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My daughter really loves the school, staff and her classmates. She looks forward to going to school every single day and is extremely happy there. We've also met some really wonderful families who truly care about the success of the school. As for the curriculum - it isn't very exciting and we wish there were more enrichment/after-school activities. Though for that to happen the school really needs the parent community to step up and be more involved. The teachers have been great - especially her 2nd grade teacher who went above and beyond to enrich their lives (offered chess lessons and jazz Fridays). The school also has an exceptional music teacher who produces the greatest end of year musicals! Unfortunately, the music program finds itself on the "chopping block" year after year. All in all, a good school with room for improvement.
Our longtime principal retired this year and we have a new principal Ms. Tami Flynn (greatschools - you need to update your info!). She has big shoes to fill but I'm sure she's up to the task as we received an introduction letter from her on the first day of school. PS 193 hasa wonderful parent community with huge potential for making a difference, but we just don't have enough parents involved and it's a shame. Other than that I'm very happy with my child's academic progress in CIG. I think there could be more challenge in math and the DOE's mandatory curriculum change basically set the class back by a year to make sure everyone learned math "the new way". But the school tries really hard and the effort from all staff is palpable, except for the parent coordinator.
I think the school provides a decent education, and so far I haven't seen anything that I considered better in the rest of Brooklyn, even though some of my friends' children attend private schools, as well as other well-regarded public schools. We have other options, closer to our home, for example, but have been happy enough to send our child to PS193. We like that the administration has been responsive to our needs, there are some great teachers, and we have seen great progress, especially in reading and writing for our child. She has also very much enjoyed music lessons, both singing and flutaphone, as well as gotten exposure to French language and culture. We made good friends with some of the other families in the school. The school has a very nice playground, where our child stays after school . There are downsides -- the lunchroom is very loud, and our child said that sometimes staff yell at children, especially in the lunchroom.
I am extremely proud of all that the school is doing in order to facilitate to the extraordinary needs of my children. One son is in CIG and the other two in general classes, however all three challenged by their teachers every single day. My 1st grader received homework right up until 2 days before school officially closed.
Wonderful environment for your children and very safe. The teachers are doing an excellent job of educating my three children .
My daughter has been in the CIG class since Kindergarten and she has received an excellent education re reading , math, art, and French. Where else can a public elementary student in Brooklyn be taught French. The school is racially diverse and it works THe school needs more money and needs to tap into its reservoir of alumni. Othen than that,the schools has a warm, caring and creative environment with a seasoned principal who knows how to work the syste,
This is an excellent School. My daughter is in the 1st grade and i am extremely please with her progress.
The Gil Hodges School is was an awesome school when I went there and still is. I attended P.S. 193 from 2nd to 5th grade and I was in the Gifted and Talented program and I am now a high school junior. The teachers taught well and challenged me every step of the way. The school always had interesting activities like the annual dance festival and the school play. They also had a lot of clubs and programs for the students to partake in. I loved the fact that the school has a motto of "Be Respectful and Be Nice". My only dislike was that the CIG program kids were deemed superior to the rest of the school and had a lot of "special" field trips and programs that I felt every student should have been able to participate in. Also, I think that they needed to have a no tolerance policy on bullying. When anyone was teased the administration would put it off as harmless child's play, even though it wasn't. Other then these few minuscule flaws, I'd recommend P.S. 193 as a great school for parents to send their children to.
My child is in a CIG class. The school fosters an belief that the student of CIG are the elite. Unforrtunately the students themselves are perpetuating this believe in their actions and attitudes. Although my child is a CIG student and the work is challenging, her teacher is harsh to say the least. It is as if she is on a personal mission to keep the CIG program exclusive to who she things deserves to be there. She critizes at every turn and expects the students to act as college students. I often times ask myself if her actions are justified. Are "gifted" children adults or are they children who have the ability to learnfaster than others. In all honesty, I dont believe these CIG children are geniuses and should not be made to think they are elite either. This year may be the last year my daughter attends ps 193.
If your child is in Gifted program, this is a good school. They will receive a quality education. However, if your child is in the general classes, I would recommend another school where they can be more challenged. My children came from a private Pre-K program and I was very disappointed by the curriculum being taught on the K and 1st grade level.
Great school! My son was in Cig and is now in middle school. He is doing outstanding work due to his academic and social education at PS193. Kusos to the principal, AP and staff. An unsung gem of a school. Also, the PA is outstanding!
This school continually proves that a strong, caring and committed staff will provide true excellence not only by expectation but by example. Of my 4 children 2 are in the CIG program, 1 in general ed and 1 in special ed. Each child loves school because they learn something new everyday and enjoy and respect the adults in the building. I love how each child is challenged based on their independent strengths and weaknesses. Each enjoy a phenomenal art, music and dance program that is unrivaled in this district. It is a gift and shows that public education is thriving here at 193!
As parents, all we want is for our children to excel and be happy with in their school environments. I have 2 boys at 193, one is in the G&T program & my other son is in a general class. I can honestly say that both my children are receiving a wonderful education. They are on different levels but their academic needs are being met accordingly. Both my sons are advanced for the classes they are in. They participate in great plays through out the yr, and other types of arts activities. One of my sons takes French and French enrichment. Reading and writing is a big part of the schools program, which is great, both my sons are 2-3 levels above their reading level. The school community is so close, our kids take extra curriculum activities else where.
Love it ! ! ! They are so caring and know every child on a first name basis. I would totally recommend this school to everyone. My son is in the CIG program and I could not be happier.
P.S. 193 offers my children the best of many worlds. The quality of the arts and music program is unmatched. Every staff member and student understands and often quotes the school credo 'Be respectful. Be nice.' Two of my four children are in the G&T program and are flourishing with a nice balance of independent work and classroom activities. I highly recommend this school. Come see it for yourself.
P.S. 193 is a wonderful school. My daughters love it there, I wish they had up to 8th grade in this school. The teachers there is very terrific, they are doing a great job with the kids. They love the Glee Club, and the tap dance.
My son has never been the kind to apply his full potential to school. PS 193 has been very patient and caring to my child who has a single parent. They try every means to make him feel special and involved.
My son just got enrolled in kindergarten this September and I love what the school has done so far. His teacher Mrs. Sisane is great and he loves to go to school every day.
My daughter was part of the 1st grade CIG program. When she entered she was reading at a Kindergarten level at the end of the school year she is reading at a 3rd grade level. I love this school. Also the prinicpal and the teacher Ms.Hoffman were great.
Every day, my daughter comes home and tells me about how she enjoys her school so much, and about all the fun things she did. The joy on her face is indescribable. She really loves her school.
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Last month, the black cloud over Toyota Racing's head reared up again in the form of one of its drivers crashing the TS030 Hybrid at Paul Ricard circuit bad enough to render it useless. This forced Toyota Racing to cancel the T030's debut at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
It appears as if the black clouds have cleared up again, as Toyota Racing has announced that a new monocoque is complete and testing will resume almost immediately. This also puts the team on pace to hold true to its promise of debuting on June 16th for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
We'll be honest in saying that we had our doubts that Toyota could get a monocoque built in time to test before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but Toyota Racing certainly stepped up to the task and pumped out a replacement vehicle. The issue now is that the monocoque the team is testing was slated to be a spare, and now there is no spare. We're willing to bet that the brass at TR are telling the drivers to mind their Ps and Qs while testing. According to Toyota's press release, however, TR will be entering two T030s into 24 Hours of Le Mans, so a second monocoque must be in the works.
With only a little more than a month of testing and tinkering to do, this really leaves Toyota with very little time to really adjust the car and allow the drivers to get a feel for it. Yes, it is the same build as the original TS030 , built as with all cars, there is a little variance between each build.
We're all pulling for Toyota to make a clean return to Le Mans from here on out.
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Jazz Impressions of Christmas composed by Larry Minsky. For piano. Neil A. Kjos Piano Library. Christmas, Jazz. Level 5. Music book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WP554).
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Christmas takes on a jazz twist with Larry Minsky's fabulous solo arrangements of popular holiday songs. Intermediate students will enjoy the intriguing jazz harmonies of Deck the Halls, Up on the Housetop, and four other upbeat selections. The generous use of major seventh chords, interesting harmonic treatments, and an intertwining of classical and jazz elements make these jazz stylings a hit with all ages of students as well as teachers.
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DEAR MOTHER, — Last Sunday, when I wrote to father, we were crossing the Gulf of Finland, making for St. Petersburg. We passed the great fortifications at Cronstadt, and landed at the city Sunday evening ; the next three days I spent in seeing the great capital.
Hôtel Du Nord, Berlin
.DEAR WILLIAM, — I remember very well writing a letter to you from this very hotel seven years ago. It was about the beginning of my first trip to Europe. There have been several changes since then, and I hope for the better. I reached here only this morning, and find Berlin the same bright, cheerful-looking, great city I remember it.
DEAR FATHER, — I feel as if I owed you and mother about a dozen letters to-day, for since last Sunday I have been wonderfully blessed in the way of hearing from you. At Copenhagen I received eighteen letters, the accumulation of the summer, and now I understand all about you and your doings up to August 16.
Albemarle Hotel, London
DEAR WILLIAM, — This Sunday morning, your atmosphere must be a great deal clearer than the smoky London air in which I am looking out, through which I can just tell that it is a very pleasant day. I hope you will have a good Sunday. Your letter, which came day before yesterday, was the first that reached me, and was a most welcome beginning to the new spell of correspondence.
Morlaix, France
DEAR MOTHER, — Arthur says this is a dutiful scene. He is sitting on one side of a wretched little table, in this quaint old hotel, writing to John, and I am just beginning this note to you upon the other side. I dare say our letters will be very much alike, for there is nothing to tell, except where we have been and what we have seen ; that is rich enough.
Phillips Tours
DEAR WILLIAM, — Here I have just received your second letter, full of pleasant talk, and telling every kind of interesting thing about Andover, Mary, and all the other people. I was glad to get it. For a week we have wandered on through Brittany, looked at old castles and cathedrals, and talked together about you all, but have heard nothing since last Tuesday evening.
DEAR WILLIAM, —I fully expected, when we arrived here this afternoon, to find a letter from you, and perhaps from some of the other good folks at home, but they had not come, so this goes not as answer to anything in particular, but only to tell you generally how we fare. We have reached the Adriatic.
DEAR WILLIAM, — Let me see. The last time I wrote to you I was in the top story of a hotel at Venice, looking down upon the Grand Canal. Tonight, I am in the top story of a hotel at Mayence, looking down upon the Rhine. From Italy to Germany .
DEAR FATHER, — Hurrah for the Fourth of July ! William has gone for a day or two by himself on a trip to see cathedrals, and I have no doubt is enjoying everything between here and Durham. I think he will be back tonight, and then we shall keep together for the rest of the time. Since we arrived and came to London, we have been very busy.
Old Bible Hotel, Amsterdam
DEAR MOTHER, — I want you to understand that you must answer this letter yourself, with your own hand. I think it must be ten years since you have written me a regular letter, hardly since I was in Amsterdam before, so remember !They call this hotel the Old Bible Hotel because the first Dutch Bible was printed in this house some two hundred years ago, and now we are lodged here, yesterday and to-day.
DEAR MARY,- Now I will tell you all about it. I dare say William has written you since we arrived at Liverpool, but perhaps he has not told you anything about where we have been, or what we have been doing. I must go back to the steamer, where there were a great many pleasant people.
DEAR ARTHUR, — You were a blessed good boy to write me from Bar Harbor. I only received your note last night when I came here, and here 's a word of answer, though we are so near coming home that it hardly seems worth while to write. We have had a lovely summer, much of it on our old ground.
Hôtel Du Louvre, Paris
DEAR WILLIAM, — You know this place. The Louvre is just opposite, the Palais Royal is just behind, and you and I were here in 1877. You see we have not been quite able to keep to our plan of not going out of the United Kingdom. I have to be in London, or rather at Windsor, next Sunday, to make a few remarks to the Queen, so we ran over here for the week between.
Steamship Columba
DEAR WILLIAM, — I am on a steamboat between Oban and Glasgow on the coast of Scotland. John is up on deck somewhere, and the scenery outside has grown a little tame, so I take this chance to tell you that we are well, and the Scotch trip, which is drawing near its end, has been a great success, just as the Dutch, the Tyrolese, and the Swiss trip were three years ago.
MY DEAR MARY, — Thank you for your letter, which was very good to get. We are too near home (for we sail a week from to-morrow) for me to write you a great long answer, but it just occurs to me that I may reach Boston at some untimely hour, and want to get into my house, while you and William are comfortably sleeping at Nahant.
Steamship Servia
DEAR JOHNNY,- We have had a wonderful passage, and here we are just getting ready to see Fastnet light this afternoon. Doesn't that bring back two years ago, and all the long dreary day between Queenstown and Liverpool? I hope that we shall have a more cheerful experience to-morrow.
Steamship Servia
DEAR WILLIAM, — We reached Queenstown last night, and I wish you were here this morning. I would tell you what a pleasant voyage we had, since you left us a week ago this morning ; what a splendid great ship this is, and how McVickar and I have rattled round in our little stateroom.
Hotel Bellevue, Brussels
MY DEAR WILLIAM, — Do you remember pretty Brussels ? And this comfortable hotel and St. Gudule and the nice time we had here five years ago ? Well, here we are again, James and McVickar and I, and I will tell you how we got here. We landed after a most wonderful passage from the Servia on Thursday evening, the 29th of June.
Hôtel De L'empire, Paris
MY DEAR GERTIE, — I was very much pleased to get your letter, and think it was very nice indeed in you to write. It was the first letter I received, and I read it as I was sitting in the vestibule of the House of Commons in London, waiting for the doors to open, to let us go in and hear the great men make their speeches.
Nimes, France
DEAR WILLIAM, — I am afraid that a little letter which I wrote from Paris must do duty, and fill the gap between my last to you and this. After we left Paris, we traveled somewhat rapidly through France until we reached this place.
DEAR WILLIAM, — . . . You do not know what a lovely Sunday this is here. The sea breeze is blowing, the palaces are shining, the people are chattering, the sky is a delicious blue, and you, if you were only here, would add another picture to your gallery which would be worth keeping all your life.
.DEAR WILLIAM, — How do you all do this week? Dear me, how the weeks go by, and the hot summer slips away ! Since last Sunday we have had a pretty sail from Genoa to Leghorn, a bright day in Pisa, a nice three days in Florence, and a visit to Sienna and Orvieto.
DEAR GERTIE, — When the little children in Venice want to take a bath, they just go down to the front steps of the house and jump off, and swim about in the street. Yesterday I saw a nurse standing on the front steps, holding one end of a string, and the other end was tied to a little fellow who was swimming up the street.
DEAR MARY, — Did you ever come to Chioggia ? If you ever did, you are not likely to have forgotten it, for it is the queerest, dearest little place in the world. Perhaps some time when you have been at Venice, you have taken the steamboat early in the morning, and run down here and spent the day, which is what Mr. McVickar and I have done today.
Hotel Continental, Milan
DEAR WILLIAM, — They have a new hotel at Milan, so we are not staying where you and I put up five years ago. I have thought very much about our visit here. Indeed, the whole of the last three weeks has reminded me of much that we did together in that pleasant and memorable summer.
Hotel De L'empire, Paris
DEAR WILLIAM, — I have just been to the station to see James and McVickar off for England, whence James sails on Wednesday for America. You probably will see him before you get this letter. He will tell you about our last week, how we made a run through Switzerland, had a splendid day on the Simpion.
DEAR WILLIAM, — The great event of the last week was the meeting of the waters. Two Brooks boys, Arthur and I, came together in the ancient city of Cologne.
Hôtel Du Nord, Berlin,
MY DEAR GERTIE, — This is Sunday morning. It is just after breakfast, about a quarter before nine o'clock. In a shop window on this street, I see a great big clock every time I go out. It has seven faces, and each face tells what time it is in some one of the great cities of the world.
Hôtel Du Nord, Berlin
DEAR WILLIAM, — To-day I am going to write and tell you what I have been doing in Berlin. I have been here for ten days, and have fallen into the most regular way of living, just as if I had been a Berliner instead of a Bostonian, and had lived all my youth in the Tinter den Linden instead of in Rowe Street.
MY DEAR AGNES, — I was glad to get your letter, which reached me a few days ago in Berlin. I think you were very good indeed to write me, and it was a nice letter. Did you ever hear of Wittenberg.
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UPDATE: Dotcom Mansion neighbour France Komoroske told NBR this afternoon that she was unfazed by the illegal guns found on the raided property Friday.
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Certainly, there would be a lot to talk about.
Ms Komoroske said at the time Mr Dotcom was applying for Overseas Investment Office approval to buy the mansion (owned by Chrisco founders Richard and Ruth Bradley), she contacted the OIO to make it aware of her concerns, and details of the German millionaire's colourful past.
The US ex-pat retired lawyer told NBR that the OIO gave her the run-around, refusing to directly address key points. However, one thing's clear from her lengthy 2010 correspondence to and from the OIO, sighted by NBR: it would not have helped Mr Dotcom's bid to buy the mansion (which was ultimately declined).
9am: A retired lawyer living near Kim Dotcom's rented mansion in Coatesville, just north of Auckland, says some in the community were intimidated by an email the pirate-accused sent to his neighbours.
France Komoroske, who lives only a few hundred metres from the mansion, told NBR, "This all started because of Kim's driving habits."
Mr Dotcom was - literally - scaring the horses in the affluent rural lifestyle suburb by "racing a Mercedes with a big rumbling engine down the road. It sounded like a rocket ship. Kim wouldn't slow down. He terrified our horses when we were riding down our road, and I was afraid one of them would run over one of our cats while they were racing back and forth," Ms Komoroske said.
She and her partner Kevin Crossley became further concerned after reading newspaper articles about their new neighbour, who has a previous conviction for insider trading.
"I began to wonder how he had gotten permission to live in New Zealand given his criminal record and background."
Ms Komoroske put her concerns in an email to neighbours. One forwarded it to the mansion's owners - Chrisco co-founders Richard and Ruth Bradley - who in turn forwarded the email to Mr Dotcom, apparently leaving all the neighbours' email addresses in the forwarded correspondence.
Mr Dotcom responded with a reply to all his neighbours.
Ms Komoroske said although Mr Dotcom was attempting humour with his email (which she fowarded to NBR; below), some did not take it that way.
"I took it as a joke and I wasn't scared. But it was intimidating to some people who thought he might do them harm so backed off at that point."
The email, dated April 21, 2010, reads:
Dear Neighborhood-watch,
As you all know I recently moved into the Neighborhood and I am a former hacker. Well I was just hacking into a local mail server and guess what I found.
First of all let me assure you that having a criminal Neighbor like me comes with benefits.
1. Our newly opened local money laundering facility can help you with your tax fraud optimization.
2. Our network of international insiders can provide you with valuable stock tips.
3. My close personal relations with other (far worse) criminals can help you whenever you have to deal with a nasty Neighbor.
In all seriousness: My wife, two kids and myself love New Zealand and 'We come in peace'.
Fifteen years ago I was a hacker and 10 years ago I was convicted for insider trading. Hardly the kind of crimes you need to start a witch hunt for. Since then I have been a good boy, my criminal records have been cleared, and I created a successful Internet company that employs 100+ people.
All the media has to report are old news. Why? Because I have chosen to avoid the media. Just look what the media did to this Neighborhood. Scary.
Now you can make a choice: 1: Call Interpol, the CIA, and the Queen of England and try to get me on the next plane out of New Zealand. 2: Sit back, relax and give me a chance to do good for New Zealand and possibly the Neighborhood.
If you feel like it come over for coffee sometimes. And don't forget to bring the cocaine (joke).
All the best, Kim.
The above email was first revealed in a story by the UK's Guardian newspaper.
This morning, after speaking to NBR, Ms Komoroske forwarded the original missive from Kim Dotcom, plus a never-before-seen follow-up in which he offers to met her for coffee.
While the retired lawyer was not intimitated, and could see Mr Dotcom's original message as an attempt at levity, another neighbour - "an older gentleman with no sense of humour about the affair" - was sufficiently alarmed about the original email that he took the matter to Prime Minister John Key's office, and Interpol.
Ms Komoroske said it was clear to her that Mr Dotcom had discovered the neigbours' email addresses simply by scrolling down the message thread - and that the hacking reference was a joke. But the neighbour who called Mr Key's office took it seriously, thinking the alleged hacker had gained access to the community's inboxes (ironically, it's now become clear that the FBI was accessing the German's inbox).
Mr Dotcom made it a condition of the meeting that the Interpol-calling neighbour accompany Ms Komoroske.
He refused, and the meeting never took place.
The second email read:
Dear France,
Today after 5PM would be fine. Just one condition.
You are welcome here if you also bring head-prosecutor Bruce Conyngham, your expert in Neighborhood warfare.
It would be nice to meet the two leaders of the Coatesville Inquisition movement in person.
P.S. Do you really think I hacked your emails? Nonsense. One of my agents has infiltrated your family :-)
ALL QUIET IN COATESVILLE: Dotcom Mansion yesterday. (Photos above and top of story: Chris Keall; click to zoom.)
When NBR visited Dotcom Mansion yesterday, there was not a soul to be seen, with no one around the household, nor even a security guard at the gatehouse, to break the silence.
The community appreciates the difference.
"The day before yesterday was the first day in a long time that we could ride our horses safely down the road, knowing that Kim and his posse are locked up in Mt. Eden Prison," Ms Komoroske said.
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Without being a comment on copyright theft, that's up to the courts now, I see nothing wrong with the above email when read in context. You can never drop context.
He knew his neighbours had concerns and I think this answers to them with a nice balance of humour (playing up to media fed expectations to take the heat out of them), downright honesty, and there's even a pleasant sounding personality that comes through.
Totally agree
Get over it
Little old NZ always has to play the role of nosey neighbours. Even now everyone comes out of the woodwork and has their say - it was reported when he arrived that he had past criminal convictions - so nothing new
We have always been described as a country full of sheep and most of the 4.5M humans are also in that category. Where are the kiwi's with intellect and commonsense - surely they should be attacking the CIA and USA Government for fixing these charges - all due to protecting the extortion of the US film industry who are constantly rorting the public with their charges when they could easily distribute their material in a similar way at reduced costs to the public
This isn't abot Mr Dotcom you idiots - its about the power of the USA film industry and the USA Government who they lobby and fund
Sounds like a pretty funny guy who is a least honest about his past
I thought it was funny and not intimating. If fact he was joking about using his criminal connections for their benefit, not against them.
Apathy & ignorance will always win over the masses.
Just look at our political system – we have the Labour Party in constant collusion with the Unions holding Auckland and the wider North Island to ransom whilst demanding more for less – exacerbated and highlighted in the PoAL stoush.
This is called extortion – and somehow it's legal (WTF?) – and it's encouraged and supported by, what was a major a political party of NZ – who were also the previous government no less!
How can Labour ever claim any form of mandate to even attempt to run for government when their bully boy union cohorts extort from a business they hold to ransom, where that extortion causes multi-million dollars in on-going commercial sabotage?
This is what the Occupy movement should be protesting against – political parties that encourage this kind of thinking and behaviour. We don't need another Syria here in NZ…
Yawn -
No big deal.
I guess the local Coatesville lawyer is a bit rural and easily spooked.
Wake up to the 'real world' everything is techno nowadays..don't live in the past..you'll get left behind..leave Dotcom alone...we all know it's a conspiracy..besides you're all being spied on without you knowing about it everyday..all computers have id's (ip addresses) and mobile phones have imei electronic signatures...get real!!!
Going outdoors is scary for some people.
The more I read about this guy the more I like him. Why do the majority of NZders take themslves so seriously? C'mon we ain't that special!
Just a little German humour that falls flat. No surprises there.
A refreshingly bold man, and the best laugh I've had all week reading this banter.
Pity the dour humourless folk seem to have all manner of coercive 'authorities' to surpress the more colourful people in their communities. New Zealand needs more foreigners to come here that can give show us how to give the middle finger to some of the over-bearing, meddling and distorting international rackets that our government unfortunately signs us up for all too often.
How sad is is to see how weak we are to facilitate the expropriration and extradition of those that deserve much better procedural protection from over-reaching foreign interests.
He's about as funny as an oral cold sore.
Was that a lame attempt at humor Jeblee Kwok? 'Cause you ain't that funny
Would be interested to know if his driving became more considerate after the emails? :)
is it just me, or does kimble look just like my old comrade sergeant shultz from hogan's hero's - sans helmet
I'd be interested to know if any of his neighbours actually took up his invitation and went over there. He's a 38 year old kid, with more money than sense, having a good time, spending large and enjoying his life with his mates. There would be lots of people that might behave the same way, if they had the same opportunity.
While I appreciate dotcoms attempt at humour, there is nothing in his email that suggests that he has acknowledged his impact on the neighbours, or will do anything about it.
Read between the lines, buddy. Clearly the guy has mellowed over time, and some of the rough edges have been knocked off.
It appears what Dotcom found objectionable was to be subject to a witchhunt over his background -- that was the subject he addressed -- and not an unreasonable defence.
If I were a betting man I'd wager he may have changed the cars he used and/or his driving style at least somewhat to reduce the impact on his neighbours' horses.
Give the man a Knighthood, after watching the 'doco' of he and his mates in Monaco living life to the full his personality comes through, we need more fun loving people like him in our dour country...
What this Kim Dotcom case tells us, is that if someone, irrespective of past offending -- buys $10m of government bonds, permanent residency is a shoe-in.
Friggen awesome.
Typical anal Coatesvillian horse wowsers - think they own the roads. I live there - and if I had responded to the retired lawyer I would not have been so funny or polite.
P.S. this crucifixion by the media must stop. Leave Kim alone.
I also live in Coatesville and have to suffer through horse riders - on the road instead of pathways- often two or three horses abreast. They should be thinking about their own safety rather than relying on others to think for them.
Sounds like he has a sense of humour - we need more of that in NZ.
Have any of you morons ever been on a horse with a vehicle driving past? Or are you the ones in the vehicles sounding your horns when they pass the horses? those of us who live in the country expect some respect for our lives and want people to slow down passing the horses (and other livestock that our economy depends on) for our safety. And the safety of all other road users like cyclists and pedestrians too. Theres not much funny about being thrown off a horse on the road.
Imagine if a green loving vegetation riding his bike with his mate ( two abreast as is their god given right) on a single lane country meets two country dwellers riding their horses two abreast (as their god given right )coming the other way ….I wonder who would give way?
I am sure the result would be violence not humour.
A German with a sense of humour, a rare specimen indeed. You have great command of the english lanuage given thatit is your second lanuage. All the best taking on the gravey train of holloywood.
And the irony of this all is that the lawmakers in America (the one's chasing Kim) are immune from prosecution for insider trading and can launder their ill gotten gains through "legal" offshore banks.
I hear that Coutts of Newmarket are holding a sausage sizzle this weekend to raise funds for his legal defense.
Get horses off the road, its for cars not wildlife.
People who ride horses are as whiny as cyclists.
Any Kiwi with kids and pets has the God given right to take issue with any idiot low life drop kick that speeds in their street. Personally, I'd say it's more right for them to shot the speeding drop kick than to shot an armed intruder. The armed intruder has yet to fire the weapon... the speedster has!
Who said he was speeding? It appears no one had the good grace to take up his coffee offers and discuss in a neighbourly way their concerns.
Thisis the worst of NZ. People despising someone because they dont fit the mould and then refusing to have their narrow minds changed.
It is quite obvious who the badly behaved neighbours are.
You chise to have kids. He chose to have cars. I bet your little brats piss a lot of people off and you do nothing about it. Grow up and learn what it means to be a good neighbour.
It is, no pun intended, a two way street.
Love Kim's humour. Biggest laugh out loud I've had all week....and I ain't a spring chick but an old bird with a sense of humour. Why are we Kiwis so up tight?
he spends money - he pays taxes - good for the nation (He probably pays more than half the labour party combined) - but NO we have to moan - why because we a jealous that some foreign bloke can live the life we can't afford - and that includes the neighbour who is envious every time he sees the big house compared to his own shed - we are pathetic. Instead of moaning we should be worried about the US government interfering with our domestic affairs - that is scary and needs to be discussed not the blokes B rate car collection.
Rather than expend time and resources at the request of outside agencys, shouldn't our authorities be concentrating on some of our own miscreants who have done so much financial harm. K dot has spread some money around to our benifet as opposed to ripping us off.
This story is lead article on your homepage? OMG, NBR has turned into The Truth! A real shame. Leave the sensationalism in your bedrooms. Will
Yep you got me, sensational headline = more page views = more ads. Well done I hope you're content with a career of creating page filler to support ads. You're just an overpaid Amazon Turk.
I've nailed it..... Its really Benny Hill....... Just wish I was a mate of his. Looks like he knew how to have a 'fun' time.
Just waiting for the headline to come out "you've been pranked'
I'm bored already KIm dotcom who? Lets cover some real news
Mr Dotcom is not really my cup of tea, and his driving antics would drive me to distraction.
However the actions of some the neighbours reflect the real nature of this country. Small minded people living at the end of the world. New Zealanders don't realize it but they are actually very conservative and Mr Dotcoms "out there" personality is just unpalatable to many New Zealanders sense of respectability.
Don't be offended now
boring people = boring country
Anyway ...looks like Mr Dotcoms is a bit of trouble.
in desporate persuite of persuite of the perfect dream
hood but New Zealand is a boring place with small minded people living at the end of the world and New Zealand society iety zealanders
Has cars... I'm absolutely sure my AMG bests yours and my kids also best your best effort (holding aloft little finger). Despise him... I don't. Loathe antisocial behavior... I do. Speeding on a public road when there are perfectly good race tracks is only done by (holding little finger aloft) little people. BTW any AMG that can be heard is breaking the speed limit.
Interesting point, there are several ex finance, investment, developer types that have shot through, living here in Coatesville, burned many a fellow Kiwi doing it to. Any of them in jail?
Double standards, one might say. This guy's only crime in NZ appears to be, he enjoys himself too much, can't have that can we?
A bit more time at her majestys pleasure it seems. Justice jelly knees has delivered the utterly predictable the same as the tweedle dee & tweedle dums do for traffic charges. Looking forward to 70+ raids with airborne in Fanganui neighbourhoods any day now.
oh yawn - I and I suspect a lot of other people are sick of hearing about this fat b*st*rd. There's so much other stuff thats interesting and exciting happening in tech so lets just ignore this chap like he deserves
Who'd want to live in Coastesville after this story? In summary, nosey, narrow-minded wowsers for neighbours who don't have a funny bone in their body. Far from Dotcom giving their precious Coasteville a bad name, they do. Not a place I'd like to live thank-you very much.
At least Dotcom has a sense of humour of those along with all Mercedes and Pink Cadillac.
Funny email, and a fairly restrained one at that considering he is communicating with people that are trying to disrupt his life behind his back.
'and it all started because he was scaring the horses". Good grief!
This guys problem is that he's an outsider and not a 'board member'. He's not having dinner with Google/Youtube/Disney Ceo's, and his new music site (it would have been massive, would have cut out the media monopolies, and would have paid the artists) I think literally scared the s*** out of the industry.
its the same old BS the media only paid to report one side of the story, why didnt they report he was launching a new website with some of the most popular artists in todays music industry, and there were some big name recording companys that didnt want this to happen, so find some trumped up charges for extradition STOP the extradition if he is extraditied to another country what hope is thier for anyone who has money or does something that the american elite dont like
i wanna wrk with this imagine what he could do for nz and the music industry hear.


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Cafardo's Latest: Morales, D'Backs, Kemp
Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe has lots of hot stove information to share in his latest Sunday Notes column…
- Kendrys Morales has already become a positive clubhouse figure in his short time with the Twins and Cafardo wouldn't be surprised to see Minnesota try to extend the slugger. It's also possible the Twins could deal Morales before the deadline and then re-sign him as a free agent this winter.
- The Diamondbacks seem willing to listen about trade offers for any player except Paul Goldschmidt, Cafardo notes. Martin Prado could be an attractive trade chip, though possible trade candidates like Bronson Arroyo and Mark Trumbo might not have enough time before the deadline to show that they're healthy. "We're meeting on it. Figures we are sellers, not buyers," D'Backs chief baseball officer Tony La Russa said.
- The Red Sox "spent significant time watching Matt Kemp last week," though Dodgers GM Ned Colletti told Cafardo that Kemp isn't being traded. Kemp's recent hot streak has "reinforced" his value to Colletti given the dearth of right-handed power options around the game.
- The Nationals could make Danny Espinosa available to second base-needy teams like the Giants or Blue Jays once Bryce Harper returns from the DL. With Harper back in the outfield, Washington would use Ryan Zimmerman at third and Anthony Rendon at second, leaving Espinosa without a regular job. Given Zimmerman's shoulder problems and questionable future as a third baseman, however, I'd tend to think that the Nats would keep Espinosa as a valuable depth piece.
- Phillies outfielders Marlon Byrd and Ben Revere appear to be available, as Cafardo adds them to the long list of notable Philadelphia players who could be trade targets before the deadline.
- Red Sox catching prospect Christian Vazquez would be the top ask for any team looking to make a major trade with Boston. "That would be across the board, even for a major hitter. He's major league-ready right now offensively and defensively," a scout tells Cafardo. "We also think he'll hit for some power in the majors. Because they have Blake Swihart, who a lot of teams will ask for as well, they probably would reluctantly give up Vazquez." This same scout, however, says that between the two young catchers, he would keep Swihart.
- While Nate Schierholtz has only hit .207/.261/.313 in 249 PA this season, the Cubs will likely still trade the outfielder. Schierholtz is only signed through the end of the season and he is owed approximately $2.78MM in remaining salary.
- The Padres "would like to conduct a fire sale" and Chris Denorfia, Chase Headley, Carlos Quentin and Seth Smith could all be available. Cafardo notes that Smith would be a good fit in the Red Sox outfield.
- Several teams are interested in Grady Sizemore, who one scout feels will perform better now that he has had time to get re-accustomed to playing. "Whoever gets him next will probably get a better player than what Boston had. He needed more time, and with that problem offensively up there they [the Red Sox] couldn't wait," the scout said.
- The Blue Jays, Cubs, Marlins, Phillies and Rangers have been the teams who have been most aggressively scouting the major and minor league rosters of other clubs, Cafardo reports.
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Quick Hits: Reds, Lee, Yankees, Nationals
The Reds' mostly homegrown rotation prevents them from having to spend big on starting pitching in free agency and gives them a big advantage, Sportsnet.ca's Ben Nicholson-Smith writes. Homegrown pitchers like Johnny Cueto, Mike Leake, Tony Cingrani and Homer Bailey (leaving aside Bailey's large recent extension, at least) have proven to be cost effective, and even Mat Latos and Alfredo Simon, both from outside the organization, were acquired without the Reds having to turn to the free agent market. Here are more notes from throughout the big leagues.
- Of the high-impact pitchers who might be available at the trade deadline, the Phillies' Cliff Lee makes the most sense for the Yankees, the New York Daily News' Mark Feinsand writes. Lee will have an enormous salary in 2015, but the Yankees ignored the luxury-tax threshold last offseason, and there's little reason to think they couldn't do it again. Lee's injury status (he went on the DL with an elbow strain in May) and huge contract might mean the Yankees could acquire him for a lesser cost in prospects.
- Lee threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session Friday, Marc Narducci of the Inquirer reports. He is not yet 100 percent, however. "It is not pain . . . it is not discomfort," Lee says. "I would say it is there."
- The Nationals aren't planning on making any big trades anytime soon, reports MLB.com's Bill Ladson. They don't want to trade Danny Espinosa, believing he's a future All-Star, or Adam LaRoche. They would listen to offers on pitcher Ross Detwiler, but aren't actively looking to deal him.
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NL Notes: Hellweg, Cuddyer, Cubs, Espinosa
Fireballing Brewers prospect Johnny Hellweg, 25, has been diagnosed with a torn UCL and is headed to visit Dr. James Andrews, reports MLB.com's Adam McCalvy. Hellweg, the club's 7th overall prospect in the eyes of MLB.com, has been working at Triple-A after briefly reaching the bigs last year with Milwaukee. He put up a 6.75 ERA in 30 2/3 big league frames in 2013, but had a 3.14 mark in 131 2/3 minor league innings (albeit with 6.4 K/9 against 5.7 BB/9).
Here's more from the National League:
- Michael Cuddyer and the Rockies are in no rush to consider a new deal, writes Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post. Cuddyer, 35, is set to complete his three-year, $31.5MM deal this season, and says he hopes to play two or three more seasons. But he is planning to finish out his contract and consider his options down the line.
- The Cubs plan to take the best player available with the fourth overall pick in the upcoming amateur draft, reports Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. Though the team is stocked with well-regarded field prospects, and somewhat less flush with young arms, president of baseball operations Theo Epstein says they will "take the best player, regardless of position," explaining that he will look to make "the best investment, the best bet on that player's career." The team is hopeful of building pitching depth from this year's amateur pool, even if that does not come through the first choice. "There's tremendous depth in this class," said Epstein. "It's more depth than elite, per se. But we should be coming out with a good pitching haul when it's said and done."
- Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa is in the midst of a bounce-back campaign, writes Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. After struggling mightily last year, and reportedly drawing significant trade interest from teams looking to take a chance on a turnaround for the 26-year-old switch-hitter, Espinosa is off to a .273/.333/.455 start through his first 59 plate appearances. He has taken over as the regular at second, with Anthony Rendon shifting to third while Ryan Zimmerman is on the DL. Espinosa's rough 2013 was not without its benefits for the Nats, as his demotion allowed the team to pause his service clock: with just 2.113 years entering this season, Espinosa will not be eligible for free agency until 2018.
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Second Base Rumors: Guerrero, Espinosa, Royals
A number of notable clubs entered Spring Training looking for clear answers at second base, and other teams could face looming questions at the position. Here's a roundup of items about the keystone…
- Multiple talent evaluators tell ESPN's Jim Bowden that Alexander Guerrero needs a lot of time at Triple-A in order to both learn second base and simply to regain his form after not playing last season. In the Insider-only piece, Bowden looks at internal and external second base answers the Dodgers could explore to solidify themselves at the position.
- Early word on Guerrero hasn't been too positive, as one evaluator tells ESPN's Buster Olney (another Insider-only piece) that the Dodgers "could get him through outright waivers right now if they need a roster spot." Olney speculates that the Nationals could generate some interest in Danny Espinosa given the number of teams (including the Dodgers and Yankees) looking for second base help, though Washington wouldn't want to accept a sell-low offer for Espinosa given his poor 2013 season.
- The Royals are lacking in middle infield depth behind Omar Infante and Alcides Escobar, as Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star notes may not have the 25-man roster space for a backup infielder. Since Ned Yost plans to carry 12 pitchers, that leaves only four bench spots for Justin Maxwell, Jarrod Dyson, Danny Valencia and the backup catcher. Christian Colon, Pedro Ciriaco and Johnny Giavotella are currently fighting for a roster spot in camp and the team will have Valencia and Mike Moustakas work out at second in case they need to be emergency options. "It's not ideal not to have a backup middle infielder on the team," GM Dayton Moore said. "However, I do anticipate Infante and Escobar in the lineup most days."
- Marco Scutaro is only beginning to take grounders and has yet to swing a bat, CSNBayArea.com's Andrew Baggarly reports. The veteran infielder is purposely taking a slow start to Spring Training in order to keep himself healthy and free of hip problems, and Giants GM Brian Sabean admits that the team probably should've shut Scutaro down last year when he was battling multiple nagging injuries. Despite Scutaro's issues, Sabean is confident he'll be ready for Opening Day though he only said "we'll see" when asked if he was comfortable with the team's second base depth.
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NL East Notes: Murphy, Braves, Espinosa
Here are a few notes out of the National League East:
- Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy says that he would be open to extension talk, but that none have taken place to date, reports MLB.com's Anthony DiComo. Explaining that he would leave his contract situation to his agent, Murphy said that he already feels lucky for his situation. "What is comfort? Is it money?" asked Murphy. "I've made an ungodly amount of money. That's the only way to describe it. … You see an organization heading in the direction that we're heading, it's an exciting time. So you always want to be a part of that. However that looks — one-year deals or whatever that looks like — other than playing well, that is a little bit out of my control as well. But I do want to be a part of the solution."
- The Braves' extension strategy has drawn plenty of recent attention, and the presence of senior advisor John Hart — the former Indians GM who authored the advent of the extension era decades ago — surely played a role. Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus recently engaged Hart in a fascinating interview on the topic of extensions. Hart continued to discuss the moves of his current club with MLB.com's Mark Bowman, focusing in particular on the situation of Jason Heyward, whose two-year deal did not buy out any free agent campaigns. "I never did deals with guys who were arbitration eligible unless I got something back," said Hart. "I didn't want to just take a guy through his arbitration years. But I think in the case of Heyward, it was a phenomenal strategy, and the message was clearly delivered that they really like this guy and they want to keep this guy. Nobody knows where his ceiling is, it hasn't been defined yet because he has had a lot of injuries coming along."
- The Nationals chose to give second baseman Danny Espinosa a raise to $540K (during time spent on the MLB roster) in spite of his tough 2013, reports Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. Though Espinosa had been on track to qualify for arbitration this year, his demotion (and lack of a September call-up) left him short. That bought the team an extra year of control and another season at just above the league minimum rate. The 26-year-old has drawn significant trade interest from teams looking for a cheap opportunity to return him to form, but the Nationals appear likely to use him as a bench piece and keep his upside in house.
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Twelve Teams Have Asked Nationals About Espinosa
FEBRUARY 6: At least twelve teams have inquired with the Nationals about Espinosa's availability, reports MLB.com's Bill Ladson. However, the team remains unlikely at present to deal Espinosa, Ladson says.
Though Anthony Rendon has the inside track at the starting gig at second, Espinosa will have a shot at taking his job back. Alternative outcomes include Espinosa making the club as a reserve or starting out in Triple-A on optional assignment. But Espinosa represents important middle infield depth and still has tantalizing upside at age 26, leaving the Nats uninterested in selling low.
DECEMBER 10: The Nats are balking at moving Espinosa despite interest from the Yankees, among other clubs, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
DECEMBER 9, 6:29pm: One Nationals executive told Kilgore that the Nats aren't shopping Espinosa. Beyond that, GM Mike Rizzo plainly stated that he expects Espinosa to be his team's utility infielder in 2014, noting that despite a lack of experience at the hot corner, Espinosa has the tools to play third base. Kilgore writes that Espinosa has a big proponent in Rizzo, and the Nationals are determined not to sell low on the switch-hitter.
4:25pm: The Nationals are shopping Danny Espinosa in trade talks, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter). Passan adds that if the Nats are unable to find a deal they like for Espinosa, the infielder could fill the utility role vacated by Steve Lombardozzi.
After a couple solid seasons in Washington, Espinosa saw his production fall off a cliff in 2013 due in part to injuries. In 2011 and 2012, he was an everyday player for the Nats, hitting 38 homers with a .727 OPS in over 1300 plate appearances.
GM Mike Rizzo told reporters today, including Dan Kolko of MASNsports.com (Twitter link), that the Nats will be "open-minded" and won't be afraid to make a trade. However, Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post says (via Twitter) that he'd be surprised if the team moves Espinosa, having already rebuffed teams like the Rays and Cardinals, who have tried to buy low.
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NL Notes: Bailey, Cruz, Espinosa, Phillies
Earlier today, the Brewers finally locked down their agreement with Matt Garza. Elsewhere in the National League:
- Homer Bailey was cautious in his remarks about signing a multi-year contract with the Reds, according to MLB.com's Mark Sheldon. "There is [interest], but it has to be something that works out for both ends," said Bailey. "That's kind of tough to do. You see a lot of the signings that are going on, so, of course, it's going to raise eyebrows on my behalf. Obviously, with a mid-market team, it's tougher for them, also. We're just going to have to see how everything goes." Bailey, who is represented by Excel Sports Management (the agency which negotiated lucrative long-term deals for Clayton Kershaw and Masahiro Tanaka this offseason), is arbitration eligible asking for $11.6MM while the Reds countered with $8.7MM.
- Reds GM Walt Jocketty says he is not interested in signing free agent outfielder Nelson Cruz (#17 on MLBTR's 2014 Top 50 Free Agents list) because he is tied to draft pick compensation, reports Sheldon.
- Danny Espinosa has been told by manager Matt Williams and GM Mike Rizzo he will be given the opportunity to compete with Anthony Rendon to be the Nationals' starting second baseman, writes Chase Hughes of Nats Insider. "That's all I can ask for," said Espinosa. "I've never asked for anything to be handed to me. If I can get a fair opportunity to win my job back, I feel like I can do it." Espinosa struggled in 2013, due in part to injuries, batting .158/.193/.272 in 167 plate appearances before being demoted to Triple-A. The 26-year-old's name has popped up in trade rumors this winter with the Yankees, among other clubs, showing interest.
- Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. needs to decide when the team can realistically contend next and then set them up do so because going all in while simultaneously investing in the future only offsets each other, opines philly.com's Justin Klugh.
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Nationals Notes: Espinosa, Harper, Johnson
Dan Kolko of MASNsports.com writes that last night's loss was "a kick in the gut" for the Nationals because it came after their most reliable reliever, Tyler Clippard, blew a rare lead. As Kolko notes, manager Davey Johnson has long said that he feels 90 wins will get the team to the postseason, but the Nats will need to finish 21-4 to reach that mark. Here's more out of the nation's capitol…
- Danny Espinosa should be among the team's September callups, argues Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. The Nats opted not to bring Espinosa to the big leagues again this season, but Kilgore opines that he'd be a valuable defensive replacement and the expanded rosters would allow them to carry Espinosa's glove without exposing the weak bat he's shown this season. Kilgore adds that keeping Espinosa off the Major League roster likely prevents him from becoming arbitration-eligible as a Super Two player, but the $1MM or so in financial savings isn't a good reason to keep him off the roster. Recent reports have indicated that the Nationals are looking to trade the switch-hitting middle infielder.
- Unbeknownst to Johnson, Bryce Harper has been receiving treatment for a hip injury recently, the manager told reporters (including Amanda Comak of the Washington Times). Johnson said that he is "disturbed" by the fact that he was not informed of the issue by Harper or the medical staff, but he plans to continue playing Harper as long as the injury doesn't worsen.
- For those who missed it, MLBTR reported last night that right-hander Mark Lowe has opted out of his minor league contract with Washington and is now a free agent.
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Nationals Trying To Trade Danny Espinosa
SATURDAY, 3:48pm: The Nationals have informed Espinosa that he will not receive a September call-up, reports the Washington Post's Adam Kilgore. Assuming that holds true, Kilgore notes, Espinosa will likely not be arbitration-eligible next season. Instead, he will earn league minimum and cede an additional year of team control.
Espinosa had 2.033 years of service time coming into the season, and appears to have logged 79 days this year before he was optioned on June 19th. If he accrues no more service time, then, Espinosa will obviously fall short of three years of service. Neither will he have enough service for Super Two status, and would not qualify anyway because he did not stay on the active roster for the requisite 86 days this season.
While a late-season renaissance would have been even better, these service considerations certainly increase Espinosa's trade value. An acquiring team would have ample, low-cost flexibility to allow Espinosa — who still has options – to try and regain his form. And that team would receive additional upside if Espinosa regains his once-promising career arc. Those same factors, of course, increase his value to the Nats as well. Indeed, Kilgore notes that the organization still has not lowered its asking price on Espinosa and seems disinclined to sell him at a discount.
WEDNESDAY, 12:10pm: The Nationals are in the process of deciding whether or not they will include struggling infielder Danny Espinosa in this year's crop of September call-ups, and MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports that the team is looking to trade the 26-year-old.
Ladson's source said he doesn't anticipate that Espinosa will play a Major League game this season and the Nationals' efforts to trade him have been stifled by the switch-hitter's poor performance since being demoted to Triple-A Syracuse. Espinosa played through a fractured wrist for a month this season and batted just .158/.193/.272 in 167 plate appearances. Since his demotion, he's hitting just .208/.271/.283 in 292 plate appearances.
Espinosa's agent, Scott Boras, said that his client has dealt with a lingering thumb injury for several weeks at Syracuse. It's also worth noting that he played through a torn rotator cuff in 2012, which could obviously still have a lingering effect on his production at the plate. Boras told reporters that other teams do have interest in Espinosa:
"Every park that I go into will ask me about Danny. They want to know what he is doing. So the guy has real value."
Interested teams undoubtedly look at Espinosa's 20-homer power and 20-steal speed as well as his plus defense at second base and shortstop. However, those positives also come with the injury concerns and a long-standing problem with strikeouts; Espinosa has whiffed in 27.1 percent of his career plate appearances and has a whopping 96 strikeouts at Syracuse this season after leading the NL with 189 punchouts in 2012.
Espinosa hit .242/.319/.408 with 38 homers and 37 steals as a regular for the Nats from 2011-12, so trading him at this point would unquestionably be selling with his value at an all-time low. However, this is the second time there have been reports regarding a potential trade of Espinosa, as rival evaluators speculated back in June that playing him at shortstop at Triple-A was an attempt to showcase him as a trade chip. Espinosa has played 32 games at shortstop and 39 at second base since his demotion.
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Nationals Notes: Espinosa, Desmond
The Nationals have already made one minor acquisition this summer by landing Scott Hairston from the Cubs, but they're likely not done yet. Manager Davey Johnson said earlier this week he'd like another bench bat, and reports said the Nats could be in the market for rotation upgrades. Here's more on the second-place Nationals, who trail Atlanta by six games in the NL East…
- Scott Boras wants to talk with general manager Mike Rizzo regarding the future of his client, Danny Espinosa, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. Espinosa, currently in Triple-A to refine his swing mechanics, is hitting .400/.451/.667 over his past dozen games. There's no immediate spot open for Espinosa, however, given the strong play of Anthony Rendon. Boras plans to discuss the service time being missed by Espinosa with Rizzo, but wouldn't take the bait when asked by Kilgore if he was implying that a trade was the best outcome for his client.
- Kilgore also writes that Ian Desmond received a ringing (and unprompted) endorsement from fellow shortstop Troy Tulowitzki over this week's All-Star break. Tulo called Desmond "one of the best shortstops in the game" before opining that the Nationals should give him an extension. Kilgore goes on to note that Desmond, who is controlled through the 2015 season, has the rare chance to become an elite shortstop who hits the market in the midst of his prime. As it stands, he's set to be a free agent shortly after he turns 30.
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Boeing 787: A Hacker's Dreamliner? - 1/7/2008 1:04:00 PM - Design News
I smell a Bruce Willis movie (or is it that guy with the pony tail who slaps people a lot?). Thanks to Jim Leonard for the pointer, evidently inspired by my JetBlue non-working networking experience.
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"For the new week, the market still looks very vulnerable. The market would have to overcome a lot of downside pressure to push higher. Goldman Sach's (GS) earnings on Tuesday morning could decide the market's near-term fate."
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For the week, the Dow was up +621.84 points; SPX added +61.25 points; Nasdaq jumped +130.58 points. Just a week ago, the market looked like it was going to turn down. But, with bellwether companies beating earnings estimates, the market has turned bullish once again! Both SPX and Nasdaq are testing the high end of their respective, recent, trading ranges, with Nasdaq closing just above its recent high. Financials and techs sparked the market's engines. Commodity-related sectors, especially miners, also bounced. Let's see how the market looks after Friday's close:
SPXOn Friday, SPX slid just 0.36 points to close at 940.38. Its 10-day and 20-day MAs curved up. The MACD was also higher.
NasdaqNasdaq added +1.58 points to close at 1888.61. Its daily MAs and MACD went higher.
After charging up, basically, 5 days straight, the broader market now carries a bullish tone. Of course, earnings season has just started and we still have to get through a lot of quarter results. Asian markets this evening are trading flat to mostly higher. For the new week...
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