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Tonbogiri The is one of three legendary spears created by the famed swordsmith Masazane, said to be wielded by the daimyo Honda Tadakatsu. The spear derives its name from the myth that a dragonfly landed on its blade and was instantly cut in two.
Tonbridge Tonbridge is a market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 31,600 in 2001. It is located on the River Medway, approximately four miles north of Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles south west of Maidstone and 25 miles south east of London.
Tonbridge Angels F.C. Tonbridge Angels are a football club in Tonbridge, Kent, England. They have recently replaced nearly all their non-playing staff and are now looking to rebuild for the future, with a highly successful under-18 side at national level.
Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge Grammar School is a state-funded Mathematics and Computing specialist grammar school in Tonbridge, United Kingdom. In the near future the school will be completely reconstructed, for some of the school buildings are considerably out of date.
Tonda Traditional Bunraku Puppet Troupe Tonda Traditional Japanese Bunraku Puppet Troupe (Japanese: 冨田人形共遊団, Tonda ningyō kyōyūdan), founded in the 1830s, is one of the most active groups performing traditional ningyō jōruri or Bunraku puppetry in Japan, and has been officially designated an Intangible Cultural Treasure. Based in the northern part of the city of Nagahama on the shore of Lake Biwa, in Shiga Prefecture, northeast of Kyoto, the Tonda Puppets have made international performance tours to Australia, New Zealand, and four times to the United States.
Tondai Nadu Tondai Nadu is a region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Tondai Nadu includes the northeastern part of the state, including the districts of Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur and the Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai.
Tondemo Tondemo means "outrageous" or "preposterous" in Japanese. Recently the word has gained another meaning thanks to the activity of Togakkai (the Academy of Tondemo books) which annually award Nihon Tondemo-bon Taisho (Japan Tondemo Book Award), which is a sort of combination of Ig Nobel Prize and James Randi Foundation.
Tondeswaram temple Tondeswaram temple was situated south of the main town of Galle and in a place called Dondra head is supposedly one of the five ancient Shiva temples around the island of Sri Lanka. It is one that is yet to be properly identified and rebuilt and venerated by Hindus, because it is situated in an area that is mostly Sinhala Buddhist in orientation.
Tondo, Manila Tondo is one of the districts of the Philippines' capital city of Manila and is one of the most densely populated areas of land in the world. Tondo is located in the northwest portion of the city and is primarily residential-industrial in nature.
Tondrakians Tondrakians were members of an anti-feudal, heretical Christian sect that flourished in medieval Armenia between the early 9th century and 11th century and centered around the city of Tondrak, north of Lake Van.
Tone (linguistics) Tone is the use of pitch in language to distinguish words. All languages use intonation to express emphasis, contrast, emotion, or other such nuances, but not every language uses tone to distinguish lexical meaning.
Tone Center Records Tone Center Records is an independent record label owned by music industry veteran Mike Varney, dedicated to recording high level jazz, jazz/rock and fusion music. The roster is made up of some the most well known and respected names in the instrumental jazz/rock/fusion world, including Steve Smith, Bill Connors, Bunny Brunel & Greg Howe.
Tone deafness A person who is tone deaf lacks relative pitch, the ability to discriminate between musical notes. Being tone deaf is having difficulty or being unable to correctly hear relative differences between notes; however, in common usage, it refers to a person's inability to reproduce them accurately.
Tone LĹŤc Tone LĹŤc is the stage name of Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), an American hip hop artist and actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina". He is also known for his deep, gravelly, hoarse voice.
Tone mapping Tone mapping is a computer graphics technique used to approximate the appearance of high dynamic range images in media with a more limited dynamic range. Print-outs, CRT or LCD monitors, and projectors all have a limited dynamic range which is inadequate to reproduce the full range of light intensities present in natural scenes.
Tone row In music, a tone row or note row (German: Tonreihe) refers to a non-repetitive ordering of the twelve notes (pitch-classes in musical set theory) of the chromatic scale. Tone rows are the basis of Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique and most types of serial music.
Tone scale In Scientology, the tone scale or emotional tone scale is a characterization of human behavior and bodily appearance. It is based on the idea that some people appear to be more lively and alive than other people.
Tone terracing Tone terracing is a type of phonetic downdrift, where certain tones shift downward in pitch after other tones. The result is that a tone may be realized at a certain pitch over a short stretch of speech, shift downward and then continue at its new level, then shift downward again, until the end of the prosodic contour is reached, and the pitches reset.
Tone variator German psychologist William Stern invented the tone variator in 1897 to study human sensitivity to changes in pitch, going beyond the traditional psychophysical research of studying the sensitivity to differences in discrete tones. The instrument consists of an adjustable brass resonator, which is supplied with a constant flow of air across the opening at the top. Turning a graduated cam on the front of the apparatus raises or lowers a piston in the bottom of the resonator, changing the volume of its interior, thus altering the sounded pitch over a continuous range.
Tone's Grave Tone's Grave, often referred to as Bodenstown churchyard, was written by Thomas Davis (1814-1845), the Young Ireland leader, and published first in their newspaper "The Nation". It was written following his visit to the grave of Wolfe Tone in Bodenstown, co.
Tonearm Tonearm is the stage name of a Russian-born, New York-based musician named Ilia Bis (Илья Бис). Bis grew up in Moscow and later moved to the United States to study mathematics and computer sound analysis.
ToneLoc ToneLoc was a popular wardialing computer program for MS-DOS written in the early to mid-1990s by two programmers known by the pseudonyms Minor Threat and Mucho Maas. The name ToneLoc was short for "Tone Locator" and was a word play on the name of the rap artist known as Tone LĹŤc.
Toner Quinn Toner Quinn is a musician and founding editor of JMI - The Journal of Music in Ireland, a bi-monthly Irish music magazine. He edited the book Desmond Fennell: his life and work (Dublin: Veritas, 2001), a collection of essays on the Irish writer Desmond Fennell.
ToneThis ToneThis is a mobile media desktop application that allows people to personalize and deliver their personal music, images and videos wirelessly or via Bluetooth or USB to their mobile phone as a ringtone, wallpaper or mobile video. ToneThis is a CNET Top 10 Mobile application and is available in retail stores including CompUSA and BestBuy.
Tonewheel A tonewheel is a relatively primitive apparatus for generating electronic musical notes. The tonewheel assembly consists of a synchronous AC motor and an associated gearbox that drives a series of rotating disks.
Tonewood Tonewood is the term generally used to designate wood with recognized and consistent acoustic qualities when used in the making of musical instruments. The type of wood used on stringed instruments, such as a guitar, is probably the single most influential factor contributing to its tone.
Tonfanau railway station Tonfanau railway station serves Tonfanau in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is located alongside the ruins of the army base it once served and only a couple of occupied buildings can be found within the surrounding area.
Tonfön Television Tonfön Television is a Tongan pay TV service commencing in 2002, offering seven 24-hour channels of movies, news, sport and entertainment. Among the channels available are ABC Asia Pacific, BBC World, Fox News, in addition to 4 locally programmed channels, which include a sports channel, a family channel, a documentary/current affairs channel, and a movie channel.
Tong (organization) A tong (Chinese: 堂; Cantonese Yale: tong4; Pinyin: táng; literal: hall) is a Chinese American secret society. Although tongs were originally created for mutual support and protection, especially from other local ethnic groups hostile to the rapid Chinese immigration, their activities often flouted the law or became outright criminal.
Tong Cheong Tong Cheong was a Chinese photographer who operated in Yokohama, Japan in the 19th century. Following a period in which many foreign photographers were living and working in Japan, by the end of 1886 Tong Cheong and Adolfo Farsari were the only foreign commercial photographers still operating in the country.
Tong Linge General Tong Linge or Tung Ling-ko (died 1937) was the Chinese Deputy Commander of 29th Corps or 29th Route Army in 1937 during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and Battle of Beiping-Tianjin. He was killed along with Zhao Dengyu in the fighting around Nanyuan.
Tong Mei Tong Mei (塘尾) or Tong Mi was a village and an area at the border of Kowloon and New Kowloon in Hong Kong. The village was located approximately present-day Boundary Street, Wong Chuk Street and Ki Lung Street.
Tong Ren Tang Tong Ren Tang (同仁堂) (more recently called Tongrentang) is a Chinese pharmaceutical company founded in 1669, which is now the largest producer of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The company is headquartered in Beijing, and is engaged in both manufacture and retail sales, operating drug stores predominantly in Northeast China.
Tong Seal Among the Sizang, Pu Tong Seal (1346 AD) was a very strong, tall and masculine individual who possessed an unusual body structure, measuring “9 tuuk” at his chest (54 inches diameter and 108 inches of the chest circumference). Yet, because of his ability to move quickly, apparent body lightness despite its massiveness, and his athletic skills, the constant admiration was overwhelming.
Tong-ki Tong-ki is a Chinese word (童乩 the Mandarin pronunciation tong2 ji1 represented in pinyin romanization is used here, in Cantonese, it is called San4 Daa2 神打) that refers to a person who experiences himself as having been chosen by a particular god to be his vehicle for expression here on earth.
Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church (同光同志長老教會) is the first Christian Church for Homosexuals in Chinese society. It is located in Taipei, and does not believe homosexuality to be a sin (see Homosexuality and Christianity).
Tonga at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Tonga is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising 24 sportspersons and xx officials. The Tongan team includes a rugby sevens team, six boxers, three weight lifters and three athletes.
Tonga branch of The Scout Association Tonga is one of 35 countries where Scouting exists (be it embryonic or widespread) but where there is no National Scout Organization which is yet a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Scouting is active in Tonga as an overseas branch of British Scouting.
Tonga Broadcasting Commission Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC) is the first and largest broadcasting station in Tonga, solely owned by the government of Tonga. It operates one free-to-air TV channel (Television Tonga), one AM commercial radio channel (Radio Tonga), one FM commercial radio channel (Kool 90FM), and a 24-hour Radio Australia relay channel (FM103).
Tonga language (Zambia) Tonga is a Bantu Language primarily spoken by the Tonga tribe of the South, Southern and Western provinces of Zambia and Northern Zimbabwe (although also spoken by the Toka and Leya, as well as many bilingual Zambians and Zimbabweans.) It is one of the major lingua francas in Zambia, after Bemba and Nyanja.
Tonga national rugby league team The Tonga national rugby league team has been participating in international competition since 1988. Members of the team are selected from the domestic Tongan competition, as well as from competitions in New Zealand and Australia.
Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal Tongaat is a sugarcane growing town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated on the banks of the Tongati River north of Durban and now forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban Metropoliton (LATITUDE: -29.587819 LONGITUDE: 31.
Tongahiti Tongahiti is one of Tāwhaki's enemies in a Māori tradition which White (1887-1891) attributes to the Ngati Hau iwi. In this tale, Tāwhaki blocks up all the chinks in the house of his enemies, a house of which his grandmother Whaitiri is the doorkeeper.
Tongan economy prehistory The Tongan economy was based upon the resources of the land and sea that abound in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the Pacific ocean and were used by the Tonga. The sea yielded fish for food, shell for implements and ornamentations, and shark's teeth and skin for cutting and abrasive tools.
Tongan funerals Funerals in Tonga (South Pacific), despite the large Christian influence they have undergone over the last 150 years or so, are still very much a traditional affair and an important part of the culture of Tonga, especially if it concerns the passing of a high chief or a member of the royal family.
Tongariro Crossing The Tongariro Crossing in Tongariro National Park is one of New Zealand's most spectacular tramping tracks, designated one of the "great walks" by the Department of Conservation and might very well be the best one-day walk in New Zealand. The crossing passes over volcanic terrain along the slopes of the active volcanoes Mt Ngauruhoe, Mt Ruapehu and Mt Tongariro, some of which can optionally be climbed in a side trip.
Tongariro Northern Circuit The Tongariro Northern Circuit, one of the New Zealand Great Walks, is a three to four day tramp in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. Part of it is the famous Tongariro Crossing, a day's march that incorporates the Northern Circuit's most stunning scenery.
Tongariro River The Tongariro River is a river in the North Island of New Zealand. It originates in the Central Plateau of the North Island where it is fed by numerous tributaries that flow off the surrounding mountains and hill ranges.
Tongass National Forest At 17 million acres (69,000 km²), the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States. It is a northern temperate rain forest, remote enough to be the home of many species of flora and fauna considered endangered or rare elsewhere.
Tongbeiquan Tongbeiquan ( - "passing through back fist," pinyin: tong1 bei4 quan2) is a style of Chinese martial arts supposedly created in the Song Dynasty by General Han Tong ().WHITE APE THROUGH-BACK FIST The term passing through arm/back refers to Fa Jing or explosive power.
Tongdian The Tongdian () is an important Chinese institutional history and encyclopedia text. It covers a panoply of topics from high antiquity through the year 756, whereas a quarter of the book focuses on the Tang Dynasty.
Tongguan County Tongguan (潼关), also called Tong Pass, is located in the east of the Central Plain, north of the Qinling Mountains, south of Wei and Luo River, east of the Mount Hua and in between the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan. Throughout Chinese history, Tongguan remains to be a strategic point due to its geographical significance.
Tongji Medical College Tongji Medical College (TJMC, Simplified Chinese: 同济医学院; Pinyin : TóngJì-YīXúeYuàn. Tongji Medical College was formerly Tongji Medical University 同济医科大学; Pinyin : TóngJì-YīKē-Dàxué ), a top Medical School in China.
Tongji University Tongji University (Simplified Chinese: 同济大学; Traditional Chinese: 同濟大學) founded in 1907, is one of the leading universities under the State Ministry of Education in the People's Republic of China. It offers degree programs both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Tongland Abbey Tungland or Tongland Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Galloway. It was probably founded in 1218 by Alan, Lord of Galloway, although the church of Tongland had previously been granted to Dercongal Abbey by his grandfather Uchtred in the early 1160s.
Tongliao Tongliao (SC: 通辽, TC: 通遼; pinyin: Tōngliáo) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Inner Mongolia, China. Population is approximately 324,300 (as of 31 December 2001); the city has 264,119 inhabitants (2006).
Tongling Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan; literally "Copper Hillock") is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Chaohu to the north, Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.
Tonglu Tonglu (3070 m) is a small settlement inside the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling subdivision, Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal in India near the India - Nepal border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from Manebhanjan to Sandakphu.
Tongmenghui The Tongmenghui (Chinese: 同盟會; Pinyin: Tóngménghuì; Wade-Giles: T'ung-meng Hui; lit. United Allegiance Society), also known as the United League or the Revolutionary Alliance, was a secret society and underground resistance movement organized by Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren in Tokyo, Japan, on 20 August 1905.
Tongo (Star Trek) Tongo is a fictional card game from the Star Trek universe and played, perdominantly, by the Ferengi. The specific rules are unknown, but centers around a roulette-type wheel with an elevated pot in the middle.
Tongoy, Chile Tongoy is a coastal town in Chile's Coquimbo Region, belonging to the Commune of Coquimbo. It is located 42 kilometers to the south of Chile's second oldest city, La Serena, next to the spa of Guanaqueros, on a rocky promontory opposite the Pacific Ocean, between the beaches of Socos (4 Km) and Grande (26 Km), to the north of the Talinay Mountain range.
Tongpan Tongpan () is a 1977 Thai 16 mm black-and-white docudrama that re-creates a seminar that took place in Northeast Thailand in 1975 to discuss the proposed Pa-Mong Dam on the Mekong. Interwoven are sequences depicting a poor farmer, Tongpan, who had lost his land to another dam some years before, and his struggles to make ends meet.
Tongue and groove Tongue and groove (sometimes T&G) is a method of fitting similar objects together, edge to edge, used mainly with wood: flooring, parquetry, panelling, etc. Before plywood became more common, tongue and groove boards were also used for sheathing buildings and to construct concrete formwork.
Tongue frenulum piercing A tongue frenulum piercing is a body piercing through the frenulum underneath the tongue. These piercings are relatively simple piercings, and heal quickly, although they do have a tendency to reject over time.
Tongue of the Ocean The Tongue of the Ocean is the name of a deep oceanic trench in the Bahamas separating the islands of Andros and New Providence. The depth of the water drops from roughly 10 feet along Andros' offshore barrier reef to over 6,000 ft, and the drop is roughly 100 miles long.
Tongue River (North Dakota) The Tongue River is a tributary of the Pembina River, approximately 40 mi (64 km) long, in northeastern North Dakota in the United States. It drains an area of the prairie country near the Canadian border in the extreme northeast corner of the state in the watershed of the Red River.
Tongue scraper A tongue scraper is a device with a plastic or metal loop in one end which is used to clean the tongue by removing the coating of plaque. It has been suggested that they have been used since ancient times in China .
Tongue splitting Tongue bifurcation, or tongue splitting, is a type of body modification in which the tongue is cut centrally from its tip part of the way towards its base, forking the end. Most who have had the procedure report that it enhances the pleasure of kissing.
Tongue thrust Tongue thrust (also called "reverse" or "immature" swallow) is the common name given to orofacial muscular imbalance, a human behavioural pattern in which the tongue protrudes through the anterior incisors during swallowing, speech and while the tongue is at rest. Nearly all young children exhibit a swallowing pattern involving tongue protrusion, but by the age of 6 most have automatically switched to a normal swallowing pattern.
Tongue-tie (tack) A tongue-tie is a piece of equipment used by racehorse trainers to prevent the horse from getting his tongue over the bit, which would make the animal very difficult or impossible to control. It is usually a strip of cloth, passed through the mouth and tied below the chin.
Tongue, Highland Tongue (Scottish Gaelic: Tunga from Old Norse Tunga ) is a coastal village in northwest Highland, Scotland (in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. It lies on the east shore above the base of the Kyle of Tongue and north of the mountains Ben Hope and Ben Loyal.
Tonguing Tonguing is when a musician playing a wind instrument uses the tongue on the reed or mouthpiece to enunciate different notes. A silent "ta" is made when the tongue strikes the reed or roof of the mouth causing a slight breach in the air flow through the instrument.
Tongva language The Tongva language (also known as the Gabrieliño language) is an Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Tongva, a Native American people who live in and around Los Angeles, California. Tongva is closely related to several other indigenous languages of the area, including the Cahuilla language and the Serrano language.
Tongwe The Tongwe are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Kigoma District, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania. In 2000 the Tongwe population was estimated to number 31,551 groups in Tanzania]
Tongwen Guan Tongwen Guan (同文館), or the School of Combined Learning was a government school for teaching Western languages (and later scientific subjects), founded at Beijing, China in 1862 during the late-Qing Dynasty. The establishment signifies the Qing Empire, after years of reluctance, at last tried to learn about the West of their own accord.
Tongzhi Restoration An attempt to arrest the dynastic decline by restoring the traditional order was initiated after the rude realities of the Opium War, the unequal treaties, and the mid-century mass uprisings caused Qing courtiers and officials to recognize the need to strengthen China. This particular effort was known as the Tongzhi Restoration.
Tonhalle Orchester Zurich Tonhalle Orchester Zurich (Tonhalle-Orchester ZĂĽrich or Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, as it is widely known in English and on its many recordings), is named after one of the major concert halls of the world, the Zurich Tonhalle. The orchestra was founded in 1868 and took up residence in the "new" Tonhalle in 1895.
Toni Cipriani Antonio "Toni" Cipriani is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto video game series. He appeared in Grand Theft Auto III (GTA III) as a non-player character, and the playable protagonist of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (GTA:LCS).
Toni Collette & the Finish Toni Collette & The Finish are a band fronted by Australian actress, singer and songwriter Toni Collette. Other band members include Collette's husband Dave Galafassi, Glenn Richards, David Lane and Pete Farley.
Toni del Renzio Antonino Romanov del Renzio dei Rossi di Castellone e Venosa (Toni del Renzio) (15 April 1915- 7 January 2007) was of Italian/Russian parentage and for a period a leader of the British Surrealist Group. He brought to the British School a wide range of contacts, editorial organization, motivation and philosophy at a time of wartime hiatus.
Toni Dove Toni Dove is a New York-based artist working primarily in electronic and interactive media. She is considered one of the pioneers of interactive cinema and has shown work at ZKM], the [[Banff Centre for the Arts, the Brooklyn Anchorage, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Toni Francis Toni Francis (born 1955 in the West Country) is an English adult model and performer. Francis was best known for her large natural breasts, earning the nickname "Titanic Toni" (which she reportedly dislikes) for her figure, reportedly 44-27-38 (bra size 38J).
Toni Frissell Toni Frissell, or Antoinette Frissell Bacon, (1907-1988) was an American photographer, known for her fashion photography, World War II photographs, portraits of famous Americans and Europeans, children, and women from all walks of life.
Toni Gonzaga Celestine Cruz Gonzaga, better known by her screen name Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipina actress, television host, and recording artist. She is best known as the leading female actress of Pinoy Big Brother and as the female newscaster in the satirical news show Wazzup!
Toni Childs Toni Childs (born February 19, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter from Orange, California. She has recorded three albums, and is best known for her songs "Don't Walk Away", which was a Hot 100 hit in the United States in 1988, and "I've Got To Go Now", which was a top 5 hit in Australia in 1991.
Toni Jeffs Toni Maree Jeffs (born December 3, 1968 in Auckland) is a former freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There she finished in 27th position in the Women's 50m Freestyle.
Toni Jennings Antoinette "Toni" Jennings was the 16th lieutenant governor of Florida. She was nominated to the office by Governor Jeb Bush in February 2003 to replace Frank Brogan, who resigned to become president of Florida Atlantic University.
Toni Kalem Toni Kalem (Born 1956 in New Jersey) is an American film, television actress, screenwriter and director. Kalem is probably most well known for her portrayal of Angie Bonpensiero on the HBO series, The Sopranos.
Toni Karjalainen Toni Karjalainen (born 9 July 1979) is one of only a few Finnish golfers on the international circuit, and as of 2006 he is his country's highest ranked male golfer. He won the 2005 Thomas Björn Open on the European Tour's official developmental tour to earn full membership of the Challenge Tour for 2006.
Toni Lazaro Born in Três de Maio - RS - Brazil, Toni Peterson Lazaro moved from Horizontina to Julio de Castilhos and, finally, to Osório, when he was six years old. He studied at General Osório School and got his “A” levels at Ildefonso Simões Lopes College.
Toni Lewis Toni Lewis is an actress best known for playing Terri Stivers on Homicide: Life on the Street. The roled led to her receiving a nomination for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Toni Schmucker Toni SchmĂĽcker was the fourth chief executive officer of the Volkswagen automobile company following the handover of the company in 1948 to German control from the British, who had administered the VW factory in Wolfsburg, Germany after the Second World War ended.
Toni Tennille Toni Tennille (born, Cathryn Antoinette Tennille on May 8, 1940, in Montgomery, Alabama) is one-half of the 1970s Grammy Award winning duo Captain & Tennille. She attended Sidney Lanier High School and Auburn University in Alabama, where in the latter, sang with the big band music group, the Auburn Knights, at Auburn University when she was a student there.
Toni Turner Toni Turner is a stock trader, investor, and author of many books including A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading, and Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market. In addition, she has produced a DVD titled A Beginner's Guide to Short Selling, and is the president of TrendStar Trading Group, Inc.
Toni Weschler Toni Weschler is the author of the bestselling book on women's health and fertility, Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health. In 1986 she started "Fertility Awareness Counseling and Training Seminars" (FACTS), and promotes fertility awareness through lectures and media interviews.
Toni Wine Toni Wine is an American pop music songwriter, who wrote songs for such artists as The Mindbenders ("A Groovy Kind of Love"), Tony Orlando and Dawn ("Candida"), Elvis Presley, and Checkmates Ltd.
Toni Yates Toni Yates is an American news reporter and anchorwoman who currently works for WABC-TV in New York City as a general assignment reporter. She joined the station from WPHL-TV WB17 where she was a news anchor and reporter since 1994.
Tonian The Tonian (from Greek tonas, "stretch") is the first geologic period in the Neoproterozoic Era and lasted from 1000 Ma to 850 Ma (million years ago). Instead of being based on stratigraphy, these dates are defined by the ICS based on radiometric chronometry.
Tonic labyrinthine reflex The tonic labyrinthine reflex (TLR) is a primitive reflex found in newborn humans. With this reflex, tilting the head back while lying on the back causes the back to stiffen and even arch backwards, causes the legs to straighten, stiffen, and push together, causes the toes to point, causes the arms to bend at the elbows and wrists, and causes the hands to become fisted or the fingers to curl.
Tonic parallel In music theory, the tonic parallel is terminology used in German theory derived mainly from Hugo Riemann, Tp, in major, and tP, in minor, is the (US) relative to the tonic and is thus considered to have or fulfill the function of the tonic.

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