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Kom Chad Luek Kom Chad Luek (Sharp, Clear, In-Depth) is a mass-circulation Thai-language daily newspaper launched in 2001 and published in Bangkok by the Nation Multimedia Group. Its circulation is in the 500,000-600,000 range.
Koma Denge Azadi Koma Denge Azadi (Voice of Liberty) was one of the most popular Kurdish music bands in Turkey. The band was created in 1990 in Istanbul and over the next ten years it became one of the most important and most successful Kurdish bands.
Komagata Maru The Komagata Maru was a Japanese steam liner that sailed from Hong Kong to Shanghai, China, Yokohama, Japan, and then to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1914, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, India. The passengers were not allowed to land in Canada and the ship was forced to return to India.
Komakuk Beach, Yukon Komakuk Beach was the site of a DEW Line station, located on the Arctic coast of Canada's Yukon Territory. The station was closed in 1993 pursuant to the general policy of dismantling such stations that was adopted following the collapse of the Soviet Union, which effectively ended the Cold War and obviated the need to maintain these installations.
Komandorski Islands The Komandorski Islands or Commander Islands () are a group of treeless Russian islands east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, in the Bering Sea. The islands consist of Bering Island, Medny Island, and two small islets, Sea Lion Rock and Sea Otter Rock.
Komar and Melamid Komar and Melamid is an artistic team made up of Russian graphic artists Vitaly Komar (born 1943) and Alexander Melamid (born 1945). Both artists were born in Moscow, emigrated to Israel in 1977 because they are Jewish, and subsequently to New York in 1978.
Komarovo, Saint Petersburg Komarovo (; ) is a municipal settlement under jurisdiction of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the Karelian Isthmus on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. It is located about 45 kilometers (28 miles) northwest of central Saint Petersburg.
Komati Gorge Komati Gorge is a river valley in the Mpumalanga Province in central South Africa, which features vertical sandstone cliffs that provide habitat for a wide diversity of wildlife. Komati Gorge is located near the communities of Carolina and Machadodorp.
Komatipoort Komatipoort is a town situated at the confluence of the Crocodile and Komati Rivers in Mpumalanga Province. It is one of South Africa's hottest towns, with winter's average 26°C (79°F) moving to a summer average of 33°C (91°F).
Komatsu Airport Komatsu Airport (Nihongo: 小松飛行場 Komatsu Hikōjō) is an airport located in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It serves the Southern Ishikawa Prefecture including Komatsu, Kanazawa and the Northern Fukui Prefecture including the Fukui city.
Komatsu D-475 The Komatsu D475 is the second largest bulldozer in the Komatsu line, after only the massive D575. The current version is the D475A-5, which has an operational weight of 103 tonnes and has an 860 hp (640 kW) powerplant.
Komazawa University Komazawa University (駒澤大學, Komazawa Daigaku,abbreviated as 駒大 Komadai) is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Soto sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist traditions in Japan.
Komárom county Komárom county (in Latin: comitatus Comaromiensis, in Hungarian: Komárom (vár)megye, in Slovak: Komárňanský komitát / Komárňanská stolica / Komárňanská župa, in German: Komorner Gespanschaft / Komitat Komorn) was a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day southern Slovakia (1/2) and north-western Hungary (1/2) on both sides of the Danube river.
Komárom-Esztergom Komárom-Esztergom is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in northern Hungary, on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Győr-Moson-Sopron, Veszprém, Fejér and Pest.
Kombdi vade Kombdi vade is a non-vegetarian dish native to the Malvan region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The dish consists of a traditional Malvani chicken curry (including chicken pieces with bones), vade (fluffy fried dumplings made of wheat and Ragi flour), onions, lemon juice and sol-kadhi (a gravy made from coconut milk).
Kombolói Komboloi also spelled Kompoloi (Greek: Κομπολόι) is a Greek fidget toy, used to relieve stress and generally pass time. The modern Greek word Komboloi (κομπολόι) is derived from the medieval kombologion ("κομβολόγιον"), a compound of "kombos" (κόμβος) "knot" and "logιο" (λόγιο) "collection" or "account".
Kombolcha (woreda) Kombolcha is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone, Kombolcha is bordered on the south by the Harari Region, on the southwest by Horo Maya, on the northwest by Dire Dawa, on the north by the Somali Region, and on the east by Jarso.
Kome Hyappyo Kome Hyappyo (米百俵) refers to a famous event in Japan, the literal meaning of which is "One Hundred Bags of Rice" or "One Hundred Sacks of Rice". This historical anecdote symbolizes the idea that patience and perseverance in the present will lead to profit in the future.
Komeda Jazz Festival The Komeda Jazz Festival and the Krzysztof Komeda Composers Competition has been held in SĹ‚upsk in Poland each November since 1995. The festival and the competirion is dedicated to the memory of the Polish musician Krzysztof Komeda.
Komedes Komedes is the classical name applied to the people, who, as the scholars believe, had followed Scythian culture. They were located around Mt Kumuda as well as within/and beyond the Mt Hemodos and were a widely spread tribe.
Komemiyut Komemiyut (formerly Talbie) is the Jerusalem suburb which lies on the fringe of Terra Sancta (Latin for Holy Land). Its main thoroughfare is Balfour Street which is named after Arthur Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary responsible for the Balfour Declaration.
Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction The Komen Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction was established by the Komen Foundation in 1992 to recognize extraordinary achievement in breast cancer-related basic scientific research and in clinical applications in research, screening and treatment of the disease.
Komercijalna Banka Skopje The Bank has been established in 1955 as Komunalna Banka of the city of Skopje and was specialized for approving housing loans and financing construction operations. Since 1955it has gone through several transformations characteristic for the banking system of the region.
Komesha Komesha is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumaz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, Komesha is bordered by the Oromia Region on the south, Bambasi and Menge woredas on the west, and Sirba Abbay woreda on the north and east.
Komi language The Komi language, also known as Zyrian, or Komi-Zyrian, is a Uralic language spoken by the Komi peoples in the northeastern European part of Russia. Komi is one of the two members of the Permic subgroup of the Finno-Ugric branch.
Komi peoples Komi (obsolete: Komi-Zyrians) live in the Komi Republic, Murmansk Oblast, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Russia. Their Northernmost subgroup is also known as the Komi-Izhemtsy (from the name of the river Izhma ) or Iz'vataz.
Komiinteravia Komiinteravia was an airline based in Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia. It operated scheduled domestic passenger flights, as well as passenger and cargo charter flights to domestic and international destinatiuons.
Komiks Komiks is the general term used for comics created or produced in the Philippines. Partially inspired by American mainstream comic strips and comic books during the early 20th century, particularly after World War II, the medium became widespread and popular throughout the country, though its popularity has subsided somewhat with the advent of other mass-media forms such as telenovelas.
Komine Maple The Komine Maple (Acer micranthum) is a small, often shrubby maple native to Japan; it has no regular English name, the name Komine Maple used here being derived from the Japanese name Komine-kaede (kaede = maple).
Komini Peak Komini Peak (Vrah Komini 'vr&h ko-'mi-ni) is a peak of elevation 774 m in Levski Peak, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. The peak has precipitous rocky western slopes and was first climbed on 21 December 2004.
Komisja Edukacji Narodowej Komisja Edukacji Narodowej (KEN, Polish: "Commission of National Education," a kind of National Board of Education) was the central educational authority in Poland, created by the Sejm and king Stanisław August Poniatowski on October 14, 1773. Because of its vast authority and autonomy, it is considered the first ministry of education in history and an important achievement of Polish Enlightenment.
Komitas Vardapet Soghomon Gevorki Soghomonyan - Komitas Vardapet ("ŐŤŐ¸Ő˛Ő¸Ő´Ő¸Ő¶ ÔłÖ‡Ő¸Ö€Ö„Ő« ŐŤŐ¸Ő˛Ő¸Ő´Ő¸Ő¶ŐµŐˇŐ¶" - "ÔżŐ¸Ő´Ő«ŐżŐˇŐ˝ ŐŽŐˇÖ€Ő¤ŐˇŐşŐĄŐż" in Armenian), by Western Armenian transliteration also Gomidas Vartabed, born on September 26 or October 8 (see discussion) 1869 in KĂĽtahya, Ottoman Empire, died on October 22 1935 in Paris, France, was an Armenian priest, composer, choir leader, singer, music ethnologist, music pedagogue and musicologist. Many regard him as the founder of modern Armenian classical music.
Komkommertijd Komkommertijd is a Dutch word, literally meaning "cucumber time". It is in reference to the lull of news stories that occurs during the summer vacation period - that the news is as thin and watery as a cucumber.
Komšiluk Komšiluk is a Serbo-Croat meaning "neighbourhood". In the context of the multi-ethnic Bosnian society, komšiluk has the meaning of "friendly co-existence of neighbours of different ethnicities".
Komm, süsser Tod "Komm, Süsser Tod" (German, Come, Sweet Death in English, 甘き死よ、来たれ in Japanese) is the title of a Bach cantata or aria (BWV 478)and is also the title of a song, sung in English, featured prominently in Hideaki Anno's] 1997 animated film [[The End of Evangelion. The song is performed by Arianne, who is backed by piano, pipe-organ and various string arrangements.
Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien – abbreviated KGaA – is a German corporate designation standing for 'Association limited by shares'. Some of the shares in the company are owned by partners with unlimited liability, and some shareholders own capital stock without liability.
Kommanditselskab A kommanditselskab (abbreviated K/S) is the Danish equivalent of the limited partnership. The owners are divided into general partners (komplementarer in Danish) and limited partners (kommanditister in Danish).
Kommando Nowotny Kommando Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter Gruppe formed during the last months of World War II for testing and establishing tactics for the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter, and was created and first commanded by Walter Nowotny, from whom it drew its name.
Kommetjie Kommetjie (Afrikaans for "small basin," approximately pronounced commey-key) is a suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It lies about half way down the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, at the southern end of the long wide beach that runs northwards towards Chapman's Peak and Noordhoek.
Kommunens Bästa - Ölandspartiet Kommunens Bästa - Ölandspartiet a local political party in Öland, Sweden. KBÖ is one of the older Swedish local populist parties, having had representation in the Borgholm municipality, the northern half of the island, for many years.
Kommuninvest Kommuninvest is a scheme that was setup in 1986 by Lars Andersson, former finance officer of the municipality of Ă–rebro, Sweden. The scheme aims to help municipal governments to raise capital through the issuance of bonds in Europe, Japan and other countries.
Kommunion Recording Company Kommunion Recording Company is a record label which was founded by Khanoda in 1995. The name of the label is a derivative of Communion and its definition meaning connection: a relationship, especially one in which something is communicated or shared.
Kommunity FK Kommunity FK is a post punk rock band that helped establish what came to be known as the death rock scene in Los Angeles. The band was formed in 1978 by American anti-art, anti-pop singer/guitarist Patrick Mata.
Kommunusamskipan Føroya Kommunusamskipan Føroya (The Faroese Municial Organization) is the organization of the greater municipalities of the Faroes. The members are Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Runavík, Tvøroyri, Fuglafjørður and Vágur.
Komnenian army The Komnenian army was the force established by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos during the late eleventh/early twelfth century, and perfected by his successors John II Komnenos and Manuel I Komnenos during the twelfth century. Alexios constructed a new army from the ground up, completely replacing previous forms of the Byzantine army.
Komnenian restoration The Komnenian restoration is the term used by Byzantinists to describe the military, financial and territorial recovery of the Byzantine Empire under the Komnenian dynasty, from the accession of Alexios I Komnenos in 1081, to the death of Manuel I Komnenos in 1180. The Komnenian restoration is also closely linked to the establishment of the Komnenian army.
Komodo Brothers The are characters from the Crash Bandicoot series who made their debut in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back as the second boss in the game. Their main attacks consisted of Moe throwing scimitars, and Joe spinning at great speeds with his scimitar held out.
Komodo vs. Cobra (film) Considered Wynorski's remake of his 2004 film Curse of the Komodo, with quite a few similar elements (experimentation gone awry, father-daughter team, government attempt to bomb things, the ending, komodo's behaviors, etc.).
Komokiacea The Komokiacea are a small group of amoeboid protozoa, usually considered foraminiferans, though this is questionable. They form branching pseudopods which collect food and debris, and the latter is cemented together to form a branching test, with multiple openings but no true chambers.
Komotini Komotini or Komotene (Greek: Κομοτηνή, Turkish: Gümülcine, Bulgarian: Гюмюрджина) is a city in north-eastern Greece. The history of this busy Greek city reflects its position as a commercial centre at the cross-roads of civilisations.
Kompa Kompa (sometimes written Compas Direct, konpa direk, konpa or compa) is a musical genre as well as a dance that originates from Haïti. It was first explicitly named «Compas Direct» by Nemours Jean-Baptiste on a recording released in 1955.
Kompakt Kompakt is a Cologne-based electronic music record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer and JĂĽrgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal techno, and are known for their Total compilation series, now in its seventh installment.
Kompakt (Native Instruments) Kompakt is a cut-down version of Native Instruments's Kontakt software sampler. It features a large sample library containing samples of a range of acoustic and electronic instruments, and a number of performance controls.
Kompanie 1 Kompanie 1 is a currently the largest, single UK-based World War II re-enactment society, and as such is one of Britain's premier re-enactment groups.Originally founded to re-enact 1 Kompanie, SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 25, 12th SS Panzer Division,the society quickly grew and now has members representing British, American and German troops.
KompaniefĂĽhrer KompaniefĂĽhrer is a German paramilitary title that has existed since the First World War. Originally, the title of KompaniefĂĽhrer was held by the officer commanding an infantry company (most often a Hauptmann or Oberleutnant.
Kompare Kompare is a free software graphical computer application which helps the user to compare two different text files or two directories. It is part of the KDE desktop environment and therefore primarily used on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
Kompeito Kompeito (Japanese: 金平糖, 金米糖, or 金餅糖 in Kanji, or こんぺいとう・コンペイトー in kana [hiragana is more common as it is now a naturalized Japanese word], konpeitō) is a Japanese candy originally made in Portugal. The word Kompeito comes from the Portuguese word confeito, which means a sugar candy.
Kompleksi Kompleksi ("complex" in Finnish) is an electro act from Tampere, Finland. It was formed in 2002, consisting of Mike Not (best known from his Noise Production solo project) and pHinn (best known as the Webmaster of pHinnWeb music and culture site).
Kompozitor Kompozitor (Russian: Композитор) is a music publishers in Moscow, Russian Federation (with a regional department in St Petersburg). It called Sovetsky Kompozitor before the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Komsa The Komsa culture was a stone age culture of hunter-gatherers that existed in northern Norway from around 6000 BC. The culture is named after the Komsa mountain in the community of Alta, Finnmark, where the first remains of the culture were discovered in 1925.
Komsomol Komsomol (Комсомол) is a syllabic abbreviation word, from the Russian Kommunisticheskiy Soyuz Molodiozhi (Коммунистический союз молодёжи), or "Communist Union of Youth". The organization was established on October 29, 1918.
Komsomolets Island Komsomolets Island (Russian: остров Комсомолец) is the northernmost island of the Severnaya Zemlya group in the Russian Arctic, and the third largest island in the group. It is the 82nd largest island on earth http://www.
Komsomolets Nuclear Submarine Memorial Society The Komsomolets Nuclear Submarine Memorial Society (), literally Society Remembering Atomic Underwater Boat VMF Komsomolets is a charitable non-profit organization providing assistance to the families of Soviet and Russian submariners lost at sea.
Komsomolsk-on-Amur Komsomolsk-on-Amur (; often transliterated directly as Komsomolsk-na-Amure) is a city located in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia on the left bank of Amur River, at . It is located on the BAM railway line, 356 km northeast of Khabarovsk.
Komsomolskaya Square (Moscow) Komsomolskaya Square (), known as Kalanchevskaya before 1932, is one of the busiest squares in Moscow, noted for its impressive blend of revivalist Tsarist and Stalinist architecture. It is often referred to informally as Three Station Square () or simply Three Stations () thanks to three ornate rail termini situated there: Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky, and Kazansky.
Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya Komsomolskaya () is a station on the Koltsevaya Line of the Moscow Metro, arguably the most opulent in a system known for its palatial stations. The station's most noticeable feature is its grandiose Baroque-style ceiling, which is painted pale yellow and encrusted with mosaics and floral moldings.
Komsomolskaya-Radialnaya Komsomolskaya (), also called Komsomolskaya-Radialnaya (Комсомольская-Радиальная) to differentiate it from the station of the same name on the Koltsevaya Line) is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya Line. It is located under Komsomolskaya Square, between the Leningradsky, Yaroslavsky, and Kazansky railway terminals.
Komsomolske (Makhnovka) Village Komsomolske (Machnovka) Village (; ) is a village in the Kozyatynskyi Raion of the Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, located on the Kremenchuk Reservoir, along the west bank of the Gnilopyat River. The town is near a wide spot in the river, where several small streams feed into it from both sides.
Komunarivska (Dnipropetrovsk Metro) Komunarivska (, ) is a station on Dnipropetrovsk Metro's Tsentralno-Zavodska Line. The station has been lain deep underground, accessable only by an escalator and was opened on December 29, 1995 along with the rest of the system's first stations.
Komuso A komusō (Japanese kanji: 虚無僧; Hiragana こむそう) was a mendicant priest of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism. They were characterised by their wearing of a straw basket hiding their head (a sedge or reed hood named a tengai), as a manifest of the absence of specific ego, and playing of a shakuhachi (the Japanese bamboo flute) for meditation (the suizen).
Komusubi literally means "the little knot", the knot referring to the match up between two wrestlers. It is the fourth highest rank in sumo wrestling and is the lowest of the so called titleholder ranks, or sanyaku.
Komuz The komuz (translating literally as "instrument") is an ancient fretless string instrument used in Kyrgyz music, closely related to other Turkic string instruments and the lute. The oldest known komuz dates from the 4th century.
Komyoike Station is a train station on the Semboku Rapid Railway located in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Nearby are Semboku Memorial Hall, Mitami Shrine, Spa Refre, a bookstore, Kamotani Park, Mikita Middle School, Mikita High School, department stores, and residential areas.
Komzet Komzet () was the Committee for the Settlement of Toiling Jews on the Land in the Soviet Union aiming to help impoverished and persecuted Jewish population of the former Pale of Settlement to adopt agricultural labor. Other goals of the Komzet were getting financial assistance from the world Jewry and providing the Soviet Jews an alternative to Zionism.
Kon Kan Kon Kan was a Canadian duo of Barry Harris (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Kevin Wynne (vocals) formed in the late 1980s in Toronto, Ontario. Their debut album, Move to Move (1989), produced the international hit single "I Beg Your Pardon", which sampled Lynn Anderson's "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" plus the theme music from the movie, "The Magnificent Seven" (also famous as the theme to a commercial for "Marlboro" cigarettes in the 1960's).
Kon Vatskalis Konstantine "Kon" Vatskalis is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since September 2001, representing the Darwin-based electorate of Casuarina.
Kona coffee Kona Coffee is the market name for a variety of coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. Only coffee from the Kona Districts should be described as "Kona.
Kona Carmack Kona Carmack (born Jennifer Konaluhiole Carmack on October 1, 1976, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American model and actress who was born and raised in Honolulu. She studied marketing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and graduated from USC in 2004.
Kona District, Hawaii Kona is the name of a moku or district on the island of Hawai‘i in the State of Hawai‘i. In the current system of administration of Hawaii County, the moku of Kona is divided into North Kona District (Kona ‘Akau) and South Kona District (Kona Hema).
Kona Hawaii Temple Kona Hawai‘i Temple is the seventieth temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the second church temple in Hawai‘i following the Lā‘ie Hawai‘i Temple, the fifth oldest in the world.
Kona Venkat Kona Venkat is an Indian dialogue writer and story writer who works with Telugu films and Hindi films. In the past, he has written dialogues for movies such as Samba, Venky, Shivamani 9848022338, Balu ABCDEFG, Andarivadu, Bhageeradha, and Chukkallo Chandrudu.
Konami ( ) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and computer and video games. The company was founded in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Osaka, Japan by Kagemasa Kozuki, the still-current chairman and CEO.
Konami '88 Konami '88 or 88 Games is the third in a game series by Konami, where you test your Olympic skills against other world-class athletes. Bronze or silver medals are not good enough - you have to go for the gold to get to the next event.
Konami Arcade Classics Konami Arcade Classics was an arcade compilation released in 1999 for the PlayStation. It contained ten games; Pooyan, Scramble, Yie-Ar Kung Fu, Roc 'n' Rope, Shao-Lin's Road, Circus Charlie, Super Cobra, Road Fighter, Time Pilot and Gyruss.
Konami Code The Konami Code (also known as the Contra Code) is a cheat code that can be used in many Konami video games, usually giving the player a large number of lives or fully charging up the abilities of the character. The code was first used in the 1986 release of Gradius for the Nintendo Entertainment System but was made famous in the Contra series.
Konami Cup Asia Series The Konami Cup Asia Series is an international baseball tournament in Asia that was first held between November 10 and November 13, 2005, in Tokyo. It is played among the champions of Japan's Japan Series Championship, South Korea's Korea Series Championship, Taiwan's Taiwan Series and a special team that is organized from the best players of the China Baseball League.
Konami Cup Asia Series 2005 The First Konami Cup Asia Series was held in November 2005 with four teams participating. The champions from the domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan along with a team of all stars from China’s domestic league all took part in the competition.
Konami Cup Asia Series 2006 The second annual Konami Cup Asia Series was held in November 2006, and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the La New Bears in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish was named the MVP of the series.
Konami Game Master The Konami Game Master is a special cheat cartridge specifically designed for Konami games on the MSX. You can start at different stages, with more lives, save the game's progress and high scores, make screen dumps, and play in slow motion, as well as other uses.
Konami GT Konami GT (also known as Konami RF2 - Red Fighter) is a 1985 racing videogame released by Konami, off their GX400 architecture. The player drives a sportscar with a turbo mode that can be activated by the gearshift, but wastes more fuel and puts the player at a higher risk of hitting an obstacle.
Konami Justifier The Konami Justifier was a light gun used in numerous video arcade and home console games developed and/or published by Konami and Sega. Konami manufactured variations of the gun for the Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Super Nintendo, and Sony PlayStation consoles.
Konami Krazy Racers Konami Krazy Racers (Konami Wai Wai Racing Advance in Japan) is a racing video game, published and developed by Konami, and was released for Game Boy Advance in 2001. It was a GBA launch title, and many people purchased it because it was supposedly very similar to Mario Kart: Super Circuit, as the latter title had not yet been released.
Konami Wai Wai World Wai Wai World (ワイワイワールド) is a 1988 Famicom platform game released only in Japan by Konami. The full title is Konami Wai Wai World (コナミワイワイワールド), with "wai wai" being a Japanese onomatopoeia for a noisy, crowded area.
Konami's Ping Pong Konami's Ping Pong is a sports arcade game created in 1985 by Konami. The game is noted as the first video game to accurately reflect the gameplay of table tennis, as opposed to earlier over-simplifications like PONG.
Konan Naito Konan Naito (1866-1934) was a well-known Japanese sinologist who published a number of notable works within his field. His most representative works were created around the end of the Meiji Era (1911), or the beginning of the Taisho, and have been widely published, being recognized as authoritary works.
Konan, Kagawa Konan (香南町; -cho) was a town located in Kagawa District, Kagawa, Japan. On January 10, 2006 the town merged with four other towns into the expanded city of Takamatsu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Konbaung dynasty The Konbaung Dynasty (; 1752-1885, sometimes called the Alaungpaya Dynasty) was the last in the history of the Burmese monarchy. Alaungpaya, a village chief who led a successful rebellion against the Mon overlords, founded the dynasty that followed immediately after the demise of the Nyaungyan or restored Toungoo Dynasty, and Myanmar owes its existence as a nation state to this remarkable monarch.
Koncert kod Hajdučke česme Koncert kod Hajdučke česme is the first live release by Yugoslav rock group Bijelo Dugme. The album's title refers to the band's famous concert played before ~80,000 people on August 22, 1977 near Hajdučka česma grounds at Košutnjak Park in Belgrade, however, the material on the record is only partially recorded at the said event.
Konda Karavas Although Konda brings to one’s mind hair, which is its modern meaning in the Sinhala language, Konda in medieval times signified a group of Karava nobles in Sri Lanka. Old timers referred to them as Konda Karáva another clan of the Karava similar to the Suriya clans Kurukulasuriya, Warnakulasuriya, Mihindukulasuriya, Bharathakulasuriya, Manukulasuriya, Arasakulasuriya and Kón Karávas.
Kondanna Venerable Kondañña was the first Great Disciple of the Buddha to achieve arahantship. He did so after simply hearing the Buddha deliver his first discourse, the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta ("Dharma Wheel Turning Discourse," SN 56.

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