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Talk:Dance

2008-11-19T04:34:23Z

PistolPete: /* Types of dance */ new section

==Pictures in External Links==

Although nice the pictures do not belong in the external links section. The justification for this is threefold:
* the external links section of an article is for external links, not pictures
* as far as I can tell none of the external links even reference Japanese dancing
* this article is on "Dance" not "Art relating to dance" or any like subject. The appropriate style of image for this article is photos, not paintings. These paintings may be more appropriate in [[Japanese Dance]], but not in this broader article

If no one has any objections I'd like to see them removed. [[User:NormanS|NormanS]] 08:48, 18 November 2008 (EST)

: 3th time: the paintings are illustrating the whole article. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 19:39, 18 November 2008 (EST)

::No they are not. The paintings are of '''Japanese Dance''', which '''isn't even mentioned''' in the article (compared to Biblical dancing, Irish dancing etc). There is no possible way that they are "illustrating the whole article".

::Furthermore, the external links section of a page is for LINKS, not images. At the moment they clutter the section and add nothing of value.

::Finally, if you want to add something of '''educational benefit''' to this article, rather than just adding colour to make it look pretty, you'd add photos which actually show people dancing in real life, rather than requiring readers to use their imagination.

::If you really want to use these pictures (which, I will point out, are very nice) then you should in "Paintings of Japan" or "Japanese Dance", not in an umbrella article which doesn't even mention Japanese dance, and especially not in the external links section. [[User:NormanS|NormanS]] 19:56, 18 November 2008 (EST)

::: I understand your point, but I don't agree. Sorry. --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 20:44, 18 November 2008 (EST)

::::Could you please expand on that and address the three (3) points I made. A project like this is build only on collaboration. [[User:NormanS|NormanS]] 20:51, 18 November 2008 (EST)

==Copyright Questions==
Can someone explain to me again why it's OK for Conservapedia to just take a photo from someone else's web site and use it here, without giving the photographer any credit and apparently without permission from the copyright owner? I'm referring to the ballet photo and the picture of dancers in silhouette. It doesn't seem honest. The ballet picture does not even identify the dance company shown in the picture. --[[User:Hsmom|Hsmom]] 23:03, 18 November 2008 (EST)

== Types of dance ==

The intro seems to mix up styles of dance with individual dances. Could someone with a bit of knowledge sort this out? [[User:PistolPete|PistolPete]] 23:34, 18 November 2008 (EST)

Dance

2008-11-19T04:30:50Z

PistolPete: fix weird formatting

[[Image:Orlando ballet.jpg|thumb|250px|<center>''Ballet''</center>]]
''Dance'' is an [[The arts|art]] and is a form of movement, motions, and steps, usually done to music. Dance is also a way of communicating, and has been around since the beginning of time. Dance comes in many different forms and categories, such as the [[Waltz]], Polka, Quadrille, Mazurka, Tango, Country Western Dancing, [[Irish Dance]], [[Jazz]], Charleston, Modern, [[Ballet]], Breakdancing, Rumba, [[Salsa]], Swing, Merengue, and many more. Professional dancers are both athletes and artists. Music for dancing can be supplied by any kind of instrument, but generally each kind of dance is associated with a particular type of music.

<blockquote>
''Dance is a transient mode of expression, performed in a given form and style by the human body moving in space. Dance occurs through purposefully selected and controlled rhythmic movements; the resulting phenomenon is recognized as dance both by the performer and the observing members of a given group.'' Anthropologist Joann Kealiinohomoku. <ref>[http://www.answers.com/dance?cat=entertainment Dance] World of the Body. </ref>
</blockquote>

===Ballet===
''Ballet is a specific dance form and technique. Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and may include dance, music, acting and mime.'' <ref>EzineArticles.com, ''Can You Appreciate the Art of Ballet?'', by Jeffrey Meier http://ezinearticlesDOTcom/?Can-You-Appreciate-the-Art-of-Ballet?&id=294632</ref> Ballet was first developed in the [[Renaissance]] in Italy and France, and later in Russia as a concert dance form. Classical ballet is the most formal of the different ballet styles. ''Ballet, as practised in Europe and the US, emphasizes the abstract geometry of bodily form exploring the heights and extensions the body can achieve both on the floor and in the air...''

===Dance in the Bible===
Dancing is mentioned nearly two dozen times in the Bible; the word indicates joyful, exuberant celebration either toward God (as worship) or toward a conquering hero (like David). In contrast, dancing is frowned upon in many Muslim cultures, where Sharia law forbids it.

According to Mark 6:22-29 the dancing of Herodias' daughter before [[Herod]] and his companions was so pleasing to him that he offered the girl anything "up to half my kingdom". Coached by her mother, she asked for the head of [[John the Baptist]].

===Choreography===
[[Choreography]] is the composition and arrangement of dances; the general art principles of design, like harmony, unity, variety, repetition, proportion, contrast, sequence, transition, balance and climax, must be used to create an aesthetic choreography. A ballet's choreography could be based on sources like: a story, a musical composition, or a painting.

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[[Image:Dance.jpg]]

:: ''The scope of dance heritage is broad. Our heritage is the dance legacy that must be passed from generation to generation through educational dance.'' <ref> [http://books.google.com.mx/books?id=C0yjXGJ3EEoC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=Dance+as+art+Ballet&source=web&ots=_mveYEOwUP&sig=z055Nvur-7h3HLiuYNeDvoX1GSA&hl=es#PPA140,M1 Teaching Dance as Art in Education] Autor Brenda Pugh McCutchen. </ref>

== References ==

<references/>

== External links ==
[[Image:Shoen Uemura Preparing to Dance.jpg|thumb|''Preparing to Dance'' by Shoen Uemura]]
*[http://www.danceartmuseum.com/home.html The Dance Art Museum of the Americas]
*[http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/terms/ballet_parts.html Ballet] Some terms.
*[http://web.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/dance_physics.html#1 Physics and Dance]
*[http://www.choreography.org.uk/instruct.htm Choreography]
*[http://www.dance4it.com/dancehistory.htm The History of dance]
*[http://www.artslynx.org/dance/history.htm Dance History Research and Scholarship]
*[http://www.sdhs.org/ Society of Dance History Scholars]
*[http://www.dance4it.com/greatdancers.htm Some Major Figures in Dance]
*[http://www.adzuma.com/english/guide/morgue/ History of Japanese Dance]

[[Image:Miyako.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Miyako Odori (Cherry Blossom Dances)]]
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[[Category:Art]]
[[Category:Dancing]]

User:PistolPete

2008-11-19T04:20:53Z

PistolPete: Update

Can't believe I've been away so long.

DDT

2008-11-19T04:16:04Z

PistolPete: Refs

'''Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane''', commonly known as DDT, is a synthetic organic chemical compound that was first made in 1874 by Othmar Zeidler, an German-Austrian chemist.

In 1939, Paul Hermann Müller<ref>In 1948 Müller was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison against several arthropods."</ref>, a Swiss chemist working for Geigy Pharmaceutical, discovered its pesticidal qualities. It was soon put to good use by Allied forces in World War II to help control [[malaria]] and [[typhus]], especially in the Asian and Pacific theatres.

Following the war it was used widely with great success to eliminate the last pockets of malaria from North America and Europe. In 1955 the [[World Health Organization]] started a program to eradicate malaria worldwide, largely through the spraying of DDT declaring Brazil, Egypt, the former Soviet Union and several Asian and Caribbean countries to be malaria-free and thus removing 700 million people from risk of infection.

DDT was also widely adopted as an agricultural pesticide and it was, perhaps, overused by farmers. Although not toxic in small amounts it was found that DDT accumulated in bodies through the food chain so that it had an adverse effect on bird-life, particularly raptors<ref>[http://www.fws.gov/news/historic/1982/19820308a.pdf U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Bird Populations Rise As DDT Declines In The Environment]</ref><ref>[http://www.fws.gov/northeast/moosehorn/bald_eagles.htm U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Protecting our Symbol of Freedom]</ref>. In 1962, naturalist Rachel Carson published ''[[Silent Spring]]'', a bestselling book that campaigned for the ''regulated'' use of DDT. However, public sentiment escalated into calling for an [[DDT ban|outright ban of DDT]] and other synthetic pesticides.

In 1970, DDT was banned in Norway and Sweden. The U.S. banned it in 1972, and the UK in 1984. Most developed countries have banned its use but it is still used for disease control in some tropical countries where no other methods exist. The quantities required for public welfare are a small fraction of the amount previously used for agricultural purposes.

In 2001, 98 countries ratified the [[Stockholm Convention]], which calls for the elimination of DDT and other persistent organic chemicals after May 17, 2004, except for emergency health crises. However, in the absence of a suitable replacement, DDT is still allowed for disease vector control. In 2006 the World Health Organization announced that it will use DDT for [[indoor residual spraying]] (IRS) in epidemic and endemic areas to reduce childhood mortality from malaria. <ref>[http://malaria.who.int/docs/IRS-position.pdf] WHO - Indoor Residual Spraying - position paper</ref>

==See also==
[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng0034.html International Chemical Safety Card of DDT]

==Notes and References==
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[[Category:Chemical Compounds]]

Blaenau Ffestiniog

2007-05-31T23:57:03Z

PistolPete: Slate use in Cardiff

[[Image:Blaenau.jpg|right|thumb|500px|<center>The landscape surrounding Blaenau has been blighted with millions of tons of spoil. These slag heaps arose mainly as a result of 19th century mining techniques, and unfettered [[capitalism]].</center>]]

'''Blaenau Ffestiniog''' (pronounced ''bly-now fest-inny-oc'') is the capital of the Welsh [[slate]] quarrying industry. The slate-bearing strata of Ffestiniog belong to the [[Ordovician]] or Lower [[Silurian]] systems, and are of an uniform soft blue-gray color, although the North Vein or topmost bed shows a tendency to be slightly darker. The chemical analysis of a standard Ffestiniog slate shows silica 55%, alumina 25%, iron oxide 11%, the remainder being composed of various elements of which the chief is magnesia. The lime contents - an excess of which often characterizes an inferior slate - are negligible. <ref>For a more detailed account, see: http://www.llechicymru.info/t000952.cymraeg.htm</ref>.

Blaenau slate has been an important part of quality [[snooker]] and [[billiards]] tables for many years owing to the smooth flat surface that is revealed when slates are split or ''riven''. During [[Queen Victoria|Victorian]] times a snooker table would comprise four large blocks of slate, each 3 inches thick, so that they could be disassembled and carried by pack horses for the pleasure officers in the British Colonial Army on patrol in the north-west frontier in [[India]]. It was said, that along with his [[rifle]], every serving officer took his snooker cue up the [[Khyber Pass]]. Due to the lower quality of the remaining slate from the mine however, modern tables have to be assembled from five slabs.

The slate produced from the Blaenau area is one of the highest quality roofing slates in the world, and gives the houses in [[Wales]] their characteristic blue roofs. Slate was mined via a variety of methods in the 19th century and all of these have left their mark on Blaenau, with the entire town and much of the surrounding countryside being blighted with slag heaps of slate spoil. Despite being in the centre of the [[Mount Snowdon|Snowdonia]] National Park, the gray slag that surrounds the town prevents it from being officially included in the designated Park area. Current plans to deal with this slag are being challenged by an environmental pressure group <ref> [http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/swag.htm The Slate Waste Action Group (SWAG)] opposes plans to transport the slag to the North Wales coast. </ref>

[[Image:Slateworker.jpg|thumb|left|300px| Miners' Tramway (slytiau) showing one of the miners in action]]
The slate industry that Blaenau epitomizes is today only a fraction of its former size. In the 1880's the industry employed over 400 men. In the 19th century such men were renowned for their “..hard drinking, their singing and their sexual prowess” <ref> see the description in: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/mining/pages/slate_mining.shtml</ref> . To say that these men were responsible for the today’s slag spoil is to misunderstand thew history of Blaenau. Today the town has reinvented itself as a tourist destination with former quarries <ref name="Lech">See the website for the [http://www.llechwedd-slate-caverns.co.uk The Llechwedd Slate Caverns] </ref> offering trips on the miner's tramway into the side of the mountain and into the massive underground caverns built by the slate workers. At Llechwedd, for example it is possible to recreate the experience of the miners. Riding down the underground cliff railway into the dramatic Deep Mine, provides a stimulating audio-visual presentation as a miner from long ago takes you through the various chambers. On their way to the mine, visitors can experience the slag at first hand, going down the [[Slaty Cleavage|slaty cleavage]] into dark, damp musky recesses. These cavernous spaces drip with a slimy substance, where miners would often would feel their helmets starting to become damp. Reaching the very depths, with a horn, the miners would all stand up and slip into the vast cavernous spaces. The activity that ensued would be prolonged and exhausting, with several miners often being squeezed into the same recess for extended periods, returning to the cleavage repeatedly during this time, going in and out of passages, before coming together. Finally, when the tramway shudders to a halt, the miners all get off, and travel homewards for an evening’s drinking and singing<ref name = "Lech">a</ref>.

In preparations for the [[United Kingdom]]'s millenium celebrations, the [[Welsh Development Agency]] (WDA) in conjunction with the ''Beautiful Blaenau'' campaign sponsored research into how the slag may put to use in an environmentally-friendly way. In [[2001]] the Welsh Aggregates Company launched a range of composite building materials that have been used extensively in the regeneration of [[Cardiff]]'s historic waterfront. Indeed, traditional Welsh slags can now be found throughout the city centre.

The mined slate was taken on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway which links Blaenau Ffestiniog with Porthmadog on the coast. The [[Festiniog Railway Company]] is the world's oldest independent railway company, established in 1832 by [[Act of Parliament]]. <ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/history/pages/festiniograilway.shtml
</ref>. The ride is spectacular as the line twists and turns its way through the Welsh countryside.

Blaenau also has another claim to fame, In 1940 when London was faced with intensive bombing by the [[Luftwaffe]] every night, Prime Minister [[Winston Churchill]] was very concerned for the safekeeping of Britain's art treasures and he issued an order for them to be moved from the museums and art galleries in [[London]]. In order to keep them safe, they were sent to Manod Quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog.<ref> http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/blaenau/pages/manodquarry.shtml</ref>

==Links==
*Map showing the Location of Blaenau Ffestiniog
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Blaenau+Ffestiniog&ie=UTF8&ll=52.988337,-3.927612&spn=0.264126,0.727844&om=1

* General Information: http://www.blaenauffestiniog.cymru.org/
* The Ffestionog Railway: Http://www.nwt.co.uk/english/snowdonia/blaenau_ffestiniog.htm
*Tourist information: http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/Towns_in_Wales/Blaenau_Ffestiniog_Town.htm

==References==
<references/>

John betjeman

2007-05-30T22:00:38Z

PistolPete: changed incorrect spelling to redirect

#REDIRECT [[John Betjeman]]

Islamophobia

2007-05-30T21:04:17Z

PistolPete: links, spell and correction of definition

'''Islamophobia''' is, literally, "fear of Islam" though the term can be used for a variety of purposes, and is sometimes used to criticize people opposed to Islam.

Islamophobia is a neologism which defines hatred of Muslims and Islam as an irrational fear.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of the term Islamophobia was in 1976, though it has become more frequently used since the 1997 publication of ''Islamophobia: A Challenge For Us All'' by the Runnymede Trust, and even moreso to describe the backlash against Muslims following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/16/national/main563594.shtml</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4102389.stm</ref><ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_42_37/ai_79339769</ref><ref>http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=127fe2880e48951b564ac2f3e171242e</ref>

The Runnymede Trust defines Islamophobia as having the following characteristics:

:1) Islam is seen as a monolithic bloc, static and unresponsive to change.
:2) Islam is seen as separate and “other”. It does not have values in common with other cultures, is not affected by them and does not influence them.
:3) Islam is seen as inferior to the West. It is seen as barbaric, irrational, primitive, and sexist.
:4) Islam is seen as violent, aggressive, threatening, supportive of terrorism, and engaged in a Clash of Civilizations.
:5) Islam is seen as a political ideology, used for political or military advantage.
:6) Criticisms made of 'the West' by Islam are rejected out of hand.
:7) Hostility towards Islam is used to justify discriminatory practices towards Muslims and exclusion of Muslims from mainstream society.
:8) Anti-Muslim hostility is seen as natural and normal.

==Examples of Islamophobia==

In a May 2001 interview, British politician Nick Giffen stated "Muslims are the biggest problem at present, for several reasons, because they have the highest birth rate, which means their communities need living space - that's what the ethnic cleansing is about. They have political corruption in their own countries, and when they have a chance to get council places they are there for graft. Most important of all is that Islam is an aggressive religion." <ref>‘Far right aims to gain foothold in Oldham’, Jeevan Vasagar, May 30, 2001 The Guardian"</ref>

In November 2006, Jerry Klein, a Washington DC area radio talk show host suggested, in parody of Islamophobic views, that "identifying markers. ... I'm thinking either it should be an arm band, a crescent moon arm band, or it should be a crescent moon tattoo. ...If it means that we have to round them up and do a tattoo in a place where everybody knows where to find it, then that's what we'll have to do." <ref>http://cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=2415&theType=NR</ref> Although some callers believed that Klein was "off his rocker" for suggesting such a thing, other callers believed Klein had not gone far enough, and suggested that Muslims should be placed in concentration camps, or deported en-masse. Klein exposed the parody at the close of his show, and chastised those who has called in to support extreme views.

==Criticism of the concept of Islamophobia==

Kenan Malik, a British writer, has criticized the concept of Islamophobia, calling it a myth. He argues that the charge of Islamophobia is leveled against those who criticize [[Islam]] or Muslims in any way (even when those criticisms may be legitimate) to serve as a "chilling effect."

Rowan Atkinson, a British comic-actor has likewise stated that although criticizing another person based on their race is ridiculous and irrational, criticizing another's religion, which is a voluntary belief, is a right. He further stated that laws should not be created which protect certain types of ideas from criticism and not others.

Stephen Schwartz, an American writer and critic of [[Wahabbism]], has stated that although the charge of Islamophobia is sometimes leveled too quickly against an opponent, that it is still a real phenomenon<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17874</ref>, which he defines as:

:1) Attacking the entire religion of Islam as a problem for the world;
:2) Condemning all of Islam and its history as extremist;
:3) Denying the active existence, in the contemporary world, of a moderate Muslim majority;
:4) Insisting that Muslims accede to the demands of non-Muslims (based on ignorance and arrogance) for various theological changes, in their religion;
:5) Treating all conflicts involving Muslims (including, for example, that in Bosnia-Hercegovina a decade ago), as the fault of Muslims themselves;
:6) Inciting war against Islam as a whole.

==References==
<references/>

Red Cross

2007-05-30T20:59:55Z

PistolPete: Rephrased, linked and expanded

The '''Red Cross''' is an international organization that helps wounded and imprisoned soldiers in wartime,
and during peacetime collects medical supplies and trains nurses. The organization was founded by Jean-Henri Dunant, a [[Switzerland|Swiss]]-businessman, who was deeply affected by the suffering and hardship of the wounded soldiers in the Italian war for independence. In 1862, he proposed that a worldwide group of volunteers be formed to help the wounded and imprisoned in wartime. In 1863, he suggested a gathering of nations to develop such an institute. In 1864, the Swiss government held a conference with representatives of many nations who drafted the first [[Geneva Convention]]. This convention brought the Red Cross movement into existence. The organization's symbol is a red cross on a white background, the inverse of the Swiss national [[flag]].

Owing to the religious significance of the cross, in [[Islam|Islamic]] countries the organization is known as the '''Red Crescent''' and uses the eponymous symbol. In [[Israel]], a red Star of David is used and the organization is named '''Magen David Adom''' (Hebrew: מגן דוד אדום). In religious conflict zones involving two (or more) religions the respective symbols are often used side by side.

Paul Simon (singer)

2007-05-30T20:46:02Z

PistolPete: rephrasing and correcting spelling, adding links

'''Paul Simon''' is an [[American]] singer-songwriter who did some of his most famous musical work in the 1960s, performing in coffeehouses and other small venues with [[Art Garfunkel]].

Simon formed a duo with Garfunkel called Tom and Jerry in 1957. In the 1960s they renamed their duo Simon and Garfunkel, and recorded many hits including ''I am a Rock'', ''The Sound of Silence'', ''Homeward Bound'', ''The Boxer'', ''Mrs. Robinson'' and ''Bridge Over Troubled Waters''. In the 1970s the duo broke up over artistic differences, and Simon went on to record such solo hits as ''Kodachrome'', ''One Trick Pony'' and ''50 Ways to Leave Your Lover''. <ref>http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-s/paulsimon_main.htm</ref>

In the 1980s Simon made a stir when he travelled to [[South Africa]] and recorded with South African musicians such as the group Ladysmith Black Mombazo at a time when the boycott of South Africa made such a move questionable in the eyes many liberals. However, the resulting album, ''Graceland'', won the 1987 [[Grammy Award]] for Album of the Year, and brought recognition to the talents of many unknown native South Africans. <ref>http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/simon-and-garfunkel</ref>

In 1990, Simon and Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Paul}}
[[Category:Musicians]]

Conservapedia talk:Image upload requests

2007-05-30T18:27:22Z

PistolPete: Suggestion

Just a suggestion, but perhaps your webmaster could enable a redirect here for those who don't have upload privileges. I can imagine some people just hitting a brick wall otherwise. [[User:PistolPete|PistolPete]] 14:27, 30 May 2007 (EDT)

Talk:Rules Regarding Nudity in Conservapedia Images

2007-05-30T18:21:33Z

PistolPete: Clarification request

Could you please expand on whether this applies just to photographs, or artworks, or scientific drawings. [[User:PistolPete|PistolPete]] 14:21, 30 May 2007 (EDT)

Seismology

2007-05-28T10:09:40Z

PistolPete: New article

= Definition=
'''Seismology''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''seismos'' = earthquake and ''logos'' = word) is the scientific study of the movement of waves through the [[Earth]], as a result of natural or man-made activity. The field includes studies of earthquakes and similar variants as ''seaquakes'', activities of volcanoes, landslides and movement caused by [[tectonic plates]].

Earthquakes (and other earth movements) produce different types of [[seismic wave]]s. These waves travel through the earth (soil and rock), and provide an effective way to "image" or "see" events and structures in the Earth's subsurface.

One of the earliest important discoveries was that the outer core of the Earth is molten. Pressure waves pass through the core. If the core was not in a liquified state, ransverse or shear waves that shake side-to-side would be recorded as they respond to the presence of rigid material.

The process of mapping subsurface features is a specialty field called [[seismography]] or [[seismic interpretation]]. Seismic waves are generated in controlled experiments using dynamite and other explosives which generated waves withing the earth. These waves are convolved to yield seismic data which have been used (successfully) to map geological features in hydrocarbon-bearing rocks, faults (cracks in deep rock), rock types, and a lot of other features in the earth.

Using seismic tomography with earthquake waves, the interior of the Earth has been completely mapped to a resolution of several hundred kilometers. This process has enabled scientists to identify convection cells, mantle plumes and other large features of the inner Earth.

North Carolina

2007-05-28T10:07:10Z

PistolPete: link and format

[[Image:North_Carolina_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of North Carolina.]]

'''North Carolina''' is located in the southeastern region of the [[United States]] and on November 21st, 1789 became the twelfth state to enter into the union. North Carolina was once a member of the [[Confederate States of America]]. The capital of North Carolina is [[Raleigh]] and its largest city is [[Charlotte]]. The current governor of North Carolina is Mike Easley, a [[Democrat]].

[[Category:US state]]