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4148
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The Avid Quail Hunting Survey, conducted during the 1997-98 game bird hunting seasons, documents a decline in quail, grouse, and woodcock populations. Land-use practices that disturb habitats and aging forests both are contributing factors.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 3, Mar 1999,
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4152
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Among the winners of the N.C. Wildlife Federation's Governor's Conservation Achievement Award for 1998 are the N.C. Conservationist of the Year, Dohn Broadwell (Fayetteville); Environmental Educator of the Year, Celeste Wescott Maus (Raleigh); and Hall of Fame, John Lentz (Ellerbe).
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One of the state's largest freshwater invertebrates is the crayfish. Thirty-five to forty crayfish species are native to the state, and five of the species are found only in North Carolina. Two of the five live only in the Tar and Neuse river basins. Crayfish are enjoyed by over 125 vertebrates, including raccoons, otters, and bass.
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Once abundant in the state's waterways, freshwater mussel populations have been reduced by dams, which lower levels of shallow streams where they reside and by silt, which is created in waterways by construction and agriculture and can choke them. Freshwater mussels have a long history in the state, having been enjoyed by Native Americans along the Yadkin River over a thousand years ago.
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Millipedes have lived in what is now North Carolina for millions of years. Ancient mountain ranges gave rise to a large number of species. Today over 100 species of the colorful creature still reside in the Appalachians. While bright colors make them attractive to predators, millipedes produce foul- tasting chemicals that make them unpalatable to their enemies.
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Lying off the coast of North Carolina is a stretch of ocean known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Many ships and sailors have met disaster there. Survivors could count only on people in coastal communities on the Outer Banks for help. It was not until 1870 that the federal government established the United States Life-Saving Service to aid ships in distress. The name was later changed to United States Coast Guard.
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Tom Smith, chairman, president and CEO of Food Lion, retired in April 1999. Smith, 57, had been with the supermarket chain for thirty years. Some question remains as to whether he retired voluntarily or was pushed out.
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Sandy Lyons is CEO of Hickory-based Siecor Corporation, the world's largest fiber optic cable maker. He joined the company in 1986 as a sales manager and worked his way up. A graduate of West Point, Lyons honed his leadership skills while in the military. Siecor employs 6,000 people, 2,500 of whom work in North Carolina. Total sales in 1998 topped $1.2 billion.
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Patricia Eason Pane is the owner of Medical Insurance Assistance of Wilmington. The company assists people in dealing with their medical bills; for example, making correct payments, obtaining refunds, or completing write-offs. Since 1993, Pane has recovered around $3 million for her clients. Prior to starting her business, Pane worked for DuPont in Wilmington for twenty-three years as a benefits administrator.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 7, July 1999,
p57, por
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4189
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Robert Poole of Clayton is the creator of Rules of the Game, a board game similar to Trivial Pursuit, except that the 580 questions deal with sports. He hopes to take his company, Game Technologies, Inc., public and is awaiting approval from NASDAQ to trade as an over-the-counter stock. Poole expects sales to reach 750,000 games in 1999.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 7, July 1999,
p57-59, por
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4222
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Doug Brendle, founder and former CEO of defunct Brendle's chain store, has come out of retirement. Three years ago he opened Doug Brendle's Natural Health Super Store in Winston-Salem. The store is the area's largest organic grocer and has the biggest selection of vitamins and herbal supplements. In 1998, sales were over $2 million.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 6, June 1999,
p64, por
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4227
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Michael Brader-Araje is chairman of OpenSite Technologies, Inc., located in the Research Triangle Park. The on-line auction company stated in 1996. Unlike eBay, Inc., where individuals put up items for bid, OpenSite created the first software that allows businesses to conduct their own auctions. Beginning with two workers, the company now employs sixty, and had sales of $2 million in 1998.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 6, June 1999,
p64-65, por
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4228
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Tom Broach is the owner of Broach Sports Tours $ Travel, Inc., based in Charlotte. The company is one of the few travel agencies in the state having a sports niche. Broach customizes sports vacations - transportation, accommodations, tickets - for individuals and groups. The agency led the state in 1998 in bookings to sporting events, with $2.5 million in billings.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 6, June 1999,
p65-67, il
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14.New Student Accountability Standards by Sharpe, Bill NCAE News Bulletin Vol. 30 Issue 1, Aug 1999
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Promotion from grades three, five, and eight, as well as high school, now requires students to meet new statewide standards, called the Student Accountability Standard. In grades three, five, and eight students must demonstrate grade-level performance in reading, writing, and math. In addition to meeting local and state requirements for graduation, students must also attain a passing score on a new exit exam of essential skills to graduate from high school.
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NCAE News Bulletin
(NoCar Oversize L 11 N822x), Vol. 30 Issue 1, Aug 1999,
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4238
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Rocky Mount was one of ten cities nationwide named an All-America City by the National Civic League. Morganton and Hickory were finalists. Rocky Mount received the distinction for its community-building approaches to social and economic challenges. The award started in 1949. In the past fifty years twenty-seven North Carolina cities have been named All-America Cities. Only California has more winners with thirty-six.
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