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Asheville, North Carolina – Is This The Happiest City In The World?

Posted by admin | Posted on 05-08-2011

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Asheville, North Carolina – Is This The Happiest City In The World?

Asheville, North Carolina boasts the biggest house in the United States, Biltmore House, on the Biltmore Estate to the south of the city. With its own indoor pool and bowling alley, this 250 room house was the work of the wealthy George Vanderbilt II. Completed at the end of the nineteenth century and originally built as a private residence, the house and adjacent gardens are now a top tourist attraction, not to be missed.

The citations for Asheville read like the blurb on a Happiness theme park brochure. How would you like to visit “The Happiest City For Women”, or one of “The Best Places To Re-invent Your Life”? Well, if you would, this is the place for you. Frommers guide books rank it in the top seven places to live in America and in the top twelve places in the world that you should visit in your life.

With the city now boasting a population of 83,318, according to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, it has been labeled one of the nation’s top 25 arts destinations, by AmericanStyle magazine. Readers of this quality publication, devoted to art, craft, travel and interior design, also voted it number 1 in their list of the top 25 small cities in 2010. The city is proud of its Art Deco architecture, to be found the city hall and many other prominent buildings.

Asheville, North Carolina, is proud of its galleries – over 50 of them – that showcase every medium in the arts, crafts, music and more. As if to emphasize the city’s devotion to art, one recent program has seen local artists in the fields of bronze, wrought iron and blown glass, involved in creating over 300 signs, directing visitors to around 90 local attractions.

Having more than its fair share of festivals, Asheville is a destination for musicians, artists and sports lovers from around the country. The annual 3-day Moogfest honors the memory of Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog Synthesizer, the instrument that changed the world of music in the sixties and seventies. Bob was a research professor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA), for thirty years, until his death in 2005. UNCA was also the home of the Bulldogs basketball team whose player Kenny George was the tallest in the history of college basketball, at an incredible height of 7 feet 8 inches.

Not to be outdone by artists and sports fans, food connoisseurs are well catered for by the Foodtopian Society in Asheville. Foodtopia is a unique commitment to fresh, locally grown and produced food and they certainly have a great infrastructure in place here. With up to twenty tailgate markets in the area, supporting sustainable agriculture and the farm-to-table movement, you can sample these gastronomic delights in some of the 250 restaurants in the area.

Asheville, North Carolina has, not surprisingly, attracted celebrities from all walks of life, with one hotel having played host to ten presidents of the United States, from President Taft right through to President Obama. This same hotel also numbers The Great Houdini, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Gershwin and Henry Ford among its guests. If such luminaries as these can be attracted to Asheville, then you can rest assured you’ll find it lives up to your expectations when you decide to pay a visit.

John Winchester writes about Asheville windows, sunrooms, awnings and other supplies for home and business in the Western North Carolina area.

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North Carolina Parade of Lake Homes, Lake Hickory, NC

Posted by admin | Posted on 02-08-2011

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North Carolina Parade of Lake Homes, Lake Hickory, NC

Come Experience North Carolina Lake Living

Parade of Lake Homes – Saturday, March 28th, 2009

To get a true sense of what lake living is like here, you are cordially invited to an exclusive Tour of Custom Homes at Lake Hickory, North Carolina on Saturday March 28th.

It will be a fun and relaxing weekend! Come and view beautiful homes, explore the area, and join us for a boat cruise around the lake. This is the best way to experience North Carolina Lake Living!

RSVP at 800-517-5899. We look forward to hearing from you!

Photos and Views of Parade of Lake Homes – Providence Home Builders has joined an elite list of builders by becoming a Certified Green Professional (CGP) Builder, one of the first in North Carolina! This is just a sample – make your reservation today to see much, much more!

Welcome to Hickory North Carolina! Hickory is located an hour northwest of Charlotte in the Blue Ridge Mountains, an hour east of Asheville, 1.5 hours from Winston-Salem/Greensboro area, 2.5 hours from Raleigh, and 45 minutes from Blowing Rock and Boone. Reader’s Digest called Hickory “One of the 10 best places in America to raise a family”, and Google’s East Coast Operation Center here is now open and hiring!

We’ll also have a list of available lots to build your own dream home, available lake homes, and custom floor plans.

Note from an owner “….a lot of things about life are uncertain – economic times, political times and many others but there is one thing that is definitely certain. That’s how fast our kids are growing up. This place is like a magnet to attract our kids and future grandkids. We are so happy to get involved now!”

The Key is Thinking With Clarity In This Uncertain Time

Given the current economic landscape, many folks today are trying to navigate through all the economic malaise that has caused stock prices to drop significantly over the past 5+ months. Once again, scandal has hit both Wall Street and Washington and many people we talk to feel both entities are out of touch with Main Street. It is important not to get caught up in the hype of it all but to look at the facts so you can make good choices now for your financial future going forward. Let’s look at what these are and by doing so, hopefully you can make good choices and perhaps use this volatile time to take advantage of abnormal pricing in this current real estate market.

Now that real estate has seen a correction in pricing, is this the right time for you to purchase? Let’s examine what we do know…

Interest rates are at historic lows – If your credit is good and purchasing property is financially within your means, this is an excellent time to borrow money at very attractive rates.

There is a large supply of good quality real estate in the marketplace – as well as not so good real estate! Due to the downturn in the economy, many who own properties are being forced to sell their prized second home as they can no longer afford it due to the downturn in the economy. There are also those that purchased property as an investment and some of these investors have walked away from these lots and homes and their obligation to pay on them. Due to this, there are some excellent buys in both desirable and less desirable properties.

There are excellent values in the current market if you know how to find them – and they are not only short sales and foreclosures. NClakefront.com Realty concentrates on real estate in North Carolina – specifically lake property. These areas are off anywhere from 10% to 50%. If you were looking at a particular city or a specific property or development before the downturn, you have got to like where prices are at now! Add to that, developers and sellers are motivated to work with a qualified buyer so the concessions and conditions they are offering to the buyer are generous in this market.

Investors feel at a loss to get accurate information on their stock holdings and some will turn to investments they have more ‘control’ over – such as real estate. Due to this, investable funds will once again turn to real estate as people are frustrated with the unpredictability and inequity of the stock market. This includes corporate executive excessive compensation and the scandal of mismanagement of funds by both corporations and money managers who were managing the accounts of many investors. Real estate is an investment, regardless of the current value; that can be enjoyed while owned. Take the second home that a couple has purchased for their entire family to enjoy. Even in a downturn, that home can represent a place where memories are made, family gatherings are held and traditions established. These are attributes that have nothing to do with money. As assets such as stocks and real estate return in value, people who have been jarred by owning blue chip stocks for safety, income and moderate conservative returns may decide to re allocate some of their funds to a hard asset such as real estate.

Baby Boomers, 78 million of them, started to retire at the age of 62 in 2008 and this waive has just begun. These retirees will consider whether or not to relocate now that they can. Let’s do the numbers…half of the Baby Boomers polled say they will relocate 3 hours or more away from their primary home at retirement. That is 39 million people. Let’s cut that number in half to be conservative and that is still 20 million people. That right there is a lot of real estate activity! It is estimated that 43% of retirees will choose the Southeast United States for their retirement location so this area of the U.S. will noticeably feel the migration pattern of this demographic shift. Most importantly, per Live South Magazine, North Carolina recently passed Florida as the most popular place in the southeast to retire.

Taxes and weather; these two factors despite the economic landscape, are continuing to fuel peoples’ decision to move southward at retirement. Folks can’t afford or justify the taxes they are paying living in northern cities. Add to that, the winters are harsh. A dear friend of mine said, “You know you are a northerner when you describe the seasons where you live as winter, almost winter, still winter and not winter”. So true! People have grown tired of the rigors of the cold and snow and when they talk to their friends who have moved southward upon retirement and hear of the gentler climate that affords them the lifestyle to be outdoors and lead a more active lifestyle, it is just too alluring not to join them and hang up their snow boots and discard their snow shovels once and for all.

Current home values have fallen and there are those that want to wait for their home to appreciate in value before they sell. Hindsight is always 20/20. What would have been the best financial move for folks who knew they wanted to retire was to sell their home a few years ago while the market was up, even if they had to go into temporary housing before they relocated down south. Then as the market dropped, they could have bought now on the tail end of the downturn. For folks that say they want to wait for their home to go up in value, they need to be aware that chances are if their home price appreciates (especially in the north), so will the real estate where they are heading. In the meantime, while they wait, they aren’t getting on with their lives and they will continue to pay the high taxes and will endure further frigid winters where they are.

The real estate areas that will recover the best in this downturn are where two things are present; job growth and housing demand. Look to see where jobs are being created. Where employment is strong, that is where housing will lead out of this setback (Google and Williams Sonoma recently opened operations centers in our area). Where migration patterns are directing is where housing will recover the fastest. I know very few folks out of the 78 million Baby Boomers who are moving northward at retirement. Most folks I know are moving southward whether it is to Eastern Tennessee, the Carolinas or to Florida or anything in between. These cities and regions will see real estate demand increase which will positively affect pricing. Second, where jobs are being created and some of these jobs may be second careers for retirees, this too will positively affect pricing.

Bottom line – People need to think through this life step and:

1. Write out their goals of what they want to find;
2. Which community amenities are important;
3. What can they realistically afford;
4. And identify the “must have” city conveniences.

REMEMBER to purchase a property, whether it is a home or a lot in a community that has amenities complete and operational. In this market where concessions are being given on the best properties out there, why would you do otherwise? Do not buy in a start up community that has proposed amenities as there is too much risk in this economy. Buy into a community that has finished all their amenities or the bulk of the amenities are complete. If amenities are not important to you, then purchase in a community that has basic amenities where properties are generally less expensive. Do your homework or call upon NClakefront.com Realty who does this due diligence for our clients.

Get to know the area you are considering purchasing in. Learn about the tax structure of the state of which you are looking to relocate to. Know what is taxed and what is not. Find out about the medical care available through the local hospitals. Know about airport access, university opportunities, locations of restaurants and shopping centers, volunteerism and activities the area is known for. Your agent at NClakefront.com Realty has reports covering topics such as this and would be happy to furnish upon request.

The Parade of Homes on March 28th is an excellent opportunity for you to ‘try on’ the property for size for a weekend. There is a special Weekend Discovery Package on March 28th too – call for details. While you are here, meet others who live in the community, take a leisure cruise on the lake aboard our boat, get to know the area and envision living here and enjoying the North Carolina Lake Lifestyle.

In an economic storm such as this, the silver lining is opportunity. Know the facts, know your financial budget and have a plan. This is a time to see the forest through the trees and make smart decisions now that will lay a good foundation for you and your family going into the next decade.

RSVP at 800-517-5899. We look forward to talking with you today!

Matt Lahtela – Director of Sales and Marketing at NClakefront Realty. NClakefront Realty is one of the largest sales and marketing companies focusing on North Carolina Lake Properties, and continues to grow everyday. http://www.nclakefront.com/pages/Active-Rain.cfm

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Carolina Panthers History Intriquing

Posted by admin | Posted on 21-04-2011

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Carolina Panthers History Intriquing

The Carolina Panthers are a member of the South Division of the NFC, or National Football Conference of the NFL. They are based in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the team serves as a representative to both North and South Carolina, which is why they are known simply as the Carolina Panthers. Carolina Panthers history is short, as they became part of the NFL in 1995 along with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams were added as expansion teams that year. An impressive accomplishment in Carolina Panthers history is their Super Bowl appearance in 2003, only 8 years since their inception. When the Carolina Panthers first became part of the NFL, they were a member of the NFC West division. In 2002, they were moved to the NFC south division, which was more practical considering their location. The Carolina Panthers mascot is Sir Purr, and they are managed by Marty Hurney.

Carolina Panthers history started in the late 1980s after the approval of a professional NBA expansion team. The Charlotte Hornets, who are now the New Orleans Hornets, the basis for former Baltimore Colts player Jerry Richardson to discuss the possibility of having an NFL expansion team as well. His company, Richardson Sports, chose an uptown location in Charlotte where they would build a privately financed stadium that seated more than 70,000 fans. Everyone joined the effort to show their support for the cause, an effort to prove to the NFL that Charlotte was worthy of an NFL team. Preseason games were held in the area in 1989, 1990, and 1991, which were all sold out games, again as an effort to show support for the NFL. In 1992, expansion teams were discussed in Charlotte, as well as Baltimore, St. Louis, Memphis, and Jacksonville. However, there was a dispute within the league, and the vote was delayed until 1993. It was on October 26, 1993 that the NFL announced that Carolina would be the 29th franchise for the NFL, which made them the first new team in the league since the 70s.

Carolina Panthers history during the 1995 Season; Dom Capers was appointed as the head coach, and they acquired their team through a newly formed method of drafting. Aside from popular draft picks like Rod Smith, Mark Carrier, and Kerry Collins, the Carolina Panthers were also entitled to use the free agency process. A notable aspect of Carolina Panthers history is that they won their first game of their career, playing the Hall of Fame Game against the Jaguars, who was also a new team that year. Of course this game was known as the “Battle of the Big Cats”, we’ll let you figure out why. The Panthers new stadium was still under construction, so all their home games were played at Clemson University.

Carolina Panthers history was rough in the late 90s; Rae Carruth was convicted of conspiring to murder his pregnant girlfriend, and sent to prison. At that same time, Kerry Collins was cut from the team due to problems with alcoholism and accusations of making racial slurs about his teammates. Fred Lane, who had traded to the Indianapolis Colts in 2000, was killed by his wife shortly after trading teams. During this time, the team made no notable appearances on the field, and Dom Capers was let go after the 98 season. In 1999, George Seifert was hired to replace him, as he had won two Super Bowl titles with the 49ers. However, his time with the team was disastrous, and he was immediately let go in 2001. In 2002, the Carolina Panthers attempted to acquire Steve Spurrier and Tony Dungy, but both declined. So they chose John Fox as their head coach, who was a former defensive coordinator for the Giants. In 2003, Carolina was a much better team, landing them in Super Bowl XXXVIII, which they ended up winning! This Super Bowl appearance was a great accomplishment and something notable to go in Carolina Panthers history!

Matt Love
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Jim Crow and Civil Rights in North Carolina

Posted by admin | Posted on 15-04-2011

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Jim Crow and Civil Rights in North Carolina

Jim Crow and Civil Rights in North Carolina

Segregation shaped black-white interactions in the post-Civil War North Carolina, where it reigned from the white supremacy revolt of 1898 until the 1960s. Jim Crow period was a crucial phase of race relations in American society. However, racial segregation had far deeper roots in the North Carolina past. Before the Civil War, slaveholders needed few regulations to isolate slaves and free people of color, who were kept apart by custom. After the Civil War, a white backlash against the former slaves began to legalize the customary distance between blacks and whites.

Planters intended to defy the emancipation guaranteed by the Thirteenth Amendment and exploit ex-slave workers. White employers flogged and even killed freed people who dared to assert their new liberties, even in the face of Union garrisons and Republican authority. While the state constitution of 1868 confirmed abolition and legitimated previous black and mixed-race births, it plainly stated that Black children and white children should study in different public schools (Franklin 73).

Despite the presence of federal and state militias, the Ku Klux Klan terrorized Republican voters and officeholders, black and white. In 1870, when conservative Democrats regained a legislative majority, Klansmen murdered 16 Republicans and whipped at least 121 (Franklin 88). An act of 1874 proclaimed that no white child could be apprenticed to a black adult. The amended state constitution in 1875 prohibited between white people and African-Americans and it reiterated the requirement for dual schools (Evans 55). The legislature soon established industrial and normal colleges for blacks, but it ignored the terror that drove thousands of them to Kansas and Indiana in 1879-80.

Blacks continued to vote and hold office in much of eastern North Carolina, backing “the Party of Lincoln” despite facing dangerous opposition (Anderson 37). For instance, between 1868 and 1889, fourteen black Republicans were elected to seventeen state house and six state senate terms from New Hanover County, home of Wilmington (Evans 54). Between 1874 and 1890, three blacks also won terms in Congress from the Second Congressional District, “a Republican and black stronghold.” (Anderson 34).

Legislators in 1892 proposed to segregate railway travel, as eight other Southern states already had done. Republican and Populist assemblymen opposed the enabling bill.

Oppression increased as black North Carolinians persevered. Their votes enabled Fusion men to gain 74 of the 120 General Assembly seats in 1894 and win the governorship in 1896, while electoral reforms passed by the Fusionist legislature helped blacks to regain numerous local offices (Anderson 93). By 1897, in Wilmington, four aldermen, an audit board member, a justice of the peace, the deputy clerk of court, and the coroner were black (Edmonds 162). Clearly, 1898 marked a turning point in Jim Crow. The election that year brought into relief not only extreme white racism, but also fallout from the legal disfranchisement of blacks in South Carolina (1895) and the Supreme Court’s “separate but equal” decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ( 1896) (Edmonds 165). Klansmen and White Supremacy Clubs frequently demonstrated at black and Fusion rallies, intimidating the crowds by a show of guns. In 1897-99 seven lynchings were reported in North Carolina, and racial intimidation and terrorism reached into even the most remote crossroads and towns during the fall of 1898 (Evans 87). Democrats reclaimed five of the state’s nine congressional seats; Republicans retained three seats, reelecting the nation’s only black congressman, George H. White, from the Second District (Evans 88). In state contests Democrats took ninety-four house and forty senate seats to the Republicans’ twenty-three (four black) and seven (one black) and Populists’ three and three (Evans 95).

During the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898 legally selected Republicans were overthrown by white Democrats. As the result, Democrats established the government which was based upon white supremacy (Wilmington Race Riot 1). It symbolized the creation of a codified and brutal color line, one that would last through the first half of the twentieth century.

In 1899 lawmakers adopted voting restrictions based on the Louisiana model of a literacy test, poll tax, and grandfather clause. Scheduled for a referendum in 1900, the suffrage amendment promised significant reduction of the black electorate, thereby undermining a multiracial or working-class challenge to Democratic and white dominance. Adult illiteracy then was 40 percent for black males, compared to 20 percent for white males (Edmonds 180). Registrars did not expect or permit black men to read and explain a section of the state constitution as specified in the amendment. Nor could most blacks afford to pay poll taxes, for they earned only subsistence incomes. Virtually none had grandfathers who voted prior to January 1867, so, as descendants of freedmen, they lost by fiat the protection given to illiterate white men.

The assault on democratic citizenship quickened. At least two acts proscribed racially mixed fraternal orders and mental hospitals; five empowered the utilities commission to enforce Jim Crow in transport. In 1900 black leaders issued “An Address to the White People of North Carolina” protesting the imminent passage of the constitutional amendment that would disfranchise blacks (Edmonds 195).

Legal separation proceeded apace. The state required the board of education to operate all-black school districts and dictated that school librarians “fit up and maintain a separate place for the use of the colored people who may come to the library.” (Jim Crow Laws, Libraries). One statute allowed for relief and pension benefits to “fire companies composed exclusively of colored men.” (Edmonds 199). Furthermore, a “person of negro descent to the third generation, inclusive” was defined as black (Jim Craw Laws, Intermarriage). Any officer who failed to confine black and white prisoners separately should be considered guilty, according to an order on prisons. Three orders similarly charged operators of streetcars and trains.

The legal and informal contours of Jim Crow covered a wide domain. The restrictions betrayed white fears of black-Indian cooperation, black educational progress and competition for jobs, interracial sex, and blacks’ political dissent. To wit, the state reordered the segregation of Indians in jails, homes of the aged, and hospitals. It warranted a curriculum of only “practical agriculture and the mechanical arts and such branches of learning as relate thereto” for black colleges (Murray 332). Toilets had to be “lettered and marked in a distinct manner, so as to furnish separate facilities for white males, white females, colored males and colored females.” (Murray 339). Indeed, by the eve of World War I, almost every visible space had been separated. During the war, the state stopped the “organization of colored troops . . . where white troops are available, and while permitted to be organized, colored troops shall be under the command of white officers.” (Murray 342). Even a breach of the color line among convicts meant a fine or jail sentence for their jailers.

A sample of legislative acts from 1917 to 1945 can be useful to suggest the vagaries of Jim Crow. Of sixty-one Jim Crow statutes enacted in that period, three concern black aliens (Anderson 90). Education is the subject of nineteen, including a 1935 stipulation that “books shall not be interchangeable between the white and colored schools, but should continue to be used by the race first using them.” (Murray 331) An act detailing punishment for violations of the toilet restriction applies to all categories of labor. Seventeen measures relate to provisions for the handicapped, and fifteen cover buses and trains (Murray 338). Not until 1947 did the state restrict cemeteries, which had long been separated by tradition.

State permission to segregate the races resonated locally. Cities and towns tended to replicate the Winston-Salem housing pattern. Winston-Salem’s black residents had been segregated overwhelmingly into its southeastern corner by the 1920s. Black population clusters, always cordoned off by a main street, railroad track, or similar fixed barrier, shaped the social geography of every city and town. Hayti in Durham and Gilmer in Greensboro typified the urban ghettos (Woofter 67). In their segregated communities, veiled from white society, blacks forged a world of aspiration (Woofter 79).

Ordinances on accommodations (restaurants, theaters) and common spaces (auditoriums, stadiums) multiplied greatly. Lest there be trespassing, “White Only” and “Colored” signs policed entrances, exits, and seats. Banks, railroads, textile and tobacco factories, and other places of employment regularly exceeded statutory requirements. Tobacco plants in Durham, Reidsville, and Winston-Salem assigned “Negro and white workers to separate parts of buildings, or to different workrooms even when performing the same tasks, or to separate sides of the same room, or even to separate rows in the same room.” (Woofter 100).

Many African Americans struggled against Jim Crow laws and promoted dignity and liberty of Black people. For example, Charlotte Hawkins Brown whose grandparents were slaves made substantial contribution to the development of African American education and established the North Carolina State Federation of Negro Women’s Club (Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum 1).

The other examples include Murray and Mebane who were emblematic of the black men and women who survived Jim Crow and struggled for protection of African-American civil rights. In 1938 the University of North Carolina denied Pauli Murray admission for graduate study. Two years later at Petersburg, Virginia, she was arrested for sitting in the front seat of an interstate bus.

Blacks such as Murray and Mebane responded to Jim Crow by pursuing an array of community-building activities to soften segregation’s harshest edges and build autonomy and self-respect. Within “autonomous institutions”–including the family, education, religion, cultural expression, labor, business, and politics–blacks built a sense of hope. Consider post-riot Wilmington: by 1930 institutions within the black community included one of five hospitals in the city, two of thirteen homes for the elderly, two of nine cemeteries, twenty-eight of fifty-two churches and four of fourteen public schools (Wilmington Directory 700).

Black colleges and universities which were founded after the Civil War contributed substantially to black North Carolina education. There are eleven Black higher institutions in North Carolina (Historically Black Colleges and Universities 1). Among them are Bennett College, Barberia-Scottia College, North Carolina A&T State University and others. These colleges also cultivated ambition and self-esteem in their students.

In 1960 a group of Black students from North Carolina A&T University was not served during lunch; they protested against such discrimination by their refusal to leave the lunch counter. The Greensboro sit-ins were started by four African-American activists such as Ezell Blair, David Richmond, Joseph McNeil and Franklin McLain (Greensboro sit-ins, Timeline, 1). This non-violent protest has continued to take place in many cities. Thus, within the period of two months the lunch counter sit-ins took place in 54 cities in 9 states (Greensboro sit-ins, Timeline, 2). Later the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was organized to support Sit-Ins (Six Years of the SNCC 2).

Thus, Black activists participated in college boycotts and other forms of nonviolent direct action, helping to catalyze the emergent civil rights movement in North Carolina. Their fight on the home front to abolish Jim Crow bequeathed a significant legacy of hope to the next generation. Due to the courage and high aspirations of those Black Carolinians of the post-Civil War Era, African-Americans in North Carolina can enjoy civil rights and liberties which they have today. Individuals on both sides of the color line started to take each other seriously, with neither preordained stereotypes nor false etiquette.

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The Best of North Carolina

Posted by admin | Posted on 12-01-2011

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The Best of North Carolina

There are many places to visit when you are visiting the southeastern region of the United States. With so many places to see and things to do, you need to narrow down the places you wish to explore.

Even though the charm of the south is not exclusive to one state or one area of the south, North Carolina is one southern state that offers an entire selection of southern hospitalities. The state is full of different kinds of people and cities, ranging from artsy to environmental to big city.

The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh. The area is generally known as Raleigh-Durham, and more generally the area it is within is known as the Triangle (it includes the city of Chapel Hill as well).

Along with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and Duke University the area is also home to many other well-known institutes of learning. And with all of these colleges, comes some fierce school spirit and team alliances at colligate sports games.

Also accompanying these places of learning are teachers, businessmen, lawyers, and very well-educated persons who are prepared for the workplace. The Triangle’s population is the “most educated” in the country, with the highest number of Ph.D.’s per capita.

There are many things to see while in the Triangle. This urbanized area has many sports events, art galleries, and history museums to see. North Carolina’s state capital offers a look into the urbanized, educated, and historic parts of the state.

The city of Wilmington is located on the coast of North Carolina. This beautiful historic city is very popular to people seeking a nice place by the beach. Its laidback atmosphere attracts many, as well as the city’s main university, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Wilmington’s historic downtown is the city’s main tourist attraction. The downtown is also the business center and just minutes away from the nearest beaches. Another famous attraction is the USS North Carolina (BB-55), which is a war museum. The battleship was used during WWII.

When you come to this beautiful port city you’ll find plenty of attractions dealing with the coast and marine life and historic United States.

The city of Asheville, located in the mountains of the western part of the state, has a population of about 70,000 people. This small city nestled in the mountains is perfectly situated for both mountain and city dwellers.

The city has a thriving arts and crafts community as well as a bustling small downtown. The city is known for its strong support and connection to the independent arts and music scene as well its popular outdoors adventure crowds.

While in this quaint and vibrant mountain city you can visit the Biltmore House and Estate, the largest private residence in the United States, or you can visit the Thomas Wolfe House, site of the famous early 20th-century author’s childhood home. If you’d rather have some adventure, then you can just go kayaking, mountain biking or take a hike on one of the many trials along the Blue Ridge Mountains.

A hub for finance and business, Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. The city was named after wife of the king of England, King George III. Charlotte is also known as the “Queen City.”

There are many places to see and many things to do in this large metropolitan city. The city is a pretty typical large city – with lots of cultural, historical and sports events to attend.

Amber Singleton is a writer for The Lion and The Rose Bed & Breakfast, located just minutes from downtown Asheville, N.C. Just three miles from the Biltmore Estate, this Asheville bed and breakfast is a place to indulge romantic fantasies and relish in the comfort of luxury. With only five guest rooms, The Lion and The Rose Bed & Breakfast guarantees privacy and intimacy.

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Watch Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers live streaming NFL week-10 online on 14 November

Posted by admin | Posted on 17-12-2010

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Watch Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers live streaming NFL week-10 online on 14 November

Welcome to NFL lover! You are invited to this NFL match. Watching NFL Regular session 2010 week-10. Watch Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers live NFL match will held on 14 November at 01:00 PM (ET). Don’t miss this exciting match. Just a click this link below.

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Last updated: 14-11-2010
Time: 01:00 PM (ET)
Venue: Raymond James Stadium
Week 10 – NFL Regular Season 2010/2011

Watch Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers live Stream here. The NFL Regular Season 2010 week-10 of the between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be played at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday. Watch Carolina Panthers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers live nfl week-10 great action.
NFL WEEK- 10 LIVE

This is the most anticipated game in the regular season series as this will mark the beginning of the 2010 season for the National Football League. The Sunday Night Football game is between the visiting Carolina Panthers against the vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This is a great face-off to start the season.
Carolina Panthers & Teampa Bay Buccaneers Some History:
Carolina Panthers history: When the National Football League expanded to the southeastern coast, it did not take the Carolina Panthers long to prove that the NFL had made the right decision. In 1995, the team won seven games—the most ever by an NFL expansion team. During the season the Panthers defeated the San Francisco 49ers to become the first expansion team ever to beat a defending league champion.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers history: The Buccaneers joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team. Former University of Southern California (USC) head coach John McKay was hired to pilot the club, but Tampa Bay’s first season was a dismal one. The club became the first team in NFL history to lose all 14 regular-season games, suffering five shutouts and fielding the conference’s worst offense and defense. The Buccaneers’ losing streak grew to a league-record 26 consecutive games as the club lost the first 12 games of its second season.

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Good Public Schools in Summerville, South Carolina

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Good Public Schools in Summerville, South Carolina

By: Lee Keadle

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Lee Keadle is a Realtor with Carolina One Real Estate Charleston SC who specializes in Summerville real estate. You can search all Summerville homes for sale on his site!

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One of the biggest draws to Summerville real estate is the good public school systems.Â While buyers avoid some of the other Charleston areas (like Johns Island and West Ashley) because of the schools, buyers flock to live in the Dorchester II school district in Summerville.Â In fact, the only public schools in Charleston that beat Summervilleâs are Mt. Pleasant (which has considerably higher real estate prices).

Â Itâs important to note, though, that Dorchester School District 2 has the best schools in Summerville.Â Some buyers think that simply buying a home in Summerville guarantees good schools for their children, but this is not necessarily the case.Â A lot of homes are zoned for Dorchester School District 4, but these schools are not nearly the caliber as the District 2.Â

So, if youâre considering buying a home in Summerville, be sure to get the school district confirmed before you buy.Â Youâll see in MLS reports which elementary, middle, and high school each home is zoned for.Â The elementary schools in Dorchester 2 are Beech Hill, Eagle Nest, Flowertown, Fort Dorchester, Knightsville, Newington, Oakbrook, Spann, Summerville, William Reeves, Windsor Hill.Â The middle schools are Alston, Dubose, Gregg, Oakbrook, River Oaks, and Rollings Middle School of the Arts.Â Youâll find 3 high schools:Â Ashley Ridge, Fort Dorchester, and Summerville High.Â Be sure to talk with your real estate agent if schools are important to you.Â He or she can send you MLS listings for only the schools you want.Â Your agent can also help you confirm that the home is zoned for the school you want before you buy.

From elementary to high school, Dorchester 2 schools consistently rank well.Â The district also has relatively low teacher to student ratios: child development is 20:2; kindergarten is 24:1; first grade is 18:1; second through fifth grade is 20:1; sixth through twelfth grade is 25:1.Â About 70 percent of its high school graduates enroll in a college, university, or technical program.Â The average SAT score for 2007 to 2008 was 1015 (this is higher than the state average of 984 but slightly lower than the national average of 1021).Â The average ACT score for 2006 to 2007 was 21.3 (higher than the state average of 19.6 and slightly higher than the national average of 21.2).

Â Dorchester District 2 is also a good option for buyers who are teachers.Â The school district is the second largest employer in Dorchester Country (with the Bosch Corporation being the largest).

Â Itâs also important to note that even if you donât have children, schools are a good indicator for buying real estate.Â Homes zoned for good public school districts are always in demand from home buyers.Â This demand usually leads to good resale value down the road.Â So, whether youâre a teacher, parent, or investor, Summerville real estate may be a good option for you to consider.Â

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South Carolina Beaches

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South Carolina Beaches

Kiawah Island is a unique and beautiful retreat just off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. What makes this Island unique? First, Kiawah Island has one of the few beaches on the East Coast that runs east-to-west and actually faces south. Nestled in this harbored area where the coastline cuts inward, the surf on Kiawah is almost always gentle and calm.

Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Charleston is a city with a ton of history. Arguably, the Civil War started in Charleston via Fort Sumter, which is located in the harbor. A major shipping port during those times, the city is now one of the most attractive in the United States. The architectural style is definitely old south, but with a mix of influences. Certain areas of the town feel like New Orleans with garden areas and hanging patios. Other areas have a distinct Caribbean feel and yet others are stereotypical old south manner homes.

Columbia is South Carolina’s capital, and a lot of people choose to live here. It’s centrally located to the beach and the mountains. It’s one of the biggest cities in the state, and the population has grown to just over 120,000. Some of the biggest employers in the area are the University of South Carolina, the state government, and the hospital systems. Columbia (and Greenville) are the most affordable places to live in South Carolina that are also relatively good sized cities.

If you are dating in South Carolina you should go to the Museum of Confederate History which has a huge collection of firearms and photographs. They also have a collection of newspapers and currency and if your hobby is collecting currencies, you can go here to see what kind you miss in your collection. The Rice Museum is the next museum you should go visit while dating here in this state. Here you will learn about the rice culture in Georgetown county and a lot about the history of America’s agriculture. The Horry museum has history concerning the Horry county.

Kiawah Island Resort offers one of and possibly the most luxurious golf school destinations in the world. This Charleston golf school location has three courses ranked on Golf Digest’s list of “America’s Top 75 Resort Courses”. Kiawah Island Resort hosted the 1990 Ryder Cup and in the future will host the 2007 Senior PGA Championship and 2012 PGA Championship.

The capital and largest city of South Carolina is Columbia. Other important cities in South Carolina include Anderson, Aiken, Beaufort, Charleston, Florence, Georgetown, Greenwood, Hilton Head, Moncks Corner, Mount Pleasant, Myrtle Beach, Newberry, North Charleston, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg and Sumter.

Adjacent to the mighty Chattooga River in the northwestern upcountry is Sumter National Forest. This former Cherokee and Piedmont tribal range is currently headquartered in Mountain Rest. Because Sumter occupies three distinctive ranger districts, this national forest is best loved for its diversity of recreational options. In addition to the Chattooga’s dazzling whitewater floats and kayaking adventures, forest visitors enjoy hiking or biking on the Foothills National Recreation Trail and gazing at Whitewater Falls, the highest cascades east of the Mississippi.

South Carolina State University – A Pioneer In Intellectual Education

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South Carolina State University – A Pioneer In Intellectual Education

Degrees and Programs

South Carolina University awards baccalaureate degrees in diverse subjects from biology, engineering technology, education, business, computer science, mathematics, literature and English language. The exclusive programs include a doctoral program in Educational Administration and a recognized master’s degree program in Speech-Language Pathology. At large, these internationally accredited degree programs increase the career opportunities for university students.

Colleges and Schools

There are three colleges and one school within the university campus that not only offer specialized education but also career guidance to the students.

The College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences has five departments namely business administration; accounting, agribusiness and economics; health sciences; military sciences and; family and consumer sciences.

The college of Education , Humanities and Social Sciences houses the four departments of education, human services, visual and performing arts and English and modern languages.

The College of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technology is home to the three departments of biological and physical sciences, mathematics and computer sciences and; civil and mechanical engineering technology. In addition to these colleges, there is a School of Graduate Studies too.

Library

The Miller F. Whittaker Library was built in 1969, dedicated to Dr. Miller F. Whittaker (the third president of the university). This three storey library with more than 302,768 volumes, 1,028,132 microforms, 974 journals and magazines; has its own website since 1991, making the sources available to students, online. It also has a large collection of federal documents and state publications.

Sports

South Carolina University also sponsors bowling, basketball, golf, volleyball, soccer, softball, cross country, tennis and track for women and; bowling, basketball, tennis, golf, track, cross country, and football for men.

Degrees and Programs

Colleges and Schools

There are three colleges and one school within the university campus that not only offer specialized education but also career guidance to the students.

The college of Education , Humanities and Social Sciences houses the four departments of education, human services, visual and performing arts and English and modern languages.

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