Zara Phillips - Elizabeth Phillips (born May 15, 1981) is the daughter of Anne, Princess Royal, the 9th in line to the British throne, and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips. She herself is 11th in the Order of Succession. Zara Phillips was educated at Port Regis Prep School and at British Salem School in Gordonstoun, Scotland. Zara, like her mother, is an equestrian sportswoman. Unlike her mother, she has a pierced tongue. She has one brother, Peter Phillips. Though a grand-daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, her parents decided that neither of their children would receive peerages. In addition, since Captain Phillips never received a title as a consequence of his marriage, they do not have courtesy titles..
Vernor Vinge - a moderately prolific contributor to SF magazines in the 1960s and early 1970s, including adapting two of his stories into a short novel, Grimm's World (1969), and publishing a second novel, The Witling (1975). Vinge came to prominence in 1981 with his novella "True Names", which is one of the earliest stories to present a fully fleshed-out concept of cyberspace, which would later be central to stories by William Gibson, Neal Stephenson and others (and particularly to the cyberpunk genre). His next two novels, The Peace War (1984) and Marooned in Realtime (1986), concern the impact of a technology which can create impenetrable force fields called "Bobbles" (with other properties which aren't revealed here as they are spoilers for the former book). These books built Vinge's reputation as an author who.
Kazumi Watanabe - (1977) Olives Step (1977) Mermaid Boulevard (1978) Kylyn (1979) To Chi Ka (1980) Dogatana (1981) Mobo, Vol. 1 (1982) Mobo, Vol. 2 (1983) Mobo Club (1983) Mobo Splash (1985) Good Time For Love (1986) Spice Of Life (1987) Spice Of Life II (1988) Kilowatt (1989) Pandora (1992).
Katie Hnida - Katie Hnida Katie Hnida (born 1981) is a native of Colorado who, on December 25 of 2002 made history by becoming the first woman ever to play in a NCAA division 1 American football game, when she placed a kick for the University of New Mexico team against UCLA at the Las Vegas Bowl. She was the homecoming queen at Chatfield High School in Littleton, where she was a member of the football team. She tried 5 field goal kicks there and made four, and 87 extra points, making 83. She was a member of the varsity team, and was named one of America's 20 most influential teens by Teen People Magazine. She joined her first NCAA Division I team when she entered the University of Colorado, joining their team as.
Kaboom! - 2600 game designed by Larry Kaplan and published by Activision in 1981. Gameplay in Kaboom! consists of catching bombs dropped by the "Mad Bomber" with a set of three buckets using a paddle controller. Points are scored for every bomb caught, extra buckets (maximum of three) are awarded at every 1,000 points, and one bucket is lost every time a bomb is dropped. Bombs fall at increasing higher speeds, making higher levels exponentially more difficult than the earlier levels. When Kaboom! was originally sold, anyone who scored above 3,000 points could send Activision a picture of their screen and receive membership in the Activision Bucket Brigade and also receive a Bucket Brigade patch. The game was very successful, selling over one million cartridges by 1983..
Kathleen Turner - She received two Golden Globe awards, both for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, in Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi's Honor (1985). In addition to the television work listed below, she also has appeared as a guest on Friends, King of the Hill (voice), The Simpsons (voice), and Saturday Night Live, which she hosted twice. Filmography The Doctors (1978-79; TV series) Body Heat (1981) The Man With Two Brains (1983) Romancing the Stone(1984) Crimes of Passion (1984) Prizzi's Honor (1985) The Jewel of the Nile (1985) GoBots: War of the Rock Lords (1986; voice only) Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Julia and Julia (1987) Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1988; TV special; voice only) Switching Channels (1988) Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988;.
Kamal Kharrazi - member of the Islamic Research Institute in London. During the first months after the Ayatollah Khomeini's coup (11 March 1979), Kharrazi served as the Vice President of Iranian National Television (March to August 1979) for the new Islamic state. He then served as Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs (August 1979 to March 1980) and as Managing Director of the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (August 1979 to July 1981). From July 1980 to September 1989 he was President of the Islamic Republic News Agency. On 11 September 1980, the Iran-Iraq War broke out, and Kharrazi served as a member of the Supreme Defense Council of Iran and headed the War Information Headquarters, for most of the war (September 1980 to September 1988). Kharrazi has held a.
Kċre Willoch - Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986. Preceded by: Gro Harlem Brundtland Prime Minister of Norway Succeeded by: Gro Harlem Brundtland.
Kahoolawe - sentiment in Hawai'i against this practice eventually prevailed, and the Navy has been attempting to complete a cleanup of unexploded ordnance from the island. Ordnance remains buried or resting on the island surface. Other items have washed down gullies and still other unexploded ordnance lies beneath the waters offshore. In 1981, the entire island was included on the National Register of Historic Places. The island is slated to be given back to the Hawaiian people. In 1993, Congress passed a law that "recognized the cultural significance of the island, required the Navy to return the island to the State, and directed the Navy to conduct an unexploded ordnance (UXO) cleanup and environmental restoration" [1]. The turnover will officially be made on November 11, 2003, but the cleanup will not be completed.
Karel Reisz - realist novel by Alan Sillitoe, and used many of the same techniques as his earlier documentaries. In particular, scenes filmed at the Raleigh factory in Nottingham have the now familiar look of a documentary, and give the story a vivid sense of verisimillitude. He produced This Sporting Life (1963), and directed Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment (1966), Isadora (1968), The Gambler (1974), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Sweet Dreams (1985), and Everybody Wins (1990) among others, and was a patron of the British Film Institute..
Kathryn Hulme - Hulme Kathryn Hulme (January 6, 1900 - 1981). Author of The Nun's Story (1956) the best selling novel later made into an award winning movie starring Audrey Hepburn (1959) and The Undiscovered Country: A Spiritual Adventure (Little, Brown & Co. Boston USA/Toronto CA, 1967) reprinted (Natural Bridge Editions: Lexington MA, 1997) (ISBN 1891218034) a description of her years as a student of G. I. Gurdjieff. External Link The Kathryn Hulme Papers at Yale University.
Karl Rove - Bush. For the next few years, he worked in various Republican Circles and assisted George H. W. Bush's 1980 presidential campaign. At the time, Rove's greatest claim to fame was that he had introduced Lee Atwater to George H. W. Bush. In 1981, Rove founded a direct mail consulting firm, Karl Rove & Co., which was based out of Austin, Texas. This firm's first clients included Republican Governor Bill Clements and Democratic Congressman Phil Gramm, who later became a Republican. In 1993, Rove began advising George W. Bush's gubernatorial campaign. He continued, however, to operate his consulting business until 1999, when he sold the firm to focus his efforts on George W. Bush's bid for the presidency. After Bush became the 43rd president, Karl Rove took a White House position as.
Karl Böhm - (August 28, 1894 - August 14, 1981) was a noted conductor. Born in Graz, Austria he began conducting in that music filled city. Later he would direct many of the world's best orchestras in Munich, Berlin, and Vienna. Böhm was a close colleague of Richard Strauss and directed many of Strauss' works at their premiere. He was also noted for his interpretations of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's operas. Böhm died in Salzburg..
Kate Robbins - she got her first big break in the ITV soap opera, Crossroads in 1981. As part of the storyline, she made a record called More than in Love. It was released as a single and got to number two in the UK charts. She is now best known for providing almost all the female voices on the UK TV show Spitting Image in the late 80's and early 90's. She has had her own TV show with her brother Ted Robbins..
Katherine Paterson - was written while taking an adult education course in creative writing. Her awards include the National Book Award (Master Puppeteer, 1977 and The Great Gilly Hopkins, 1979), the Newbery Medal (Bridge to Terabithia 1978 and Jacob Have I Loved, 1981), the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (Jip, His Story), and the Hans Christian Anderson Medal (body of work, 1998). Katherine Paterson believes childrens books should deal with contemporary, realistic themes. Some of her books feature difficult themes such as death of a loved one, the stresses of foster care, exploitation of workers, and slavery. Katherine Paterson lives in Vermont. Juvenile and Young Adult Novels: Sign of the Chrysanthemum, 1973. Of Nightingales That Weep, 1974. The Master Puppeteer, 1976. Bridge to Terabithia, 1977. The Great Gilly Hopkins, 1978. Jacob Have I.
Karl Richter - (October 15, 1926 - February 15, 1981) was a German conductor and organist. He was born in Plauen and studied first in Dresden and then Leipzig. He later moved to Munich where he taught at conducted the Munich Bach Choir and Munich Bach Orchestra. He conducted a wide range of music, but is best remembered today for his interpretations of Johann Sebastian Bach music. He avoided the fluctuations in tempo which was one characteristic of the prevailing Romantic manner of conducting Bach, but otherwise made no attempt to be historically authentic in his performances, using modern instruments right to the end of his career..
Karl Hess - Hess (Editor) ISBN 0405004273 The End of the Draft: The Feasibility of Freedom 1986 ISBN 0394708709 Films Karl Hess: Toward Liberty documentary film The film won two Oscars in 1981, including one for best short documentary. External Links The Karl Hess Club LP News Jun94 - Karl Hess 1923-1994 THE PLOWBOY INTERVIEW KARL HESS.
Karlspreis - de Clausonne 1972 Roy Jenkins 1973 Don Salvador de Madariaga 1976 Leo Tindemans 1977 Walter Scheel 1978 Konstantin Karamanlis 1979 Emilio Colombo 1981 Simone Veil 1982 King Juan Carlos I. of Spain 1984 Karl Carstens 1986 The People of Luxemburg 1987 Henry A. Kissinger 1988 François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl 1989 Frère Roger 1990 Gyula Horn 1991 Václav Havel 1992 Jacques Delors 1993 Felipe González Márquez 1994 Gro Harlem Brundtland 1995 Franz Vranitzky 1996 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands 1997 Roman Herzog 1998 Bronislaw Geremek 1999 Anthony (Tony) Charles Lynton Blair 2000 William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton 2001 György Konrád 2002 The Euro 2003 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 2004 Pat Cox.
Kathy Tyers - When her church opened a private school, she took over teaching the lower grades. In 1979, she retired from teaching to start a family; their son Matthew was born in 1981, and she began writing in earnest two years later. Bibliography of Kathy Tyers: Leave Her, Johnny (1986 CD) Firebird (1987, revised 1999) Fusion Fire (1988, revised 2000) The Very Best Dreams (1988 CD) Crystal Witness (1989) Exploring the Northern Rockies (1991, travel) Shivering World (1991) The Truce at Bakura (1993) One Mind's Eye (1996) Balance Point (2000) Crown of Fire (2000).
Kai Manne Boerje Siegbahn - his doctorate at the Univ. of Stockholm in 1944. He shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Schawlow for their work in spectroscopy. Siegbahn developed techniques for chemical analysis using high-resolution electron spectroscopy. External Links Kai Manne Boerje Siegbahn.
