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  MSN Encarta - A Capital Quiz of Stately Proportions
In 1821, the Mississippi town of Le Fleur’s Bluff became the state capital and was renamed _______ in honor of a military hero and future president of the United States.
The Alabama state capital, _______, served as the provisional capital of the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.
Now the state capital of New Mexico, the city of _______ was founded in 1610 as the capital of the Spanish colony of New Mexico.
encarta.msn.com /quiz_53/A_Capital_Quiz_of_Stately_Proportions.html   (299 words)

  
 List of U.S. state mottos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States.
To promote tourism, states also establish state slogans, which are unofficial and change more often than state mottos.
A separate list of U.S. state slogans is also available, as well as a list of U.S. state nicknames.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mottos   (185 words)

  
 Church state separation issues: use of religious symbols by municipalities and states
They would like to see their religion represented in city and state crests, mottos, sayings, etc. Many individuals, both Christian and non-Christian are opposed to religious sayings and symbols appearing in any official capacity in their city, state and federal governments.
Raymond Vasvari, Legal Director for ACLU of Ohio stated: "Remarkably, advocates of the state motto attempted to drain the passage of its theological significance in their effort to avoid the First Amendment implications of its meaning.
According to an ACLU statement: "The opinion considers the state motto at great length, and concludes that it cannot be considered a neutral statement of deism, like the familiar "In God We Trust" because it cannot properly be understood other than in its biblical context.
www.religioustolerance.org /sep_c_s1.htm   (2913 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of state mottos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization.
A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty.
Motto: Dominator Hercules Fundator Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity) Capital Seville Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87 268 km² 17,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 1st 7 478 432 17,9% 85,70...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-state-mottos   (4005 words)

  
 U.S. national mottos: History and constitutionality
Although not a motto, many British coins contain a drawing of the queen identified as "Elizabeth II D.G. This is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase which means "Elizabeth II by Grace of God Defender of the Faith.
United States," 432 F.2d 242 (1970) in the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit The court ruled that: "It is quite obvious that the national motto and the slogan on coinage and currency 'In God We Trust' has nothing whatsoever to do with the establishment of religion.
As such it is equally clear that the use of the motto on the currency or otherwise does not have a primary effect of advancing religion.
www.religioustolerance.org /nat_mott.htm   (1661 words)

  
 State "Mottos"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
I am the legal owner and a couple of beavers are in the (State unauthorized) process of constructing and maintaining two wood "debris" dams across the outlet stream of my SpringPond.
I believe I can safely state there is no way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination and/or their dam work ethic.
The Department's dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed during a recent rain event causing flooding is proof that this is a natural occurrence, which the Department is required to protect.
home.columbus.rr.com /thesantas/toppage1.htm   (1297 words)

  
 Learn more about List of state mottos in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Here is a list of state mottos for countries and their subdivisions around the world.
Norway: The King's motto: Alt for Norge (Norwegian, "All for Norway")
United States: In God we trust and E Pluribus Unum (Latin, "Out of many, one").
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_state_mottos.html   (778 words)

  
 List of state mottos -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Here is a list of state (A favorite saying of a sect or political group) mottos for countries and their subdivisions around the world.
(A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Cuba: Patria y Libertad ((The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain) Spanish, "Homeland and Liberty")
Also: Sufragio efectivo, no reelección ((The Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain) Spanish, "Effective suffrage, not re-election)", is at present in the signature of government's documents.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_state_mottos.htm   (3461 words)

  
 List Of State Mottos Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/List_of_state_mottos   (1522 words)

  
 Indiana State Mottos
In 1937, the great state of Indiana adopted its current motto “The Crossroads of America”.
We here at The Hoosier Gazette don’t feel this motto tells people much about our state, so we have decided that each week we will post a new state motto submitted by one of our readers that gives Americans a better understanding of this little parcel of land we call home.
To submit a state motto to The Hoosier Gazette, just e-mail us at imc@hoosiergazette.com or use the submit motto form.
www.hoosiergazette.com /motto.asp   (124 words)

  
 State Mottos on Almondnet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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A piece of cloth, usually rectangular, of distinctive color and design, used as a symbol, standard, signal, or emblem.
www.mortgage-advisors-northern-ireland.co.uk /mortgageireland/state_mottos.html   (364 words)

  
 Netscape What's New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
So while David, John, Susan and Elizabeth are popular on both sides of the Atlantic, Simon, Ian, Martin and Nicola might not be the richest kids on the block in the United States.
Compare this to the top five baby boys' names in the United States for 2004, according to the Social Security Administration: Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Matthew and Ethan.
Compare this to the top five baby girls' names in the United States for 2004, according to the Social Security Administration: Emily, Emma, Madison, Olivia and Hannah.
channels.netscape.com /new/html/live/scoop/nn/6.html   (307 words)

  
 IPL Kidspace: Stately Knowledge
If you're interested in state rankings -- for example, you want to know the third largest state, we have a separate table for that, which you can find below the list.
Stately Dates: The Dates Each State Entered the Union
Click here for information about the members of the Stately Knowledge team.
www.ipl.org /div/kidspace/stateknow/skhome.html   (154 words)

  
 State Mottos: does yours fit? - TechIMO Forums
The beehive became the official state emblem on March 4, 1959.
The beehive was chosen as the emblem for the provisional State of Deseret in 1848 and was maintained on the seal of the State of Utah when Utah became a state in 1896.
After building a Dome on the State Capital (didn't need) and a Bass Pro (didn't need), the state is now around 46 billion dollars in the hole.
www.techimo.com /forum/showthread.php?p=880860   (639 words)

  
 List Of U.S. State Mottos Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/List_of_U.S._state_mottos   (366 words)

  
 New State Mottos For The New Millenium [Free Republic]
New State Mottos For The New Millenium [Free Republic]
It is supposed to be the new state mottos for the new millenium.
I wonder if Ohio is going to try and steal this motto as well.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a38b478ce5701.htm   (670 words)

  
 New state mottos
Thanks Soaring, I thought they are very funny and I'm going to show them to a few people who I think will enjoy them as much as I did..
Spotted Owl...It's What's For Dinner) oregon has a weird rep of being hicks and stuff but it is actually one of the most advanced electronic places in the world.
we have deserts and we have the beach we are one of the very few states in the US that has everything.
www.nissanforum.com /m_159/tm.htm   (542 words)

  
 State Mottos Jokes
This is a list of what state mottos should really be...
Delaware: (this was left blank--does this mean Delaware is too small to have a motto?)
State Mottos Jokes State Mottos Jokes Place to read jokes, have fun, laugh and share.
letsjoke.com /jokes.asp?StateMottos   (194 words)

  
 Rejected State Mottos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
CALIFORNIA: The Granola State; Nobody's actually from here; Fast reloading lanes available; The really long state.
FLORIDA: The Gunshine State; Where the old Republicans go to die; Senior citizen discounts available; Come, enjoy the humidity; The snow capital of the U.S. GEORGIA: Home of the Rednecks; Gateway to Florida; Confederate money welcome.
NEW YORK: At least we're not New Jersey!; We're more than a big city, we're a state; Like we CARE about a motto; English spoken here, sometimes.
thetroxels.com /ej/etReject.htm   (584 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on List of state mottos [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
During Franco's Fascist regime, the motto was Una, grande y libre ("One, big and free").
United States: In God we trust and previously, E Pluribus Unum (Latin, "Out of many, one").
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encyclozine.com /National_motto   (1051 words)

  
 State Mottos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The author of the slogans (or mottos) is unknown.
Over the years we have seen various versions of this list.
The slogans or mottos are intended to be humorous (not to be taken seriously).
www.umt.edu /polsci/greene/stateslogans.htm   (261 words)

  
 State Mottos - Hockey Station
You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An Attorney...
We Really Are One Of The 50 States!
We might as well be part of Canada.
www.hockeystation.com /showthread.php?t=24   (228 words)

  
 State Mottos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent Pets New York: You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney...
North Carolina: Tobacco is a Vegetable North Dakota: We Really are One of the 50 States!
We Didn't Actually Surrender South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota Tennessee: The Educashun State Texas: Si, Hablo Ingles Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus Vermont: Yep Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?
www.ptg.org /pipermail/humor/2000-April/000718.html   (177 words)

  
 New State Mottos - allnurses.com Nursing for Nurses
New State Mottos - allnurses.com Nursing for Nurses
Mississippi: Come feel better about your own state.
New Mexico's real motto is "Land of Enchantment" but everyone around here says "Land of Entrapment" - A reference to the many speed traps on our hwys.
allnurses.com /forums/f98/new-state-mottos-24683.html   (597 words)

  
 Omniseek: Humor: /Humor /Lists /Rejected State Mottos
REJECTED STATE MOTTOS FLORIDA: The Gunshine State ALABAMA: Literacy Ain't Everything ARKANSAS: At Least We're not Oklahoma ILLINOIS: Gateway to Iowa KENTUCKY: Tobacco is a Vegetable MAINE: For Sale MONTANA: Land of the Big Sky, and Very Little Else NEW JE
Rejected State Mottos: ALABAMA: Literacy Ain't Everything ARKANSAS: At Least We're not Oklahoma CALIFORNIA: Se Habla Ingles CONNECTICUT: New York City's OTHER Suburb FLORIDA: The Gunshine State IDAHO: Famous Potatoes...
FLORIDA: The Gunshine State ALABAMA: Literacy Ain't Everything ARKANSAS: At Least We're not Oklahoma ILLINOIS: Gateway to Iowa KENTUCKY: Tobacco is a Vegetable MAINE: For Sale MONTANA: Land of the Big Sky, and...
humor.omniseek.com /srch/{77084}   (460 words)

  
 The Top 15 New State Mottos
Honest, we were just try'n to get that sheep back over the fence.
With an omnipotent universal supreme being of undetermined gender which may or may not exist, all things are technically possible!
With God, all things except keeping our state motto are possible.
www.topfive.com /arcs/statemottos.shtml   (676 words)

  
 STATE MOTTOS: - DBSTalk.Com
As Rage mentioned, joke or not, DC isn't a state.
And while most of them are either funny, or sadly true (the Nevada one and the Minnesota one in particular), I believe you should come up with a nicer Montana one
all in all....The state motto's cracked me up.
www.dbstalk.com /showthread.php?t=2690   (438 words)

  
 Bad State Mottos
Just complete a trial offer after you sign up at freeminimacs.com, then refer 10 friends to do the same.
Luckily, none of these states has adopted any of these mottos.
Land of 7,000 lakes and 3,000 man-made ponds (MAF prefers: Land of 10,000 Petersens)
funnies.paco.to /stateMottos.html   (103 words)

  
 New state mottos
RE: New state mottos - 4/22/2005 12:58:52 PM
RE: New state mottos - 4/22/2005 7:17:13 PM
RE: New state mottos - 4/23/2005 4:50:34 PM
www.nissanforum.com /fb.asp?m=159   (542 words)

  
 SOHH.com Global Forum - Laugh Out Loud! Rejected State Mottos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
And for every inspiring, lofty state motto there's the slogan it should have instead!
Thanks to several Web sites that specialize in making fun of state mottos, here are the mottos for all 50 states--the (funny) ones that they should have.
New Mexico: We Really Are One of the 50 States!
forums.sohh.com /showthread.php?t=347857   (309 words)

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