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Tommy Smyth Tommy Michael Smyth (born in Knockbridge, County Louth, Ireland) is best known as a color commentator for ESPN, which he joined in February 1993 as a soccer analyst. He provides color commentary or in-studio analysis for most major soccer events.
Tommy Stinson Tommy Stinson (born Thomas Eugene Stinson, 6 October, 1966 in Minneapolis, USA), currently a member of Guns N' Roses, was one of the founding members of the legendary 1980s alternative band The Replacements. Just 12 years old when he joined, Stinson played bass for The Replacements until their breakup in 1991.
Tommy Suharto Tommy Suharto (born Hutomo Mandala Putra on July 15 1962) is the son of Suharto, the former President of Indonesia. He was given a verdict of fifteen-year jail sentence on the prison island of Nusakambangan, Central Java.
Tommy the Clown Thomas “Tommy the Clown” Johnson was born in Detroit and moved to Los Angeles when he was an early teen. Like many of his friends and neighbors, Tommy found himself in and out of trouble while trying to survive.
Tommy Tanaka Tommy Tanaka is the Republican politician from Guam a United States territorial island in the North Pacific Ocean, previous Speaker of the territorial Senate, and previous candidate for the position of Governor of Guam.
Tommy Tee Tommy Tee, also known as Father Blanco, birth name Tommy Flaaten, is a Norwegian musician, record producer, broadcaster, record company owner, concert promoter and magazine publisher. Tee owns the label "Tee Productions", which is located in Oslo, Norway and is Norway's leading hip hop label.
Tommy Tomorrow Tommy Tomorrow was a long-running science fiction hero published by DC Comics in several of their titles from 1947 to 1963. He first appeared in Real Fact Comics #6, (January 1947), he was created by Jack Schiff, George Kashdan, Bernie Breslauer, Virgil Finlay, Howard Sherman.
Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare is an animated cartoon duo created by Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios. Essentially a clone of The Tortoise and the Hare, they both appeared in theatrical animated shorts during the 1950s.
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller is the name of a 1988 Canadian film, which features one of the first appearances of Rufus Wainwright. Wainwright also provides the song "I'm a Runnin'" and his sister, Martha Wainwright, provides the song "Tommy, Come Back" for the soundtrack.
Tommy Tutone Tommy Tutone is a rock band from San Francisco, California, best known for its 1982 hit "867-5309/Jenny", which peaked at #4 on the Billboard pop charts. The song became so popular that people in the United States to this day dial this telephone number and ask for "Jenny" as a prank.
Tommy Tynan Tommy Tynan (born 17 November 1955 in Liverpool) is a former football player for Plymouth Argyle. He also played for Torquay United along with Newport County and was one of the team who gained promotion, won the Welsh Cup and got to the quarter finals of the European Cup Winners Cup.
Tommy Vance Tommy Vance, born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (July 11 1941 – March 6 2005) was a British pop radio broadcaster, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. Along with Neal Kay he was one of the few broadcasters in the United Kingdom to champion the cause of hard rock and heavy metal in the early 1980s, providing the only national radio forum for both bands and fans.
Tommy Vicini Tom Vicini was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After appearing in several plays at an early age, Vicini portrayed Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol with the Milwaukee Reperatory Theater along side actor G.
Tommy Victor Tommy Victor is the lead singer and guitarist for the crossover thrash/thrash metal band Prong that he founded in New York (1986). After Prong’s 6th album was released (1996), Prong disbanded and Tommy moved to Los Angeles.
Tommy Walker Thomas Luttgen Walker (November 8 1922 - October 20 1986) was an American producer of live entertainment events who was director of entertainment at Disneyland during its first twelve years of operation, and later produced spectacular events at celebrations including three Olympic Games and the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
Tommy Walker (footballer) Thomas "Tommy" Walker OBE (26 May 1915 – 11 January 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Chelsea and the Scotland national team. He later managed Hearts and Raith Rovers before becoming a director of the Tynecastle club in his later years.
Tommy Walsh Tommy Walsh (born 1956 in London) is an English celebrity builder. He first became famous after appearing in the BBC gardening programme Ground Force, he stayed with the show, for the duration of its run from 1998-2005.
Tommy Werner Tommy Werner (born March 31 1966) was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won a silver medal in the 4x200 m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander.
Tommy Wonder Tommy Wonder (November 29, 1953 - June 26, 2006) was the stage name of Jacobus Maria Bemelman, a Dutch magician who performed both close-up and stage magic. Wonder performed in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo and on Fox television.
Tommy Wright (English footballer) Thomas "Tommy" Wright (born 28 September 1984 in Leicester, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Rotherham United. He had previously played for Leicester City, his homewtown club and Brentford on loan.
Tommy Wright III Tommy Wright III is a underground gangsta rapper from Memphis, Tennessee that began his career during the early 90s. Also referring to himself as The 1 Man Gang, Tommy Wright III is know for his fast pace tempo style of rapping, distinguishing voice, brutal lyrics, & head of the Memphis rap groups, the Manson Family & Ten Wanted Men (composed of Jesse James, La Chat, 2-Face, Skinny Pimp, Lil' Ramsey, Mack T-Dogg, Project Pimp, Dirty Red, & Lil' Blunt).
Tommy Yune Tommy Yune is a Korean American comic book author who became known for his manga-style work on Speed Racer, which was followed by a comic industry revival of classic anime shows such as Transformers, Battle of the Planets and Robotech. His video game credits include FX Fighter, Robotech: Battlecry, and the award-winning The Journeyman Project series.
Tommy's Tale Tommy's Tale is a novel written by the actor Alan Cumming, centering around the life of a bisexual London resident named Tommy. The book is a first-person narrative, and revolves around an early mid-life crisis triggered when Tommy "accidentally" proclaims his love for his friend-with-benefits, Charlie, when high on ecstasy.
Tommy's Troubles Tommy's Troubles was a British football themed comic strip which ran for ten years in the Roy of the Rovers comic and which is still fondly remembered by fans of the "golden age" of British sports-themed comics. The strip debuted in the very first issue of Roy of the Rovers, dated 25th September 1976, and, apart from a break of approximately three months in 1985, ran until a re-launch of the comic in 1986 saw most of the existing strips replaced, by which time it was the only remaining story from the comic's original line-up apart from the story of Roy himself.
Tomo Sakurai Tomo Sakurai (櫻井智, formerly 桜井智 Sakurai Tomo, maiden name: Tomoe Hatta (八田友江 Hatta Tomoe)) is a Japanese seiyū and a former idol singer. She was born on September 10, 1971 in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture.
Tomobiki Tomobiki (友引) is a fictional area of Tokyo created by famed manga artist Rumiko Takahashi as the setting for her legendary series Urusei Yatsura. The name comes from the Japanese Buddhist calendar, in which Tomobiki translates as "dragging friends along".
Tomoe A tomoe or tomoye (archaic) () is a Japanese abstract shape that resembles a comma or the usual form of magatama. It is a common design element in Japanese family emblems (kamon, ) and corporate logos, particularly in triplicate whorls known as mitsudomoe.
Tomochi, Kumamoto Tomochi (ç Ąç”¨ç”ş; -machi) was a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the town merged with the town of Chuo forming the town of Misato and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Tomoi Tomoi is a Malaysian name for the South-East Asian martial art known in Thailand as Muay Thai and in Cambodia as Pradal Serey in Myanmar as Lethwei. Tomoi refers to siku lutut which in Malay are translated literally as "elbows knees".
Tomokazu Ohka Tomokazu Ohka (IPA pronunciation: ) (Commonly referred as Tomo Ohka; 大家友和, born March 18, 1976 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Ohka played with the Boston Red Sox (1999-2001), Montreal Expos (2001-04), Washington Nationals (2005), and Milwaukee Brewers (2005-06).
Tomoko Fuse Tomoko Fuse (ĺ¸ć–˝ 知ĺ Fuse Tomoko born 1951) is a Japanese origami writer who has written several books on the subject of modular origami and is by some considered to be a queen of unit origami. She developed many modular boxes and geometric objects, and is one of the most prolific origami authors in the world.
Tomoko Ohta Tomoko Ohta is a Japanese scientist working on molecular evolution. After working on the neutral theory of evolution with her mentor, Motoo Kimura, she became convinced of the importance of the mutations that were nearly neutral.
Tomomi Morita Tomomi Morita (born August 22, 1984) is a backstroke swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he won two bronze medals, in the 100 m backstroke and as a member of the 4x100 m medley relay team.
Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me) "Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me)" is the title of a number-one R&B single by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell. The hit song spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart, oddly the song only peaked at number 75 on the US pop chart.
Tomorrow (band) Tomorrow (previously known as The In Crowd and before that as Four Plus One) were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his Perfumed Garden radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms.
Tomorrow (Lillix song) "Tomorrow" is the final single from the girl rock band Lillix from their debut album Falling Uphill. This was written by 3 members of the band and the now famous for Christina Aguilera's Beautiful, Linda Perry.
Tomorrow (Sandie Shaw song) "Tomorrow" is the eighth single by 1960s British girl singer Sandie Shaw. Released in January 1966, it put Shaw back into the Top 10 on the UK singles chart (peaking at Number 9 - her sixth Top 10 in only just over a year).
Tomorrow Comes Today (single) "Tomorrow Comes Today" is a song from Gorillaz's self-titled debut album, Gorillaz, originally appearing as the opening track of their debut EP of the same name. The song itself was also the fourth and final single from that album, released on February 25 2002 (see 2002 in music).
Tomorrow Is Yesterday "Tomorrow Is Yesterday" is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. It is episode #19, production #21, first broadcast on January 26 1967, repeated July 13, 1967, and is being remastered for syndication broadcast on May 5, 2007.
Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as Bond. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul engineering world events for his own gain.
Tomorrow Never Dies (video game) Tomorrow Never Dies is a third-person shooter based on the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. Developed by Black Ops and published by Electronic Arts, it was released on November 16, 1999 exclusively for the Sony PlayStation .
Tomorrow Party The Tomorrow Party (Arabic:Řزب الغد Hizb al-Ghad) is an active political party in Egypt that was granted license in October 2004. Al-Ghad is a centrist liberal secular political party pressing for widening the scope of political participation and for a peaceful rotation of power.
Tomorrow series The Tomorrow series is a series of novels written by Australian author John Marsden, detailing a high-intensity invasion and occupation of Australia by a foreign power. The novels are told in first person perspective by the main character, a teenage girl named Ellie Linton, who is part of a small band of teenagers waging a guerrilla war on the enemy garrison in their fictional home town of Wirrawee.
Tomorrow's Company Tomorrow’s Company is a business-led think tank, its stated goal is to work as a catalyst to help realise their vision of "a future for business which makes equal sense to staff, shareholders and society."
Tomorrow's Joe Tomorrow's Joe (Japanese: ă‚ă—ăźă®ă‚¸ă§ăĽ Ashita no JĹŤ) is a critically acclaimed boxing manga created by Tetsuya Chiba and Asao Takamori in 1968 that was later adapted into an anime series and movie. It is most commonly referred to as Ashita no Joe.
Tomorrow's memories Tomorrow's Memories is a band that started in November 2005, two friends Andrew B-F(Bass, Bck-vox) and Andrew Kinney(Guitar Lead-Vox) decided to create a band so they got long time friend James Chambers as the drummer and friend Daniel Melia as second guitarist. After a few months Daniel Left so the band got friend Lewis Fox as their new guitarist, up to now the band have played a few great gigs and are currently working on material to record their first CD.
Tomorrow's World Tomorrow's World was a long-running BBC television series, showcasing new (and often wacky) developments in the world of science and technology. First aired in 1965, it ran for 38 years until it was axed at the beginning of 2003, ostensibly because of falling ratings.
Tomorrowland Tomorrowland is one of the many "themed lands" at the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. Each version of the land is different and feature numerous classic and unique attractions that depict the numerous views of the future.
Tomorrowland Transit Authority The Tomorrowland Transit Authority (also called the Blue Line) is a people mover system in Tomorrowland, in the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. It has one 'station', at Rockettower Plaza, where passengers enter and exit onto a circular moving platform.
TomorrowNow TomorrowNow, was founded in December 1998 by current president and CEO Andrew Nelson to provide upgrade and technical service to PeopleSoft licensees with large, complex environments. In March 2002, the company refocused its service offerings to provide third-party maintenance and support service to enterprise software licensees.
Tomosuke Funaki Tomosuke Funaki is another in a long line of Bemani composers. He has produced songs for beatmania, beatmania IIDX, Pop'n Music, Dance ManiaX, Guitar Freaks/Drummania, Mambo a Gogo, and Dance Dance Revolution (Dancing Stage).
Tomoyuki Takechi Tomoyuki Takechi (ć¦ĺ¸‚ 智行 Takechi Tomoyuki) is a former president and chairman of Square Co. Takechi started his career at Shikoku Bank in 1979 and joined Square in 1996 and assumed the positions of president and CEO.
Tomoyuki Yamashita General Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文 Yamashita Tomoyuki, pronounced "ya mashta") (November 8 1885 – February 23 1946) was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during the World War II era. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname The Tiger of Malaya.
Tompaso Tompaso is a highland subdistrict located about 45 km southwest of Manado in Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It also refers to a sub-tribe as part of larger Tontemboan tribe in the Minahasa ethnic group.
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, usually referred to as TCAT, is a network of bus routes serving Tompkins County and the Towns of Richford, Berkshire & Newark Valley in Tioga County, New York. The vast majority of TCAT bus routes are based in the City of Ithaca, New York and the Ithaca urban area.
Tompkins First Run First Run was the very first dog run established in Manhattan, New York City, United States. It was established by the community and is still fully maintained and supported through civic and corporate donations.
Tompkins Table The Tompkins Table is an annual ranking that lists the colleges of the University of Cambridge in order of their students' performances in that year's examinations. It was created in 1981 by Peter Tompkins, an undergraduate mathematics student.
Tompkinsville, Staten Island Tompkinsville is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. Though the neighborhood sits on the island's eastern shore, along the waterfront facing Upper New York Bay — between St.
Toms International Toms International produces high-quality chocolate, liquorice and sugar confectionery in Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. "Toms employs 1,200 - 1,700 employees depending on season and annually produces 50,000 tons of chocolate and sugar confectionery.
Toms River CDP, New Jersey Toms River CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township (formerly Dover Township).
Toms River Fest Toms River Fest is a major festival event held at the campus of Toms River High School North in Toms River Township, New Jersey, every summer. It was selected by the American Bus Association as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for Group Travel 2006.
Toms River High School East Toms River High School East is a comprehensive four-year public high school, the third high school built in Toms River, New Jersey, as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. It was built in 1979, after the first and second high schools; Toms River High School South and Toms River High School North were too small for the quick population growth in Toms River.
Toms River High School North Toms River High School North is a four-year public high school, and was the second high school established in Toms River, New Jersey, as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. The school opened in 1969 when the original high school (now called Toms River High School South) was found to be too small to accommodate the fast-growing community.
Toms River High School South Toms River High School South is a comprehensive four-year public high school, and was the first high school established in Toms River Township, as part of the Toms River Regional Schools. Originally, the school opened in 1891 as Toms River High School.
Toms River Regional Schools Toms River Regional Schools is a regional public school district primarily located in the quickly growing coastal community of Toms River, located in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, along the state's Jersey Shore.
Toms River, New Jersey The Township of Toms River is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States, and the county seat of Ocean County. On November 7, 2006, voters approved a change of the official name of Township of Dover (or, Dover Township) to the Township of Toms River, effective November 14, 2006.
Toms Tracks Tom's Tracks is a music store that brokers tickets and specializes in vinyl on Thayer Street in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the major source of concert tickets for many students of area colleges and high schools.
Tomsk Tomsk () is a city on the Tom River in the southwest of Siberian Federal District, Russia, the administrative centre of Tomsk Oblast. It is located about twenty kilometres south-east of the town of Seversk, a major centre of plutonium production and reprocessing and uranium enrichment in Russia.
Tomsk State University Tomsk State University (TSU), formally Imperial Tomsk University, is the first university in Siberia - it was founded in 1878 in Tomsk, Russia. TSU opened in 1888 with only one department, the medical school.
Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics The Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics is an engineering university in Tomsk, Russia. It was founded as the Tomsk Institute of Radioelctronics and Electrotechnology (TIRET) in April 1962.
Tomte A tomte or nisse is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, believed to take care of a farmer's home and children and protect it from misfortune, in particular at night, when the housefolk were asleep. Tomte is the common Swedish name, derived from his place of residence and area of influence: the house lot or tomt.
Tomte (band) Tomte is a German-speaking indie band from Hamburg. Their music is described as guitar pop with some punk influences and may be considered to be a part of the “Hamburger Schule” (Hamburg indie “school”) on the basis of the band Tocotronic's influence on their work.
Tomtor Tomtor is the name of several small hamlets in the Sakha Republic in Siberia. The most notable one, at , is only a few kilometers from Oymyakon, known chiefly for recording the coldest temperature on Earth at a locality with permanent, year-round habitation (thus not counting Antarctica).
Tomy Lee Tomy Lee (1956-1971) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1959 Kentucky Derby defeating both Sword Dancer and First Landing. Born in England, Tomy Lee was brought to the United States as a weanling.
ToME (computer game) ToME, or Tales (or Troubles) of Middle Earth, is a free roguelike computer game created in 1998 by someone who identifies himself only as DarkGod. ToME is an Angband variant, originally based on the ZAngband 2.
Ton The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, likely of Low Latin origin (as tunna), with the spelling 'tonne' introduced during the Middle English period subject to Old French influence. Originally meaning cask or barrel, it later came to specifically denote a cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, holding approximately 2100 pounds of water.
Ton Buunk Anton ("Ton") Gerrit Jan Buunk (born September 18, 1952 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich. After the seventh place in West Germany, four years later the Dutch won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Ton class minesweeper The Ton class were coastal minesweepers built for the Royal Navy and South African Navy in the 1950s. They were intended to meet the threat of seabed mines laid in shallow coastal waters, rivers, ports and harbours, a task for which the existing ocean-going minesweepers of the Algerine class were not suited.
Ton Masseurs Ton Masseurs (Born 7 December 1947, in Kaatsheuvel, the Netherlands) Noted as one of the first pedalsteel guitar players in Europe. He was the lead guitar/steel guitar player, and a founding member, of the Dutch Country and Western band 'The Tumbleweeds' (1967-1982).
Ton Pentre Ton Pentre is a village near Treorchy in Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. It is, perhaps, best known for an incident in 1924, when The Duke of York (later George VI of the United Kingdom) played a round of golf with Frank Hodges.
Ton Roosendaal Ton Roosendaal is the lead developer of the free 3D application Blender, and chairman of the Blender Foundation. Ton is presently working full time to coordinate Blender projects, ranging from software development to manual publishing.
Ton Scherpenzeel Ton Scherpenzeel (Hilversum, Netherlands 6 August 1952–) is a keyboardist who was a founding member of the Dutch rock band Kayak, together with Pim Koopman and Max Werner whom he met whilst at the Hilversum Muziek Lyceum (Hilversum Music Grammar School).
Ton Schmidt Antoon ("Ton") Schmidt (born January 31, 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in seventh position with the Dutch Men's Water Polo Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Ton Sijbrands Ton Sijbrands (Amsterdam, 1949) is a famous Dutch player of international draughts who became world champion in 1972 and remained so in 1973 after he successfully defended his title against Andreiko. He also has a weekly column about draughts in the Dutch national newspaper the Volkskrant.
Ton Steine Scherben Ton Steine Scherben (Literal English translation: "Clay Stones Shards", or "Sound Stones Shards") were a German anarchist rock band formed in 1970 when the members were all around 20 years of age. Singer Rio Reiser usually told journalists the name was taken from a description by pioneer archeologist Heinrich Schliemann of what he saw when he first came to the site of ancient Troy.
Ton van Klooster Anton ("Ton") Willem van Klooster (born February 17, 1954 in Hilversum, Noord-Holland) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 400m and 1500m Freestyle.
Tonal language A feature of linguistic analysis common to many languages around the world (though rare in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific) is tonality. The tone of a word is a high-low pitch pattern permanently associated with it.
Tonalism Tonalism (about 1880 to 1915) is an artistic style that emerged in the 1880s when American artists began to paint landscape forms with an overall tone of colored atmosphere or mist. Dark, neutral hues, such as gray, brown or blue, would usually dominate such compositions.
Tonalite-Trondhjemite-Granodiorite Tonalite–trondhjemite–granodiorite (TTG) series are an aggregation of rocks that are formed by melting of hydrous mafic crust at high pressure. It is widely accepted that most Archaean granite–greenstones are dominated by TTG, although Late Archaean terranes, such as in the Yilgarn Craton, are dominated by potassium-rich granitoid rocks that are derived through remelting of older felsic TTG-dominated crust.
Tonality Tonality is a system of writing music according to certain hierarchical pitch relationships around a key "center" or tonic. The term tonalité originated with Alexandre Choron (1810) and was borrowed by François-Joseph Fétis in 1840 (Reti, 1958; Simms 1975, 119; Judd, 1998; Dahlhaus 1990).
Tonality by assertion In Western classical music, the obstinate repetition of a tone as a type of ostinato, while various harmonies and textures swirl around it. A common outgrowth of this type of writing is polytonal harmony, or writing in two keys or more.
Tonality diamond In music theory, the n-limit tonality diamond is the set of rational numbers r, 1 le r < 2, such that the odd part of both the numerator and the denominator of r, when reduced to lowest terms, is less than or equal to the fixed odd number n. Equivalently, the diamond may be considered as a set of pitch classes, where a pitch class is an equivalence class of pitches under octave equivalence.
Tonalpohualli The tonalpohualli, a Nahuatl word meaning "count of days", is a 260-day sacred period (often termed a "year") in use in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, especially among the Aztecs. This calendrical period is neither solar nor lunar, but rather consists of 20 trecena, or 13-day periods.
Tonante Tonante, initially called Ao Rei dos Violões Limitada (To the King of Acoustic Guitars in English), was started in April 5 of 1954 by the Portuguese brothers Abel and Samuel Tonante who artisanelly built musical instruments, thirty years after their arrival in Brazil. Tonante is one of the most known stringed instrments manufactures in Brazil, together with companies such as Tagima, Giannini and Dolphin.
Tonantzin Carmelo TonantzĂn Carmelo is an American actress. A California Mission Indian (Gabrielino and Mexica) who counts herself a descendant of the original residents of Los Angeles, grew up performing in an American Indian dance troupe led by her mother, Virginia Carmelo.
Tonawanda Creek Tonawanda Creek is a small river in Western New York, in the United States. Tonawanda Creek rises in Wyoming County and enters the Niagara River between Niagara County and Erie County, forming a boundary between them.
Tonawanda Kardex The Tonawanda Kardex of the American Professional Football Association (later named the National Football League) played only one season -- in fact, just one game, a 45-0 loss to the Rochester Jeffersons -- in the league, in 1921. The NFL record book lists the team as the "Tonawanda Kardex" (named for, and possibly sponsored by, the office-supply company, which is still in business to this day however, other sources also give the team the nickname] "Lumbermen".
Tonawanda Reservation, Niagara County, New York The Tonawanda Reservation is a location in Niagara County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the location had a total population of zero because the part of the reservation located in Niagara County is basically uninhabited.
Tonberry A Tonberry is a mysterious creature from the Final Fantasy series. It made its first appearance in Final Fantasy V ("Dingleberry" in the North American localization); in Final Fantasy VI they were known as "Pugs" in the North American release.
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