Ian Thorpe

Athens, 2004. The CNN Center headquarters is located in Atlanta, GA. Sydney, 2000. Georgia is also home to Ted Turner, who founded TBS, TNT, and CNN, among others. He has recently bought a $2.9 million house in Caringbah, a southern suburb of Sydney. state). The race attracted unprecedented media attention in Australia, and Thorpe's victory made him one of the most celebrated Australian athletes of all time. See also List of radio stations in Georgia (U.S.

Thorpe's performances in Sydney and Athens have made him a national hero in Australia, a country which reveres sporting stars. His victory in the 200 metres at Athens pitted him against American swimming phenomenon Michael Phelps, Sydney gold medallist Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and his fellow Australian Grant Hackett. It also operates, in whole or in part, several radio stations as Georgia Public Radio (GPR). Instead, his other enthusiasm appears to be fashion, as an ambassador for Armani clothing and his own range of designer jewellery. Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) operates nine major educational television stations across the state as Georgia Public Broadcasting Television. His lack of interest in (and aptitude for) other sports is well-known. The three largest Protestant denominations in Georgia are: Baptist (51% of total state population), Methodist (12%), Presbyterian & Pentecostal & Episcopalian (tied 2%). He is quiet, mild-mannered, thoughtful, articulate, but extremely guarded in his statements, and he reportedly makes considerable efforts to insulate himself from the media when preparing for and during important events. Religiously, Georgia is overwhelmingly Protestant:.

Away from the pool, Thorpe in many ways defies the stereotype of Australian sportspeople. Females made up approximately 50.8% of the population. After some deliberation, the second qualifier, Craig Stevens, withdrew from the event, and Thorpe accepted the offered place. 7.3% of its population were reported as under 5 years of age, 26.5% under 18, and 9.6% were 65 or older. Australia's Olympic selection rules allow for a qualifier to stand down, and for another swimmer to be selected in their place. Racially, Georgia is:. He was disqualified from the 400 m freestyle (his best event) after making a false start. More than half of the state's population lives in the Atlanta metro area.

In late March 2004 Thorpe competed in the qualification events. Its population has grown 34% (2.2 million) from its 1990 levels, making it one of the fastest-growing states in the country. Thorpe's preparations for the Athens Olympics were clouded by controversy. As of 2003, the population of Georgia was 8,684,715, making it the 10th most populous state. He has however, been able to maintain a trademark six-beat kick to power away to victory in the closing stages of races, attributed to his unnaturally large feet. Its industrial outputs are textiles and apparel, transportation equipment, food processing, paper products, chemical products, electric equipment, and tourism. At 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) and 105 kg (231 lb), he is very large for a swimmer and many thought that as he matured and continued to grow he would be unable to maintain his performance as a teenager. Georgia's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, peanuts, cattle, hogs, dairy products, and vegetables.

Thorpe's success is based on a strong work ethic, attention to detail, flawless technique, mental strength, and a physiology suited to swimming. Its per capita personal income for 2003 put it 31^st in the nation at $29,000. In total, he has broken world records (either individually or as part of a relay team) 22 times. Georgia's 2003 total gross state product was $320 billion. Thorpe has also pushed Australian relay teams to unprecedented success, anchoring the winning 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relay teams in Sydney, the first time the United States had ever been beaten in the events. Several highways and short line railroads also traverse the state. He has been nicknamed "Thorpedo" by the Australian press for his swimming prowess. Atlanta is still a major railroad hub for CSX and Norfolk Southern, in addition to being a major airport hub now as well.

His dominance has broadened to include the 200 and 400 metre freestyle (at which he holds the world record), and he is one of the fastest 100 metre freestylers in the world. Georgia is also the largest state east of the Mississippi River, since West Virginia seceded from Virginia during the Civil War. Since 1998 Thorpe has completely dominated the 400 metre freestyle event, winning the event at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, the 2001 Fukuoka World Championships (at which he won a total of six gold medals), and again in Athens. The state is an important producer of cotton, tobacco, and forest products, notably the so-called "naval stores" such as turpentine and rosin from the pine forests. He also excelled in the 200 metre freestyle and the 200 metre butterfly. The capital is Atlanta, in the central part of northern Georgia, and the peach is a symbol of the state. He came second to another Australian teenager, Grant Hackett, in the 400 metre freestyle, beginning a rivalry which has continued ever since. The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4784 feet (1458 m); the lowest point is sea level.

Thorpe made his first impact in 1997, when he was selected at 14 for the Australian team at the Pan Pacific competition in Fukuoka, Japan. The central piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part of the state. Instead, he followed his sister, Christina, into competitive swimming. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the mountain system of the Appalachians. Although Thorpe's father, Ken, excelled as a cricketer, Ian did not have the same ability. 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. Thorpe was born in Milperra, in the western suburbs of Sydney, and was educated at East Hills High School. (See: list of Georgia counties.).

Ian James Thorpe (born October 13, 1982), Australian swimmer, is regarded as one of the greatest middle-distance swimmers of all time after winning the 200 and 400 metre freestyle races at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He has won five Olympic gold medals, more than any other Australian. There is no true metropolitan government in Georgia, though the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority do provide some regional services, and the ARC must approve all major land development projects in metro Atlanta. Bronze : Men's 100 freestyle (48.56). All taxes are collected by the state and then properly distributed according to any agreements that each county has with its cities. Silver : Men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay (7:07.46). Up to 1% of a SPLOST can go to homestead exemptions. Gold : 200 metre freestyle (1:44.71) - Olympic Record. Local taxes are almost always charged on groceries but never prescriptions.

Gold : 400 metre freestyle (3:43.10). Counties participating in MARTA have another 1%, the city of Atlanta (in two counties) has the only city sales tax (1%, total 8%) for fixing its old sewers. Silver : 4 x 100 metre medley relay (3:35.27). Each county may add up to a 2% SPLOST. Gold : 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay (7:7.05). Georgia has a modest income tax and a 4% state sales tax, which is not applied to groceries or prescription drugs. Gold : 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay (3:13.67). So far, only Columbus, Augusta, and Athens have done this.

Gold : 400 metre freestyle (3:40.59). Georgia does not provide for townships or independent cities, but does allow consolidated city-county governments by local referendum. Silver : 200 metre freestyle (1:45.83). Conversely, the city of Sandy Springs is one of the largest in the state (over 80,000), but is not legally so since it is not yet incorporated, although a referendum is planned for the summer of 2005. Every incorporated town, no matter how small, is legally a city. Besides the counties, Georgia only defines cities as local units of government.

Georgia's Constitution provides all counties and cities with "home rule" authority, and so the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would. Counties in Georgia have their own elected legislative branch, usually called the Board of Commissioners, which usually also has executive authority in the county. Declaration of Independence. Gwinnett County was named after Button Gwinnett, one of the delegates from Georgia who signed the U.S.

Before 1932, there were 161, with Milton and Campbell being merged into Fulton at the end of 1931, during the Great Depression. Georgia also has 159 counties, the most of any state except Texas (254). House of Representatives. As of the 2001 reapportionment, the state has 13 congressmen and women in the U.S.

senators are Saxby Chambliss (Republican) and Johnny Isakson (Republican). At the federal level, Georgia's two U.S. Judges for the smaller courts are elected by the state's citizens who live within that court's jurisdiction to four-year terms. Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals are elected statewide by the citizens in non-partisan elections to six-year terms.

In addition, there are smaller courts which have more limited geographical jurisdiction, including State Courts, Superior Courts, Magistrate Courts and Probate Courts. State Judicial authority rests with the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which have statewide authority. The state Constitution mandates a maximum of 56 Senators, elected from single-member districts, and a minimum of 180 Representatives, apportioned among representative districts (which sometimes results in more than one Representative per district); there are currently 56 Senators and 180 Representatives. The term of office for Senators and Representatives is two years. The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate, while the House of Representatives selects their own Speaker.

Legislative authority resides in the General Assembly, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. (See: list of Georgia governors.). States, most of the executive officials who comprise the governor's cabinet are elected by the citizens of Georgia, rather than appointed by the governor. Unlike the federal government, but like many other U.S.

Both the governor and lieutenant governor are elected to four-year terms of office. The Lieutenant Governor, currently Mark Taylor (Democrat), is elected on a separate ballot. Executive authority in the state rests with the governor, currently Sonny Perdue (Republican). States and the federal government, Georgia's government is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power.

As with all other U.S. The state capital is Atlanta. For over 130 years, from 1872 to 2003, Georgians only elected Democratic governors, and Democrats held the majority of seats in the General Assembly. Until recently, Georgia's state government had the longest unbroken record of single-party dominance of any state in the Union.

The state's legislature also met at other temporary sites, including Macon, especially during the Civil War. Georgia has had five "permanent" state capitals: colonial Savannah, which later alternated with Augusta; then for a decade at Louisville (pron. Lewis-ville), and from 1806 through the American Civil War at Milledgeville. state to approve a literature censorship board in the United States. On February 19, 1953 Georgia became the first U.S.

On July 15, 1870, following Reconstruction, Georgia became the last former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. This event served as the historical background for the book and movie Gone With the Wind. In December 1864, a large swath of the state was destroyed during General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea. On January 18, 1861 Georgia joined the Confederacy and became a major theater of the American Civil War.

This day is now known as Georgia Day, which is not a public holiday, but is mainly observed in schools and by some local civic groups. Massive British settlement began in the early 1730s with James Oglethorpe, an Englishman in the British parliament, who promoted the idea that the area be used to settle people in a debtors' prison. On February 12, 1733, the first settlers landed in the HMS Anne at what was to become the city of Savannah. In 1724, it was first suggested that what was by then a British colony be called Province of Georgia in honor of King George II. The conflict between Spain and Britain over control of Georgia began in earnest in about 1670, when the British, moving south from their Carolina colony in present-day South Carolina met the Spanish moving north from their base in Florida.

The local moundbuilder culture, described by Hernando de Soto in 1540, had completely disappeared by 1560. Early on, a number of Spanish explorers visited the inland region of Georgia, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. Main article: History of Georgia. Navy ships have been named USS Georgia in honor of this state.

Several U.S. The state tree is the Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), the state bird is the brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), and the state flower is the cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata). Ray Charles sang it on the legislative floor when the bill passed. The state song, Georgia on My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael was originally written about a woman of that name, but after Georgia native Ray Charles sang it, the state legislature voted it the state song.

Georgia is also known as the Peach State or Empire State of the South . Georgia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. Georgia's population in 2000 was 8,186,453 (U.S. Census). It was the thirteenth colony and became the fourth state, ratifying the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788.

Georgia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. postal abbreviation is GA. Georgia is a southern state of the United States and its U.S. Non-Religious 5%.

Other Religions 1%. Other Christian 1%. Roman Catholic 6%. Protestant 84%.

1.4% Mixed race. 0.3% American Indian. 2.1% Asian. 5.3% Hispanic.

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