Georgia

Georgia has become a popular tag because it is the name of a country invaded by Russia in 2008.  Georgia is also the name of a U.S. state.

The country of Georgia is located in southwest Asia, bordered by Turkey on the south, Russia on the north and the Black Sea on the west. The country became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century and briefly was independent after the 1917 Russian Revolution. It was forcibly annexed to the U.S.S.R. in 1922 but again achieved independence after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The 2008 conflict stemmed from a dispute over regions bordering Russia.

The state of Georgia is located in the southeastern United States, just north of Florida.  It was the last of the original Thirteen Colonies established and also was the fourth state to secede from the Union and fight as a Confederate state in the Civil War.  Its capital and largest city, Atlanta, was host to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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• US to bring emissions cut target to Copenhagen talks

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 728
  Source: Reuters * U.S. position hampered by slow progress of Senate bill * White House to decide on Obama trip in coming days * World carbon dioxide levels rising rapidly (Adds quotes, writes through with ...
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• Cpl Johnny Ashe Selected As Georgia’s Wild Turkey Federation Officer Of The Year

  
  AmmoLand.com — Authority: 608
  Cpl Johnny Ashe Selected As Georgia’s Wild Turkey Federation Officer Of The Year Georgia Department of Natural Resources SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. - -(AmmoLand.com)- The Georgia Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation recently honored Cpl. Johnny Ashe with the “Officer of the Year” award, announces ...
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• Time for 2009’s Santa Visit? Take Your Pick

  
  Atlanta on the Cheap — Authority: 144
  Ready to visit the jolly ol’ elf himself? You’ll find St. Nicholas here & there, all around the square, this holiday season. There’s no charge to visit with Santa, but keepsakes...
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• LSU Losing Ground And An SEC Wrap-Up

  
  MrSEC.com — Authority: 534
  A quick look at the numbers show that Les Miles isn’t getting as much out of his top-ranked recruiting classes as he used to. The Tigers are just 7-8 in SEC play over the last two seasons.  That’s after inheriting a championship-ready program from Nick Saban. Houston Nutt, by comparison, has led Ole Miss to a ...
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• Jingle Bell Ride - Event Registration by Acteva

  
  Jekyll Island — Authority: 126
  Jingle Bell Ride - Event Registration by Acteva.The Jingle Bell Ride, scheduled for Saturday, November 28th at 9:30am, is an eighteen mile, casual, family ride around Jekyll Island.  The one to three hour ride will be held in conjunction with the Jekyll Island Christmas Tree lighting Festival.  The ride is being ...
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• News: Thanks for Being A Dawg Week Offers Basketball Ticket Discounts

  
  SECTalk Forums — Authority: 465
  During "Thanks for Being a Dawg Week", fans can take advantage of ticket discounts to see the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs play basketball this season at Stegeman Coliseum. Thanks for Being A Dawg Week Offers Basketball Ticket Discounts
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• GA: Lilburn City Council votes “No” on mosque

  
  ADF Alliance Alert — Authority: 507
  CBS Atlanta : "The Lilburn City Council voted against a proposed mosque. Dar-E-Abbas is planning to take the decision to Federal Court. They say the decision violates their religious rights."
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• Another Memoroable Day at NCF

  
  Georgia Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 119
  I had the pleasure of fishing with Brad and Kevin Shaw this past Saturday.  Brad had set up a guided fishing trip for his son at Noontootla Creek Farms for the chance of getting into some nice trout.  It reminded me of my Dad doing the same thing when I was about his age.  It’s how I first learned I wanted to be ...
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• Students Average Six Years To Get Bachelors Degree

  
  The Kept-Up Academic Librarian — Authority: 436
  Students in Georgia are taking an average of about six years to get a bachelors degree, instead of the traditional four, according to both the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and educational experts. The number is similar to a national trend, and could be due in part to an increase in older ...
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• France Vs Ireland – That Roy Keane Interview: I Couldn’t Agree More (Video)

  
  CaughtOffside.com — Authority: 568
  You don’t mess with Roy Keane, not as a manager and never as a player. You certainly don’t leave your mobile phone on when you are at a press conference with the Ipswich Town boss, that’s practically suicidal. Anyway back to the gist of what the former Ireland international is saying, couldn’t agree more. Yes ...
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• Answers.com Announces First Answers Summit

  
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• NIIT Technologies Partners with Kaavo to Offer Cutting Edge Cloud Computing Services

  
  Your Story — Authority: 535
  ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NIIT Technologies Inc., a leading global IT solutions organization with U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, announced its partnership with Kaavo Inc., a leader
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• TWTC: Developments on Atlanta’s Beltline

  
  Green Options — Authority: 148
  Rhonda and I have gotten to talking, and it turns out that despite living on opposite sides of the country, our neighborhoods have a lot in common. She lives in the Bayview area of San Francisco, CA and I’m living in Edgewood, just east of downtown in Atlanta, GA. We thought it would make for a cool project to ...
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• Dogs fans, what’s your preference: Shreveport or nothing?

  
  Jeff Schultz — Authority: 593
  I listened to Mark Richt’s teleconference with media members Sunday night and had to chuckle (quietly) when somebody asked the Georgia coach about the bowl picture. “I’m not sure where [were going],” Richt said, “but I can promise you we will be thankful anywhere we get to go.” It wasn’t just what he ...
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• US to propose CO2 cut target at Copenhagen talks

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 728
  Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The United States will propose an emissions reduction target at a U.N. climate change summit in Copenhagen, a senior administration official said on Monday. The ...
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• SEC Schedule And TV Listings For Week Thirteen

  
  MrSEC.com — Authority: 534
  Here’s your Monday morning look at this weekend’s SEC football schedule.  We include not only the times (Eastern) and networks, but also the latest odds for each game. And don’t forget, the LSU-Arkansas day-after-Thanksgiving battle has been replaced by the Iron Bowl this year. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH ...
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• “One thing about the game being exciting is hopefully they are competitive.”

  
  Get The Picture — Authority: 596
  “Hopefully” being the operative word there. This is how bad it’s gotten this year – Paul Johnson patronizes the Georgia program and you can’t really argue with him for doing so. It’s time to man up, gentlemen.
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• A lot of ‘ifs’ cloud Dogs’ chances against Jackets

  
  The Junkyard Blawg — Authority: 549
  What are the odds that Jeff Owens and the Georgia defense can rise to the occasion against Tech? (Brant Sanderlin / AJC) Saturday night’s debacle had been over only a few seconds when someone posed me the question that I’ve been asked several times since: Is there any chance Georgia can beat Georgia Tech? My ...
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• Georgia High School Football Daily Spotlight: Class AAAAA Playoff Preview

  
  Prep Zone: AJC High School Sports — Authority: 130
  Peachtree Ridge at Northside, W. Robins When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, McConnell-Talbert Stadium, Warner Robins Records, rankings: Peachtree Ridge is 10-2, the No. 2 seed from Region 7-AAAAA and unranked; Northside is 11-1, the No. 1 seed from Region 1-AAAAA and ranked No. 7. Last meeting: This is the teams’ ...
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• Georgia High School Football Daily Spotlight: Reclassification in Class AAAAA — Will Camden move to Region 1?

  
  Prep Zone: AJC High School Sports — Authority: 130
  The Georgia High School Association will place schools in regions for the 2010-14 academic years on Dec. 2. Each day this week, the GHSF Daily staff is going to look at a different classification and tell you how we’d do the regions, starting with Class AAAAA. These are not projections. We’d have more luck ...
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