Crime rates and trends Before settlement by Europeans Georgia was inhabited by the mound building cultures the British colony of Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12 1733 the colony was administered by the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America under a charter issued by (and named for) King George II the Trustees implemented an elaborate plan for the colony's settlement known as the Oglethorpe Plan which envisioned an agrarian society of yeoman farmers and prohibited slavery the colony was invaded by the Spanish in 1742 during the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1752 after the government failed to renew subsidies that had helped support the colony the Trustees turned over control to the crown Georgia became a crown colony with a governor appointed by the king. Derek Kan Maldives (6), 2004 2,327,565 29,399 58.7% 16th 21st On-time performance is calculated differently for airlines than for Amtrak a plane is considered on-time if it arrives within 15 minutes of the schedule Amtrak uses a sliding scale with trips under 250 miles (400 km) considered late if they are more than 10 minutes behind schedule up to 30 minutes for trips over 551 miles (887 km) in length.
M 1.5 Repurposed industrial architecture, 1.2 Postbellum Madagascar (11) 1870 1,184,109 12.0%. . The city's lush tree canopy which filters out pollutants and cools sidewalks and buildings has increasingly been under assault from man and nature due to heavy rains drought aged forests new pests and urban construction a 2001 study found Atlanta's heavy tree cover declined from 48% in 1974 to 38% in 1996 Community organizations and the city government are addressing the problem Trees Atlanta a non-profit organization founded in 1985 has planted and distributed over 113,000 shade trees in the city and Atlanta's government has awarded $130,000 in grants to neighborhood groups to plant trees Fees are additionally imposed on developers that remove trees on their property per a citywide ordinance active since 1993. Atlanta has a large effect on the state of Georgia the Southeastern United States and beyond Atlanta has been the site of growth in finance insurance technology manufacturing real estate service logistics transportation film communications convention and trade show businesses and industries while tourism is important to the economy Atlanta is a global city also called world city or sometimes alpha city or world center as a city generally considered to be an important node in the global economic system. Joseph H Boardman replaced Kummant as President and CEO in late 2008, 4.1 State government Atlanta Georgia business directory, Industry in Georgia is diverse. A number of notable musicians in various genres of popular music are from Georgia Among them are Ray Charles (whose many hits include "Georgia on My Mind" now the official state song) and Gladys Knight (known for her Georgia-themed song "Midnight Train to Georgia")! Traditions Container trains have become the beta type in the US for bulk haulage Containers can easily be transshipped to other modes such as ships and trucks using cranes This has succeeded the boxcar (wagon-load) where the cargo had to be loaded and unloaded into the train manually the intermodal containerization of cargo has revolutionized the supply chain logistics industry reducing ship costs significantly in Europe the sliding wall wagon has largely superseded the ordinary covered wagons Other types of cars include refrigerator cars stock cars for livestock and autoracks for road vehicles When rail is combined with road transport a roadrailer will allow trailers to be driven onto the train allowing for easy transition between road and rail, In tennis Andre Agassi won the gold medal which would eventually make him the first man and second singles player overall (after his eventual wife Steffi Graf) to win the career Golden Slam which consists of an Olympic gold medal and victories in the singles tournaments held at professional tennis' four major events (Australian Open French Open Wimbledon and US Open), See also: Native American Atlanta Braves logo information.
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