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Tune-o-matic Tune-o-matic (also abbreviated to TOM) is a fixed bridge for electric guitars, designed by Gibson and introduced in 1954 in Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar. In 1955, it was also used on Gibson Les Paul Gold Top, and then, gradually was accepted as a standard on almost all Gibson fixed bridge guitars, except budget series.
TuneCore TuneCore is a digital music distribution service founded in 2005. TuneCore differs from traditional digital music distribution by taking no percentage of its customers' sales and asking for none of their rights, copyright or masters nor requiring exclusivity.
Tuned mass damper A tuned mass damper, or harmonic absorber, is a device mounted in structures to prevent discomfort, damage or outright structural failure by vibration. Typically, the dampers are huge concrete blocks mounted in skyscrapers or other structures, and moved in opposition to the resonant frequency oscillations of the structure by means of springs, fluid or pendulums.
Tuned radio frequency receiver A radio receiver comprised of several tuned radio-frequency amplifiers followed by circuits to detect and amplify the audio signal. Used in the early 20-th century, it is difficult to operate because each stage must be individually tuned to the station's frequency.
Tunes for Bears to Dance To Tunes for Bears to Dance To is a young adult novel written by American author Robert Cormier that discusses themes of morality from the perspective of an 11-year-old named Henry. This novel also has many metaphores and ties to the Holocaust.
Tunes of War Tunes of War is a concept album by German metal band Grave Digger about the Scottish struggles for independence from England, from the medieval conflicts between its tribes in the 11th century through to the Jacobite rebellion of the 18th.
Tung Choi Street Tung Choi Street () is a street between Boundary Street and Dundas Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its southern section is the most well-known street market in Hong Kong selling items of various kinds and is known as Ladies' Market or Ladies' Street (女人街).
Tung Chung Tung Chung is a growing township situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, China. It was formerly a rural town around Tung Chung Wan, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island.
Tung Chung Fort Tung Chung Fort (Chinese: 東涌古城, 東涌堡 or 東涌炮台; 東涌所城 during Qing Dynasty) is a fort located near Tung Chung, on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Located near Tung Chung Road, the fort is surrounded by villages of Sheung Ling Pei (上嶺皮) and Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮).
Tung Chung Road Tung Chung Road (東涌道) is a two disjoint section road and also the only road connecting the north and south coast of Lantau Island. The first section is a short road linking a former pier and Wong Nai Uk in Tung Chung.
Tung Lo Wan Road Tung Lo Wan Road (銅鑼灣道) is a road in Causeway Bay and Tai Hang on the north side of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The road joins east with King's Road, Tin Hau Temple Road, Causeway Road and west with Yee Wo Street, Irving Street, Leighton Road and Causeway Road.
Tung Soo Hua Tung Soo Hua (Chinese: 董素华; pinyin: Dǒng Sùhúa) is an acclaimed news anchor and programme presenter with MediaCorp. Tung Soo Hua joined MediaCorp in 1997 as a news editor before becoming a news reporter and anchor in 2000.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (), with a long history from 1870, is the oldest and the largest charitable organization in Hong Kong. Their education Services and Community Services to the community with a total of 194 service centres spreading over the territory of Hong Kong.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chen Zao Men College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chen Zao Men College (CZM, Traditional Chinese: 東華三院陳兆民中學) is a secondary school located at Kwai Shing East Estate, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. Initiated in 1969 by the Board of Directors of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chen Zao Men College was named after Mr.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chow Yin Sum Primary School Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chow Yin Sum Primary School (東華三院周演森小學), also TWGHs Chow Yin Sum Primary School, is a primary school on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. Founded by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the school body was original the afternoon school of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum Primary School.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Directors' College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Kap Yan Directors' College (東華三院甲寅年總理中學) is a whole-day co-educational aided secondary school subsidised by the Hong Kong Government. Located in Sheung Shui in the New Territories of Hong Kong, it was the eleventh secondary school being set up by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a charity organisation.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Li Ka Shing College (東華三院李嘉誠中學)is a whole-day co-educational aided secondary school subsidised by the Hong Kong Government. Located in Cheung Wah Estate, a public housing estate in Fanling in New Territories of Hong Kong, it was the twelfth secondary school being set up by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a charity organisation in 1982.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mrs Wu York Yu Memorial College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Mrs Wu York Yu Memorial College (東華三院伍若瑜夫人紀念中學) is a co-educational secondary school, subsidised by the government. It is located in On Chit Street, Shek Yam in New Territories of Hong Kong.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum is housed in the formly Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital, located at 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon .This building was built in 1911; it is now classified as Grade I Historic Building.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Fut Nam College (東華三院黃笏南中學)is a whole-day co-educational secondary school subsidised by the government. Located in Kowloon Tong in New Kowloon of Hong Kong, it was the very first secondary school being set up by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a charity organisation.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum Primary School Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong See Sum Primary School (東華三院黃士心小學) is a primary school in Cheung On Estate on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. Founded by a charity, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, the school began the lessons on 1st September, 1988.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yau Tze Tin Memorial college Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Yau Tze Tin memorial College (東華三院邱子田紀念中學), YTT in short, is a whole-day co-educational aided secondary school subsidised by the Hong Kong Government. Located at Siu Hong Court, in Tuen Mun, New Territories of Hong Kong, the school was the tenth secondary school being set up by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, a charity organisation.
Tung Wah Charity Show Tung Wah Charity Show (歡樂滿東華) is a long-run charity television show raising funds for Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in Hong Kong. It is held in Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) annually at a Saturday in December.
Tung-shan Tung-shan Liang-chieh (; Japanese: TĹŤzan RyĹŤkai) (806-869) was an ancient Chinese Ch'an (Zen, Jap.) master whom is the credited founder of the Tsao-tung Cha'n lineage, also known as Soto Zen which was brought to Japan by Dogen Zenji.
Tungekar A prominent Muslim Kokani family of Uran, India who were wealthy from their Salt mines business and were known as King of Salts. Notable among them for its charity works is Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed Jaffer Tungekar in early 20th century.
Tunghai University Tunghai University (zh-tw: 東海大學, Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tang-hái-täi-hãk), or THU, is a Christian, privately founded university that located in Taichung, Taiwan. Tunghai University is famous for its educational history in Taiwan, the humanities, and the Luce Memorial Chapel (designed by noted architect I.
Tungchow Mutiny The Tungchow Mutiny or Tongzhou Incident was the mutiny of the East Hopei Army against their Japanese Imperial Army advisors and Chinese puppet commanders on 29th of July, 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The mutinous troops killed most of their Japanese advisors and other civilians.
Tungipara Tungipara (Bangla: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is a village in Gopalganj District in Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is considered as the father of the nation and founder of independent Bangladesh.
Tungkillo, South Australia Tungkillo ( , postcode 5236, altitude 299m, population 300) is a town in South Australia, located approximately 5 km south of Mount Pleasant. It sits on Adelaide-Mannum Road, 60 km east-north-east of the state capital, Adelaide and 25 km north-west of Mannum.
Tungri The Tungri were a tribe of ancient Gaul who occupied the lands of the northern Arduenna Silva (Forest of Ardennes), along the lower valley of the Mosa (Meuse River). They were bordered to the north and east by Germanic tribes, but were bolstered by the Belgic Nervii on the west and by the Remi and Treveri to the south.
Tungsten carbide Monotungsten carbide, WC, or Ditungsten Carbide, W2C, is a chemical compound containing tungsten and carbon, similar to titanium carbide. Its extreme hardness makes it useful in the manufacture of cutting tools, abrasives and bearings, as a cheaper and more heat-resistant alternative to diamond.
Tungusic languages Tungusic languages (or Manchu-Tungus languages) are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. Although it is a very debated subject, most linguists consider them to be part of the Altaic language phylum, which, if it actually exists as a genetic entity, also includes the Turkic and Mongolic language families.
Tunguska (The X-Files) "Tunguska" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of The X-Files. A diplomatic courier carrying deadly cargo involves Agents Mulder and Scully in a dangerous web of intrigue, which leads Mulder on a trip to Russia.
Tunguska event The Tunguska event was an explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Under Rock) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at 7:17 AM on June 30, 1908. The event is sometimes referred to as the Great Siberian Explosion.
Tunguska-M1 The 2K22M Tunguska-M1 (Russian 2К22 "Тунгуска" - Tunguska River) is a Russian tracked combined surface-to-air gun/missile system. It is designed to provide day and night protection for infantry and tank regiments against low-flying aircraft and helicopters in any weather condition.
Tunic The tunic (Latin tunica) was the common masculine garment of Greco-Roman civilization. It was worn by citizens and non-citizens alike; citizens, though, would wear it under the toga, especially at formal occasions.
Tunica molesta A tunica molesta (Latin for 'annoying shirt') was a shirt impregnated with flammable substances such as naphtha, used to execute people by burning in ancient Rome. The Roman emperor Nero executed some Christians in this way, according to Tacitus.
Tunica Resorts, Mississippi Tunica Resorts, Mississippi is an unincorporated community located in northern Tunica County, Mississippi, north of the county seat of Tunica. The community was originally named Robinsonville, but the name was changed in 2005.
Tunica, Mississippi Tunica is a town in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, located on the Mississippi River. Historically part of an agricultural area, the town lies on the fringe of a growing gambling resort area, with major casinos attracting visitors from nearby Memphis, Tennessee and all over the Southeast.
Tunicate Urochordata (sometimes known as tunicata and commonly called urochordates, tunicates, sea squirts or cunji) is the subphylum of saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent siphons. There are also a few exceptions to this plan, like the predatory Megalodicopia hians, looking something like a cross between a jellyfish and a Venus Flytrap.
Tuning fork A tuning fork is a simple metal two-pronged fork with the tines formed from a U-shaped bar of elastic material (usually steel). A tuning fork resonates at a specific constant pitch when set vibrating by striking it against a surface or with an object, and after waiting a moment to allow some high overtones to die out.
Tuning wrench A tuning wrench (also called a tuning lever or tuning hammer) is a specialized socket wrench used to tune string instruments such as the piano, harp, and hammer dulcimer, that have strings wrapped around tuning pins with square heads. Other string instruments do not require a tuning wrench because strings their tuning pins or pegs come with handles (as with the violin), or geared tuning machines (as with the guitar or banjo).
Tunis Tunis (Arabic: تونس, Tūnis) is the capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 728,453 in 2004. Informal estimates state that the population of greater Tunis approaches two million.
Tunis Agenda for the Information Society The Tunis Agenda for the Information Society was a consensus statement of the World Summit on the Information Society, adopted on November 18, 2005 in Tunis, Tunisia. It called for the creation of the Internet Governance Forum and a novel, lightweight, multi-stakeholder governance structure for the Internet.
Tunisia Tunisia (Arabic: تونس, Berber: ), officially the Tunisian Republic (الجمهورية التونسية), is a country situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. It is the northernmost African country and the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range.
Tunisia Campaign The Tunisia Campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia), was a series of World War II battles that took place in Tunisia in the North African Campaign of World War II, between forces of the German/Italian Axis, and allied forces consisting primarily of U.S.
Tunisia Monitoring Group The Tunisia Monitoring Group (TMG) is a coalition of 16 free expression organisations that belong to the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), a global network of non-governmental organisations that promotes and defends the right to freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
Tunisia Polytechnic School Tunisia Polytechnic School, Arabic: المدرسة التونسية للتقنيات (al-madrasa at-tounisia lit-takniat), French: Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie (abbriviation EPT), was founded on June 26, 1991, and welcomed its first students in September 1994. This year, 36 students who passed brilliantly the competitive national entry examination will be enrolled, 33 from the scientific option and 3 from the technological option.
Tunisian Arabic Tunisian Arabic is a Maghrebi dialect of the Arabic language, spoken by some 9 million people. It usually known by its own speakers as Darija, to distinguish it from Standard Arabic, or as Tunsi, which means Tunisian.
Tunisian Internet Agency The Tunisian Internet Agency, known by its acronym ATI (short for Agence tunisienne d'Internet) and created on 12 March 1996, is the principal Tunisian ISP. It is run by the Ministry of Communications and has an equal mission to promote Internet usage in that country.
Tunisian Spur-Thighed Tortoise The Tunisian Spur-Thighed Tortoise, or Furculachelys Nabeulensis belong to the Spur-Thighed group, but they have been considered a new species since 1990. They are often still referred to as Testudo Graeca, but this covers a wide variety of sub-species that have very different environmental and morphological factors.
Tunisian underground music Tunisian underground music refers to music performed by Tunisian artists that play or compose in a style different from the established Tunisian mainstream. Using the term underground to define a performing arts movement or scene in tha Arab world, including Tunisia, takes on a slightly different meaning compared to the one generally understood when used in the western countries.
Tunisian War of Independence The Tunisian War of Independence occurred from 1952 to 1956 between France and a guerilla movement under Habib Bourguiba. Tunisia had been a French protectorate since 1881, but succeeded in gaining its independence after this war.
Tunkhannock Area School District Tunkhannock Area School District is a school district serving most of Wyoming County in northeast Pennsylvania in the United States. The district is comprised of six schools - Roslund Elementary in Tunkhannock, Mehoopany Elementary in Mehoopany Township, Mill City Elementary in Dalton, PA, Evans Falls Elementary in Monroe Township, the Tunkhannock Area Middle School in Tunkhannock, and the Tunkhannock Area High School in Tunkhannock.
Tunkhannock Creek (North Branch Susquehanna River) The Tunkhannock Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. This main segment of the Susquehanna from Sunbury to its source at Otsego Lake near Cooperstown, New York can be termed its "North Branch.
Tunkhannock Viaduct Tunkhannock Viaduct is a concrete deck arch bridge that spans Tunkhannock Creek in Nicholson, Pennsylvania. The bridge, containing about 167,000 cubic yards of concrete and 1240 tons of steel, is the biggest and most impressive concrete bridge in America.
Tunku Abdul Rahman Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (February 8 1903 – December 6 1990) usually known as "the Tunku" (a princely title in Malaysia), and also called Bapa Kemerdekaan (Father of Independence) or Bapa Malaysia (Father of Malaysia), was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya from 1955, and the country's first Prime Minister from independence in 1957. He remained Prime Minister after Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore joined in 1963 to form Malaysia.
Tunku Besar Tunku Besar (Malay literally meaning "great prince") is the title of the heir presumptive of the throne of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. In ancient times it was also the title of the heir apparent of Melaka, Johor, Pahang (all in Malaysia) as well as several Malay sultanates in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Tunku Ibrahim Ismail bin Sultan Mahmud Iskandar (born 1958) is the son of the current Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar and his mother Josephine Trevorrow, a Cornish lady. He was appointed as the Crown Prince of Johor shortly after his father ascended the throne, and had served as the regent of Johor between April 26, 1984 and April 25, 1989 when his father served his term as the Agong of Malaysia.
Tunku Kurshiah Tunku Kurshiah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin was born in 1911 in Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan. The eldest daughter of Tunku Besar Burhanuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Antah (sometime Regent of Negeri Sembilan), she married, as his third wife, Tuanku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Tuanku Muhammad.
Tunku Muhriz Tunku Muhriz (1945-) is the only son of Tuanku Munawir ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, the Yang di-Pertuan Besar (hereditary ruler) of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan from 1960 to 1967, and of his consort, Tunku Ampuan Durah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin.
Tunnel and Reservoir Plan The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (abbreviated TARP and more commonly known as the Deep Tunnel Project or the Chicago Deep Tunnel) is one of the largest civil engineering projects ever undertaken in terms of scope, money and timeframe. The goal of the Deep Tunnel Project is to reduce flooding in the metropolitan Chicago area, and to reduce the harmful effects of flushing raw sewage into Lake Michigan by diverting storm and sewage water into temporary holding reservoirs.
Tunnel Beach, New Zealand Tunnel Beach is a beach to the southwest of Dunedin, New Zealand. Beyond the beauty of the rugged cliffs, its claim to fame is the tunnel down to the actual beach that a local politican and later Mayor of the city, Edward Bowes Cargill, had built for his family at the end of the 19th century.
Tunnel hole-through Tunnel hole-through is the time during the construction of a tunnel built from both ends, where the accurarcy of the survey work becomes evident. Many tunnels report breakthroughs with an accuracy of only a few inches, indeed it is hard to think of one much worse than this.
Tunnel hull A Tunnel Hull is a type of boat hull that uses two typically planing hulls with a solid center that traps air and thus creates aerodynamic lift in addition to the planing lift from the hulls. Tunnel hulls are distinguishable from other catamarans by the typical close hull spacing and solid deck in between the hulls.
Tunnel ionization Tunnel ionization is a process in which electrons in an atom (or a molecule) pass through the potential barrier and escape from the atom (or molecule). In an intense electric field, the potential barrier of an atom (molecule) is distorted drastically.
Tunnel magnetoresistance In physics, the tunnel magnetoresistance effect, commonly abbreviated as TMR, occurs when two ferromagnets are separated by a thin (about 1 nm) insulator. Then the resistance of the tunneling current changes with the relative orientation of the two magnetic layers.
Tunnel of Eupalinos The Tunnel of Eupalinos or Eupalinian aqueduct (in Greek: ) is a tunnel of 1,036 m length in Samos, Greece, built in the sixth century BC to serve as an aqueduct. The tunnel is the second known tunnel in history which was excavated from both ends (, 'having two openings'), and the first with a methodical approach in doing so.
Tunnel of Love EP The Tunnel of Love EP is a follow up to the Insane Clown Posse's album The Riddlebox. The EP was released a day after their contract with Jive Records expired and one day before they signed to Hollywood Records in 1996.
Tunnel of Love Express Tour The Tunnel of Love Express was a concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in 1988. It followed by four and a half months the release of Springsteen's 1987 album, Tunnel of Love.
Tunnel rat The tunnel rats were American, Australian and New Zealander soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. In the course of the war, the Viet Cong created very extensive underground complexes (see Củ Chi tunnels).
Tunnel valley A tunnel valley is a deep but narrow valley with a 'U' shaped cross-section and frequently a 'U' shaped plan which is usually found filled with glacial till. It is formed when the edge of an ice sheet advances up a slope.
Tunnel View Tunnel View, within Yosemite National Park, is a viewpoint on California State Route 41 located directly east of the Wawona Tunnel as one enters Yosemite Valley from the South. The view looks west into Yosemite Valley including the southwest face of El Capitan, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Falls.
Tunnel warfare Tunnel warfare is a type of warfare that occurs in tunnels. It can be sometimes linked with urban warfare, as tunnels are often found in urban area and cities, although urban warfare as a whole usually dominates any tunnel considerations.
Tunnel washer A tunnel washer, also called a continuous batch washer, is a computerized industrial laundry machine designed specifically to handle heavy loads. As the name implies, the device consists of a long metal tube called a tunnel.
Tunneling (fraud) Tunneling is a colloquial for financial fraud committed by company's own management or major shareholders, consisting of legally pumping out valuable property into their own, private firms. It should be distinguished from theft which is illegal.
Tunnell's theorem In mathematics, specifically number theory, Tunnell's theorem gives a partial resolution to the congruent number problem, and under the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, a full resolution. The congruent number problem asks which rational numbers can be the area of a right triangle with all three sides rational.
Tunnelling shield A tunnelling shield is a protective structure used in the excavation of tunnels through soil that is too soft or fluid to remain stable during the time it takes to line the tunnel with a support structure of concrete or steel. In effect, the shield serves as a temporary support structure for the tunnel while it is being excavated.
Tunnels (owarai) Tunnels (とんねるず), an owarai duo with a long history, is composed of Tokyo born Takaaki Ishibashi (石橋貴明) and Noritake Kinashi (木梨憲武). Both of them attended Teikyō High School (帝京高等学校) where Ishibashi, the taller of the two, participated in baseball, and Kinashi participated in soccer.
Tunnels in Iceland There are eight tunnels in the Icelandic road system (as of September 2005). Tunnels in Iceland are usually built under mountains to prevent winter isolation of remote communities which would otherwise have to depend on high roads that often closed due to snow, to shorten distance between communities, and to increase road-safety by bypassing dangerous stretches of road.
Tunnels in New Zealand This list of Tunnels in New Zealand is a link page for railway, road and waterway tunnels, including hydroelectric intakes and tailraces and gun battery tunnels. It includes artificial chambers but excludes caves and mines.
Tunnels underneath the River Thames There are many tunnels under the River Thames in and near London, which, thanks largely to its underlying bed of clay, is one of the most tunnelled cities in the world. The tunnels are used for road vehicles, pedestrians, Tube and railway lines and utilities.
Tunney Hunsaker Tunney Morgan Hunsaker (January 1, 1930—April 27, 2005) was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia in 1960 when Hunsaker was Muhammad Ali's (then Cassius Clay) first opponent in a professional boxing bout. Hunsaker lost a six round decision to the young challenger.
Tunney Media Group Tunney Media Group or TMG is a fictional media conglomerate from Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip that owns and operates the National Broadcasting System, which in turn airs the fictional Studio 60 show-within-a-show. Recently, the company announced plans to finance an $11 billion project that will convert Macau, China into the "Las Vegas of East Asia".
Tunney's Pasture Tunney's Pasture is an area within the City of Ottawa, Ontario, that is exclusively developed for Canada's federal government buildings. It is bordered by Scott Street to the south, Parkdale Avenue to the east, the Ottawa River Parkway to the north and Northwestern Avenue to the west.
Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut The Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut (TFN, Inuktitut: Nunavut Tunngavik; Syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ) was the organization officially recognized from 1982 to 1993 as representing the Inuit of what is now Nunavut, but was then part of the Northwest Territories, for the purpose of negotiating treaties and land claims settlements. In this role, it replaced the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which represents Inuit across Canada, and has been superseded by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated.
Tuntex Sky Tower Tuntex Sky Tower, or the T & C Tower , 85 SKYTOWER (the Tuntex & Chien-Tai Tower), is an 85-floor skyscraper located in Kaohsiung City, Republic of China (Taiwan). Situated in the downtown Ling Ya district the structure is 347 m (1140 feet) high.
Tuntian The Tuntian or Duntian system (屯田制) was a system of government-encouraged agriculture in Imperial China, the most famous example of which was practiced by the warlord Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms Period.
Tunuyán Tunuyán is a city in the west of the province of Mendoza, Argentina, located on the western shore of the Tunuyán River, 80 km south from the provincial capital Mendoza and about 100 km east of the Chilean border. It has 42,125 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the Tunuyán Department.
Tuoba Huang Tuoba Huang (拓拔晃) (428-451), formally Crown Prince Jingmu (景穆太子) (literally "the decisive and solemn crown prince"), later further formally honored as Emperor Jingmu (景穆皇帝) with the temple name Gongzong (恭宗) by his son Emperor Wencheng, was a crown prince of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. He was the oldest son of Emperor Taiwu, and was created crown prince in 432 at the age of four, and as he grew older, Emperor Taiwu transferred more and more authority to him.
Tuoba Pugen Tuoba Pugen (Chinese: 拓跋普根; pinyin: Tuòbá Pǔgēn) (?—316) was the chieftain of the central Tuoba territory from 305 to 316, and in 316 ruled as prince of the Tuoba Dai as the supreme chieftain of the Tuoba clan.
Tuoba Shiyijian Tuoba Shiyijian () (320-376) was the last prince of the Tuoba Dai and ruled from 338 to 376 when Dai was conquered by the Former Qin. He was the son of Tuoba Yulü (拓跋鬱律) and the younger brother of Tuoba Yihuai (拓跋翳槐), whom he succeeded in 338.
Tuoba Yilu Tuoba Yilu (Chinese: 拓跋猗盧; pinyin: Tuòbá Yīlú) (?-316) was the chieftain of the western Tuoba territory from 295-307, supreme chieftain of the Tuoba from 307-316, Duke of Dai from 310-315, first prince of the Tuoba Dai from 315-316.
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The site is a former high school which was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the communist Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979.
Tuolumne River The Tuolumne River is one of the major rivers draining the western slope Sierra Nevada mountains of California. It is the slightly larger northern neighbor of the Merced River; both originate in Yosemite National Park.
Tuomas Holopainen Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born December 25, 1976, in Kitee, Finland) is the keyboardist and main songwriter in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has also played in the bands Nattvindens GrĂĄt and Darkwoods My Betrothed.
Tuomas Ketola Tuomas Ketola (born February 21, 1975 in Turku) is a Finnish professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He is the number two tennis player in Finland, right behind countryman Jarkko Nieminen and as of April 14th, 2006 is the 716th ranked player in the world.
Tuomas Rantanen Tuomas Rantanen (born 1 January 1972) from Tampere, Finland is a musician creating hard, monotonous and percussive techno music. Outside music, Tuomas Rantanen is specialized in the philosophy of Martin Heidegger.
Tuoshan Tuoshan (Chinese 驼山; pinyin tuó shān; literally 'Camel Mountain') is a mountain located 4 km south-west of Qingzhou city, Shandong province, China. It features a number of historic sites and a native pine forest.
Tup Scott Henry (Tup) James Herbert Scott (born December 26 1858 in Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria - died September 23 1910 in Scone, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. Scott, a doctor by training, later served as mayor and chief magistrate in the rural New South Wales town of Scone; he died here of typhoid in 1910.

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