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Three Arendell Parrott Academy students became the school's first swimmers 20 years ago.
Two decades later, the Parrott swim team made its mark as the Patriots were crowned champions at the Eastern Plains Independence Conference meet at the Woodmen Community Center Tuesday. The girls won first place with a score of 321, while the boys came in third with 237 points.
"They were absolutely primed," said coach Stewart Perry of the entire team. "I saw some competiveness in some of my swimmers that I haven't seen all year. I think the excitement of hosting our first conference meet at this wonderful pool really put a surge of adrenaline in them.
"They've raced better than I've seen them race all year."
Parrott placed first in five races against swimmersfrom six other conference schools.
APA won its first championship in Raleigh in 2006. No individual swimmers won their races that year, but the depth of the team earned the victory.
But it was relays that helped Parrott rise to the top Tuesday, as the girls earned gold in the 200-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. The boys placed first in the opening relay and closed the 400 free team race with silver.
"It's a team sport, not an individual sport," Perry said. "That's one thing a lot of people think, they're just racing. You saw today the relay was everything."
The meet opened with a win for both Parrott teamsin the 200-yard medley relays. Sisters Sarah and Grace Fountain, Katie Frank and Maggie Tyndall were the girls' relay swimmers. Rudolph Perry, John-Michael Leighton and brothers Wilson and William Archie comprised the boys' relay.
The elder Fountain sister, Sarah, a sophomore, was named EPIC Swimmer of the Year.
"We wanted to come out with our first relay for the girls and make it big," said Fountain, 15. "We were really uplifted by that."
Fountain won the first race after the break, the 100-yard butterfly, and also finished at the top in the 100-yard backstroke. In the fly, she raced against two seniors.
"I've dedicated a lot of time in what I do," said Fountain, who swims year-round. "It's always nerve-wracking seeing competitors and seeing other people that I have a chance to race, but that's the fun part about it — racing."
While Fountain was well-prepared for the meet, snowy weather also affected the Patriots, who were grounded four days last week.
"We have the best facility in the area so that was to our advantage, but the weather was an issue," Perry said. "When the kids are out of the water that long, it's kind of scary to think in three days we're swimming for a championship, but it worked out."
Many of Perry's young swimmers also faced seniors from the other schools, including eighth-graders Wilson Archie and Tyndall. They both won gold at the championship.
"I was a little bit scared," Tyndall said. "The girls had a good meet overall."
She added, "It was an honor to host (the conference championship). The team's been here 20 years and we got to host it on the 20th anniversary. That was exciting."
Jessika Morgan can be reached at 252-559-1078 and firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @JessikaMorgan.
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While listening to the audio book version of The Moral Landscape I happened to hear that Dr. Harris has tinnitus.
Then a "friend" invited me to a loud bar. One hour later and I had tinnitus too. It's been quite bothersome - the very high pitched ringing which is not going away even after taking more vitamins and so on.
I've dropped the friend as it seems they are only interested in loud hearing destroying events.
Anyway I've worked on distracting myself more, and am taking melatonin at night. But as for what to do next I'm opening up to all treatments including those which may have a placebo effect (which can be real).

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Women's Volleyball Drops Second-Straight League Match Falling 3-0 at Coker
September 15, 2012
HARTSVILLE, S.C. The Coker womens volleyball team earned a 3-0 straight set victory over Pfeiffer University on Saturday afternoon in Conference Carolinas womens volleyball action. The Cobras opened the match with two impressive victories, 25-14 and 25-13. Pfeiffer kept things interesting in the third set, but Coker prevailed with a 25-23 victory in the third set. Coker picks up their first win of the season improving to 1-10 overall, 1-1 in league play while the Lady Falcons fall to 1-8, 0-2.
Taylor Willis and Catie Truzzolino had nine kills each to lead the Cobras, while April Griggs added six kills. Samantha Celek handed out 25 assists and Hannah Cabaniss had a team leading nine digs.
Pfeiffers Milana Mervosh and Brianna Jones were the kill leaders for the Falcons with six each, while Cate Glendenning had nine digs.
The Lady Falcons return home on Wednesday night to open up the home portion of Conference Carolinas play against Converse. First serve is 7:00 p.m. with live stats and video being available through http://www.gofalconsports.com.


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103 years ago, the Flexner report provided damning evidence of the sad state of the medical education system, and its implications for the quality of care provided and the lack of quality in biomedical research. Today, there is a growing consensus that our healthcare system is a poor learner and poorer performer yet relentlessly growing in expense. A major contribution to this perfect storm of underperformance is lack of quantified instrumentation of our healthcare system as a whole and a fundamental bottleneck in translating our state-of-the-art biomedical science into efficient, expert and monitored clinical decision-making. The creation of an efficient biomedical information commons where all health data for all individuals, under personal control, can be analyzed is an essential precondition to bringing knowledge to the science and practice of medicine.
Two points in this regard:
1. Biomedical Discovery—Finding the True Names of Disease We may pride ourselves on our distance from the herbalists who discovered symptomatic relief for fever, yet the most common diseases (e.g. diabetes, depression) continue to this day to be characterized symptomatically. Unlike infectious diseases where the name of the disease is its cause, the true names of most common diseases, now at pandemic prevalence, remain unknown. This ignorance is reflected in our symptomatic, phenomenological treatments for these diseases. Now, computationally bringing together the entire spectrum of data types pertaining to human physiology, we have the opportunity to study diseases at multiple levels (e.g. genomic/molecular, healthcare system, behavioral, epidemiological and social web) to precisely triangulate the location of every individual with respect to diagnosis (who are you most alike) and prognosis (who will you be most alike). By virtue of its comprehensive and integrative perspective, biomedical informatics can help us find the true names of disease and thereby treat them effectively.
2. Clinical Care—Performed As if We Were Living in the Pre-Internet Era. Why is it easier to find out what experienced shoppers worldwide have had with the latest digital camera than it is to determine what adverse events patients have had with a particular drug? Why are blood tests and X-rays repeated needlessly? Why can one replace an application on an iPhone with a mouse click yet require a team of engineers to do it for an electronic health record system? Why are the latest algorithms for detecting domestic abuse or selecting the right genetic test not at the finger tips of all clinicians in all settings? Among the multitude of answers to these questions, two answers stand out: a) There are all too many parties who have a stake in data inertia and opacity. That is, they perceive that their business or science would be impeded or made less rewarding by allowing individual data to flow frictionlessly. b) Too many of the leaders in medical care have not made information processing, which is at the core of medicine, central to their design of their healthcare delivery systems. Instead, these are seen as details to be managed by the "IT" staff. If we are going to make our data work to improve our health and medical science, the change required is as much cultural as technical.
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Schmid PR, Palmer NP, Kohane IS, Berger B. Making sense out of massive data by going beyond differential expression. PNAS. 2012 Apr 10;109(15):5594-9.
Kohane IS, Drazen JM, Campion EW. A glimpse of the next 100 years in medicine. N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 27;367(26):2538-9.
Kohane IS, Mandl KD, Taylor PL, Holm IA, Nigrin DJ, Kunkel LM. Medicine. Reestablishing the researcher-patient compact. Science. 2007 May 11;316(5826):836-7.
Butte AJ, Kohane IS. Creation and implications of a phenome-genome network. Nat Biotechnol. 2006 Jan;24(1):55-62.
Kho AT, Zhao Q, Cai Z, Butte AJ, Kim JY, Pomeroy SL, et al. Conserved mechanisms across development and tumorigenesis revealed by a mouse development perspective of human cancers. Genes Dev 2004;18(6):629-40.
Butte AJ, Tamayo P, Slonim D, Golub TR, Kohane IS. Discovering functional relationships between RNA expression and chemotherapeutic susceptibility using relevance networks. PNAS 2000;97(22):12182-6.
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Thank Spanish explorer Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles for landing on the shores of this Northeast Florida town, also called the Old City. Remnants of the conquistadors linger everywhere, including the most famous fort in Florida: the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the United States. Notably, the city is also where Ponce de Leon is said to have stumbled upon the Fountain of Youth. Want a drop? Visit the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park to sip from the legendary spring, then find a mirror and watch for signs that it worked.
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"He probably saved my job," Padgett said after the Stallions beat the Maroon Devils 44-34 for their fourth state title. "That's what I was telling him when we came in (to the locker room at halftime). He was hurt for six weeks. He wasn't allowed to have contact.
"But he kept working and didn't give up and was able to come back the last couple of the last couple ballgames. What a great way to end his high school career. That was as big an interception as we've probably had this year."
"That right there was a killer turnover that could have changed the game," he said.
Smith said he knew the defense had to make "a stand" after the interception.
"I was like, 'We can't let them get in the end zone,'" he said. "The quarterback rolled out. I knew I had to stay back because I knew I had help from the linebackers. Then I seen the receiver (cutting) in the middle, and I saw the quarterback's eyes back on him. Then I jumped the pass and I come with the pick.
"So that was a big play to help because if they had scored before the half, that momentum would have killed us. I'm glad I came up with that play. Things would have been a lot different. Just living in the moment, big play."
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As he hoped and as he dreamed, but not as he really, truly expected, Southwest senior Nick Matics will end his high school career like few others have – by winning a state title in boys' soccer and, two weeks later, a football championship.
Which means two championship rings for the Southwest soccer goalkeeper and football place-kicker and punter.
"My freshman year, if you had told me I was getting two rings my senior year, I would have called you crazy," Matics said. "There was just no way. Football and soccer, to win a state championship. I thought we'd get far, but I didn't think about two rings. That's insane."
Had he even thought about he he'd handle his bounty? Will he wear one ring on Monday and the other the following day? Or both at the same time?
"The only worry I have now … is what finger to size," he said. "I don't know whether to get two on one hand or one on each."
Losing hurts
For every winner, there's a loser, and for every celebration, there's also heartbreak. And Blankenship and the Maroon Devils felt the sting of defeat Saturday night.
And it hurt, the coach said.
"When you put the time that you put in this business and you're a small town so you're pretty much with these kids from elementary up..., a lot of people say team but it's a family," he said. "It's tough. It's tough to see a team leave and not achieve their goal of winning that state championship. That's what hurts. These kids put so much into it."
Kicks blocked
It must have been some sort of unofficial state finals record. Both place-kickers having their first PAT blocked, especially by a pair who were all but automatic in Matics for the Stallions and
"That was a little unfortunate," Matics said, adding after he saw Petty's blocked as well he thought "that's good. He's not going to outdo me."
Just one loss
Southwest might want to consider losing to
That's because the Stallions' last two state championships came after they entered the final with just one loss — a defeat to county rival
This season, Southwest lost 21-14 to the Cardinals at Jacksonville High. In 2004, the Stallions lost 16-10 in overtime at the Cardinals' home field before winning the 2-A title.
Go figure.
The play
State 1-AA final J'Veon Walker was asked the name of the reverse play he scored on to give the Stallions a 6-0 lead.
"Orange 47 split end reverse," he said. "I had quarterback Shak Pershey block for me and I saw they (teammates) made good blocks. I decided to cut it back and go up the hole."
The hero
"Yeah, kind of,"
Closing it out
Southwest is used to winning in lopsided fashion.
Many times the Stallions are ahead so big in games they can afford to put things on cruise control until the game ends. Perhaps that is what Southwest did ahead 37-13, only to see the Maroon Devils get to within 37-34 with left.
"Heart — whoever had it was going to win this game," Pershey said.
Giving thanks
Pershey stopped a reporter after the postgame news conference to ask him to put something in The Daily News.
Here's your chance, Pershey:
"I want to thank God and all the boys," he said. "We did it."
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The 34 points were the most Southwest had given up this season by far. The most before that came in a 21-19 loss to 3-A Jacksonville. … With his 140 yards rushing, SWO QB Shak Pershey finishes the season with 923 yards on the ground while DaMonta Winbush ended up with 1,592 yards. … SWO's J'Veon Walker finished with a team-high 190 all-purpose yards, but that paled in comparison to


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CARSON, Calif. -- LA Galaxy Homegrown stalwart Bradford Jamieson IV is making strides with the Galaxy first team and it appears that success will cost him an appearance for the U.S. Under-20 side in the upcoming NTC invitational tournament at StubHub Center.
Jamieson has been of the main offensive weapons for Galaxy II this year with five goals in 13 games with Los Dos and made his first career LA Galaxy gameday roster during Saturday's 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. The 17-year-old had been called up by U.S. U-20 head coach Tab Ramos last week for the four day tournament, but Jamieson told LA Galaxy Insider on Monday that his success with the first team will prevent him from suiting up for U-20's.
"I'm pretty confident that I'll get called into the next camp. I had a good chat with [Bruce Arena] and Tab Ramos about the fact of the matter that they're trying to keep me in the loop with the guys. I met with the players and the coaches and they're all really good," said Jamieson. "They know that I'm training with the [LA Galaxy] first team and know that my level won't be dropping. In fact, it's almost better that I'm playing with guys above my age and at a higher pace than I am."
CARSON, Calif. -- Stefan Ishizaki knows that the last few weeks haven't been his best and now the LA Galaxy's Swedish midfielder is looking to get back on the scoresheet.
The Swedish midfielder saw his four-game starting streak snapped on Saturday when he came on as a late substitute in the LA Galaxy's 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Despite making four consecutive starts, Ishizaki has seen his production decline after a strong start to the 2014 season with just one assist in his last five games and no goals since his tally against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 19.
Despite his recent frustrations, Ishizaki admits that he feels that things are starting to come together ahead of Wednesday's match against the New England Revolution.
"I feel really good," said Ishizaki. "I got to rest last game and I only played 15 minutes so I'm fresh and ready to go if Bruce wants me on Wednesday."
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup has finally concluded, but as the old saying goes: we'll always have the memories of a thrilling month of action in Brazil.
On Sunday night, I nominated my two breakout stars of the tournament on Twitter, but ESPN FC went into greater depths to offer the best moments of the month-long tournament in this stunning montage.
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CARSON, Calif. – There will be an LA Galaxy connection at the 2014 FIFA World Cup final as LA legend and Time Warner Cable SportsNet color analyst Cobi Jones will serve on the U.S. Presidential delegation.
Jones joins several cabinet dignitaries and executives at the famed Estadio Maracana ahead of the final between Germany and Argentina. For Jones, who was a longtime international, the chance to represent the U.S. and the presidency is a great honor.
"I didn't believe it at first even though I was kind of in Brazil as part of the State Department…It's quite an honor. It shocks you, it surprises you right off the bat. But there is also pressure. It's kind of like an acknowledgement of what I did in the sport, but also what I'm still doing—that I'm still a factor in the fact that what I'm doing, and people are paying attention and noticing," Jones told LA Galaxy Insider. "I want to continue to build this sport, within U.S. but also around the World—the relationship that soccer has to the United States internationally.
"To get the word that the White House wants you to represent them as United States at World Cup final…what more can you ask for?" he said. "As a former player that's the top. That's everything. Because you are going to the top of your sport and you are representing the top club of your country."
CARSON, Calif. -- Don't look now, but here come the LA Galaxy?
The Galaxy extended their league unbeaten run to seven games on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Despite inconsistent play that has marred the team's start to the season, the Galaxy extended their undefeated streak on the heels of a first half goal by Gyasi Zardes.
With the team set to play three games -- including their friendly against Manchester United -- over the next 10 days, the Galaxy believe that the team is finally starting to come together.
"We're getting there. We're getting, in my opinion, the best defender in the league back soon, and that can only help. I think defensively we've been very good this year. In most games we shouldn't have allowed goals and we're getting back to having a really good defensive mentality," said Landon Donovan. "Having Omar [Gonzalez] there will help us, and attacking wise, we're starting to get better. We've had a lot of different guys coming in and out of the lineups, so that sort of hurts with continuity, but tonight was good. We realistically should have scored three or four goals probably. We're playing well on that end of the field, but if we keep defending like that we are going to be hard to beat."
CARSON, Calif. -- LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena addressed reporters following his team's 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake.
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(On the result...)
ARENA: "I think we played a fairly solid 90 minutes tonight. Had chances to get a second goal on a few occasions in the second half. We could have made the game a little easier. It's good for us to win a game like this. It's what I would call a good ugly game against a good team. We did a job good on the defensive end of the field. That was encouraging. Any time you get a shut out speaks volumes for the whole team. I think for the most part we played well and deserved to get the three points tonight. We know we need to get a little bit better. That's certainly not a perfect performance."
(On the goal by Gyasi Zardes...)
ARENA: "Good goal. If I remember correctly, Marcelo [Sarvas], on the right side, cut a ball in and I think Landon [Donovan] dummied it to Gyasi [Zardes]. And, obviously a pretty good finish off the two posts."
(On the play of Robbie Rogers...)
ARENA: "He's getting a lot of experience in that position. He's been very good defensively and does a good job going forward. We are very pleased with his performance."
(On Zardes, Donovan and Keane...)
ARENA: "They did alright. We could be better. We were playing against three good players in [Kyle] Beckerman, [Nat] Borchers and [Chris] Schuler. It was a good battle for 90 minutes, but I think they did well."
In the latest edition of LAGalaxy.com's What to Watch For, I join Joe Tutino to break down the LA Galaxy's match against Real Salt Lake.
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With the LA Galaxy terminating the loan of Samuel on Thursday, I decided to revisit in an old piece that I initially wrote when Christian Wilhelmsson signed with the club back in 2012.
Samuel and Wilhelmsson were the last players to don the number nine kit for the Galaxy which has a dubious place in Galaxy history due to a history of underperformance. Below is a list of all the Galaxy players to wear the number nine shirt throughout the club's history and their performances in MLS regular season play…
2014: Forward Samuel with eight league appearances in the regular season and two in the CONCACAF Champions League, scoring one goal and zero assists.
2013: No number nine.
2012: Midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson with nine league appearances in regular season and MLS Cup Playoffs, scoring one goal and one assist.
2012: Forward Chad Barrett with 18 league appearances, scoring one goal and three assists.
2011: Forward Juan Pablo Angel with 22 league appearances, scoring three goals and one assists.
2010: Forward Jovan Kirovski with 21 league appearances, four goals and two assists.
2009: Forward Jovan Kirovski with 22 league appearances, two goals and one assist.
2008: No number nine.
2007: Forward Gavin Glinton with 19 league appearances, four goals and zero assists.
2006: Forward Guillermo Gonzalez made zero league appearances.
2005: Forward Guillermo Gonzalez made zero league appearances.
2004: Forward Guillermo Gonzalez with six league appearances, scoring zero goals and zero assists.
2003: Forward Alex Pineda Chacon made six league appearances, scoring zero goals and zero assists.
2002: Forward Brian Mullan with 21 league appearances, scoring three goals and two assists.
2001: Forward Brian Ching with eight league appearances, scoring one goal and one assist.
2000: Forward Seth George with 14 league appearances, scoring one goal and zero assists.
1999: Defender/Forward Jose Vasquez with zero league appearances.
1998: Forward Jose Botello with two league appearances, scoring zero goals and zero assists.
1997: Goalkeeper Jorge Campos with 19 league appearances, scoring zero goals and two assists.
1996: Goalkeeper Jorge Campos with 24 league appearances, scoring zero goals and one assist.
A few notes: Jovan Kirovski leads all-time scoring of number nine's with six goals and three assists. Meanwhile Gavin Glinton (2007) has scored the most goals over one season with four while Chad Barrett (2012) has tallied the most assists with three. Wilhelmsson will also become the first Galaxy midfielder to don the nine shirt.
As you can see, the Swedish winger will have his work cut out for him in terms of performances, but with an accomplished roster and extensive European and International pedigree, there is no reason that Wilhelmsson can't become the club's most effective number nine.
CARSON, Calif. -- LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena told reporters on Friday that center back Omar Gonzalez is "unlikely" to play against Real Salt Lake on Saturday.
The center back has not participated in outdoor training with the team since Tuesday when he spoke to the media for the first time since returning from his stint with the U.S. National Team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. During his interview, Gonzalez stated that he needed to be "smart" with the ankle injury that he suffered in the second half of their Round of 16 defeat to Belgium last week.
After stating that Gonzalez is "unlikely to play" against RSL, Arena reiterated that he had confidence in LA's center back tandem of Tommy Meyer and A.J. DeLaGarza.
"There's no rush. He hasn't been here for two months so there's no point," said Arena. "Our [defenders] have been doing fine."


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In April 1998, we fell in love with a young, black male cat at the ASPCA Adoption Center. He was named Tobias at the time, but we renamed him Lucky—because we thought he was lucky to have found his forever home. It soon became apparent that we were equally lucky to have his loving companionship.
He was the sweetest kitty, with a shy but curious disposition. His favorite activity was drinking drippy-water from the faucet. He also liked to walk outside in the snow, not, I think, normal cat behavior! After 15 wonderful years together, Lucky passed away last week.
I thank the ASPCA from the bottom of my heart for introducing me to Lucky. As a token of my appreciation, I have made a Memorial Gift to the ASPCA in his name. To bring me peace over the loss of my beloved Lucky, I am drawn to a quote attributed to Dr. Seuss: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
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Dear Brian and Karen, My sincerest condolences over the loss of your absolutely gorgeous and sweet Lucky. You were, indeed, very lucky to have come into each other's life. Your gesture to help other animals in need is the best way to honor your undying love for Lucky.
Thank you for the lovely quote. It helps at times of pet sorrow.
Extending my condolences on the loss of your beautiful friend. He no doubt knew every day just how lucky he was to be with you both. Having lived with my handsome, moody, affectionate and always surprising black male cat (and his mother) from his birth to his 20th birthday, I understand the depths of your friendship and loss. You have made your dear one's life even more meaningful with your generous and kind remembrance.
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Kelly Brown will captain Scotland for the first time when they host the world champion All Blacks on Sunday.
This weekend's Test is Scotland's first since their successful tour of Australasia in June, a tour that included a win against Australia. Coach Andy Robinson has made five changes.
Nick De Luca returns for the injured Joe Ansbro at centre, scrumhalf Mike Blair starts ahead of the recuperating Chris Cusiter, while Geoff Cross, Jim Hamilton and Brown are preferred to Euan Murray, Alastair Kellock and Richie Vernon.
Meanwhile, lock Richie Gray is expected to recover from an ankle injury and take his place in the starting line-up. Gray will undergo a further fitness test later in the week.
Scotland – 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Nick de Luca, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Mike Blair, 8 Kelly Brown (c), 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Ryan Grant.
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The U.S. minimum wage should be
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- Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
The U.S. minimum wage should be
Don't you love loaded polls? (Score:3, Funny)
Which would you rather have happen?
Swift kick in your nether regions
Molars removed without sedation
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Your favorite food and beverage hand delivered by the person you're most attracted to
Takes the fun out of the polls.
by excelsior_gr (969383) on Sunday February 24, 2013 @03:32PM (#42996617)
I think he suggests reintroducing slavery. He probably didn't like the latest Lincoln movie.
"Surely, we'll get some crackheads that at least want a $1/hour."
This doesn't work because many people will cease to shop where crackheads are running the store... thus actually reducing profits. Hiring good labor at the right price is key to bringing in money.
Apparently this guy has never been to Walmart....
I think they have subtle differences.
Chicken shit seems synonymous with scared. It's usually spelled as two words.
Horse shit and bullshit are often interchangeable and mean nonsense, stupid or untrue. However bullshit is more popular as a word.
Bullshit also is the only *shit phrase I know of with a easy to use 2-letter abbreviation; bs.
You forgot to mention batshit. As in "You must be batshit crazy to think that this chicken shit outfit gives horse shit about your bullshit."


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The Dodge Journey is Chrysler's small crossover SUV, with seating for either five or seven, depending on equipment. It's available in five different trim levels: American Value, SE, SXT, Crew and R/T.
Two engines are available: a 2.4L 4-cylinder and a 3.6L V6. The 4-cylinder makes 173 horsepower and 166 lb-ft of torque, while maintaining an EPA estimated fuel mileage of 19 city and 26 highway. The 3.6L V6 makes 283 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque, with fuel mileage estimated at 17 city and 25 highway. The American Value and SE come standard with the 4-cylinder engine, while all others come with the V6.
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Internet Adoption Patterns and Usage are Different: Implications for the Digital Divide
2008, Information Economics and Policy
Jeff Prince, Avi Goldfarb
There is a well-documented a "digital divide" in internet connection. We ask whether a similar divide exists for internet usage. Using a survey of 18,439 Americans, we find that high-income, educated people were more likely to have adopted the internet by December 2001. However, conditional on adoption, low-income, less-educated people spend more time online. We examine four possible reasons for this pattern: 1) differences in the opportunity cost of leisure time, 2) differences in the usefulness of online activities, 3) differences in the amount of leisure time, and 4) selection. Our evidence suggests this pattern is best explained by differences in the opportunity cost of leisure time. Our results also help to determine the potential effects of internet-access subsidies.
Goldfarb, Avi and Jeff Prince (2008), "Internet Adoption Patterns and Usage are Different: Implications for the Digital Divide," Information Economics and Policy, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 2-15.
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Nevada Controller
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|Nevada Constitution, Article V, Section 29
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|November 2, 2010
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Current officeholder
The current state controller is Kim Wallin (D). She was first elected in 2006 and is serving in her second term.
The state Constitution addresses the office of the controller in Article V, the Executive Department.
Under Article V, Section 19:
A Secretary of State, a Treasurer, a Controller, and an Attorney General, shall be elected at the same time and places, and in the same manner as the Governor.
There are no specific qualifications for this office.
The Controller of Nevada is a publicly elected official who serves a term of four years in length. As specified in Article V, Section 19 of the Nevada State Constitution, a term-limit of two four year terms is imposed on those who occupy this statewide position.
As established by Article 5, Section 8 of the Nevada Constitution, in the event of a vacancy, the governor fills the office by appointment. The appointee serves until a successor is elected and qualified.
The controller's main duties include conducting the final audit and settling of all claims against the state. they also must ensure compliance with the intent of the constitution, federal laws and state statutes in this regard. The Controller is also responsible for computing, withholding and accounting all state payroll deductions and also overseeing all records in connection with administration and compliance with federal revenue and income tax laws.
There are four main divisions within the office of controller:[1]
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State budget
The Office of the State Controller's budget for 2012-2013 was $4,055,027.[2]
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
In 2013, the controller was paid an estimated $102,898.[3]
In 2012, the controller was paid an estimated $97,000. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.
In 2010, the Nevada Controller was paid an estimated $97,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
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State Controller's Office
Nevada State Capitol
101 N Carson St. Suite 5
Carson City NV 89701-4786
Phone:(775)684-5750 Fax:(775)684-5695
See also
- Controller
- Kim Wallin
- Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons
- Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Nevada Attorney General
- Nevada Secretary of State
- Nevada state executive offices
External links
- ↑ Nevada Controller, "About" Accessed February 3, 2013
- ↑ Nevada Electronic Legislative Information System, "2011 76th Regular Session Assembly Bill No.580," 2, accessed July 5, 2013
- ↑ Council of State Governments, Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments,"The Book of States 2010 Table 4.11," accessed June 22, 2011
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Jack White Pens Poem 'Music Is Sacred'
Just days after Jack White defended the value of music in a Q&A, the rocker has expanded on those thoughts in a new poem titled "Music Is Sacred." In the poem posted to his Third Man Books site, White pleads to "those of you who stand for the...Rolling Stone
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Bob Belden, a global-minded saxophonist and arranger who brought a jazz lens to music ranging from chart-topping pop to classical Indian, has died. Blue Note Records, where he recorded his best known works, confirmed his death. Belden in February became the first American musician to perform…AFP
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Jack White Pens New Poem 'Music Is Sacred'
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The Pretoria Boys' High 1st XV aims to give outgoing headmaster Bill Schreuder a rousing send off in 2009.
The void left by their charismatic former coach Paul Anthony, who's now with the Bulls U19 and academy, has been filled by Greg Hassenkamp and Johan Lombard, who have done a good job since taking over last season.
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Michael C Crair PhD
William Ziegler III Professor of Neurobiology and Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Director, Graduate Studies
Biographical Info
Michael C. Crair is the William Ziegler III Professor of Vision Research at Yale University and director of the Vision Core Program in the Department of Neurobiology and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science and director of graduate studies for the Neurobiology Graduate Program. From 1998 to 2006, Crair taught at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was also the co-director of the Medical Scientist (M.D./Ph.D.) Training Program. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his A.B., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, Crair was a postdoctoral researcher at Kyoto University and Kyoto Prefectural Medical School in Japan and later at the University of California at San Francisco. He has been awarded numerous honors for his research and teaching, including the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Foundation Fellowship Award in the Neurosciences, the Baylor College of Medicine's MRRC New Program Development Award and its Marc Dresden Excellence in Graduate Education Award, and a NARSAD-Sidney R. Baer Jr. Foundation Young Investigator Award. He has been named an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellow, a John Merck Fund Scholar and the March of Dimes Foundation's Basil O'Connor Fellow.
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- University of California at Berkeley (1985)
- University of California at Berkeley (1987)
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- University of California at Berkeley (1991)
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- Kyoto University and Kyoto Prefectural Medical School, Japan
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- University of California at San Francisco