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TennCare TennCare is the State of Tennessee’s health care insurance program, designed to expand health insurance to the uninsured through the state’s Medicaid program by utilizing managed care. Launched in 1994 by then-Governor Ned McWherter, it was hoped the program would solve of the state’s biggest problems: access to affordable health care insurance and a Medicaid budget that was fast consuming the largest portion of the state’s budget.
Tennents' Sixes The Tennents' Sixes was an annual indoor football tournament contested each January by Scottish senior football clubs - usually from the (then) Premier Division, but occasionally with guest participants from the lower divisions of the Scottish Football League, and in one instance English club Manchester City - between 1984] and [[1993. The tournament was sponsored by Tennent Caledonian Breweries and organised by the Scottish Football Association.
Tennessean (passenger train) The Tennessean was a named passenger train jointly-operated by the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) and the Southern Railway (SR). Inaugurated on May 17, 1941, its route ran from Washington, DC to Lynchburg, Virginia on the SR, then on to Bristol, Tennessee on the N&W, terminating at Memphis Union Station via the SR.
Tennessee (Bob Sinclar song) "Tennessee" is the fourth single from Bob Sinclar's album Western Dream. It was confirmed on the Bob Sinclair official website The single was to be released in December 2006], but due to the popularity of the previous single "[[Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)", it's release has been delayed until January 2007.
Tennessee Aquarium The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee is the largest freshwater aquarium in the world. It tells the story of the river, following the path of a raindrop from high in the Appalachian Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico.
Tennessee Baptist Seminary Tennessee Baptist Seminary is the Christian graduate school of theology in Chattanooga, Tennessee of Tennessee Temple University. The school was established on January 26, 1948 as Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Tennessee Bassoon Quartet The Tennessee Bassoon Quartet was formed in 1985 by Keith McClelland, James Lotz, James Lassen, and Michael Benjamin. The four, from Knoxville and Oak Ridge, were all looking for an additional performance outlet for their bassoon talents.
Tennessee Board of Regents The Tennessee Board of Regents as currently constituted is authorized by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly passed in 1972. It supervises all public institutions of higher education in Tennessee not governed by the University of Tennessee system, including four-year institutions, community colleges, and the Tennessee Technology Centers (formerly called "technical institutes" and "State-Area Vo-Tech Schools").
Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition The Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition was a World's Fair staged between May 1 and October 31 of 1897 in Nashville. It celebrated the 100th anniversary of Tennessee's entry into the union in 1796, although it was technically a year late.
Tennessee Central Railway The Tennessee Central Railway Company was founded in 1884 as The Nashville and Knoxville Railroad Company. It was an attempt to open up a rail route from the coal and minerals of East Tennessee to the markets of the midstate, a service which many businessmen felt was not being adequately provided by the existing railroad companies.
Tennessee Central Railway Museum The Tennessee Central Railway Museum (TCRM) in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a small, privately-owned museum which works to preserve the heritage of rail transport in Tennessee and the Central South. The museum takes its name from the former Tennessee Central Railway Company, which no longer exists.
Tennessee Code Commission The Tennessee Code Commission is one of the 30 or more commissions, boards and committees that to provide assistance to the state court system. The commission consists of five members of which three are ex-officiothe Chief Justice of Tennessee[http://www.
Tennessee Commissioner of Tourist Development The Tennessee Commissioner of Tourist Development is the head of Tennessee's Department of Tourist Development, which is concerned with attracting tourism to the state. The Commissioner is appointed by the governor of Tennessee and is a member of the governor's Cabinet, which meets at least once per month, or more often to the governor's liking.
Tennessee Commissioner of Veterans Affairs The Tennessee Commissioner of Veterans Affairs is the head of Tennessee's Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for veterans benefits programs within the state. The Commissioner is appointed by the governor of Tennessee and is a member of the governor's Cabinet, which meets at least once per month, or more often to the governor's liking.
Tennessee Congressional Districts There are currently nine United States congressional districts in Tennessee based on results from the United States 2000 Census. There have been as few as eight and as many as thirteen congressional districts in Tennessee.
Tennessee Department of Correction The Tennessee Department of Correction is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government, headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Correction, who is currently George Little. The Department is responsible for oversight of 19,084 convicted offenders in Tennessee's fifteen prisons, three of which are privately managed by the Corrections Corporation of America.
Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions The Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government, currently led by Greg Gonzales, Acting Commissioner of Financial Institutions, in the wake of Commissioner Kevin Lavender's resignation. The Department is responsible for regulating Tennessee's banking system, including state-chartered banks and credit unions, and handling consumer complaints involving financial institutions.
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is a Cabinet-level agency within the Tennessee state government, headed by the Tennessee Commissioner of Tourist Development, who is currently Susan Whitaker. The Department is responsible for attracting the tourism to Tennessee and marketing to residents both in the United States and internationally.
Tennessee Department of Transportation The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) monitors all road projects in the state of Tennessee. It is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, located at the confluence of three major Interstate Highways.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGPL) is a natural gas pipeline which runs from the Gulf of Mexico coast in Texas and Louisiana up through Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to deliver gas in West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and New England. It is one of the largest pipeline systems in the United States.
Tennessee Children's Home Society Tennessee Children's Home Society was an orphanage operated in the state of Tennessee during the first half of the 20th Century, and is most often associated with its Memphis branch operator Georgia Tann as an organization involved with the kidnapping of children and their illegal adoptions. Tann died in 1950 before the State of Tennessee could release its findings on her activities.
Tennessee in the American Civil War The American Civil War, to a large extent, was fought in cities and farms of Tennessee—only Virginia had more battles. Among the last Southern states to secede from the Union, Tennessee saw more than its share of devastation from years of warring armies criss-crossing the state.
Tennessee Lady Volunteers The University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers name is derived from the state's nickname, the "Volunteer State," because of its history of many Tennessee citizens who volunteered to fight in the military. The 1902 UT football team was referred to as "Volunteers.
Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" to the Tennessee State Constitution approved by referendum in 2006. It specifies that only a marriage between a man and a woman can be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee.
Tennessee Mud Frogs The Tennessee Mud Frogs are a team of the American Basketball Association based in Chattanooga, Tennessee scheduled to begin play in 2006. The team was originally going to play in 2007, but due to popular demand, they started in 2006.
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the western shore of the Tennessee River in West Tennessee where the empoundment of Kentucky Lake by the Tennessee Valley Authority has created a more-or-less permanent wetlands environment favored by many species of waterfowl. Also included in the Tennessee NWR is the Duck River Dewatering Area, an intensively-managed waterfowl environment located at the confluence of the Duck River with the Tennessee.
Tennessee Performing Arts Center The Tennessee Performing Arts Center, or TPAC, is located in the James K. Polk Cultural Center at 505 Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, occupying an entire city block between 5th and 6th Avenues North and Deaderick and Union Streets.
Tennessee Plan The Tennessee Plan is a system of judicial appointments which attempts to limit the influence of partisan politics over the state's judiciary. It is largely patterned after the Missouri Plan and was in fact initially referred to as the Modified Missouri Plan.
Tennessee Regulatory Authority The Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA) is the Tennessee governmental unit charged with the responsibility of setting rates and service standards for privately owned telephone, natural gas, electric and water utilities.
Tennessee River 600 The Tennessee River 600 is a personal watercraft (PWC) event that takes place along the Tennessee River. The trip begin in 1997 as a leisurely ride for PWC enthusiasts, but has since evolved into an annual event with participants from as many as 19 states.
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association or TSSAA is an organization which administers junior and senior high sporting events in the American state of Tennessee. First organized in 1925, the TSSAA oversees athletic functions of both public and private schools.
Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies are a Minor League Baseball team based in the Knoxville, Tennessee metropolitan area. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball as of Sept.
Tennessee Southern Railroad The Tennessee Southern Railroad began operations in 1988 and currently operates in middle Tennessee and Northwestern Alabama on about 120 miles ( km) of track. Commodities the TSRR handles include scrap iron, coal, coke, woodpulp, pulpboard, sand, chemicals, steel, aluminum, and fertilizer raw materials.
Tennessee Squire The Tennessee Squire Association was formed in 1956 to honor special friends of the Jack Daniel's distillery and its world-famous Tennessee Whiskey. Many prominent business and entertainment professionals are included among the membership, which is obtained only through recommendation of a current member.
Tennessee State Capitol The Tennessee State Capitol, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is the home of the Tennessee legislature, and the location of the governor's office. It was designed by Philadelphia architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple.
Tennessee State Highway 58 A principal North/South State highway that serves as a major route for many municipalities in Roane County, Meigs County, and Hamilton County Tennessee. The Highway's Northern Terminus is at the Junction of TN 95 near Oak Ridge, and the Southern Terminus is at the Junction with Broad Street, in Chattanooga
Tennessee State Route 1 State Route 1 (SR-1), known as the Memphis to Bristol Highway, is a mostly-unsigned state highway in Tennessee that is 538 miles (866 km) long. It stretches all the way from Memphis in the southwest corner of the state to Bristol in the northeast corner.
Tennessee State Route 230 State Route 230 is a secondary state highway located in Humphreys County and Hickman County in Middle Tennessee. It consists largely of former county highways which were designated as a state route in order to ensure adequate ongoing maintenance funding.
Tennessee State Route 250 State Route 250 is a secondary state highway which runs from just north of White Bluff on State Route 47 in eastern Dickson County to State Route 49 just west of Ashland City. It runs through the rural communities of Claylick, Petway, and Griffintown, and through the Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area.
Tennessee State Route 317 State Route 317 is a highway extending from Chattanooga, Tennessee, through Ooltewah, Collegedale, Apison, and ending in Bradley County. State Route 317 is also known as Bonny Oaks Drive, Old Lee Highway, Apison Pike, Westeyann Road, and Weatherley Switch Road SE; it dead ends into State Route 60 in Bradley County.
Tennessee State Route 338 State Highway 338 (SR-338) is a secondary highway located entirely within Sevier County in East Tennessee. The road runs generally east-west although like most roads in East Tennessee it has numerous winding turns.
Tennessee State Route 374 State Route 374 is an east-west state highway in Montgomery County, Tennessee that acts as a cross-town freeway for travelers in Clarksville, Tennessee. It starts at one end in south-east Clarksville (Sango) at U.
Tennessee State Route 385 State Route 385 is the designation for three separate segments of highway in the Memphis Metropolitan Area in Shelby and Fayette counties in west Tennessee, forming a semicircle around and through the Memphis suburbs. Clockwise, from the north, they are:
Tennessee State Route 396 State Route 396 is a Tennessee state highway in Maury County which is better known as Saturn Parkway because it connects the manufacturing facility of Saturn Corporation just south of Spring Hill to Interstate 65. It is a four-lane divided highway with limited access built to Interstate standards.
Tennessee State Route 840 State Route 840 is a state highway built around Nashville, Tennessee. First proposed by former governor of Tennessee Lamar Alexander as part of a system of "Bicentennial Parkways", construction began in 1991 on the first segment extending south from Interstate 40 at Lebanon.
Tennessee Supreme Court The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest appellate court of the State of Tennessee. Unlike those of other states, the Tennessee Supreme Court is responsible for the appointment of the state attorney general.
Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, a small city approximately seventy miles (110 km) east of Nashville. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (1915), and before that as Dixie College, the name under which it was founded as a private institution in 1911.
Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).
Tennessee Tornado The Tennessee Tornado debuted April 17, 1999 and was Dollywood's first major coaster expansion as well as one of Arrow Dynamics' last major coasters. The ride opened in a valley location previously occupied by Thunder Express, an Arrow Dynamics "Runaway Mine Train" coaster.
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales was a popular, semi-educational animated cartoon show that originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1966. It was produced by Total Television, the same company that produced the earlier King Leonardo and the later Underdog.
Tennessee Valley Authority The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created in 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly hard hit by the Great Depression. The TVA was envisioned not only as an electricity provider, but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and electricity to rapidly modernize the region's economy and society.
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (initialised TVRM, AAR codes TNVR and TVRM), a heritage railway, was founded in 1961 by a group of railfans that did not want to see the steam locomotives go to scrap. TVRM during this time started acquiring locomotives and freight cars.
Tennessee Valley Vipers The Tennessee Valley Vipers is Huntsville, Alabama's arenafootball2 franchise, holding home games at the Von Braun Center. The team existed from 2000 to 2004, and during that period was one of af2's most competitive teams.
Tennessee whiskey Tennessee whiskey is a type of American whiskey. This whiskey is generally similar to bourbon, in that it is composed of a mash of at least 51% corn (maize) and is aged in new, charred oak barrels, typically for four or more years.
Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one of the prominent playwrights of the twentieth century. The name "Tennessee" was a name given to him by college friends because of his southern accent and his father's background in Tennessee.
Tennessee Williams/ New Orleans Literary Festival Mission: The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival honors the creative genius of Tennessee Williams by celebrating the diverse literary and cultural heritage of the city that Tennessee called his “spiritual home.” It takes place every March in the world-famous French Quarter in inimitable New Orleans, and USA Today ranked it among the nation’s most important literary festivals.
Tennessee Woman Three singles from Tennessee Woman made the Billboard Top Ten Country singles charts: "Walking Shoes" at #3, and "It Won't Be Me" and the duet with T. Graham Brown, "Don't Go Out" both at #6.
Tennessee's 1st congressional district The 1st Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in northeast Tennessee. It currently includes all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and part of Jefferson County.
Tennessee's 4th congressional district The 4th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle and East Tennessee. It currently includes all of Bledsoe, Campbell, Coffee, Cumberland, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Maury, Moore, Morgan, Pickett, Scott, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren, and White Counties, as well as portions of Hickman, Roane, and Williamson Counties.
Tennessee's 6th congressional district The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It currently includes all of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties, as well as a portion of Wilson County.
Tennessee's 7th congressional district The 7th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently forms an irregularly shaped region in the western part of the state, connecting suburbs of Memphis and Nashville.
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a 234 mile (377 km) artificial waterway that provides a connecting link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. The waterway begins at Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, then flows southward through northeast Mississippi and west Alabama, finally connecting with the established Warrior-Tombigbee navigation system at Demopolis, Alabama.
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway The Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railroad was created through a reorganization of the Chattanooga Southern Railway in 1911. A few years later, in 1922, the line's name was changed to the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway and was also known as the TAG Route.
Tennin Tennin (天人) including the female tennyo (天女) (Sanskrit: apsaras) are spirits found in Japanese Buddhism that are similar to Western angels or fairies.Tennin at Encyclopedia Mythica They were imported from Chinese Buddhism,An Overview of Japanese Folklore at the Mukashibanashi Library which was influenced itself by the concepts of heavenly beings found in Indian Buddhism and Chinese Taoism.
Tenninkyo Onsen Tenninkyo Onsen (天人峡温泉) is a small onsen resort in the Taisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It consists of a number of high-rise concrete hotels, and has two waterfalls that attract a number of visitors: the 270 meter Hagoramo Waterfall (羽衣の滝, hagorama no taki) and the Shikishima Waterfall (敷島の滝, shikishima no taki).
Tennis Tennis is a game played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court.
Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of two tennis events on the Tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The sixteen entrants were seeded into a single-elimination tournament, with only thirteen of the players actually competing.
Tennis at the 1906 Summer Olympics At the 1906 Summer Olympics, four events in tennis were contested. Now called the Intercalated Games, the 1906 Games are no longer considered as an official Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.
Tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 60 years at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, but it was only a demonstration sport. At the next Games in 1988, tennis would once again be an official medal sport, having last been an official sport in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis had been a demonstration sport at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Tennis at the 2006 Asian Games Tennis and Soft Tennis will be contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar in December 2 to December 14, 2006. Tennis and Soft Tennis will both have team, doubles, and singles events for men as women, as well as mixed doubles competition.
Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis (lawn tennis) was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics. After two appearances as a demonstration sport, it returned as a full medal sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics and has been played at every edition of the Games since then.
Tennis Australia Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of tennis in Australia. The organisation exists to promote tennis and conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team.
Tennis Center at Crandon Park The 13,300-seat Stadium Court is the centerpiece of the Tennis Center at Crandon Park facility, home of the NASDAQ-100 Open since 1987. The NASDAQ-100 Open uses 12 courts in competition courts, plus six practice courts.
Tennis Court Oath The Tennis Court Oath (French: serment du jeu de paume) was a pledge signed by 576 members out of 577 of France's Third Estate and a few members of the Second Estate (who as of June 17 1789 called themselves the National Assembly) during the Estates-General of June 20, 1789 in a local tennis court.
Tennis Channel Open The Tennis Channel Open is a tennis tournament which was held for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final, James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 2-6, 6-3.
Tennis performance timeline comparison (men) When completed, this article will present in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam singles results of every man who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam tournament during his career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.
Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) When completed, this article will present in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam or Olympic tournament during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.
Tennis Polo Tennis Polo is a unique field sport played with racquets and a ball similar to those used in tennis – hence how it acquired its name. The sport can best be described as an amalgamation of racquet sports and team sports such as football (soccer), field hockey and lacrosse.
Tennis shirt A tennis shirt, also called a polo shirt or a golf shirt, is a T-shaped dress shirt with a collar, (typically) two or three buttons down a slit below the collar, two small slits on the bottom of either side, and an optional pocket. They are usually made of knitted cloth (rather than woven cloth), usually pique cotton or, less commonly, silk, merino wool, or synthetic fibers.
Tennis strategy In tennis, a player uses different strategies that both enhance his own strengths and exploit his opponent's weaknesses in order to gain the advantage and win more points. Players commonly specialize in a certain style of play, focusing on what they do best as a means of beating their opponents.
Tennis world champions named by the International Tennis Federation Since 1978, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has designated a "World Champion" each year based on performances throughout the year, including Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the Davis Cup, and weekly tour events.
Tennis, professional tournaments before the open era Before the beginning of the Open era in 1968 only amateurs were allowed to compete in mainstream tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slams. However some top players turned professional, and played in separate professional events, mostly on tours in head-to-head competition.
TennĹŤji Station is a train station on the JR West Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Yamatoji Line, Osaka Municipal Subway MidĹŤsuji Line, and Tanimachi Line in TennĹŤji-ku, Osaka, Japan, and is a train station on the tram Hankai Uemachi Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. They are connecting to Osaka Abenobashi Station on the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line.
Tennyson-d’Eyncourt Baronets The Tennyson-d'Eyncourt Baronetcy, of Carter's Corner Farm in the Parish of Herstmonceux in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 February 1930 for the naval architect Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt.
Tenoch Tenoch (or Tenuch) was a purported ruler of the Aztecs (Mexica) during the fourteenth century during the Mexica (or Aztec) travels from Aztlán to Tenochtitlan. Tenoch was a respected chief who was elected to power by the council of elders.
Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan (pronounced ) or, alternatively, Mexico-Tenochtitlan, (Nahuatl for "Mexico among the stone-cacti") was the capital of the Aztec empire, built on an island in Lake Texcoco in what is now the Federal District in central Mexico. At its height, Tenochtitlan was one of the largest cities in the world, with over 200,000 inhabitants.
Tenor cornett The tenor cornett or lizard was a common musical instrument in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This instrument was built in C and the lowest note of the majority of tenor cornetts was the C below middle C.
Tenor drummer A tenor drummer is typically one who marches around with a precision marching unit such as a world-class drum and bugle corps such as the Phantom Regiment or a marching band and beats on from three to six (four or five more common) drums connected together to form a potent loud percussive instrument and visually pleasing sensation as well as this run-on sentence.
Tenor guitar The tenor guitar is a slightly smaller, four-string version of the steel-string acoustic guitar or electric guitar. The instrument (in its acoustic form) was developed so that players of the four-string, tenor banjo could double on the guitar.
Tenor sarrusophone The B-flat tenor sarrusophone is a smaller type of sarrusophone, and has about the same range as a tenor sax. They were originally made by companies such as Orsi, Gautrot, and Triebert, but are currently made only by Orsi, and are "special order" items.
Tenor Saw Tenor Saw (born Clive Bright, February 11, 1966, Kingston, Jamaica) was a prominent dancehall singer in the 1980s. His best-known song was the 1985 hit "Ring the Alarm" on the "Stalag 17" riddim.
Tenore robusto "Robust tenor", a style of forceful singing (hence the alternative title of tenore di forza, coming into fashion by necessity in the mid 19th century. Due to the thicker orchestral textures employed by Verdi and his contemporaries as the orchestra grew in size, a stronger voice than the Rossinian tenore di grazia was needed.
Tenores Tenores A style of polyphonic folk singing characteristic of the Barbagia region of the island of Sardinia, even though some other Sardinian sub-regions bear examples of such tradition. The word tenores, itself, is not to be confused with the word "tenor" as a simple description of vocal register; it refers to the actual style of folk singing and is distinguished from other similar styles called by different names in different places on the island, such as taja in Gallura and concordu in Logudoru (Sassu 1978).
Tenori-on Tenori-on is an electronic musical instrument, designed and created by Japanese artist, Toshio Iwai, in collaboration with Yamaha. It consists of a screen, held in the hands, of a sixteen by sixteen grid of LED switches, any of which can be activated in a number of ways to create an evolving musical soundscape.
Tenorio Volcano National Park Tenorio Volcano National Park is a National Park in the central part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area. The park is known for the light blue hued Rio Celeste, the colouration being caused by sulphur and calcium carbonates.
Tenoroon The bassoon family of double reed woodwind instruments is widely regarded as having only two members, unlike all of the other woodwind families which have a multitude of varieties, the bassoon and the contrabassoon are the only ones in their class. This however is a misconception, for although not widely known, there are at least four members of the bassoon family still in common use today.
Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association The Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA) is the Trade Association for the Ten-pin bowling industry in Great Britain. Formed in 1961, along with the British Tenpin Bowling Association, and in response to the rapid development of this sector, the TBPA was formed as an umbrella organisation.
Tenpō Tenpō (Japanese: 天保) was a Japanese era after Bunsei and before Kōka and spanned from 10 December 1830 to 2 December 1844 (in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 January 1831 to 9 January 1845). The reigning emperor was Ninko.
Tenpo famine The Tenpo famine (天保の飢饉, Tenpo no kiken), also known as the "Great Tenpo famine" (天保の大飢饉, Tenpo no daikiken) was a famine which affected Tenpo era Japan. It is considered to have begun in 1832 or 1833, and lasted until 1836 or 1839.

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