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Biotechnology - New Georgia Encyclopedia

Georgia is the top producer of peanuts in the United States. Farmers in the state rely on genetics research, conducted at the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, the University of Georgia Tifton campus, and the Georgia Experiment Station in Griffin, to enhance peanut plants for higher yield and quality. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZoq6iomZjAcK7IqKuem5ijvK27xrJm

Boeing 757 - New Georgia Encyclopedia

The two-engine Boeing 757 entered service in the early 1980s, replacing the aging 727.  Photograph by Wikimedia The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOm6ysoZ6awLR5xJymp6edrnymrdKtnKumXZa2s3nLoqWeq1%2BarrTAxKulZpmZp7mqusSsZJunlZ67qHmWbm5moZ5is621xqGrmGhgZnpzew%3D%3D

Bostock v. Clayton County - New Georgia Encyclopedia

In Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination and unjust termination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Background In 2003 Gerald Bostock began working as a child welfare advocate for Clayton County. In early 2013 he began participating in the Hotlanta Softball League, a gay recreational sports group; by June, Clayton County had fired him for “conduct unbecoming a county employee.

Burge and Stevens - New Georgia Encyclopedia

Burge and Stevens (later Stevens and Wilkinson) was the initial partnership of an architectural firm, still active in the twenty-first century, which has enjoyed one of the longest continuous practices in Atlanta’s history. Formed in 1919 by Flippen David Burge (1895-1946) and Preston Standish Stevens Sr. (1896-1989), Burge and Stevens began designing small suburban residences, often in simplified Tudor, colonial revival, or neoclassical styles. The practice evolved to become one of the most progressive architectural firms of the early modern period in the region.

Burt Reynolds - New Georgia Encyclopedia

Burt Reynolds was an actor and filmmaker recognized around the world. Over the course of his career, Reynolds made a number of films in Georgia, including Deliverance (1972), Smokey and the Bandit (1977), The Cannonball Run (1981), and Sharky's Machine (1981). The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.