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14.3.2003: Meldung: Vestas: Results for 2002
2003. The accounts show the following: (mEUR) 2002
Net turnover 1,395
Profit before financial income and expenses (EBIT) 74
Profit after financial income and expenses 60
Profit on ordinary activities before tax 60
Net profit for the year 45
Equity 596
Balance sheet total 1,269
2002 ended as another record year in spite of a number of difficulties for Vestas and the wind turbine industry in general. The installed wind power capacity worldwide amounted to
approximately 7,000 MW, equivalent to an increase of 3 per cent. Vestas" turnover increased by around 9 per cent from mEUR 1,282 to mEUR 1,395. In 2002, Vestas increased its market share in the United States by approximately 3
percentage points to approximately 42 per cent and in rest of world by 2 percentage points to approximately 22 per cent. In total, Vestas achieved a market share of approximately 23 per
cent in 2002, which represent a decrease of approximately 1 percentage point in relation to 2001. The decrease is due to the significant drop in the American market, of which Vestas
has historically held an appreciable market share. The Vestas Group"s accumulated market share is hereinafter increased by approximately 1 percentage point to approximately 21 per
cent. In 2002, around 85 per cent of the Group"s turnover - or mEUR 1,185 - was generated
outside Denmark. The income statement shows a profit before financial income, expenses
and tax (EBIT) of mEUR 74 and after financial income and expenses of mEUR 60.
Compared to the previous year, these figures represent decreases of 48 per cent and 60 per
cent, respectively. Profit on ordinary activities before tax for the year totalled mEUR 60. This
represents a decrease of mEUR 332 in relation to the figures for 2001, which were affected
by extraordinary non-recurrent income in the amount of mEUR 243 from the sale of shares in
Gamesa Eólica S.A. On the basis of the following, the net profit for the year - mEUR 45 - is
considered unsatisfactory.
At the beginning of the year, Vestas" financial forecasts for 2002 pointed to turnover for the
year of approximately bnEUR 1.4, with an EBIT margin of at least 10 per cent. On account of
the decision in March to extend the American Production Tax Credit (PTC) scheme for a
further two years, expectations for turnover were increased to approximately bnEUR 1.6, with
the expectation for the EBIT margin remaining at a minimum of 10 per cent.
In connection with the publication of the interim report in August 2002, expectations for
turnover were adjusted, due to delayed order intake from the United States, to approximately
bnEUR 1.4-1.5, with the EBIT margin forecast to reach approximately 9 per cent. The
decrease in the EBIT margin was attributable to extraordinary costs resulting from the
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It was generally expected that the situation as regards the United States Energy Bill would be
clarified towards the end of September 2002, and that this would involve a further extension
of the PTC scheme. However, this clarification was repeatedly delayed, forcing American
customers to postpone their plans. This situation was exacerbated by a number of other
factors, including decrease of the dollar and declining ratings for energy companies, causing
problematic financing conditions. This affected the various projects to a greater or lesser
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reduced in November 2002. This led expectations for turnover being adjusted to
approximately bnEUR 1.3. This, in turn resulted in the expected EBIT margin being reduced
by approximately 2 percentage points, while delays and extra costs arising from the
commissioning of the turbines and the implementation of the remote monitoring system at
Horns Reef pressed the EBIT margin down a further percentage point. The EBIT margin was
thus expected to reach 5-6 per cent.
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Exchange, the actual turnover generated was mEUR 95 higher than expected, while the
EBIT margin matched expectations. The capital expenditures in 2002 amounted to mEUR
138, which is the level expected.
In general, the intention of the Board of Directors is to recommend a dividend of 25-35 per
cent of the net result of the year. With reference to this and the expectations for the future,
the Board of Directors recommends dividend payment of EUR 0.1 per share equivalent
to a pay-out ratio of 23.5 per cent.
Expectations for the future
The United States have failed to live up to expectations for incoming orders towards the end
of 2002. On the basis of orders received from other markets, Vestas" order backlog was
satisfactory at the beginning of 2003. The total backlog of firm and unconditional orders
corresponds to approximately four months" average production at Vestas, which is at the
level of end 2001.
Expectations for the coming years are generally very positive. Expectations for 2003 are
based on firm and unconditional orders, a number of conditional orders and planned projects.
Currently, half of the expected sales to the United States in 2003 is secured by firm and
unconditional orders.In summary, current expectations for 2003 indicate a turnover in the region of bnEUR 1.7-1.8
and an EBIT margin of approximately 8 per cent, which is unchanged in relation to Stock
Exchange announcement no. 18/2002 of 26 November 2002. However, it shall be noted that
a continuing volatility in markets, exchange rates and finance opportunities may affect
turnover and profits. Investments are expected to total mEUR 90-100 in 2003. This includes
that the conversion from kW- to MW-turbines happens faster than previously expected.
Vestas" expectations for the global market from 2004 onwards are heavily dependent on the
development of the American market. Should an extension to the PTC scheme be approved
early in 2003, the American market should develop positively from 2003 onwards. However,
if approval of the extension of the PTC scheme should be delayed until later in 2003, this
would naturally result in corresponding delays in the development of the American market.
Should this prove to be the case, little is to be expected of the American market in 2004
although growth is anticipated in 2005 and 2006. The development of markets outside the
United States is expected to be very positive.
Upon the sale of its shareholding in Gamesa Eólica S.A. in 2001, Vestas has
considered the strategy for the Spanish market. The conclusion is that local presence is
a necessity in Spain due to the local approvals of industrial plans for establishment of
wind power projects. Local presence can either take place via acquisition or via
establishment of own production. Vestas has decided to give priority to a speedy
access via acquisition of a local wind turbine manufacturer. Investigations are on-going
and a solution is expected within first half-year 2003. Such an acquisition is not
included in the above mentioned expectations for level of investments in 2003.
The business activities of the Vestas Group are subject to a number of risks, which means
that a degree of uncertainty is linked to all forecasts. More detailed information concerning
the risks is included in Vestas" Annual Report 2002.
The profits of the Vestas Group are subject to seasonal fluctuations, which are generally
attributable to the nature of the projects. Historically, turnover tends to be higher in the latter
half of the financial year. The management thus expects 30-35 per cent of the turnover
forecast for 2003 to be generated in the first six months. This will result in EBIT of 0 for this
For this reason, and on account of the desire to make optimal use of available production
capacity, production is expected to balance out over the year as a whole. As a result, the
balance sheet totals at 30 June 2003 are likely to show high inventories.
General information
The financial highlights, the income statement and balance sheet are included in the
pages attached. More detailed information concerning the company"s annual accounts
for 2002 and the expectations for 2003 is included in Vestas" Annual Report 2002,
which will be sent separately to the Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S immediately
following this announcement. The Annual Report is in EUR translated based on the
exchange rate at 31 December 2002: 742.43.In connection with the publication of the Annual Report, Vestas will host a telephone
conference on Wednesday, 12 March 2003 at 3 p.m. (CET). The telephone conference will
be held in English. Interested parties from Denmark may call ph. +45 3271 4611, interested
parties from the rest of Europe may call ph. +44 20 7162 0125, and interested parties from
the US may call ph. +1 334 323 6203.
Any questions may be addressed to the Board of Management at Vestas Wind Systems
A/S, phone +45 96 752575.
Yours faithfully,
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Bent Carlsen Svend Sigaard
Chairman of the Board of Directors Managing Director


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The Egoic mind will name and categorize your feeling which diminishes the higher inner guidance to that of your inner Spirit. Words are mere labels and tools of the Ego that diminish the true essence of that which it tries to define. Logic and feeling are two separate languages with very little direct translation.
When you try to understand the heart through the mind you will get lost or stuck in the translation. There are no words that exist to describe what the heart feels nor should it be an attempt. If you stay in the feeling and allow it to grow, no thought is necessary. You will immediately be inspired to action. Your actions will speak louder and clearer than any words.
Self-sabotage always occurs during the thought process. Your Ego will confuse you by wanting to understand and categorize the indescribable. Feelings are meant to be felt not logically understood. This cycle will be repeated over and over until you are frozen in doubt and confusion. You cannot logic your way to be intuitive no matter how much you understand the topic. Intuition is not to be logically understood but to be felt and experienced. You cannot receive a positive outcome from a negative thought.
Avoid self-sabotage by staying in the feel or flow of your heart's guidance. Get out of your mind and into your heart. Your heart's guidance will guide you further and with flowing ease than your logical mind.
The winning formula is always Intuition first (subconscious mind -yin energy – the keeper of your Infinity) followed by the Logic (the conscious mind – yang energy – always the point of direct focus.)
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"…to refer to a compendium of authorial works, in mind that such discourses speak or otherwise indicate of some fundemental truth, in the effort to find or discern from them the actual truth, like we need to run out the logical implications of those ancestral works to finally get to the truth we are looking for, as history is an unfolding of disclosure to us of universal secrets of being — yes, i agree; that is a scholasticism repeated in different terms.
We should expect then that we wont be able to notice this for some time…to be able to thereby be able to reconsider what is occurring…if even at all.
Wouldn't you agree? "
— Michelle Kotova. From the 1st talk "Concerning Theoretical Value".


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Some Dare Call It Theocracy
It's our firm conviction that Christians are losing the culture wars and the battle for the destiny of the USA not because the forces of humanism and secularism have grown so powerful – but because the church has grown so weak. There are any number of reasons why so much of the power and victory that is in Christ has drained out of us. This important booklet addresses a few of them: the vain imaginations of dualism (believing that Jesus only reigns over the spiritual world), so-called religious neutrality and allowing the enemy to define the terms of the battle in regard to politics, law and culture.
"The agenda of the religious right is a theocracy in the United States of America."
Frank Schaeffer on the Rachel Maddow Show, 9/20/11
Many people have charged Christians with seeking to set up a theocracy in the United States, and imposing their narrow moral views – a from of "Christian Sharia law" – on the country. According to some, anyone who would dare to allow Biblical truths to inform their world- and life- views, and especially to mention this in context of politics, government and law, are the worst form of theocrats and the greatest danger to liberty in the world. But examining the history of liberty and the work of America's founders tells a completely different story: the Christian religion and morality are the essential pillars of free, just, and prosperous nations.
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Mega Millions Example
The Mega Millions lottery consists of a pool of a set of 56 numbered white balls and a set of 46 megaballs. The odds of selecting the 5 winning white balls is 1 in 3,819,816 (using the Excel function =combin( 56, 5) ). Multiplying this number by the 46 megaballs gives us 175,711,536. When we compare both of these numbers to those indicated on the Mega Millions Game Instructions page, we find that we match the 175M chances of picking all six numbers, but differ substantially in the winning 5 white ball combinations: 3,819,816 (from Excel) vs 3,904,701 (MegaMillions).
Why the Discrepancy?
This discrepancy led us to ask ourselves the question: If the total odds of selecting 6 numbers is correct, and knowing that there are 46 megaballs, then by working backwards, the odds of selecting the 5 white balls should be 3,819,816 as calculated in excel. So, Why do we have a difference of 84,885 chances?
The explanation is that there are only 45 combinations that have the correct 5 winning white balls, and 1 that has the winning megaball as well. This means that the odds of getting all 5 numbers correct, but not the megaball is 3,819,816 times 1/45, which equals 3,904,701 as MegaMillions states. For correctness, it is necessary for MegaMillions to state these odds because the do not payout the $250,000 prize to the holder of the complete 6 number winning combination. In this case, they only payout the Jackpot prize, which is a minimum or $12 million. Thus, there is only 45 payouts, not 46.
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Jehovah's Witnesses to focus on Bible, resilience
6/30/2017, 6:31 a.m.
During a time when people around the world are struggling with feelings of hopelessness, the Jehovah's Witnesses plan to address those difficulties during its annual series of conventions in Richmond during upcoming weekends.
The theme: "Don't Give Up!"
More than 30,000 delegates, followers and visitors from Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, Maryland and Delaware are expected to attend the three-day conventions that began last weekend and will continue through Aug. 6 at the Richmond Coliseum.
The conventions are free and open to the public. They will be held:
• Friday, June 30, through Sunday, July 2;
• Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 9;
• Friday, July 21, through Sunday, July 23;
• Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 30, in Spanish; and
• Friday, Aug. 4, through Sunday, Aug. 6, in Spanish.
A convention in American Sign Language also will be held Friday, Aug. 4,through Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Virginia Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 5607 Midlothian Turnpike.
Each of the conventions will feature music, videos, dramatic readings of Bible verses and dozens of speakers during the three days. Topics to be covered include "Cultivate Qualities that Promote Endurance," "Don't Give into Fear" and "Run with Endurance."
A keynote address will be held each Sunday with an exploration of the topic "Keep in Expectation … It Will Not Be Late!" (Habakkuk 2:3). A different speaker is featured each week.
Baptisms will be performed on Saturdays. Twenty-nine people were baptized in a pool inside the Coliseum during the convention on Saturday, June 24.
Clyde Arrington, a spokesman for the conventions, said Richmond has always been very welcoming to the people of the Jehovah's Witnesses faith, and "successfully filled (our) needs for the past 25 years."
Details: www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/


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As Minister for Economic Development, the Environment, Trade and Export Growth as well as Attorney-General and Associate Minister of Finance, Hon David Parker has one of the widest portfolios in the coalition Government.
We have invited him to speak on the Government's economic strategy. With the CPTPP completed, the United States moving back towards the Pacific trade deal, and the NZ/EU Free Trade Agreement making slow progress, what are the prospects for trade policy? And how will the Government balance its environmental agenda with the promotion of trade and economic growth?
About the speaker
Hon David Parker serves as Attorney-General, Minister for Economic Development, Environment, and Trade and Export Growth and Associate Minister of Finance in the Sixth Labour Government.
He grew up and studied in Dunedin, graduating with a BCom/LLB from the University of Otago. He had a long career in business and law before being elected to Parliament as Labour Member of Parliament in the former electorate of Otago in 2002.
In his earlier years, David was a managing and litigation partner in South Island law firm Anderson Lloyd. He was also involved in many businesses, including innovative bio-tech export start-ups A2 Corporation, BLIS Technologies, Botryzen and Pharmazen, as well as in more traditional industries. He is an experienced CEO and company director.
David was appointed to Cabinet in 2005, and served as Minister of Energy, Climate Change, Transport, State Services, Attorney-General, and Land Information under Helen Clark's Government. In Opposition, he served as Deputy Leader, Shadow Attorney General, and in Finance, Economic Development and various other roles.
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THE LAST WHISPER IN THE DARK by Tom Piccirilli
I'm going to put this right up front so everyone know: You have to read The Last Kind Words before you read this book!
Tom Piccirilli's current work reads more like one long novel chopped into pieces. There is no easy access except at the beginning of the books. The Last Whisper In The Dark continues the story of Terrier Rand coming back to his family. I'm assuming this is the middle book of at least a trilogy, so it stands to reason that this novel regroups and spins out multiple storylines based on the preceding book. It definitely does that.
Terry is taking on problems from all sides. There's still the fallout from his brother Collie who turned into a spree killer, and added to the mix is his mother's family, whom he had never had contact with, the fact that his uncle's body is not buried far enough away, his father is dealing with the same dementia that has claimed Old Shep (Terry's grandfather), his sister is involved with a semi-criminal enterprise that is going to get her twisted up with the law, and then there's Chub, his ex-best friend who happens to be married to Terry's old girlfriend that he's still crushing on.
This novel is bleaker and harder than its predecessor. I didn't get many laughs through this one, an occasional turn of phrase or situation, but mostly I was brought down by everything Terry is dealing with. I think the family development is great and probably as true to life as it gets, but the Rand family must be related to Job with all the baggage they have to carry.
It actually takes Piccirilli a while to get all the pieces put together, kind of like stacking all the Jenga pieces so the game can begin. But once the stack is made and you get down to the point where any piece can bring the whole thing down, everything goes really fast. You have to be on your toes to keep up with everything.
This isn't just a middle ground book that goes through the paces, though. Major characters die. Big life changes are made. Deep realizations shift the stakes constantly. There's also a great cast of characters that get deepened as alliances are made over, threatened, or get ended.
Piccirilli is mining deep emotional ground and readers need to be prepared for an onslaught of darkness. I don't know where he's getting this stuff, but I truly hope he's making it up and not using biographical pieces.
I'm hoping he's got a third book in the works soon.
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Random House wants a new standalone novel, so for the foreseeable future, the series is in limbo. Look for BLUE AUTUMN sometime in the next 18-24 mos.


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Winner of an Oscar, a Grammy, four Emmys, nine Tonys, and many other awards, director, actor, writer, producer and comedian Mike Nichols (1931 – 2014) was an artistic trailblazer. As the legendary comedy duo Nichols and May, Nichols and his partner Elaine May revolutionized comedy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Nichols discusses his life and 50-year artistic career, including The Graduate, Catch-22, Angels in America, and Charlie Wilson's War. The program is directed by Elaine May and features interviews with Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Dustin Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Paul Simon and others.


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Matt and I went to Coach Tripp's Russian Judo and Sambo clinic this past weekend. We learned lots of new material and refined some of the things that we already knew.
Spent about an hour on some really interesting gun disarm concepts…basically we already knew them, we just had to tweak what were already did sambo-wise to make them work…very cool.
No broken bones…I did get kneed in the mouth and Matt took a knee to the groin but other than that just normal soreness form 4 hours of grappling!
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♦ Also check out our off-season South By Southeast posts about Mississippi State Baseball:
- Starkville, MS
- Hail State
- John Cohen's Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Mississippi State Baseball History
Mississippi State baseball is 1 of just 3 SEC teams w/ 40 wins, impressive given the Bulldogs' strength of schedule (5th nationally)...
— Mike Nemeth (@MikeNemeth) May 19, 2013
A&M coach Rob Childress on Mizzou LHP ace Rob Zastryzny: "He matches up really well against MSU b/c they have several LH hitters in lineup.— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) May 20, 2013
John Cohen just confirmed that MSU will throw RHP Trevor Fitts (12 apperances, 1.65 ERA, 1 start) vs. #Mizzou Tuesday.— Mizzou Baseball (@MUTigerBaseball) May 20, 2013
Coach J on Cohen: "It was something that was going to happen eventually...I'm anxious to see John's reaction more than anything"— Mizzou Baseball (@MUTigerBaseball) May 20, 2013
♦There's a good summary of how Mississippi State finished strong to end the regular season at This Week in MSU Baseball: SEC Tournament Edition (For Whom the Cowbell Tolls)
...The Bulldogs now defend their title in the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. Last season they were pretty much out of regional hosting so winning wouldn't hurt. They ran the table and won five games in six days, one of the best runs in tournament history. This season is slightly different. I think State will be content with bowing out of the tournament. That's not to say they want to try and lose, but having a few extra days to rest for the regional will probably be best.♦ Thanks to success of its programs, baseball enjoys unmatched popularity in Miss. (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
State will start the tournament Tuesday playing the final game of day one against the 12-seed Missouri. I believe winning the Tuesday night game seals up MSU's hosting chances. Going 2-2 in the tournament would be reasonable enough for most fans. We shall see how it all plays out.
The evolution of Southeastern Conference stadiums began in Starkville. Mississippi State athletics director Scott Stricklin remembers driving down to Jackson to watch MSU play Georgia Tech. In the middle of the game the Bulldog Club offered fans an opportunity to pick their seat at the new Dudy Noble Field.♦ Tension Tuesday at SEC baseball tournament now means win or go home (al.com)
"It was jaw-dropping at the time that anybody could do that for college baseball," Stricklin said. "And that happened because of what those crowds drew at the '85 team."
What many consider the best college baseball team to not win a College World Series, the 1985 Bulldogs took the field with 18-game winner Jeff Brantley, Bobby Thigpen, Clark (the eventual Golden Spikes Award winner) and Palmeiro, MSU's career home run leader....
Seven of the SEC Tournament's 17 games are now single elimination (41 percent). Two years ago during the final season of the eight-team bracket, there was one single-elimination game, Sunday's championship.♦ Missouri coach Tim Jamieson Monday morning debriefing (Jackson Clarion Ledger)
Single elimination contradicts how baseball typically evaluates success and failure -- over a series of games. In the NCAA Tournament, there are double-elimination NCAA regionals, best-of-three NCAA super regionals, a double-elimination College World Series, and a best-of-three national championship series.
But if the SEC wants to have 86 percent of its teams in Hoover -- 67 percent went during the eight-team tournament -- coaches say single-elimination games are needed to spare players' bodies for the NCAA Tournament....
On opening against friend John Cohen: "I'm looking forward to it. John and I didn't get to compete against each other this year. We didn't play Mississippi State this season. It's going to happen sooner or later. Next year's schedule they get to come to Columbia. It's something that's going t happen eventually and I'm looking forward to it. I'm anxious to see John's reaction than anything else."...


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This yellow dresser leaves me speechless! I'm not sure what to say about it that you can't see with your own eyes, unless that this antique dresser is even more stunning seen in person. Its every angle is elegant and the antique glass hardware is perfection. Eye candy, or rather eye chocolate!
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Inside of the drawers have been painted to give this piece a completely clean and finished look.
No antique would be dear to your heart without a little use on its frame.
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Voice of Reason
today's reading.
1 Samuel 19 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David...
think about it.
How does Jonathan defend or protect David? What is the covenant or promise between Jonathan and David (20:11-23)? What does this reveal about Jonathan's faith in God? What does Jonathan's response to Saul's anger tell you about his character? What impact do you think your emotions or attitudes have on others around you? What needs to change?
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Again today Saul is not thinking clearly. He is blinded by jealousy and acting sinfully. As we begin 1 Samuel 19 he informs his servants and his son Jonathan (who is David's best friend, by the way) that they should kill David. Now keep in mind that Saul is not only Jonathan's father, he is also the king. Even so, Jonathan speaks up and confronts Saul about his sinful intent. "Let not the king sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned again you, and because his deeds have brought good to you" (vs. 4). Saul listens to Jonathan and changes course with regard to killing David, albeit only briefly.
So what does 1 Samuel 19:1-7 show us about the importance of having godly friends and relationships? How can we use this passage to help us deal with things like conflict, adversity or sinful behavior with regard to ourselves and how we interact with others? Tami W.
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THOUSANDS of people will descend on Southampton tomorrow for the start of the 44th PSP Southampton Boat Show .
The biggest annual marine event on the south coast begins at 11am with several sports stars appearing at the show, including Jenson Button, Helena Lucas and Dani King.
Visitors to the show will not only be able to catch a glimpse of sporting heroes but also see luxurious crafts and listen to adrenalin-filled stories from experienced sailors.
More than 120,000 people are expected to attend the ten-day show at Mayflower Park .
Running until Monday, September 23, the show features one of Europe's largest marinas with over 2km of pontoons and up to 1,000 boats.
Murray Ellis, managing director of National Boat Shows, which is organising the event, said: "With so many things to see, do and learn there really is something for all boating enthusiasts, those new to the water and the whole family.
"Throughout the show, celebrating its 44th year, visitors can marvel at boats ranging from £300 dinghies to multi-million-pound sailing and motor yachts.
"Family favourites alongside many new attractions, coupled with stunning views of the marina, will make for an enjoyable day, so there's no excuse not to come and soak up the atmosphere."
Paralympic gold-winning sailor Helena Lucas will be joined by silver medallists from the Sydney 2000 Olympics Mark Cavell and Ian Walker to open the event at 11am.
Former Formula One world champion Jenson Button will be joined by TV pundit Eddie Jordan when they launch two new superyachts tomorrow at 11.30am.
Hampshire cycling wonder-woman and gold medallist Dani King is expected to make an appearance at the show.
Visitors can also get out on the water or see demonstrations from the Royal Marines Association as well as impressive flotillas.
Warsash sailing veteran Mike Golding will be at the event promoting his campaign to become the first British man to win the Vendee Globe round the world yacht race.
On Sunday teenage powerboaters will be hitting the water in the 2012 Honda RYA Youth RIB National Championship finals.
Ladies' Day also make a return next Thursday with the Daily Echo-backed competition for the best dressed lady set to be as hotly contested as ever.
Powerboaters Shelley Jory -Leigh and Sarah Donohue are two of the speakers promoting girl power.
On Wednesday another sailing gold medallist, Andrew Simpson, who secured gold in 2008, will be speaking at a business breakfast.
- For tickets (£16 plus booking fee), prices and further information log on to southamptonboatshow.com .


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MDTTC Camp
Yesterday was Day Two of Week One of our ten weeks of camps at MDTTC. As usual, it's always surprising watching beginners on day one who seem to have no concept or potential to do a proper shot suddenly start making the shots properly on day two. There are four in the camp who are basically beginners.
Sometimes it's a coach can get caught off guard by what he doesn't know about the players. After a day and a half of coaching, I asked three of the beginners (ages 6, 8, and 10) if they thought they were ready to play some games. All three looked rather confused. After some questioning, I realized the obvious - they didn't know how to play a game. None knew how you score a point or how many points a game was up to. So I stopped everything and went over the rules with them. I made a game out of it, seeing who could correctly answer (or guess) the answer to basic rules. When I first asked how many points a game was up to, they argued whether games were to ten or twenty. One guessed that each player served six times in a row, and the other two immediately agreed with this. So I made a mental note to myself to remember to go over the basic rules sooner next time.
Ratings Quirks
Here are two interesting quirks of the USATT rating system.
1) Can You Predict the Odds in a Match from their Ratings?
The USATT rating system is set up so that players exchange points based on the difference in their ratings, and whether it's an upset or not. (Here's an explanation of the system.) For example, if the two players are rated 100 points apart (technically from 88 to 112 points), if the higher-rated player wins, he gains 4 points, the lower player loses 4. If it's an upset, then the lower-rated player gets 20 points while the higher-rated player loses 20. Based on this, the higher-rated player should win 20 times for every four times he loses, or 5/6 of the time. There have been discussions of this on online forums for years.
On the one hand, it's fairly obvious that there are more upsets among lower-rated players than higher ones. For example, a player rated 1100 is more likely to upset a player rated 1200 than a player rated 2100 is going to upset a player rated 2200. This is because the ratings are far more volatile at the lower levels - players are far more likely to make sudden dramatic improvements at those levels than at the advanced levels. So there are far more upsets at the lower levels than at the higher levels.
On the other hand, the ratings should spread out to match this probability, so at all levels the probability of a hundred-point upset should be the same at all levels. But this seems to contradict the previous statement.
So who's right? Surprisingly, both are basically right. The part left out is that many of these under-rated players at the lower levels get adjusted upward. The USATT system goes through four steps in processing the ratings. The first step only finds players who need to be adjusted, and then adjusts them upwards. So mathematically, the system is making predictions for these players with their adjusted ratings. So when an 1100 player beats a 1200 player, but is adjusted up to 1500, as far as the rating system is concerned, a 1500 player just beat a 1200 player. In other words, it doesn't see an 1100 player beating a 1200 player; it sees a 1500 player beating a 1200 player.
Among 1100 players who beat 1200 players but are not adjusted, I would guess that the percentage of their wins against 1200 players would be about the same as a 2100 player (who is not adjusted upwards) against a 2200 player. And so if you look only at the adjusted ratings of players (for those who were adjusted) and use the USATT rating system to predict matches, it'll be pretty consistent at all levels, i.e. the chances of an 1100 player beating a 1200 player would be about the same as a 2100 player beating a 2200 player - about 1/6.
2) Can a Player Gain Ratings Points by Losing a Match?
Yes, but it's extremely rare. The only case I know of where this happened was at the Southern Open in 1996, though I'm sure there are others. Xu Huazhang, a former Chinese national team member who had recently moved to the U.S., had been going to school and so had a rating of only 2572. He went undefeated in the tournament, winning both the Open and Elite Singles. He was adjusted upwards, and came out 2777. But when we looked at the results, we realized a strange thing. The USATT adjustment factor - a mathematical formula which used to be public but is no longer listed in the explanation of the system - normally adjusts a player upward partially based on their best win and worst loss. But since Xu had no losses, a different formula is used. We discovered that if Xu had lost one of his two matches against Jim Butler, he would have achieved a rating over 2800! So by winning both matches, he lost at least 23 rating points. When I discovered this I reported it to the USATT Ratings Committee, but nothing was done. And since the adjustment formula is no longer online, I can't show why this happened.
Facebook Friends
Are you on Facebook? Are you an avid table tennis person? Then send me a friend request! Here's my Facebook page. One advantage - as soon as I finish a blog each morning (Mon-Fri), I post a note on Facebook about it, including a content listing.
Why the New Poly Balls Can Be Heavier
Here's the ITTF Technical Leaflet on this - see the parts in green, which are new. The key part is right at the end, where it says that instead of the standard range for the weight of the ball from 2.67 to 2.77 grams, with the new balls it can be from 2.65 to 2.82 grams until Jan. 1, 2016. I don't have any accurate way of measuring the Nittaku Poly ball I blogged about on Monday, but I'm guessing it pushed the upper limit here, while most balls were, if anything, probably on the lower range. (Anyone have figures on that?)
100-Day Countdown to Change in the ITTF's Presidency
Former USATT President Sheri Pittman Cioroslan is doing an article every day during the last 100 days of Adham Sharara's ITTF presidency. Previous ones are linked from the USATT News page, as well as in my past blogs. Twenty-six down, 74 to go!
Youngest Player at the Japan Open
Here's a picture of Japan's Harimoto Tomokazu, showing all the media attention he's getting.
Top Ten Shots at the Korean Open
Here's the video (5:16).
Ping Pong Beer
Here it is - straight from Belgium!
World Ping-Pong Federation
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Tip of the Week
MDTTC Summer Camps
Our ten weeks of MDTTC summer camps starts today, Mon-Fri every week, 10AM-6PM. It's going to be a busy summer. I'll miss two of the weeks, June 30-July 4 for the U.S. Open, and July 28-Aug. 1 for a writers workshop. I'm still doing my usual private coaching, plus this blog and Tip of the Week, and other writing, so it's going to be a hyper-busy summer. As usual.
Nittaku Premium 40+ Poly Ball
Paddle Palace sent me one of the newly created Nittaku Poly balls, the 3-Star Nittaku Premium 40+, made in Japan. These are the plastic ones that will replace celluloid balls later this year in many tournaments. This ball is of special interest because it's possibly the ball we'll be using at the USA Nationals in December, as well as other USA tournaments. (There will also be a Nittaku SHA 40+ ball that is made in China, but it's likely the Premium from Japan that might be used at the Nationals.)
Why is this important to you? Because it's likely these are the balls YOU will be using soon. Might as well learn about them and get used to them.
I tried the new ball out on Sunday morning at MDTTC, hitting with Raghu Nadmichettu, Derek Nie, Quandou Wang (Crystal Wang's dad), John Olsen, and Sutanit Tangyingyong. There was pretty much a consensus on it. Here are my findings, based on my play with it and comments from the others.
Paddle Palace also gave me what five-time U.S. Men's champion and 2-time Olympian Sean O'Neill wrote about the ball. Here's what he wrote:
The Nittaku Premium 40+. Two words - "Game Changer."
a) Really round, others have noticeable wobble
b) Different matt finish. I don't think these will get glassy with age
c) Spin doesn't dissipate. Really true flight paths.
d) Hard as a rock. No soft spots at all. Feels if the walls are thicker than other 40+
e) Sounds good, no hi pitched plastic sound
f) Texture very noticeable. This makes for truer bounce especially on spin shots
g) Durable. These things are gonna last big time.
Orioles Host Frank Caliendo and Han Xiao
When I heard that famed stand-up comedian Frank Caliendo was in town doing shows, and was interested in playing the Orioles, I contacted their press manager. And so it came about that on Saturday morning Frank (who's about 1800) and Han Xiao (former long-time USA Team member) visited the Orioles clubhouse on Saturday morning to play the Orioles. I wasn't there, and don't have pictures or video, but I'm told they played a lot with Darren O'Day (who I've coached a few times) and others, but they weren't sure of the names. Alas, the Orioles best TT player, JJ Hardy (also around 1800), wasn't available. There was a 10-15 second video of them playing on the Orioles pre-game show. (Here's the link to my blog last August when I visited and played the Orioles in their clubhouse, along with some of our top junior players.)
Non-Table Tennis: Speaking of the Orioles…
This weekend they featured another of my Top Ten Lists. Except this one had 12: Top Twelve Ways That Orioles Fans Can Help Out. This is the 20th article of mine that they've featured. (It contains some inside jokes; feel free to ask about them in the comments below.)
Samson Dubina Coaching Articles
He's put up several more coaching articles on his home page. These include articles on Boosting Your Attack, Returning No-Spin Serves, and How Ratings Can Mentally Fool You.
Why Are the Chinese So Strong?
Here's the article. Includes links to numerous videos.
Lily Zhang Wins Silver in Korea
She made the final of Under 21 Women's Singles at the Korean Open, losing 4-1 in the final to Hitomi Sato of Japan. Here's the "playing card" picture of Lily!
Amy Wang and Michael Tran Winners at World Hopes Week
First, they won the Team Competition; here's the ITTF article. Then Amy won Girls' Singles while Michael made the finals of Boys' Singles; here's the ITTF article.
2014 U.S. Open Blog - A BIG THANK YOU!!!
Here's the blog by Dell & Connie Sweeris. They are co-chairs of the upcoming U.S. Open in Grand Rapids and are both members of the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
Kagin Lee's Blog
Tokyo Recap, Part Two. Kagin is on the USATT Board of Directors and is a Vice President for the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association.
USA Umpires Pass International Umpire Exams
Here's the story and pictures. Congrats to Ed Hogshead, Linda Leaf, and David Pech!
100-Day Countdown to Change in the ITTF's Presidency
Former USATT President Sheri Pittman Cioroslan is doing an article every day during the last 100 days of Adham Sharara's ITTF presidency. Previous ones are linked from the USATT News page, as well as in my past blogs. Twenty-three down, 77 to go!
Table Tennis Company Competitions in Washington DC
Here's the story. Golden Triangle is organizing the competitions between June 6 and Sept. 19.
Table Tennis Keeps Youth Out of the Streets
Here's the article and video (2:19).
Best of the Legends Tour
Here's the video (2:06), featuring Jan-Ove Waldner, Jorgen Persson, Mikael Appelgren, Jean-Philippe Gatien, Jean-Michel Saive, and Jiang Jialiang.
Unbelievable Rally at the Korean Open
Here's the video (55 sec) of the point between Yu Ziyang of China and Romain Lorentz of France.
Table Tennis is So Simple
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PE and Sports at Red Oak Primary School
Here at Red Oak, we take PE, sports and healthy living very seriously. We aim for our children to participate in two hours of PE lessons per week and encourage all children to participate in extracurricular sports through lunchtime and after school sports clubs. We are a very competitive school and we have sports teams for all year groups in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This year we've been awarded the Your School Games Gold Award. We were given this award as recognition for our determination and effort in providing extracurricular sports for our children.
Throughout the year, we offer our children many different after school clubs, such as; football, tag rugby, gymnastics, Rock climbing, Horse riding, athletics and cross country, bench ball, multi-skills, basketball and dancing. We change our sports clubs every half term, to give children more opportunities to try out different sports.
We are a very competitive school and our school sports motto is 'Believe to Achieve'. We have this motto printed on our team kits and the motto is also displayed around our school. We train hard, try hard and we never give up. Our sports teams compete in the local Lowestoft and Beccles Schools Sports Partnership competitions and we also have regular competitions against our neighbour school, Meadow Primary School.
Active Learning Trust Tournaments
Our school is sponsored by the Active Learning Trust (ALT). The trust is made up of 5 schools in our area, Grove Primary School, Westwood Primary School, Reydon Primary School, Pakefield Primary School and Red Oak Primary School. The five schools compete against each other in many different academy tournaments. The ALT tournaments are organised by the PE and Sports Department at Red Oak Primary School. The department is led by Mr J Lee (Red Oak PE and Sports Coordinator) and he is supported by Mr B Milburn and Mr J Child (Red Oak PE and Sports Instructor).
The Golden Mile
We run a lunchtime club called 'The Golden Mile'. The Golden Mile is a national scheme set up by the Premier Sports Organisation. The club encourages children to participate in lunchtime running events, where they collect points for their class. Each week the class with the most participants is awarded the Golden Mile Cup. The Golden Mile encourages children to become more active and it allows us to monitor the fitness of children within our school. We use the Golden Mile to collect data to show how our children are improving in their fitness. The Golden Mile is also led by our Year 6 student sports leaders. The Sports leaders organise the club and collect the data for the school database.
Ipswich Town FC Partnership School
We are proud to be associated with our local Suffolk professional football team; Ipswich Town FC. In 2015 we took some of our children on an amazing school trip to watch Ipswich Town play against Brentford FC. The children had a great time and wrote fantastic match day reports for the junior Ipswich Town FC website.
School Houses
We have four sports houses at our school. All of our houses are named after British gold medallist Olympians. Every child in our school (from nursery up to Year 6) is placed in a sports house and the houses compete against one another every year to try and win the house cups at our annual sports day events. Our sports days are very competitive, with lots of gold, bronze and silver medals awarded to winning individuals. Our house cups are displayed in our trophy cabinet and each trophy is decorated with the winning house's colours. Below is a list of our sports houses:
Seb Coe House (Red)
Kelly Holmes House (Blue)
Jessica Ennis House (Green)
Daley Thompson House (Yellow)


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