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Trouble (band) Trouble is an American doom metal band noted for their slow (by 1980s standards), heavy albums such as their 1984 debut, Trouble (later Psalm 9), The Skull (1985), and others. Other than their influence on the just-emerging subgenre, they are also known as being one of the better, more prominent Christian metal bands, now or then.
Trouble (comic book) Trouble is a five-issue romance comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics under its Epic line in 2003. Written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Terry and Rachel Dodson the series deals with teen pregnancy.
Trouble (Cat Stevens song) "Trouble" is a popular song by Cat Stevens. The song first appeared on his 1970 album Mona Bone Jakon and later in the movie Harold and Maude along with other Cat Stevens' songs - the whole soundtrack of the movie was by him.
Trouble in Paradise Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 romantic comedy film of the Pre-Code era which tells the story of a master thief who meets up with a beautiful pickpocket. The two of them go to work for a famous perfume manufacturer, and the thief finds himself torn between the two women.
Trouble in Paradise (album) Trouble in Paradise is the seventh album by American composer Randy Newman. Released four years after his last commercial album, 1979's Born Again, and two years after he composed the original score for the 1981 film Ragtime, it was well-received as a return to form.
Trouble in Shangri-La Trouble in Shangri-la is the first album of original material by Stevie Nicks since 1994's Street Angel, and her sixth solo record. The album was a success and was her highest charting album since The Wild Heart, reaching #5 on the Billboard 200 and reaching Gold status.
Trouble Man (Marvin Gaye song) "Trouble Man" is a 1972 hit single for American soul music legend Marvin Gaye on the Tamla (Motown) label. Written and produced by Gaye as an autobiographical funk/blues account of his troubled prevails (and the prevails of "Mister T", the leading character of the blaxploitation film of the same name).
Troublemaker Studios Troublemaker Studios is a production company owned by Robert Rodriguez and his ex-wife, producer Elizabeth Avellan. Originally founded as Los Hooligans Productions, its releases include Once Upon A Time In Mexico, the Spy Kids trilogy and Sin City.
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern (1995) is a documentary by filmmakers Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher. The film explores the family farm crisis through the story of Jordan's own family, as they take extraordinary measures to save their Iowa farm.
Troubridge Baronets This baronetcy of Great Britain was created 30 November 1799 for Captain Thomas Troubridge, a distinguished officer of the Royal Navy, who later became an admiral. Thomas Troubridge, a banker who was the first husband of Princess Michael of Kent, was a younger brother of the sixth Baronet.
Trough battery The trough battery was a variant of the Voltaic Pile and was invented by William Cruickshank c1800. Volta's battery consisted of brine-soaked pieces of cloth sandwiched between zinc and copper discs, piled stack; this resulted in electrolyte leakage as the weight of the discs squeezed the electrolyte out of the cloth.
Troullos Troullos (also Trullos, Godart & Olivier abbreviation: TL) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. The Troullos site is the eastern-most section of the ancient settlement at Archanes.
Troumaca Troumaca is a town in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located in the west of the main island of Saint Vincent, between the larger towns of Barrouallie and Chateaubelair, and just to the north of the small settlement of Cumberland.
Troupes de la marine The troupes de la marine (Troops of The Marine) were French part of the French Navy in the 17th century, recruited specifically for France's military efforts in New France. They were trained and dispatched there by King Louis XIV in 1683 to replace the French regulars.
Trouser Enthusiasts Trouser Enthusiasts was an electronic dance music production group, active during the 1990s, formed by Belfast-born Ian Masterson and David Green. The group was best known as producers of pop and dance remixes, having worked for, most prominently, Pet Shop Boys, Dannii Minogue, and Saint Etienne.
Trouser Press Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow Who fan Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to a song by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and an acronymic play on the British rock TV show Top of the Pops). Its original scope was British bands and artists (early issues featured the slogan "America's Only British Rock Magazine").
Trout cod The trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis, is a large and striking predatory freshwater fish of the Maccullochella genus and the Percichthyidae family and was originally found in the south-east corner of the Murray-Darling river system in Australia. It is closely related to the Murray cod.
Trout Fishing in America (band) Trout Fishing in America is a two-man folk-rock musical group that performs children's music as well as some music aimed at adults. The band, which includes Keith Grimwood (upright bass, bass guitar, Clevinger bass, vocals) and Ezra Idlet (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals), took their name from the novel Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan.
Trout Lake, British Columbia (Interior) Trout Lake in the interior of British Columbia is a ribbon lake located south-east of Revelstoke. At the north end is Trout Lake City which in the early 1900's was a mining boom town of over two thousand people.
Trout Lake, Northwest Territories The community of Trout Lake is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern Northwest Territories, Canada. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year.
Trout Music Trout Music is the independent record label of the band Trout Fishing in America made up of bassist Keith Grimwood and guitarist Ezra Idlet. The band, best know for its children's music, has released thirteen albums on the label from 1990 to 2006.
Trout-stream beetle The trout-stream beetles are a small family (Amphizoidae) of water beetles, consisting of a single genus Amphizoa with six species, three from western North America and three from China. Their common name comes from the original finding of A.
Troutmasters Troutmasters is the name of an annual fishing tournament taking place in the Wilson's Creek district of Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina. The invitation only tournament takes place on the opening day of trout fishing season, normally the first Saturday in April.
Trouton's rule Trouton’s rule states that the entropy of vaporization is almost the same value, about 87-88 J K-1 mol-1, for various kinds of liquids. The entropy of vaporization is defined as the ratio between the enthalpy of vaporization and the boiling temperature.
Trouton–Noble experiment The Trouton–Noble experiment attempted to detect motion of the Earth through the luminiferous aether, and was conducted in 1901–1903 by Frederick Thomas Trouton (who also developed the Trouton's ratio) and H. R.
Trouton–Rankine experiment The Trouton-Rankine experiment was an experiment designed to measure if the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction of an object according to one frame (the "preferred frame" defined by the Luminiferous aether) produced a measurable effect in the rest frame of the object. It was first performed by Frederick Thomas Trouton and Alexander Oliver Rankine.
Trouvère Trouvère (MWCD: /trü'ver, trü'vər/), sometimes spelled trouveur, is the Northern French (langue d'oïl) form of the word troubadour (as spelled in the langue d'oc). It refers to poet-composers who were roughly contemporary with and influenced by the troubadours but who composed their works in the northern dialects of France.
Trovata Trovata is a Newport Beach, California based clothing company that specializes in casual contemporary apparel. The clothing line has gained notoriety for combining an East Coast preppy culture look with a West Coast surfing apparel appeal.
Trover Trover is a form of lawsuit in common-law countries for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property. Trover belongs to a series of remedies for such wrongful taking, its distinctive feature being recovery only for the value of whatever was taken, not for the recovery of the property itself (see replevin).
TroVax TroVax is a cancer immunotherapy product produced by Oxford BioMedica. It is a novel cancer vaccine in clinical development with potential application in most solid tumor types and delivers a novel proprietary tumor-associated antigen, 5T4, using a pox virus vector.
Trow (folklore) A trow or trowe is a mythical creature of the Orkney and Shetland islands, which may have been based on the Scandinavian troll. Trowes are said to be small, naughty, little creatures who live in mounds and nooks.
Trow Ghyll skeleton The Trow Ghyll skeleton is a set of human remains discovered on August 24, 1947 in Trow Ghyll cavern, near Clapham in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Although the identity of the body has never been ascertained, it has been claimed that they were those of a German spy.
Trowa Barton Trowa Barton (derived from French 3, trois) is one of the five leading characters from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. His voice in the TV series and the movie was provided by Shigeru Nakahara (JPN), Kirby Morrow (ENG), and Olivier Jankovic (FR).
Trowbridge & Livingston Trowbridge & Livingston was an architectural practice based in New York City in the early 20th century. The firm's partners were Samuel Beck Parkman Trowbridge (1862-1925) and Goodhue Livingston (1867-1951).
Trowbridge railway station Trowbridge railway station is a railway station on the Wessex Main Line between Bradford on Avon and Westbury. Regular service is provided by First Great Western to Bath, Bristol and Cardiff in the north and Weymouth, Southampton and Portsmouth in the south.
Trowbridge, Cardiff Trowbridge is an electoral ward of the city of Cardiff, Wales. The ward includes some or all of the areas of Cefn Mably, St Mellons estate and Trowbridge in the parliamentary constituency of Cardiff South & Penarth.
Troxler's fading Troxler's fading or Troxler's effect is a phenomenon of visual perception. When one fixates a particular point, after about 20 seconds or so, a stimulus away from the fixation point, in peripheral vision, will fade away and disappear.
Troy (film) Troy is a movie that was released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, which is described in Homer's Iliad and other Greek myths as having taken place in Anatolia (modern Turkey) around the 13th or 12th century BC; however, the plot differs greatly from Homer (see deviations below). The film boasts an all-star cast: Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, Diane Kruger as Helen, Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Sean Bean as Odysseus, and Peter O'Toole as Priam.
Troy (submarine) Troy is a 14-foot-long submarine designed to look as much as possible like a Great White Shark, to watch Great White Sharks underwater without disturbing them, since before this it was difficult to observe them without attracting them to food. It has one crew, who lies on his belly inside it.
Troy and Boston Railroad The Troy and Boston Railroad was chartered November 22 1849, completed Troy, New York to the Vermont state line (35 miles) 1852. It was consolidated into the Fitchburg Railroad Company in 1887, which was in turn acquired by Boston and Maine Corporation by lease in 1900.
Troy and Greenfield Railroad The Troy and Greenfield Railroad, chartered in 1848, ran from Greenfield, Massachusetts, to the Vermont state line. It was leased to the Troy and Boston Railroad in 1856, then consolidated into Fitchburg Railroad Company 1887 which in turn was acquired by Boston and Maine Corporation by lease in 1900.
Troy Aikman NFL Football Troy Aikman NFL Football is a basic meat-and-potatoes Atari Jaguar, Super NES and Mega Drive/Genesis American football video game where players can play exhibition matches, season matches, playoff matches, and even make their own plays for use on the football field. The player even pays salaries to his players on the field.
Troy Amos-Ross Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed in the light heavyweight (< 81 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the resident of Brampton, Ontario was stopped in quarterfinals by Kazakhstan's eventuel gold medalist Vassili Jirov, after having defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) and Paul M'Bongo (Cameroon).
Troy Bell Troy Devon Bell (born November 10, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He is currently signed with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.
Troy Bergeron Troy Bergeron is an American football wide receiver who has played for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League but has recently decided to attempt to play in the NFL. He signed a contract with the Atlanta Falcons following the 2006 NFL Draft.
Troy Bond Troy Bond (born July 14, 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. He played for the Carlton Football Club, playing every game in their record-breaking premiership year, but was dropped for the Grand Final, prompting him to immediately leave the Blues.
Troy Brohawn Troy Brohawn (born January 14, 1973) of Cambridge, Maryland, was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers between 2001 and 2003. Drafted in the 4th round in 1994 by San Francisco after three years at the University of Nebraska, he earned a World Series ring with Arizona in 2001.
Troy Brownfield Troy Brownfield is a journalist and college professor from Indiana. He has an extensive list of credits, but he's primarily known to the online community as a columnist for Newsarama and the creator/editor of ShotgunReviews.
Troy Cooley Troy James Cooley (born December 9, 1965 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) is a former first-class cricketer for the Tasmanian Tigers, and was bowling coach for the England cricket team for several years before returning to Australia in 2006.
Troy Creek, Dubbo Troy Creek catchment is a small area of land to the north east of the city of Dubbo (pop 38,000), central western New South Wales, Australia. The catchment is noted for it's significant record levels of past salinity.
Troy DeSouza Troy DeSouza of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a former army officer and member of the Bar since 1998. He ran unsuccessfully as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada for election to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election.
Troy Dorsey Troy Dorsey (born November 19, 1962) Troy Glenn Dorsey born the oldest of 3 brothers is a former professional boxer and martial arts fighter who fought out of Fort Worth, Texas around the same time as Donald Curry (the two shared the same manager).
Troy Douglas Troy Douglas (born November 30, 1962 in Paget, Bermuda) is a Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after.
Troy Duffy Troy Duffy (born 8 June 1971 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American director, screenwriter and musician. Duffy became a known personality in Hollywood after starting and effectively ending his career as both a film maker and musician over a period of roughly three years.
Troy Dungan Troy Dungan, born November 17, 1937, is an American weatherman, currently the chief meterorologist of Belo and ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA-TV. He is also the current chief meterorologist for WBAP News/Talk 820.
Troy Edwards Troy Edwards (born April 7, 1977 in Shreveport, Louisiana), is a professional football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 195 lbs.
Troy Elder Troy Elder OAM (born October 15, 1977 in Bunbury, Western Australia) is a field hockey striker and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Four years earlier, when Sydney hosted the Olympic Games, Elder finished in third spot with The Kookaburras, as the national team is called.
Troy Game Troy Game is a series by Australian author Sara Douglass consisting of four books: Hades' Daughter, God's Concubine, Darkwitch Rising and Druid's Sword. Centres around a group of characters who are reincarnated at the end of each book and take the form of renowned historical figures from different ages. Entire series is set in London and focuses on the characters trying to complete the Troy Game; a kind of spell cast in the first
Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005).
Troy H. Middleton Lieutenant General Troy Houston Middleton (October 12, 1889–October 9, 1976) was a distinguished soldier-educator who served as a corps commander in Europe during World War II and, later, as President of Louisiana State University (LSU).
Troy Halpin Troy Halpin (born 17/8/1973 in Sydney, Australia) is a football (soccer) player who currently plays in the New South Wales Premier League for Sydney United. He was one of the greatest talents in Australian football in the last two decades.
Troy Hambrick Troy Hambrick (born November 6, 1976 in Lacoochee, Florida) is a running back in the National Football League who currently is a free agent. He played for the Cardinals in 2004, and played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2000 to 2003.
Troy Hudson Troy Hudson (born March 13 1976 in Carbondale, Illinois) is a professional basketball player currently playing point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association. Hudson also owns his own rap music label which has become a sort of hobby for him when he isn't shooting basketballs.
Troy Hurtubise Troy James Hurtubise (born November 23, 1963 - Hamilton, Ontario) is an inventor and conservationist from North Bay, Ontario, Canada noted for his often bizarre creations that he tests on himself in spectacular and usually dangerous ways. Some of these inventions include the Ursus personal armour suit, "firepaste", an ablative heatproofing material, and various "ray" generators.
Troy Kennedy Martin Troy Kennedy Martin (born 1932; sometimes credited as Troy Kennedy-Martin) is a British film and television scripwriter. His best known work in the cinema is the screenplay for the original version of The Italian Job, and in television he was responsible for co-creating the long-running BBC police series Z-Cars and writing the highly-regarded 1985 drama serial Edge of Darkness.
Troy McClure Troy McClure is a fictional character in the television cartoon series The Simpsons, voiced by Phil Hartman. After Hartman's murder in 1998, the character was retired (along with Hartman's other recurring character, Lionel Hutz).
Troy Montero Troy Montero (born Cody Andrew Garabato Miller III on July 30, 1977 in Tacoma, Washington) is an actor born to a family of German, Irish, and Filipino ancestry. He currently appears on Filipino soap operas and television series.
Troy Murphy Troy Brandon Murphy (born May 2 1980, in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing power forward for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. Murphy grew up in Sparta, New Jersey.
Troy Murray Troy Norman Murray (Born July 31, 1962, in Calgary, Alberta) is a former professional ice hockey centre. Murray was drafted out of the University of North Dakota by the Chicago Blackhawks with the 57th overall selection in the 3rd Round of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft and made his National Hockey League] (NHL) debut April 4, 1982 (in Chicago against Minnesota).
Troy Neel Troy Lee Neel (born September 14, 1965 in Freeport, Texas) is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues for the Oakland Athletics primarily as a 1st baseman and designated hitter from 1992-1994. He also had a successful baseball career in Japan for the Orix Blue Wave.
Troy O'Leary Troy Franklin O'Leary (born August 4, 1969 in Compton, California) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Milwaukee Brewers (1993-94), Boston Red Sox (1995-2001), Montreal Expos (2002) and Chicago Cubs (2003). He batted and threw left handed.
Troy Percival Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969 in Fontana, California) is a Major League Baseball closer who last played for the Detroit Tigers. Previously, he played with the California and Anaheim Angels (1995-2004), and was a key member of that franchise's 2002 World Series championship team.
Troy Perry Troy D. Perry (born July 27, 1940) founded the Metropolitan Community Church, a Christian denomination with a special affirming ministry with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, in Los Angeles on October 6 1968.
Troy Philippines Troy Philippines is an organization of young men and women whose main objectives are to foster increasing awareness of the Pilipino culture at the University of Southern California and to address the concerns of the Pilipino community at large. Those objectives are actively implemented through various media, programs, events, and social interactions with the campus community and other educational institutions.
Troy Series The Troy Series is a sequence of historical fantasy novels by writer David Gemmell, covering events surrounding the Greek legend of the battle for Troy. Two novels, Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow, Troy: Shield of Thunder have been published; the later one posthumously.
Troy Tatterton Troy Langdon Tatterton is a fictional character created by Virginia Andrews and continued by ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman in the bestselling novels in the Casteel series. Troy is the handsome and wealthy creator behind the inventions in the Tatterton Toy empire, who lives on the Farthingale estate in the cottage behind the maze.
Troy Taylor Troy Taylor is a prolific American non-fiction writer who specializes in books about the paranormal. He is the president of the 600-member American Ghost Society and the host of several popular ghost tours throughout the American Midwest.
Troy Town Many turf mazes in England were named Troy Town, Troy-town or variations on that theme (such as Troy, The City of Troy, Troy's Walls or The Walls of Troy) presumably because, in popular legend, the walls of the city of Troy were constructed in such a confusing and complex way that any enemy who entered them would be unable to find his way out. Welsh hilltop turf mazes (none of which now exist) were called "Caerdroia", which can be translated as "City of Troy" (or perhaps "castle of turns").
Troy University Arboretum The Troy University Arboretum, formerly known as the Troy State University Arboretum, 75 acres (30 hectares) is an arboretum and nature preserve, located next to the Troy University main campus in Troy, Alabama, and open to the public. The Arboretum includes over 300 different species of trees, as well as a 2.
Troy University Public Radio Troy University Public Radio is a network of public radio stations based in Troy, Alabama that serve southeastern Alabama and parts of western Georgia and northwestern Florida with classical music, folk music, and jazz programs, as well as news and feature programs from the National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media networks. The stations are licensed to Troy University, on whose main campus the studios are located.
Troy Van Leeuwen Troy Van Leeuwen is an American guitarist who currently plays lap steel guitar, electric guitar, keyboards and sometimes bass for Queens of the Stone Age. He has been with the band since the May of 2002, when he accompanied newcomer Dave Grohl already on tour.
Troy Walters Troy McHenry Walters (born December 15, 1976 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft out of Stanford University by the Minnesota Vikings.
Troy Wilson Troy Wilson (born January 19, 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer and speedway driver. Wilson played in the AFL for the West Coast Eagles (2001-2003), and for East Perth (2000-2006) and West Perth (1995-1999) in the WAFL.
Troy: Shield of Thunder Troy: Shield of Thunder is a novel by British fantasy writer David Gemmell, forming part of his Troy Series. The war of Troy is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, friends and enemies, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder.
Troyan Monastery The Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God (Bulgarian: Троянски манастир „Успение Богородично“) or, as it is more commonly called, the Troyan Monastery is the third largest monastery in Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of the country and was founded no later than the end of the 16th century.
Troyan Peak Troyan Peak (Vrah Troyan 'vr&h tro-'yan) is a peak rising to 810m in the Friesland Ridge of the Tangra Mountains in Livingston Island, Antarctica. It has a steep snow free west slope and surmounts the Ruen Icefall to the north, west and south.
Trp repressor The trp (tryptophan) repressor is a 25 kD protein which regulates transcription of the tryptophan biosynthetic pathway in bacteria. There are 5 operons which are regulated by trpR: the trpEDCBA, trpR, AroH, AroLand mtr operons.
Trpejca Trpejca (Трпејца; pronunciation: tr-pay-tsa) is a small village along the shore of the Ohrid Lake in the Republic of Macedonia. Traditionally a fishing village, it has recently become an exclusive vacation spot for the wealthier Macedonians.
Trpisty Trpisty, Château (Schloss Trpist in German, Zámek Trpísty in Czech) is a late baroque 18th century manor house located in the Plzeň Region in the Czech Republic. It was built between 1723 and 1729 for Count Prosper Anton Josef von Sinzendorf on the site of a medieval castle.
Trtl TRTL (turtle, trdl, terdle) is a type of spray painting based in Detroit, Michigan. People would spray paint a simple turtle design generally on an abandoned building along with TRTL, Turtle, or some other variation of the spelling.
Tru Blu Entertainment Tru Blu Entertainment is an Australian software publisher that is a subsidiary of Home Entertainment Suppliers who distribute their titles. Tru Blu was founded in 2003 and their premiere title was Sidhe Interactives NRL Rugby League based on the National Rugby League.
Tru Confessions Tru Confessions (2002) is a Disney Channel Original Movie. Tru Walker aspires to be famous, and has a mentally-handicapped twin brother Eddie, who becomes the subject of her documentary for film contest she enters.
Tru64 UNIX Tru64 UNIX is a 64-bit UNIX operating system for the Alpha microprocessor architecture, currently owned by HP. Previously, Tru64 UNIX was a product of Compaq, and before that, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), where it was known as Digital UNIX (formerly DEC OSF/1 AXP).
Truancy Truancy is a term used to describe an intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling. The term typically refers to absences caused by students on their own free will, and usually does not refer to legitimate "excused" absences, such as ones related to a medical condition.
Trub Trub is the largest municipality (62 km²) in size, but not in population, in the Emmental region of Switzerland (canton of Bern). Today, Trub has just under 1,700 inhabitants (2004), but as a result of centuries of emigration from the Emmental region, over 43,000 people are registered as citizens of Trub and about 1 in 160 Swiss citizens trace their ancestry back to this community.
Trub (brewing) In the process of homebrewing beer, trub refers to the layer of sediment that appears at the bottom of the fermenter after yeast has completed the bulk of the fermentation. It is composed mainly of heavy fats, proteins and inactive yeast.
Trubetskoy Trubetskoy (English), Трубецкой (Russian), Trubiacki (Belarusian), Trubecki (Polish), Trubetsky (Ruthenian), Трубецький (Ukrainian), Troubetzkoy (French), Trubezkoi or Trubetzkoy (German), is a Ruthenian Gedyminid gentry family of Black Ruthenian stock, like many other princely houses of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later prominent in Russian history, science, and arts. They are descended from Olgierd's son Demetrius I Starshiy (1327 – 12 August 1399 Battle of the Vorskla River).
Truby King Dr Frederic Truby King KB, CMG (1 April 1858 - 10 February 1938), generally known as Truby King, was a New Zealand health reformer Director of Child Welfare. He is best known as the founder of the Plunket Society.
Truc Ho Truc Ho, born February 2th 1964, is a successful Vietnamese American musician turned producer and philanthropist, most famous for his series of musical variety shows entitled "Asia" (produced by his company Asia Entertainment) and his 24-hour Vietnamese channel Saigon Broadcasting Television Network.
Truce of Altmark The six-year Truce of Altmark (or Treaty of Stary Targ) was signed on September 25, 1629 at the German town of Altmark (now Stary Targ), near Danzig by Sweden and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during Thirty Years' War. Sweden retains control of Livonia and the mouth of the Vistula river.

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