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Tan Howe Liang Tan Howe Liang (Chinese: 陈浩亮) is a weightlifter from Singapore who earned himself a place in history as the first and only Singaporean to win an Olympic medal, which he did in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the Silver medal in the lightweight category.
Tan Chee Khoon Tan Sri David Tan Chee Khoon (March 4 1919 – October 14 1996) was a major figure in Malaysian politics from 1959 to 1978, at one point being nicknamed "Mr. Opposition" for the outspoken views he presented in Parliament.
Tan Chong Tee Tan Chong Tee (born 1918) is a World War 2 veteran. Born in Shrewsbury Road, Singapore, Tan took part in many anti-Japanese activities like boycotting Japanese goods and fund raising since the Second Sino-Japanese war broke out in 1937.
Tan Kah Kee Tan Kah Kee (, Hokkien: Tân Kah-kiⁿ) (October 21, 1874 - August 12, 1961) was a prominent businessman, community leader, and philanthropist in colonial Singapore, and eventually a respectable Communist leader in the People's Republic of China.
Tan Kim Peng Clarence Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Tan Kim Peng Clarence is a retired officer of the Singapore Armed Forces. He is mostly associated with his work in building up the Singapore Commando Formation during its infancy and early years.
Tan lines The phrase tan line refers to an area or areas of pronounced comparative paleness in relation to other areas of the body that may have experienced Sun tanning or sunburn. The tanned or sunburned area is such that it becomes visually clear where on the body the person was exposed to the sun versus the place(s) s/he covered up while being exposed to the sun.
Tan Ngan Lo Medicated Tea The Tan Ngan Lo medicated tea is a herbal concoction formulated by a Chinese immigrant from mainland China in the early 20th century. Initially, it was prepared as a Chinese herbal treatment for family members to invigorate their body from heat and lethargy due to strenuous physical labors and exposure to scorching sun.
Tan Ser Cher Tan Ser Cher is a weightlifter from Singapore who began full-time training in the sport when he was 16, and was crowned the "Champion of Champions" in the local weightlifting competition in 1954 at the age of 21. He represented Singapore in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in his first international competition, and came in at 7th position.
Tan Siew Sin Tun Tan Siew Sin (; 21 May 1916–17 March1988) was Malaya's (later Malaysia's) first Minister of Commerce and Industry, Finance Minister for 15 years, and president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA, later Malaysian Chinese Association).
Tan Sitong Tan Sitong (Chinese: 譚嗣同, Styled Fusheng 复生, Pseudonym: Zhuangfei 壮飞) (March 10 1865—September 28 1898) was an eminent Chinese revolutionary in the late Qing Dynasty who was in support of liberal reform.
Tan Soo Khoon Tan Soo Khoon (Chinese: 陈树群; Pinyin: Chén Shù Qún; born September 1, 1949), is a former Member of the Parliament of Singapore, and a member of the current ruling party, the People's Action Party. He was elected into Parliament in 1976, and stepped down in April 2006, as the PAP began fielding new candidates for the nation's 12th General Elections.
Tan Tarn How Tan Tarn How (born December 9, 1960) is a Singaporean playwright and senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore). He has written six plays, which have been staged in Singapore and Hongkong.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital The Tan Tock Seng Hospital (Abbreviation: TTSH; Chinese: 陈笃生医院; Malay: Hospital Tan Tock Seng) is the second largest hospital in Singapore after the Singapore General Hospital, but its accident and emergency department is the busiest in the country largely due to its geographically centralised location. Set up in 1844] by an [[entrepreneur and philanthropist, Tan Tock Seng, the hospital came into the international spotlight when it was designated as the sole treatment centre for the SARS epidemic which struck the country in 2003.
Tan Xue Tan Xue (born January 30, 1984) is a Chinese fencer who won the silver medal in Sabre Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 2002 and won silver medals in both Individual and Team Sabre at the 2003 World Championship.
Tan-y-Bwlch railway station Tan-y-Bwlch station is the principal intermediate passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea. The station lies off the B4410 former turnpike road from Maentwrog to Llanfrothen and Beddgelert, which the railway crosses on a fine cast-iron skew bridge (made at Boston Lodge foundry in 1854 and surmounted by 'gothic' balustrades).
Tana and Riri Tana and Riri were two Indian girls who were asked to sing in the court of Akbar. When Akbar's court poet and singer, Tansen, was affected by the burns of the Deepak raag, he came to Vadnagar and was cured by the Raag Malhaar sung by Tana and Riri.
Tana Louise Tana Louise was a burlesque striptease artist and fetish model in the 1950s, who is most famous for her envolvement in the fetish magazine Exotique, which she was both a columnist and model for. Not long after her involvement in the magazine she married Leonard Burtman, owner of the magazine.
Tana Qirqos Tana Qirqos (variantly spelled Tana Kirkos; also called Tana Chirqos or Tana Chirkos, etc.; Ge'ez: ጣና ቂርቆስ ṭānā ḳīrḳōs, ጣና ጪርቆስ ṭānā č̣īrḳōs) is an island in Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Tana River (Norway) Tana river (Tanaelva in Norwegian, Deatnu in Northern Sami, Teno in Finnish), is a 330 kilometer long river in Lapland, in the Norwegian county of in Finnmark and the Lapland Province of Finland. In its upper course it runs for 256 kilometers along the Finnish-Norwegian border, between the municipalities of Utsjoki (Finland) and Karasjok and Tana (Norway).
Tana Toraja Tana Toraja (Torajaland, Land of the Toraja or Tator) is a regency (kabupaten) of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, home of Toraja ethnic group people. The local government seat is in Makale, where the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao.
Tanabata , meaning "Seven Evenings") is a Japanese star festival, derived from Obon traditions and the Chinese star festival, Qi Xi. The festival is usually held on July 7, and celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair).
Tanabe-Sugano diagram Tanabe-Sugano diagrams are used in coordination chemistry to predict absorptions in the UV and visible electromagnetic spectrum of coordination compounds. The Tanabe-Sugano diagram is an adaptation of an Orgel diagram which takes better account of electron-electron repulsion effects and high-spin to low-spin transitions by dividing both axis values by the Racah parameter B for the compound in question.
Tanabi Esporte Clube Tanabi Esporte Clube, commonly known simply as Tanabi, is a Brazilian football (soccer) club in the city of Tanabi in the SĂŁo Paulo interior. It is presently playing in SĂ©rie B (fourth division) of Campeonato Paulista.
Tanadgusix Corporation Tanadgusix Corporation or TDX is a shareholder-owned Aleut Alaska Native village corporation founded in 1973. Located on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, the company is primarily involved in fish processing, shipping, real estate, tourism, the environment and power generation.
Tanagra Tanagra (Greek: Τανάγρα) is a community north of Athens in Boeotia, not far from Thebes, that was noted in antiquity for its mass-produced mold-cast and fired terracotta figurines: see Tanagra figurine. Pausanias mentions in its location the ancient city of Graea, which is considered by certain academics to be the origin of the name Greek.
Tanagra figurine The mold-cast terracotta Tanagra figurines, produced from the later fourth century BCE, were a specialty of the Boeotian town of Tanagra in Greece. They were coated with a liquid white slip before firing and were sometimes painted afterwards in naturalistic tints with watercolors, such as the famous "Dame en Bleu" at the Louvre.
Tanahu District Tanahu district, a part of Gandaki zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Damauli as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,546 sq km and has a population (2001) of 315,237.
Tanaide Mor mac DĂşinnĂ­n Ă“ Maolconaire Tanaide Mor mac DĂşinnĂ­n Ă“ Maolconaire was a member of the Ă“ Maolconaire family of Connacht, who served as historians and poets to the SĂ­l Muireadaigh, and their rulers, the Ă“ Conchubhair Kings of Connacht.
Tanaka Chigaku Tanaka Chigaku (田中智學, Tanaka Chigaku) (1861 - 1939) was a Japanese Buddhist scholar and preacher of the Nichiren sect, orator, writer and nationalist propagandist in the Meiji, Taisho and early Showa periods. He is considered to be the father of Nichirenism, the fiercely nationalistic blend of Nichiren Buddhism and State Shinto espoused by such figures as Inoue Nissho, Ishiwara Kanji and Kita Ikki.
Tanaka Memorial The Tanaka Memorial is allegedly a Japanese war planning document from 1927, in which Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi supposedly laid out for the Emperor of Japan Hirohito the strategy to take over the world. Its authenticity is still a matter of dispute, although in the broad strokes, the strategy was followed by Japan during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
Tanaka Power Equipment Tanaka Power Equipment is a company manufacturing small internal combustion engines and associated light machinery. During the 1960s and 1970s they built the popular Bike Bug bolt-on motor for bicycles, which was also adapted for marine use as well as being sold through Sears rebadged the Sears Free Spirit.
Tanaka Shimbe Tanaka Shimbe (田中 新兵衛 Tanaka Shimbē, 1832–July 11, 1863) was one of the four members of the hitokiri, elite samurai, active in Japan during the late Tokugawa shogunate in the 1860s. The hitokiri including Shimbe were working under the command of Takechi Hanpeita, the leader of the Loyalists of Tosa, who sought to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate and restore the Emperor of Japan to power.
Tanaka Shosuke Tanaka Shosuke (田中勝助, also 田中勝介, Tanaka Shōsuke, also Tanaka Shousuke) was an important Japanese technician and trader in metals from Kyoto during the beginning of the 17th century. According to Japanese archives (駿府記) he was a representative of the great Osaka merchant Goto Shosaburo (後藤少三郎).
Tanakh (band) Tanakh is the name for music written and improvised by a musical collective from Richmond, Virginia. The ethnic fusion collective was formed in 2000 by its primary songwriter — veteran producer and recording engineer, Jesse Poe.
Tanamera - Lion of Singapore Tanamera - Lion of Singapore is an 1989 Australian drama serial, also shown in the United Kingdom, concerning the intertwined lives of two families, the Dexters and the Sungs, in Singapore during the years 1935 to 1948. The families came together when son John Dexter fell in love with Julie Sung.
Tanami Track The Tanami Track, also known more recently as the Tanami Road and the McGuire Track, is a road in Australia following a cattle droving route northwest from the MacDonnell Ranges area of central Australia just north of Alice Springs to Halls Creek in the Kimberley.
Tanana Valley Railroad The Tanana Valley Railroad was a narrow-gauge railroad that operated in the Tanana Valley of Alaska from 1905 to about 1917, when it was purchased by the government and began to be converted to standard gauge as the Chatanika Branch of the Alaska Engineering Commission Railroad, which became the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The TVRR originated as the Tanana Mines Railway in 1905 and was renamed the Tanana Valley Railroad in 1907.
Tananas Tananas, (pronounced tuh-naa-nuhs) is a South African band formed in 1987. Originally it consisted of Mozambican Gito Baloi (bass and vocals), Ian Herman (drums and percussion) and Steve Newman (acoustic guitar)First recorded by the independent label Shifty Records]Tananas combines jazz, Mozambican salsa, and township jive.
Tanapox Tanapox (a virus from the genus Yatapoxvirus), was first seen among individuals in the flood plain of the Tana River in Kenya during two epidemics (1957 and 1962) of acute febrile illness accompanied by localized skin lesions.
Tanaro River The Tanaro (pronounced ‘Tànaro’), known as Tanarus in ancient times, is a 276 km-long river in north-western Italy. It rises in the Ligurian Alps, close to the border with France and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of drainage basin (partly Alpine, partly Apennine) and discharge.
Tanarus (computer game) Tanarus is a 3D multiplayer online first-person shooter featuring tanks that was released in 1997. It was developed by Verant Interactive (which had recently parted from 989 Studios) and published by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE).
Tanay, Rizal Tanay is a 1st class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. It is located 56 kilometers east of Manila, although a typical commute between Manila and Tanay will take between one to three hours depending upon traffic conditions.
Tanc Sade Australian native Tanc Sade was working in theatre in Australia before landing a recurring role on Gilmore Girls in 2004. Tanc still has an active role in Australian theatre as the Artistic Director for Ricochet Working Productions, where in the past he has written, produced, directed and performed in several productions.
Tancred Ibsen Tancred Ibsen (born 11 July 1893, died 4 December 1978) was a Norwegian officer, pilot, film director and screenwriter. He was the son of Sigurd Ibsen, and the grandson of Henrik Ibsen, and Nobel laureate Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
Tancred of Sicily Tancred (died February 20, 1194), was King of Sicily from 1189 to 1194. He was an illegitimate son of Roger III, Duke of Apulia, the eldest son of King Roger II, and of Emma, daughter of Achard II, Count of Lecce.
Tancredi Tancredi is an opera in two acts by composer Gioacchino Rossini and librettist Luigi Lechi, based on Voltaire's play Tancrède (1759). Rossini's opera made its first appearance in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice on February 6 1813.
Tanda Kecakapan Khusus Tanda Kecakapan Khusus (TKK) are merit badge awards earned by youth members of the Gerakan Pramuka organization, based on activities within an area of study by completing Special Skills Requirements (SSR/SKK). Some special TKK also required in order to achieve the Eagle Scout.
Tandahimba Tandahimba is one of the 5 districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the East by the Mtwara Rural District, to the South by Mozambique, to the West by the Newala District, and to the North by the Lindi Region.
Tandem bicycle The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle (occasionally, a tricycle) designed to be ridden by more than one person. Originally tandems were built by welding two bicycle frames together to form a two-person bicycle.
Tandem Computers Tandem Computers was an early manufacturer of fault tolerant computer systems, marketed to the growing number of transaction processing customers who used them for ATMs, banks, stock exchanges and other similar needs. Tandem systems used a number of redundant processors and storage devices to provide high-speed "failover" in the case of a hardware failure, an architecture that they called NonStop.
Tandem pore domain potassium channel Two-pore-domain potassium channels: This family of 15 members form what is known as leak channels, and they follow Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz (open) rectification. These channels are regulated by numerous mechanisms, including: oxygen tension, pH, mechanical stretch, and G-proteins.
Tandem signaling Tandem signaling is one of the most difficult conditions for speech coders to perform well in is the case where a digital speech-coded signal is transmitted from the mobile to the base station, and then demodulated into an analog signal which is then speech coded for retransmission as a digital signal over a land line or wireless link. This situation, called tandem signaling, tends to exaggerate the bit errors originally received at the base station.
Tandem skydiving Tandem skydiving refers to a type of skydiving where a novice skydiver ("student" or "passenger") is connected via a harness to an experienced skydiver ("tandem master" or "tandem instructor"). The instructor controls the whole jump from exit through freefall, piloting the canopy, and landing.
Tandem-charge A tandem-charge weapon is an explosive device or projectile that has two or more stages of detonation. It is effective against reactive armor which is designed to protect an armored vehicle (mostly tanks) against anti-tank arsenal.
Tandle Hill Tandle Hill Country Park is a country park in the town of Royton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of approximately 110 acres, a combination of beech woodland and open grassland.
Tando Velaphi Tando Velaphi is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper of Zimbabwean and Japanese heritage, who currently plays for Perth SC in the Western Australia State League but is in the extended squad of A-League club Perth Glory and is likely to be a part of their 2007-08 campaign. Velaphi previously had loan stints at the Newcastle Jets and Queensland Roar, making his A-League debut in Round 20 in the Roar's all important meeting with the Victory at Telstra Dome.
Tandoori chicken Tandoori Chicken is a chicken dish dating back to the time of the Mughal Empire in Southern Asia; it is still popular throughout that area, as well as Central Asia. The chicken is marinated in a yogurt seasoned with garam masala - garlic, ginger, cumin, cayenne pepper, and other spices depending on the recipe.
Tandoori masala Tandoori masala is a mixture of spices specifically for use with a tandoor, or clay oven, in traditional north Indian and Afghani cooking. The specific spices vary somewhat from one region to another, but typically include fenugreek, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, garlic, ginger, etc.
Tandy Corporation Tandy Corporation was a family owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas, which is best known for purchasing and giving its name to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based RadioShack Corporation. Tandy was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store, and acquired RadioShack in 1963.
Tandy Pocket Computer A Tandy Pocket Computer is one of a line of small pocket computers—calculator-sized programmable computing devices—sold primarily under the Tandy brand (but also by Sharp and Casio, with different model names) in the 1980s. They were given designations from PC-1 to PC-8.
Tandyn Almer Tandyn Almer is a musician, composer, lyricist, and record producer, most famous for writing the song "Along Comes Mary", the 1966 hit by the Association. He released a single of his own called "Degeneration Gap" in 1969, has written or co-written numerous songs performed by other artists, including the Purple Gang, Garden Club, and the Beach Boys, and produced for numerous others.
Taneatua Express The Taneatua Express was an express passenger train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department that ran between Auckland and Taneatua in the Bay of Plenty, serving centres such as Tauranga and Te Puke. It commenced in 1929 and operated until 1959.
Tanequil Tanequil is a fantasy novel in the High Druid of Shannara trilogy of the Shannara series by Terry Brooks. First published in 2004, the book takes place immediately after the events of Jarka Ruus and is followed by the novel Straken.
Taner Akçam Altuğ Taner Akçam (born on October 23, 1953 in Ardahan, Turkey) is a Turkish historian, sociologist and author. He is one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and discuss openly the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Turkish government in 1915.
Taner Sağır Taner Sağır () (born on March 13, 1985 in Kırcaali, Bulgaria) is a Turkish world and Olympic weightlifting champion. Coming to Athens as holder of all the junior world records, he broke, at age of 19 only, Olympic records in the category 77 kg snatch, clean and jerk and total, and became so the youngest Olympic champion in the weightlifting history.
Taney Arrest Warrant The Taney Arrest Warrant is a recent conjectural controversy in Abraham Lincoln scholarship. The standard version of the story avers that in late May or early June of 1861 President Lincoln secretly ordered an arrest warrant for Roger B.
Tang (fish) Tangs are a kind of saltwater fish which inhabit shallow reefs and beds of seagrass from the east coast of Africa northward to the Red Sea, and over the broad span of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. The ideal temperature of their habitat is between the middle 70s and low 80s Fahrenheit (25 to 30 °C).
Tang Code The Tang Code (唐律) was the criminal or penal code established during the Tang Dynasty in China. Supplemented by civil statutes and regulations, it became the basis for later dynastic codes not only in China but elsewhere in East Asia.
Tang Enbo Tan Enbo (汤恩伯, Pinyin: Tāng Énbó, Wade-Giles: Tang En-po, 1898-1954, born in Wuyi, Zhejiang‍was a nationalist] [[general in Kuomintang-governed China. Along with others such as Hu Zongnan and Xue Yue, Tang was one of the Kuomintang generals feared and respected by his Japanese enemy.
Tang Frères Tang Frères (Traditional: 陳氏兄弟公司; Simplified: 陈氏兄弟公司; Pinyin: Chénshì Xiōngdì Gōngsī; translated Tang Brothers) is an Asian supermarket in Paris, in the 13th arrondissement, which is widely known as the quartier chinois (Chinatown) of Paris.
Tang Hall Tang Hall is an inner-city district of the city of York in the United Kingdom. It lies in the east of the city and is approximately bordered by Heworth to the north, Hull Road to the south, Melrosegate to the west and Osbaldwick to the east.
Tang Hu Lu Tanghulu (糖葫芦; literally "sugar gourd"), also called bing tanghulu (冰糖葫芦), is a popular traditional winter snack in northern China, especially in Beijing, and particularly for children. It consists of candied fruits on bamboo skewers that are approximately 20cm long.
Tang Ching-sung Tang Ching-sung (Chinese: 唐景崧; pinyin: Táng Jǐngsōng) (1841-1903)，was the first President of the Republic of Formosa. He was inaugurated as the President of the Republic of Formosa on May 25, 1895 and then issued a declaration of independence from the Qing dynasty.
Tang Jiali Tang Jiali () (born July 13 1976 in Hefei, Anhui) is a Chinese dancer and model who became a celebrity and household name in the People's Republic of China in 2003 by being the first woman to sell books of nude artistic photographs of herself since the lifting of many of the previous restrictions on distribution and sale of such photographs.
Tang Paradise Tang Paradise (大唐芙蓉园) is a large theme park near the city of Xi'an, in Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China. The park is at or near the site of an earlier garden complex in the Tang Dynasty, but consists almost entirely of modern construction.
Tang Shaoyi Tang Shaoyi (Chinese:唐绍仪, changed to 唐绍怡 to avoid taboo of Puyi's name, later restored; Wade-Giles: T'ang Shao-i; Courtesy Shaochuan 少川) (1859—1938), was a Chinese diplomat, politician, and the first president of Shandong University. He was the father-in-law of Wellington Koo.
Tang Shou Tao Tang Shou Tao (唐手道, Hanyu Pinyin: Tang Shou Dao, lit. "Chinese Hand Way") is a system of Chinese internal martial arts training founded in the 1950's and 1960's by Hung I-Hsiang (洪懿祥, Hanyu Pinyin: Hong Yixiang), a well-knownTaiwanese internal martial artist.
Tang Shu Shuen Tang Shu Shuen (Traditional Chinese: 唐書璇)(aka Shu Shuen or Cecile Tang Shu Shuen) (born 1941) is a former Hong Kong film director. Though her film career was brief, she was a trailblazer for socially critical art cinema in Hong Kong's populist film industry, as well as its first noted woman director.
Tang Soo Do Tangsoodo or Tang Soo Do is a traditional Korean martial art. Translating the word "Tang Soo Do" is hard because the word "Soo" means "hand"; however the word "Tang" has many meanings such as "Worthiness", "Skillful", and "Strong".
Tang Tang Tang Tang was a type of platformer made for the Game Boy Advance in 2001 by Take-Two Interactive Software. As one of four space soldiers, your duty is to kill enemies and actually make platforms to get to certain places, making the game a unique experience in the fact that you can actually create different versions of the level.
Tang Zhen Tang Zhen () (1630-1704) was a Chinese philosopher and educator during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. His given name was Dahao(大陶) and his formal name after the age of 20 was Zhuwan(鑄萬), but later he changed his given name to Zhen(甄) and his formal name to Puyuan(圃園).
Tang Zi Tang Zi an officer serving under the Kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. Tang Zi was at one time sent as reinforcements when Zhuge Dan was currently leading his revolt against the Sima family.
Tang-e Bolaghi Tang-e Bolaghi (Bolaghi Valley) is an archaeological valley with 130 ancient settlements, date back from 5000 BCE to Sasanian dynastic era (224-651 CE). It is situated in Iran’s southern province of Fars, only 7 kilometres from Pasargadae, Iran.
Tanga (clothing) A tanga is an undergarment and swimwear for both sexes which has no material around the sides other than the waist band. A string tanga is a type of tanga swimwear which has the waist band replaced with strings which are tied.
Tanga (poetry) Tanga poetry is a five-line version of haiga and consists of short poetic quintains in either the tanka,tetractys,lanterne or American cinquain formats, superimposed upon a picture.The poem complements and is relevant to the visual image.
Tangail Airdrop The Tangail airdrop was an operation mounted on 11 December, 1971 by the 2nd Parachute Battalion of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The main objective of the operation was the capture of Poongli Bridge on the Jamuna which would cut off the 93 Brigade of Pakistani Army which was retreating from the north to defend Dacca and its approaches.
Tangalooma, Queensland Tangalooma is a nature based eco friendly resort based on the west side of Moreton Island in Queensland, Australia. Tangalooma is positioned on Moreton Bay and is known for its resort accommodation, nearby sand dunes and deliberately made shipwrecks for underwater diving.
Tangamandapio Tangamandapio is a municipality located in the northeast part of the Mexican state of Michoacán, 165 km away from the state capital of Morelia. The geographic coordinates are: 19° 57' North latitude and 102° 26' West longitude.
Tanganda Tea Tanganda Tea is the biggest grower and producer of tea and coffee in Zimbabwe and one of the biggest tea producers in Africa. It is one of the largest food companies in Africa, and forms part of the Meikles Group, a major Zimbabwean company which also owns hotels and department stores in southern Africa.
Tanganyika Tanganyika was an East African republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. In 1964, it joined with the islands of Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanzania.
Tanganyika African National Union The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika (now Tanzania). The party was founded by Julius Kambarage Nyerere in July 1954 while he was still teaching at Pugu Secondary School.
Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass psychogenic illness in the vicinity of the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in the modern nation of Tanzania. Due to its nature the incident has been confused with positive humorous and/or infectious laughter as seen in phenomena like the Holy Laughter movement.
Tangara The Tangara (an Australian aboriginal word meaning to go), is a class of CityRail (Sydney) rolling stock and manufactured by Goninan. It is the third-newest class in CityRail's fleet, before the Millennium train and the OSCAR.
Tangata Whenua Tangata whenua is a Māori term literally meaning "people of the land", from tangata, 'people' and whenua land.According to Williams' definitive Dictionary of the Māori Language, tangata means "man" or "human being", whilst tāngata with the long ā is the plural meaning "people" Whenua means both land and placenta (again referencing Williams, who lists five definitions).
Tange Promontory Tange Promontory () is an ice-covered peninsula just west of Casey Bay on the coast of Enderby Land. It was plotted from air photographs taken from an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft in November 1956 and mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in February 1957.
Tangela Smith Tangela Nicole Smith (born April 1, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American basketball player in the WNBA. Her rights are currently held by the Minnesota Lynx, which selected her in the 2007 WNBA Dispersal Draft from the roster of the defunct Charlotte Sting.
Tangent (clavichord) A tangent, when referred to in the context of the action of a clavichord, refers to the small piece of metal similar in shape and size to the head of a flat-bladed screwdriver. It is similar to the tangent of a Tangent piano only in that it is driven, ultimately by the player's fingers to strike the string and initiate sound.
Tangent (tangent piano) A tangent, when referred to in the context of the action of a tangent piano refers to the small slip of wood similar in shape to a harpsichord jack or similar to an unleathered fortepiano hammer which strikes the string to produce sound. It is similar to the tangent of a clavichord only in the sense that they both are driven ultimately by the player's finger to strike the string to initate sound.
Tangent Comics Tangent Comics was a DC Comics imprint created in 1997-1998, developed from ideas created by Dan Jurgens. The line, formed from various one-shots, focused on creating all-new characters using established DC names, such as the Joker, Batman, and the Flash.
Tangent half-angle formula In various applications of trigonometry, it is useful to rewrite the trigonometric functions (such as sine and cosine) in terms of rational functions of a new variable t. These identities are known collectively as the tangent half-angle formulae because of the definition of t.

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