An opinionpoll is a statistical survey survey of public opinion from a particular sampling statistics sample . Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting ... . History The first known example of an opinionpoll was a local straw poll conducted by The Harrisburg ... time corrects for bias regardless of whether a poll consistently over or underestimates opinion, the trend ... In Egypt , the most notable polling organization is OpinionPoll Center ref http www.pollcenter.idsc.gov.eg index.aspx The Public OpinionPoll Center ref In Germany , notable polling organizations ... Organization Harris Poll Ipsos National Opinion Research Center Nielsen ratings Pew Research ... or the final 48 hours before a poll closes. ref name Emery1994 See also Deliberative opinionpoll ... 1989 . Gallup, George. Public Opinion in a Democracy 1939 . Gallup, Alec M. ed. The Gallup Poll ... Horace, ed. The Gallup Poll Public Opinion, 1935 1971 3 vol 1972 summarizes results of each poll ... surveys state expanded Statistics collection state collapsed DEFAULTSORT OpinionPoll Category Polling ... 20Opinion 2c 201935 1946 Public Opinion, 1935 1946 . Princeton University Press. p. vii. ref He predicted ... Harris had been in the field of public opinion since 1947 when he joined the Elmo Roper firm, then later ... Opinion polls for many years were maintained through telecommunications or in person to person ..., and complicated matrices beyond previous orthodox procedures. Opinion polling developed into popular ... professional. Benchmark polls A benchmark poll is generally the first poll taken in a campaign. It is often ... a short and simple survey of likely voters. A benchmark poll serves a number of purposes for a campaign ... a picture of where they stand with the electorate before any campaigning takes place. If the poll is done prior to announcing for office the candidate may use the poll to decide whether or not they should ... main areas. The first is the electorate. A benchmark poll shows them what types of voters they are sure ... more details
orphan date June 2008 primarysources date June 2008 The Public OpinionPoll Center POPC is one of Egypt s most outstanding polling center s and is the first center in Egypt as well as the Arab world to use telephone s as a data collection tool. Affiliated to the Cabinet s Information and Decision Support Center IDSC , the POPC was established in 2003, as the first poll center in Egypt responsible for studying trends of Egyptian public opinion towards different internal social, political and economic affairs. Such trends are forwarded to decision makers to use them in the preparation of different plans and policies. The POPC also measures public opinion preferences in order to understand priority issues and put them on the priority list of decision makers. The POPC aims to provide accurate and fast measurement of Egyptian public opinion trends in a way that helps decision makers take accurate decisions. The POPC tries to reinforce the role of polls in supporting decision makers and achieving comprehensive development, strengthening the bond between the government and the people and building a social culture that accepts the idea of public opinion polling and encouraging positive participation. The POPC depend on telephones in their data collection process. A data base compromising ten millions publicly listed landline telephone numbers is used. Telephones have been proven to be less costly and time and effort saving. A uni stage stratified sample is designed for Egyptian households .... An Electronic Poll Management System has been used by the POPC since 2006. This system is considered as one of the pioneer systems in the field of public opinionpoll management in the Middle ..., role of women in society, and many others. The Public OpinionPoll Center has many national, regional ... councils. External links http www.pollcenter.gov.eg Public OpinionPoll Center Category Government ... in society. Sample size used by the POPC ranges from 1 to 2 thousand, depending on the nature of the poll ... more details
The deliberative opinionpoll is a form of opinionpoll that incorporates the principles of deliberative democracy . It was first proposed by James S. Fishkin in his 1991 book Democracy and Deliberation . Since its proposal, deliberative opinion polls have been conducted around the world. Deliberative polling combines random sampling of public opinion on a specific issue with small group discussions. Rather than simply determining existing public opinion, a deliberative poll aims to understand what public opinion would be if the public were well informed and had carefully discussed a particular issue. Citizens are invited by modern kleroterion to participate, so that a large enough sampling group will provide a relatively accurate, scientific representation of public opinion. ref name ISSUES Klein, Joe http www.time.com time politics article 0,8599,2015481,00.html Tough Issues Time magazine, page 29, September 13, 2010 ref Process The Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University describes the process as follows blockquote A random, representative sample is first polled on the targeted issues. After this baseline poll, members of the sample are invited to gather at a single place for a weekend in order to discuss the issues. Carefully balanced briefing materials are sent to the participants and are also made publicly available. The participants engage in dialogue with competing ... democracy Online deliberation Opinionpoll Public sphere Voting system Urtak Additional reading ... changes in opinion represent the conclusions the public would reach, if people had opportunity ... newshour btp By the People Program on several deliberative opinion polls, most recently in 2004, when ... political issues. Recently, Panhellenic Socialist Movement PASOK held a deliberative poll to elect ... 1996 and 2007, Fishkin managed deliberative opinion polls for a syndicate of Texas utilities. The group ... Poll Category Types of polling Category Political systems Category Deliberative methods de Deliberative ... more details
The Goa OpinionPoll was a referendum held in the state of Goa , India , on 16 January 1967, to decide ... called an opinionpoll , it was in fact, a referendum , as the results of the poll were binding on the government ... opinion.htm title THE HISTORIC OPINIONPOLL last Prabhudesai first Sandesh pages 1 accessdate ... 4?domain knol.google.com&locale en title GOA The Merger Issue and the OpinionPoll of 1967 ... name goanews Quoted cite web url http www.goanews.com opinion.htm title THE HISTORIC OPINIONPOLL ... The Merger Issue and the OpinionPoll of 1967 publisher knol.google.com accessdate 2009 05 18 quote ... of an opinionpoll on this matter. However he died before Parliament could take this decision could ... to the Goa, Daman and Diu OpinionPoll Act on 16 December 1966 after it was passed in both houses ... 4?domain knol.google.com&locale en title GOA The Merger Issue and the OpinionPoll of 1967 accessdate ...&locale en title GOA The Merger Issue and the OpinionPoll of 1967 accessdate 2009 05 18 quote ..., whose role in creating mass awareness during the historic OpinionPoll of 1967 is legendary. Keni ... cite web url http www.goanews.com opinion.htm title THE HISTORIC OPINIONPOLL accessdate 2009 05 18 ... had to pace a X mark against the symbol of choice. The opinionpoll was held on 16 January 1967 .... ref cite web url http www.goanews.com opinion.htm title THE HISTORIC OPINIONPOLL accessdate 2009 05 .... ref name knol goa1967 Criticism The opinionpoll received a great deal of criticism from the anti mergerists. Their grievance was that the OpinionPoll only offered them status quo as a self administering ... The Merger Issue and the OpinionPoll of 1967 accessdate 2009 05 18 quote The OpinionPoll Act faced ... Deloyla Furtado left the party since they did not favour the idea of the OpinionPoll. ref Subsequent ... and 1972. ref name mapsoi Goa aft ind For the UGP, although the opinionpoll victory was a vindication ... he is known as the Father of the OpinionPoll in Goa. ref cite web url http www.villatheresagoa.com ... more details
Wiktionarypar poll polling TOC right Poll , polled or polling may refer to Figurative head counts Polling, voting Show of hands, voting Opinionpoll The polls, polling place s Poll, an election Polling computer science , sequential interrogation of devices Other Poll livestock , the top of the head Poll band , Greek band of the 70 s Polled livestock , hornless livestock of normally horned species Polling, livestock dehorning Polling or pollarding , cutting the upper part of a tree and allowing it to regrow Polling metallurgy , removing oxides when refining a metal People Max Poll born 1908 , Belgian ichthyologist Graham Poll born 1963 , British referee Silvia Poll Ahrens born 1970 , Central American swimmer with Olympic medal Claudia Poll born 1972 , Central American swimmer with Olympic gold medal Places Poll Cologne , a quarter of Cologne, Germany Towns in Bavaria, Germany Polling, M hldorf Polling, Weilheim Schongau Municipalities in Austria Polling in Tirol Polling im Innkreis , in Upper Austria See also Pole disambiguation Pollard disambiguation Polly disambiguation Paul disambiguation Disambig de Polling eo Polling fr Polling it Polling nl Polling ja ru ... more details
About the general concept the Nirvana song Opinion song An opinion is a subjectivity subjective belief, and is the result of emotion or interpretation of fact s. An opinion may be supported by an argument ... without new arguments being presented. However, it can be inductive reasoning reasoned that one opinion ...&pg PA15&dq 22just an opinion 22&lr &ei zkUxS4TZNZDskwSCkICpAQ&cd 7 v snippet&q 22Distinguishing 20argument 20from 20opinion 22&f false isbn 978 0495095064 ref An opinion may be the result of a person ... desires . In casual use, the term opinion may refer to unsubstantiated information, in contrast ... , analysis based on opinion is referred to as norm philosophy normative analysis what ought to be , as opposed ... demonstrable . Historically, the distinction of demonstrated knowledge and opinion ... known illustration of the distinction between knowledge and opinion, or knowledge and belief , in customary ... research section date December 2009 The public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the population. Public opinion can also be defined as the complex collection of opinions of many different people and the sum of all their views. A scientific opinion is any opinion formed via the scientific method , and so is necessarily evidence backed. A scientific opinion which represents ... upon which the opinion is based. The scientific opinion or scientific consensus can be compared to the public opinion and generally refers to the collection of the opinions of many different scientific organizations and entities and individual scientists in the relevant field. A legal opinion or closing opinion is a type of professional opinion, usually contained in a formal legal opinion letter ... with business transactions. The opinion expresses the attorney s professional judgment regarding the legal matters addressed. A legal opinion is not a guarantee that a court will reach any particular ... Committee on Legal Opinions, Legal Opinion Principles, 53 Bus. Law. 831 1998 . ref However, a mistaken ... more details
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MIPO The MIPO is a national public opinionpoll at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York . ref name about Cite web title Who We Are Home of the Marist Poll work maristpoll.marist.edu publisher Marist Poll date March 24, 2009 url http maristpoll.marist.edu who we are ref The poll is operated by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion. ref name MIPO Cite web title The Marist Institute for Public Opinion work maristpoll.marist.edu publisher Marist Poll date March 27, 2009 url http maristpoll.marist.edu the marist institute for public opinion ref The poll, founded in 1978, was the first college based public opinionpoll in the United States. ref name MIPO External links http maristpoll.marist.edu Marist Poll References Reflist US poli stub Category 1978 establishments Category Public opinion research companies Category Marist College Category Politics of the United States no Marist Polls ... more details
orphan date October 2009 An entrance poll is a poll that is taken before voters have cast their vote s at the polling station s. It is akin to an opinionpoll in the sense that it asks who the voter plans to vote for or some similar set of questions. The possibility that the prospective voter might change his mind after the poll is very small compared to that of an opinionpoll, therefore the margin of error of an entrance poll is expected to be lower than that of an opinionpoll. However, the methodology of conducting an entrance poll is closer to that of an exit poll , where actual voters are being queried as opposed to potential voters in an opinionpoll. Entrance poll result estimate s can be obtained very quickly as people can be interviewed earlier and more quickly, as opposed to exit polls. However, these polls are possibly subject to higher margins of errors compared to exit polls as early voters are given a Selection bias higher preference than in exit polls. DEFAULTSORT Entrance Poll Category Elections Category Types of polling Election stub ... more details
Wikify date October 2010 A poll average is the result of someone taking the combined information from many different opinionpoll s that deal with the same issue and synthesizing the information into a new set of numbers. ref Lynch, Scott M. Introduction to Bayesian Statistics and Estimation for Social Scientists 2007 ref The problem with this is that each poll is usually conducted in a slightly different manner, which technically cannot be combined into one poll. Polls in themselves contain uncertainty because they are only using a sample of the population. The uncertainty is measurable, which we usually call the margin of error. An inaccurate way to conduct a poll average is to treat each poll as though they were exactly the same in uncertainty. The reason for this is that this type of poll average gives less weight to the polls that have less uncertainty. However, if you account for the variation in polls due to each poll s unique sample size, you can combine the polls into a poll average. This means the only assumption you are making is that each poll was conducted in a similar manner. You can also measure the uncertainty of this poll average. An example of a poll average that is done using the more accurate method is found here http www.daytodaypolitics.com polls presidential election Obama vs McCain 2008.htm 2008 Presidential Election poll average. References Reflist Category Evaluation methods ... more details
Commented out because image was deleted Image NOI Logo.JPG right 180px thumb NOI Polls logo The NOI poll is an opinionpoll conducted by NOI Global Consulting, a non governmental organization established by former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo Iweala , in collaboration with the Gallup Organization , to be used as a representation of Nigerian public opinion . The NOI poll is named after its creator, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala NOI . Scope The NOI polls will be restricted to social and economics issues only. In a 2007 interview, Dr Okonjo Iweala expressed her desire to stay away from national politics. As such NOI polls will not carry out political surveys like Elections in Nigeria election exit polls . http www.vanguardngr.com articles 2002 cover may07 11052007 f611052007.html Maiden poll The first nation wide survey was conducted in February 2007. It involved 1000 face to face interviews conducted in English language English , Igbo language Igbo , Hausa language Hausa , and Yoruba language Yoruba , and was based on samples drawn from various parts of the country. The maiden poll revealed the following about the Nigerian polity 82 preferred democratic governance to military rule, 74 want Nigeria to remain a single entity, 42 are dissatisfied with the performance of oil companies in the Niger Delta , and 92 are dissatisfied with the way the Government of Nigeria government is handling the Nigerian Oil Crisis Niger Delta crisis http en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title NOI poll&action edit . Further reading Gallup poll References http www.noi polls.net Official Website NOI POLLS http www.thisdayonline.com nview.php?id 77863 Okonjo Iweala Partners Gallup for Polling in Nigeria http en.wikipedia.org w index.php?title NOI poll&action edit Job, water, power top Nigerians priority list Survey http www.growthcommission.org Bios okonjo iweala.html NOI bio Category Polling Category Politics of Nigeria Category Nigerian society Category Recurring events established in 2007 ... more details
The Americanos Poll, conducted pro bono by Encuesta, Inc. , is an opinionpoll whose purpose is to promote a better understanding of the U.S. Hispanic and Latino Americans Hispanic and Latino population. The Structured interview surveys are conducted using a random sampling technique in order to provide an accurate representation of Hispanic public opinion in the United States. The polls often look at the U.S. population as a whole, in order to compare and contrast differences between Hispanics and non Hispanics. The name of the poll, which means Americans in Spanish, was chosen to reflect the multicultural heritage of U.S. Hispanics. Beginning in 2005, Americanos Poll studies have been conducted on a wide range of social, nonpartisan political, economic and consumer related topics. Specific coverage areas include health care and universal coverage, the financial status of low to moderate income Americans ref Michael Mazur, Community Banker , Numbers of Unbanked and Underbanked Still High, BNET Business Network, October 2008, http findarticles.com p articles mi qa5344 is ai n30993364?tag artBody col1 accessed December 8, 2008 ref ref Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine, Serving the underserved The unbanked could prove valuable customers if banks play cards right, MarketWatch , August 18, 2008, http www.marketwatch.com news story unbanked could valuable customers if story.aspx?guid F008FA12 61DE 4E25 9805 65EB2DF346D9 accessed August 20, 2008 ref ref ACCION USA Joins Forces with the Bilingual Parent Outreach Program to Teach Build Your Credit Seminars in Miami, PRWeb.com , October 14, 2008, http www.prweb.com releases 2008 10 prweb1450464.htm accessed October 14, 2008 ref ref Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian, Oregon Latinos hit hard by recession, January 24, 2009, http www.oregonlive.com ... Poll http www.encuesta.com Encuesta, Inc. References reflist Category Opinion polling in the United ... Communications, New Americanos Poll Survey Uncovers Hispanic Television Habits and Opinions, June ... more details
Merge from Election verification exit poll date November 2008 Elections An election exit poll is a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations. Unlike an opinionpoll , which asks whom the voter plans to vote for or some similar formulation, an exit poll asks whom the voter actually voted for. A similar poll conducted before actual voters have voted is called an entrance poll . Pollsters usually private companies working for newspaper s or broadcasters conduct exit ..., is credited with having invented the exit poll. ref David W. Moore, Senior Gallup Poll Editor, New Exit Poll Consortium Vindication for Exit Poll Inventor, Gallup News Service, October 11, 2003 ref ... left An exit poll during Hong Kong legislative election, 2008 an election in Hong Kong Exit polls are also ..., 2004 , and the Ukrainian presidential election, 2004 . Problems Like all opinion polls, exit polls by nature do include a margin of error . A famous example of exit poll error occurred in the United ... Market Research Society publisher Market Research Society place London date 1994 title The Opinion ... Pool NEP consists of ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, FOX News, and NBC conduct a joint election exit poll. Since 2004 this exit poll has been conducted for the NEP by Edison Media Research. Criticism and controversy ... , where exit poll results have appeared and or have provided a basis for projecting winners before all ... poll results for Florida before the polls closed in the Florida panhandle. Citation needed date February ... to release exit poll figures before the polling stations have closed, while others, such as New Zealand and Singapore , have banned them altogether. ref http www.article19.org pdfs publications opinion ... opinion polls , Article 19 2003 ref In some instances, problems with exit polls have encouraged polling ... an exit poll giving Labour Party UK Labour a majority of 66 seats, which turned out to be the exact ... Exit Poll Category Types of polling Category Elections bg cs Exit poll de Wahltagsbefragung ... more details
notability date September 2009 unreferenced date September 2009 The Legends Poll is a college football poll that rates the Top 25 teams weekly during the college football season. Its aim is to identify the two best teams in its opinion by the end of the season to compete in the BCS National Championship ..., most of whom are members of the College Football Hall of Fame . The Legends Poll was founded by Andy ... operated the Legends Poll since its inception. The Legends Poll appears in the Sporting News each week and is published by other media web sites such as ESPN .com. Legends Poll Members class wikitable Legends Poll Members Bobby Bowden Florida State Seminoles football Florida State , West Virginia ... Navy 189 132 4 28 seasons blockquote class wikitable Former Legends Poll Members Hayden Fry Iowa ... Poll started in July 2005 when Andy Curtin and four partners convened a three day conference in Thomasville ... than any previous poll. The main differences in the proposed poll were threefold. The voters in the new poll would be provided game DVDs to watch each week, the voters would discuss the recent games on an hour long conference call each week, and there would be no Season sports pre season poll. The first poll wouldn t take place until after the voters had seen three weeks worth of games. After ... consecutive seasons. Prior to the 2008 season, the poll name was changed to the Legends Poll to reflect the legendary status of the famous coaches involved, and to replace the word Survey with Poll to reduce confusion with the fans as to what was actually taking place. The basic idea of the poll was that one would get the best poll results by utilizing the most expert talent to vote, especially ... and more teams dropped from contention for the top spots in the poll, coaches who lost teams from that process would be assigned new teams to follow, which allowed the Legends Poll to have multiple experts looking at the top teams as the season wound down. The ultimate goal of the Legends Poll ... more details
from the varying poll types is disputed. Opinion polls are generally conducted with statistical ...selfref For straw polls used in editing Wikipedia, see Wikipedia Straw polls . A straw poll or straw vote is a voting vote with nonbinding results. Straw polls provide important interactive dialogue among movements within large groups, reflecting trends like organization and motivation. ref name msnbc ... to see in what direction the wind blows, in this case, the wind of group opinion. ref Christine Ammer ... politics A formal straw poll is common in United States American political caucus es. Such straw ... straw polls include the Ames Straw Poll and the Texas Straw Poll , both conducted on behalf of the Republican ... ref name cnbc The Ames, Iowa , straw poll has achieved a reputation as a meaningful straw poll during ..., as well as Iowa s being the first state to vote in caucuses before the primaries. This poll was last conducted on August 11, 2007 with a 35 entry fee per voter. The Texas Straw Poll conducted on 2007 ... Straw polls are contrasted with opinion polls , usually conducted by telephone and based on samples ... , in which ordinary voting controls are absent. In an ordinary event based straw poll, controls common ... of poll results among larger populations i.e., elections , each method has known flaws. A margin ... poll methods with the same sample sizes. Selection bias , nonresponse bias, or coverage bias occurs when the conditions for subset polling significantly differ from the conditions for the larger poll ... less from nonresponse bias than opinion polls, where inclusion generally means owning a landline phone, being the party that answers the phone, being willing to answer the poll questions, and being ... group based trends, and publishing statistical studies of the data. Opinion polls may be improved by more closely mirroring the larger poll or election anticipated, such as in wording of questions and inclusion ... States Straw Polls Category Public opinion Category Types of polling yi ... more details
The Associated Press AP College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 National Collegiate Athletic ... place vote. Ballots of the voting members in the AP Poll are made public. ref cite web url http hosted.ap.org dynamic files specials top25 front voters.html title AP College Poll Voters Football& 93 publisher Associated Press ref College football History The AP college football poll has a long history ... opinion, the best football team in the country at the end of the season. One of the earliest such polls was the AP College Football Poll, first run in 1934 ref http www.appollarchive.com football ap ... AP Poll as the national champion for that season. While the AP Poll currently lists the Top ... to 25 teams in 1989. Until 1968 college football season, the final AP poll of the season was released ... of Alabama Alabama was named the national champion in the final AP Poll following the completion ... to the top of the AP s final poll Michigan State was named national champion in the final United Press International poll of coaches, which did not conduct a post bowl poll . The AP national championship ... post bowl poll which differed from the regular season final poll. ref name Michigan The official final AP poll, taken before the bowls, had Notre Dame 1 107 first place votes and Michigan ... game. Detroit Free Press sports editor Lyall Smith arranged a post bowl AP poll with only Michigan or Notre Dame as choices. Michigan won that poll 266 119. cite book last Kyrk first John title Natural Enemies isbn 1 58979 090 1 pages 142 7 ref The AP conducted its first full post bowl game poll in 1965. Beginning in the 1968 season, the post bowl game poll became permanent and the AP championship reflected the bowl game results. The UPI did not follow suit with the coaches poll until the 1974 season. In 2007, the AP Top 25 poll witnessed the largest single drop of a ranked team. 5 ranked ..., the AP poll decided to open up its poll and allow voters to vote for Division I FCS in the poll if that team ... more details
A poll aggregator , or political polling site , is a web site that predicts upcoming U.S. federal elections by gathering and averaging preelection Opinionpoll polls published by others. The site predicts the winner of a presidential election and post election composition of the Senate and House of Representatives, as well as showing who is currently ahead where and by how much. It is useful in U.S. presidential elections because the presidency is determined by the winner of state by state elections see United States Electoral College Electoral College , and not by simple popular vote of the entire nation. Editorial commentary by the site s owners and others complements the data. Interest and web traffic peak during the last few weeks before the election. How individual polls are averaged varies from site to site. Some aggregators weight polls in the average based on past pollster accuracy, age of the poll, or other more subjective factors. The averaging method has been criticized by at least one statistician because it doesn t weight them by sample size. ref http online.wsj.com public article SB120303346890469991.html Election Handicappers Are Using Risky Tool Mixed Poll Averages , the Numbers Guy , Wall Street Journal , February 15, 2008 ref In this way the resulting average support percentages do not reflect the actual support percentage for any candidate of the pooled polls. Veteran political journalist Bill Moyers has commented that political polling sites are a good tool for sorting out the polls. ref http www.pbs.org moyers journal 10242008 profile3.html Margins of Error. Poll Reading Tips , Bill Moyers Journal , October 24, 2008 ref Real Clear Politics was the first such web site. It began aggregating polls in 2002 for the congressional elections that year. Several sites existed by 2004, including Electoral vote.com by a computer systems expert living in the Netherlands who went by the pseudonym The Votemaster. Relative newcomer Fivethirtyeight.com began in 2008 ... more details
Political campaigning A push poll is a political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a opinionpollpoll . In a push poll, large numbers of respondents are contacted, and little or no effort is made to collect and analyze response data. Instead, the push poll is a form of telemarketing based propaganda and rumor mongering, masquerading as a poll. Push polls may rely on innuendo or knowledge gleaned from opposition research on an opponent. They are generally viewed as a form of negative campaigning . ref http www.pollster.com blogs so what is a push poll.php Pollster.com So What Is A Push Poll? Bot generated title ref The term is also sometimes used inaccurately to refer to legitimate polls which test political messages, some of which may be negative. Push polling has been condemned by the American Association of Political Consultants , ref http www.theaapc.org about pushpolling ref and is illegal in New Hampshire . ref cite web url http www.unionleader.com article.aspx?headline Curtailing push polls 3a Find the callers 2c fix the law&articleId f429ea3e 44ec 4853 b8e5 b87109f97422 title Curtailing push polls Find the callers, fix the law publisher The Union Leader date 2007 12 ... issue. For instance, a push poll might ask respondents to rank candidates based on their support ... black child? The poll s allegation had no substance, but was heard by thousands of primary voters. ref http www.boston.com news globe editorial opinion oped articles 2004 03 21 the anatomy of a smear ... and Pittsburgh were targeted by a push poll attempting to disparage Barack Obama by linking ... that has endorsed Obama, denounced the push poll as misinformation and lies. ref http ap.google.com ... responsibility for the distorted or false information used in the push poll. They are risky for this same ... disputed political practices id Propaganda jajak pendapat nl Push poll ... more details
File Porz Stadtteil Poll.png thumb map of Poll within the district of Porz File Schwarzes Schaf auf wei em Schaf.jpg thumb right Some sheep on the Poller Wiesen , which are a popular location for outdoor festivals Poll Lang de K ln Poll is a quarter of the city of Cologne , in North Rhine Westphalia , Germany . It is part of the borough of Porz . Poll was already inhabited during the New Stone Age etymologically the name originates in a meaning like Swamp. The first documentary mentioning of Poll was on 1. April 1003 ref http mitglied.multimania.de FoerderkreisRrhKoeln poll 2003 historie.html ref by monks from Divitia modern day Deutz . The village Poll was suburbanized in 1889 and became a quarter of Cologne. References references commons K ln Poll Coord 50 54 48 N 6 59 24 E region DE NW type city 10980 display title NorthRhineWestphalia geo stub Category Boroughs and quarters of Cologne Category 1003 establishments de K ln Poll it Poll quartiere di Colonia la K ln Poll ... more details
Image Koe kop.JPG thumb right A cow with a prominent poll The poll is a name of the part of an animal s head, alternatively referencing a point immediately behind or right between the ears. This area of the anatomy is of particular significance for the horse . Specifically, the poll refers to the occipital protrusion at the back of the skull. However, in common usage, many horsemen refer to the poll joint, between the vertebral column atlas C1 and skull as the poll. The area at the joint has a slight depression, and is a sensitive location. Thus, because the crownpiece of a bridle passes over the poll joint, a equestrianism rider can indirectly exert pressure on the horse s poll by means of the rein s, bit horse bit , and bridle. Importance of the poll in riding The poll is especially important in riding, as correct flexion at the poll joint is a sign that the horse is properly on the bit . Over flexion, with the poll lowered and the neck bent at a cervical vertebra farther down the neck, is usually a sign that the horse is either evading contact or that the rider is trying to pull the horse onto the bit, rather than correctly ride from behind. In classical dressage , the poll should always be the highest point on the horse when the horse is on the bit. The horse is always relaxed over the poll, giving it a relaxed look when going about its job. When, for example, the third vertebra C3 is the highest point on the neck, rather than the poll, it is a clear sign of incorrect work. See also Polled livestock , for information on naturally or mechanically Cattle dehorning dehorned animals References Bennett, Deb. Principles of Conformation Analysis, volume I. Fleet Street Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1 929164 05 X anatomy stub horse stub Category Horse anatomy ... more details
refimprove date August 2007 For the legal document of the same name, see deed poll . Deed Poll is a Germany German made film , 2004 in film 2004 , starring Barbara Kowa , Rainer Maria Wittenauer and Andr Schneider , directed by Ingo J. Biermann . External links imdb title id 0451035 title Deed Poll Category 2004 films Category Short films Category 2000s thriller films Category German films short film stub ... more details
A poll card or polling card is a document which is sent to all registered voters shortly before an election . The poll card gives information about the election and the voter such as the date of the election, the location of the polling station , the poll s opening and closing times and the name, address and electoral number of the voter. It is not necessary to take the card to the polling station to vote. Give your name and address to the electoral officer, he will check the electoral register and give you a ballot paper. External links http www.direct.gov.uk en Governmentcitizensandrights UKgovernment Politicalpartiesandelections DG 073240 Voting at an election Directgov Category Elections Election stub ... more details
about a breed of cattle the birds in the finch family Redpoll Image Red Poll heifers.JPG thumb 300px right Red Poll heifers at the Walcha, New South Wales Walcha Show, New South Wales, Australia The Red Poll is a dual purpose breed of cattle developed in England in the latter half of the 19th century. Description and uses The cattle are red, preferably deep red with white only on the tail switch and udder. They are naturally polled livestock polled without Horn anatomy horn s . Red Poll cattle are mainly used as beef cattle beef Calf Calf rearing systems suckler cow s although there are a few dairy cattle dairy herds in England as well as in the United States in the state of Texas. They are known ... sands of many parts of East Anglia . History The Red Poll originated as a cross between ... out in the Red Poll breed. The original name for the breed, adopted in 1863, was Norfolk and Suffolk ... book compiled in 1874. The breed became the Red Polled in 1883, and then Red Poll in 1888, when the Red Poll Cattle Society was formed. ref http www.redpoll.org Red Poll Cattle Society website History ... Dun? . Red Poll cattle were imported into Australia in the mid 19th century where they are now ... title The Introduction of Australian Red Poll accessdate 13 July 2006 author ABRI, University of New ... breeds cattle redpoll index.htm title Red Poll accessdate 13 July 2006 author Department of Animal Science Oklahoma State University date 11 June 1996 work Breeds of Livestock ref The Red Poll dual ... January 2010 The Red Poll breed was first brought to New Zealand in 1898, but a herd was not established ... Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia title Red Poll Cattle edition 6th ed. year 2005 publisher David Bateman ... http www.redpoll.org Red Poll Cattle Society website United Kingdom http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds cattle redpoll reg.htm List of Red Poll breed associations Category Cattle breeds Category ALBC Conservation Priority Breeds Category Norfolk Category Suffolk de Red Poll Rind es Red Poll fr Red Poll ... more details
File Poll Merino.jpg thumb 300px A Poll Merino ram. The Poll Merino is a subtype of the Australia n Merino breed of domestic sheep , without Horn anatomy horns , that was developed in Australia. Characteristics These sheep are early maturing, large framed and relatively plain bodied, producing a fleece which is soft handling and of good colour thus retaining the attributes of the Merino. Polled Merinos are now found in the various strains of Merinos. ref name Stephens Stephens, M et al. , Handbook of Australian Livestock , Australian Meat & Livestock Export Corporation, 2000 4th ed. , ISBN 1 74036 ... th th Comment th tr tr td P td td Poll td td Dominant to p and P sup 1 sup td tr tr td P sup 1 sup td ... Recessive to P sup 1 sup and P td tr table Poll Merino rams are not susceptible to poll strike maggots ... Australian breeder to obtain a poll ram with a view to establishing a poll Merino flock ... studs made specific mention of poley or poll rams for sale from the early 1880s. During the 1880s the first conscious attempt was made to breed the modern type Poll Merinos by the Munros at Webollabolla , Moree, New South Wales . This stud is the oldest Poll Merino stud in Australia. ref name Massy Massy, Charles, The Australian Merino, Viking O Neil, 1990, ISBN 0670901210 ref The Kirkby Poll Merino studs Success and Reno were started in Moree during 1932, Peppin Merino Boonoke Poll in 1934 and Merryville Poll in 1938. The early Western Australian studs Cranmore Park 1947, Belmore Park 1957 purchased Boonoke poll rams. ref name Cottle Cottle, David J., Australian Sheep and Wool Handbook, Inkata Press, Melbourne, 1991, ISBN 0 909605 60 2 ref Otway Falkiner started the Boonoke Poll Stud ... of Poll Boonoke rams to the public was in 1937. Otway Falkiner s contribution was acknowledged by registering Boonoke as Poll Flock No. 1, in the first separate section for Poll Merinos in the Australian ... on 2009 8 30 ref Many studs are now breeding Poll Merinos to cater for the increased demand for these easier ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Mihkel Poll born in Tallinn , 1986 is an Estonia n pianist trained at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under Ivari Ilja . http www.mihkelpoll.com Mihkel Poll official website class wikitable Competition record 2002 flagicon Latvia J zeps V tols IPC bgcolor silver 2nd Prize 2004 flagicon Italy Rina Sala Gallo IPC bgcolor gold 1st Prize 2006 flagicon Estonia Tallinn IPC bgcolor gold 1st Prize 2006 flagicon Spain Cidade de Ferrol IPC bgcolor gold 1st Prize References http www.grieginbergen.com poll.html Grieg in Bergen Music Festival http www.mihkelpoll.com Mihkel Poll official website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Poll ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Poll Category 1986 births Category Living people Category Estonian classical pianists Estonia musician stub classical pianist stub ... more details
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