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At Mohonk Preserve, we're committed to keeping the promise of permanent land protection. With help from our members and supporters, we do this through adhering to strict quality standards for nonprofit management and land conservation, and with professional staff and volunteers who are dedicated to upholding and advancing the Preserve's land ethic in perpetuity.
Our land protection work is multi-faceted and involves keeping relationships with landowners and local communities strong, monitoring land protection agreements, and conducting scientific research and applied management techniques to ensure the sustained quality of natural habitats.
Today, we continue to protect the land needed for quality natural communities and habitats, and public recreational and restorative space. Working together with you, we're leaving a conservation legacy that will remain for generations to come.
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If I have pesto sauce in my refrigerator, I know I can easily make something great at a moments notice - Shrimp Pesto Appetizer with Grilled Bread, Shrimp Pesto Pizza, Heirloom Tomatoes with Angel Hair Pasta and Pesto, Corn on the Cob with Pesto Butter... The list goes on.
Do yourself a favor, make a big batch of homemade pesto sauce this Summer while the basil is bountiful (read : cheap). Freeze it in an ice cub tray for perfect individual servings to use at any time.
4 cloves of garlic, peeled
1/3 cup of parmesan, grated or in chunks
2 cups of basil leaves
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
3/4 cups of olive oil
For the pesto, start with a food processor or blender. Put in garlic and parmesan. Pulse until the garlic and parmesan is in fine pieces. Add in basil leaves, salt, pepper & olive oil. Continue to pulse until a green paste has formed. You may need to add more olive oil if you'd like it thinner.
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Heirloom Tomatoes with Angel Hair Pasta and Pesto
Corn on the Cob with Basil Butter
Shrimp Pesto Appetizer with Grilled Bread
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"Catherine Brooks has been working tirelessly to expand her artist "vocabulary". Through her successes and failures, Brooks feels like she has finally learned what is important to her art, and what it is to explore during the creative process. Brooks has developed her own personal mythology, based around the legends and tales passed down and weathered through oral tradition and the rise and fall of empires. They reflect her ideas on love, memory, and the inexplicable human talent for personifying assigning responsibility to the cycles of life, and its manifestations. It was, for the artist, a beginning, a birth. It is a collection of pearls and remnants, an allusive menagerie of natural diplomacy, sensual symbiosis, and hints of great tales and legends to come.
Brooks has a BFA in Fine Arts from the Pratt Institute of Art and Design in Brooklyn, NY and completed a residency at Campus Hanoi in Vietnam. She has shown regularly in galleries over the past two years. Highlights of her resume include a solo in NYC at The Proposition Gallery in 2007 and taking part in last year's SCOPE London." quote


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At the launch event of Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Mr. Randhir Singh Kalsi (Executive Director-Sales and Marketing- MSIL) said, "Unchi is the new lambi." That actually describes the obsession of Indian customers for the SUV and compact SUV segment, which now enjoys the same status & desirability as long sedans did at one time. In India, the compact SUV segment is fairly new which up until now had the monopoly from Ford EcoSport, Renault Duster & Hyundai Creta. But now, this segment is challenged by India's leading carmaker and the impact is already visible as Ford has slashed the prices of EcoSport by Rs. 53,000 to 1,12,300 (depending on the variant). As of now, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza is offered only in the diesel fuel trim but we can expect the Japanese carmaker to soon bring the petrol variants. The mini SUV is launched in 6 variants LDI, LDI (O), VDI, VDI (O), ZDI and ZDI+ in 9 expressive colours, namely, Blazing Red, Blazing Red with Midnight Black Roof (Dual Tone), Cerulean Blue, Cerulean Blue with Pearl Arctic White Roof (Dual Tone), Fiery Yellow, Fiery Yellow with Pearl Arctic White Roof (Dual Tone), Granite Grey, Pearl Arctic White and Premium Silver. Mynewcar's recommended model is ZDI as other variants lack most of the safety and comfort features. This car won the Indian Car Of The Year Award (ICOTY) 2017.
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Help for Homeschool Grads: The College Bound and Job Seeker
January 21, 2011
For the College Bound
Have you recently graduated from a homeschool high school program only to find that the college of your dreams wants you to take the G.E.D. as a requirement for admission? Or have you been denied financial aid because you don't have an accredited diploma?
While colleges and universities around the country have increasingly opened their arms to homeschool graduates, HSLDA does occasionally receive calls from members with problems similar to those mentioned above. Many unfavorable admissions policies are merely the result of misunderstanding—the two most common concerns expressed by admissions offices are: 1) unfamiliarity with homeschooling and related legal requirements, and 2) a fear of losing institutional eligibility for federal financial aid if students with unaccredited diplomas are awarded financial aid.
If you are seeking college admission and want to prevent the above scenarios, or you have already encountered these challenges, take the time to complete the following three steps to help ensure you have done all you can to clearly communicate with admissions personnel.
Make Sure Your Transcript Includes:
• Personal information of the graduate
• School information
• Dates of each school year and grade levels
• List of courses completed
• Credits earned for each course
• Grades given for each course
• Grade point average (GPA)
• Date of graduation
• Parent/school administrator's name and phone number
• Parent/guardian's signature
1. Show that your diploma is legal and valid.
If your college admissions counselor is unfamiliar with homeschooling, you can provide him or her with very helpful, basic information. First, make sure that you are familiar with the homeschool requirements in the state in which your high school program was conducted (you can find the requirements on HSLDA's website—click your state to download a legal analysis). Second, gather proof of your compliance with the law. For example, a copy of your notice of intent (if your state requires one) demonstrates that filing requirements were met, and transcripts and work samples show that you completed the required courses. In some cases, it is helpful to also include additional documentation of classes taken (visit HSLDA's Homeschooling thru High School webpages for examples and recordkeeping suggestions).
Transcripts are a standard requirement in the college admissions process, and yours should be professional as well as informative. While not required, it can be helpful to have your transcripts notarized. For more information on transcript preparation and to download samples and templates, go to HSLDA's Homeschooling thru High School webpages.
Answer any questions the admissions office may have about homeschooling, requirements, homeschool success, and your own education. It may also help to put together a portfolio of your best work from your high school years and offer it to the admissions counselor.
2. Assure admissions and financial aid counselors that the school will not lose its institutional eligibility for federal funding if they award financial aid to a nontraditional student.
Postsecondary institutions that accept federal funds are subject to federal regulations, and many admissions officers mistakenly believe that federal regulations require college applicants to have an accredited high school diploma or GED. Consequently, many admissions counselors also believe the institution will lose its federal funding if the school grants admission and/or financial aid to applicants who do not have accredited high school diplomas. However, HSLDA has worked with legislators and the U.S. Department of Education to develop policies that allow nontraditional high school graduates to receive federal funding.
Federal Policy
The relevant sections of the Federal Financial Aid Handbook can be found by searching for the terms "homeschool," "home school," and "self-certify."
In short, the U.S. Department of Education allows homeschool graduates to self-certify completion of their secondary education in a homeschool setting. No proof of accreditation must be submitted for the student to receive financial aid, and the postsecondary institution will not be at risk of losing its institutional federal funding if it admits and awards financial aid to the applicant. The Department of Education has published an official letter regarding homeschool student and institutional eligibility.
HSLDA has prepared a detailed memorandum on this issue entitled "Issue Analysis on Federal Requirements for Homeschoolers Seeking College Admission." You should provide a copy of this memo, along with the relevant sections of the Federal Financial Aid Handbook (with attachments) to the college admissions office.
3. Contact HSLDA.
If you have followed the two previous steps and are still having homeschool-related difficulties with applying to college, please call HSLDA. While institutions do have the legal right to set their own admissions policies, HSLDA can often help facilitate a favorable outcome for all parties involved. Due to the unique circumstances of each situation, please note that HSLDA handles each one on a case-by-case basis.
For the Job Seeker
HSLDA has found that many employers have concerns similar to those of the college admissions offices. Employers may not be familiar with homeschooling and state-by-state requirements, and as a result insist that candidates have an accredited diploma and transcript. The best response to a potential employer who is expressing doubts about your homeschool diploma is almost identical to the first college admissions recommendation above:
1. Show that your diploma is legal and valid.
First, make sure that you are familiar with the homeschool requirements in the state in which your high school program was conducted (you can find the requirements on HSLDA's website—click your state to download a legal analysis). Second, gather proof of your compliance with the law: for example, a copy of your notice of intent (if your state requires one) demonstrates that filing requirements were met, and transcripts and work samples show that you completed the required courses. In some cases, it is helpful to also include additional documentation of classes taken (visit HSLDA's Homeschooling thru High School webpages for examples and recordkeeping suggestions). If necessary, HSLDA can also write a letter on behalf of members to help verify that the homeschool program met state law requirements.
Answer any questions the employer may have about homeschooling, requirements, homeschooler success, and your own education. Be prepared to submit transcripts (see the above section for more information on preparing them), and have a portfolio of your best high school work ready to show in the event that it is appropriate to do so.
2. Contact HSLDA.
If the employer still refuses to accept your high school diploma, please call HSLDA. Although the extent of HSLDA's assistance is determined on a case-by-case basis, we love serving our members and would be privileged to help you secure employment if at all possible.


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Ever since Rodarte sent its models down the New York Fashion Week runway wearing matching dragon ear wraps, we've been spotting a lot of intricate ear jewelry on the street and the Red Carpet. Here's how to wrap a little Indian influence into the ethnic ear cuff trend.
The Rodarte sisters won rave reviews for their Spring 2013 Collection, which featured their signature mix of bold textures, fabrics and color. But what we loved was the duo's use of ear wraps. Although Rodarte created a "medieval fantasy world" vibe with their metal dragon ear cuffs, the celebs and street stylers who have been rocking the cuff since have taken a softer, more eclectic approach to this statement ear jewelry.
We love how socialite Lara Bingle wore this megawatt crystal ear cuff last week to a Red Carpet event in Melbourne. The ear cuff was custom made for Lara by designer Sarina Suriano featuring Swarovski crystals (one of our absolute favorite embellishments!). If this Australian "it girl" wasn't on our fashion radars before, she definitely is now. How chic is that ear cuff paired with a classic black Camilla and Marc dress?
Another one of our favorite actresses, The Town's Rebecca Hall, also took an elegant twist on the ear cuff at the Moet British Independent Film Awards. She wore her unconventional diamond drop cuff along with a classic black blazer and top.
Where celebs go, street style often follows. We're really feeling the earthy twist these street stylers put on the ear cuff. The flower motifs create a feminine, eclectic feel.
For us Indian fashionistas, our version of the ear cuff is the Kashmiri earring. With an elegant wrap-around chain that connects two charms (one dangles in front of your ear, another behind it), these earrings are definitely a vision of eccentric ethnic jewelry at its best.
For a bold Kashmiri statement, Luxemi loves our Kashmiri Kundan Wrap Around Earrings. This pair is stunning all the way from its jhumka bell charms to its delicate flower-inspired kundan motif. The pearls that line the length of this chain add even more elegance to this statement piece.
Luxemi's other wrap earrings, these Tiny Pearl Kashmiri Style Earrings, have a more festive vibe. With three jhumka charms dangling behind the ear and kundan work in the front, this pair is chic from every angle!
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Hello everybody. Hope you haven't forgotten previous emtacl conferences? The date for the next emtacl conference in Trondheim, Norway has been decided, it will be held the 20-22 of April 2015. Be sure to set a mark in your calendar. The conference venue will be the same as previous years.
Welcome both "previous attendees and new ones.
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Lady Gaga Outrages PETA + Muslim Groups With Furry Burqa and Curse Word Clutch
One outfit. One pop star. Two very angry groups of people.
Lady Gaga wore a blush-colored burqa, adorned with fur, while carrying a colorful clutch with the infamous"C" word on it. We were actually taken by that huge blue starburst-style ring she was wearing, but that's beside the point. Her outfit caused a perfect storm of controversy, since the combo sparked the ire of animal rights activists in PETA yet again, as well as Muslim groups.
Gaga and PETA have been going at it all summer. Furgate was a big deal, with PETA evetnually calling her heartless. They did get her to respond vaguely, saying she doesn't take kindly to being bullied and that she is against skinned fur. She also tacked on the condition that she might cave if she came across a fur coat that looked like a work of art. Gaga never confirmed or denied that her furs (which she wore in August, mind you) were synthetic materials, either. It's been a brouhaha for several months.
Now, The Chicago Sun Times reports that some PETA extremists are targeting her even further. Instead of simply calling her out in the press, they are planning a physical attack . A source said, "I'm hearing they are going to try and personally attack Gaga — spraying her with paint or even throwing feces at her." Yikes.
A Gaga source reportedly claims that she's not worried, saying "She just loves sticking it to those PETA people."
The PETA problem is much less serious and less frightening than the Islamic organizations that are furious over the burqa she wore to Philip Treacy's show during London Fashion Week. Turns out that flower headpiece wasn't the only "attire" that got people talking.
The Muslims aren't so mad about the fact that she wore a burqa -- what's got them so upset is that her clutch bore the word c---. "That comes across as a clear insult to Muslims and Islam," said a Chicago-based representative of several Muslim groups, who requested anonymity.
Gaga was forced to cancel her show in Indonesia in June when she faced threats from extremist religious groups who threatened to intercept her at the airport and do whatever they needed to stop her show from taking place. In order to ensure her own personal safety and that of little monsters, she reluctantly called off the show.
Gaga plays by her own fashion rules, and not just with PETA. Something tells us she may not have realized the implications of pairing the face-concealing burqa with a purse stamped with an offensive word. Even she is capable of a fashion faux pas of a different sort, one that didn't offend fashion editors.
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Katy Sullivan is a portrait artist based just north of Cheltenham on the Gloucestershire Worcestershire border.
Her love of portraiture stems from a fascination with people. From a young age she drew people and even at the age of twelve had an ability to capture a likeness. It was this interest in people that led her into an initial career in Medicine and she worked as a GP until 2005.
It wasn't until after the birth of her second child that her passion for drawing was rekindled and though having not drawn for nearly 10 years very quickly developed her skills as a portrait artist. Initially she concentrated on developing her drawing skills and was commissioned to do several pencil portraits. This she combined with a love of portrait photography – the two skills complimenting each other well.
She has only recently been painting in oil – her second ever oil painting being selected for the Holburne Portrait Prize exhibition and winning the people's choice award.
"Now that I'm painting I'm happy – and while the paintbrush is in my hands I can't understand why I could have ever considered another path. It is an all consuming passion from which I know I will never tire."


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Homeschooling Family in Finland Harassed
Court Says Homeschooling Not Criminal
Finland: Media Champions Homeschooling
Finland: Chancellor of Justice Issues Resolution on Home Education
Finland: Court Bias Against Home Education
Heroic Single Mother Withstands Ignorant School Officials
Finland: Homeschooling Launched to the Political Agenda
Finland: Homeschoolers Welcome Swedish President in Exile
Norway: Homeschoolers Meet for Encouragement
Home Education is Growing in Popularity
Finland is A Model
A Fundamental Difference: Home Education in Sweden and Finland
Finnish Newspaper Highlights Homeschooling
Nordic Neighbors Differ on Key Human Rights Issue
Finnish Homeschoolers Want Partnership, not Confrontation
Homeschooling Gains Attention in Finland
Homeschooling Conference Encourages Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish Homeschoolers
Compulsory attendance: 7-16
Legal status of homeschooling: Homeschooling is legal and protected by both the Constitution and Finnish law. Education is governed by the Basic Education Act (628/1998). According to the Ministry of Education, there is no obligation to attend school in Finland, only the obligation to receive basic education. Compulsory education may be completed by studying at home. Authorities accept a parent's right to homeschool but often deflate this right and in some cases misinterpret the law. The law gives a supervisory role to the local authorities.
Estimated number of homeschoolers: 250
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36' Forest River 2014 - Palomino Sabre 34RLQS-6 - CS200010
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Sabre fifth wheels are designed to make luxurious RV living affordable. We invite you to compare Sabre to America's most popular floor plans. Sabre provides more standard features while offering greater affordability. Choose Sabre. Get More.
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It is reported unit is in good condition.
Please submit any and ALL offers - your offer may be accepted!
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Located at our St. George, SC Yard
320 Winningham Rd. - Exit 77 off I-95
St. George, SC - 29477
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Payload Capacity: 2,800 lbs.
GVWR: 13,704 lbs.
Hitch Weight: 1,880 lbs.
Holding Tanks
Black Water Tank Capacity: 42.0 gal.
Propane Tank(s)
Propane Tanks: 2
Total Propane Tank Capacity: 14.2 gal.
Total Propane Tank Capacity: 60 lbs.
Body Material: Aluminum
Sidewall Construction: Fiberglass
Number of Doors: 1
Patio Awning- 17'
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Exhaust Fan
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A trailer is not included in this sale.
Nationwide transportation is available through CertifiedMarineTransport.com. Custom Cradles and shipment to port for overseas transport also supplied. Call Robert or Brian at (508) 478-0200 for logistics and quotes.
Trailers are available through our St George, SC office.
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- Year: 2014
- Make: Forest River
- Model: Palomino Sabre 34RLQS-6
- Model Type: 5th Wheel
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- Weight: 10,652 lbs.
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It Is All About BTC, LTC, ETH, ZEC mining as well as other alternative crypto currencies
We have been playing around and testing the Baikal Mini Miner for a few days now and we are ready to share our first impressions from the device. First off it really works and works well with all of the six supported algorithms – X11, X13, X14, X15, Quark and Qubit. This is the first and only ASIC manufacturer (to our knowledge) to offer a dedicated ASIC miner supporting multiple algorithms (though they are not that different from each other). The device is able to deliver the promised hashrate of about 150 MHS in the different supported algorithms and does it with a low power usage also as promised in the specs. Furthermore thanks to the low power consumption is it really compact and nowhere near as noisy as we are used to get from ASIC miners lately, so the Baikal Mini Miner is actually great for a home crypto currency miner.
We are going to be talking more about exact numbers as well as technical details in a future post about the Baikal Mini Miner. This post covers our initial impressions from the device after a few days of normal mining usage to confirm it is working stable and reliable and it does indeed do that. The build quality and the overall design is probably not the best out there, but it works well and apparently allows for easy stacking up of multiple devices as we've seen form the Baikal Quadruple Miner that essentially stacks for of these devices together. Everything about the device looks pretty impressive so far aside from the price, the device is being sold for about $500 USD or 56 DASH coins. So it seems a bit expensive, but it is not when you compare it to the competition in terms of X11 ASIC miners that are less power efficient for the hashrate they provide and end up costing you more for the same hashrate. Not to mention that they only support X11, while this one comes with support for 5 other algorithms, so it is more usable and offers support for significantly more crypto coins.
The Baikal Mini Miner comes with its own mini computer unit similar to a Raspberry Pi that essentially controls the device, so there is no need to actually connect it to a computer for it to work. All you have to do is connect it to your Ethernet LAN network and then open up the web interface for control and monitoring of the device through a browser, the device uses DHCP to get an IP address on your network. The web interface is a modified version of Scripta mining distribution for Raspberry Pi. The default password for the web-interface is baikal and the username and password for the console login are also the same baikal and baikal respectively. You should be able to change them for security reasons of course, though be careful when you change them to note the new passwords for access.
The Scripta mining distribution works stable and really well with the Baikal Miner, it is easy to configure and monitor the device with it. There is a temperature sensor available and it is being reported by the software, though you probably will not be interested much in it as the temperature of the miner is really low. The switching between the 6 supported mining algorithms is as easy as clicking a button after you configure mining pools for each of them of course. The software supports priority based failsafe switching between pools/algorithms. What it could really use however is some sort of automation for profitability based switching between the supported mining algorithms.
Talking about profitability we cannot forget to do some calculation on the actual profitability of using the device as this is the factor that can be decisive in you choosing to get it or not. The Baikal Mini Miner does come with support for 6 mining algorithms, though not of them are really that popular and widely used. For example X11 is quite widespread, but there are already a lot of X11 ASIC miners on the market, yet it is still often the most profitable one to mine. Other such as X14 and X15 were never that popular, so unless there are some new coins coming out using them there are probably not that much worth mining (they use more power). Mining Quark and Qubit can also do you some good profit if you manage to catch something good. So for actual profit you will probably have to go looking for new coins or for trending ones and risk a bit more and mine them.
If you decide to go the safer way and just sell your hashrate on a service such as NiceHashfor example you will have a bit more stable and reliable profit in Bitcoin, but it might not be as high as if you can get by mining the right coins at the right time. Based on our experience using NiceHash with the Baikal Mini Miner we can say that you can expect to get something like 0.0034 BTC per day with the more profitable algorithms. That is like $2.08 USD a day, fortunately the power used by the device is really very little and the cost is not much, something like up to 1 kWh per day. So making let us say $2 USD per day and $60 USD per month it would take you more than 8 months to get enough to cover the cost of the miner. Not that much, but not that little time for the crypto currency world either, and that is only if the current conditions remain for the duration of the next 8 months. Of course you can also risk it and try to get more profit than using the more safer way, though in the end the result might be either better or worse. It is up to you to decide…
Today we've received our Baikal Miner ASIC supporting X11, X13, X14, X15, Quark and Qubit algorithms and we can share some photos with you. Our first impressions from the device as well as results from testing and using it will be shared in the next couple of days when we get to play around with it and see how good it will work and if it manages to deliver what is being promised by the manufacturer.
The miner is pretty compact in size and is a little less than 0.5 kilograms in terms of weight. It is well packaged, the build quality is good, though a bit strange in terms of design, and since there is not much weight there should be no trouble with the package, unless of course it gets seriously damaged during transportation. Our package has arrived in good condition and there seems to be no damage to the box that the miner was delivered into.
It is important to know that you will only get the miner itself, there is no manual, power supply or any cables along with it, so the rest you need to provide yourself. There is no need for software as you plug directly the device into your network and control it via web interface. But the power supply is important, you need an adapter capable of outputting 12V at 5A with a 2.5mm barrel size (2.1mm won't work). You can either use a dedicated power 12V supply or go for an adapter from molex to this type of barrel connector and use a regular computer PSU. You can find an online manual and additional support here. That is it for now, stay tuned for more details very soon.
Baikal Miner started with an interesting X11-based ASIC not too long ago and now the company has just announced two new miners that support multiple algorithms. The new ASIC-based Baikal Mini Miner and Baikal Quadruple Miner offer support for X11, X13, X14, X15, Quark and Qubit algorithms with surprisingly good specifications. The Mini Miner is capable of providing users with 150 MHS hashrate in all of the 6 supported algorithms while the Quadruple Miner (essentially for of the smaller units) are capable of 4 times the hashing power or 600 MHS. Do note that the prices cited below are for the miners only, power supplies are not included and the shipping cost is not added.
Baikal Mini Miner Hash Rate and Power Usage:
– X11: 150 MH/s @ 40W
– X13: 150 MH/s @ 46W
– X14: 150 MH/s @ 47W
– X15: 150 MH/s @ 48W
– Quark: 150 MH/s @ 25W
– Qubit: 150 MH/s @ 28W
Baikal Quadruple Miner Hash Rate and Power Usage:
– X11: 600 MH/s @ 160W
– X13: 600 MH/s @ 184W
– X14: 600 MH/s @ 188W
– X15: 600 MH/s @ 192W
– Quark: 600 MH/s @ 100W
– Qubit: 600 MH/s @ 112W
Pricing of the Baikal miners:
– Mini Unit Price: $500 USD or 56 DASH
– Quadruple Mini Unit Price: $2000 USD or 224 DASH
Do note that this information has been provided by Baikal Miner and we have not tested any of the products of the company to confirm if they can deliver on the promises made for multi algorithm support and/or for the hashrate and power usage claimed. The numbers however do seem quite interesting and if the information turns out to be true they are going to change the mining landscape for a few more crypto currencies using the other five algorithms supported besides X11.
We were not able to test the first generation of X11-based ASIC miners from Baikal due to them being hard to find in Europe or available at speculative prices as compared to what the manufacturer in China apparently sells them for. Unfortunately the purchase procedure directly from Baikal was not well made, so we gave up trying to get a X11 ASIC miner for testing from them.
– For more information about the new miners from Baikal visit their official website…


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What has been your experience with BMW's Night Vision option?
Here are my impressions so far:
-The forward looking infrared (FLIR) image is sharp in both "white hot" and "dark hot" modes. Contrast settings are easy to adjust via iDrive.
-It's easy to activate/deactivate.
-Animals are easily identifiable, even when concealed in the brush.
-It lends itself to "tunnel vision"...as the driver, you're seductively drawn-in to scan the night vision screen, disrupting your driving. For example, "hot" objects such as transformers, rocks and culverts present a distinctive IR signature and quickly grab your attention...quick! is it thing or beast? Best to have your passenger focus on the night vision screen while you stay focused on driving.
-Never had the pedestrian warning function as advertised.
-Field of vision is too narrow. Most of us drivers are concerned about deer. A wider field of view would enable greater detection of Dasher and Prancer grazing along the side of the road.
-IR camera location in the kidney grill is vulnerable to road damage (bug/bird strikes, rock chips)...the camera needs more protection.
Overall, it's a fantastic conversation piece but offers little overall utility for me. Invite your Redneck friends on a hunting trip. The spotter scans BMW Night Vision, and your shooter takes aim from the moon roof. However, I've only used it while traveling narrow country roads at speeds < 50mph. In this capacity, it's a great safety asset.
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I don't have mine yet, so my comments are officially hearsay. It's my understanding that the driver is only warned (on both the center screen and the heads up display) if the real-time image recognition decides that what it's seeing is a human in the road or someone on a bicycle.
Hmm, it sounds to me as if the wizards at BMW don't feel that a deer, bear, dog, coyote, or any other kind of critter is a concern to their drivers. Perhaps a little less artificial intelligence might be useful. For example, Is something in the road? Yes - warn the driver! Isn't it that simple?
I had mine and it saved me so many times from deer and other creatures, i live in the woods of long island and we have wildlifes here and also sometime when my mind is like wandering off while driving back from work the pedestrian detection saved me many times also from those bicycle with no reflectors on turns / hills.
this is the best part: i tell girls to stand in front of my car, and if they dont turn yellow that means they're not "hot"
I don't want to get into the business of resurrecting really old threads, but I'm going to make an exception this time.
I have a 550 on order right now. It has not started production, so the order can be modified. I added every package and option except individual (because of m sport), night vision, b&o sound, and rear seat entertainment. I am reconsidering the night vision.
I drive my two girls to school every morning. During this time of year, it's dark when I drive them. Additionally, because they go to school so early, they wake me up :-) So I'm generally still waking up while I'm behind the wheel. Sure, I could change my habit and get up earlier so I'm awake. But I won't.
This morning a couple of joggers (who weren't jogging, they were just walking) were crossing the road. I didn't see them at all because they didn't have good reflective clothing on. I was probably 8 feet away from them when I drove by. They had already crossed my lane and were in the opposing traffic lane when I passed them. So they probably knew they weren't going to get hit so didn't bother to pick up their pace. But it startled me.
And then, I noticed several other joggers on the way and way back, most of which didn't have anything reflective on.
I immediately thought of the night vision feature and wondered if it wouldn't be worth $30/month to add it for piece of mind. I would really only use it in the morning when driving the girls to school.
What are your guys' thoughts? Anyone else besides the original contributors to this thread purchase the option and use it? Does it work well?
I will have HUD so if it shows ped detection on the HUD that would be nice.
I have it this feature, been using it for a year; I was original very happy with it; but over the last year I have found the biggest issue is the field of view and the second biggest is the road grimm cover the lens and makes it useless in the winter months that I wanted it for;
I would not spend the money on the feature on my next car. It system is done very wrong; it should be behind the wind shied so it both protected and so you can clean the glass and see;
I suspect these issues only happen in certain markets, and hence they have not been addressed.
on top of that, the pedestrian detection tints people slightly yellow which is almost impossible to see unless you concentrate so that feature is useless;
The actually warning does work (the alert) but the system has to decide that your path of travel will intersect with the person it detected. I have had a few false positives with both people and those construction signs when driving right at them.
In a nut shell, I think the risk of being distracted is not worth the benefits of the system in area where the winter months are longer and have road salts/grime all over the place.
The system needs to be reworked behind the windshield and winder angle to see stuff along the side of the road closer to the car.
btw; its great at finding warm cop cars on the side of the road at night... but not sure there is wide enough gap between you and the cops at that point to avoid a ticket...
Excellent response! This is exactly the information I needed. Thanks.
I have this feature, and I haven't been impressed. When you have it on, you lose the nav screen. Also, as others mentioned, you wind up staring at the screen, rather than the front windshield. BMW would have been better off not using the nav screen for this, and using only the heads up display that only highlights people, animals, etc.
You can use split screen if want bot nav and night vision on the display. In general the system works and with some improvements I would consider it also on my next car. Things I am missing after 8 months I've been using it:
1) offline mode - would keep warning on HUD only in some circumstances
2) while the lens is cleaned together with headlights it still requires additional cleaning, especially autumn/winter time. So agree it would sit better behind windshield
3) cannot save nightvision under quick selection menu and split screen needs to be set manually each time
4) most importantly - it does not recognize people / animals in 100% percent cases. Could be fog (very poor vision with fog), dirty lens but also occazionally it just does not display yellow color on pedestrians / animals.
That said, I do use it daily and it also helps when blinded by other cars i traffic.
I have had night view with HUD for 2 1/2 yrs. Part of the time it didn't work in that it did not identify people. It has been fixed and I did notice a yellow flash in my HUD. It does accurately depict a person but just show a yellow triangle with a person in it. The bigger it is the closer the person. When I bought the stuff I thought it would show the person with a yellow triangle over them. So you really cannot tell were the person is just that there is somebody.
I don't see how anyone can stare at the screen and see problems and not wreck. When we do drive at night the passenger looks at the screen to give help.
I would NEVER order this feature again. I don't believe it would ever save me from an accident. It cost $2600 and when they tried to fix it they had my car for 3 days for 3 times. That's nine days. They had to order the parts from Germany and it took 10-15 days each time they did that.
If it recognized animals and it put the object in the HUD so you could tell where it is and miss it then it might be better but not at $2600!
For the reasons most have specified I opted to not order it on my M5. On my 550 it was merely a conversation tool. Rarely, if ever, did I use it in real driving.
Audi's implementation in the instrument cluster is better, but until it's visible in the HUD I won't be ordering it again from any marque.
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I have been using mine for just under a year. Both near my home and my work there are people competing for the Darwin awards and walk in the street in dark clothing at night. I have had the warning go off 3 times in the past year, and one of time it was really needed, the other two time it was just nice to know it was working. Here in Georgia, we do not have much of a problem with road crud covering the lense. I really do think it is useful, and I do not have a problem with the screen being a distraction. I have the HUD and the warning will pop up there, I only glance at the screen when I am stopped. I am amazed at the clarity. You can tell how tires are heating, where there is a bit of a heat loss from one of my house door seals....
Night Vision works but Pedestrian Detection never works
I have Night Vision in 2008 E61 wagon and Night Vision with PD in 2010 F07 GT. In both units, the Night Vision works fine, but I cannot make the Pedestrian Detection work in my 2010 GT. I have heads up display in both cars also.
Anyone else having trouble getting Pedestrian Detection to work?
I wouldn't own any car without it, but you need to buy it for the right reasons. I leave home before sunrise to photograph wildlife here in North Florida. I've had frequent close calls with deer in previous cars. Having had the NV in my 5er for a couple years, I can say it has been worth every penny.
Something most people don't understand is that NV is enabled at dusk automatically. You don't have to enable the central screen at all. It will display on the HUD without the central display being turned on.
Somebody mentioned the sensor gets dirty. The reason you must get the cold weather package along with the NV, is because it includes headlight washers AND a washer for the NV sensor. Use your headlight washers and the sensor is cleaned at the same time.
Learn to not stare at the central screen, but just scan it looking for heat signatures most distant from the car. Keep in mind that the field of view will be widest further out from the car.
Yes, it does detect pedestrians.
It's not for everybody, but if you drive dark unlit roads at night, and have had close encounters with deer or something else, it can provide a margin of safety that might be worth it to you.
I do not use the screen but do appreciate the HUD warning. I drive twisties that have deer and other hazards. The one time it will save you could be avoidance of a major accident.
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I thought mine did not work and BMW replaced the camera and the control unit. However, after doing that they gave me a list of what is required for it to work. Must be dark, must be going 10 mph or 20 mph-I cannot remember- must have dim lights on-not brights! So when all those are met and Pedestrian/bike car is in front of car or it calculates that it could be in your path a yellow line in circles the object. In your HUD it only shows a yellow triangle and the size is supposed to indicate how close the object is.
I find this triangle is worth less! How do I know how big it is supposed to be to alarm me. Plus if I continually look at the screen to see an object I feel like I will have a wreak!
Mine specifically says it does not recognize animals. I have not had an instant were I have encountered a deer so I have not tested it.
I also have to turn the thing on by turning the screen on.
I have a 2010 535 GT. This feature cost $2600 and I consider it worthless and the worse money I have ever spent!
If yours says it doesn't recognize animals, it's clearly different than those on later model cars. This is a quote from my owners manual - "When animals are detected, an animal symbol is displayed. The symbol also shows the side of the road on which the animal was detected". A further quote in reference to the HUD is - "The warning is displayed simultaneously in the Head-up Display and on the instrument cluster".
Like any other option, some people will want it and find it useful and others wont. Regardless of whether you like it or not, you've got some added value when you sell the car.
I'm glad they changed it. What you got is what I thought I was getting but did NOT!
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Adapted from The Food Lab's sage stuffing.
- 2 loaves of Pullman bread (one white, one whole wheat)
- 1 stick of unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 pounds sausage, removed from casing
- 3 finely chopped leaks (whites and light green parts – make sure to wash well and dry)
- 4 stalks of celery, chopped
- About 8 sage leaves, minced
- 5 cups of stock
- 3 whole eggs and 2 yolks
- 1/2 cup parsley, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cube some of the bread, and tear some to get uneven bits sticking out for extra crunch and varying texture. Keep any crumbs. Dry the bread in a 275°F oven for 50 minutes.
In large Dutch oven, melt butter on medium heat and add sausage. Allow it to brown on one side, then break it up with a wooden spoon into little pieces as it finishes. Remove cooked sausage, turn up the heat to medium high, and cook the leaks until they are lightly browned. Turn the heat back on to medium, add the celery and sage and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add half of chicken stock.
Mix together the rest of the stock, eggs, and half the parsley. Stirring constantly with wooden spoon, slowly pour egg mixture into sausage mixture. Add bread and reserved crumbs, and mix together.
Put it in a buttered foil half sheet baking container, cover with foil, and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until top browned, about 10 min. Sprinkle with more parsley
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Marble Sculpture is the art of creating three-dimensional forms from marble and it is among the oldest of the arts when humans formed shapes from stone. This was being done prior to paintings/drawing on cave walls. From these beginnings, artifacts have evolved to their current complexity.
Marble is a metamorphic rock derived from limestone, composed mostly of calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate). Marble is formed when the limestone is transformed by heat and pressure and the finest marbles for sculpture have no or few stains.
White marble has been prized for its use in sculptures. This preference has to do with its softness, which made it easier to carve, and resistant to shattering. Because of the low index of refraction of calcite, it allows light to penetrate several millimeters into the stone before being scattered out, resulting in the characteristic waxy look which gives life like qualities to marble sculptures of any kind.
Frequently the sculptor would begin by forming a model in clay or wax, and then copying this in stone by measuring with calipers. Some sculptors use the stone itself as inspiration.
When the sculptor is ready to carve, they begin by knocking off portions of unwanted stone. The sculptor places the point of the chisel against a selected part of the stone, then swings the mallet with a controlled stroke, carefully striking the end of the tool accurately; the smallest miscalculation can damage the stone. Most sculptors work rhythmically, turning the tool with each blow. This is called the roughing out stage.
Once the general shape of the statue has been determined, the sculptor uses other tools to refine the figure. A toothed chisel or claw chisel are generally used to add texture to the figure and rasps and rifflers are used to enhance the shape into its final form
The final stage of the carving process is polishing. The first step in the polishing process involves sandpaper. Emery, a stone that is harder and rougher than the sculpture media, is also used in the finishing process. This wearing away will bring out the color of the stone, revealing patterns in the surface and also adding a sheen.
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I am passionate about helping people experience the reality of Psalm 23:3, "He restores my soul." I developed and have facilitated the Spiritual Formation Workshop for Genesis Institute where I have served as a Board Member since 2004. I am married, have two grown daughters and five grandchildren. After working as a clinical kinesiologist for 28 years, I was drawn into vocational ministry, serving now as Spiritual Formation Director at a local Spokane, WA church. I invite believers to join me on the journey of cultivating and living from the new heart God has given us.


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Little Women
Loved by generations of women worldwide, Little Women is a truly universal coming of age story. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee, the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from sibling rivalry and first love, to loss and marriage.
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Development of number of Coronavirus cases: Spalding, Georgia, United States
In Spalding there have been 26 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of those, currently 24 are still sick.
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Jacksonville skate park owner says dad banned
Video shows father kicking son down skate ramp
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Video showing what appears to be a father kicking his son down a 13-foot-tall ramp at Kona Skate Park in Arlington is still going viral, WJXT reports.
The video was posted on an Instagram group known as IgersJax, and now the Florida Department of Children and Families is investigating.
"I couldn't believe it. I understand parents get wrapped up and want kids to excel, but that's going a little too far," said parent Jamie Strong, who skates at Kona.
The owner of the skate park said the father is Marcus Crossland. He's been contacted by Jacksonville police and said he and his son are still together as a family. When asked him for his version of what happened in the video in question, he hung up the phone.
Those at Kona said the incident happened there, and they were first made aware of the incident Friday night. They then told the child who shot the video and his parents to call police and child services.
Martin Ramos, the owner of Kona, said he's known Crossland and his 6-year-old son, who's nicknamed "Dino the Dinosaur," for years.
"It's hard to look at. You see something like that and it takes your breath away," Ramos said of the video.
Ramos said the boy wasn't injured on the ramp known as Big Brown.
"Dino is just a super-cool little kid," Ramos said. "He's a really good skateboarder, well-known. He's been in the newspaper before."
Ramos said it seems Crossland and his son have a good relationship. He said Crossland won't be allowed back at the skate park, but Dino can come back with another adult to supervise him.
Because of the viral video, DCF is now looking into the family.
"The Florida Department of Children and Families is thoroughly investigating this case, not just the incident that happened, but also to see if there's any other concern regarding the family and this home and any other children in this home," DCF spokesman John Harrell said.
He said DCF is speaking with the father, the son and other people who know the family.
"This is unacceptable behavior," Harrell said. "Abuse is legally defined as any maltreatment of children that causes bruises, injuries, causes any physical scars as well. That's abuse."
Meanwhile, the viral video still has other people shaking their heads.
"I can understand being wrapped up in the whole glory of your kids skating, but there's just certain areas you can't cross," Strong said.
He said he hopes Dino will still be a skateboarder.
Jay Harris, also a father, agrees what happened in the video was out of line.
"I think a lot of fathers probably understood the frustration going through that dad's mind, I think he definitely crossed the line and needs some help," said Harris.
His son says it's scary sometimes to go down the high ramps and he appreciates when his father encourages him to go for it.
"When it comes to teaching your kids, it takes patience," said Harris. "That's the important lesson to get out of it."
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amfAR supporters in the Bay Area, including supermodel Maggie Rizer, Sebastian Siegel, Tracy Chapman, and the Honorable Art Agnos, came together on November 6, 2009, to pay tribute to Stephen Brady and Peter Poulos at the eleventh annual San Francisco Gala, hosted by Rex Lee. The gala, presented by Wells Fargo, raised $440,000 for AIDS research. Singer Martha Wash delivered an electrifying set to close out the evening.
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jkody21 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 56 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
Hello designers. I'm a back-end developer and foodie who specializes in programming and database optimization and doing terrible graphic design work; what can I say, I know my limitations. As such, I would love to get some help from this ultra-talented community to transform my website into an amazing visual and intuitive user experience.
FoodFinder.net is a restaurant website with the following key features:
- Users can search for restaurants and menu items
- Users can rate restaurants and menu items or fill out comment cards
- Users can see the activities of other foodies and follow those with similar tastes
- After a users rates enough menu items, they will get algorithmically-generated recommendations (ala Netflix)
Primary users are people searching for a place to eat in the United States and are between the ages of 18 and 40 (slightly more female than male).
Secondary users are restaurant owners/managers who are researching their online presence, and looking for feedback for their experience. This is a very important target for me because my next project will be a business software suite aimed at this very group.
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Spotted This Morning: Running for Governor on less than $600 a day
According to figures provided by the sleuths at Complete Colorado, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has less than $8,500 left to spend on his ill-considered race.
New campaign finance reports have been posted at the Colorado Secretary of State website. All totals presented represent the timeframe Sept. 30 – Oct. 14.
Dan Maes raised $21,923, with $8,493 cash remaining on hand.
By my math, that means, from today through the Election night watch party, Maes has but $566.20 per day to spend, should he chose to average out the balance. (Expect rot-gut and generic chips, if you're planning to attend that watch party.)
(And that's starting today. Not counting from Oct. 14, in which case, the daily average would be $424.65.)
And yes, we apparently don't know just how much to make of those campaign disclosures' accuracy.
Either way, your Spotted This Morning correspondent is thinking Maes might have a real future in writing low-budget guidebooks.
"How to See Colorado for Free: Get paid! See new places! Make new friends!"
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Sunday Sunshine
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Today's Lineup
Owens, CF; Fields, LF; Thome, DH; PK, 1B; AJ, C; Dye, RF; Uribe, SS; Richar, 2B; Gonzalez, 3B. Vazquez pitching.
Note the debut of Josh Fields in LF. We want to see how Josh fares the rest of this season to help plan for 2008 and the return of Joe Crede. The last Sox 3B to switch to LF worked out pretty well … Carlos Lee.
"We got hit harder than a pinata on Cinco de Mayo," quote from an anonymous White Sox manager about the first three games of this series.
Pitching Notes
Jose Contreras pitches tomorrow in the day game makeup against the DRays, while Gavin Floyd starts Tuesday in the series opener at Texas.
What a Difference a Year Makes
Javier Vazquez is 11-6 with a 3.66 ERA, 147 strikeouts and a .237 opposing batting average through 25 starts this season, compared to 11-8 with a 5.11 ERA, 123 strikeouts and a .268 opponents average at the same stage of 2006. He has gone 8-1 with a 2.94 ERA in his last 12 starts.
Team Meeting
Following yesterday's loss, manager Ozzie Guillen spoke to the team, reinforcing the fact that they cannot give up on themselves.
"I've been on teams that have done that," Guillen said. "You come to the park expecting to lose. We can't think that way or it's going to be a long September around here. We need to make sure we believe in one another."
Blog Night
Reminder … for tickets to the second annual Blog Night on Sept. 27, call Dustin at 312-674-5186. In addition to the game, your $31 ticket allows you to attend a special pregame event (currently scheduled to attend … me, and whatever friends I still have in the organization on Sept. 27).
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Hit harder than a pinata on Cinco de Mayo, ah, priceless. I hope the pale stockings can give those worthless Bosox something to remember the South Side by for the rest of the season. Good luck fellas….
Javier has been much better this season despite today's start. Too bad Josh botched that ball in the 9th. I'm not sure what he was doing but outfield is a whole new animal for him. I hope they keep giving him a serious shot out in left though.
Another pathetic performance.
Like I said yesterday I can take getting beat, even abused by another team, but to show nothing, to not even care is inexcusable.
This team is an embarrassment to themselves, the city they represent and more importantly to the great fans.
DO SOMETHING to show you care even if it's phoney…throw at bat, start a fight, throw at an opponent's rear end. Yell ,scream, get thrown out…but to sit there day after day after day and just get hammered.
Simply unbelievable.
My birthday was yesterday which means I've roughly been a fan for 47 years (my earliest Sox memories start when I was five)and I'm hard pressed to remember a more gutless, pathetic,bad team then this one.
At least those awful clubs say in 1968, 1976 and 1988 showed some heart once in awhile. If that offends folks whom I know in the organization (including my friend Scott) well I won't apologize.
The actions of this team speak for itself and nothing and no one can sweep it under the rug.
The absolute FIRST thing Kenny needs to do this off season is get rid of every single individual except for Bobby Jenks in this arsonists bullpen…and yes I mean that literally.
Eat the contracts, trade them, release them, do whatever you need to do to purge every single piece of trash from there. Then fumigate the bullpen area…at least the stink won't remain for next year.
Mark Liptak
Look at it this way folks, there's no where to go but up.. can't get any worse for next year right??? Always the optimist…
It can always get worse…Chris Young just hit number 27 and 28. But at least it was against the Cubs. This was a painful series for sure, but I'm pretty numb to it now truth be told. And if Mark with all his years of watching the Sox hasn't seen a more gutless team (and I most certainly haven't in my few years) you got yourself a situation. A bad situation.
I realize that moves had to be made, and Kenny and Hahn have most certainly made moves. But I defy anyone to tell me they were the right moves. There are a handful of players out there that should be wearing a Sox uniform but for whatever reason no longer do. Players like Rowand and Frank. Players like Maggs leading the league in average, 6th in HR. Players like Caballo 8th in HR, 3rd in RBI. Chris Young 6th in HR. He's a ******* rookie ******* it! Sorry.
I understand we couldn't keep all of em. But how about one or two of em. And as far as the argument that those moves created the 2005 roster yeah but it also lead to the 2007 roster. We mortgaged the future on players like Thome, Pods and Jose in favor of better, more reliable players. And blasphemous as it might be, the 2004 team was a better team than the '05 one anyway. It was just more unlucky.
I still find White Sox baseball exciting!
Not saying you're completely wrong but in fact that Sox had no choice with Magglio because his agent would not let the Sox examine his knee before having to tender an offer.
Considering the Sox offered four years, 60 million even WITH his bad knee, to be told 'you can't look at him…' let's just say I don't blame Kenny there.
And considering if the Sox picked up the option on Frank, a guy who missed most of the two previous seasons with leg injuries,it would have cost them TEN MILLION (by terms of the option), again you can't pin that one on Kenny.
What you DO pin on Kenny are the following:
1. A 'compulsion' (for want of a better word) to make trades and changes even if some weren't needed, in this regard he is much like legendary Sox G.M. Frank 'Trader' Lane.
2. Gambling that guys who threw the ball hard, but showed a history of control issues in their pasts could be turned into a big league bullpen by Don Cooper.
3. Gambling that Brian Anderson was going to 'make it,' and having no fall back outfield option when he didn't. (Which is why Ozzie was 'stuck' playing Mack out of position in center field, for much of 2006.)
4. Having no depth in the starting rotation when Freddy Garcia was traded… considering that left a hole and a second hole turned into reality when Jose Contreras began showing his age. (However old that may be.)
It's like 2003 and 2004 all over again. The 'back half' of the starting rotation is a mess with no realistic help in sight in the minor leagues for 2008.
In my opinion these four issues (maybe more) get pinned on the G.M. who for all the credit he got in 2005, deserves the scorn heaped upon him in 2007.
Mark Liptak
where are the seats for blog nite?
I think frank for 10 million would have been a **** of a bargain in 2006 if you take a look at his numbers and you take a look at when most of those numbers came (in a playoff race late in the year…looks alot better than thomes numbers of 06 in the first 2 months of the year).
They traded chris young instead of anderson. thats awful since young has more homers in his rookie season than anderson will ever hit in the big leagues.
they traded carlos lee for scott podsednik. walk off homer in the series or not that will go down in history as one of the all time worst trades in history.
now they are getting nutsy and putting fields into left. he looked so lost out there it almost reminded me of mackowiak in center. if they try to go with fields in left and owens in center there is no reason why they signed dye or buehrle because they wont win. fields needs to start the year as DH or maybe 1st baseman with Konerko or Fields DH'ing and Thome long long gone. Hunter should be in center, as at least he brings some sort of attitude/flavor/cockiness to the club. the team is lacking in all of those areas. ozzie guillen should be replaced along with the whole coaching staff. i love harold and greg walker but they should be put into ambassador role after this season. kenny williams himself should be put out to dry too, but we know that unfortunately wont happen. the sox need an injection of fire/passion. as much as they try to market ozzie as that- it isnt happening. time to make some moves.
yeah field's looked bad in left field for that one play yesterday, but it's not like we have anything to lose at this point, might as well find out if he can handle it.


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