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Tiberius Gemellus Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero, known as Tiberius Gemellus, (10 October AD 19–AD 37 or 38) was the son of Drusus and Livilla, the grandson of Tiberius, and the cousin of Gaius Caligula. Gemellus is a nickname meaning "the twin".
Tiberius Gracchus Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (Latin: TI·SEMPRONIVS·TI·F·P·N·GRACCVS) (163 BC-133 BC) was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC. As a plebeian tribune, he caused political turmoil in the Republic by his attempts to legislate agrarian reforms.
Tiberius Gracchus Major Tiberius Gracchus Major ( Major, Latin for the elder, Latin: TI·SEMPRONIVS·P·F·TI·N·GRACCVS) (about 210 BC - about 150 BC) or Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was a Roman politician of the 2nd century BC. Tiberius was of Plebs status and was a member of the well connected gens Sempronia, family of ancient Rome.
Tiberius Sempronius Longus (consul 194 BCE) Tiberius Sempronius Longus was a Roman consul in 194 BCE, and a contemporary of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. He was the son of Tiberius Sempronius Longus , who commanded Roman legions during the Second Punic War.
Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center The Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center (Centro Ceremonial Indigena de Tibes) in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is one of the most important archeological discoveries made in the Antilles. The discovery provides an insight as to how the indigenous tribes of the Igneri and Tainos lived and played during and before the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the New World.
Tibesti Mountains The Tibesti Mountains are a group of dormant volcanoes forming a mountain range in the central Sahara desert in the Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region of northern Chad. The northern slopes extend a short distance into southern Libya.
Tibet Tibet (older spelling Thibet; ; Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 西藏, Hanyu Pinyin: Xīzàng; also referred to as 藏区 (Simplified Chinese), 藏區 (Traditional Chinese), Zàngqū (Hanyu Pinyin), having the two names different connotations; see Name section below) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigeneous home to the Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 m (16,000 ft), it is often called the "Roof of the World".
Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) (Tibetan: བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་; Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs; ), is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Tibet House The Tibet House was founded in 1987 by Columbia University professor Robert Thurman, actor Richard Gere and modern composer Philip Glass (among others) at the behest of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. It was initially organized in New York City, USA, and the Tibet House U.
Tibet University Tibet University is the national university of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the provincial capital of Lhasa. It has existed for centuries but has recently become modernised following the funding of the Chinese government in Beijing.
Tibetan art Tibetan art refers to the art of Tibet and other present and former Himalayan kingdoms (Bhutan, Ladakh, Nepal, and Sikkim). Tibetan art is first and foremost a form of sacred art, reflecting the over-riding influence of Tibetan Buddhism on these cultures.
Tibetan American The history of Tibetans in the United States is relatively short, as the remote kingdom of Tibet for centuries had few relations with other countries. The United States had limited contact or involvement with Tibet before World War II expanded to the Pacific.
Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, the Himalayan region (including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim and Ladakh), Mongolia, Buryatia, Tuva and Kalmykia (Russia), and northeastern China (Manchuria: Heilongjiang, Jilin). It is a multifaceted and integrated teaching, naturally implementing methods for all human-condition levels: Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana (Tantric Path) and Ati Yoga (Dzogchen).
Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia The Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia is a non-sectarian organization whose membership is open to both Buddhists and non-Buddhists. The main goal of the Center is to stimulate the cultivation of compassion and loving kindness, based on the philosophy and methods taught by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Tibetan calendar The Tibetan calendar is a lunisolar calendar, that is, the Tibetan year is composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon. A thirteenth month is added approximately every three years, so that an average Tibetan year is equal to the solar year.
Tibetan fur Tibetan fur refers to the white wool of the Tibetan lamb. It is soft and around 5 in (12 cm) long, and has a slight waiviness to it, is the only curly long-haired fur,"Prices & Types," from furs.
Tibetan Fox The Tibetan Fox (Vulpes ferrilata), also called the Tibetan Sand Fox or simply the Sand Fox, is a species of true fox that inhabits the high Tibetan Plateau in Nepal, China, and India, up to altitudes of about 5300 m. The fox was first described by the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1842.
Tibetan Children's Village Tibetan Children's Village or TCV is an integrated community in exile for the care and education of orphans, destitutes and escaped children from Tibet. It is a registered, non profit charitable organization with its main facility based at Dharamsala in North India.
Tibetan language The Tibetan language is spoken primarily by the Tibetan people who live across a wide area of eastern Central Asia bordering South Asia, as well as by large number of Tibetan refugees all over the world. Several forms of Tibetan are also spoken by various peoples of northern Pakistan and India in areas like Baltistan and Ladakh, which are both in or around Kashmir.
Tibetan Macaque The Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana), also known as Milne-Edwards' Macaque, is found in China, Tibet and Vietnam. This species lives in subtropical forests (mixed deciduous to evergreen) at altitude that range from 800 to 2000 meters.
Tibetan Mastiff The Tibetan Mastiff (藏獒 zang-ao) is a rare, very large ancient breed of dog originating in what is now Tibet. There are currently only 300 Purebreed Tibetan Mastiffs around the world, and the breed is currently listed as an endangered species in China.
Tibetan Muslims The Tibetan Muslims, also known as the Kachee (Kache), form a small minority in Tibet. Despite being Muslim, they are classified as Tibetans, unlike the Hui Muslims, who are also known as the Kyangsha or Gya Kachee (Chinese Muslims).
Tibetan prayer flag Tibetan prayer flags are colorful panels or rectangular cloths often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas to bless the surrounding countryside. Unknown in other branches of Buddhism, prayer flags are believed to have originated with the original Bön religion, which predated Buddhism in Tibet.
Tibetan Pinyin The People's Republic of China's Tibetan Pinyin (; ) is the official transcription system for the Tibetan language in China. Tibetan Pinyin is based on the Lhasa dialect and reflects the pronunciation very accurately, except that it doesn't mark tones.
Tibetan Primary School, Jigmenang The Tibetan Primary School, in Jigmenang, Bhutan, is a primary school for the children of the Tibetan refugees who make up the settlement of Jigmenang Rabtanling . The settlement was established in 1967, and the school the following year.
Tibetan resistance movement The initial People's Liberation Army invasion of Tibet in 1950 met little resistance in the heart of the country. The 14th Dalai Lama, on the urging of his elder brother, Gyalo Thondup, proposed reforms including limitation on the land holdings of the monasteries, abolishing of debt bondage, and other government and tax reforms as a response to the invasion.
Tibetan script The Tibetan script is an abugida of Indic origin used to write the Tibetan language as well as the Dzongkha language, Ladakhi language and sometimes the Balti language. The printed form of the script is called uchen script (; "with a head") while the hand-written cursive form used in everyday writing is called umé script (; "headless").
Tibetan sovereignty debate Tibet was once an independent kingdom. The government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Tibet in Exile, however, disagree over when Tibet became a part of China, and whether this incorporation into China is legitimate according to international law.
Tibetan Terrier The Tibetan Terrier is not a member of the terrier group, the name being given to it by European travelers to Tibet who were reminded of terriers from back home when they first encountered the breed. Its origins are uncertain at best, as some sources claim them to be lucky temple dogs, whereas others place them as general use farm dogs.
Tibetan Volunteers for Animals Tibetan Volunteers for Animals or TVA is an environmental group in parts of India and Tibet which aim to improve the quality and treatment of wild animals such as the yak in Tibet by encouraging local people to become vegetarian or to restrict their intake of meat.
Tibeto-Burman languages The Tibeto-Burman family of languages (often considered a sub-group of the Sino-Tibetan language family) is spoken in various central and south Asian countries, including Myanmar (Burma), northern Thailand, western, central and southern China (Tibet Autonomous Region (Tibet), Qinghai (Amdo), Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan), Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir), and western Pakistan.
Tibetology Tibetology refers to the study of things related to Tibet, including its history, religion, language, politics and the collection of Tibetan articles of historical, cultural and religious significance. The last may mean a collection of Tibetan statues, shrines, Buddhist icons and holy scripts, Thanka embroideries, paintings and tapestries, jewellery, masks and other objects of fine Tibetan artand craftsmanship.
Tibia: Land of Heroes Tibia: Land of Heroes, also called Tibia: Micro Edition or more simply Tibia ME, is the first MMORPG game for mobile phones – based on online role-playing game Tibia. It was first marketed by CipSoft GmbH only to T-Mobile customers using Nokia 3650 and Nokia 7650 cell-phones.
Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy TPLO, or tibial plateau leveling osteotomy, is a surgery performed on dogs to stabilize the stifle joint after ruptures of the cranial cruciate ligament. Normally, the CCL prevents backward-forward movement of the joint.
Tibicos Tibicos, also known as tibi, water kefir grains, sugar kefir grains, Japanese water crystals and California Bees, are a culture of bacteria and yeast held in a polysaccharide matrix created by the bacteria. As with kefir grains, the microbes present in tibicos act in symbiosis to maintain a stable culture.
Tibiri Tabara The tibiri tabara is a possibly apocryphal dance. The only easily accessible reference to this term in that sense is in the song Chilanga Banda by the Mexican group Cafe Tacuba, the refrain of which includes the words Acá los chómpiras rifan, y bailan tibiri-tabara "There the thieves rule, and they dance the tibiri-tabara.
Tibiyo TakaNgwane Tibiyo TakaNgwane is a company owned by the royal family of Swaziland, currently led by Ngwenyama (King) Mswati III. It is the primary support for Mswati's 13 wives, 27 children, 200 brothers and sisters, and their families.
Tibor Benedek Tibor Benedek (born July 12, 1972 in Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played in the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. Benedek also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team was placed 4th.
Tibor Dery Tibor Dery (originally Deutsch) was a Hungarian writer, born in Budapest in 1894. In his early years he was a supporter of communism, but after being dispelled from the ranks of the Hungarian Communist Party in 1953 he started writing satire on the communist regime in Hungary.
Tibor Feldman Tibor Feldman is an American actor, having played roles in movies, television shows, television commercials, and stage plays. He has appeared in television dramas including: Law & Order, Conviction, The Sopranos, Third Watch and New York Undercover.
Tibor Fischer Tibor Fischer (born November 15, 1959 in Stockport, England) is a British novelist and short story writer. In 1993 he was selected by the influential literary magazine Granta as one of the 20 best young British writers.
Tibor Gergely Tibor Gergely (1900-1978) was an artist best known for his work in several popular children's books. Born in Budapest in 1900, he studied art briefly in Vienna before emigrating to the United States in 1939, where he settled in New York City.
Tibor Rubin Tibor "Ted" Rubin (born June 18,1929) a Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States in 1948, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War by President George W. Bush on September 23, 2005.
Tibor Scitovsky Tibor de Scitovsky also known as Tibor Scitovsky, (1910- June 1 2002) was an American economist. He was Associate Professor and Professor of Economics at Stanford University from 1946 through 1958 and Eberle Professor of Economics from 1970 until his retirement in 1976, when he became Professor Emeritus.
Tibor Sekelj Tibor Sekelj (born 14 February, 1912 in Spišská Sobota, Poprad, present-day Slovakia; died 23 September, 1988 in Subotica, present day Serbia) was an explorer, Esperantist, writer and lawyer of Jewish descent.
Tibor Tobak Tibor Tobak (1922–2001) was a World War II fighter pilot serving in the 3rd squadron of Hungarian 101st "Puma" air wing, who survived the war with two serious injuries and 5 aerial victories. Shortly after the fall of communist rule he wrote a 300 page novel based on his notes, diaries and preserved personal letters.
Tibor WeiĂźenborn Tibor WeiĂźenborn (born march 20, 1981 in West Berlin) is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Tibotec Tibotec is a pharmaceutical company with a focus on research and development for the treatment of infectious diseases such as HIV (AIDS), and Hepatitis C. The company develops antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of AIDS.
Tiburón Island Tiburón Island (Spanish: Isla del Tiburón or Isla Tiburón; Seri: Tahéjöc () is the largest island in the Gulf of California with an area of 751 square miles (1208 square kilometers). It was made a nature reserve in 1963.
Tiburcio Vasquez Tiburcio Vasquez (August 11 1839–March 19, 1875) was a Mexican bandit who was active in California from as early as 1857 to his last capture in 1874. The Vasquez Rocks, the steep, sloped rocks about 40 miles north of Los Angeles, were one of his many hideouts, and received their name from him.
Tiburon, California Tiburon is an affluent town in Marin County, California. It occupies most of the Tiburon Peninsula, which reaches south into the San Francisco Bay; the smaller city of Belvedere (formerly a separate island) occupies the south-east part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon.
Tiburones de La Guaira The Tiburones de La Guaira () are a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Based in the city of La Guaira, the Tiburones have won seven national championships since their founding in 1963.
Tiburones Rojos de Coatzacoalcos The club Tiburones Rojos Coatzacoalcos, it is a team of Football of the city of Coatzacoalcos, at present they take part in the Primera 'A' Mexican, the team changed head office (Tabasco) on having been bought by the Veracruz.
Tic disorder Tic disorders are defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) based on type (motor or phonic) and duration of tics (sudden, rapid, nonrhythmic, stereotyped, involuntary movements), as follows:
Tic-tac-toe Tic-tac-toe, also called noughts and crosses, hugs and kisses, and many other names, is a pen-and-paper game for two players, O and X, who take turns to mark the spaces in a 3Ă—3 grid. The player who succeeds in placing three of their own marks in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal row wins the game.
Tic-Tac-Dough Tic-Tac-Dough was an American television game show based on the pen-and-paper game tic-tac-toe. Three versions were produced: The initial 1956-59 run on NBC, during the big-money quiz show craze, a 1978-86 run initially on CBS and then in syndication, and a brief syndicated run in 1990-91.
Ticalium Ticalium is a super hard but lightweight aluminium and titanium carbide metal matrix composite (MMC) designed to increase the strength, hardness and wear-resistance of aluminum. A patent was applied for by Adal Group Inc in September 2005.
Tice farms Tice Farms was a farm and roadside stand located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Founded in 1808, it was a local landmark which attracted families from miles around, especially in the fall, when it was noted for pumpkins, apple cider, and other fall products.
Ticino (wine region) The wine region of Ticino started producing wine in the roman era, but only after 1906, with the introduction of Merlot, it began to produce quality wine. Geographically the wine region is located in south of Switzerland, and include the canton Ticino and district of Moesa (Misox and Calanca valleys) in the canton of the Grisons.
Tick Tick is the common name for the small arachnids that, along with mites, constitute the order Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and occasionally reptiles and amphibians.
Tick (checkmark) A tick (known as a checkmark or check in American English) is a mark () () used to indicate the concept "yes", for example "yes, this has been verified" or "yes, I agree". Its opposite is the cross () (), although the cross can also be positive, for example in elections.
Tick-borne disease Tick-borne diseases are diseases or illnesses transmitted by ticks. As the incidence of tick-borne illnesses increases and the geographic areas in which they are found expand, it becomes increasingly important that health professionals be able to distinguish the diverse, and often overlapping, clinical presentations of these diseases.
Tick, Tock, You're Dead Tick, Tock, You're Dead is the 2nd gamebook released in the spin-off series Give Yourself Goosebumps. This "Choose Your Own Adventure" fictional work was first printed November of 1995 on Scholastic Press.
Ticker symbol A stock symbol or ticker symbol is a mnemonic used to uniquely identify shares of a publicly-traded corporation on a particular stock market. A stock symbol may consist of letters, numbers or a combination of both.
Ticker tape Ticker tape was used by ticker tape machines, stock ticker machines, or just stock tickers. Invented in the 1870s, early versions of stock tickers provided the first mechanical means of conveying stock prices ("quotes"), over a long distance over telegraph wiring.
Ticker-tape parade A ticker-tape parade is a parade event, held in a downtown urban setting, allowing the jettison of large amounts of shredded paper products from nearby office buildings onto the parade route, creating a triumphal effect by the snowstorm-like flurry.
Ticket cases In contract law, ticket cases are a series of cases that stand for the proposition that if you are handed a ticket or another document with terms, and you retain the ticket or document, then you are bound by those terms. Whether you have read the terms or not is irrelevant, and in a sense, using the ticket is analogous to signing the document.
Ticket controller (transportation) A ticket controller is a person who randomly checks tickets on public transport in systems where one can enter the vehicle without being checked (proof-of-payment system). Either there is a conductor having this as one of his or her tasks, or special personnel.
Ticket of leave A ticket of leave was a piece of paper issued to convicts transported from the United Kingdom who had served a period of probation, and had shown by their good behaviour that they could be allowed certain freedoms. Once granted a ticket of leave, a convict was permitted to seek employment within a specified district but could not leave the district without the permission of the government or the district's resident magistrate.
Ticket resale Ticket resale is the act of reselling tickets for admission to events. In British English, one who resells tickets is often called a tout, and in American English, such a person is often called a scalper, and the practice is called scalping.
Ticket splitters Ticket Splitters are those who vote for candidates from more than one political party when they vote for public offices, voting on the basis of individual personalities and records instead of on the basis of party loyalties.
Tickhill Tickhill is a village in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England), on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies 8 miles south of Doncaster, between Maltby and Harworth, on the conjunction of the A631 and A60 roads, and adjacent to the A1(M) motorway.
Tickhill & Wadworth railway station Tickhill and Wadworth railway station was located where the road linking the two villages in its name crossed the South Yorkshire Joint Railway. Being about half way between it was intended that it should serve both Tickhill and Wadworth, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
Ticking time bomb scenario The ticking time bomb scenario is a thought experiment that has been used in the debate over whether torture can ever be justified in the War on Terrorism. The German sociologist Niklas Luhmann mooted the ticking bomb scenario in the early 1990sLuhmann, Gibt es in unserer Gesellschaft noch unverzichtbare Normen?
Tickle Cove Pond Tickle Cove Pond was written by Mark Walker, a fisherman and song-writer who lived in Tickle Cove, Bonavista Bay in Newfoundland, Canada during the late 1800s. This song is prized locally for the beauty and wit of the lyrics, which turn a mundane event into an act of heroism.
Tickle Me Elmo Tickle Me Elmo is a childrens' toy from Tyco, introduced in the United States in 1996, becoming that year's top fad. Bright red in color and based on Elmo, a Muppet character from Sesame Street, when squeezed, Elmo would chortle.
Tickle-Tummy Tickle-Tummy is one of the 629 Jumba Jookiba's evil experiments from Lilo and Stitch. She is a pink rabbit-like experiment with no legs, a clown face, two hands with long fingers and a round body, which She uses to jump really high.
Tickled Pink Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink, an hour-long special which aired multiple times during July, 2006, chronicled television shows that homosexuals have identified with over the years. The show featured such entertainers as Richard Andreoli, Kelsey Grammer, Sandra Bernhard, Diahann Carroll, Susan Saint James, Bruce Vilanch, Marc Cherry, Lynda Carter, Bob Mackie, Jean Smart, Jason Stuart, Frank DeCaro, Barbara Eden, Carson Kressley, Rue McClanahan, Judy Gold, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Mario Cantone Pink was produced for TV Land] by Linda Ellerbee's Lucky Duck Productions.
Tickling Tickling is the act of touching a part of the body, so as to cause involuntary twitching movements or laughter. Such sensations can be pleasurable or exciting, but (particularly in the case of relentless heavy tickling) are often considered highly unpleasant.
Tickling boots Tickling boots are devices mentioned in some science fiction literature as punishment-torture devices employed by certain technologically advanced races. Tickling boots are designed to be placed on a victim's feet and magnetically sealed so the wearer is unable to remove them.
Tickling fetishism Tickling fetishism is a paraphilia in which participants derive sexual stimulation from tickling, or being tickled by, another person. Erotic tickling may involve the physical restraint of a submissive by a dominant.
Ticky donovan David 'Ticky' Donovan OBE (born 1947) is a renowned British karate coach and former competitor. He has been the coach and manager of the British national karate team since 1977, winning numerous European and World championship team gold medals.
Ticonderoga (clipper ship) Ticonderoga was a 169 feet steam clipper displacing 1,089 tons, launched in 1849 at Williamsburg, New York. The Ticonderoga was infamous for its "fever ship" voyage in 1852 from Liverpool to Port Phillip carrying 795 passengers.
Ticrynafen Ticrynafen, or tienilic acid, is a diuretic drug with uric acid-lowering (uricosuric) action, formerly marketed for the treatment of hypertension. It was withdrawn in 1982, shortly after its introduction to the market, after case reports in the United States indicated a link between the use of ticrynafen and hepatitis.
Ticto barb The ticto barb, two spot barb, or tic-tac-toe barb (Puntius ticto) is a freshwater and brackish subtropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). It is a native of the upper Mekong, Salwen, Irrawaddy, Meklong and upper Charo Phraya basins in the countries of Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.
Tidaholms Bruk Tidaholms Bruk (the Tidaholm works) was founded sometimes during the Middle Ages and during time it merged with several smaller industries into woodworking and the making of carts. In the small community of Sandhem outside Tidaholm the brothers Gottfrid and David Lindström in 1895 had a workshop where they made Kronan bicycles.
Tidal (Bible King) Tidal king of Goyim is a monarch mentioned in Genesis 14:1. The word goyim in Biblical Hebrew can be translated as "nations" or "peoples" or "ethnic groups" (in modern Hebrew it means "Gentiles") although Bible commentaries suggest that that in this verse it may instead be a reference to the region of Gutium.
Tidal Basin railway station Tidal Basin railway station was a railway station near the Royal Victoria Dock, Canning Town, London, on the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway. It opened in 1857, and was between Canning Town and Custom House stations.
Tidal island A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a natural or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. Because of the mystique surrounding tidal islands many of them have been sites of religious worship, such as Mont Saint Michel with its Benedictine Abbey.
Tidal locking Tidal locking makes one side of an astronomical body always face another, as one side of the Earth's Moon always faces the Earth. A tidally locked body takes just as long to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around its partner.
Tidal Model The Tidal Model is a model for the promotion of mental health developed by Professor Phil Barker, Poppy Buchanan-Barker and their colleagues. The Tidal Model focuses on the continuous process of change inherent in all people.
Tidal Moon Tidal Moon is a science fiction short story by Stanley G. Weinbaum and Helen Weinbaum that first appeared in the December 1938 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories and was reprinted in the collection Interplanetary Odysseys (2006).
Tidal power Tidal-power is the power achieved by capturing the energy contained in moving water mass due to tides. Two types of tidal energy can be extracted: kinetic energy of currents between ebbing and surging tides and potential energy from the difference in height (or head) between high and low tides.
Tidal race Tidal race (or tidal rapid) is a natural occurrence whereby a fast moving tide passes through constriction resulting in the formation of waves, eddies and hazardous currents. The contraction can be a passage where the sides narrow, for example the Gulf of Corryvreckan, or an underwater obstruction such as a reef or rising seabed, such as the Portland Race.
Tidal resonance In oceanography, tidal resonance occurs when the time it takes for a large wave to travel from the mouth of the bay to the opposite end, then reflect and travel back to the mouth of the bay, coincidentally matches the time from one high tide to the next. This phenomenon is perhaps best exemplified in the Bay of Fundy.
Tiddles Tiddles the Paddington Station Cat (1970–1983) was a tabby-and-white cat who spent most of his 13-year long life in the ladies' lavatory at Paddington Station, London, England. Constantly being fed meat and poultry brought to him by his many admirers, he became 'London Fat Cat Champion' in 1982 at 30 lb (13.
Tiddleywink Tiddleywink is a hamlet consisting of eight cottages, near the village of Yatton Keynell, about three miles (five kilometres) to the west of Chippenham, in the county of Wiltshire, in the south west of England. The name is said to derive from rhyming slang for "a quick drink".
Tiddlywinks Tiddlywinks is a game played with sets of small, thin discs (called winks) lying on a surface, usually a flat mat. Players use a larger disc (called a squidger) to pop a smaller disc into flight by pressing down on one side of the smaller disc.
Tiddy Mun Tiddy Mun was a bog spirit worshipped in Lincolnshire, England, which supposedly had the ability to control floods. When the wetlands flooded and the rivers burst their banks, local people would gather by the waterside and call
Tide Tides are the cyclic rising and falling of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the Earth. Tides cause changes in the depth of the sea, and also produce oscillating currents known as tidal streams, making prediction of tides important for coastal navigation (see Tides and navigation, below).

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