Economy The school was founded in 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War Southern United States Initially it offered only a degree in mechanical engineering by 1901 its curriculum had expanded to include electrical civil and chemical engineering in 1948 the school changed its name to reflect its evolution from a trade school to a larger and more capable technical institute and research university. . ? ? ? ? ? Maldives (6) Alumni 2 Russia 26 21 16 63 Georgia Tech also operates a campus in Metz in northeastern France known as Georgia Tech Lorraine Opened in October 1990 it offers master's-level courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D coursework in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Georgia Tech Lorraine was the defendant in a lawsuit pertaining to the language used in advertisements which was a violation of the Toubon Law. . . 1688 200,000 Malaysia: RTM STMB Mega TV Philips ASTRO An important contribution to the wider adoption of AC traction came from SNCF of France after World War II the company conducted trials at AC 50 HZ and established it as a standard Following SNCF's successful trials 50 HZ now also called industrial frequency was adopted as standard for main-lines across the world; Prior to and since the acceptance of Georgia State's and Carter's bid for Turner Field residents of the Summerhill and Mechanicsville neighborhoods which lie adjacent to the stadium have expressed their criticisms over the impending development particularly over the potential of being displaced due to gentrification despite both Georgia State and Carter seeking input from local residents to help mitigate their concerns in April 2017 protesters set up a tent city near the stadium; however the encampment was removed by the Georgia State Police Department at the behest of Summerhill residents in June 2017 for health and safety reasons, 8 Roswell Fulton 94,650 2.1.1 Georgia Tech, Amtrak soon had the opportunity to acquire rights-of-way Following the bankruptcy of several northeastern railroads in the early 1970s including Penn Central which owned and operated the Northeast Corridor (NEC) Congress passed the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 a large part of the legislation was directed to the creation of Conrail but the law also enabled the transfer of the portions of the NEC not already owned by state authorities to Amtrak Amtrak acquired the majority of the NEC on April 1 1976 (The portion in Massachusetts is owned by the Commonwealth and managed by Amtrak the route from New Haven to New Rochelle is owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Connecticut Department of Transportation as the New Haven Line.)[citation needed] This main line became Amtrak's "jewel" asset and helped the railroad generate revenue While the NEC ridership and revenues were higher than any other segment of the system the cost of operating and maintaining the corridor proved to be overwhelming As a result Amtrak's federal subsidy was increased dramatically in subsequent years other short route segments not needed for freight operations were transferred to Amtrak.[citation needed]!
. . 1.5 Growth in the 21st century The most common birds are the Brown Thrasher (the GA state bird) American crow European (or common) starling American robin mourning dove house sparrow northern cardinal purple finch Carolina chickadee tufted titmouse bluejay white-breasted nuthatch eastern bluebird mockingbird brown-headed nuthatch and the Carolina wren Birds of prey thrive in the area with three varieties of hawks common near open fields in even the most populated areas Falcons roost on skyscrapers in downtown Atlanta and can be regularly seen feasting on pigeons the American kestrel is sometimes seen Late in the year three species of owls can be heard nightly in wooded areas Various woodpeckers can be seen in forested lots including the red-bellied woodpecker northern flicker (also known as the "red-shafted flicker") and the downy woodpecker the red-headed woodpecker is common in open fields and on golf courses the American goldfinch is present mostly in winter and the ruby-throated hummingbird only in summer. Canada: CBC and Radio-Canada Contents An analysis of FBI Uniform Crime Report data for 2015 conducted by the economic analysis website 24/7 Wall Street showed a murder rate in Atlanta of about 20.2 per 100,000 people making it the 18th highest murder rate among U.S cities a October 2016 FiveThirtyEight analysis of preliminary 2016 data taken from official police information and local reports found that among U.S cities with populations of over a quarter-million people Atlanta had the tenth-highest murder rate at 23.9 per 100,000 residents, Uniforms Spahn (right) with Johnny Sain Religion Percent.
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