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outlet glacier
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome Definition Thoracic outlet syndrome refers to a condition that results in compression of neurovascular anatomical structures at the superior aperture of the chest (thorax). Description Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) refers to compression of nerves and blood vessels in... Read more |
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Lake Nipigon
Lake Nipigon , c.1,870 sq mi (4,840 sq km), central Ont., Canada. It has many islands. Its outlet, the Nipigon River (40 mi/64 km long) flows south, past the logging town of Nipigon, into Lake Superior.... Read more |
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Sauk
SAUK SAUK. The Sauks, or Sacs, originally spoke a Central Algonquian dialect and referred to themselves as asa •ki • waki, meaning "People of the Outlet." They left their central Michigan location for northern Wisconsin after Iroquois attacks in the mid-seventeenth century. The... Read more |
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FinishMaster Inc
FinishMaster, Inc. 54 Monument Circle, 7th FloorIndianapolis, Indiana 46204U.S.A.(317) 237-3678Fax: (317) 237-2150 Public Subsidiary of Lacy Diversified Industries, Ltd. Incorporated: 1968Employees: 1,660Sales: $130.2 million (1997)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: FMST SICs: 5198... Read more |
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Pizza Hut Inc
Pizza Hut Inc. 9111 East DouglasWichita, Kansas 67027U.S.A.(316) 681-9000Fax: (316) 681-9869 Wholly Owned Subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc.Incorporated: 1959Employees: 140,000Sales: $5.1 billion (1996)SICs: 5812 Eating Places; 6794 Patent Owners & Lessors Pizza Hut Inc. is the largest pizza... Read more |
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spawn
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Minnesota (river)
Minnesota river, 332 mi (534 km) long, rising in Big Stone Lake at the W boundary of Minnesota and flowing SE to Mankato, then NE to the Mississippi S of Minneapolis. Earlier called the St. Peter or St. Pierre, it was an important route of explorers and fur traders. The river follows the valley of... Read more |
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cloaca
cloaca , in biology, enlarged posterior end of the digestive tract of some animals. The cloaca, from the Latin word for sewer, is a single chamber into which pass solid and liquid waste materials as well as the products of the reproductive organs, the gametes. Cloacas are found in amphibians,... Read more |
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Loch Earn
Loch Earn , lake, 7 mi (11.2 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, Perth and Kinross and Stirling, central Scotland. Ardvorlich House, on its shore, is the Darlinvarach of Sir Walter Scott 's Legend of Montrose. Earn River (46 mi/74 km long), the lake's outlet, flows eastward through Strathearn past... Read more |
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Troubling times in Hell.
...food giant Hell Pizza, says...company closed its outlet in the upmarket...shelved plans for a budget chain. Denied...opened his first outlet in 2008. The...plus New Zealand outlets are up ``considerably...profit and more ... |