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31,139 | # The Goodies
**The Goodies** were a trio of British comedians: Tim Brooke-Taylor (17 July 1940 -- 12 April 2020), Graeme Garden (b. 18 February 1943) and Bill Oddie (b. 7 July 1941). The trio created, wrote for and performed in their eponymous television comedy show from 1970 until 1982, combining sketches and situat... | 388 | The Goodies | 0 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## *The Goodies* television series {#the_goodies_television_series}
The original BBC television series ran from November 1970 to February 1980 on BBC 2, with 67 half-hour episodes and two forty-five-minute Christmas specials. The series was created by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, and... | 436 | The Goodies | 1 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## *The Goodies* television series {#the_goodies_television_series}
### International releases and repeats of the TV series {#international_releases_and_repeats_of_the_tv_series}
#### Britain
Unlike many long-running BBC comedy series, *The Goodies* has not enjoyed extensive repeats on terrestrial tele... | 1,208 | The Goodies | 2 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## *The Goodies* television series {#the_goodies_television_series}
### International releases and repeats of the TV series {#international_releases_and_repeats_of_the_tv_series}
#### Germany
In Germany in 1972, German TV screened the 13-part variety show *Engelbert and the Young Generation*, a co-produ... | 431 | The Goodies | 3 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## *The Goodies* television series {#the_goodies_television_series}
### Books about the Goodies, written by other people {#books_about_the_goodies_written_by_other_people}
- *The Complete Goodies* -- Robert Ross, B T Batsford, London, 2000
- *The Goodies Rule OK* -- Robert Ross, Carlton Books Ltd, S... | 120 | The Goodies | 4 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## Goodies songs {#goodies_songs}
\"All Things Bright and Beautiful\" was released as a single credited to The Goodies in 1973, although it had been recorded in 1966 when they were part of *I\'m Sorry, I\'ll Read That Again*.
The first true Goodies album, *The Goodies Sing Songs From The Goodies*, was ... | 312 | The Goodies | 5 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## Other collaborations {#other_collaborations}
Tim Brooke-Taylor was a writer/performer on the television comedy series *At Last the 1948 Show* (which also included John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldman in the cast), in which Eric Idle and Bill Oddie guest-starred in some of the episodes. The f... | 519 | The Goodies | 6 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## Goodies reunion shows {#goodies_reunion_shows}
### 2005 Australian reunion shows {#australian_reunion_shows}
The trio reunited in Australia for *The Goodies (Still A) Live on Stage* as part of Sydney\'s Big Laugh Comedy Festival in March 2005. The show toured the country, visiting Melbourne, Brisban... | 884 | The Goodies | 7 |
31,139 | # The Goodies
## Honours
All three Goodies were awarded OBEs. Bill Oddie received his OBE in 2003 for wildlife conservation, while Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden received their OBEs in 2011 for services to light entertainment. The show often mocked OBEs: in particular, a running joke was that Tim desperately wan... | 323 | The Goodies | 8 |
31,146 | # Transfer function
In engineering, a **transfer function** (also known as **system function** or **network function**) of a system, sub-system, or component is a mathematical function that models the system\'s output for each possible input. It is widely used in electronic engineering tools like circuit simulators an... | 300 | Transfer function | 0 |
31,146 | # Transfer function
## Linear time-invariant systems {#linear_time_invariant_systems}
Transfer functions are commonly used in the analysis of systems such as single-input single-output filters in signal processing, communication theory, and control theory. The term is often used exclusively to refer to linear time-in... | 786 | Transfer function | 1 |
31,146 | # Transfer function
## Signal processing {#signal_processing}
If $x(t)$ is the input to a general linear time-invariant system, and $y(t)$ is the output, and the bilateral Laplace transform of $x(t)$ and $y(t)$ is
: \\begin{align}
` X(s) &= \mathcal{L}\left \{ x(t) \right \} \ \stackrel{\mathrm{def}}{=}\ \int_{-... | 432 | Transfer function | 2 |
31,146 | # Transfer function
## Control engineering {#control_engineering}
In control engineering and control theory, the transfer function is derived with the Laplace transform. The transfer function was the primary tool used in classical control engineering. A transfer matrix can be obtained for any linear system to analyze... | 146 | Transfer function | 3 |
31,149 | # Twiglets
**Twiglets** are a wheat-based snack marketed in the United Kingdom that have a \"distinctive knobbly shape\" similar to that of twigs and a speckled-brown-over-pale-colour appearance. The taste of Twiglets, which has been compared to that of Marmite, primarily derives from the yeast extract used in the coa... | 330 | Twiglets | 0 |
31,158 | # Trident (missile)
The **Trident missile** is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV). Originally developed by Lockheed Missiles and Space Corporation, the missile is armed with thermonuclear warheads and is launched from nuclear-powered ba... | 501 | Trident (missile) | 0 |
31,158 | # Trident (missile)
## Description
The launch from the submarine occurs below the sea surface. The missiles are ejected from their tubes by igniting an explosive charge in a separate container. The energy from the blast is directed to a water tank, where the water is flash-vaporized to steam. The subsequent pressure ... | 923 | Trident (missile) | 1 |
31,158 | # Trident (missile)
## Description
### D5LE2 (D5 Life Extension Program 2) {#d5le2_d5_life_extension_program_2}
US Navy Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe, in charge of overall submarine weapons systems procurement, indicated in 2020 that he had initiated trade studies to apply lessons from the D5LE program to extend the Trid... | 324 | Trident (missile) | 2 |
31,171 | # Thomas Mifflin
**Thomas Mifflin** (January 10, 1744`{{spaced ndash}}`{=mediawiki}January 20, 1800) was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Pennsylvania, who is regarded as a Founding Father of the United States for his roles during and after the American Revolution. Mifflin signed the United States Co... | 624 | Thomas Mifflin | 0 |
31,171 | # Thomas Mifflin
## Political career {#political_career}
Prior to American independence, Mifflin was a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly (1772--1776). He served two terms in the Continental Congress (1774--1775 and 1782--1784), including seven months (November 1783 to June 1784) as that body\'s presiding... | 319 | Thomas Mifflin | 1 |
31,171 | # Thomas Mifflin
## Personal life {#personal_life}
Although Mifflin\'s family had been Quakers for four generations, he was expelled from the Religious Society of Friends when he joined the Continental Army, because his involvement with the military contradicted that faith\'s pacifistic doctrines. Mifflin became a me... | 297 | Thomas Mifflin | 2 |
31,173 | # Telesto (moon)
**Telesto** `{{IPAc-en|t|ə|ˈ|l|ɛ|s|t|oʊ}}`{=mediawiki} is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain in 1980 from ground-based observations, and was provisionally designated **`{{nowrap|S/1980 S 13}}`{=mediawiki}**. In the following months, several other apparitions we... | 161 | Telesto (moon) | 0 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
A **Tobin tax** was originally defined as a tax on all spot conversions of one currency into another. It was suggested by James Tobin, an economist who won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Tobin\'s tax was originally intended to penalize short-term financial round-trip excursions into another... | 835 | Tobin tax | 0 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Concepts and definitions {#concepts_and_definitions}
### Hedging vs. speculation {#hedging_vs._speculation}
Critics of all financial transaction taxes and currency transaction taxes emphasize the financial risk management difficulty of differentiating hedging from speculation, and the economic argumen... | 363 | Tobin tax | 1 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Concepts and definitions {#concepts_and_definitions}
### Variations on idea {#variations_on_idea}
The most common variations on Tobin\'s idea are a general currency transaction tax, a more general financial transaction tax and (the most general) Robin Hood tax on transactions only richer investors can ... | 766 | Tobin tax | 2 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Proposals and implementations {#proposals_and_implementations}
It was originally assumed that the Tobin tax would require multilateral implementation, since one country acting alone would find it very difficult to implement this tax. Many people have therefore argued that it would be best implemented b... | 523 | Tobin tax | 3 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Proposals and implementations {#proposals_and_implementations}
### Swedish financial transaction taxes {#swedish_financial_transaction_taxes}
Wrobel\'s paper highlighted the Swedish experience with financial transaction taxes. In January 1984, Sweden introduced a 0.5% tax on the purchase or sale of an ... | 479 | Tobin tax | 4 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Proposals and implementations {#proposals_and_implementations}
### British stock transaction tax (Stamp Duty) {#british_stock_transaction_tax_stamp_duty}
An existing example of a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) is Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) and stamp duty. Stamp duty was introduced as an ad valorem ... | 717 | Tobin tax | 5 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Proposals and implementations {#proposals_and_implementations}
### Multinational proposals {#multinational_proposals}
In 1996, the United Nations Development Programme sponsored a comprehensive feasibility and cost-benefit study of the Tobin tax: Haq, Mahbub ul; Kaul, Inge; Grunberg, Isabelle (August 1... | 1,004 | Tobin tax | 6 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Original idea and anti-globalization movement {#original_idea_and_anti_globalization_movement}
Tobin\'s more specific concept of a \"currency transaction tax\" from 1972 lay dormant for more than 20 years but was revived by the advent of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. In December, 1997 Ignacio Ramone... | 527 | Tobin tax | 7 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Evaluating the Tobin tax as a Currency Transaction Tax (CTT) {#evaluating_the_tobin_tax_as_a_currency_transaction_tax_ctt}
### Stability, volatility and speculation {#stability_volatility_and_speculation}
#### The appeal of stability {#the_appeal_of_stability}
In 1972, Tobin examined the global monet... | 750 | Tobin tax | 8 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Evaluating the Tobin tax as a Currency Transaction Tax (CTT) {#evaluating_the_tobin_tax_as_a_currency_transaction_tax_ctt}
### Optimum Tobin tax rate {#optimum_tobin_tax_rate}
When James Tobin was interviewed by *Der Spiegel* in 2001, the tax rate he suggested was 0.5%. His use of the phrase \"let\'s s... | 601 | Tobin tax | 9 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Evaluating the Tobin tax as a Currency Transaction Tax (CTT) {#evaluating_the_tobin_tax_as_a_currency_transaction_tax_ctt}
### Is the tax easy to avoid {#is_the_tax_easy_to_avoid}
#### Technical feasibility {#technical_feasibility}
Although Tobin had said his own tax idea was unfeasible in practice, J... | 413 | Tobin tax | 10 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Evaluating the Tobin tax as a general Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) {#evaluating_the_tobin_tax_as_a_general_financial_transaction_tax_ftt}
### Sweden\'s experience in implementing Tobin taxes {#swedens_experience_in_implementing_tobin_taxes}
In July, 2006, analyst Marion G. Wrobel examined the actua... | 508 | Tobin tax | 11 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Evaluating the Tobin tax as a general Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) {#evaluating_the_tobin_tax_as_a_general_financial_transaction_tax_ftt}
### Pros and cons if the Tobin tax (FTT) were implemented? {#pros_and_cons_if_the_tobin_tax_ftt_were_implemented}
#### Views of ABAC {#views_of_abac}
The APEC Bu... | 969 | Tobin tax | 12 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Evaluating the Tobin tax as a general Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) {#evaluating_the_tobin_tax_as_a_general_financial_transaction_tax_ftt}
### Political opinion {#political_opinion}
Opinions are divided between those who applaud that the Tobin tax could protect countries from spillovers of financial ... | 614 | Tobin tax | 13 |
31,175 | # Tobin tax
## Comparing Currency Transaction Taxes (CTT) and Financial Transaction Taxes (FTT) {#comparing_currency_transaction_taxes_ctt_and_financial_transaction_taxes_ftt}
### Research evidence {#research_evidence}
In 2003, researchers like Aliber et al. proposed that empirical evidence on the observed effects o... | 569 | Tobin tax | 14 |
31,177 | # Torpoint Ferry
The **Torpoint Ferry** is a car and pedestrian chain ferry connecting the A374 which crosses the Hamoaze, a stretch of water at the mouth of the River Tamar, between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall. The service was established in 1791 and chain ferry operations were introduced by James ... | 502 | Torpoint Ferry | 0 |
31,177 | # Torpoint Ferry
## History
A ferry route between Torpoint and Plymouth Dock (now called Devonport) was created by an act of Parliament, the **`{{visible anchor|Plymouth Dock to Torpoint Ferry Act 1790}}`{=mediawiki}** (30 Geo. 3. c. 61) and the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe began to run ferries the following year. In 1826 ... | 616 | Torpoint Ferry | 1 |
31,185 | # Tonne
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31,185 | # Tonne
## Origin and spelling {#origin_and_spelling}
In English, *tonne* is an established spelling alternative to *metric ton*. In American English and British English, tonne is usually pronounced the same as ton (`{{IPAc-en|t|ʌ|n}}`{=mediawiki}), but the final \"e\" can also be pronounced, i.e. \"**tunnie**\" (`{{... | 568 | Tonne | 1 |
31,185 | # Tonne
## Alternative usages {#alternative_usages}
### Metric ton units {#metric_ton_units}
A **metric ton unit** (mtu) can mean 10 kg within metal trading, particularly within the United States. It traditionally referred to a metric ton of ore containing 1% (i.e. 10 kg) of metal. The following excerpt from a minin... | 356 | Tonne | 2 |
31,190 | # Tufted puffin
The **tufted puffin** (***Fratercula cirrhata***), also known as **crested puffin**, is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family (Alcidae) found throughout the North Pacific Ocean. It is one of three species of puffin that make up the genus *Fratercula* and is easily recogni... | 661 | Tufted puffin | 0 |
31,190 | # Tufted puffin
## Behavior
### Breeding
Breeding takes place on isolated islands: over 25,000 pairs have been recorded in a single colony off the coast of British Columbia. The nest is usually a simple burrow dug with the bill and feet, but sometimes a crevice between rocks is used instead. It is well-lined with ve... | 367 | Tufted puffin | 1 |
31,190 | # Tufted puffin
## Relationship with humans {#relationship_with_humans}
The Aleut and Ainu people (who called them *Etupirka*) of the North Pacific traditionally hunted tufted puffin for food and feathers. Skins were used to make tough parkas worn feather side in and the silky tufts were sewn into ornamental work. Cu... | 280 | Tufted puffin | 2 |
31,199 | # Trireme
A **trireme** (`{{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|r|aɪ|r|iː|m}}`{=mediawiki} `{{respell|TRY|reem}}`{=mediawiki}; `{{etymology|la|{{wikt-lang|la|trirēmis}}<ref>from ''tri-'' "three" + {{wikt-lang|la|rēmus}} "oar"</ref>|with three banks of oars}}`{=mediawiki}; cf. *three-rower*) was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was... | 950 | Trireme | 0 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Design
Based on all archeological evidence, the design of the trireme most likely pushed the technological limits of the ancient world. After gathering the proper timbers and materials it was time to consider the fundamentals of the trireme design. These fundamentals included accommodations, propulsion, ... | 977 | Trireme | 1 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Design
### Construction
Construction of the trireme differed from modern practice. The construction of a trireme was expensive and required around 6,000 man-days of labour to complete. The ancient Mediterranean practice was to build the outer hull first, and the ribs afterwards. To secure and add strengt... | 896 | Trireme | 2 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Crew
The total complement (*plērōma*) of the ship was about 200. These were divided into the 170 rowers (*eretai*), who provided the ship\'s motive power, the deck crew headed by the trierarch and a marine detachment. The trierarch would be situated in the rear of the ship, and relay orders to the rest o... | 568 | Trireme | 3 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Crew
### Rowers
In the ancient navies, crews were composed not of galley slaves but of free men. In the Athenian case in particular, service in ships was the integral part of the military service provided by the lower classes, the *thētai*, although metics and hired foreigners were also accepted. Althoug... | 651 | Trireme | 4 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Tactics
In the ancient world, naval combat relied on two methods: boarding and ramming. Artillery in the form of ballistas and catapults was widespread, especially in later centuries, but its inherent technical limitations meant that it could not play a decisive role in combat. The method for boarding wa... | 435 | Trireme | 5 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Tactics
### Naval strategy in the Peloponnesian War {#naval_strategy_in_the_peloponnesian_war}
Squadrons of triremes employed a variety of tactics. The *periplous* (Gk., \"sailing around\") involved outflanking or encircling the enemy so as to attack them in the vulnerable rear; the *diekplous* (Gk., \"S... | 395 | Trireme | 6 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Tactics
### Casualties
Once a naval battle was under way, for the men involved, there were numerous ways for them to meet their end. Drowning was perhaps the most common way for a crew member to perish. Once a trireme had been rammed, the ensuing panic that engulfed the men trapped below deck no doubt ex... | 400 | Trireme | 7 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Changes of engagement and construction {#changes_of_engagement_and_construction}
During the Hellenistic period, the light trireme was supplanted by larger warships in dominant navies, especially the pentere/quinquereme. The maximum practical number of oar banks a ship could have was three. So the number ... | 420 | Trireme | 8 |
31,199 | # Trireme
## Reconstruction
In 1985--1987 a shipbuilder in Piraeus, financed by Frank Welsh (an author, Suffolk banker, writer and trireme enthusiast), advised by historian J. S. Morrison and naval architect John F. Coates (who with Welsh founded the Trireme Trust that initiated and managed the project), and informed... | 291 | Trireme | 9 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
The **Traveling Wilburys** were a British-American supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 1988, consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. They were a roots rock band and described as \"perhaps the biggest supergroup of all time\".
Originating from an idea discu... | 293 | Traveling Wilburys | 0 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
## History
### Background
George Harrison first mentioned the Traveling Wilburys publicly during a radio interview with Bob Coburn on the show *Rockline* in February 1988. When asked how he planned to follow up the success of his *Cloud Nine* album, Harrison replied: \"What I\'d really like to d... | 520 | Traveling Wilburys | 1 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
## History
### 1988--1991
#### \"Handle with Care\" and band formation {#handle_with_care_and_band_formation}
The band came together in April 1988, when Harrison was in Los Angeles to oversee the filming of his HandMade production *Checking Out*. At that time, Warner Bros. Records asked Harrison... | 1,010 | Traveling Wilburys | 2 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
## History
### 1988--1991
#### Orbison\'s death, \"Nobody\'s Child\" and *Vol. 3* {#orbisons_death_nobodys_child_and_vol._3}
Roy Orbison died of a heart attack on 6 December 1988. In tribute to him, the music video for the band\'s second single, \"End of the Line\", shows a black-and-white framed... | 879 | Traveling Wilburys | 3 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
## Legacy and influence {#legacy_and_influence}
In the Rolling Stone Press book *The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll*, the Traveling Wilburys are described as \"the ultimate supergroup\", with a line-up that represented four eras of rock music history and included \"three indisputab... | 645 | Traveling Wilburys | 4 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
## Catalogue reissue and Genesis Publications book {#catalogue_reissue_and_genesis_publications_book}
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the two Traveling Wilburys albums had limited availability and were out of print in most areas. Harrison, as primary holder of the rights, did not reissue them ... | 374 | Traveling Wilburys | 5 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
## Line-ups {#line_ups}
### Musicians
*Volume 1*
- \"Nelson Wilbury\" -- George Harrison
- \"Otis Wilbury\" -- Jeff Lynne
- \"Lefty Wilbury\" -- Roy Orbison
- \"Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.\" -- Tom Petty
- \"Lucky Wilbury\" -- Bob Dylan
*Volume 3*
- \"Spike Wilbury\" -- George Harriso... | 335 | Traveling Wilburys | 6 |
31,206 | # Traveling Wilburys
## Discography
### Studio albums {#studio_albums}
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------+----------------------+------+
| Title ... | 434 | Traveling Wilburys | 7 |
31,207 | # Tumor suppressor gene
A **tumor suppressor gene** (**TSG**), or **anti-oncogene**, is a gene that regulates a cell during cell division and replication. If the cell grows uncontrollably, it will result in cancer. When a tumor suppressor gene is mutated, it results in a loss or reduction in its function. In combinati... | 570 | Tumor suppressor gene | 0 |
31,207 | # Tumor suppressor gene
## Two-hit hypothesis {#two_hit_hypothesis}
Unlike oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes generally follow the two-hit hypothesis, which states both alleles that code for a particular protein must be affected before an effect is manifested. If only one allele for the gene is damaged, the other can ... | 311 | Tumor suppressor gene | 1 |
31,207 | # Tumor suppressor gene
## Functions
The proteins encoded by most tumor suppressor genes inhibit cell proliferation or survival. Inactivation of tumor suppressor genes therefore leads to tumor development by eliminating negative regulatory proteins. In most cases, tumor suppressor proteins inhibit the same cell regul... | 560 | Tumor suppressor gene | 2 |
31,207 | # Tumor suppressor gene
## Clinical significance {#clinical_significance}
Gene therapy is used to reinstate the function of a mutated or deleted gene type. When tumor suppressor genes are altered in a way that results in less or no expression, several severe problems can arise for the host. This is why tumor suppress... | 575 | Tumor suppressor gene | 3 |
31,207 | # Tumor suppressor gene
## Examples
Gene Original Function Two-Hit? Associated Carcinomas
------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------------------------
Rb DNA Replication, cell divi... | 484 | Tumor suppressor gene | 4 |
31,225 | # Randolph (ship)
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31,249 | # Total Access Communication System
Tacs}} `{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}`{=mediawiki} **Total Access Communication System** (**TACS**) and **ETACS** are variants of Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) which were announced as the choice for the first two UK national cellular systems in February 1983, less than a... | 768 | Total Access Communication System | 0 |
31,249 | # Total Access Communication System
## Commercial deployments {#commercial_deployments}
+-------------------------------+------------------------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+----------------+
| Country | Operator(s) | ƒ (MHz) | Launch date | ... | 224 | Total Access Communication System | 1 |
31,250 | # Time-division multiple access
**Time-division multiple access** (**TDMA**) is a channel access method for shared-medium networks. It allows several users to share the same frequency channel by dividing the signal into different time slots. The users transmit in rapid succession, one after the other, each using its o... | 350 | Time-division multiple access | 0 |
31,250 | # Time-division multiple access
## In mobile phone systems {#in_mobile_phone_systems}
### 2G systems {#g_systems}
Most 2G cellular systems, with the notable exception of IS-95, are based on TDMA. GSM, D-AMPS, PDC, iDEN, and PHS are examples of TDMA cellular systems.
In the GSM system, the synchronization of the mob... | 615 | Time-division multiple access | 1 |
31,250 | # Time-division multiple access
## Comparison with other multiple-access schemes {#comparison_with_other_multiple_access_schemes}
In radio systems, TDMA is usually used alongside frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) and frequency-division duplex (FDD); the combination is referred to as FDMA/TDMA/FDD. This is the... | 400 | Time-division multiple access | 2 |
31,250 | # Time-division multiple access
## Advantages of TDMA {#advantages_of_tdma}
TDMA (time-division multiple access) is a communication method that allocates radio frequency (RF) bandwidth into discrete time slots, allowing multiple users to share the channel in a sequential manner. This approach not only improves spectr... | 462 | Time-division multiple access | 3 |
31,250 | # Time-division multiple access
## Advantages of TDMA {#advantages_of_tdma}
### Disadvantages of TDMA {#disadvantages_of_tdma}
1. **Guard intervals**: To prevent interference between adjacent TDMA slots, guard intervals must be added. These intervals, typically ranging from 30 to 50 microseconds, serve as buffers to... | 548 | Time-division multiple access | 4 |
31,255 | # Theseus
**Theseus** (`{{IPAc-en|UK|ˈ|θ|iː|sj|uː|s}}`{=mediawiki}, `{{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|θ|iː|s|i|ə|s|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Theseus.wav}}`{=mediawiki}; *Θησεύς* `{{IPA|grc|tʰɛːsěu̯s|}}`{=mediawiki}) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur. The myths sur... | 294 | Theseus | 0 |
31,255 | # Theseus
## Birth and early years {#birth_and_early_years}
thumb\|left\|220px\|upright=1.3\|*Theseus and Aethra*, by Laurent de La Hyre thumb\|upright=1.3\|Theseus uncovers Aegeus\' sword and sandals, relief sculpture on a decree of 140/39 BC Aegeus, one of the primordial kings of Athens, was childless. Desiring an ... | 394 | Theseus | 1 |
31,255 | # Theseus
## The Six Labours {#the_six_labours}
The six entrances to the underworld, more commonly known as the Six Labours, are as follows:
- At the first site, which was Epidaurus, sacred to Apollo and the healer Asclepius, Theseus turned the tables on the chthonic bandit, Periphetes, the Club Bearer, who beat h... | 350 | Theseus | 2 |
31,255 | # Theseus
## Medea, the Marathonian Bull, Androgeus, and the Pallantides {#medea_the_marathonian_bull_androgeus_and_the_pallantides}
When Theseus arrived in Athens, he did not reveal his true identity immediately. Aegeus gave him hospitality but was suspicious of the young, powerful stranger\'s intentions. Aegeus\'s ... | 406 | Theseus | 3 |
31,255 | # Theseus
## Theseus and the Minotaur {#theseus_and_the_minotaur}
Pasiphaë, wife of King Minos of Crete, had several children. The eldest of these, Androgeus, set sail for Athens to take part in the Panathenaic Games, which were held there every four years. Being strong and skillful, he did very well, winning some ev... | 887 | Theseus | 4 |
31,255 | # Theseus
## Theseus and Pirithous {#theseus_and_pirithous}
Theseus\'s best friend was Pirithous, king of the Lapiths. Pirithous had heard stories of Theseus\'s courage and strength in battle but wanted proof so he rustled Theseus\'s herd of cattle and drove it from Marathon and Theseus set out in pursuit. Pirithous ... | 563 | Theseus | 5 |
31,255 | # Theseus
## Phaedra and Hippolytus {#phaedra_and_hippolytus}
thumb\|220px\|upright=1.3\|*Theseus saves Hippodameia*, work by Johannes Pfuhl in Athens
Phaedra, Theseus\' second wife and the daughter of King Minos, bore Theseus two sons, Demophon and Acamas. While these two were still in their infancy, Phaedra fell i... | 334 | Theseus | 6 |
31,255 | # Theseus
## Other stories and death of Theseus {#other_stories_and_death_of_theseus}
According to some sources, Theseus also was one of the Argonauts, although Apollonius of Rhodes states in the *Argonautica* that Theseus was still in the underworld at this time. Both statements are inconsistent with Medea being Aeg... | 1,026 | Theseus | 7 |
31,256 | # Tax law
`{{Taxation|expanded=Policies}}`{=mediawiki} `{{Taxation by country}}`{=mediawiki}
**Tax law** or **revenue law** is an area of legal study in which public or sanctioned authorities, such as federal, state and municipal governments (as in the case of the US) use a body of rules and procedures (laws) to asse... | 431 | Tax law | 0 |
31,256 | # Tax law
## Education
### Australia
Tax law education is a specialisation of accountants, tax agents, and lawyers. Accountants are required by either CPA Australia to complete a course in law of taxation and law of financial services. There is a legal obligation to complete taxation law and commercial law for regis... | 539 | Tax law | 1 |
31,272 | # Trevor Jones (composer)
**Trevor Alfred Charles Jones** (born 23 March 1949) is a South African composer of film and television scores, who has worked primarily in the United Kingdom.
He is best known for his scoring work during the 1980s and 1990s, where he worked on many acclaimed films including *Excalibur, Runa... | 379 | Trevor Jones (composer) | 0 |
31,272 | # Trevor Jones (composer)
## Career
Jones was soon after brought to the attention of John Boorman, who was in the midst of making his Arthurian epic, *Excalibur* (1981). Although mostly tracked with classical music by Richard Wagner and Carl Orff, Boorman also needed original dramatic cues (as well as period music) f... | 622 | Trevor Jones (composer) | 1 |
31,272 | # Trevor Jones (composer)
## Filmography
### Film
#### Feature films {#feature_films}
+------+-----------------------------------------+---------------------+---------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | 1,719 | Trevor Jones (composer) | 2 |
31,272 | # Trevor Jones (composer)
## Filmography
### Film
#### Short films {#short_films}
+------+------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+--------------------+
| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) ... | 309 | Trevor Jones (composer) | 3 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
The **Tocharian** (sometimes *Tokharian*) **languages** (`{{IPAc-en|US|t|oʊ|'|k|ɛər|i|ə|n|,|_|-|ˈ|k|ɑːr|-}}`{=mediawiki} `{{respell|toh|KAIR|ee|ən|,_|-|KAR|-}}`{=mediawiki}; `{{IPAc-en|UK|t|ɒ|'|k|ɑːr|i|ə|n}}`{=mediawiki} `{{respell|to|KAR|ee|ən}}`{=mediawiki}), also known as the ***Arśi-Kuči***, ... | 292 | Tocharian languages | 0 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Discovery and significance {#discovery_and_significance}
{{ Annotated image \| image=Indo-European migrations.jpg \| width=350 \| image-width = 350 \| image-left=0 \| image-top=0\| float = right \| annotations = `{{Annotation|260|10|[[Afanasievo culture|Afanasievo<br>culture]]|text-align=cent... | 562 | Tocharian languages | 1 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Names
A colophon to a Central Asian Buddhist manuscript from the late 8th century states that it was translated into Old Turkic from Sanskrit, via a *twγry* language. In 1907, Emil Sieg and Friedrich W. K. Müller proposed that *twγry* was a name for the newly-discovered language of the Turpan... | 296 | Tocharian languages | 2 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Writing system {#writing_system}
thumb\|upright=1.5\|`{{center|1=[[Tocharian B]] inscription from the [[Kizil Caves]], in the Tocharian version of the [[Brahmi script]], reading:<br>𑀲𑁂𑀧𑀜𑀓𑁆𑀢𑁂 𑀲𑀡𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀢𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀲𑁂 𑀱𑀭𑁆𑀲 𑀧𑀧𑁃𑀬𑁆𑀓𑁅<br><small>(Traditional [[Brahmi script|Ashokan ... | 286 | Tocharian languages | 3 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Tocharian A and B {#tocharian_a_and_b}
thumb\|upright=1.5\|Tocharian languages A (blue), B (red) and C (green) in the Tarim Basin. Tarim oasis towns are given as listed in the *Book of Han* (c. 2nd century BC), with the areas of the squares proportional to population. Tocharian A and B are s... | 455 | Tocharian languages | 4 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Tocharian C {#tocharian_c}
A third Tocharian language was first suggested by Thomas Burrow in the 1930s, while discussing 3rd-century documents from Krorän (Loulan) and Niya. The texts were written in Gandhari Prakrit, but contained loanwords of evidently Tocharian origin, such as *kilme* (\'... | 369 | Tocharian languages | 5 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Phonology
Phonetically, Tocharian languages are \"centum\" Indo-European languages, meaning that they merge the palatovelar consonants `{{PIE|(*ḱ, *ǵ, *ǵʰ)}}`{=mediawiki} of Proto-Indo-European with the plain velars (\*k, \*g, \*gʰ) rather than palatalizing them to affricates or sibilants. Ce... | 597 | Tocharian languages | 6 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Morphology
### Nouns
Tocharian has completely re-worked the nominal declension system of Proto-Indo-European. The only cases inherited from the proto-language are nominative, genitive, accusative, and (in Tocharian B only) vocative; in Tocharian the old accusative is known as the *oblique* c... | 508 | Tocharian languages | 7 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Morphology
### Verbs
#### Classes
A given verb belongs to one of a large number of classes, according to its conjugation. As in Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, and (to a lesser extent) Latin, there are independent sets of classes in the indicative present, subjunctive, perfect, imperative, and to a ... | 1,276 | Tocharian languages | 8 |
31,273 | # Tocharian languages
## Comparison to other Indo-European languages {#comparison_to_other_indo_european_languages}
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**Tocharian vocabulary (sample)**
*English*
*one*
*two*
*three*
*four*
... | 309 | Tocharian languages | 9 |
31,275 | # The Age of Reason
***The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology*** is a work by English and American political activist Thomas Paine, arguing for the philosophical position of deism. It follows in the tradition of 18th-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and ... | 1,019 | The Age of Reason | 0 |
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