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Tifinagh Tifinagh () (pronounced ) is an alphabetic script used by some Berbers to write their language. The original Tifinagh script (which has almost no vowels and a small number of letters) is used exclusively by the Tuareg, the only Berber people who have kept usage of the ancient Libyco-Berber script; it derives from an older script sometimes named the Libyan (French libyque) or Libyco-Berber alphabet, used by speakers of Berber languages all across North Africa and on the Canary Islands until the late Roman era.
Tifo Tifo (sometimes incorrectly written TIFO), originally a short form for the Italian word tifosi, meaning supporter. Nowadays tifo is mostly used as a name for any spectacular choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena in connection with a sport event, mostly a football (soccer) match.
Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway The Tifton, Thomasville and Gulf Railway was chartered in 1897 and operated from Tifton, GA to Thomasville, GA in 1900. It was purchased by the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway in 1903 and then became part of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad in 1905-06 when the AB&A took over the A&B.
Tiga Island Tiga Island (also known as Tokanod) is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Lifou, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia.
Tigarah Tigarah (born 1982 in Tokyo, Japan), is a Japanese baile funk emcee whose music contains elements of grime, crunk, and Baltimore club. She performs both in English and Japanese, and has a growing following in both Japan and the United States.
Tigard-Tualatin School District The Tigard-Tualatin School District, #23J, is a school district serving part of the suburban Portland metropolitan area in Oregon including the cities of Tigard and Tualatin. From its inception until 1992, the district operated only one "senior" high school, Tigard High, which covered grades 10-12.
Tigase Tigase is an open source (GPL2) project started by Artur Hefczyc in October 2004 to develop Jabber/XMPP server implementation in Java. Initially the goal was to develop fully compliant XMPP server with backward compatibility with informal Jabber specification.
Tiger (Boy Scouts of America) Tiger Cub is a rank attainable by a Scout in the Cub Scout division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and ranks above Bobcat and below Wolf. First-grade aged boys may join the Tiger Cub program where, once they earn the Bobcat badge, they may complete achievements to earn the Tiger Cub badge, and complete electives to receive Tiger Track Beads.
Tiger (comic strip) Tiger is an American comic strip created by Bud Blake. Launched May 3, 1965, the charming and well-drawn strip about a group of suburban boyhood pals was distributed by King Features Syndicate to, at its peak, about 400 newspapers worldwide.
Tiger Adventure Tiger Adventure is a 1979 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his "Adventure" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to India to capture animals, including tigers, for a zoo.
Tiger Airways Tiger Airways Private Limited is a low-cost airline based in Singapore, with its primary hub at Singapore Changi Airport. Incorporated in September 2003 soon after defunct Valuair, it is currently the largest low-cost airline operating out of Singapore in terms of passengers carried.
Tiger Aspect Productions Tiger Aspect Productions is a British television production company, particularly noted for its situation comedies. Co founded by Oscar® winner Peter Bennett-Jones, its productions have included popular hits such as The Vicar of Dibley (shown on BBC One).
Tiger blood Tiger blood (also known as Tiger's blood) is a flavoring used in snow cones. It is made through mixing tropical fruit flavors, although it is generally bought in the form of a concentrate and not made to order.
Tiger bread Tiger bread is made with sesame oil and with a pattern baked into the top made by painting rice paste onto the surface prior to baking. The paste dries and cracks during the baking process, creating a two-colour effect similar to a tiger; hence the name.
Tiger bush Tiger bush is a patterned vegetation community consisting of alternating bands of trees or shrubs, separated by bare ground or low herb cover, that run roughly parallel to contours. The patterns occur on low slopes in arid and semi-arid regions, such as in Australia, Sahelian West Africa, and the USA.
Tiger Balm Tiger Balm is the trade name for a heat rub manufactured and distributed by Haw Par Healthcare in Singapore. It was originally developed in the 1870s by a herbalist in Rangoon, Burma, who asked his sons Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par on his deathbed to perfect the product.
Tiger Bay (film) Tiger Bay is a 1959 British film, starring John Mills, his daughter Hayley Mills in her first important film role, and Horst Buchholz. Shot on location in the Tiger Bay district of Cardiff, and Newport (specifically Newport Transporter Bridge, some 12 miles from Cardiff) it features many authentic scenes of the children's street culture, and the black street culture, of the time.
Tiger catshark The tiger catshark, Halaelurus natalensis, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from Cape Agulhas to East London in South Africa between latitudes 33° S and 35° S, from the surface to 170 m. Its length is up to 45 cm.
Tiger class fast attack craft The Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine (German Federal Navy). The La Combattante has been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel but was built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie/Cherbourg (CMN) for political reasons.
Tiger Cat (Tom and Jerry Tales episode) "Tiger Cat" is the first sub-episode of Tom and Jerry Tales, a new series based off the classic cartoon Tom and Jerry which premiered in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2006 and the United States on September 23, 2006.
Tiger Club The Tiger Club is a flying club formed in 1956 at Croydon Airport, England to race DH82a de Havilland Tiger Moths. The founder was Norman Jones who ran the Club until he handed it over to his son Michael Jones.
Tiger Corporation Tiger Corporation ( TaigÄ MahĹŤbin Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer and marketer of vacuum flasks and consumer electronics including electric water boilers and rice cookers. It has subsidiary companies in China, Taiwan, and the United States.
Tiger Direct TigerDirect (also known as TigerDirect.com) is a major direct online retailer of computer electronic items based out of Miami, Florida, founded by Gilbert Fiorentino, Carl Fiorentino and Daniel Brown in 1987 in Miami, Florida.
Tiger Division The Tiger Division (ë§ąí¸ě‚¬ë‹¨ in Korean) is the nickname of the Capital Division, currently one of the five mechanized infantry divisions in the Republic of Korea Army. It is part of the VII Corps, 3rd Army (TROKA), tasked with covering approaches to Seoul from North Korea and counterattack operations.
Tiger Duke Tiger Duke' a character featured within the famed Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods (more commonly known as Fengshen Yanyi). Tiger Duke is a high ranking official of the Shang Dynasty -- he is one of four Grand Dukes.
Tiger economy A tiger economy is a name given to a country which undergoes rapid economic growth and usually an accompanying increase in standard of living. The term was initially used for South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (East Asian Tigers), and in the 1990s it was applied to Ireland (the Celtic Tiger).
Tiger Flowers Theodore Flowers (born August 5, 1895 in Camille, Georgia) became the first African-American middleweight champion, defeating Harry Greb in 1926. Known as "Tiger", he began boxing professionally in 1918 at the age of 23 while working at a Philadelphia shipbuilding plant.
Tiger Force Tiger Force was a task force of the United States Army, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which fought in the Vietnam War, between November 1965 and November 1967. The platoon-sized unit, approximately 45 paratroopers was formed by the battalion Commander in November, and Colonel David Hackworth, in 1965 to "out guerrilla the guerrillas," and to perform other Ranger-type functions.
Tiger Force (air) Tiger Force was the name given to a World War II British Commonwealth long range heavy bomber force, formed in 1945, from squadrons serving with RAF Bomber Command in Europe, for proposed use against targets in Japan. The unit was scheduled to be redeployed to the Pacific theatre in the lead-up to the Allies' proposed Allied invasion of Japan.
Tiger Mask Tiger Mask (Japanese: タイガăĽăžă‚ąă‚Ż) began as a manga in 1968 and was later adapted into a successful anime series in 1969. In real life, the name has been used by a succession of Japanese professional wrestling characters as a gimmick.
Tiger Mask II Tiger Mask II (Japanese: タイガăĽăžă‚ąă‚ŻäşŚä¸–) is a manga and adopted into an anime series aired from 1981 to 1982 as a sequel to Tiger Mask. The anime was quite popular with the Arabic speaking viewers and is sometimes considered one of the most popular Arabic dubbed animes in the 1990's.
Tiger Memon Ibrahim Abdul Razak Memon better known as Tiger Memon is a Terrorist and he is the prime accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case and is wanted by the Interpol Delhi and CBI Tiger Memon wanted by Interpol Delhi. His role as the prime accused in the blasts along with Dawood Ibrahim has been confirmed by the Special court after the conviction of the other accused in the case.
Tiger on Beat Tiger on Beat (Lo foo chut gang) is a 1988 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Lau Kar-leung. It stars Chow Yun-Fat and Conan Lee as a buddy cop team who originally hate each other, but learn to overcome their differences in solving a case.
Tiger Orchid The Tiger Orchid, Rossioglossum grande (previously Odontoglossum grande), is an epiphytic species of orchid native to the area from Mexico to Honduras. "Tiger Orchid" is the common name however it may also share it with other species of orchids.
Tiger Population in India At the turn of the twentieth century the Bengal tiger population in India was estimated to be about 40,000. In 1972, however, the first Indian tiger census was conducted, revealing the existence of only 1,827 tigers.
Tiger Quoll The Tiger Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), also known as the Spotted-tail Quoll and the Spotted Quoll, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to Australia. It is mainland Australia's largest carnivorous marsupial.
Tiger Rag (LSU-Tulane) The Tiger Rag (sometimes referred to as the Victory Flag at Tulane) is a trophy flag made of satin awarded each year to the winner of the Battle for the Rag, the college football matchup between the LSU Tigers and the Tulane Green Wave. It is divided diagonally with the logos of each school placed on opposite corners from one another and has the Louisiana state seal in the center.
Tiger Saw Tiger Saw is a Sadcore band from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Formed in 1999, the band currently consists of Dylan Metrano on guitar and vocals, Juliet Nelson on vocals, cello and bass, John Ryan Gallagher on guitar and Andrew Nelson on drums.
Tiger Smith Ernest James "Tiger" Smith (born February 6, 1886, Birmingham, Warwickshire, died August 31, 1979, Northfield, Warwickshire) was an English wicket-keeper who played in 11 Tests from 1911/1912 to 1914. In county cricket, he had a much longer career as the successor to Dick Lilley: he played for Warwickshire on a regular basis until 1930.
Tiger Stadium (Detroit) Tiger Stadium is a stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. It hosted the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team for nearly a century before that franchise moved into the new Comerica Park in 2000.
Tiger Stripes colour scheme The Tiger Stripes colour scheme is a pattern of painting applied to locomotives in attempts to improve visibility. It entails painting the whole locomotive bright yellow, and adding diagonal black stripes to the front and back.
Tiger team The term tiger team was originally a military term for a team whose purpose is to penetrate security of "friendly" installations, and thus test their security measures. The members are professionals who install evidence of their success, e.
Tiger trout The tiger trout (Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis) is a sterile, intergeneric hybrid of the brown trout (Salmo trutta) and the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). The name derives from the pronounced vermiculations, evoking the stripes of a tiger.
Tiger Town Tiger Town is a 1983 made-for-TV movie produced for the Disney Channel, the first produced for the channel. The film stars Roy Scheider as an aging baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, and Justin Henry as a young fan who believes in him.
Tiger Tyson Tyger Tyson (pseudonym) is a multi-ethnic (Puerto Rican and African-American) gay pornographic actor. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Tyson filmed his first movie Sweatin' Black with director Enrique Cruz in 1997.
Tiger Woods Foundation The Tiger Woods Foundation was established in 1996 by Tiger Woods and his father, Earl Woods, to create and support community-based programs that improve the health, education, and welfare of all children in America. Currently, the foundation has established several programs such as The Tiger Woods Learning Center, Start Something, and Tiger Jam which all benefit and impact the lives of millions of children.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 is the latest golfing video game in the Tiger Woods PGA series from Electronic Arts. It was released on October 12 2006 for Sony Playstation 2, Sony Playstation , Sony PSP, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 is a 2004 computer golf simulation game endorsed by leading professional golfer, Tiger Woods. It was published by Electronics Arts' label EA Sports and developed by Headgate Studios (Windows and Macintosh versions) and EA Redwood Shores (all other versions).
Tiger's eye Tiger's eye (also Tigers eye, Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky luster. It is a fibrous silicified crocidolite (blue asbestos), a classic example of pseudomorphous replacement.
Tiger-BASIC Tiger-BASIC is an easy to use High Speed Multitasking BASIC dialect (List of BASIC dialects) to programm Microcontroller of the BASIC-Tiger family. Tiger-BASIC and the Integrated Development Environment which goes with it, were developed by Wilke-Technology (Aachen, Germany).
Tigerline Coaches Tigerline Coaches was originally named Tasmanian Coaches in 1991, but changed its name in 1993. It runs as the competition to Redline Coaches, It continues to this day going to tourist destinations, such as Sorrel and Port Arthur and is available for private hire.
TigerLight The TigerLight® Non-Lethal Defense System is a non-lethal tool being used by law enforcement, military and professional security. It combines a high intensity flashlight with pepper spray dispensing capability.
Tigermud TigerMUD is an open source MUD engine that runs on the Windows operating system and is written in the C# programming language. TigerMUD is intended to be simple to set up and configure, and easy to extend using tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio or SharpDevelop.
Tigers Are Better-Looking Tigers are Better-Looking is a collection of short stories written by famed Dominican author Jean Rhys, published in 1968 by André Deutsch and reissued by Penguin ten years later. This collection combines eight stories written by Rhys during the 1950s (her period of obscurity) with another nine from her previous efforts in 1927's The Left Bank.
Tigerstripe Tigerstripe is the name of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in dense jungle environments (jungle warfare). It features small stripes of varying shades of green and brown, and large areas of black.
Tigertrap Records Tigertrap Records is a London-based record label, which was set up in late 2005 by current/former Drowned In Sound writers Tom Edwards and Adie Nunn. The label released a series of singles through 2006, concentrating on unbroken talent.
Tigerville, South Carolina Tigerville, South Carolina is a small rural community north of Taylors, northeast of Travelers Rest, and northwest of Greer, South Carolina. This small community consists of approximately 730 local residentsand nearly 2,000 students living on the campus of the North Greenville University campus.
Tighe Dombrowski Tighe Dombrowski (born March 3, 1982) is an American soccer player, who currently plays full back and winger for IK Sirius of the Swedish Division 1. He is currently the only American on the team's roster, and is starting at left back.
Tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football on the offensive team. The role of a tight end can change depending on the philosophy of the head coach, but their main jobs are two-fold: block for the running back or quarterback who is carrying the ball, and catch passes from the quarterback.
Tight rolled pants Tight rolled pants was a fad of the 1980s in which girls and boys would tight-roll the bottoms of their jeans or any pants that they wore. On full length pants tight rolling is performed by taking up the slack around the ankles at the hem of the pants, folding the extra material over and then rolling upwards 2 or 3 times over.
Tight span In metric geometry, the tight span of a metric space is an injective metric space into which the finite space can be embedded. In some sense it consists of all points "between" the points of the space, analogous to the convex hull of a point set in a Euclidean space.
Tightlacing Tightlacing (also called corset training and waist training) is the practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset to achieve extreme modifications to the figure and posture and experience the sensations of a very tight corset. Those who practice tightlacing are called tightlacers.
Tightrope (Brooks & Dunn) Tightrope is the eigth studio album by country duo Brooks & Dunn. The album was considered by some to be a failure, since the highest any of it's singles went was #5, but it still produced several moderately succesful hits.
Tightrope (film) Tightrope is a suspense thriller starring Clint Eastwood as Wes Block, a detective investigating a string of sexually-related murders in New Orleans. Complicating matters are his struggle to single-handedly raise two young daughters, a growing relationship with a tough rape prevention officer played by Geneviève Bujold, and the troubling thought that the killer shares his own sexual preferences (bondage, masochism, etc.
Tightrope (Screeching Weasel song) The song, "Tightrope", was recorded by the Chicago pop-punk band Screeching Weasel during the sessions for their eleventh studio album, emo. The song was, however, left off the album when released because Ben Weasel "simply because [he] didn't feel it [fitted] in thematically".
Tightrope Pictures Tightrope Pictures is a British television production company, founded in late 2003 by writer Paul Abbott and producer Hilary Bevan-Jones, who had worked together that year on the successful BBC drama serial State of Play. The company has been responsible for several high-profile drama productions for the BBC, including the Richard Curtis-written The Girl in the Café (BBC One, 2005) and an adaptation of William Golding's novel To the Ends of the Earth (BBC Two, 2005).
Tightwad Hill Tightwad Hill is the popular name for a hill above California Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Tightwad Hill is so named as it affords a free view of the stadium's field.
Tiglath-pileser III Tiglath-Pileser III (Akkadian: Tukultī-Apil-Ešarra) was a prominent king of Assyria in the 8th century BC (ruled 745–727 BC) and is widely regarded as the founder of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. He is considered one of the most successful military commanders in world history, conquering most of the world known to the ancient Assyrians before his death.
Tiglath-Pileser I Tiglath-Pileser I (the Hebraic form of Tukulti-apil-Esharra, "my trust is in the son of Esharra") was King of Assyria (1115 BC - 1076 BC). Georges Roux, writing in his book Ancient Iraq (London: Penguin, 1992), considers Tiglath-Pileser "one of the two or three great Assyrian monarchs since the days of Shamshi-Adad".
Tiglath-Pileser II Tiglath-Pileser II (Akkadian Tukultī-apil-Ešarra) was King of Assyria from 967 BCE, when he succeeded his father Ashur-resh-ishi II until his death in 935 BCE, when he was succeeded by his son Ashur-dan II. His reign is one about which little is known.
Tignon A tignon (also spelled and pronounced tiyon) is a series of headscarves or a large piece of material tied or wrapped around the head to form a kind of turban that resembles the West African gélé. It was worn by Creole and African-American women in Louisiana beginning in the Spanish colonial period, and continuing to a much lesser extent to the present day.
Tigoda River Tigoda () is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Volkhov River. It starts in swamps at the level of 55 meters near the Ogorelye station of the railroad connecting Velikiy Novgorod and Saint Petersburg (at about ), and joins the Volkhov at the level of 17 meters (at ).
Tigon A Tigon is the hybrid of a male tiger and a lioness. The tigon is not currently as common as the converse hybrid, the liger; however, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tigons were more common than ligers.
Tigon British Film Productions Tigon British Film Productions or Tigon was a film production and distribution company founded by Tony Tenser in 1966. It is most famous for its horror films, particularly Witchfinder General (directed by Michael Reeves, 1968) and Blood on Satan's Claw (directed by Piers Haggard, 1970).
Tigon Studios Founded in 2002, Tigon Studios is a video game production company focused primarily on games featuring or starring actor Vin Diesel. The studio itself was founded by Vin Diesel, and concerns itself with production quality and use of film techniques for its games.
Tigranakert Tigranakert (Armenian: Տիգրանակերտ, transliterated "Tigranakert" and also spelled "Dikranagerd" in Western Armenian; Latin Tigranocerta) was a city near present-day Silvan, Turkey, east of Diyarbakır.Tigranakert Armenian Dikranagerd It was founded by the Armenian Emperor Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC.
Tigranes the Great Tigranes the Great (, EA: Tigran Mets, WA: Dikran Medz ) (ruled 95 BCE–55 BCE) (also called Tigranes II and sometimes Tigranes I) was a king of Armenia under whom the country became for a short time the strongest state in the Roman East.Encyclopedia Britannica Tigranes was born around 140 BCE and was the son or nephew of either Artavasdes I or Tigranes I.
Tigray-Tigrinya people The Tigray-Tigrinya are an ethnic group who live in Eritrea and the northern highlands of Ethiopia's Tigray province. A few also live in Ethiopia's former provinces of Begemder and Wollo, which are today mostly part of Amhara Region, though a few regions (e.
Tigre language Tigre (Ge'ez ትግᨠtigre or ትግᬠtigrē; sometimes written as Tigré, also known as Xasa in Sudan; Arabic ألخاصية ) is a Semitic language of the North Ethiopic branch, descended from Ge'ez and closely related to Tigrinya. It is spoken by approximately one million people in Eritrea, with a few speakers in Sudan.
Tigre River The Tigre is a Peruvian tributary to the Amazon River west of the Nanay, and is navigable for 125 miles from its confluence with the Amazon. It forms from the confluence of the Ecuadorian rivers Cunambo and Pintoyacu at the Peruvian border.
Tigre, Buenos Aires Tigre is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, 28 km north of Buenos Aires city. The city lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached with bus and train connections, including the scenic Tren de la Costa.
Tigres del Licey Tigres del Licey is a professional baseball team founded in 1907 based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is one of the two franchises of the Capital city of the country, the oldest and most winning team in Dominican league, having won 19 Dominican titles and 9 Caribbean World Series as of October, 2006.
Tigress (Heroic comics) Tigress (Kassidy Farrell) is the latest incarnation of the superheroine Tigress. An ancient champion of Life fighting against the serpent god of Death, Tigress has gone by many names in her incarnations, including the goddess Bast in ancient Egypt.
Tigridia Tigridia (tiger-flowers or shell flowers) is a genus of bulbous or cormous plants, belonging to the family Iridaceae. They have large showy flowers and one species, Tigridia pavonia, is often cultivated for this.
Tigris and Euphrates Tigris and Euphrates is a German strategy board game designed by Reiner Knizia and first published in 1997 by Hans im GlĂĽck in German (as Euphrat und Tigris). Before its publication, it was highly anticipated by German gamers hearing rumors of a "gamer's game" being designed by the respected designer.
Tigris-Euphrates river system The Tigris-Euphrates river system is part of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh ecoregion of the Middle East, and is characterized by two large rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates. The rivers have several small tributaries which feed into shallow freshwater lakes, swamps, and marshes, all surrounded by desert.
Tiguex Tiguex, also referred to as Coofor or Alcanfor, was the pueblo commandeered by the army of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado for the winters of 1540-41 and 1541-42 on the west bank of the Rio Grande, north of present-day Albuquerque, N.M.
Tiguex War The Tiguex War was the first war between Europeans and Native Americans in what is now the American West. It was fought in the winter of 1540-41 by the army of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado against the 12 pueblos of Tiwa Indians along both sides of the Rio Grande, north and south of present-day Bernalillo, New Mexico.
Tiguris Tiguris is a chief Librarian in the fictional world of whammer 40,000 he is a member of the ultramarines chapter of men with strong homosexual tendencies. He is one of the most respected people in the galaxy of man as he is said to have the power to predict tyranid movements so the fate of man is in his hands.
Tihar Tihar (ितहार) is a five day Nepalese festival celebrated in late autumn. One of these days incorporates the Hindu festival Deepavali Although all ethnic groups celebrate it, the Newars in particular celebrate it a certain way.
Tihomir Atanassov Dovramadjiev Tihomir Atanassov Dovramadjiev (born May 22, 1979 in Varna) (Also known as Tihomir Titschko; "Titschko" is a short form of "Tihomir" and as TIGER TAD) is a Bulgarian chess player and chess boxer. He won the first WCBO European Chess Boxing Championship, in October 2005.
Tihomir Blaškić Tihomir Blaškić (born November 2, 1960 in Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) was a Bosnian Croat army officer who had been sentenced for war crimes at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Tihomir Franković Tihomir Franković (born 30 September, 1970) is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. His teammates were Igor Boraska, Nikša Skelin, Siniša Skelin, Branimir Vujević, Krešimir Čuljak, Tomislav Smoljanović and Igor Francetić.
TiHKAL TiHKAL is a 1997 book written by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. A sequel to PiHKAL, the full title of the book is Tryptamines I Have Known And Loved: The Continuation.
Tich Freeman Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman (born May 17, 1888 in London, died January 28, 1965 in Bearsted, Kent) was a Kent leg spin bowler and the only man to take 300 wickets in an English season. He holds many other records, such as:
Ticha Penicheiro Ticha Penicheiro (full name PatrĂcia Nunes Penicheiro) OIH September 18, 1974 in Figueira da Foz, Portugal) is a professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association. She currently plays for the Sacramento Monarchs.
Tichborne Case The affair of the Tichborne claimant was the celebrated 19th-century legal case in the United Kingdom of Arthur Orton (1834–1898), an imposter who claimed to be missing heir Sir Roger Tichborne (1829–1854).
Tichina Arnold Tichina Arnold (born June 28, 1971 in Queens, New York) is an American actress best known for her role on Martin playing Pamela James, as Rochelle on Everybody Hates Chris and as Nicole on the sitcom One on One. Other roles she is recognized for include Crystal in the big-screen version of Little Shop of Horrors, along with her future Martin castmate Tisha Campbell, and for 2 years as troubled-teen character Zena Brown on the daytime soap opera, Ryan's Hope and Sharla Valentine on "All My Children.
Tichu Tichu is a multi-genre card game; primarily a shedding game that includes elements of Bridge and Poker played between two teams of two players each. Teams work to accumulate points; the first team to reach a predetermined score (usually 1,000 points) is the winner.
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