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Twa
For the defunct airline TWA, see Trans World Airlines. The Twa are a pygmy people, of short stature, who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great Lakes region of central Africa that now comprises the nations of Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are also known as B..

TWAIN
This article is about TWAIN in computing. See also Mark Twain for the American writer and Shania Twain for the Canadian country music artist. "Twain" is also a word meaning two. TWAIN is a standard for acquiring from image scanners: an image capture API for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh ope..

Twain, California
Twain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 87. Geography Twain is located at [40°1′5″N, 121°2′56″W] (40.018101, -121.048898)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United S..

Twain Harte, California
Twain Harte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 2,586 at the 2000 census. Geography Twain Harte is located at [38°2′25″N, 120°14′1″W] (38.040390, -120.233671)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to th..

Twain Sullivan Elementary School
Twain Sullivan Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston, British Columbia part of School District 54 Bulkley Valley. ..

Twan
Twan is an African American character in R Kelly's hit single Trapped in the Closet. He is a former convict who was released from prison and was shot by the police officer in Sylvester's home. However, he healed himself thanks to a bathroom and joined Sylvester in his quest for peace and stability d..

Twang
Twang can be used in many forms, not just a silly, cartoon word, but also as a word for describing certain sounds. Guitars are plucked and make a "twang". It can be used in describing anything to do with elastic bands - when stretched and released, they make quite a distinct twang. This is very mu..

TWAP
TWAP is a trading acronym for Time Weighted Average Price. See also VWAP. TWAP is the average price of contracts or shares over a specified time. TWAP is used as an alternate way to buy and sell. Executing a single large order may impact the market. High-volume traders use TWAP to execute thei..

Twardowski
Notable people known as Twardowski include: Pan Twardowski, a mythical Polish sorcerer;Jan Twardowski (1915-2006), a Polish priest and poet;Kazimierz Twardowski (1866-1938), a Polish philosopher and logician. You may be also looking for: Aleksandr Tvardovsky (1910-1971), a Russian poet. This is a ..

Twarres
Twarres is a folk/pop band from the Netherlands who perform songs in both English and their native Frisian Language. Their songs are primarily lush, harmonic vocal pop with a focus on acoustic instrumentation such as pianos and violins. At the end of 2003 Twarres gave their last concert. Now in 200..

Twas the Night Before Christmas (TV special)
Twas the Night Before Christmas, the 1974 Rankin-Bass animated Christmas television special, has very little to do with the famous 1823 poem that opens with this line. In this television special, Santa Claus is offended by an anonymous letter written to him claiming that he doesn't exist. In respo..

Twat
Twat is a vulgar term for the human vagina, which can also be used as a derogatory epithet. In British English, it is often pronounced with a short a (to rhyme with bat). In other areas (eg. Australia and New Zealand) it is also pronounced with a short "o" sound (to rhyme with hot) and this was com..

Twatt
Twatt can refer to: Twatt - Twatt, a settlement on the Orkney IslandsTwatt - Twatt, a settlement on the Shetland Islands See also Twat, a slang word used to describe the female genitalia. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If ..

Twatt, Shetland Islands
Twatt is a settlement in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. It is located on the Shetland mainland on a minor road that leads from the A971 to Clousta. The settlement name originates from the Old Norse þveit meaning 'small parcel of land'. ..

TWA 903
Trans World Airlines Flight TW903 was a regularly scheduled flight from Bombay, India to New York-Idlewild, via Rome-Ciampino via Cairo. "The Star of Maryland", a Lockheed Constellation 749A, flew the route on the night of August 31, 1950. It departed Cairo at 23:35 for Rome-Ciampino with 55 person..

TWA Flight 260
TWA Flight 260 crashed into the Sandia Mountains. On February 19 1955 at 7:31 am TWA flight 260 in route from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Fe, New Mexico crashed into the Sandia Mountains shortly after take off killing all 13 passengers and 3 crew members on board. Due to the complex mountaino..

TWA Flight 800
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TWA Flight 840
TWA Flight 840 was a regularly scheduled flight from Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport in Rome, Italy to Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece. The flight was twice subject to attack. It was hijacked on August 29, 1969 and then bombed on April 2, 1986. Contents 1 1969 hija..

TWA Flight 841
Two separate incidents have occurred on two separate airliners operating as TWA Flight 841. 1974 bombing On September 8, 1974, a Boeing 707-331B (tail number N8734) operating as TWA Flight 841 took off from Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv en route to JFK International Airport, New York C..

TWA Flight 847
Two hijackers in the cockpit with Captain Testrake TWA Flight 847 was an international Trans World Airlines flight which was hijacked by Hezbollah on Friday morning, June 14, 1985, while flying from Athens, Greece to Rome, Italy. The aircraft with its passengers and crew endured a three-day in..

T wave alternans
T-wave alternans (TWA) is a non-invasive test of the heart that is used to identify patients who are at increased risk of sudden cardiac death. It is most often used in patients who have had myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) or other heart damage to see if they are at high risk of developing a..

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