. . Main article: 2007 Atlanta Braves season Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Lines Joe Torre College of Sciences 2 World Series championships. . Board of Commissioners Music, Atlanta Georgia business directory A report prepared by European Olympic officials after the Games was critical of Atlanta's performance in several key issues including the level of crowding in the Olympic Village the quality of available food the accessibility and convenience of transportation and the Games' general atmosphere of commercialism IOC vice-president Dick Pound defended criticism of the commercialization of these Games stating that they still adhered to a historic policy barring the display of advertising within venues and that "you have to look to the private sector for at least a portion of the funding and unless you're looking for handouts you're dealing with people who are investing business assets and they have to get a return.". The Beltline A majority of the members to which each house is entitled shall constitute a quorum to transact business a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of its absent members. . Top 10 Non-English Languages Spoken in Georgia Don't know, Despite their highly technical backgrounds Tech graduates are no strangers to the arts or athletic competition Among them comedian/actor Jeff Foxworthy of Blue Collar Comedy Tour fame and Randolph Scott both called Tech home Several famous athletes have as well; about 150 Tech students have gone into the National Football League (NFL) with many others going into the National Basketball Association (NBA) or Major League Baseball (MLB) Well-known American football athletes include all-time greats such as Joe Hamilton Pat Swilling Billy Shaw and Joe Guyon former Tech head football coaches Pepper Rodgers and Bill Fulcher and recent students such as Calvin Johnson and Tashard Choice Some of Tech's recent entrants into the NBA include Josh Okogie Chris Bosh Derrick Favors Thaddeus Young Jarrett Jack and Iman Shumpert Award-winning baseball stars include Kevin Brown Mark Teixeira Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Varitek in golf Tech alumni include the legendary Bobby Jones who founded the Masters and David Duval who was ranked the No 1 golfer in the world in 1999.
. . Georgia 3 Connector.svg State Route 3 Connector Basketball (2) 15 See also. 8.1 Colleges and universities Even before 2002 the state had become increasingly supportive of Republicans in Presidential elections it has supported a Democrat for president only three times since 1960 in 1976 and 1980 native son Jimmy Carter carried the state; in 1992 the former Arkansas governor Bill Clinton narrowly won the state Generally Republicans are strongest in the predominantly white suburban (especially the Atlanta suburbs) and rural portions of the state Many of these areas were represented by conservative Democrats in the state legislature well into the 21st century One of the most conservative of these was U.S Congressman Larry McDonald former head of the John Birch Society who died when the Soviet Union shot down KAL 007 near Sakhalin Island Democratic candidates have tended to win a higher percentage of the vote in the areas where black voters are most numerous as well as in the cities among liberal urban populations (especially Atlanta and Athens) and the rural Black Belt region that passes through the central and southwestern portion of the state! Brian McCann bats for Atlanta in July 2007 The U.S Census Bureau lists fourteen metropolitan areas in Georgia the largest Atlanta is the ninth most populous metro area in the United States. . Marine mammal: right whale, 139 2313, African 11.0% African 20.0% African 20.0% Milwaukee Braves cap logo College Park pop 13,942. Amtrak began operations on May 1 1971 Amtrak received no rail tracks or rights-of-way at its inception All Amtrak's routes were continuations of prior service although Amtrak pruned about half the passenger rail network Of the 366 train routes that operated previously Amtrak only continued 184 on the routes that were continued (to the extent possible) schedules were retained with only minor changes from the Official Guide of the Railways and under the same names.[citation needed] Several major corridors became freight-only including the ex-New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from New York to Ohio and Grand Trunk Western Railroad's Chicago to Detroit route Reduced passenger train schedules created headaches a 19-hour layover became necessary for eastbound travel on the James Whitcomb Riley between Chicago and Newport News.[citation needed], Gainesville pop 33,804 Cities and suburbs.
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