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  Athens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína, IPA /a'θina/) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece.
Athens sprawls across the central plain of Attica, which is bound by Mount Aegaleo on the west, Mount Parnitha on the north, Mount Penteli to the northeast, Mount Hymettus on the east, and the Saronic Gulf on the southwest.
Athens was awarded the 2004 Summer Olympics on September 5, 1997 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after surprisingly having lost the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athens   (2585 words)

  
 Athens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína) is the capital of Greece, and also the capital of the Attica region of Greece.
Athens is served by the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport at Spata east of the city, about a 40-minute taxi ride from the city centre.
Athens is also the hub of the Greek railway system, and ferries from Piraeus travel to all parts of the country.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Athens.htm   (2508 words)

  
 Duchy of Athens Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
'''Athens''' (Greek languageGreek: Αθήνα ''Athína'') is the capital of Greece, and also the capital of the Attica region of Greece.
Athens sprawls across the central plain of Attica, which is bound by mount Aegaleo on the west, mount Parnitha on the north, mount Penteli to the northeast, mount Hymettus on the east, and the Saronic Gulf on the south-west.
Athens was also the host of the Games of the I Olympiad1896 Olympics and of the 1906 Intermediary Olympics.
www.echostatic.com /index.php?title=Duchy_of_Athens   (2538 words)

  
 Attica - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Athens was originally the capital of Central Greece.
Athens' first and only large reservoir named Lake Marthon is about 35 km northeast and is called the Marathon Dam which first opened in the 1920s.
The process of how Attica was united by Athens is not entirely clear, but it concluded at some point in the first half of the 7th century BC when Eleusis and the surrounding plains were joined to the Athenian state, and its inhabitants became citizens.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Attica   (868 words)

  
 System Size and Cost Structure of Transit Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Knowledge of the cost and production structure of transit systems can be instrumental in uncovering an array of important information regarding their operation.
Research on the cost structure of mass transit systems using panel data frequently shows conflicting results with respect to issues such as economies of scale and density, and factor substitution elasticities.
Based on panel data for fixed route public transit systems, the results indicate that transit services are characterized by a nonhomothetic production function, exhibiting returns to density and scale that depend on the size of the transit firm.
www.pubs.asce.org /WWWdisplay.cgi?9902093   (231 words)

  
 Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 97-12-20
He said the landing system used at Macedonia Airport was the same one used by all airplanes.
On the question of the procurement of radars for airports, Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos, a one-time transport minister who had approved the procurement of the four radars for Thessaloniki, Rhodes, Irakleio and Corfu, said after the Cabinet meeting that "the procurement of the radars is not the procurement of one machine which is installed.
The torch leaves Athens on Monday for the long flight to Japan, where the relay will be taken up on January 6 for a month-long journey involving some 1,200 runners.
www.hri.org /news/greek/ana/1997/97-12-20.ana.html   (4860 words)

  
 EU shares Greece's Olympic triumph - (United Press International)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The success of the Athens Games, thanks to their EU subsidies, however, has transformed the economic and organizational dynamic of the Games as nothing has since they started to go "mega" in Rome in 1960.
The Athens Games established the precedent that the EU could and did provide massive financial and organizational support for one of its smaller nation states that almost certainly would have lacked the resources to organize and host the Summer Games all on its own.
Indeed, the success of the Athens Olympics offers a possible solution for the out-of-control gigantism and even commercialism that has infected the Summer Games for more than 40 years, and the corrective it suggests is an obvious one to the problems that have proliferated.
www.washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20040830-121649-4754r.htm   (1167 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Mass transit could save business travelers big bucks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Such transit systems are often faster than a taxi, and much cheaper.
Most cities with heavy-rail systems have "horrendous" traffic and congestion that can ruin the workday of a business traveler sitting in a cab during a traffic jam, says APTA President William Millar.
Brian Cudahy, author of A Century of Subways, says heavy-rail systems are often the fastest way to travel, particularly during rush hours, between airports and the center of a city.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2004-12-27-subway-usat_x.htm?csp=34   (1042 words)

  
 UGA Campus Transit Facts
The purpose of the University of Georgia Campus Transit System is to provide safe, reliable transportation throughout the University campus to students, staff, faculty and guests.
The University of Georgia Campus Transit System carries the largest volume of passengers of any university transit system in the United States.
A portion of the transportation fee allows students prepaid access to the local government-operated transport system (The Bus) through an agreement between the University of Georgia and the Athens-Clarke County government.
www.busfin.uga.edu /transit/facts.html   (378 words)

  
 Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 00-01-18
The two ministers will hold talks in Athens on Tuesday, focusing on European defence and security policy and on the initiatives to be undertaken by the two countries to further stabilise peace in the Balkans.
All the operational systems of the project are subject to a triple safety check so as to rule out human error, the sources said.
The one system does not allow two trains to come closer than 90 seconds from each other, the second does not allow two trains to move in opposite directions on the same track, and a third system automatically halts any train that approaches another train at a distance of less than 200 metres.
www.hri.org /news/greek/ana/2000/00-01-18.ana.html   (6210 words)

  
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Taxis in Athens are painted yellow and rides are charged on the meter, except when the metered fare is less than the flag rate (or minimum fare).
Athens' European Consumer Centre is one of 15 in 13 European Union member states aimed at helping consumers exercise their rights when shopping across borders.
The Athens office is hosted by the Greek Consumer Institute (INKA) and jointly funded by the European Commission, the Central Bank of Greece and the development ministry.
www.athensnews.gr /Directory2004/1dir64.htm   (10047 words)

  
 Athens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In addition to being a modern city, Athens is also famous for being a powerful city-state and a very important center of learning in ancient times.
During the "Golden Age" of Greece (roughly 500 BC to 300 BC) it was the Western world's leading cultural and intellectual centre, and indeed it is in the ideas and practices of Ancient Athens that what we now call "Western civilisation" has its origins.
image Athens was awarded the 2004 Summer Olympics on September 5, 1997 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after surprisingly having lost the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/at/Athens.htm   (2382 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Dogs, people best at securing mass transit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Public transit's chief lobbyist said its members need $6 billion to upgrade security, and Congress is expected to increase funding in the coming weeks.
The very nature of mass transportation makes it impossible to install metal detectors and take the other security measures that aim to protect the flying public.
Nonetheless, the system needs about $5 billion in radio communications improvements, and the industry is also keen to deploy more cameras to surveil tunnels and stations, he said.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2005-07-12-transit-security_x.htm   (816 words)

  
 Subways / Transport
Usually the official system map appears first for each city, but no representation is made as to current status for any map appearing here.
Hong Kong regional transit (official Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation; thanks to Patrick Leung, who asserts "The KCRC is a system of suburban trains that integrates with the MTR (city subway) to form one of the most efficient transit systems in the world.")
This is a light rail system with an underground component and is included in the same spirit that led to the inclusion of Portland.
www.reed.edu /~reyn/transport.html   (6512 words)

  
 BTS - External Links - Transit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Transit systems are usually owned and/or operated by territory, city, county, state, regional government or transit authorities.
Champaign, Illinois - Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD)
Scanton, Pennsylvania - County of Lackawanna Transit System (COLTS)
www.bts.gov /external_links/government/transit_systems.html   (2834 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Athens [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The public transport system in Athens consists of bus, metro, tram and suburban railway [4] (http://www.proastiakos.gr) services.
Athens photo gallery by Susanne and Andy Carvin (http://www.edwebproject.org/balkans/athens.html)
Products related to Athens: books, DVD, electronics, garden, kitchen, magazines, music, photo, posters, software, tools, toys, VHS, videogames
encyclozine.com /Athens   (2520 words)

  
 Transit Systems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
To find a transit system, select the state in which it is located, or select "Canada" or "Other Countries Outside the United States".
Pompano Beach--Broward County Division of Mass Transit (BCT)
Elmira--Chemung County Transit System (only includes Schuyler County service to Cornell University in Ithaca)
www.dot.ca.gov /hq/MassTrans/transit.htm   (657 words)

  
 CRM Today: Portland Transportation Authority Enhances Security of Mass Transit System with Verint Video Solution
Verint Systems Inc., a provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, networked video security and business intelligence, announced that the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) is deploying Verint's Networked Video Solution to enhance security of certain portions of its rail system.
TriMet operates a comprehensive transit network including a 44-mile, 64-station light rail system and 93 bus lines that facilitate almost 300,000 passenger trips in the Portland area every weekday.
The solution will be delivered in conjunction with Verint partner ARINC Incorporated, the prime contractor and systems integrator for TriMet's new video security and central control system projects.
www.crm2day.com /news/crm/EEpVpAyAkFRMLezCmG.php   (432 words)

  
 Salem Area Mass Transit District - Detours riders alerts
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