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John Narron receives the Sara H. Davis Excellence Award Raleigh, North Carolina (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Smith Debnam is pleased to announce that on April 5, the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization presented John Narron with the 2013 Sara H. Davis Excellence Award. Each year, the Board accepts nominations and presents the award to an individual who exemplifies excellence in his or her daily work as a lawyer and serves as a model for other lawyers. To be considered, lawyers...
blu eCigs' Vapor Lounge at acclaimed Sasquatch! Music Festival to deliver e-cigarette samples and host surprise artist appearances; offers fans chance to win tickets to sold-out Memorial Day Weekend Event CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- blu eCigs, the electronic cigarette company widely known for its products' superior style and quality, today announced its sponsorship of the critically acclaimed Sasquatch! Music Festival taking place from May 24 -27 at the Gorge...
Kyle Busch, His Team, Joe Gibbs Racing and NASCAR® Help Build Two Charlotte-Area Habitat for Humanity Homes CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost daily, Kyle Busch and members of his No. 18 M&M'S® Toyota team practice to improve their efficiency changing tires and pouring gas, to ensure they can save precious seconds necessary to maintain track position. Today, the team banded together with colleagues from Joe Gibbs Racing, NASCAR and M&M'S to make...
North Carolina's New Nets Co-Angler Title, $20,000 EUFAULA, Ala., May 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro Randy Haynes of Counce, Tenn., displayed why he is known as one of the best deep-water ledge fisherman in the country as he targeted the Lake Eufaula ledges to win convincingly Sunday at the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Eufaula presented by Straight Talk Wireless. Haynes' five bass weighing 16 pounds, 1 ounce gave him a four-day weight of 73 pounds, 1 ounce - 11 pounds heavier than second...
North Carolina's New Wins Co-Angler Title, $20,000 EUFAULA, Ala., May 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro Randy Haynes of Counce, Tenn., brought the largest stringer of the day to the scales Saturday, an impressive five-bass limit of 22 pounds, 2 ounces, to take the lead after day three of the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Eufaula presented by Straight Talk Wireless. Haynes now enters the fourth and final day of competition as the No. 1 seed in the event featuring the world's best...
North Carolina and Virginia Launch Events are slated for Benco Dental’s Lucy Hobbs Project. Each inspiring networking event will feature engaging speakers and activities in unique locations nationwide. Pittston, PA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 After establishing The Lucy Hobbs Project nationally, Benco Dental has completed the first regional launch event aimed at advancing the movement on a local basis. Upcoming events are scheduled for June in North Carolina and Virginia with more to come...
Law Offices of James Scott Farrin Vice President and Daughter Work Together to Make a Difference Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 On May 8, 2013, Governor McCrory signed Senate Bill 98 into law which expands the newborn screening program to include screening for congenital heart disease utilizing pulse oximetry. Pulse oximetry is a simple, inexpensive, non-invasive test that monitors the amount of oxygen in blood. It’s so simple and effective many institutions refer to it as “the 5th...
Georgia's Johnson Continues to Pace Co-Anglers EUFAULA, Ala., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevy pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., brought a five-bass limit to the scales weighing 16 pounds, 15 ounces to take the lead on day two of the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Eufaula presented by Straight Talk Wireless. Thrift's two-day total of 10 bass weighing 37-5 gives him a 2-pound, 7-ounce lead over second-place pro Randy Haynes of Counce, Tenn., heading into day three of the four-day...
Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT.com), a North Carolina company, unveiled Monday that they have implemented a new "My Account" system for customers and resellers. Fayetteville, NC (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT.com), a North Carolina company, unveiled Monday that they have implemented a new "My Account" system for customers and resellers. Accompanying a new AIT.com website, the new My Account works behind the scenes to let...
NPAF Urges N.C. Senate to Protect Patients from High Out of Pocket Costs RALEIGH, N.C., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Patient Advocate Foundation acknowledges that the North Carolina House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would prohibit insurers who offer coverage for chemotherapy from charging patients higher out-of-pocket fees for newer, more expensive oral anti-cancer drugs than for IV formularies, many of which have more severe...
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Charles Brady was an American physician and a NASA astronaut. He was born Charles Eldon Brady, Jr. on August 12, 1951 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He grew up in Robbins, North Carolina and graduated from North Moore High School in 1969. From there he went on to study pre-med at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his medical degree from Duke University in 1975. He then went to the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville for his internship. In 1978, Brady...
The Phyllorhiza punctata is a specific species of jellyfish that is an inhabitant of the southwestern Pacific. It has been found on Sunset Beach in North Carolina and Bogue Sound which is further north along the North Carolina Coast. It has also been found in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and spotted in Hawaii but not confirmed. The Phyllorhiza punctata has numerous names such as the Australian spotted jellyfish or the White-spotted jellyfish. The P. punctata feeds mainly on...
The Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus), or Red-back Salamander, is a small, hardy woodland salamander. It inhabits wooded slopes in Eastern North America, west to Missouri, south to North Carolina, and north from southern Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada to Minnesota. salamander. It is also known as the Northern Redback Salamander to distinguish it from the Southern Redback Salamander (P. serratus). The Red-backed Salamander is found mostly in two color variations: the...
The Plott Hound is a large breed originally bred in the North Carolina mountains for boar hunting. Its ancestors were brought from Germany to the U.S., and the breed was named after the brothers that brought them. The breed originated around 1750, and it is a legendary hunting dog and the only breed known to have originated in North Carolina. It is excellent at tracking and fighting its prey, making it a favorite of large game hunters. It is the state breed of North Carolina. The Plott...
The White Hake or Mud Hake, Urophycis tenuis, is a Phycid Hake of the genus Urophycis, found in the northwest Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Newfoundland, at depths of about 3280.84 ft (1000 m). It grows to about 4 ft (1.2 m). The coloration is purplish brown on the back, fading to a dirty white beneath.
