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  State of Georgia
Getronics was contracted to provide first level support for all network services and has increased the proportion of problems solved on the first call from 6% to 85%.
The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) is responsible for administering all of the state's public health and human services.
After accepting bids from several vendors, the state selected Getronics to provide first level support for network services and established applications, as well as a custom application, called Family and Children Electronic Tracking System (FACETS), that the DHR is developing to deliver family foster care, adoption, and child protective services.
www.getronics.com /global/en-gb/industries/government/cases/state_of_georgia.htm   (612 words)

  
  State of Georgia
State of Georgia-a side wheel steamer built at Philadelphia in 1851 by Vaughn and Lynn-was purchased by the Navy at Philadelphia on 25 September 1861 from Philadelphia and Savannah Steamship Co.; and was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 20 November 1861, Comdr.
On 11 April, State of Georgia got underway from Port Royal and proceeded to Aspinwall, New Granada, to carry dispatches to the American minister at Bogota and to learn of conditions on the isthmus and to protect the interests of the United States.
On 9 June, State of Georgia and Huntsville departed Aspinwall and proceeded to a position near Roncador Reef to rescue the survivors of the wrecked Golden Rule.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/s18/state_of_georgia.htm   (675 words)

  
  New Georgia Encyclopedia: State Flags of Georgia
After the state's secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, there were several newspaper reports of secession flags consisting of a single star on a solid background.
Perhaps because the 1879 flag was devoid of state symbols, the Georgia General Assembly in 1902 stipulated: "On the blue field shall be stamped, painted or embroidered the coat of arms of the State." The few surviving flags from this era show a coat of arms on the blue vertical band.
Georgia's secretary of state may have ordered—or at least approved—the change, because the first state publication to show the seal on the flag was the 1927 volume of the Georgia Official Register, published by the secretary of state.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2671   (3187 words)

  
 Georgia (state) - MSN Encarta
Georgia emerged as a state during the American Revolution (1775-1783), and Georgians were among the first signers of the Declaration of Independence.
By 1860 Georgia was one of the wealthiest Southern states, and stately plantation homes graced the rolling hills of the coastal and central sections of the state.
The state remained poor, and during the Great Depression of the 1930s it was particularly devastated as the boll weevil decimated the cotton economy.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761571609/Georgia_(state).html   (1744 words)

  
 The US50 - A guide to the state of Georgia - History
Georgia, the last of the 13 British colonies established on the Atlantic seaboard, was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe with 114 original settlers on February 12, 1733, at the present site of the city of Savannah.
The most dramatic piece of legislation passed during the years that Louisville was the state capital was the rescinding of the Yazoo Act and public burning of the act on the Capitol grounds on February 15, 1799, the present Great Seal of the state of Georgia was adopted in General Assembly in Louisville.
In the final quarter of the 20th century, Georgia, with its capital city Atlanta, is emerging as a leader in the social, political and economic progress of the nation.
www.theus50.com /georgia/history.shtml   (1420 words)

  
 The Constitution of Georgia : State Defense
Georgia has military forces for the defense of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country and for the fulfillment of international obligations.
The use of military forces during a state of emergency or for the fulfillment of international obligations is prohibited without the agreement of Parliament.
For the purpose of state defense, in special cases, or cases envisaged by law, the decision to permit the entrance in, use and movement of military forces of other countries on the territory of Georgia is made by the President.
members.tripod.com /ggdavid/georgia/const7.htm   (238 words)

  
 Georgia State Flower Cherokee Rose Rosa laevigata
The Cherokee rose was adopted by the Georgia General Assembly as the floral emblem of the State of Georgia at the request of the Federation of Women's Clubs.
Be it therefore by the House of Representatives of Georgia, the Senate concurring, resolved, That, at the suggestion and request of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, the Cherokee Rose be and the same is hereby adopted as and declared to be the floral emblem of the State of Georgia.
The Cherokee rose is adopted as the floral emblem of the State of Georgia.
www.netstate.com /states/symb/flowers/ga_cherokee_rose.htm   (508 words)

  
 State of Georgia
State of Georgia-a side wheel steamer built at Philadelphia in 1851 by Vaughn and Lynn-was purchased by the Navy at Philadelphia on 25 September 1861 from Philadelphia and Savannah Steamship Co.; and was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 20 November 1861, Comdr.
On 11 April, State of Georgia got underway from Port Royal and proceeded to Aspinwall, New Granada, to carry dispatches to the American minister at Bogota and to learn of conditions on the isthmus and to protect the interests of the United States.
On 9 June, State of Georgia and Huntsville departed Aspinwall and proceeded to a position near Roncador Reef to rescue the survivors of the wrecked Golden Rule.
history.navy.mil /danfs/s18/state_of_georgia.htm   (675 words)

  
  New Georgia Encyclopedia: State Flags of Georgia
After the state's secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, there were several newspaper reports of secession flags consisting of a single star on a solid background.
Perhaps because the 1879 flag was devoid of state symbols, the Georgia General Assembly in 1902 stipulated: "On the blue field shall be stamped, painted or embroidered the coat of arms of the State." The few surviving flags from this era show a coat of arms on the blue vertical band.
Georgia's secretary of state may have ordered—or at least approved—the change, because the first state publication to show the seal on the flag was the 1927 volume of the Georgia Official Register, published by the secretary of state.
www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2671&pid=s-71   (3180 words)

  
 State Bar of Georgia - FAO 91-1
Waiver of State law fiduciary requirements in the document is permissible as long as waiver is ordinary and customary in similar documents for similar clients that do not name the attorney as fiduciary.
Any executor or trustee is allowed by Georgia law to hire legal counsel, according to the needs of the estate or trust he represents, and pay reasonable fees for their services.
In accordance with the ethical requirements of the State Bar of Georgia, it is necessary for me to obtain your statement that the potential conflicts of interests have been explained to you.
www.gabar.org /handbook/supreme_court_of_georgia/fao_91-1   (2049 words)

  
 Judicial Branch of Georgia :: State Courts
The state court was established by a 1970 legislative act that designated certain existing countywide courts of limited jurisdiction as state courts.
State courts may exercise jurisdiction over all misdemeanor violations, including traffic cases, and all civil actions, regardless of the amount claimed, unless the superior court has exclusive jurisdiction.
State courts are authorized to hold hearings on applications for an issuance of search and arrest warrants and to hold preliminary hearings.
www.georgiacourts.org /state.html   (176 words)

  
 KeysDAN - State of Georgia - GA
Georgia's population in 2000 was 8,186,453 (U.S. Census); it is one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, with an estimated 9,072,576 people in 2005.[1] Georgia is also known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South.
Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina.
Georgia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution by signing the 1776 Declaration of Independence, despite a large population of people loyal to the crown.
www.keysdan.com /State_of_Georgia.htm   (3978 words)

  
 State of Georgia, Facts for Students
State in the SE U.S.; bordered by Florida (S), Alabama (W), Tennessee and North Carolina (N), and South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean (E).
Georgia also provides 60% of the world's kaolin and is known for its fine marble.
In the early 1960s Georgia was the first state of the deep South to proceed with integration without a major curtailment of its public-school system.
www.atlantainfoguide.com /htmls/georgia.html   (2302 words)

  
 NARSAL - Georgia GAP - Georgia Overview
With an area of approximately 57,000 square miles, Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River.
The Georgia landscape runs from the mountains in the north and northeast to the Coastal Plain in the southeast.
Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4784 feet about sea level and its lowest is sea level along the coast.
narsal.ecology.uga.edu /gap/georgia.html   (718 words)

  
 State of Georgia :: Incorporation Requirements
The name may not contain language stating or implying the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by Georgia law or the articles of incorporation.
S Corporation status is recognized by the State of Georgia as long as all shareholders are subject to income tax in the state.
Non-resident shareholders must execute a consent agreement to pay Georgia income tax on their portion of the income in order for the S corporation to be recognized for Georgia purposes.
www.form-a-corp.com /georgia/increq.htm   (389 words)

  
 Georgia State Veteran's Benefits - Military Benefits - Military.com
The Georgia HERO (Helping Educate Reservists and their Offspring) Scholarship Program was created to provide educational grant assistance to members of the Georgia National Guard and U.S. Military Reservists who served in combat zones or the children of such members of the Georgia National Guard and U.S. Military Reserves.
Eligibility: Driver’s license issued without charge to: (1) Veterans who were residents of Georgia at the time of enlistment or commissioning and are residents at the time of application for the license or who have been residents of Georgia for at least two years immediately preceding the date of application for the license.
All Georgia Veterans and their dependents are urged to visit the nearest office of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service for complete information on benefits for which they may be eligible as well as professional assistance in obtaining them.
www.military.com /benefits/veteran-benefits/georgia-state-veterans-benefits   (2005 words)

  
 Introduction to Georgia - The United States of America
Empire State of the South: This nickname represented a determination in the Georgia citizenry to be leader in industrial and economic development in the southern tier of states.
This Georgia nickname was a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "Crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.
The Georgia Peach is shown against an outline of the state on this commemorative quarter.
www.netstate.com /states/intro/ga_intro.htm   (723 words)

  
 Georgia: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com
Georgia's newest flag was designed in May, 2003; it has three horizontal stripes, red, white, and red, with a blue square in the canton position (the upper left area of the flag).
Georgia's previous official flag was adopted in January, 2001.
Georgia's controversial flag before that had been based on the Confederate flag, which was a painful reminder of slavery to many people.
www.enchantedlearning.com /usa/states/georgia   (421 words)

  
 ELS - ERD - Law By Country - United States Substantive Law - Georgia Constitution
All citizens of the United States, resident in this state, are hereby declared citizens of this state; and it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to enact such laws as will protect them in the full enjoyment of the rights, privileges, and immunities due to such citizenship.
Proceeds derived from the lottery or lotteries operated by or on behalf of the state shall be used to pay the operating expenses of the lottery or lotteries, including all prizes, without any appropriation required by law, and for educational programs and purposes as hereinafter provided.
The sovereign immunity of the state and its departments and agencies can only be waived by an Act of the General Assembly which specifically provides that sovereign immunity is thereby waived and the extent of such waiver.
www.law.emory.edu /GEORGIA/gaconst/art-1.html   (1786 words)

  
 Georgia
Atlanta, largest city in the state, is the communications and transportation center for the Southeast and the area's chief distributor of goods.
Georgia, University of - Georgia, University of, at Athens, Ga.; land-grant and state-supported; coeducational; chartered...
Georgia, state, United States - Georgia, state in the SE United States, the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be founded.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0108201.html   (379 words)

  
 Formation of the State of Georgia
The State of Georgia was formerly inhabited by two distinct Indian groups, one of which was the Cherokee Nation, mountaineers or uplanders as their name signifies in their own language; the other group was a federation of several tribes, who retained their own tribal names.
The next cession of territory, which gave the state of Georgia that part in which Troup County is situated, was made by a council or assembly summoned to Indian Springs on February 12, 1825.
Thus was the territory between the Flint and the Chattahoochee rivers acquired by the United States for the State of Georgia.
www.georgiagenealogy.org /history/formation.htm   (1275 words)

  
 County Snapshots: State of Georgia
Georgia's land area of 57,906 square miles makes it the largest state east of the Mississippi River (24th overall).
Georgia falls within five major physiographic regions: the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast, the Ridge and Valley Providence and the Cumberland Plateau in the northwest, the Piedmont across Georgia's center, and the Coastal Plain in the south.
Georgia has more than 70,000 acres of park land, on which the state operates 44 state parks, 5 public golf courses and 14 historic sites.
www.dca.state.ga.us /CountySnapshotsNet/stateSnapshot.aspx   (494 words)

  
 State of Georgia History
Georgia was founded in 1733 to give new lives to deserving non-Roman Catholics in the New World.
The myth that Georgia was a debtors' colony or a type of Botany Bay seems impossible to lay to rest with the truth.
By 1820 Georgia established fifty counties, mostly from the area that comprised the original ten counties.
www.mygeorgiagenealogy.com /ga_state/history.htm   (505 words)

  
 STATE OF GEORGIA
She stated that one reason might have been not to have dumpsters being emptied during school hours when children are present.
He also stated his concern is what type of fees will be generated and if the County imposes fees it might cause developers to annex into the City, and are the Cities mandated to have a program.
O’Neal stated Georgia DOT in their lighting agreements in the past has stated they would pick up the cost of installation if the County will pick up the cost of power and maintenance.
www.co.henry.ga.us /CommitteeWhole/mins11-17-03.htm   (6876 words)

  
 Cooperation Between Israel and the State of Georgia
Georgia is one of 22 states that have cooperative agreements with Israel.
Georgia researchers also were involved in work that produced better guidelines for vaccines to prevent egg production losses caused by infection.
In October 2004, a new partnership was launched between the University of Georgia and Hebrew University to study the effects of terrorism on children.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/states/GA.html   (2087 words)

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