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Stupid Bloomberg video: "1200 Model S Cancellations"
Stupid Bloomberg video: "1200 Model S Cancellations"
Even without arguing that number -- what's a cancellation rate of far less than 10% for reservations that started three and a half years ago? Life requirements change, personal situations change, financial situations change, and nobody really knew what exactly we were queuing for! That's more than sufficient to explain that kind of drop-out rate. Look at it the other way around: A conversion rate of around or above 90%, that's HUGE!
I'm still betting that the 1200 is the number if deferrals, not cancelations. Even allowing for changes in lifestyle/etc, I don't believe there have been more then a couple hundred cancelations at best. What cancelations there are I'll more readily attribute to people having two reservations (one sig and one prod for example) and letting one go to pursue the other.
I just can't stand these idiots. They also leave no way to comment on their deceiving clips. He states, "2012 profits now off the table" I do not remember Tesla saying they would profit in 2012. I remember them saying they would make a payment on the load.
Then he goes on with why would anyone would "believe this company" then plays a clip,
Elon, "There are three things I am very confident of achieving...... That we would start production no later than July of this year (2012).... The second one would be that we would produce 20,000 cars in 2013..... Third is we would achieve a gross margin of in excess of 25%..."
Basically this guy is saying that since Tesla did not make the 5000 car hope that they will now fail at everything.
Ratings and comment have been turned off on the video.
non mobile link for nickjhowe video.
as far as nickjhowe link,
I like the guy saying, "....there is a guy that used to work at Apple leading the charge." That statement is about the misinformation of no cars in the showrooms.
Some guy... you know the mail room guy I guess. These people must be desperate to fill a slow news day with hype.
actual Bloomberg page for nickjhowe link.
The claim of 1200 cancellations must be from the SEC filing, but it looked like 1000 to me. They were called cancellations not deferrals in the filing. The claims about profits being off the table in 2012 is also in there. The filing also warns about cash flow and the need to amend the DOE loan requirements to avoid default. Now I know what Elon meant when he said that the next 6 months would be tough.
I remember in the old days when the evening news was stretched from a 15 minute show to a half-hour. Hard to fathom all-day news shows. There isn't enough of importance going on to fill a full day, so you get non-newsy "news". I for one cancelled my reg S reservation and moved up to Sig S so I could get red paint. I'll bet I am in the "cancelled reservation" tally.
News is supposed to be about facts without spin. Bloomberg News doesn't practice that.
The number of cancellations is a simple fact that is pretty normal as Volker explained well.
Bloomberg's timing and tilt are contrived to drive the stock lower to exaggerate the near term buying opportunity.
A news source that caters to traders is unfortunately motivated to maximize volatility so traders stay glued to the news.
Inflammatory headlines profit Bloomberg, so they do it.
Here is the actual text from the SEC filing, in quotes below.
I'm all for cancellations, because it just means I'll get mine sooner lol!
"As of September 23, 2012, our Model S reservations, after subtracting deliveries, were approximately 13,000, up from approximately 11,500 at June 30, 2012. The third quarter has been the strongest quarter in our history for new Model S reservations, totaling more than 2,600 to date. We expect that our quarter-on-quarter new reservations will continue to grow as we open new stores and services centers worldwide, have more Model S vehicles available for customer viewing and test drives, launch our Supercharger network, make lower priced versions of Model S available, launch Model S in Europe and Asia and as consumer familiarity with Tesla and the Model S continues to grow. Our new reservations for the quarter were partially offset by cancellations which increased as we asked the first several thousand customers on our reservation list to configure their cars for delivery or risk losing their production slot. As a result, we expect that total net reservations for the quarter will increase by approximately 1,600. We expect the cancellation rate to decrease after we work through the older reservations on our list and there is less of a gap between a customer placing a reservation, configuring the car and receiving delivery.
Even if we were to receive no new net reservations, we expect that it would take more than six months to completely work through our existing Model S reservation backlog assuming production rates remain consistent with our current expectations. We expect, however, that reservations will continue to increase for the reasons indicated above"
Heh. On a "% per year" basis that might work out to about half that cancellation total, or 2%. So if reservations continue to grow at 1260 per month (the rate since the start of July), less about ½ (5 months worth) of 2% of total reservations, that makes about 19K reservations +/- 190, less ~3K deliveries, =~ 16K reservations remaining by Dec. 31. About 3K more than now!
And, of course, it is likely reservations will be substantially higher than that. IMO.
My wife and I sell hand-made board games in our spare time, and we have a backlog of over a year at the moment. I can definitely attest that the cancellation rate goes up the longer the time between when the order was placed and when it comes up for production -- and that is talking about products averaging less than $100.
I agree, nothing to see here. If new reservations started to drop below cancellations, then I would worry.
And 1200 cancellations over three years isn't surprising. Actually, it's surprising that it isn't higher. Three years+ is a long time.
They are talking about cancellations in the last month.
While we're tesla supporters, thinking the reservation rate keep growing at the current rate is probably overly-optimistic.
The price has to drop, the cars should be delivered in under 6 months with no further delays.
It's a tough job to do, but unless Tesla do it, they'll go under.
There's another issue they've missed in the report - Daimler deal that's apparently still up in the air:
"In the third quarter of 2012, we anticipate that our gross margin will be negatively affected primarily by the limited number of Model S vehicles we intend to deliver, the consequent allocation of all manufacturing and labor overhead costs across a smaller number of vehicles, manufacturing inefficiencies, higher costs for initial parts, and the delay of development services revenue from Daimler, resulting in a negative gross margin in the range of 15% to 18%. Revenue from Daimler will be recognized when we reach final agreement upon the development milestones and related payments which we anticipate finalizing in the fourth quarter of 2012. In the fourth quarter we expect gross margin to improve substantially and turn positive mainly due to higher Model S volume, as well as cost efficiencies and planned cost reductions. "
Go ahead let them spin negative, gives me a chance to pick up some more stock for $27/share. I'll be laughing at them when the stock hits $50+. Yes the next 6 months will be tough for Tesla... growing pains. Elon has saved the company from near death before. Tesla doesn't have a demand problem they have a supply problem. I'm doing as much as I can by buying a car. The world needs this company to succeed.
jerry3 | September 27, 2012
And 1200 cancellations over three years isn't surprising. Actually, it's surprising that it isn't higher. Three years+ is a long time.
Come to think of it, it's sort of a mixed bag. The "raw" reservations at Sept end is about 17,000, so the total cancellations over the whole period is about 4,000, of which 1,200 are "new".
You make some good points, but I doubt very much the price will drop. Unless you see a big drop in demand ahead. What would cause that?
And as far as "going under", I think EM now has a much bigger hat to pull rabbits from than he did previously. If he chooses to, which IMO he would. He's now worth about $3 bn, and both SpaceX and SC are already profitable.
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jerry3 | September 27, 2012
And 1200 cancellations over three years isn't surprising. Actually, it's surprising that it isn't higher. Three years+ is a long time.
Come to think of it, it's sort of a mixed bag. The "raw" reservations at Sept end is about 17,000, so the total cancellations over the whole period is about 4,000, of which 1,200 are "new".
What I meant by a price drop is TSLA shipping smaller battery sizes.
They are only shipping 85kw at this point.
While they've planned to start shipping 60kw in Nov, that's probably at least 5 weeks behind now.
Yes, Elon has a bigger hat, but he's also running SpaceX that is not exactly profitable either.
They could use some good news, e.g. Daimler that generated 15%-18% negative margins could instead be a finalized deal with positive margins.
Actually SpaceX is very profitable. It has made a few commercial launches, and will make its 1st NASA cargo launch at full price to the ISS Oct 7. It has the largest commercial launch contract ever signed, with Iridium for $485 million, 8 launches over 5 (?) yrs. Etc. 44 launches on its manifest, now taking the lion's share of new contracts because its pricing is so good, and takes payment only if successful. Game-changer.
When you figure the percentage of cancellations you really have to weight it considering the number who have been forced to finalize. Sure, some people may have canceled before they had to, but I'm sure most of the cancellations came when finalize time arrived. The relevant number is higher than 10%.
Just for fun, I did a rough count of paid launches scheduled:
2012: 4
2013: 8
2014: 12
2015: 15
2016+ : 5 (to date)
They are not a public company, so it's hard to get solid data on them, but they do have some contracts and claim to be cash flow positive.
Private company valuations are really hard to judge, and I imagine the R&D costs are high, probably more so than tesla.
I remember after the first successful launch Elon was talking about it and said they had two attempts and if the second one didn't work they wouldn't be able to try again.
That was back in May.
But the launches in question were in 2006.
+1 Vawlkus
We made our Sig reservation last November and when pricing came out made a regular reservation to cover our bets. Cancelled the regular one after we finalized configuration of our Sig. I know we're not the only ones to do this based on what I've read here.
I also upgraded to a Sig in May/June of this year. I cancelled my #2405 production reservation. The good news is all the productioners moved up. The bad news is that Bloomberg counted this as a "cancellation" and hit the stock.
While delivering a small number of vehicles is a good step forward, until they can deliver vehicles in volume AND those customers can give positive testimonials, Tesla will remain at risk.
The cancellation rate is actually higher than 10% because the cancellations are probably mostly among those reservation holders that were among the first 5000+ reservations - so it's more likely closer to a 20% cancellation rate.
But that shouldn't be surprising. These are the oldest reservations - based on what people thought they would see from Tesla at this point. For many people, this could be the most expensive vehicle they've ever purchased - and we are still in a challenging economy - so even a 20% cancellation rate, among reservations that were probably made a year or more ago - shouldn't be surprising - and actually might be a positive sign, in that the cancellation rate very well could have been higher.
And, I'll be honest, while I'm enthusiastic about the potential for the Model S - I'm still not 100% committed. My delivery probably won't happen until March/April - and by the time I have to commit - there will be thousands of customers with Model S - and it will be more obvious how well Tesla is fulfilling their vision of building a high quality car.
Once Tesla is manufacturing in high volume - and they continue to have positive feedback from their customers - and continue to see new reservations - then the stock price will have real meaning. Until then, the price is more speculative - and will be more reactive to any small positive or negative news from the company...
I just attended my local AEE/IEEE chapter meeting last night
@ the Oak Brook, Ill Tesla store.
There were multiple people in the store, a Model S platform and
a new White Model S, (charging), in the showroom.
As with most start ups, there will be growing pains, certainly financial ones as we are seeing now.
This company is not run by accountants, bankers and lawyers, it is run by engineers and visionarys.
While Tesla is a slightly different model than "business as usual" is used to seeing here stateside, I full expect the existing technology hurdles, (energy density, charge time etc), to be overcome, the financial hurldes may be more difficult.
In Chicago, I wait anxiously, with great anticipation
Based on this and that and hunches, I suspect that Fremont is awaiting resolution of some of the supplier issues to finish off nearly-complete cars which it is "setting aside" in waiting. Elon said the supplier issues were for fiddly things, not affecting the chassis, drive train, etc.; mostly (entirely?) 'fit and finish' stuff.
It is thus possible that a "logjam" may break at some point in the next couple of months, give or take.
Fascinatin'! What inspired the enjinears (sp?) to meet at that store? And did y'all interact with the staff and/or looky-loos? Tell all!
They state in the SEC filing that they have a single source supplier for some parts, probably a significant number.
That's definitely a risk, especially for the ramp up.
Indeed. The flip side is that getting one or two (?) up to speed might do the trick. Hoping ...
Brian H,
Usually we meet for lunch in the mall where the store is located.
Apparently, the chapter head decided this would be
an enjoyable diversion from the same old vendor presentations,
it was very well received.
The Tesla employees were engaged all night answering questions
and were very helpful.
The Model S on display always seemed to be occupied.
Overall, an enjoyable experience.
Are the bulk of/all the members EEs? Would have loved to eavesdrop (lunch→night?).
Most are EE or engineers of other disciplines.
The questions that they asked were typical of the ones
that have been asked on this forums for years,
nothing unusual.
Yup, 1200 cancelations is actually really low, considering how much has changed with the economy over the last three years. I am fairly sure there were also many who assumed that they would have a $50k Model S in their garage by now, and weren't willing to wait. Also, a lot can change in ones life in three years, and I am sure some deposit holders may have gone from a long distance commute to a short one. Still others might have expected something different after the Betas were released.
Either way, as more and more new folks hear about Tesla and the Model S (and X), they are gaining new ground everyday. I also believe that many of these stock speculators are not aware that the person responsable for much of this car and it's company is also the same person who is starting to make even the late Steve Jobs appear to be just an avarage CEO. Steve jobs never launched rockets into space (neither did Bill Gates for that matter).
My money is on the guy who hangs with NASA!!!!
Elon is fortunate to have to deal with NASA only as a supplier of a service NASA is no longer able to provide itself. Between Congressional and Administration jerk-arounds, and internal (partial, but significant) power-grabs by the paper-pushers, and smearing of its activities into areas where it is a fish out of water (climate and Muslim outreach), NASA is a geriatric stroke victim compared to what it could and should be.
Agreed. It's not the NASA engineers that are hampering it. It's the administrators and politicians.
I bet that if ISS was not there already, SpaceX would build one in order to have something to dock their Dragon spacecrafts.
Elon has promised to put man onto Mars in ten years (nine years now). If he can deliver that promise its a lot more than anybody else is doing (when it comes to space exploration).
I'm not a rocket scientist, but I think Mars-rocket needs to be build on orbit. Spacecraft that never needs to go down in gravity well can be as large as we want it to be, so it would make sense to build that one on orbit, maybe as extension to ISS at first: it needs to be build like space station anyway, trip wont be short (unless we get warp engines a lot sooner than we expect), so people need to actually live in the ship.
For fun:
Let Elon put 5,000 people in their cars first ;)
One small step at a time...
An ion drive, or VASIMR drive, would take ~20-30 days, and there's a "continuous shuttle" system that would take (IIRC) about 6 weeks. Both are strictly spacebound, of course; as they say, getting to orbit is halfway to anywhere in the Solar System.
Elon's re-usable boosters would take care of the cost side of that, which means de facto all significant issues.
We need a thread to talk about that Brian, here is not the place to go into all the space flight ideas I have :P
sergiyz -- Let Elon put 5,000 people in their cars first ;)
Well of course. They have to have a way of getting to the spaceport.


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Millions protesting in the streets. Another leader deposed. Dozens killed in violent clashes, including at least 51 people slain on Monday. Obama's Mideast policy is in shambles. Nowhere is that more obvious that Egypt, which just held its second revolution in as many years.
Egypt isn't just a problem. It's a full-fledged disaster, hand-delivered to us by President Obama. He sabotaged our ally Hosni Mubarak more than a year ago, then defended that strategy during his reelection campaign.
All of this is essential context to the collapse of the Morsi-government. Yet network journalists aren't saying any of it. In 51 stories and briefs on the morning and evening news shows since the latest unrest began, ABC, CBS and NBC never mentioned Obama's complicity in Mubarak's fall.
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During NBC's third July 3 "Nightly News" report on Egypt, correspondent Andrea Mitchell brought up Obama's past support of Mubarak. She actually criticized Obama for waiting too long, not for abandoning a key American ally. "The irony is, after being accused of sticking too long with Hosni Mubarak two years ago, once again, the U.S. is being tagged as being on the wrong side of history in Egypt," she argued.
Nonsense. Rather than try to set Egypt on the road to gradual change, Obama threw Mubarak under the bus. Back in February 2011, Obama first said "change must take place" and about a week later outright called for Mubarak to go. Given the U.S.'s financial influence on Egypt, that effectively destroyed a key ally.
That didn't exactly go well. By September 2012, Obama even admitted it. According to CBS News, "President Obama says the U.S. would not consider Egypt an ally, 'but we don't consider them an enemy.'"
When asked during the presidential debates in October if he regretted abandoning Mubarak, Obama was clear: "I don't because I think that America has to stand with democracy." He then listed several areas that he expected the new government to push including taking "responsibility for protecting religious minorities," recognizing "the rights of women," abiding "by their treaty with Israel," and "developing their own economy."
With the exception of Israel, Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood failed at the rest and now Obama is standing by them. Christians have been attacked, women raped and terrorized, and the Egyptian economy is a disaster. Fuel shortages are common and half the population is living on less than $2 a day.
The Muslim Brotherhood has shown itself to be radical and dangerous. One of the last straws for the Egyptians was apparently when Morsi called for a holy war in Syria in support of the Sunni Muslims against the Shia Muslim leadership.
The Brotherhood even released a bizarre, anti-Semitic statement about Morsi's replacement, saying, "A Jew in Egypt's seat of power."
Now that same military Obama trusted last time around has rejected Morsi's anti-American, radical Islamist government. The Obama response? He has ordered a review of the funding we send to Egypt. He even supported keeping the Brotherhood in the government.
If Obama wants our Egyptian policy to be one that rejects our friends and supports our enemies, then he's doing an excellent job.
Egyptians have issue with that policy, but you have to watch the network broadcasts closely to see it. A July 7 "Nightly News," report showed protesters holding two picket signs, one of Ambassador Anne Patterson with "Go Home. You are not Welcome in Egypt Anymore." Another sign criticized Obama, placing a big red "X" over his face, and including the slogan "Stop Supporting Terrorists," meaning the Brotherhood. On July 4, NBC's Richard Engel also noted Patterson was "criticized as too close to Morsi."
They networks aren't just covering for Obama, they also covered for Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry got caught in an embarrassing reveal when instead of helming the ship of state, he was caught helming his yacht at the height of the crisis off Nantucket. State Department denials later proved to be false.
Not that any of the big three networks mentioned it on their newscasts. ABC did include it on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," but only wonks watch that. Obama might be better off working with actress Kerry Washington than former Senator John Kerry. At least the beautiful "Scandal" star acts like she's in D.C.
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Huh? Incredible.... Isn't the EU having huge unemployment ?
They should be giving money instead to people who are being entrepreneur to continue in business.
Amazing, no wonder the state of the Union.
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The 73-page report, "'A Long Way from Reconciliation': Abusive Military Crackdown in Response to Security Threats in Côte d'Ivoire,"details the brutal crackdown that followed a series of violent attacks on military installations around the country in August. The attacks were allegedly committed by militants loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo. The resulting crackdown recalled the grave crimes committed during the 2010-2011 post-election crisis, in some cases under the same commanders previously identified as responsible for brutal abuses, Human Rights Watch found. The government of President Alassane Ouattara needs to ensure the prompt investigation and prosecution of forces who committed serious human rights abuses, including torture and inhuman treatment, in response to these security threats, Human Rights Watch said.
"The security threats to Côte d'Ivoire are real, but widespread abuses by the military will fuel – rather than end – them," said Corinne Dufka, senior West Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. "The government should quickly show the determination to bring to account the soldiers responsible for torture, inhuman treatment, and criminality."
The report is based on a three-week mission to Abidjan in late August and early September, during the height of the military crackdown. Human Rights Watch interviewed 39 people who had been arrested and detained after the August attacks, as well as another 14 witnesses to mass arrests, beatings, and other abuses. Human Rights Watch also spoke with drivers of commercial and passenger transport vehicles, family members of people still in detention, leaders from Ivorian civil society, government officials, representatives of humanitarian organizations, representatives of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, and diplomats in Abidjan.
The seemingly coordinated and well-organized attacks on the military installations between August and October came on the heels of earlier assaults along the Liberian-Ivorian border. In a particularly high-profile raid on August 6, attackers killed at least six military personnel and stole a substantial cache of weapons from one of the most important military bases in the country. Since April, at least 50 people, including many civilians, have been killed during these attacks, which the Ivorian government has credibly blamed on pro-Gbagbo militants intent on destabilizing the country.
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In August, members of the Republican Forces carried out mass arbitrary arrests of perceived Gbagbo supporters almost daily in the Abidjan neighborhood of Yopougon. Without arrest warrants or individualized evidence, soldiers arbitrarily arrested young men in their homes, at neighborhood restaurants, at bars, in taxis and buses, as they walked home from church, and at traditional community celebrations. Soldiers often arrived in neighborhoods in military cargo trucks and forced 20 or more perceived pro-Gbagbo youth to board. Hundreds of young men appear to have been rounded up and detained, largely on the basis of their ethnicity and place of residence.
Those arrested were often brought to military camps, which are not lawful detention sites for civilians under Ivorian law. Human Rights Watch focused on three detention sites controlled by the Republican Forces: the Adjamé military police camp; the BAE (from the French acronym for anti-riot brigade) camp in Yopougon; and the military camp in Dabou, a town 40 kilometers west of Abidjan and the site of an attack on the military on August 15.
Human Rights Watch interviewed five victims of torture who had been detained at the Adjamé camp. They said military personnel subjected them to beatings, flogging, and other extreme forms of physical mistreatment, generally during questioning related to the location of guns or alleged suspects, or to extract a confession. Several had scars allegedly from the physical abuse. They also said that other detainees had come back to their cells with bruised faces, severe swelling, and open wounds. The detention conditions described were grossly inadequate, including severe overcrowding, near complete denial of food and water, and humiliating practices like being placed in a room with excrement all over the floor as punishment.
A former detainee at the military police camp described his mistreatment: "I was there for a week, and they questioned me every day but the last one. Each day they pulled me out and took me to another room for questioning…. 'Where are the guns?' 'I don't own a gun, I've never held a gun.' Whack! They'd wrap their belt around their hand and hit me in the head, the face, the side. The metal [ring] of the belt was on the end they hit you with, [I think] to inflict the most pain…. I had a lot of wounds, from when they'd strike you just right with the metal ring."
Although it did not reach the level of torture, Human Rights Watch likewise documented cruel and inhuman treatment at the BAE and Dabou military camps, including frequent beatings. According to victims and witnesses, soldiers from these two camps also turned their security role into a lucrative scheme. During neighborhood sweeps and mass arrests, they stole cash and valuables such as cell phones, computers, and jewelry. Detainees also said the soldiers demanded money – as much as 150,000 CFA (US$300) in some cases – to guarantee their release. Several former detainees told Human Rights Watch that they were not even asked for their names, much less questioned. They were simply held for days in miserable conditions and then forced to pay the soldiers for their freedom.
As Côte d'Ivoire tries to move past a decade of grave crimes, these abuses demonstrate how far the country still has to go, as expressed by a former detainee at the BAE camp interviewed by Human Rights Watch: "How does the government expect reconciliation when the FRCI (Republican Forces) steal from us, treat us all as militiamen, [and] do daily mass arrests?I have nothing left now, all my money was taken or [used to pay for my release]…. When people have been stripped of everything, when all we are left with is hatred … we're a long way from reconciliation."
In August and September, the commander in charge of the BAE camp and the Dabou military operations was Ousmane Coulibaly, better known as "Bin Laden." Former detainees and other people with access to the BAE camp identified Coulibaly at the camp while abuses occurred. In an October 2011 report on the post-election violence, Human Rights Watch named Coulibaly as one of the Republican Forces commanders under whose command soldiers committed acts of torture and dozens of summary executions during the final battle for Abidjan in April and May 2011. Forces under his command have previously been implicated in serious crimes by other international organizations and the US State Department. In late September, Coulibaly was named the prefect, or regional administrator, in charge of the tense area of San Pedro.
"The recurrent crimes committed under certain commanders should serve as a stark reminder of the consequences of impunity," Dufka said. "Military commanders who oversee abuses should no longer be untouchable, or else Côte d'Ivoire will continue to be plagued by the grave human rights violations that have marked the last decade."
While in Abidjan, Human Rights Watch briefed the Ivorian government, including the interior and human rights ministers, on its principal findings, and followed up with a letter to the Ivorian presidency detailing the report's main conclusions and asking for an official response. In its answers, the government stressed the gravity of the security threat and the need for solidarity with the military in the face of the repeated, violent attacks. However, authorities also promised an investigation into the abuses documented by Human Rights Watch, indicating that anyone found responsible for torture or inhuman treatment would be prosecuted.
"The Ivorian government's promises to ensure credible and impartial investigations into human rights abuses are a positive response, but the reality is that its forces remain largely above the law," Dufka said. "Meeting its commitment to prosecute those involved in the abusive crackdown is an essential step toward promoting reconciliation and returning to the rule of law."


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1. Darren Mattocks
Pos: F | Vancouver Whitecaps | Age: 22
Electric. When Vancouver rookie Darren Mattocks is on the field, things happen. Sometimes it's the extraordinary, like his goal in Portland or his "Air Mattocks" leap in Toronto. But there's also the combustible that comes with the Jamaican: the feistiness, the cards and that glare. He oozes self-belief and confidence. He knows the next goal is only minutes away. It's that attitude that led the No. 2 overall SuperDraft pick to react this way after a preseason goal against Montreal: "They didn't choose me No. 1, and I showed them they made a mistake." If he can help Vancouver become the first Canadian team ever to make the MLS Cup playoffs, he'll have made his case loud and clear.
What the TDs and coaches like: "Phenomenal talent … He has tremendous physical tools and he's got a nose for the goal … He is an exciting player … He has explosive speed … He's great in the air and can score all kinds of goals … He's a real handful for defenders and he's a very exciting prospect. … When we scouted him in college, we knew that he's a special player … Mattocks is special … His top end, his ceiling, is much higher than a lot of other young guys in this league right now … He's got poise, he's got pace, he has wonderful athletic ability and he has a nose for the goal … A tremendous athlete, makes intelligent runs and is good in 1v1 situations … main asset is his speed, has a nose for the slashing run … He's going to be great in the MLS. He'll become a terrific player."
Where TDs and coaches want improvement: "The question is going to be his temperament. Can he remain calm? Can he stay focused in the game? … As a forward, when you're good, you become a marked man. This is a physical league. Can he, week-in, week-out, be mentally tough enough to deal with that? That's going to be the question mark with him. … I think once he figures out the game and matures a little bit as a kid, I think the sky's the limit for a kid like that … For him, it's just about getting the opportunity to play … The things he needs to work on are probably his finishing and practicing the normal stuff … He's a good finisher, but he can be wild at times ... Lacks maturity and overall defensive awareness ... Needs to learn what he has to do in case of a turnover ... Not a great header of the ball in the box ... With some fine-tuning, he can become a complete player."
Opta Says: Only one player under 24 has more goals than Darren Mattocks (7) in MLS this year (Houston's Will Bruin with 11).
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|Castrol Index (as of 9/21/12): #28
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|Matches started: 12
|Goals: 7
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 24 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
This design is for an up an coming insurance company that is selling a great product for teachers. We are re-branding our digital image and want all of our product lines to look and feel brand new.
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The old site was: http://www.solsticebenefits.com/utd
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I have completely redesigned the content and the feel of the site in publisher. You can download the files at the links below.
I am looking for a United Teachers of Dade member's only splash page, strong home page and internal page. This site is exclusively for the teachers of UTD. The teachers directed to this site will have some prior information on the service through their Union and other marketing material.
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Testing is underway in the Peach State. The scream you heard yesterday morning from the southeast corner of the country was me as my proctor and I proceeded to watch a young man nod off not once, not twice, but a total of ten times. Each time we prompted him to WAKE UP and each time he rolled his eyes as we walked away. Twenty minutes into a sixty minute reading test Sleepy only had one answer bubbled on his answer sheet. Five minutes later he 15 questions answered. It's a miracle-----speed reading. Yes, don't worry, I documented all testing behaviors.
Rumors are abounding on my campus regarding who is teaching what next year....who is moving to what room and why....why can't we all just wait until we see the actual plan? Then we will actually know what to fuss over. My team has submitted our plan so each team member can teach their strength. Guess what mine is? I came up with four different ways our schedule could work so that every child has every academic subject. That was a nice way to spend an evening. Our only problem is two team members are out of the building in trailers. For our plan to work they need to move inside. Hopefully the powers that be will see things our way. I mean really, do teachers need full size classrooms if they have less than 10 students at a time? Can't that classroom space be better served as regular classroom space? We will see.
Well, I am still waiting for the program disk to arrive from the computer geeks. Hopefully Hubby will discover what I did to destroy "his" computer. I miss my research, my notes, my files.....
I watched the National Geographic special on Judas. I hate to tell the critics but it didn't shatter my faith or anything. This is one Christian who doesn't think she's been lied to all these years and my opinion regarding Judas hasn't changed. The bottom line is the events concerning the crucifiction of Christ and the resurrection were going to happen whether or not Judas handed Jesus over to the soldiers. It was Gods plan for things to happen as they did.
I didn't learn anything really new.....except regarding how the text was found, changed hands, and sat in a safety deposit box for 16 years deteriorating even further. Sad. It makes me wonder what else is out there.......
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Just another day in Paradise eh!
- Onyx said...
I've had similar experiences. I've done the same. We start testing in the Lone Star state next week so the scream you hear will be from me. I also had that happen the first year I proctored, freaked me out, it was one of my son's friends.
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Just a quick comment re: your faith in the face of National Geographic's special on Judas. You've talked about challenging the traditional views of your students in the hopes of getting them to a more mature/thoughtful interpretation of American history. Why does there appear to be a different standard when it comes to the historical Jesus? Why so dismissive? I know nothing about the document, but on the face of it it seems to be a legitimate document -- meaning that there may be something to learn. Anyway, just a thought.


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While some Chinese travelers
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To entertain waiting passengers, Dalian International Airport recently recruited a squad of cheerleaders to perform kicks, jumps and splits in the airport's main hall.
During massive fog-related delays in Dalian last week, the cheerleaders' pom-pom routines "soothed emotion and alleviated fatigue" for more than 5,000 stranded fliers, according to the Dalian Evening News.
The cheerleading show is part of the airport's effort to "bring more convenience to passengers in the summer-autumn air season," said Zhen Qun, an airport official.
It's also a way for the Dalian airport to "demonstrate spirit and shoulder social responsibility," according to an airport press release.
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The airport has launched a series of other innovative services, including free physical checkups and instant weather and flight updates by text message.
Zhen did not discuss the daily schedule of cheerleader shows, but the airport has staged at least one performance every day in the past week, each lasting two to three hours, with breaks.
"The cheerleaders are enrolled in different colleges in Dalian. We hire them on a work-for-study program," added Zhen. "The performance is free of charge for passengers."
That's good, because we're not sure we'd pay to see them, anyway.
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Dalian International Airport is the biggest airport in northeastern China and the fourth busiest in China (by international passengers). The hub handled more than 12 million passengers in 2011.
Amid a current boom in aviation in China, flight delays are becoming a major sticking point for travelers in the country.
Poor weather, restricted military airspace and logistical issues regularly play havoc with airline schedules.
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Administration of China had almost one in four flights suffering delays last year. However, that only measures the time a plane's doors are closed, not when the aircraft actually took off.
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