. ; 60/16 86/30 Films set in Georgia include two pictures both set in Atlanta that were awarded the Oscar for Best Picture: Gone with the Wind (1939) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Other films set in Georgia include Deliverance (1972) which was based on the novel of the same name by James Dickey Parental Guidance (2012) and Vacation at Six Flags Over Georgia, The Po Valley in Northern Italy including major cities such as Milan Turin Bologna and Verona have a humid subtropical climate featuring hot humid summers with frequent thunderstorms; winters are foggy damp and chilly with sudden bursts of frost Some parts of the valley have a mild continental climate Places along the shores of Lake Maggiore Lake Lugano Lake Como (Como and Verbania in Italy and Lugano in Switzerland) have a humid subtropical climate with a distinctive high amount of rainfall during summer Budapest Hungary is just warm enough to qualify due to recent warming at 46 degrees north the city lies on the northern limit of the humid subtropical zone. In October 1996 Time Warner acquired Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting System and all of its assets including its cable channels and the Atlanta Braves Over the next few years Ted Turner's presence as owner of the team would diminish. Demographics 2.3 Ecology On July 5 Chipper Jones surpassed Dale Murphy for the Atlanta club record of 372 home runs by belting two against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
; P Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport the world's busiest airport as measured by both passenger traffic and aircraft traffic is located in Georgia Also the Port of Savannah is the fourth largest seaport and fastest-growing container seaport in North America importing and exporting a total of 2.3 million TEUs per year. . Two buildings stand side-by-side on a hill the one on the left is two stories with two smokestacks behind it the one on the right is the larger taller Tech Tower building, 12 Notable people The Atlanta Regional Council of Higher Education (ARCHE) is dedicated to strengthening synergy among 19 public and private colleges and universities in the Atlanta region Participating Atlanta region colleges and universities partner on joint-degree programs cross-registration library services and cultural events. Retired April 15 1977 Community improvement districts Jeffrey Moreland vice-chairman, Diving (4) Evermore Community Improvement District or Highway 78 Community Improvement District covering part of the U.S 78 corridor in Gwinnett near Snellville! Building on mechanical developments in the 1970s high speed Washington-New York Metroliner Service was improved with new equipment and faster schedules Travel time between New York and Washington D.C was reduced to under 3 hours According to the 1980 Amtrak Annual Report a converted 12-car set saved the company approximately $250,000 a year in fuel maintenance and yard support costs Amtrak completed the head-end power conversion program in 1982 Demand for passenger rail service resulted in the creation of five new state-supported routes in California Illinois Missouri Oregon and Pennsylvania for a total of 15 state-supported routes across the nation. Fri 27th Retired numbers, Main article: Film industry in Georgia (U.S state), J Main article: Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Throughout the American Renaissance and beyond Atlantans were amazed at successive waves of ever more impressive hotels civic and industrial architecture and office buildings such as the Equitable Building (8 stories 1892) Candler Building (17 stories 1906) and Rhodes-Haverty Building (21 stories 1929) Among the most notable architects active in Atlanta between the Civil War and World War Two were A Ten Eyck Brown Francis Palmer Smith and G Lloyd Preacher.
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