Kerry Thornley - Kerry Thornley Kerry Wendell Thornley (April 17, 1938 - November 28, 1998) was the co-founder of Discordianism, in which context he is usually known as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. He served in the same platoon as Lee Harvey Oswald in 1959 and wrote a book about him, The Idle Warriors, the only book written about Oswald prior to President Kennedy's assassination in 1963..
Fnord - to misdirect, with the implication of a conspiracy. The word originated in the Principia Discordia, by Kerry Thornley and Greg Hill as a nonsense word, but was popularized by the Illuminatus trilogy of books by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. In these novels, it is claimed that the interjection "fnord" possesses hypnotic power over readers. A conspiracy of the world's controlling powers conditions everyone from a young age to not be able to consciously see the word "fnord"; instead, every appearance of the word will unconsciously generate a general feeling of uneasiness and confusion. Fnords are scattered liberally in the text of newspapers and magazines, causing fear and anxiety in those following current events. However, there are no fnords in the advertisements, encouraging a consumerist society. It is implied in.
Discordianism - certain trends in the philosophy of mathematics. It has also been described as "Zen for roundeyes", and converges with some of the more absurdist interpretations of the Rinzai tradition. Discordianism is said to have been founded in 1958 by Greg Hill (aka Malaclypse the Younger, or Mal-2) and Kerry Thornley (aka Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). The foundational document of Discordianism is Hill's Principia Discordia. Unlike most religions, which revere the principles of harmony and order in the Universe, Discordianism purports to recognize that disharmony and chaos are equally valid aspects of reality. Discordianism consists almost entirely of playful nonsense, but some feel it has a more serious underlying meaning. The matron deity of Discordianism is Eris, the ancient Greek goddess of discord, whom the Romans identified with their goddess Discordia. Table of.
Kerry Livgren - Kerry Livgren Kerry Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and primary writers for the 1970s supergroup, Kansas. Livgren was a member of numerous bands in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Livgren joined White Clover in 1974, a band that also included vocalist Steve Walsh and violinist Robbie Steinhardt. Shortly after Livgren joined, the group changed their name to Kansas. Livgren penned Kansas' hit "Carry On Wayward Son", as well as "Dust In The Wind" and other songs. It was around this time that Livgren became involved in Urantia, a spiritualist pantheistic faith, which was obvious in the music of Kansas' Monolith project. While on tour with the band supporting that album,.
Kerry Packer - Kerry Packer Kerry Packer (born 1937) is arguably Australia's richest man, as his major rival for the title, Rupert Murdoch, became an American citizen in the 1980s. Packer is the major shareholder in Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, which owns the Nine television network and Australian Consolidated Press, which produces many of Australia's top-selling magazines. Packer is involved in a number of other gambling and tourism ventures, notably the Crown casino in Melbourne. Stuff to mention: Father Sir Frank Packer. World Series Cricket Alan Bond. political views The One-Tel disaster. James Packer..
Kerry King - Kerry King Kerry King, born June 3 1964 in Los Angeles California is best known for his work as guitarist and lyricist in the band Slayer. His lyrics are mostly based on Satanic subjects, which he attributes to his love of horror movies. Though many fans regard him as being a Satanist, he regards these people as "dumb". In addition to apperaring on Slayer's albums, he has also made guest appearances as lead guitarist, including: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn", from the Beastie Boys album Licensed to Ill "Final Prayer", from the Hatebreed album Perseverance "Dead Girl Superstar", from the Rob Zombie album The Sinister Urge "Goddam Electric", from the Pantera album Reinventing The Steel "What We're All About (The Original Version)", by Sum 41 from the.
Kerry Wood - Kerry Wood There have been anumber of people named Karry Wood Kerry Wood (ball player), American baseball player Kerry Wood (author), Canadian writer This is a disambiguation page. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link..
Kerry Wood (baseball player) - Kerry Wood (baseball player) Kerry Wood is an American baseball player. A pitcher, he plays for the Chicago Cubs. He first became known for a 20 strikeout game against the Houston Astros in 1998, and has matured into the ace of the Cubs staff. Wood is known for his upper-90s fastball and his ability to get strikeouts. After winning the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1998, Wood underwent Tommy John surgery. Wood has since regained the form that made him rookie of the year, teaming with sensation Mark Prior as part of a formidable 1-2 punch that nearly led the Cubs to the 2003 World Series. External Links Kerry Wood's career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.
Kerry Nettle - Kerry Nettle Senator Kerry Nettle Kerry Michelle Nettle (born 27 December 1973) is an Australian Senator. She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and educated at the University of New South Wales, where she obtained a degree in environmental science and was active in student politics. She worked as office coordinator for The Greens (NSW) and then as a youth worker. She joined the Australian Greens in 1998 and was elected to the Australian Senate for New South Wales in November 2001, joining Senator Bob Brown. Nettle is a social radical as well as an environmentalist. She believes in Government ownership of essential services, which include banking, airlines, telecommunications, health and education and other areas privatised in the last two decades in Australia. She argues.
Kerry Anne Wells - Kerry Anne Wells Kerry Anne Wells of Australia was the 1972 winner of the Miss Universe contest..
Kerry Pollard - Kerry Pollard Kerry Patrick Pollard (born 27 April 1944) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for St Albans and was first elected in 1997..
John Kerry - John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is a United States Senator from Massachusetts, and a current contender for the Democratic presidential candidacy. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Life 2 Quotes 3 External Link Life Born in Denver, Colorado Raised as a Roman Catholic Graduated, St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H. 1962 Inducted, Skull and Bones 1965 Graduated, Yale University 1966 Served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, 1966-1969 Public spokesperson for Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) 1970 Married to Julie Thorne 1970 Campaigns against war & US atrocities; testifies to Senate for VVAW 1971 Birth of daughter, Alexandra 1973 Graduated, Boston College Law School 1976 Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1976 and commenced practice in 1976 Birth of daughter, Vanessa.
County Kerry - County Kerry County Kerry (Ciarraí in Irish) is a county in the southwest of the island of Ireland. Area: 4701 km² (1815 square miles). Population (census 2002): 132,424. The county town is Tralee. One of Ireland's most famous towns, Killarney, is located in Kerry. The county has two national parks, the Killarney Lakes and Dingle Peninsula. The tip of the Dingle Peninsula is the most westerly point in mainland Ireland. Kerry has the highest mountains in Ireland: Macgillicuddy's Reeks. Kerry is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland. Kerry's coast is a series of peninsulas and large bays. As well as the Dingle peninsula there is the Ring of Kerry, a popular location.
Kansas (band) - harsh critical reception then and now, Kansas has remained a classic rock radio staple. Band founders Kerry Livgren (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Dave Hope (bass), Phil Ehart (drums) and Robby Steinhardt (violin) had initially formed a group called White Clover. Upon the arrival of Steve Walsh (keyboards) and Rich Williams (guitar), the band's name was changed to Kansas and the group soon won a record deal with Don Kirshner's eponymous label. A somewhat successful debut album, Kansas, was released in 1974, and showcased Kansas' signature mix of guitars, keyboards, vocals, and Steinhardt's ever-present violin submerging American-style boogie-rock in complex arrangements and changing time signatures. Relentless promotion by Kirshner and touring behind the debut album and its two followups slowly brought Kansas' name to households across America. By the time the band's fourth.
Kerikeri - modern appearance and progressive community, it was judged Top Small Town of New Zealand in 2001 and is a far cry from the village established by New Zealand's pioneering missionaries. They called it Gloucestertown, or Gloucester Town, but fortunately neither name endured. As Kerikeri is a Maori word it is correctly pronounced Keddi Keddi, or even Kiddee Kiddee, but general usage has it as Kerry Kerry. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins and naming 1.1 Tourist slogan 2 Historic sites 2.2 Mission House 2.3 St. James Church 2.4 Stone Store 2.5 Rewa's Village 3 Attractions 3.6 Art and Craft Trail 3.7 Backpackers 3.8 Beaches 3.9 Club 3.10 Dawn Chorus 3.11 Fairy pools 3.12 Fishing 3.13 Flying 3.14 Kororipo Pa 3.15 Rainbow Falls 3.16 Sailing 3.17 Steam Driven Sawmill 3.18 Swimming 3.19.
King - Carole King Charles William King Don King Earl King John William King Kerry King Larry King Laurie R. King Mackenzie King Martin Luther King Jr Philip Gidley King Philip King (author) Rodney King Stephen King Tabitha King William King William Lyon Mackenzie King William R. King Rex King-Clark Lisa M. King-Johnson See also: List of people by name: Ki This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page. simple:King.
Killarney - Canada. Killarney (Cill Airne, "The church of the sloes") is a city in Co. Kerry, west Ireland. The city is in a deep valley in the MacGillicuddy Reeks, Ireland's largest mountain range, at the side of one of a chain of three large lakes, part of a National Park. The city is also famous for its history, as well as the cathedral it is also home to Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and Innisfallen Island, the location of a ruined monastery. Because of its natural and historical interest, and its close proximity to the Dingle peninsula, Skelligs and Ring of Kerry it is a popular tourist town. See also: Killarney Lakes (National Park). External Links http://www.killarney.ie/ http://www.killarneyonline.ie/ http://kerry.local.ie/killarney/.
James Packer - is an Australian businessman. He is the son of billionarie media mogul Kerry Packer. James Packer is the Executive Chairman of Publishing And Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) which owns the Australian commercial television station Channel 9. James Packer was a director of Australian Telecommunications company One.Tel, which was declared insolvent during May 2001. The collapse of One.Tel cost PBL AU$327 million. Packer admitted at a PBL Annual General Meeting that he had learned "painful lessons" from the collapse of One.Tel. Later at the liquidator's inquiry over the collapse he denied that he was apologising for his own personal conduct. Instead he claimed, "I was making an apology for accepting the bona fides of Mr. Rich and the executive directors of One.Tel." In October 1999, he married swimsuit model Jodie Meares (who has.
John O'Donoghue - Minister for Tourism and Sport. John O'Donogue was born in Caherciveen County Kerry in 1956. He was educated locally and qualified from University College Cork with a degree in law. He established himself as a solicitor in his home town before getting involved in local politics. In 1987 he was elected to Dáil Éireann for the first time and has been re-elected at every election since then. Between 1991 and 1992 he served as Minister for State at the Department of Finance. He was consigned to the backbenches when Albert Reynolds became Taoiseach. In 1995 he was promoted to the front bench of Fianna Fáil, becoming spokesman for Justice. He criticised the current Minister for Justice, Nora Owen, and campaigned for zero tolerance regarding criminals and extra prison places. In 1997.
John Elefante - Kansas in 1981. He appeared on two Kansas albums, Vinyl Confessions (1982), and Drastic Measures (1983). Elefante, along with founding Kansas members Kerry Livgren and Dave Hope, left the Kansas band in 1984. All three by that point had become born again Christians, and began recording contemporary Christian music after leaving Kansas. Livgren and Hope formed the band AD, while Elefante pursued a solo career. John Elefante, along with his brother Dino Elefante, also became noted as record producers for a number of contemporary Christian recording artists..
