Tenda Pass, pass (6,135 feet [1,870 m]) in the Maritime Alps, lying on the French-Italian border near the resort of Limone Piemonte. Two parallel tunnels carry a railroad and highway beneath the Tenda Pass to connect Nice, Fr., with Turin, Italy. Some Alpine specialists consider the pass to be the

Ferdinand Christian Baur: …became known as the “tendency theory,” for he asserted that the Gospels reveal a mediating, or conciliatory, Tendenz of their authors to overcome the Jewish-Gentile conflict. Baur posited the existence of an initial Gospel modified by later writers.

locomotive: Steam locomotives: …in a separate vehicle, the tender, coupled to the locomotive. The tender of a typical European main-line locomotive had a capacity of 9,000 kg (10 tons) of coal and 30,000 litres (8,000 gallons) of water. In North America, higher capacities were common.

Ben Affleck: Roles of the 2010s and beyond: …in 2021 Affleck starred in The Tender Bar, portraying a bartender who becomes a father figure to his nephew; the drama, which was based on a memoir by J.R. Moehringer, was directed by George Clooney. Affleck later appeared alongside Ana de Armas in Deep Water (2022), a thriller inspired by…

Tender Buttons, book of poems by Gertrude Stein, first published in 1914 as Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms. Heavily influenced by Cubism, the poetry in this work was considered by some critics to have taken abstraction and fragmentation past the limits of comprehensibility. The poems are

Joseph Addison: Government service: …helping him write the play The Tender Husband (1705). In practical ways Addison also assisted Steele with substantial loans and the appointment as editor of the official London Gazette. In 1708 Addison was elected to Parliament for Lostwithiel in Cornwall, and later in the same year he was made secretary…

Tender Is the Night, semiautobiographical novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1934. It is the story of a psychiatrist who marries one of his patients; as she slowly recovers, she exhausts his vitality until he is, in Fitzgerald’s words, un homme épuisé (“a used-up man”). At first a charming

Henry King: Later films: …better served in King’s 1962 adaptation of the writer’s novel Tender Is the Night. Producer David O. Selznick intended the drama to be a showcase for his wife, Jennifer Jones, who played a mentally ill woman whose psychiatrist husband (Jason Robards) pays a steep price for her recovery. The film,…

Bruce Beresford: …to direct the Hollywood film Tender Mercies (1983), which was written by Horton Foote and starred Robert Duvall as a faded country music star. For the drama, Beresford received an Oscar nomination for best director. His next two films, King David (1985) and The Fringe Dwellers (1986), were misfires, but…

Max Shulman: …also wrote the Broadway play The Tender Trap (1954), which comically portrayed the pitfalls of marriage and in 1955 was made into a motion picture starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds. From 1954 to 1970 the irrepressible Shulman, who considered nothing sacred, wrote a syndicated weekly column, “On Campus.”

Charles Walters: …enchanting songs and dances, while The Tender Trap (both 1955) showed that Walters could mount a good romantic comedy; it starred Frank Sinatra as a womanizing agent who falls in love with an aspiring actress (Debbie Reynolds). Sinatra returned for High Society (1956), a musical remake of George Cukor’s The…

Jerry Bock: …included The Body Beautiful (1958), Tenderloin (1960), the admired She Loves Me (1963), The Apple Tree (1966), and The Rothschilds (1966).

meat processing: Tenderness: The tenderness of meat is influenced by a number of factors including the grain of the meat, the amount of connective tissue, and the amount of fat.

Australian Aboriginal peoples: Leadership and social control: …River a formal council, or tendi, of clan headmen and elders did arbitrate disagreements between adjacent groups. Generally, simple informal meetings of elders and men of importance dealt with grievances and other matters. There was also settlement by ordeal—the most outstanding example of this sort being the Makarrata (magarada, or…

tendinitis, inflammation of the sheaths of the tendons. These sheaths are composed of thin, filmy tissue that permits the sliding motion of tendons within them. The cause of inflammation is irritation of the sheaths by prolonged or abnormal use of the tendons. Less often it may follow invasion of

tennis elbow: …inflammation of the tendon, or tendinosis, indicating tissue damage to the tendon.

Japan: The Tokugawa status system: …based upon the concept of tendō (“way of heaven”). Tendō essentially took on the connotation of the Chinese term t’ien-ming (“mandate of heaven”; Japanese: tenmei), and Razan and other Confucian thinkers provided an explanation and justification for changes in rulers through the process of gekokujō (overthrow of superiors by inferiors)…

Achilles tendon, strong tendon at the back of the heel that connects the calf muscles to the heel. The tendon is formed from the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (the calf muscles) and is inserted into the heel bone. The contracting calf muscles lift the heel by this tendon, thus producing a foot

tendon, tissue that attaches a muscle to other body parts, usually bones. Tendons are the connective tissues that transmit the mechanical force of muscle contraction to the bones; the tendon is firmly connected to muscle fibres at one end and to components of the bone at its other end. Tendons are

human nervous system: Tendon organs: The tendon organ consists simply of an afferent nerve fiber that terminates in a number of branches upon slips of tendon where the tendons join onto muscle fibers. By lying in series with muscle, the tendon organ is well placed to signal muscular…

tendinitis, inflammation of the sheaths of the tendons. These sheaths are composed of thin, filmy tissue that permits the sliding motion of tendons within them. The cause of inflammation is irritation of the sheaths by prolonged or abnormal use of the tendons. Less often it may follow invasion of

Jura Mountains: …metres]), both in France, and Mount Tendre and La Dôle, both more than 5,500 feet (1,680 metres), in Switzerland. Toward the northeast and along the outer ridges of the arc, the elevations of the crests are lower.

tendril, in botany, plant organ specialized to anchor and support vining stems. Tendrils may be modified leaves, leaflets, leaf tips, or leaf stipules; they may, however, be derived as modified stem branches (e.g., grapes). Other special plant structures fulfill a similar function, but the tendril

Tendring, district, administrative and historic county of Essex, England. It occupies the low-lying North Sea coastal tract between the estuaries of the Rivers Stour and Colne in the northeastern corner of Essex. Most of the district’s population is concentrated in urban communities on the coast,

Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar first published his eight-volume biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma, in 1951–54. He published a revised and expanded edition in 1960–63. The biography that he wrote for the Encyclopædia Britannica first appeared in the 1964 printing of the 14th edition, and it

Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian professional cricket player, considered by many to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. In 2012, he became the first cricketer to score 100 centuries (100 runs in a single innings) in international play. Tendulkar was given his first bat when he was 11 years of

Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian professional cricket player, considered by many to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time. In 2012, he became the first cricketer to score 100 centuries (100 runs in a single innings) in international play. Tendulkar was given his first bat when he was 11 years of

La Tène, (French: The Shallows), archaeological site at the eastern end of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the name of which has been extended to distinguish the Late Iron Age culture of European Celts. La Tène culture originated in the mid-5th century bce, when the Celts came into contact with Greek

canonical hours: …Week during the service of Tenebrae (“darkness”), in which 15 candles were individually extinguished until the church was in total darkness. In Matins, there are nine lessons, each concluding with a responsory. The first three lessons are taken from the Book of Lamentations in the Bible. Numerous polyphonic settings were…

darkling beetle: …darkling beetle known as the mealworm (Tenebrio) are used as food for such pets as birds and fish. Both the mealworm and the smaller flour beetle (Tribolium confusum) are pests in dried foods. Remains of Tribolium have been found in a grain jar in an Egyptian tomb dating back to…

bark-gnawing beetle: The species Tenebrioides mauritanicus is found in granaries where its larvae, commonly known as cadelles, feed on both the grain and other insects in the grain. Tennochilus virescens, an eastern species, is blue-green in colour and has a ferocious bite.

darkling beetle, (family Tenebrionidae), any of approximately 20,000 species of insects in the order Coleoptera so named because of their nocturnal habits. These beetles tend to be short and dark; some, however, have bright markings. Although found on every continent, they are more common in warm,

coleopteran: Annotated classification: Superfamily Tenebrionoidea Dark-coloured; threadlike antennae; small to medium in size; many associated with decaying wood or fungi, though feeding behaviour and preferred habitats are diverse. Contains numerous families; many listed below. Family Aderidae (antlike leaf beetles) About 350 species; usually found in deadwood or

tenebrism, in the history of Western painting, the use of extreme contrasts of light and dark in figurative compositions to heighten their dramatic effect. (The term is derived from the Latin tenebrae, “darkness.”) In tenebrist paintings, the figures are often portrayed against a background of

apartment house: …New York City apartment, or tenement, a type first constructed in the 1830s, consisted of apartments popularly known as railroad flats because the narrow rooms were arranged end-to-end in a row like boxcars. Indeed, few low-cost apartment buildings erected in Europe or America before 1918 were designed for either comfort…

Pere Ubu: …on well-received recordings such as The Tenement Year (1988), Cloudland (1989), and Worlds in Collision (1991).

Tenentismo, (from Portuguese tenente, “lieutenant”), movement among young, idealistic Brazilian army officers, mostly from the lower-middle class, who pressed for social justice and national reforms in Brazil in the 1920s. On July 5, 1922, a number of the young officers raised the standard of

Ténéré, physiographic region of the Sahara extending from northeastern Niger into western Chad. Comprising the northwestern part of the Central Sudan depression, this vast level plain of sand extends over approximately 154,440 square miles (400,000 square km). It is bounded by the Aïr massif

Ténéré, physiographic region of the Sahara extending from northeastern Niger into western Chad. Comprising the northwestern part of the Central Sudan depression, this vast level plain of sand extends over approximately 154,440 square miles (400,000 square km). It is bounded by the Aïr massif

Bichon Frise, breed of small dog noted for its fluffy coat and cheerful disposition. For many centuries it was known as the “Bichon” or “Tenerife.” Descended from water spaniels, it features a short blunt muzzle, silky ears that drop, and a puffy, silky, curled coat and an undercoat. Its color is

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of the Canary Islands, Spain. It consists of the western members of the Canary Islands, specifically Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, and Ferro islands. The port city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island

Tenerife, island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife provincia (province), Canary Islands comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain, located in the Atlantic Ocean opposite the northwestern coast of Africa. It is the largest of the Canary Islands. The narrower northeastern part rises sharply to a jagged

Tenerife airline disaster, runway collision of two Boeing 747 passenger airplanes in the Canary Islands on March 27, 1977. The disaster killed more than 580 people. Both planes involved in the crash had been scheduled to depart from Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria. However, a terrorist

nanduti: …made on the island of Tenerife and bears its name.

Tenerife, island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife provincia (province), Canary Islands comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain, located in the Atlantic Ocean opposite the northwestern coast of Africa. It is the largest of the Canary Islands. The narrower northeastern part rises sharply to a jagged

Ténès, town, northern Algeria. A small Mediterranean Sea port, it is built on the site of the ancient Phoenician and Roman colonies of Catenna. Ruins of the Roman colony’s ramparts and tombs remain, and the Roman cisterns are still in use. Old Ténès, probably founded in 875 ce by Spanish colonists,

Christopher Nolan: Inception, Dunkirk, and Oppenheimer: …2020 he wrote and directed Tenet, a time-bending action thriller that centers on a C.I.A. agent trying to avert a world war.

South American forest Indian: Modern developments: …certain cases, as with the Tenetehara of Maranhão state, to maintain economic stability without breaking up the community organization. This is impossible, however, when groups undertake to collect rubber for commercial firms, since this obliges the tribe to split into family units and to spread over vast areas; the result…

Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Rise to national prominence: …passive resistance, known as the Tenets of the New Party, that he hoped would destroy the hypnotic influence of British rule and prepare the people for sacrifice in order to gain independence. Those forms of political action initiated by Tilak—the boycotting of goods and passive resistance—were later adopted by Mohandas…

Ténès, town, northern Algeria. A small Mediterranean Sea port, it is built on the site of the ancient Phoenician and Roman colonies of Catenna. Ruins of the Roman colony’s ramparts and tombs remain, and the Roman cisterns are still in use. Old Ténès, probably founded in 875 ce by Spanish colonists,

nuclear weapon: China: …Academy, under the direction of Deng Jiaxian, was ordered to shift to thermonuclear work. Facilities were constructed to produce lithium-6 deuteride and other required components. By the end of 1965 the theoretical work for a multistage bomb had been completed, and manufacture of the test device was finished by the…

Deng Xiaoping was the most powerful figure in the People’s Republic of China from the late 1970s until his death in 1997. He abandoned many orthodox communist doctrines and attempted to incorporate elements of the free-enterprise system and other reforms into the Chinese economy. Deng was the son

Teresa Teng was a Taiwanese singer who was a superstar throughout East Asia and was especially admired in Taiwan and China. Her clear, sweet voice and her heartrending love songs were immensely popular in the 1970s and ’80s. Teng’s parents were born in China. Her father was an officer in the

Deng Yingchao was a Chinese politician, a revolutionary hard-liner who became a high-ranking official of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after the death of her husband, Premier Zhou Enlai, in 1976. Deng’s involvement in political and social causes began in her youth. She joined the movement to

Teresa Teng was a Taiwanese singer who was a superstar throughout East Asia and was especially admired in Taiwan and China. Her clear, sweet voice and her heartrending love songs were immensely popular in the 1970s and ’80s. Teng’s parents were born in China. Her father was an officer in the

Tengger, second smallest of the ethnic groups indigenous to the island of Java in Indonesia, living mainly on the high slopes of a large volcanic crater in the Tengger Mountains and numbering about 34,000 at the turn of the 21st century. They are believed to be the only surviving remnants of the

Alxa Plateau: …into three smaller deserts, the Tengger (Tengri) Desert in the south, the Badain Jaran (Baden Dzareng, or Batan Tsalang) in the west, and the Ulan Buh (Wulanbuhe) in the northeast.

Tengger, second smallest of the ethnic groups indigenous to the island of Java in Indonesia, living mainly on the high slopes of a large volcanic crater in the Tengger Mountains and numbering about 34,000 at the turn of the 21st century. They are believed to be the only surviving remnants of the

Kazakhstan: Resources: …exploit the reserves of the Tengiz oil field, one of the world’s largest. In the mid-1990s agreements also were sought with foreign investors for the development of oil and natural gas from the Tengiz, Zhusan, Temir, and Kasashyganak wells. The profitability of such ventures rested principally on the establishment of…

Lake Tengiz, salt lake in the northern part of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarqa). The largest lake in northern Kazakhstan, it has an area of 614 square miles (1,590 square km) and a maximum depth of more than 20 feet (6 metres); it lies in an area of sparsely inhabited dry steppe and semidesert. It is

Lake Tengiz, salt lake in the northern part of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarqa). The largest lake in northern Kazakhstan, it has an area of 614 square miles (1,590 square km) and a maximum depth of more than 20 feet (6 metres); it lies in an area of sparsely inhabited dry steppe and semidesert. It is

Tengnoupal, village, southern Manipur state, far eastern India. It is located about 40 miles (65 km) south-southeast of Imphal, the state capital, at the highest point of a road between Imphal and northwestern Myanmar (Burma). Tengnoupal is situated in an upland region in the Manipur Hills in the

shamanism: Worldview: …the Buryat of southern Siberia, Tengri (often identified with Ülgen) also has children—the western ones being good and the eastern ones wicked. The gods of the Buryats number 99 and fall into two categories: the 55 good gods of the west whose attribute is “white,” and the 44 wicked gods…

Alxa Plateau: …into three smaller deserts, the Tengger (Tengri) Desert in the south, the Badain Jaran (Baden Dzareng, or Batan Tsalang) in the west, and the Ulan Buh (Wulanbuhe) in the northeast.

tengu, in Japanese folklore, a type of mischievous supernatural being, sometimes considered the reincarnated spirit of one who was proud and arrogant in life. Tengu are renowned swordsmen and are said to have taught the military arts to the Minamoto hero Yoshitsune. They live in trees in

Taira Masakado: …an incident known as the Tengyō no ran (War in the Tengyō era). The revolt was symptomatic of the deterioration of the central government’s hold over the countryside and presaged the development of powerful warlord families in the provinces, of which the Taira clan eventually became one of the most…

olivine: Meteorites and the Earth’s mantle: …has been recorded in the Tenham (Queensland, Australia) chondrite as pseudomorphs after olivine. Portions of some large grains of olivine immediately adjacent to black, shock-generated veins are recognized as transforms to the spinel phase; the associated plagioclase feldspar was converted to maskelynite. The composition of the spinel phase in the…

Sergey Yosifovich Paradzhanov: …was Teni zabytykh predkov (1964; Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors), a richly impressionistic fantasy based on a novella by Mykhaylo Kotsyubysky with a Ukrainian setting. Although it won 16 international awards, including the grand prize at the 1965 Mar del Plata Festival in Argentina, his overt rejection of the official…

David Teniers, the Elder was a Flemish Baroque painter of genre scenes, landscapes, and religious subjects. Teniers apparently began his career as a pupil of his brother Juliaen; he is also said to have studied in Italy under Elsheimer and Rubens. He became a master in the Antwerp guild in 1606–07,

David Teniers, the Younger was a prolific Flemish painter of the Baroque period known for his genre scenes of peasant life. He was the son and pupil of David Teniers the Elder. In 1637 he married Anna, daughter of the painter Jan Bruegel the Elder. Teniers painted almost every kind of picture, but

Plateau Indian: Language: Tenino, Umatilla, and others (see also Sahaptin).

Tenji was the 38th emperor of Japan, from 668 to 672, and the ruler who freed the Japanese court from the domination of the Soga family. Tenji implemented a series of reforms that strengthened the central government in accord with the Chinese model and restored power to the emperor. The Soga family

Tenji was the 38th emperor of Japan, from 668 to 672, and the ruler who freed the Japanese court from the domination of the Soga family. Tenji implemented a series of reforms that strengthened the central government in accord with the Chinese model and restored power to the emperor. The Soga family

Tenjiku, (Japanese: “Indian Style”), one of the three main styles of Japanese Buddhist architecture in the Kamakura period (1192–1333). The style is impressive for the size and multiplicity of its parts. Its unique and most characteristic feature is the elaborate bracketing of beams and blocks

Tsuruya Namboku IV: His first major success was Tenjiku Tokubei ikoku-banashi (1804; “Tokubei of India: Tales of Strange Lands”), written for the leading actor of the day, Onoe Matsusuke I. Namboku wrote for the virtuoso performer, and his originality and stagecraft were immensely popular among the Kabuki patrons of Edo. In all he…

Tenjiku, (Japanese: “Indian Style”), one of the three main styles of Japanese Buddhist architecture in the Kamakura period (1192–1333). The style is impressive for the size and multiplicity of its parts. Its unique and most characteristic feature is the elaborate bracketing of beams and blocks

Sugawara Michizane was a Japanese political figure and scholar of Chinese literature of the Heian period, who was later deified as Tenjin, the patron of scholarship and literature. Sugawara was born into a family of scholars, and as a boy he began studying the Chinese classics. After passing the

Bstan-’gyur, the second great collection of Buddhist sacred writings in Tibet, comprising more than 3,600 texts filling some 225 volumes and supplementary to the canonical Bka’-’gyur (“Translation of the Buddha-Word”). This collection is made up of translations of works by individual Indian

mask: Theatrical uses: …highly respected artists known as tenka-ichi, “the first under heaven.” Shades of feeling are portrayed with sublimated realism. When the masks are slightly moved by the player’s hand or body motion, their expression appears to change.

Tenkalai, one of two Hindu subsects of the Shrivaishnava, the other being the Vadakalai. Though the two sects use both Sanskrit and Tamil scriptures and centre their worship on Vishnu, the Tenkalai places greater reliance on the Tamil language and the Nalayira Prabandham, a collection of hymns by

Central Asian arts: Neolithic and Metal Age cultures: The settlement and cemetery of Alekseevskoe (present Tenlyk), some 400 miles (600 kilometres) south of Yekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk), is especially important, because its earth houses were designed for permanent habitation. Their roofs rested on logs, and each dwelling had a central hearth used for heating purposes with side hearths intended…

Jian ware, dark brown or blackish Chinese stoneware made for domestic use chiefly during the Song dynasty (960–1279) and into the early 14th century. Jian ware was made in Fujian province, first in kilns at Jian’an and later at Jianyang. The clay used for Jian ware was of a very hard, coarse grain.

bridge: Truss bridges: …metres (1,232 feet), and the Tenmon Bridge (1966) at Kumamoto, Japan, has a centre span of 295 metres (984 feet).

Tennant Creek, town, central Northern Territory, Australia. The town, the centre of a gold rush in the 20th century, is situated on Tennant Creek. The creek was visited in 1860 by the Scottish explorer John McDouall Stuart, who named it for his sponsor, John Tennant. The earliest settlement of the

history of technology: Chemicals: …powder, a process perfected by Charles Tennant at his St. Rollox factory in Glasgow in 1799. This product effectively met the requirements of the cotton-textile industry, and thereafter the chemical industry turned its attention to the needs of other industries, and particularly to the increasing demand for alkali in soap,…

David Tennant is a Scottish stage and screen actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who, the British science-fiction television series. Apart from the show, Tennant has enjoyed a prolific career with more than 100 TV, film, stage, and voice-over credits to his

Alice Marble: …manager, mentor, and principal supporter, Eleanor Tennant. Under Tennant’s tutelage Marble changed from a Western grip to an Eastern one—a 90° rotation of the hand around the racket’s handle and a vital factor for success on a grass court. Her aggressive serve-and-volley game and her preference for wearing shorts instead…

Frederick Robert Tennant was an English philosophical theologian, a powerful apologist with a wide range of interests who essayed a harmony of science and religion within an empirical approach to theology. Tennant studied science at Caius College, Cambridge, and was ordained while teaching science

Kylie Tennant was an Australian novelist and playwright famed for her realistic yet affirmative depictions of the lives of the underprivileged in Australia. Tennant attended the University of Sydney but left without a degree and then worked as an assistant publicity officer for the Australian

Pet Shop Boys: The band comprised Neil Tennant (b. July 10, 1954, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England) and Chris Lowe (b. October 4, 1959, Blackpool, Lancashire).

William Hyde Wollaston: Platinum and new metals: …formed a cost-sharing partnership with Smithson Tennant, whom he had befriended at Cambridge, to produce and market chemical products. Although Tennant achieved only limited success in his independent endeavours, Wollaston was spectacularly successful. He set about trying to produce platinum in a pure malleable form, something that had been attempted…

tetrahedrite: …series with the similar mineral tennantite, in which arsenic replaces antimony in the molecular structure. It is found in important quantities in Switzerland, Germany, Romania, the Czech Republic, France, Peru, and Chile, and both minerals occur in large amounts in Colorado, Idaho, and other localities in the western United States.…

Irving Stone was an American writer of popular historical biographies. Stone first came to prominence with the publication of Lust for Life (1934), a vivid fictionalized biography of the painter Vincent Van Gogh. After receiving his B.A. in 1923 at the University of California, Berkeley, and his

Tenneco Inc., diversified American industrial corporation, with major interests in natural-gas pipelines and the construction of heavy equipment. It was also formerly a large producer of petroleum. Headquarters are in Houston, Texas. Tenneco was formed in 1943 as the Tennessee division of the

Gilbert Tennent was an Irish-born American Presbyterian clergyman, one of the leaders of the Great Awakening of religious feeling in colonial America, along with Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. Tennent was the son of a Presbyterian clergyman, and he and his three brothers were educated at

American colonies: Rights in the colonies: …in the middle colonies by William Tennent, who came from Scotland to preach with fervour and to establish a “log college” in Pennsylvania for training other zealous clergymen; and in Georgia by the indefatigable George Whitefield, who soon began touring other colonies and cast his spell everywhere over immense audiences.…

Tennessee, constituent state of the United States of America. It is located in the upper South of the eastern United States and became the 16th state of the union in 1796. The geography of Tennessee is unique. Its extreme breadth of 432 miles (695 km) stretches from the Appalachian Mountain

Mariah Carey: After appearing in the drama Tennessee (2008), she earned praise for her portrayal of a social worker in the critically acclaimed Precious (2009). Her later film credits included Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013) and Girls Trip (2017). She also lent her voice to All I Want for Christmas Is You…

Tenneco Inc., diversified American industrial corporation, with major interests in natural-gas pipelines and the construction of heavy equipment. It was also formerly a large producer of petroleum. Headquarters are in Houston, Texas. Tenneco was formed in 1943 as the Tennessee division of the

Mississippi: Relief and soils: …the extreme northeast, are the Tennessee Hills. Arching between Tennessee and Alabama, these hills form the only area in Mississippi in which the terrain is reminiscent of the mountains of the southeastern United States.