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Khyber Medical College Located in the city of Peshawar in Pakistan, Khyber Medical College ranks amongst the top medical institutions in the country. It is listed in the World Health Organization directory of medical schools and is one of the several graduate colleges of the University of Peshawar.
Khyber Rifles The Khyber Rifles is a para-military force forming part of the modern Pakistan Army. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel "King of the Khyber Rifles".
Khyber Teaching Hospital Khyber Teaching Hospital (formerly called Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital), is a university hospital of Khyber Medical College in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. KTH is one of the largest hospitals in the country.
Khye Bumsa Khye Bumsa was a 14th century prince from the Minyak House in Kham in Eastern Tibet. He had a divine revelation one night instructing him to travel south to seek his fortunes and reached Sikkim where he established his lineage.
Khyenpo In Buddhist context, khyenpo (also spelled khenpo) is an academic degree similar to a doctorate in theology, philosophy, and psychology. It involves a complete theoretical education in Buddhism and generally requires a nine year study program.
Khyron In the fictional Robotech universe, Khyron is the unconventional leader of the Zentraedi Botoru Battalion. He is known as Quamzin Kravshera in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the series which was adapted into the first saga of Robotech.
KH-11 The KH-11, also referenced by the codenames Crystal and Kennan, also commonly known as "Big Bird", was a type of reconnaissance satellite launched by the American National Reconnaissance Office from December 1976 to October 2005 and used until present. Manufactured by Lockheed, the KH-11 was the first American spy satellite to utilize electro-optical digital imaging, and create a real-time optical observation capability.
KH-12 The KH-12, also known by the codenames Ikon and Improved Crystal, is a successor to the KH-11 reconnaissance satellite and also used digital imaging. It is believed that the KH-12 improved upon the previous design by including signals intelligence capabilities, sensitivity in broader light spectrums (probably into infrared), and possibly including the ability to view "live" images.
KH-5 Codenamed Argon, the KH-5 was a series of reconnaissance satellites produced by the United States from February 1961 to August 1964. The KH-5 operated similarly to the Corona series of satellites, as it ejected a canister of photographic film.
KH-6 Codenamed Lanyard, the KH-6 was a shortlived series of reconnaissance satellites produced by the United States from March to July 1963. The project was quickly put together to get imagery of a site near Tallinn suspected of having ICBMs.
KH-8 The KH-8, codenamed Gambit was a long-lived series of reconnaissance satellites used by the United States from July 1966 to April 1984. The satellite ejected canisters of photographic film that had to be retrieved as they descended through the atmosphere by parachute.
KHAD Khadamat-e Etela'at-e Dawlati خدمات اطلاعات دولتی (English: "State Information Agency"), almost always known by its acronym KHAD (or KhAD), was the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan's secret police. Successor to AGSA and KAM, KHAD was nominally part of the Afghan state, but it was firmly under the control of the Soviet KGB.
KHAY KHAY is a country music station based in Ventura, California, USA. The station is also available in parts of the San Fernando Valley, providing some consolation to country music fans there after KZLA (now rhythmic contemporary music KMVN) became unavailable in August 2006.
KHBS KHBS is a television station in Fort Smith, Arkansas, broadcasting locally on channel 40 as an affiliate of ABC. Additionally, a satellite station, KHOG-TV in Fayetteville, Arkansas, rebroadcasts the station's signal on channel 29.
KHCE-TV KHCE-TV is a religious television station in San Antonio, Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 23 as an affiliate of TBN. Founded May 14,1986, the station is owned by TBN, under the license name of San Antonio Community Educational TV, Inc.
KHCV KHCV is a commercial television station in Seattle, Washington, broadcasting locally on analog channel 45 and digital channel 44 as an affiliate of Jewelry TV, Azteca America, FUNimation Channel and America One, with additional programming from the Shop at Home network. In addition, the station airs childrens' programs and sporting events.
KHDF-CA KHDF-CA is a low-power Class A television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 19 as an affiliate of Azteca America. Founded June 15, 1990, the station is owned by Una Vez Mas Holdings, LLC of Dallas, Texas.
KHFM KHFM is an FM radio station based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Its broadcasts are primarily of classical music, with occasional selections drawn from musical theatre and folk music, notably Irish music, interspersed among the classical pieces.
KHIZ KHIZ (Channel 64 Analog, Channel 44 Digital) is an Independent television station licensed to Barstow, California, USA, but with studios in Victorville, CA, located between Barstow and San Bernardino. KHIZ airs programming from America One, making it the highest-rated full-power America One affiliate.
KHLM-LP KHLM is a low-powered television station affiliated with the Mexico-based Multimedios Television, owned and operated by Lotus Communications Corporation. It broadcasts on channel 43 and licensed to Houston, Texas.
KHMM-CA KHMM-CA is a low-power Class A television station in Hanford, California, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 14 as an affiliate of MTV Tr3s. Founded April 23, 1992, the station is owned by Caballero Television Texas LLC.
KHNL KHNL is the licensed broadcast affiliate of the National Broadcasting Company in Hawaii. Based in Honolulu, KHNL first broadcast from Channel 13 on July 4, 1962 under the call letters KTRG from a transmitter atop the Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki.
KHNS KHNS is a FM-broadcasting public radio station with principal studios and offices in Haines, Alaska, secondary studios in Skagway, and a broadcast throughout the Haines Borough, Klukwan, and the Skagway area (in other words, upper Lynn Canal).
KHOU-TV KHOU-TV is the local CBS affiliate in Houston, Texas, owned by Belo Corporation (which purchased the station, along with the rest of Corinthian Broadcasting, from Dun & Bradstreet in 1984). It broadcasts on Channel 11.
KHPT-FM KHPT (106-9 The Point) is an all-1980s radio station licensed to Conroe, TX, and its transmitter is located in Splendora, TX. It also features some music from the early 1990s (1990-1994), and from the late 1970s (1976-1979).
KHQA-TV KHQA-TV Channel 7 has been the CBS affiliate for the Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk area, which encompasses Northeastern Missouri, West Central Illinois and Southeastern Iowa, since it first went on the air on September 23, 1953. The station is currently owned by Barrington Broadcasting.
KHR-1 The KHR-1 is a programmable, bipedal humanoid robot introduced in June 2004 by a Japanese company Kondo Kagaku. At the time of its introduction it was one of the least expensive programmable bipedal robots (prices averaging around $1,600 in the United States and ÂĄ128,000 in Japan).
KHRR KHRR is a full-service television station, owned and operated by NBC Universal, and serving Tucson, Arizona as the Telemundo station. The station broadcasts in analog on UHF channel 40 and in digital on UHF channel 42, with 1550 kW ERP on its analog and 12.
KHS Mountain Bike KHS Bicycles is a bicycle manufacturer with operations in the United States and Taiwan. Its Taiwanese website refers to itself as "KHS Mountain Bike," although KHS offers road bikes in addition to mountain bikes.
KHTS-FM KHTS-FM, also known as "Channel 933" or simply "nine-three-three", is a Rhythmic Contemporary/Top 40 Mainstream station in San Diego, California. It is licensed in El Cajon, California and is owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting.
KCHD-CA KCHD-CA is a low-power Class A television station in Cheyenne, Wyoming, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 43. Founded June 20, 1994, the station is owned and operated by the Daystar Television Network of Fort Worth, Texas.
KCHF KCHF channel 11 is an independent, Christian television station in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, serving the Albuquerque DMA from its transmitter location near Los Alamos. The station is owned by Son Broadcasting, a non-profit organization, and broadcasts Christian programming with no secular entertainment or infomercials.
KCHN (AM) KCHN is a Houston, Texas AM radio station that serves mostly Asian listeners with a mix of Indian, Chinese, Mandarin, Vietnamese and Pakistani language broadcasts. Sports programming includes coverage of Houston Rockets games.
Ki (Dragon Ball) Ki is the force energy used by the characters of the Dragon Ball manga and the Dragon Ball anime series, as well as Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT. This force also bears some realistic tendencies being that it is used in the real life martial arts such as Kenpo, Tai Chi, and Kung Fu.
Ki Cuyler's Ki Cuyler's Sports Bar and Grill, formally called the "Dougout," is a small local pub located in Harrisville, Michigan. Situated on North Huron Road, this local attraction is a favorite amongst the citizens of the small town of Harrisville, as well as the neighboring town of Oscoda.
Ki Fighter Taerang Ki Fighter Taerang (hangul:기파이터 태랑, Kana:キ・ファイターテラン) is a Korean and Japanese anime. It is a product of the major anime broadcaster Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation and NHK, and the animation was done by Production Grimi.
Ki Mua Ki Mua is an album released in 1999 by the Oceanic group, Te Vaka. The album was considered more as a dance album as it has the most upbeat & fastest songs, and has no drum solo songs on it, in comparison to their other albums.
Ki Society The Ki no Kenkyukai (氣の研究会), often called Ki Society, is an aikido organization founded by Koichi Tohei in 1971, while he was the chief instructor at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. Its foundation reflected Tohei's differences with the Aikikai, and his own emphasis on developing the concept of Ki.
Ki Tavo Ki Tavo, Ki Thavo, Ki Tabo, Ki Thabo, or Ki Savo (כי תבוא — Hebrew for “when you enter,” the second and third words, and the first distinctive words, in the parshah) is the 50th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the seventh in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in September.
Ki Teitzei Ki Teitzei, Ki Tetzei, Ki Tetse, Ki Thetze, Ki Tese, Ki Tetzey, or Ki Seitzei (כי תצא — Hebrew for “when you go,” the first words in the parshah) is the 49th weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Jews in the Diaspora generally read it in late August or September.
Ki Tisa Ki Tisa, Ki Tissa, Ki Thissa, or Ki Sisa (כי תשא – Hebrew for "when you take,” the sixth and seventh words, and first distinctive words in the parshah) is the 21st weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 30:11–34:35.
Ki-67/MIB1 Ki-67/MIB1 (PMID: 10366150) is a protein present on the surface of chromosomes during the cell cycle; it is otherwise confined to the nucleus in cells that are in the G0 phase or interphase. This difference is useful in determining how many cells in a sample are actively dividing, which is particularly useful in evaluating cancers by flow cytometry.
Ki-Jana Carter Kenneth "Ki-Jana" Carter (born September 12, 1973) is a former NFL running back who played for the Cincinnati Bengals and later the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints. His nickname, "Ki-Jana", is from a character in the movie Shaft in Africa and Carter has gone by that name since his birth.
Kia cee'd The Kia Cee'd is a small family car to be released in the European market by the Korean automaker Kia Motors in December 2006. It will be available from launch as a five-door hatchback, with five engines (three petrol and two diesel), four trim levels (LX, EX and TX) and either manual or automatic transmissions — and will be sold with the option of over 20 variants in some markets.
Kia Clarus Kia's first mass production large family sedan was the Clarus (Known as Credos in South Korea), based around the running gear of the pre-1997 Mazda 626, which went on sale across the world in the summer of 1999. It was powered by one of two Mazda sourced petrol engines with 1.
Kia Concord The Kia Concord was a four-door sedan produced by South Korea's Kia Motors from 1987 to 1995. The car is based on the 1987 Mazda Capella and was succeeded by the Kia Clarus in 1996, based around the Mazda GE Platform.
Kia ora Kia ora is a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It means literally "be well/healthy" and may also be regarded in a more formal sense as a traditional greeting of "Good health.
Kia Opirus The Kia Opirus (known as Amanti in North America) is a mid-size car / executive car produced by Kia Motors of South Korea that was launched in April 2003 and is intended to compete with vehicles such as the Toyota Avalon, Nissan Maxima, Chevrolet Impala, as well as the higher trend lines of popular mainstream sedans like the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry in the North American market. It is sold in a single trim level and only as a sedan, and has an MSRP of US$26,875.
Kia Optima The Kia Optima (known as Magentis outside of the United States and China and Lotze (hangul:기아 로체) in South Korea) is a mid-size car built by Kia Motors for the United States and Australian markets since 2001, and in Europe since 2002. In Chile the first generation was known as Optima, and the latest as Magentis.
Kia Rio The Kia Rio is a subcompact car produced by the South Korean automaker Kia Motors and introduced in late 2000 for the 2001 model year. In the company's lineup, it replaced the Kia Pride, whose production ceased in 2000.
Kia Sephia The Kia Sephia (known as the Mentor in some markets) was a compact car / small family car manufactured by the Korean automaker Kia Motors from 1994 to 2004. It was the marque's venture into mass production family cars for the overseas market and was sold as either a hatchback or a sedan.
Kia Sportage The Kia Sportage (pronounced Spor'tij in the United States and Spor'tahj in French-speaking countries) is a compact crossover SUV built by the Korean automaker Kia Motors since 1995. Originally, it was a mini SUV, but the second generation Sportage is a compact crossover SUV.
Kia Tigers The Kia Tigers () are a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korea Series, nine times.
Kiaat tree Kiaat- this tree is part of the Fabaceae family and the genus of Pterocarpus, with the subfamily being Papilionaideae. It was placed in the genus of Pterocarpus of its unusual seed pods, In Greek meaning “wing fruit”.
Kiai Kiai (気合, 気合い) is a Japanese term that is a compound of ki (気) meaning mind, will, turn-of-mind or spirit and ai (合, 合い) being the contraction of the verb awasu (合わす), signifying "to unite"; literally "concentrated spirit". Kiai is a term used in martial arts and in the board game go where it describes fighting spirit.
Kiama, New South Wales Kiama is a picturesque township, 120 kilometres south of Sydney in the Illawarra, Australia in the Municipality of Kiama. The town's population is about 19,500, and the entire district population is about 20,000.
Kiamari Town Kiamari Town (also spelt Keamari and Kemari) is the main coastal town of Karachi, located in the central and western parts of the city, including the Port of Karachi and an extensive coastline with sandy beaches, small islands and mangrove forests. It does not include the southern island of Manora which is under cantonment administration because of the naval base located there.
Kiambu Mafia The Kiambu Mafia is a negative term referring to a small group of the Kikuyu tribe primarily from the Kiambu District of Kenya who benefited from KANU and Kenyatta taking power at independence. These individuals earned wealth primarily in parcels of land "awarded" or “sold” to them by the government.
Kiamichi country Located in Southeast Oklahoma, Kiamichi Country is a mountainous regional designation coined by the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation as one of six travel destination regions within the state, and gets its name from the Kiamichi River.
Kiamo Ko Kiamo Ko is the ancestral home of Fiyero, the prince of the Winkies in both Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Macguire, and Wicked the Musical. It is in the land of Vinkus, and it is where Elphaba goes in the end of the book/play and confronts Dorothy.
Kiana Davenport Kiana Davenport (born Diana Davenport in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American author of part-Hawaiian ancestry. She is the author of critically acclaimed novels Shark Dialogues (1994) and Song of the Exile, both of which explore aspects of life as a Polynesian in Western society.
Kianda School The Kianda School in Nairobi, Kenya was the first multi-racial educational establishment for girls in East Africa. It started in 1977 with 40 students, following demand from alumni of Kianda Secretarial College.
Kiandra, New South Wales Kiandra is an abandoned gold mining town in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, in Snowy River Shire and in Kosciuszko National Park. Its name is a corruption of Aboriginal 'Gianderra' for 'sharp stones for knives'.
Kianna Underwood Kianna Underwood (November 28, 1992 in New York City) is an American actress. Although Underwood has been in show business since she was about 7 years old, her big break came in 2005 when she joined the long running Nickelodeon program All That in its tenth season.
Kiara Kiara is a fictional lioness character first introduced in the 1998 Disney direct-to-video movie The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the sequel to 1994's The Lion King. She was voiced as a cub by Michelle Horn and as an adult by Neve Campbell.
Kiaransalee In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Kiaransalee is the drow deity of undead and vengeance. It was she who slew Orcus, leading to his transformation to Tenebrous, and she now fears for her life from his vengeance.
Kiasi Kiasi (Chinese: 驚死, 惊死) is a Hokkien phrase, literally means afraid of death, to describe the attitude of being overly afraid or timid. Kiasi is not as popular as kiasu, but is widely used by Hokkien-speaking people in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.
Kiasma Kiasma (built 1993–1998) is a contemporary art museum located along Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. It is named after the Greek letter "chi" and on the word for "crossing" based on it alluding to the basic conceptual idea of its architect, Steven Holl.
Kiasu Kiasu is a Hokkien (a Chinese spoken variant) word for 'extreme fear of losing' (Chinese: 怕输). This word is so widely used by Singaporeans and Malaysians that it is incorporated into their English vocabulary (in the form of Singlish).
Kiatisuk Senamuang Kiatisuk "Zico" Senamuang (Thai เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง) (born August 11, 1973 in Udon Thani and grown up in Khon Kaen) is a football striker from Thailand. Between 1993 and 2004 he played 117 international matches and scored 63 goals for the national team.
Kiato Kiato (Greek, Modern: Κιάτο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is an offshore town located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kiato is located in a hammock area which is lettered by lemon trees, orange trees, and other fruit-bearing trees.
Kičevo Kičevo (in Macedonian: Кичево, in Albanian: Kërçovë/Kërçova, in Turkish: Kırçova) is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. According to the last census data from 2002, the municipality of Kičevo has 30,138 inhabitants.
Kiba (Wolf's Rain) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Wolf's Rain. As the name suggests he is like a fang (Kiba means Fang in Japanese) and is literally a wolf in "human clothing" as the series shows that wolves have attained an advancement in evolution and now can use mental imagery to conceal the fact that they are not humans (for more information on the plot see Wolf's Rain).
Kibakichi Kibakichi is the eponymous hero of a couple of Japanese Samurai horror film directed by Tomo-O Haraguchi, who's previous directing credits are Mikadoroido AKA Robokill Beneath Discoclub Layla (1991) and Sakuya: yĂ´kaiden AKA Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (2000).
Kibale National Park Kibale National Park is a national park in western Uganda protecting moist evergreen rainforest. The park was created in 1993 to protect a large area of forest previously managed as a logged Forest Reserve (gazetted in 1932).
Kibbie Dome The Kibbie ASUI Activity Center, more commonly known as the Kibbie Dome, is an enclosed structure with a barrel-arched roof at the University of Idaho in Moscow, the home of the Idaho Vandals. Completed in 1975, it is used for competition in four intercollegiate sports: football, basketball, tennis, and indoor track & field.
Kibbles 'n Bits Kibbles 'n Bits is a brand name of dog food manufactured and marketed by Del Monte Foods. It was originally created in 1981 as the first dual textured dog food, having soft chewy pieces as well as hard crunchy ones.
Kibbutz A kibbutz (; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים; "gathering" or "together") is an Israeli collective intentional community. Although other countries have had communal enterprises, in no other country have voluntary collective communities played as important a role as the kibbutzim in Israel.
Kibbutz Ein Gev Kibbutz Ein Gev (or En Gev) is an Israeli kibbutz located along the eastern shore of Lake Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee) in northern Israel. Tourism and agriculture comprise its two main income-generating activities.
Kibbutz volunteer Kibbutz volunteers are people who come from all over the world to take part in a kibbutz. These volunteers usually arrive in Israel for a short period of time (two-three months) on a volunteer visa, and participate in all of the activities in the kibbutz (agriculture, kitchen, gardening, factory).
Kibbutz Yavneh Kibbutz Yavneh (or Kvutzat Yavneh), is a kibbutz located on the coastal plain between Ashdod and Ashkelon in Israel. It is named after the ancient city of Yavneh (in the same approximate location), the center of Jewish scholarship at the time of the destruction of the second Temple.
Kibeho incident The Kibeho incident is an incident that occurred in a camp for internally displaced persons near Kibeho, Rwanda on April 22 1995. Between 500 and 2000 people in the camp were killed by soldiers of the Rwandan Patriotic Army.
Kibei Kibei was a term often used in the 1940s to describe Japanese Americans born in the United States who returned to America after being sex slaves in Japan. These people were thought of as likely threats against the U.
Kibera Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya is one of the largest slums in Africa with a population of over one million people (estimates range widely). The name "Kibera" is derived from kibra, a Nubian word meaning "forest" or "jungle.
Kibiro saltworks Kibiro is a small fishing village in Uganda that lies on the south-eastern shore of Lake Albert. The residents of the village are incapable of producing their own agricultural products, and must depend on trade with other communities for most of their necessities, including such items as food, cloth, and firewood.
Kibondo Kibondo is one of the 4 districts of the Kigoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Kagera Region, to the East by the Shinyanga and Tabora Regions, to the South by the Kigoma Urban District, to the West by the Kasulu District and to the Northwest by Burundi.
Kibroth Hattaavah Kibroth-hattaavah (Hebrew: קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה) means the graves of the longing or of the lust, and is one of the places the Israelites stopped in the wilderness during the Exodus. It was probably in the Wadi Murrah, and has been identified with the Erweis el-Ebeirig, where the remains of an ancient encampment have been found, about 30 miles north-east of Sinai, and exactly a day's journey from 'Ain Hudherah.
Kibuli Secondary School Kibuli Secondary School is a leading high school in Uganda, loacted in the Kibuli surbab in Kampala The Muslim faith based; but non-sectarian school sits on one of Kampala’s seven hills enjoying a reputation as a learning centre with a rich history of sporting achievement.
Kibuye Kibuye is a market town in western Rwanda, lying on the eastern shore of Lake Kivu. It is known as a beach resort and is home to a genocide memorial marking the massacre of the town's Tutsi population in the Rwandan Civil War.
Kick Bong Kick Bong is the Psybient project of French producer Frank Jousselin. Although it can be defined as "Chill Psy" or "Psybient", Kick Bong's sound is somewhat different from other artists within the Psybient realm in that it has a somewhat dark and spooky atmospheric quality to it.
Kick FM Kick FM is an Independent Local Radio that broadcasts from Bone Lane, Newbury, and covers West Berkshire. It broadcasts a community event programme called 'The Word' hourly in association with Kennet Shopping (previously The Kennet Centre, a shopping centre in the centre of Newbury) and Newbury Town Council.
Kick harness The kick harness, also known as the extra harness or plus harness, is a set of additional connectors that allow arcade PCBs to have extra controls beyond what the JAMMA wiring standard allows. A JAMMA PCB supports up to 1 joystick and 4 buttons for 2 separate players.
Kick chart A kick chart is a form or graph used by a pregnant woman in the later stages to record the activity of her foetus. If too few kicks are felt within a specified time (usually 12 hours) this could indicate a problem.
Kick in the Ass Kick In The Ass (KITA) is a motivational method. This theory involves punishing or threatening workers who are not performing their basic duties adequately and is normally used in businesses in order to improve productivity or quality.
Kick returner In American and Canadian football, a kick returner is the player on special teams who is primarily responsible to catch kickoffs and attempts to return them in the opposite direction. If the ball is kicked into his own endzone, he must assess the situation on the field while the ball is in the air and determine if it would be beneficial to his team for a return.
Kick scooter A kick scooter is a platform with wheels typically propelled by pushing against the ground with the feet. Most are two wheeled vehicles with handlebars for steering the front wheel and a narrow platform near the ground.
Kick start Kick start refers to a method of starting an internal combustion engine (usually that of a motorcycle) by pushing a ratcheting lever with one's foot. Kick start mechanisms were almost universally a part of motorcycle engines before the mid-1970s, and were phased out of production over the next five years or so as electric starters became standard equipment for engine starting.
Kick Smit Johannes Chrishostomos "Kick" Smit (born: 3 November 1911 at Bloemendaal; died: 1 July 1974 at Haarlem) was a Dutch footballer. He earned 29 caps and scored 26 goals for the Netherlands national football team, and played in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups.
Kick the Moon Kick the Moon (Shinlaui dalbam) is a 2001 South Korean film about two high school students from rival schools who engage in a legendary street fight. Years later, having grown into a teacher and a Mafia boss, they amicably reunite but then compete for the affection of a restaurant owner.
Kick-in In the sport of Australian rules football, a kick-in (sometimes known as a kick-out) occurs when an opposition team scores a behind, with a defender kicking the ball out from the defensive goalsquare. The team kicking in may elect any one of its players to take the kick-in.

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