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Isthmus of Kra
Isthmus of Kra , narrow neck of the Malay Peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) wide, SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand. It has long been the proposed site of a ship canal that would bypass the congested Straits of Malacca.
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ISTHMUS AT 25 THE MADISON WEEKLY CONTINUES TO FLEX ITS CONSIDERABLE MUSCLE.(CLICK/DAYBREAK)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 3/30/2001; 700+ words
; To understand Isthmus' growth as it turns 25 years old, Vince O'Hern...year." Yeah, size matters. So does quality. And Isthmus, hip and helpful, achieves both. Still, Isthmus' 10-person editorial staff and its impressive army...
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Corridor of destruction.(Trans-Isthmus Project in Central America)
Magazine article from: Multinational Monitor; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...countries in and bordering the Central America isthmus are rushing to seize a perceived opportunity...circulating proposals for the "Trans-Isthmus Project," a plan to connect the Atlantic...an overland transit corridor across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec - the sliver of land where...
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THE ISTHMUS ONE STRIP OF LAND THAT DEFINES US AND GUIDES US.(MADISON 150)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 4/2/2006; 700+ words
; ...foot-tall glacier carved the Madison Isthmus 20,000 years ago, geologists tell us...government. The Ho-Chunk found the Isthmus an ideal place to grow corn between two...Doty bought about 1,200 acres of the Isthmus in 1836 for $1,500. That amount might...
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Thyroid isthmus agenesis associated with solitary nodule: A case report.(Case Report)(Case study)
Magazine article from: Cases Journal; 10/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Junior [1] Background An isolated thyroid isthmus agenesis is very uncommon. The true incidence...been found in a euthyroid state. Thyroid isthmus agenesis does not cause clinical symptoms...7 x 2.5 cm (Figure 1). Thyroid isthmus agenesis was found (Figure 2) during...
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Did an open Panama Isthmus correspond to an invasion of Pacific water into the Atlantic?
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...that, prior to the closure of the Panama Isthmus (the narrow strip of land connecting...been suggested that the closure of the isthmus led to an increased salinity in the Atlantic...the Pacific Ocean through an open Panama Isthmus. This contradicts the suggestion made...
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When water flowed through the Panama Isthmus
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; 9/1/2003; ; 615 words
; ...through a gap at the present-day Panama Isthmus, which connects North and South America...belt" to speak of. The closure of the isthmus (between 5 and 3 million years ago...the Pacific Ocean through an open Panama Isthmus. This contradicts the suggestion made...
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COOPERATIVE GOES HOLLYWOOD ISTHMUS ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING IS FEATURED IN MICHAEL MOORE'S NEW MOVIE.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 10/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...help her in her human resources job at Isthmus Engineering and Manufacturing. That...and presents the democratic workplace at Isthmus Engineering as an alternative to a capitalist...Community Pharmacy and Nature's Way Bakery. Isthmus Engineering, 4035 Owl Creek Drive, has...
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Machine builder finds versatile CAD system suited to its needs. (Isthmus Engineering and Manufacturing Co-op use of computer-aided design software)
Magazine article from: Modern Machine Shop; 7/1/1989; 700+ words
; ...Versatile CAD System Suited To Its Needs Isthmus Engineering and Manufacturing Co-op...and automatic inspection equipment. Isthmus designs nearly everything they build...available in the 3D mode. The system allows Isthmus to define customer workpiece part geometry...
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ISTHMUS' WILLIAMS ON A ROLL AS FILM CRITIC.(DAYBREAK)(MEDIA MATTERS)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 6/14/2002; 700+ words
; ...both papers featured movie reviews by Isthmus critic Kent Williams, whose analysis...capitals of my media empire." Other than Isthmus his movie reviews also run in a Charlottesville...advice column for several years, joined Isthmus in 1989. Aside from a yearlong departure...
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Narrowest (isthmus) portion of eustachian tube: A computer-aided three-dimensional reconstruction and measurement study
Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...eustachian tube cartilage, eustachian tube isthmus, eustachian tube lumen, tensor veli...the ET coincides with the junctional or isthmus region, which is located between the...Zollner10 used the term "physiological isthmus" for this portion of the ET. Recently...
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isthmus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...large areas and is on two seas, an isthmus has great strategical and commercial...for a city. In modern times many isthmuses have been cut through by canals to...most important isthmuses are the Isthmus of Panama, connecting Central and...
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Isthmus of Perekop
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Isthmus of Perekop , c.19 mi (30 km) long and...the Greeks and Tatars fortified the isthmus with moats and ramparts and the Tatars...The Greeks and Byzantines called the isthmus Taphros. Before the 15th cent. there...
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Karelian Isthmus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Karelian Isthmus land bridge, NW European Russia, connecting...part of the Grand Duchy of Sweden, the isthmus passed to Russia in 1721, and&mdash...The Mannerheim Line, which crossed the isthmus, was breached in 1940 by the Russians...
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Panama Isthmus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
Panama Isthmus The narrow neck of land that connects North America and Mexico with South...at that time. Some early mammals also migrated southwards across the isthmus. During the early Cenozoic the land connection was broken but it became...
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Isthmus of Kra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Isthmus of Kra , narrow neck of the Malay Peninsula, c.40 mi (60 km) wide, SW Thailand, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Thailand. It has long been the proposed site of a ship canal that would bypass the congested Straits of Malacca.
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