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Te-gatanaTe-gatana (Japanese for hand-sword) is a self-defense technique from martial arts like aikido and jujutsu. Someone who applies this technique will keep one of the hands in a position that resembles that of the blade of a sword. This can be in a high, middle or low position. From ta-gatana one can p..
TEGTEG may stand for: Triethylene glycolThromboelastographyTáctica y Estrategia de la Guerra, an Argentinian Risk-based board game. ..
TegadermTegaderm is a transparent dressing used in medicine to protect wound from the environment. It is manufactured by 3M. Advantages of Tegaderm includes its breathability and conformation to the skin such that it adheres to the skin in places such as the fingers and toes. ..
TegalFor the United States semiconductor company, see Tegal Corporation. Tegal is a city and regency (administrative district) located on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia. While the city of Tegal is the largest in the residency, Slawi, about twelve kilometers south of Tegal, is its capital. To..
Tegal Corp.Tegal Corporation is a company in the semiconductor industry that manufactures plasma etch and deposition systems (see plasma (physics)). Michael Parodi was Chairman and CEO of Tegal for nearly a decade. Tegal was originally founded in 1972 by Ted Gallagher, hence it's name. The company was acq..
TeganTegan is a female first name. It has Celtic origins, and means "doe". Tegan may refer to: Tegan Jovanka, character from the television series Doctor Who.Tegan and Sara Quin, Canadian singing duo. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same t..
Tegan and SaraIf It Was You Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19 1980, identical twins) are Canadian singer-songwriters, performing as Tegan and Sara. Born in Calgary, Alberta, they got their start winning Garage Warz, a local music competition in that city. Since then, the two have t..
Tegan Bennett DaylightTegan Bennett Daylight was born in Sydney in 1969 and is the author of Bombora (1996) (which was short-listed for the Australian/Vogel Literary Award and the Kathleen Mitchell Award), as well as What Falls Away (2001). In 2002 she was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s “Best Young Australi..
Tegan JovankaTegan Jovanka is a fictional character played by Janet Fielding in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. An Australian airline stewardess and a native of Brisbane who was a of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, she was a regular in the programme from 1981 to 1984. Acco..
TegarTegar is a high altitude village in the Nubra Valley in Ladakh in north India. ..
TegaserodTegaserod Zyflo Tegaserod is a 5-HT4 agonist used for the management of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It is currently marketed by Novartis under the trade names Zelnorm (in the US) or Zelmac (in other countries). Tegaserod is a motility stimulant. Therapeutic effect..
Tega Cay, South CarolinaTega Cay is a city in York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,044 at the 2000 census. Geography Tega Cay is located at [35°2′14″N, 81°1′29″W] (35.037262, -81.024644)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
TegbessouTegbessou was the sixth King of Dahomey. He succeeded Agadja, and ruled from 1732 to 1774. Tegbessou's reign was characterized by internal intrigues and a failed foreign policy; he killed many coup-plotters and political enemies, refused to pay tribute to the Yorubas, and lost many battles in the ..
TegeaThere is also an ancient Tegea near Kissamos in the island of Crete, see Tegea, Crete > Statistics Prefecture: Arcadia Province: Mantineia Seat: Stadio Location: around 600 m650 m(centre)around 700 m? Postal code: 220 12 Area/distance code: 11-30-2710 (030-2710)-55 ..
TegelTegel is a locality in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf at [52°35′N 13°21′E]. Although chiefly known for being the location of Berlin's main airport, Berlin-Tegel, it is also a large residential district with some industry. With a large lake, the Tegler See, set in woodlands, Te..
Tegel's MercenariesTegel's Mercenaries is a computer game developed by Mindcraft and released in 1992 for DOS. The game is an early (and poorly reviewed) entry in the strategy game sub-genre of squad-based tactical command. The player controls a corporate military officer in the employ of the gruff General Tegel, an..
Tegelberg Aerial TramwayThe Tegelberg Aerial Tramway, on the Tegelberg near Schwangau, is 2,146.18 meters long. It climbs a height of 892.5 meters, has a carrying rope 48 mm in diameter and a hauling cable 26 mm in diameter. It has two cabs capable of transporting up to 44 persons. They are driven by a 2,540 KW engine. Th..
TegelenTegelen is a community in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. A municipality in its own right until 31 December 2000, it is now a district of Venlo. Tegelen takes its name from tegula, the Latin word for a roof tile, the locality having been known for its pottery kilns since Roman times. ..
Tegel Foods (New Zealand)Tegel Foods Limited is a Heinz company based in New Zealand. It employs approximately 1,700 people at locations across New Zealand. Tegel was criticized by Auckland Animal Action, an animal liberation group, after video footage revealed “shocking conditions” on its broiler farms. Sue Kedgley M..
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TegenariaThe genus Tegenaria has several famous members, including the notorious hobo spider (Tegenaria agrestis), the domestic house spider (Tegenaria domestica) and the giant house spider (Tegenaria duellica). The Giant House spider is known to kill its smaller cousin the Hobo because the two compete fo..
Tegenaria atricaTegenaria atrica is the biggest spider of Central Europe. Females grow up to 18mm, males up to 15mm. Adult males can be found from July to October, adult females occur all year. T. atrica occurs mostly in buildings, but can also be found in caves or under rocks. ..
Tegenaria ferrugineaTegenaria ferruginea is a European reddish, rather common spider with rusty markings on its back. It looks rather similar to T. parietina. Females grow up to 14mm, males up to 11mm. The spider lives mostly near the ground, in forests and in buildings. Adults appear from May to October. Name The ..
Tegenaria parietinaTegenaria parietina is a rather rare European spider with a distribution from Northern Africa to Central Asia. It was also found in Uruguay and Argentina. Females grow up to 20mm, males up to 17mm. Legs are three times longer. They are reddish brown. Females can live for up to eight years, while..
TeGeneroTeGenero AG is a pharmaceutical research company in Würzburg, Germany. It has 15 employees and has been incorporated as an Aktiengesellschaft since 2002. TeGenero was founded in 2000 as a spin-off of the Medical School of the University of Würzburg; it received 14 million euros in venture capital...
TegenlichtTegenlicht is a television programme of the VPRO, its aim is to practice critical journalism. The VPRO qualifies the programme as a documentary dealing with politics, economics, sociology and science. The programme tries to improve understanding of the intricate inner workings of our modern society...
TegenpartijThe Tegenpartij (Counterparty, but also opponent) was a Dutch fictional political party, founded by Jacobse and Van Es, two vrije jongens (free guys, literally), played by Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie. The Tegenpartij was the party for all Dutchmen who can no longer stand the Netherlands. Van Ko..
Tegernsee--> Tegernsee is a spa town in Bavaria, Germany, which takes its name from the lake on which it stands. It lies within the Miesbach district about 50km south of Munich and within the Bavarian Alps. Tyrol and Austria are about 20km away. Because of the beauty of its Alpine landscape and rich histo..
Tegernsee (lake)The Tegernsee is a lake in the Bavarian Alps, Bavaria, Germany. The lake is a popular resort for nearby Munich and a popular recreation area within Germany. --> Towns on the lake include Tegernsee and Bad Wiessee. See also Tegernsee Abbey ..
Tegernsee AbbeyTegernsee Abbey or the Imperial Abbey of Tegernsee (German Kloster Tegernsee, Abtei or Reichsabtei Tegernsee) is a former Benedictine monastery in the town and district of Tegernsee in Bavaria. Both the abbey and the town that grew up around are named after the Tegernsee, the lake on the shores o..
Tegetthoff class battleshipA post card depicting SMS Viribus Unitis at sea. The Tegetthoff class (sometimes called Viribus Unitis class) was the sole class of dreadnought battleship built for the Austro-Hungarian navy. Four ships were built, SMS Viribus Unitis, SMS Tegetthoff, SMS Prinz Eugen and SMS Szent Istvan. Con..
TeggianoTeggiano (formerly called Diano) is a town and commune in Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno. It is situated on an isolated eminence above the upper part of the valley to which it gives the name of Val di Diano. History The ancient Tegianum was a municipal town of Lucania, made into a co..
Tegla LoroupeTegla Loroupe (b. 9 May 1973 in Kenya) is a long-distance track and road runner. She holds the world records over one hour, 20, 25 and 30 kilometres and previously the marathon distance. She was the first African woman to win the New York City Marathon. Tegla Loroupe grew up with 24 siblings; her f..
TegmaTegma is Omar Chelly and Jason Orfanidis. Psychedelic trance act from Malmoe, Sweden. Discography Encoded/Decoded (Digital Structures 2002)002 Avant.Garde (Candyflip Records 2005)Around the world in 80 minutes (Tribal Vision Records 2006) EPs Werewolf EP (Digital Structures 2001)Rundfunk EP (Plast..
TegmenA tegmen (pl. tegmina) designates the modified leathery front wing on an insect. They are not used for flying. Orders that have tegmina are the Dermaptera (earwigs), Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets), Mantodea (praying mantis) and Blattodea (cockroaches). On crickets, they are modified for song p..
TegnerTegner can refer to: Bruce Tegner, an American martial artistEsaias Tegnér, a Swedish writerTegner Township, MinnesotaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to poi..
TegnérlundenTegnérlunden is a park in central Stockholm, Sweden. It was originally erected 1890, but was re-constructed in 1940. In Tegnérlunden you can find Carl Eldh's sculpture of August Strindberg (1942) and a kind of fountain that flows from a pavilion. Astrid Lindgren's book Mio min Mio takes its begi..
Tegner Township, MinnesotaTegner Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 67 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.5 km² (35.7 mi²). 92.4 km² (35.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0...
Tego CalderónTego Calderón --> Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1 1972 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican reggaeton rapper. He is best known as Tego Calderon. He does not only record reggaeton music but also hip hop music. His album El Abayarde made him a major Latin star. His lyrics spea..
TeguaTegua is an island in Vanuatu's Torres Islands chain. 100 residents of Tegua were evacuated by the government because rising sea levels were flooding their island. The flooding is thought to be linked to global warming. External link [link] ..
TegucigalpaTegucigalpa (Tegus for short), population 1,682,725 (2006) (metro area), is the capital of Honduras and the republic's largest city. It's also the third largest city in Central America, after Guatemala City and San Salvador. Central Tegucigalpa as seen from Mt Juan A. Lainez The former Pre..
Tegueste, Santa Cruz de TenerifeMunicipality of Tegueste Map --> Statistics Autonomous region: Canary Islands Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Island: Tenerife Area: 26.41 km²some reads 26.09 km² Population: 10,165 (2001) Population density: 389.61/km² Elevation: 390 m Location: 28.51667/..
Teguise, Las PalmasTeguise is a Canarian municipality in the north-central and the eastern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 14,214 ([ISTAC], 2003), its density is 53.84/km² and the area is 263.98 km². The town population is around 3,000. ..
TegulaTEGULA can mean: the Latin term for the convex covering tile of a roof, as distinguished from the imbrex, the concave tile. It is made by overlapping plates.a small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects such as Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Homo..
Tegula funebralisThe Black Turban Snail, Tegula funebralis, is a gastropod (snail) that is found along the Pacific coast of North America from Vancouver Island to the Baja California peninsula. Most have shells 20-40 mm in diameter. They fare the best in rocky intertidal zones, where they graze on algae, microsc..
TegumiTegumi is a form of Okinawan wrestling. According to Shoshin Nagamine, in his "Tales of Okinawa's Great Masters", there are no accurate historical documents surrounding the origins of grappling in Okinawa. Like most other forms of wrestling it seems that tegumi evolved from a primitive form of grap..
TegyriosIn Greek mythology, King Tegyrios of Thrace welcomed the exiled Eumolpus, who then planned to overthrow him. Tegyrios banished him, but later, on his deathbed, Tegyrios forgave him and gave him his kingdom. ..
TEG (board game)TEG is an Argentine Risk-based board game created during the 1970s. The name is an acronym of Táctica y Estrategia de la Guerra, Spanish for War Tactics and Strategy. The game appeared once in the film Kamchatka, although the film takes place in 1976 and their protagonists (Ricardo Darín and Cecil..
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