yungas
yungas , region of lowland valleys in the eastern piedmont of the Andes Mts., 5,000-8,000 ft (1,524-2,438 m) high, extending from the Peru-Bolivia border SE into central Bolivia. They receive excessive rainfall and are warm and humid. Although isolated and very difficult of access, the yungas assumed economic importance in the early 20th cent. as a major source of rubber and quinine. Coca, sugarcane, and coffee are grown there. With improved communications the region's economy has grown, especially in the more accessible valleys close to La Paz, Bolivia, which have been developed as resorts.
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Plato's Minos: the political and philosophical context of the problem of natural right.(Character overview)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; THE BRIEF DIALOGUE ENTITLED MINOS is one of the thirty-five dialogues attributed...rather concerns the substantive teaching of the Minos about its explicit subject, law. (4) While the Minos has been regarded as foundational to legal philosophy...
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Minos as a Genetic and Genomic Tool in Drosophila melanogaster
Magazine article from: Genetics; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...We examined here the suitability of the Minos element from Drosophila hydei as a tool...genomics. Previous work has shown that Minos, a member of the Tel/mariner family...human cells. We generated and analyzed 96 Minos integrations into the Drosophila genome...
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Premio Computer Introduces Premio Minos Desktop and Midtower Micro ATX Chassis to Support Three New Intel-R- Pentium 4 Systems.
Business Wire; 4/10/2002; 700+ words
; ...Premio Computer Inc. has announced the new Premio(R) Minos Desktop and Minos Midtower micro ATX chassis designed to accommodate...architecture, including speeds of 2.2GHz and higher. The Minos Desktop configuration measures 5.5-inch H x 13...
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Holnest Investments Limited, Globecast Holdings Limited, Altavista Global Holdings Limited, Praxis Global Investments Limited, Minos Kyriakou, Theodore Kyriakou, Xenophon Kyriakou and Athina Kyriakou Announce Ownership of 98.37% Of Outstanding Ordinary Shares of Antenna TV S.A. Upon Expiration Of Subsequent Offering Period and Successful Completion of Tender Offer.
PR Newswire; 1/21/2003; 700+ words
; ...Limited, Praxis Global Investments Limited, Minos Kyriakou, Theodore Kyriakou, Xenophon...Limited; Praxis Global Investments Limited; Minos Kyriakou; Theodore Kyriakou; Xenophon...Limited, Praxis Global Investments Limited, Minos Kyriakou, Theodore Kyriakou, Xenophon...
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Obituary: Minos Kokkinakis
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/10/1999; ; 700+ words
; MINOS KOKKINAKIS was no stranger to Greek prisons. As a Jehovah's Witness who...for proselytism and he is the one who finally took this law to the grave." Minos Kokkinakis, shopkeeper: born Sitia, Crete 25 February 1909; married...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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New MINOS neutrino work is exciting.(Neighbor)(Fermilab)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 3/22/2005; 583 words
; ...have begun a new era of exploration. We just started up the MINOS experiment, which will study the most elusive of all the particles...filled world. You can learn more about neutrinos and the MINOS experiment by going to http://www.fnal.gov/pub/about...
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FAQ King Minos Mythical ruler
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/24/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...of the illicit union between Zeus, the top-dog god, and Minos's straying wife Pasiphae? About the labyrinth built by Daedalus...sexual symbols could be entirely factual, could it? No, but Minos was real enough, wasn't he? He lived in a big palace at...
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 "Reforma (México D.F., México)")
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Analizan supuesto anillo de Minos.(Cultura)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 3/30/2002; 383 words
; ...estudian un anillo que supuestamente perteneci al mtico rey Minos de Creta, la legendaria ciudad que rindi culto al Toro, y...Ministerio de Cultura en esta ciudad. El supuesto "anillo de Minos", una especie de anillo-sello sobre el que se ve una imagen...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Uncovering secrets of the Minotaur; "Electronic instruments that probe for buried structures suggest contours that could approach the size of the famed palace at Knossos, about 60 miles to the west, said to be the seat of Minos and his mythical Minotaur".(News)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 3/30/2001; 700+ words
; ...popular imagination with the legendary King Minos, enigmatic labyrinth complexes and the...miles to the west, said to be the seat of Minos and his mythical Minotaur. Such a discovery...called the culture Minoan - after King Minos - and bestowed it with values and gods...
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United States: Minos Medical Inc Announces FDA 510k Clearance of Megachannel Endolumenal Access Device for Advanced Natural Orifice Surgery.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 6/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...momentum across the globe. They offer patients the hope of scarless surgery, faster recovery and innovative new therapies. Minos Medical is one of the new companies that is focused exclusively on developing procedures and new products to make scarless surgery...
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Minos
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
Minos In Greek mythology, King Minos of Crete was best known for building the Labyrinth—a...a dispute arose over which of the sons should win the throne. Minos claimed the right to be king on the grounds that he could convince...
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Daedalus
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...Mediterranean Sea, and began working for King Minos, the Cretan ruler. A Myth with a Message...As a result, he met with disaster. Minos had asked the sea god Poseidon (Neptune...Indeed, the bull was so magnificent that Minos decided to keep it rather than sacrifice...
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Minotaur
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...The Minotaur—which means "Minos's bull"—was born in the palace of King Minos of Crete, a large island south of Greece...time earlier, the sea god Poseidon had sent Minos a pure-white bull to be sacrificed in his...
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Theseus
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...sent another warrior, the son of King Minos of Crete, against the bull. The prince had died, and in revenge King Minos called down a plague on the Athenians...monstrous man-bull that lived below Minos's castle in a maze called the Labyrinth...
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Knossos
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...In Greek legend it was the capital of King Minos and the site of the labyrinth. The name also...Bibliography: See Sir A. J. Evans, Palace of Minos (4 vol., 1921-35); L. Cottrell, Bull of Minos (1953); L. R. Palmer, A New Guide to...
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