http://www.wikio.co.uk/search=North Carolina Wikio - North Carolina http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68561607 McCain is a friggering rich ass white republican idiot who has no idea what part of the planet he owns* A Piss off rich Obama supporter Sure he does! Here He is with his rich wife Cindy at their southern retreat property 8 near Concord North Carolina or Lowe's Charlotte Speedway. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd182/JayRodney/trailer.jpg Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:39:55 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68561607 2008-08-22T01:39:55Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68557437 RALEIGH, N.C. - The former North Carolina mental hospital director who resigned after using state money to buy a portrait of herself is on the special team studying patient safety at Cherry Hospital. The Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that Patsy Christian has been sent to the Goldsboro facility to help officials revamp policies following the death of a patient who staff Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:43:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68557437 2008-08-22T00:43:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68557440 RALEIGH - Improper monitoring of expenditures led to a $1.5 million shortfall at the government-funded nonprofit North Carolina Autism Society, the state auditor said today. Leslie Merritt said in the investigative report that the financial problems led to the resignation of the society's executive director, dismissal of the finance director and layoffs of seven employees. Because of the Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:29:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68557440 2008-08-22T00:29:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68552987 A North Carolina state lawyer said Thursday that Highway Patrol trooper Charlie Jones should remain fired for allegedly beating a police dog.... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:50:51 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68552987 2008-08-21T23:50:51Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68545647 Filed under: Industry , Fiber Just over a year ago, we heard that AT&T would be sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into the Carolinas in an attempt to "upgrade its fiber network, further broadband deployment, and deliver internet-based technologies to customers in North Carolina and South Carolina." Now, we're beginning to see signs of life. According to this nondescript job posting on Craigslist, AT&T is scouting residential field agents specifically for U-verse in the Raleigh / Durham, NC region. Sure, this could very well be a hoax of some strange kind, but we can't possibly be more hopeful that it's not. Hey TWC -- is this enough to get you to add a few HD channels to your absolutely abysmal selection in the Triangle ? [Thanks, Jonathan] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:24:14 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68545647 2008-08-21T22:24:14Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68544771 Jacob, 24, of New Vienna, Iowa was not even here to cast his vote in the 2004 elections. He had to send his ballot in direct from Baghdad. A soldier in the 82nd Airborne based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Jacob spent four years in the Army, including two deployments to Baghdad as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. But his next deployment will be much easier – Jacob is soon leaving Iowa for Colorado to be a delegate at the national convention. “Since I was oversees during the last election, I wanted to be more involved this time,” he says. “It’s just something I felt I had to do. In that way, it’s a lot like when I joined the Army. I just followed my gut.” This time, Jacob’s gut has driven him to get involved in influencing the future of the Democratic Party at the convention and stand up for his fellow soldiers. I told people at the delegate electing convention how I felt about the war. We have 150,000 pairs of boots on the ground, and every day a family is told that their son or daughter will come home wearing only one boot, or simply find their boots sent him in a box. I will be wearing my boots at the convention. I wanted to be a delegate to give a voice to the men and women in the military and make sure the government hears them. Jacob is especially concerned about the Iraq war and veterans issues. He was injured in Iraq and is now considered 80% disabled by the Army, primarily due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). When he left the Army, he joined a group in Iowa trying to get help for injured soldiers returning home. The government estimates that more than 20 percent of soldiers coming back from Iraq have PTSD. The effects of this are huge. Families are hurt by it. We need to care for these guys and get them the help they need. The new GI Bill is a great start. It’s about time. Jacob even wrote a book about his own experiences in Iraq. He says the writing helped in dealing with his own PTSD and the realities of war. My greatest hope is that we can get out of Iraq soon. We need to finish the job but do it responsibly. There are good things coming out of the war, but they are nothing compared with the atrocities we are seeing. There are over 35,000 dead and 4,000 wounded. We’re sending people home broken. And we need to fix this policy. Jacob hopes Obama will bring a fresh perspective to the war. “Obama is new, young, and has the intestinal fortitude to see these things through and bring back the power to the people. America has always been great. We just need to get back on track.” Since returning from the Army, Jacob has become a full time college student studying secondary education and English. He hopes to become a teacher. He is also adjusting back to farming life. Jacob hopes to address agricultural issues as a delegate at the convention. I was raised on a family dairy farm, and when I got out of the military I bought acreage next to the farm I grew up on. Family farms are really struggling right now. The rising costs of fuel is hard on farmers, and the price that we’re getting for our products is not keeping up with rising inflation. We need to help the small family farmers. In addition to being a delegate, Jacob has been working to get more people voting. “We can’t forget the power of the vote. It’s the most powerful tool we have.” With just four days to go until the start of the Democratic National Convention, excitement is building in Denver and across America. Soon, delegates from all fifty states will convene in the Mile High City to cast their ballots for Barack Obama and witness his acceptance of the Democratic Party's nomination for president of the United States. Thursday, August 28th will be the biggest night of the campaign so far. Even if you can’t be in Denver, you can be a part of this historic convention by attending a Convention Watch Party in your area. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:59:07 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68544771 2008-08-21T21:59:07Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68538349 Many parents of gifted children allow their kids to take time off of school to pursue their artistic or athletic vocation. But what if that vocation is playing video games? Meet Blake Peebles , a 16-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina who is one of the best Guitar Hero players in the country—meaning, he has a rare talent for pressing buttons on a toy guitar hooked up to a TV screen. Last September, Blake’s parents finally gave in to his repeated requests to drop out of high school and focus on what he loves. Now, instead of attending high school, Blake studies with a private tutor—and puts in long hours with his Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox. But this is not all fun and games. Blakes hopes to turn his gaming abilities into a lucrative career. Players signed by Major League Gaming (no, I'm not making this up) earn as much as $80,000 a year competing in tournaments. So far, Blake has won around $1,000—but that money came in the form of gift certificates, gaming equipment, and Chick Fil-A combo meals. He hopes to start bringing in some actual cash after his father takes him to the U.S. regionals of the World Cyber Games. Concerned family and friends have been quick to condemn the Peebles' decision. But Blake's parents have watched his work ethic and grades improve under a private tutor, and most importantly, they say that Blake is now happy. “I wasn’t really good at anything else that I liked,” he says. Still, the fact remains that being good at Guitar Hero means staying up till 4 a.m. staring at a TV screen. Do you think the Peebles should have forced Blake to remain in school? Or were they right to trust their son to know what was best for him? Photo: The News and Observer/Corey Lowenstein Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:15:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68538349 2008-08-21T20:15:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68544613 The first pics from the set of my new movie! Hey everyone! I'm here in North Carolina on the set of my first feature film, Port City! I'll write more later, but here are a couple of photos I can share with you now: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68544613 2008-08-21T20:00:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68537453 Scientists already knew that adding MSG (monsodium glutamate) to their feed causes weight gain in rodents. Now an interesting study done by scientists at the University of North Carolina quantifies JUST how fat MSG makes humans. More importantly, it finds that the effect of dietary MSG on weight gain is independent of how much you eat or exercise . The study uses an elegant design. As reported in this Science Daily article MSG Use Linked To Obesity , what the researchers did was this: "Researchers at UNC and in China studied more than 750 Chinese men and women, aged between 40 and 59, in three rural villages in north and south China. The majority of study participants prepared their meals at home without commercially processed foods. About 82 percent of the participants used MSG in their food. Those users were divided into three groups, based on the amount of MSG they used. The third who used the most MSG were nearly three times more likely to be overweight than non-users." This is a nice design because the study population was not eating a diet containing other food additives as their food was home cooked traditional fare. Chinese traditionally use MSG as a seasoning in their home cooking. Later the article says: "We found that prevalence of overweight was significantly higher in MSG users than in non-users," He said. "We saw this risk even when we controlled for physical activity, total calorie intake and other possible explanations for the difference in body mass. The positive associations between MSG intake and overweight were consistent with data from animal studies." If you are thinking, "Well, that is all very nice, but I don't eat Chinese food and I avoid foods with MSG on the label," it's worth considering that MSG is hidden in many if not all of the boxed, canned, and frozen foods they buy in the grocery store, including may "diet" foods. This is because manufacturers know buyers don't want to buy foods with MSG on the label, so they use another ingredient name for the component in the food that carries the monsodium glutamate molecule. MSG can be hidden, legally, being listed on a label as any of the following: Textured protein Hydrolyzed protein Yeast extract Glutamate Glutamic acid Gelatin Calcium caseinate Hydrolyzed corn gluten Monopotassium glutamate Sodium caseinate Yeast nutrient Yeast food Autolyzed yeast Natrium glutamate Other ways of hiding MSG are to call it "natural flavoring." Anything that contains soy sauce also contains MSG, too. With this in mind, take a look at lists of ingredients found on the foods in your pantry and fridge, you may be surprised at how many of them contain some form of MSG. Looking around my pantry and fridge just now, I found MSG in two salad dressings, mustard, barbecue sauce, and chicken broth. If you are having a problem controlling your weight or your hunger, eliminating all MSG from your diet might be worth a try. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:21:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68537453 2008-08-21T19:21:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68530244 The number of workers killed on the job fell 6 percent in 2007, both in North Carolina and nationally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:44:42 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68530244 2008-08-21T18:44:42Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68529434 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ORCS Web earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation for the second year in a row. With revenue growth of more than 150% in three years, ORCS Web ranks in the top half of the Inc. 5000 list, released yesterday (inc.com/inc5000). ORCS Web [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:43:45 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68529434 2008-08-21T18:43:45Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68527224 Editorial: North Carolina's reputation for poor psychiatric care just got a lot worse. According to an investigation released Monday, Steven Sabock, 50, of Roanoke Rapids died under the remiss supervision of Cherry Hospital staff in Goldsboro. This incident is the latest in a long line of similar blunders in the state, underscoring the need for reform in North Carolina mental institutions. On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:17:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68527224 2008-08-21T18:17:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68529159 A North Carolina state lawyer said Thursday that Highway Patrol trooper Charlie Jones should remain fired for allegedly beating a police dog.Assistant Attorney General Ashby Ray told the state Personnel Commission that Jones' superiors were correct to have fired the 12-year veteran officer after learning he had repeatedly kicked the dog assigned to him, the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer said.Ray pointed out that the entire incident had been caught on videotape and the recording showed the dog was essentially hanging off of a porch railing when the alleged beating occurred.Jones, who alleges he was training the animal at the time, is attempting to get his patrol job back by appearing before the commission.State administrative law Judge Fred Morrison Jr. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:08:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68529159 2008-08-21T18:08:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68526600 D.G. Martin has a column on the scandalous career of a North Carolina U.S. Senator. No, not Senator John Edwards, he is talking about Senator Robert Rice Reynolds. Check it out . Hat Tip: Carolina Journal Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68526600 noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) 2008-08-21T17:45:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68522422 Joe Klein AC360° Contributor TIME columnist A few days before Barack Obama was to announce his choice for Vice President, he was asked at a North Carolina town meeting what qualities he wanted in a running mate. He wandered through a derisive, if desultory, critique of Dick Cheney, then switched gears. "I want somebody ... who shares with me a passion to make the lives of the American people better than they are right now," he said. "I want somebody who is mad right now that people are losing their jobs." And I immediately thought, Uh-oh... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:43 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68522422 2008-08-21T17:21:43Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68515671 The rematch between Democratic Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi in Washington State is one of the three most-competitive gubernatorial races this year (the others are in North Carolina and Missouri). Gregoire ended up on top by a tiny margin in 2004 after multiple ballot counts. This go-round, labor unions are playing aggressively in these and other statewide races with 527s and PACs. In Washington, a new $2.4 million union PAC supporting Gregoire seems likely to outspend pro-business groups supporting Rossi.By the way, at the same time the union-funded independent expenditures are on the air, the Gregoire administration is negotiating state pay raises with the unions. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:14:37 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68515671 2008-08-21T17:14:37Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68516111 The chairman of a panel looking for ways to solve North Carolina's multibillion road funding shortfall says there are a number of tax increases officials should consider. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:10:33 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68516111 2008-08-21T17:10:33Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68515062 State officials are cracking down on towns that haven’t filed plans for conserving water during the drought and the penalty could be as high as $10,000 a month. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said today that 55 North Carolina towns are out of compliance with a law passed last year that required municipal water systems to submit water shortage response plans by July 1. Towns that don’t have their own plans must follow the state’s conservation rules within 10 days of a drought. State rules ban uses such as lawn watering. Local plans must show how water system would deal with a drought. Source: Asheville Citizen-Times Now that the Stae of North Carolina has Water Czar Authority granted to them through the passage of S.L. 2008-143 " Drought/Water Management Reccommendations " to levy fines and seek a toehold to put meters on wells. Just as a note to these water czars, I make it a point to leave the water running after I use public facilities just to spite them. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:54:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68515062 noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) 2008-08-21T16:54:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68555469 A North Carolina man made a record catfish catch with his granddaughter’s Barbie fishing rod as she made a pit stop in the bathroom. Read the full story Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:25:53 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68555469 2008-08-21T16:25:53Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68507319 Bad money management at the Autism Society of North Carolina led to the resignation of its executive director and to a rebuke from state Auditor Les Merritt in an audit released this morning. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:06:12 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/North+Carolina?rinfoid=68507319 2008-08-21T16:06:12Z