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Kurt Heinrich Sethe Kurt Heinrich Sethe (1869-1934), a student of Adolf Erman, was a German Egyptologist and philologist. Sethe collected many texts from Egypt during his visit in 1904-1905, and edited the Urkunden des Ægyptischen Altertums.
Kurt Hensel Kurt Wilhelm Sebastian Hensel (1861–1941) was a German mathematician, a follower of Leopold Kronecker. He is well known for his introduction of p-adic numbers, which became increasingly important in number theory and other fields during the twentieth century.
Kurt Hiller Kurt Hiller (also known as Keith Lurr and Klirr (Thule)), born 17 August 1885 in Berlin, died 1 October 1975 in Hamburg, was a German writer and pacifist journalist from a Jewish family. Known for his powerful prose and his philosophical and literary judgement, he was a militant and an outsider.
Kurt Jackson Kurt Jackson is a leading English painter whose large canvases reflect a concern with natural history, ecology and environmental issues. Born in 1961 in Blandford, Dorset, he developed an early interest in natural history and landscape.
Kurt Jahn General Kurt Jahn, aka Curt Jahn, (February 16 1892 - November 7, 1966) was a German General and commander in Lombardy, Italy during World War II. Born in Schmalkalden, Germany, he was captured West of Mailand, Baden-WĂĽrttemberg, Germany on May 1, 1945.
Kurt Kittner Kurt Kittner (born January 23, 1980 in Schaumburg, Illinois) is an American football player who most recently played quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. Prior to playing professional football, he was a record-setting quarterback for the University of Illinois, leading them to the 2001 Big Ten Championship.
Kurt Kleinendorst Kurt Kleinendorst (born December 31, 1960 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota ) is an ice hockey coach who is currently the head coach of the Lowell Devils, the AHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils. He was previously an assistant coach and later a scout for the Devils.
Kurt Lehovec Kurt Lehovec is one of the pioneers of the integrated circuit, 1959. He innovated the concept of p-n junction isolation used in every circuit element with a guard ring: a p-n junction surrounding the planar periphery of that element.
Kurt Lewin Kurt Zadek Lewin (September 9,1890 - February 12,1947), a German-born psychologist, became one of the pioneers of social psychology. Often called "the father of social psychology," and one of the first researchers to study group dynamics and organizational development, he advocated Gestalt psychology.
Kurt Loder Kurt Loder (born May 5, 1945 in New Jersey) is an American journalist, author, and television personality. He is probably best known for serving as editor at Rolling Stone magazine (to this day, he continues to serve as a contributing editor).
Kurt Long Kurt Long (born on July 2, 1973 in Fall River, Massachusetts) is an American television actor who is currently filming an as yet untitled news satire show for Fox News in the style of the Daily Show has also appeared in a number of other shows such as Games Across America] as host, a recurring roll in [[Scare Tactics, and a variety of other smaller TV shows.
Kurt Meyer (Panzermeyer) Kurt "Panzer" Meyer (December 23,1910-December 23,1961) served as an officer in the Waffen-SS during the Second World War. He saw action in many major battles, including the Invasion of France, Operation Barbarossa, and the Battle of Normandy.
Kurt Mollekens Kurt Mollekens is a successful race car driver and team owner born in Bonheiden, Belgium on March 8, 1973. Mollekens debuted as a driver in top-level karting during 1990, staying there until 1992 when he moved up to Formula Ford.
Kurt Nehrling Kurt Nehrling (February 13, 1899 - September 23, 1943) was a member of the Weimar Resistance, also known as the Social Democrats Against Hitler. During his membership in the German resistance, Nehrling was responsible for supplying information to the Russians and was most famously known for hiding banned books.
Kurt Neumann Kurt Neumann (5 April 1898, Nuremberg, Germany - 21 August 1958, Los Angeles) was a Hollywood film director who specialized in science fiction movies in his later career. Neumann came to the US in the early talkie era, hired to direct German language versions of Hollywood films.
Kurt Nimmo Kurt Nimmo (born November 18 1952) is an American writer, artist, and political blogger. His political commentary, fiction, poetry, and photography has appeared on numerous web sites and has been published in anthologies and small press magazines and chapbooks since the late 1970s.
Kurt Nimphius Kurt Nimphius (born March 13, 1958 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a former National Basketball Association player. He played for the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, and Philadelphia Sixers.
Kurt Osburn On August 8, 1998, Kurt Osburn from California rode for a record 11 hours on the back wheel of a bicycle, a "wheelie", at the Anaheim Convention Center, California, earning him the current Guinness World Record for Longest Bicycle Wheelie.
Kurt Rambis Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958 in Cupertino, California) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. He graduated from Santa Clara University and then played in Greece with AEK Athens BC and won the Greek Cup in 1981.
Kurt Reidemeister Kurt Werner Friedrich Reidemeister (October 13, 1893 - July 8, 1971) was a mathematician born in Brunswick, Germany. He received his doctorate in 1921 with a thesis in algebraic number theory at the University of Hamburg under the supervision of Erich Hecke.
Kurt Rosenwinkel Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1990s. His improvising style was initially influenced by guitarists such as Pat Metheny and John Scofield, but has emerged as an individual stylist whose lines are lengthy and linear, recalling the styles of Lennie Tristano in the 1940s and 50s.
Kurt Saxon Kurt Saxon, born Donald Eugene Sisco on March 6, 1932, is often credited with starting the "Practical Survivalist Movement." This is the idea of being prepared to deal with the breakdown of society and the events there after.
Kurt Seibt Kurt Seibt (13 February 1908 in Berlin - 21 June 2002) was chairman of the Central Revision Commission of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands; SED) and East Germany's Minister for Direction and Control of Regional and District Councils.
Kurt Schaffenberger Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15 1920-January 24 2002) was an American comic book artist. Schaffenberger was best known for his work on Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family (during both the Golden Age and Silver Age of comics), as well as his work on the title Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane during the 1950s and 1960s.
Kurt Schuschnigg Kurt Schuschnigg (14 December 1897 – 18 November, 1977), known as Kurt von SchuschniggThe use of the preposition "von" denoted nobility: nobility was abolished in Austria in 1919. until 1919, was an Austrian politician who in 1934 succeeded the assassinated Engelbert Dollfuss as chancellor of Austria.
Kurt Schweizer Kurt Schweizer is a writer and a minor league baseball historian. Schweizer's formal experience in the baseball world includes a stint as an intern, account executive and radio producer/broadcaster for the Fort Myers Miracle of the Florida State League from 1997-1999.
Kurt Stille Kurt Robert Stille (born 19 November 1934) was a Danish speedskater, who competed at top international level from 1957 to 1964. He participated in both the 1960 Winter Olympics and 1964 Winter Olympics, with a 9th ranking in the 1964 10,000-m being his best result; this is also the best ever individual result by any Dane in any Winter Olympics.
Kurt Stillwell Kurt Andrew Stillwell (born June 4, 1965 Glendale, California - ) was an infielder with a 9-year career from 1986-1993, 1996. He played for the Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres both of the National League and the Kansas City Royals, California Angels and Texas Rangers all of the American League.
Kurt Tank Kurt Waldemar Tank (February 24 1898 - June 5 1983) was a resourceful German aeronautical engineer and test pilot, heading the design department at Focke-Wulf from 1931-45. He designed several important aircraft of World War II, including the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
Kurt Uchima Kurt Uchima (April 17, 1918—May 23, 1996) was an actor who appeared as the groundskeeper in the films Major League and Major League II. In both films his character was memorable for his negative remarks towards the team during their practices.
Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (born November 11, 1922) is an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973).
Kurt Wallander Kurt Wallander is a fictional Swedish police inspector created by author Henning Mankell. The protagonist of many of Mankell's novels, he lives and works in the town of Ystad, outside the city of Malmö in the southern province of Skåne, Sweden.
Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s until his death. He was a leading composer for the stage, as well as writing a number of concert works.
Kurt Welter Kurt Welter (25 February 1916 - 7 March 1949) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and the most successful Jet Expert of World War II.For a list of Luftwaffe jet aces see List of German World War II Jet aces He had a total of 63 victories achieved in only 93 combat missions.
Kurt Wenner Kurt Wenner born in Ann Arbor, Michigan is an artist best known for his street painting and chalk murals using a projection called anamorphosis. These 3D chalk drawings on pavement have been featured in many newspapers and on several television shows.
Kurt Westergaard Kurt Westergaard (born July 13, 1935) is a Danish cartoonist who created the controversial cartoon of the Muslim prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb as a turban. This cartoon was the most contentious of the 12 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons and offended many Muslims.
Kurt Wiesenfeld Kurt Wiesenfeld is an American physicist working primarily on non-linear dynamics. His works primarily concern stochastic resonance, spontaneous synchronization of coupled oscillators, and non-linear laser dynamics.
Kurt Wolff (WWI Ace) Kurt Wolff (February 6, 1895 – September 15, 1917) was a German pilot during World War One. Wolff was born in Greifswald, Pomerania and became a flying ace during the war, credited with 33 victories and awarded the Pour le Mérite.
Kurta A kurta (or sometimes kurti, for women) is a traditional piece of clothing worn in northern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. It is a loose shirt falling either just above or somewhere below the knees of the wearer, and is worn by both men and women.
Kurtis Blow Curtis "Kurtis Blow" Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hop's first mainstream star. "The Breaks" (1980) is one of hip hop's undisputed classics, with its catchy disco tune and rapping style.
Kurtka A kurtka is the generic word for a jacket in a number of European languages, most notably in Polish and Russian. The word itself is a Slavic diminutive of the original Hungarian word kurta, which in turn was derived of the Romanian word scurtă, that comes from the ancient Roman scortum, meaning hide or leather jacket.
Kurtlar Vadisi Kurtlar Vadisi (The Valley of the Wolves) was a Turkish television drama which broadcasted mainly on Show TV and then transferred to Kanal D for its last season. It was mostly about an agent named Polat Alemdar who leaked into the mafia (becoming the partner of the mafia gunman Süleyman Çakır) after his plastic surgery.
Kurtosis In probability theory and statistics, kurtosis is a measure of the "peakedness" of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable. Higher kurtosis means more of the variance is due to infrequent extreme deviations, as opposed to frequent modestly-sized deviations.
Kurtosis risk Kurtosis risk denotes that observations are spread in a wider fashion than the Normal distribution entails. In other words, fewer observations cluster near the average and more observations populate the extremes either far above or far below the average compared to the bell curve shape of the normal distribution.
Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in the Lancaster County Park in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge is also known as the County Park Covered Bridge, Baer's Mill Covered Bridge, Isaac Baer’s Mill Bridge, Keystone Mill Covered Bridge, Binder Tongue Carrier Covered Bridge, and Mill 2A Covered Bridge.
Kuru (kingdom) Kuru (Sanskrit: कुरु) was the name of an Indo-Aryan tribe and their kingdom in the Vedic civilization of India, and later a republican Mahajanapada state. Their kingdom was located in the area of modern Haryana (see Kurukshetra).
Kuru Kuru Kuru Kuru is the first and largest village on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in Guyana. Mainly an agricultural village, the approximately 5,000 residents provide a convenient labour force for the saw mills and chicken farms in the surrounding areas.
Kurudumale Kurudumale, a place in the Kolar district of Karnataka state, India, is famous for the Ganesha temple built by a Vijayanagara kings. This place was believed to be the place where Devas would descend from the heavens for recreation on earth.
Kurukh language Kurukh belongs to the Dravidian family, and is most closely related to Brahui and Malto (Paharia). It is spoken by the Oraon, a tribal (Adivasi) people of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, India.
Kuruksastra Kuruksastra is the cultural festival of SASTRA University, Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur. The name Kuruksastra is derived from Kurukshetra, the site of the legendary war mentioned in the Indian epic, Mahabharata.
Kurukshetra Kurukshetra (Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र) is the name of a city in the present-day Indian state of Haryana हरियाणा. The name literally means "Land of the Kurus" after the famous Kuru vansha (clan), but is also sometimes referred to as Dharam Kshetra meaning the "Land of Righteousness".
Kurukshetra District Kurukshetra (Hindī: कुरुक्षेत्र) is the name of a district in the present-day Indian state of Haryana. The name literally means "Land of the Kurus" after the famous Kuru vansha (clan), but is also sometimes referred to as Dharam Kshetra meaning the "Land of Righteousness".
Kurukshetra University The Kurukshetra University (Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र व‍िश्वव‍िद्यालय) was established in 1956 as a unitary residential university and its foundation stone was laid by late Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India.
Kurukshetra War The Kurukshetra War (Devangari: कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध) forms an essential component of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. According to Mahabharata, a dynastic struggle between sibling clans of Kauravas and the Pandavas for the throne of Hastinapura resulted in a battle in which a number of ancient kingdoms participated as allies of the rival clans.
Kurukshetra War and the Kambojas Among the Kshatriya tribes who had participated in the Kurukshetra war, the Kambojas occupy a very prominent place. They were the allies of Duryodhana and by their bravery, and especially the prowess of their king Sudakshina, they had rendered great service to Kuru side in the long drawn battle at Kurukshetra.
Kurultai Kurultai (Tatar: Qorıltay, Azerbaijani: Qurultay; Kurulmak meaning "to assemble" in Turkish, also Khural meaning "meeting" in Mongolian) is a political and military council of ancient Mongol chiefs and khans.
Kurumali River The Kurumali River is the main tributary of the Karuvannur river. It originates as the Chimmony Aar from Poomalai (1116 m from Sea Level) in the Western Ghats and flows through the Thrissur District of the state of Kerala in India.
Kurumin Linux Kurumin Linux is a LiveCD Linux distribution based on Debian via Knoppix and Kanotix. Its main features are the advanced hardware auto-detection (inherited from Knoppix), Brazilian Portuguese language and content and ease of use.
Kuruntokai Kuruntokai (குறுந்தொகை) is the second book of Ettuthokai, a Sangam literature anthology. Kuruntokai contains poems dealing with matters of love and separation (அகம்) content matter and were written by numerous authors.
Kurupi Kurupi is the name of one of the important figures in GuaranĂ­ mythology. He is one of the seven monstrous children of Tau and Kerana, and as such is one of the central legendary figures in the region of GuaranĂ­ speaking cultures.
Kurupt Kurupt, also known as Young Gotti and The Kingpin, (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown on November 23, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American gangsta rapper and Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. He is a member of the rap group Tha Dogg Pound, and is mostly known for his work with Death Row Records.
Kurushima Takehiko (June 19, 1874 - June 27, 1960) was an author of children's literature, and one of the three great Japanese authors of children's stories for public performance. He is also the writer of the nursery rhyme "YĹ«yake Koyake", and was praised as "the Japanese Hans Christian Andersen".
Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge The , which connects Oshima and Mashima islands in Japan, is the world's longest suspension bridge structure The bridge is part of the bigger Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project] connecting [[Honshu and Shikoku islands.
Kuruvai Kuruvai also known as "short-term" in Tamil is a term used to define the crops grown in cauvery Delta of Tamil Nadu state in India. The crops that are grown in this delta are mostly paddy and the health of these crops and the eventual livelihood of these farmers are extremely dependent on abundant flow of water on the Cauvery river.
Kurvi-Tasch Kurvi-Tasch is a military dictator of fictional regime of Borduria in the popular comic series The Adventures of Tintin. His most distinctive feature is his mustache, reminiscent of Stalin's, which is found on the architecture of many buildings in his country, in his military, as a diacritical mark over random vowels, and in various other places.
Kurya Kurya was the name of a Pecheneg khan who allied with Svyatoslav I of Kiev in his campaigns in the Balkans. Later, after Svyatoslav's defeat by the Byzantine Empire, Kurya ambushed and killed the Kievan king at Khortitsa.
Kurzweil Educational Systems Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc. is an American based company that specialises in providing reading and writing software to assist people who are blind or partially sighted, or who have learning disabilities, such as dyslexia and Attention Deficit Disorder.
Kurzweil Music Systems Kurzweil Music Systems is a company that produces electronic musical instruments for professionals and home users. Founded by Raymond Kurzweil, a developer of reading machines for the blind, the company made use of many of the technologies originally designed for reading machines and adapted them to musical purposes.
Kusabhadra River Kusabhadra River branches off from the Kuakhai River at Balianta and flows in a south western direction for 46 miles before sinking in to the Bay of Bengal near Ramachandi Temple, 15 miles east of Puri in the Khordha District of Orissa.
Kusakabe Kimbei Kusakabe Kimbei (日下部 金幣|) (1841 — 1934) was a Japanese photographer. He usually went by his given name, Kimbei, because his clientele, mostly non-Japanese-speaking foreign residents and visitors, found it easier to pronounce than his family name.
Kusamba Kusamba beach represent the very interesting tourism object to be visited, located about 7 km eastwards from Semarapura city [Bali]. Beside that, this coast represent the fisherman coast as well as salt works traditionally.
Kusanku KusankuReferred to as Kanku dai by some Japanese styles is an open hand kata that is studied by many practitioners of Okinawan and Japanese Karate. Due to its difficulty, this kata is often reserved for advanced students.
Kusari-fundo Kusari-fundo is a weighted short chain weapon that is closely-related to the kusari-gama in application. It is a close range weapon, ranging between approximately eighteen and thirty inches (45 to 76 Centimetres) in length.
Kusarigama Kusari-gama is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of kama ( the Japanese equivalent of a sickle) on a metal chain with a heavy iron weight at the end. Though the kusari-gama is derived from a farmer's sickle, and though the sickle was often carried as a weapon by farmers during the feudal era of Japan, it is important to note that these farmers did not carry kusari-gama.
Kusbölehelvetet Kusbölehelvetet is a canyon near Gräftåvallen in Berg Municipality, Jamtland County, Sweden, through which runs Helvetesbäcken (Hell creek), home to arctic char. A scenic tourist spot, the canyon is some 20 meters deep, runs some two kilometers long, and is graced with one of Sweden's most unpleasant place names.
Kusdiyanto Kusdiyanto (born March 16, 1977 in Semarang, Indonesia) is a professional football striker who currently plays in Region 1 of the Liga Indonesia for Semen Padang. Kusdiyanto has played for the Payang-based club since he started his career in 1994, largely acting as a squad rotation player for the club.
Kusel (district) Kusel is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north-west clockwise) Birkenfeld, Bad Kreuznach, Donnersbergkreis, Kaiserslautern, Saarpfalz and Sankt Wendel (the latter two belonging to the state of Saarland).
Kush Kush or Cush was a civilization centered in the North African region of Nubia, located in what is today northern Sudan. One of the earliest civilizations to develop in the Nile River Valley, Kushite states rose to power before a period of Egyptian incursion into the area
Kush (band) Kush is a band formed by B real of Cypress Hill, various members of Fear Factory and Stephen Carpenter of Deftones. The lineup consists of B Real of Cypress Hill as the vocalist (who raps entirely), guitarist Stephen Carpenter of the Deftones on guitars, bassist-turned-guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers of Fear Factory accompanying Carpenter on guitars, and Fear Factory drummer Raymond Hererra on drums.
Kusha (Ramayana) Kusha (Sanskrit: कुश), in Hindu mythology, was one of the twin sons of Lord Rama and Sita (the other being Lava). Also called "Kush," he was believed to be the ruler of a kingdom centered at Karachi in ancient times, and the present day Pakistani city still references him in name.
Kushalgarh (Pakistan) Kushalgarh is a village in the Kohat district of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is notable as the point at which the Indus River was bridged to permit the extension of the strategic frontier railway from Rawalpindi to the Miranzai and Kurram valleys.
Kushan Empire The Kushan Empire (c. 1st–3rd centuries) was a state that at its height, about 105–250, stretched from what is now Tajikistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and down into the Ganges river valley in northern India.
Kushan Liyanarachchi Kirinde Liyana Arachchige Kushantha Priyadharshana, known as Kushan Liyanarachchi, born 25 November, 1980, is one of the most highly regarded citizen in Sri Lanka for his way of lecturing students and his method of showing the way to effective practicing of Buddhism.
Kushari Kushari or kosheri (Egyptian Arabic: كشرى; translit: kusharī) is a popular traditional Egyptian national dish, normally eaten in specialty Kushari restaurants that serve little else. It consists of a base of rice, black lentils, chickpeas, macaroni, and a topping of Egyptian garlic and vinegar and spicy tomato sauce (salsa).
Kushihara, Gifu Kushihara (串原村; -mura) was a village located in the former Ena District, Gifu, Japan. On October 25, 2004 the village merged with four towns from the district into the expanded city of Ena, Gifu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Kushimoto, Wakayama Kushimoto (串本町; -cho) is a coastal town located in the Higashimuro District of Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan. The town has the distinction of being the southernmost point of the Japan's main island, Honshū.
Kushinagar Kushinagar or Kusinagar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kushinagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana ('passed away' in ordinary language).
Kushira, Kagoshima Kushira (串良町; -chou) was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, Japan. On January 1, 2006, the town merged with two other towns into the city of Kanoya and no longer exists as an independent municipalitiy.
Kushk River The Kushk is a river in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, which also gives its name to the chief town in the Afghan province of Badghis, and to a military post on the border of Turkmenistan. The river Kushk, during a portion of its course, forms the boundary between Afghan and Turkmenistan; but the town is some 20 miles from the border.
Kushrem A Kushrem is a simple string instrument originating in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It is made of a wooden board to which a resonating chamber (usually metal) is attached towards the bottom and a string held tautly across it.
Kusić (disambiguation) Kusić (Serbian Cyrillic: Кусић) may have several meanings in Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) usage, either as toponym or last name, found among several South Slavic ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia (formerly Yugoslavia).
Kusići, Teslić Kusići was formerly a sub-village (Serbo-Croatian: zaseok) of the village Jezera, Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the collapse and dissolution of Yugoslavia and during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995, reportedly all its inhabitants left their homes and moved mostly to Vojvodina, Serbia.
Kuskokwim Mountains The Kuskokwim Mountains is a range of mountains in southwestern Alaska west of the Alaska Range and southeast of the Yukon River, at about . The mountain range is about 400 km (250 miles) long from northeast to southwest and about 80 km (50 miles) wide.
Kuskokwim River The Kuskokwim River is a river, approximately 724 mi (1,165 km) long, in southwest Alaska in the United States. It provides the principal drainage for an area of the remote Alaska Interior on the north and west side of the Alaska Range, flowing southwest into Kuskokwim Bay on the Bering Sea.
Kuskovo Kuskovo is an extensive estate, or manor, of the Counts Sheremetev, originally situated several miles to the east of Moscow but now forming a part of the East District of that city. It is a favourite place of recreation for Muscovites, and one of the few 18th-century suburban residences preserved in the Russian capital.
Kusmi Tea Kusmi Tea (or Kusmi-Tea) is a brand of tea with headquarters in Paris, France. The company, which produces Russian-style teas and tea blends, was established by Pavel Michailovitch Kousmichoff (Павел Михайлович Кузьмичёв, 1840-1908) in 1867 in St.
Kuso Kuso is the term used in the Chinese world for the internet culture that generally includes all types of camp and parody. The Mandarin Chinese word ègǎo (惡搞, literally meaning "reckless doings") is often used as a synonym or description of its meaning.
Kuso Miso Technique is a short homoerotic manga by Junichi Yamakawa. It is a famous meme on the internet (Japanese internet forums especially), largely considered the representative work of Yamakawa and responsible for the revived popularity in his works.
Kussara Kussara (Kuššara) was a city of Bronze Age south-eastern Anatolia. The rulers of Kuššara extended their authority over central Anatolia, conquering Hittite-speaking Kanesh, destroying Hattusa - the future Hittite capital, and subjugating territories as far north as the Black Sea.
Kussmaul breathing Kussmaul breathing is the very deep and labored breathing with normal or reduced frequency, found among people with severe acidosis; it is a form of hyperventilation. Kussmaul breathing is named for Adolph Kussmaul, the 19th century German doctor who first noted it among patients with advanced diabetes (type I).

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