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John Takawira

John Takawira was a Zimbabwean sculptor. The background to the sculptural movement of which he was a leading member is given in the article on Shona art.

Takawira

Takawira is a Zimbabwean surname that may refer toBernard Takawira (1948–1997), Zimbabwean sculptor, brother of John Gerald Takawira (1964–2004), Zimbabwean sculptor, son of John John Takawira (19read more...38–1989), Zimbabwean sculptor, father of John Leopold Takawira (1916–1970), Vice-President of the Zimbabwe African National Union Vitalis Takawira, Zimbabwean football playerread less...

Takalik Abaj

Tak'alik Ab'aj is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Guatemala. It was formerly known as Abaj Takalik; its ancient name may have been Kooja. It is one of several Mesoamerican sites with both Olmecread more... and Maya features. The site flourished in the Preclassic and Classic periods, from the 9th century BC through to at least the 10th century AD, and was an important centre of commerce, trading with Kaminaljuyu and Chocolá. Investigations have revealed that it is one of the largest sites with sculptured monuments on the Pacific coastal plain. Olmec-style sculptures include a possible colossal head, petroglyphs and others. The site has one of the greatest concentrations of Olmec-style sculpture outside of the Gulf of Mexico.read less...

Tak and the Power of Juju

Tak and the Power of Juju is an action-adventure platforming video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by THQ for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The game was releasedread more... in North America on October 15, 2003 and in Europe on March 12, 2004.read less...

Tak and the Power of Juju (TV series)

Tak and the Power of Juju is an American CGI animated television series that aired for two seasons from August 31, 2007, to January 24, 2009. Loosely based on the 2003 video game of the same name, theread more... show consists of two eleven-minute stories per half-hour episode. It was co-produced by THQ and Nickelodeon. The series was produced by Nick Jennings and directed, among others, by Mark Risley, Jim Schumann, and Heiko Drengenberg. It was the first CGI series to be directly overseen by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.read less...

Tak Wah Mak

Tak Wah Mak, is a Canadian medical researcher, geneticist, oncologist, and biochemist. He first became widely known for his discovery of the T-cell receptor in 1983 and pioneering work in the geneticsread more... of immunology. In 1995, Mak published a landmark paper on the discovery of the function of the immune checkpoint protein CTLA-4, thus opening the path for immunotherapy/checkpoint inhibitors as a means of cancer treatment. Mak is also the founder of Agios Pharmaceuticals, whose lead compound, IDHIFA®, was approved by the FDA for acute myeloid leukemia in August 2017, becoming the first drug specifically targeting cancer metabolism to be used for cancer treatment. He has worked in a variety of areas including biochemistry, immunology, and cancer genetics.read less...