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KeePass KeePass Password Safe is a password management utility, released under the GNU General Public License. It is available for Microsoft Windows & Mac OS X KeePass encrypts the password database with the AES or Twofish encryption ciphers.
Kees Kist Kees Kist (born August 7, 1952 in Steenwijk, Overijssel) a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained 21 caps for his national team, in which he scored four goals, in the years 1975–1980. He played for AZ Alkmaar, winning the Dutch title in 1981, and Paris Saint-Germain.
Kees Luyckx Kees Luyckx (born 1986-02-11 in Castricum) is a Dutch footballer who currently has a contract at AZ Alkmaar, where he started his senior career. He currently plays on loan for Excelsior Rotterdam for the rest of the 2006-07 season.
Kees van Baaren Kees van Baaren (born 22 October 1906 in Enschede; died 2 September 1970 Oegstgeest) was a Dutch composer and teacher. His early studies (1924-29) were in Berlin with Rudolph Breithaupt (piano) and Friedrich Koch (composition).
Kees van Dongen Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen (January 26, 1877 – May 28, 1968), was a Dutch painter born in Delfshaven, in the suburbs of Rotterdam, and is generally known as "Kees van Dongen" or just "van Dongen". He was one of the les Fauves and gained a reputation for his sensuous, at times garish, portraits.
Kees van Wonderen Kees van Wonderen (born 4 January 1969 in Bergen) is a Dutch retired footballer who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen, NAC Breda and Feyenoord Rotterdam. While at Feyenoord he won the UEFA Cup in May 2002 by beating Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the final at De Kuip.
Keeshond The Keeshond (pronounced KAYZ-HOND; plural: Keeshonden) is a medium-sized dog with a plush two-layer coat of silver and black fur with a 'ruff' and a curled tail, originating in the Netherlands. Its closest relative is the Pomeranian.
Keetley, Utah Keetley, Utah began as a mining community in Wasatch County, with a spur of the Union Pacific Railroad increasing the economic interest in the community for a short time. The village was submerged by the waters of Jordanelle Reservoir in 1995 along with Hailstone, Utah.
Keetoowah Nighthawk Society The Keetoowah Society (ki-tu'-wa in Cherokee) were the spiritual core of the Cherokee people during their early years in Oklahoma Cherokee Culture, namely the early 1900s. This is not to be confused with the ancient Cherokee mother city of Keetoowah, North Carolina which existed during ancient times.
Keewatin Air Keewatin Air (IATA: FK) is an airline that operates out of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. The airline was started by Frank Robert May (formerly a pilot for Lamb Air) and his wife Judy Saxby in 1972, in the District of Keewatin, then part of the Northwest Territories.
Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories The Keewatin Region was a region of the Northwest Territories, in use as an administrative and statistical division until the creation of Nunavut in 1999. The majority of Keewatin Region fell on the Nunavut side of the boundary and was reconstituted as Kivalliq Region within the new territory, while a strip on the region's west side remaining in the NWT was transferred to Fort Smith Region.
Kefa Kefa is the original Aramaic form of the name that appears in the Greek New Testament as "Kefas" and in the English Bible as "Cephas." In Aramaic, Arabic and other Semitic languages, the word refers to a small green stone used for purposes of divination.
Kefalari, Kifissia, Greece Kefalari (Greek, Modern: ΚεφαλάĎÎą, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms: Kefalario and Kefalarion is an area just north of Kifissia, Greece, and contains a multitude of shops, restaurants and cafe-bars. It is a thriving centre of activity for people of all ages, and the Kefalari Park (behind the church) has been the popular hangout spot for teenagers and students for decades.
Kefalas Kefalas is a village on the island of Crete, Greece, 282m above sea level. It is in Vamos municipality in the Apokoronas region and about five minutes by car from the village of Vamos itself and about 10 minutes to Almirida beach on the northwest coast of the island.
Kefalonia Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallania, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά ), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. Location: 20°30' E, and between 38°12' and 38°18' N.
Kefalotyri cheese Kefalotyri is a rather hard, salty yellow cheese made from sheep and/or goat's milk in Greece (cow's milk is not allowed). Depending on the mixture of milk used in the process the color can vary between yellow and white.
Kefalovryso There are places that have the name Kefalovryso or Kefalovrysso, Kefalovriso (Greek, Modern: ΚεφαλόβĎĎ…ĎÎż, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, fr. [kefalos head] + βĎĎŤĎÎż vryso, a form of βĎĎŤĎη vrysi a [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring), older forms Kefalovrysson, Kefalovrison, Kefalovrysson in Greece:
Kefalovryso, Ioannina Kefalovryso (Greek, Modern: ΚεφαλόβĎĎ…ĎÎż, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, alternative romanizations: Kefalovrysso, Kefalovriso, Kefalovryson, Kefalovrison, Kefalovrysson) is a town of about 1,100 and the seat of the municipality of Ano Pogoni in the northern part of the prefecture of Ioannina. The name comes from [kefalos head] + βĎĎŤĎÎż vryso, a form of βĎĎŤĎη vrysi a [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring).
Kefar Yona Kefar Yona (in Hebrew, כפר ×™×•× ×”) is a town (local council) in the Sharon Subdistrict in the Center District of Israel. It is about 12km from Netanya, and about 14km from the border to Palestinian Authority-held Tulkarm.
Kefauver hearings Between 1950 and 1951, the Kefauver Committee, officially the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, held all of America's attention. It was the first committee made up of senators from around the country organized to not only gain a better understanding of how to fight organized crime, but also to expose organized crime for the conglomerate empire that it was.
Kefefs The Hellenic Arms Industry (EBO) has produced hundreds of thousands of rifles and machine guns (among a wide variety of other weapon systems). The most popular among personal weapons produced were the Heckler & Koch G3 variants.
Keficho Shekicho Zone Keficho Shekicho is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). Keficho Shekicho is bordered on the south by Debub Omo, on the southwest by Bench Maji, on the west and north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Semien Omo.
Kefitzat Haderech Kefitzat Haderech Hebrew (קְפִיצַת הַדֶּרֶךְ, possibly originally Tiberian Hebrew Qəp̄îṣáṯ hadDéreḵ, Standard Hebrew Qəfiẓat haDéreḫ, commonly Kfitzat haDérech) and means verbatim "jump of the path", a Hebrew equivalent of the English expression "short cut".
Keg A keg is a metal container (usually constructed of stainless steel) used to hold beer and other alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, carbonated or not carbonated, generally under pressure. The keg was introduced in the early 1960's to allow for more efficient cleaning and filling in the brewery.
Keg beer Keg beer is a term for beer which is served from a pressurized keg. While often considered synonymous to draught beer, keg beer refers specifically to beer served under pressure, while draught beer may refer to any beer served from a larger container, including both keg beer and cask ale.
Keg Mansion The Keg Mansion, formerly known as Euclid Hall is a prominent heritage building in downtown Toronto, Canada. The structure was originally built in 1867 by Arthur McMaster, nephew of the prominent businessman William McMaster.
Kega Fusion Kega Fusion is an emulator for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis. It also emulates the Sega Mega-CD and Sega 32X add-ons (together or separately), as well as the Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, SG-1000 and SC-3000.
Kegedonce Press Kegedonce Press in Canada is owned and by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and is committed to publishing work by Indigenous people. It is one of the few Native-run, Native focused presses in North America, publishing breakthrough work by some of the most important Native writers currently in print, including titles by Akiwenzie-Damm, Joanne Arnott, Joseph Dandurand, David Groulx, Al Hunter, Daniel Heath Justice, Basil Johnston, Joseph (Tony) McDonald, and Richard Van Camp.
Kegel exerciser The Kegel exerciser is a medical device designed to be used by women to exercise the pubococcygeus muscle (also called the PC muscle). Men have no known methods of adding resistance to Kegel exercise as there is no method of inserting such devices in without dangerous surgery.
Keggy the Keg Keggy the Keg is an unofficial mascot of Dartmouth College. Keggy is an anthropomorphic beer keg, invented in 2003 by members of the College humor magazine the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern to fill the mascot void that followed the abolition of the Indian mascot in 1971.
Kehaar Kehaar is a fictional character in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down. He is a black-headed gull who is forced by an injured wing to take refuge on the Down, and who forms an alliance with Hazel's rabbits, in particular Bigwig.
Kehat Shorr Kehat Shorr (1919 - September 6, 1972) was the shooting coach for the 1972 Israeli Olympic team. He was one of the 11 members of Israel's Olympic team who were taken hostage and subsequently murdered by Black September operatives at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Kehä I Kehä I (Swedish: Ring I) is the busiest highway in Finland, carrying up to 100 000 vehicles per day. It is the innermost of the three beltways in the Helsinki region, running from the easternmost part of Espoo to Itäkeskus in eastern Helsinki - a total of 24.
Kehärata Kehärata (literally "ring track", in Swedish Ringbanan, previously known as Marjarata) is the name of a proposed train route in the city of Vantaa (Vanda), in the Greater metropolitan area of Helsinki (Helsingfors) in Finland. If built, it would link the Helsinki-Vantaa International airport with the main and local train tracks and thus create a quick connection to downtown Helsinki, as well as the suburban parts of the capital and other nearby cities and communities.
Keheley Elementary School Keheley Elementary School is a K-5 school located in northern Cobb County, Georgia. It is part of the Cobb County Schools System, which is in turn the second largest public school district in Georgia and the twenty-sixth largest in the nation.
Kehilat Orach Eliezer Kehilat Orach Eliezer traces its roots to 1983 when Rabbi Louis (Eliezer) Finkelstein z"l, former chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, became unable to leave his home to attend Shabbat and holiday services. At that time, a small group of people dedicated to the mitzvah of bikkur cholim (visiting the ill) and interested in serious davening (prayer) began to meet at his apartment.
Kehillah Jewish High School Kehillah Jewish High School is a dual-education preparatory school located in Palo Alto, California, United States, in the Bay Area. Founded in 2002, Kehillah has increased in size every year since its inception.
Kehlsteinhaus The Kehlsteinhaus also known as Hitler's Tea House or the Eagle's Nest, is a chalet-style building, which used to be an extension of the Obersalzberg complex built by the Nazis in the German Alps near Berchtesgaden.
Kehot Publication Society Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications, the publishing divisions of the Chabad Lubavitch movement were established in 1942 by the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn. Under the leadership of his successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Kehot claims it has become the world's largest publisher of Jewish literature, with more than 100,000,000 volumes printed to date in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Persian and Arabic.
Kehr's sign Kehr's sign is the occurrence of acute pain in the tip of the shoulder due to the presence of blood or other irritants in the peritoneal cavity when a person is lying down and the legs are elevated. Kehr's sign in the left shoulder is considered a classical symptom of a ruptured spleen.
Kech District Kech (Urdu: Ú©ŰŚÚ† ) or Turbat district is in the south west of Balochistan, province of Pakistan. Kech was notified as a district, with its name as Turbat, on July 1, 1977, when Makran district was given the status of a division and was divided into three districts.
Kechari mudra Kechari mudra is a yoga practice which is carried out by placing the tongue in contact with the uvula at the top back of the mouth, and, in the more advanced stages of the practice, up into the nasal pharynx and to the nasal septum.
Kecharis Monastery Kecharis () is a 13th-century monastery, located 60 km from Yerevan, in the ski resort town of Tsakhkadzor in Armenia. Nestled in the Bambak mountains, Kecharis was founded by a Pahlavuni prince in the 11th century, and construction continued until the middle of the 13th century.
Kechika River The Kechika River is located in northern British Columbia, Canada. The river rises at the Sifton Pass and flows northwest and then east 230 kilometres to join with the Liard River near Fireside, British Columbia.
Kei Mizutani Kei Mizutani (水谷ケイ Mizutani Kei) (born May 7, 1974 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan) is Japanese adult film actress. She has appeared in multiple photo books, movies, and TV series in Japan and her DVD sets are popular in Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Kei Ogura Kei Ogura (Ogura Kei, 小椋佳, born January 18, 1944 in Ueno, Taito, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer ,songwriter and composer. He was also a bank clerk of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, after graduation from the University of Tokyo.
Kei Tomiyama Kei Tomiyama (富山敬, Tomiyama Kei), born Kunichika Tomiyama (冨山邦親, Tomiyama Kunichika), was a veteran seiyuu born on October 31, 1938 in Manchuria. He died of pancreatic cancer on September 25, 1995.
Keian Uprising The Keian Uprising (慶安事件, Keian Jiken) was a failed coup d'etat attempt carried out against the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, in 1651, by a number of ronin. Though it failed, the event is historically significant as an indication of a wider problem of disgruntled ronin throughout the country at the time.
Keibul Lamjao National Park The Keibul Lamjao National Park is the last natural refuge of the Manipur brow antlered deer (Cervus eldi eldi), locally called sangai - the dancing deer of Manipur. It is situated in the southeastern region of the Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the North Eastern India.
Keidrych Rhys William Ronald Rhys Jones (1915 – 1987), who used the name Keidrych Rhys, was a Welsh literary journalist and editor, and a poet. From 1937 his editorship of the Anglo-Welsh magazine Wales was an important influence, in particular on Welsh-language literature.
Keifuku Electric Railroad is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (but with offices in Fukui Prefecture) in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a sister company of Keifuku Bus, and a part of the Keifuku Group of companies.
Keighley Keighley (pronounced Keith-Lee or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. The town has a population of 51,429 (2001 census), making it the third largest civil parish in England.
Keihan Main Line The Keihan Main Line (京éŞćś¬ç·š, -honsen) is a railway line of Keihan Electric Railway. The line starts from Sanjo Station in Kyoto, and ends at Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka, and travels a distance of about 51 km.
Keihin Electric Express Railway The (), also known as or , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. means Tokyo(東京) - Yokohama(横浜).
Keihin-Tōhoku Line The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. The origins of its name are Tokyo(東京) - Yokohama(横浜) and Tohoku Main Line(東北本線).
Keichu Do Keichu Do is a martial arts system created by the American martial artist, Karl William Marx, Sr (born 1936-08-10). Keichu was first taught to the public in Louisiana, on August 10, 1960 with dojos scattered throughout the United States and Europe.
Keiichi Sigsawa is a Japanese light novel author. In 2000, his work Kino's Journey was a finalist for the 6th Dengeki Fiction Prize, and was subsequently serialized in Dengeki hp magazine in March of the same year, marking his debut.
Keiichi Suzuki Keiichi Suzuki (é´ćś¨ć…¶ä¸€; August 28 1951) is a Japanese composer and performer, known for his music for the Super Nintendo game EarthBound. Recently, his work has been featured in Uzumaki and Tokyo Godfathers.
Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima (é•·ĺł¶ĺśä¸€éŽ Nagashima Keiichiro , born 20 April 1982) is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres. Nagashima has won two World Cup races and has three Japanese domestic titles.
Keiji Haino Keiji Haino (ç°é‡Ž 敬二 Haino Keiji) born 1952 in Chiba, Japan, and currently residing in Tokyo, is a Japanese musician whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise, singer-songwriter, solo percussion, psychedelic, minimalism and drone styles, and covers. He has been active since the 1970s and continues to record regularly and in new styles.
Keiji Inafune is the creator of the Mega Man, Onimusha, and Dead Rising video game series and designs characters for many other Capcom games, and is the head of the Capcom Production Studio 2. In most game credits, he uses the name "INAFKING".
Keiji Kawamori is a Synthesizer programmer who joined Square Enix in 1998. He has worked on various Final Fantasy games and plays Bass guitar in The Black Mages, a band that performs rock/metal arrangements from Final Fantasy games.
Keiji Mutoh Keiji Mutoh (ć¦č—¤ć•¬ĺʏ MutĹŤ Keiji born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He was an amateur wrestler and competeted in numerous Judo competitions.
Keijo Huusko Keijo Huusko (born 5 August 1980) is a Finnish footballer currently playing as a striker for Strømsgodset in the Norwegian First Division. He previously played for another Norwegian club, Lyn, and Vaasan Palloseura.
Keijo Imperial University Keijo Imperial University (京城帝国大ĺ¦, KeijĹŤ Teikoku Daigaku; ę˛˝ě„±ě śęµëŚ€í•™, Gyeongseong Jeguk Daehak; abbreviated to 城大 JĹŤdai) is a Japanese university that existed at Seoul, Korea between 1924 and the end of World War II.
Keiki Keiki, the Hawaiian word for a "baby", refers to a plant produced asexually by an orchid plant, usually used when referring to Dendrobiums, Phalaenopsis, or Vandaceous orchids. The baby plant is an exact clone of the mother plant, sometimes flowering while still attached to the mother plant.
Keiko Abe is a Japanese composer and virtuoso marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and in modifying the design of the instrument itself.
Keiko Bonk Keiko Cecilia Bonk (born July 13, 1954) is an American activist, artist, musician and politician working in the state of Hawaii. She was the highest ranking elected Green Party member in the United States, having been the first from the party elected to a countywide leadership position.
Keiko Ihara Keiko Ihara (井原 ć…¶ĺ, Ihara Keiko) (born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese female driver in the British Formula 3 International championship. She was a former race queen, one of the women who dress up in swimsuits and parade around race circuits, before deciding to become a racing driver.
Keiko Matsui Keiko Matsui (ćťľĺ±…ć…¶ĺ), born in Tokyo as Keiko Doi on July 26, 1961, is a Japanese smooth jazz/new age pianist and composer whose music and sophisticated elegance have propelled her to success and established a cult following among her fans. A prolific recording artist, Matsui's career spans three decades, during which time she has released twenty CDs (in addition to various compilations) and has received international acclaim.
Keiko Toda , born Keiko Inoue (井上ćµĺ Inoue Keiko; born on September 12, 1957 in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese actress and seiyĹ«, or voice actor/actress. Her most famous role is being the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running Japanese cartoon Soreike!
Keiko Yukimura Keiko Yukimura (雪村 螢ĺ Yukimura Keiko), or Kayko Yukimura as she is known in the English anime (TV series version), the English video games, and the English trading card game, is a character of the anime and manga YuYu Hakusho.
Keikogi Keikogi (稽古着 or 稽古衣) is a Japanese word which means uniform for training (keiko means practice, gi means dress or clothes), another posibility is to use the word "Dogi" which means "the uniform you wear on the path that you have been chosen", if you put the name of the sport itself in front of the word dogi then it makes a complete logical meaning like Judo-gi. This word is used to describe the uniform which is worn for traditional martial arts class.
Keikyū Daishi Line The Keikyū Daishi Line (大師線 -sen) is a railway line of the Keihin Electric Express Railway Company. It connects Keikyū Kawasaki Station and Kojimashinden Station both located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Keila Jedrik Keila Jedrik is one of the two protagonists in Frank Herbert's science fiction novel The Dosadi Experiment and one of the few strong female characters in the genre. With short, bristly black hair and icy blue eyes, this human native of Dosadi was introduced creating a subtle computer flaw in the "DemoPol" which eliminated her own position as "Senior Liator" along with the jobs of 49 other human beings.
Keilaniemi Keilaniemi (Swedish: Kägeludden) is a district in the south-eastern part of Espoo, Finland. Keilaniemi is bordered by the university district of Otaniemi to the north, the commercial/residential district of Tapiola to the west, the Keilalahti bay separating Espoo and Helsinki to the east, and the Gulf of Finland to the south.
KeiĹŤ Reform The , instituted in 1866, was a set of reforms created in reaction to the rising violence on the part of Satsuma and other domains; it became a key part of the reforms and changes made during the rule of Emperor Meiji.
Keimstock Keimstock was a semi-annual event held in March in Boron, California. Started in 2000 by brothers Paul and Robert Keim as a small sleepover between High School boys, the event became a large Woodstock-like festival, complete with live bands, dance, sports, and crafts.
Keimzeit Keimzeit is a German musical band formed in 1979 in LĂĽtte (Belzig) near Potsdam, which was at the time in the GDR (German Democratic Republic). Originally called Jogger, they changed their name to Keimzeit in 1982.
Kein Ausgang Kein Ausgang is the four episode of the short-lived Fox science-fiction action series Harsh Realm. It was the first of six remaining episodes that were aired on the Fox affiliate fX after the series was abruptly cancelled.
Keine Lust "Keine Lust" is a song by the German band Rammstein. It was released as a single on February 28, 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as a maxi-single, a limited edition digipak single, and as a two-track.
Keio Flying Squadron series Comprising of three separate games, the Keio Flying Squadron series of games (known as "Keio Yuugekitai" in Japan) were released for the Sega Mega-CD (Mega CD in Japan) console, Sega Saturn console, and PlayStation console in chronological order respectively. Developed and published by Victor Entertainment, Inc.
Keio Hachioji Station KeiĹŤ HachiĹŤji Station (京王八王ĺé§…) is a railway station in HachiĹŤji, Japan, and the western terminus of the KeiĹŤ Line of the KeiĹŤ Electric Railway. It is a five-minute walk from JR's HachiĹŤji Station.
Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School (慶應義塾ćąĺŤ—藤沢ä¸ă»é«ç‰é¨ KeiĹŤ Gijuku ShĹŤnan Fujisawa ChĹ« KĹŤtĹŤbu) is located on the campus of Keio University in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Keio University Keio University (ć…¶ć‡‰çľ©ĺˇľĺ¤§ĺ¦ KeiĹŤ gijuku daigaku) is one of the top private universities in Japan, which has a proud history as Japan's very first private institution of higher learning, which dates back to the formation of a school for Dutch studies in 1858 in Edo (now Tokyo) by founder Yukichi Fukuzawa.
Keir Hardie James Keir Hardie (August 15, 1856 - September 26, 1915) was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and one of the first two Labour Party (Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the UK Parliament after the establishment of the Labour Party.
Keir O'Donnell Keir O'Donnell (born November 8, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an actor most notable for role as Todd Cleary in Wedding Crashers. He also had a guest appearance in an episode of the hit television series Lost.
Keira dynasty The Keira dynasty were the rulers of the Sultanate of Darfur from the seventeenth century to 1916. Originally the Keira clan were perhaps regional rulers in the Tunjur state, with Sulayman traditionally seen as the founder of the Darfur state.
Keiron Self Keiron Self is a Welsh actor and writer most famous for playing Roger Bailey Jnr in the BBC sitcom My Family. His other acting credits include Casualty, Lucky Bag and playing PC Claude Cox in the sitcom High Hopes.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter The Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) is a self-assessed personality questionnaire designed to help people better understand themselves, first introduced in the book Please Understand Me. KTS is closely associated with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); however, there are significant practical and theoretical differences between the two personality questionnaires and their associated different descriptions.
Keisai Eisen Keisai Eisen (Japanese: 渓斎英泉) (1790 – 1848) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijinga (woodcuts of beautiful women). His best works, including his okubi-e ("large head pictures"), are considered to be masterpieces of the "decadent" Bunsei Period (1818–1830).
Keisar Ephes Keisar Ephes (Keisaru Efuesu, ケイサă«ă»ă‚¨ă•ェス, alternatively spelled Qeysar Ephec, but pronounced the same in English) is a fictional character from the Japanese video game series Super Robot Wars. He has appeared as a non-playable enemy character in Super Robot Wars Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy.
Keiser College - Tallahassee Keiser College - Tallahassee Campus is a located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. One of 13 campuses in Florida, it is a regionally accredited, for-profit, private, four-year career college offering Bachelor's degrees and Associate degrees for careers in business, criminal justice, health care, technology, hospitality and education.
Keiser College, Daytona Beach campus Keiser College's Daytona Beach campus is located on Bill France Boulevard, one half mile from the Daytona Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Night and day classes are available and Bachelor of Arts programs are available as well.
Keisha White Keisha White is a British R&B singer. She has released two albums so far, Seventeen, which was released in 2005 and is now deleted, and her latest album Out Of My Hands, which was released on 3rd July 2006.
Keishicho (to 1945) The Teikoku KeishichĹŤ (帝国č¦č¦–ĺş) or KeishichĹŤ (Imperial Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department) was the regular and common criminal and civil security police service, in TĹŤkyĹŤ and nearby metropolitan areas, in Japan, from 1874 to 1945. See Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for the current arrangements.
Keita Takahashi Keita Takahashi is a game director, his most notable titles being Katamari Damacy and its sequel, We ♥ Katamari. The original Katamari game was a surprise hit and was praised for its quirkiness, simplicity and charm.
Keith and Dufftown Railway The Keith & Dufftown Railway (“The Whisky Line”) is a heritage railway in Scotland, running for 11 miles from Keith Town railway station (Ordnance Survey grid reference ) to Dufftown () via Drummuir (). Originally part of the former Great North of Scotland Railway line which linked Aberdeen with Elgin, the line was latterly a freight-only branch for British Rail, truncated at Dufftown.
Keith Adams (American football) Keith Adams (born November 22, 1979 in Norwood, Massachusetts) known as "Bullet" or "The Bullet" by teammates, is a quick if undersized linebacker for the Miami Dolphins. Originally cut by Dallas Cowboys, he was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles and found a home starting at the weakside linebacker spot in 2005, where he also played in Super Bowl XXXIX.
Keith Alexander (guitarist) Keith Alexander (Born November 23, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) was a guitarist, cyclist and body modification enthusiast. He is best known as the guitarist for the late 1980's thrash band Carnivore (fronted by Peter Steele, who would go on to achieve greater fame with the goth-metal band Type O Negative) and later in Primal Scream.
Kees Kist Kees Kist (born August 7, 1952 in Steenwijk, Overijssel) a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained 21 caps for his national team, in which he scored four goals, in the years 1975–1980. He played for AZ Alkmaar, winning the Dutch title in 1981, and Paris Saint-Germain.
Kees Luyckx Kees Luyckx (born 1986-02-11 in Castricum) is a Dutch footballer who currently has a contract at AZ Alkmaar, where he started his senior career. He currently plays on loan for Excelsior Rotterdam for the rest of the 2006-07 season.
Kees van Baaren Kees van Baaren (born 22 October 1906 in Enschede; died 2 September 1970 Oegstgeest) was a Dutch composer and teacher. His early studies (1924-29) were in Berlin with Rudolph Breithaupt (piano) and Friedrich Koch (composition).
Kees van Dongen Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen (January 26, 1877 – May 28, 1968), was a Dutch painter born in Delfshaven, in the suburbs of Rotterdam, and is generally known as "Kees van Dongen" or just "van Dongen". He was one of the les Fauves and gained a reputation for his sensuous, at times garish, portraits.
Kees van Wonderen Kees van Wonderen (born 4 January 1969 in Bergen) is a Dutch retired footballer who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen, NAC Breda and Feyenoord Rotterdam. While at Feyenoord he won the UEFA Cup in May 2002 by beating Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the final at De Kuip.
Keeshond The Keeshond (pronounced KAYZ-HOND; plural: Keeshonden) is a medium-sized dog with a plush two-layer coat of silver and black fur with a 'ruff' and a curled tail, originating in the Netherlands. Its closest relative is the Pomeranian.
Keetley, Utah Keetley, Utah began as a mining community in Wasatch County, with a spur of the Union Pacific Railroad increasing the economic interest in the community for a short time. The village was submerged by the waters of Jordanelle Reservoir in 1995 along with Hailstone, Utah.
Keetoowah Nighthawk Society The Keetoowah Society (ki-tu'-wa in Cherokee) were the spiritual core of the Cherokee people during their early years in Oklahoma Cherokee Culture, namely the early 1900s. This is not to be confused with the ancient Cherokee mother city of Keetoowah, North Carolina which existed during ancient times.
Keewatin Air Keewatin Air (IATA: FK) is an airline that operates out of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. The airline was started by Frank Robert May (formerly a pilot for Lamb Air) and his wife Judy Saxby in 1972, in the District of Keewatin, then part of the Northwest Territories.
Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories The Keewatin Region was a region of the Northwest Territories, in use as an administrative and statistical division until the creation of Nunavut in 1999. The majority of Keewatin Region fell on the Nunavut side of the boundary and was reconstituted as Kivalliq Region within the new territory, while a strip on the region's west side remaining in the NWT was transferred to Fort Smith Region.
Kefa Kefa is the original Aramaic form of the name that appears in the Greek New Testament as "Kefas" and in the English Bible as "Cephas." In Aramaic, Arabic and other Semitic languages, the word refers to a small green stone used for purposes of divination.
Kefalari, Kifissia, Greece Kefalari (Greek, Modern: ΚεφαλάĎÎą, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms: Kefalario and Kefalarion is an area just north of Kifissia, Greece, and contains a multitude of shops, restaurants and cafe-bars. It is a thriving centre of activity for people of all ages, and the Kefalari Park (behind the church) has been the popular hangout spot for teenagers and students for decades.
Kefalas Kefalas is a village on the island of Crete, Greece, 282m above sea level. It is in Vamos municipality in the Apokoronas region and about five minutes by car from the village of Vamos itself and about 10 minutes to Almirida beach on the northwest coast of the island.
Kefalonia Kefalonia, also known as Cephallenia, Cephallania, Cephallonia, Kefallinia, or Kefallonia (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλληνία; Modern Greek: Κεφαλλονιά or Κεφαλονιά ), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece. Location: 20°30' E, and between 38°12' and 38°18' N.
Kefalotyri cheese Kefalotyri is a rather hard, salty yellow cheese made from sheep and/or goat's milk in Greece (cow's milk is not allowed). Depending on the mixture of milk used in the process the color can vary between yellow and white.
Kefalovryso There are places that have the name Kefalovryso or Kefalovrysso, Kefalovriso (Greek, Modern: ΚεφαλόβĎĎ…ĎÎż, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, fr. [kefalos head] + βĎĎŤĎÎż vryso, a form of βĎĎŤĎη vrysi a [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring), older forms Kefalovrysson, Kefalovrison, Kefalovrysson in Greece:
Kefalovryso, Ioannina Kefalovryso (Greek, Modern: ΚεφαλόβĎĎ…ĎÎż, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, alternative romanizations: Kefalovrysso, Kefalovriso, Kefalovryson, Kefalovrison, Kefalovrysson) is a town of about 1,100 and the seat of the municipality of Ano Pogoni in the northern part of the prefecture of Ioannina. The name comes from [kefalos head] + βĎĎŤĎÎż vryso, a form of βĎĎŤĎη vrysi a [[spring (hydrosphere)|spring).
Kefar Yona Kefar Yona (in Hebrew, כפר ×™×•× ×”) is a town (local council) in the Sharon Subdistrict in the Center District of Israel. It is about 12km from Netanya, and about 14km from the border to Palestinian Authority-held Tulkarm.
Kefauver hearings Between 1950 and 1951, the Kefauver Committee, officially the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, held all of America's attention. It was the first committee made up of senators from around the country organized to not only gain a better understanding of how to fight organized crime, but also to expose organized crime for the conglomerate empire that it was.
Kefefs The Hellenic Arms Industry (EBO) has produced hundreds of thousands of rifles and machine guns (among a wide variety of other weapon systems). The most popular among personal weapons produced were the Heckler & Koch G3 variants.
Keficho Shekicho Zone Keficho Shekicho is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). Keficho Shekicho is bordered on the south by Debub Omo, on the southwest by Bench Maji, on the west and north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Semien Omo.
Kefitzat Haderech Kefitzat Haderech Hebrew (קְפִיצַת הַדֶּרֶךְ, possibly originally Tiberian Hebrew Qəp̄îṣáṯ hadDéreḵ, Standard Hebrew Qəfiẓat haDéreḫ, commonly Kfitzat haDérech) and means verbatim "jump of the path", a Hebrew equivalent of the English expression "short cut".
Keg A keg is a metal container (usually constructed of stainless steel) used to hold beer and other alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks, carbonated or not carbonated, generally under pressure. The keg was introduced in the early 1960's to allow for more efficient cleaning and filling in the brewery.
Keg beer Keg beer is a term for beer which is served from a pressurized keg. While often considered synonymous to draught beer, keg beer refers specifically to beer served under pressure, while draught beer may refer to any beer served from a larger container, including both keg beer and cask ale.
Keg Mansion The Keg Mansion, formerly known as Euclid Hall is a prominent heritage building in downtown Toronto, Canada. The structure was originally built in 1867 by Arthur McMaster, nephew of the prominent businessman William McMaster.
Kega Fusion Kega Fusion is an emulator for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis. It also emulates the Sega Mega-CD and Sega 32X add-ons (together or separately), as well as the Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, SG-1000 and SC-3000.
Kegedonce Press Kegedonce Press in Canada is owned and by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and is committed to publishing work by Indigenous people. It is one of the few Native-run, Native focused presses in North America, publishing breakthrough work by some of the most important Native writers currently in print, including titles by Akiwenzie-Damm, Joanne Arnott, Joseph Dandurand, David Groulx, Al Hunter, Daniel Heath Justice, Basil Johnston, Joseph (Tony) McDonald, and Richard Van Camp.
Kegel exerciser The Kegel exerciser is a medical device designed to be used by women to exercise the pubococcygeus muscle (also called the PC muscle). Men have no known methods of adding resistance to Kegel exercise as there is no method of inserting such devices in without dangerous surgery.
Keggy the Keg Keggy the Keg is an unofficial mascot of Dartmouth College. Keggy is an anthropomorphic beer keg, invented in 2003 by members of the College humor magazine the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern to fill the mascot void that followed the abolition of the Indian mascot in 1971.
Kehaar Kehaar is a fictional character in Richard Adams' novel Watership Down. He is a black-headed gull who is forced by an injured wing to take refuge on the Down, and who forms an alliance with Hazel's rabbits, in particular Bigwig.
Kehat Shorr Kehat Shorr (1919 - September 6, 1972) was the shooting coach for the 1972 Israeli Olympic team. He was one of the 11 members of Israel's Olympic team who were taken hostage and subsequently murdered by Black September operatives at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Kehä I Kehä I (Swedish: Ring I) is the busiest highway in Finland, carrying up to 100 000 vehicles per day. It is the innermost of the three beltways in the Helsinki region, running from the easternmost part of Espoo to Itäkeskus in eastern Helsinki - a total of 24.
Kehärata Kehärata (literally "ring track", in Swedish Ringbanan, previously known as Marjarata) is the name of a proposed train route in the city of Vantaa (Vanda), in the Greater metropolitan area of Helsinki (Helsingfors) in Finland. If built, it would link the Helsinki-Vantaa International airport with the main and local train tracks and thus create a quick connection to downtown Helsinki, as well as the suburban parts of the capital and other nearby cities and communities.
Keheley Elementary School Keheley Elementary School is a K-5 school located in northern Cobb County, Georgia. It is part of the Cobb County Schools System, which is in turn the second largest public school district in Georgia and the twenty-sixth largest in the nation.
Kehilat Orach Eliezer Kehilat Orach Eliezer traces its roots to 1983 when Rabbi Louis (Eliezer) Finkelstein z"l, former chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, became unable to leave his home to attend Shabbat and holiday services. At that time, a small group of people dedicated to the mitzvah of bikkur cholim (visiting the ill) and interested in serious davening (prayer) began to meet at his apartment.
Kehillah Jewish High School Kehillah Jewish High School is a dual-education preparatory school located in Palo Alto, California, United States, in the Bay Area. Founded in 2002, Kehillah has increased in size every year since its inception.
Kehlsteinhaus The Kehlsteinhaus also known as Hitler's Tea House or the Eagle's Nest, is a chalet-style building, which used to be an extension of the Obersalzberg complex built by the Nazis in the German Alps near Berchtesgaden.
Kehot Publication Society Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications, the publishing divisions of the Chabad Lubavitch movement were established in 1942 by the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn. Under the leadership of his successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Kehot claims it has become the world's largest publisher of Jewish literature, with more than 100,000,000 volumes printed to date in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Persian and Arabic.
Kehr's sign Kehr's sign is the occurrence of acute pain in the tip of the shoulder due to the presence of blood or other irritants in the peritoneal cavity when a person is lying down and the legs are elevated. Kehr's sign in the left shoulder is considered a classical symptom of a ruptured spleen.
Kech District Kech (Urdu: Ú©ŰŚÚ† ) or Turbat district is in the south west of Balochistan, province of Pakistan. Kech was notified as a district, with its name as Turbat, on July 1, 1977, when Makran district was given the status of a division and was divided into three districts.
Kechari mudra Kechari mudra is a yoga practice which is carried out by placing the tongue in contact with the uvula at the top back of the mouth, and, in the more advanced stages of the practice, up into the nasal pharynx and to the nasal septum.
Kecharis Monastery Kecharis () is a 13th-century monastery, located 60 km from Yerevan, in the ski resort town of Tsakhkadzor in Armenia. Nestled in the Bambak mountains, Kecharis was founded by a Pahlavuni prince in the 11th century, and construction continued until the middle of the 13th century.
Kechika River The Kechika River is located in northern British Columbia, Canada. The river rises at the Sifton Pass and flows northwest and then east 230 kilometres to join with the Liard River near Fireside, British Columbia.
Kei Mizutani Kei Mizutani (水谷ケイ Mizutani Kei) (born May 7, 1974 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan) is Japanese adult film actress. She has appeared in multiple photo books, movies, and TV series in Japan and her DVD sets are popular in Japan, the United States, and Europe.
Kei Ogura Kei Ogura (Ogura Kei, 小椋佳, born January 18, 1944 in Ueno, Taito, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer ,songwriter and composer. He was also a bank clerk of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, after graduation from the University of Tokyo.
Kei Tomiyama Kei Tomiyama (富山敬, Tomiyama Kei), born Kunichika Tomiyama (冨山邦親, Tomiyama Kunichika), was a veteran seiyuu born on October 31, 1938 in Manchuria. He died of pancreatic cancer on September 25, 1995.
Keian Uprising The Keian Uprising (慶安事件, Keian Jiken) was a failed coup d'etat attempt carried out against the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, in 1651, by a number of ronin. Though it failed, the event is historically significant as an indication of a wider problem of disgruntled ronin throughout the country at the time.
Keibul Lamjao National Park The Keibul Lamjao National Park is the last natural refuge of the Manipur brow antlered deer (Cervus eldi eldi), locally called sangai - the dancing deer of Manipur. It is situated in the southeastern region of the Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the North Eastern India.
Keidrych Rhys William Ronald Rhys Jones (1915 – 1987), who used the name Keidrych Rhys, was a Welsh literary journalist and editor, and a poet. From 1937 his editorship of the Anglo-Welsh magazine Wales was an important influence, in particular on Welsh-language literature.
Keifuku Electric Railroad is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (but with offices in Fukui Prefecture) in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a sister company of Keifuku Bus, and a part of the Keifuku Group of companies.
Keighley Keighley (pronounced Keith-Lee or ) is a town and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. The town has a population of 51,429 (2001 census), making it the third largest civil parish in England.
Keihan Main Line The Keihan Main Line (京éŞćś¬ç·š, -honsen) is a railway line of Keihan Electric Railway. The line starts from Sanjo Station in Kyoto, and ends at Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka, and travels a distance of about 51 km.
Keihin Electric Express Railway The (), also known as or , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. means Tokyo(東京) - Yokohama(横浜).
Keihin-Tōhoku Line The is an 81 km railway line in Japan that connects the cities of Saitama, Warabi, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. The origins of its name are Tokyo(東京) - Yokohama(横浜) and Tohoku Main Line(東北本線).
Keichu Do Keichu Do is a martial arts system created by the American martial artist, Karl William Marx, Sr (born 1936-08-10). Keichu was first taught to the public in Louisiana, on August 10, 1960 with dojos scattered throughout the United States and Europe.
Keiichi Sigsawa is a Japanese light novel author. In 2000, his work Kino's Journey was a finalist for the 6th Dengeki Fiction Prize, and was subsequently serialized in Dengeki hp magazine in March of the same year, marking his debut.
Keiichi Suzuki Keiichi Suzuki (é´ćś¨ć…¶ä¸€; August 28 1951) is a Japanese composer and performer, known for his music for the Super Nintendo game EarthBound. Recently, his work has been featured in Uzumaki and Tokyo Godfathers.
Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima (é•·ĺł¶ĺśä¸€éŽ Nagashima Keiichiro , born 20 April 1982) is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres. Nagashima has won two World Cup races and has three Japanese domestic titles.
Keiji Haino Keiji Haino (ç°é‡Ž 敬二 Haino Keiji) born 1952 in Chiba, Japan, and currently residing in Tokyo, is a Japanese musician whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise, singer-songwriter, solo percussion, psychedelic, minimalism and drone styles, and covers. He has been active since the 1970s and continues to record regularly and in new styles.
Keiji Inafune is the creator of the Mega Man, Onimusha, and Dead Rising video game series and designs characters for many other Capcom games, and is the head of the Capcom Production Studio 2. In most game credits, he uses the name "INAFKING".
Keiji Kawamori is a Synthesizer programmer who joined Square Enix in 1998. He has worked on various Final Fantasy games and plays Bass guitar in The Black Mages, a band that performs rock/metal arrangements from Final Fantasy games.
Keiji Mutoh Keiji Mutoh (ć¦č—¤ć•¬ĺʏ MutĹŤ Keiji born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He was an amateur wrestler and competeted in numerous Judo competitions.
Keijo Huusko Keijo Huusko (born 5 August 1980) is a Finnish footballer currently playing as a striker for Strømsgodset in the Norwegian First Division. He previously played for another Norwegian club, Lyn, and Vaasan Palloseura.
Keijo Imperial University Keijo Imperial University (京城帝国大ĺ¦, KeijĹŤ Teikoku Daigaku; ę˛˝ě„±ě śęµëŚ€í•™, Gyeongseong Jeguk Daehak; abbreviated to 城大 JĹŤdai) is a Japanese university that existed at Seoul, Korea between 1924 and the end of World War II.
Keiki Keiki, the Hawaiian word for a "baby", refers to a plant produced asexually by an orchid plant, usually used when referring to Dendrobiums, Phalaenopsis, or Vandaceous orchids. The baby plant is an exact clone of the mother plant, sometimes flowering while still attached to the mother plant.
Keiko Abe is a Japanese composer and virtuoso marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and in modifying the design of the instrument itself.
Keiko Bonk Keiko Cecilia Bonk (born July 13, 1954) is an American activist, artist, musician and politician working in the state of Hawaii. She was the highest ranking elected Green Party member in the United States, having been the first from the party elected to a countywide leadership position.
Keiko Ihara Keiko Ihara (井原 ć…¶ĺ, Ihara Keiko) (born July 4, 1973) is a Japanese female driver in the British Formula 3 International championship. She was a former race queen, one of the women who dress up in swimsuits and parade around race circuits, before deciding to become a racing driver.
Keiko Matsui Keiko Matsui (ćťľĺ±…ć…¶ĺ), born in Tokyo as Keiko Doi on July 26, 1961, is a Japanese smooth jazz/new age pianist and composer whose music and sophisticated elegance have propelled her to success and established a cult following among her fans. A prolific recording artist, Matsui's career spans three decades, during which time she has released twenty CDs (in addition to various compilations) and has received international acclaim.
Keiko Toda , born Keiko Inoue (井上ćµĺ Inoue Keiko; born on September 12, 1957 in Kasugai, Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese actress and seiyĹ«, or voice actor/actress. Her most famous role is being the voice of the children's hero Anpanman on the long running Japanese cartoon Soreike!
Keiko Yukimura Keiko Yukimura (雪村 螢ĺ Yukimura Keiko), or Kayko Yukimura as she is known in the English anime (TV series version), the English video games, and the English trading card game, is a character of the anime and manga YuYu Hakusho.
Keikogi Keikogi (稽古着 or 稽古衣) is a Japanese word which means uniform for training (keiko means practice, gi means dress or clothes), another posibility is to use the word "Dogi" which means "the uniform you wear on the path that you have been chosen", if you put the name of the sport itself in front of the word dogi then it makes a complete logical meaning like Judo-gi. This word is used to describe the uniform which is worn for traditional martial arts class.
Keikyū Daishi Line The Keikyū Daishi Line (大師線 -sen) is a railway line of the Keihin Electric Express Railway Company. It connects Keikyū Kawasaki Station and Kojimashinden Station both located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Keila Jedrik Keila Jedrik is one of the two protagonists in Frank Herbert's science fiction novel The Dosadi Experiment and one of the few strong female characters in the genre. With short, bristly black hair and icy blue eyes, this human native of Dosadi was introduced creating a subtle computer flaw in the "DemoPol" which eliminated her own position as "Senior Liator" along with the jobs of 49 other human beings.
Keilaniemi Keilaniemi (Swedish: Kägeludden) is a district in the south-eastern part of Espoo, Finland. Keilaniemi is bordered by the university district of Otaniemi to the north, the commercial/residential district of Tapiola to the west, the Keilalahti bay separating Espoo and Helsinki to the east, and the Gulf of Finland to the south.
KeiĹŤ Reform The , instituted in 1866, was a set of reforms created in reaction to the rising violence on the part of Satsuma and other domains; it became a key part of the reforms and changes made during the rule of Emperor Meiji.
Keimstock Keimstock was a semi-annual event held in March in Boron, California. Started in 2000 by brothers Paul and Robert Keim as a small sleepover between High School boys, the event became a large Woodstock-like festival, complete with live bands, dance, sports, and crafts.
Keimzeit Keimzeit is a German musical band formed in 1979 in LĂĽtte (Belzig) near Potsdam, which was at the time in the GDR (German Democratic Republic). Originally called Jogger, they changed their name to Keimzeit in 1982.
Kein Ausgang Kein Ausgang is the four episode of the short-lived Fox science-fiction action series Harsh Realm. It was the first of six remaining episodes that were aired on the Fox affiliate fX after the series was abruptly cancelled.
Keine Lust "Keine Lust" is a song by the German band Rammstein. It was released as a single on February 28, 2005 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as a maxi-single, a limited edition digipak single, and as a two-track.
Keio Flying Squadron series Comprising of three separate games, the Keio Flying Squadron series of games (known as "Keio Yuugekitai" in Japan) were released for the Sega Mega-CD (Mega CD in Japan) console, Sega Saturn console, and PlayStation console in chronological order respectively. Developed and published by Victor Entertainment, Inc.
Keio Hachioji Station KeiĹŤ HachiĹŤji Station (京王八王ĺé§…) is a railway station in HachiĹŤji, Japan, and the western terminus of the KeiĹŤ Line of the KeiĹŤ Electric Railway. It is a five-minute walk from JR's HachiĹŤji Station.
Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School (慶應義塾ćąĺŤ—藤沢ä¸ă»é«ç‰é¨ KeiĹŤ Gijuku ShĹŤnan Fujisawa ChĹ« KĹŤtĹŤbu) is located on the campus of Keio University in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Keio University Keio University (ć…¶ć‡‰çľ©ĺˇľĺ¤§ĺ¦ KeiĹŤ gijuku daigaku) is one of the top private universities in Japan, which has a proud history as Japan's very first private institution of higher learning, which dates back to the formation of a school for Dutch studies in 1858 in Edo (now Tokyo) by founder Yukichi Fukuzawa.
Keir Hardie James Keir Hardie (August 15, 1856 - September 26, 1915) was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and one of the first two Labour Party (Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the UK Parliament after the establishment of the Labour Party.
Keir O'Donnell Keir O'Donnell (born November 8, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an actor most notable for role as Todd Cleary in Wedding Crashers. He also had a guest appearance in an episode of the hit television series Lost.
Keira dynasty The Keira dynasty were the rulers of the Sultanate of Darfur from the seventeenth century to 1916. Originally the Keira clan were perhaps regional rulers in the Tunjur state, with Sulayman traditionally seen as the founder of the Darfur state.
Keiron Self Keiron Self is a Welsh actor and writer most famous for playing Roger Bailey Jnr in the BBC sitcom My Family. His other acting credits include Casualty, Lucky Bag and playing PC Claude Cox in the sitcom High Hopes.
Keirsey Temperament Sorter The Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) is a self-assessed personality questionnaire designed to help people better understand themselves, first introduced in the book Please Understand Me. KTS is closely associated with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); however, there are significant practical and theoretical differences between the two personality questionnaires and their associated different descriptions.
Keisai Eisen Keisai Eisen (Japanese: 渓斎英泉) (1790 – 1848) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijinga (woodcuts of beautiful women). His best works, including his okubi-e ("large head pictures"), are considered to be masterpieces of the "decadent" Bunsei Period (1818–1830).
Keisar Ephes Keisar Ephes (Keisaru Efuesu, ケイサă«ă»ă‚¨ă•ェス, alternatively spelled Qeysar Ephec, but pronounced the same in English) is a fictional character from the Japanese video game series Super Robot Wars. He has appeared as a non-playable enemy character in Super Robot Wars Alpha 3: To the End of the Galaxy.
Keiser College - Tallahassee Keiser College - Tallahassee Campus is a located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. One of 13 campuses in Florida, it is a regionally accredited, for-profit, private, four-year career college offering Bachelor's degrees and Associate degrees for careers in business, criminal justice, health care, technology, hospitality and education.
Keiser College, Daytona Beach campus Keiser College's Daytona Beach campus is located on Bill France Boulevard, one half mile from the Daytona Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Night and day classes are available and Bachelor of Arts programs are available as well.
Keisha White Keisha White is a British R&B singer. She has released two albums so far, Seventeen, which was released in 2005 and is now deleted, and her latest album Out Of My Hands, which was released on 3rd July 2006.
Keishicho (to 1945) The Teikoku KeishichĹŤ (帝国č¦č¦–ĺş) or KeishichĹŤ (Imperial Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department) was the regular and common criminal and civil security police service, in TĹŤkyĹŤ and nearby metropolitan areas, in Japan, from 1874 to 1945. See Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department for the current arrangements.
Keita Takahashi Keita Takahashi is a game director, his most notable titles being Katamari Damacy and its sequel, We ♥ Katamari. The original Katamari game was a surprise hit and was praised for its quirkiness, simplicity and charm.
Keith and Dufftown Railway The Keith & Dufftown Railway (“The Whisky Line”) is a heritage railway in Scotland, running for 11 miles from Keith Town railway station (Ordnance Survey grid reference ) to Dufftown () via Drummuir (). Originally part of the former Great North of Scotland Railway line which linked Aberdeen with Elgin, the line was latterly a freight-only branch for British Rail, truncated at Dufftown.
Keith Adams (American football) Keith Adams (born November 22, 1979 in Norwood, Massachusetts) known as "Bullet" or "The Bullet" by teammates, is a quick if undersized linebacker for the Miami Dolphins. Originally cut by Dallas Cowboys, he was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles and found a home starting at the weakside linebacker spot in 2005, where he also played in Super Bowl XXXIX.
Keith Alexander (guitarist) Keith Alexander (Born November 23, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) was a guitarist, cyclist and body modification enthusiast. He is best known as the guitarist for the late 1980's thrash band Carnivore (fronted by Peter Steele, who would go on to achieve greater fame with the goth-metal band Type O Negative) and later in Primal Scream.
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