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Karyn Juziuk
Karyn is an English-language given name and may refer to: *Karyn Bailey (born 1986), Australian netball player in the National Netball League *Karyn Bosnak (born 1974), American author of two published books: ''Save Karyn'' and ''20 Times a Lady'' *Karyn Bryant (born 1968), American actress, writer, and television personality * Kimilee Karyn Bryant (born 1969), American actress, singer and former Miss South Carolina * Karyn Bye-Dietz (born 1971), retired ice hockey player *Karyn Calabrese (born 1947), American raw foodist and restaurateur *Karyn Dwyer (born 1975), Canadian actress *Karyn Forbes (born 1991), Tobagonian soccer defender * Karyn Garossino (born 1965), former Canadian ice dancer * Karyn Gojnich (born 1960), Australian sailor *Karyn Hay (born 1959), New Zealand author and broadcaster *Judge Karyn, fictional character from the Judge Dredd comic strip in British comic ''2000 AD'' *Karyn Kupcinet (1941–1963), American stage, film, and television actress *Karyn Kusama (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Given Names
English names are names used in, or originating in, England. In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name, and a (most commonly patrilineal) family name or surname, also referred to as a last name. There can be several given names, some of these being often referred to as a second name, or middle name(s). Given names Most given names used in England do not have English derivation. Most traditional names are Hebrew (Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Susan), Greek (Nicholas, Dorothy, George, Helen), Germanic names adopted via the transmission of Old French/Norman (Robert, Richard, Gertrude, Charlotte), or Latin (Adrian, Amelia, Patrick). There remains a limited set of given names which have an actual English derivation (see Anglo-Saxon names); examples include Alfred, Ashley, Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Harold and Oswald. A distinctive feature of Anglophone names is the surnames of import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Monk
Karyn Monk is a Canadian author of historical romance novels. Her books have appeared on the ''USA Today'' Bestseller List, and have won numerous awards. Biography Personal life Monk is the fourth child of John and Lorraine (Spurrell) Monk. Because her parents had expected a boy, they had not chosen a girl's name, and decided to name their new daughter after the delivery room nurse. Neither parent was sure how to spell the name "Karen," though, leading to the unique spelling they chose. Monk graduated from university with a degree in history. She planned to work in advertising and in her spare time perform in local musicals. While auditioning for a part in an original musical called "Last Tango in Fargo North Dakota," she met her future husband, Philip, who was that show's music director. The marriage produced three children: Genevieve (b 1998), Carson (b 2001), and Adelaide (b 2005). The family lives in Toronto, Ontario. Writing career With her husband's support, Monk soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen (other)
Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic languages * House of Karen, a historical feudal family of Tabaristan, Iran * Karen (singer), Danish R&B singer Places * Karen, Kenya, a suburb of Nairobi * Karen City or Hualien City, Taiwan * Karen Hills or Karen Hills, Myanmar * Karen State, a state in Myanmar Film and television * ''Karen'' (1964 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (1975 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Karen'' (film), a 2021 American crime thriller Other uses * Karen (orangutan), the first to have open heart surgery * AS-10 Karen or Kh-25, a Soviet air-to-ground missile * Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network * Tropical Storm Karen (other) See also * Karren (name) * Karyn (given name) * Keren, Eritrea a city * Caren (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Karyn Hearn Slover
The murder of Karyn Hearn Slover occurred on September 27, 1996 in Decatur, Illinois, when Karyn Slover, a 23-year-old mother of one, disappeared shortly after leaving her job as an advertising sales representative. Two days later, authorities discovered Slover's dismembered remains, wrapped in plastic bags, in and near Lake Shelbyville. In 2002, Slover's ex-husband, Michael Slover Jr., his mother Jeannette Slover, and his father Michael Slover Sr. were convicted of Karyn Slover's murder and all three were sentenced to 60 years in prison. The case is notable for being one of the first instances of dog DNA used as evidence in a murder trial. Disappearance and search At 5:00 p.m. on September 27, 1996, Karyn Slover left her job in the advertising sales department of the Decatur Herald & Review newspaper, with the intent to pick up her son Kolten and then shop for a dress at the Hickory Point Mall in Forsyth, Illinois. Later that night a black Pontiac Bonneville was discovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save Karyn
Save Karyn is the name of both a Web site and a book. SaveKaryn.com was the first notable cyberbegging site. ''Save Karyn: One Shopaholic’s Journey to Debt and Back'' is the book chronicling the events leading up to and through the height of the site's popularity. The creator of both works is Karyn Bosnak, originally a television producer, raised in the U.S. state of Illinois, who has lived much of her adult life in the greater New York City area. Up until 2000, she had a relatively high-paying job, and wasn't really concerned about going into debt to feed her affection for buying designer-label products. However, when she was laid off, her credit card debt of more than $20,000 started looming larger every month she was unable to find steady employment. Site beginnings In the summer of 2002, Bosnak registered the Internet domain name savekaryn.com, and launched the site to request voluntary donations from the public. It had occurred to Bosnak that if she could receive just a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Williams
Karyn Kristyne Williams-White (born July 28, 1979), is an American Christian musician. She released an extended play, ''Wake Up'', in 2011. Her first album, '' Only You'', was released by Inpop Records in 2012, along with a re-release of the same album in 2013. Early life Williams-White was born on July 28, 1979, in Winter Park, Florida, as Karyn Kristyne Williams, whose father is Pat Williams, and whose mother is Jill Williams. She has three other biological siblings and fourteen adopted siblings. Williams-White earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Florida majoring in broadcast journalism. She relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2007, to pursue her music career. Music career Her music recording career commenced in 2009, with the release of two singles, "Taking You with Me" and "Rejoice", and those both released in 2010, but were recorded in 2009. Her first extended play, "Wake Up", was released independently in 2011. She released, ''Only You'', on August 28, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn White
Karyn Layvonne White (born October 14, 1965) is an American singer who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is known for several hit singles including "Superwoman" (1988), " Secret Rendezvous" (1989), " The Way You Love Me" (1988), and the US Hot 100 No. 1 single " Romantic" (1991). Early life White was born in Los Angeles to Vivian and Clarence White. She is the youngest of five children. She sang in a church choir and worked as a backing singer, then sang on Jeff Lorber's 1986 ''Private Passion'' single "Facts of Love", "True Confessions" and "Back in Love" before signing to Warner Bros. Records. Career White's self-titled debut album ''Karyn White'' was released in 1988. It was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and achieved platinum status in the US. The album contained the Hot 100 hit singles " The Way You Love Me", " Secret Rendezvous", and "Superwoman" as well as the No. 1 R&B hit "Love Saw It", a duet with Babyface himself. White was nominated in the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Usher
Karyn Usher is an American television producer and writer. She has produced twenty-four episodes for the television series ''Prison Break'', and additionally written twelve episodes. She has also written single episodes from the series ''One Tree Hill'', '' North Shore'' and ''The Lyon's Den''. In 2010, he signed a production deal with 20th Century Fox Television. ''Prison Break'' (14 episodes) *1.07 - Riots, Drills, and the Devil (written) *1.12 - Odd Man Out (written) *1.17 - J-Cat (written) *1.18 - Bluff (co-written with Nick Santora) *2.05 - Map 1213 (written) *2.10 - Rendezvous (written) *2.12 - Disconnect (co-written with Nick Santora) *2.15 - The Message (co-written with Zack Estrin) *2.17 - Bad Blood (co-written with Paul Scheuring) *2.19 - Sweet Caroline (written) *3.05 - Interference Interference is the act of interfering, invading, or poaching. Interference may also refer to: Communications * Interference (communication), anything which alters, modifies, or di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Turner
Karyn Turner (born 1946) is an American martial arts expert who has been variously known as “The Queen of Kata”,"Karyn Turner: Kung Fu's Queen of Kata and Kumite", Inside Kung Fu 4(7):30-33, September 1977. “First Lady of Kung Fu”,“Woman of the Year”, Black Belt 29(8):61, August 1991. and “The Mother of U.S. Kickboxing”.Gregory, Jane: "The lady is a champ: Karyn Turner is the mother of U.S. kickboxing", Chicago Sun-Times, September 4, 1988. Named as the “most outstanding woman in the history of martial arts” by Black Belt Magazine in 1978, she was the first woman to take a double victory in both fighting (kumite) and form (kata) in the International Women’s Karate Championship, a feat she accomplished in 1976. She was the first woman to enter men's divisions at the World Championships in kata and weapons (steel whip), and to become World Champion in the men's division in both. At the peak of her career in 1977, she entered twenty-three tournaments and swept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Rochelle
Karyn Rochelle (born in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American country music songwriter and vocalist. As a songwriter, she has written or co-written songs which became hits for Trisha Yearwood, LeAnn Rimes, Ronnie Milsap, Sunny Sweeney, and, moving outside of her primary genre into R&B, Kenny G. Early life Rochelle's love of music was shared with and encouraged by her mother, a country music singer in a band who would invite Rochelle to join her. She began writing songs at the age of 13. Musical influences in her early life included Debbie Gibson, Suzy Bogguss, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis and Mary Chapin Carpenter. At age 18, already an avid songwriter, she began working in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as a disc jockey and a line dance instructor. She cites a promo cd she encountered by new Nashville artist Matraca Berg ass transforming her life. She relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1996 at the age of 19 with her good friend and fellow song-writer Shan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Pugliese
Karyn Pugliese (Pabàmàdiz) is a Canadian broadcast journalist and communications specialist, of Algonquin and Italian descent. She is member of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation in Ontario. She is a Nieman Fellow, Class of 2020, Harvard University and has been recognized by the Canadian Association of Journalists with a Charles Bury Award for her leadership supporting journalists and fighting for media rights. In 2018 the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presented Pugliese with the organization's annual Gordon Sinclair Award for distinguished achievement in journalism at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards. In 2019 Pugliese received the Hyman Solomon Award for Public Policy Journalism and was the co-recipient with journalist Justin Brake for the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) 2019 Elias Boudinot Free Press Award. She was chosen for the twenty-fifth Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. She won a National Newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyn Polito
Karyn Ellen Polito (born November 11, 1966) is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician serving as the 72nd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Polito was a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 11th Worcester district from 2001 to 2011. Polito was first elected lieutenant governor in 2014 with her running mate, Charlie Baker. They were both re-elected in 2018. As of 2022, Polito and her running mate Charlie Baker are the only Republican statewide elected officials in Massachusetts. In December 2021, they both announced that they would not seek re-election in 2022. Early life and education Polito is a lifelong resident of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. She graduated from Holy Name Central Catholic High School. Shortly after graduating from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988, she received her Juris Doctor from New England Law in 1991. Career An attorney, Polito co-owns and operates a commercial real estate develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
