What is "turning point"

Turning \Turn"ing\, n.

1. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.

   Through paths and turnings often trod by day.
   --Milton.

2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.

   It is preached at every turning.
   --Coleridge.

3. Deviation from the way or proper course.
   --Harmar.

4. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.

5. pl. The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned.

6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.

   Turning and boring mill, a kind of lathe having a vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large work.

   Turning bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.

   Turning engine, an engine lathe.

   Turning lathe, a lathe used by turners to shape their work.

   Turning pair. See the Note under Pair, n.

   Turning point, the point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case.

n. A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.

1. n. an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" [syn: landmark, watershed]

2. the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by" [syn: corner, street corner]

Turning Point was an American straight edge hardcore band from New Jersey, United States, that existed from 1988 to 1991. Their early releases had the sound of straight edge hardcore of the time, with lyrics relating to social issues or being straight edge. The later material was a lot more emo influenced, integrating more emotional lyrics, softer vocal delivery and octave chords.

This eventually led the way for other straight edge/hardcore bands to do so, such as Split Lip and Falling Forward.

Lead singer Skip Candelori and guitarist Jay Laughlin previously formed Moorestown, New Jersey-based Pointless. Ken Flavell, drums, originally played drums with brother Chris Flavell in the early southern New Jersey hardcore band, Failsafe. Nick Greif, bass, previously played bass in the late 80's straight-edge hardcore band, Awareness. Matthew Kerfoot, guitarist in Awareness, was Greif's original choice to play drums in Turning Point. Kerfoot declined, opting to leave for college.

Candelori died in 2002 of an accidental drug overdose.

In March 2016, it has been announced that the band will be present in the This is Hardcore festival, to be held in Philadelphia, PA, the days August 4-7, 2016. Tim McMahon of Mouthpiece and others will take the mic in that occasion.

Turning point may refer to:

• A point at which the derivative changes sign – see stationary point in mathematics
• A climax (narrative) in narrative structure
• A discrimen, one of the two marked points on a cursus or classical-period race-track

Turning point, Turning Point or Turning Points may also refer to:

Turning Point is the last studio album by Japanese duo Pink Lady before their break up. The album was released on December 5, 1980.

Turning Point is the second album by American organist Lonnie Smith recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label.

Turning Point is the first studio album by Nigerian artiste Dr SID, released April 11, 2010, on Mo' Hits Records. Production for the album took place during 2009 at Mo' Hits recording studios and was handled by Don Jazzy

Turning Point (alternative title "Dying To Go To School") is a 2009 documentary film by Richard Stanley Productions and the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society.

The documentary features Michelle Yeoh ("Global Ambassador for the Make Roads Safe campaign") while she "advocates for road injury to be recognised as a global public health and development priority".

It can be regarded as a result of her according journeys.

The documentary follows her to South Africa, Malaysia, Vietnam and other countries.

Turning Point is an album by saxophonist Benny Golson, featuring performances recorded in late 1962 and originally released on the Mercury label.

Turning Point is a 2012 drama film written and directed by Niyi Towolawi, starring Jackie Appiah, K.D. Aubert, Todd Bridges, Ernie Hudson, Patience Ozokwor, et al., with Igoni Archibong in leading role of "Ade". It received 2 nominations at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards.

'''Turning Point '''is a registered charity and was founded in 1986 to assist the bereaved and ill and was one of the first organisations in Ireland to offer humanistic and integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy services. Turning Point continues to offer these services and is a registered charity (No. 7975).

(Turning Point Training Institute) is an Institute located in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.Turning Point Training Institute, established in 2001, offers a part-time MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy validated and awarded by University College Cork. The MSc is run at the Institute's Dún Laoghaire base. Other courses provided by TPTI include a Foundation Course in Counselling Psychotherapy, (40 hours part-time), and a range of Continuing Professional Development Programmes.

Turning Point is the second studio album by American recording artist Mario, released by J Records in 2004. A R&B record with heavy elements of soul and hip hop music, it involves a diverse roster of collaborators including Scott Storch, Lil Jon, The Underdogs, Carvin & Ivan, and Sean Garrett.

The first single from the album was " Let Me Love You", which hit number one in the United States and number two in the United Kingdom, becoming his biggest hit to date. The second single was a split single. In the U.S., " How Could You" a song written by Bay Area singer-songwriter J. Valentine was released (reaching number 52) but in the UK, Here I Go Again was released (reaching number 11). The fourth and final single from the album in the US was " Boom" featuring Juvenile.

The album guests include Cassidy, Juvenile, Baby Cham and, for the official "Let Me Love You" remix, Jadakiss and T.I.. In the UK, the album received a Parental Advisory sticker. Due to the success of the album, it was released in a DualDisc edition. In support of the album, Mario supported R&B trio Destiny's Child in their tour, Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It, as an opening act for the American leg.

Turning Point is an ABC News program that aired from 1994 to 1999.

Turning Point was an hour-long documentary program focused on a single topic, making it similar to CBS' 48 Hours, which it ran directly opposite for some of its run. The program tended toward sensational topics, such as former members of Charles Manson's "Family" and much coverage of the O. J. Simpson murder case, which was current for much of the program's run. ABC News figures appearing regularly on the program included Diane Sawyer, Forrest Sawyer, Meredith Vieira, Peter Jennings and Barbara Walters.

This Turning Point is not to be confused with an ABC dramatic anthology series of the same title which ran during the 1952-53 television season.

Turning Point is a health and social care organization that helps and supports those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with learning disabilities. Turning Point developed out of a pioneering project in South East London and was founded by Barry Richards in 1964. It is now one of the UK's leading social care organisations. The Chief Executive is Lord Victor Adebowale.

Turning Point is a social enterprise and registered charity based in the United Kingdom that runs projects in more than 240 locations across England and Wales, making contact in the last year with 130,000 people. In addition to providing direct services, Turning Point also campaigns nationally on behalf of those with social care needs.

"Turning Point" is a 1976 song by R&B singer Tyrone Davis, written and produced by Leo Graham. It was released on Davis' 1976 album Turning Point!.

"Turning Point" spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart in February of that year, but did not chart at all on the Hot 100; it holds the distinction of being the first number one soul single to fail to make the Hot 100 since 1955. The single was Davis' last number one single on the R&B chart.

A cover of the song by Mighty Joe Young is featured in the movie Thief.

Turning Point' is an album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley collecting studio recordings from 1964 and two concert recordings from 1968 which was released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label in 1975.

Turning Point is a 1960 Australian TV play.

It was directed by Ray Menmuir.

Turning Point was a weeklyscience magazine programme that aired on Doordarshan in 1991. The show won several awards.

The script and direction was by Neelabh Kaul and Indraneel Kaul. It was co-produced by Doordarshan & Vyeth Television. The presenter was Girish Karnad, with special appearances by Yash Pal. Actor Naseeruddin Shah, classical dancer Mallika Sarabhai, and director Mahesh Bhatt also hosted some episodes.

Turning Point (2004) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on December 5, 2004 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Turning Point chronology. Eight matches were featured on the event's card.

The main event was a Six Sides of Steel cage match with a pre-match stipulation that the losing team would disband. America's Most Wanted ( Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Triple X ( Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) in this match. A Six Man Tag Team match on the event's card ended in Jeff Hardy, A.J. Styles, and Randy Savage defeating The Kings of Wrestling ( Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall). The event's undercard featured different varieties of matches. Petey Williams defeated Chris Sabin to retain the TNA X Division Championship in one match on the undercard. Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven in another match.

Turning Point is remembered for the disbanding of Triple X and for Elix Skipper pulling Chris Harris off the top of a cage with his legs to perform a move he named the New School. The PPV was also the final televised match of Randy Savage's career. The professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated the event a 7 out of 10, which was the same as the 2005 event's rating.

Turning Point (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on November 9, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth in the Turning Point chronology and the first under its name to take place in November. It was originally scheduled for December, but TNA moved it to November in late 2008 for an unknown reason. It was the eleventh event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, with three involving championships, were featured on the event's card.

The main event was for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion Sting defeated the challenger A.J. Styles. Kevin Nash versus Samoa Joe was also featured on the card. Nash defeated Joe in the contest. A Falls Count Anywhere match pitting Kurt Angle against Abyss was promoted for the undercard, which Angle won. The TNA Legends Championship was defended for the first time by Booker T against Christian Cage during the show. Booker T was the victor in the bout, thus retaining the championship.

30,000 was the reported figure of purchasers for the event by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Turning Point had an attendance of 1,100 people. Bryan and Chris Sokol of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer website rated Turning Point a 7 out of 10, which was just above the 2007 event's rating of 6.5. In his review, Phil Allely of the United Kingdom's The Sun newspaper felt Turning Point was "a thoroughly enjoyable show".

Turning Point were a late 1970s fusion band from the UK. The band was formed by Jeff Clyne (bass) and Brian Miller (keyboards), who had previously played together in Isotope, and Pepi Lemer (wordless vocals). Also in the band were David Tidball (saxes) and Paul Robinson (drums). They recorded two albums: Creatures of the Night (1977) and Silent Promise (1978), both on the Gull label.

They toured the UK, including supporting National Health in 1977. Their final tour in 1980 included Allan Holdsworth, Neil Ardley and Gary Husband.

P. Lemer was the then-wife (later divorced) of Pete Lemer and went on to become a vocal coach, including working with The Spice Girls. Robinson later worked with Nina Simone. Miller worked on the musical Cats for several years.

Turning Point is a 2009 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Herman Yau and starring Michael Tse in the title role of "Laughing Gor" and co-starring veteran actors Francis Ng and Anthony Wong. Released in Hong Kong on 13 August 2009, this is the first film to be produced by Shaw Brothers since 2003's Drunken Monkey.

Michael Tse's performance as "Laughing Gor" in the TVB television serial E.U was well received, and due to his popularity, TVB general manager Stephen Chan Chi-wan, during an interview with Tse in Be My Guest on 1 April 2009, announced that a prequel/spin-off featuring "Laughing Gor" would be made and presented Tse a contract for the film.

Turning Point (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling that took place on November 11, 2012 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the ninth annual Turning Point event and the final one to be broadcast on pay-per-view.

Eight matches were featured on the card. The main event consisted of Jeff Hardy successfully defending the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a Ladder match against Austin Aries. More matches on the uppercard included Kurt Angle defeating Devon, and James Storm defeating A.J. Styles and Bobby Roode to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Turning Point (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on December 11, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the Turning Point name and the twelfth and final event of the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match were featured on the event's card, two of which featured championships.

The main event at Turning Point was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion Jeff Jarrett was pitted against the challenger Rhino. Jarrett won the match to retain the title. A.J. Styles defended the TNA X Division Championship against Samoa Joe at the event. Joe defeated Styles to become the new champion. Team 3D ( Brother Devon and Brother Ray) fought America's Most Wanted ( Chris Harris and James Storm; AMW) in a Tag Team Elimination Tables match at the event, which Team 3D won. TNA held the first-ever Barbed Wire Massacre at Turning Point between Abyss and Sabu. Sabu was the victor in the contest. Christian Cage defeated Monty Brown also at the event.

Turning Point is remembered for the first-ever Barbed Wire Massacre, the announcement of TNA's signing of the wrestler Sting, and Samoa Joe's title win which was ranked by TNA as the 34th greatest moment in the company's history. Bob Kapur of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the show a 7 out of 10, as he had for the 2004 installment.