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Turku Turku (, Swedish: ), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 (as of 2005). Located () at the mouth of the Aurajoki in the southwest of the country, it is the capital city of both the region of Finland Proper and the province of Western Finland, as well as being the centre of the country's third largest urban area, with around 270,000 inhabitants.
Turku Science Park Turku Science Park is a community of businesses and educational establishments in the city of Turku, Finland. It focuses on development of the biotechnology and IT industries in southwestern Finland through cooperation of the different factors in the field.
Turku School of Economics The Turku School of Economics (Finnish Turun kauppakorkeakoulu) is a university specialising in economic and business sciences located in Turku, Finland. The university was previously called Turku School of Economics and Business Administration.
Turku Student Village The Turku Student Village (Finnish Turun ylioppilaskylä or just Yo-kylä, Swedish Studentbyn) is the largest single student housing complex in Finland. It houses nearly 3,500 residents in 95 three-storied tenements.
Turku University of Applied Sciences Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finnish Turun ammattikorkeakoulu) is a Finnish institute of technology (Ammattikorkeakoulu) located in the city of Turku, in the region of Finland Proper. The institute began operations as a temporary polytechnic in autumn 1992.
Turle knot A turle knot is a knot use while fishing for tying a hook or fly to a leader. It is named after William Greer Turle, a 19th-century English angler who popularized the knot but did not claim to have invented it.
Turlough (lake) A Turlough, or Turlach, is a unique type of disappearing lake found only in limestone areas of Ireland, mostly west of the River Shannon. The name is thought to come from the Irish "tuar loch", meaning dry lake.
Turlough Hill Turlough Hill is Ireland's only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant, it is located in the mountains of County Wicklow off the R756 road at the Wicklow Gap. The plant was built between 1968 and 1974, for the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) by a German contractor.
Turlough O'Carolan Turlough O'Carolan (Irish name Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin, 1670 - March 25, 1738) was a blind, itinerant Irish harper and composer whose great fame is due to his gifts for composition and verse. He is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer and the last of the Irish bards.
Turlough O'Hare Turlough O'Hare (born July 16, 1969 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country: in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea and four years later, in Barcelona. His best result was the ninth place with the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team in 1992.
Turňa Turňa (-Slovak, Latin and Hungarian: Torna, German: Tornau) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. It was located in present-day southeastern Slovakia and northern Hungary; today Turňa is only an informal designation of the corresponding territory in Slovakia.
Turma do Balão Mágico Balão Mágico ("Magic Balloon") was a very famous children television program in Brazil. The children that were the main stars of the program were also part of a musical group singing children's songs which was named after the program as A Turma do Balão Mágico ("The Magic Balloon Gang").
Turmion Kätilöt Turmion Kätilöt (Literally ”Midwives of Destruction” or ”Midwives of Perdition”) is a Finnish industrial metal band founded in 2003 by MC Raaka Pee and DJ Vastapallo. The band has six members: Raaka Pee, Vastapallo, Spellgoth (who is also the lead vocalist of Trollheim's Grott, a Finnish industrial/black metal band), Master Bates, RunQ and DQ.
Turmite In computer science, a turmite is a two-dimensional Turing machine which has a current state, and a "tape" that consists of an infinite grid with labelled cells, nodes or edges. The terms ant and vant are also used.
Turmoil Turmoil is a villainess with a Russian accent who appears in the episode Cry Turmoil in the animated television series SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, voiced by Kath Soucie. She arrived over Megakat City, with a simple demand: either the city officials paid her an exorbitant mount of money - $2 million dollars in gold - or she would prevent anyone from flying the skies of the city.
Turn (band) Turn formed in 1998 when lead singer/guitarist Ollie Cole and drummer Ian Melady joined forces with Dublin bass player Gavin Fox, who they met at a Dublin recording studio. Ollie and Ian had been friends since youth and had previously played in Pixies-influenced punk band Swampshack.
Turn (Feeder song) Turn was Feeder's 3rd and final UK single to be taken from the Echo Park album. It reached #27 in the UK singles charts, and seen the "Echo Park" album re-enter the top 75 due to the pre-release airplay, and stocking of the single on release week.
Turn (policy debate) In policy debate, a turn is an argument that proves an argument the other side has made is in fact support for one's own side. This is as opposed to a take-out which merely argues that the argument the other team has made is wrong.
Turn (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a turn occurs most frequently when a wrestler develops a new gimmick (persona) and changes, frequently from face to heel or sometimes vice versa. Non-wrestling performers such as managers may also turn.
Turn and bank indicator In aviation, the turn and bank indicator shows both the rate of turn and the coordination of the turn. The rate of turn is indicated gyroscopically and the coordination of the turn is shown by an inclinometer, which works in a way similar to a simple pendulum.
Turn Around & Count 2 Ten "Turn Around & Count 2 Ten" was a 1990 New Wave single by the British band Dead or Alive. Though its UK singles chart success in the was limited to the top 100, it reached number one in Japan and stayed there for a massive seventeen weeks.
Turn Back As part of their 15th anniversary celebration, Japanese rock band the pillows re-released their first EP, now called 90's My LIFE Returns, as well as a video special, DEADSTOCK PARADISE and a CD, TURN BACK, which contains six newly-arranged songs from 1990 to 1996. A tribute album, SYNCHRONIZED ROCKERS, was also released in 2004.
Turn Back Time "Turn Back Time" is the seventh single released by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua and their third UK release. The song featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Sliding Doors, and was released across the world the same year.
Turn coordinator The turn coordinator is an aircraft instrument which displays to a pilot information about the rate of turn, rate of roll, and the 'quality' or 'coordination' of the turn. The turn coordinator was developed to replace the older turn and bank indicator, which displayed rate and quality of turn but not rate of roll.
Turn It On Turn It On is Ronan Keating's third solo album, released on November 17 2003. Three singles were released off the album; "Lost for Words", "She Believes (In Me)" and "Last Thing on My Mind", the latter featuring LeAnn Rimes.
Turn It Up (Paris Hilton song) "Turn It Up" is a song Paris Hilton's debut album Paris The song was planned as the second single from the album, but the plans were scrapped and "Nothing In This World" was sent out in it's place. Parishiltonrecord.
Turn Left Turn Left (sometimes referred to as TL) is an independent student-run publication at Cornell University. Calling itself "Cornell's Liberal Voice," Turn Left focuses on political and humanitarian issues that it believes are underreported by other media outlets.
Turn Left, Turn Right Turn Left, Turn Right (向左走·向右走, Cantonese: Heung joh chow heung yau chow) is a 2003 Russian/Singapore romance film, filmed in Taipei. It was directed by Mike Lui and Wai Ka-Fai and stars Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Turn Me Loose Turn Me Loose was a hit song for the Canadian rock band Loverboy released on their eponymous debut album in 1980, and as a single in 1981. With a solid rock synthesized start to the song, followed by a steady build on the guitars, it proved to be a huge hit, and could be heard on almost every radio station as it reached #35 on the charts.
Turn Me on Dead Man Turn Me on Dead Man is a psychedelic/heavy metal band from San Francisco, California formed in 2000. Influenced by such bands as Led Zeppelin, Cream and Black Sabbath, they have gained much popularity since the uproar of the mid-2000's retro metal/psychedelic movement.
Turn Me On "Turn Me On" is the first single from Kevin Lyttle's self-titled debut album. The song is originally a soca ballad recorded in 2001 but released in 2003, however in the United States it was released in Summer 2004 and slightly remixed into a dance hit rather than a reggae hit.
Turn on the forehand Turn on the forehand is a lateral movement in equestrian schooling that involves moving the horse's hindquarters around his front legs. Although a basic movement, it is and important training tool for both horse and rider.
Turn on, tune in, drop out "Turn on, tune in, drop out" is a counterculture phrase coined by Timothy Leary in the 1960s. It is an excerpt from a prepared speech he delivered at the opening of a press conference in New York City in September 1966.
Turn state's evidence To turn state's evidence is when an accused or convicted criminal testifies as a witness for the state against his associates or accomplices. Turning state's evidence is occasionally a result of a change of heart or feelings of guilt, but more often is done in response to a generous offer from the district attorney, such as a reduced sentence or a favorable location for serving time.
Turn the Beat Around "Turn The Beat Around" was a popular disco song written by Gerald Jackson and Peter Jackson and recorded by Vicki Sue Robinson (1954-2000) in 1976, originally appearing on her debut album, Never Gonna Let You Go. Released as a single, the song went to #10 on the Billboard pop charts, and Robinson received a Grammy nomination for best female pop vocal.
Turn the Page (album) Turn the Page is an album by Waylon Jennings, released on RCA Records in 1985. Jennings recorded the album at a time when he was completely drug-free; this had not occurred in his career for around twenty years.
Turn Turn Turn (7th Heaven episode) "Turn, Turn, Turn" is the first episode of the 11th season of 7th Heaven. It was the first episode of the series to air on the CW network after being renewed last-minute just days after the intended series finale, And Thank You aired on May 8, 2006.
Turn Your Car Around "Turn Your Car Around" was the second single from ex-Blue member Lee Ryan's self-titled debut solo album, Lee Ryan. Despite heavy promotion for the single and the top ten success of the album's opening single "Army of Lovers", the track failed to make the top ten in the UK singles chart, only peaking at #12.
Turn-based strategy A turn-based game, also known as turn-based strategy (TBS), is a game where the game flow is partitioned into well-defined and visible parts, called turns or rounds. For example, when the game flow unit is time, turns represent units of time, like years, months, weeks, or days.
Turnaround (road) In the field of road transport, a turnaround is a type of junction that allows traffic travelling in one direction on a road to efficiently make a U-turn--to reverse course and travel the opposite direction; typically without backing up or making dangerous maneuvers in the middle of the traffic stream. While many junction types permit U-turns; the term turnaround often applies to road junctions built specifically for this purpose
Turnaround (Westlife album) Turnaround is the fifth album by Irish boyband Westlife, released on 24 November 2003 (see 2003 in music). It reached number one in the UK and included the singles "Hey Whatever", "Mandy" and "Obvious".
Turnaround document A turnaround document is a document that has been output from a computer, some extra information added to it, and then returned to become an input document. For example meter cards are produced for collecting readings from gas meters, photocopiers, water meters etc.
Turnberry Isle Turnberry Isle is often referred to as an "island playground" for the rich in the northern part of Miami Dade county, Florida, in an area called Aventura. The resort's developers are Donny Soffer and Eddie Lewis of Oxford Development, who are also credited for numerous other major developments in South Florida.
Turnbridge, Huddersfield Turnbridge is the area to the South of Huddersfield towncentre Ring road. It forms a corridor along which passes St Andrews Road, (B6432), and the Huddersfield Broad Canal to Aspley, where the Broad Canal meets Huddersfield Narrow Canal in the Aspley Basin.
Turnbuckle A turnbuckle is a device for adjusting the tension of ropes, cables, and tie rods. It normally consists of two threaded eyelets, one screwed into each end of a small metal loop, one with a left-hand thread and the other with a right-hand thread.
Turnbull River The Turnbull River is a short river on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows northwest from the Southern Alps for 22 kilometres, entering the Tasman Sea at the northern end of Jackson Bay, 10 kilometres south of Haast.
Turnbull School The Turnbull School is a full-time private, non-denominational school for students in Junior Kindergarten to grade 8 located in Ottawa, Ontario. It was founded in 1992 by Mary Ann Turnbull and moved to its present location on former National Capital Commission farmland in 1996, the property being 5 1/2 acres.
Turner Arena Turner Arena(formerly Grand Rapids Stadium and Stadium Arena) is a 4,416-seat multipurpose arena in Walker, Michigan. It was built in 1950 and since then the DeltaPlex sports, entertainment and convention complex has grown around the arena.
Turner Battle Turner Battle (born August 1, 1983 in Kernersville, North Carolina/East Forsyth High School) was a point guard for the University at Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team from 2001 to 2005. Battle is widely credited with fueling the resurgence of the Bulls men's basketball program, which went from 5-23 during his sophomore season to a 23-win senior campaign.
Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to Turner, or TBS Networks), based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. Their current assets include CNN, TBS (and corresponding over-the-air Atlanta station WTBS-17), Turner Network Television, The Atlanta Braves, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, Court TV, and Turner Classic Movies.
Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. film libraries, which include many MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros.
Turner Controversy The Turner Controversy is a name given to a dispute within the Socialist Party of Great Britain regarding the nature of socialism instigated by Tony Turner. The dispute ultimately led to an exodus of members who went on to form the short-lived Movement for Social Integration.
Turner Entertainment Turner Entertainment Company is a American media company established on August 4, 1986 as a subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting to oversee its film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA, which is now owned by a partnership which includes Sony. In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGM's films, Warner Bros.
Turner Falls Turner Falls is Oklahoma's tallest waterfalls, measuring some 77 feet in its full descent, and continually rates as one of Oklahoma's most popular attractions, drawing thousands from the region in the sweltering days of summer. The falls are located on Honey Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains in south central Oklahoma, near Davis.
Turner Fenton Secondary School Turner Fenton Secondary School (nicknamed "STUPID"; "DUMB", for Turner Fenton Campus) is Peel Region's only crime-based high school, located in Brampton, Ontario. The principal is Sardar Sidhu Singh Ludhianawale.
Turner Museum of Glass The Turner Museum of Glass is housed in the Department of Engineering Materials at the University of Sheffield's Mappin Street Campus in Sheffield, England. It is one of the United Kingdom's most interesting displays of glass, and is unrivalled in its collection of glass from the 1920s to 1950s.
Turner Network Television Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and launched with a showing of his favorite film, Gone with the Wind, on October 3, 1988. TNT airs NBA games as The NBA on TNT, NASCAR, and reruns of popular network television shows from the past, with a focus on dramatic programming.
Turner Program Services Ted Turner's Turner Program Services was established in 1982 as the syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting. It was best known for Captain Planet and some of its Game Shows, as well as distributing The Wonder Years and Hanna-Barbera's programming when Turner purchased the company.
Turner Stevenson Turner Stevenson (born May 18, 1972 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. He most recently played right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League during the 2005-06 NHL season.
Turner Stokes Turner Stokes was heavily involved in the fight to preserve the Assateague Seashore as a nude recreation area. As head of the National Capitol Naturists, he began to get acquainted with many federal officials in an effort to head off anti-nudity regulations by various government agencies.
Turner Suspension Bicycles Turner Suspension Bicycles, Inc is an American bicycle frame manufacturer, based in Murrieta, California, specializing in high performance suspension mountain bikes. Turner Bikes was founded in 1993 by David Turner, a successful pro mountain bike rider who had ridden for amongst others, the Marin and Mongoose teams.
Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award The Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award was created in 1989 by Ted Turner, to be awarded to a fiction work offering creative and positive solutions to global problems. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn won the award in 1991, which will not be awarded again, and was selected out of 2500 entries by a celebrity panel including famous sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury.
Turner Turnpike The Turner Turnpike is a toll road in central Oklahoma, connecting its two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. It was authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1947 and opened in May, 1953, it is the oldest of the state's ten turnpikes.
Turner's Arena Turner's Arena was the name given to a 2,000 seat arena, located near the northeast corner of 14th and W Streets, NW in Washington, DC, and originally owned by local wrestling promoter Joe Turner. This venue was an early home to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, a precursor to World Wrestling Entertainment, which was started by Vincent J.
Turner's Peninsula Turner's Peninsula is a 110km-long peninsula in southern Sierra Leone, running westwards, parallel to the coast, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The peninsula was occupied by the British from 1825 and is inhabited along all of its length.
Turneraceae Turneraceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 120 species in 10 genera. The Cronquist system placed the Turneracids in the order Violales, but under the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification, it belongs to the order Malpighiales.
Turners Turners (, gymnasts in English) are German Americans who have organised themselves in "gymnastic unions". Together with Carl Schurz they were supportive in getting Abraham Lincoln elected as President of the United States of America.
Turnham Green tube station Turnham Green is a London Underground station in Chiswick in west London. The station is served by the District and Piccadilly Lines although Piccadilly Lines trains normally only stop at the station at the beginning and end of the day, running through non-stop at other times.
Turning in the road Turning in the road is a driving manoeuvre that is used to turn the car so that it is facing the opposite direction, by the use of reversing and turning. The most common manoeuvre for turning in the road is a 3-point turn or K-turn, but a 5-point turn or U-turn may be used, depending the width of the available road and shoulder.
Turning movement In military tactics, a turning movement involves an attacker's forces reaching the rear of a defender's forces, separating the defender from their principal defensive positions. The defender must then abandon these positions, or send considerable forces to attempt to recapture them.
Turning point of the American Civil War There is widespread disagreement over the turning point of the American Civil War. While the Battle of Gettysburg (often cited in combination with Battle of Vicksburg) is the most widely cited, there are a number of arguable turning points in the Civil war.
Turning Point (band) Turning Point was a straight edge hardcore/emo band from New Jersey that existed from 1988 to 1991. Their early releases had the sound of straight edge hardcore of the time, with lyrics relating to social issues or being straight edge.
Turning Point (institute) Turning Point (Institute of Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies) is an institute located in DĂşn Laoghaire, Ireland. The institute is a registered charity and offers a Graduate Diploma and Master of Science which are accredited by Dublin City University.
Turning Stone Casino & Resort Turning Stone is the name of a casino operated by the Oneida Indian Nation in Verona, New York, which opened sometime around 1993. The casino is now a fully developed resort destination offering both on-site and an off-site golf courses, RV park, small arcade, four restaurants, a confectionery shop, table games (Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Pai gow poker, Let It Ride), and many types of digital slot machines.
Turning Stone Resort Championship The Turningstone Resort Championship is a new PGA Tour men's professional golf tournament that will be played for the first time in the week of September 17-23 2007. It will be hosted by the Atunyote Golf Club at Turning Stone Resort, Verona, New York.
Turning Stones Turning Stones is the title of the seventh studio music recording/album by singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1989. The album was released after a delay of almost five years since her previous album, due to a major dispute with the record label Polydor Records.
Turning the corner Turning the corner is the phrase commonly used by spokespersons for the United States military when claiming that some crucial advantage leading to eventual military and political military in the Iraq War. This phrase serves the same purpose of promising hope in the face of adversity as did its counterpart used during the Vietnam War: the light at the end of the tunnel.
Turnip Day Session The Turnip Day Session (or the "Turnip Day" session) was a special session of Congress called on July 26, 1948, "Turnip Day" according to Missouri folklore, by United States President Harry Truman.
Turnip juice Turnip juice is a popular beverage of southern Turkey, originating from Adana. Although its Turkish name şalgam suyu (or shortened, şalgam) does literally mean "turnip juice", it is, in fact, the juice of purple carrot pickles, heavily salted, spiced and flavoured with aromatic turnip (çelem) and fermented in barrels.
Turnip Prize The Turnip Prize is a spoof UK prize that satirises the Tate Gallery's Turner Prize by exhibiting deliberately badly made "art" created with minimal effort. It was started mainly as a joke in 1999, but has gained national media attention and inspired other similar prizes.
Turno El Turno Pacifico was a system put in place in Spain by Antonio Canovas del Castillo. Under this plan, "The Quiet Turn," the two political parties of the time, the Liberal-Conservatives of the centre-right and the Liberals on the centre-left would take turns being in power.
Turnout (ballet) In ballet, turnout (also turn-out) is a rotation of the leg which comes from the hips, causing the knee and foot to turn outward, away from the center of the body. This rotation allows for greater extension of the leg, especially when raising it to the side and rear.
Turnover (basketball) In basketball, a turnover occurs when a player from one team gives possession to a member of another team by losing the ball. This can result from getting stolen, making mistakes such as stepping out or throwing the ball out of bounds, committing a violation (such as traveling) or committing an offensive foul.
Turnover (food) A turnover is a kind of pastry made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a sandwich.
Turnover tax A turnover tax is similar to a sales tax or a VAT, with the difference that it taxes intermediate and possibly capital goods. It is an indirect tax, typically on an ad valorem basis, applicable to a production process or stage.
Turnover-pulse hypothesis The Turnover-pulse hypothesis was constructed by paleoanthropologist Elizabeth Vrba used to gauge the rate of survival and adaptations within species. The theories key factors are entirely based off of environmental aspects in adaptation, survival and extinction.
Turnpike (software) Turnpike is a software suite for Microsoft Windows, originally written by Chris Hall and Richard Clayton. The suite, which comprises an email client and a news client, was acquired by Demon Internet in 1995 and supplied to their customers free of charge.
Turnpike Doubles "Turnpike Doubles", "Doubles", "Triples", are a trucking industry slang for what is known as Tandem Trailer Operation. Tandem trailers are usually large hauling trailers connected with a single axle, wheeled connecting device known as a Tandem Dolly.
Turnpike Lane Turnpike Lane is the name of a shopping street located in Hornsey, in the London Borough of Haringey. The area surrounding Turnpike Lane tube station is also colloquially referred to as Turnpike Lane and comprises the postcodes N8 and N22.
Turnpike Lane tube station Turnpike Lane tube station is a station at Turnpike Lane on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground, between Manor House and Wood Green stations, and in Travelcard Zone 3. It is located within the London Borough of Haringey.
Turnpike Series The Turnpike Series was a term dubbed for a series between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, based on the New Jersey Turnpike connection. can also be a rivalry between the Philadelphia Phillies] and the [[Pittsburgh Pirates based on the Pennsylvania Turnpike connection.
Turnpike Tangle The Turnpike Tangle is an informal name for a closely spaced group of freeway] interchanges with overlapping ramps, located north of [[Denver, Colorado|Denver near Welby, Colorado, in southwestern Adams County, Colorado, USA. It includes the following nodes:
Turnstile A turnstile, also called a baffle gate, is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. It can also be made so as to enforce one-way traffic of people, and in addition, it can restrict passage to people who insert a coin, a ticket, a pass, or similar.
Turnstile (symbol) In mathematical logic and computer science the symbol vdash has taken the name turnstile because of its resemblance to a typical turnstile if viewed from above. The symbol was first used by Gottlob Frege in his Begriffsschrift.
Turnstone Turnstones are two bird species, the Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), and the Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala), in the family Scolopacidae. They are closely related to calidrid sandpipers (Thomas et al.
Turntable ladder A turntable ladder (also aerial ladder) is the ladder on top of a fire truck which is used by firefighters to rescue people from structures or to estinguish fire (using hoses and water from a nearby pumper). The first successful aerial ladder was patented in 1868 by Daniel Hayes.
Turntable Timmy Turntable Timmy is the name of a book authored by Michael Perry and illustrated by Doug Cunningham, and is a soon to be an animated cartoon. The book is published by Last Gasp, and the cartoon series is animated by Rebel Static.
Turntablism Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating music using phonograph turntables and an audio mixer. The term was created in 1994 by DJ Supreme to describe the difference between a DJ who just plays records, and one who actually performs, by touching and moving the records to manipulate sound.
Turntablist transcription methodology Turntablist Transcription Methodology, or TTM, is a notation system for scratching and turntablism designed by John Carluccio (a Brooklyn-based artist best known for the Battlesounds documentary film on turntablism), by Ethan Imboden, and by Raymond Pirtle. It is intended to be an intuitive graphical representation of the movement of a record whilst performing with a turntable, and was originally documented in a booklet form for distribution.
Turnus In Virgil's Aeneid , Turnus was the King of the Rutuli, and the chief antagonist of the hero Aeneas. Prior to Aeneas' arrival in Italy, Turnus was the primary potential suitor of Lavinia, daughter of Latinus, King of the Latin people.

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