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Kerning In typography, kerning, or less commonly, mortising (referring to the process of physically removing material from the cast character), is the process of adjusting letter spacing in a proportional font. In a well-kerned font, the two-dimensional blank spaces between each pair of letters all have similar area.
Kernite Kernite, also known as rasorite is a hydrated sodium borate hydroxide mineral with formula Na<SUB>2</SUB>B<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>6</SUB>(OH)<SUB>2</SUB>·3H<SUB>2</SUB>O. It is a colorless to white mineral crystallizing in the monoclinic crystal system typically occurring as prismatic to acicular crystals or granular masses.
Kernius Kernius (Кернус, Кернос; 11th century) was a legendary Grand Prince of Lithuania and Samogitia, Prince of Kernavė, Zawelsk, and founder of Druck and of Lithuania. He is a legendary figure encountered only in largely fictional Bychowiec Chronicle.
Kernmantle rope Kernmantle rope is rope constructed with its interior core (the kern) protected with a woven exterior sheath (mantle) that is designed to optimize strength, durability, and flexibility. One or more of the characteristics may be altered somewhat, depending upon the ultimate use of the rope, at the expense of the other properties.
Kernot railway station, Victoria Kernot was a railway station on the Wonthaggi line located on the Bass Coast, Victoria, the station operated until the closure of the Wonthaggi line in the late 1970s. The station was located within walking distance of the Kernot General Store.
Kerns, Portland, Oregon Kerns is a neighborhood in the inner Northeast and Southeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It borders the Lloyd District and Sullivan's Gulch on the north, Laurelhurst on the east, Buckman and Sunnyside on the south, and (across the Willamette River) Old Town Chinatown on the west.
Kero Kero Keroppi no Bouken Nikki Kero Kero Keroppi no Bouken Nikki is a Role-Playing game staring Keroppi from the Sanrio Hello Kitty collection. The translated English title is , "The Adventure Diary of Keroppi KeroKero: Keroleen in the Sleeping Forest"
Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken 2 Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken 2 (translated Keroppi's Big Adventure 2) has Sanrio's character searching for lost children who have been kidnapped by monsters. The game is a standard Mario Bros clone where the cartoon frog leaps around platforms jumping on baddies or killing them with his croak!
Keroessa In Greek mythology, Keroessa was a nymph (in Greek νύμφη) or Princess of Byzantion, on the Bosphorus Strait separating Europe and Asia. She was the daughter of Io and Zues; and mother of Byzas the Magerian, founder of Byzantion, with her uncle, Poseidon.
Keron Thomas Keron Thomas was most known for posing as a New York City subway motorman named Regoberto Sabio in May of 1993, at the age of 16, and operating an A train in revenue service for approximately three hours. Thomas's actions went unnoticed by the passengers on board the R44 train, who were safely picked up and discharged at normal station stops along the route.
Kerope Patkanov Kerope Petrovich Patkanov (Patkanjan) (1833 - 1889) was an Armenian scientist-orientalist, professor of Saint Petersburg University; in 1863 he obtained the master degree for his eastern literature study ("The History of Sassanid Dynasty according to Armenian Sources"); in 1864 he obtained the doctor degree in literature for "The Study of the Composition in the Armenian language".
Kerosene Kerosene or paraffin oil (British English, not to be confused with the waxy solid also called paraffin wax or just paraffin) is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek "keros" (κηρός wax).
Kerr Arboretum and Botanical Area The Robert S. Kerr Memorial Arboretum, Nature Center and Botanical Area (8,026 acres) is an arboretum and nature preserve in the Ouachita National Forest, near Talihina, Oklahoma, containing plant communities significant in their occurrence, variety, and location.
Kerr Baronets The Kerr Baronetcy, of Cambridge in the County of Cambridgeshire, was created in 1957 for Hamilton William Kerr, the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Cambridge. It became extinct on his death in 1974.
Kerr City, Florida Kerr City is located in Marion County, on CR 316 and SR 19, just north of Lake Kerr. This area was purchased by a decendant of some of the original homesteaders, who has renovated many of the old home and rents them.
Kerr Dam Kerr Dam is located at River Mile 72 of the Flathead River at the end of Flathead Lake near Polson, Montana. The Kerr Dam and Hydroelectric Project is located inside the boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation.
Kerr effect The Kerr effect or the quadratic electro-optic effect (QEO effect) is a change in the refractive index of a material in response to an electric field. It is distinct from the Pockels effect in that the induced index change is directly proportional to the square of the electric field instead of to the magnitude of the field.
Kerr Eby Kerr Eby (1890 - 1946) was an American illustrator best known for his renderings of soldiers in combat in the First and Second World Wars. He is held in a similar regard to Harvey Dunn and the other famous illustrators dispatched by the government to cover the First World War.
Kerr Hall Kerr Hall is a series of four buildings in a square forming the Ryerson Community Park, also known as the Quad, on the campus of Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. The site of the former Toronto Normal School.
Kerr metric In general relativity, the Kerr metric (or Kerr vacuum) describes the geometry of spacetime around a rotating massive body, such as a rotating black hole. This famous exact solution was discovered in 1963 by the New Zealand born mathematician Roy Kerr.
Kerr's Plane Kerr's Plane (Platanus kerrii) is a somewhat anomalous species in the Plane tree family, native to Southeast Asia, and differs from the other species in being evergreen, having unlobed leaves, and in the leaf stem not enclosing the axillary bud at its base.
Kerr-lens modelocking Kerr-lens modelocking is a method of modelocking lasers via a nonlinear optical process known as the optical Kerr effect. This method allows the generation of pulses of light with a duration as short as a few femtoseconds.
Kerr-Newman metric The Kerr-Newman metric is a solution of Einstein's general relativity field equation that describes the spacetime geometry in the exterior region around a charged (Qneq0), rotating (Jneq0) black hole of mass m. Like the Kerr metric, the interior solution exists mathematically and satisfies Einstein's field equations, but is probably not representative of the actual metric of a physical black hole due to stability issues.
Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments The Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments is one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments (Region K) established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration. Headquartered in Henderson, North Carolina, it serves Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, and Franklin countieslink==
Kerr/McClellan Navigational Channel The Kerr/McClellan Navigational Channel or Arkansas River Navigational System is part of the inland waterway system originating at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa and running southeast through Oklahoma and Arkansas to the Mississippi River, following the Arkansas and Verdigris Rivers.
Kerrera Kerrera is a beautiful unspoilt island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, close to the town of Oban. In 2005, it has a population of about 35 people and is linked to the mainland by passenger ferry on the Gallanach Road.
Kerri Bennett Williamson Kerri Bennett Williamson (born February 21, 1957 in Edmonton) is the author of several non-fiction books on home education and vegetarian cuisine. Her first fictional work is Bonnets and Aprons: Fionna (BookSurge, 2006), a historical novel inspired by the works of writers such as Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters and 19th century pioneer journals.
Kerri Dunn Kerri Dunn was a visiting psychology professor at Claremont McKenna College who — in a well-publicized incident in March 2004 — defaced her car by slashing its tires, breaking its windows and spray painting ethnic slurs on the doors and hood the same day she gave a lecture on racial tolerance. She was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay a $19,000 fine.
Kerria Kerria japonica, the sole species in the genus Kerria, is a deciduous shrub in the rose family Rosaceae, native to eastern Asia, in China, Korea and Japan. It is named after William Kerr, who introduced the cultivar 'Pleniflora'.
Kerrie Gosney Kerrie Gosney is a British weather presenter for ITV regions Yorkshire, Granada, Border, and occasionally Tyne Tees. Prior to weather forecasting, Kerrie was a continuity announcer for the forementioned ITV stations before continuity moved to London in 2002.
Kerrin Anderson Kerrin Anderson is a Partner with Francis Abourizk Lightowlers, Commercial and Technology Lawyers and has held the positions Assistant Legal Officer, The University of Queensland (1994-2000) and Solicitor Commercial Litigation and Commercial Property, Freehill, Hollingdale and Page (1993-1994). She is the Australian Representative on the International Law Steering Committee for Amnesty International, Asia Pacific Delegate on International Legal Network Steering Committee, and representative on the Australian National Legal Team.
Kerrison Predictor The Kerrison Predictor was one of the first fully-automated anti-aircraft predictors, Fire-control systems which would attempt to predict the correct aim at a plane based on simple inputs like the observed speed and angle to the target. Such devices had been used on ships for gunnery control for some time, and versions were also available for larger anti-aircraft guns, but the electromechanical Kerrison was the first to be fast enough to be used in the demanding high-speed low-altitude role.
Kerron Speid Kerron Speid (born May 24, 1972) is a retired boxer from Jamaica, who won the bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, together with Brazil's Marcelino Novaes . Closing with an amateur record of 28-4-0, the former three-time Caribbean heavyweight amateur boxing champion made his professional debut in 2002 and had mixed results.
Kerrs Pink Kerrs Pink is a potato variety in wide production in the United Kingdom, Ireland and many other countries. Although often quoted as an Irish potato (where it was introduced in 1917), the variety was actually created by J.
Kerry and Kay Danes Kerry and Kay Danes are an Australian husband and wife who were arrested on 23 December 2000 by authorities in the Lao People's Democratic Republic ("the Lao PDR"). They remained in jail in Vientiane for six months without any formal charges being laid against them.
Kerry Babies Tribunal The Kerry Babies case is an unsolved murder case dating from 1984 in Kerry, Ireland, that dominated the Irish headlines for some months during that year and resulted in a public Tribunal of Inquiry into the behaviour of the Garda Síochána during the investigation.
Kerry Beagle The Kerry Beagle is one of the oldest Irish Hounds, believed to be descendant from the Old Southern Hound or Celtic Hounds, detailed pedigrees date back as far as 1794.. Originally bred as a scent hound used to track game, larger hounds were then sent in to do the actually hunting.
Kerry Bolton Kerry Raymond Bolton (born 1956) is a far-right activist in New Zealand. He has been involved in a large number of organisations and has written publications focused around politics and on his interest in the occult and religion.
Kerry Brothers Kerry "Krucial" Brothers is the rumored boyfriend of the R&B and soul singer Alicia Keys and a producer on her debut album Songs In A Minor. Brothers and Keys are co-founders of Krucial Keys, a music production company.
Kerry Burke Sir Thomas Kerry Burke (born March 24 1942) served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1987 to 1990. He was a member of the Labour Party, and served throughout the second term of the Fourth Labour Government.
Kerry Collins Kerry Michael Collins (born December 30, 1972 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He has played for the Oakland Raiders, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers, playing in Super Bowl XXXV for New York.
Kerry Earnhardt Kerry Dale Earnhardt (born December 8 1969 in Kannapolis, North Carolina) is the eldest son of the late seven time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt. He is the half-brother of NASCAR Nextel Cup star Dale Earnhardt, Jr..
Kerry Ellis Kerry Ellis (born May 6, 1979) is a British stage actress who is currently starring in the lead role of Elphaba in the West End production of the musical Wicked. Among her previous notable roles are as Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserables and as Meat in the original London production of We Will Rock You.
Kerry Emanuel Kerry Emanuel is an American professor of meteorology currently working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. His work in atmospheric dynamics is well regarded among the meteorological community.
Kerry Finch The Honourable Kerry Finch is a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house in the electoral division of Rosevears. His electorate includes the West Tamar region and the Launceston suburbs of Riverside, West Launceston and Trevallyn.
Kerry GAA The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kerry. The county board is also responsible for the Kerry inter-county football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams.
Kerry Kittles Kerry Kittles (born June 12 1974 in Dayton, Ohio) is a professional basketball player who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association in 2004-05. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St.
Kerry Madden Kerry Madden’s novel Offsides, (William Morrow) was selected by the New York Public Library in their 1997 “Books for the Teen Age” list. Her book, WRITING SMARTS, (American Girl Library) helps kids pen stories and poetry.
Kerry Marie Kerry Marie (born December 9 1978 in Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom) is a British nude glamour model best known for her very large natural breasts [measurements 34HH-28-36] and Mediterranean looks. She is sometimes credited as Kerrie Marie, Kerri Marie, or Kerry Marie Rigg.
Kerry Mayo Kerry Mayo (born September 21, 1977) is an English footballer who currently plays left back for Brighton & Hove Albion. He has the almost unique distinction of having the name of 2 Irish counties who meet in the 2006 All Ireland gaelic football final,
Kerry McCarthy Kerry McCarthy (born 26 March 1965, Luton) is a British Labour Party politician who was elected Member of Parliament for Bristol East in the 2005 general election. Kerry has lived in Bristol East since February 2005 when she was selected as a candidate for Bristol East.
Kerry McGregor Kerry McGregor is a Scottish singer from West Lothian, who was a contestant in the UK TV show The X Factor. McGregor was being mentored by Sharon Osbourne but was eliminated in the third week of the live shows.
Kerry North (Dáil Éireann constituency) Kerry North is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 52,476 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs).
Kerry O'Keeffe Kerry James "Skull" O'Keeffe (born November 25, 1949, Hurstville, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and now a commentator for ABC Radio. O'Keeffe played 24 Tests and 2 ODIs between 1971 to 1977.
Kerry Packer Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005), son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon. He was famous for his outspoken nature, wealth, expansive business empire and clashes with the Australian Taxation Office and the Costigan Commission.
Kerry Packer Foundation The Kerry Packer Foundation was announced by James Packer at the MCG on December 26, 2006, with a 10 million dollar (AUD) endowment for the support of disadvantaged cricketers in Australia. The announcement came on the first anniversary of the death of billonaire tycoon and cricket lover Kerry Packer.
Kerry Quarter Kerry Quarter in Cambridge, Massachusetts, also called the Lower Marsh, was reclaimed from the Charles River during the construction of the Harvard River Dormitories. In a deal with the city of Camrbidge, Harvard sold much of the reclaimed land along Putnam Ave to parishiners of St.
Kerry Reid Kerry Melville Reid, MBE, (born August 7,1947, in Mosman, New South Wales) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Reid is best remembered for winning the women's singles title at the January 1977 edition of the Australian Open, although she won 26 additional singles titles during her 17-year career and reached an additional 40 singles finals.
Kerry South (Dáil Éireann constituency) Kerry South is a constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency has an electorate of 51,761 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs).
Kerry Stokes Kerry Stokes, AO (Born: 12 December, 1940) is the chairman of Seven Network, one of the largest broadcasting corporations in Australia, and a recipient of the Order of Australia recognising his contributions to Australian business. Stokes has great interest in art and was elected to the board of the National Gallery of Australia, and was chairman for five years, from 1996.
Kerry Thornley Kerry Wendell Thornley (April 17, 1938 - November 28, 1998) is perhaps best-known as the co-founder (along with childhood friend Greg Hill) of Discordianism. In this context he is usually known as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst, a name he derived from Omar Khayyám, father of Determinism.
Kerry Von Erich Kerry Gene Adkisson (February 3 1960 – February 18, 1993) was an American professional wrestler under the ring names Kerry Von Erich and The Texas Tornado (World Wrestling Federation or WWF) and part of the famous Von Erich family.
Kerry Washington Kerry Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film Ray (2004), and Alicia Masters in the 2005 live-action Fantastic Four film and its sequel, Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer (scheduled for 2007).
Kerry Weaver Dr. Kerry Weaver, portrayed by Laura Innes, is a fictional character on the NBC television series ER; she first appeared as a recurring character actor in season 2, and became a regular cast member in season 3.
Kerry Wood Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977 in Irving, Texas) is an American baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he plays for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball and is currently under contract with the Cubs for the 2007 season.
Kerry Zavagnin Kerry Zavagnin (born July 2, 1974 in Plymouth, Michigan) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer, and sparingly for the US national team.
Kerry-Ann Thoo Kerry-Ann Thoo is one of Australia's brightest up and coming dancers and actresses. She has become famous through her work on the Seven Network's Backyard Science and her work on the 2006 Australian film Razzle Dazzle:A Journey Into Dance.
Kerryonians The Kerryonians were an early 19th Century New York street gang made up mostly of recent Irish immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland. One of the first gangs, along with the 40 Thieves, to occupy the Five Points area, the Kerryonians particularly targeted those of British descent.
Kersa (Jimma) Kersa is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jimma Zone, Kersa is bordered on the south by Dedo, on the southwest by Seka Chekorsa, on the west by Mana, on the north by Limmu Kosa, on the northeast by Tiro Afeta, and on the southeast by Omo Nada.
Kersana Kondaltiti Kersana Kondaltiti is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Kersana Kondaltiti is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Kokir, on the northwest by Tole, on the northeast by Alem Gena, and on the east by the Misraq Shewa Zone.
Kersauson Olivier de Kersauson was the seventh child in a family of eight. While he was the only de Kersauson not to have been born in Brittany, he was born on 20th July 1944 and brought up near Morlaix in a “provincial Catholic aristocracy with compulsory mass,” as he calls it.
Kerseblept Nunatak Kerseblept Nunatak (Nunatak Kerseblept 'nu-na-tak ker-se-'blept) is a rocky hill of elevation 90 m projecting from Yakoruda Glacier, Greenwich Island. The hill is named after the Thracian King Kersobleptes, 359-341 BC.
Kersey Coates Kersey Coates (1823 - 1887) was a Kansas City, Missouri businessman who developed Quality Hill, founded the Kansas City Board of Trade, and one of the businessmen who attracted the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad to the city.
Kersey Graves Kersey Graves (21 November, 1813, Brownsville, Pennsylvania – 4 September, 1883, Richmond, Indiana) was a skeptic, atheist, spiritualist, theological reformist, and writer. His parents were Quakers, and as a young man he followed them in their observance, and then later moved to the Hicksite wing of Quakerism.
Kershaw Kershaw as a surname derives from a topgraphical identifier in the northern dialect of Middle English: kirk "church" and shaw "grove". Places named Kirkshaw include Kirkshaw in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire, and two hamlets in West Yorkshire.
Kershaw Knives Kershaw Knives is a multinational corporation that designs and manufactures a range of knives, including kitchen cutlery, pocket knives, and outdoor knives. Currently owned by the Japanese KAI Group, Kershaw is headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, USA, with a significant and growing percentage of manufacturing at its facitilty in the People's Republic of China.
Kerstin Palm Kerstin Palm, Swedish athlete competing in fencing. Kerstin Palm participated in the Olympic Games no less than seven times between 1964 and 1988, a world record for women she shares with sprinter Merlene Ottey.
Kertanegara Kertanegara was the last and most important ruler of the Singhasari kingdom , reigning between 1268 and 1292 in the eastern part of Java. Under his reing, Javanese trade developed considerably, reaching any corner of the huge Indonesian archipelago as well as more distant countries such as China, at that time under the sway of the mighty Kubilai Khan.
Kerteminde municipality Kerteminde municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Funen County on the northeast coast of the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Romsø, and it covers an area of 143 km².
Kertus Davis Kertus Davis from Gaffney, South Carolina was born February 26, 1981 and is a NASCAR driver. He will compete part-time in the Busch Series in 2007, sharing time between Kevin Harvick Incorporated (13 races) and his family-owned team, Davis Motorsports (3 races), the latter of which he has driven since 2002.
Kerykes The Kerykes were one of the sacred Eleusinian families of priests that ran the Eleusinian Mysteries during the Hellenic era. They popularized the cult and allowed many more to be initiated into the great secrets of Demeter and Persephone.
Keryn Jordan Keryn Jordan (born November 1 1975 in Pretoria, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) player who has played two matches for his home country. He currently plays for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship where he has been the league's top scorer two years running.
Kerzelli Kerzelli, Cherzelli, Kerzelly or Kertsel (Russian: Керцелли, Керцель or Керцеллий) was a big family of musicians of Italian, Czech or Austrian origin [the available information is vague and contradictory] settled in Russia in the 18th century.
Kes (film) Kes is a British film from 1969 by director Ken Loach and producer Tony Garnett. and focuses how the aspirations of the main character, Billy Casper, are raised by his relationship to falconry while being subdued and dashed by family and school.
Kes (Star Trek) Kes is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, played by Jennifer Lien in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. She was a regular for the first three seasons, leaving the show in the second episode of season four, "The Gift", making one guest appearance after this.
Kesago Nakajima Kesago Nakajima (中島 今朝吾, Nakajima Kesago) (1881 – 1945) was a Lieutenant-General in the Imperial Japanese Army and, as commanding officer of the Japanese 16th Division in Nanking during the Second Sino-Japanese War, was responsible for Nanjing massacre in December 1937.
Kesarin Chaichalermpol Kesarin Chaichalermpol is a Thai actress who has acted under a number of stage names, particularly Nong Natt and Natt Chanapa. Her particular infamy surrounds pornographic videos released outside Thailand and perhaps imported into the country by a rival.
Kesatuan Melayu United Kingdom Kesatuan Melayu United Kingdom ("KMUK" or the Malay Union of United Kingdom) was formed in 1920 by Malay students studying in the United Kingdom. Its main aim was to nurture nationalism amongst the younger Malay intellectuals.
Kesen District, Iwate Kesen (気仙郡; -gun) is a district located in Iwate, Japan. Kesen consists of 4 towns/cities (in order of population size): Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, Sumita and Sanriku (although recently (2003) Sanriku officially became a part of Ofunato).
Keserwan District Keserwan (Qadaa' Keserwèn) (Arabic قضاء كسروان) is a district (qadaa) in the Mount Lebanon Governorate (Arabic محافظة جبل لبنان), Lebanon, to the northeast of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Jounieh.
Kesh (Sikhism) In Sikhism, Kesh (sometimes Kes) is the practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally as a symbol of respect for the perfection of God's creation. The practice is one of the Five Ks, the outward symbols ordered by Guru Gobind Singh in the late 17th century as a means to profess the Sikh faith.
Keshet Rabbis Keshet-Rabbis is an organization of Conservative/Masorti rabbis which holds that LGBT Jews should be embraced as full, open members of all Conservative/Masorti congregations and institutions. Based on its understanding of Jewish sources and Jewish values, it asserts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews may fully participate in community life and achieve positions of professional and lay leadership.
Keshi Keshi (消し or ケシ) aka keshigomu (消しゴム, for Keshi Gum) is the Japanese for eraser. Modern reference to "keshi" is related to a collectible manga/anime character mini figure made of coloured hard gum.
Keshia Chanté (album) Keshia Chanté is a self-titled album by Canadian R & B singer Keshia Chanté. The album features the singles "Shook", "Unpredictable" , "Bad Boy" , "Does He Love Me" and "Let The Music Take You".
Keshub Chunder Sen Keshub Chunder Sen (Bengali: কেশব চন্দ্র সেন Keshob Chôndro Shen) (also spelt Keshab Chandra Sen) (1838-1884) was a Bengali intellectual and a noted religious reformer. His primary quest was for a universal religion or belief-system.
Keski-Pori Church The Keski-Pori Church (literally Middle Pori Church) is a church in Gothic Revival style in the centre of the city of Pori, Western Finland. It is the largest church in region of Satakunta, and one of the largest in Finland.
Kesko Kesko is a Finnish retailing conglomerate. It operates, among other things, in the Finnish markets for groceries, DIY and interior design products, agricultural supplies and machinery, consumer durables, and car sales.
Kesmai Kesmai was a pioneering game developer and online game publisher, founded in 1981 by Kelton Flinn and John Taylor. The company was best known for the combat flight sim Air Warrior on the GEnie online service, the first graphical MMOG, launched in 1987.
Kessel Food Market Kessel Food Market is a Michigan retail grocery store chain founded by Al Kessel in 1981. The first store was opened in Saginaw, Michigan and it has since grown to 20 locations throughout the Tri-Cities area of Michigan.
Kesselgarden Kesselgarden refers to the way "Castle Garden" was pronounced by Yiddish-speaking Eastern European Jews who settled in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Castle Garden was a facility on the southern tip of Manhattan that received immigrants from 1855 through 1890.

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