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Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Cidona Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship) is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary clubs. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship 2006 The Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Cidona Tipperary Senior Hurling Club Championship) is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary clubs. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency) Tipperary South is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. It was created for the 1948 general election when the old Tipperary constituency divided into north and south.
Tippet A Tippet is a stole or scarf-like narrow piece of clothing, worn around the arms and above the elbow. They evolved in the fourteenth century from long sleeves and typically had one end hanging down to the knees.
Tippett Studio Tippett Studio is an Academy Award®-winning visual effects company specializing in computer-generated imagery (CGI) for movies and television commercials. Animation pioneer Phil Tippett founded the studio in 1984 as a place where artists and filmmakers can come together to create fantastic images of enormous complexity and beauty while maintaining a non-corporate, hands-on, filmmaker-friendly environment with his partners Jules Roman and Craig Hayes.
Tippi Degré Tippi Degré was born on 4 June 1990 to Alain Degré and Sylvie Degré in the newly-independent Namibia. In her early years, her parents noticed that instead of playing with dolls, like 'normal' girls, she instead played with wild animals.
Tippi Hedren Nathalie "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930)There is some dispute over Hedren's year of birth, sometimes given as 1928, 1930, 1931, or 1935. Nathalie Hedren was recorded as a newborn in the 1930 Federal Census.
Tippie College of Business The Tippie College of Business at The University of Iowa, established as the College of Commerce in 1921, is one of the oldest business schools in the United States. The College was the first academic division at the University of Iowa to be named for an alumnus, Henry B.
Tipping the Velvet Tipping the Velvet is a novel written by Sarah Waters and published by Virago in 1998. It tells the story of Nancy Astley, an oyster girl from the English town of Whitstable, who falls in love with a stage performer named Kitty Butler.
TippingPoint TippingPoint (formerly Netpliance), a division of 3Com, is a provider of network-based Intrusion-prevention system. TippingPoint has been pioneering the IPS market since it launched its first network-based intrusion prevention system in 2002, and continuously leads the industry by being first to market with innovative IPS features such as spyware protection and multi-gigabit throughput.
Tippmann 98 custom The Tippmann 98 Custom, also called the 98C, 98 Custom, and simply the 98, is an open-bolt inline blowback marker designed especially for the sport of paintball. It is most often found in woodsball, a popular game type of paintball.
Tippu Tip Tippu Tip or Tib (1837 - June 14, 1905), real name Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Juma el Marijibi, was a Swahili-Zanzibari trader, notorious slaver, plantation owner and governor. Working for a succession of sultans of Zanzibar, he led many trading expeditions into east-central Africa, sometimes involving slave trade and ivory.
Tippy Dye William Henry Harrison "Tippy" Dye is a noted former college athlete, coach, and athletic director in the United States. As a basketball head coach, Dye led the University of Washington to their only NCAA Final Four appearance.
Tippy Martinez Felix Anthony (Tippy) MartĂ­nez (born May 31, 1950), was a left-handed relief pitcher from 1974 to 1988. Most of his career (1976-1986) was spent with the Baltimore Orioles, where he is still remembered as one of the team's most popular players.
Tippy toes Tippy toes describes the human posture of removing the heel(s) of one or both feet from the ground. It is quite often used as a slang when the weight is placed on the balls of the feet, rather than literally the tips of the toes (which is very difficult), although it could still be used in that case.
Tipranavir Tipranavir, or tipranavir disodium, is a nonpeptidic protease inhibitor (PI) manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc under the trade names Aptivus®. It is administered with ritonavir in combination therapy to treat HIV infection and is given as two 250mg capsules together with 200mg of ritonavir twice daily.
Tips & Tricks Tips & Tricks is an American video game magazine published by Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). Until recently, the publication was devoted almost exclusively to strategies and codes for popular video games, but as of 2006, it has added monthly features on video game-related anime, comics, toys, and movies; in an effort to shake the stigma of being a magazine only known for cheats and strategy guides.
Tipster The term tipster refers to someone who on a regular basis provides information on likely winners in sporting events. In the past tips were bartered for and traded but in modern times, thanks largely to the Internet and premium rate telephone lines, it's increasingly likely that a tip will be sold.
Tipton Green Tipton Green is the central area of Tipton, a town in the West Midlands of England. It was heavily developed for industry during the 19th century, as Tipton was one of the most significant towns during the Industrial Revolution.
Tipton Harriers Tipton Harriers were created in September 1910, when the members of the Tipton branch of Birchfield Harriers resolved to end their connection and become independent. Soon, over 40 members were meeting and training regularly from a former painters' workshop and store in a loft behind a shop and houses in Waterloo Street.
Tipton Road The Tipton Road cricket ground in Dudley, England was used for first-class cricket by Worcestershire CCC on 88 occasions between 1911 and 1971. The county also staged 14 List A games there between 1969 and 1977, all in the Sunday League, as well as a number of Second XI matches.
Tiptonville, Tennessee Tiptonville is the county seat of Lake County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 2,439 as of the 2000 census; the town's April 1, 2000 Population Estimates Base (also prepared by the Census Bureau) was 4,291, an estimate which had shrunk by July 1, 2005 to 4,099.
Tiptronic Tiptronic is a type of discrete automatic transmission developed by Porsche and used in its vehicles and those of its licensees. A Tiptronic transmission can operate just as the common type of automatic transmission, but it also allows the driver to override the automatic mode by moving the shift lever into a second (Tiptronic) shift gate equipped with two spring-loaded positions: "upshift" and "downshift".
Tipu Aziz Tipu Aziz is a professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and a lecturer at Magdalen College, Oxford and the Imperial College London medical school. He specialises in the study and treatment of Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, dystonia, spasmodic torticollis, fixed abnormal posture of the neck, tremor, and intractable neuropathic pain.
Tipu Sultan Tippu Sultan, also known as The Tiger of Mysore (November 20, 1750, Devanahalli – May 4, 1799, Srirangapatna), was the first son of Haidar Ali by his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-nissa. He was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from the time of his father's death in 1782 until his own demise in 1799.
Tiputini Biodiversity Station Tiputini Biodiversity Station is a scientific field research center in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Located directly across the Tiputini River from Yasuni National Park, the station is jointly managed by Universidad San Francisco de Quito and Boston University.
TipVision TipVision (tipvision, tip vision) produces video tips for broadcast in many areas, including Home Repair, Fashion, Technology, Fitness and Cooking. The TipVision segments appear during broadcast newscasts and streamed on websites.
Tir McDohl Tir McDohl is the protagonist in Konami's role playing game Suikoden. He also appears as a secret playable character in Suikoden II if certain conditions are met and makes a cameo appearance in Suikogaiden Vol 2.
Tirah Campaign The Tirah Campaign was an Indian frontier war in 1897-98. The Afridis had for sixteen years received a subsidy from the government of British India for the safeguarding of the Khyber Pass, in addition to which the government had maintained for this purpose a local regiment entirely composed of Afridis, who were stationed in the pass.
Tirami Su Tirami Su is the title of the 1987 album by Al di Meola and the Al di Meola Project. Musicians on this album include long time associate of Al Di Meola, Anthony Jackson on bass guitar, Japanese-American percussionist Kei Akagi, Tommy Brechtlein on drums, Minu Cinelu on percussion Jose Renato on vocals and acoustc bass player Harvey Swartz who has also played with Jazz guitarist John Scofield.
Tiramisu Tiramisu is an Italian dessert typically made from Lady Fingers, espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese, eggs, cream, sugar, marsala wine, cocoa, and rum. The Italian name tiramisĂą means "pick-me-up" (metaphorically, "cheer me up"), referring to the two caffeine-containing ingredients, espresso and cocoa.
Tiran Island Tiran () is an island belonging to Saudi Arabia at the entrance of the Straits of Tiran, which separates the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. The island is leased to Egypt, to support the presence of an observation post controlled by the Multinational Force and Observers and an Egyptian Coastal Patrol post.
Tiran Porter Tiran Porter is a US bass and guitar player, vocalist and composer. Born in 1948, he rose to fame as a member of the Doobie Brothers, replacing original bassist Dave Shogren on their second album Toulouse Street in 1972.
Tirana Year Zero Tirana Year Zero (2002, 93 min), also known as Tirana, année zéro, is an Albanian film that tells the story of a young couple in post-communist Albania, at a time when many Albanians left the country in search for a better life abroad. The protagonist of the movie is Nik, who lives in the capital of Albania, Tirana, along with his mother and father.
Tirant lo Blanc Tirant lo Blanc is an epic romance written by the Valencian knight Joanot Martorell, finished by MartĂ­ Joan De Galba and published in Valencia in 1490. It is one of the best known medieval works of literature in the Catalan language, and played an important role in the evolution of the Western novel thanks to its influence on Cervantes.
Tirapazamine Tirapazamine (SR-4233) is an experimental anticancer drug that is activated to a toxic radical only at very low levels of oxygen (hypoxia). Such levels are common in human solid tumors, a phenomenon known as tumor hypoxia.
Tiras Tiras was, according to Genesis 10, a son of Japheth. Josephus wrote that he became ancestor of the "Thirasians" (Thracians), the first fair-haired people known to antiquity (later known as the "Getae").
Tiraspol Tiraspol (; Russian and Ukrainian: Тирасполь; Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол) is a city in Eastern Europe, the capital and administrative centre of the self-proclaimed independent Republic of Transnistria, and the second largest city in Moldova (as internationally recognized). The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniestr River.
Tiraspoltransgas Tiraspoltransgas (Russian: Тираспольтрансгаз, sometimes transcribed as Tiraspoltransgaz) is the leading gas supplier in Transnistria, with headquarters in Tiraspol. It was established in 1993.
Tirat Zvi ) is a kibbutz] in the [[Israel|Israeli Bet Shean Valley. The kibbutz was founded in 1937 as part of the "tower and stockade" campaign in the territory of the Palestine by immigrants from Poland, Romania and Germany.
Tirath Khemlani Tirath Khemlani (died 1991) was a Pakistani broker who played a pivotal role in the Loans Affair which helped destabilise the Gough Whitlam Government in Australia. He was employed by Dalamal and Sons, a London-based commodity-trading firm, and offered his service to the Australian government in late 1974 to arrange a $AUD4 billion loan.
Tirau Tirau is a small town of 732 in 2006 census, (2001-726) and (1996-735) (usual resident population) in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. Tirau is primarily a farming town but in recent years has begun to exploit the income that comes from being on a major road.
Tircoed forest village Tircoed forest village is a fairly newly developed community near the village of Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales. The development was to be similar to Poundbury in Dorset, in line with Prince Charles's ideas of self contained communities to discourage use of the car.
Tire A tire or tyre (see spelling differences and etymological origins) is a device covering the circumference of a wheel. It is an essential part of most ground vehicles and is used to dampen the oscillations caused by irregularities in the road surface, to protect the wheel from wear and tear as well as to provide a high-friction bond between the vehicle and the ground to improve acceleration and handling.
Tire code Automobile tires are described by an alphanumeric code which is generally molded into the side-wall of the tire. This code specifies the dimensions of the tire and some of its key limitations such as load bearing ability and maximum speed.
Tire lever A tire lever is a tool for removing or replacing tires on wheel rims. It is sometimes called a tire iron, though this is less common when referring to bicycle tire levers, as they are often made of plastic, not metal.
Tire sizing Tire Sizing is also known as "Plus Sizing" on a tire. Most dealers often give the option of plus sizing their set of tires (increasing the overall diameter) at time of purchase, most notably the Toyota Scion brand.
Tire Society The Tire Society is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, whose mission is to increase and disseminate knowledge as it pertains to the science and technology of tires. It hosts a two-day Meeting and Conference every year.
Tire-pressure gauge A tire-pressure gauge is a pressure gauge used to measure the pressure of tires on a vehicle. Since tires are rated for specific loads at certain pressure, it is important to keep the pressure of the tire at the optimal amount.
Tired and emotional "Tired and emotional" is a chiefly British/Irish euphemism for "drunk". It was popularised by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967 after being used in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of Labour Cabinet minister George Brown, but is now used as a stock phrase; British slander and libel law makes it unwise ever to directly refer to someone as being drunk unless it has been scientifically proven (e.
Tired light Tired light is a class of hypothetical redshift mechanisms that were proposed as an alternative explanation for the redshift-distance relationship. Tired light was first proposed in 1929 by Fritz Zwicky Zwicky, F.
Tired of Being Alone "Tired of Being Alone" is a soul song written by Al Green that became popular in the early 1970s and remains popular to this day, being a score in popular shows such as Nip/Tuck. Though released on the 1971 album, Al Green Gets Next to You, the song was written in late 1968 and intended to be released on the 1969 album Green Is Blues.
Tiresias (typeface) Tiresias is a family of sans-serif typefaces that were designed for best legibility by people with impaired vision at the Royal National Institute of the Blind in London. The research basis of Tiresias Screenfont’s legibility claims have been called into question.
Tiri Tiri is a not for profit NGO founded in London in 2003 by Fredrik Galtung and Jeremy Pope both of whom were original founders members of Transparency International. Tiri was established as an anti corruption organisation out of the recognition that the time for talking about the importance of fighting corruption had now moved on to the determined reduction and control of corruption by the practical application of practical knowledge and skills
Tiribazus Tiribazus was the Persian satrap of Sardis during part of the Corinthian War. In 392 BC, he received envoys from the major belligerents of that war, and held a conference in which a proposal for ending the war was discussed.
Tiridates I of Armenia Tiridates I (, EA: Trdat I, WA: Drtad I) was king of Armenia beginning in 53 AD and the founder of the Arshakuni Dynasty, the Armenian line of the Arsacid Dynasty. His early reign was marked by a brief interruption towards the end of the year 54 and a much longer one from 58 to 63.
Tiridates I of Parthia Tiridates, or Teridates is a Persian name, given by Arrian in his Parthica to the brother of Arsaces I, the founder of the Parthian kingdom, whom he is said to have succeeded in about 246 BC. But Arrian’s account seems to be quite unhistorical and modern historians believe that Arsaces continued to rule Parthia until 211 BC.
Tiridates II of Parthia Tiridates II of Parthia was set up by the Parthians against Phraates IV in about 30 BC, but expelled when Phraates returned with the help of the Scythians. Tiridates fled to Syria, where Augustus allowed him to stay, but refused to support him.
Tiridates III of Armenia Tiridates III (or Trdat III) was a king of Armenia (286-330), and is also known as Tiridates the Great. (Some scholars incorrectly refer to him as Trdat IV as a result of the fact that Tiridates I of Armenia reigned twice.
Tiriel (opera) Tiriel (Russian: Тириэль, 1985) is an opera by a Russian composer Dmitri N. Smirnov in three acts (9 scenes) with a Symphonic Prologue to his own libretto after a poem of the same title by William Blake.
Tiriyó The Tiriyó (also known as Trio) usually call themselves tarëno, etymologically 'people from here, local people'. They are approximately 2,000 (in 2005) and live in several major villages and a number of minor villages in the border zone between Brazil and Surinam.
Tiriyó language The Tiriyó language is spoken by the Tiriyó (also known as Trio, autodenomination tarëno), approximately 2,000 people living in several villages on both sides of the Brazil-Surinam border in Northern Amazonia. It is a relatively healthy language, learned by all children as their mother tongue and actively used in all areas of life by its speakers.
Tiro ao Álvaro Tiro ao Álvaro is a samba song composed in 1960 by Italian-Brazilian composer and singer Adoniran Barbosa (real name João Rubinato). In his style of the "paulista" samba, it has humorous lyrics written in poor Portuguese language of the São Paulo city's poor suburbs with Italian immigrants.
Tiro Afeta Tiro Afeta is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jimma Zone, Tiro Afeta is bordered on the south by Omo Nada, on the west by Kersa, on the north by Limmu Kosa, and on the east by Sokoru.
Tirol (fictional planet) In the fictional Robotech universe, Tirol is the homeworld of the Robotech Masters, who are the leaders of their race - the Tirolians, and their bioengineered Zentraedi troops. Tirol is the third moon distant from the blue-green, Jupiter-sized planet Fantoma, whose large ring system is extremely mineral rich.
Tiroler Achen The Tiroler Achen is a river in Austria and Germany, rising in the KitzbĂĽhel Alps as GroĂźache, a confluence of KitzbĂĽhler Ache, Reither Ache and Fieberbrunner Ache. In Bavaria it mouths as Tiroler Achen into the Chiemsee.
Tironensian Tironensian monks, of the Order of Tiron, also spelled Thiron - apparently from Latin "thironium", a high hill (Guillemin, 1999)- so called after the location of the mother abbey (established in 1109) in the woods of Tiron, Perche (some 35 miles west of Chartres, France). Nicknamed "Grey Monks" because of their grey robes, which their spiritual cousins, the monks of Savigny, also wore.
Tirpitz Plan The Tirpitz Plan, formulated by Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, was Germany's strategic aim to build the second largest navy in the world after the United Kingdom, thereby advancing itself as a world power. The British saw it not only as a challenge to its naval supremacy, but as a threat to its national survival (since the island of Britain was far from self-sufficient in food, and dependent on colonial resources); they responded in kind, sparking off an arms race.
Tirrenia Tirrenia is a frazione of Pisa, Italy with a population of 3,112 inhabitants. Immersed in the maritime pine forest of the Litorale Pisano and the Mar Tirreno, Tirrenia is situated in the center of the coast of Tuscany and the Parco Naturale Migliarino, San Rossore and Massaciuccoli, between Pisa and Livorno.
Tirtha and Kshetra Coupled with the concept of the power of the Mantra, in Hinduism, there is the concept of the holiness of a place. A holy place or a place of pilgrimage has two technical equivalents in Hindu tradition, namely, Tirtha and Kshetra.
Tirthankar In Jainism, a Tirthankar ("Fordmaker") (also Tirthankara or Jina) is a human who achieves enlightenment (perfect knowledge), through asceticism. S/he becomes a Jina (after totally conquering anger, pride, deceit, desire, etc.
Tiruchengode Tiruchengode is a city and municipality located in the modern day Namakkal District, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The famous Ardhanareeswarar (see Ardhanarishvara) hill temple (one of the 64 manifestations of Lord Shiva, representing the unity of Shiva and Parvati) is situated in Tiruchengode.
Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி (also spelt Tiruchchirapalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy திருச்சி, was also pronounced as Trichinopoly under British rule) is a third largest city of the state (next to Chennai and Coimbatore) and a municipal corporation in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the banks of the Kaveri River, centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Tiruchirapalli District Tiruchirapalli District (also known as Tiruchchirapalli District) is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu India. The main town in Tiruchirapalli District is the city of Tiruchirapalli also known as Trichy.
Tiruchuli Tiruchuli is a village about 35 kilometers from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India and is considered to be a very holy place and is the birth place of Sri Ramana Maharishi who is considered to be the most revered saint in the recent years. The place also has a rich Saivite temple which is one of the oldest ones in South India and the god in this temple is even worshipped by most of the popular 63 Saivites in Tamil Nadu.
Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer One of the legendary violinists in the history of Carnatic music, he had his training first from his father Kuppuswamy Iyer, and later under Kottavasal Venkatarama Iyer, a renowned composer of Tana Varnams. His violin recitals were marked with masterly touches, full of masculine grandeur.
Tirumala limniace The Blue Tiger (Tirumala limniace) is a butterfly found in India that belongs to the Crows and Tigers, that is, the Danaid group of the Brush-footed butterflies family. This butterfly shows gregarious migratory behaviour in southern India.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams () is an independent trust which manages the Tirupathi Venkateshwara Temple at Tirumala - Tirupati. The chairman of the board is nominated by the state government of Andhra Pradesh.
Tirunelveli Medical College Government Tirunelveli Medical College, and the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital are located in Palayamkottai, the twin city of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu State of India. Palayamkottai is known as the Oxford of South India or Oxford of East and is the place of many a colleges, few of those institutions have been imparting higher education from the pre Independence era
Tirupathi Venkateshwara Temple The Venkateshwara Temple at Tirupati is one of the most popularly visited Hindu temples in India, and is the richest in terms of the wealth of offerings and gifts given by visiting pilgrims. It is dedicated to Vishnu as 'Venkateshwara' and attracts followers from a wide range of Hindu traditions.
Tirur River Tirur River begins in the Tirur taluk village of Athvanad in the Malappuram district of the state of Kerala in south India and flows south-west to Thiruvnavaya and then north-west to Elamkulam where it turns south-west, joining the Bharathapuzha River which flows into the Arabian Sea near the coastal town of Ponnani. It is known for its beautiful mangroves and its many varieties of fishes and birds.
Tirurangadi Tirurangadi is a small town in Malapuram district of Kerala, South India. It is a historical old town which is much famed for its active participance in the freedom struggle, especially those dating back to 1920s.
Tirutakakatevar Tirutakakatevar was a Tamil poet who wrote Jivaka-chintamani, one of the five greatest epics of Tamil literature, (Manimegalai, Silapadhigaaram , Valayaapathi and Kundalakesi, along with Jivaka-chintamani, constitute the five great epics of Tamil literature). He, as a local king, also supported to create Kamban, one of the most famous poets of Tamil literature.
Tiruvalla Thiruvalla (previously spelled Tiruvalla) (തിരുവല്ല) is a city and Taluk located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala in India. The city, now known as Metro Thiruvalla, is famous for its various religious festivals, schools etc.
Tiruvallur District Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu occupies an area of 3424 km² and has a population of 2,738,866 (as of 2001). It is bounded on the north by Andhra Pradesh state, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the southwest by Chennai district, and on the south by Kanchipuram and Vellore districts.
Tiruvarur Mutuswamy Aiyar Sir Tiruvarur Mutuswamy Aiyar (1832-1895), native Indian judge of the high court of Madras, was born of poor parents in the village of Vuchuwadi, near Tanjore, on the 28th of January 1832. His widowed mother was forced by poverty to remove with Mutuswamy and his brother to Tiruvarar, where the former learnt Tamil, and soon set to work under the village accountant at a monthly salary of one rupee.
Tisane A tisane, ptisan or herbal "tea" is any herbal infusion other than from the leaves of the tea bush (Camellia sinensis). The English word "tisane" originated from the Greek word πτισάνη (ptisanē), a drink made from pearl barley.
Tisbury, Wiltshire The small town of Tisbury lies approximately 13 miles west of Salisbury in the county of Wiltshire. With a population of a little over 2000 (see Wiltshire County Council)it is an important local centre for communities around the upper River Nadder and Vale of Wardour.
Tiscali SpA Tiscali SpA () is a European telecommunications company, based in Cagliari, Italy, and provides internet and telecommunications services to Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic. The company acquired many European Internet Service Providers (ISPs) throughout the late 1990s, although in recent years, a lot of those assets have been sold to other companies.
Tish (Hasidic celebration) A tish (from Yidish: 'table') is a Hasidic gathering of Hassidim around their Rebbe. It may consist of speeches on Torah subjects, singing Hassidic melodies known as niggunim (singular niggun) and zemiroth (hymns), with refreshments being served.
Tish Hope Tish Hope (Joy Andrews) was a character on the ATV daily serial, Crossroads and first appeared in the soap in 1966, two years after the series launch. At first the character was a former actress and used the name Vienetta Hope, but was later referred to as Tish.
Tisha B'Av Tisha B'Av or Tish'ah b'Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, tish‘āh bə-āḇ) is a major annual fast day in Judaism. Its name denotes the ninth day (Tisha) of the Jewish month of Av, which falls in July or August.
Tisha Campbell-Martin Tisha Campbell-Martin (born Tisha Michelle Campbell on October 13, 1968, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is an American actress, best known for her starring role in such programs as Rags to Riches, Martin, and My Wife and Kids. Apart from her achievements in television, she also has notable accomplishments in film, theater, and music .
Tishomingo State Park Tishomingo State Park is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Tishomingo, Mississippi, north of Tupelo, Mississippi. Activities in the park including canoeing, rock climbing, fishing and hiking.
Tishrei Tishrei (or Tishri) () (Hebrew: תִּשְׁרֵי‎ (תִּשְׁרִי‎) Standard () Tiberian () ; from Akkadian "Beginning", from "To begin") is the first month of the civil year and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar. The name comes from the Talmud.
Tishtrya Tishtrya is the Avestan language name of an Indo-Iranian benevolent divinity associated with life-bringing rainfall and fertility. During the Achaemenid period, Tishtrya was conflated with Semitic Nabu-*Tiri, and thus came to be associated with the Dog Star, Sirius.
Tisleifjorden Tisleifjorden is a lake which lies in Nord-Aurdal municipality in Oppland county, Norway as well as Gol and Hemsedal municipalities in Buskerud county. Tisleifjorden is regulated for hydroelectric power; the height can vary up to 11 meters.
Tissa Ranasinghe Tissa Ranasinghe (born 1925) is a Sri Lankan artist known for his work in bronze. Born in the village of Yogiyana, he studied art at the College of Fine Arts, Colombo, in 1949, the year it was opened in the enthusiastic flowering of Ceylonese culture that followed the country's independence.
Tissino The Tissino River is a small watercourse of eastern Umbria in Italy. Its source is a few hundred meters S of Usigni, at an approximate altitude of 1000 m (3300 ft), and it flows for about 20 km (12 miles), almost due north, past the towns of Usigni, Poggiodomo, Roccatamburo and Mucciafora, high above the river in the massif of Mounts Coscerno and Bacugno on its west bank, then past Rocchetta and Ponte also high above it on the ridge of Monte Maggio on its east bank; and flows into the Nera River at about 380 m (1250 ft) altitude, at about 1 km SW of Cerreto Borgo.
Tissot's Indicatrix Tissot’s indicatrix, or ellipse of distortion, is a concept developed by French mathematician Nicolas Auguste Tissot, in 1859 and 1871, to measure and illustrate map distortions. It is the theoretical figure that results from the orthogonal projection of an infinitesimal circle with unit radio, defined in a geometric model of the Earth (a sphere or an ellipsoid), on the projection plane.

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