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Six reputable wine merchants across North Carolina offered their insight into learning about wines. They advised how to describe the taste of wine, and matching its characteristics with a customer’s particular preferences. They also discussed wine availability, distribution, retailers, and state regulations.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 6, June 1981, p12-62, il, por
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The University of North Carolina Center for Public Television is working to push forward in an era of heated competition for viewers, programming, and money. The center plans to expand the geographic reach through new transmitters, acquire additional programs, and improve its production standards. By next fall, North Carolinians can tune in their local public television station every night to find out the latest important developments in the state.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 6, June 1981, p15-23, il, por
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29372
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More than seven-hundred different kinds of shell-bearing animals exist in North Carolina’s estuarine and marine waters. For seashell collectors, the most popular types of shells found in the state are hinged bivalves and gastropods. This guide offers advice on the best places and times to search for shells.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 6, June 1981, p40-50, il
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29374
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North Carolina watercraft descended from a long and rich maritime tradition. Wind and water, geography and topography, culture and economics shaped the state’s distinctive watercraft, and the boats shaped the lives of generations of watermen and fishermen. The shape and structure of boats, such as shad boats and sharpies, have evolved over time, but the boat-building traditions continue.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 6, June 1981, p42-45, il, por
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North Carolina’s coastal region, with its multiplicity of small islands, inlets and coves, offered hiding places for pirates. These areas also gave pirates access to isolated coastal towns, major sea routes and commercial shipping. The legends of pirates, such as Blackbeard, live on in North Carolina, and today, they are depicted in outdoor dramas and plays.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 6, June 1981, p46-48, il, por
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