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  New Georgia Encyclopedia: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
The transit agency was established in 1971 with the passage of an authorizing referendum by voters in Fulton and DeKalb counties and the city of Atlanta.
The MARTA Airport Station, connected to the west end of the terminal, adjacent to North and South terminal baggage claim areas, allows air travelers convenient access to ticketing areas and entrances to the concourses.
An authority operated under Georgia law, MARTA is governed by an eighteen-member board of directors with representation from Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, and Gwinnett counties and the city of Atlanta.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1023   (937 words)

  
 Marta Sandal Homepage
The audience was stirred as this mezzo soprano of extraordinary skill sang the songs of Grieg, as the revered composer, himself, accompanied her on the piano.
As a result Marta Sandal was placed in the Royal Conservatory of Music in Christiania, where she studied for five years.
It was on June 29, 1914, in Havre, Montana, that Marta Sandal was wed to Gudmund Rörtvedt, a farmer born in Erfjord, Norway.
www.mnc.net /norway/SANDAL.HTM   (1365 words)

  
 Marta Jirackova - Czech Contemporary Composer
Marta Jirackova s long-term involvement with broadcasting was instrumental in extending her musical horizons, which had been focused during her studies primarily on the music of J.S.Bach (with an admiration for his timeless order), Suk (whom she considers to be " a master yet to be appreciated") and Bruckner (having a "fascination with large forms").
Marta Jirackova s keen interest in learning more in her chosen field eventually resulted in her studying with Alois Haba, who taught her modern harmony and composition between 1962 and 1964.
Marta Jirackova s lifelong artistic credo is to protest against inhumanity whenever it occurs and to compose music that helps restore the purity of the human spirit.
www.musica.cz /comp/jirackov.htm   (994 words)

  
 EJRC-MARTA Complaint   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MARTA has since grown from 13 rail stations in 1979 to 36 rail stations in 1999, and two additional stations-Sandy Springs and North Springs-along the north line are under construction and are expected to open in December 2000.
MARTA's allocation of CNG buses and its plans to retrofit the depots to accommodate CNG buses (with the all-minority bus routes in South Atlanta served last) shows a pattern and practice of discriminating against minorities on the basis of race in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
MARTA's current adjusted fare level of $1.45 is the highest in the nation 2, 6% higher than second-highest SEPTA and 38% higher than the $1.05 average of the other 15.
www.ejrc.cau.edu /martacomplaint.htm   (7557 words)

  
 Dragon*Con Biography: [Marta Kristen]
She was named Marta in honor of Marta Bentzen, the Oslo social worker who assisted the Soderquists with the voluminous red tape attached to an international adoption.
Marta's first love however, is the theater, in which she has been very active on the West Coast; She received critical acclaim for her performance as Emily Stilson in Arthur Kopit's award-winning play about a stroke victim, Wings.
Marta loves to travel, especially in the Far East to trek in the Himalayas, although that has been put on hold while she is helping to raise her granddaughter Lena.
www.dragoncon.org /people/kristem.html   (654 words)

  
 CD Baby: MARTA GOMEZ: Marta Gomez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In this first cd, Marta Gomez explores her roots in the music of South America singing traditional songs from Cuba, Mexico and Puerto rico and composing colombian rhythms such as bambuco and joropo.
Marta started her musical studies at the age of six in her native Colombia when she entered the Liceo Benalcazar choir being its soloist for ten years.
In December of 2001, Marta had a tour to Argentina and the World Rhythm Calendar (Boston) chose her as the artist of the month for October 2002 and June 03.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/marta2   (464 words)

  
 Sandia National Laboratories - Marta Strzyzewski
Marta's dad escaped to the US first while her mom waited to give birth to Marta's brother before flying overseas.
Marta, who has decided on a career in neurological research, completed her basics (calculus, English, and other subjects) during two years at NMMI, before transferring to the University of New Mexico, where she graduated in May with a degree in biology.
Marta's mom owns the "Taste of Europe" restaurant there, and then, of course, there was the piano, which had a special meaning for the family.
www.sandia.gov /LabNews/people/marta_story.html   (1359 words)

  
 Hypnotherapist Marta Baker Jambretz
Marta received her Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Major in Health Education.
Marta has worked as a nurse for over thirty years in inpatient hospital and private home duty nursing, including thirteen years in gynecology at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.
Marta is also a Chaplain at Meriter Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, and received her Clinical Pastoral Education at this local hospital.
www.thepowerofpossibilities.com /mbj.htm   (274 words)

  
 :: NASA Quest > Women of NASA ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is with sadness that we share the news that Marta Bohn Meyer lost her life in the crash of an aerobatic plane in Oklahoma, Sunday morning, September 18, 2005.
Of great importance to Marta at this point in her career, was that she was also assigned as one of the two flight test engineers - or backseaters - for the project.
One of fewer than 500 people ever given the chance to fly in the SR-71, Marta considers her crew member status a great honor and privilege, Marta explains that the opportunity was brought about because of what she calls "her four rights: right time, right place, right enthusiasm, and right qualifications".
quest.arc.nasa.gov /people/bios/women/marta.b.m.html   (831 words)

  
 Marta Colvin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Marta Colvin definió su vida como entera posibilidad de crear; otros la hacen posibilidad de ocio o de enriquecimiento.
Marta Colvin hablaba de su "descubrimiento de América": era un peculiar estremecimiento ante la magnitud de este continente surgido como experiencia en la confrontación con ese otro mundo, Europa.
Marta Colvin descubrió también en europa un poderoso factor de creatividad, tal vez su reverso mismo.
www.uchile.cl /facultades/artes/COLVIN.html   (508 words)

  
 CD Baby: MARTA GOMEZ: Solo es Vivir   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Marta started her musical studies at the age of six and moved to Boston in 1999 to enter The Berklee College of Music where she received the "Best Achievement Scholarship" and the "Alex Ulanowsky" composition award before graduating magna cum laude under the Professional Music degree program.
In May of 2000 Marta recorded her debut self-tittle CD (www.cdbaby.com/marta2) and now she is promoting her second one, called" Solo Es Vivir" that includes 13 of her compositions, based on Colombian, Peruvian and Argentinean rhythms.
Marta and her group oppened the show for Bonnie Raitt and John Mayer Last year in Boston and Marta was the special guest for the show of argentinean diva Mercedes Sosa.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/marta   (864 words)

  
 EJRC-AJC: Disabled riders criticize MARTA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MARTA did not respond to the complaints raised at the meeting, but a representative was at the meeting to take notes.
The association, which represents an apartment complex where 70 percent of the residents are disabled, charges that MARTA's service to the disabled doesn't meet ADA guidelines.
According to Miles, MARTA has 710 buses that serve metro Atlanta, and 640 are accessible to the handicapped --- 367 have wheelchair lifts and 273 have ramps.
www.ejrc.cau.edu /ajcdisableriders.htm   (277 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
MARTA operates 248 modern electrically powered rail cars capable of operating at speeds of up to seventy miles per hour.
To serve local residents, MARTA provides more than 4,000 long-term parking spaces at its stations.
MARTA operates more than 700 buses on 154 routes.
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1023&pid=s-55   (939 words)

  
 Marta
This is Marta, or as she would say, "Ash-LEE, zis is Mar-TA!" That's when we do bad French accents and tell each other that we are "SO deesappointed in you!" Ok, so that's kind of a private joke, but if you were in on it I assure you it would be funny.
Marta volunteered to toss a bag in my microwave, so she went to my room and told my roommate to keep her eye on it.
Marta and I, along with a few other people that would become great friends, footed fancy free all over Paris, drunk on wine and life.
members.aol.com /amadeo1/marta.htm   (740 words)

  
 MARTA, union try for contract | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Former MARTA General Manager Alan Kiepper, now a transportation consultant, said the atmosphere around the transit system's contract talks is much different from during his tenure in the 1970s.
In 2001, when MARTA last sat down with union leaders representing its drivers, mechanics and other skilled workers, the talks were scrappy and protracted.
MARTA officials also declined comment on the substance of the discussions so far, citing an agreement with union leaders to refrain from negotiating through the media.
www.ajc.com /business/content/business/horizon/0405/18marta.html   (727 words)

  
 MARTA votes to keep $1.75 fares | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MARTA Board Chairman Michael Walls said he felt talk of an increase was premature.
MARTA staff are assuming a certain loss of ridership because of the surcharge.
Approved as an amendment from Clayton County's MARTA board representative, George Glaze, the fund will be used to keep buses and trains running as usual if some unanticipated event, such as the 2001 attack on the World Trade Towers, should dramatically reduce income.
www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/0605/08marta.html   (816 words)

  
 Put MARTA in state's hands - UrbanPlanet.org
MARTA, hurt by adverse trends at the national, state and local levels, also suffers from mismanagement and faces a financial meltdown.
MARTA finances and budgets are based on the assumption that ridership will increase in future years.
MARTA is a mass transit agency, not a security, janitorial or food service agency.
www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=1962   (1124 words)

  
 Meet Marta
Our request to Marta's breeder, Sylvia Hammarstrom, was that she choose for us a hard coated, healthy large bitch suited to obedience training.
Marta was - and is - a food addict, born to chase down a treat through Hell and back.
Marta is very social - she loves people - especially children, babies, and elderly women.
www.blackangeldogs.com /marta.html   (402 words)

  
 MARTA study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A MARTA public meeting July 1 to discuss the feasibility study of a South-DeKalb-Clifton Rd.-Lindbergh transit corridor began contentiously and erupted into frequent hostile outbursts by area residents opposed to the idea of trains running through historic Decatur and Druid Hills neighborhoods.
Emory administrators have long wanted MARTA to explore ways of linking the campus more efficiently to their transit system, and the University has provided $82,000, or 10 percent, of the study's $820,000 cost.
MARTA officials passed out questionnaires and information and showed a video on possible transportation alternatives that would link the area around DeKalb College's south campus, Clifton corridor and the Lindbergh MARTA station.
www.emory.edu /EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/1997/July/erjuly.14/7_14_97MARTA.html   (444 words)

  
 Grouchy Old Cripple: MARTA
MARTA (which some say is an acronym for Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta) has been in financial trouble since its existence.
MARTA outfitted the storage room in 1999 to be a state-of-the-art computer center.
MARTA officials blame some of those mistakes on continually shifting priorities and leadership in its Department of Information Technology, known in-house as IT.
www.grouchyoldcripple.com /archives/000379.html   (889 words)

  
 PB Network | Issue 45 | Upgrading MARTA’s Transit Radio Communications
Upgrading MARTA·s radio system to an 800 MHz trunk system was a logical choice for providing an expandable and field-proven system that will handle new technology now and into the future.
The MARTA transit police force operates out of four police precincts (a fifth is in the planning stage).
MARTA’s radio communications systems will be upgraded to an 800 MHz trunk system serving all MARTA operations.
www.pbworld.com /news_events/publications/network/issue_45/45_16_LeggC_UpgradingMARTATransitRadio.asp   (852 words)

  
 meet marta guzman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Marta Guzman came to Austin in the late-seventies to attend the Architecture school at the University of Texas.
Marta’s Desserts can now be found in six different states in Whole Foods Markets, all over Texas in every Central Market and nationwide via her website and several stints on the Food Network (which garnered her much attention and many phone calls).
Marta’s position now is mostly product development and marketing, though in busy times, she still straps on her apron and dives in to the work at hand -- such as the time they had an order for 800 cases of meringue kisses to produce.
www.austinmama.com /martaguzman.htm   (1432 words)

  
 MARTA’S Service Cuts Could Spell Doom for Many   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MARTA officials assured Fulton and DeKalb residents that the fare increase would solve the agency's budget woes.
MARTA should be developing strategies and plans for improving and expanding (rather than cutting back) services for the Fulton and DeKalb residents who foot the bills.
It is also ironic that these two suburban counties opted out of MARTA three decades ago, yet Gwinnett and Clayton counties have representatives that serve on MARTA's board who voted a year ago for the fair increase and voted this month for the service cuts that negatively impact Atlanta, Fulton, and DeKalb residents.
www.ejrc.cau.edu /MARTASERVICECUTS.html   (981 words)

  
 Sumisa marta - Nacimiento y evolución de su sumisión   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
marta es la protagonista, y su cuerpo, sus deseos y sus experiencias, son las que componen esta página
Marta es una zorrita sumisa escondida bajo una cara de ángel.
Antes he comentado que desde su infancia masturbatoria, marta ya tenía fantasías, deseos y orgasmos (de niña pajillera), sobre ser dominada y usada por los hombres.
www.geocities.com /Wellesley/Atrium/7700   (1647 words)

  
 Marta at Absolute Authority :: Marta Information, Products, Services, Resources ...
This is your central hub for exploring the world of Marta.
If you would like to contribute any articles or resources on Marta just use the submission form.
Marta - This is your central hub for exploring the world of Marta on the web.
www.absoluteauthority.com /on/marta.htm   (276 words)

  
 EJRC-MARTA Taps Black to Head Transit Agency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
All three candidates are African American: Nathaniel Ford (Executive Vice President of Operations at MARTA); Robert Prince (GM at Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority), and Gordon Linton (former head of the Federal Transit Administration).
The MARTA board selected Nathaniel Ford to run the $300 million transit agency.
It is ironic that the same day the MARTA board selected its first African American general manager, MATEC, a coalition of eleven fl Atlanta organizations, filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation on behalf of their minority and disabled members.
www.ejrc.cau.edu /martablkhead113000.html   (275 words)

  
 Handpainted Victorian Glass Lamps and China By Marta Bacon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Marta Bacon specializes in handpainted Victorian "Gone With The Wind" style lamps as well as fine china and oil painting.
Marta utilizes the same techniques of the Victorian era.
Marta offers a line of greeting cards which features her beautiful floral artwork.
home.earthlink.net /~allenbacon   (551 words)

  
 Atlanta.com - Useful Information: MARTA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
MARTA is the most cost-effective way to travel in Atlanta, and the most convenient, with a wide variety of fares and passes available to meet each rider's needs.
MARTA connects into the terminal building at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, just follow the signs.
Note: Transfers are free between MARTA and Cobb Community Transit (CCT), which serves Cobb County.
www.atlanta.com /atlanta.cfm?page=bWFydGE=   (300 words)

  
 DBLP: Marta Patiño-Martínez
Ricardo Jiménez-Peris, Marta Patiño-Martínez, Bettina Kemme, Gustavo Alonso: Improving the Scalability of Fault-Tolerant Database Clusters.
Marta Patiño-Martínez, Ricardo Jiménez-Peris, Bettina Kemme, Gustavo Alonso: Scalable Replication in Database Clusters.
Marta Patiño-Martínez, Ricardo Jiménez-Peris, Sergio Arévalo: Synchronizing group transaction with rendezvous in a distributed Ada environment.
www.informatik.uni-trier.de /~ley/db/indices/a-tree/p/Pati=ntilde=o=Mart=iacute=nez:Marta.html   (440 words)

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