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Karel AnÄŤerl Karel AnÄŤerl (April 11, 1908 in TuÄŤapy - July 3, 1973 in Toronto) was a Czech conductor, respected for his performances of contemporary music and particularly cherished for his interpretations of music by Czech composers.
Karel Čapek Karel Čapek (pronounced ) () (January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938) was one of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. He introduced and made popular the frequently used international word robot, which first appeared in his play R.
Karel Čurda Karel Čurda (October 10 1911, Nová Hlína near Třeboň — April 29 1947, Prague) was a Czech World War II soldier from the Czechoslovak army in exile. He was parachuted into Bohemia in 1941 as a member of the sabotage group "Out Distance".
Karel Baxa Karel Baxa (June 24 1863, Sedlčany – January 5 1938, Prague) was a Czech politician in Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and then in Czechoslovakia. He is most known for his long term position as mayor of Prague (Primátor hlavního města Prahy).
Karel Blažej Kopřiva Karel Blažej Kopřiva (Karl Blasius Kopriva) (*February 9 1756 in Citoliby , †May 15 1785) was a Czech organist and composer. Kopřiva studied first with his father, the composer Václav Jan Kopřiva (1708-1789), and later with Josef Seger in Prague.
Karel Bonaventura Buquoy Karel Bonaventura Buquoy (-Czech, French Charles Bonaventure de Longueval comte de Bucquoy, German: Karl Bonaventura Graf von Buquoy) (January 9, 1571 – July 10, 1621) was a military commander who fought for the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
Karel Bossart Karel Jan Bossart (born 9 February 1904 in Antwerp - died 3 August 1975, San Diego, California) was a pioneering rocket designer and creator of the Atlas ICBM. His achievements rank along side those of Werner Von Braun and Sergei Korolev but as most of his work was for the United States Air Force and therefore was classified he remains relatively little known.
Karel BrĂĽckner Karel BrĂĽckner (born November 13 1939 in Olomouc) is the current head of the national football team of the Czech Republic, since December 2001. His sides are known for playing attractive, fast-paced and technical football.
Karel De Gucht Karel De Gucht (Overmere, 27 january 1954) is the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a former chairman of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), a Belgian political party. In January 2004 he was forced to step down as chairman and was temporarily replaced until after the elections of June 4 by Dirk Sterckx.
Karel Goeyvaerts Karel Goeyvaerts (Antwerp 8 June 1923–February 3 1993, Antwerp) was a Belgian composer. After studies at the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory in Antwerp, he studied composition in Paris with Darius Milhaud and analysis with Olivier Messiaen.
Karel Havlíček Borovský Karel Havlíček Borovský (Borová, today Havlíčkova Borová October 31, 1821 - Prague, July 29, 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher. He lived and studied Gymnasium in Německý Brod (today Havlíčkův Brod) and his house on the main square is today the Havlíček Museum.
Karel Husa Karel Husa (born August 7, 1921 in Prague) is a Czech-born classical composer probably best known for his Music for Prague 1968, a work in memory of the 1968 Soviet bloc invasion of Czechoslovakia. His String Quartet No.
Karel Jaromír Erben Karel Jaromír Erben (1811 – 1870) was a Czech historian, poet and writer of the mid-19th century, best known for his collection Kytice (Czech for The Bouquet), which contains poems based on traditional and folkloric themes.
Karel Kinsky Prince Karel Andreas Kinsky (1858–1919) was the son of Prince Ferdinand Buonaventura Kinsky (1834–1904) the head of the princely line of the Kinsky dynasty and Marie Princess von und zu Lichtenstein (1835–1905).
Karel Klíč Karel Václav Klíč (sometimes written Karl Klietsch, May 30 1841, Hostinné - November 16 1926, Vienna) was a Czech painter, photographer and illustrator. He appears to be known as one of the inventors of photogravure (hlubotisk in Czech).
Karel KoĹľeluh Karel KoĹľeluh (7 March 1895 - 27 April 1950) was a top Czech tennis, soccer, and ice hockey player of the 1920s and 1930s. KoĹľeluh never played in the major tournaments of amateur tennis but was an all-around athlete at the very highest level.
Karel Kosík Karel Kosík (June 26, 1926 – February 21, 2003) was a Czech Neomarxist philosopher. In his most famous philosophical work Dialectics of the Concrete (1963) Kosík presents original synthesis of Martin Heidegger's version of phenomenology and ideas of Young Marx.
Karel Kryl Karel Kryl (April 12, 1944 – March 3, 1994) was a Czech popular author and interpret of many "protest songs" in which he strongly criticized and identified shortcomings and inhumanity of the communist regime.
Karel Kuttelwascher Karel Miroslav Kuttelwascher, "Kut" (September 23 1916 - August 17 1959) was a Czech fighter pilot, a flying ace of the UK's Royal Air Force in World War II. He was the most successful RAF pilot of Czech nationality.
Karel Lismont Karel Lismont (born March 8, 1949 in Borgloon) was a Belgian athlete, who competed mostly in the marathon. He won two Olympic medals: a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze one at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal at the same event.
Karel Miljon Karel Leendert Miljon (born September 17, 1903 in Amsterdam — died February 8, 1984 in Bennebroek) was a former Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He captured the Dutch title eleven times, and also participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he was eliminated in the first round.
Karel Plíhal Karel Plíhal (born August 23 1958 in Přerov) is a Czech folk and jazz musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He graduated from the Industrial College of Engineering and then worked as a designer and boilerman in the Olomouc theatre, finally becoming a singer (even though he had no musical schooling).
Karel Rachunek Karel Rachunek (born August 27, 1979, in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Rangers. He was drafted in the ninth round, 229th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Karel Schulz Karel Schulz (1899 – 1943) was a Czech writer and novelist, his most famous work is historical novel Kámen a bolest. Within the communist era in Czechoslovakia he wasn't very popular to the regime, because of his thought closeness to catholicism.
Karel Schwarzenberg Karel Schwarzenberg (born on December 10, 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia), full name Karl Johannes Nepomuk Josef Norbert Friedrich Antonius Wratislaw Mena von Schwarzenberg is a scion of the House of Schwarzenberg, former chancellor of Czech President Václav Havel and current senator and Minister of the Foreign Affairs.
Karel Teige Karel Teige (December 13, 1900 – October 1, 1951) was the major figure of the Czech avant-garde movement Devětsil (Nine Forces) in the 1920s, a graphic artist, photographer, and typographer. Teige also worked as an editor and graphic designer for Devětsil's monthly magazine ReD (Revue Devětsilu).
Karel Urbánek Karel Urbánek is a former Bojkovice railway station manager who was a Secretary General of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution, between November and December 1989. He substituted his predecessor Miloš Jakeš after a swift election on November 24 1989.
Karel Vlach Karel Vlach (October 8, 1911 – February 26, 1986) was a Czech dance orchestra leader and arranger. He recorded prolifically with Supraphon and his output includes both light classical and orchestral as well as jazz and pop arrangements for big band with strings.
Karel Zahradnik Karel Zahradnik (1848-1916) was a renowned Czech mathematician at the University of Zagreb. In his 23 years of productive activity in Zagreb he wrote several significant scholarly works, mainly concerned with algebraic curves.
Karel Zeman Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April 5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a Czech animator and filmmaker. He is considered the co-founder of the Czech animated film.
Kareli district, Georgia Kareli (Georgian: ქარელი) is a district (Raioni) in Georgia's Shida Kartli region. Some northern territories of the district is part of a self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia and is not under control of Georgian government since 1992.
Karelia Karelia is the land of the Karelian and Finnish peoples and is a vast inhabited area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden. It is currently divided between the Russian Republic of Karelia, the Russian Leningrad Oblast, and two Regions of Finland, South Karelia and North Karelia.
Karelia Software Karelia Software, LLC, or Karelia is a software company with a headquarters in Alameda, California that claims to pioneer the desktop web application market. The company derives its name from the Karelia Suite of classical music by Jean Sibelius.
Karelia Watson Watson was a software program released by Karelia Software, LLC for the Apple Macintosh on November 27 2001, which provided Internet content through a familiar Mac OS X-like interface through the use of plug-ins.
Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Karelian ASSR was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union. From 1940 to 1956, territory annexed from Finland was incorporated with the previous Karelian Autonomous Republic to form the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, which had the status of a union republic in the federal structure of the Soviet Union.
Karelian Front The Karelian Front was a Front (military subdivision) of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War, and operated in Karelia. Here the term "front" is different from the general usage of military front, and means a Soviet Army formation of Army Group size.
Karelian Isthmus The Karelian Isthmus () is the narrow stretch of land between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga in northwestern Russia. The city of Vyborg and the town of Priozersk are situated on the northwestern end of the isthmus.
Karelian language Karelian is a variety closely related to Finnish, with which it is not necessarily mutually intelligible. It belongs to the Finno-Ugric languages, and is distinguished from standard Finnish by some important extensions to the phonology and the lack of influence from modern 19th and 20th century Finnish.
Karelian pasties Karelian pasties (Karjalanpiirakat in South Karelian dialect of Finnish and Karjalanpiiraat in North Karelian dialect. Also commonly known as Karelian Pie or karjalanpiirakka) are traditional pasties from the region of Karelia.
Karelian question in Finnish politics The Karelian question or Karelian issue (in Finnish Karjala-kysymys) is a dispute on the fringes of Finnish politics over whether or not to try to regain sovereignty over the Finnish Karelia and other territories ceded to Russia in the Winter War and the Continuation War. Despite the name "Karelian question", the term may refer to the return of also Petsamo, ceded parts of Salla and Kuusamo and four islands of Gulf of Finland.
Karelianism Karelianism was a late 19th century cultural phenomenon in the Grand Duchy of Finland and involved writers, painters, poets and sculptors. Since the publishing of the Finnish national epic Kalevala in 1835, compiled from Karelian folk lore, culture spheres in Finland became increasingly curious about Karelian heritage and landscape.
Karemma In the Star Trek universe the Karemma are a subject species of the Dominion which are native to a planet also called Karemma situated in the Gamma Quadrant of the galaxy. The Karemma are traders, and at least some of them seem even more obsessed with profit than the Ferengi.
Karen Ann Quinlan Karen Ann Quinlan (March 29 1954 – June 11 1985) was an important figure in the history of the right to die debate in United States. When she was 21, Quinlan fell unconscious after coming home from a party, and lapsed into a persistent vegetative state.
Karen Armstrong Karen Armstrong (born November 14 1944 in Wildmoor, Worcestershire, England) is an author who writes on Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Armstrong is a former nun, now a "freelance monotheist"She has advanced the theory that fundamentalist religion is a response to and product of modern culture.
Karen Arthur Karen Arthur (born August 24, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a film director, producer, and actress. She has directed two feature films, Lady Beware (1987) and The Mafu Cage (1978), but the majority of her work has been in television, where she has had a long and prolific career directing television movies and series.
Karen Ashe Dr Karen Hsiao Ashe is a professor at the Department of Neurology and Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. She is Director of the Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease Research Laboratory at the University, and her specific research interest is memory loss resulting from Alzheimer's disease.
Karen Barber Karen Barber is a British ice dancer. Karen started ice dancing at the age of 14, and not long after that she won the UK's National Junior Championships and then placed second in the Junior World Championships.
Karen Bill Karen Bill (born October 21, 1967 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States) is a multi-sports star who has participated in the Olympic Games' trials. She had a career, from 1999 to 2002, as a female boxer.
Karen Bowerman Karen Bowerman is a former broadcast journalist for BBC News 24. She conducted the famous interview with Guy Goma, where an unsuspecting applicant for an IT job was presented as an expert on a legal dispute involving Apple Computer.
Karen Briggs Karen Briggs, (born 1963), was born in New York City and grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia. Taking violin lessons from an early age, Briggs attended Norfolk State University after graduating from high school in 1981.
Karen Brown (field hockey) Karen Brown (born on January 9, 1963) is a former field hockey defender, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988.
Karen Buck Karen Patricia Buck (born August 30, 1958) British politician. She is the Labour member of Parliament for Regent's Park and Kensington North and a former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.
Karen Cellini Karen Cellini is an American actress, best known for replacing Catherine Oxenberg in the role of Amanda Carrington in the 1980s prime-time drama Dynasty. The recast proved unpopular with viewers of the series; Amanda was abruptly written out the series part-way through Cellini's first season in the role and the character was not seen again thereafter.
Karen Cushman Karen Cushman (born October 4, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American writer of historical fiction. Her 1995 novel The Midwife's Apprentice won the Newbery Medal for children's literature, and her 1994 novel Catherine, Called Birdy won a Newbery Honor.
Karen Dalton Karen Dalton (1938 – 1993) was an American folk singer and banjo player associated with the early 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene, particularly with Fred Neil and the Holy Modal Rounders as well as Bob Dylan. Her bluesy, world-weary voice is often compared to that of iconic jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Karen Demirchyan Karen Demirchyan (Armenian Կարեն Դեմիրճյան; Russian Карен Серобович Демирчян, Karen Serobovich Demirchyan) (April 17 1932, Yerevan—October 27 1999, Yerevan) was an Armenian (and Soviet Union) communist and later independent politician, Armenian Communist Party first secretary from 1974 to 1988. Soon after his reemergence into active politics in independent Armenia in the late 1990s, he became speaker of the Armenian parliament in 1999 until his assassination with other politicians in parliament in the Armenian parliament shooting.
Karen Denne Karen Denne was Vice President of Public Relations for Enron, where she worked for seven years, most recently heading the company's media relations, internal communications and acting as corporate spokeswoman. Denne previously worked as communications director for the general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Karen Dior Karen Dior (February 14, 1967 – August 25, 2004), born Geoffrey Gann, was an American adult film performer and director. He was best known as a pioneer in popularizing adult films involving transsexual people.
Karen Elliot Karen McCarter Elliot is the former head women’s tennis coach at Louisiana State University. Elliot succeeded Pat Newman in 1980 and recorded an overall record of 22-13 in one season as head coach of the Lady Tigers, including the Louisiana AIAW Championship in 1980.
Karen Fesop Karen Fesop (born 1978 in Preston, England, was educated at Moore Park High School and the Slade School of Fine Art) is an illustrative media artist who lives and works London. Her Video Installation Series Regeneration was exhibited in the Black Room Gallery in Liverpool.
Karen Fields Karen Fields is an American actress whose most famous role was that of Judy, an infamous 'bad girl' character in the 1983 cult classic Sleepaway Camp. Karen Fields has also done voice-over work in 'The Simpsons'.
Karen Finley Karen Finley (b. 1956, Evanston, Illinois) is a controversial American performance artist, whose theatrical pieces and recordings have often been labelled "obscene" due to their graphic depictions of sexuality, abuse, and disenfranchisement.
Karen Grassle Karen Grassle (born February 25, 1942 in Berkeley, California) is an American actress, best known from the role of Caroline Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie TV series. Her mother was a restaurant manager, and her father managed a gas station.
Karen Halbersleben Karen Halbersleben is the president of Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. Having become the first female president of the private university since its founding in 1892, she succeded Robert Rue Parsonage, who retired from the position in 2003.
Karen Hartley-Nagle Karen Hartley-Nagle ran as an Independent Democrat from Delaware in the 2006 General Election for United States Congress. She received 2% of the vote, receiving the most votes out of several third party candidates in the Delaware House election.
Karen Holvik Karen Holvik is a classical soprano, currently on the faculty of the Eastman School of Music. She was the daughter of Karl Holvik who was Professor of Music at the University of Northern Iowa between 1947 and 1984, and Martha Holvik, who taught viola performance in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for many years.
Karen Horney Karen Horney [horn-eye], née Danielsen (September 16, 1885, – December 4, 1952) was a German Freudian psychoanalyst of Norwegian and Dutch descent. Her theories questioned some traditional Freudian views, particularly his theory of sexuality, as well as the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis and its genetic psychology.
Karen Hunter Karen Hunter is an American journalist and writing collaborator. She has co-authored books with Queen Latifah, Al Sharpton, Mason Betha, Karrine Steffans, LL Cool J, Wendy Williams, JL King and Cedric the Entertainer spent four years as a part of the New York Daily News]' seven-member editorial board.
Karen Jespersen Karen Moustgaard Jespersen (born 17 January 1947 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician, a member of the Social Democrats. She was Social Minister 25 January 1993 to 28 January 1994 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I, and 27 September 1994 to 23 February 2000 in the Cabinet of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II, III and IV.
Karen Kijewski Karen Kijewski (pronounced key-EFF-ski) is a successful writer of mystery novels, best known for her Kat Colorado series of books. Born in Berkeley, California, she was a schoolteacher before dedicating herself to writing.
Karen Kilgariff Karen Kilgariff (born May 11, 1970 in Petaluma, California) is an actress and writer best known for her work on the late 1990s sketch comedy television program Mr. Show and the Glasgow-set situation comedy The Book Group.
Karen Koehler Karen Koehler (born January 25, 1973) is a horror fiction writer best known for Slayer, a series of gothic vampire novels featuring the vampire-slaying character Alek Knight. The novels in the series are Slayer 2002, Slayer: Black Miracles 2003, and Slayer: Stigmata 2004.
Karen languages The Karen languages are spoken by the Karen people and are classified as part of the Tibeto-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The three main branches are Sgaw, Pwo, and Pa'o; they are not considered to be mutually intelligible.
Karen L. Henderson Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in July 1990. She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Karen Lancaume Karen Lancaume (born Karine Bach) (January 19, 1973 – January 28, 2005) was a French adult film star. Despite her short resumé of having appeared in only 29 films from her beginnings as an adult film star in 1997, she was quite a popular actress, with her natural beautiful looks and self-esteem, especially among the francophone public.
Karen Lee Hunt Karen Lee Hunt (January 7, 1968 – December 21, 1988) was one of 35 Syracuse University students aboard ill-fated Pan Am Flight 103, which was destroyed as it flew over Lockerbie, Scotland. The plane was en route from London to New York.
Karen MacNeill Karen MacNeill (born January 7, 1972 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former field hockey striker from Canada, who earned a total number of 105 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. She played club hockey on national level for Phoenix Calgary, and earned a Masters of arts degree in sport psychology at the University of Ottawa, and a Masters of science degree in counselling psychology from the University of Calgary.
Karen Mal Karen Mal (born 1967 in Bristol, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. She is best known for her strikingly open, child-like voice and her poetic and somewhat didactic songwriting.
Karen Malina White Actress Karen Malina White (born in June 25, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) performs as the voice of "Dijonay Jones" on the animated Disney Channel series The Proud Family. She has also starred in the TV series A Different World and The Cosby Show, playing the same character in both.
Karen Matheson Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer, who usually sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan.
Karen McCarron Karen McCarron is an Illinois physician who has been accused of smothering to death her autistic daughter Katherine 'Katie' McCarron (July 22 2002-May 13 2006). She has been charged with first-degree murder, obstructing justice and concealment of a homicidal death.
Karen Minnis Karen Minnis (R-Wood Village) is serving her fifth term in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing House District 49 which includes the cities of Fairview, Troutdale and Wood Village and a portion of Gresham, in East Multnomah County. She served as Speaker during the 2003 and 2005 legislative sessions.
Karen Moras Karen Moras (born January 6 1954 in Ryde, New South Wales), known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Although she set multiple world records, she peaked between Olympics and was unable to capture gold at Olympic level.
Karen National Liberation Army The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) is the military branch of the Karen National Union (KNU). At the time of Burma's independence from the British in 1948, there was considerable tension between the Karen community and Burma.
Karen Nimereala Karen Nimereala (formerly Karen Acampora), an alumni of the Juilliard School, and student of Franco Corelli, made her operatic debut with the Dallas Opera singing the role of Violetta in “La Traviata”, Maestro Nicola Rescigno conducting. Since that time she has appeared at Opera houses in the United States and France, where she was acclaimed by critics for her artistic versatility, combining unequaled theatrical abilities, with an exceptionally radiant lyric voice.
Karen Parry Karen Parry is a dance vocalist who has featured on a number of European hits in the 2000s. Parry has featured on numerous Flip & Fill songs, including the chart successes "Shooting Star" (UK #3) and "Discoland" (UK #11).
Karen Phillips Karen Anne Phillips (born May 4, 1966), known after marriage as Karen Anne Higgison, was an Australian butterfly and individual medley swimmer of the 1980s, who won the silver medal in the 200m butterfly at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Karen Pickering Karen Denise Pickering (born December 19, 1971 in Brighton) is a former freestyle swimmer from Great Britain, who made her international senior debut in 1986. She was first selected to represent her native country at the Junior European Championships.
Karen Platt Karen Platt is a British gardening author and publisher, best known for the reference book Black Magic and Purple Passion. She started her writing career in 1996 by self-publishing her first book, The Seed Search.
Karen Pryor Karen Pryor (born May 14, 1932 in New York City, New York) is an author and a scientist with an international reputation in the fields of marine mammal biology and behavioral psychology. Through her work with dolphins in the 1960s, she pioneered modern, force-free animal training methods, and became an authority on applied operant conditioning—the art and science of changing behavior with positive reinforcement.
Karen R. Harris Karen R. Harris is an educational psychologist who has researched the development of learning strategies and self-regulation among students with learning challenges such as learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Karen Ramirez Karen Ramirez is a female dance music singer born in 1971 in Trinidad and Tobago and raised in London, England. In 1998 she had a # 1 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and a # 8 hit on The UK Singles Chart chart with "Looking For Love".
Karen Redman Karen Redman, PC (born Karen Longo, January 8, 1953, in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. She has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, representing the riding of Kitchener Centre for the Liberal Party.
Karen Robards Karen Robards (born about 1957) is a best-selling author of over thirty romance novels. Although she first gained fame with her historical romances, in the past decade Robards has branched into romantic suspense.
Karen Rogers Karen Rogers has been with WPVI since 1996 and is currently the morning traffic reporter and part of the "Double Team AccuWeather" with David Murphy. She joined the station as a reporter for AM Philadelphia.
Karen Russell Karen Russell is a Seattle attorney, television pundit, and political strategist, and a graduate of Mercer Island High School, Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. She is the daughter of basketball legend Bill Russell.
Karen Ryan Karen Ryan is a public relations specialist, and former television news reporter, who became famous for producing controversial video news release created to promote the Medicare and education systems for the United States government. Her appearance in the video was widely shown, including her closing words, "In Washington, this is Karen Ryan reporting.
Karen Shakhnazarov Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov Карен Георгиевич Шахназаров (born 8 July 1952, Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the Director General of the Mosfilm studios in 1998.
Karen Shelton Karen Christina Shelton (born November 14, 1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Karen Silkwood Karen Silkwood (February 19, 1946 – November 13, 1974) was an American labor union activist and chemical technician at the Kerr-McGee plant near Crescent, Oklahoma, United States. Silkwood's work was making plutonium pellets for nuclear reactor fuel rods.

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