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Katia and Maurice Krafft Katia Krafft (Mulhouse, 17 April 1942 – 3 June 1991) and her husband, Maurice Krafft (Guebwiller, 25 March 1946 – 3 June 1991) were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June 3 1991. Their obituary appeared in the Bulletin of Volcanology, (vol.
Katia Lund Katia Lund co-directed City of God with Fernando Meirelles in 2002, a film based on Paulo Lins' novel of the same name. She has caused controversy for her friendship with, and admiration for, deceased psychopathic murderer and drug dealer Marcinho VP.
Katia Margaritoglou Katia Marie Margaritoglou, in Greek: Κάτια ΜαĎγαĎίτογλου, is a Greek fashion model and beauty contestant. In 1998 she won the title Miss Hellas (Greek: Μις Ελλάς) at the Miss Star Hellas pageant and represented Greece at the Miss World 1998 pageant event which took place in the Seychelles.
Katia Pisetsky Katia Pisetsky Russian: Катя ПиŃецки Katja Pisecki / Ukrainian: Катя ПіŃецька Katya Pisets'ka (born February 26, 1986 in Zaporozhie, Ukraine) is an individual Rhythmic Gymnast from Israel.
Katie Boland Katie Boland (born on 14 February 1988 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She is probably best known for her roles in Canadian television shows based in Toronto, including Noddy and The Zack Files.
Katie Brownell Katie Brownell (born 1993) is a Little League baseball pitcher who, on Saturday, May 14, 2005, pitched a perfect game for her team, the Dodgers of Oakfield, NY. Brownell, the only girl playing Little League in the entire upstate New York area, not only threw a perfect game (itself an extremely difficult and exceptionally rare accomplishment at any level of performance in the sport of baseball), but struck out every single batter she faced in the six-inning game.
Katie Couric Katherine "Katie" Anne Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American media personality who became well-known as co-host of NBC's Today, and now serves as the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News. She also serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, and hosts CBS News primetime specials.
Katie Daryl Katie Daryl started her broadcasting career as a part time radio DJ at the age of 15. While attending Arizona State University, where she was Fiesta Bowl Princess in 1999-2000, she moved her way up the radio chain and worked as a morning show radio producer for KISS-FM in Phoenix, Arizona.
Katie Deyerle Katie Deyerle (born July 8, 1988) holds the world record in the Junior Female Freestyle division on the Hunter face for the International Field Archery Association. Along with breaking the old hunter record, Deyerle tied the animal round world record in her division.
Katie Douglas Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Douglas (born on May 7, 1979 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is shooting guard.
Katie Downes Katie Downes (born 16 May 1984 in Liverpool, England) is a glamour model and has appeared as a Page Three girl of The Sun newspaper, Nuts magazine and other such publications. She is 5ft-2in tall with a natural breast size of 30D and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Katie Doyle Katie Doyle (born June 25, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American reality television star. She started out as a replacement for Jisela Delgado on MTV's Road Rules: The Quest because Jisela had lost two missions.
Katie Gallagher Katie Gallagher (born May 28, 1975) is an advertising executive in radio sales from Merced, California, who was the runner-up on the CBS reality television series Survivor: Palau. Katie graduated magna cum laude from Monmouth University in New Jersey.
Katie Greenwood Katie Greenwood (born c. 1985, Warrington, Cheshire) is the ex-girlfriend of the former Lancashire cricketer Richard Green, who famously took part in a threesome with him and exotic dancer Holly Henderson, following an Internet bet on the web site pleasemakethiswork.
Katie Henney 12-year-old Katie Henney plays Felicity’s best friend, Elizabeth in the movie, Felicity: An American Girl Adventure, Katie has performed several roles in The American Girls Revue at American Girl Place New York. Her other theater credits include Sunshine, Ragamuffins, and Number the Stars.
Katie Hnida Katharine Anne Hnida, better known as Katie Hnida (born May 17, 1981), on August 30, 2003, became the first woman to score in a NCAA Division I football game. As a placekicker for the University of New Mexico she scored two extra points against Texas State University in the fourth quarter of a 72-8 New Mexico win.
Katie Johnson Katie Johnson (Born Bessie Kate Bayly on November 18, 1878 in Clayton, England - Died May 4, 1957, Elham, Kent) was an English actress who appeared on stage from the 1890s and on screen from the 1930s to 1950s. She was married to the actor Frank G Bayly, who predeceased her.
Katie Ka-Boom Category:Fictional CatholicsKatie Ka-Boom is a recurring fictional character in Warner Bros' Animaniacs animated series. Katie is a teenage girl who lives with her family (Mom, Dad, and her little brother) in a suburban house somewhere in the USA (Though her first appearance marked her hometown as Pleasantville).
Katie Kauffman Katie Kauffman Beach (born September 26, 1974 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey midfield player from the United States, who earned a total number of 165 caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored one goal. The former student of the University of Maryland retired in 2004 to accept position as Head Coach at Columbia University.
Katie King (hockey player) Katie King (born May 24, 1975 in Salem, New Hampshire) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Katie King (spirit) Katie King was the name given by Spiritualists in the 1870s to what they believed to be a materialized spirit. The question of whether the spirit was real or a fraud was a notable public controversy of the mid-1870s.
Katie Lai Katherine Elizabeth Lai (born September 1, 1989) is a Canadian actress who starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation (seasons 2 and 3) and Super Rupert (2001). Lai had minor roles in The King And I (1999), Taming Andrew, and The Camera.
Katie Leigh Katie Leigh (born December 16, 1958) is an American voice actress. She has voice acted in such television series as The Adventures of The Little Prince, Darkwing Duck, Dennis the Menace, Dumbo's Circus, Dungeons & Dragons, Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Muppet Babies, Richie Rich, and Totally Spies!.
Katie Logan Katie Logan is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She was played by actress Nancy Sloan from 1987 to 1989 (contract), in 1991 (guest appearance) and from 1994 to 2001 (on reccuring basis), making also guest appearances in 2003 and 2004.
Katie Lyons Katie Lyons (born 18 August 1981) is a British actor, most noted for her performance as Naughty Rachel in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing. She has also appeared in The Bill, EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show and The Complete Guide to Parenting.
Katie McKy Katie McKy is an educator and writer of mainstream material, children's literature, fishing articles for sporting magazines, and professional academic material in the field of education. She was born in 1956 and received a master's degree in education from Harvard University.
Katie Nisa Katie Nisa is an actress, playwright, activist, poet, screenwriter, dancer and performance artist from Woodstock, New York. Best known for her work as writer and co-star of the indie movie Threat, Nisa also co-founded Kings Mob Productions with filmmaking partner Matt Pizzolo and is a member of ACME Comedy Theatre's X-Ray Company (improv) and Charlie Company (sketch comedy).
Katie Roiphe Katie Roiphe is the author of the non-fiction works The Morning After: Fear, Sex and Feminism (1994) and Last night in paradise: sex and morals at the century's end (1997). Her novel Still She Haunts Me is an empathetic imagining of the relationship between Charles Dodgson (known as Lewis Carroll) and Alice Liddell, often claimed as the real-life model for Dodgson's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland .
Katie Salen Katie Salen is a game designer, interactive designer, animator, and design educator. She has taught at universities including MIT, the University of Texas at Austin, Parsons School of Design, New York University, Rhode Island School of Design, and School of Visual Arts.
Katie Vick In professional wrestling, Katie Vick was a fictional character created by Brian Gewirtz, who served as the basis for a storyline in World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002. The storyline is cited by many fans as being one of the most tasteless in pro wrestling history.
KatieJane Garside A vocalist and lyricist with an ardent cult following, KatieJane Garside (born July 8, 1968) fronted the first incarnation of the band Daisy Chainsaw and sang guest vocals for the band Test Department. After retiring from music temporarily, she now sings with Queen Adreena, an independent rock band from London.
Katif (moshav) Katif (ק×יף) was a Jewish moshav in the Gush Katif region of the Gaza Strip, about 1 km north of the Palestinian refugee camp of Deir el-Balah. It was founded in 1977 as an Orthodox agricultural settlement.
Katikati Katikati (population 3579 at 2006 census) is a town located on the Uretara Stream near the tidal inlet opened by Matakana Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The nearest city is Tauranga, which is 25 kilometres to the southeast.
Katima Mulilo Katima Mulilo (Name derived from SiLozi, meaning 'quenches the fire', in reference to nearby rapids) is a small town that serves as the administrative center of the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. Located on the Zambezi River, it was established by the British colonial authorities in 1935 to replace the former German town of Schuckmannsburg, which was the regional capital when Caprivi was part of German South-West Africa.
Katima Mulilo Bridge The Katima Mulilo Bridge (also known as Bridge 508 in the Namibian Bridge Register) carries the TransCaprivi Highway over the Zambezi River between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Sesheke, Zambia. It is a road bridge, completed in 2004, 900 metres long and with 19 spans.
Katip Çelebi Katip Çelebi, Mustafa bin Abdallah, Haji Khalifa or Kalfa, (1609, Istanbul - 1657 Istanbul) was a Turkish scholar. Among his best-known works is the Kashf al-zunun'an asami al-kutub wa al-funun which documents some 15,000 books.
Katirkamam (Hindu temple) Katirkamam also Kathirgamam and Katirgamam (Tamil கதிர்காமம்) is the name of the Hindu temple dedicated to lord Murukan in Sri Lanka. Today it has become primarily a Buddhist place of worship.
Katja Kipping Katja Kipping (born in Dresden, Germany on January 18, 1978) is a German politician. The daughter of a teacher and an economist, she went to school from 1984 to 1996, then she studied Abitur ('A-level') at a gymnasium in Dresden until 1997.
Katja Lange-MĂĽller Katja Lange-MĂĽller (born February 13 1951 in Berlin-Lichtenberg) is a German writer living in Berlin. Her works include several short stories and novellas, radio dramas, and dramatic works, which have received wide critical acclaim.
Katja Thater Katja "Lady Horror" Thater (born 1966 in Hamburg, Germany) is a professional poker player and horse breeder. She is the most well-known female poker player in her home country of Germany and is married to another poker professional, Jan von Halle.
Katko v. Briney Katko v. Briney, 183 NW2d 657 (Iowa 1971), was a famous tort case decided by the Supreme Court of Iowa, in which a homeowner was held liable for battery for injuries caused to a trespasser who set off a spring gun set as a mantrap in an abandoned house on the homeowner's property.
Katlehong, Gauteng Katlehong is a township located 35 Km east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus next to the N3 highway in the Ekhuruleni metropolitan of Gauteng Province of South Africa.
Katma Tui Katma Tui is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Korugar, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. She first appeared in DC Comics’ Green Lantern (vol.
Katmandu (comic) Katmandu is a furry comic book set in a fantasy world populated by anthropomorphic feline and rodent species. It was created by Carole Curtis and originally drawn by Terrie Smith and is published by Shanda Fantasy Arts.
Kato (tribe) Kato is a Pomo word, meaning "lake", and may have referred to an important Cahto village site, which the Kato tribe themselves called Djilbi. Kato is one of the five sub-dialects of the Wailaki group, one of four Athapascan dialect groups in northwestern California.
Kato Serwanga Kato Serwanga (born July 23, 1976 in Kampala, Uganda, Africa) is a former American football player in the NFL. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, Sacramento State University and University of the Pacific.
Katoch Katoch is the name of a Rajput clan belonging to the Bhumivanshi/Chandravanshi lineage. Their traditional areas of residence are mainly in the Indian states of Jalandhar [Punjab], [Uttaranchal] and [Himachal Pradesh] and parts of [Jammu] region and Multan [Pakistan].
Katoptronophilia Katoptronophilia is a paraphilia for mirrors (the Greek word for mirror is katoptron). It may include activities such as having sex in front of mirrors, masturbating in front of mirrors, enacting other paraphilias in front of a mirror, having an orgy in front of a mirror, or enacting stripping fetishism in front of mirrors.
Katorga Katorga (каĚторга, from Greek: katergon,κάτεĎγον galley) was a system of penal servitude of the prison farm type in Imperial Russia. Prisoners were sent to remote camps in vast uninhabited areas of Siberia -where voluntary labourers were never available in satisfactory numbers- and forced to perform hard labour.
Katowice Voivodeship Katowice Voivodeship (Polish: wojewĂłdztwo katowickie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.
Katra Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located. It is part of the Udhampur District and is located 42 km from the city of Jammu.
Katra (Star Trek) In the fictional Star Trek universe, katra is the immortal, living spirit of a Vulcan. When a Vulcan is close to death, he or she will typically transfer their katra into the mind of an associate or close friend, who is then expected to convey the katra to the homeworld.
Katri Ylander Katri Ylander (born December 17 1985 in Harjavalta, Finland) is a singer who rose to popularity after placing second in Idols Finland 2, the Finnish version of Pop Idol. She released her first album in June 2006, releasing a hit single soon afterward, Onko Vielä Aikaa?
Katrin Kauschke Katrin Kauschke (born September 13, 1971) is a former field hockey midfield player from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A player from hockey club Berliner HC, she competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Katrin Krabbe Katrin Krabbe (born 22 November 1969 in Neubrandenburg, Germany) is a female athlete who competed for East Germany (before 1990) and Germany thereafter. She represented the DDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Katrin SaĂź Katrin SaĂź (born October 23, 1956) is a German actress, best known for playing Christiane Kerner in the 2003 tragicomedy film Goodbye Lenin. She was born in Schwerin, East Germany, which is now the capital of the federal state of Germany Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Katrin Siska Katrin Siska (born December 10, 1983 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian musician and member of the Estonian girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to a Russian mother Lena and an Estonian father Toomas Siska, Katrin has a younger sister Triin-Ketlin.
Katrina (novel) Katrina is a Swedish language novel published in 1936, written by Åland author Sally Salminen. The publishing company Holger Schildts Förlag had announced a writing competition, for which Salminen had submitted her first draft of Katrina.
Katrina (Quest for Glory) The woman known only as Katrina was a character who appeared in the fourth Quest for Glory computer game, Shadows of Darkness. The Hero first meets her at the (literal) mouth of the cave where he arrives after being teleported to the land of Mordavia.
Katrina cough Katrina cough is a putative respiratory illness thought to be linked to exposure to mold and dust after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the United States. First described by doctors treating patients in the metro New Orleans area symptoms include cough], [[paranasal sinus|sinus headache, congestion, runny nose and sore throat.
Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Irene Halili (born January 4, 1986 in Quezon City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She is an alumna of the StarStruck talent search and was the cover girl of FHM Philippines during its December 2005 issue.
Katrina Hodgkinson Katrina Ann Hodgkinson (born 10 March 1966) is an Australian politician and a the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She has represented the Burrinjuck for the National Party of Australia since 1999.
Katrina Onstad Katrina Onstad is a well-known Canadian film critic and journalist who writes for CBC Arts Online. She was the film critic for the National Post for several years, and her work has also appeared in Toronto Life, the New York Times, the Sunday Telegraph magazine and Salon.
Katrina Research Project on Equity The Katrina Research Project on Equity (KRPE) is a clearinghouse and network for research on the role of race and class in the Post-Katrina recovery process in the Gulf Coast and in displaced communities. KRPE facilitates communication and collaboration among researchers, volunteers, and community groups interested in research on race and class disparities in reconstruction programs.
Katse Dam The Katse Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project--Africa's largest dam project, eventually to include 5 large dams in remote rural areas--is a concrete arch dam in Lesotho. The potential of the project was identified by the South African Civil Engineer Ninham Shand as a possible means to supplement the water supply to South Africa.
Katsena (town) Katsena is the name of a town in the district of Katsena-Allah, in the province of Muri, Northern Nigeria. This district is watered by a river of the same name which takes its rise in the mountains of the former German colony of Cameroon, and flows into the Benue at a point above Abinsi.
Katsia Damankova Katsia or Yekatsiaryna Damankova (Belarusian: Кацярына Даманькова; Russian: Екатерина Дамонькова; born 1988) is a Belarusian model, recognized as a Supermodel of the World on January 18, 2006 in New York City. Damankova currently studies at a high school (gymnasia No 6) in Minsk.
Katsina Katsina is an old city of Northern Nigeria and capital of Katsina State. It is located some 160 miles East of the city of Sokoto, and 84 miles Northwest of Kano, close to the border with Niger at approximately .
Katsu (band) Katsu (sometimes KATSU) was an American rock band from State College, Pennsylvania from 2001–2006. Their musical style was self-described as a cross between hip hop and the music of Bob Dylan, along with mixtures of classic rock, alternative rock, punk rock, reggae, and ska.
Katsu (Zen) Katsu (Japanese: Cantonese]: , [[Pinyin: hè, Wade-Giles: ho) is a type of shout that is used in Chán and Zen Buddhism to give expression to one's own enlightened state (Japanese: satori) and/or to induce another person to move beyond rationality and logic and, potentially, achieve an initial enlightenment experience.Dōgen 190 The shout is also sometimes used in the East Asian martial arts for a variety of purposes; in this context, katsu is very similar to the shout kiai word in Chinese] means literally "to yell"Ibid.
Katsu KaishĹ« Katsu KaishĹ« (ĺ‹ť ćµ·čź Awa Katsu; KaishĹ«; Rintaro; Yoshikuni 1823-99) was a Japanese naval officer and statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji period. KaishĹ« was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (KaishĹ« Shooku ćµ·čźć›¸ĺ±‹) by Sakuma ShĹŤzan.
Katsudon A katsudon (ă‚«ă„丼) is a popular Japanese food; it is a bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet, egg, and condiments. Variations include sauce katsudon (with Worcestershire sauce), demi katsudon (with demi-glace and often green peas, a specialty of Okayama), shio katsudon (with salt, another Okayama variety), shĹŤyu-dare katsudon (with soy sauce, Niigata style), and miso katsudon (a favorite in Nagoya).
Katsuhiko Kawasoe Katsuhiko Kawasoe (born Japan, 1936) is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Motors. After working in the Accounting, Personnel Planning, and Labor Relations departments, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, General Manager of the Nagoya production plant, and General Manager of the Office of Passenger Car Production.
Katsuhiko Sumii Katsuhiko Sumii(角居勝彦) is a Japanese horse trainer who notably trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock. Delta Blues Takes Melbourne Cup - BBC news
Katsuhiro Otomo Katsuhiro Ōtomo (大友克洋 Ōtomo Katsuhiro) (born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist and director. He is perhaps best known for being the creator of the manga Akira and its anime adaptation, which are extremely famous and influential.
Katsuichi Honda is a Japanese journalist who is well known for his coverage of the Nanking Massacre. During the 1970s he wrote a series of articles on the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during World War II (including the Nanjing Massacre) called "ChĹ«goku no Tabi" (ä¸ĺ›˝ă®ć—…, "Travels in China").
Katsuji Mori Katsuji Mori (森 功至 Mori Katsuji), nĂ© Setsuya Tanaka (ç”°ä¸ é›ŞĺĽĄ Tanaka Setsuya) is a veteran Japanese seiyĹ« who was born on July 10, 1945 in Tokyo. He is often accredited as the Casey Kasem of Japan.
Katsukawa school The Katsukawa school (ĺ‹ťĺ·ťć´ľ, -ha) was a school of Japanese ukiyo-e art, founded by Miyagawa Shunsui. It specialized in paintings (nikuhitsuga) and prints of kabuki actors (yakusha-e), sumo wrestlers, and beautiful women (bijinga).
Katsukawa ShunshĹŤ Katsukawa ShunshĹŤ (ĺ‹ťĺ·ťćĄç« )(1726-1792) was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. ShunshĹŤ studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa ChĹŤshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo-e artists.
Katsuko Saruhasi Katsuko Saruhasi (ja: 猿橋勝ĺ Saruhashi Katsuko) is a geochemist who made some of the first measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in seawater and subsequently showed the evidence in seawater and the atmosphere of the dangers of radioactive fallout.
Katsumasa Kuroki Katsumasa Kuroki, born January 9, 1973 in Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan is a professional wrestler that wrestles for Dragon Gate (formerly Toryumon Japan), and is better known by his stage name Magnum TOKYO. He also competed briefly for WCW (from April until August of 1998) as "Tokyo Magnum.
Katsuo Mizuno Katsuo Mizuno is a fictional character in the popular Japanese manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis. As a part of the freshman three, he doesn't stand out very much in the anime and manga but he strikes a strong resemblance to the Vice Captain of Seigaku's Tennis club, Shuichiro Oishi.
Katsura (tree) Katsura (Cercidiphyllum) is a genus of two species of plants, the sole members of the Cercidiphyllaceae, making that family monotypic. They are native to eastern Asia, in Japan (Honshū and Hokkaidō) and China (Shanxi southwest to Sichuan and east to Zhejiang).
Katsura Hoshino Katsura Hoshino (ćźé‡Ž 桂 Hoshino Katsura, born April 21, 1980) is a Japanese mangaka who hails from Shiga prefecture. Although no photo of Hoshino Katsura has been published at this time, based on her past comments (particularly the comments for Miranda Lotto) and drawing style, Japanese fans usually assume Katsura to be a female mangaka, despite the fact that it is unusual for women to publish in shounen serializations.
Katsura Imperial Villa The , or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (in Nishikyo-ku, separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace). It is one of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures.
Katsura River Katsura River (桂川 Katsuragawa) is actually a continuation of 2 other rivers, Hozu River, a small, speedy river which begins in the mountains near Kameoka and then slithers through the mountains separating Kameoka and Kyoto, and Oi River (not the same Oi River in Shizuoka), which emerges from those mountains and expands into a shallow, slow flowing river until Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama. From that point forward, the river is referred to as Katsura River, and its flow continues several kilometers until it joins the Kamo River and Uji River later.
Katsura Station Katsura Station (桂駅) is a railway station located about 15 kilometers from the center of Kyoto, near the Katsura River. The station provides transportation on the Hankyu Kyoto Line for the residents of Katsura, as well as a hub connecting to the communities of Matsuo and Arashiyama.
Katsura-no-miya The was the one of the four shinnĹŤke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out. It was founded by Prince Toshihito, a grandson of Emperor ĹŚgimachi and brother of Emperor Go-YĹŤzei.
Katsura, Ibaraki Katsura (桂村; -mura) was a village located in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the village merged with the town of Johoku and a village from neighboring Nishiibaraki District forming the town of Shirosato and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Katsuya Kobayashi is a Japanese actor. Even though he and fellow Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love-exclusive Rider actor Mitsuki Koga/Kamen Rider Ketaros were only Kamen Riders within the movie, they did make a guest appearance during the final episode of the series as two people affected by the necklaces that transform people into Natives.
Katsuya KondĹŤ is a mangaka, character designer, animator and animation director born June 2, 1963 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He is most well known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films Kiki's Delivery Service and Ocean Waves, as well as the PlayStation game Jade Cocoon.
Katsuya Nomura Katsuya Nomura is a baseball player and manager who has played or managed in Japan since the 1950s. During a career that spanned from 1954 to 1980, he hit 657 home runs in his career and led the Pacific League in homers eight straight seasons.
Katsuyamasaurus "Katsuyamasaurus" (meaning "Katsuyama lizard") is the informal name given to an as yet undescribed genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a carnosaur which lived in what is now Japan.
Katt Hernandez Katt Hernandez (May 16, 1974 - ) is a violinist living in Boston, Massachusetts. As a teenager, she attended Community High School, an alternative, experimental school that was in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Kattangoor Kattangoor (also spelled Katangur, Kattangur or Katangoor) is the name of both a tehsil, as well as that of a village within it. It is located along National Highway 9 in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Kattegat The Kattegat (Danish), or Kattegatt (Swedish), is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of the Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Oresund and the Danish Straits.
Katts and Dog Katts and Dog was a Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1991. It was known as Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Family/The Family Channel (today ABC Family).
Katty Fuentes Katty Fuentes GarcĂa is a Mexican woman from the state of Nuevo LeĂłn, who won the national beauty pageant of Mexico and represented her country in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on May 12, 1998. There, she received the Clairol Style Award.
Katun (roller coaster) Katun is a steel inverted roller coaster at the Mirabilandia Amusement Park, Savio, outside Ravenna, Italy. It is the longest inverted roller coaster in Europe, and it is considered by many enthusiasts to be one of Bolliger & Mabillard finest.
Katunayake Katunayake a town is situated on the west coast of the island of Sri Lanka close to the commercial capital of Colombo. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka.
Katia Lund Katia Lund co-directed City of God with Fernando Meirelles in 2002, a film based on Paulo Lins' novel of the same name. She has caused controversy for her friendship with, and admiration for, deceased psychopathic murderer and drug dealer Marcinho VP.
Katia Margaritoglou Katia Marie Margaritoglou, in Greek: Κάτια ΜαĎγαĎίτογλου, is a Greek fashion model and beauty contestant. In 1998 she won the title Miss Hellas (Greek: Μις Ελλάς) at the Miss Star Hellas pageant and represented Greece at the Miss World 1998 pageant event which took place in the Seychelles.
Katia Pisetsky Katia Pisetsky Russian: Катя ПиŃецки Katja Pisecki / Ukrainian: Катя ПіŃецька Katya Pisets'ka (born February 26, 1986 in Zaporozhie, Ukraine) is an individual Rhythmic Gymnast from Israel.
Katie Boland Katie Boland (born on 14 February 1988 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She is probably best known for her roles in Canadian television shows based in Toronto, including Noddy and The Zack Files.
Katie Brownell Katie Brownell (born 1993) is a Little League baseball pitcher who, on Saturday, May 14, 2005, pitched a perfect game for her team, the Dodgers of Oakfield, NY. Brownell, the only girl playing Little League in the entire upstate New York area, not only threw a perfect game (itself an extremely difficult and exceptionally rare accomplishment at any level of performance in the sport of baseball), but struck out every single batter she faced in the six-inning game.
Katie Couric Katherine "Katie" Anne Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American media personality who became well-known as co-host of NBC's Today, and now serves as the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News. She also serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, and hosts CBS News primetime specials.
Katie Daryl Katie Daryl started her broadcasting career as a part time radio DJ at the age of 15. While attending Arizona State University, where she was Fiesta Bowl Princess in 1999-2000, she moved her way up the radio chain and worked as a morning show radio producer for KISS-FM in Phoenix, Arizona.
Katie Deyerle Katie Deyerle (born July 8, 1988) holds the world record in the Junior Female Freestyle division on the Hunter face for the International Field Archery Association. Along with breaking the old hunter record, Deyerle tied the animal round world record in her division.
Katie Douglas Kathryn Elizabeth "Katie" Douglas (born on May 7, 1979 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her primary position is shooting guard.
Katie Downes Katie Downes (born 16 May 1984 in Liverpool, England) is a glamour model and has appeared as a Page Three girl of The Sun newspaper, Nuts magazine and other such publications. She is 5ft-2in tall with a natural breast size of 30D and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Katie Doyle Katie Doyle (born June 25, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American reality television star. She started out as a replacement for Jisela Delgado on MTV's Road Rules: The Quest because Jisela had lost two missions.
Katie Gallagher Katie Gallagher (born May 28, 1975) is an advertising executive in radio sales from Merced, California, who was the runner-up on the CBS reality television series Survivor: Palau. Katie graduated magna cum laude from Monmouth University in New Jersey.
Katie Greenwood Katie Greenwood (born c. 1985, Warrington, Cheshire) is the ex-girlfriend of the former Lancashire cricketer Richard Green, who famously took part in a threesome with him and exotic dancer Holly Henderson, following an Internet bet on the web site pleasemakethiswork.
Katie Henney 12-year-old Katie Henney plays Felicity’s best friend, Elizabeth in the movie, Felicity: An American Girl Adventure, Katie has performed several roles in The American Girls Revue at American Girl Place New York. Her other theater credits include Sunshine, Ragamuffins, and Number the Stars.
Katie Hnida Katharine Anne Hnida, better known as Katie Hnida (born May 17, 1981), on August 30, 2003, became the first woman to score in a NCAA Division I football game. As a placekicker for the University of New Mexico she scored two extra points against Texas State University in the fourth quarter of a 72-8 New Mexico win.
Katie Johnson Katie Johnson (Born Bessie Kate Bayly on November 18, 1878 in Clayton, England - Died May 4, 1957, Elham, Kent) was an English actress who appeared on stage from the 1890s and on screen from the 1930s to 1950s. She was married to the actor Frank G Bayly, who predeceased her.
Katie Ka-Boom Category:Fictional CatholicsKatie Ka-Boom is a recurring fictional character in Warner Bros' Animaniacs animated series. Katie is a teenage girl who lives with her family (Mom, Dad, and her little brother) in a suburban house somewhere in the USA (Though her first appearance marked her hometown as Pleasantville).
Katie Kauffman Katie Kauffman Beach (born September 26, 1974 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey midfield player from the United States, who earned a total number of 165 caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored one goal. The former student of the University of Maryland retired in 2004 to accept position as Head Coach at Columbia University.
Katie King (hockey player) Katie King (born May 24, 1975 in Salem, New Hampshire) is an American ice hockey player. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Katie King (spirit) Katie King was the name given by Spiritualists in the 1870s to what they believed to be a materialized spirit. The question of whether the spirit was real or a fraud was a notable public controversy of the mid-1870s.
Katie Lai Katherine Elizabeth Lai (born September 1, 1989) is a Canadian actress who starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation (seasons 2 and 3) and Super Rupert (2001). Lai had minor roles in The King And I (1999), Taming Andrew, and The Camera.
Katie Leigh Katie Leigh (born December 16, 1958) is an American voice actress. She has voice acted in such television series as The Adventures of The Little Prince, Darkwing Duck, Dennis the Menace, Dumbo's Circus, Dungeons & Dragons, Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Muppet Babies, Richie Rich, and Totally Spies!.
Katie Logan Katie Logan is a fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. She was played by actress Nancy Sloan from 1987 to 1989 (contract), in 1991 (guest appearance) and from 1994 to 2001 (on reccuring basis), making also guest appearances in 2003 and 2004.
Katie Lyons Katie Lyons (born 18 August 1981) is a British actor, most noted for her performance as Naughty Rachel in the Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing. She has also appeared in The Bill, EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show and The Complete Guide to Parenting.
Katie McKy Katie McKy is an educator and writer of mainstream material, children's literature, fishing articles for sporting magazines, and professional academic material in the field of education. She was born in 1956 and received a master's degree in education from Harvard University.
Katie Nisa Katie Nisa is an actress, playwright, activist, poet, screenwriter, dancer and performance artist from Woodstock, New York. Best known for her work as writer and co-star of the indie movie Threat, Nisa also co-founded Kings Mob Productions with filmmaking partner Matt Pizzolo and is a member of ACME Comedy Theatre's X-Ray Company (improv) and Charlie Company (sketch comedy).
Katie Roiphe Katie Roiphe is the author of the non-fiction works The Morning After: Fear, Sex and Feminism (1994) and Last night in paradise: sex and morals at the century's end (1997). Her novel Still She Haunts Me is an empathetic imagining of the relationship between Charles Dodgson (known as Lewis Carroll) and Alice Liddell, often claimed as the real-life model for Dodgson's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland .
Katie Salen Katie Salen is a game designer, interactive designer, animator, and design educator. She has taught at universities including MIT, the University of Texas at Austin, Parsons School of Design, New York University, Rhode Island School of Design, and School of Visual Arts.
Katie Vick In professional wrestling, Katie Vick was a fictional character created by Brian Gewirtz, who served as the basis for a storyline in World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002. The storyline is cited by many fans as being one of the most tasteless in pro wrestling history.
KatieJane Garside A vocalist and lyricist with an ardent cult following, KatieJane Garside (born July 8, 1968) fronted the first incarnation of the band Daisy Chainsaw and sang guest vocals for the band Test Department. After retiring from music temporarily, she now sings with Queen Adreena, an independent rock band from London.
Katif (moshav) Katif (ק×יף) was a Jewish moshav in the Gush Katif region of the Gaza Strip, about 1 km north of the Palestinian refugee camp of Deir el-Balah. It was founded in 1977 as an Orthodox agricultural settlement.
Katikati Katikati (population 3579 at 2006 census) is a town located on the Uretara Stream near the tidal inlet opened by Matakana Island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The nearest city is Tauranga, which is 25 kilometres to the southeast.
Katima Mulilo Katima Mulilo (Name derived from SiLozi, meaning 'quenches the fire', in reference to nearby rapids) is a small town that serves as the administrative center of the Caprivi Strip of Namibia. Located on the Zambezi River, it was established by the British colonial authorities in 1935 to replace the former German town of Schuckmannsburg, which was the regional capital when Caprivi was part of German South-West Africa.
Katima Mulilo Bridge The Katima Mulilo Bridge (also known as Bridge 508 in the Namibian Bridge Register) carries the TransCaprivi Highway over the Zambezi River between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Sesheke, Zambia. It is a road bridge, completed in 2004, 900 metres long and with 19 spans.
Katip Çelebi Katip Çelebi, Mustafa bin Abdallah, Haji Khalifa or Kalfa, (1609, Istanbul - 1657 Istanbul) was a Turkish scholar. Among his best-known works is the Kashf al-zunun'an asami al-kutub wa al-funun which documents some 15,000 books.
Katirkamam (Hindu temple) Katirkamam also Kathirgamam and Katirgamam (Tamil கதிர்காமம்) is the name of the Hindu temple dedicated to lord Murukan in Sri Lanka. Today it has become primarily a Buddhist place of worship.
Katja Kipping Katja Kipping (born in Dresden, Germany on January 18, 1978) is a German politician. The daughter of a teacher and an economist, she went to school from 1984 to 1996, then she studied Abitur ('A-level') at a gymnasium in Dresden until 1997.
Katja Lange-MĂĽller Katja Lange-MĂĽller (born February 13 1951 in Berlin-Lichtenberg) is a German writer living in Berlin. Her works include several short stories and novellas, radio dramas, and dramatic works, which have received wide critical acclaim.
Katja Thater Katja "Lady Horror" Thater (born 1966 in Hamburg, Germany) is a professional poker player and horse breeder. She is the most well-known female poker player in her home country of Germany and is married to another poker professional, Jan von Halle.
Katko v. Briney Katko v. Briney, 183 NW2d 657 (Iowa 1971), was a famous tort case decided by the Supreme Court of Iowa, in which a homeowner was held liable for battery for injuries caused to a trespasser who set off a spring gun set as a mantrap in an abandoned house on the homeowner's property.
Katlehong, Gauteng Katlehong is a township located 35 Km east of Johannesburg and south of Germiston between two other townships of Thokoza and Vosloorus next to the N3 highway in the Ekhuruleni metropolitan of Gauteng Province of South Africa.
Katma Tui Katma Tui is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet Korugar, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps. She first appeared in DC Comics’ Green Lantern (vol.
Katmandu (comic) Katmandu is a furry comic book set in a fantasy world populated by anthropomorphic feline and rodent species. It was created by Carole Curtis and originally drawn by Terrie Smith and is published by Shanda Fantasy Arts.
Kato (tribe) Kato is a Pomo word, meaning "lake", and may have referred to an important Cahto village site, which the Kato tribe themselves called Djilbi. Kato is one of the five sub-dialects of the Wailaki group, one of four Athapascan dialect groups in northwestern California.
Kato Serwanga Kato Serwanga (born July 23, 1976 in Kampala, Uganda, Africa) is a former American football player in the NFL. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, Sacramento State University and University of the Pacific.
Katoch Katoch is the name of a Rajput clan belonging to the Bhumivanshi/Chandravanshi lineage. Their traditional areas of residence are mainly in the Indian states of Jalandhar [Punjab], [Uttaranchal] and [Himachal Pradesh] and parts of [Jammu] region and Multan [Pakistan].
Katoptronophilia Katoptronophilia is a paraphilia for mirrors (the Greek word for mirror is katoptron). It may include activities such as having sex in front of mirrors, masturbating in front of mirrors, enacting other paraphilias in front of a mirror, having an orgy in front of a mirror, or enacting stripping fetishism in front of mirrors.
Katorga Katorga (каĚторга, from Greek: katergon,κάτεĎγον galley) was a system of penal servitude of the prison farm type in Imperial Russia. Prisoners were sent to remote camps in vast uninhabited areas of Siberia -where voluntary labourers were never available in satisfactory numbers- and forced to perform hard labour.
Katowice Voivodeship Katowice Voivodeship (Polish: wojewĂłdztwo katowickie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.
Katra Katra or Katra Vaishno Devi, as it is popularly known, is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains, where the holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi is located. It is part of the Udhampur District and is located 42 km from the city of Jammu.
Katra (Star Trek) In the fictional Star Trek universe, katra is the immortal, living spirit of a Vulcan. When a Vulcan is close to death, he or she will typically transfer their katra into the mind of an associate or close friend, who is then expected to convey the katra to the homeworld.
Katri Ylander Katri Ylander (born December 17 1985 in Harjavalta, Finland) is a singer who rose to popularity after placing second in Idols Finland 2, the Finnish version of Pop Idol. She released her first album in June 2006, releasing a hit single soon afterward, Onko Vielä Aikaa?
Katrin Kauschke Katrin Kauschke (born September 13, 1971) is a former field hockey midfield player from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. A player from hockey club Berliner HC, she competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Katrin Krabbe Katrin Krabbe (born 22 November 1969 in Neubrandenburg, Germany) is a female athlete who competed for East Germany (before 1990) and Germany thereafter. She represented the DDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Katrin SaĂź Katrin SaĂź (born October 23, 1956) is a German actress, best known for playing Christiane Kerner in the 2003 tragicomedy film Goodbye Lenin. She was born in Schwerin, East Germany, which is now the capital of the federal state of Germany Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Katrin Siska Katrin Siska (born December 10, 1983 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian musician and member of the Estonian girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to a Russian mother Lena and an Estonian father Toomas Siska, Katrin has a younger sister Triin-Ketlin.
Katrina (novel) Katrina is a Swedish language novel published in 1936, written by Åland author Sally Salminen. The publishing company Holger Schildts Förlag had announced a writing competition, for which Salminen had submitted her first draft of Katrina.
Katrina (Quest for Glory) The woman known only as Katrina was a character who appeared in the fourth Quest for Glory computer game, Shadows of Darkness. The Hero first meets her at the (literal) mouth of the cave where he arrives after being teleported to the land of Mordavia.
Katrina cough Katrina cough is a putative respiratory illness thought to be linked to exposure to mold and dust after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina in the United States. First described by doctors treating patients in the metro New Orleans area symptoms include cough], [[paranasal sinus|sinus headache, congestion, runny nose and sore throat.
Katrina Halili Maria Katrina Irene Halili (born January 4, 1986 in Quezon City, Philippines), is a Filipina actress. She is an alumna of the StarStruck talent search and was the cover girl of FHM Philippines during its December 2005 issue.
Katrina Hodgkinson Katrina Ann Hodgkinson (born 10 March 1966) is an Australian politician and a the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She has represented the Burrinjuck for the National Party of Australia since 1999.
Katrina Onstad Katrina Onstad is a well-known Canadian film critic and journalist who writes for CBC Arts Online. She was the film critic for the National Post for several years, and her work has also appeared in Toronto Life, the New York Times, the Sunday Telegraph magazine and Salon.
Katrina Research Project on Equity The Katrina Research Project on Equity (KRPE) is a clearinghouse and network for research on the role of race and class in the Post-Katrina recovery process in the Gulf Coast and in displaced communities. KRPE facilitates communication and collaboration among researchers, volunteers, and community groups interested in research on race and class disparities in reconstruction programs.
Katse Dam The Katse Dam, part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project--Africa's largest dam project, eventually to include 5 large dams in remote rural areas--is a concrete arch dam in Lesotho. The potential of the project was identified by the South African Civil Engineer Ninham Shand as a possible means to supplement the water supply to South Africa.
Katsena (town) Katsena is the name of a town in the district of Katsena-Allah, in the province of Muri, Northern Nigeria. This district is watered by a river of the same name which takes its rise in the mountains of the former German colony of Cameroon, and flows into the Benue at a point above Abinsi.
Katsia Damankova Katsia or Yekatsiaryna Damankova (Belarusian: Кацярына Даманькова; Russian: Екатерина Дамонькова; born 1988) is a Belarusian model, recognized as a Supermodel of the World on January 18, 2006 in New York City. Damankova currently studies at a high school (gymnasia No 6) in Minsk.
Katsina Katsina is an old city of Northern Nigeria and capital of Katsina State. It is located some 160 miles East of the city of Sokoto, and 84 miles Northwest of Kano, close to the border with Niger at approximately .
Katsu (band) Katsu (sometimes KATSU) was an American rock band from State College, Pennsylvania from 2001–2006. Their musical style was self-described as a cross between hip hop and the music of Bob Dylan, along with mixtures of classic rock, alternative rock, punk rock, reggae, and ska.
Katsu (Zen) Katsu (Japanese: Cantonese]: , [[Pinyin: hè, Wade-Giles: ho) is a type of shout that is used in Chán and Zen Buddhism to give expression to one's own enlightened state (Japanese: satori) and/or to induce another person to move beyond rationality and logic and, potentially, achieve an initial enlightenment experience.Dōgen 190 The shout is also sometimes used in the East Asian martial arts for a variety of purposes; in this context, katsu is very similar to the shout kiai word in Chinese] means literally "to yell"Ibid.
Katsu KaishĹ« Katsu KaishĹ« (ĺ‹ť ćµ·čź Awa Katsu; KaishĹ«; Rintaro; Yoshikuni 1823-99) was a Japanese naval officer and statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji period. KaishĹ« was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (KaishĹ« Shooku ćµ·čźć›¸ĺ±‹) by Sakuma ShĹŤzan.
Katsudon A katsudon (ă‚«ă„丼) is a popular Japanese food; it is a bowl of rice topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet, egg, and condiments. Variations include sauce katsudon (with Worcestershire sauce), demi katsudon (with demi-glace and often green peas, a specialty of Okayama), shio katsudon (with salt, another Okayama variety), shĹŤyu-dare katsudon (with soy sauce, Niigata style), and miso katsudon (a favorite in Nagoya).
Katsuhiko Kawasoe Katsuhiko Kawasoe (born Japan, 1936) is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Motors. After working in the Accounting, Personnel Planning, and Labor Relations departments, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, General Manager of the Nagoya production plant, and General Manager of the Office of Passenger Car Production.
Katsuhiko Sumii Katsuhiko Sumii(角居勝彦) is a Japanese horse trainer who notably trained the first and second placing horses in the 2006 Melbourne Cup, Delta Blues and Pop Rock. Delta Blues Takes Melbourne Cup - BBC news
Katsuhiro Otomo Katsuhiro Ōtomo (大友克洋 Ōtomo Katsuhiro) (born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist and director. He is perhaps best known for being the creator of the manga Akira and its anime adaptation, which are extremely famous and influential.
Katsuichi Honda is a Japanese journalist who is well known for his coverage of the Nanking Massacre. During the 1970s he wrote a series of articles on the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during World War II (including the Nanjing Massacre) called "ChĹ«goku no Tabi" (ä¸ĺ›˝ă®ć—…, "Travels in China").
Katsuji Mori Katsuji Mori (森 功至 Mori Katsuji), nĂ© Setsuya Tanaka (ç”°ä¸ é›ŞĺĽĄ Tanaka Setsuya) is a veteran Japanese seiyĹ« who was born on July 10, 1945 in Tokyo. He is often accredited as the Casey Kasem of Japan.
Katsukawa school The Katsukawa school (ĺ‹ťĺ·ťć´ľ, -ha) was a school of Japanese ukiyo-e art, founded by Miyagawa Shunsui. It specialized in paintings (nikuhitsuga) and prints of kabuki actors (yakusha-e), sumo wrestlers, and beautiful women (bijinga).
Katsukawa ShunshĹŤ Katsukawa ShunshĹŤ (ĺ‹ťĺ·ťćĄç« )(1726-1792) was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. ShunshĹŤ studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa ChĹŤshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo-e artists.
Katsuko Saruhasi Katsuko Saruhasi (ja: 猿橋勝ĺ Saruhashi Katsuko) is a geochemist who made some of the first measurements of carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in seawater and subsequently showed the evidence in seawater and the atmosphere of the dangers of radioactive fallout.
Katsumasa Kuroki Katsumasa Kuroki, born January 9, 1973 in Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan is a professional wrestler that wrestles for Dragon Gate (formerly Toryumon Japan), and is better known by his stage name Magnum TOKYO. He also competed briefly for WCW (from April until August of 1998) as "Tokyo Magnum.
Katsuo Mizuno Katsuo Mizuno is a fictional character in the popular Japanese manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis. As a part of the freshman three, he doesn't stand out very much in the anime and manga but he strikes a strong resemblance to the Vice Captain of Seigaku's Tennis club, Shuichiro Oishi.
Katsura (tree) Katsura (Cercidiphyllum) is a genus of two species of plants, the sole members of the Cercidiphyllaceae, making that family monotypic. They are native to eastern Asia, in Japan (Honshū and Hokkaidō) and China (Shanxi southwest to Sichuan and east to Zhejiang).
Katsura Hoshino Katsura Hoshino (ćźé‡Ž 桂 Hoshino Katsura, born April 21, 1980) is a Japanese mangaka who hails from Shiga prefecture. Although no photo of Hoshino Katsura has been published at this time, based on her past comments (particularly the comments for Miranda Lotto) and drawing style, Japanese fans usually assume Katsura to be a female mangaka, despite the fact that it is unusual for women to publish in shounen serializations.
Katsura Imperial Villa The , or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (in Nishikyo-ku, separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace). It is one of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures.
Katsura River Katsura River (桂川 Katsuragawa) is actually a continuation of 2 other rivers, Hozu River, a small, speedy river which begins in the mountains near Kameoka and then slithers through the mountains separating Kameoka and Kyoto, and Oi River (not the same Oi River in Shizuoka), which emerges from those mountains and expands into a shallow, slow flowing river until Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama. From that point forward, the river is referred to as Katsura River, and its flow continues several kilometers until it joins the Kamo River and Uji River later.
Katsura Station Katsura Station (桂駅) is a railway station located about 15 kilometers from the center of Kyoto, near the Katsura River. The station provides transportation on the Hankyu Kyoto Line for the residents of Katsura, as well as a hub connecting to the communities of Matsuo and Arashiyama.
Katsura-no-miya The was the one of the four shinnĹŤke, branches of the Imperial Family of Japan which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out. It was founded by Prince Toshihito, a grandson of Emperor ĹŚgimachi and brother of Emperor Go-YĹŤzei.
Katsura, Ibaraki Katsura (桂村; -mura) was a village located in Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, Japan. On February 1, 2005 the village merged with the town of Johoku and a village from neighboring Nishiibaraki District forming the town of Shirosato and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Katsuya Kobayashi is a Japanese actor. Even though he and fellow Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love-exclusive Rider actor Mitsuki Koga/Kamen Rider Ketaros were only Kamen Riders within the movie, they did make a guest appearance during the final episode of the series as two people affected by the necklaces that transform people into Natives.
Katsuya KondĹŤ is a mangaka, character designer, animator and animation director born June 2, 1963 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He is most well known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films Kiki's Delivery Service and Ocean Waves, as well as the PlayStation game Jade Cocoon.
Katsuya Nomura Katsuya Nomura is a baseball player and manager who has played or managed in Japan since the 1950s. During a career that spanned from 1954 to 1980, he hit 657 home runs in his career and led the Pacific League in homers eight straight seasons.
Katsuyamasaurus "Katsuyamasaurus" (meaning "Katsuyama lizard") is the informal name given to an as yet undescribed genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a carnosaur which lived in what is now Japan.
Katt Hernandez Katt Hernandez (May 16, 1974 - ) is a violinist living in Boston, Massachusetts. As a teenager, she attended Community High School, an alternative, experimental school that was in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Kattangoor Kattangoor (also spelled Katangur, Kattangur or Katangoor) is the name of both a tehsil, as well as that of a village within it. It is located along National Highway 9 in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Kattegat The Kattegat (Danish), or Kattegatt (Swedish), is a bay of the North Sea and a continuation of the Skagerrak, bounded by Denmark and Sweden. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Oresund and the Danish Straits.
Katts and Dog Katts and Dog was a Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1991. It was known as Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Family/The Family Channel (today ABC Family).
Katty Fuentes Katty Fuentes GarcĂa is a Mexican woman from the state of Nuevo LeĂłn, who won the national beauty pageant of Mexico and represented her country in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA on May 12, 1998. There, she received the Clairol Style Award.
Katun (roller coaster) Katun is a steel inverted roller coaster at the Mirabilandia Amusement Park, Savio, outside Ravenna, Italy. It is the longest inverted roller coaster in Europe, and it is considered by many enthusiasts to be one of Bolliger & Mabillard finest.
Katunayake Katunayake a town is situated on the west coast of the island of Sri Lanka close to the commercial capital of Colombo. It is the site of Bandaranaike International Airport, the primary international air gateway to Sri Lanka.
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