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This property is located in North West London, more exactly in the White City neighbourhood . The house has five bedrooms, two common bathrooms and a kitchen, as well as a dining room. Her,e you'll find everything you need for the ideal stay
- East Acton (Tube station - Central line) - 11 minutes walk away.
- Imperial College London (Hammersmith Hospital Campus) - 8 minutes walk away /
- London College UCK - 48 minutes walk away / 21 minutes away on public transport.
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- Restaurants and supermarkets - 10 minutes walk away.
- Wormwood Scrubs Park - 10 minutes walk away.
- Westfield London shopping centre - 21 minutes walk away.
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White City used to be mainly farmlands up until the turn of the 20th century. Since then, it has turned into an area with a multicultural society, home to BBC's Television Centre as well as Queen's Park Rangers' stadium, Loftus Road.
The brand new Westfield London shopping centre (Europe's 2nd largest) has brought in crowds of people to the area, giving it a new, dynamic life.
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text: LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alcohol Justice joined with the Los Angeles Coalition to Ban Alcohol Ads on Public Property today to thank the L.A. City Public Safety Committee and its Chair Mitchell Englander for moving to create an ordinance to ban alcohol ads from L.A. city-owned or controlled property. The motion had been held-up in the committee since the summer of 2011. It can now move before the full City Council for their approval of the City Attorney drafting the actual ordinance that will reduce alcohol advertising in public spaces to help discourage underage drinking. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110815/DC52440LOGO ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110727/DC41105LOGO ) "We're excited that the bureaucratic run-around is over," stated Jorge Castillo, Director of Advocacy for Alcohol Justice. 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A few times lately I've been asked for this link so I'm posting it again here.
This is no longer "supported", I rarely use it anymore.
If you make any changes/enhancements please post and PM me so I can include it in the package.
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## Version: 1.8.0
## Release Date: 2006-31-01
## Current Functionality:
## Obtains list of Events and Devices in HomeSeer.
## Allows viewing status and turning Devices on/off and triggering Events
## Direct dimming of dimable devices
## Requirements:
## Homeseer software
## XBMC-CurrentStatus.txt script setup within Homeseer as manual event called 'XBMC-CurrentStatus'
## To-Do:
## Allow more filtering of which Devices displayed
## Changelog:
## 2006-03-29: added = Pop-up window for direct dimming of devices
## 2006-01-31: added = Moved configuration into HomeControl.xml
## added = Excludes for Device Location and Device Type
## added = Display actual Dim Level image for each device
## added = Splash screen
## 2006-01-27: bug fix = Crash when no Events
## bug fix = Navigation problem when no Events
## added = better logging, basic default logs
## bug fix = worked out timing and order issues with status refreshes, I hope
## 2006-01-21: bug fix = Devices not being triggered properly.
## Installation and Usage:
## Read the readme.txt included with this script
## Change HS_Server, under USER DEFINITIONS below, to your server's hostname or IP address
## - note: if your port is not the standard port 80, include the port number as in example
## Author:
## LivinOne <at> gmail .com
## Thank You's: BigBellyBilly, Nuka, Asteron for Python help & expertise - Buzzster for collaboration
1) Create Events in Homeseer independant scenes
2) Create Events in Homeseer for scene pairs
3) Create Devices in Homeseer for scene pairs
4) Create Devices to track scene status
5) Create a Homeseer event called "XBMC-Currentstatus" that triggers script "XBMC-Currentstatus.txt", set to 'Manual'
6) Edit HomeControl.xml to customize for your environment
- enter your preferences for: Excludes, EventDevice, EventDevice, Server hostname/IP address and Port.
7) Copy HomeControl folder as-is into the XBMC\Scripts folder
8) Copy XBMC-Currentstatus.txt file into your Homeseer script folder
9) edit
Below is instruction on creating a 'Scene' scheme for your Home using Events in HomeSeer. I will use my setup as an example...
1) Create Events in Homeseer independant scenes -
Create, in a group called "Scene", one Event for each scene you want to control using your XBMC GUI. These are the items what the HomeControl.py will be displaying:
Watch Movie
Watch TV
All Lights On
Billiards Room
2) Create Events in Homeseer for scene pairs -
For Events that are specific to a room, section of the home, or you want to have discrete control over turning those devices on/off, I suggest the following:
Create, in a group called "Scene Processing", two Events for each scene that you want to 'reverse' exactly those settings. I want to control the Billiards Room and Pool without affecting anything else, so I created discrete on/off event for them.
Billiards Room - on
Billiards Room - off
Pool - on
Pool - off
3) Create Devices in Homeseer for scene pairs -
If you have scene pairs, you will need to have some way to control which ones get triggered and when. The easiest way is to create devices for them. So I have two more devices, in the 'location' called "Scene". These devices are monitored using the Sceen Processing events. You set the events to use Trigger, 'change on status' and set each to on/off accordingly. So, the events will automatically trigger when you turn the device on/off.
4) Create Devices to track scene status -
Here we are creating devices to track the status of the scenes. I placed these in the Homeseer 'location' called "House" but you can call it whatever you like, just be sure to change the script to reflect the proper location for your setup.
This can be customized to your own way of managing. I'll tell you how I did mine...
I beleive in logic grouping of scenes. Since many of my scenes can affect the entire home I created a device called "Lighting Status" to hold text of the name of the last scene triggered for events that affect the entire home's lighting. The name of that scene gets put into the device using the Device setting under Device Actions tab. When you add a device to the 'Selected Devices' section, you can then double-click the device in that section and add text to the box labeled "Display - Set status text to:". This will now allow you to track the scenes.
As stated in #2 above, I have separate devices for Billiards Room, Pool, and a few other things so they do not change the device Ligthing Status. I do this so I can track them separately.
HomeControl - Homeseer Home Automation Control Script for XBMC
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2008-12-30 20:05 HomeControl - Homeseer Home Automation Control Script for XBMC Post: #1
I'm not an expert but I play one at work.
(This post was last modified: 2008-12-30 20:09 by Livin.)
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2009-09-30 11:18 Post: #2
Is there a way/ script to have homeseer control xbmc?
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2009-09-30 19:25 Post: #3
kleijnbk Wrote:Hello,
Why would you want this - it would be tedious.
Use EvertGhost to control XBMC... IF you must.
What is your goal?
I'm not an expert but I play one at work.
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2009-09-30 19:54 Post: #4
Thank you for your quick response.
I'm using homeseer to control my light devices. Plus I'm using HStouch to control Homeseer. If it would be possible to have homeseer control XBMC, it would be possible to control my music, which is running through XBMC, through the HStouch interface.
Any suggestions?
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2009-09-30 20:16 Post: #5
Sure you can do it... there are several web apps posted and a lot of documentation on XBMC itself... plus the code is open source.
It is all there if you want to do it.
I'm not an expert but I play one at work.
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2016-11-07 00:25 Post: #6
Old thread...download fails...do you still have this somewhere? I'd love to be able to control my HS from Kodi...
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Do you already use spuds homeseer add On?
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(2016-11-07 01:35)DoubleT Wrote: Do you already use spuds homeseer add On?
Doesn't that do the reverse from what I want? I would like to browse my devices (and control) and events (and execute them) in kodi and not control kodi from Homeseer...
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Holiday Lighting Precautions
It's that time of the year again... time to get outside and put up those Christmas Lights.
However those pretty lights can lead to a pretty big headache if you don't take the proper precautions.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, there are nearly 250 christmas tree fires, and 14 fire related deaths due to Christmas tree fires.
Many of these fires could have been avoided - some simply just by reading through the directions.
"One thing for sure is that you want to make sure you have the appropriate light for what you're using. There's indoor lighting and outdoor lighting. If you are using them outside, make sure you have the ones that are approved for outdoor use." -Tracey Higdon, Lieutenant Fire Engine 1
Decorators are reminded to not nail or staple outdoor lights; but rather use the intended hooking device for the lights.
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The Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre is a non-profit organisation run by voluntary staff and dedicated to the aim of disseminating the knowledge of yoga.. The Centre provides an excellent and rare selection of classical Yoga and Vedantic texts and other spiritual and health related books / literatures. Also a good selection of japa mala beads, CD's, both instrumental and vocals, murti's (statues) of deities, sandalwood incense, yoga mats, organic yoga wear, neti pots and other hygiene accessories are available for students practice and self development.
We have a reading room library (ie. non-lending) with a large collection of books by Swami Sivananda, Swami Vishnudevananda and many other authors related to spirituality, philosophy and health.
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MSNBC Gets Pranked. Dumbest Anchor Yet....
Seriously- how many times does this have to happen after a tragedy?
And here's the thing - I don't even blame the caller. This is TOTALLY on MSNBC. How ridiculously stupid are they to take calls from people who "say" they witnessed something? They've been burned a billion times, and yet they still do it! And this woman is so wrapped up she isn't even listening when the guy burns her!!!
Personally, I don't get grown adults pulling this stuff after tragedies. But the fault here lies more with the networks who will take anybody who says they saw something, and put them on the air without any delay. I mean, I work in radio and I could have dumped that guy so nobody would have heard it - WHY CAN'T THEY?
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To want dh's family to acknowledge Dewali?(156 Posts)
I am Hindu and dh is english not religious. For 3 years I have willingly hosted ils for christmas dinner, cooking a turkey even though I am a strict vegetarian. I always make a huge effort with presents (that normally get returned even if it was on the list ils gave me) and making everything from scratch (helps that I love cooking) cos I know it is important to ils and dh.
I have a bit of history with ils (not aproving of me because I am indian). They kicked up a huge fuss around indian wedding etc.
I have been with dh almost 10 years and we have a 7 month old ds. My religion is quite important to me and we want to bring ds up knowing and selebrating both Christmas and dewali in the traditional way. The last 3/4 years ils have completely ignored Dewali and not tried to understand me or what I believe. DH and I weren't living together before that and I was studying abroad and at uni so didn't expect it. I guess I just thaught as I have become part of their family they might've wanted to acknowledge who I am. I don't want ds to see this dismissal of my beliefs and am wondering. Am I expecting too much? Am I just cross because of the history? Am I angry because even after dropping hints about dewali with dates they have still ignored it? Am I just simply expecting too much for something that is just not their festival? Am I really upset because I go to so much effort for something I don't believe in but respect and they can't give me the same respect? I wouldn't expect mil to cook a curry (she would never do! can't stand foreign food) just a "happy Dewali" phone call will do. I would even understand if she called me up in the summer and asked me when Dewali was (dates change every year) even though it's easy to just do a Google search. Please tell me am I just asking too much?Or am I really cross because my parents by tree, decorate house, give presents to dh and ils and generally make a huge fuss over Christmas even though we never did it growing up? They feel dh is part of the family and we need to respect everyone's veliefs and selebrate them. Dh understands but doesn't know how we can make a change. I can't understand why I can't just let this one go as I do with so much else when it comes to ils. Thank you for reading my nightime ramble.
If something is an important part of your family culture you want your children to know about that too.
Of course both sides of family culture should be celebrated and if you have made the effort with their traditions they should do the same.
Please, pianodoodle, do not confuse sarcasm with intelligence.
Since OP has asked, I reply - she is unreasonable to expect people to celebrate whatever she is celebrating, aware or not of it. Noone can make anyone else do what they want. If she is hurt, it is because she chooses to feel that way. She should lower her expectations in regards to inlaws to avoid disappointment and not go out of her way if she will then expect something people do not wish to give in return. Simple as this.
PMSL at val with her "when in Rome" rage. People in this country have rich backgrounds and a variety of traditions. No harm in learning a little. It doesn't mean you're being forced to celebrate, it's just about being polite.
OP, don't let them get to you. Celebrate it, have fun. They can jog on.
This is not really about Diwali tho is it? This is about your Il's expecting you to do all of the bending with seemingly no desire to meet you in the middle on anything. I think YADNBU in wanting to raise your dc to appreciate and embrace both sides of his culture.
Invite them over for Diwali instead of Christmas this year, let them know what its all about and that it is something you celebrate. If they then choose to disregard it there isn't much you can do but don't make excuses for your husband, he knows as well we all do that he COULD have a word on your behalf.
I celebrate Christmas every year but I also make puppets and lanterns with my children to celebrate Diwali too.. I am not religious at all but I do love a good story and the one about Rama and Sita is a cracker! My kids love it.
Please, pianodoodle, do not confuse sarcasm with intelligence
They're not mutually exclusive
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My guess is that your ILs don't know, care or understand what Diwali is or how it is celebrated. I wouldn't know to send a happy Diwali card unless a kind friend told me the score.
That said, there is clearly history with them resenting your race and your culture which is very sad and unpleasant in a family.
I would suggest you have a broader theme now that you have DS. I suspect that your childhood culture has led you to be overly respectful of your MIL and her demands. Actually, there is no reason why they should dominate your family in this way.
I would start regular family celebrations of Diwali, and other Hindu festivals. I would consider making sure DS grows up bilingual. If your ILs raise the issue, I would say that your DS is lucky enough to be part of two great world cultures and it is going to be lovely teaching him about all the things you did as a child.
Do invite them along, and it would be kind to provide something not very curried for them to eat, but there is no reason to include meat.
The advent of a son is a great opportunity to tame your MIL. She will be only too aware that the mother controls access to the grandchildren. It is time to stop being the dutiful daughter in law and start being the matriarch of your own family.
beast speaks a lot of sense. You are guaranteed disappointment if you make your ILs' involvement key to your enjoyment of Dewali (I thought it was Diwali?). Yes, some people are curious and open-minded and keen to engage with other people's cultures. Others take much much longer to get there, if they ever do. Sounds like your ILs are in the latter group and to hope that they'll make an effort, however small, to acknowledge your religion is sadly too much to expect at this stage. Just enjoy the celebration with your immediate family, friends, neighbours etc and don't expect any satisfaction from your ILs on this score. Comparing the efforts your parents make is pointless. People are different. Many feel they can't change. Play the long game, enjoy raising your DC in both cultures, and don't look for reasons to get upset.
hang on Diwali is the least of your problems here.
You say they return gifts? That is the height of bad manners in most cultures. Why do they do this?
Why are you hosting Christmas and cooking a turkey if you are a vegetarian and if they are ungracious towards your efforts? You have been in their son's life for 10 years and they are still refusing to accept you?
Time to lay some ground rules for the sake of your DS. Do not invite them to anything if they do not know how to be polite and gracious. Your DH needs to make clear you are a family and they either need to step up or stay out.
Unless you respect yourself no one else will. Stop being a doormat.
Surely disinterest in other people's festivals doesn't make you a racist
My dh is Hindu and we celebrate Christmas, Diwali and Durga pooja which starts soon. My mum and dad always make an effort, they have been and bought new clothes for our children as that is the traditional gift. My inlaws have posted pooja gifts for the boys plus there are Christmas gifts too.
I do think its important for your dh to help them understand the importance though.
YANBU. But I guess they are very set in their ways, and that is nOt going to change any time soon. And there seems to be a combination of fear or wariness of the "forrin" and the resentment of YOU as a daughter in law.
You have dropped subtle hints, but they are still not acknowledging it? Short of wading in all guns blazing, I dont see how you can resolve this. But i am pretty sure neither you, nor they want that kind of a feud.
Rise above it. You are part of your own family unit now. Celebrate with DH and your son. Make sure your little one grows up seeing both the beauty of Diwali and the joy of Christmas.
It's very unkind of your DH not to celebrate it with you!
Can't understand why. Dewali is a lovely celebration!
I don't believe you have to subscribe to a particular religion to celebrate its festivals.
I am not Hindu but have celebrated Dewali several times in Singapore. Lovely.
I wish I had more advice rather than just handholding.
Nope, but read the whole post, especially the first paragraph. I would assume its that which has led people to say about racism.
I actually think you need to be looking at your dh more. Why is he not organising festivities and cooking of that's what you do for him and his.
What someone wise up thread said: this isn't about Diwali. Stop being a door mat.
If they can't see past their own sense of superiority to be nice to their son's wife and DGSs mother, then any effort you make with them will be wasted. They will never like and accept you when they know you will bend over backwards however they choose to behave. Funnily enough, if you are cold but polite and do not make and don't host Christmas this year, they will either have it out, or really pull their socks up.
Fuck them; they sound shit. You sound really nice and tolerant. This is about you and something that is important to you. They should love you as family after 10 years and at least make a token effort to show they care. The fact is they don't care OP. stop trying so hard please.
Dnt ascribe malice where there may be none. Diwali probably isn't on their radar at all and if it is then they probably think of that as your festival which presumably you celebrate with DH and your family, as Christmas is DHs festival which he celebrates with you and his family. No malice intended, just not being aware of what you want from them. I can actually imagine a similar OP where the poster might complain that the in laws were trying to crash her religious festival despite having no connection to the religion!
My uncle's wife is Muslim and its never crossed my mind to wish her happy eid or whatever, it's her thing. I would be thrilled to be invited to a celebration for eid though, so maybe invite the ILs round for Diwali this year and involve them in the celebrations? They'll soon get the idea that you want to celebrate with them and I'm sure it will take off organically from there.
I think it would be a good idea to invite them for Diwali this year so that they can understand what it is. If they refuse to come....well don't be upset but tell your husband that YOUR parents will not be making an effort for christmas either.
Then you could celebrate christmas with ILs and Diwali with your family (if they are in the UK).
There is a much wider problem here though. You say they can't stand foreign food & weren't happy about the Indian wedding...they haven't really accepted you yet, have they?
It will be their loss in the end (((hugs)))
For all those in the "I've-never-heard-of-Dewali-and-when-in-Rome" camp, would you make an exception if a close family member married into that religion? Because that's the situation here. OP doesn't expect everybody in the UK to research and observe Dewali, but she would like her husband's parents to show a tiny bit of interest in an important part of their own grandson's cultural heritage.
I can sort if see both sides - in some ways you probably mainly celebrate Christmas because of where you live, as you probably don't see a religious need to, so if they were living in India then there may be more of an emphasis on them to be involved. I know that you said that dh isn't religious but are they practising Christians? If they go to church regularly then they may feel that they should not be celebrating or joining in with another religion's practises. Some branches of Christianity can be very strict on this and I am afraid that it might be unlikely that they will ever join in with your celebrations. Even if they aren't now practising - if they were raised in this way their beliefs may be deep seated.
If it is not a religious objection then I would consider doing as others have suggested and have a small party - maybe just close family, possibly separate from other celebrations and have a mixture of English and Indian food. And pull out the best bits.
I should also have said that they don't sound particularly nice and whether you actually want to encourage closer links with them is another matter.
Yabu to just drop hints. If you want them to acknowledge it tell them, get your dc to make a card for them, invite them to celebrate with you. Just don't expect them to pick up on hints, they might not even realise that's what you are doing.
Don't cook a traditional Christmas meal if you don't want to. Celebrate Christmas with your DH and DCs in the way you'd like (a huge Indian feast? I'd LOVE that at Christmas, personally).
Tell your DH to tell them not to return presents. Or stop giving them. If they mention it, say you were clearly never able to get it right so you thought it best not to spend the money/make the effort any more.
Rather than getting steamed up about expecting them to phone at Dewali, organise your own Dewali celebrations and invite them, along with other family and friends. If they don't want to come, sod em. Can I come, though?
the joy of mixed race relationships, hey!
They probably don't know much about your culture at all, they may have various misconceptions, they don't like your food, and I'd be willing to bet it all makes them feel highly uncomfortable! Indian weddings are so different, I expect they probably didn't enjoy it very much. I am white, dh is Indian, and my parents had huge misgivings about our relationship at first, simply based on so many misconceptions from lack of knowledge. Same as dh's family did of me, and it took many years to get past that.
I'd agree that to invite them over would be a good idea. You could do some fireworks, do the lights, buy sweets (maybe indian and english), and show them some of what your culture is about and give them the chance to appreciate it. If they still don't, sod it!
Also, I'd lay on a spread, and do non curry if they don't like spices, but I would draw the line at serving meat on Diwali. tbh, if it was me, I'd think sod it and stick at making it special for my immediate family.
How does your dh deal with it all? Does he support you in all of this?
This has nothing to do with Diwali. OP is upset, because she believes that her inlaws refuse to make the effort with her, because she is Indian.
Ils do not like the OP, and the sending back of presents, is just a way of displaying this, albeit in a passive aggressive manner.
I believe that the op's dh is at fault. His dw is making a huge effort with HIS family and HIS culture, but he cannot be bothered to do the same. I bet if his OP, decided that she didn't want to celebrate Christmas this year her dh would have something to say about it. I would invite the ils to celebrate Diwali with you and see what happens.
BTW OP, you sound like a thoroughly nice person and i hope my ds is fortunate enough to marry a lady like you
Make sure that you bring up your ds to be billingual.
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independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil,
triggering the worst recession in over half a century. The nation continues to make an impressive recovery. Ongoing
economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population,
inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the
impoverished southern states. Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that
the opposition defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Vicente FOX of the National
Action Party (PAN) was sworn in on 1 December 2000 as the first chief executive elected in free and fair elections.
Government type:
federal republic
name: Mexico (Distrito Federal)
time difference: UTC-6
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October
note: Mexico is divided into four time zones
16 September 1810 (from Spain)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 16 September (1810)
5 February 1917
Legal system:
mixture of US constitutional theory and civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
18 years of age; universal and compulsory (but not enforced)
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Prolonged drought, population growth, and outmoded practices and infrastructure in the border region have strained
water-sharing arrangements with the US; the US has stepped up efforts to stem nationals from Mexico, Central America,
and other parts of the world from illegally crossing the border with Mexico
Executive Branch:
Chief of state: President Felipe de Jesus CALDERON Hinojosa (since 1 December 2006); note - the president is both
the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Felipe de Jesus CALDERON Hinojosa (since 1 December 2006)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; note - appointment of attorney general requires consent of the Senate
elections: president elected by popular vote for a single six-year term; election last held 2 July 2006 (next to be held 1
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election results: Felipe CALDERON elected president; percent of vote - Felipe CALDERON (PAN) 35.89%, Andres
Manuel Lopez OBRADOR (PRD) 35.31%, Roberto MADRAZO (PRI) 22.26%, other 6.54%
Political Leaders:
Pres. Felipe de Jesus CALDERON Hinojosa Sec. of Agrarian Reform Abelardo ESCOBAR Prieto Sec. of Agriculture,
Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries, & Nutrition Alberto CARDENAS Jimenez Sec. of Communications & Transport
Luis TELLEZ Kuenzler Sec. of Economy Gerardo RUIZ Mateos Sec. of Energy Georgina KESSEL Martinez Sec. of
Environment & Natural Resources Rafael ELVIRA Quesada Sec. of Finance & Public Credit Agustin CARSTENS
Carstens Sec. of Foreign Relations Patricia ESPINOSA Cantellano Sec. of Government Francisco Fernando GOMEZ
MONT Urueta Sec. of Health Jose Angel CORDOVA Villalobos Sec. of Labor & Social Welfare Javier LOZANO Alarcon
Sec. of National Defense Guillermo GALVAN Galvan Sec. of the Navy Mariano Francisco SAYNEZ Mendoza Sec. of
Public Education Josefina VAZQUEZ Mota Sec. of Public Security Genaro GARCIA Luna Sec. of Public Service Salvador
VEGA Casillas Sec. of Social Development Ernesto Javier CORDERO Arroyo Sec. of Tourism Rodolfo ELIZONDO
Torres Attorney Gen. Eduardo MEDINA MORA Icaza Governor, Bank of Mexico Guillermo ORTIZ Martinez Ambassador
to the US Arturo SARUKHAN Casamitjana Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Claude HELLER Rouassant
Economy - Overview:
Mexico has a free market economy in the trillion dollar class. It contains a mixture of modern and outmoded industry and
agriculture, increasingly dominated by the private sector. Recent administrations have expanded competition in
seaports, railroads, telecommunications, electricity generation, natural gas distribution, and airports. Per capita income
is one-fourth that of the US; income distribution remains highly unequal. Trade with the US and Canada has nearly
tripled since the implementation of NAFTA in 1994. Mexico has 12 free trade agreements with over 40 countries
including, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, the European Free Trade Area, and Japan, putting more than 90% of
trade under free trade agreements. In 2007, during its first year in office, the Felipe CALDERON administration was able
to garner support from the opposition to successfully pass a pension and a fiscal reform. The administration continues
to face many economic challenges including the need to upgrade infrastructure, modernize labor laws, and allow private
investment in the energy sector. CALDERON has stated that his top economic priorities remain reducing poverty and
creating jobs.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$1.559 trillion (2008 est.)
$1.538 trillion (2007)
$1.49 trillion (2006)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$1.143 trillion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
1.4% (2008 est.)
3.2% (2007 est.)
4.9% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$14,200 (2008 est.)
$14,100 (2007 est.)
$13,900 (2006 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 3.7%
industry: 34.1%
services: 62.2% (2008 est.)
Exports - commodities:
manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton
Exports - partners:
US 82.2%, Canada 2.4%, Germany 1.5% (2007)
Imports - commodities:
metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, car parts for assembly, repair
parts for motor vehicles, aircraft, and aircraft parts
Imports - partners:
US 49.6%, China 10.5%, Japan 5.8%, South Korea 4.5% (2007)
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Offshore Jurisdiction Blacklists – Further Information:
There are currently over 90 low-tax jurisdictions on Mexico's blacklist. Mexican resident companies and individuals are
taxable on their worldwide income, including most undistributed income from investments in those named jurisdictions.
US State Department Money Laundering Report (available only if rated Concern or Primary Concern):
Mexico is a major drug-producing and drug-transit country and is also one of the major conduits for proceeds from illegal
drug sales leaving the United States. Proceeds from the illicit drug trade is the principal source of funds laundered
through the Mexican financial system. Other major sources of illegal proceeds being laundered include corruption,
kidnapping, trafficking in firearms and persons, and other crimes. The smuggling of bulk shipments of U.S. currency into
Mexico and the repatriation of the cash into the United States via couriers, armored vehicles, and wire transfers remain
favored methods for laundering drug proceeds. In addition, criminal organizations have established networks with
criminal groups based in other countries to facilitate and develop new methods to launder illicit funds.
Investigation of money laundering activities involving the cross-border smuggling of bulk currency derived from drug
transactions remains a challenge for U.S. law enforcement officials. Sophisticated and well-organized drug trafficking
organizations based in Mexico are able to take advantage of the extensive U.S.-Mexico border and the large flow of
legitimate remittances. The combination of a sophisticated financial sector and relatively weak regulatory controls
facilitates the concealment and movement of drug proceeds. U.S. officials estimate that since 2003, as much as $22
billion may have been repatriated to Mexico from the United States by drug trafficking organizations. In April 2006, the U.
S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a warning to the U.S. financial sector on the
potential use of certain Mexican financial institutions, including Mexican casas de cambios (licensed foreign exchange
offices) and centros cambiarios (unlicensed foreign exchange offices), to facilitate bulk cash smuggling.
Corruption is also of concern: in the last year, various Mexican government officials have come under investigation for
alleged corruption and money laundering activities. The Government of Mexico (GOM) took on internal corruption in
2008 and launched a "cleaning operation" aimed at ending corruption inside its enforcement agencies, including the
Office of the Attorney General—Special Unit for Organized Crime (PGR-SIEDO), the Secretariat for Public Security
(SPP), the Federal Preventive Police (PFP), and the Federal Investigative Agency (AFI). In November 2008, PGR agents
apprehended the former Deputy Attorney General of SIEDO. To date, eight enforcement agents from PFP and PGR
have been apprehended and accused of leaking confidential information to drug cartels.
In January 2008, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conducted a mutual evaluation of Mexico on behalf of the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The evaluation noted improvements to the GOM's AML/CTF regime and identified
deficiencies, including a lack of criminal liability for legal persons and a lack of investigations for money laundering and
cross-border cash smuggling.
In 2000, Mexico amended its Customs Law to reduce the threshold for reporting inbound cross-border transportation of
currency or monetary instruments from $20,000 to $10,000. At the same time, it established a requirement for the
reporting of outbound cross-border transportation of currency or monetary instruments valued at $10,000 or greater.
Customs authorities send these reports to the financial intelligence unit (FIU) and cover a wide range of monetary
instruments including bank drafts. As a result of the cooperation between Mexican Customs, the Financial Crimes Unit of
the Office of the Deputy Attorney General against Organized Crimes (SIEDO), and various U.S. agencies, Mexico has
seized over $60 million in bulk currency shipments leaving Mexico City's international airport since 2002. As of
November 2008, bulk-cash seizures amount to $53 billion.
Currently, there are 46 banks including 6 development banks and 71 foreign financial representative offices operating in
Mexico, as well as 95 insurance companies, 479 investment companies, 155 credit unions, and 24 casas de cambio.
The number of casas de cambio will likely decline due to actions the Mexican authorities have taken against those with
serious AML/CTF violations and the closure of correspondent accounts in the United States. Commercial banks, foreign
exchange companies, and general commercial establishments may offer money exchange services. The Ministry of the
Interior (SEGOB) issues temporary licenses for national lotteries, casinos, horse races, and sport pools, but these
operations as well as lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, dealers of precious metals and stones, and couriers are
currently not subject to anti-money laundering reporting requirements. Although the underground economy is estimated
to account for 20-40 percent of Mexico's gross domestic product, the informality of that economy is considered to be
much less significant with regard to money laundering than the criminally-driven segments of the economy.
From 2000 to 2007, inbound remittances grew from $6.6 billion to $24 billion a year. However, remittances have
declined by 3.7 percent from January through September 2008 compared with the same period in 2007. Many U.S.
banks have partnered with their Mexican counterparts to develop systems to simplify and expedite the transfer of money,
including wider acceptance by U.S. banks of the matricula consular, an identification card issued by Mexican consular
offices to Mexican citizens residing in the United States that has been criticized as insecure. In some cases, the sender
or the recipient can simply provide his/her matricula consular as identification to execute a remittance, often without
having to open a bank account. While this makes licit remittances more accessible, it also leaves the system open to
potential money laundering and exploitation by organized crime groups. In 2007, electronic transfers accounted for 95
percent of all remittances to Mexico. It is likely that few first-tier commercial banks will reach down to serve low-income
clients who receive such remittances, with cajas populares and cajas solidarias (financial cooperatives that function as
credit unions) as the likely candidates to fill this gap. This presents a new set of concerns over whether this system will
present potential money laundering opportunities for bulk currency transactions.
The Tax Code and Article 400 bis of the Federal Penal Code criminalize money laundering related to any serious crime.
Mexico's all-crimes approach to money laundering criminalizes the laundering of the proceeds of any intentional act or
omission, regardless of whether or not that act or omission carries a prison term. Rather than applying to proceeds of
criminal offenses, the statute applies to "the proceeds of an illicit activity", which is defined as resources, rights, or goods
of any nature for which there exists well-founded certainty that they are derived directly or indirectly from or represent
the earnings derived from the commission of any crime, and for which no legitimate origin can be established. Money
laundering is punishable by imprisonment of five to fifteen years and a fine. Penalties increase when a government
official in charge of the prevention, investigation, or prosecution of money laundering commits the offense. This
construction of the predicate offense allows prosecutors, upon demonstrating criminality, to shift the burden of proof to
the defendant to establish the legitimate origin of the property. An offense committed outside of Mexico may also
constitute a predicate offense for money laundering. Because criminal proceeds generated abroad would have an effect
in Mexico when laundered in or through its national territory, the laundering of those proceeds could be prosecuted
under Mexican law.
Four supervisory agencies are responsible for the compliance with AML/CTF requirements. For AML/CTF purposes,
there are four main supervisory agencies: the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), the National
Insurance and Bonds Commission (CNSF), the National Retirement Savings System Commission (CONSAR), and the
Tax Administration Service (SAT). The CNBV regulates and supervises banks, limited scope financial companies,
securities brokerage firms, foreign exchange firms, and mutual funds and subscribes to a risk-based approach to
supervision. The CNBV also has the remit to impose administrative sanctions for noncompliance, revoke licenses, and
conduct on-site inspections and off-site monitoring of regulated entities. The SAT supervises centros cambiarios
(nonlicensed foreign exchange retail centers), money remitters, and unregulated sofomes (multiple purpose financial
companies). A 2005 provision of the tax law requires real estate brokerages, attorney, notaries, accountants, and
dealers in precious metals and stones to report all transactions exceeding $10,000 to the SAT, which shares the
information with the FIU. According to the SAT, there are 882 registered money transmitters and 4380 unlicensed
centros cambiarios. In 2006, nonprofit organizations were made subject to reporting requirements for donations greater
than $10,000.
The Ministry of Finance, through the Banking, Securities and Savings Unit (UBVA), is responsible for issuing regulations
and criteria to interpret anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Regulations require banks and other financial
institutions (including mutual savings companies, insurance companies, securities brokers, retirement and investment
funds, financial leasing and factoring funds, casas de cambio, and centros cambiarios to conduct customer due
diligence. The regulations impose customer identification requirements on a range of categories of clients which
includes legal persons, individuals, beneficiary owner information and specific provisions for nationals and foreigners.
Regulations require enhanced due diligence for higher-risk customers including politically exposed persons. Banks also
require identification of occasional customers performing transactions equivalent to or exceeding $500 in value, so that
banks can aggregate the transactions daily to prevent circumvention of cash transaction reports (CTRs) and suspicious
transaction reports (STRs) filing requirements. Institutions must maintain records of transactions for a period of ten
years. Financial institutions have also implemented programs for screening new employees and verifying the character
and qualifications of their board members and high-ranking officers. These institutions have also implemented regular
training for their employees on money laundering. With regard to wire transfers, financial institutions are required to
obtain originator information. However, the threshold for identification of occasional customers is $3,000 and does not
include the obligation to aggregate lower transactions for a single customer over a period of time. No guidelines have
been issued to assist financial institutions with meeting this obligation. In addition, money remitters are not subject to
wire transfer regulations.
The UBVA drafted a multifaceted reform which is under review by the Improvement Regulatory Commission (COFEMER),
and observers expect approval in early 2009. The reform, when effective, will harmonize the rules and standards
between larger banks and other smaller financial institutions such as credit unions, centros cambiarios, and sofoles
(limited purpose lending companies) undergoing deregulation and transitioning to sofomes. Sofomes can be subject to
or exempt from regulation depending upon their financial activities. The CNBV will supervise the regulated sofomes that
maintain a financial relationship with credit institutions and controlling companies of financial groups, and the SAT will
supervise the unregulated sofomes. There are currently 13 regulated sofomes and 634 unregulated sofomes. There are
no AML/CTF regulations and supervision has not commenced for these institutions as of yet.
The UBVA draft reform also includes regulations for prepaid cards and travelers checks. The government will provide
banks and other financial entities the authority to exchange information among themselves regarding money laundering
and terrorist financing without violating bank secrecy provisions. The new regulations will require entities to provide more
details, such as complete address and other relevant information in the reports submitted to the FIU. The implementing
rules will also include a specific definition between "user" (for remittances, casas de cambio, and centros cambiarios)
and "customer" (a person who signs a contract or has a bank account).
When implemented, the reform will reduce the threshold to identify a user of cash operations, travelers checks or
prepaid cards from $3,000 to $500. For operations larger than $3,000, the reform will require foreign exchange houses,
centros cambiarios, and money transmitters to create a complete file of the user. Financial institutions will need to
monitor and identify operations in pesos using a threshold of 300,000 pesos (approximately $21,600) for individuals and
500,000 pesos (approximately $36,000) for companies; formerly, institutions conducted such monitoring exclusively in
dollars. To improve the detection of money laundering, financial entities will have 30 days to report fractioned operations
exceeding $10,000. The reform will also enable Mexico to identify those sectors that do not comply with money
laundering preventive measures.
In 2004, the Ministry of the Treasury (SHCP) reorganized and renamed its financial intelligence unit (FIU), the Unidad de
Inteligencia Financiera (UIF). The UIF has approximately 70 staff, but officials expect this number to increase to 150 next
year. Forensic accountants, lawyers, and analysts comprise the majority of FIU staff. Regulated entities must report to
the UIF any suspicious transactions, currency transactions over $10,000 (except for centros cambiarios, which are
subject to a $3,000 threshold), and transactions involving employees of financial institutions who engage in suspicious
The UIF is responsible for receiving, analyzing, and disseminating STRs and CTRs, as well as reports on the cross-
border movements of currency. In 2008, UIF received 36,934 STRs and 6,513,147 CTRs. Following the analysis of the
reports, the UIF sends reports that are deemed to merit further investigation, and have been approved by the SHCP's
legal counsel, to the PGR. The UIF sends an average of 60 cases per month to the PGR for its consideration for
prosecution. The PGR's special financial crimes unit (within SIEDO) works closely with the UIF in money laundering
investigations. UIF personnel also have working-level relationships with other federal law enforcement entities, including
the Federal Investigative Agency (AFI) and the Federal Police (PFP), to help it support the PGR's investigations of
criminal activities with ties to money laundering. From 2004 through 2007, 17 criminals have been convicted of money
laundering, and $4.5 billion have been seized by the PGR's financial crimes unit. The UIF also reviews all crimes linked
to Mexico's financial system and examines the financial activities of public officials. In 2007 and 2008, U.S. authorities
observed a significant increase in the number of complex money laundering investigations by SIEDO, with support from
the UIF and in coordination with U.S. officials. The number of investigations rose from 152 in 2004 to 198 as of October
2008. In 2007, 85 of 112 apprehension orders corresponded to money laundering operations.
The PGR's special financial crimes unit is understaffed. The lack of personnel—including more field investigators,
prosecutors, and auditors- monetary resources, a comprehensive and modern database, technological equipment, as
well as the vulnerability of its facilities undermine the unit's efforts. Of the estimated $10 billion circulating illegally in the
banking system, the PGR is only able to attack one percent of this amount. During the past three months the unit was
able to seize between $60 and $70 million. So far, efforts have targeted only key states, such as Tamaulipas, Sinaloa,
Nuevo Leon, Mexico City, and Jalisco, but the PGR believes there is reason to refocus on other regions such as the
southern states of Quintana Roo and Yucatan, where authorities have detected large movements of illicit resources.
In 2006, the UIF signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Economy Secretariat and the Mexican
immigration authorities that provides access to their databases. The UIF has also signed agreements with the CNBV and
the National Commission of Insurance and Finance (CNSF) to coordinate to prevent money laundering and terrorist
financing. The UIF is currently finalizing similar negotiations with the SHCP and the National Savings Commission
At the end of 2008, the GOM enacted legislation to reorganize Mexico's law enforcement agencies that attempts to
create synergy among the different levels of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to combat drug cartels
and other organized crime groups. The law will create a National Public Safety Council (to provide assistance to victims
of crime, bolster law enforcement institutions, and evaluate the effectiveness of public safety programs) and a National
Intelligence Center.
Agencies involved in AML/CTF efforts are currently drafting an AML/CTF National Strategy, anticipated to be issued in
2009. The Strategy will outline Mexico's AML/CTF short and long range objectives and the strategies that the GOM will
implement to meet them. It will also establish an interagency coordination group which will examine emerging money
laundering trends and identify and propose legal and regulatory measures to mitigate gaps. In August 2008, the GOM
approved an Integral Strategy Against Organized Crime. The strategy focuses on the isolation, neutralization, and
ultimate disbandment of organized crime through the abolition of their operational, logistical, commercial and financial
There have been a number of noteworthy cases in 2008. In the beginning of 2008, the U.S. Government froze funds
belonging to the Mexican money exchange house Casa de Cambio Puebla as part of a money laundering case filed in U.
S. District Court in Miami against Venezuelan national Pedro Jose Benavides Natera, who participated in a complex
money laundering scheme. Criminals used clean funds to purchase high-performance turbo-prop aircraft for drug
smuggling operations. Drug proceeds from Venezuela were sent to Casa de Cambio Puebla where cooperating
individuals sent the funds on to the U.S., into buffer accounts, operated by individuals who served as fronts for
Venezuelan drug traffickers. The buffer account holders then transferred funds to aircraft brokers for the purchase of
aircraft. The criminals then cancelled the aircraft registrations and had the aircraft shipped to front men in Venezuela.
In October 2008, at a mansion in Desierto de los Leones near Mexico City, PGR and PFP apprehended 15 major drug
dealers and money launderers, 11 of them Colombians, with links to the Beltran Leyva brothers. The leader of the
group, Teodoro Mauricio aka "El Gaviota", is under investigation for money laundering and narcotics trafficking. These
apprehensions are part of an ongoing investigation initiated in 2005 of a group of Colombian traffickers in Mexico linked
to the Cali-based Norte Valle Cartel.
In November 2008, SIEDO arrested Jaime Gonzalez Duran, aka "The Hummer", one of the most wanted criminals in
Mexico and allegedly one of the leaders and founders of the criminal group "Los Zetas" (considered to be the armed
branch of the Gulf Cartel). Gonzalez was apprehended in Reynosa, Tamaulipas where he had smuggled drugs into the
U.S., on organized crime, drug smuggling, money laundering, and possession of weapons charges.
Mexico has asset forfeiture laws and provisions for seizing assets abroad derived from criminal activity, and U.S.
requests to Mexico for the seizure, forfeiture, and repatriation of criminal assets have occasionally met with success.
Mexico does not have a civil forfeiture regime and can only forfeit assets upon a final criminal conviction; it can also
seize assets administratively if they are deemed to be "abandoned" or unclaimed. However, draft legislation pending in
the Mexican Congress includes constitutional changes that would enable a forfeiture regime similar to Colombia's law of
extinguishment of ownership (extinción de dominio). The legislation would provide for seizing and forfeiting assets used
by organized criminals in executing drug trafficking, money laundering, kidnapping, car robbery, embezzlement, and
trafficking of persons. Currently, these assets remain untouched by enforcement authorities and the state even when
criminals are convicted and sentenced to prison. The legislation would permit specialized judges to authorize an asset
forfeiture procedure independently of the criminal process being followed against an alleged criminal, and before a final
ruling or conviction. Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office would have access to financial, tax, and real estate
information through the CNBV, SAT, and notaries. For assets marked for seizure and forfeiture located abroad, Mexico
would request international legal assistance under international treaties and reciprocal cooperation mechanisms. The
law would also include sanctions against individuals leasing or renting an asset or property to organized crime with the
knowledge that it will be used to commit illegal acts.
Senators amended a Presidential proposal to prevent corruption and abuse of power by PGR prosecutors. In addition to
that proposal, there are also Senatorial initiatives. One proposes that forfeited assets be included in a fund to prevent
and pursue felonies and organized crime. The Service for the Administration of Forfeited Assets would allocate
resources to the corresponding authorities and to cover damages to the victims. The three major political parties are
discussing the initiatives with the intention of to achieving consensus and approving the law in early 2009. Mexico City's
local congress drafted a similar extincion de dominio law, which was approved at the end of November 2008.
In 2007, Mexico criminalized terrorist financing, with punishments of up to 40 years in prison. The law amends the
Federal Penal Code to link terrorist financing to money laundering and establish international terrorism as a predicate
crime when it is committed in Mexico to inflict damage on a foreign state. The law also imposes sanctions against an
individual or individuals who conceal a terrorist or a person who threatens to commit a terrorist act. The UBVA
distributes the list of individuals and entities that have been included in the UN 1267 Sanction Committee's consolidated
list to other government agencies and to financial institutions through the CNBV. The GOM has responded positively to
international and USG efforts to identify and block terrorist-related funds, and it continues to monitor suspicious financial
transactions, although no such assets have been frozen to date.
Mexico has developed a broad network of bilateral agreements and its law enforcement authorities regularly meet in
bilateral law enforcement working groups with their U.S. counterparts. The U.S.-Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
(MLAT) entered into force in 1991. Mexico and the United States also implement other bilateral treaties and agreements
for cooperation in law enforcement issues, including the Financial Information Exchange Agreement (FIEA) and the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the exchange of information on the cross-border movement of currency and
monetary instruments.
Mexico is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention; the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; the UN
Convention against Corruption; and the UN Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Mexico is a
member of the FATF and the Financial Action Task Force for South America (GAFISUD), a FATF-style regional body, of
which Mexico currently holds the presidency. In addition to its membership in the FATF and GAFISUD, Mexico
participates in another FATF-style regional body, the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), as a cooperating
and supporting nation. The UIF is a member of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units.
The Government of Mexico (GOM) has made fighting money laundering and drug trafficking one of its top priorities, and
has made substantial progress in combating these crimes over the course of 2008. However, Mexico continues to face
challenges with respect to is anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing regime, particularly with its ability to
prosecute and convict money launderers.. The GOM should amend its legislation to ensure that legal persons can be
held criminally liable for money laundering and terrorism financing. Mexico should also amend its terrorist financing
legislation to fully comport with the UN Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Financing; and enact legislation and
procedures to freeze terrorist assets of those designated by the UN Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee. To
create a more effective regime, Mexico should fully implement and improve its mechanisms for asset forfeiture, control
the bulk smuggling of currency across its borders, monitor remittance systems for possible exploitation, improve the
regulation and supervision of money transmitters, unlicensed currency exchange centers, centros de cambiarios and
gambling centers, and extend AML/CTF requirements to designated nonfinancial businesses and professions.
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I think BMW should try a modular architecture to the infotainment system. We have the performance products from BMW, they should also pioneer a tech products line.
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I decided to have a little fun and look back at some actual rumors(Oxymoron!) and see how are team could have been if Towers and Hoyer were a little more aggresive:
The Lineup:
1. 3B Micheal Young
Young was never a likely Padre but SD is one of 8 clubs he would accept a deal to. Texas would have had to eat a TON of salary for a deal ever to happen. A trade would look like this: Micheal Young and lots of cash for Logan Forsythe, Aaron Poreda, and Corey Luebke.
2. 2B Orlando Hudson
I understand he is already a Padre but the last two years we have almost signed him, if we had signed him last year we already would still be with us.
3. CF Josh Hamilton
4. RF Matt Kemp
5. LF Hunter Pence
6. C Mike Napoli
7. 1B Luke Scott
Scott is one of my personal favorites and would have come very cheap. He would be a fantastic 7-hitter and was really close to being a Padre. The deal: Luke Scott for Josh Geer and Wade LeBlanc.
8. SS JJ Hardy
Hardy was the other SS looked at by SD before we got Jason Bartlett. I still like Jason better but that rumor came true. Hardy would have been aquired for a lot less and is a pretty good 8 hole guy. The Deal: Adam Russell for JJ Hardy.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
The could have been team... The Lineup!
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I like most of your trades except for giving up Bell, Latos and Headley. But I guess you have to give up some value since we are never going to spend the big bucks. Your wish will come true with Headley and Latos as soon as they come into the money, Padres aren't going to pay them star salaries. Bell is probably going this year if we keep up the losing trend.ReplyDelete
I was not the one who came up with these trades and I certainly don't want to give up Latos or Headley. These are trades that almost happened.ReplyDelete
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