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Kirk in the Hills Kirk in the Hills is a Presbyterian church located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan that includes the Tower of the Apostles. The tower, which houses the world's largest carillon in the number of bells contained, was installed in 1960.
Kirk Jones Kirk Jones (born November 3, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York), alias Sticky Fingaz or Sticky, is an American Rapper and actor, a member of hardcore Rap group Onyx. Although he was born in Brooklyn, he lived in and represents Queens and has said to have lived in all the five boroughs of New York City.
Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove is a band led by sousaphone player Kirk Joseph. Formed in 2004, the group plays a "rhythmic and high-spirited concoction of jazz, funk, and afro-caribbean flavors" Aside from Joseph, the band is made up of drum]mer Kevin O'Day, [[guitarists Chris Mule and Hiro Mano, saxophonists "Sheik" Rasheed Akbar and Eric Traub, and trumpeter Raymond Anthony Williams.
Kirk Lippold Commander Kirk Lippold, USN, was Captain of the USS Cole on October 12, 2000 when the ship was attacked and bombed by Al-Qaeda terrorists. Lippold assumed command of the Cole on June 25, 1999 CDR Kirk S Lippold, "USS Cole (DDG 67) Command History Report for FY1999", US Navy (accessed August 21 2006) and served until he was relieved on March 9, 2001.
Kirk Logan Champion fiddler, Kirk Logan, represented the Musquodoboit Valley at Old Time Fiddling Contests throughout Eastern Canada for over fifty years! He volunteered to assist the Board of Directors for the Bicentennial Theatre to organize an Ol' Time Fiddling Contest in 1996.
Kirk Lorange Canadian guitarist Kirk Lorange arrived in Australia in 1975 and quickly became part of the music scene in Sydney. Shortly after his arrival he met singer songwriter Richard Clapton and wound up recording and touring with him.
Kirk McEwen Kirk McEwen (born Emory McEwen February 26, 1965, in Davidsonville, Maryland) is a native and popular former on air personality on Baltimore's 98 Rock, WIYY FM. He also has his own cover band called Kirk's Money Brothas of which he is the MC, Ringleader and Toastmaster.
Kirk McLean Kirk Alan McLean (born June 26, 1966 in Willowdale, Ontario, now part of Toronto), is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender most famous for his long and successful stint with the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks.
Kirk Morrison Kirk Morrison (born February 19, 1982) is an American football player at the middle linebacker position. He grew up in the Oakland area and attended Bishop O'Dowd High School and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Kirk Muller Kirk Christopher Muller (born Feb 8, 1966 in Kingston, ON, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 19 seasons from 1984-85 until 2002-03. Muller is currently an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens.
Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeen The Kirk of St Nicholas is a historic church located in the city centre of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is now officially known as the "Kirk of St Nicholas (uniting)" as it is membership of both of the Church of Scotland and the United Reformed Church.
Kirk of the Hills Kirk of the Hills is a large Presbyterian church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The church made headlines within Christian circles when it decided to disafiliate from the Presbyterian Church (USA) Kirk of the Hills Disaffiliates from Presbyterian Church (U.
Kirk O'Bee Kirk O'Bee (born April 9, 1977) is a professional road racing cyclist. O'Bee is a two-time United States national champion: In 1997, O'Bee captured the USPRO Championship in pursuit; followed in 2001 to become the USPRO Criterium Champion.
Kirk Party The Kirk Party were a radical Presbyterian faction of the Scottish Covenanters during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. They came to the fore after the defeat of the Engagers faction in 1648 at the hands of Oliver Cromwell and the English Parliament.
Kirk Pengilly Born in Kew, Victoria on July 4th 1958 Kirk Pengilly moved to Sydney and became best friends with fellow band member Tim Farriss. Their first band Guiness was a high school band in which Kirk was the principal songwriter and lead singer.
Kirk Presley Kirk Presley was the 1993 first round draft pick of the New York Mets. Selected at # 8 in the 1993 draft, Presley had terrorized opposing batters during his campaign as a dominant pitcher and third baseman for Tupelo High School.
Kirk Reynoldson Kirk Reynoldson (born March 11, 1979 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League competition; he previously played for the Melbourne Storm. His position of choice is in the second row/Lock.
Kirk Rueter Kirk Wesley Rueter (born December 1, 1970 in Centralia, Illinois), was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is nicknamed "Woody" after his resemblance to a character in the animated movie Toy Story.
Kirk Varnedoe Kirk Varnedoe (1946-2003) was an American art historian and writer, and a noted curator of painting and sculpture at MoMA. He was a Professor of the History of Art at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and studied at Williams College.
Kirk Watson Kirk Watson (born 1958) is a Texas Democratic politician and lawyer from Austin, Texas. He served as Austin mayor from 1997 to 2001, stepping down for an ultimately unsuccessful run for Texas Attorney General in the 2002 election.
Kirkbudak Kirkbudak: Journal of Anatolian Folk Beliefs (Kırkbudak: Anadolu Halk İnançları Araştırmaları) is a bilingual (Turkish/English) quarterly journal of folk religion published in Ankara, Turkey by Kalan Publishing House since January 2005.
Kirkburton Kirkburton is a village and civil parish in the county of West Yorkshire, England, lying five miles southeast of Huddersfield, in the borough of Kirklees. It comprises the two villages of Kirkburton and Highburton together with several hamlets, including Thunderbridge, Thorncliffe, Storthes Hall, Burton Royd, Riley, Dogley, Common Side, Causeway Foot, Lane Head and Linfit.
Kirkby railway station Kirkby railway station is situated in the town of Kirkby, Merseyside, England. The station is an interchange between Merseyrail services from Liverpool Central and Northern Rail services from Manchester Victoria via Wigan Wallgate.
Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency) Kirkcaldy was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 2005. In 2005, the seat was mostly replaced by Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath with a small portion becoming part of Glenrothes.
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency) Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is a constituency representing the areas around Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, in Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from most of the old Kirkcaldy constituency and parts of Dunfermline East constituency.
Kirkcarrion Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, United Kingdom. The trees cover a tumulus which is said to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain.
Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright, (pronounced ) () is a town in the south of Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway, south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, situated at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea. It was the county town of the former county of Kirkcudbrightshire,
Kirkcudbright Stewartry (UK Parliament constituency) Kirkcudbright Stewartry, later known as Kircudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918. It was represented by one Member of Parliament.
Kirkcudbrightshire The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (; Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt in Gaelic) or Kirkcudbrightshire, was formerly a county of south-western Scotland. It was also known as East GallowayThe New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834), forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire.
Kirkdale railway station Kirkdale railway station is a railway station in Kirkdale, Liverpool, England, located to the north of the city centre on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail network. It acts as the interchange between the branches to Kirkby and Ormskirk; these lines diverge just north the station.
Kirkdale School Kirkdale School (1964 - 1980s) was a small, independent "free" day school located in Sydenham, South London, UK. During the whole of the school's existence it was run as a parent/teacher co-operative.
Kirkdale School, Sydenham Kirkdale School (1964 - 1980) was an independent "free" day school located on Kirkdale Road, Sydenham, London in the London Borough of Lewisham. During the whole of the school's existence it was run as a parent/teacher co-operative.
Kirkdale TMD Kirkdale TMD (code KK) is a Traction Maintenance Depot located beside Kirkdale railway station in north Liverpool, England. It is the largest depot on the Merseyrail network, located on the Northern Line and is used primarily for stabling units, carrying out minor repair works and cleaning units both outside and in.
Kirkegaard Associates Kirkegaard Associates is an architectural acoustics consulting firm offering services in room acoustics, mechanical and noise vibration control, and audio/video systems design. The firm specializes in performing arts spaces, opera houses, theatres, educational institutions, places of worship, recording studios, and other sound-sensitive environments.
Kirkendall effect The Kirkendall effect is the migration of markers that occurs when markers are placed at the interface between an alloy and a metal, and the whole is heated to a temperature where diffusion is possible; the markers will move towards the alloy region. For example, using molybdenum as a marker between copper and brass (a copper-zinc alloy), molybdenum atoms will migrate towards the brass.
Kirkham Abbey railway station Kirkham Abbey railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Kirkham on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5th July 1845 by the York & North Midland Railway. It closed on 22nd September 1930.
Kirkham Priory The ruins of Kirkham Priory are situated on the banks of the River Derwent, at Kirkham, North Yorkshire. The Augustinian priory was founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, lord of nearby Helmsley, who also built Rievaulx Abbey.
Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch (Cathair Cheann Tulaich in the Scottish Gaelic language) is a burgh in Scotland, approximately eight miles north-east of central Glasgow. The town is the administrative centre of East Dunbartonshire council, and in the census of 2001, had a population of 20,281.
Kirkjuá Kirkjuá is a river which runs through the village of Sørvág in the Faroe Islands. The name Kirkjuá translates to 'Church river', and the name of the river comes from the fact, that it runs in proximity to the church in Sørvág.
Kirkjubæjarklaustur The village Kirkjubæjarklaustur (, Icelandic: church farm cloister) is a town of approximately 160 inhabitants situated in the south of Iceland on the hringvegur (road no. 1 or Ring Road) between Vík í Mýrdal and Höfn.
Kirkjubøargarður Kirkjubøargarður (Faroese for Yard of Kirkjubøur, also known as King's Farm) is one of the oldest still inhabited wooden houses of the world. The farm itself has always been the largest in the Faroe Islands.
Kirkland & Ellis Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a United States law firm based in Chicago with additional offices in New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and Munich and plans to open a Hong Kong office in the fall of 2006.http://www.
Kirkland House Kirkland House is one of the 12 undergraduate houses at Harvard University, located near the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was named after John Thornton Kirkland, president of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828.
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art The Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art is an art museum in Denver, Colorado. Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art has three principal collections, all housed in the museum which incorporates the original 1911 Arts & Crafts studio of Vance Kirkland—the oldest commercial art building in Denver and a National Trust Associate Site:
Kirkland, Lancashire Kirkland (literally, Churchtown - the name by which it is currently known) is a village and civil parish located on the banks of the River Wyre midway between Preston and Lancaster in the English county of Lancashire.
Kirklees Incinerator The Kirklees Incinerator is a major moving grate incineration plant in Huddersfield, Kirklees. The incinerator is owned and operated by Sita and is integral to the waste strategy and Unitary Development plan of Kirkees Council, treating 136,000 tonnes of locally generated municipal waste.
Kirklees Light Railway The Kirklees Light Railway is a 4 mile long gauge minimum gauge railway at Kirklees, West Yorkshire. It runs along part of the trackbed of the branch line from Clayton West Junction, near Shepley on the Huddersfield - Penistone railway line; the KLR runs between Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West on the disused trackbed.
Kirklees, Kirklees Kirklees was a medieval village north of Mirfield, in what is now West Yorkshire, and close to the current site of the M62 motorway. The village no longer exists, although the name was reused in 1974 for the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees.
Kirklevington (HM Prison) HM Prison Kirklevington Grange is a prison located at Yarm in North Yorkshire, England. The prison opened in 1992 as a resettlement prison for category C and D adult male offenders nearing the end of their sentences intending to settle in the north east of England.
Kirkmuirhill Kirkmuirhill is a village which borders Blackwood, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland and is sited near Junction 8 of the M74 motorway. It's postcode starts ML11 and has only primary schools, not a high school.
Kirkpatrick Doctrine The Kirkpatrick Doctrine was a political doctrine expounded by United States Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick in the early 1980s to justify US support for Third World anti-Communist dictatorships in the context of the Cold War. Kirkpatrick claimed that pro-Soviet communist states were totalitarian regimes while pro-Western dictatorships were authoritarian ones.
Kirkpatrick Macmillan Kirkpatrick Macmillan (* 2 September 1812 in Keir, Dumfries and Galloway; † 26 January 1878 in Keir) was a Scottish blacksmith who was given credit for inventing the rear-wheel driven bicycle in a bizarre campaign by a relative, a rich corn trader and tricyclist named James Johnston in the 1890s. MacMillan lived in Glasgow and worked at the Vulcan Foundry during the relevant period around 1840, not at the family smithy Courthill.
Kirkstall Kirkstall is suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, and is located next to the River Aire, nestled between the river and the suburbs of Headingley to the North, Horsforth to the North West and Burley to the South East.
Kirkstall Valley campaign Kirkstall Valley Campaign revolves around the development of a river valley in the United Kingdom, by the Mountleigh Northern Developments company, near the town of Kirkstall. It is an example of a conspiracy theory involving a land development committee that was proven to be true by the work of local residents.
Kirkuk Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Arabic: كركوك, Kirkūk; Kurdish: كركوك ; Syriac: ܐܪܦܗܐ, Arrapha; Persian: کرکوک; Turkish: Kerkük) is a city in northern Iraq. According to some sources, it lies in the Kurdistan geographical region"Kurdistan.
Kirkwall Ba game The Kirkwall Ba Game is one of the main annual events held in the town of Kirkwall, in Orkney, Scotland. It is one of a number of Ba Games played in the streets of towns around Scotland; these are examples of traditional football games which are still played in towns in the United Kingdom and worldwide.
Kirkwood (crater) Kirkwood is a well-formed lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon, on the northern hemisphere. It lies just to the northeast of the Sommerfeld crater, and Hippocrates crater is located to the east-northeast.
Kirkwood Community College Kirkwood Community College is a community college serving seven counties in Iowa. Kirkwood's main campus is in Cedar Rapids, with additional buildings in Marion, Iowa City, Belle Plaine, Monticello, Tipton, Vinton, Washington and Williamsburg.
Kirkwood gap Kirkwood gaps are gaps or dips in the distribution of main belt asteroids with semi-major axis (or equivalently their orbital period), as seen in the . They correspond to the location of orbital resonances with Jupiter.
Kirkwood Hospice Kirkwood Hospice is a hospice situated in the English town of Huddersfield, providing care for the terminally ill. It is situated in the suburb of Dalton and is dependent on private donations and charitable gifts.
Kirkwood Mall Kirkwood Mall is an enclosed regional shopping mall in the city of Bismarck, North Dakota. Kirkwood Mall opened in 1970 and is the largest of three enclosed shopping centers in Bismarck (Gateway Mall and Northbrook Mall being the others).
Kirkwood Mountain Resort Kirkwood Mountain Resort is a ski and snowboard resort in Kirkwood, California to the south of Lake Tahoe. Kirkwood is one of the larger resorts in the Lake Tahoe region, and is well known for having one of the highest average snowfalls and a broad selection of advanced terrain.
Kirkwood, New Jersey Kirkwood is an unincorporated area within Voorhees Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Together with Voorhees and Kirkwood Voorhees, the area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08043.
Kirlia are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Kirlia in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Kirlian photography Kirlian photography refers to a form of contact print photography, theoretically associated with high-voltage. It is named after Semyon Kirlian, who in 1939 accidentally discovered that if an object on a photographic plate is subjected to a strong electric field, an image is created on the plate.
Kirn-Land Kirn-Land is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Bad Kreuznach, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located around the town Kirn, which is the seat of Kirn-Land, but not part of the Verbandsgemeinde.
Kirnitzsch Valley Railway The Kirnitzsch Valley Railway (German Kirnitzschtalbahn) is an 8 kilometer railway running through the Kirnitzsch Valley in Saxony. It is operated by the Oberelbische Verkehrsgesellschaft Pirna Sebnitz mbH (OVPS) (translates to the Upper Elbe Public Transport Company Pirna Sebnitz Ltd.
Kiro Gligorov Kiro Gligorov (Киро Глигоров in Macedonian, also known as Kiril Blagoev Gligorov/Кирил Благоев Глигоров) (born May 3, 1917 in Štip) was the first democraticaly elected president of the Republic of Macedonia.
Kirov class cruiser The Kirov class (Project 26) cruisers were six vessels built between 1935-1944 for the Soviet Navy: Kirov, Voroshilov, Maxim Gorky, Molotov, Kalinin, and Kaganovich. After the first two ships, armor protection was increased and subsequent ships are sometimes called the Maxim Gorky class.
Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast Kirovsk (), known as Khibinogorsk () until 1934, is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the spurs of the Khibiny Massif on the shores of the Lake Bolshoy Vudyavr some 175 km south of Murmansk. Population: 31,000 (2005 est.
Kirra, Queensland Kirra is a beach-side suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. The small rocky headland Kirra Point separates Kirra beach to the north and Coolangatta beach to the south, and is noted as one of the world's premier surf breaks.
Kirrak railway line, Victoria Kirrak was a railway branch line, it was built in the 1930's to service the Kirrak Coal mine located near the town of Wonthaggi. The branch line operated until 1968, the short section of line was closed after the closure of the mine.
Kirrberg (Saar) Kirrberg (Saar) is a district of Homburg, situated in the eastern part of the Saarpfalz-Kreis and the Saarland bordering Bundesland Rhineland-Palatinate. Homburg (5 km), Zweibrücken (7 km), Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern (both 35 km) are the closest towns.
Kirre In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the kirre is a magical beast, a vicious predator inhabiting the jungles of Athas in the Dark Sun campaign setting. It resembles a giant, impossing tiger, with 8 legs, canine teeth, two goat's horns sprouting from its head, and a barbed tail.
Kirribilli ferry wharf, Sydney Kirribilli Wharf is a pick up/set down ferry wharf on the Kirribilli side of Careening Cove, in Sydney Harbour, across from Circular Quay. The wharf is tended by Sydney Ferries, primarily by the catamaran of the First Fleet class.
Kirribilli, New South Wales Kirribilli is a harbourside suburb of Lower Northern Sydney (the Sydney Lower North Shore), Australia. The name Kirribilli is derived from an Aboriginal word "Kiarabilli", which means "Good fishing spot".
Kirriemuir Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. Though its importance as a market town has diminished, its former jute factories (now manufacturing synthetics) echo its past importance as a centre of a home weaving industry.
Kirschau Kirschau is a community in the upper Lusatia in the very east of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a region called Lausitzer Bergland in the valley of the Spree and the Pilke, between the "Mönchswalder berg" (449 m) and the "Lärchenberg" (354 m) and belongs in respects of administration to the district of Bautzen.
Kirschner wire Introduced in 1909 by Martin Kirschner, Kirschner wires or K wires or pins are sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pins used in orthopaedics and other types of medical and veterinary surgery. They come in different sizes and are used to hold bone fragments together (pin fixation) or to provide an anchor for skeletal traction.
Kirsi Kunnas Kirsi Kunnas (born December 14, 1924 in Helsinki) is a Finnish poet, children's literature author and translator into Finnish. Her extensive production consists of poems, fairy tale books, drama, translations (e.
Kirsten Bakis Kirsten Bakis is the Swiss-born author of Lives of the Monster Dogs. Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1997, it was named New York Times Notable Book for the year, nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction and has won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel.
Kirsten Bishop Kirsten Bishop is an voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite, Emerald and Kaori Knight in the English version of Sailor Moon. Her aggressive laughter and high-psychotic demeanor as Zoycite made "her" one of the more memorable villains from the American version of the show.
Kirsten Bourne Kirsten Bourne is a Canadian actor who played the role of Tessa Campanelli in the hit television series Degrassi High. Although she did not have a major role, Kirsten did have one of the lead roles in the made for TV movie that concluded the Degrassi series named School's Out.
Kirsten BrĂĄten Berg Kirsten Marie BrĂĄten Berg (born 7 January 1950 in Arendal, Norway) is a Norwegian folk singer and silversmith currently living in Valle in the Setesdal area of southern Norway. She trained as a silversmith at the Torleiv H.
Kirsten Emmelmann Kirsten Emmelmann, née Siemon (April 19, 1961 in Warnemünde, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), is a former German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the 1980s in the 400 meter sprint. Her biggest success came as a member of the 4x400 meter relay: in 1987 she was world champion, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics her team was third.
Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand (born December 9, 1966) is a Democratic politician, elected on November 7, 2006, to represent New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first Democrat to represent the district since 1978 and the first woman to represent the district.
Kirsten Isaacs Kirsten Isaacs(birthdate unknown) was a Namibia]n [[cricketer. He first represented Namibia in 2002 at the Under-19 World Cup, where he made five appearances as a tailender, along with Ronald Cloete and Paul Steyn.
Kirsten Livermore Kirsten Fiona Livermore (born 10 November 1969), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Capricornia, Queensland. She was born in Mackay, Queensland, and was educated at the University of Queensland.
Kirsten Nelson Kirsten Nelson is an American actor. Born in Oklahoma, though raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and became a founding members of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles.
Kirsten Storms Kirsten Elisha Storms (born April 8, 1984 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actress best known for her role as Isabella "Belle" Black in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives from 1999 to 2004. Kirsten currently stars on the ABC soap opera General Hospital as Maxie Jones.
Kirsten Vlieghuis Kirsten Vlieghuis (born May 17, 1976 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She did so in the 400m and in the 800m Freestyle, under the guidance of the same coach as Pieter van den Hoogenband, Jacco Verhaeren.
Kirstenbosch Kirstenbosch is both the name of a suburb of Cape Town and of a famous botanical garden nestled at the foot of Table Mountain. (It is on the eastern slopes of the mountain, not on the northern side normally depicted in the standard tourist snapshots).
Kirsti Lintonen Kirsti Lintonen, born in Tampere on May 23, 1945, is the Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations. She presented her credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on February 15, 2005.
Kirstie Allsopp Kirstie Mary Allsopp (born 31 August 1971 in Hampshire) is a British TV presenter best known for presenting Channel 4 property programmes Location, Location, Location, Relocation, Relocation, Location Revisited and The Property Chain. All but the last were co-presented with Phil Spencer.
Kirstin Cole Kirstin Cole is currently the weekend morning anchor and consumer reporter for WCBS-TV (CBS 2) in New York City, the flagship station of CBS Television Network. She anchors CBS 2 News Saturday and Sunday Mornings alongside Cindy Hsu.
Kirsty Child Kirsty Child is an Australian actress, best known for playing three roles in the cult drama Prisoner. She played two guest roles - prison officer turned drug pusher Anne Yates in 1979 and Glynis Johnson, the sister of an inmate in 1983.
Kirsty Young Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November, 1968 in East Kilbride) is a Scottish television journalist, presenter, actress and radio presenter. She is currently head newsreader on Five News, the news programme on British television channel Five, and was there for its launch in 1997.
Kirt Manwaring Kirt Manwaring was born on July 15, 1956 in Elmira, New York is a former Major League baseball catcher who played for the San Francisco Giants (1987-1996), Houston Astros (1996), and the Colorado Rockies (1997-1999).
Kirtan Loor Kirtan Loor is a character in the fictional Star Wars universe, as part of the Expanded Universe. He was a former CorSec Imperial Liaison to Corran Horn, and an Imperial Intelligence agent who played a very large role in the events surrounding the capture of Coruscant by the New Republic.
Kirtan Sohila Kirtan Sohila: Three Gurus – Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das and Guru Arjan - contributed five shabads on the pain of separation and celebrating the bliss of union. The first three Shabahs were uttered by Guru Nanak and the third by Guru Ram Das and forth by Guru Arjan Dev.

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