Rough Cilicia Regional Archaeological Survey Project
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The Rough Cilicia Regional Archaeological Survey Project being conducted by Purdue University covers around 600 square miles of unexplored archaeological terrain on the southeast coast of Turkey (near Alanya). Advanced electronic survey equipment are being used to determine the existence of a Cilician private civilization that reigned the Mediterranean sealness at the end of the Hellenistic era (139-67 BCE). The surface survey is funded by such organizations as the National Science Foundation, the Ohio State University and Fieldworker Products Ltd. of Toronto, Canada.
Publication Name: Near Eastern Archaeology
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 1094-2076
Year: 1999
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Power Use Halved in 'Intelligent' Buildings
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Otis Elevator Company has introduced the 'Integrated Building System and Service' (IBSS). The system is based on a network of optic fibers running throughout the building carrying digital data to a central computer. Temperature is monitored and controlled, sensing such variables as sunlight, electric lights, and number of people. Elevators can be programmed to move to heavily-trafficked areas. Otis installs horizontally moving elevators and a floor access security system using code.
Publication Name: Modern Office
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0047-7737
Year: 1983
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Marc Blondel, leader of the French trade union, Force ouvriere, has warned the government through the media not to hold down salaries in 1996 for the purpose of cutting the budget deficit. The civil servants believe that growth and employment would be harmed by a stringent budget. There are, however, arguments that sustained growth can only be achieved by controlling the deficit. Article text is in French.
Publication Name: Planning Week
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 1352-8424
Year: 1995
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