A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Tally, Ted ... tampan Tally, Ted (from the article "1991: Other Winners") Original Screenplay: Callie Khouri for Thelma & LouiseAdapted Screenplay: Ted Tally for The Silence of ... Talma, Francois-Joseph French actor and theatrical company manager whose reforms in acting styles, stage costuming, and scenery ... [3 Related Articles] Talmadge, Herman Eugene American politician (b. Aug. 9, 1913, McRae, Ga.-d. March 21, 2002, Hampton, Ga.), as governor ... Talmud and Midrash commentative and interpretative writings that hold a place in the Jewish religious tradition second only ... [40 Related Articles] Talmud Torah (Hebrew: Study of the Torah), since late medieval and early modern times, an elementary school ... [1 Related Articles] Talmudic mina (from the article "measurement system") ...were based on the relationship between the mina, the talent (the basic unit), and the ... Talmudic talent (from the article "measurement system") ...the mina, the talent (the basic unit), and the shekel. The sacred mina was equal ... Talon, Jean, count d'Orsainville French statesman and the first intendant of New France (Canada), who tried with some success ... [2 Related Articles] Talos (from the article "rocket and missile system") The first generation of American SAMs included the Army Nike Ajax, a two-stage, liquid-fueled missile ... Talpa (from the article "mole") ...moschata) of central Eurasia, which weighs 100 to 220 grams and has a body 18 ... Talpur Baluchi tribe that furnished a number of Muslim amirs in the Upper and Lower Sind, ... Talsong Fortress (from the article "Taegu") Among Taegu's other attractions are the Talsong Fortress, a fort that protected Taegu for many ... Taltson River (from the article "Mackenzie River") ...large storage lake formed westward in the Rocky Mountain Trench. Electric power is transmitted south ... talud (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") On the northern end of the Avenue of the Dead is the Pyramid of the ... talus (from the article "artiodactyl") The other main morphological characteristic of artiodactyls is that the astragalus, one of the bones ... talus (from the article "valley") Straight slope segments are dominated by mass movement processes. Talus slopes are a type in ... talus cave (from the article "cave") Talus caves are openings formed between boulders piled up on mountain slopes. Most of them ... Talyawalka Anabranch (from the article "Darling River") ...Several, however, flow into salt flats and in wet years emerge to rejoin the parent ... Talysh language (from the article "Transcaucasia") ...speakers. Greek is spoken in parts of southern Georgia, and several languages of the Indo-Iranian ... Tam, Jacob ben Meir French Jew, an outstanding Talmudic authority of his time, who was responsible for a series ... Tam, Roman Chinese pop musician (b. 1949, Guangxi Zhuang, China-d. Oct. 18, 2002, Hong Kong), was a ... tam-tam (from the article "gong") The Western orchestra uses the flat Chinese gong of indefinite pitch (called tam-tam in the ... Tama (from the article "Chad") In an effort at reconciliation, in March Deby appointed as minister of defense Mahamat Nour, ... tama in Japanese religion, a soul or a divine or semidivine spirit; also an aspect of ... Tama language (from the article "Designations and classification of the Nilo-Saharan languages") ...Kanembu-Zaghawa languages, spoken in the north, mostly by nomads, (5) the Maba group, spoken in ... Tama River (from the article "Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area") Two other rivers of note in the region are the Tama, the lower reaches of ... Tama Zoological Park (from the article "Ueno Zoological Gardens") In 1958 the Ueno Zoological Gardens opened a sister facility, the 125-acre (50-hectare) Tama Zoological ... Tamale town, north-central Ghana. Surrounded by villages with high population densities, it lies 600 feet (183 ... tamale in Mexican cuisine, small steamed cake of dough made from corn (maize). In the preparation ... tamales de elote (from the article "Guatemala") ...a cocoa drink that was primarily limited to the nobility. Modern-day Guatemalan cuisine is a ... Tamamushi Shrine (from the article "arts, East Asian") ...temples were decorated not only with sculpture but also with religious paintings, tapestries, and other ... Taman languages group of languages that form part of the Eastern Sudanic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language ... Tamana, Mount (from the article "Trinidad and Tobago") Running across the centre of the island, from southwest to northeast, is the Central Range, ... Tamang people of Nepal living in the mountains northwest, north, and east of the Kathmandu Valley. ... [1 Related Articles] Tamanghasset town, southern Algeria. Located in the mountainous Ahaggar (Hoggar) region on the Wadi Tamanghasset, the ... [1 Related Articles] Tamano city, Okayama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on a channel of the Inland Sea, opposite Takamatsu, ... Tamaqua borough (town), Schuylkill county, east-central Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Little Schuylkill River. The area was ... Tamar (from the article "David") ...that provided precedents for the resolution of conflict or for establishing the rights of succession. ... Tamar Valley (from the article "Caradon") Calstock and Gunnislake in the Tamar valley are linked with Plymouth by a branch railway ... Tamar, River tidal estuary in northern Tasmania, Australia, formed by the confluence of the North and South ... Tamar, River river in southwestern England, rising within 4 miles (6 km) of the Bristol Channel and ... Tamara (from the article "Georgia, flag of") ...white and cherry (or carnelian) red (as well as black) for their flags. Most of ... Tamara (from the article "Los Islands") small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off Conakry, the capital of Guinea, West Africa. They ... tamarack (from the article "larch") The most widely distributed North American larch is tamarack, hackmatack, or eastern larch (L. laricina). ... tamarau (from the article "tamarau") (species Anoa mindorensis), small species of buffalo (q.v.).fauna of the Philippines Tamaricaceae (from the article "desert") ...and temperate margins of the developing deserts. It has been suggested that many typical modern ... tamarin (from the article "tamarin") any marmoset species belonging to the genus Saguinus or tamarind (species Tamarindus indica), evergreen tree, of the pea family (Fabaceae), native to tropical Africa. It ... [1 Related Articles] Tamarindus (from the article "savanna") ...Nigeria thickets comprising a few fire-sensitive rainforest tree species from genera such as tamarisk (genus Tamarix), any of 54 species of shrubs and low trees (family Tamaricaceae) that, with ... [2 Related Articles] tamarisk manna scale (from the article "homopteran") Although few homopterans produce food for man, the tamarisk manna scale, Trabutina mannipara, is thought ... Tamarix mannifera (from the article "manna") ...Both are spiny-branched shrubs less than 1 m (about 3 feet) tall and are native ... Tamaro, Susanna (from the article "Italian literature") ...arcane and enigmatic tales of La grande Eulalia (1988; "The Great Eulalia"), the first of ... Tamarugal, Pampa del (from the article "Chile") ...it appears as a plateau with elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 feet. Saline sediments that ... tamas (from the article "Samkhya") ...physiopsychological factors. The highest one is sattva, which is illumination, enlightening knowledge, and lightness; the ... tamasha erotic form of Indian folk drama begun in the early 18th century in Maharashtra. In ... [2 Related Articles] Tamashek language (from the article "Niger") ...as Songhai proper, Zarma, and Dendi. The language of the Fulani is Fula; in Niger ... tamashiro (from the article "tamaya") ...strict Shinto households, the tamaya is placed on a lower level than the commonly found ... Tamaulipas estado (state), northeastern Mexico. It is bounded by the United States (Texas) ... [1 Related Articles] tamaya in the Shinto religion of Japan, a memorial altar dedicated to the spirits of deceased ... Tamayo y Baus, Manuel Spanish dramatist who, with Adelardo Lopez de Ayala y Herrera, dominated the Spanish stage in ... [1 Related Articles] Tamayo, Rufino Mexican painter who combined modern European painting styles with Mexican folk themes. [1 Related Articles] Tamazight language (from the article "Algeria") ...Algerians speak one of several dialects of vernacular Arabic. These are generally similar to dialects ... Tamba (from the article "pottery") ...Prefecture), which may have exceeded Seto in the size of its production; Bizen (Okayama Prefecture), ... Tamba Yasuyori (from the article "medicine, history of") Beginning in AD 608, when young Japanese physicians were sent to China for a long ... Tambacounda town, southeastern Senegal. It is situated about 250 miles (400 km) east-southeast of Dakar. The ... Tambao (from the article "Burkina Faso") ...gold deposits near Sebba and Dori-Yalogo in the north are known to exist. Reserves of ... tambaqui (from the article "Vegetarian Piranhas") ...produce fragrant organic latexes, oils, resins, and acids that help fish locate trees that are ... Tamberlik, Enrico Italian tenor best known for his remarkable high notes. Tambiah, Stanley Jeyaraja (from the article "magic") ...and humanities. Central to the challenge to the traditional magic-religion-science paradigm was Tambo Viejo (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") ...of Pisco, Ica, Nazca, and Acari. At Cahuachi, in Nazca, this included a ceremonial centre ... Tambo, Adelaide South African political activist was a prominent figure in the struggle against apartheid in ... Tambo, Mr. (from the article "minstrel show") ...parts, was established by the Christy company and changed little thereafter. In part one the ... Tambo, Oliver president of the South African black-nationalist African National Congress (ANC) from 1969. He spent more ... [5 Related Articles] tambon (from the article "Thailand") ...elected provincial assemblies have little power, but they serve as incubators for local politicians who ... Tambopata River (from the article "Puerto Maldonado") port city, southeastern Peru. It lies at the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de ... Tambora, Mount dormant volcanic mountain on the northern coast of Sumbawa island, Indonesia. Now 9,354 feet (2,851 ... [6 Related Articles] tambour embroidery worked on material that has been stretched taut on a tambour frame, which consists ... tamboura long-necked fretless Indian lute. It has a hollow neck, measures about 40-60 inches (102-153 cm) ... [1 Related Articles] tambourine small frame drum (one whose shell is too narrow to resonate the sound) having one ... [4 Related Articles] Tambov oblast (province), western Russia. It occupies an area of 13,250 square miles (34,300 square km) ... Tambov city and administrative centre of Tambov oblast (province), western Russia. It lies along the upper ... Tambraparni River (from the article "Tirunelveli") city, southern Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It lies along the Tambraparni River, slightly upstream ... Tamburini, Antonio Italian operatic baritone, particularly noted for his starring roles in the works of Gioacchino Rossini, ... [1 Related Articles] Tamburini, Francisco (from the article "Latin American architecture") ...French on the emerging cosmopolitan culture. The government provided the most important commissions, which were ... Tamenaga Shunsui (from the article "Japanese literature") ...Edo along the Tokaido, the great highway between Kyoto and Edo. Shunshoku ... Tamerlane's Gates (from the article "Jizzax") ...is located in a small oasis irrigated by the Sanzar River, northeast of Samarkand. One ... Tameside metropolitan borough in the eastern part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. The ... Tamesna (from the article "Niger") The sandy regions of the Nigerian Sahara extend to either side of the Air. To ... Tami style type of Oceanic carving originating on the Tami Islands, in Papua New Guinea. The style ... [1 Related Articles] Tamiahua Lagoon long coastal lagoon in Veracruz state, eastern Mexico. An inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, ... Tamil people originally of southern India and speaking Tamil, one of the principal languages of the ... [12 Related Articles] Tamil Aiyar Brahmins (from the article "South Asian arts") In the most common style of Rigvedic and Yajurvedic chanting found today, that of the ... Tamil Federal Party (from the article "Sinhala Only Bill") The Tamil Federal Party, led by S.J.V. Chelvanayakam, pressed demands that Ceylon be made a ... Tamil language member of the Dravidian language family, spoken primarily in India. It is the official language ... [6 Related Articles] Tamil Language Special Provisions Act (from the article "Sinhala Only Bill") ...nullified this pact. Such severe rioting and communal violence ensued that mass internal migrations of ... Tamil literature body of writings in Tamil, a Dravidian language of India and Sri Lanka. Apart from ... [10 Related Articles] Tamil Nadu state of India. It is located in the extreme south of the subcontinent. The state ... [9 Related Articles] Tamil script (from the article "Grantha alphabet") ...two varieties are used: Brahmanic, or "square," and Jain, or "round." The Tulu-Malayalam script is ... Tamil Tigers guerrilla organization that seeks to establish an independent Tamil state, Eelam, in northern and eastern ... [15 Related Articles] Tamil United Liberation Front (from the article "Sri Lanka") ...and the Tamils have continued in the political arena. Intensifying grievances of the latter group ... Tamilakam (from the article "India") Tamilakam, the abode of the Tamils, was defined in cankam literature as ... Tamilnad Plains eastern coastal lowlands of Tamil Nadu state, southern India. Bounded by the Bay of Bengal ... Tamilnad Uplands hilly region in central Tamil Nadu state, southern India, extending over an area of about ... Tamim ibn Bahr (from the article "Central Asia, history of") The Uighur empire was governed from a city on the Orhon River, Karabalghasun, the foundations ... Taming of the Shrew, The comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written sometime in 1590-94 and first printed in ... [5 Related Articles] Tamir, Zakariyya (from the article "Arabic literature") Two writers, by their concentration on the art of the short story, have come to ... Tamiris, Helen American choreographer, modern dancer, and teacher, one of the first to make use of jazz, ... tamizdat (from the article "Russian literature") ...Second, unofficial literature written within the Soviet Union came to include works circulated illegally in ... Tamluk city, West Bengal state, northeastern India, just south of the Rupnarayan River. Archaeological excavations have ... Tamm, Igor Yevgenyevich Soviet physicist who shared the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physics with Pavel A. Cherenkov and ... [2 Related Articles] Tammann, Gustav Russian chemist who helped to found the science of metallurgy and pioneered in the study ... Tammany Hall the executive committee of the Democratic Party in New York City historically exercising political control ... [9 Related Articles] Tammen, Harry H. (from the article "Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer") Bonfils entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1878 but resigned in 1881. With Harry H. ... Tammuz in Mesopotamian religion, god of fertility embodying the powers for new life in nature in ... [8 Related Articles] Tammuz (from the article "Tammuz, Fast of") a minor Jewish observance (on Tammuz 17) that inaugurates three weeks of mourning (see Three ... Tammuz, Fast of a minor Jewish observance (on Tammuz 17) that inaugurates three weeks of mourning (see Three ... [2 Related Articles] Tamora (from the article "Titus Andronicus") Titus Andronicus returns to Rome after having defeated the Goths, bringing with him Queen Tamora, ... tamoxifen synthetic hormone, used primarily in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, that inhibits the ... [2 Related Articles] Tampa city, seat (1834) of Hillsborough county, west-central Florida, U.S. It is situated on the northern ... [5 Related Articles] Tampa Bay arm of the Gulf of Mexico, indenting the west coast of Florida, U.S., covering about ... [1 Related Articles] Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from the article "Football") ...division winner. Seven teams reached the play-offs after missing them in 2004-05, and the records ... Tampa Bay Lightning (from the article "Ice Hockey") ...the NHL did enjoy a better competitive balance than it had shown in several years, ... Tampa Bay Rays American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Fla., that plays in the American League ... [1 Related Articles] Tampa Red (from the article "blues") ...developed a style later adopted by Riley ("B.B.") King. It was Chicago, however, that played ... tampan (from the article "Ki Seto ware") ...deepened, achieving the great warmth of tone for which it is known. In addition to ...

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