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Torrie Zito Torrie Zito is a pianist, and a musical arranger-conductor. He has worked with many recording artists of note, including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bobby Darin, Morgana King, and Carly Simon.
Torrin Torrin (Na Torran in Scots Gaelic) is a small village which is located between Broadford (An t-Ă€th Leathann) and Elgol (Ealaghol) the Strathaird Peninsula on the Isle of Skye. The village although very small boasts good views of Blaven and Loch Slapin.
Torsa Torsa (occasionally Torsay) is one of the Slate Islands in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Lying east of Luing and south of Seil, the island is best known for the ruined sixteenth century hunting lodge Caisteal nan Con.
Torsades de pointes Torsades de pointes or torsades is a French term that literally means "twisting of the points". The name is derived from a maneuver in ballet, and refers to a specific variety of ventricular tachycardia.
Torsam Khan Torsam Khan (sometimes spelled "Torsan Khan") was a squash player from Pakistan. He was the son of the 1957 British Open champion Roshan Khan, and the older brother of Jahangir Khan, who went on to become agruably the greatest squash player of all-time.
Torsång Court District Torsång Court District, or Torsångs tingslag, was a district of Dalarna in Sweden. The court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of the rural areas in Dalarna, except for one district that was a hundred (härad).
Torside Reservoir Torside reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire. It was constructed in 1864 as part of the Longdendale chain to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchesterhttp://www.
Torsion (topology) In topology, torsion is the name for certain topological invariants that behave similarly to the algebraic torsion (subgroups of finite-order elements) of homology groups. Examples include the Reidemeister-Schreier torsion of a group acting on a finite complex; and also the analytic torsion defined using Laplacians.
Torsion angle A torsion angle, better referred to as a dihedral angle, is formed by three consecutive bonds in a molecule and defined by the angle created by the projection of the two outer bonds on a plane that is perpendicular to the central bond.
Torsion beam suspension Torsion beam suspension, also known as a torsion bar or torsion spring suspension, is a vehicle suspension system. One end of a long metal bar is attached firmly to the vehicle chassis; the opposite end terminates in a lever, mounted perpendicular to the bar, that is attached to the axle of the suspension arm or wishbone.
Torsion box A Torsion box consists of two skins applied to a core material, usually a grid or framework of some kind. The torsion box functions as a beam, but is considerably lighter than a solid beam of the same size without losing much strength.
Torsion pendulum clock Torsion clocks are a group of mechanical timepieces which utilize the torsional properties of a fine steel ribbon to control the oscillation of a disc or 4-ball pendulum. Clocks of this type are known as 400-day, Anniversary, torsion, Atmos etc.
Torsion subgroup In the theory of abelian groups, the torsion subgroup AT of an abelian group A is the subgroup of A consisting of all elements that have finite order. An abelian group A is called a torsion (or periodic) group if every element of A has finite order and is called torsion-free if every element of A except the identity is of infinite order.
Torsion-free abelian groups of rank 1 Infinitely generated abelian groups have very complex structure and are far less well understood than finitely generated abelian groups. Even torsion-free abelian groups are vastly more varied in their characteristics than vector spaces.
Torsional vibration Torsional vibration is vibration of an object, commonly a shaft, along its axis of rotation. Torsional vibration is often a concern in power transmission systems using rotating shafts or couplings where it can cause failures if not controlled.
Torso in the Thames The Torso in the Thames is an unsolved murder case in the United Kingdom. It centres on the discovery of the torso of an African boy, between the ages of four and seven, in the River Thames, London on September 21, 2001.
Torstar Syndication Services Torstar Syndication Services is an operating division of Star Media Group led by the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper. Star Media Group is a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a Torstar Company.
Torstein Dahle Torstein Dahle (born 1947 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician and economist. He works at the Bergen University College and represents the Red Electoral Alliance (Rød Valgallianse, RV) in the city council of Bergen.
Torsten Spanneberg Torsten Spanneberg (born 13 April 1975 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt) is an Olympic medal winning German swimmer. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100 m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics and took part in the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Torsten Stålhandske Torsten Stålhandske (Borgå, September 1, 1593 -† Haderslev, April 21, 1644) — Swedish for "Torsten Steelglove", sometimes written "Stålhansch" in the Swedish of the times and referred to in German literature as Torsten Staalhansch, was a Finnish] officer in the [[Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War.
Torsten Ullman Torsten Ullman (July 27, 1908 - May 11 1993) was a Swedish pistol shooter and entrepreneur, most famous for his gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where the Germans were favourites in the Free Pistol competition but Ullman won by a margin of 15 points. His record score of 559 would still be competitive today in this event.
Torstenson War The Torstenson war, 'Hannibal controversy' or 'Hannibal War' (in Norwegian Hannibalfeiden) was a short period of conflict between Sweden and Denmark/Norway which occurred in 1643 to 1645 during the waning days of the Thirty Years' War. It was named after Lennart Torstenson.
Tort Tort is a legal term that means civil wrong, as opposed to a criminal wrong, that is recognized by law as grounds for a lawsuit. Unlike obligations created through a contract, the duties imposed under tort law are mandatory for all citizens in that jurisdiction.
Tort law in Canada Tort law in Canada concerns the treatment of the law of torts within the Canadian jurisdiction. As with most common law countries Canadian tort law is primarily judge-made law, much of which is inherited from English tort law, which is supplemented by mostly provincial regulatory laws such as provincial automotive safety Acts.
Torta A torta is a Mexican sandwich, served on an oblong 6-8 inch firm, crusty white sandwich roll, called a bolillo or telera. The word means "cake" in Spanish as used in most other countries, but in Mexico it refers specifically to this type of sandwich.
Tortellini Tortellini is a ring-shaped pasta; they are typically stuffed with a mix of meat (pork loin, prosciutto crudo, mortadella) and parmesan cheese, although other stuffings are popular in the Po Valley. Originally from the Italian region of Emilia (in particular Bologna and Modena), they are usually served in broth, with cream, or with a ragĂą or similar sauce.
Tortex Tortex is a modern plastic that was created by Jim Dunlop to replace tortoiseshell picks after an international ban was placed on the trade of tortiseshell in the late 1970s. Tortex is registered trademark of the Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc.
Tortilla Flaps Tortilla Flaps is a Looney Tunes cartoon which was released to theaters on January 18, 1958, starring Speedy Gonzales. It was directed by Bob McKimson, animated by George Grandpré and Ted Bonnicksen, written by Tedd Pierce, layouts by Robert Gribbroek, backgrounds by Richard H.
Tortilla chip A tortilla chip is a snack food made from corn tortillas, which are cut into wedges and then fried (alternately they may discs pressed out of corn masa then fried or baked). Corn tortillas are made of corn, vegetable oil, salt and water.
Tortilla Wall The Tortilla Wall is a term given to a 14 mile section of United States border fence between the Otay Mesa Border Crosssing in San Diego, California and the Pacific Ocean. This "San Diego wall" was completed in the early 1990s.
Tortillon A Tortillion is an artist's tool used to smudge and blend a drawing made from charcoal, pencil or pastel. It consists of a tightly-wound stick of soft, fibrous paper, and is sanded to a point at one end like a pencil.
Tortious interference Tortious interference, in the common law of tort, occurs when a person intentionally damages the plaintiff's contractual or other business relationships. This tort is broadly divided into two categories, one specific to contractual relationships (irrespective of whether they involve business), and the other specific to business relationships or activities (irrespective of whether they involve a contract).
Tortoise beetle The tortoise beetles (Cassidinae) are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. Their common name arose from the superficial resemblance some species bear to tortoises, the elytra being analogised with the aforementioned reptile's carapace.
Tortoise Matsumoto Tortoise Matsumoto (トータス松本 Tōtasu Matsumoto, born December 28, 1966) is the lead singer of the Japanese guitar group, Ulfuls. He has also had a couple of acting roles in tv dramas, starting with Namida o Fuite (涙をふいて) in 2000.
Tortoise Tales Tortoise Tales is a 1974 anthology of 13 animal-centered fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. These tales are written for a younger level of reader than Manning-Sanders' more familiar "A Book of...
TortoiseCVS TortoiseCVS is a CVS tool for Microsoft Windows released under the GNU General Public License. Unlike most CVS tools, it includes itself in Windows' shell by adding entries in the contextual menu of the file explorer, therefore it does not run in its own window.
Tortoiseshell cat Tortoiseshell and calico describe a coloring found in cats caused by a combination of specific genetic traits. In female cats, where this trait primarily occurs, it is a result of X-inactivation, in which different patches of fur receive coding for different hair color due to the activation of an X chromosome from either the mother or the father.
Tortoiseshell material Tortoiseshell is a material that was widely used in the 1960s and 70s to make things from combs, to sunglasses, to guitar picks. However, in the late 70s the United Nations banned all trade of tortoiseshell worldwide.
Tortolita Mountains The Tortolita Mountains are a minor mountain range located north of Tucson, Arizona, USA. The Tortolita Mountains are specifically situated north of Oro Valley and Marana, two suburban towns of Tucson, with a peak elevation of 4,652 feet.
Tortosa Tortosa (Latin Dertusa, Arabic طرطوشة Ṭurṭūšah) is the capital of the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river. Population 30,088 (1996).
Tortosa Pact The Federal Tortosa Pact, or simply, Tortosa Pact (Catalan: Pacte Federal de Tortosa or Pacte de Tortosa), was an ideological manifest and organizational project from Republican and Federal forces of Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia, signed in Tortosa on May 18, 1869. This may be regarded as a precedent of a Catalanist base movement, which some years later, AcciĂł Catalanista and Estat CatalĂ  adopted from different perspectives.
Tortuca Tortuca is a Dutch literature and arts magazine published in Rotterdam and available in the Netherlands and Belgium. The name Tortuca has been derived from the mediaeval poem about turtles in Der naturen bloeme from the Flemish writer and poet Jacob van Maerlant.
Tortuga Tortuga or Isla Tortuga, officially Île de la Tortue after the French takeover, is a Caribbean island which is part of Haiti, off the northwest coast of Haiti, constituting the commune of Île de la Tortue, Port-de-Paix arrondissement of the Nord-Ouest Department of Haiti. It is located at and has an area of 180 km² (69 mi²).
Tortuga (Pirates of the Caribbean) Tortuga ("Turtle" or "Tortoise") is a fictional version of the historical seaside town and port, Isla Tortuga. The town is portrayed in the two Pirates of the Caribbean films; it is depicted as a place full of pirates and other criminals.
Tortuguero (Maya site) Tortuguero (or El Tortuguero) is an archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico which supported a Maya city during the Classic period. The site is noteworthy for its use of the B'aakal Emblem Glyph also found as the primary title at Palenque.
Tortuguero Conservation Area Tortuguero Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northeastern part of Costa Rica. It contains a National Park, several Wildlife refuges and Protected Zones.
Tortuguero National Park Tortuguero National Park is a National Park within the Tortuguero Conservation Area. The reserve is also included in the Humedal Caribe Noreste, a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
Tortuguero, Costa Rica Tortuguero, Costa Rica, which can be translated as Place of Turtles, is a village on the Northern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica in the LimĂłn Province. It gave its name to the neighboring Tortuguero National Park.
Tortum Waterfall One of the most remarkable natural treasures of Turkey and of Eastern Turkey in particular, is the Tortum Lake and Waterfall, 100km north of Erzurum. The lake 8 km long and 1 km wide was formed as the result of a great landslide which blocked the valley though which the Tortum River flowed.
Torture Torture is the infliction of pain intended to break the will of the victim or victims. Any act by which severe pain, whether physical or psychological, is intentionally inflicted on a person as a means of intimidation, deterrence, revenge, punishment, sadism, or to obtain confessions (true or false) for propaganda or political purposes may be called torture.
Torture and the United States While the United States is a party to international conventions against torture, torture has been practiced within its borders and on its government's behalf outside of its borders. Torture in the United States includes torture within prisons, immigration detention facilities and military compounds.
Torture in Bahrain Torture was endemic in the period 1974 to 1999, during the time that the State Security Act 1974 was in effect, especially during the 1990s Intifada (as documented several international human rights organizations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch). Along with political reforms, King Hamad in 2001 scrapped the notorious State Security Act 1974 which had allowed many of the abuses to take place.
Torture Killer Torture Killer is a death metal band from Finland which started out in 2002 as a Six Feet Under cover band, but soon began composing and performing original material in the same vein. Chris Barnes, the original vocalist for Cannibal Corpse and current vocalist for Six Feet Under, officially joined Torture Killer as lead vocalist in November 2005.
Torture murder Torture murder is a loosely defined legal term to describe the process used by murderers who kill their victims by slowly torturing them to death over a prolonged period of time. It is often a practice of serial killers.
Torture porn "Torture Porn" is a subset of the "Splatter film" - a movie with scenes dealing with graphic depiction of injury and death. Many movies (epsecially Action) may contain numerous injury/death scenes but are artistically neccesary or historically accurate.
Torture stake According to the belief of Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus was impaled on a single-beamed "stake". The New World Translation of the Bible refers to the instrument of Christ's death as a "torture stake".
Torture Tactics Torture Tactics is the EP recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash band Vio-lence in 1991 and the last with Robb Flynn. It was released originally in on Megaforce Records and the studio tracks are old songs from the demo times of Vio-lence.
Torture Victim Protection Act of 1992 The Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA), 106 Stat. 73 (1992), is a statute that allows for the filing of civil suits, in the United States, against individuals who, acting in an official capacity for any foreign nation, committed torture and/or extrajudicial killing.
Tortured artist The Tortured artist is a stock character and stereotype, who is in constant ferment due to frustrations with art and other people. The tortured artist feels alienated and misunderstood due to what they perceives as the ignorance or neglect of others who do not understand them, and the things they feel are important.
Tortured plywood kayak design Tortured plywood kayak designs began in the 1960s when Dennis Davis, a UK woodwork teacher, produced his DK1 - a very simple curved ply sheet design which was very tender, having as it did a slightly hogged keel line. This was the result of the simple bending.
Tortured Souls Tortured Souls, also known as Clive Barker's Tortured Souls, is a series of six action figures and a novelette starring the characters of the series. Distributed by McFarlane Toys on July 2001, the series included six monsters designed by horror author Clive Barker.
Tortured Souls (film) Tortured Souls: Animae Damnatae is an upcoming fantasy-horror film by Clive Barker, based on the toy series Tortured Souls, which he co-created with McFarlane Toys. The movie rights were sold to Universal in 2001.
Tortured Souls: Animae Damnatae "Tortured Souls" is a novelette written by Clive Barker, and included with the Tortured Souls series of figures he designed with Todd McFarlane in 2001. Each chapter was included separately with the series 1 figures.
Toru Kumon was a Japanese mathematics educator, born in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the College of Science at Osaka University with a degree in mathematics and taught high school mathematics in his home town of Osaka.
Torulaspora delbrueckii Torulaspora delbrueckii is a yeast species which is also known as Saccharomyces delbrueckii or Saccharomyces rosei (anamorph called Candida colliculosa)- the weizenbier yeast. Torulaspora delbrueckii is a top fermenting yeast, making it an ale yeast, and provides the compound (4-vinyl guaiacol) that gives weizenbier its spicy, clove like flavor and isoamyl acetate giving the beer a banana note.
Toruń County Toruń County () is a powiat (county) in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The county seat is the town of Toruń and the powiat includes the area around it, but not the city itself which forms its own separate urban powiat.
Toruń Voivodeship Toruń Voivodeship (Polish: województwo toruńskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Toruń.
Torus chess Torus chess is a mutation of traditional chess in which the board size and number of pieces are doubled . Torus chess greatly resembles Besiege Chess; the starting location for chess pieces as well as the creation of a new piece, the General, distinquish the two.
Torus tubarius The base of the cartilaginous portion of the Eustachian tube lies directly under the mucous membrane of the nasal part of the pharynx, where it forms an elevation, the torus tubarius or cushion, behind the pharyngeal orifice of the tube.
Torus Trooper Torus Trooper is an abstract scrolling shooter game created by Kenta Cho. The game features pseudo-3d graphics, and a style similar to that of games such as Tempest, as well as a sense of speed rarely seen in modern gaming.
Torus-based cryptography Torus based cryptography involves using algebraic tori to construct a group for use in ciphers based on the discrete logarithm problem. This idea was first introduced by Alice Silverberg and Karl Rubin in 2003 in the form of a public key algorithm by the name of CEILIDH.
Torvill and Dean Torvill and Dean (Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean) are British ice dancers and British, European, and Olympic champions. At the 1984 Winter Olympics the pair became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time (for a single programme) receiving 12 perfect 6.
Torx TORX, developed by Textron Fastening Systems (formerly Camcar Textron), is the trademark for a type of screw head characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern (in the same way that slotted heads, Phillips, Hex, and Robertson have flat, Ă—-shaped, hexagonal, and square tips, respectively). People unfamiliar with the trademark generally use the term star, as in "star screwdriver" or "star bits".
Tory The term Tory (from Irish Gaelic tóraighe, an outlaw or guerrilla fighter, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms — literally meaning "pursued man") applied to the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. To this day it is often used as a shortened form for Conservatives.
Tory Action Tory Action was a radical right-wing pressure group within the British Conservative Party, founded by former deputy director of MI6, George Kennedy Young in 1973 after he failed in an attempt to be elected Chairman of the Conservative Monday Club.
Tory Government 1828-1830 The Duke of Wellington finally came to power after the abortive attempt at a Canningite-Whig coalition government came to an end with Lord Goderich's resignation in January 1828. The government included several men from the previous administration, but four of the most important, Lords Dudley and Palmerston and Messrs Huskisson and Grant, resigned in May 1828.
Tory Mason Tory Mason (also known as Adrian) is a gay American pornographic actor (porn star) who has appeared in gay pornography; both in pornographic films and online at commercial amateur porn websites. Born in Idaho, he lived in Belgium for five years as a child.
Tory Socialism Tory Socialism was a term devised by historians, particularly of the early Fabian Society, to describe the governing philosophy of Benjamin Disraeli. Such philosophy is generally defined as the belief in reformist-minded activist government, at once appealing to political sentiments commonly associated with both conservatism and socialism.
Tory Woodbury Tory Woodbury (born July 12, 1978 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American football quarterback/wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of Winston-Salem State University by the New York Jets.
Torymidae Torymidae is a family of wasps that consists of attractive metallic species with enlarged hind legs, and generally with a long ovipositor. Many are parasitoids on gall-forming insects, and some are phytophagous (plant-eating) species, sometimes usurping the galls formed by other insects.
Torysa Torysa is a 129 km long river in eastern Slovakia. Its source is in Levoča hills and it flows through these towns:Lipany, Sabinov, Veľký Šariš, Prešov and it flows into Hornád near Nižná Hutka, southeast of Košice.
Tos-Bulak Tos-Bulak is the name of an area of open fields and a mineral spring situated at , some 9 km south of Kyzyl, Tuva. It is the location of the Naadym festival (15 August), the Tuvan Republic Day, where various competitions such as horseriding and khuresh (wrestling) are held.
Tosa Mitsunobu Tosa Mitsunobu (土佐光信; 1434-1525) was a Japanese painter, the founder of the Tosa school of Japanese painting. Born into a family that had traditionally served as painters to the Imperial court, he was head of the court painting bureau from 1493 to 1496.
Tosa school The Tosa school of Japanese painting was founded in the 15th century, and was devoted to the Yamato-e, which are paintings specializing in subject matter and techniques derived from ancient Japanese art, as opposed to schools influenced by Chinese art.
Tosamaganga High School Tosamaganga high school or commonly known as Tosa Boys Camp, is a Government secondary school located in Tosamaganga Iringa Tanzania. It holds approximately 1000 students who are elected from all regions of Tanzania.
Tosayamada, Kochi Tosayamada (土佐山田町; -cho) was a town located in Kami District, Kochi, Japan. On March 1, 2006 the town merged with another town and a village forming the city of Kami and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Tosca (band) Tosca is an electronic music project of Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber. After the start of Kruder & Dorfmeister in 1994, Tosca became the second project in which Richard Dorfmeister took part where his first single publication, Opera, was published fairly briefly in 1997.
Tosca Kramer Tosca Kramer, née Tosca Berger (June 17, 1903 - December 1976), was a New Zealand-born American violinist and violist. Kramer, along with her parents, was instrumental in bringing classical music performance and instruction to the state of Oklahoma.
Toscanelli (crater) Toscanelli is a tiny, bowl-shaped lunar crater that is located to the north of the prominent Aristarchus crater, in the northwestern part of the Moon. The crater lies at the southern end of a rille that proceeds toward the north.
Toscanini's Toscanini's Ice Cream Company was founded in 1982 and is located in Cambridge, MA. It is known worldwide for excellent ice cream, and has been highly rated in the New York Times food section as well as Gourmet Magazine.
Tosev timeline Fans have given the name Tosev timeline to a series of Harry Turtledove's alternate history science fiction novels. The name derives from a name for Earth used in the books: Tosev 3 (the third-innermost planet of the star Tosev).
Toshi Yoshida Toshi Yoshida 吉田遠志 (1911-1995), son of renowned shin hanga artist Hiroshi Yoshida 吉田博 (1876-1950), was a printmaking artist associated with the sosaku hanga movement. Born in 1911 during the last year of the Meiji period, Toshi Yoshida witnessed the high points of social liberalism during the Taisho era, rising militarism and the devastating World War II.
Toshiaki Fukuda Toshiaki Fukuda (born September 1, 1980) is a field hockey player from Japan, who finished in ninth place with the Men's National Team at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach. Before the start of the tournament he played 30 international matches for his native country, according to the official players list issued by the International Field Hockey Federation just before the start of the tournament.
Toshiaki Kawada Toshiaki Kawada (川田利明; Kawada Toshiaki) is a professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. In 2005, he started freelancing in other promotions, including Pro Wrestling NOAH and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
Toshifumi Suzuki Toshifumi Suzuki is the CEO and president of 7-Eleven since November 5, 2005. Taking over after the resignation of Jim Keyes, Suzuki has been the temporary successor to Keyes while the search for a replacement CEO and president continues.
Toshihiko Izutsu Toshihiko Izutsu (井筒俊彦; 4 May 1914 – 1993) was a university professor and author of many books on Islam and other religions. He has taught at the Institute of Cultural and Linguistic studies at Keio University in Tokyo, the Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy in Tehran, and McGill University in Montreal.
Toshihiko Seko Toshihiko Seko (瀬古利彦,Seko Toshihiko,born July 15, 1956) is a Japanese long-distance runner, a world-class marathon competitor in the 1980s. He represented his native country at the 1984 and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Toshihisa Tsuchihashi Toshihisa Tsuchihashi (born October 18, 1966 in Kagoshima) is a former tennis player from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the first round by Mexico's Agustin Moreno. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 2, 1988, when he became the number 359 of the world.
Toshikazu Ichimura Toshikazu Ichimura (born December 12 1941) is a Japanese aikido teacher who lived in Sweden from 1966 to 1986, and was the teacher responsible for aikido in Sweden during this time. He also was the responsible teacher in Denmark and in Finland, had importance for the development of iaido in these three countries, and was the first to give aikido demonstrations in Finland.
Toshikazu Kawasaki Toshikazu Kawasaki is a Japanese paperfolder and origami theorist who is known for his geometrically innovative models. He is particularly famous for his series of four-fold symmetry "roses", all based on a twisting maneuver that allows the petals to seem to curl out from the center of the flower.

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