut shells,
burn candles in the names of humility, love, grace, each other
I share the precious painful vulnerable
hoping my efforts make breathing and loving easier for the other other-nation-claimin dykes comin after me
and they may not be born from this womb
but they will be my descendants
we play
songs that send us deep into trances/enchanted
with beats our blood recognizes
the bass line drops at the perfect moment
and we lose our minds, catch spirits,
have fun
in the midst of bombs.dropping.where.we.from
first world-sponsored genocide starvation massacre hatred
we do not see our home as a collection of grim statistics,
flies/in the eyes/of our cousins,
we see home
as home
as foods familiar
memories warm
smiles genuine
mango sweet
feet bare
we are walking, breathing works of art
without ever trying
our bodies testify to where we hail from
Cairo Morocco Soweto South Africa Accra
Abraka Bahia Botswana Haiti Patani Togo The Congo Antigua Trinidad
Zimbabwe Nigeria
we recognize each other in the street easily
smiles exchanged,
eyes say I know you,
I love you
my immigrant women
we long for home
and feel so at home
on these crowded,
city streets.
a love poem for each of your bruises
this was performed at the 6/6/09 rally in Bed Stuy demanding justice for 2 lesbians of color brutally beaten by the NYPD {for Tiffany & Jg & all survivors of violence} a love poem for each of your bruises a love poem for all of our rage and confusion every knee to your back, for every contusion a love poem for every butch, every trannie, every b.o.i, every lesbian, every femme, every person not into labels a love poem for the days when the activist work seems neverending the police sirens are loud & they are chasing our babies and our angels and enough already I just want to write about lovemaking, mangoes & my homeland I want to live my life unhampered by the oppression of a police state that denies my heartbeat as human and beautiful sometimes I don't give a fuck about whether you support gay marriage I'm not married; I care about having good health care I don't give a fuck about whether you voted for Obama I don't give a fuck about whether you like how I choose to dress I did not come into this store for fashion tips son I just want my cinnamon raisin bagel toasted light brown with butter, thank you I want to hold my woman's hand in the street at midnight at 2pm, at 10am I want to be able to go party with other women who eat pussy then go to the after party with those same women grab some food walk home if I choose feel safe I want to feel safe I want to feel safe I want to be safe I do not want to wait for June to celebrate my pride in the street I'm not interested in whether you can quote Audre Lorde or Assata Shakur I'm not interested in how many degrees you have what I care about is that you see injustice and you ain't having it I'm interested in whether you will fight beside me for this love beating in our chests I'm fighting for a life worth living for I'm fighting for the dykes coming up after me I want us to live our lives so we are the legends our descendants will need to find in their herstory books breathing these words so we can make a world we're proud to pass on I know you may not remember that one phrase I said that shook your soul—don't worry about that shit remember how you feel right now in this moment and don't you ever/don't you ever/don't you ever settle for less than every fuckin peace of justice we came for
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Magic of Invention Challenge Winners!
You cast spells. You moved stairways. You made willows womp and owls fly. And your quidditch game was on point.
Many, many magical thanks to every muggle, witch, and wizard who threw their name in the Goblet of Bargraph to participate in this challenge. We were endlessly inspired by your creativity and your inventor powers.
With almost 150 inventions submitted, our charming judges had a vexing decision to make: which inventions would enter the winner's circle. A big thank you to Edona Bejtullahu, Carolina and Tim High, and Emily Tuteur for lending their enchanting expertise.
The following winners stood out for their creative use of Bits and materials, documentation of their invention, and innovative approach to this magical design problem.
Each grand prize winner received $200 in Bits and special littleBits swag.
Little Bits Book Of Monsters by Graciela
Graciela's littleBits Book of Monsters left us spellbound! We were impressed by her design and construction. She used many different kinds of materials in her invention, like fur, polymer clay, and even coffee soaked paper. Best part of creating it? "Spooking my family out and recreating scenes from The Prisoner of Askaban."
Ron's Howler by by astghik
We love Astghik's amazing howler – especially her beautiful incorporation of origami into the design. According to the inventor herself, she chose "to make a howler because I laugh every time I remember Ron's face after he opens the message!!!"
Eat Slugs! by maccast
The gross out factor of Adam's invention made it a favorite of many Bitsters. He recreated the Slugulus Eructo curse that backfires on Ron. This invention stood out for its humor, material integration, and excellent documentation.
Each runner up received a new Bluetooth Low Energy Bit and special littleBits swag.
These five runners up impressed us with their wizarding skills:
- Animatronic Functional Sorting Hat by ccreed
- Bitwig (Hedwig) by RonanLittleBits10 and msmarystephhens
- Crookshanks by Lollypop
- HARRY POTTER MONSTERBOX by Santiago from KidsInventors
- Stop Nagini! by aklyons
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The City of El Cerrito provides weekly curbside recycling for residential properties and up to three times per week recycling collection for commercial properties. All recyclables, including paper, cardboard, cans and bottles, and plastic containers (empty, clean, & dry) are collected in grey recycling carts or commercial recycling bins. Residential recycling is collected from the curbside on the same day as garbage collection. Please place recycling carts on the street with the wheels against the curb the night before or by 6 am on your collection day. Leave 2 feet between carts and place them 4 feet from cars. Materials placed outside of the recycling cart will not be picked up.
Holiday Schedule
Curbside collection occurs on all holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day. If those holidays fall on a regular collection day, then collection for that day and all following days in that week will occur one day later than normal, including Saturday if your regular collection day is Friday.
- Updated Residential Brochure (Nov 2019) - includes information for the curbside program as well as for the Recycling Center.
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Materials Accepted (curbside):
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- Boxboard (such as shoe boxes, cereal boxes)
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- Office paper (all colors)
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- Loose lids from jarsPLEASE NO electronic or computer equipment. Drop off electronics at the El Cerrito Recycling Center.
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- Bottles & jugs: all CRV containers; all numbers & colors; rinsed & empty, leave caps on
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- Bottles & jars: all colors, lids removed and recycled separately, rinsed & empty (labels okay)PLEASE NO window glass, mirrors, crystal, Pyrex, ceramics, light bulbs, or fluorescent tubes / lamps (CFLs). Window glass, mirrors, Pyrex, ceramics should go in your trash. Drop off fluorescent tubes / lamps (CFLs) at the El Cerrito Recycling Center.
Please note not all items accepted at the El Cerrito Recycling (Drop-Off) Center are included in the curbside program. Don't put the following items in your recycling cart; they can be brought to the Drop-Off Center: batteries, fluorescent tubes & lamps (CFLs), electronics, large pieces of scrap metals, medications, needles & sharps, used cooking oil, Styrofoam, non-perishable food for the Food Bank Donation barrel, and clothing / textiles & shoes.
Commercial and Multi-unit Housing accounts: Commercial and apartment recycling services are scheduled on specific collection days. To find out the collection day for your business or apartment complex, or to set up recycling services, please contact us at 510-237-4321 to request an application for backyard service.
additional recycling pick-up services
FREE Annual Bulky Recycling Pick-up
Residents get one extra pick-up per year. Call El Cerrito Recycling at 510-215-4350 for details.
Special Services for the Elderly/Disabled
Backyard collection service available at no extra cost. Call East Bay Sanitary at 510-237-4321 to request an application for backyard service.


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Yesterday was brutal. The picks got their butts paddled like those guys in the movie, "Turning 21." Yes, the things we will watch for our teenage children. The Twins? What is with the Twins!? Sabathia was good while David Price was bad!? A.J. Burnett, who has looked like the Yankees' version all season thus far throws a gem!? Why would I pick the Astros to win!? And there were two great pitching match-ups yesterday. Both went against me.
But, we move on. Baseball is an every day sport. So, like Joe Maddon said in his tweet last night, "When you let it bother you, that's when it gets more profound." Okay, Joe.
Friday's picks:
- The Reds over the Cubs: Alfredo Simon has been incredibly good thus far as a starter. Will that continue? Not likely. But the Cubs can't hit. Jeff Samardzija spits into the wind.
- The Pirates over the Brewers: Yesterday's whipping kind of rips away the Brewers' 2014 mystique. Charlie Morton over Kyle Lohse. I'm not sure about this pick because Morton is always a scary deal.
- The Nationals over the Cardinals: Left handed pitching has the Cards a more of a chance to lose than the opposite and Gio Gonzalez is a good one. Michael Wacha can shut the Nats down though and if that happens, anything can happen.
- The Indians over the Blue Jays: The Blue Jays got spanked by Minnesota. So you would think the Indians could beat them too, especially at home. Justin Masterson has to pitch well and Drew Hutchison can be very good at times too.
- The Tigers over the Angels: Jered Weaver has looked awful. Watch him throw a gem tonight. Heh. Drew Smyly <--the Emoticon goes for the Tigers.
- The Mets over the Braves: There is no way that Aaron Harang is this good. The coach has to turn into the pumpkin and it has to be midnight soon. Jonathon Niese isn't a great option either.
- The Yankees over the Bay Rays: The Yankees have caught the Rays in a down time. Erik Bedard is the wild card here and Hiroki Kuroda needs to be good for the pick to come in.
- The Marlins over the Mariners: Nathan Eovaldi is starting to convince me. Chris Young can't put two good performances in a row in, can he?
- The Rangers over the White Sox: Martin Perez has been very good. Felipe Paulino has been very bad. Thus are the basis of some picks made.
- The Red Sox over the Orioles: The Red Sox are starting to look resilient again. You didn't think they were going to stay bad, did you? John Lackey over Chris Tillman.
- The Royals over the Twins: I keep rubbing my eyes and when they clear, the Twins keep winning and I keep picking against them. We all have our weaknesses. Jason Vargas over Ricky Nolasco.
- The Phillies over the Rockies: You just know that the score of this one will be like 10-9 or something, right? Jonathan Pettibone versus Tyler Chatwood means a wild night at Coors.
- The Athletics over the Astros: You know that Sonny Gray is my guy, right? I never pick against him. He is like that Strat-O-Matic baseball pitcher that you pitch every night and he wins 30 games in a season. Jerred Cosart has his good moments.
- The Giants over the Padres: Tyson Ross was very good in his last start and so was Matt Cain. So this is a tough call. I'm going with the Giants.
And the Game of the Day!
- The Dodgers over the Diamondbacks: The Dbacks haven't beat the Dodgers all year and are 4-14. They face Zack Greinke. They pitch Wade Miley. None of this is looking good.
Yesterday: 4-8 Oof, Games of the Day: 7-7 Come on now! Season: 135-96


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In Part I of this guide, we walked you through the basics of using Microsoft Excel, gave you an introduction to some of its advanced functionality, and provided a number of free downloadable templates to help you along the way. If you're still catching up, hop back to that post to get started. If you already have the basics down, Part II of our PROs Guide to Microsoft Excel is going to dive into how you can use the program to help your business. We'll cover creating estimates, managing your job schedule, and even creating a floor plan.
Dive In
Click the buttons below to quickly scroll through this article, or keep reading for more information on how you can use a few advanced functions in Excel to improve your small business.
Advanced Functions for PROs
There are a lot of things Excel can do to streamline your workflow. Before diving into how Excel can help your business, however, let's first define and review a few advanced functions you'll want to know and use regularly.
Pivot Tables
Pivot tables take a ton of data and make it quick and easy to analyze and understand. Let's say you use Excel for managing your customer information and job records. Start by clicking the Insert tab across the top of your workbook, then select the pivot table icon from the left-hand corner. From there, highlight the data you'd like to analyze. The pivot table should open in a new sheet for a clean set of data. Next, add fields for rows and columns for values. Referring back to our example, use your customer or job name for the rows, and drag and drop your costs (products, labor, etc…) in the values box. On each value, select the arrow dropdown to change what you'd like the table to show. Select from sum, average, and more. Quickly find what you're looking for without manually searching through hundreds of cells. For more on using pivot tables, and a video walk through on how to set them up, click here.
If you're not quite ready to tackle pivot tables, try using the sort function to help cut through some of the noise in your sheet. Select the column or row of data you'd like to filter. Then find the Sort&Filter (AZ) button within the ribbon. Depending on your version of Excel it may also be next to a funnel icon. Select how you'd like to sort the data or click the funnel icon to create filters within each column. To learn more about sorting, click here.
With VLOOKUPs, you've now officially entered the "Advanced User Zone." They allow you to cross-reference two sets of data and combine the information from both sets into a third set. Here's how it works. Let's say you have one Excel table containing a list of all the suppliers your company works with. This table contains the supplier's name and the types of products they offer. In a second table, you have a list of all the suppliers in your state, and the distance from their warehouse to your job site. By using a VLOOKUP, you can consolidate these two sets of information into one table that shows the suppliers you work with, the products they offer, and the distance from their warehouse to your job site.
To help illustrate, let's take a look at the two tables below. Table 1 (on the left) contains a column for "Name" and another for "Date of Birth." Table 2 (on the right) contains "Name" and "Favorite Flower" columns. Since both tables contain "Name" as a column, this is known as the unique identifier or key. The VLOOKUP formula uses this key to match values together from both tables. In the example, you can see table 3 (at the bottom) is the result of matching in the "Favorite Flowers" column from table 2, into table 1 using "Name" as the unique identifier.
Now, here's how you make it work. Using the formula bar, the basic formula for a VLOOKUP is "=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, column_index_num, [range_lookup])." In plain English this can be written as: "=VLOOKUP(the value you want to look up, the range you want excel to look in, the column number in that range that contains the value you want to grab, whether you want an exact or approximate match)". It is worth noting that the final option for this formula ([Range_lookup]) is optional. Putting in a zero will tell Excel to look for an exact match, while using a 1 will tell Excel to just look for something similar. Leaving that field blank will cause Excel to default to a value of 1 and look for an approximate match.
For our example, the formula would look something like "=VLOOKUP(Table1!A2,Table2$A$1:$B$9,2,0). By placing this formula in cell C2 and dragging it down the length of table 1, you will have a table that contains a name, date of birth, and favorite flower for each row.
Making Graphs and Charts
As a PRO, chances are you're a visual learner. Staring at white boxes with a bunch of numbers probably isn't the best way to display your data, especially if you're sharing that data with your crew or with customers. In the grand, complicated scale of using Excel, creating graphs is super easy and also helpful when measuring things like sales numbers, profits, and overall business outputs.
To create a graph, simply click and drag over the data you'd like to display and click the Insert tab. Then in the charts section (found in the middle of the ribbon) click on the graph of your choice. The graph or chart will populate instantly. From there you can customize to your liking. Once you have a set number of metrics you'd like to visualize, you can use graphs and charts to create a dashboard of meaningful metrics to share with your team. We'll revisit using charts later in this article to show you how to quickly create a detailed job schedule.
Understanding how to create and use pivot tables and VLOOKUPS to quickly analyze large sets of data is a great skill for any PRO. Once you add in the ability to turn that data into digestible and easy-to-follow graphs, you can make an immediate impact on your business. To further this exploration in advanced formulas and Excel functions, check out this Lifehack article we found that sheds some light on a few tips and tricks.
Keep reading. We're about to get into the good stuff.
Excel for Your Small Business
Now that you're all set up with the basic understanding of how Excel works and you have a good overview of some advanced features, let's dive into how you can use Excel for your business. There are a lot of ways PROs can use Excel (more ways than we have time to cover), but in this section we're going to focus on creating estimates, scheduling jobs, and creating floor plans. We'll start with creating estimates.
Create Estimates
We previously posted an article titled 17 Essential Tools for Your Small Business that includes several services PROs can use to create estimates. If you're on a budget or if you just like using Excel (now that you know how to), let's go over how to create a simple estimate you can use to determine job costs and share with your customers.
Start with a new sheet, using your customer or job name as the sheet name. We'll create two tables, one for materials and one for labor. In row 2, add Materials, Price, Quantity, Total, a blank column, Task, Number of Hours, Price and Total. Adjust column width accordingly, using more space for Materials and Task. If you have a list of items from a previous job already on hand, use those as an example to fill in the cells. Or if you're a plumber and regularly use the same products (fittings, glue, etc…) add those in so you can quickly get through creating your first estimate. To add your totals, use the formula bar to add the Price and Quantity cells in the Total column.
A cool trick is to use the auto sum formula in the first Total column "=SUM(B3*C3)." Then hover over the corner of the cell until you see a "+" symbol. Click and drag down in the total column, and the formula will be applied so you don't have to individually change each cell.
Watch the 15-minute video below for how to create an estimate in Excel and download our template that we created, following the steps in the video. It's pretty basic, but you can customize and edit it to better fit your brand.
Keep an Organized Job Schedule
Keeping your jobs and your crew's schedule in order is a key function for any PRO. Knowing how long a job will take and how to line the next one up can make or break a small business. With the ability to create a gantt chart (a bar chart using horizontal lines to display progress or production completed over a period of planned or estimated time) in Excel, taking data from your workbook and making a schedule can be easily set up with just a few steps.
Since you've already created an estimate, this process is even easier because you already have the "tasks" aka "work that needs to be done" created for job completion. To get started, create a new sheet in Excel or download this free template created by the folks at TeamGantt. Enter in your tasks, start date, end date, and duration of each task. Once your data has been entered, click the Insert tab and select the 2-D Stacked Bar Chart from the center of the ribbon area. If you're unsure of what kind of bar chart you're on, hover over the image and wait until the name is displayed.
From here there are a few more steps to follow. For a clean, fresh schedule, you can quickly edit the template provided or follow along with the 8-minute tutorial below. Try starting out by editing the template, since all the formulas have already been created. You'll be able to add your upcoming job schedule easily without worrying about any kind of set-up hassles.
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Make a Floor Plan
Now let's get a little more creative with our cells and rows of data. With a little vision and some elbow grease, you can turn your spreadsheet into a professional looking, fully customizable floor plan. Once you create one, it'll be easy to copy and paste for future jobs.
To get started, sketch out your floor plan on a piece of paper and get a feel for the overall layout of the room. Next, make sure you've got all of your measurements. Measure all your tables, chairs, and anything that will be in or is currently inside the room. Don't worry about the heights, just the length and width of the furniture or things that'll take up space.
Now it's time to open Excel and get your spreadsheet set up. The folks over at renovatedlearning.com recommend creating a grid of squares to each represent one square foot, and to create starting and ending boundaries within the space. They have laid out a detailed floor plan of a library (download it here) and you can follow along with the video below on getting your floor plan set up and creating your first room objects and pieces of furniture.
There's more!
If you're having fun using Excel and would like to keep creating tools to help your business, check out these 20 templates for construction management (that can be edited and used by any PRO). You'll find free, downloadable templates for budgeting, creating more job timelines and more estimate templates, inspection reports, creating invoices, wage and payroll forms, and several other handy sheets to streamline and organize your business.
To recap, in this article we've walked you through creating estimates and a job schedule, and provided a number of free downloadable templates to help you along the way. As we mentioned in Part I, continue your Excel mastery with examineexcel.com, your go-to source for learning Excel.
Let us know how you're using Excel for your small business and any tips or tricks you can share with other PROs.


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One of the biggest changes of the C# language and the CLR is the introduction of generics. With .NET 1.0, creating a flexible class or method that should use classes that are not known at compile time must be based on the
Object class. With the
Object class, there's no type safety during compile time. Casting is necessary. Also, using the
Object class for value types has a performance impact.
.NET 2.0 supports generics. With generics the
Object class is no longer necessary in such scenarios. Generic classes make use of generic types that are replaced with specific types as needed. This allows for type safety: the compiler complains if a specific type is not supported with the generic class.
Generics are a great feature, especially with collection classes. Most of the .NET 1.0 collection classes are based on the
Object type. .NET 2.0 offers new collection classes that are implemented as generics.
Generics are not limited to classes; you also see generics with delegates, interfaces, and methods.
Generics are not a completely new construct; similar concepts exist with other languages. For example, C++ templates can be compared to generics. However, there's a big difference between C++ templates and .NET generics. With C++ templates the source code of the template is required when a template is instantiated with a specific type. Contrary to C++ templates, generics are not only a construct of the C# language; generics are defined with the CLR. This makes it possible to instantiate generics with a specific type in Visual Basic even though the generic class was defined with C#.
The following sections look into the advantages and disadvantages of generics.
One of the big advantages of generics is performance. In Chapter 9, collection classes from the namespace
System.Collections were used to work with multiple objects. Adding a value type to such a collection results in boxing and unboxing when the value type is converted to a reference type and vice versa.
Here is a short look at boxing and unboxing.
Value types are stored on the stack. Reference types are stored on the heap. C# classes are reference type; structs are value types. .NET makes it easy to convert value types to reference types, and so you can use a value type everywhere an object (which is a reference type) is needed. For example, an int can be assigned to an object. The conversion from a value type to a reference type is known as boxing. Boxing happens automatically if a method requires an object as a parameter, and a value type is passed. On the other side, a boxed value type can be converted to a value type using unboxing. With unboxing the cast operator is required.
The following example shows the
ArrayList class from the namespace
ArrayList stores objects, the
Add() method is defined to require an object as a parameter, and so an integer type is boxed. When the values from an
ArrayList are read, unboxing occurs when the object is converted to an integer type. This may be obvious with the cast operator that is used to assign the first element of the
ArrayList collection to the variable i1, but also happens inside the
foreach statement where the variable
i2 of type int is accessed:
ArrayList list = new ArrayList(); list.Add(44); // boxing - convert a value type to a reference type int i1 = (int)list[0]; // unboxing - convert a reference type to a value type foreach (int i2 in list) { Console.WriteLine(i2); // unboxing }
Boxing and unboxing is easy to use, but it has a big performance impact, especially when iterating through many items.
Instead of using objects, the
List<T> class from the namespace
System.Collections.Generic allows you to define the type when it is used. In the example here, the generic type of the List<T> class is defined as
int, and so the
int type is used inside the class that is generated dynamically from the JIT compiler. Boxing and unboxing no longer happens:
List<int> list = new List<int>(); list.Add(44); // no boxing - value types are stored in the List<int> int i1 = list[0]; // no unboxing, no cast needed foreach (int i2 in list) { Console.WriteLine(i2); }
Type Safety
Another feature of generics is type safety. As with the ArrayList class, if objects are used, any type can be added to this collection. This example shows adding an integer, a string, and an object of type
MyClass to the collection of type
ArrayList list = new ArrayList(); list.Add(44); list.Add("mystring"); list.Add(new MyClass());
Now if this collection is iterated using the following
foreach statement which iterates using integer elements, the compiler accepts this code. However, because not all elements in the collection can be cast to an
int, a runtime exception will occur:
foreach (int i in list) { Console.WriteLine(i); }
Errors should be detected as early as possible. With the generic class
List<T>, the generic type
T defines what types are allowed. With a definition of
List<int>, only integer types can be added to the collection. The compiler doesn't compile this code because the
Add() method has invalid arguments:
List<int> list = new List<int>(); list.Add(44); list.Add("mystring"); // compile time error list.Add(new MyClass()); // compile time error
Binary Code Reuse
Generics allow better binary code reuse. A generic class can be defined once and can be instantiated with many different types. You needn't access the source code as is necessary with C++ templates.
As an example, here the
List<T> class from the namespace
System.Collections.Generic in the assembly mscorlib is instantiated with an
int, a string, and a
MyClass type:
List<int> list = new List<int>(); list.Add(44); List<string> stringList = new List<string>(); stringList.Add("mystring"); List<MyClass> myclassList = new List<MyClass>(); myClassList.Add(new MyClass());
Generic types can be defined in one language and used from any other .NET language.
Code Bloat
How much code is created with generics when instantiating them with different specific types?
Because a generic class definition goes into the assembly, instantiating generic classes with specific types doesn't duplicate these classes in the IL code. However, when the generic classes are compiled by the JIT compiler to native code, a new class for every specific value type is created. Reference types share all the same implementation of the same native class. This is because with reference types only a 4-byte memory address (with 32-bit systems) is needed within the generic instantiated class to reference a reference type. Value types are contained within the memory of the generic instantiated class, and because every value type can have different memory requirements, a new class for every value type is instantiated.
Naming Guidelines
If generics are used in the program, it helps when generic types can be distinguished from non-generic types. Here are naming guidelines for generic types:
- Generic type names should be prefixed with the letter T.
- If the generic type can be replaced by any class because there's no special requirement, and only one generic type is used, the character T is good as a generic type name:
public class
List<T>{ } public class Linked
List<T>{ }
- If there's a special requirement for a generic type (for example, it must implement an interface or derive from a base class), or if two or more generic types are used, descriptive names should be used for the type names:
public delegate void EventHandler<TEventArgs> (object sender, TEventArgs e); public delegate TOutput Converter<TInput, TOutput>(TInput from); public class SortedList<TKey, TValue> { }
Generic Collection Classes
Many generic interfaces and collection classes are defined in the namespace
System.Collections.Generic. These classes can be used instead of the collection classes that were discussed in Chapter 9, "Collections." Many of the classes dealt with in the previous chapter have a similar generic class, so this section does not differentiate between a list and a dictionary but focuses on generic features instead.
Generic Collections Overview
Before taking a closer look at how to use the collection classes, this section gives you an overview of which generic collection classes and interfaces are available.
The major interfaces and their functionality are defined in the following table.
|Methods and Properties
Add(), Clear(), Contains(), CopyTo(), Remove()Count, IsReadOnly
|The interface
ICollection<T> is implemented by collection classes. Methods of this interface can be used to add and remove elements from the collection.The generic interface
ICollection<T> inherits from the non-generic interface
IEnumerable. With this it is possible to pass objects implementing
ICollection<T> to methods that require
IEnumerable objects as parameters.
Insert(), RemoveAt(), IndexOf()Item
|The interface I
List<T> allows you to access a collection using an indexer. It is also possible to insert or remove elements at any position of the collection.Similar to
ICollection<T>, the interface I
List<T> inherits from
|The interface
IEnumerable<T> is required if a
foreach statement is used with the collection. This interface defines the method
GetEnumerator() that returns an enumerator implementing
IEnumerator<T>.The generic interface
IEnumerable<T> inherits from the non-generic interface
foreach statement uses an enumerator implementing
IEnumerator<T> for accessing all elements in a collection. The interface
IEnumerator<T> inherits from the non-generic interfaces
IEnumerator and
IDisposable. The interface
IEnumerator defines the methods
MoveNext() and
IEnumerator<T> defines the type-safe version of the property Current.
IDictionary<TKey, TValue>
Add(), ContainsKey(), Remove(), TryGetValue(),Item, Keys, Values
|The interface
IDictionary<K, V> is implemented by collections whose elements have a key and a value.
|The interface
IComparer<T> is used to sort elements inside a collection with the
Compare() method.
Equals(), GetHashCode()
IEqualityComparer<T> is the second interface to compare objects. With this interface the objects can be compared for equality. The method
GetHashCode() should return a unique value for every object. The method
Equals() returns true if the objects are equal, false otherwise.
The generic collection classes and their functionality are shown in the following table.
|Implemented Interfaces
List<T> class is the generic replacement for the
ArrayList class. Similarly to the
ArrayList class, the
List<T> class can grow and shrink dynamically. Besides the implementation of the three implemented interfaces, this class also supports additional functionality like sorting and reversing the elements in the collection.
Dictionary<TKey, TValue>
IDictionary<TKey, TValue>
Dictionary&l;tTKey, TValue> is a collection class that stores key and value pairs.
SortedList<TKey, TValue>
IDictionary<TKey, TValue>
SortedList<TKey, TValue> is similar to
Dictionary<TKey, TValue> with the difference that this collection is sorted by the key.
LinkedList<T> is a double-linked list. With a double-linked list one element references the next and the previous.
Queue<T> is a collection with first-in, first-out behavior. The element that was added first will be read first from the queue. This is similar to a print-queue where the oldest print jobs are processed first. The method
Enque() adds an object to the end of the queue; the method
Deque() returns and removes an object from the beginning of the queue. With the method
Peek() it is possible to read the first object from the queue without removing it.
Stack<T> is a collection with first-in, last-out behavior. The element that was added last will be read first from the stack. The
Stack<T> offers the methods
Push() and
Pop(). With
Push() an object is added to the end of the stack, while
Pop() reads and removes the object from the end of the stack. The method
Peek() reads the last object from the stack without removing it.
The .NET Framework offers some generic collection base classes that can be used to create a custom generic collection class. The classes in the following table are found in the namespace System.Collections.ObjectModel.
|Implemented Interfaces
|The class Collection<T> can be used as a base class for a custom generic collection class. It implements the interfaces I
List<T>, ICollection<T>, and
IEnumerable<T>. Behind the scenes, this class makes use of the
List<T> class. However, it doesn't offer all the methods that
List<T> does. So with a custom generic collection class you can offer the methods that are appropriate for the use case.With a custom collection class you can access the underlying
List<T> object with the protected property Items.
ReadOnlyCollection<T> is a read-only version of the class
Collection<T>. All the methods from the interfaces that allow adding and removing elements are explicitly implemented and throw a
NotSupportedException. An object of this class can be created by passing any collection that implements the
IList<T> interface to the constructor.
KeyedCollection<TKey, TItem>
KeyedCollection<TKey, TItem> is an abstract base class that can be used for custom collection classes that have a key and a value. This class inherits from
Using the
List<T> Class
The class
List<T> in the namespace
System.Collections.Generic is a very similar in its usage to the
ArrayList class from the namespace
System.Collections. This class implements the
ICollection, and
interfaces. Because Chapter 9 already discussed the methods of these interfaces, this section looks at how to use the
List<T> class.
The following example uses the class
Racer as elements to be added to the collection to represent a Formula-1 racer. This class has two fields, a name and a car, that can be accessed with properties. With the constructor of the class the name of the racer and the car can be passed to set the members. The method
ToString() is overridden to return the name of the racer and the car:
public class Racer { private string name; public string Name { get { return name; } } private string car; public string Car { get { return car; } } public Racer(string name, string car) { this.name = name; this.car = car; } public override string ToString() { return name + ", " + car; } }
The variable
racers is defined to be of type
List<Racer>. With the
new operator a new object of the same type is created. Here the default constructor of the
List<T> class is used. This class also has a constructor to reserve memory for a specific number of items, and a constructor to copy elements from another collection of type
Because the class
List<T> was instantiated with the concrete class
Racer, now only
Racer objects can be added with the
Add() method. With the class
List<T>, the
Add() method is defined as
void Add(T item). In the following sample code five Formula-1 racers are created and added to the collection. Then, using the
foreach statement, every team in the collection is iterated to be displayed on the console:
List<Racer> racers = new List<Racer>(); racers.Add(new Racer("Michael Schumacher", "Ferrari")); racers.Add(new Racer("Juan Pablo Montoya", "McLaren-Mercedes")); racers.Add(new Racer("Kimi Raikkonen", "McLaren-Mercedes")); racers.Add(new Racer("Mark Webber", "Williams-BMW")); racers.Add(new Racer("Rubens Barichello", "Ferrari")); foreach (Racer r in racers) { Console.WriteLine(r); }
With the
List<T> class, not only can you add items and access them by using an enumerator; this class also has methods to insert and remove elements, clear the collection, and copy the elements to an array. Even more powerful functionality is discussed next.
List<T> offers methods to search and to convert elements, reverse the order, and so on.
Finding elements
In this section, you search for all racers in the collection that drive a Ferrari.
List<T> class offers
Find() and
FindAll() methods with these declarations:
public T Find(
Predicate<T>match); public List<T> FindAll(Predicate<T> match);
Both methods require a
Predicate<T> as an argument.
Predicate<T> is a delegate that references a predicate method. A predicate is a method that returns a Boolean value. If the predicate returns
true, there's a match and the element is found. If it returns
false, the element is not added to the result of the search. With the definition of
Predicate<T>, the predicate must have a single argument of type
T. The
Find() method returns the first element with a predicate match, and the
FindAll() method returns all elements with a predicate match in a list collection.
So you have to define a predicate. You use the predicate method
DrivingCarPredicate() for finding a racer with a specific car. This method is defined in the class
FindRacer, which can be initialized with the car to search.
DrivingCarPredicate() receives a
Racer object and compares the car of the
Racer object with the car that is set in the constructor to return
true or
false accordingly:
public class FindRacer { private string car; public FindRacer(string car) { this.car = car; } public bool DrivingCarPredicate(Racer racer) { return racer.Car == car; } }
To find the specific racers, the
FindRacer class is initiated and initialized with a Ferrari, because you want to find all Ferrari racers. With the
FindAll() method of the
List<T> class, a new predicate delegate is instantiated, and this predicate delegate receives the
finder.DrivingCarPredicate method.
FindAll() returns a list of type
List<Racer> that is used with the foreach to iterate all returned racers to display them on the console:
FindRacer finder = new FindRacer("Ferrari"); foreach (Racer racer in racers.FindAll(new Predicate<Racer>(finder.DrivingCarPredicate))) { Console.WriteLine(racer); }
As a result, Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barichello are displayed on the console.


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wo members of the Senate Finance Committee plan to put their Democratic colleagues on the spot on Tuesday by offering amendments on whether to give uninsured Americans the opportunity to join a government insurance program.
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To be fair, a good number of Indians have dropped off the billionaire list in 2008/2009, so save some tears for them as well.
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Model X pricing ?
Model X pricing ?
Elon have stated that the price on the MX will be low single digit percent higher than a similar equipped MS. Of course we don't have the price of a MS equipped with AWD, so I don't really know what that means.
Since it will be a bit bigger, it will weight a bit more. And because it will be higher it will have a bigger frontal area, with means more drag, which means lower mileage.
weigh a bit more
JB and Elon have said they've leveraged the second motor to keep mileage stable. Tricks of the trade.
Compare the price of a fully optioned top-of-the-line Tesla Model S to the maxed out BMW 7-Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, or Porsche Panamera. I believe the Tesla Model X in full trim will compare favorably to a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in a similar fashion, and possibly the Mercedes Benz ML63 AMG and BMW X6 M as well.
I packaged a Model S on the Web site to estimate the price of the Model X. I fully loaded the S, 85 Performance +, Tech package, etc. I think the only thing I left out was the cold weather package (I am in Atlanta).
It priced out at 120K! assigning a 10% uplift, I would have to compare to an SUV from BMW or Porsche at 130K. Now one can deduct the Federal Tax Credit, and GA Tax Incentives (I will have to figure out how to maximize their availability). So that would make the net $132K - $12.5K or back to the $121K for the Mod X. To replace my Audi SUV with an current Diesel Model fully loaded would be $90K. A similar priced BMW X5 would be about the same. The BMW Model X6 is slightly more. Porsche Cayenne can get really pricy. Best estimate of the "equiv" model is $110K.
Quite honestly, a Fully-loaded Tesla Model X will have a premium price, and therefore needs to compete with similar amenities not currently in the Model S. I hope that is part of the delay and "better-than-the-prototype" that we have been hearing.
I am committed to the Model X...Rumor has the new Audi Q8 EV at $130K, but its availability is 2017 at the earliest. I think there is an environmental responsibility. Even at a $10-20K premium, I will get the Model X -- Unless Tesla really screws it up with lack of features that are now common in high end SUV's.
A reasonably well-equipped MS 85 without the performance adders prices out at $89K.
I expect that a similarly equipped MX will cost between $95K and $100K before incentives and tax.
A little more Aluminum, an added row of seats, an extra drive unit, a little more paint and glass, and those tricky doors...
Thanks georgehawley I recognize that I could have a nicely equipped Tesla Model X for less.... the reason I priced fully loaded was to match what those things I am used to having.
My 2007 Audi Q7 has 400 HP (ICE of course); Air Suspension; Auto Lift gates (open and close); 3rd row passenger seats; lane departure warnings; 4 zone air and heat; heated seats; auto window wipers; 4 levels of ride control; auto dimming mirrors inside and out; all wheel drive; 21" Wheels; 14 Speakers with sub woofer; Sat Radio; Voice Dialing (number and name); voice navigation; Dual Displays (albeit not a 18")which can be used for radio/phone/nav, etc. separately. That is why Elon M. said his Q7 is the best SUV on the road.
As I said, due to my concern for the environment, I am committed to the Model X. I would only desire that Tesla X has a similar package of amenities common in high-end SUVs which Tesla is competing --it will allow them to compete now and in the future.
The amenities listed above aren't on the latest/greatest SUV.... this is a 2007 vehicle, Audi's Q7's first model year. That is the Bar that Tesla needs to aspire. It is important to know your competition...they are working to replace Tesla every day. I have no doubt that the German Engineers may produce the Q8 EV with the same competitive zeal.
My 2 cents. The MX will sell for $7-10K more than a comparable MS and perhaps another $5K for the third row seats.
Despite Elon's desire to bring electric vehicles to the masses, his price increases suggest that he isn't there yet. I suspect the Model X will be around 10% more expensive than a comparable Model S. I'd prefer he drop the AWD and try to bring it in at the same price, but he's probably put in the second motor to achieve the mpg he wants despite the larger frontal area.
Tesla is caught between a rock and a hard place. I bet Elon would love to price the MX as low as possible but he can't because he has to protect the resale values on the MS. Remember, Tesla is guaranteeing the resale values of the MS.
Everyone knows the MX is basically the same as an MS in SUV form + AWD. But he will have to do a small bump to justify the AWD and probably a few new features and protect resale of MS.
More likely to give away more miles on the MS and maintain the miles for the MX rather than lower the price.
"aljjr2 | AUGUST 28, 2014
Thanks georgehawley I recognize that I could have a nicely equipped Tesla Model X for less.... the reason I priced fully loaded was to match what those things I am used to having."
The point is, you are adding many thousands of dollars to the price of the Model X by adding performance options, then comparing by price. I see a 0-60 time of 8.3 seconds listed for your Q7. Wouldn't the standard performance MX be much better than what you are used to?
I agree with your point that if the car is going to compete as a luxury vehicle, it needs the features of a luxury vehicle. The newness of electric drive will only take it so far. Crazy good performance is a game-changer for a SEDAN and other missing amenities might be forgiven. Comfort and safety features are much more important for the SUV/CUV luxury segment and must be addressed.
But I'll still buy one if they aren't.
The Audi Q7 V8-4.2 (no longer avail in US) is 7 Seconds -- not Porsche like, but adequate for a 5300 Pound SUV. Maxing out is not something I do. At $600 Bucks a tire (295x35x21), I don't do peel outs, or place stress on the vehicle to its max.
I agree driving with Electric motors is addictive. I am not arguing against the Model X. Looking forward to getting one. My point is simple --- Like Pan Am, or Blackberry, a company's leadership position can fade quickly. The BMW's and Audi's of the world are committed to their quality and leadership in the marketplace. Audi has been testing the new Q7 mules for 3 years. They know this is a marathon. There is no time for Tesla to be complacent--driver amenities are as important in the long run as technology and power. If not others will close the gap they currently enjoy.
We drive from the INSIDE the vehicle. Ultimately, that becomes where we see, use, hear and demand comfort, convenience and safety.
Overall for the planet, it would be a good thing to have many competitive EV's. Since Tesla lead the way to save the environment, I would like them to remain in the forefront.
In the marathon, the ICEs are running backwards.
FYI... Tesla Motors is not a luxury car company. Check their promotional materials, website, YouTube, vimeo, Facebook, twitter... The word 'luxury' is not mentioned. They do use the phrase 'premium electric vehicles'...
By contrast, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, AUDI, Jaguar, ACURA, Infiniti, Lexus... use the word 'luxury' repeatedly.
@Brain H
"JB and Elon have said they've leveraged the second motor to keep mileage stable. Tricks of the trade."
Yes I learned that from selecting pumps for my koi pond. Two pumps with combined output of a single one consumes less energy. That's likely the reason why they made the original optional second motor default now.
@aljjr2 MX will accelerte much better, note I say better instead of just faster, than any of those SUV you mentioned. You will be addicted to the quick and smooth power transfer from the instantaneous torque and never want to go back to the regular SUV. I say this as an MS owner and previous Porsche driver. MX will likely to be much more stable than other SUV too because of the low center of gravity.
Also you should factor in savings in gas and maintanence when comparing cost. How you help the environment is an added benefit. No more of that guilty feeling when driving the monster.
"We drive from the INSIDE the vehicle."
To me it's "We DRIVE from the inside the vehicle." A car is to be driven. Everything else I can get in the comfort of my living room. I understand others may have different ideas of why they want to own a car. That's why there are so many car brands for people to choose from.