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Tack (square sail) The tack of a square-rigged sail is a line attached to its lower corner. This is in contrast to the more common fore-and-aft sail, whose tack is a part of the sail itself, the corner which is (possibly semi-permanently) secured to the vessel.
Tack piano The tack piano is a permanently altered version of an ordinary piano, in which tacks or nails are placed on the hammers of the instrument at the point where the hammers hit the strings, giving the instrument a tinny, more percussive sound. See prepared piano.
Tack shop A tack shop is an equestrian supply store. Buyers may purchase various pieces of riding equipment and training aids, as well as boots and riding apparel, stable equipment, horse care products, grooming supplies, horse blankets and sheets, model horses, and equine books, magazines, and videos.
Tackapousha Tackapousha was a Native American chief who was the first person to sell land in the Rockaway Peninsula to a person of European background when he sold the present-day Far Rockaway to an Englishman named John Palmer in 1685.
Tackey and Tsubasa Tackey & Tsubasa (タッキー&翼) are a Japanese idol duo from Johnny & Associates. Its members are Hideaki Takizawa (Japanese: 滝沢秀明, Takizawa Hideaki) and Tsubasa Imai (今井翼, Imai Tsubasa).
Tackhead Tackhead (sometimes known as The Maffia or Fats Comet) are a band that were most active during the 1980s and early 1990s, and briefly reformed in 2004 for a tour. Their music occupies the territory where funk, dub, industrial music and electronica intersect.
Tacking (law) Tacking is a technical legal concept arising under the common law relating to competing priorities between two or more security interests arising over the same asset. The concept is best illustrated by way of example.
Tackle Happy Tackle Happy is an Australian documentary film released in 2000 about the live performance show Puppetry of the Penis starring Simon Morley and David Friend. It was produced and directed by comedian Mick Molloy, whose radio show Martin/Molloy had chronicled the chaotic 1998 tour captured in the film.
Tackle-eligible play In American football, the tackle-eligible play is one in which coaches will attempt to create mismatches against a defense by inserting an offensive tackle (who is not normally allowed more than five yards down field), into an offensive formation as an eligible receiver, usually as a tight end or as a fullback. This is done by changing the formation of the offensive line, via positioning two linemen (including the "catching tackle") on one side of the center and four linemen on the other.
Tackley Tackley is a village ten miles north of Oxford, England, six miles north of Kidlington (the largest village in England) and twelve miles south of Banbury. It is situated close to the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal.
Tacnazo El Tacnazo was a military coup launched by then Peruvian Prime Minister Francisco Morales BermĂşdez against the administration of President Juan Velasco Alvarado in 1975. This led to what is known in Peru as the Second Phase of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces (1968-1980).
Taco A taco is a traditional Mexican dish comprised of a rolled or folded, pliable maize tortilla filled with an edible substance. According to the Real Academia Española, the word taco originally meant (and still means) a plug (rolled paper used to plug a hole) or paper or cloth patch for musket balls Care should be taken when using the word taco outside of Mexico, as the RAE] lists 27 possible meanings for the word.
Taco Bell Arena Taco Bell Arena is a 12,820-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. The arena opened in 1982 as the BSU Pavilion, receiving its current name in 2004 after Taco Bell signed a naming rights agreement with the university.
Taco del Mar Taco del Mar is a Seattle, Washington based restaurant chain that specializes in San Francisco burritos. Since opening in Seattle on June 8, 1992 by brothers James and John Schmidt, it has expanded into over 200 locations in 26 U.
Taco John's Taco John's is a Cheyenne, Wyoming based fast-food restaurant featuring Mexican fast-food (which the chain calls 'West-Mex'). The chain was founded in 1969 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and currently has more than 400 Taco John’s restaurants in 24 states.
Taco John's Events Center The Taco John’s Events Center, located in Cheyenne, WY, is a 2,100 seat multipurpose venue, which opened in August of 2000, and is home to the Cheyenne Capitals Youth Hockey Organization and the University of Wyoming’s Club Hockey Team.
Taco Liberty Bell The Taco Liberty Bell was an April Fool's Day joke played by fast food restaurant chain Taco Bell. On April 1, 1996, Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times announcing that they had purchased the Liberty Bell to "reduce the country's debt" and renamed it to the "Taco Liberty Bell".
Taco rice Taco rice (タコライス, takoraisu) is a Japanese dish, a popular example of Okinawan cuisine. It consists of taco meat served on a bed of rice and lettuce, often served together with tomato, cucumber, cheese and topped off with salsa.
Taco soup Taco soup is a type of soup usually consisting of similar ingredients to those used inside a taco: ground beef, tomatoes, corn, beans and a packet of taco seasoning. After it is done cooking, it is usaully topped off with cheese, sour cream, avocado, or nacho chips.
Taco Tico Taco Tico is a chain of Tex-Mex cuisine fast-food restaurants. This establishment serves tacos, tostadas, nachos, enchiladas, burritos, refried beans, and sopaipillas available for dine in, take-out, or drive-thru.
Taco Time Taco Time is a fast-food restaurant, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kahala Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona. The chain was founded in Eugene, Oregon in 1960 by Ron Fraedrick, who opened the first restaurant adjacent to his alma mater, the University of Oregon.
Taco-Man The signature character of Ebolaworld, Taco-Man is — as implied by his name — a talking taco that seems human. Taco-Man has his own series, The Stupid Adventures of Taco-Man, which was the founding series of Ebolaworld.
Tacoma Art Museum In May 2003, Tacoma Art Museum opened a new facility twice the size of its previous home, allowing the museum to expand on its vision and mission. American Institute of Architects AIA Gold Medal winner Antoine Predock designed the building located in the heart of Tacoma’s Cultural District.
Tacoma class frigate The Tacoma class of patrol frigates served in the US Navy during World War II. Named for Tacoma, Washington, the Tacoma class design was based on the British River class frigates, primarily distinguished by the pole foremast (instead of the British tripod) and lighter main guns (3" instead of the British 4").
Tacoma Community College Tacoma Community College is a community college located in Tacoma, Washington, with satellite operations in Gig Harbor and the Tacoma Mall. It serves the city of Tacoma and the Pierce County portion of the Kitsap Peninsula.
Tacoma Dome The Tacoma Dome (constructed by Buckminster Fuller) is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA and often referred to as "The Tacky Dome". Completed in 1983 for $44 millon and opened on April 21, the arena seats 17,100 for basketball.
Tacoma Jets The Tacoma Jets are an International Basketball League (2005-) team based in Tacoma, Washington. The Tacoma Jets were named the Tacoma Thunder for their first two campaigns, but were renamed in the off-season after an ownership change.
Tacoma Narrows Bridge The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a mile-long (1600 meter) suspension bridge with a main span of 2800 feet (850 m) (the third-largest in the world when it was first built) that carries Washington State Route 16 across the Tacoma Narrows of Puget Sound from Tacoma to Gig Harbor, Washington. The first version of the bridge, nicknamed Galloping Gertie, was designed by Clark Eldridge and altered by Leon Moisseiff.
Tacoma Navigators The Tacoma Navigators are a team in the American Basketball Association in Tacoma, Washington that joined the league in 2005. They made it to the playoffs in March 2006, but forfeited their first round game to be played in Newark.
Tacoma Pocket Gopher The Tacoma Pocket Gopher (Thomomys mazama tacomensis), was a subspecies of the Mazama Pocket Gopher that was restricted to a few isolated populations in the southern Puget Sound area and on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The animal became extinct in 1970.
Tacoma Rainiers The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team that play in the Pacific Coast League, and are the AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. Since 1960, a team in Tacoma, Washington has been in the PCL, the longest current active streak of membership in the league.
Tacoma Streetcar Tacoma Streetcar is a popular movement in Tacoma to bring back electric trolley service which helped grow the historic core of the City of Tacoma and nearby neighborhoods. The move was spearheaded by local booster, Morgan Alexander.
Tacoma, Washington Tacoma (IPA: ) is a mid-sized urban port city in Washington, USA. The city is situated on a peninsula on the southern end of Washington's Puget Sound, in an area 51 km (32 miles) southwest of Seattle, 50 km (31 miles) northeast of the State capital, Olympia, and 93 km (58 miles) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park.
Tacones lejanos Tacones lejanos (English: High Heels) is a 1991 Spanish film, written and directed by Pedro AlmodĂłvar, starring Marisa Paredes and Victoria Abril. As with many AlmodĂłvar films, it is difficult to pin down to a convenient genre, varying between a drama and a thriller and making use of surrealism, farce, and comedy.
Taconic Correctional Facility Taconic Correctional Facility is a medium security women's prison in Bedford Hills, New York that is operated by the New York Department of Corrections. It is associated with the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum security women's prison.
Taconic orogeny The Taconic orogeny was a great mountain building period that perhaps had the greatest overall effect on the geologic structure of basement rocks within the New York Bight region. The effects of this orogeny are most apparent throughout New England, but the sediments derived from mountainous areas formed in the northeast can be traced throughout the Appalachians and midcontinental North America.
Taconic State Park Taconic State Park is a New York state park in three disconnected segments along the border with Massachusetts in southern Columbia County and northern Dutchess County, about three hours from midtown New York City. The park encompasses about 5,000 acres (20.
Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area is a state park located in the Town of Copake in Columbia County, New York. The park offers a beach, picnic tables and pavilions, recreation programs, hiking, fishing and hunting, a campground with tent and trailer sites, cabins, cross-country skiing, showshoeing and snowmobiling.
Taconic State Park - Rudd Pond Area Taconic State Park - Rudd Pond Area is a state park in the northeast corner of Dutchess County, New York in the USA. The park is located in the Town of North East, near the border of Connecticut, north of the Village of Millerton.
Taconic State Parkway The Taconic State Parkway is a part of the New York State highway system. For most of its route, the "Teaspoon" (TSP), as it is sometimes humorously referred to by "roadgeeks", is four lanes.
Taconite Taconite is an iron-bearing, high-silica, flint-like rock. It is a Precambrian sedimentary rock referred to as a banded iron formation due to the typical alternating iron-rich layers and shale or chert layers.
Tacony-Palmyra Bridge The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge connecting New Jersey Route 73 in Palmyra, New Jersey to Pennsylvania Route 73 in the Tacony section of Philadelphia. The bridge has a total length of 3,659 feet (1,115 meters), and spans 2,324 feet (708 meters) across the Delaware River.
Tacoronte, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Tacoronte is a municipality of Tenerife, located in the north of the island. Mostly rural, the municipality stretches for 30 square kilometers from the volcanic peaks that rise in the center of the island to the Atlantic.
Tacos al Pastor Mexican Tacos al pastor is a dish similar to the Greek gyros in which pork meat is adobada (marinated with a blend of different spices), then piled up and slowly cooked on a vertical rotisserie with a pineapple and onion on top. It developed in Mexico City, as a result of the adoption of the vertical rotisserie, used in the cuisine of Lebanese immigrants, by Mexican restaurants.
TacSat-2 TacSat-2 is an experimental satellite built by the USAF's Air Force Research Laboratory with an operational life expected to be not more than one year as part of the Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.
Tactic (method) A tactic is a method employed to help achieve a certain goal. Military tactics refers to the study of actions undertaken in warfare, but due to its use describing a broad range of subjects, the term is frequently used in theoretical fields like economics, trade and games and a host of other practical fields like negotiation and navigation.
Tactical air force The term Tactical Air Force was used by the air forces of the British Commonwealth during the later stages of World War II, for formations of more than one fighter group. A tactical air force was intended to achieve air supremacy and perform ground attack missions.
Tactical asset allocation Tactical asset allocation is a method of investing in which investors modify their asset allocation according to the valuation of the markets in which they are invested. Thus, someone invested heavily in stocks might reduce his position when he perceives that other securities, such as bonds, are poised to outperform stocks.
Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) (1946 - 1992) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. TAC was also responsible for tactical ballistic missiles.
Tactical Air Control Party A Tactical Air Control Party, commonly abbreviated TACP (pronounced TAC-P), is usually a team of two or more United States Air Force Tactical Air Controllers (AFSC 1C4X1), sometimes including an Air Liaison Officer (a qualified aviator), which is assigned to a U.S.
Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System The Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) is a large and sophisticated camera pod carried by the F-14 Tomcat. It features contains 3 camera bays with different type cameras which are pointed down at passing terrain.
Tactical bombing Tactical bombing uses aircraft to attack troops and military equipment in the battle zone. This is in contrast to strategic bombing, which attacks an enemy's cities and factories to debilitate the enemy's capacity to wage war.
Tactical communications Tactical communications are tactical, and therefore a great advantage if you have them and the enemy does not, and communications in which information of any kind, especially orders and decisions, are conveyed from one command, person, or place to another within the tactical forces, usually by means of electronic equipment, including communications security equipment, organic to the tactical forces.
Tactical communications system In telecommunication, a tactical communications system is a communications system that (a) is used within, or in direct support of, tactical forces, (b) is designed to meet the requirements of changing tactical situations and varying environmental conditions, (c) provides securable communications, such as voice, data, and video, among mobile users to facilitate command and control within, and in support of, tactical forces, and (d) usually requires extremely short installation times, usually on the order of hours, in order to meet the requirements of frequent relocation.
Tactical crew The tactical crew of a modern military aircraft are those people trained and skilled in the use of the aircraft and its warfare systems during combat. They are often directed by a tactical coordinator (tacco) and range in number from three to nine or more.
Tactical Communications Wing RAF Tactical Communications Wing (TCW) is a unit of the Royal Air Force which provides communications facilities to deployed units. Along with 'Tactical Supply Wing' (TSW) they are the only other section, other than the RAF Regiment, within the RAF that wears a DPM uniform full time.
Tactical data information link--A In telecommunication, a tactical data information link--A (TADIL--A) is a netted link in which one unit acts as a net control station and interrogates each unit by roll call. Once interrogated, that unit transmits its data to the net.
Tactical designator Police units in the United States tend to use a tactical designator (or tactical callsign) consisting of a letter of the police phonetic alphabet followed by one or two numbers. For example, "Mary One" might identify the head of a city's homicide division.
Tactical Divers Group The Tactical Divers Group (Spanish: Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos, APBT) is the premier special operations force of the Argentine Navy. The Buzos Tácticos are based at Base Naval Mar del Plata (BNMP) on the Atlantic coast of Argentina.
Tactical formation A Tactical formation is the arrangement or deployment of moving military ground forces (infantry, cavalry, or AFVs), combat aircraft, or naval vessels. Examples of different tactical formations are arrowhead, square, single column, or line abreast.
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Tactical intelligence and related activity Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities (TIARA) is found in every branch of the United States Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force). It coordinates all the intelligence collection at the tactical level to support operational military commanders, but it is not a program.
Tactical light A tactical light is a firearm accessory that aids in low light target identification and allows the marksman to simultaneously aim and illuminate the target, since the light is mounted co-axial to the bore. Tactical lights can be fitted with lenses to produce certain colors, including light in the Infrared spectrum, which is only visible through certain goggles.
Tactical Language & Culture Training System The Tactical Language & Culture Training System is a computer-based learning system to help people quickly acquire a functional knowledge of foreign languages and cultures. Each Tactical Language and Culture training course focuses on "tactical language", i.
Tactical Law Enforcement Badge The Tactical Law Enforcement Badge is a military badge of the United States Coast Guard which is presented to those service members who perform duty with a Tactical Law Enforcement unit (TACLET) for a period exceeding eighteen months. The badge is initially presented as a "temporary" badge to a TACLET member upon their attainment of the required qualification level for their rank, and after six months have passed from their date of reporting for service at the unit.
Tactical manipulation of instant-runoff voting Like virtually all voting systems, in instant-runoff voting (also known as the Alternative Vote) there is potential for both tactical voting and strategic nomination. Tactical voting is where voters do not vote in accordance with their true preferences, but instead vote insincerely in the hope that this will give their candidate a better chance of winning.
Tactical manipulation of runoff voting Like virtually all electoral systems, in runoff voting there is potential for both tactical voting and strategic nomination. Tactical voting is where voters do not vote in accordance with their true preferences, but instead vote insincerely in an attempt to influence the result.
Tactical media Tactical media can be defined as the appropriation of mass media in order to oppose and criticize a target which often occupies a certain position of power. This modern form of activism can be recognized by its use of current technology and its ‘hit-and-run tactics’ media campaigns which are often short-lived in nature.
Tactical nuclear weapon A tactical nuclear weapon (TNW) refers to a nuclear weapon which is designed to actually be used on a battlefield in military situations. This is as opposed to strategic nuclear weapons which are designed to threaten large populations or to generally deter attacks.
Tactical Operations Center A Tactical Operations Center (TOC) is a command post for police, paramilitary, or military operations. A TOC usually includes a small group of specially trained officers or military personnel who guide members of an active tactical element during a mission.
Tactical realism Tactical realism is a style of gaming in first-person shooters where realistic settings are simulated by the game engine to the best of its ability and players use authentic military tactics to accomplish goals in the game. Tactical realism requires enforcement through a combination of in-game rules, game server settings and, often, game modification.
Tactical role-playing game A tactical role-playing game (usually simply called a tactical RPG, sometimes referred to as a strategy role-playing game or SRPG) is a type of computer or console role-playing game (CRPG) in which the focus of the gameplay is on making tactical decisions in battles. In some sense, they may be viewed as a hybrid of traditional computer RPGs with turn-based strategy games.
Tactical Response Group The Tactical Response Group (TRG) was a tactical police unit of the Australian New South Wales Police similar to SWAT. The acronym TRG has been used by several different Australian States police departments at various times and is still used by the Western Australia Police.
Tactical shooter Tactical shooters include games of the first-person shooter (FPS) and third-person shooter genre of video games that generally simulate non-fictional, squad-based or man-to-man combat. This may come in the form of police fighting terrorists or other criminals, military combat in the recent past or hypothetical near future, and so on.
Tactical ventilation Tactical ventilation is the venting or containment actions by on-scene firefighters, used to take control from the outset of a fire's burning regime, in an effort to gain tactical advantage during interior structural firefighting operations. (Paul Grimwood's original definition from 1991.
Tactical wargame Tactical wargames are wargames in which units range from individual vehicles and squads to platoons or companies, and are rated based on types and ranges of individual weaponry. The games are designed so that a knowledge of military tactics will facilitate good gameplay.
Tacticity Tacticity (from Greek 'taktikos': of or relating to arrangement or order) is the relative stereochemistry of adjacent chiral centers within a macromolecule. The practical significance of tacticity rests in the link between tacticity and the physical properties of the polymer.
Tactics Arena Online Tactics Arena Online (sometimes referred to as TAO) is a turn-based strategy (TBS) multiplayer online game which pushes the limits of Flash MX. TAO is home to over 300 thousand players over two websites and several different servers .
Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis is a tactical strategy game developed by Quest. It was originally released by Nintendo in Japan in 2001 on the Game Boy Advance, then later released by Atlus in North America in 2002.
Tactile 3d "Tactile 3D" is an interface for organizing files on your hard drive by taking advantage of spatial positioning. It tries to capitalize on people's ability to recall the placement of a large number of stationary objects.
Tactile alphabets for the blind A number of systems have been devised for writing material that the blind can read by touch. While currently the Braille system is the most popular and some materials have been prepared in Moon type, historically there have been a large number of others:
Tactile Dome The Tactile Dome is a geodesic dome containing a three-dimensional labyrinth which serves as an exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California. The interior of the labyrinth is completely dark and must be navigated using only the sense of touch; the path is covered with an assortment of objects and textures that visitors feel as they explore the Dome.
Tactile sound Tactile Sound is the sensation of sound transmitted directly to the human body by contact, rather than by sound waves through the ears. For example, when you stand on a train platform you can feel the train approaching as well as hearing it.
Tactile telekinesis Tactile telekinesis is a sub-category of telekinesis. This ability is actually a very recent creation in the fictional or mythical world while the ability to move objects with one's mind from afar can date back in mythology thousands of years ago.
Tactile transducer A tactile transducer or "bass shaker" is a device which is made on the principle that low bass frequencies can be felt as well as heard. A shaker transmits low-frequency vibrations into various surfaces so that they can be felt by people.
Tacuara Nationalist Movement The Movimiento Nacionalista Tacuara (MNT, Tacuara Nationalist Movement) was an Argentine far right group in the 1960s, which, after having violently opposed Peronism, later integrated Juan Perón’s right-wing “Special Formations”. Linked to the more conservative sectors of the Peronist movement, and directly inspired by Julio Meinvielle’s Catholic predications, Tacuara defended nationalist, Catholics, anti-communist, anti-Semitic and anti-democratic ideas, and had as its first model Primo de Rivera's fascist Falange.
TacuarembĂł FC TacuarembĂł FĂştbol Club, usually known simply as TacuarembĂł, are an Uruguayan football club based in TacuarembĂł. The supporters have a big flag with the legend "tacuarembĂł es gardel", referring to the (contested) Uruguayan nationality of the tango singer Carlos Gardel, who apparently (most probably) was born in TacuarembĂł.
Tacuinum Sanitatis The Tacuinum (sometimes Taccuinum) Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on wellness, based on the Taqwin al‑sihha (Tables of Health), an Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan; it exists in several variant Latin versions, the manuscripts of which are profusely illustrated. Though describing in detail the beneficial and harmful properties of foods and plants, it is far more than an herbal, since it includes long sections on breathing, exercise, rest, and mental health.
Taczanowski Taczanowski (Polish plural Taczanowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family from Poznań bearing the Jastrzębiec Coat of Arms. They took their name from their estate Taczanów in the 15th century and by the 19th century were among the leading magnates in partitioned-Poland.
Tad Hilgenbrink Tad Hilgenbrink (born 1981) is an American actor from Quincy, Illinois, best known for his role as Matt Stifler in American Pie: Band Camp. He was chosen for Matt Stifler due to the resemblance of Seann William Scott.
Tad Morose Tad Morose is a Swedish heavy metal / power metal band formed in 1991 and led by guitarist Christer 'Krunt' Andersson. Their full-length debut was Leaving the Past Behind, a minor hit that established the band within the continental Europe-heavy metal community.
Tad Reeves Wayne Terrance (Tad, occasionally Tadpole) Reeves was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Jonathon Dutton. He first appeared in 1998 until the character's departure in 2002.
Tad Weed Thurlow "Tad" Weed (January 18, 1933-November 7, 2006) was the placekicker for the 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes national championship team. Weed, 145 pounds, made 24 of 26 extra point attempts and one field goal in a 10-0 title run that included a 20-7 win over USC in the Rose Bowl.
Tad Williams Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957) is the author of several fantasy and science fiction novels, including Tailchaser's Song, the Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series, the Otherland series, and The War of the Flowers.
Tadabbur-i-Qur’an Tadabbur-i-Qur’an is a tafsir (exegeses) of the Qur'an by Amin Ahsan Islahi based on the concept of thematic and structural coherence, which was originally inspired by Allama Hamiduddin Farahi. The tafsir is extended over nine volumes of six thousand pages.
Tadahiro Sekimoto Tadahiro Sekimoto (関本忠弘　Sekimoto Tadahiro; November 14, 1926– ) is a Japanese electronics engineer, a recipient of the IEEE Medal of Honor (2004), chairman of Japan's Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies (IISE), and former chairman of the Board of Councilors of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) who served as president and later chairman of Japan's NEC Corporation (NEC). Born in Hyogo, Japan, Sekimoto earned his BS in physics in 1948 and his Doctor of Engineering degree in 1962 at the University of Tokyo.
Tadami, Fukushima Tadami (只見町; -machi) is a town located in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima, Japan. It is famous locally for its own Snow Festival, where huge sculptures and replicas of monuments are cut out of Tadami's abundant snow.
Tadamichi Kuribayashi Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Japanese: 栗林忠道 Kuribayashi Tadamichi) (July 7, 1891 in Nagano prefecture, Japan - March 23, 1945 on Iwo Jima, Japan) was a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army and was mostly known as the commander of the Empire of Japan's garrison on the island during most of what is known as the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
Tadanobu Asano Tadanobu Asano (浅野忠信 Asano Tadanobu), born Tadanobu Sato (佐藤 忠信 Satō Tadanobu, born November 27, 1973 in Yokohama) is a charismatic and versatile Japanese actor who has been described by critics as that country's answer to Johnny Depp.
Tadarida The genus Tadarida has eight species of bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World (including southern Europe and North Africa, large parts of southern Asia, and India right across to Japan). Four species occour exclusively in Africa including Madagascar while two more species occur in central Papua New Guinea, and western and southern Australia respectively.

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