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The King of Braves GaoGaiGar is a Japanese anime television series series begun in 1997, created by Sunrise's internal "Studio 7" under the direction of Yoshitomo Yonetani, and was the eighth and final Yuusha or "Brave" metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise. It takes place in 2005 (initially referred to as only "the 21st Century"), two years following an incident where the first identified extraterrestrial intelligence—classified as "EI-01"—crash-landed on Earth and absorbed a large number of machines into itself before disappearing without a trace.
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final is the OVA sequel released in 2000 to the 1997 anime television series The King of Braves GaoGaiGar. It was comprised of eight episodes and is chronologically set after the events at the end of the original television series, featuring new and returning characters from the television series and other GaoGaiGar media.
The King of Dragons The King of Dragons is a 1991 side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game by Capcom that allows players to choose from five characters (Elf, Wizard, Fighter, Cleric, and Dwarf) in order to travel through the kingdom of Malus and defeat the monsters that have taken over, as well as their leader, the red dragon Gildiss. The setting is very similar to that of Dungeons and Dragons and other medieval fantasy worlds, with familiar monsters such as Orcs, Gnolls, Harpies, Wyverns, Cyclopes, and Minotaurs.
The King of Elfland's Daughter The King of Elfland's Daughter is a 1924 fantasy novel written by Lord Dunsany. Among the pioneering works of modern fantasy,Philip Raines, "review of The King of Elfland's Daughter" written before the genre was named, it was reprinted in 1969 as part of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series, and in the Fantasy Masterworks series.
The King of England and his Three Sons The King of England and his Three Sons is a Gypsy fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in More English Fairy Tales. He listed as his source Francis Hindes Groome's In Gypsy Tents, where the informant was John Roberts, a Welsh gypsy.
The King of Fighters '94 The King of Fighters '94 is the first game in the King of Fighters series. SNK released a Japan-only remake, The King of Fighters '94 Rebout, for the PlayStation 2 in 2004 to commemorate the series' tenth anniversary.
The King of Fighters '97 King of Fighters '97 is the fourth game in the King of Fighters series. This King of Fighter has the introduction of two special modes-Advance Mode (based on KOF '96) and Extra Mode (based on KOF '94 & '95).
The King of Fighters '99 The King of Fighters '99 is the sixth game in the King of Fighters series. Introducting new elements like the Striker Match and Counter Mode, and increasing the number of characters per team from three to four.
The King of Fighters 2002 The King of Fighters 2002 is the ninth game in the King of Fighters series, and is the second and last King of Fighters game developed by Eolith. The game is a "dream match" game in the vein of The King of Fighters '98, and is not part of the King of Fighters' series canon.
The King of Fighters 2003 The King of Fighters 2003 is the tenth game in the King of Fighters series. It is the last King of Fighters game to be based on the Neo-Geo MVS hardware, and the first game in the series developed and published by SNK Playmore under their current moniker.
The King of Fighters Neowave The King of Fighters Neowave is a fighting game by SNK Playmore, released in 2004 for the Sammy Atomiswave arcade platform. It has been ported to the Xbox in the USA and Japan and the PlayStation 2 in Japan and Europe only due to problems releasing it in the US.
The King of Fighters XI The King of Fighters XI (KOF XI) is the latest installment of the King of Fighters series. The numerical distinction for the series now is based primarily on SNK Playmore wanting to avoid being locked into a rigorous yearly schedule of releases.
The King of Fighters XII The King of Fighters XII (KOF XII) is to be the next installment of the King of Fighters series. SNK-Playmore has announced that it is abandoning the Atomiswave system and is moving its most popular game franchises to the Taito Type X2 arcade system.
The King of Ireland's Son The King of Ireland's Son was a children's novel published in Ireland in 1916 written by Padraic Colum, and illustrated by Willy Pogany. It is the story of the eldest of the King of Ireland's sons, and his adventures winning and then finding Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter, who after being won is kidnapped from him by the King of the Land of Mist.
The King of Masks The King of Masks (pinyin: Bian Lian) is a 1996 Chinese film directed by Wu Tianming. It is about a street performer named Wang who practices the change-mask opera art of bian lian as "The King of Masks".
The King of Queens The King of Queens is a long-running American situation comedy series that debuted on September 21, 1998 (the very same day that Will And Grace debuted), and is set to end after the 2006-2007 season. It is also in syndication and reruns have been showing on TBS since October 2006.
The King of Rally The King of Rally is a rally-type Super Famicom racing game where the player has to race with a truck across a rally course in order to obtain the best time. In addition, the player has to watch out for his fuel consumption.
The King of the Golden River The King of the Golden River or The Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria by John Ruskin was originally written for the twelve year old Effie (Euphemia) Gray in 1842, whom Ruskin later married. It was published in book form in 1851, and became an early Victorian classic which sold out three editions.
The King of Terror The King of Terror is a BBC Books original novel written by Keith Topping and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, The Brigadier, and UNIT.
The King of Town The King of Town (sometimes abbreviated as the KOT) is a fictional character in the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The overweight and mustachioed King of Town appears to be ruler of nothing he surveys, and is merely humored by the other characters.
The King who would have a Beautiful Wife The King who would have a Beautiful Wife or The King Who Wanted a Beautiful Wife is an Italian fairy tale collected by Laura Gonzenbach in Sicilianische Märchen. Thomas Crane included in his Italian Popular Tales,Thomas Crane, Italian Popular Tales, "The King Who Wanted a Beautiful Wife" and Andrew Lang, in The Pink Fairy Book.
The King's Command or The Pupils of Dupré The King's Command (AKA L'Ordre du Roi) - ballet in 4 Acts-6 Scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by adapted by Albert Vinzentini in a pastiche based on themes from the works of Johann Strauss II, Léo Delibes, Daniel Auber, Jules Massenet, and Anton Rubinstein.
The King's Demons The King's Demons is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in two parts on March 15 and March 16, 1983. This serial introduced Kamelion, voiced by Gerald Flood, as a companion.
The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood The King’s Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood is Child ballad 151. It holds the common tradition of the end of Robin Hood's outlawry, although it is a relative late ballad, as it puts Robin firmly in King Richard's reign.
The King's Drummers As part of the arrangements made between English Heritage, King Arthur Pendragon, Wiltshire Police and Stonehenge authority in 2000, a samba bloco known as The King's Drummers were requested to create a visual and audible performance at Stonehenge each Summer Solstice.
The King's English The King's English is a book on English usage and grammar. It was written by the Fowler brothers, Henry Watson Fowler and Francis George Fowler, and published in 1906, and thus pre-dates by 20 years Modern English Usage, which was written by Henry alone after Francis's death in 1918.
The King's Grave The King's Grave near Kivik in the south-eastern portion of the Swedish province of SkĂĄne () is what remains of an unusually sumptuous Nordic Bronze Age burial ca 1000 BC. In spite of the fact that it has been used both as a quarry and carelessly restored, it is a unique burial.
The King's Regiment (Liverpool) The King's Regiment (Liverpool) was one of the oldest infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot in 1751. Unlike most British regiments, which were associated with a county, the King's was the city regiment of Liverpool, one of only four regiments affiliated to a city in the British Army The other "city" regiments were The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) (from 1923), and The Manchester Regiment).
The King's Shropshire Light Infantry The King's Shropshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 53rd Regiment of Foot and the 85th (King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot. It is now part of The Light Infantry Regiment.
The King's School, Grantham The King's School, is an English educational institution in Grantham, Lincolnshire with an unbroken history on the same site since the date of its endowment as one of the last acts of Richard Fox, Bishop of Exeter in 1528. Fox was a local boy who rose owing to his position as secretary to Henry, Earl of Richmond, while he was in exile in Brittany, prior to the famous events of the Battle of Bosworth which led to Henry's capturing the throne as Henry VII.
The King's School, Chester The King's School, Chester, an independent school in Chester, England. It is one of seven schools established, or in some cases re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries for the education of 'poor friendless boys'.
The King's School, Macclesfield The King's School, Macclesfield is a Public day school in Macclesfield, England, and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1502 by Sir John Percyvale, a former Lord Mayor of London, as Macclesfield Grammar School.
The King's School, Peterborough The King's School, Peterborough is a Voluntary Aided Church of England comprehensive secondary school in Peterborough, England. It is one of seven schools established, or in some cases re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries for the education of "poor boys".
The King's School, Rochester The King's School, Rochester is a public school in Rochester, Kent. It is a cathedral school, being part of the Cathedral Foundation of Rochester Cathedral, meaning the Dean of Rochester serves as the chair of the school's governing body.
The King's School, Sydney The King's School is an independent Anglican boys school in North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the Great Public Schools of NSW and it is one of the oldest operating school in Australia, having been founded in 1831.
The Kingdom & Its Fey After releasing their first two cassette productions, The Soil Bleeds Black published their debut album, The Kingdom & Its Fey. The album contains the band's first two cassettes, originally released through Dark Age Productions, along with several other tracks.
The Kingdom (comic book) The Kingdom is a two-issue comic book limited series and crossover event published by DC Comics in 1999, written by Mark Waid and drawn by Ariel Olivetti/Mike Zeck. This is both a sequel and, in some ways, prequel to Kingdom Come, also by Mark Waid.
The Kingdom (TV miniseries) The Kingdom (Danish title: Riget) is an eight-episode Danish television mini-series, created by Lars von Trier in 1994. The mini-series has been cut together into a five-hour movie for distribution in the United Kingdom and United States.
The Kingdom of God Is Within You The Kingdom of God is Within You is a non-fiction work written by Leo Tolstoy and was first published in Germany in 1894, after being banned in his home country of Russia. The title of the book is taken from Luke 17:21.
The Kingdom of the Blind The Kingdom of the Blind is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
The Kingdoms of Terror The Kingdoms of Terror is the sixth book in the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever. This is the first book in the "Magnakai" portion of the series, which begins after Lone Wolf has spent three years studying the Book of the Magnakai.
The Kingis Quair Most likely written by James I of Scotland, The Kingis Quair is a long poem in Middle Scots that is roughly a romance in genre. It is semi-autobiographical in nature, beginning with the King's capture by the English in 1406 on his way to France and his subsequent imprisonment by Henry IV of England in Windsor Castle.
The Kingmaker The Kingmaker is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The drama was written by Nev Fountain who is better known for his work on the radio and television series Dead Ringers, and also stars Jon Culshaw who in the same programmes is known for his impression of Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.
The Kings Arms The Kings Arms is a common name for pubs both in England and elsewhere. The name refers to the coat of arms of a king, which a pub of this name would display prominently above its door as a means of identifying it.
The Kings of Ireland Gaelic Ireland consisted as few as five and as many as nine main kingdoms, further subdivided into dozens of smaller kingdoms. The primary kingdoms were Connacht; In Tuisceart (AirgĂ­alla, Ulster); Mide; Leinster; Osraige; Munster; and Thomond.
The Kingsmen The Kingsmen were a 1960s garage rock band from Portland, Oregon. They are best known (almost to the point of infamy) for their 1963 recording of Richard Berry's "Louie, Louie", which was a US #2 chart hit in the influential Billboard charts and has become an enduring classic.
The Kinleys Heather Kinley and Jennifer Kinley, twin sisters born in 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are country music performers who perform as "The Kinleys." Having started out on Al Alberts' Showcase, a televised talent show from the Philadelphia area, the twins moved to Nashville at the age of 19.
The Kiski School The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania is the oldest remaining all-male boarding school in the United States. It was founded in 1888 on the site of a former summer resort by Andrew Wilson, cousin of future U.
The Kiss (1896 film) The Kiss (also known as The May Irwin Kiss, The Rice-Irwin Kiss and The Widow Jones) is an 1896 actuality, and was one of the first movies ever shown commercially to the public. The film is around 47 seconds long, and depicts a re-enactment of the kiss between May Irwin and John Rice from the final scene of the stage musical, The Widow Jones.
The Kiss (opera) The Kiss (Hubička in Czech) is an opera in two acts, with music by Bedřich Smetana and text by Eliška Krásnohorská, based on a novel by Karolina Světlá. It received its first performance in Prague on November 7, 1876.
The Kiss (Rodin sculpture) The Kiss is a marble sculpture by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Like many of Rodin's best-known individual sculptures, including The Thinker, the embracing couple depicted in the sculpture appeared originally as part of a group of reliefs decorating Rodin's monumental bronze portal The Gates of Hell, commissioned for a planned museum of art in Paris.
The Kiss of Judas According to the Synoptic Gospels, Judas pointed out Jesus to those he led to arrest him by means of a kiss. Both Matthew (26:47-50) and Mark (14:44-45) use the Greek verb kataphilein, which means to kiss firmly, intensely, passionately, tenderly or warmly.
The Kite The Kite (French: Le Cerf-volant, Arabic: Tayyara men wara — طيّارة من ورق) is a 2003 Lebanese film by the director Randa Chahal Sabag. It tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl who is forced to marry her cousin over the border of the pre-occupied territories in southern Lebanon (occupied by Israel).
The Kitchen Syncopators The Kitchen Syncopators were born in 1998 out of love for old southern music and necessity by Gill Landry and Woodrow Pines while they starved, sharing floor space in a tool shed in rainy western Oregon. They spent the next few years cutting their teeth on the streets of New Orleans not so starving, and sharing floor space in a one bedroom shotgun in the 9th Ward, heading to the west coast in the summers for the kinder weather, and easy living in the open air.
The Klingon Hamlet The Klingon Hamlet (full title: The Tragedy of Khamlet, Son of the Emperor of Qo'nos) was a project to translate William Shakespeare's play Hamlet into the invented language Klingon of the television series Star Trek.
The KLF films The KLF released three long form videos during their career - Waiting, The Rites of Mu, and The Stadium House Trilogy. They also worked on an ambitious road movie - The White Room - which was never released (although bootleg copies are in circulation).
The KMPlayer The KMPlayer (not to be confused with KMPlayer) is a video and audio player for Windows which can play a large number of formats such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others. It handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots.
The Knickerbockers The Knickerbockers were an American pop/rock music group best remembered for their 1966 hit "Lies." The band was formed in 1964 in Bergenfield, New Jersey by Buddy Randell (vocals, sax) (birth name: William Crandall), previously of the Rockin' Saints and the Royal Teens who had a hit with "Short Shorts" in 1958.
The Knight in the Panther's Skin The Knight in the Panther's Skin ("Vepkhistkaosani", „ვეფხისტყაოსანი“ in Georgian) is a well-known epic poem written in the 12th century (though the earliest surviving copy dates to the 16th century) by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli, who was a Prince, the Treasurer (Mechurchletukhutsesi) of Queen of Georgia Tamar. The Knight in the Panther's Skin is often seen as Georgia's national epic.
The Knight of Sainte-Hermine The Knight of Sainte-Hermine (Le Chevalier de Sainte-Hermine in the original French) is an unfinished historical novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is believed to be Dumas' last major work, and the story was lost until 2005, when it was announced that an almost-complete copy had been found in the form of a newspaper serial.
The Knight of the Burning Pestle The Knight of the Burning Pestle is a play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (likely almost entirely by Beaumont) written around 1611 and first published in a quarto of 1613. It is notable as the first whole parody (or pastiche) play in English.
The Knightfall Trilogy The Knightfall Trilogy was to be a trilogy of novels, set in the Star Wars galaxy, and a part of The New Jedi Order series. The trilogy was to be written by Michael Jan Friedman, but was cancelled after he had finished the first book, Jedi Storm.
The Knights Aristophanes' play The Knights is an unbridled criticism of Cleon, one of the most powerful men in ancient Athens. Cleon had once brought Aristophanes up on charges of "embarrassing the city in front of foreigners" in response to one of his comedies being performed at the Dionysia festival at which foreigners were present.
The Knights High Performance Centre The Knights High Performance Cnetre is situated on the Lower Campus of Northwood School, Durban, South Africa. It is a multidisciplinary clinic that offers sports chiropractic, physical therapy, excercise and rehab therapy.
The Knights of Ă…lleberg The Knights of Ă…lleberg, Sweden, are according to an old legend, the ghosts of twelve knights that died in the battle of Ă…lleberg in 1389. The legend says that the ghosts are trapped inside the Ă…lleberg-mountain, waiting for a new war to wake them up so they can fight to save the country and show themselves worthy to finally be accepted for heaven.
The Knights of Byzantium The Knights of Byzantium are a fictional military order, composed by both knights and clerics, from the 5th season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sworn enemies of Glorificus, they come into conflict with Buffy and the Scooby Gang because of their attempts to kill Buffy's sister, Dawn, as they are fanatically devoted to destroy the Key to prevent it from falling in Glory's hands.
The Knob The Knob is a finnish punk rock band, founded in 2001 by Tapani Kangas (Link to Finnish wikipedia), Jami Pohjoismäki, Jonne Haapa-aho and Tuomo Kankaanpää. The Knob has appeared in various snowboarding and skateboarding movies including the Solid Powder series.
The Knobz The Knobz were a New Zealand pop band, originally based in Dunedin, but not considered part of that city's main wave of "Dunedin Sound" bands. They became famous in 1980 with their political song "Culture?
The Knot Garden The Knot Garden is an opera in three acts by Michael Tippett to an original English libretto by the composer. The work had its first performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on December 2, 1970 conducted by Sir Colin Davis and produced by Sir Peter Hall.
The Knott family of lighthouse keepers The Knott family of lighthouse keepers are accredited with the longest period of continuous service in the history of manned lighthouses, commencing in 1730 at South Foreland with William Knott and ending in 1910 at Skerries (Anglesey, Wales) with Henry Thomas Knott (son of George Knott - see below) who died the following year having retired to Crewe. There are three famous lighthouse-keeping families in England, the other two being the Darling (see: Grace Darling) and the Hall families.
The Knowledge (book series) The Knowledge, one of the many spin-offs of Horrible Histories, is a UK book series written by many different writers. It provides factual information on many subjects and originates from the Scholastic publishing company.
The Koala Brothers The Koala Brothers is an animated children's television show, made by UK's Spellbound Entertainment,owned by Cosgrove Hall Films featuring the adventures of the titular brothers, Frank and Buster, and follows their exploits in helping their neighbors in a sleepy town in the Australian Outback. The Koala Brothers fly a bright yellow two-seater propellor monoplane and use it to identify individuals in need of help.
The Koenig Memorandum The Koenig Memorandum (also known as The Koenig Report) was a confidential and internal Israeli government document authored in April 1976 by Yisrael Koenig, a member of the Labor Party who served as the Northern District Commissioner of the Ministry of the Interior for 26 years.
The Komediant (documentary) The Komediant is an Israeli documentary film of 2000 directed by Arnon Goldfinger which recalls the life, and careers of the Burstein family of Yiddish theatre: Pesach Burstein, his wife Lillian Lux, his son Mike Burstyn and daughter Susan Burstein-Roth. It received the prestigious Israeli Academy's Best Documentary Award, and chronicles one of the most visible families of the Yiddish theater in America.
The Komediant (show) The Komediant was a Yiddish theater act produced by the Pesach Burstein troupe, and was performed to Jewish diaspora audiences all around the world. It was on the stage of The Komediant that Pesach Burstein met and ultimately married his second wife Lillian Lux.
The Kominas The Kominas are a punjabi taqwacore punk band from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. Current members are Basim Usmani (bass), both Shahjehan Khan and Arjun Ray on (guitar), Karna Ray on (drums), and Danny Dhol Drums on (dhol).
The Konami Difference The Konami Difference is a term coined to certain elements of strange or funny gameplay that occur in the Pro Evolution Soccer series. Some examples of funny gameplay that may attract the use of the term are niggly fouls, players moving the other way from the direction the controller was pointing, scrappy goals that result from a button being pressed but the command not being adhered to, and passes and shots going in the wrong direction they were pointed at.
The Korea Times The Korea Times is the oldest of three English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea, along with The Korea Herald and JoongAng Ilbo. It is part of the same newspaper group as Hankook Ilbo, a major Korean language daily.
The Kovenant The Kovenant is a Norwegian band which has evolved from symphonic black metal to industrial metal on more recent albums. The band was originally known as Covenant, but due to a dispute with a Swedish electro band that shared the same name (see Covenant), it was later changed to The Kovenant.
The Kraken Wakes The Kraken Wakes is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by John Wyndham, originally published by Michael Joseph in the UK in 1953 and first published in the US in the same year by Ballantine Books under the title Out of the Deeps as a mass market paperback. The current publication of the book is a paperback published by Penguin on May 28 1970.
The Krazyhouse The Krazyhouse is an alternative style club in Liverpool's Night time entertainment district located on Wood Street. It has a total of 3 floors catering for a wide range of musical tastes, which range from Heavy Metal to Dance.
The Kråkerøy Speech The Kråkerøy speech, also known as the Fredrikstad speech, is one of the most well-known speeches of former Norwegian Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen. It was given at the Folkvang assembly hall in Kråkerøy near Fredrikstad, on February 29, 1948.
The Kremlin Letter The Kremlin Letter is a 1970 film, released by 20th Century-Fox. Directed by John Huston from a script that Huston co-wrote with Gladys Hill (adapted from the novel by Noel Behn), the film is a complex tale of intrigue and espionage set in the days of the US-Soviet Cold War.
The Kreutzer Sonata The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage.
The Kristus Center The Kristus Center for Cross Cultural Friendship grew out of the Asia-Pacific Friendship Association that was formed in February 1998. Its purpose was to build bridges of friendship and human understanding between communities in America and those in the developing nations of the Asia-Pacific region.
The Kry The Kry is a Christian rock/worship band from Quebec City, Canada. The band consists of Jean-Luc La Joie (vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, some bass guitar) Yves La Joie, (drums, percussion, and backing vocals), Nic Rodriguez (bass guitar), and Steve Marcia (electric guitar).
The Krypton Factor The Krypton Factor was a British game show, produced by Granada Television and hosted by Gordon Burns, which ran from 1977 to 1995 on ITV. The series ran during the summer months from its inception until 1984, and from 1985 to 1995 ran from September to December.
The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western is a companion book to the television series and sequels, Kung Fu (1972 - 1975), Kung Fu:The Movie (1986), Kung Fu:The Next Generation (1987), Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993 - 1997), by Herbie J. Pilato.
The Kushner-Locke Company The Kushner-Locke Company is an independent film company in America, named after its founders Donald Kushner and Peter Locke. It was founded in 1983, and is known for films such as The Adventures of Pinocchio, But I'm a Cheerleader, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and the animated version of The Brave Little Toaster.
The Kut The Kut is an all female Basement Rock band, formed in New Cross, London. Represented by UK independent record label Criminal Records the band are one of the original basement rock bands referred to in the subgenres existence.
The Kwicky Koala Show The Kwicky Koala Show was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1981 for CBS. The program is notable for being among cartoon director Tex Avery's final works (Avery died during production in 1980).
The Kylie Collection The Kylie Collection is a compilation album by Australian pop–dance singer Kylie Minogue. It was released in 1988 by PWL and Mushroom Records in Australia only and included Minogue's debut album Kylie (1988) as well as remixes from the album's single releases.
The lake of Balsam Lake Balsam Lake covers over 65 miles of shoreline and covering a surface area of 2,054 acres and is the biggest lake in Polk County, Wisconsin. Public access to the lake by boat ramps are on the northwest, southwest and East Balsam.
The land of Uz The Land of Uz was probably a city belonging to the kingdom of Edomls. 4:21 in the iron age or before somewhere in the area of current South-Western Jordan or current Western Israel — there is no certainty of it indeed.
The law of the suppression of radical potential The law of the suppression of radical potential is an idea first described by Brian Winston in his book, Media Technology and Society: A History: From the Telegraph to the Internet. According to the law, when a communications technology is realised, its growth is suppressed through the constraining influence of already prevailing institutions and other mechanisms.
The leather uppers The Leather Uppers are a garage rock duo who originally formed in Toronto in 1991. Disillusioned by the stagnant hard rock scene, and inspired by the booming west coast DIY scene and 80's garage acts like The Gruesomes and Deja Voodoo, the Uppers created a light-hearted drum and guitar punk sound.
The left and feminism Early feminists and advocates of women’s rights were closely connected to positions that were politically radical and of the left in their time. Feminist pioneers like Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Godwin were influenced by and in turn influences on politically radical thinkers like Thomas Paine and John Stewart Mill.
The letter of the eight The letter of the eight was signed on 30 January, 2003, by the prime ministers for five of then fifteen members of the European Union in addition to three high representatives for the Central European countries that were to enter the union in 2004. It expressed indirect support for the United States' ambition of a régime change in Iraq by means of an invasion under the pretext of the Iraq disarmament crisis.
The lexer hack When parsing computer programming languages, the lexer hack (as opposed to "a lexer hack") is a term in common use describing a common solution to the problems which arise when attempting to use a regular grammar-based lexer to classify tokens in ANSI C as either variable names or type names.
The little death The little death is a translation from the French "la petite mort" (Le Petit Mort/Le Petit Morte/La petite morte), a popular reference for a sexual orgasm. The term has generally been interpreted to describe the postorgasmic fainting spellsThe Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 21, 1952, No.

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