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| Ghostwriter chapter 1 . 9/1/2011
Nice one-shot. Love how these fics are all interconnecting with one another. Catch ya on the flip side.
| TiredGreenEyes chapter 1 . 4/27/2011
So good to read a simple and true story. And the part about the kilt? Classic.
Although I must confess I blushed a little at the prospect of those boxers! XD
| JuseaPeterson chapter 1 . 10/30/2009
That was hilarious. I loved it. A drill in the middle of the night, lovely night ware. Loved the whole clock thing.
Great job.
| project314 chapter 1 . 10/12/2009
There's not really much to say that wouldn't involve simply copying/pasting the entirety of this oneshot in the review.
It was cute, light, in character, completely something that could happen. I loved the line about Flynn's kilt and Summer's little request to Scott at the end.
You really have a gift when it comes to taking little moments and turning them into something special and memorable.
| Jeremy Shane chapter 1 . 10/12/2009
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Farm-machinery maker Deere & Co. raised its profit forecast for this year by 33% on booming demand in South America, an unexpectedly rosy outlook that sent shares in agricultural equipment and supply companies up sharply.
U.S. stocks edged up in early trading on Friday, as investors enjoyed a rare respite from dramatic news coming out of Washington, although major indexes were set for their second straight weekly decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 31 points, or 0.2%, to 20,691. The S&P 500 added 3.8 points to 2,370, a rise of 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 19 points, or 0.3%, to 6,075. For the week, all three indexes are set for a decline of about 1%. Much of the weakness came in Wednesday's massive selloff, when concerns spiked over whether President Donald Trump could get his economic agenda passed, something analysts say is necessary to justify market valuations. Among the major movers, Deere & Co. surged 6.3% after it reported earnings and sales that beat expectations. Dynegy Inc. spiked 26% on reports it had received a buyout offer from Vistra Energy .
Deere & Co. sharply raised its sales growth and profit forecasts for this year as the world's largest farm-equipment manufacturer said it saw modestly higher demand. Shares rose 7% in premarket trading as the company topped profit expectations in its second quarter. For the year, the company now expects revenue to grow about 9%, up from 4% expected previously, and net income of about $2 billion, up from the $1.5 billion expected before.
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Shares of Deere & Co. surged 6.5% in premarket trade Friday after the agriculture and construction machinery company reported fiscal second-quarter results that were well above expectations and provided an upbeat outlook. Net income for the quarter to April 30 rose to $802.4 million, or $2.49 a share, from $495.4 million, or $1.56 a share, in the same period a year ago. The FactSet consensus for earnings per share was $1.63. Total revenue increased to $8.29 billion from $7.88 billion, beating the FactSet consensus of $8.02 billion, as financial and other revenue were better than expected while agriculture and turf and construction and forestry revenue were in line with forecasts. For 2017, Deere now expects company equipment sales to increase 9%, compared with previous guidance of 4% growth. "This resilience illustrates our success driving improved operating efficiencies and developing a wider range of revenue sources. It also shows the impact of the company's consistent investments in advanced technology, new products and additional markets," said Chief Executive Samuel Allen. The stock has rallied 9.4% year to date through Thursday, while the S&P 500 has gained 5.7%.
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Deere Q2 other revenue $311 mln vs. $117 mln; FactSet consensus $128.1 mln
Deere Q2 financial revenue $716 mln; FactSet consensus $668 mln
Deere Q2 construction and forestry revenue up 7% to $1.47 bln; FactSet consensus $1.46 bln
Deere Q2 agriculture and turf revenue up 1% to $5.79 bln; FactSet consensus $5.79 bln
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Deere (DE) scaled a 52-week high of $122.50 on May 22.
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Deere's revenue growth was primarily driven by improved sales outside the US and Canada. Outside this region, its revenue grew 14% during 2Q17.
Deere (DE) announced its fiscal 2Q17 earnings on May 19, 2017, before the market opened. Deere reported EPS of $2.49 and beat analysts' estimate.
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Deere & Co. manufactures and distributes a complete line of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It also manufactures engines and other power train components. The company also provides credit and other services to customers around the world. It operates its business through the following segments: Agriculture & Turf, Construction & Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture & Turf segment primarily manufactures and distributes a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts, including large, medium and utility tractors; loaders; combines, corn pickers, cotton and sugarcane harvesters and related front-end equipment and sugarcane loaders; tillage, seeding and application equipment, including sprayers, nutrient management and soil preparation machinery; hay and forage equipment, including self-propelled forage harvesters and attachments, balers and mowers; turf and utility equipment, including riding lawn equipment and walk-behind mowers, golf course equipment, utility vehicles, and commercial mowing equipment, along with a broad line of associated implements; integrated agricultural management systems technology; precision agricultural irrigation equipment and supplies; landscape and nursery products; and other outdoor power products. The Construction & Forestry segment primarily manufactures and distributes machines and service parts used in construction, earthmoving, material handling and timber harvesting, including backhoe loaders; crawler dozers and loaders; four-wheel-drive loaders; excavators; motor graders; articulated dump trucks; landscape loaders; skid-steer loaders; and log skidders, feller bunchers, log loaders, log forwarders, log harvesters and related attachments. The Financial Services segment primarily finances sales and leases by dealers of new and used agriculture and turf equipment and construction & forestry equipment. This segment also provides wholesale financing to dealers of the foregoing equipment, finances retail revolving charge accounts and operating loans and offers crop risk mitigation products and extended equipment warranties. Deere was founded by John Deere in 1837 and is headquartered in Moline, IL. (See Full Profile)
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have 13 year old daughter and NO BOYS are allowed in her room!
My daughter is 13.5 yo... Oh hayelll no!!! Boys as "friends" are now questionable...let alone something remotely sexual!! NO
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Yes. Wrong... No way in hell I'd approve or allow my 14 yr old to lay with a man.
Ridiculous! That boy would not be welcome back in my home!!
I have a 13 yr old totally inappropriate
Is there really even a question. My daughter is 14. NO BOYS in room let alone in bed and a 20 year old.
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Do you guys know who the boy is? He's Rico from Hannah Montana. Look him up. He looks 14
Ummm....HELL NO!!!
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Wrong on so many levels: jada accepting it; 20 yr old with 13 yr old; posting pic online ie borderline child porn.... And on and on
He would be dead and I would be at the point the mountain lol
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Just curious: say the door is open and he's wearing a shirt now.... Is the situation okay?
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Typically Sony is just a little more parsimonious (read stingy) than most when it comes to connectivity. To an extent this is true of the NW Series, for instance there's no eSATA and none of the USB ports are 'sleep & charge' enabled, but overall it serves up all the things most people will need and a few they probably won't. This list includes three USB ports, VGA and HDMI for video, a mini-FireWire port, a 34mm ExpressCard slot and (on the front) memory card slots of Sony's propriety formats and the more common SD format. One unusual addition is a modem connection (just in case), though you get just the two audio jacks - one line-in, one line-out.
As we noted earlier, the Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 in the NW11 isn't at the bleeding-edge of Intel's processor range (as the comparison to the Dell Studio 1555 demonstrates), but it's still a very capable performer, scoring over 3,000 in PCMark Vantage. That's a good score for any laptop in this price range and in real-world use any productivity, image editing and multimedia tasks you throw at it should be dealt with smoothly. This includes high-definition video, though editing HD camcorder footage - while still possible - will prove more challenging. Gaming performance is good (particularly for the price), though that's only true of mid-tier titles - the most recent and demanding games will still require significant compromise.
This decent performance is made all the more impressive by the battery life on offer. While the six-cell, 4,400mAh capacity battery isn't a whopper by modern standards, it delivered precisely four hours of use in MobileMark 2007's Productivity segment - extending to an impressive four hours and 34 minutes in the low intensity Reader test. Both these results surpassed the Dell Studio 1555 we reviewed recently, though in the DVD playback test it fell behind with a still creditable two hours and 32 minutes. Given this test is run at 100 per cent screen brightness, reducing this a little will give you enough life to watch most films.
This completes a generally impressive performance from the NW11S. It's not without its faults, it could do with better speakers and an eSATA port wouldn't hurt, but it's fundamentally a very good laptop made all the better by its hard wearing, non-glossy exterior. If you can stretch to it then the Dell Studio 1555, which is more expensive sans its current discounted pricing, is still marginally the better machine, but if not then this will do the job nicely.
It's not quite perfect, but the NW11S is easily the best mainstream laptop Sony has produced in a long while. It has a nicely balanced specification and feature set, is reasonably priced and won't attract the dust, grease and grime so prevalent on laptops these days.
I bought one of these on Saturday for my son's forthcoming 18th. His is the 'tan' coloured version, which I thought would look a bit odd, but I have to say it's more of a bronze colour and looks really very smart. It works very well, but we haven't managed to get the rapid internet access to work at all. I paid £615 inc VAT for it from Tronix Computers (http://www.tronixcomputers...., though it was at a computer fair so I paid a lot less than indicated on their web site. It's worth mentioning I think that it currently comes with a free upgrade to Windows 7 under the Vaio rollout programme, for which you have to register. Angles of view are perfectly OK - who buys a 15.5" laptop for viewing from the side? personally, I'd rather the guy next to me can't see what I am working on on the train! You don't get the option to install Vista 64bit, so I guess you can't use all the Ram unless things change under Windows 7 (I don't think they will). The main thing though is that my son is delighted with it - quality is hugely better than his old Acer, and although it may not play the very latest games at top settings, it is hugely capable. I too would have liked to see an eSATA port, but USB2 is perfectly good for most things. Very happy bunny!
I've just purchased the VAIO VGN-NW11S/S, partly on the strength of this review. It's pretty good generally, but there are a couple of annoyances.
The first annoyance is the location of the USB ports. The two on the right-hand side are placed next to where any right-handed person would naturally use their mouse. With USB cabling attached to one or both of these ports, you have to operate the mouse some distance away from the computer itself, which is very awkward if space is limited. The situation is no better on the left-handers, as the single USB port provided there is in the equivalent position. Surely, these would be better placed towards the top of the sides or at the back, where they're less likely to get in the way.
The second annoyance is that neither of the two right-side USB ports appear to provide sufficient bus power for the external hard drive I want to use with it. Curiously, the left-sided port does provide enough power. There's no mention of the specification being different in the manual, however.
Agree with the above!
Just bought the Vaio two weeks ago and love the silky smoothness of it, but I do miss my 4 USB ports on one side of my old laptop.
Another annoyance is the inconsistency in the volume levels for the chassy speakers. One music track played through WMPlayer can be heard across the room, but a DVD is virtually inaudible if a kettle is running on the back-ground. Could be a tweak in my settings, but havent discovered a workaround just yet.
will be installing Win7 later this week, so hopefully no other hiccups shall arise (fingers crossed)
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By Randall Palmer
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The value of Canadian building permits issued in February fell by a greater-than-expected 15.9 percent, while purchasing activity in the economy resumed contraction in March, statistics released on Monday showed.
The fall in building permits, reported by Statistics Canada, was caused mainly by a large drop in commercial and institutional building projects, while residential permits stabilized with a 0.3 percent drop.
The overall number was the worst fall since the 16.0 percent registered in October and compared with a 3.5 percent decline forecast by analysts surveyed by Reuters. All the figures are seasonally adjusted.
"Despite a likely rebound in government spending, the construction sector clearly is now weighing much more heavily on the Canadian economy," BMO Capital Markets economist Benjamin Reitzes commented.
"The decline in economic activity, manufacturing in particular, appears to be spilling over into the construction sector. But even with the gloomy headline, the residential figure provides some room for optimism."
In a separate release by the Purchasing Management Association of Canada and the Richard Ivey School of Business, the Ivey Purchasing Managers Index fell to 43.2 in March from 45.2 in February.
A reading of 50.0 indicates that economic activity remained flat from the preceding month, while a lower reading reflects a slowing. It is not seasonally adjusted and there is no distinction between manufacturing and services.
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To cite this article: McKay, Belinda. Transformative Moments: An Interview with Janette Turner Hospital [online]. Queensland Review, Vol. 11, No. 2, Dec 2004: 1-10. Availability: <http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=900331631162604;res=IELLCC> ISSN: 1321-8166. [cited 30 May 17].
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ADA University has signed an agreement with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) with the aim of strengthening education and human development in the Americas and in Azerbaijan through scholarship programs, the exchange of students and teachers between the ADA University and universities in the OAS member states, and participation in research projects, conferences and cultural programs, SIA reports quoting the AzerTac.
The document was signed by Rector of ADA University Hafiz Pashayev and the OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Sherry Tross, on behalf of the OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, at an event held at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC.
Speaking to the event, OAS Secretary for External Relations, Alfonso Quiñonez noted the importance the Organization assigns to this type of agreements "as they provide a framework for cooperation and coordination of activities with clear priorities and focused on goals." The agreement with the educational institution in Azerbaijan, he said, "increases the linkages and further understanding between our peoples" and "is part of the importance we place on our relationships with observer countries, given the richness that their perspective brings to the Inter-American agenda."
ADA University Rector Pashayev emphasized the importance his country attaches to its relations with the countries of the Americas and highlighted the international vision that characterizes ADA University. "We are an educational entity that seeks to provide a broad cultural wealth accomplished through the participation of students from various countries. This agreement represents an opportunity to attract more students from this part of the world and to let us be known as an institution dedicated to preparing innovative leaders and promoting useful and collaborative research."
The OAS Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Sherry Tross, welcomed the opportunity to work more closely with the university of the Eurasian country "to offer opportunities for students across the Americas to improve their lives and their environment." She recalled that the OAS "sees human development and education as absolutely central components for sustainable and inclusive development to be able to transform a large number of our citizens." Cooperation is central to achieving the objectives of the OAS, she added, because "to the extent that we have partners, not only in the Americas but also outside, that are aligned with us in terms of the goals and objectives, that will give us the power to multiply the impact and reach more people, which is an asset for us, for you and for the people of our region," she said.
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Robert Redford opened the Sundance Film Festival by demanding an apology for the war in Iraq. The festival features several decidedly political films, including "Chicago 10," which centers on demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic convention, and "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib."
Redford said he, like many others, had shown a "spirit of unity" with the U.S. government after 11 September 2001.
"We put all our concerns on hold to let the leaders lead," he said. "I think we're owed a big, massive apology."
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- Bolt-On Tech (EJ205 2.0L '02-05 WRX) (http://www.wrxtuners.com/forums/f52/)
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So I don't want to sound stupid but I have a rice burner exhaust that I bought with my car and looking to change it but wondering does it matter if I get a name brand exhaust or if I can go to a muffler shop (that I know and have done business with) and just get him to make me a 3 inch exhaust for pretty cheap, my only concern is the sound I want that good suby rumble. so I just came here for input. have at it.
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A shop can build just as good of an exhaust for a lot less than buying a ready to install brand name kit.
Any muffler will give you the nice suby rumble, so just figure out which muffler gives you the volume you want and have at it.
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Typically, the "exhaust" on a WRX is two sections = a downpipe (bolts to the back of the turbo and runs down under the car to about the middle) and a cat back (a.k.a. midpipe + axle back = connects to the downpipe and runs all the way out the back of the car, including the muffler/tip). Together, the downpipe (dp) and cat back (cb) make up the turbo back exhaust (tbe). The downpipe is an aftermarket piece you should buy - bellmouth style downpipies are arguably the best (research). A catted vs. catless downpipe is something you need to decide for yourself - keep in mind that an aftermarket catted downpipe would only have one catalytic converter where the stock downpipe has two (research). If you're only worried about the cat back portion, sure, any exhaust shop could make one for you. It's a matter of deciding what size pipe (3" diameter is the most common), welding on a flange (possibly with an adapter if you're connecting a larger cat back to the smaller stock downpipe) to bolt it to the downpipe, bending everything to shape, welding on a few hangers, deciding what type of muffler/tip you want, and that's pretty much it. A downpipe is for performance and a tune is highly recommended/required if you replace it, while a cat back is mostly for looks/sound and can be installed any time without a tune and, like Chris said, just about any cat back (premade aftermarket or custom fabbed) will give you the signature Subaru rumble you're looking for.
Any time you take apart any section of the exhaust, it is highly recommended that you use brand new gaskets.
A less expensive, but still pretty good quality downpipe or cat back to consider is Invidia.
Note: Regarding the picture, the stock downpipe does have two catalytic converters in it. On an 02-05 WRX, they would be considered the "second" and "third" because there is a catalytic converter in the stock 02-05 up pipe (which is located just before the turbo). On an 06+ WRX, the stock up pipe does not have a cayalytic converter, so those would technically be the "first" and "second" catalytic converters.
The exhaust is just a pipe, but there really is a lot to consider if you're going to change any part of it. Good luck!
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This is the exhaust i have on my 03 WRX. [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/WRX-CATBACK-02-07-05-06-SUBARU-STI-SRS-TYPE-RE-EXHAUST-/390328063769?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2002%7CSubmodel%3AWRX&vxp=mtr&hash=item5ae15d9719]WRX CATBACK 02-07 05 06 SUBARU STI SRS TYPE-RE EXHAUST | eBay[/url] I love it. It gives it a nice low rumble at idle and its not loud at all in the car, but i have rev'd it before and gfs parents were about 50yds away and he said my exhaust was really loud but i didn't think it was loud at all. It was a nice deep loud, and sounds nice. The main reason i got it was cause it doesn't stick out sideways like most i've seen, plus it has that big oval muffler to make it look more stock than those fart pipe looking ones and the fitment was perfect, no problems at all. For a no name exhaust, i give it a plus in my book.
^ Get some stock taillights and remove that stupid dealership decal!
[quote=basco;270026]^ Get some stock taillights and remove that stupid dealership decal![/quote]
That's an old pic and I do have that stupid decal off. I hated it but I love my tail lights and I will definitly not get rid of them. My wrx was stock when I bought it so whatever is on it, I put on cause I like it.
[quote=basco;270026]^ Get some stock taillights and remove that stupid dealership decal![/quote]
That's the dealership I used to work at. ROFL
Tail lights HAVE to go man. They are awful. And I don't want to be the bearer of bad news but that SRS is going to start rusting on you shortly.
Well its my car and they are staying. Glad you came on an exhaust thred to bash my taillights
And my exhaust looks the same as the day I put it on months ago and if it rusts, so be it. Its my work work that I drive couple hundred miles one way twice everyweek.
^All he's doing is warning you of the exhaust. I had the same one on mine, but down here they didn't have any problems.
Don't take it personal, just giving opinions.
[quote=pzr2874;270045]^All he's doing is warning you of the exhaust. I had the same one on mine, but down here they didn't have any problems.
Don't take it personal, just giving opinions.[/quote]
I get that part. Some people have bad experiences with products but that's not what I'm talkin back about. He's sayin my taillights are awful and I have to get rid of them and put stockers on. Id say since taillights are more personal taste than anything, its kinda hard not to take it personal.
I understand.
He's as harsh as they come on this forum, he's mad because he misses Texas... Can't blame him.
Try NASIOC.... you'd have gotten banned just posting this thread... haha... Not really, but they would have eaten you alive to the point where you would have been fighting back (as lose).
[quote=pzr2874;270054]I understand.
He's as harsh as they come on this forum, he's mad because he misses Texas... Can't blame him.
Try NASIOC.... you'd have gotten banned just posting this thread... haha... Not really, but they would have eaten you alive to the point where you would have been fighting back (as lose).[/quote]
Hah its not a big deal, I think its kinda funny where people go on the internet to put people down cause they are a loser in real life :p
<- Is expecting Justin to respond to that
Justin...you lived in PA?
He's in VA IIRC.
+1 to Matt's response.
Where's the popcorn emoticon?
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As we draw to within a month of the 2011 MLS Draft, the action behind the scenes that is shaping the 2011 draft class is getting hot and heavy.
Seniors are already getting their MLS Combine invites while the process to select the players chosen for Generation adidas is well underway.
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I am hearing that the MLS Generation adidas class will be smaller than last year. You could see just eight players signed, a number that combined with Omar Salgado, would give us nine GA players in the draft.
Some top GA targets have either chosen to stay in school or are leaning heavily that way. Notre Dame's Dillon Powers and Duke defender/midfielder Andrew Wenger would both have been Top 10 caliber players, but I've been told both are staying in school.
One top GA target who I hear isn't staying in school is Kofi Sarkodie. If Akron wins the NCAA title we could see Akron dominate the GA list with as many as five players on it.
Matt Kassel (New York Red Bulls) and Ethan White (D.C. United) aren't the only draft targets who could wind up going the Homegrown Player route. Word is the Philadelphia Union are trying to claim Penn State striker Corey Hertzog as a Homegrown Player. That would be a major score considering Hertzog is a first-round talent.
Right now I'm projecting the Generation adidas class to be the following eight players: Darlington Nagbe, Perry Kitchen, Zac MacMath, Kofi Sarkodie, Will Bruin, Darren Mattocks, Zarek Valentin and David Bingham. Of this group, Kitchen and Mattocks are still not quite locks to leave school. If Akron wins the NCAA title, that could change things and both could leave.
Now, without any further delay, here is SBI's second MLS Draft Big Board:
SBI MLS DRAFT BIG BOARD 2.0 (*-Underclassman)
1. *DARLINGTON NAGBE, Akron, Forward/Midfielder
Speedy and skillful, some think he can be better than Steve Zakuani and Teal Bunbury.
2. *PERRY KITCHEN, Akron, Defensive Midfielder
Just a freshman, and not a lock to leave school, Kitchen is regarded by some as Akron's best long-term pro prospect.
3. *ZAC MACMATH, Maryland, Goalkeeper
Top-flight goalkeeper is a U.S. Under-20 starter.
4. *KOFI SARKODIE, Akron, Right Back
Best attacking fullback to come out of college in years. Another U.S. Under-20 player.
5. *DARREN MATTOCKS, Akron, Forward
Akron's leading scorer is just a freshman, and not a lock to come out, but if he does he's an early first-rounder.
6. OMAR SALGADO, Gen Adidas, Forward
A teenage 6-foot-3 target striker with good feet. Interest in him is growing and he should be a Top Five pick.
7. *WILL BRUIN, Indiana, Forward
Strong striker who has been one of the best finishers in college, he's a safe bet to go high.
8. *ZAREK VALENTIN, Akron, Right Back/Centerback
Still young, but skillful centerback projects to some as a top-notch right back.
9. *DAVID BINGHAM, California, Goalkeeper
There is a growing debate over who is the better pro prospect, Bingham or MacMath. It is unlikely Generation adidas signs two goalkeepers, but Bingham making it a tough decision.
10. *DILLON POWERS, Notre Dame, Midfielder
A star on the U.S. Under-20 national team, he slips on Big Board because of rumors he's staying in school.
11. *COREY HERTZOG, Penn State, Forward
Fast, fearless and a clutch finisher, Hertzog has quietly climbed the charts this fall. Philly Union making a play for him as a Homegrown Player.
12. MICHAEL FARFAN, North Carolina, Midfielder
Arguably the most talented senior in this draft, Farfan is a skilled attacking midfielder.
13. A.J. SOARES, California, Central Defender
Best centerback in the draft, he could be this year's Tim Ream.
14. *ETHAN WHITE, Maryland, Defender
The D.C. United Academy product would be one of the best defensive prospects in the draft, which is why it would be foolish for D.C. United to not sign him and let him enter the draft.
15. *ANDREW WENGER, Duke, Central Defender/Central Midfield
Scouts love his skill, size and versatility, but Wenger seems more likely to stay in school. If he came out, he'd be in Top Ten.
16. *CASEY TOWNSEND, Maryland, Forward
A top-notch prospect two years ago, Townsend had a strong comeback season to earn a place here, though he slips a bit amid rumblings that this year's Generation adidas class will be small.
17. *MATT KASSEL, Maryland, Midfielder
Opinions vary widely on the Red Bull Academy product, but with the Red Bulls expressing interest in signing him to a Homegrown Player deal, Kassel may skip the draft and join New York.
18. ANTHONY AMPAIPITAKWON, Akron, Midfielder
His versatility, quickness and passing touch make him a very attractive prospect.
19. JASON HERRICK, Maryland, Forward
Best senior forward in the draft is mature, quick and a good finisher.
20. JALIL ANIBABA, North Carolina, Defender
An athletic centerback who is 6-feet tall, but still dominates in the air.
21. JUSTIN MERAM, Michigan, Forward
A fearless forward who has shown a great ability to go at and beat defenders, Meram's stock has risen faster in the past month than any player in the nation.
22. COLE GROSSMAN, Duke, Midfielder
Overshadowed by Wenger and Duke forward Ryan Finley, but Grossman has won over his share of scouts.
23. STEVEN MCCARTHY, North Carolina, Midfielder
A 6-foot-4 central midfielder who scouts have had eye on since his days at Santa Clara.
24. JEFF ATTINELLA, South Florida, Goalkeeper
25. *MICHAEL NANCHOFF, Akron, Left winger
A quality left midfielder who has enjoyed a strong season at Akron, Nanchoff is a GA long-shot who would be in the Top 20 if he were coming out.
26. *MICHAEL TETTEH, UCSB, Left back/Left winger
Scouts drool over the thought of a speedy left back with good attacking qualities, but injuries are a concern and his chances of being signed to a Generation adidas deal are fading.
27. *BRIAN OWNBY, Virginia, Forward
If not for injury concerns, this blazing fast striker would be near the top of the board. At this point he looks like a safer bet to stay in school.
28. DANIEL KEAT, Dartmouth, Midfielder
A polished soccer player with skill and work rate to be effective two-way player.
29. BOBBY WARSHAW, Stanford, Midfielder/Defender
Tough and talented defender who looks more suited to defensive midfield role in MLS.
30. *LUIS SILVA, UCSB, Midfielder
A skillful two-way central midfielder is reportedly on the Generation adidas radar, though my sources tell me that isn't the case. On ability, Silva is probably closer to early to mid-20s.
31. ASHLEY MCINNES, Tulsa, Forward/Midfielder
32. RICH BALCHAN, Indiana, Midfielder
33. MICHAEL BOXALL, UCSB, Defender
34. AMANI WALKER, Forward, UC-Irvine
35. J.T. MURRAY, Louisville, Defender
36. BRYAN MEREDITH, Monmouth, Goalkeeper
37. ERNESTO CARRANZA, Sacramento State, Forward/Midfielder
38. JOSUE SOTO, SMU, Midfielder
39. EDDIE ABABIO, North Carolina, Defender
40. RYAN KINNE, Monmouth, Forward
What do you think of this group? Who would you like to see your team draft?
Share your thoughts below.
Second City
So a few games over the summer in a tournament?
Second City
Bunbury went to shattuck st-mary's in Minnesota, so i don't think labeling him as an international recruit is really accurate. He has Canadian citizenship, but spent most of his formative years-at least from age 13 on- in the US. Zakuani and Mattocks certainly were international recruits, but Porter absolutely gets some of the best American players. Case in point: Sarkodie, Valentin, Anthony Ampaipitakwong and Blair Gavin were all national team players.
No, it actually isn't. They have no relation to one another. He grew up in Michigan, while chris Rolfe grew up in Ohio. they just happen to share the same last name.
Regarding Corey Hertzog, he's played for Reading Rage/Reading United through his high school days at Antietan High School in Reading and on through his college days at Penn State. Last December, Reading Rage rebranded as Reading United AC as part of a player development agreement with the Philadelphia Union. This partnership has brought a very talented crop of players to Reading, including Andrew Wenger and Levi Houapeu, also on Ives' list. Corey's been a vital part of several Reading teams that have had tremendous success in the USL PDL division over the past few summers. Corey has definately pulled on a Reading jersey more than a few times. He's about as home grown as any player could be for any team.
I think you will see warshaw in the top 10 after the mls combine. I think playing at stanford hurt him a little.
Don't often see people complain about ohio and east coast bias.. i usually hear mistake on the lake, or whats worse hell or ohio, ohio end joke here..
I heard they were cousins….
Hertzog is from Reading, PA – came up through the Reading Rage academy. Reading Rage (PDL) changed their name to Reading United and signed as the exclusive affiliate of the Union this past spring. I think that is the (or one of) the route(s) they are trying to argue it. Might be a bit of stretch if thats the argument, and it could have ripple effects for rules on player development.
Ives, what do you think about scott rojo from high point university?
This is a little off topic but, what happened to Chris Agorsor? Carlos Martinez? I know Agorsor had a devastating injury but was trying to bounce back. I know Martinez was trying to find a club overseas but seems to have disappeared. Anyone know?
Close, Liberia not Libya. No idea if he's a US citizen or potential USMNT player, hopefully someone else can answer that…
"His father, Joe, is a former captain of the Liberian full national team"
I blame ESPN and their constant coverage of Lebron James for this list being biased in favor of Akron!
That's like the 13th floor. Trust me, you do NOT want prospect number 11.
Lorax Jr.
How many years have the Union been a club? So how many years have they had an academy? Should all expansion teams get punished for the homegrown rule because they're new? Although I guess this won't apply to Vancouver and Portland as they already have academies.
If Hertzog was just a guy who happens to be from the eastern Pennsylvania region and the Union laid a claim on him is one thing. But, the fact the club didn't even exist until last year and that they signed agreements with two teams in the area as official affliates and the fact that Hertzog has played and continued to play for one of these official affliate teams is about as homegrown as you're going to get from a club with no history at all.
MLS will of course make the final decision on whether he is or isn't a homegrown player, but I don't think that they are grasping at straws at all in trying to claim him as a homegrown player based on the club's lack of history and the role that Hertzog played in that short history.
Matt Johnston
Of course, if Akron makes it to the College Cup Final, not win, just make it there, that will be two years running for a program that ten years ago wasn't even on the map. American players will go, particularly when Akron keeps placing players in the top 20 of the draft.
Matt Johnston
Well, let's assume that Porter's success is just international scouting, my point is also that he seems to have an eye for talent that should be considered by more MLS teams.
I don't know what he looks at, but maybe, just maybe some MLS teams and U.S. Development Academy should be talking to him more about what Porter looks for in a player.
Did any of these Akron kids play club for a Columbus Crew PDL team? If so, then go for it.
The Hertzog situation is pretty simple, Reading is PDL team for the Union.
What an intelligent answer
Almost positive, Nagbe is a US citizen. He grew up in the area and is from Lakewood Ohio.
(SBI-Not the case. Nagbe has had some immigration status issues, ones that probably kept him out of last year's draft. From what I'm hearing he's still dealing with immigration status issues, but MLS is working hard to address them.)
Yea. I'm a little disappointed to see that a kid that led the nation in assists didn't even get a sniff.
My opinion, from watching a few MSU games this season, is that they had a bunch of good players, but no great ones. Barone looked like one of their best players, but probably not in the top 40 nationwide. However, I don't watch a lot of college soccer, so I could easily be wrong.
Freddy Adu
ahem, guys?…….AHEM
over here
Ives, what about Soony? He had about as good a freshman season as one could ask for, so where does he go from here?
i only quickly scanned through the article, but im not seeing much mention of Louisville except for Rolfe. Them reachin the final and all, who from their squad might be a consideration now for this draft? (not a Louisville student or alumni!)
sal amerire
Eddie Ababio will turn quite a few heads at the combine. Geting some hits out of Germany as well.


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In China's New Normal Alibaba Is The King
- There has been a lot of turbulence created by the fear of China's slowing economic growth. This fear has been detrimental to companies with China exposure.
- But China's slowing economic growth is not a sign of decline but a sign of transition.
- This transition is epitomized by the stellar performance of a company dominating the service industry - Alibaba. Alibaba stock offers an opportunity to capture the growth in China's "new normal."
According to a London School of Economics policy brief, the "new normal" focuses on domestic consumption.
"...The new model places a strong emphasis on: shifting the balance of growth away from heavy-industrial investment and toward domestic consumption, particularly of services."- London School of Economics, Policy Brief 2015, "China's 'new normal': structural change, better growth and peak emissions."
In early 2014, China's President Xi Jinping was quoted by Bloomberg saying that China must adapt to a "new normal" while preventing risks and taking "timely countermeasures to reduce potential negative effects." Understating this notion of the "new normal" is critical in assessing China's current economic slow-down and in examining the way forward.
Looking forward, you will realize that China's economy is in a state of transition from an old to a new economy. Opportunities in the country have not disappeared but merely shifted. And you have to realize that Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) is king in this new economy.
The Fall of the Old Economy
China's investments towards heavy industries will continue to decline. In the first decade of the 20th century, China's coal consumption grew 9-10% per year. By 2013, China was producing 50% of the world's steel and nearly 60% of the world's cement. But China is moving towards better quality growth.
Meaning that economic growth rate will continue to diminish as the country makes the transition from an investment to a consumer focused economy. This is why as of 2014, the service sector accounted for ~48% of total GDP from ~40% in 2000 while the industry sector declined from ~46% to ~43% by 2014.
(Source: Statista - China: Distribution of gross domestic product across economic sectors)
A KPMG report "China Outlook 2015" stressed on this idea that the service industry in China has been growing faster than the secondary industry. In what they called the emergence of a "new normal" for China's economy, China's manufacturing sector is projected to face further tailwinds as the economy transitions into a consumer focused economy.
Everyone Will Eventually Want A Piece of China
China's economic growth rate is not bad for a $10 trillion economy. We can compare China with respect to GDP. China is the second largest economy (~$10 trillion) by GDP behind the United States (~$17 trillion) and ahead of Japan (~$5 trillion).
Source: Authors analysis with data from the World Bank December 2015 "Economy & Growth"
China has been the fastest growing economy (by annual GDP growth rate) among the top 10 largest economies in the world in the last 20 years.
(Source: World Bank GDP Annual Growth Rates From 1996-2015)
But the countries closest to China's GDP are growing slower. The United States, for instance, is only growing at 2.4%, Japan is declining at -0.1% and Germany is only growing at 1.6%. Relative to the largest economy and the third largest economy, China's growth rate is still very high.
An important question we should consider is that, Is it possible that the economy has matured and it is now growing at a sustainable but low growth rate like the United States and Germany?
(Source: World Bank GDP Annual Growth Rates From 1996-2015)
Size limits pace of economic growth. Another way to think about this is the fact that a 2% growth on a $100 investment is better than a 10% growth on a $10 investment. As China's economy matures, GDP growth should, by all accounts, slow down but the aggregate gain in GDP growth is still more attractive.
Another important point to note is that regardless of the projected growth rate being assigned to China today (from 3%-6%), assuming the U.S. GDP grows at an average of ~2.4%, China will become the largest economy in the world by GDP by 2036.
(Source: Authors analysis, data from World Bank)
The Rise of The New Economy
While the manufacturing sector saw a lot of job cuts in the fiscal year 2014, the service sector added 17 million jobs. This is why companies in the service sector such as Alibaba and JD.com have been performing well amidst China fears.
Take Alibaba for example, despite growing concern that it will underperform, the company produced strong top line growth numbers. Consumer retail sales in China grew 10.7% in 2015 and Alibaba's online penetration grew 10.7% y/y. In addition, the company saw its GMV growth improve by 30% y/y. More so, Alibaba saw an improved omnichannel integration contributing to the 35% y/y revenue increase from its core China retail business. This past quarter, Alibaba saw its international expansion efforts start to take flight. Tmall Global, for example, saw global imports increase by 179% y/y.
To quote the words of Kevin Landis, CEO and CIO at Firsthand Capital in reference to Facebook, "It's doom and gloom all around us and these guys are just killing it."
But this past quarter was not the only time people expected Alibaba to miss on estimates. On Singles Day, for example, the street was expecting Alibaba to perform in line with the $9.3 billion in 2014 Single's Day sales. But the company beat estimates in the first 14 hours of 2015 Single's Day and made $14.3 billion in record sales. The same thing happened in Q216, Alibaba beat estimates as revenues increased by 32% y/y. In addition, the same thing is happening now, Alibaba just beat estimates in its Q316 results but Alibaba stock took a beating. The trend is clear, China's economy is transitioning and companies in the service industry such as Alibaba have already started reaping the rewards.
Looking Ahead
" It is manifest that the best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class, and that those states are likely to be well-administered, in which the middle class is large." Aristotle, 306 BC
By 2030 around one billion people in China could be middle class. That would be equivalent to ~70% of China's projected population by 2030. The China-Britain Business Council report, "China's Middle Income Consumers" made some interesting estimates:
- China's household consumption to triple in the next 10 years.
- 70% of all household consumption will come from the middle income consumers.
(Source: Ernst & Young - China and India: Tomorrow's Middle Class)
We have to pay attention to the new trend. China's middle class is expanding, their spending is expected to triple, their economy is on its way to becoming the largest economy by GDP in the next 20-years (ceteris paribus) and while their heavy industries shrink their service industry is growing at astronomical rates. And the best way to capture this trend early on is by owning Alibaba stock.
Alibaba owns 80% of the ecommerce in China. The company has always adopted what works and tailored it to fit the Chinese market.
- Amazon and eBay worked and so they adopted the concepts but shifted the focus on advertising rather than charging commissions.
- Alipay, an online payment system similar to PayPal, Juhuasuan, a flash sale site similar to Groupon.
- Other ventures the company undertook include; a stake in Sina Weibo - the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, Didi Kuaidi - the Uber of China, Youku Tudou - the Chinese version of YouTube, Tmall Box Office ((TBO)) - the Netflix of China, among others.
The aggregate value of its investments will keep growing over time. Alibaba has enough cash to pursue more accretive acquisitions, it has beaten estimates consistently despite deteriorating economic growth in China and it is better positioned to benefit from China's "new normal."
A Government Supported Trend
One of the biggest risks with Chinese investments relates to the government. The rules and regulations can be hard to follow because there is always the risk that the government can suddenly intervene and change something. That is why better plans with attractive risk/reward profiles in China need to have the blessing of the government.
One such plan is having a consumer driven market. China's 2025 vision focuses on that. The country has recognized the inevitable trend. The changing economic sector that requires a different focus. This recognition has caused them to enact policies that will make it favorable for companies in the service industry. Making the service industry a very attractive area in China.


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Betty Butterfly was a resident of the Great Forest who found Sonic the Hedgehog as he wandered into a patch of Poison Sumac Blossoms and went through a particularly gruesome reaction. Afterwards, she flew by as he returned to Knothole after the defeat of Pseudo Sonic. (StH: #9)


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