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Tamir Sapir An immigrant from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Tamir Sapir arrived in the United States in 1973, becoming a taxicab driver in New York City. Saving up to buy an electronics store, he catered primarily to Russian clientele.
Tamira Paszek Tamira Paszek (born 6 December 1990 in Dornbirn, Austria) is a professional tennis player. She was defeated by Agnieszka Radwańska in the final of the 2005 Girl's Singles Championship at Wimbledon, and by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the US Open in 2006.
Tamiya Clod Buster The Tamiya Clod Buster is a 1/10-scale radio controlled monster truck released September 21, 1987 by the Tamiya Corporation. With its four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, twin Mabuchi RS-540 motors and 165 mm tires it quickly became one of Tamiya's most popular radio controlled model kits.
Tamiya Corporation Tamiya Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic model kits, radio controlled cars, battery- and solar-powered educational models, sailboat models, acrylic and enamel model paints, and various modelling tools and supplies. The company was founded by Shunsaku Tamiya in Shizuoka, Japan in 1958.
Tamiya Sand Scorcher The Tamiya Sand Scorcher was the sixteenth 1/10-scale electric radio controlled car kit released by Japanese model manufacturer Tamiya Corporation. First introduced on December 15, 1979, its high level of detail and realism make it one of the most sought-after vintage R/C models today.
Tamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam Tamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil Progressive Federation), political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. TMK was floated by All India Devendra Kula Velalar Sangam (a Dalit caste organization in Tamil Nadu) in 2000.
Tamkang University Tamkang University (Traditional Chinese:淡江大學) is a private Taiwanese university located in Danshuei township, Taipei County. Founded in 1950 as a junior college of English literature, the college has expanded into a full university with 12 colleges today.
Tamkeen Tamkeen is a center that is established by the government of Dubai to help people with vision impairment problems get hold of the latest advances in the IT field and acquire other skills that they need for the labour market. The centre was opened in March 2004.
Tamluk Tamluk is the district headquarters of Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. Though there is some controversy, scholars have generally agreed that present day Tamluk is the site of the ancient city variously known as Tamralipta or Tamralipti.
Tamm-Horsfall protein Tamm-Horsfall protein, or Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein, or uromodulin (Muchmore & Decker 1985) is a GPI-anchored glycoprotein which is not derived from blood plasma, but is produced by the ascending limb of the loop of Henle of mammalian kidney. When this protein is concentrated at low pH, it forms gel.
Tammany Hall Tammany Hall was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics from the 1790s to the 1960s. It usually controlled Democratic Party nominations and patronage in Manhattan from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 to the election of Fiorello LaGuardia in 1934, then weakened and collapsed.
Tammie Leady Tammie Leady, (born 11 August, Port Arthur, Texas) is a certified personal trainer and a fitness and figure competitor based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a fitness model who has appeared in a number of magazines, including Flex, American Curves and Muscle & Fitness.
Tammin, Western Australia The townsite of Tammin is located in the central agricultural region, 179 km east of Perth and midway between the towns of Cunderdin and Kellerberrin on the Great Eastern Highway. The railway to Southern Cross was constructed through here in 1894-95, and Tammin was one of the original stations when the line opened in 1895.
Tammuz Northwest Semitic Tammuz (Hebrew תַּמּוּז, Standard Hebrew Tammuz, Tiberian Hebrew Tammûz), Arabic تمّوز Tammūz; Akkadian Duʾzu, Dūzu; Sumerian Dumuzid (DUMU.ZID "the true son") was the name of an Ancient Near Eastern deity.
Tammy (Movies) The Tammy movies are a series of four light-hearted American films about a naive 18-year-old girl from Mississippi produced between 1957 and 1967. The main character of the movies is Tammy Tyre, portrayed as a sweet and polite country girl looking for romantic love.
Tammy (name) "Tammy" is a given name or nickname (usually feminine), derived from names beginning with "Tam" (such as "Tamsin" and "Tamara"). It originates both from the bibical figure Tamar (through "Tamara") and from the name Thomasina.
Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962), American politician, is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the Second Congressional District of Wisconsin (map).
Tammy doll The Tammy Doll was a 12" fashion doll introduced by the Ideal Toy Corporation in the year 1962. Advertised as "The Doll you Love to Dress" Tammy's major appeal and purpose in child's play included modeling the many well-constructed outfits that Ideal provided for the doll.
Tammy Lauren Tammy Lauren, born Tammy Lauren Vasquez (November 10, 1968 in San Diego, California) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television. Her most famous movie role was as the lead in Wishmaster, portraying Alexandra Amberson, a young woman who accidentally awakens the Djinn, a powerful spirit more commonly known as a genie.
Tammy Lynn Michaels Tammy Lynn Michaels, also known (after her partner, Melissa Etheridge) by the surname Etheridge Melissa Etheridge's official website gives Tammy Lynn's surname as Etheridge in the announcement of the birth of their twins. (born November 26, 1974, in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American actress.
Tammy Lynn Sytch Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7 1972 in Matawan, New Jersey) was a professional wrestling diva for ECW, WCW, WWF and various independent promotions. She achieved her greatest success as Sunny in WWF in the mid to late 1990s.
Tammy Miller Tammy Miller (born June 21, 1967) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Tammy Parks Tammy Suzanne Parks (born May 30, 1965 in Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, USA) is a former Penthouse centerfold turned actress. Most of her work produced in the mid to late 1990s was adult oriented, but since then she has kept a rather low profile.
Tammy Pescatelli Tammy Pescatelli is a Sicilian-American comedian from Cleveland, Ohio. She is a regular "friend of the show" of the Bob & Tom Show and appeared on the second and third seasons of Last Comic Standing.
Tammy sex video scandal The Tammy sex video scandal was a scandal in Singapore involving a sex video first circulated in mid-February 2006 that turned into an Internet phenomenon. The incident began when a cheerleader and student from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), known only as Tammy, apparently had her mobile phone stolen by an enemy, and a 10-minute video stored in her phone involving oral sex and intercourse with her boyfriend was uploaded on the Internet.
Tammy Sutton-Brown Tammy Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978 in Markham, Ontario in Canada) is a professional basketball player who was on the roster of the Charlotte Sting in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) when the team folded in January 2007. Because she became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2006 season, she was not a part of the dispersal draft that followed the Sting's demise.
Tammy Trull Tammy Trull is a Latina American actress. She made her professional acting debut in the 2002 action-drama film All Night Bodega, playing the role of Venus Castro, a 15 year-old Nuyorican who finds her performance in school suffering due to her hanging out with the wrong crowd.
Tammy van Wisse Tammy van Wisse (born July 23, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an swimmer from Australia. As a marathon swimmer, she has completed many great feats, including the 2001 swim of the Murray River, a distance of 2,438 kilometres.
Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was a country singer and songwriter. She was known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and one of her best-known songs was "Stand by Your Man," which was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a woman in the history of the music genre.
Tamna The kingdom of Tamna or Tamna guk ruled Jeju Island from ancient times until it was absorbed by the Korean Joseon Dynasty in 1404. This kingdom is also sometimes known as Tangna (탁라), Seomna (섭나), and Tammora (탐모라).
Tamoanchan Tamoanchan is a mythical location of origin known to the Mesoamerican cultures of the central Mexican region in the Late Postclassic period. In the mythological traditions and creation accounts of Late Postclassic peoples such as the Aztec, Tamoanchan was conceived as a paradise where the gods created the first of the present human raceMesoamerican mythologies and creation accounts in general suppose that there had been worlds previous to this one, which the gods had made and destroyed.
Tamon Yamaguchi Rear-Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi (山口 多聞 Yamaguchi Tamon, January 1, 1892-June 4, 1942) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Serving during the Second World War, he died during the Battle of Midway, choosing to go down with his flagship the Hiryū.
Tamotsu Oishi Captain Tamotsu Oishi of the Aikoku Maru was born in Kochi in 1900, and graduated from the Japanese Naval College in 1920. He then specialized in navigation, and had some ship assignments until his graduation from the advanced course of the Navigation Naval School in 1926.
Tamp A tamper is a hand-held device with a flat or convex base used during the preparation of a shot of espresso to compress ground coffee into a puck, within the portafilter's basket. Tampers vary in weight, diameter, and design.
Tampa 2 The Tampa 2 is an American football defensive strategy popularized by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers National Football League (NFL) team in the 1990s-early 2000s. It was designed by then-head coach Tony Dungy, defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, and then-linebackers coach Lovie Smith.
Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, made up of Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, and New Tampa Bay. It is bounded by Manatee County on the south, Pinellas County on the west, and Hillsborough County on the east.
Tampa Bay Area Beltway The Tampa Bay Area Beltway is a proposed beltway in Tampa, Florida. The plan is being spearheaded by the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and if successful, the beltway would relieve overcrowding on Interstate 75, Interstate 275, and parts of Interstate 4.
Tampa Bay Bandits The Tampa Bay Bandits was a franchise in the United States Football League and competed in all three of the seasons of that league's existence: 1983, 1984, and 1985. They played their home games at Tampa Stadium.
Tampa Bay Business Journal [The Tampa Bay Business Journal is a weekly publication of American City Business Journals] containing articles about business people, issues and events in west central Florida, including [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, Hernando County, Pasco County, Polk County, Manatee County and Sarasota County. It is published in Tampa, Florida, and first went to print in 1981 as Tampa Bay Business.
Tampa Bay Hurricane of 1921 The Tampa Bay Hurricane of 1921 (also known as the Tarpon Springs Hurricane) was the third hurricane, second major hurricane , and final storm of an inactive 1921 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first hurricane to directly make landfall in Tampa Bay, Florida Florida Hurricane Data Basehurricanecity.
Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Bay Technical High School is a high school located in the School District of Hillsborough County, offering several different programs including the Academy of Health Professions, the Academy of Architecture, and numerous vocational/technical programs. It is the homosexual capital of Florida.
Tampa Bay Thrillers The Tampa Bay Thrillers were a franchise in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1984-1987, winning back-to-back championships in 1984 and 1985. The franchise relocated to Rapid City, South Dakota, at the end of the 1986 CBA regular season, where the team went on to win its third consecutive CBA title.
Tampa Cargo Tampa Cargo (acronym of Transportes Aéreos Mercantiles Panamericanos) is a cargo airline based at José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia. It is a specialized all-cargo airline transporting flowers from Latin America to Miami, as well as general cargo throughout the Americas.
Tampa Heights Historic District The Tampa Heights Historic District is a historic district in Tampa, Florida. It is bounded by Adalee Street, I-275, 7th Avenue and North Tampa Avenue, encompasses approximately 2000 acres, and contains 289 historic buildings.
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival The Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is a movie screening event that takes place each October in Tampa, Florida. The primary venue is the Tampa Theatre however several other cinemas in or near the downtown area simultaneously host the event as well.
Tampa Preparatory School Tampa Preparatory School is a coed, independent school serving grades 6-12 located on the Hillsborough River across from downtown Tampa and the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, enrolling 680 students. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Florida Council of Independent Schools, and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the College Board, the Secondary School Admissions Test Board, the National Association of College Admissions Counseling, the Southern Association of College Admissions Counseling, and the Educational Records Bureau.
Tampa Red Tampa Red (1904-1981), born Hudson Woodbridge, was an influential American musician. He is best known for his accomplished guitar playing in the blues field, but in a career spanning over 30 years he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum (see below) records.
Tampa Tarpons The Tampa Tarpons were a Minor League baseball team that started in 1919 and were related to various ball clubs, mainly part of the Cincinnati Reds for over 50 years, from 1931 to 1942, and from 1946 to 1987, with a 4 year break of no baseball during WWII. A member of the Florida State League (FSL), which was a Class D league until switched to Class A status in 1963.
Tampa Theatre The Tampa Theatre is a historic movie palace and city landmark located in downtown Tampa, Florida featuring a wide range of independent, foreign, and documentary films on a daily basis. It is Tampa's only non-profit theatre and operating costs are largely covered by its membership program, various corporate sponsors as well as ticket sales.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Tampa Bay area or simply Tampa Bay after the body of water it surrounds, is a metropolitan area on the Gulf coast of west-central Florida.
Tampalakamam massacre Tampalakamam massacre happened on February 3 1998 when eight (8) minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were taken to the nearby police station and shot dead by Sri Lankan police and majority Sinhalese home guards. .
Tampanian English Tampanian English is a dialect of the English language spoken exclusively by residents of Tampa, Florida. The dialect has a mixture of Hispanic and Caribbean accents along with several vocabulary words unique to the English language, many of which are geographically and Spanish influenced.
Tampax Tampax is a brand of tampon from Procter & Gamble. It was originally both the name of an independent company for over 50 years, based in Palmer, Massachusetts (with headquarters in New York) and the product itself.
Tampere Tampere (Swedish name Tammerfors) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, at . Since the two lakes differ in level by 18 metres, the Tammerkoski rapids linking them have been an important power source throughout history, most recently for generating electricity. Railway tracks from many parts of the nation merge at Tampere, making it an important railway junction.
Tampere Film Festival The Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival held every March in the Finnish town of Tampere. It is accredited by the film producers' society FIAPF, and together with the short film festivals in Oberhausen and Clermont-Ferrand, it is among the most important European short film festivals.
Tampere railway station The Tampere railway station is a functionalist building in Tampere, Finland, designed by Eero Seppälä and Otto Flodin, completed in 1936. The 36-metre clock tower was later added because the Finnish railway bureau required it (its total height from ground level is about 50 metres).
Tampere theatre festival Tampere Theatre Festival or Tampereen Teatterikesä takes place in Tampere, Finland, at the beginning of August and is the oldest annual theatre festival in the Nordic countries. The festival was started in 1969 with support from Tampereen Teatterikerho (Tampere Theatre Club).
Tampere University of Technology Tampere University of Technology (TUT) (Finnish: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto (TTY) ) is the second-largest of the universities in engineering sciences in Finland. The university is located in Hervanta, a suburb of Tampere.
Tampereentie (ward) Tampereentie (Finnish; Tammerforsvägen in Swedish) is a ward (suuralue, storområde) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 6. The ward is located to the north of the city centre and named after the major route that passes through the ward in the direction of Tampere.
Tampico Tampico, located at , is the main city in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, and the Mexican Gulf's main economic powerhouse. The city lies in a rich petroleum-producing region; it is a chief commercial center of northeastern Mexico and one of the most important seaports of the country.
Tampico beverages Tampico Beverages is one of the leading suppliers of value-added juice drink concentrates in the world. It was founded in the late 1980’s on the basis that the marketplace did not have a high quality, value-oriented brand of juice drink.
Tampico bridge The Tampico bridge (Spanish: Puente de Tampico) is a vehicular cable-stayed bridge in Mexico, located on the Pánuco River in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, near to the Gulf of Mexico. The bridge has been in service since 1988 and was designed by Professor Modesto Armijo from COMEC, a Mexican engineering company.
Tampines Tampines (or Tampines New Town) is the largest residential area in the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were located at the present site.
Tampines Bus Interchange Tampines Bus Interchange (Chinese: 淡滨尼巴士转换站) is a bus station serving Tampines New Town in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated block number of 513.
Tampines Expressway The Tampines Expressway (Abbreviation: TPE; Chinese: 淡滨尼高速公路, Pinyin: Dànbīnní Gāosù Gōnglù; Malay: Lebuhraya Tampines) is a highway in the north-eastern fringe of Singapore, joining the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) near Changi International Airport in the east with the Central Expressway (CTE) and Seletar Expressway (SLE) in the north of the island.
Tampines Group Representation Constituency Tampines Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 淡滨尼集选区) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five sub-constituencies, namely Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampines North and Tampines Changkat.
Tampines Mall Tampines Mall (Chinese: 淡滨尼广场) is a suburban shopping mall which is located at Tampines Central 5 in Tampines, Singapore. It opened in 1996 and is one of the most popular malls in the eastern part of Singapore.
Tampines MRT Station The Tampines MRT Station (EW2) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station that is part of the East West MRT Line in Singapore and serves the town of Tampines. Tampines was one of the first few stations on both the North South Line and East West Line to be installed with barrier free facilities, excluding the tactile guide.
Tampines New Town Tampines New Town is a HDB new town located in eastern Singapore. It is bounded by the Tampines Expressway, Tampines Avenue 10, canal north of Bedok Reservoir, Upper Changi Road, Simei Avenue, north of private estate off Upper Changi Road, Simei Road, west of private estate off Upper Changi Road North, the Pan Island Expressway, and back along Tampines Expressway.
Tampines Regional Library Tampines Regional Library (Chinese: 淡兵尼区域图书馆) is a library located in Tampines New Town, Singapore. It is the first regional library in Singapore and opened on 3 December 1994 by then Senior Minister of State for Education and Health Aline Wong.
Tampon A tampon is a plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid. The most common type in daily use (and the topic of the remainder of this article) is a usually disposable plug that is designed to be inserted into a woman's vagina during her menstrual period to absorb the flow of blood.
Tampopo Tampopo (タンポポ or 蒲公英 which translate to "dandelion") is a 1985 Japanese comedy film by director Juzo Itami, starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto and Ken Watanabe. The publicity for the film calls it "the first Noodle Western," a play on the term Spaghetti Western (Western films made by Italian production studios).
Tampuan The Tampuan (also spelled Tompuan or Tampuon) are an indigenous people group in North East Cambodia. Numbering about 25,000, the Tampuan people live in the mountainous Southern and Western portions of the Cambodian province of Ratanakiri.
Tamra Keenan Tamra Keenan is a female Electronica artist from England who is also part of the duo (Kevin) Beber & Tamra. She was the lead vocalist in David Morales' 2005 number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play track "Here I Am.
Tamrakar Tamrakar is a caste whose name is derived from the sanskrit words "tama," meaning copper and "aakar," meaning shape or to give shape. Hence the Tamrakars are coppersmiths who make copper and brass wares like household utensils and metal decorations.
Tamralipta Tamralipta is the name of an ancient city on the Bay of Bengal corresponding with Tamluk in modern-day India. Tamralipti may have been one of the most important urban centres of trade and commerce of early historic India, trading along the Silk Road with China, by Uttarapatha, the northern high road, the main trade route into the Middle East and Europe; and by seafaring routes to Bali, Java and other areas of the Far East.
Tamraparni Tamraparni is an ancient region of southern India, corresponding to the area of a Tamraparni river, in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. Alternatively, it is also supposed to correspond to the area of Sri Lanka, Tamraparni then being the equivalent of the Greek name for the island: "Taprobane" "The Tamraparna division of the Navakhanda and the Taprobane of the Greeks are one and the same indicating Ceylon.
Tamrat Desta Tamrat Desta (born 1978) is an Ethiopian singer and vocalist. He was born in a small town called Tiqur Wuha, located between the two larger towns of Shashemene and Awasa, the second of three children, all boys.
Tamriel Tamriel is the fictional continent where the events of The Elder Scrolls games take place. It is located on the planet of Nirn (which means the arena or the battleground in Ald Ehlnofex), otherwise known as Mundus; which is the mortal realm of the finite and the partial, as opposed to the immortal realms of the infinite and the absolute.
Tamshing Lhakhang Tamshing Lhakang (temple) in the Bumthang District of central Bhutan is the most important Nyingmapa temple in Bhutan. The temple and monastery are remarkable for their direct connection to the Bhutanese saint Pema Lingpa.
Tamsui Township Tamsui (Chinese:淡水鎮, Taiwanese: Tām-súi/Tām-chúi, Tongyong Pinyin: Danshuei, Hanyu Pinyin: Danshui) is a sea-side town in Taipei County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. It is named after a river whose name means "Freshwater".
Tamsulosin Tamsulosin (rINN) (IPA: ) is an α1a-selective alpha blocker used in the symptomatic treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Tamsulosin was developed by Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals (now part of Astellas Pharma) and is marketed by various companies under licence, including Boehringer-Ingelheim and CSL.
Tamsyn Leevey Tamsyn Leevey (born 24 January 1978, in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a professional squash player from New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, she won a Silver Medal in the women's doubles, partnering Shelley Kitchen.
Tamura Yoshiaki Tamura Yoshiaki was a minor power within the province of Mutsu during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. Yoshiaki would soon establish himself within Miharu castle during the year of 1503, but would move again from Moriyama castle to marry a certain daughter of Iwaki Tsunetaka.
Tamure The tāmūrē is a dance from Tahiti and although denied by the local purists, for the rest of the world it is the most popular dance and the mark of Tahiti. Usually danced as a group of boys and girls, all dressed in more (the Tahitian grass skirt, however not made of grass but of the fibers from the bark of the pūrau (hibiscus)).
Tamworth Tamworth is an historic town and local government district in Staffordshire, UK, located 27 km (17 miles) northeast of Birmingham and 198 km (123 miles) northwest of London. The town gained its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker.
Tamworth Castle Tamworth Castle , a Grade I listed building, is a small castle, located next to the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire England. It is also adjacent to a main road linking the north of England and London.
Tamworth Country Music Festival The Tamworth Country Music Festival is a celebration of Australia's rich country music culture and heritage. For two weeks during January the city of Tamworth (or 'Tam-vegas' as it is known by the locals) New South Wales comes alive, with visitors from all across the country and worldwide coming to join in the festivities.
Tamworth F.C. Tamworth Football Club are an English football team based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. They were formed in 1933 after the previous Tamworth club, Tamworth Castle F.
Tamworth Manifesto The Tamworth Manifesto was a political manifesto issued by Sir Robert Peel in 1835 in Tamworth, which is widely credited by historians as having laid down the principles upon which the modern British Conservative Party is based.
Tamworth Pig Tamworth Pig is among the oldest of porcine breeds, but its population is considered rare and critical. This animal is of ginger to red colouration and is thought to have descended from wild boars, via native pig stock of Europe.
Tamworth railway station Tamworth railway station (Ordnance Survey grid reference ) serves the Staffordshire town of Tamworth. At its location, the Cross Country Route and the West Coast Main Line (Trent Valley Line section) cross each other, although there is no rail link between the two lines.
Tamworth Two The Tamworth Two were a pair of pigs who escaped while being unloaded from a lorry at an abattoir in the English town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire in January 1998. The pigs (later named "Butch" and "Sundance" after Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) were on the run for over a week, and the search for them caused a huge media sensation, as well as immense public interest, both in Britain and abroad.
Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is the largest town in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the major regional centre for southern New England and the seat of the Tamworth Regional Council local government area.
Tamyra Gray Tamyra Monica Gray (born July 26, 1979 in Takoma Park, Maryland) is an American actress and singer, best known for her rise to fame as one of the finalists on the first season of the reality television program American Idol in 2002. She has since expanded into acting, most notably with a recurring role on the third season of the drama Boston Public in early 2003.
Tan D. Nguyen Tan Duc Nguyen (born 1973) is a Republican politician who was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in California's 47th congressional district in 2006. He lost to incumbent Loretta Sanchez.
Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, 23, is an Australian from Wellington Point in Brisbane, Queensland discovered on April 17, 2005 in Bali, Indonesia attempting to import heroin into Australia as part of the Bali Nine group. Nguyen was sentenced to life imprisonment on February 15, 2006 believed to be a financier of the plan.
Tan Dun Tan Dun (pinyin: Tán Dùn, 譚盾; born August 18, 1957) is a Chinese composer, most widely known as the Grammy and Oscar award winning composer for the soundtracks of the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.
Tan Hill, Yorkshire Tan Hill () is a high point on the Pennine Way in North Yorkshire, England near the borders with County Durham and Cumbria. It is home to The Tan Hill Inn, which is recognised as being the highest inn in England at 1732ft (536m) above sea level.
Tan Holdings Corporation Tan Holdings Corporation (THC) is a globally-competitive holdings company located in United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Since 1983, the company's headquarters are located in Saipan.

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