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Sam Amick grew up in the Bay Area town of Pleasanton, Calif., where his hoops inspiration was the Run TMC crew of Golden State that was ruined when the Kings traded for Mitch Richmond in 1991. He headed for Sacramento nonetheless and earned a journalism degree from Sacramento State in 2000 before joining The Bee on a full-time basis in 2002. He assumed the Kings beat before the 2005-06 season. His favorite athlete of all-time is William Nuschler Clark, otherwise known as "Will the Thrill." Sam can't answer every question that comes his way, but he'll do his best. February 19, 2008 Let the "second half" begin PORTLAND - The All-Star break is often looked at as the halfway point of the season, but that's not the case by a longshot. So with 31 games out of 82 left, welcome to the 62.2 percent point Kings fans! The Kings can only hope the home stretch goes a little smoother than its beginning.
The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama
Exit polls tell us that African-Americans voting in this year's G.O.P. primaries account for at most 2 to 4 percent of its electorate even in states with large black populations. Mr. Obama's ascension hardly means that racism is kaput in America, or that the country is "postracial" or "transcending race." But it's impossible to deny that another barrier has been surmounted. Bill Clinton's attempt to minimize Mr. Obama as a niche candidate in South Carolina by comparing him to Jesse Jackson looks more ludicrous by the day. Even when winning five Southern states (Virginia included) on Super Tuesday in 1988, Mr. Jackson received only 7 to 10 percent of white votes, depending on the exit poll. Whatever the potency of his political skills and message, Mr. Obama is also riding a demographic wave.
16-Year-Old Ecuadorian Boy in Dire Need of Dialysis Treatments Thanks ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge of Life-DaVita Medical Missions program is being recognized as life-saving by 16 year-old Juan Carlos and his family living in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Juan was in dire need of dialysis treatments for survival and was just days away from dying. This past December, DaVita -- one of the nation's leading providers of dialysis care -- helped establish a dialysis clinic in Ecuador's Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde Children's Hospital. A high rate of Ecuadorian children suffer from kidney disease -- and the number only continues to climb. If a patient or family doesn't have money to pay for dialysis care in advance, then life-saving dialysis treatments are generally not available in Ecuador. This dialysis clinic is one of three DaVita has opened outside the United States in underserved communities to help care for those suffering from kidney disease and kidney failure.
Charles Stross' dense stories have made him a Singularity sensation
When you're convinced you're going to travel to other worlds, science fiction signifies something different to you than the Tales of the Brothers Grimm. And when you look back you realize that the world you live in is science fiction, as seen from the perspective of the past. (But then, the past is another country, isn't it?) Asking me about the guiding purpose of science fiction is a bit like asking a fish about the guiding purpose of the sea. I'd have to say that first and foremost, SF is fiction. It's confabulation. It's the stories we tell each other for amusement and social bonding. I'm skeptical about assigning purpose to an artistic phenomenon, because it's something that, at bottom, we do for fun and communication. (When used for communication it may be used with serious intent, but that's far from being the main purpose of most SF.) Having said that, I do believe it's possible to insert interesting messages in fiction, and because fiction is viewed as a recreational activity this makes it possible to get them across to people who might not otherwise be receptive.
SheKnows How to Sell: AtomicOnline's Leading Women's Destination ...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SheKnows.com (http://www.sheknows.com), one of the fastest growing online destinations for women, announced today the hiring of 8 new sales and sales support professionals in 3 cities to aggressively capitalize on the growth of the property, now delivering nearly 6 million unique visitors and 50 million page views per month. Aimee Gerry will be based in Los Angeles and responsible for leading sales efforts as West Coast Director of Sales. She brings over 8 years of experience in the interactive space beginning her online career at Avenue A Seattle as a Media Planner, and moving to ad sales as the Regional Sales Director for MetricsDirect in NYC. Aimee has since moved back from NYC where most recently she sold DART for Advertisers for DoubleClick.
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