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Tum
Tum or tum can refer to: Technische Universität München (Technical University Munich)Ra, the Egyptian godtum, Tumbuka language (ISO 639-2 language code)The Tum ethnic group of LaosRigoberta Menchú Tum, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureateThe singular of Tums, an antacid/calcium supplement use for help..
Tuma'el
Tuma'el, also called Tyfrá and Trêst, in mythology is the demonic prince of evil wisdom. Tuma'el's head was of a jackal, his feet and hands were cloven. For sets of wings were present on his back. He whispered through the wind to kill Ninutra and thought to be the demon who drove men insane and, ..
Tuma-La Dalia
Tuma-La Dalia is a municipality in the Matagalpa department of Nicaragua. ..
Tumacacori-Carmen, Arizona
Tumacacori-Carmen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 569 at the 2000 census. Geography Tumacacori-Carmen is located at [31°33′40″N, 111°2′52″W] (31.561157, -111.047810)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Acc..
Tumacácori National Historical Park
Tumacácori National Historic Park ..
Tumaco
Tumaco is a port city in Nariño Department, Colombia. It is located at around [1°47′55″N, 78°48′56″W]. for moe info go to tumaco.net ..
Tumalo creek
Tumalo Creek is a large Alpine stream in Central Oregon. Leading out of the Cascade Mountains into the Deschutes River, it crosses several beautiful waterfalls, including the 97-foot Tumalo Falls, and travels through many meadows and canyons. It is home to several species of trout, including the thr..
Tumamoc Hill
Found west of downtown Tucson, Arizona, Tumamoc Hill is home to many radio, television, and public safety transmitters. The University of Arizona also operates a research facility on the hill. ..
Tuman
Tuman may refer to: Toman, an Iranian currency.Tuman river, a river in China This 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 point directly to the intended article. ..
Tumansky
Sergei Konstantinovich Tumansky (Russian: ) (b. 21 May, 1901, in Minsk, d. 9 September, 1973, in Moscow) was a designer of Soviet aircraft engines and the chief designer in the Tumansky OKB. Engines: M-87M-88RD-9R-11R-13R-15R-25 Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Air..
Tumansky R-11
Tumansky R-11 (initially AM-11) is a turbojet engine. Background The Tumansky R-11 was developed by A.A.Mikulin, S.K. Tumansky, and B.S. Stechkin as an axial-flow high-altitude non-afterburning turbojet for Yakovlev Yak-25RV reconnaisance aircraft. It entered production in 1954. The basic design w..
Tumansky R-13
Tumansky R-13 designed by Sergei Alekseevich Gavrilov is a turbojet engine. Background The Tumansky R-13 is a development of the successful Tumansky R-11 engine. It is a two-spool axial-flow turbojet featuring a new 5-stage high-pressure compressor, new combustion chamber design to facilitate rest..
Tumansky R-15
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Soyuz/Tumansky R-15BD-300 is an axial flow, single shaft turbojet with afterburning capabilities. Contents..
Tumansky R-25
Tumansky R-25 is a turbojet engine, which is seen as the ultimate development of Tumansky R-11. It was designed under the leadership of Sergei Alekseevich Gavrilov. Background The Tumansky R-25 was designed as a replacement for Tumansky R-13 in MiG-21 fighters. R-25 is a two-spool axial-flow turbo..
Tumansky RD-9
Tumansky RD-9 was the first turbojet engine completely designed in USSR (previous engines were based on German and British designs). First created in the Mikulin OKB as AM-5 in 1953, it was redesigned with a new compressor with higher sub-sonic airflow and renamed AM-9. The engine completed testing..
Tumaraa
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Tumatumari
Tumatumari is a community in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana, located some 15km upstream of the confluence of the Potaro and Essequibo Rivers. It was initially an Amerindian settlement but is now a mixture of different race groups similar to that of Mahdia. The Amerindians found here are from t..
Tumatumari Landing
Tumatumari Landing is a small community in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana, across the Potaro River from Tumatumari, near the Konawaruk Road. The area has a great degree of racial integration. Persons of African descent who represent approximately one-half of the population, moved to the area f..
Tumauini, Isabela
Tumauini is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 50,256 people in 9,239 households. Barangays Tumauini is politically subdivided into 46 barangays. AnnafunanAntagan IAntagan IIArconBalugBanigBantugBayabo EastCali..
Tumba
Tumba can mean: Lake Tumba - a lake in the Democratic Republic of the CongoTumba - a town in Botkyrka, SwedenTumba Bruk - printer of the Swedish krona banknotes, located in TumbaTumba (music) - a native musical form to CuraçaoAnother spelling for Thumba, India's first rocket launching site.Tumba -..
Tumba, Sweden
Tumba is a suburb of Greater Stockholm, and the seat of Botkyrka Municipality, in Stockholm County, Sweden. The urban area stretches over two municipalities. The population as of 2000 is 34,101. The Swedish krona banknotes are printed at Tumba Bruk, in Tumba. The suburb also holds a High School (T..
Tumbaga
Tumbaga two-headed figurine from Colombia, circa 600-1600 AD, on display at Liverpool Museum. Tumbaga was the name given by Spaniards to a non-specific alloy of gold and copper which they found in widespread use in Pre-columbian Mesoamerica. Composition and properties Tumbaga is an alloy comp..
Tumbarinu
Tumbarinu are special Sardinian drums made with dog or donkey skin. They are a characteristic folk instrument of Gavoi. ..
Tumbarumba, New South Wales
Main street of Tumbarumba Tumbarumba (postcode: 2653, [35°45′S 148°00′E]) is a small town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia, about 500 kilometers southwest of Sydney. Tumbarumba Shire is located on the South West Slopes of the Snowy Mountains. To the east..
Tumba (music)
Tumba is also a musical form native to Curaçao. It is of African origin, although the music has developed since it was introduced on the island in the 17th century. The lyrics can be very explicit. Nowadays the Tumba takes influences from the merengue and Latin jazz. Tumba francesa ("French tumba"..
Tumba Bruk
Tumba Bruk is the printing company responsible for manufacturing of the Swedish krona banknotes. The company was founded by Sveriges Riksbank in 1755 to produce banknotes, but in 2002 the company was sold to the current owner, Crane. It is located in Tumba, close to Stockholm. External link [T..
Tumba francesa
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Tumba Francesca
La Tumba Francesca is a traditional cultural dance and style of that emerged in the eighteenth century in Cuba. It combines music from West Africa and traditional French music. "Tumba" derives from "tambours", which is French for drums. ..
Tumba Real
The Tumba Real is located in the Lambayeque region in Peru. Artifacts from the tomb of Señor de Sipán are seen in this place. ..
Tumbes
Tumbes is a city in northwestern Peru, on the banks of the Tumbes River. It is the capital of the Tumbes Region, as well as of Tumbes Province and Tumbes District. Plaza Bolognesi Located near the border with Ecuador, Tumbes has 94,702 inhabitants. It is served by the Cap. FAP. Pedro Canga Ro..
Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena
Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena is a biodiversity hotspot, which includes the tropical moist forests and tropical dry forests of the Pacific coast of South America and the Galapagos Islands. The region extends from easternmost Panama to the lower Magdalena River valley of Colombia, and along the Pacific coa..
Tumbes Province
Tumbes is a province in Peru, located in the region of the same name. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the north, the Zarumilla Province on the east, the Piura Region and Ecuador on the south and the Contralmirante Villar Province on the west. Its capital is Tumbes, which is also the regional capita..
Tumbes Region
Tumbes is a coastal region in northwestern Peru. Due to the region's location near the Equatorial line it has a warm climate, with beaches that are considered among the finest in Peru. The Tumbes Region is located in a strategic zone due to its closeness to the Ecuadorian border. Despite its small a..
Tumbes River
The Tumbes river (Spanish: Río Tumbes; Río Puyango in Ecuador), is a river in South America. View of the river from a bridge in Tumbes, Peru The river's sources are located between Ecuadorian El Oro and Loja provinces. It is the border between El Oro and Loja, and afterwards the border betw..
Tumbez
Tumbez may refer to one of the following: Tumbez, VirginiaTumbez people of Ecuador This 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 point directly to the intended article...
Tumbez, Virginia
Tumbez, Virginia, is a place in the southwestern edge of Russell County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the home of legendary mountain music fiddler Uncle Charlie Osborne. Tumbez is located at [36°46′05″N, 82°15′57″W] [Geographic references#3GR3]. References &#..
Tumbe Kafe Stadium
Tumbe Kafe Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bitola, Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is currently the home stadium of FK Pelister. The stadium holds 6,100 people. ..
Tumbi
The tumbi is a traditional South-Asian instrument form the Punjab region. The high pitched, single string plucking instrument is associated with folk music of Punjab and presently very popular in Western Bhangra Music. The tumbi was popularized by the Punjabi folk-singer Yamla Jatt (also spelled '..
Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales
Tumbi Umbi Country: AustraliaState: New South WalesLGA: Wyong ShireLocation: [33°22′S 151°29′E]Area: 13km2Established: [1996]Postcode: 2261Population: [3,934 (2001)][Median House Value]: $388,000[Median Unit Value]: $334,000 Suburbs surroundin..
Tumblebug
Tumblebug is an informal name for any of the following: dung beetle rollover (reversible) plow Fresno Scraper This 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 point direc..
Tumbledown
Tumbledown is a television drama film, starring Colin Firth, centering on the experiences of an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands Campaign of 1982 in which he was wounded at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown and his subsequent rehabilitation. External links ..
Tumblehome
Tumble home is the narrowing of a ship's hull with greater distance above the water-line. Expressed more technically, it is present when the beam at the uppermost deck is less than the maximum beam of the vessel. It can be seen well in warships of the period of HMS Victory but a small amount is no..
Tumblelog
A Tumblelog is a variation of a blog, but less structured. Tumblelogs are random thoughts, links, pictures, or other content with no major theme other than usually it is done by one author. [Jason Kottke describes a tumblelog as]: A tumblelog is a quick and dirty stream of consciousnes..
Tumblepop
Tumblepop is an arcade game platform game by Data East released in 1991. It is considered an unique cult classic. The game involves one or two ghost-busters who can suck in monsters/ghosts in vacuum-cleaner-like devices and spit them back in a bouncing/rolling ball, that can be used as a weapon and..
Tumbler
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tumbler is a part of a lock whose position must be changed by a key in order to release the bolt. See also: Pin tumbler lock, Tubular pin tumbler lock, Disc tumbler lock A tumbler is also a type of drinkware, a small glass cup, o..
Tumblers
Tumblers were proposed by Ted Nelson in "Literary Machines" as a means to address every bit ever written, or a particular span of bits in any text ever written. A tumbler is a unique numerical address of an interesting artefact. The address resembles an IP address, but is much larger and has much ..
Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia
The District Municipality of Tumbler Ridge is a small town in east-central British Columbia, Canada, in the Peace River Regional District. While it only has a population of 3,300 people (2004) its municipal borders cover 1,548.73 square kilometres (962.34 sq. miles). The town was purpose-built in..
Tumbler Ridge Airport
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Tumbler Ridge Elementary School
Tumbler Ridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia part of School District 59 Peace River South. ..
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds is a comic strip drawn by Tom K. Ryan (who signs the strip "T. K. Ryan"), set in the "Old West". Begun in 1965, it was widely syndicated during the 1970s. It is probably best-known today for the fact that Jim Davis, creative force behind Garfield, was at one time Ryan's assistant on th..
Tumbleweeds (1925 film)
Tumbleweeds is a 1925 film produced, co-directed and starred by William S. Hart. It features cowboy Don Carver (Hart) as a "tumbleweed" (i.e., a drifter) that decides to settle down after falling in love with Molly Lassiter (played by Barbara Bedford). This movie is arguably the first to take plac..
Tumbleweeds (1999 film)
Tumbleweeds (1999) is a feature film starring Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown and Jay O. Sanders. McTeer plays a "runaway" woman who travels around the United States with her 12 year old daughter (Brown) and is frustrated by the failures of her relationships. External link ..
Tumbleweed (band)
Bio Featuring members from the group Proton Energy Pills, Tumbleweed filled the stoner-rock void in Australia during the heady grunge years of the 1990s. As the opening band for Nirvana on their 1992 tour of Australia, Tumbleweed was able to reach out into the mainstream with their crunchy-psychede..
Tumbleweed Connection
Tumbleweed Connection is the third album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). In 2003, the album was ranked number 463 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production..
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is a Sebastopol, California architecture and construction business owned by Jay Shafer, who designs and builds very small houses between 50 and 750 square feet in area. Shafer builds his smaller designs himself and ships them by truck to consumers. Many of these small..
Tumble And Fall
Tumble and Fall was the first single released from British rock band Feeder's 2005 album Pushing the Senses. It reached #5 in the UK charts, the group's highest placed single along with Buck Rogers. The video features guitarist and vocalist Grant Nicholas having unfornate incidents happening to ..
Tumble and Twirl
"Tumble and Twirl" is a song written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop in 1984 for Bowie's album Tonight. Other releases It was released as the B-side of the single "Tonight" in 1984. ..
Tumble Bug
A Tumble Bug is an amusement park ride. It has a circular track. Only 4 full-sized Tumble Bugs remain operating today; 3 in America, 1 in the UK. All fullsize instances are made by Traver Engineering. The ride also exists in a kiddie form. The length of the full-size Tumble Bug is 100 feet in diamet..
Tumble bus
A tumble bus is a full-sized school bus that's been converted into a safe and fun gymnasium, with the purpose of helping children: • Build coordination • Strengthen muscles and bones • Develop gross motor skills • Teach rhythm • Improve perceptual motor skills • Teamwork and toget..
Tumble polishing
Tumble polishing, or tumbling, is a technique for smoothing and polishing a hard substance. Within the field of metalwork, this is known under the term of barrelling, or barrel polishing, and is subtly different, but operated under the same principles. For tumbling of rocks, as a lapidary techniqu..
Tumble turn
A Tumble Turn is a technique used by swimmers to reverse the direction in which they are swimming. It is usually done when the swimmer reaches the end of the swimming pool but still has another lap(s) to swim. Contents 1 Technique2 Advantages3 References4 External links Tech..
Tumbling
Tumbling can have several meanings: Tumbling is floor gymnastics, similar to somersault, backhandsprings, and cartwheels.Tumbling can refer to Tumble polishingThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pag..
Tumbling Dice
"Tumbling Dice" Single by The Rolling Stones From the album Exile on Main St. B-side "Sweet Black Angel" Single Released April 14, 1972 Single Format vinyl record Recorded Villa Nellcôte, Villefranche-ser-Mer, France July-November 1971 Genre Rock Song Length 3min 45s Record label Rolli..
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
The song "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" was composed by Bob Nolan, one of the founding (albeit reluctant) members of the Sons of the Pioneers. Although one of the most famous songs associated with cowboys, the song was composed by Nolan back in the 1930's while he was working as a caddy and living in Los ..
Tumbling Weir
The Tumbling Weir is a circular weir in the town of Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England that allows water from a leat or man-made stream to reach the River Otter. The Tumbling Weir,Ottery St Mary It is apparently a rare design in that the water enters through a circular opening at the top that i..
Tumbolia
In Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach, Tumbolia is "the land of dead hiccups and extinguished lightbulbs", "where dormant software waits for its host hardware to come back up". Tumbolia, viewed by many readers as one of Hofstadter's more intriguing inventions, occurs only four times in the b..
Tumbuka
The Tumbuka are a bantu ethnic group living in Northern Malawi, Eastern Zambia and Southern Tanzania. Their chief god is called Chiuta, who is all-powerful, omniscient and self-created, just like the God of the Abrahamic religions. The language of the Tumbuka is called chiTumbuka - the 'chi' in fro..
Tumbuka language
The Tumbuka language is a Bantu language which is spoken in parts of Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. The language of the Tumbuka is called chiTumbuka - the 'chi' in front of Tumbuka meaning 'the language of', similar to 'ki' in kiSwahili or 'se' in seTswana. The World Almanac (1998) estimates appr..
Tumbuka mythology
The Tumbuka are an ethnic group living in Malawi. God is called Chiuta (in chiTumbuka), who is all-powerful, omniscient and self-created. He is also a god of rain and fertility. Tumbuka, like most African languages, has many myths that constitute its cultural heritage. These myths, told around f..
Tumby
Tumby can refer to a number of articles. Tumby Bay (previously known as Tumby) is a town in South AustraliaTumby Island is an island in Tumby BayTumby Woodside is a placename in Lincolnshire, EnglandThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same..
Tumby Bay, South Australia
Tumby Bay ([34°22′S 136°06′E] , postcode 5605, altitude - sea level) is a small town on the bay of the same name, located on the Spencer Gulf coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, Australia, 45 km north of Port Lincoln. The bay was given the name Tumby Bay by Captain Matthew Fl..
TUME
tUME (the Universal Map Editor) is a tile based map editor originally created and designed by Greg Marquez and Gregg Tavares for the Commodore Amiga and later ported to MS-DOS by Dan Chang. It was used to create levels, maps, stages and tables for many 8bit and 16bit console games. Specifically the..
Tumen
Tumen was the part of decimal system used by Turkic, Proto-Turkic (such as the Huns) and by Mongol peoples for their army. Tumen is army of 10,000 soldiers. It also means "many" or "large" in Mongolian. Under Genghis Khan's military system, Tumen is constructed from leaders of 10, 100, 1000 soldiers..
Tumen, Jilin
Tumen (}; }) is a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, within Jilin province of northeastern China. Of its 136,000 inhabitants, approximately 78,000 (or 57%) are of Korean descent. The two official languages are Chinese and Korean. Tumen is separated from Namyang of North Hamg..
Tumen River
Chinese name Traditional Chinese: 圖們江 Simplified Chinese: 图们江 Hanyu Pinyin: Túmenjiāng (tu2 men5 jiang1) Wade-Giles: T'u-man-chiang Korean name Hangul: 두만강 Hanja: 豆滿江 Revised Romanization: Duman-gang McCune-Reischauer: Tuman-gang The river is ..
Tumescence
Tumescence is the quality or state of being tumescent or swollen. Tumescence usually refers to the engorgement with blood (vascular congestion) of the erectile tissues, marking sexual excitedness and possible readiness for sexual activity. The tumescent sexual organ in men is the penis and in women ..
Tumi
Tumi is a manufacturer of suitcases and bags for travel. The company was founded in 1975 and is named for a Peruvian deity according to its founder, who spent time in Peru while in the Peace Corps. The products are known for their black-on-black ballistic nylon. There are 20 Tumi stores, and the ..
TUMIKI Fighters
TUMIKI Fighters is an abstract side-scrolling shooter game created by Kenta Cho. The game features 3D graphics drawn with OpenGL and everything is represented by toy blocks and propellers. The player controls a ship made out of blocks like everything else. As the player destroys enemies, their deac..
Tumi & the Volume
Tumi & the Volume, released in December, 2005, is the second album from Tumi and the Volume. It is their first studio album. Track listing "Ellof 17:45""Floor""Bus Stop Confessions""Johnny Dyani""What It's All About""Smile, you on camera" (feat. Ft. Fifi)"Afrique""The Story Behind the Pain""Signs..
Tumi and the Volume
Tumi and the Volume is a popular and innovative musical act from Johannesburg, South Africa, known for combining Jazz and Hip Hop with complex and highly politicized lyrics. The group is composed of members of the band, 340ml, and Tumi Molekane. Drawing heavily on the legacy of apartheid, as well ..
Tumi Molekane
Tumi Molekane, born in 1981 in Tanzania, is a popular musician from South Africa. A poet, musician and MC, he is famous as the lead singer/rapper of Tumi and the Volume. Biography Tumi Molekane who was born in Tanzania and lived in exile with his parents until 1992 when he arrived in Soweto. Car..
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge
Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge is a 2002 Hindi film directed by Pankaj Parashar. The films stars Salman Khan, Sushmita Sen and Dia Mirza. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge is a story of love, lies and deception. Veer (Salman..
Tumkur
Tumkur is a city in Karnataka state of southern India. It is the headquarters of Tumkur District. Tumkur is about 70 km from Bangalore the Capital city of Karnataka State. Attractions include Sri Siddaganga Mutt, Sri Shivaganga hills and Basadi Hills. Tumkur has good education institutions in Techno..
Tumkur district
--> Tumkur is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka in India. The district headquarters are located at Tumkur. The district occupies an area of 10,598 km² and had a population of 2,584,711 of which 19.62% were urban as of 2001. [link] It is a one and a half hour drive from..
Tumladen
Tumladen is a geographic location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In Tolkien's work, Tumladen was the name for the hidden valley within the Encircling Mountains where the Elven city of Gondolin was built during the First Age. Tolkien's The Silmarillion tells how Turgon, a king of the Ñoldor, di..
Tumlong
Tumlong was the former capital of the Indian state of Sikkim. In 1894, Thutob Namgyal, the chogyal (monarch) shifted the capital from Tumlong to the current Gangtok. Tumlong was the third capital of Sikkim. The first was Yuksom, which was followed by Rabdentse which was close to Nepal. After repeate..
Tumma
Tumma is an ethnic group in South Kurdufan in Sudan. They speak Katcha-Kadugli-Miri, a Nilo-Saharan language. The population of this group likely exceeds 10,000. ..
Tummel
This article is about the band called Tummel. For the river in Scotland, see River Tummel. Tummel is a Swedish/Danish klezmer band. Formed in 1997, the band plays music that combines traditional klezmer sounds with influences from jazz and the folk music of Sweden and the Balkans. Tummel has releas..
Tummel hydro-electric power scheme
The Tummel hydro-electric power scheme for the generation of hydro-electric power is located in the Grampian Mountains, between Loch Ericht, Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The Tummel valley is ideally suited to well suited to hydro-electric power generation, with hea..
Tummo
Tummo (gTum mo in Wylie transliteration, also spelled Tumo, or Tum-mo; Sanskrit caṇḍālī) is a Tibetan term for an advanced type of contemplative practice, or meditation. The most common usage of the term is however related to the description of intense sensations of body heat, that are said t..
Tummy Trouble
Tummy Trouble is the first in a series of three animated Roger Rabbit shorts based the 1988 academy award winning film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Created by The Walt Disney Company & Amblin Entertainment the short is about Baby Herman who swallowed a rattle and was rushed to the hospital for surgery. ..
Tumon
TumonTomhom General Information Population: 2,000 Ethnic Groups: Asian, Chamorro, American Tumon is an area located on the west coast of the American Island of Guam. Located in the municipality of Tamuning, it is the center of Guam's tourist industry. Contents 1 History of Tumon2..
Tumor
See the article about cancer for the main article about malignant tumors. Tumor or tumour literally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of inflammation. However, the term is now primarily used to denote..
Tumor hypoxia
Tumor hypoxia is the situation where tumor cells have been deprived of oxygen. They are relevant in the study of radiation therapy as they can be made more susceptible to treatment by increasing the amount of oxygen in them. Study of tumors in such conditions was pioneered by Dr L. H. Gray. See als..
Tumor lysis syndrome
In medicine (oncology and hematology), tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a term given to a group of metabolic complications that occur after treatment of neoplasms, usually lymphomas and leukemias. These disorders include hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperuricemia, hypocalcemia, and acute renal fail..
Tumor marker
Tumor markers are substances found in the blood, urine or body tissues that can be elevated in cancer. There are many different tumor markers. They are used in oncology to help determine the presence of cancer. An elevated level of a tumor marker can indicate cancer, however there can often also be ..
Tumor metabolome
The term tumor metabolome describes the characteristic metabolic phenotype of tumor cells. Comparison of the metabolic characteristics of different tumor cell lines and tumors revealed that during tumorigenesis, the same alterations always occur in distinct metabolic parameters regardless of the ..
Tumor necrosis factor
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Converting Enzyme
Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Converting Enzyme (TACE) is an enzyme belonging to the ADAM (A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease) gene family. It is found in a number of biochemical pathways. It is used in the Notch signaling pathway to cleave the notch protein outside the cell wall. It is also been fo..
Tumor suppressor gene
A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability of the formation of a tumor. Unlike oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes generally follow the 'two-hit..
Tumpat
Tumpat is a town and a district in Kelantan, Malaysia. Tumpat is situated at the end of the East Coast Line train line operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railways) which links Kelantan to the western part of Peninsular Malaysia. This strategic location makes it the transportation hub of Kela..
Tumpline
A tumpline is a strap attached at both ends to a backpack or other luggage and used to carry the object by placing the strap over the top of the head. This utilizes the spine rather than the shoulders as standard backpack straps do. Tumplines should not be worn over the forehead, but rather the..
Tumpong
Also Inci - Maranao The tumpong is a type of Philippine bamboo flute used by the Maguindanaon, half the size of the largest bamboo flute, the palendag. A lip-valley flute like the palendag, the tumpong makes a sound when players blow through a bamboo reed placed on top of the instrument and the..
Tums
TUMS may refer to: Tums: antacidTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), located in Tehran, Iran.Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), located in Tabriz, Iran. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred..
Tumsar
Tumsar is a city and a municipal council in Bhandara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Geography Tumsar is located at [21.38° N 79.73° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Tumsar]. It has an average elevation of 272 metres (892 feet). Demographics A..
Tumsa Nahin Dekha
Tumsa Nahin Dekha is the name of two Bollywood film's The first released in 1960 stars Shammi Kapoor. This page is for the 2004 movie starring Emraan Hashmi. The movie was released September 24, 2004. Plot You need money to be rich but you need love to be happy. This in nutshell is the conflic..
Tumsisiro
Tumsisiro is located near Saratamata on east Ambae, Vanuatu and is the headquarters of the Southern Region of the Melanesian Brotherhood, an Anglican religious community. As regional headquarters, Tumsisiro is home to the offices of the Regional Head Brother, the Section Elder Brother, and the Elde..
Tumski Bridge
Tumski bridge (Most Tumski in Polish) in Wrocław, Poland replaced an old wooden bridge in 1889 over the north branch of the Oder river to connect Ostrów Tumski and Wyspa Piaskowa. Until 1945, it's name was Dombrücke. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] ..
Tumtum
Tumtum is an ethnic group in the Nuba Hills in Sudan. They speak Tumtum, a Nilo-Saharan language. The population of this group likely is below 10,000. ..
Tumu
Tumu is a town in the Upper West Region of Ghana. It is connected by road to the towns of Navrong, and Léo in Burkina Faso. Tumu is central a town of the Sisaala. ..
Tumu-nui
Tumu-nui is the name of several figures in Tahitan mythology. This is the name is a major god in the creation myth. There, he and his wife Paparaharaha were responsible for creating the pillars that hold up the sky (Rumia). This is also the name of the uncle of the hero Rata. He was king of Tahit..
Tumucumaque National Park
Tumucumaque National Park ..
Tumuli Township, Minnesota
Tumuli Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 434 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.0 km² (35.5 mi²). 73.5 km² (28.4 mi²) of it is land and 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²) of i..
Tumulus
Burial of Oleg of Novgorod in a tumulus in 912. Painting by Viktor Vasnetsov. A tumulus (plural tumuli or tumuluses) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or kurgans and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumul..
Tumulus culture
"The Tumulus culture which followed the Unetice culture, and from which they descended, dominated central Europe during ca. 1600 BC to 1200 BC. As the name implies, the Tumulus culture is distinguished by the practice of burying the dead beneath burial mounds. During this period, trade contacts with..
Tumushuke
Tumushuke (simplified Chinese: 图木舒克; also known as Tumshuq) is a sub-prefecture-level city in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China, it is located in western Xinjiang, surrounded by Kashgar Prefecture. See also: Xinjiang Production and ..
Tumut, New South Wales
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Tumut 1 Power Station, New South Wales
Tumut 1 Power Station is one of several hydroelectric power stations in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, New South Wales, Australia. Tumut 1 has four turbo generators, with a generating capacity of 329.6MW of electricity. The power station was completed in 1959, and has 292.6 metres rated head. See als..
Tumut 2 Power Station, New South Wales
Tumut 2 Power Station is one of several hydroelectric power stations in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, New South Wales, Australia. Tumut 2 has four turbo generators, with a generating capacity of 286.4MW of electricity. The power station was completed in 1962, and has 262.1 metres rated head. See al..
Tumut 3 Power Station, New South Wales
Tumut 3 Power Station is one of several hydroelectric power stations in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, New South Wales, Australia. Tumut 3 has six turbo generators, with a generating capacity of 1,500MW of electricity. The power station was completed in 1973, and has 150.9 metres rated head. See also..
Tumu Crisis
The Tumu Crisis (Chinese: 土木之變; pinyin: Tŭmù zhī bìan); also called Crisis of Tumubao (土木堡之變); or Battle of Tumu (土木之役), was a frontier conflict between Mongolia and the Chinese Ming Dynasty which ..
Tumu Enua
The Tumu Enua is a centrist political party in the Cook Islands. At the last elections, 7 September 2004, the party won 2.4% of popular votes and no seats. ..
Tumwater, Washington
Tumwater Falls of the Deschutes River, Tumwater, Washington. Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound. The population was 12,698 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3&nbs..
Tumwater Falls
Tumwater Falls are a series of cascades on the Deschutes River in Tumwater, Washington near where the river empties into Budd Inlet, a southerly arm of Puget Sound in Olympia, Washington. External links [Waterfalls Northwest: Tumwater Falls] ..
Tumzabt language
Tumẓabt is a Berber language spoken by the Mozabites, an Ibadi group inhabiting the seven cities of the M'zab in the northern Sahara. It is also spoken by small numbers of Mozabite emigrants in the cities of northern Algeria and elsewhere. It is very closely related to the nearby Berber langua..
Tum Yeto
Tum Yeto is a skateboard distribution company that operates out of San Diego, California. Founded in 1989 by professional skateboarder Tod Swank, Tum Yeto manufactures, disributes, exports, and wholesales the Foundation, Toy Machine, Pig Wheels, Dekline, Ruckus Metal, and Deathbox brands [link..
TU Media
TU Media Corp. ..
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