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  The Triangle (North Carolina) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Research Triangle, commonly referred to as "The Triangle", is a metropolitan region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and the town of Chapel Hill.
The Triangle region, as defined for statistical purposes as the Raleigh-Durham-Cary-Dunn CSA is generally considered to comprise 7 counties, although the U.S. Census Bureau divided the region into 2 metropolitan statistical areas and 1 micropolitan area in 2003.
The major research universities of the Triangle are North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Triangle_(North_Carolina)   (1085 words)

  
 America Real Estate Directory: North Carolina, NC
North Carolina is bounded by Virginia on the north, Tennessee on the west, and South Carolina and Georgia on the south.
The Town of Chapel Hill is located principally in Orange County and slightly in Durham County in the north central portion of North Carolina on the Piedmont Plateau, approximately equidistant between Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia.
North Carolina is the second largest industrial state in the South, behind only Texas, and one of the more important manufacturing states in the nation.
www.real-estate-2000.com /north_carolina.htm   (2876 words)

  
 Simply beer, simply North Carolina - Features
Beer brewed in North Carolina is not considered an agricultural product because one of the main ingredients in beer -- hops -- is not a native plant to the area and is not widely grown in the state.
Carolina Brewing Company is a key distributor in the Triangle area and has been around for almost 11 years.
The Carolina Nut Brown Ale is dark brown ale with a malted, dry nutty taste and caries a distinct aftertaste.
www.technicianonline.com /news/2006/04/04/Features/Simply.Beer.Simply.North.Carolina-1778138.shtml   (1360 words)

  
 Home Page Triangle-NC-Homes.com
The Triangle area of North Carolina is a great place to call home, whether it's Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Durham or surrounding cities.
North Raleigh, Cary, Apex, and Morrisville offer neighborhoods that have anywhere from a handful of homes to several hundred homes.
The Triangle area of North Carolina is a great place to call home, whether it's Raleigh, Cary, Apex, or Durham.
www.triangle-nc-homes.com   (377 words)

  
 Meetings Focus | The Triangle, North Carolina
North Carolina's Triangle—otherwise known as the cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill—is one of the most tech-savvy regions in the world.
The city is home to the North Carolina museums of history, art and natural science, as well as the best (and only) Harley-Davidson drag racing museum in the world.
This classic college town is home to the University of North Carolina, so it's not surprising that much of the available meeting space is centered around the Tar Heel campus.
www.meetingsfocus.com /displayarticle.asp?id=2024   (1090 words)

  
 Triangle Youth Ballet
Before moving to North Carolina in 2001, Kate was a professional musician, touring regionally in Pennsylvania as a singer/guitarist.
A native North Carolinian who started her training in Chapel Hill, Alison enhanced her training by studying at the American Dance Machine (NYC), Jacob's Pillow (Mass), the American Dance Festival (NC), the North Carolina School of the Arts and UCLA.
A recent graduate of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, she performed with the Triangle Youth Ballet, Carolina Styles and with the Duke Repertory Company.
www.triangleyouthballet.org /School/faculty.htm   (659 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in North Carolina today?
The Triangle region is comprised of the cities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas.
North Carolina and the Gulf Stream- by Angus Wilson.
The north wall of the Gulf Stream can be reached fairly easily from the fishing ports of Manteo or from Hatteras which is some 70 miles further south.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/usnorthcarolina.htm   (1140 words)

  
 TBI - Triangle Biofuels Industries. Raleigh, North Carolina.
In the coming months, we expect to open the doors on a 5 million gallon per year biodiesel production plant, serving the businesses and communities in and around Raleigh, North Carolina and abroad.
Triangle Biofuels Industries (TBI) is a North Carolina based biodiesel producer that makes premium biodiesel from virgin and waste vegetable oil (WVO) obtained from local sources.
Our ongoing research and development to produce cleaner emissions from biodiesel, while also improving the cold flow properties of biodiesel, will help ensure that TBI will become a market leader in producing clean, premium biodiesel that can be used in any concentration with any modern diesel engine without modification.
www.trianglebiofuels.com   (196 words)

  
 Triangle Tennis Management Group (TTMG)
Triangle Sports Group (TSG) is the premier sports training and management company serving the corporate communities of the Research Triangle, North Carolina.
Triangle Sports Group (TSG) brings a full range of sports-related and life-coaching services to families, adults, juniors and corporate employees in North Carolina's Triangle region and beyond.
Founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Steve Rao, Triangle Sports Group's core team of fitness and wellness professionals is committed to providing the highest level of service to our clients and introducing the lifelong benefits of athletic activities to people of all ages.
www.triangle-tennis.com   (309 words)

  
 Welcome to AIA Triangle.org
AIA Triangle is the voice of the Central North Carolina architecture profession dedicated to serving its members, advancing their value, and improving the quality of the built environment.
In 2005, AIA Triangle provided its members 57.5 hours of continuing education programs; 57.5 of which were health, safety, and welfare credits, and 36.5 of which were free of charge.
2005 AIA Triangle Design Awards Results - The purpose of the AIA Triangle Design Awards Program is to recognise and encourage exceptional projects in the field of architecture, which are designed and executed by members of the Triangle Section of the North Carolina Chapter of The American Institute of Architects.
www.aiatriangle.org   (246 words)

  
 ibiblio - Happy Birthday to Us
The Common Sense Foundation-The Common Sense Foundation is a North Carolina non-partisan public policy organization with the primary goal of ensuring that state government and the political process attend to the interrelated economic, political, social, and cultural needs of those who are systematically denied access to power.
North Carolina Independent Media Center-The NC-IMC is an non-corporate, anti-authoritarian collective of North Carolina independent media makers and media outlets, and serves as the local organizing unit of the global Indymedia network.
WXYC-The highly acclaimed University of North Carolina radio station was the first in the world to offer a live Internet simulcast of an on-air signal when they did it on November 7, 1994.
www.ibiblio.org   (1337 words)

  
 The Golden Age of North Carolina Music
The eighties in Chapel Hill and the Triangle was for me the Golden Age of North Carolina music and maybe one of the richest periods of anywhere in the USA.
People who came later will argue and give as evidence a long list of bands that went on to varying levels of national acclaim or local failure and I will agree that in the nineties there were certainly a lot more bands and some of them were (and are) pretty good.
North Carolina bands were making their mark and venturing out into the real world.
www.northcarolinatravels.com /music/goldenage   (4610 words)

  
 North Carolina's Dinosaur
Not only is the "Terror of the South" is coming home to North Carolina, but a new "terror lizard" has just been discovered within a few miles of the Research Triangle.
Therefore it must have lived in North Carolina, although no fossils of acrocanthosaurs are known from our state.
The land was higher then, because North America had only recently separated from Africa and the Atlantic was much narrower.
www.unc.edu /depts/cmse/science/dinosaur.html   (1163 words)

  
 Stan Partin Triangle North Carolina Real Estate
The Triangle area is consistently ranked nationally as one of the top places in the country to live and work.
Located in the middle of the state, Triangle residents have easy access to top vacation destinations, including coastal attractions of the outer banks, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach SC, and the mountain areas of Asheville, Boone and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
It is experiencing growth generated by the attraction of the Triangle.
www.stanpartin.com /triangle.htm   (587 words)

  
 Triangle North Carolina business by Consultwebs.com, Raleigh Cary Durham Web designers.
Triangle Business NC, sponsored by Consultwebs.com, is a listing of Triangle, North Carolina business organizations, non-profit groups, community resources, law firms and resource links.
In the heart of the Triangle Metropolitan area, Cary, North Carolina steeps in the rich academia offered by the three prestigious universities and Research Triangle Park surrounding it.
Durham, North Carolina might well be called “the city with many names” based on the city’s varied claims to fame throughout its rich history.
www.trianglebusinessnc.com   (3468 words)

  
 newsobserver.com | Fewer high schools meet goals
High schools throughout the Triangle and North Carolina struggled to meet tougher state performance standards last year, with only six of every 10 meeting requirements.
Just a year ago, the state was basking in the news that more than nine out of 10 high schools met or exceeded their academic goals.
All other traditional high schools in the Triangle area met the state's goal -- a year's worth of academic gain -- but only a few schools across the region exceeded it.
www.newsobserver.com /146/story/495082.html   (875 words)

  
 Triangle Community Foundation
The Durham Cerebral Palsy Foundation, a donor-advised endowment held at Triangle Community Foundation, is now accepting applications for financial assistance.
Research Triangle Park, NC Contact Bobbi Hapgood, Director, North Carolina Network of Grantmakers for more information.
Triangle Community Foundation connects philanthropic resources with community needs, creates opportunity for enlightened change, and encourages philanthropy as a way of life.
www.trianglecf.org   (381 words)

  
 Triangle Design Kitchens - Raleigh, North Carolina - Kitchen Design and Remodeling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
We are a Raleigh, N.C.-based kitchen and bath design and remodeling studio with over 30 years of service to the Research Triangle area.
Our professional designers — each one accredited by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) — takes pride in working closely with you to create beautiful, innovative and functional kitchens that reflect your lifestyle while providing the best value for your investment.
And, all of the photos you see are of projects designed and installed by Triangle Design Kitchens.
www.triangledesignkitchens.com   (172 words)

  
 North Carolina Green Party
The North Carolina Green Party will hold its semi-annual Gathering this weekend, Saturday, October 7, in the conference room of Greenville's Port City Java (610 Red Banks Rd.).
Our major goal is to obtain ballot access in North Carolina so that members can run for office under the banner of the Green Party.
Provisions of the PATRIOT Act are unconstitutional (as many judges have now ruled) and serve as further proof of a judicial system that favors the wealthy and discriminates against minorities and the poor.
www.ncgreenparty.org   (454 words)

  
 North Carolina's Union Movement | NC State AFL-CIO
It is also designed to help workers who are interested in organizing a union at their workplace or who wish to provide support to organizing campaigns around the state.
This website is one of the many tools we will use to publicize the benefits of unions, to help improve the lives of working families in North Carolina and to connect with other organizations working on important social and economic issues in our state.
The North Carolina State AFL-CIO is proud to offer our trade union and community activist members access to a powerful online mobilization tool, the Working Families e-Activist Network.
www.aflcionc.org   (553 words)

  
 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Real Estate - Find Research Triangle Park North Carolina Homes For Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Research Triangle Park (RTP) is a public/private, planned research park, created in 1959 by leaders from business, academia and industry.
The Research Triangle Committee was formed in September, 1956 to explore the idea of creating a research park to be located between Duke University in Durham, N.C. State University in Raleigh, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Perhaps you'd like to see when the Carolina Hurricanes are playing a game in town, or you might want to take your special someone out for a romantic dinner at one of the many top-rated restaurants that are located here.
www.househunterhq.com /north_carolina/research_triangle.htm   (467 words)

  
 HPS North Carolina Chapter
The North Carolina Chapter of the Health Physics Society (NCHPS) is a professional organization dedicated to the development, dissemination and application of the scientific knowledge of and practical means for radiation protection.
The objective of the Chapter is the protection of people and the environment of North Carolina from unnecessary exposure to sources of radiation.
The Chapter is thus concerned with understanding, evaluating and controlling the risks from radiation exposure relative to the benefits derived.
hpschapters.org /northcarolina   (88 words)

  
 Tangophilia - Argentine Tango in Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Classes and events are regularly scheduled in the Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle area.
Special workshops and performances by Tangophilia are also scheduled across North Carolina.
Triangle Dance Studio, Durham (near RTP), NC Foundations of Argentine Tango-1 (LGBT Women)
www.tangophilia.com   (291 words)

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