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Thrill Kill Thrill Kill was a fighting game being developed for the PlayStation by Paradox Development. It was cancelled by Electronic Arts a few weeks before shipping after EA acquired the original publisher, Virgin Interactive.
Thrill Me Thrill Me (full title: Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story) is a two character Off-Broadway musical written by Stephen Dolginoff. It is based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the so-called "thrill killers," who murdered a young boy in 1924 in order to commit "the perfect crime.
Thrill Power Overload Thrill Power Overload, or TPO is the title of a series of articles written by David Bishop and serialised in the Judge Dredd Megazine, forming the most comprehensive history of the comic 2000 AD yet written. A similar follow-up feature, Fifteen Years, Creep!
Thriller - en grym film Thriller - En Grym Film (Thriller - A Cruel Picture, also known as They Call Her One Eye, Hooker's Revenge, Thriller), is a Swedish movie from 1973 written and directed by Bo Arne Vibenius. The original length was 107 minutes.
Thriller (music video) Michael Jackson's Thriller is a fourteen-minute music video released in December 1983 to support Michael Jackson's single "Thriller". Directed by John Landis, Thriller is often hailed as the best and most popular music video of all time.
Thriller (US TV series) Thriller was, along with The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents, one of the great anthology television series of the 1960s, running from 1960-1962 on NBC-TV. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing an entertaining mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers.
Thrilling Cities Thrilling Cities is the title of a collection of non-fiction travel articles by James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The book was published by Glidrose Productions first in Great Britain in 1963, followed by an American edition in 1964.
Thrilling Publications Thrilling Publications (also known as Beacon Magazines, 1936–37; Better Publications, 1937–43, and Standard Magazines, 1943–55) was a pulp magazine publisher run by Ned Pines. It was in operation from the 1920s until 1955, when Pines closed his pulp magazines.
Thrills In the Night "Thrills In the Night" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss featured on their 1984 album Animalize, and released as a single in 1985. The song was written by Kiss guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley and ex-Plasmatics bassist Jean Beauvoir.
Thrinacia Thrinacia or Trinacria, mentioned in Homer's Odyssey, is the island home of Helios' cattle, guarded by his eldest daughter, Lampetia, said to have been Sicily since the name Thrinacia implies an island connected to the number 3 and Sicily has three corners. However, Sicily is huge by ancient Greek standards and so its three corners are only noticeable on the map, not at sea, and it is more likely that the name Thrinacia would have come about because sailors could use it to easily identify an island as they could see it.
Thringarth Thringarth is a village in Lunedale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Thrint In Larry Niven's fictional Known Space universe, the Thrintun (singular Thrint) were a long-extinct species which ruled the galaxy through telepathic mind control. The Thrintun were nearly destroyed about two billion years before the human era by one of their slave races known as the Tnuctip, and used one of their own devices to amplify a telepathic command ("die") across the galaxy in an event they called "Suicide Night" so as to take their slave races with them.
Thrips A thrips (plural thrips) (Thysanoptera) is a tiny, slender insect with fringed wings (thus the scientific name, from the Greek thysanos (fringe) + pteron (wing)). Other common names for thrips include Thunderflies, Thunderbugs and Corn Lice.
Thrishana Pothupitiya Thrishana Pothupitiya is the 17 year old author of an essay describing her experiences during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The piece was originally published in The Daily News in Pothupitiya's native Sri Lanka.
Thrive Thrive is the ninth studio album by the Christian rock/pop band Newsboys, released in 2002. It features the hit singles "It Is You", "Million Pieces (Kissin' Your Cares Goodbye)", and "Lord (I Don't Know)".
Thriveni Academy The Thriveni Academy was one of the largest residential schools in India in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is located in the Vadakupattu village 25km from Madras (Chennai) and spread across 700 acres (283 hectares) of land.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Fortune 500 financial services organization with dual corporate headquarters based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Appleton, Wisconsin. Thrivent Financial and its subsidiaries offer financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more to its nearly 3 million members.
Thrixspermum Thrixspermum is a genus of orchids, comprising around 100 species distributed from India to Southeast Asia and New Guinea. The genus is also present in several Pacific Islands and two species have been found in Australia.
Throat cancer Throat cancer is a common way of referring to some head and neck cancers, usually squamous cell carcinomas. Its precise usage varies, as different researchers and practitioners define the area of the throat in different ways.
Throat halyard In sailing, the throat halyard (or throat for short) is a line that raises the end of a gaff nearer to the mast, as opposed to the peak halyard which raises the end further from the mast. Such rigging was normal in classic gaff-rigged schooners and in other ships with fore-and-aft rigging.
Throat lozenge A throat lozenge or cough drop is a small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat), possibly from the common cold or influenza. Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original shape.
Throatless shear A throatless shear is a cutting tool used to make complex straight and curved cuts in sheet metal. The throatless shear takes its name from the fact that the metal can be freely moved around the cutting blade (it does not have a throat down which metal must be fed), allowing great flexibility in shapes that can be cut.
Throbber A throbber is a graphic usually found in the top-right corner of the graphical user interface of a computer program (especially a web browser) that animates to show the user that the program is performing an action (such as downloading a web page).
Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle (formed on September 3, 1975, in London) is a British experimental music and industrial music group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions. The founding members of Throbbing Gristle were Chris Carter, Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti and Peter Christopherson (sometimes known as "Sleazy").
Throbbing Gristle live Throbbing Gristle were noted for their live performances, which were often experimental and quite different from their pre-recorded work. In addition to studio albums, a large number of recordings of live shows were released, of varying sound quality.
Throgs Neck Throgs Neck (more correctly spelled Throggs Neck) is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It demarcates the passage between the East River and Long Island Sound.
Throgs Neck Bridge The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 carrying Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. The bridge connects the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx with the Bayside section of Queens.
Thrombin Thrombin (activated Factor II (IIa)) is a coagulation protein that has many effects in the coagulation cascade. It is a serine protease () that converts soluble fibrinogen into insoluble strands of fibrin, as well as catalyzing many other coagulation-related reactions.
Thrombin clotting time The Throbin Clotting Time (TCT), also known as the Thrombin Time (TT), is a coagulation assay which is usually performed in order to detect for the therapeutic level of the anticoagulant Heparin. It is also sensitive in detecting the presence of a fibrinogen abnormality.
Thrombin receptor There are three known thrombin receptors termed PAR1, PAR3 and PAR4 (PAR for protease-activated receptor). These receptors are members of the 7 transmembrane g protein-coupled family of receptors, however, their method of activation is unique.
Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor Thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI), also known as plasma carboxypeptidase B2 is a recently described plasma zymogen that, when exposed to the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex, is converted by proteolysis at Arg92 to a basic carboxypeptidase (TAFIa or activated TAFI) that inhibits fibrinolysis. TAFI is produced by the liver.
Thrombogenicity Thrombogenicity refers to the tendency of a material in contact with the blood to produce a thrombus, or clot. It not only refers to fixed thrombi but also to emboli, thrombi which have become detached and travel through the bloodstream.
Thrombopoietin Thrombopoietin (TPO) is a glycoprotein hormone produced mainly by the liver and the kidney that regulates the production of platelets by the bone marrow. It stimulates the production and differentiation of megakaryocytes, the bone marrow cells that fragment into large numbers of plateletsKaushansky K.
Thrombotic microangiopathies Thrombotic microangiopathies are a category of pathologies that result in thrombosis in capillaries and arterioles. This process leads to thrombocytopenia and a variety of other symptoms such as: anemia, purpura, renal failure (some), schistocytes (fragmented blood cells severed by fibrin products) and ischemic injury to cells.
Thromboxane receptor The thromboxane receptor is a protein on the surface of cells in the endothelium of blood vessels and in the placenta which interacts with the eicosanoid lipid thromboxane. The gene responsible for the thromboxane receptor, TBXA2R is found on chromosome 19 and spans 15 kilobases.
Thrombus A thrombus, or blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. It is achieved via the aggregation of platelets that form a platelet plug, and the activation of the humoral coagulation system (i.
Throne A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch is seated on state or ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of metonymy, and is also used in many terms such as "the power behind the throne.
Throne of Darkness Throne of Darkness is a Japanese-themed action-oriented roleplaying game released by Vivendi Universal (VU) Games. Players may select from one of seven different samurai characters and may control up to four individual characters at any one time.
Throne room A throne room is the room, often rather a hall, in the official residence of the crown, either a palace or a fortified castle, where the throne of a senior figure (usually a monarch) is set up with elaborate pomp— usually raised, often with steps, and under a canopy, both of which are part of the original notion of the Greek word thronos.
Throop, Pennsylvania Throop (IPA pronunciation: ) is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, adjoining Scranton. Formerly, coal mining and silk manufacturing provided employment for the people of Throop, who numbered 2,204 in 1900 and 5,133 in 1910.
Throssell ministry The Throssell ministry was the second ministry of the Government of Western Australia. It succeeded the Forrest ministry on 14 February 1901, and ran until 27 May, when it was succeeded by the first Leake ministry.
Throttle In an engine, the throttle is the mechanism by which the engine's power is increased or decreased. Throttle may refer to both the part inside the engine which directly regulates the fuel flow, or the human controls (pedal, lever, electronic) outside the engine compartment that the operator uses to control an engine's power.
Throttle (Biker Mice From Mars character) Throttle is one of the three principal (and eponymous) characters - the others being Vinnie and Modo - of the American cartoon series Biker Mice From Mars. He is a humanoid mouse, and a member of the Freedom Fighters organisation committed to liberating Mars from domination by the fish-like Plutarkians, and later the humanoid cat Catatonians.
Throttle (magazine) Throttle was an independent alternative music and culture magazine based in Richmond, Virginia. Throttle was founded in 1981 by Peter Blake, Dale Brumfield and Bill Panelas, all former editors of the Virginia Commonwealth University student newspaper, The Commonwealth Times.
Throttle body In a fuel injection engine, the throttle body is the part of the air intake system that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine, in response to driver input. While the accelerator is often called a "gas pedal", it would be more accurate to describe it as an "air pedal".
Throttle position sensor A throttle position sensor (TPS) is a sensor used to monitor the position of the throttle in an internal combustion engine. The sensor is usually located on the butterfly spindle so that it can directly monitor the position of the butterfly throttle valve.
Through a Blue Lens Through a Blue Lens was a highly controversial documentary about drug addicts on Vancouver's Eastside. The film is significant and controversial because it blames social problems in the area on drug abuse, and it is has been repeatedly condemned by numerous social activists.
Through A Glass Darkly (album) Through A Glass Darkly was the 1978 album by Peter Howell and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It featured six original instrumental compositions including "Through A Glass Darkly - A Lyrical Adventure", a 19 minute track which took up the whole of the first side of the record.
Through Being Cool Through Being Cool (1999) is the sophomore release of Princeton, New Jersey-based band Saves the Day. It has a more melodic sound than their first release, Can't Slow Down, which was a more punk/hardcore driven record.
Through line The through line, sometimes also called the spine, was first suggested by Konstantin Stanislavski as a simplified way for actors to think about characterisation. He believed actors should not only understand what their character was doing, or trying to do, (their objective) in any given unit, but should also strive to understand the through line which linked these objectives together and thus pushed the character forward through the narrative.
Through the Desert Through the Desert is a German-style board game by Reiner Knizia based on the placement of camels on a hexagon-based board. It was originally published in Germany with the name Durch die Wuste by Kosmos (game publisher).
Through the Eyes of the Law Through the Eyes of the Law (Ante Los Ojos De La Ley), a book by Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Miguel Batista, is a thriller about a serial killer. It was released on January 25th in the Dominican Republic and on February 10th in Puerto Rico.
Through the Eyes of the Pot Through the Eyes of the Pot is a virtual exhibit created by the Holmes Museum of Anthropology at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. This site shows the pots in the Morgan collection and gives a biography of the potters as well as chapters on individual pueblos.
Through the Fire "Through the Fire" is a song from Chaka Khan's 1984 album, I Feel for You. The David Foster-produced track was the second single from the album, which set a record (which has since been broken) for spending the most consecutive weeks on the Billboard Top 100.
Through the Keyhole Through the Keyhole is a light-hearted BBC (originally ITV) panel game, where panelists have to attempt to identify the celebrity who lives in a house, after they are given a video tour of it. It has been running since 1983, though not continuously.
Through the Looking Glass (DS9 episode) "Through the Looking Glass" is an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the 19th episode of the third season. In the sadistic, evil, and brutal Mirror Universe, Benjamin Sisko must assume the role of his dead counterpart in order to save the mirror version of his late wife.
Through the Rain "Through the Rain" is a pop song performed by singer Mariah Carey. It was composed and written by Carey and Lionel Cole for her eighth studio album Charmbracelet (2002), and it was released as the album's first single in 2002 (see 2002 in music).
Through the Wire "Through the Wire" is the first single from Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout. Released in 2003, the single peaked at #15 in the USA becoming West's 2nd Top 20 single; it also peaked at #9 in the UK.
Through-hole technology Through-hole technology, also spelled "thru-hole", refers to the mounting scheme used for electronic components that involves the use of pins on the components that are inserted into holes drilled in printed boards and soldered to pads on the opposite side.
Through-the-lens Through-the-lens (TTL) metering is a photographic technique in which measurements (usually of light levels) are made through the lens of a camera. The term most often refers to controlling the amount of light emitted from the flash by measuring the light falling back into the flash sensor – through the camera's lens.
Throughfall In Hydrology, throughfall is the process which describes how wet leaves shed excess water onto the ground surface. These drops have an erosive power because they are larger than rain drops,however, they also travel a shorter distance so their erosive power is reduced.
Throughflow In Hydrology, throughflow is the movement of water parallel to the land surface. It occurs once water has infiltrated the soil, the water moves downwards under gravity and because the soil becomes more compact and less permeable with increasing depth, water will begin to move sideways at speeds of between 0.
Throughput In communication networks, throughput is the amount of digital data per time unit that is delivered to a certain terminal in a network, from a network node, or from one node to another, for example via a communication link. The throughput is usually measured in bit per second (bit/s or bps).
Throughput (business) In the business management theory of constraints, throughput is the rate at which a system produces money, in contrast to output, which may be sold or stored in a warehouse. The signal provided by throughput is received (or not) at the point of sale -- exactly the right time.
Throw (grappling) A throw (in budo referred to as nage-waza, 投げ技, "throwing technique") is a martial arts and grappling term for a technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and tossing them to the ground, usually involving a rotating motion (compare with takedown). Typically the combatant performing the throw disconnects with the opponent, and ends balanced and on the feet.
Throw It Away "Throw It Away", from Delta Goodrem's debut album Innocent Eyes, was initially planned as a full release single in the UK for the spring/summer of 2004, and was even listed on the Top Of The Tops website release schedule. It was instead released as a UK download-only release.
Throw Some D's Throw Some D's is the debut single off the self titled album by Rap artist Rich Boy. The single was produced by Butta and Polow Da Don; who is featured in the second verse and has also produced for artists such as Ludacris, Ciara and many others.
Throw the Jew Down the Well "Throw the Jew Down the Well" is the key line in a song from the Da Ali G Show episode "Peace" that Borat Sagdiyev (the fictional Kazakh journalist played by Sacha Baron Cohen) sings in a number of scenes, most notably in front of a country music club in a bar located in Tucson, Arizona. The song has become controversial due to the fact that it is highly antisemitic.
Throwback uniform Throwback uniforms and jerseys are one-time or limited-time variations on a sports team's uniforms styled to resemble uniforms from that team's past. First promoted in baseball in the 1980s, they have proven popular in all major pro and college sports in the USA, not only with fans, but with the teams' marketing and merchandising departments.
Throwdown Throwdown is a hardcore punk[band. They have toured as part of Ozzfest], [[Sounds of the Underground and Warped Tour, as well as with bands like In Flames, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Norma Jean, Soulfly, and Hatebreed.
Throwing (cricket) In the sport of cricket, throwing (commonly referred to as chucking) occurs when a bowler delivers a ball with an illegal straightening of the elbow. If the umpire deems that the ball has been delivered illegally, he will call a no ball.
Throwing Muses Throwing Muses are an alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. Originally fronted by two distinctive lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, who both wrote the group's songs, Throwing Muses are known for performing music with shifting tempos, creative chord progressions, unorthodox song structures, and surreal lyrics.
Throwing Muses (1986 album) Throwing Muses is the name of the 1986 debut album of the band Throwing Muses, according to 4AD, the label that released the album.All-Music Guide and The New Trouser Press Record Guide (1989) also refer to the album as Throwing Muses.
Throwing shapes Throwing shapes is an Irish slang term for acting tough or putting up a front. For example, threatening a person by aping "karate chops" at them, without actually knowing karate, would be an example of "throwing shapes.
Throwing stick The throwing stick is one of the first weapons used by early humans and cultures all around the world. In essence, it is a short stave or wooden club thrown as a projectile to hunt small game such as rabbits or waterfowl.
Throwing Toasters Throwing Toasters is a comedy rock band based in Southern California. The band has four members Grant Baciocco, Dirk Underwood, Timmy DuFell and Stev "Musty" Jurgens, though the existence of any of them but Grant Baciocco is in doubt.
Thru the Mirror Thru the Mirror is a Mickey Mouse cartoon short film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by United Artists in 1936. In this cartoon short, Mickey has a Through the Looking Glass-type dream that he travels through his mirror and enter a topsy-turvy world where everything is alive.
Thru Ya City "Thru Ya City" is the third and final single to be released by hip hop group De La Soul from their fifth album, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. The song was produced by Jay Dee, and features D.
Thru-hiking Thru-hiking is the process of hiking a long-distance trail from end to end. The term is most commonly associated with the Appalachian Trail, but is also used for other lengthy trails and long distance hikes, including the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail.
Thrud the Barbarian Thrud the Barbarian is a comic strip that was created by Carl Critchlow in 1981 and soon went from appearing in fanzines to becoming a highly popular feature in White Dwarf magazine in the latter half of the 1980s. A "remastered" version of one of his White Dwarf adventures appeared in issue 46 of that magazine's sister title, the Citadel Journal in 2001, and Thrud starred in his own Eagle Award-winning comic title from 2002 onwards.
Thrudgelmir (Mecha) The Thrudgelmir is a fictional robot in the Super Robot Wars series. It has appeared as an enemy unit in Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden, and made playable later in the game, but stayed an enemy unit in Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2.
Thrulls Thrulls are a fictional race of vaguely humanoid creatures from the Magic: The Gathering card game. Seen on several planes, including Rath (Magic plane) and Ravnica, they usually serve a sacrificial purpose of some sort.
Thruport Thruport Technologies is an Internet hosting and software company based in Northern Virginia, specializing in providing a wide array of solutions to the hosting, hardware, and software needs of businesses and organizations since 1999.
Thrush Hermit Thrush Hermit was a Halifax, Nova Scotia based alternative rock band formed in 1992 by Joel Plaskett (vocals, guitar), Rob Benvie (vocals, guitar), Ian McGettigan (vocals, bass), and Michael Catano (drums). Catano was replaced by Cliff Gibb in 1994; Gibb in turn left the band in 1999 and was replaced by Benn Ross.
Thrush Nightingale The Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia (formerly colloquially known as Sprosser), is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are often called chats.
Thrussington Thrussington is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It is on the River Wreake, near to Rearsby, Ratcliffe on the Wreake and Brooksby, and not far from the path of the Fosse Way.
Thrust Thrust is a reaction force described quantitatively by Newton's Second and Third Laws. When a system expels or accelerates mass in one direction the accelerated mass will cause a proportional but opposite force on that system.
Thrust (album) Thrust is a Herbie Hancock fusion album released in 1974. It served as a follow up to Herbie's 1973 album Head Hunters, and achieved similar commercial success, as the album reached as high as number 13 on the Billboard Hot 200 LP listing.
Thrust fault A thrust fault is a particular type of fault, or break in the fabric of the Earth's crust with resulting movement of each side against the other, in which a lower stratigraphic position is pushed up and over another. This is the result of compressional forces.
Thrust vectoring Thrust vectoring is the ability of an aircraft or other vehicle to direct the thrust from its main engine(s) in a direction other than parallel to the vehicle's longitudinal axis. The technique was originally envisaged to provide upward vertical thrust as a means to give aircraft VTOL or STOL capability.
Thrust-to-weight ratio Thrust-to-weight ratio (where weight means weight at the Earth’s surface) is a dimensionless parameter characteristic of rockets and jet engines, and of vehicles propelled by such engines (typically space launch vehicles and jet aircraft). It is used as a figure of merit for quantitative comparison of engine or vehicle design.
ThrustSSC Thrust SSC (SuperSonic Car) is a British designed and built jet-propelled car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers and Jeremy Bliss,ThrustSCC team which holds the world land speed record, set on October 15, 1997, when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763 mph) and became the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier, not considering the earlier but unproven claim of the Budweiser Rocket.
Thruway Motorcoach Thruway Motorcoach is Amtrak's system of Amtrak-owned intercity coaches, locally contracted transit buses, and taxi services to connect Amtrak train stations to areas not served by its railroads. Train and Thruway Motorcoach tickets are purchased together from Amtrak for the length of a passenger's journey, and the connections are timed for convenient transfers between the two services.
Thruxton Circuit Thruxton Circuit is a notable attraction for visitors to the Hampshire village of Thruxton, originally built in 1940 as a World War II airfield and home to both the RAF and USAF, it was used for troop-carrying aircraft and gliders during the D-Day landings. In 1946 it was decommissioned; motorcycle racing started in 1950 followed by cars in 1952.
Thrybergh Tins Thrybergh Tins platform was a short platform built alongside the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway line between Thrybergh Junction, on the Great Central Railway, Mexborough to Rotherham Central line and Silverwood Colliery, near Thrybergh. A connection was also available to the Midland Railway near Parkgate and Rawmarsh.
Thttpd thttpd is an open source web server from ACME Laboratories, designed for simplicity, a small execution footprint and speed. While it can be used as a simplified replacement to more feature-rich servers, it is uniquely suited to service high volume requests for static data--for example as an image hosting server.
Thuban Thuban (α Dra / α Draconis / Alpha Draconis) is a star (or star system) in the constellation of Draco. A relatively inconspicuous star in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere, it is historically significant as having been the north pole star in ancient times.
Thubten Gyatso, 13th Dalai Lama Thubten Gyatso (Tibetan: ཐུབ་བསྟན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་) (born February 12, 1876; died December 17, 1933), also spelled Thupten Gyatso, was the 13th Dalai Lama of Tibet. He was an intelligent reformer who proved himself a skillful politician when Tibet became a pawn in the great game between Imperial Russia, China, and the British Empire.
Thubten Yeshe Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984) was a Tibetan lama and tulku who, while exiled in Nepal, co-founded Kopan Monastery (1969) and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (1975). He followed the Gelugpa tradition, and was considered unconventional in his teaching style.
Thubten Zopa Rinpoche Thubten Zopa Rinpoche (born 1946) is a lama from Thami, a village in the Solo Khumbu region of Nepal. Early in life he was recognized as the reincarnation of the Lawudo Lama, from the same region (hence the title "Rinpoche").

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