KANU - to the Legislative Council took place in 1957. The Kenya African National Union was founded in 1960. The Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) was founded in 1960, to challenge KANU. KADU's aim was to defend the interests of the small minority tribes, such as the Kalenjin to which Moi belonged, against the dominance of the big Luo and Kikuyu tribes that comprised the majority of Kanu's membership (Kenyatta himself being a Kikuyu). KADU pressed for a federal constitution, while KANU was in favour of centralism. The advantage lay with the numerically stronger KANU, and the British government was finally forced to remove all provisions of a federal nature from the constitution. Kenya became independent on December 12, 1963, and the next year joined the Commonwealth. Jomo Kenyatta, a member of the.
Vegetarianism - diet practiced, with occasional supplementation of dairy products, by the integrated medicine practitioner Andrew Weil, M.D. and advocated by his books Eating Well for Optimum Health. (This is not true vegetarianism) In the United States, vegetarianism is usually synonymous with ovo-lacto vegetarianism; and will sometimes be assumed to tolerate some meat, for instance, chicken (or "at least" fish). It is also possible to order a vegetarian meal and be served meat. In the UK, due to its sizeable Hindu minority, vegetarianism often refers to the Hindu practice described below. Strict vegetarians avoid the consumption of all animal products (e.g. eggs, milk and cheese.) Today, these people are commonly called vegans, though some reserve this term for those who additionally avoid usage of all kinds of animal products, not just food (e.g..
Zaza - Zaza The Zaza are an ethnic minority in eastern Turkey. Their language (Zazaki) is closely related to the Kurdish language. For this reason the Zaza are often referred to as a subgroup of the Kurds, which is not correct and heavily opposed by themselves. Zaza is also a name that appears in the Bible meaning "belonging to all" or "plenty" See Also: List_of_Biblical_names External Links Zaza Bible Reference.
Kenneth French, Jr. - When the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, people automatically assumed that they had a right to many different things. Women, blacks, now carrying into gays. They feel that they have a right to be accepted? Who--who do they need to accept them?" "If you're introducing a minority group that's frowned upon and looked upon as being weak, and your commander's saying it's fine for him to be here, guys are saying, 'Guess the military isn't really as tough and bad as we thought it was.' Everybody's wanting acceptance. It's a one-world system -- global unity. Well, at what cost? Our military going down the drain?" "I'm not gonna apologize for the views that I hold towards gays or homosexuals but...I don't think that I went in with the intention.
Venetian Slovenia - of the town of Gorizia (Slovenian Gorica). It has a significant Slovenian minority..
Kingdom of Judah - alliance, co-operating against their common enemies, especially against Damascus. For about another century and a half Judah had a somewhat checkered existence after the termination of the kingdom of Israel till its final overthrow in the destruction of the temple (586 BC) by Nebuzar-adan, who was captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard (2 Kings 25:8-21). The kingdom maintained a separate existence for three hundred and eighty-nine years. It occupied an area of 8,900 km2 (3,435 square miles). The kings of Judah For this period, most historians follow either the chronology established by William F. Albright or E. R. Thiele, both of which are shown below. (Albright's dates are in bold while Thiele's are in italics.) A significant minority hold that many of the rulers of this period are either legendary or fictional. All.
Kingdom of Israel - years the kingdom of the ten tribes came to an end. They were scattered throughout the East, and are known as the lost tribes of Israel. "Judah held its ground against Assyria for yet one hundred and twenty-three years, and became the rallying-point of the dispersed of every tribe, and eventually gave its name to the whole race. Those of the people who in the last struggle escaped into the territories of Judah or other neighbouring countries naturally looked to Judah as the head and home of their race. And when Judah itself was carried off to Babylon, many of the exiled Israelites joined them from Assyria, and swelled that immense population which made Babylonia a second Judah." After the deportation of the ten tribes, the deserted land was colonized by.
Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Dalmatiabut Zadarand few islands were given to Italy. Rijeka was declared a free city but was soon occupied and in 1924 annexed by Italy. On the Austrian border, a plebiscite was held in Carinthia which opted for Austria. From Hungary, SHS gained the Vojvodina, an area with a strong German and Hungarian minority. In 1920, Constitution was passed which established unitary monarchy. Serb politicians regarded Serbia as the standardbearer of Yugoslav unity, as Piedmont had been for Italy and Prussia for Germany. Over the years, Croat resistence against a Serbocentric policy increased. In 1928, Stjepan Radic, head of the Croatian Peasant Party, was shot in parliament by Punisa Racic. After that, King abolished the Constitution and introduced personal dictatorship. He changed the name of the country to Kingdom of Yugoslavia and.
Kingdom of Cyprus - Richard I of England during the Third Crusade. Richard then sold it to the Knights Templar, who in turn sold it to King Guy of Jerusalem in 1192 after the failure of Richard's crusade. A small minority Roman Catholic population of the island was mainly confined to the coastal cities, such as Nicosia and Famagusta but remained in control, while the Greek inhabitants lived in the countryside; this was much the same as the arrangement in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The independent Eastern Orthodox Church of Cyprus, with its own archbishop and subject to no patriarch, was allowed to remain on the island, but the Latin Church largely displaced it in power. After the death of Amalric of Lusignan, the Kingdom continually passed to a series of young boys who grew.
Know-Nothing movement - frequently pointed to as evidence that the Pope was simply waiting for the right time to regain his lost temporal power, and served to further cement this notion in the minds of many Americans. Culture Clash While significant in their own right, the concerns about the Pope largely exacerbated already-present anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic feelings held by many Americans. The newcomers differed culturally from most Americans, so their influx was seen as a threat to maintaining American culture. The immigrants brought with them their strong accents, Irish traditions and culture, and Roman Catholicism, and didn't seem likely to become "Americanized" anytime soon. A vocal minority of American Puritans also protested against the immigrants' alcohol consumption. While alcohol consumption already quite popular among the general public in the United States (even George Washington.
Kokopelli - called Kokopelli-mana by the Hohokam and Hopi. Kokopelli also presides over the reproduction of game animals, and for this reason, he is often depicted with animal companions such as rams and deer. Other common creatures associated with him include sun-bathing animals such as snakes, or water-loving animals like lizards and insects. Because of this, some scholars believe that Kokopelli's flute is actually a blowgun (or started out as one), but this is a minority opinion. In his domain over agriculture, Kokopelli's fluteplaying chases away the Winter and brings about Spring. Many tribes, such as the Zuni, also associate Kokopelli with the rains. He frequently appears with Paiyatamu, another flautist, in depictions of maize-grinding ceremonies. Some tribes say he carries seeds and babies on his back. Origins and Development Kokopelli has been.
Komarno - the other river bank is in Hungary (Komorn), they are connected by a bridge. The following is a description of the Slovak town. Population: 37,000 (1991). Seat of a district (okres). A center of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Slovakia. The town has a historic center and in addition a fortress at the place where the Váh pours into the Danube. The fortress has been the most important fortress of the historic Hungary and Austria-Hungary (Slovakia was part of Hungary from the 11th century to 1918), because it has never been conquered ("nec arte nec marte"). It arose in the 16th century from an adaptation of a medieval castle. A "New Fortress" has been added in the 17th century close to the old one. Both fortresses have been preserved till today..
Kurds - without their own state. However, despite promises of the creation of such a state made in the early 20th century, all the region's governments are opposed to it. The Kurds constitute the only sizable minority in Turkey. The exact number of Kurdish people living in Middle East is unknown due to both absence of a recent study on this issue and the fact that some of Kurdish people have mixed with other local ethnic groups. The estimated numbers for the percentage of Kurdish people living in Turkey vary from 3% (Encyclopedia Americana [1]) to 20% (CIA Factbook [1]). They are concentrated in the east and southeast regions of Turkey. Kurdish guerillas launched attacks on Turkish targets in 1984, and since then they have fought against the Turkish government for independence and.
Japan - late summer and early autumn typhoons, grown from tropical depressions generated near the equator, track from the south-west to the north-east and often bring heavy rain. Its varied geographical features divide Japan into six principal climatic zones. Hokkaido: Belonging to the cool temperate zone, Hokkaido has long, cold winters and cool summers. Chishima (Kuriru) or Northeast Islands are fogbound. Precipitation is not large. Sea of Japan: The northwest seasonal wind in winters give heavy snowfalls. In summers it is less hot than in the Pacific area but sometimes experiences extreme hot temperature due to the Foehn wind phenomenon. Chuo-kochi or Central highland: A typical inland climate gives large temperature differences between summers and winters and between days and nights. Precipitation is not large throughout a year. Setonaikai or Inland Sea: The.
January 2003 - people on the state of Illinois' Death Row to life in prison. "Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error: error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die. What effect was race having? What effect was poverty having? Because of all these reasons, today I am commuting the sentences of all death row inmates," Ryan said. Ryan's term of office expires on January 13. A U.S. court ordered the controversial organization Clonaid, which claims that it produced a human clone, to reveal the identity and whereabouts of the alleged cloned baby. January 10, 2003 North Korea formally withdraws from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.[1] The INS registration deadline for males in the United States aged 16 and older from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea,.
Jack Charlton - Division 1, and Sheffield Wednesday (1977 - 1983), but was less successful at Newcastle United where there was a poor relationship with the fans and Charlton decided to walk away from the job. In 1986 he was a controversial choice as manager of the Republic of Ireland's national team (the first non-Irishman appointed), but he was astonishingly successful at making the most of limited resources (soccer being a minority passion in the republic at the time, the popular code being Gaelic football). Through a policy of employing simple tactics and finding players mainly in the English league who had an Irish-born parent or grandparent but hadn't considered themselves to be Irish, the Republic qualified for the World Cup finals in both 1990 and 1994, famously defeating Italy in 1994. Following his.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin - affairs of the legislature, leading to the essentially symbolic role that the Governor-General now has. In 1849 the Baldwin-Lafontaine government passed the Rebellion Losses Bill, compensating French Canadians for losses suffered during the Rebellions of 1837. Lord Elgin signed the bill, sparking riots in Quebec, during which the Parliament buildings were burned down. The French-speaking minority in the Canadian legislature also unsuccessfully tried to have him removed from his post. In 1854 Lord Elgin negotiated the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States, in an attempt to stimulate the Canadian economy. Later that year he signed the law that abolished the seigneurial system in Quebec, and then resigned as Governor-General. In 1857 he became High Commissioner to China, and Viceroy of India in 1861. He died in India in 1863. Preceded by:.
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton - parliament, and when this failed he abandoned Charles and adhered to Argyll. In consequence he received a challenge from Lord Ker, of which he gave the king information, and obtained from Ker an apology. Montrose wrote to Charles declaring he could prove Hamilton to be a traitor. The king himself spoke of him as being "very active in his own preservation". Shortly afterwards the plot - known as the "Incident" - to seize Argyll, Hamilton and the latter's brother, William Hamilton, Earl of Lanark, was discovered, and on 12 October 1641 they fled from Edinburgh. Hamilton returned not long afterwards, and notwithstanding all that had occurred still retained Charles's favour and confidence. He returned with him to London and accompanied him on 5 January 1642 when he went to the city.
Jaeger-LeCoultre - Reverso cases at the Manufacture on a visit and took them home with him. Fitting them with movements, they were an instant success. The Reverso became an iconic piece of design and style - a living legend. Today, the Reverso accounts for approximately 80% of all watches produced by the Manufacture and is universally regarded as a horological classic. What Could Have Been The following year, 1932, found Patek Phillipe in deep financial trouble and looking for relief. LeCoultre, who had close ties with the company, proposed purchasing a majority interest. However, when the arrangement was close to being finalised, the Stern brothers - who's company manufactured the dials for Patek Phillipe - made a counter-offer that the management of Patek could not refuse. The Stern family took control of the.
James Beaton - was chancellor from 1513 to 1526, and was appointed archbishop of St Andrews and primate of Scotland in 1522. He was one of the regents during the minority of James V, and was chiefly responsible for this king's action in allying himself with France and not with England. He burned Patrick Hamilton and other heretics, and died at St Andrews in September 1539. This prelate must not be confused with another, James Beaton, or Bethune (1517-1603), the last Roman Catholic archbishop of Glasgow. A son of John Bethune of Auchmuty and a nephew of Cardinal Beaton, James was a trusted adviser of the Scottish regent, Mary of Lorraine, widow of James V, and a determined foe of the reformers. In 1552 he was consecrated archbishop of Glasgow, but from 1560 until.
