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DA: No charges against Morehead City officer accused of shooting fellow officer
MOREHEAD CITY, CARTERET COUNTY - A Morehead City police officer, who the SBI said accidentally shot a fellow officer during a training exercise, will not face any charges.
District Attorney Scott Thomas released the following statement Tuesday afternoon:
"After reviewing the investigative findings of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI), I have determined that no criminal charges will be filed in this matter. Former Officer [Marvin] Willis [lll] demonstrated a high level of negligence in failing to properly clear his handgun before entering the training exercise; however, his negligent conduct does not rise to the level of criminal intent required to prove that he committed a criminal offense beyond a reasonable doubt."
Thomas went on to say, "[Willis] could also face a negligence action in civil court."
Willis was fired from the Morehead City Police Department for being "untruthful in [his] statements concerning the events that took place," according to his termination letter that was dated on Oct. 28.
SBI officials said Willis shot Officer Garrett Hardin in the chest during training in the parking lot of the Morehead City Police Department on Oct. 2.
Hardin was not wearing a bullet-proof vest when he was shot in the chest, said his aunt, Lee Ann Flanagan. The bullet went into Hardin's lung. Hardin was put into an induced coma at Vidant Medical Center, but has since returned home.
Before Willis' firing, he was placed on administrative leave following the accident, said Morehead City Police Chief Wrenn Johnson.
(CLICK HERE to view Willis' termination letter.)
Family members of the Morehead City Police officer shot in the chest said he is out of the hospital and back at home.
Officer Garrett Hardin was shot last week during training in the parking lot of the police station. According to the State Bureau of Investigation, Marvin Willis lll accidentally shot Hardin in the chest on Oct. 2.
Willis has been placed on administrative leave from Morehead City Police, according to Chief Wrenn Johnson.
"Obviously, it was a training accident, and again, I am responsible for this department and our training," said Chief Johnson. "It's clear a mistake was made, and we will take responsibility for that, correct it, and move forward."
Hardin was not wearing a bullet-proof vest when he was shot in the chest, said his aunt, Lee Ann Flanagan. The bullet went into Hardin's lung.
Family members say an officer shot during a training exercise is out of an induced coma and talking. That officer's chief said mistakes were made in the incident that injured the officer.
Family members said Garrett Hardin is recovering at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville after being shot in the chest Wednesday; Hardin was in a coma until today, when family members said he was taken off a respirator and is alert.
In a news briefing two days after the incident, Morehead City Police Chief Wrenn Johnson said, "Obviously it was a training accident, and again, I am responsible for this department and our training. It's clear a mistake was made, and we will take responsibility for that, correct it and move forward."
The shooting happened at the back parking lot of the police station, which is located on 12th Street. North Carolina Department of Justice Public Information Officer Noelle Tally said one police officer accidentally shot another during training. A witness who lives across the street, Lee Willis, said he saw police officers training in the parking lot and then he heard a gunshot.
"They put four people in the car, and when they did that, they surrounded the car again and you could hear the clicking of the gun. Then one gun actually went off, and that's when they said 'man shot' and that's when they pulled him out of the car," Willis said.
According to Officer Hardin's aunt, Lee Ann Flanagan, Hardin was not wearing a bullet-proof vest when he was shot in the chest. The aunt said the bullet went into his lung. Family members said Hardin is recovering from surgery at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville; officials at the hospital said Hardin is listed in critical condition. Family members said in order to recover, Hardin cannot move; doctors, therefore, have put Hardin in a medically induced coma.
Flanagan said Hardin has always wanted to be a police officer.
A neighbor of Hardin, Larry Merrell, said the officer is always offering a helping hand. "A nice humble guy, well-mannered, he has good family members here. His father stays there and his aunt stays here, so I am living in between them,"
Family members said Hardin is from Havelock and is set to be married in May.
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A man posing as an earthquake contractor will appear in court next month accused of raiding red-zoned houses in the hard-hit eastern suburbs of Christchurch.
The 43-year-old wore a high-visibility vest emblazoned with a contracting firm's name to steal hot water cylinders from the abandoned quake-damaged properties, according to police.
He faces 10 charges of burglary which are alleged to have occurred between January 7 and January 14 at properties in the suburbs of Avondale and Burwood.
Opportunistic thieves have targeted quake-hit homes since the first big shake of September 2010, which sparked the Canterbury earthquake sequence.
Hot water cylinders containing copper piping have been highly sought for their value to scrap metal dealers.
Within six weeks of the magnitude-7.1 jolt of September 4, 2010, more than 30 cylinder thefts were reported to Christchurch police.
The latest alleged offender, who will appear at Christchurch District Court on February 19, was arrested on January 14 after a nearby resident noticed his activities and phoned the police.
It is alleged the man removed the hot water cylinders along with tapware and other items in an attempt to recover scrap metal.
"This alleged offender has gone to considerable lengths to try to conceal his activities," said sergeant Dave Knowles of Papanui police.
"This included wearing a high-visibility vest with the name of a contracting firm on it, and hanging black material over a window at one address to block the view from the street."
Mr Knowles said all the houses the man is accused of stealing from are in red-zoned areas, abandoned and under Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority ownership.
The resident who reported the "suspicious activity" did the right thing, said Mr Knowles, who warned that a high-vis vest was "no guarantee that a contractor is genuine".
"If people have any doubts they should not hesitate to ask questions, check with the company and if they remain suspicious - contact police as soon as possible," he said.


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Whoever says the apple doesn't fall far from the tree hasn't seen Apple's AAPL -0.29908972691807545% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD153.34 -0.46 -0.29908972691807545% /Date(1495659600177-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18779131 AFTER HOURS USD153.25 -0.0900000000000034 -0.05869310029998696% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 440023 P/E Ratio 17.93450292397661 Market Cap 799490182546.973 Dividend Yield 1.6434068083996347% Rev. per Employee 1894280 More quote details and news » stock chart lately. Shares of the iPhone maker (ticker: AAPL) last week closed below $400 for the first time since 2011, after a key supplier of audio chips, Cirrus Logic CRUS 0.615479304508386% Cirrus Logic Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD65.39 0.4 0.615479304508386% /Date(1495659600183-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 688213 AFTER HOURS USD65.75 0.359999999999999 0.5505428964673498% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 36945 P/E Ratio 17.298941798941797 Market Cap 4200130588.46619 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1065750 More quote details and news » (CRUS), told investors to expect weaker sales. Analysts quickly slashed estimates for iPhone sales ahead of Apple's earnings report on Tuesday. With that, Apple ceded its crown as the planet's biggest company to ExxonMobil XOM -0.35117461855170745% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD82.29 -0.29 -0.35117461855170745% /Date(1495659634286-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7372898 AFTER HOURS USD82.29 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 890897 P/E Ratio 34.397859800192286 Market Cap 349913443393.432 Dividend Yield 3.7428606148985297% Rev. per Employee 2902010 More quote details and news » (XOM), even with oil prices in retreat.
Our recent cover story ("Apple vs. Samsung," Nov. 19, 2012) gave the edge to Apple shares over Samsung Electronics' (005930.Korea) in the global smartphone war. We stand by our argument that Apple, which makes hardware and software and controls the entire spectrum of user experience, has advantages over Samsung, which is beholden to Google (GOOG) for its Android software.
Our biggest mistake was underestimating how overowned Apple was. Ned Davis of Ned Davis Research said it best: Only nine companies during the past four decades have worn the crown of the world's biggest company. Each went on to lag behind the market, because by then the bullish case was known to all, and the stocks were compulsorily held by index funds, institutions, and individuals alike. We thought Apple had fallen far enough after it slipped to $525 from $705, but we were wrong. The stock closed Friday at $390.53, down 26% since our story ran, compared with a 13% gain for Samsung.
The good news: Expectations are decimated, and public opinion has soured swiftly. Just last fall, Apple was lauded as our generation's most beloved and innovative company. Today, even people who have never run so much as a lemonade stand have loud opinions about how Apple must deploy its cash.
Apple's enterprise value has fallen so far relative to its current revenue and five-year average gross margins that Sean Bonner, who manages the Carne Large Cap Value fund, says shares now trade as if revenue will shrink 12.5% annually over the next five years, an assumption he calls "simply ridiculous." It's also a far cry from the 18% year-over-year revenue growth Apple reported just last quarter.
For the March quarter, analysts expect revenue to grow just 8%, year over year. For the full year, ending in September, the Street has penciled in a decline in per-share profits, to $43.58 from $44.15 last year.
Apple's fortunes may not revive immediately. A new operating system won't be unveiled until June, and newer products, including a slimmer iPad and a next-generation iPhone, won't be launched until the September quarter. This leaves the April-to-June stretch without new toys, just as Samsung is noisily launching a new Galaxy S4 smartphone this month.
Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty expects Apple's per-share earnings to trough in the June quarter before rebounding in the second half, as new products, including a lower-priced phone, are launched with big overseas carriers like NTT Docomo 9437.to -0.9323064450749898% NTT DoCoMo Inc. ADR U.S.: NYSE USD24.44 -0.23 -0.9323064450749898% /Date(1495659721148-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 301670 AFTER HOURS USD24.44 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20154 P/E Ratio 14.951670133365962 Market Cap 96019215532.0013 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1620300 More quote details and news » (9437.Japan) and China Mobile CHL -0.053811659192825115% China Mobile Ltd. ADR U.S.: NYSE USD55.72 -0.03 -0.053811659192825115% /Date(1495659721115-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 451216 AFTER HOURS USD55.7197 -0.000299999999995748 -0.0005384063173007897% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5240 P/E Ratio 13.407721803420733 Market Cap 226887551035.595 Dividend Yield 2.871478822684853% Rev. per Employee 230846 More quote details and news » (CHL). "In China alone, Apple would serve at least 30% of the market, versus 10% today" with a lower-priced iPhone, she notes.
By then, Apple should also have articulated its plan for returning more cash to investors. Apple has $137 billion in cash, and Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi expects it will earn $44 billion in free cash in 2013. About 30% of that is being returned to shareholders in dividends and share buybacks. The remainder swells the balance sheet. If Apple increases the portion of free cash flow it returns to investors to 50%, its dividend yield could top 4.5%, near the richest among large-cap tech stocks. Sacconaghi thinks that should put a floor under the stock. His price target is $725.
Just how cheap has Apple become? Strip out the cash, and the shares fetch just 5.7 times 2013 profits, a discount to has-beens like Dell (DELL) and Microsoft MSFT 0.1310425160163075% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD68.77 0.09 0.1310425160163075% /Date(1495659600219-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13468613 AFTER HOURS USD68.77 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1198252 P/E Ratio 30.42920353982301 Market Cap 530244981945.958 Dividend Yield 2.268431001890359% Rev. per Employee 761693 More quote details and news » (MSFT), which are struggling to increase profits, and less than half the valuation for the overall market.
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Profits Are Accelerating at CarMax
The auto industry has finally put the credit crisis in its rearview mirror. Last month Americans bought 1.45 million light vehicles, the highest number since August 2007. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, the industry is now selling 15.2 million cars, not that far behind the heady aught years. Sales can still grow from here, but most of the recovery is completed.
It's now the used-car market's turn to benefit, as leases expire and vehicles get traded in. That was our thinking last October when we recommended shares of CarMax KMX 0.03101256008683517% CarMax Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD64.51 0.02 0.03101256008683517% /Date(1495659808365-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1929629 AFTER HOURS USD64.51 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14752 P/E Ratio 19.72782874617737 Market Cap 11947897928.7628 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 652116 More quote details and news » (ticker: KMX), the nation's largest dealer of used cars ("The Price is Right," Oct. 15, 2012). Since then, analysts and investors have gotten more bullish on the company's outlook, driving shares up 31% to a recent $43. There's plenty of fuel left in the tank.
"We're in the first or second inning in terms of the late-model used-sales recovery," says James Albertine, who covers CarMax and the automotive sector for Stifel Nicolaus. Following CarMax's April 10 earnings report, Albertine raised his price target on CarMax shares to $50, from $43.
Used-car inventories are beginning to rise, which is good news for CarMax. Chris Rank/Bloomberg News
The company's existing base of 118 stores is cruising, with same-store sales up 6% in the fourth quarter and 5% for the year. And on its earnings call with investors, management sounded a bullish tone about the coming year, emphasizing its aggressive rollout of new stores. In fiscal 2014, CarMax plans to open 13 stores, its largest-ever build-out, expanding into new markets including Philadelphia and St. Louis. Increasing stores isn't just about sales; the expanded footprint also means more consumers will bring their old cars directly to CarMax. Trade-ins are a rich source of supply.
Analysts are forecasting a record $471 million in earnings on the year, or $2.08 a share, up 11%, on a similar increase in revenue, to $12.1 billion. Growth will eventually accelerate as the new stores mature. Meanwhile, the new-car cycle essentially telegraphs good news to come. As its lots fill up with more cars between one and four years old, CarMax should see higher profits.
At 21 times this year's estimates, CarMax shares aren't cheap, but history suggests they have room to run. During the auto industry's last boom, from 2001 to 2006, CarMax had an average price/earnings ratio of 24.
This time around, there's even more reason to be optimistic, as the abrupt falloff in car sales during the recession has created pent-up demand. At a not-unreasonable 22 times next year's forecast, CarMax shares are worth $51.
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Sunrise Engagement Session from Woodnote PhotographyI am a morning person. Always have been, always will be. So when I read that these two Chicago sweeties braved the early hours of the day to snap up some gorgeous e-session images against a breathtaking sunrise, I was on board
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My two boys, ages 5 and 2, love their grandparents, but they just don't see them enough. Both sets live about 5 hours away from us, and most communication with them is done via phone. I've tried to set both up to use Skype in the past, but it's either PC problems or Internet issues or trying to squeeze two people into a small area so they can both be close enough to the screen to see their grandkids. One way or another, we're usually forced back to voice communication.
Recently, one set of grandparents purchased a new flat screen TV, and wouldn't you know… it has an HDMI port on it! This is good news because Logitech kindly provided me with two of their new TV Cam HD kits to test out. The HD camera requires HDMI to support the higher quality 720p image, and since my in-laws already had an existing Skype account, all that was required was for me to get them to unbox the kit, install it, login to Skype, and make a call on their new TV. Continue Reading "Great Face-To-Face HD Chats in Your Living Room With Logitech" »


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Going to do another cut out within a week or so. Last one I did I attempted using the Bushkill style vac with no success. It was a pain to build and didn't suck bees well enough. I would like to use a bucket style. Any one have any plans for the ones with the removable cages inside?
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"But it does move," said Galileo under his breath.
Posted 08 February 2012 - 03:53 PM
My wife, a painter, and I, a potter, have a show together called "Shared Studios" The following link is a short video of opening night.
Hey great vid, would have loved to see it a bit more slowly so I could get a better look at all the wonderful objects and paintings! Well Done Trina
Posted 08 February 2012 - 09:11 PM
I hope you'll had a successful outcome. Its nice to put a video with a face, or a post (member) with a piece of art.
Congrats on the successful show!
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I really enjoyed you and your wife's work I especially liked you folded over pitcher. I thought your display stand was great but how did you keep the cups balanced on it did you use double sided sticky tape I have had to use it before. Denice
Thanks, Denice. The porcelain sake cups are cone-shaped and fit into holes in the Lizella Red "tray". The "folded over" pitcher also fits into a hold in the tray. I love working with both of these clays. The porcelain is very translucent and is made from the purest kaolin in the world from New Zealand while the Lizella Red is dug from a swamp a few miles from my house.
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Posted 09 February 2012 - 09:41 AM
thanks for sharing!
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Compared to static photos, I think video does a better job representing artists work. If only sites like Etsy had video listings.
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In the shadow of The Needles peak on 55 yawning acres, The Stanley Hotel of Estes Park, Colorado, has a reputation as widespread as the Rockies. A stay at the imposing Georgian Revival property—its white exterior in stark contrast to the deep green landscape—inspired Stephen King's best-selling horror novel The Shining.
The lovingly preserved hotel hasn't changed much in the intervening years—cavernous hallways and a gracious ballroom are sublime reminders of its original era. Guest rooms remain as grand as ever, with stately furnishings, plush bedding, and oversized windows. But be sure to keep alert no matter what chamber you stay in: Many of its first residents, though seldom seen, linger a century later.
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
You do whatever your heart desires - if you want to pull the colors out of the flowers that is great or if you want to stay with the blues that is great too - I love everything about country life so just have fun with it and I know I will love whatever you add.
Charlottemarie, Your snow people are just too darn cute! and so snowpeople I will add - something new for me I have not ever done snowpeople but I love them so I'll get busy!
"Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold" - Friends on this Quilting Board are treasures indeed!
Well, I got those beautiful cherry blocks yesterday and I love them all. Lynda, your quilt is going to be beautiful. I especially love your scotty dog! Could I post pictures of your row or would you prefer it to stay anonymous?
Yes, you can post the pics. I've tried a couple of times to post them this week, and I couldn't get my iPad or laptop to cooperate. Of course I was trying to do it when I didn't have very much time, which I'm sure was most of the problem. I wasn't happy with the big flower type block, it needs something.
I'll get your pics up in a few minutes.
These pictures do not do her blocks justice. They are fantastic!
BeeYooTeeFul!! Love those cherry blocks! I've already started mentally cataloging the cherry fabrics I have! And I better set them aside so that when this one comes to me, I'll have what I need to get started right away!
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Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read -- Groucho Marx
I got my row from TamMoo last week, been trying to get caught up so I can work on it, but problly won't be before Christmas, Though I have looked at material and have a mental picture of what I might do. I also, finally, got my row sent off to MizMely this morning. Broke my embroydery machine, so made my label without the embroydery. I can add it later if I want. Also, embroydered moms and uncles name on freehand, that will HAVE to be fixed!! Anyway, just needed to get it out the door! Love the pictures, hope we get to see more.
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"There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living."
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Ha Ha, your ranting!

Eli after 4 games: 8 TD's, 2 Int's. 3-1

Eli after 4 games last year: 5 TD's, 6 Int's. 2-2

But Morehead, it was the recievers! It was KG! It was the O line! It was the bushey haired man!

No Matt. Its better play at QB this season.[/quote]

No Morehead, your hate is blinding you, you've even said it yourself, Eli has been our QB for 8 Years now, he's not the one improving anymore (maybe a tiny bit but not anything noticeable)

Eli is a GOOD QB...has been for years...the interceptions are going down because his RECEIVERS who are young and still have a lot of improving to do...ARE improving.

it's the simplest and therefore the most likely solution...your HATE just blinds you to the truth.

Morehead I beg of you...step out of your darkness step into the light...Eli Manning IS a good Quarterback...and he's the leader of our NY Football Giants
Explain the WR thing to me because after 4 games in 09 he had MM, SS and Nicks and played great. In '10 he had the same 3 WR's in the first 4 weeks (all obviously with one more yearof experience) and was horrible. This season he has two of them but we substitute a vet (Steve Smith) for a guy who had never caught a pass in the NFL (Victor Cruz) and is playing well again.

In other words....the objective facts don't support your opinion. (Of course they rarely do)

Eli is simply playing better. Deal with it people. Even when I compliment the guy you all argue with me.

[/quote]no. steve smith, elis favorite target went down at the beginning if 2010.
and tell me if eli has reached his peek and "wont get any better, he is what he is" how can he be playing "well again". youre so contradicting
He played fully the first 7 games.

After 4 games last year he had 22 catches for 211 yards.

Next question!

[/quote]and what was nicks doing? oh yea balling his *** off. just because smith didnt have 50 catches after 4 games doesnt mean he wasnt elis favorite target. you can bet that healthy colon it hurt our offense when he went down.
and no question was asked. lol you ignore me when i ask questions and then say you answered them when i dont ask one. hahaha youre worse than a gf.
You realize that you are making my point for me. (not as well as me...but still)

You are saying that Nicks was playing great and Smith was still solid. Thats exactly my point. Despite that, Eli's production was lousy after 4 games with 5 TD's and 6 picks.

This season his production is outstanding, making my point that he is playing much better than last season.

Welcome to Morehead's side. (I like it better when you are on the other side)
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Elis numbers after 4 games this year:
80 for 125, 1060 yards, 64% 8-2 TD to INT
After first 4 games last year:
85 for 132, 1004 yards 65% 5-6 ratio
seems to me like that supports my theory MUCH more
Eli is doing the same **** that he typically does, the receivers are just playing better and not having balls bounce off their hands and run wrong routes.
Also we haven't been getting murdered so Eli would throw some garbage time picks


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Evidently I have no self-control. I read a bunch of forums/articles and decided to just go for the MQ-200, which I ordered a few minutes ago.
When it arrives I can tell you about how it was packaged/sent. It appears to be quite a small package, only 1 pound according to the shopping cart.
One forum talked about how the meter is calibrated under T12 and should be recalibrate for the type of light that it will measure. Does that even make sense?
Either way will work - an outright purchase then repeated resale OR a group purchase. The purchase/resale approach seems so much easier, though, and now I am impatient!
The MQ-200 looks good on the website, although I have no idea what I'm talking about. There is also a cheaper model but it looks like you might need to buy a sensor to make it work, which will wind up being around the same price.
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That seems fairly easy, but if the person does not have the $$$, then it's tough, but most can swing that before the bill comes due.
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Cascading purchase may not work. Folks willing to spend $20 or so for a rental may not be comfortable tying up $300+ and worry about being the one stuck with it.
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Cascading purchase may not work. Folks willing to spend $20 or so for a rental may not be comfortable tying up $300+ and worry about being the one stuck with it.
How about the first 17, pay in, Chad is covered. After, he can make a buck for his inconvenience until the thing breaks.
We all benefit by creating a database.
I suggested exactly that earlier in the thread.
I am going to buy a PAR meter this weekend, for sure, now that I know the approximate cost. I plan to keep it for about a month or two, since I'm going to finally get my new canopy made and will be able to install new lights.
When I'm done with it, I'll sell it on this forum for less than I paid and hopefully it will get passed around.
Now for the hard part. Which one to get? any advice, hoppy??
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Chad doesn't care about the money so he can do whatever he likes but Ideally a better solution is for one person to buy it and hands it off in the S&S at a some price (preferably cheaper) and then that person hands it off to another etc....
This saves transit time too, not always going back to one person, therefore the probability of lost or damage packages will go down as well.
So 1st guy buys for 340$, send to next guy, 320$, then he sends/sells it to the next guy for 300$, and so on? This way you spend the $$$ but get it back when you pass it on down.
That seems fairly easy, but if the person does not have the $$$, then it's tough, but most can swing that before the bill comes due.
Chad doesn't care about the money so he can do whatever he likes but Ideally a better solution is for one person to buy it and hands it off in the S&S at a some price (preferably cheaper) and then that person hands it off to another etc....
This saves transit time too, not always going back to one person, therefore the probability of lost or damage packages will go down as well.
They are welcome to use the forum.
They are encouraged to install as many fail safes as they see fit. Deposits are always a good idea. A srtict, clear line of protocol is also encouraged should this plan come to be.
The forum will not be in any postion to mediate any issues that may asrise from people who fail to follow protocol. I am sure it is understood by all, the forum cannot/will not be held responsible for the PAR meter and related transactions.
We want to be both fair and clear to everyone before they get started!
|You could also do a 200$ deposit via paypal and then simply do a refund after the next guy gets it, some book keeping is all that is needed/required.
IME, most folks that want to borrow/use a PAR meter will be honest about it.
A certain min feedback no#, or post, or personal vouching etc, I know Bob from Texas etc, he lives and comes to our club).
I think overall, folks are pretty honest and upfront here.
I would not expect TPT for support, but more as a communication board.
Part of the deal in buying/opting in, would be exchange of email/phone and mail addresses.
Not perfect and some fool could ruin it, but I think it would be worth a try.
I think forgetfulness and procrastination would be more an issue to ship and exchange to the next down the line.
It is a nice idea. Perhaps it puts a bit too much trust in complete strangers. I follow the thought process of bigstick120 on this.
I don't think TPT can be a part of this but you guys can go ahead to do what you want.
FAIR WARNING! While we might not choose to prevent you folks from using the forum to facilitate your trade off should your PAR meter come to fruition, we will not allow the forum to become a means to complain about the loan/return process or participants.
Proceed at your own risk and.....good luck! I really hope this works the way you folks want it to! Again, it is a nice idea.
The thread wil be renamed and edited to reflect our stance on the plan.
|Although the idea of collecting a fund to replace the meter would be the best option, im not sure what would even be a good starting point. If I charged $5 each time id have to ship it 70 times to replace it. It wont last that long IMO. Lets just give it a couple test runs and if results are satisfactory, great, if not, ill just keep it. Im not about exchanging of money other than shipping. I can however see where it will become a PITA to keep sending it out and at some point just having one member send it to another until its rendered useless. The information gathered is the gamble IMO, and hopefully it proves useful.
I really like the idea, and would love to get my hands on the meter once I get around to getting a membership.
Personally, I see no harm in there being a $5 charge above the price of shipping. One, it allows the risk to be minimized, as well as generating a bit of income for you/ other group buys for the benefit of TPT community. I would gladly pay up $5 extra myself.
What I would really like to see if this comes to fruition is a collection of data about the various common light fixtures that we see in the hobby today. We would need to come up with a few standard measurements locations that should be taken for every light. However, I believe this type of information would easily become indispensible in making good purchases of lighting fixtures in the future.
Think about it. You want to figure out if you can grow plant X with light Y. This is an exceedingly common question on the lighting sub-section of the forums.
If we get this data together, it will be easy enough to know the answer for your question without a large search or posting a new topic. Simply look up how much PAR your proposed light fixture outputs at your predetermined height of the light above the substrate. Factor in a couple other variables such as substrate, CO2 and fertilizer dosing regimen (or lack thereof) and your question is answered.
In my eyes at least, this has the potential to be something much greater than simply sharing an item normally not available to your typical hobbyist, a chance to really get some significant research done for the benefit of the community that we can all use.
This is also where I like the idea of including a $5 usage charge atop the price of the shipping cost. If we wanted to, another meter could be bought, effectivly doubling the rate at which data could be gained. I agree that it also makes sense to only allow people who are supporting the website to allow the meter. Not to say that it is true in all cases, but you can generalize that those people who support the site are more serious about the hobby as a whole, and therefore more likely to respect this service as well as more likely to provide good data readings on their lights.
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Both 2012 Hope College cross country teams and five members of the women's squad have received All-Academic accolades from the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association of America.
The team recognition is given to schools whose squad maintained a grade point average of 3.10 or better. The women's team maintained 3.49 GPA while the men's squad had a 3.26 GPA. It marked the 23rd consecutive year that the women's team is being honored. No other women's Division III program has achieved that distinction.
The individual USTFCCCA All-Academic award honors those student-athletes who have succeeded both academically and athletically. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average and must finish in the top 35 among the field at their respective NCAA regional meet. Only 201 female runners in all of Division III are receiving the recognition.
Hope honorees are junior Camilie Borst of Allendale (Allendale HS), junior Meredith Busman of Coopersville (Coopersville HS), senior Sharon Hecker of Grandville (Grandville), senior Taylor Mattarella of Traverse City (Traverse City Central HS), and junior Sheri McCormack of Holland (West Ottawa HS). Borst is being honored for a third time while Busman is being recognized a second time..
Last fall the Flying Dutch, coached by Mark Northuis, won the NCAA Great Lakes Regional championship and finished tenth at the NCAA Division III championships.


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Fair Trade in Nicaragua
Over the past several decades, Nicaragua's economy has suffered a devastating fate, similar to that of many of its Central and South American neighbors. For a country that relies heavily on export production for its national income, the global coffee crisis has been especially detrimental and has left thousands of workers unemployed.
Nicaragua currently supports eight Free Trade Zones (FTZ) throughout the country and the majority of the factories within these zones are American- or Taiwanese-owned. Although these factories do employ thousands of workers who would otherwise be unemployed with no means to support their families, the wages are so low that this system simply perpetuates the cycle of poverty.
In response to this downward spiral of economic stability, the Fair Trade movement has blossomed and been hugely successful in Nicaragua.
Fair Harvest Communities in Nicaragua
El Roblar and La Corona are in the Yasika Sur region, in the department of Matagalpa, about an hour to two hours by bus from the city of Matagalpautes to an hour and a half by truck). Wthin these two communities are three base cooperatives of small coffee producers--one cooperative of only women, one of only organic and in-transition producers, and one mixed gender and mixed production (conventional and organic), all of which are member cooperatives of the Organization of Northern Coffee Cooperatives (CECOCAFEN, which itself is a second-level cooperative organization). These producers produce not only coffee, but also fruits, vegetables, a bit of cacao, and of course corn and beans.
In Yasika Sur, CECOCAFEN has promulgated an integrated development initiative, which includes promotion of organic production, diversification of production, enhanced quality control of production, the creation of more marketableorigin brands of coffee, agroecological and social research, and a program to diversify away from export producs and low-price agricultural products, namely the creation of a small ecotourism program in the area.
As part of the development initiative, the cooperatives decided that 20% of every tourism fee (lodging, food, guides, etc.) will automatically go to a Community Development Fund, to fund community projects as the community sees fit. This could mean investing in the local schools, in reinvestment in infrastructure to improve conditions in the community and more!
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I am making some ^05 earthenware sculptures that have potentially fragile appendages and joints. (I'll eventually be using cold finishes on the outside.) Would glazing the inside improve their strength?
Glaze Inside To Strenghten Eartenware?
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I think I'd ad fiber to the clay rather than count on a glass coating a few mm thick. Glaze is not really a structural element.it is a very thin coating. Maybe it would be better than nothing, but you could run into problems of surface tension with only one side (inside) having glaze on it.
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Nisswa Women's Club fashion show for scholarships to be held May 28
On Tuesday, May 28, the Nisswa Women's Club will present its 30th annual Fashion Show and Luncheon at the Town Hall conference center at Madden's on Gull Resort.
The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a silent auction and social hour followed by the luncheon at noon, and conclude with the fashion show and announcement of raffle ticket winners.
The fashion show and luncheon is the main fundraiser for the Nisswa Women's Club Scholarship Program.
This year the fashion show/luncheon décor will feature the theme Lakes Area Style. Nisswa Women's Club members will model spring and summer fashions provided by area shops. Local radio personalities Ken Thomas and Tess Taylor will emcee the event.
Tickets for the fashion show/luncheon are $35 each or $350 for a table of 10. Additional fundraising for scholarships is done through the silent auction held during the event. Anyone who would like to participate in the silent auction only can do so from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Those who would like to contribute to the scholarship program can purchase raffle tickets, which will be drawn at the fashion show for prizes donated by area businesses that support the fundraising efforts. Raffle prizewinners need not be present to win, and the raffle grand prize is a white-gold green quartz diamond halo style ring with a matching necklace from Merritt Jewelers, Pequot Lakes.
For raffle tickets, contact Dolly Zitur at 218-829-1233.
For information, contact Fashion Show/Luncheon Chair Candace Barnack at 218-963-6059 or log on to the Nisswa Women's Club listing at www.nisswa.com. For tickets, contact Elaine Johnson at 218-831-8622.


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The art season follows the school year. So with College Hill buzzing with art students again (welcome back!), Providence's exhibition scene returns to life. Autumn offerings include RISD's survey of five decades of British art, eccentric machines at Brown, and returning favorites like NetWorks' continuing hall of fame roundup of Rhody art and the Iron Guild's annual effort to make Halloween go up in flames.
"GOING HOME: SCULPTURE AND PRINTS BY FRANK POOR" | Newport Art Museum | Through October 30 | Based on a trip home to his native Georgia, Cranston's Frank Poor transfers photos of well-used barns, a boarded-up pawn shop, shotgun houses, and wooden churches onto stripped-down mini models of the buildings that speak of a rough-and-tumble, run-down America. | 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport | $10 | 401.848.8200 | newportartmuseum.org
"MADE IN THE UK: CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE RICHARD BROWN BAKER COLLECTION" | RISD Museum | September 23-January 8 | Baker, a Providence native and major New York art collector who died in 2002, bequeathed some 170 British works to the museum, as well as funds to continue to purchase the best stuff made by Redcoats today. This show offers about 100 works from the 1950s to now, including Ben Nicholson's cubist-flavored abstraction from 1955; an early painting by David Hockney of Los Angeles; one of Bridget Riley's op-art striped canvases; Damien Hirst's psychedelic mandala made of butterflies; and Yinka Shonibare's explorations of colonialism via 18th-century European fashions sewn from African fabrics. | 224 Benefit Street, Providence | $10 | 401.454.6500 | risdmuseum.org
"ELISA D'ARRIGO" | Rhode Island College's Bannister Gallery | October 6-November 2 | The New York artist turns paper and fabric into patchwork wall reliefs that look like mosaics stitched together by Dr. Frankenstein or the burned and battered surface of meteorites that have crashed down to the earth. | 600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence | free | 401.456.9765 | ric.edu/bannister
"INDEPENDENTS" | West Side Arts | October 14-31 | This show assembles 11 artists working (mainly) in street art styles to celebrate independent spirit — from "all true artistic endeavors" to the crazy, lovable, radical outcasts who "went off on their own to unite and escape injustice and faded freedoms" and ended up founding Rhode Island. (Note: visits are by appointment only.) | 745 Westminster Street, Providence | Free | westsidearts.org
HALLOWEEN IRON POUR | The Steel Yard | October 28 | The Iron Guild presents its annual molten metal and hellfire spectacular featuring live iron pouring, casting, and gratuitous holiday pyromania. | 27 Sims Avenue, Providence | $10 | 401.273.7101 | thesteelyard.org
"NOSTALGIA MACHINES" | Brown University's David Winton Bell Gallery | November 19-February 19 | Five artists explore the intersection of technology and nostalgia with a cloud-like contraption of spinning pink Styrofoam gears; a machine that seemingly smashes a beer bottle against a wall, only to repair it again; and a device that evokes the melancholy of moving by sounding like tape being stretched across packing boxes. | 64 College Street, Providence | Free | 401.863.2932 | brown.edu/ Facilities/David_Winton_Bell_Gallery
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My family enjoys this dish as an alternative to plain macaroni and cheese. Every summer and fall, I freeze lots of beans, as well as corn, carrots, green peppers and pumpkins, and I also make many varieties of pickles.—Debbie Hagen, Mayville, North Dakota
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- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, undrained
- 2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
- In a large skillet, brown beef and onion; drain. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until macaroni is tender. Thin with water if necessary. Yield: 4-6 servings.
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Sometimes the average is anything but average
Brian Hayes
By No Means
How different are the statistics of the factoidal process! When I first began playing with the n? function, I was curious about its average value, and so I did a quick computation with a small sample—100 repetitions of 10?. The result that came back was much larger than I had expected, in the neighborhood of 1025. When I repeated the computation several times, I continued to get enormous numbers, and furthermore they were scattered over a vast range, from less than 1020 to well over 1030. The obvious strategy was to try a larger sample in order to smooth out the fluctuations. But when I averaged factoidals 10,000 at a time, and then a million at a time, the numbers got even bigger, and the variations wider.
The illustration at left shows what I was up against. Each dot represents a sample of runs of the n? program; a dot's horizontal position indicates the sample size, and its vertical position gives the arithmetic mean calculated from that sample. In all cases the value of nis 10. It's important to emphasize that this is nota graph of n? as a function of n; the value of nis fixed. All that changes in moving from left to right across the graph is the size of the sample over which the average is computed. There is no sign of convergence here. The trend is continuously upward: The more trials in the sample, the larger the calculated mean. And because both scales in the graph are logarithmic, the apparent straight-line trend in the mean actually represents exponential growth. The "average" value of 10? is somewhere near 1040or 1050 if you average over 1,000 trials, but it rises to roughly 1090 if you go on to collect a million samples. (For comparison, 10! is roughly 106—or more precisely 3,628,800.)
The dispersion of the dots around the trend line also shows no sign of diminishing as the sample size increases. Thus the variance or standard deviation of the data is also impossible to pin down.
Odd, isn't it? Generally, if you are conducting an experiment, or making a measurement, or taking an opinion survey, you expect that collecting more data will yield greater accuracy and consistency. Here, more data just seems to make a bad situation worse.
With a closer look at the factoidal data, it's not hard to understand what's going wrong with the computation of the mean. Although the majority of 10? values are comparatively small (less than 3,628,800), every now and then the factoidal process generates an enormous product—a rogue, a monster. The larger the sample, the greater the chance that one of these outliers will be included. And they totally dominate the averaging process. If a sample of 1,000 values happens to include one with a magnitude of 10100, then even if all the rest of the data points were zero, the average would still be 1097.
The arithmetic mean is not the only tool available for characterizing what statisticians call the central tendency of a data set. There is also the geometric mean. For two numbers a and b, the geometric mean is defined as the square root of axb; more generally, the geometric mean of k numbers is the kth root of their product. The geometric mean of samples taken from the factoidal process suffers from none of the problems encountered with the arithmetic mean. It converges, though somewhat slowly, to a stable value. Moreover, it turns out that the geometric mean of n? is simply n!, so this is a highly informative measure. Perhaps it should not be a surprise that factoidals are better described by a statistic based on multiplication than by one based on addition.
The median of n? is also well-defined. The median is the midpoint value of a data set—the item that is greater than half the others and less than half. Because it merely counts the number of greater and lesser values, without considering their actual magnitudes, it is insensitive to the outliers that cause havoc with the arithmetic mean. For samples of 10? the median converges on a value near 27,000 (notably smaller than 10!).
Still another way to tame the factoidal is to take logarithms. If you determine the logarithm of each n? value, then calculate the arithmetic mean of the logarithms, the result converges very nicely. (Note that taking the mean of the logarithms is not the same as taking the logarithm of the means.) The success of this strategy does not come as a surprise. Logarithms reduce multiplication to addition. Essentially, then, taking the logarithm of the n? values converts the factoidal process into the corresponding triangular-number calculation. Logarithms are also at work behind the scenes in computing the geometric mean.
Even with other statistical methods available, it's disconcerting to face the failure of something so familiar and elementary and ingrained as the arithmetic mean. It's like stumbling into an area of mathematics where Euclid's parallel postulate no longer applies, or the commutative law has been repealed. To be sure, such areas exist, and exploring them has enriched mathematics. Distributions without a mean or variance have likewise broadened the horizons of statistics. All the same, they take some getting used to.
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....What team would you mind winning the super bowl the least?
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....What team would you mind winning the super bowl the least?
This will probably be the first post season in a long time where I wasn't actively rooting against another team... I hate the Skins, but I don't think they'll make it by Seattle. And I'm tired of annoying Texans fans thinking that they're our rivals so I'd like for them to get bounced also, but again I don't think they have much of a shot to win it all with the way they've played in big games this year.
Don't mind the Patriots winning it. Nor the Ravens, 9ers, Seahawks, Packers, Vikings, Falcons, Colts or Bengals.
I'm only actually rooting for the Broncos. Peyton Manning is easily my favorite player in the NFL.
My knee jerk instinct is to clearly root for the Broncos. But for a Giants fan, that means that Peyton would now have as many rings as his little brother. Should that bother me? Maybe, No? I don't know... Same goes with Baltimore, I'd love to see Ray Lewis end his career on the main stage because that man deserves it, but then how can I root for the team who's only SB victory came at the humiliating expense of my team?
The only team I can really see pulling for that has no effect on future 'trash talk' would be the Bengals. The Giants literally have no connection to them whatsoever.
Still, chances are I'm quietly pulling for Peyton.
Ah.. Bengals
Broncos or Colts.
I don't know how upset I'd be about losing that Superbowl in 2000. I mean, you've won 2 since, and had you won that one you most likely would have never been in the position to be the team you are now (with Coughlin as coach, Eli at the helm, so on an so forth). Plus that was just one of the greatest defenses ever-- something that's easier to appreciate in time.
It may just be me, but I've relinquished a lot of 'hatred' toward other non divisional teams. I guess it's easier to do when your team is pitiful-- makes you just appreciate what some other teams are able to do.


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Thanks, Nadine. Seems my player doesn't have the option. DANG.
Thanks, Nadine. Seems my player doesn't have the option. DANG.
Flatt's coming on... she's got that game face on... I think she's going to nail this SP.
They are showing it live right now on Universal Sports - despite what the schedule says. Rebecca Stern just finished and Rachael Flatt is next!!!
omigodomigod. Rachael's NEXT!!!!
OK, I think Rachel is next...now the REAL competition starts
Stern's jumps:
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Universal Sports is broadcasting all 4 hours of Ladies Short. It started 20 minutes ago. They made the announcement yesterday.
OK here we go!!
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Thanks for the intro to Thomas I ordered the first package of bees from him, decendents of that MT. Elgon expedition. I am going to build a top bar for them and just split them this season, Any suggestions.
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Thanks for the intro to Thomas I ordered the first package of bees from him, decendents of that MT. Elgon expedition. I am going to build a top bar for them and just split them this season, Any suggestions.
Hi Gary,
Congradulations, I know you will a great time. The guys on this site have some great ideas. I would look at all the designs and then come up with your own tbh which will be the best one yet. :> ) Share some pictures when you get a chance.
Handling new, heavy comb is a challenge and the bees sometimes don't build it just the way the beekeeper desires. Don't handle it too often. I would let the hive get established and then go back and make any comb corrections later using a serated bread knife to cut out any offending comb.
I had a new hive do a bit of cross comb building. I went in and straighted it up with comb that was only a few weeks old. Lots of good comb was damaged in the process.
I am now having second thoughts about that. A better approach might have been to just let it alone till next spring and then gently cut it loose then. Am I repeating anyone elses mistakes here?
Most of all just enjoy the hive. Work it when and how you desire. I'm interested ine your observations on the Elgons too.
I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas, I am working on a web site now to post pic and info on. I also enjoy your web site really opened my eyes on the small cell issue. I visit it regularly. Thanks for the encouragment.
Actually with my experiences I am of a mind that you MUST regularly work through the whole hive while the hive is being developed. Because of all the issues you talk about I think the mess will be worse if you don't fix things as they go wrong. My friend Zeke who asked me to let him keep his bees on his own while only asking me for help didn't check his hives for the first month. The combs were spanning 3 bars in some cases and the repair work is going to take a long time.
On the other hand, even my worst hive as far as messy comb goes I was able to coach into being semi straight, and with the straightest combs I have trained perfect combs out of that hive, and will be slowly culling the messy comb out. My other two hives have nearly perfect comb as if drawn on foundatoin (I mean straightness, not cell uniformity), because my tinkering with them while they were building it. I can just about take any comb and replace it with any other comb from the same hive. Not in all cases but in most cases.
These are just my own experiences though, I personally don't recommend leaving the bees alone to make a mess of things. Of course its good for them, but it makes management a nightmare.
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