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1. Homeschooling
   as evidence. (Many homeschoolers are also opposed to vouchers.) However, in the U.S., opponents to homeschooling must overcome a basic legal problem. In U.S. law parents have responsibility for, and authority over their children's education. The crucial tests of this occurred in attempts to sue public school officials for malpractice, in cases where, for example, illiterate young people graduated from high-school. The U.S. Supreme Court (Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972)) defined the proper goal for education as "literacy and self-sufficiency", that is, an educated, not a socialized child was recognized as the essential goal for the U.S.'s democratic republic.
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2. Kailua, Hawaii
   District of O'ahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay. As of the 2000 Census, the town had a total population of 36,513, approximately as large as nearby Kāne'ohe. Kailua is primarily a residential community, with a centralized commercial district along Kailua Road. Places of note in Kailua include Kailua Beach (photo at right), Lanikai Beach, Kawai Nui Marsh, and Marine Corps Base Hawaii. There are no resort hotels in Kailua, and tourists generally stay in one of the many "Bed and Breakfast" setups operated out of private homes on or near the beaches in Kailua and Lanikai. The U.S. postal
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3. Kastellórizo
   area, it is the smallest of the Dodecanese. The island was occupied by France 28 December 1915 (in the cruiser Amiral Charner?). Turkish shore batteries responded by shelling the island, in 1917 succeeding in sinking the HMS Ben-my-Chree. It was ceded to Italy in 1922. During the 1930s it was a stopover for the planes of Alitalia and Air France. When Italy capitulated to the Allies in 1943, the island was occupied by British commandos until the middle of 1944, when German forces took over. During the British departure, a fuel dump caught fire and spread to an adjacent ammo dump,
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4. Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit
   these lands. The code was divided into several sections: Church, Family, Marriage, House, Livestock and Property, Work, Transfer of Property, Spoken Word, Honor, Damages, Law Regarding Crimes, Judicial Law, and Exemptions and Exceptions. Some of the most infamous rules specified how murder was supposed to be handled, and it often led to blood feuds that lasted until all the men of the two involved families were killed. These rules have recently resurfaced in northern Albania, since people have lost faith in the powerless local government and police. There are organizations that try to mediate between feuding families and try to get
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5. Keith Moon
   is considered one of the most unusual and yet original drummers of all rock and roll history. Early in the Who's career, the band acquired a reputation for destroying their equipment at the end of each show. Moon showed a particular zeal for this activity, wildly kicking and smashing his drums, and on one occasion loading a drum with fireworks which he detonated at the finale of My Generation. His antics earned him the nickname "Moon the Loon". Moon quickly gained a reputation as being highly destructive. He was known to lay waste to hotel rooms, the homes of friends, and
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6. Key West, Florida
   of Key West to Juan Pablo Salas of Saint Augustine, Florida. After Florida was transferred to the United States, Salas sold the island to US businessman John Simonton for $2,000 in 1821. Simonton divided the island into plots and sold some of them. There was already a town on a 1000 part of the island, with the inhabitants recognizing the authority of no nation. Simonton lobbied the U.S. Government to establish a naval base on the island, both to take advantage of the island's strategic location and to bring law and order to the town. In 1823 Commodore David Porter of the
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7. Veli
   Veli In Latvian mythology, the Veli were dead souls, associated with Velns and clouds. The underworld was called Vinsaule. The Veli visited their old homes during autumn.
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8. Keith Green
   the song "The Way I Used to Be". In his eary teens, with more than 50 original songs under his belt, Green was signed to Decca Records. Decca had plans to make Green a teen-idol, regularly getting the young man featured in fanzines like Teen Scene and on popular television shows like The Jack Benny Show and Steve Allen's show. Time Magazine called Green "a prepubescent dreamboat". By his mid teens, Green became heavily involved in drug use, eastern religion, astrology, and mysticism. Green converted to Christianity in the early 1970s. Green married his wife Melody in 1973. It was around
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9. Kelowna, British Columbia
   425 km. The service industry employs the most people in Kelowna, the largest city in the tourist-oriented Okanagan Valley. In summer, boating is popular and in winter, Alpine skiing at the nearby Big White Ski Resort. Kelowna is home to the late Premier of British Columbia, W.A.C. Bennett and the birthplace of his son, William R. Bennett, who would also become Premier of the province. Major League Baseball player, Jeff Zimmerman of the Texas Rangers was born here. Sports Teams: Kelowna Falcons - baseball team Kelowna Heat - baseball team Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League Events of Significance: In
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10. Kehlsteinhaus
    Kehlsteinhaus The Kehlsteinhaus was one of Adolf Hitler's homes in the German Alps. The so-called Eagle's Nest was built as a 50th birthday present to Hitler from the Nazi Party. It is situated at the top of the Kehlstein mountain (1835 m). Although it was situated on the same mountain as the Berghof, Hitler rarely went
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11. Keith Joseph
    politician, and Tory cabinet member under three different administrations. During World War II he served as a Captain in the Royal Artillery, and was wounded in Italy. He entered parliament in a by-election for Leeds North in the 1950s, which he remained in until 1987. He became a junior minister in the 1960s at the Ministry of Housing and the Department for Trade. In 1962 he was made Minister for Housing and Local Government, a cabinet position, and introduced a massive program to build council homes. When the Tories returned to government in 1970, he was made Secretary of State for
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12. Kitchen
    Kitchen A kitchen is generally a room for cooking, in the broad sense of food preparation (outdoor areas in which food is prepared are generally not considered to be kitchens). It may have a furnace and/or a microwave oven, and small appliances such as a toaster, mixer and blender. Within homes, the kitchen can be the center of other activities as well, depending on its size, furnishing, and equipment (see also major appliance), for example washing up (with or without dishwasher),
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13. Klamath County, Oregon
    Klamath Lakes and the wild salmon of the Klamath River, and cut off water deliveries to 1,400 farmers of the Klamath Project. This resulted in numerous demonstrations and farm-related bankrupcies. In the follo 1000 wing summer, there was once again insufficient water for both irrigation and wildlife. The Bush administration ruled that farmers would this time receive preference for water use. As a result, the temperature of the Klamath River water greatly increased, leading to the deaths of 32,000 salmon, affecting commercial and local Native American treaty fishing. Many conservation groups have criticized this decision. In June, 2003, Bureau of Reclamation officials have
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14. Koryaks
    very close to Chukchi. Koryaks are divided into the settled fishing tribes and the nomad reindeer breeders and hunters. The former are described as being more morally and physically degraded even than the Chukchis, and hopelessly poor. The Koryaks of the interior, on the other hand, still own enormous reindeer herds, to which they are so attached that they refuse to part with an animal to a stranger at any price. They are in disposition brave, intelligent and self-reliant, and recognize no master. They have ever tenaciously resisted Russian aggression, and in their fights with the Cossacks have proved themselves recklessly
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15. Kobold
    but can also play tricks on the human inhabitants. This type of kobold is said to be related to Robin Goodfellow and browniess. Another type of kobold that can be found in miness and other underground places seems to be more closely related to the gnome. Kobolds are also found in fantasy fiction. In Dungeons & Dragons and the settings it inspired, many authors present them as aggressive humanoid creatures that are smaller than a person. They are evil creatures that dwell together with their own kind rather than in human homes. Such kobolds have an ugly presence reminiscent of a
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16. Kollywood
    Kollywood Tamil Cinema is popularly called as Kollywood- derived from Kodambakkam + Hollywood. Kodambakkam is a locality in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India in and around which are the maximum concentration of film studios, and consequently also homes of people in the cine field. Kollywood is one of the three major film making industries in India along with Bollywood and Tollywood. It is renowned for its concentration of talented artists. Whether it
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17. Kristen Britain
    - at the age of nine. She published her first book, a cartoon collection called Horses and Horsepeople, at the age of thirteen. After completing her degree in film production at Ithaca College in 1987 she made the logical (?!) leap from cinema to the National Park Service. Her many years as a park ranger enabled her to work in a variety of natural and historical settings, from 300 feet below the surface of the Earth to 13,000 feet above sea level on the Continental Divide; and from the textile mills of the American Industrial Revolution to the homes of Americans
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18. Ku Klux Klan
    tiny movement with no real influence. Description The name Ku Klux Klan comes from kuklos, the Greek word for circle. A persistent myth has existed in the United States which alleges that the name comes from the sound of the hammer of a rifle being cocked. Members of the Klan are easily recognizable by their distinctive white robes and hoods, which represent the ghosts of the Confederate soldiers returned from the dead to search for revenge against their enemies. They also often give themselves fanciful titles such as "Grand Wizard" to indicate status. The Klan is associated with acts of terrorism
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19. Kurdistan Workers Party
    11, 2003 Kadek announced that it would disband, to be replaced by a new group with "a new, more demo 1000 cratic organisational structure that allows for broader participation". The new group is People's Congress of Kurdistan (KONGRA GEL). Since 1978 the group was led by Abdullah Öcalan. Numerous events in history have left several million Kurds in the Middle East stateless, primarily in Turkey and northern Iraq where most of its members are based. As a result of the violence, more than 30,000 people have been killed, a great many of which were innocent civilians. Estimates of the total number of villagers
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20. Kustonu Diena
    Kustonu Diena In ancient Latvia, Kustonu Diena was held on March 17, followed the next day by Bindus Diena. It was associated with insects. To ward against insects, nothing could be planted on this day. The flour-mill was rotated nine times in the morning, when sparrows were driven from the homes, to ward against them for the summer. Spinning linen was forbidden for attracting wolves. Embroidering and sewing forbidden, or else worms will infect crops and moles will dig holes, respectively. Alternative: Getrudas
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