2011 Kashgar attacks, Background
The designated terror group known as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), is a UK-based Pan-Islamic group operating in Xinjiang with similar ideals to Al-Qaeda, but with less technological capability. Since explosives are tightly controlled in Xinjiang and in the border regions, the ETIM has resorted to knife, pin prick, and vehicular attacks against civilians and security forces to achieve its goals. Chinese HUMINT in Xinjiang is stunted by the Uyghurs' unwillingness to cooperate with police, so state security forces find difficulty in anticipating and planning for terrorist attacks. The 2011 attacks in Kashgar came on the eve of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and one month after Kashgar opened a railway to Hotan, a city that had been the site of violence on July 18.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Attacks, First day
At 10:30 pm on July 30, two car bombs exploded prematurely: one in a parked minivan, another on a street lined with restaurants. Three bystanders immediately died from the blasts, as well as the driver of the minivan; two suspects fled the scene. Injured people were carried out of restaurants on stretchers and police cordoned off the area. Five miles from the site of the explosions at 11:45 pm, two armed Uyghur men hijacked a blue truck waiting at a traffic light by stabbing its driver to death.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Attacks, First day
According to the Hong Kong-based Ming Pao, the two hijackers were the same suspects who fled the earlier explosion. With control of the truck, they drove into a crowded sidewalk lined with food stalls, jumped out, and started stabbing pedestrians. Eventually the crowd overpowered the attackers, beating one of them to death before police detained the other. 27 people emerged alive with injuries, while eight victims died. A tourist operator in Kashgar told The Hindu that the police closed off several areas of the city, although residents said that the atmosphere in the city immediately afterwards was calm.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Attacks, Second day
At 4:30 PM on the following day, a group of 12 Uyghur men armed with guns and knives threw explosives into busy Kashgar dapanji restaurant, causing a fire. The targeted restaurant was located at the end of Gourmet Food Street, a crowded street lined with restaurants and shops that are popular with Han people. As restaurantgoers tried to flee into the street, the assailants hacked at them with knives, leaving "pool[s] of blood" and overturned tables in their wake. The restaurant owner, a waiter and four patrons were killed; 12 other Han people suffered injuries.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Attacks, Second day
Firefighters arrived to put out the fire and police engaged in a firefight with the armed men, shooting five but sustaining three injuries of their own. Four of the shot suspects died immediately, and another died in hospital. Another four suspects were taken into custody. Memtieli Tiliwaldi (买买提艾力·铁力瓦尔地) and Turson Hasan (吐逊·艾山), two Uyghur men who had warrants for their arrest issued, were fatally shot by police one day later in a corn field on the outskirts of Kashgar.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Attribution
The Chinese government is investigating the cause of the violence, and it did not offer an immediate explanation as for the attackers' motives. However, state media confirmed that all the suspected attackers were Uyghur, and an initial investigation from the Kashgar government concluded that the attacks on both days were related and that the perpetrators were recruited in Pakistan and gained explosives and firearms training at ETIM bases in Pakistan along with Taliban and al-Qaeda groups. The suspects, some of whom openly confessed to an ETIM connection, were reportedly influenced by Jihadist ideology. Terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna said that the violence could either be "conducted or influenced by the East Turkestan Islamic Movement", although he said the movement had been weakened by Pakistani counter-terror operations from 2003, which included ETIM leaders like Hasan Mahsum and Abdul Haq al-Turkistani being killed.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Attribution
Credit for the attacks was professed by the Turkistan Islamic Party.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Attribution
The Turkistan Islamic Party supporting website "Doğu Türkistan Bülteni Haber Ajansı" praised a TIP member, Hamza (Muhammad Ali Told Rahim), who joined the Turkistan Islamic Party as  one of the "mujahideen" fighting in Khorasan (Afghanistan) on December 15, 2006 and returned to Kashgar to participate in the 2011 Kashgar attacks in which he was killed, citing from a Human Rights Watch report which praised Hamza.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Reactions
Chinese media condemned both days' attacks, followed by the Government of Pakistan which said that "all incidents of terrorism are deplorable" and promised full cooperation with China against ETIM. Chinese president Hu Jintao called Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to discuss ETIM's activities before holding the upcoming China-Eurasia Expo in September, while the chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence left for Beijing to address Chinese concerns. The Pakistan Army announced that it would continue operations against ETIM, although some analysts doubt the strength of the Pakistani government in controlling terrorism. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council issued a terror alert to travelers in Xinjiang, citing the attacks' increased seriousness above the 2011 Hotan attack because they "targeted innocent civilians" rather than security forces.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Reactions
Dilxadi Rexiti, a representative from the pro-Uyghur independence World Uyghur Congress (WUC), claimed that the attacks were "a matter of Uyghurs having no peaceful way to oppose the Chinese government so some have taken to extreme measures." He also alleged that martial law had been declared in the city, but Reuters reported that it was not possible to determine if an actual order for martial law had been issued. Rebiya Kadeer, also of the WUC, said "I cannot blame the Uyghurs who carry out such attacks for they have been pushed to despair by Chinese policies." She also unfavorably compared the Chinese authorities' killing of Tiliwaldi and Hasan to the Norwegian authorities' leniency towards the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Aftermath
The city was reported to have virtually "shut down" immediately after the attacks, as Uyghur shops closed down for Ramadan and Han shops closed and Han people stayed indoors out of fear. Tour groups scheduled to arrive at Kashgar were rerouted to Kanas Lake in northern Xinjiang. Riot police were deployed to the city and security checkpoints were established in the city center. Authorities tried to stem the spread of inciteful rumors, including by deleting blog posts from residents.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Aftermath
Around 200 Han people protested the loss of "innocent lives" on the streets of Kashgar on August 1; most of the victims were also Han. Governor of Xinjiang Nur Bekri visited Kashgar that same day pledging to punish the attackers, and the Kashgar and Xinjiang governments established a fund to pay for the medical treatment of survivors. Prayers at the Id Kah Mosque proceeded as usual, where religious leaders from the Islamic Association of China characterized the attacks as un-Islamic and pledged to offer Muslims new interpretations of Islamic texts that did not lend themselves to extremism.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Aftermath
The Communist Party of China hosted an emergency anti-terrorism work conference in Ürümqi at which Zhang Chunxian, the Xinjiang CPC party chief, resolved to crack down on "religious extremist forces", saying that "terrorist attackers are the common enemies of all ethnic groups". Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu added that, in addition to a crackdown, the government will address the social grievances that can lead to terrorism by expanding compulsory education and community development efforts. Except for those closed for Ramadan, businesses in the city reopened on August 4.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Aftermath
On August 13, the elite counterterrorist Snow Leopard Commando Unit was deployed to Hotan and Kashgar to secure the cities ahead of the China-Eurasia Expo in September. On September 8, the US-based terrorist monitoring group SITE reported on a video made by ETIM leader Abdul Shakoor Damla claiming responsibility for the July Hotan and Kashgar attacks on behalf of his group. Damla confirmed that one of the perpetrators shot by police, Tiliwaldi, prepared for the attacks in an ETIM training camp in Pakistan.


2011 Kashgar attacks, Aftermath
On September 14, the Xinjiang Legal Daily reported that six men were tried for their involvement in the Hotan and Kashgar attacks. Four were given death sentences, and two were given 19-year jail terms, for charges including "leading and organizing a terror group, manufacturing illegal explosives, intentional homicide, [and] arson". Xinjiang authorities have unveiled a package of policy responses to the attacks to placate Muslim Uyghurs, which include increasing quotas for Uyghur participation in local government and increasing government subsidies for religious schools.


2011 Kashima Antlers season
The 2011 Kashima Antlers season was Kashima Antlers's 19th season in J.League Division 1 and 23rd season overall in the top flight (counting the Japan Soccer League and participation in the inaugural J.League Cup). It also included the 2011 J.League Cup, 2011 Emperor's Cup, and the 2011 AFC Champions League. They finished the season 6th in the championship and lost the chance to break the record of 7 championships they share with Tokyo Verdy.


2011 Kashima Antlers season, Players, Current squad
As of 15 December 2010Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Kashima Antlers season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Kashima Antlers season, Players, 2011 season transfers
InNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Kashima Antlers season, Players, 2011 season transfers
OutNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Kashiwa Reysol season
The 2011 Kashiwa Reysol season is Kashiwa Reysol's first season in J.League Division 1 since 2009 and 39th overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J.League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.


2011 Kashiwa Reysol season
As a result of their first J.League title win (their second overall counting the 1972 JSL title), they were participants in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as Japan were the tournament hosts. Their title win was the first immediate win for a second-tier champion.


2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election
The 2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on April 26, 2011. PDP candidate Ibrahim Shema won the election, defeating CPC Aminu Bello Masari and 8 other candidates.


2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election
Ibrahim Shema emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election. He picked Abdullahi Faskari as his running mate.


2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election
Aminu Bello Masari was CPC candidate, Usman Mohammad Bugaje was ACN candidate. Hasimu Lawal Jobe was ANPP candidate.


2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election, Results
Ibrahim Shema from the PDP won the election defeating other 9 candidates.


2011 Katsina State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,126,898, valid votes was 1,622,063.


2011 Kawasaki Frontale season
The 2011 Kawasaki Frontale season was Kawasaki Frontale's seventh consecutive season in J. League Division 1 and 10th season overall in the Japanese top flight. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup.


2011 Kazakh Senate election
Senate elections were held in Kazakhstan on 19 August 2011. All 16 seats representing the regions of Kazakhstan were elected by the local legislative bodies (maslihats). 3172 of the 3283 eligible electorates voted in the election.


2011 Kazakh Senate election, Electoral system
The members of the Senate of Kazakhstan are nonpartisan and are indirectly elected by the local legislative bodies Maslihats every six years. Each region and cities of Almaty and Astana are represented by two senators while 15 senators are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan.


2011 Kazakh presidential election
Early  presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 3 April 2011, having been originally scheduled for 2012. The elections were called after a plan for holding a referendum to increase president term limits to 2020 was rejected by the Constitutional Council.


2011 Kazakh presidential election
Nazarbayev was re-elected for a fourth term with 95% of the vote and a 90% turnout, against three nominal candidates. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has complained about a lack of transparency and competition in the vote.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Background
A referendum on extending presidential term limits was proposed to be held around March 2011. President Nursultan Nazarbayev's term was due to expire in 2012 and the referendum would have bypassed the next two scheduled elections. A Kazakh official stated that the move would "help save our efforts and resources since everyone knows the outcome of the elections beforehand." It would have been the second referendum on extending Nazarbayev's term in office, the first in 1995 having extended his term until 2000, whilst in 2007 parliament amended the electoral law to allow candidates to run without term limits.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Background
Although Nazarbayev rejected the proposal, it would still have gone ahead if 80% of the members of the parliament (100% controlled by his party) voted for it, or if a public petition obtained at least 200,000 signatures. Media reports suggested that a petition for the referendum had already been signed by 2,600,000 people.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Background
On 31 January the Constitutional Council rejected the referendum proposal for a Constitutional amendment aimed at extending Nazarbayev's term till 2020, on the ground that the amendment did not specify for how long and how many times the Presidential term could be extended. The Court therefore referred the matter to the President himself, as required by the Constitution of Kazakhstan. Nazarbayev agreed on putting aside the Constitutional referendum and immediately called for an early presidential election. According to analysts, Nazarbayev may have stepped back from the plan of term extension due to negative reactions by both USA, EU and OSCE, and in order to buy five years time to settle succession issues.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Candidates
Twenty-two potential candidates were counted before the registration process began; their number was finally reduced to four, including no established opposition leaders. Strict registration requirements include a rigorous examination in Kazakh language skills (in daily life nowadays supplanted by Russian language), as well as a high number of signature, but no clear criteria for evaluation of the language skills or the verification of the signature lists is present, thus providing administration with wide discretion. The law requiring fluency in Kazakh was enacted in the 1990s, but enforcement had never been stringent in previous elections. Opponents charged that the test was administered in such a way as to disqualify Nazarbayev's opponents.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Candidates, Registered candidates
All other candidates support Nazarbayev, and Qasymov reportedly passed the language test despite not even speaking the language. The environmentalist Mels Yeleusizov, even admitted to voting for Nazarbayev.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Candidates, Registered candidates
The short timespan before election (two months since its declaration) was cited by opposition leaders as impeding them to prepare and contest the poll. They therefore refused to take part in the vote and called for a boycott.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Candidates, Registered candidates
The option to vote "against all", common in post-Soviet countries, was last legally available in the 1999 presidential election.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Budget
4.7 billion tenge ($32 million) have been allocated by the Kazakh government as election budget, with an increase of $11.6 million in comparison with previous presidential election in 2005, justified with inflation and higher salaries for local election commission personnel.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Media
Independent NGOs such as RFE/RL have reported increasing censorship by Kazakh authorities since February.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Media
On March 2, RFE/RL reported severe disruption of access to its websites, allegedly linked to orders received by government-controlled service providers KazTelecom and Nursat.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Monitoring
The OSCE/ODIHR has opened an electoral observation mission, headed by Ambassador Daan Everts, including 25 experts, 28 long-term observers, and 400 seconded short-term observers, in order to assess the election for compliance with OSCE commitments and other international standards /for democratic elections, as well as with domestic legislation.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Reported pressures
International monitors cited numerous cases of ballot box-stuffing, voter intimidation and a lack of transparency.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Reported pressures
University students from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Almaty have reportedly being pressured to vote or face expulsion, thus being seen queueing at early morning on Sunday in a drizzling weather.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Reported pressures
The OSCE received multiple reports of people being pressured to vote, and government officials were seen intimidating voters in universities, hospitals and military encampments. Other kinds of reported violations include seemingly identical signatures on voter lists and numerous cases of ballot box-stuffing. The OSCE concluded that the vote count lacked transparency and that correct procedures were often disregarded.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Results
The reported turnout of almost 90% was significantly up on the 76.8% turnout in the 2005 elections. Due to the low-key electoral campaign, this raised suspicions of election rigging.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Reactions
The OSCE complained about a lack of transparency and competition in the vote. Janez Lenarcic, director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, said Kazakhstan will need to work before the 2012 parliamentary election to improve its election laws and strengthen media freedoms and the right to free assembly.


2011 Kazakh presidential election, Reactions
Daan Everts, head of the OSCE election observation mission, said that the election revealed shortcomings similar to those seen in previous ones and “could and should have been better.”: “We have regrettably to conclude that the elections were not as good as we hoped and expected,”  The statement was endorsed by the American embassy in Astana.


2011 Kazakhstan Cup
The 2011 Kazakhstan Cup was the 20th season of the Kazakhstan Cup, the annual nationwide football cup competition of Kazakhstan since the independence of the country. The competition began on 12 April 2011 and will end on a yet unknown date. Lokomotiv Astana were the defending champions, having won their first cup in the 2010 competition.


2011 Kazakhstan Cup
The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011 Kazakhstan Cup, Round 1
The draw was conducted on 25 March 2010 at the offices of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. Entering this round were 28 clubs from both the 2011 Premier League and First Division seasons. Both 2010 cup finalists, Lokomotiv Astana and Shakhter Karagandy, were given a bye to Round 2. The matches took place on 13 April 2011.


2011 Kazakhstan Cup, Round 2
Entering this round of the competition were the 14 winners from Round 1 and the two finalists from last year's cup competition, Lokomotiv Astana and Shakhter Karagandy. These matches took place on 20 April 2011.


2011 Kazakhstan Cup, Quarterfinals
Entering this round of the competition were the eight winners from Round 2. These matches took place on 11 May 2011.


2011 Kazakhstan First Division
The 2011 Kazakhstan First Division was the 17th edition of Kazakhstan First Division, the second level football competition in Kazakhstan. 18 teams to play against each other on home-away system. Two top teams gain promotion to the Premier League next season.


2011 Kazakhstan Hockey Cup
The 2011 Kazakhstan Hockey Cup was the 9th edition of the Kazakhstan Hockey Cup, the national ice hockey cup competition in Kazakhstan. Ten teams participated and Arystan Temirtau won its 1st cup.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 2011 Kazakhstan Premier League was the 20th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. The season began on 6 March 2011 and ended on 29 October 2011. Tobol were the defending champions having won their first league championship last year.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League
As in the 2010 season, the competition was completed in two stages, with all twelve clubs playing twice against each other before splitting up into two groups of six teams each, according to their position after 22 matches. However, all earned points after the first stage will be halved this time, with any odd numbers of points being rounded up. Shakhter won the championship, the teams' first title.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams
Akzhayik and FC Okzhetpes were relegated to the Kazakhstan First Division at the end of last season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Akzhayik returned to the Kazakhstan First Division after just one season, while Okzhetpes eventually had to leave the Kazakh top league after 15 seasons.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams
The relegated teams will be replaced by First Division champions Vostok and Kaisar. Both clubs returned to the league after one-year absences.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams
In further changes, Lokomotiv Astana renamed themselves FC Astana on 20 May 2011.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to six per KPL team. A team can use only five foreign players on the field in each game.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams, Foreign players
In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team.


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, First stage, Results
During these matches, each team played each other team twice (once at home and once away).


2011 Kazakhstan Premier League, Second stage, Results
During these matches, each team played every other team in their half of the table twice (once at home and once away).


2011 Kazakhstan President Cup (football)
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2011 Kazakhstan President Cup (football)
The 4th Kazakhstan President Cup was played from April 26 to April 30, 2011 in Astana. 8 youth teams participated in the tournament (players were born no earlier than 1995.)


2011 Kazakhstan President Cup (football), Format
The tournament is held in two stages. At the first stage, eight teams are divided into two qualification groups (A and B). Competitions of the first stage were held on circular system. The winners of the groups advance to the final, while the group runners-up meet to determine third place.


2011 Kazakhstan President Cup (football), Statistics, Prize money
According to FFK, the prize fund of a tournament will make 20,000 $. "The teams which took 1, 2 and 3 place will be received, respectively 10,000, 6,000 and 4,000 $.


2011 Kazan Kremlin Cup
The 2011 Kazan Kremlin Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour and the Tretorn SERIE+ series. It took place in Kazan, Russia between 31 January and 6 February 2011.


2011 Kazan Kremlin Cup, ATP entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Kazan Kremlin Cup, Champions, Doubles
Yves Allegro /  Andreas Beck def. Michail Elgin /  Alexandre Kudryavtsev, 6–4, 6–4


2011 Kazan Kremlin Cup – Doubles
Jan Mertl and Yuri Schukin were the defending champions, but chose to not participate this year. Yves Allegro and Andreas Beck won the final against Michail Elgin and Alexandre Kudryavtsev 6–4, 6–4.


2011 Kazan Kremlin Cup – Singles
Michał Przysiężny was the defending champion, but decided not to participate. Marius Copil won this tournament, by defeating 4th seed Andreas Beck 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election
The 2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on April 26, 2011. PDP candidate Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari won the election, defeating CPC Abubakar Abubakar and 13 other candidates.


2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election
Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari emerged PDP's candidate in the primary election. He picked Ibrahim Aliyu as his running mate.


2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election
Abubakar Abubakar was CPC candidate, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki was ACN candidate.


2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election, Results
Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari from the PDP won the election defeating other 14 candidates.


2011 Kebbi State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,636,308, total votes cast was 1,020,899, valid votes was 965,101 and rejected votes was 55,798.


2011 Kehoe Cup
The 2011 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county and colleges hurling competition in the province of Leinster. The competition is ranked below the Walsh Cup and features second and third tier counties from Leinster, Ulster, Connacht and selected university teams.


2011 Kehoe Cup, Kehoe shield
The Kehoe Shield was also held for the third time in 2011. Participating teams consisted of those teams knocked out of the preliminary and first rounds of the Kehoe Cup.


2011 Kelantan FA season
The 2011 season was Kelantan's 3rd season in the Malaysia Super League. Kelantan were defending Malaysia Cup champions, and aimed for 2nd cup this season. In addition, they were competing in the domestic tournaments, the FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup.


2011 Kelantan FA season, Competitions, Charity Shield
The Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup, more popularly known as Piala Sumbangsih (Charity Shield), is an annual soccer match currently contested by the current Malaysia Cup winner and the current Super League Malaysia winner.


2011 Kelantan FA season, Player statistics, Squad
Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs
The 2011 Kelly Cup Playoffs of the ECHL started on April 4, 2011 following the end of the 2010–11 ECHL regular season. The playoff format remains unchanged from that of the 2010 postseason, with the exception of the changed conference names. 15 teams will qualify for the playoffs, being the top seven teams from the Western Conference and the top eight teams from the Eastern Conference.


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Playoff format
In the Eastern Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winners will be seeded first, second and third and will play the eighth-place finisher, the seventh-place finisher and the sixth-place finisher, respectively, while the fourth-place finisher and the fifth-place finisher will meet. The conference semifinals will have the winner of the first-place and eighth-place matchup will meet the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place game while the winner of the second-place and seventh-place game will face the winner of the third-place and sixth-place matchup.


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Playoff format
In the Western Conference, postseason berths will be awarded to the first-place team in each division and the next five teams in the conference, based on points. The division winner with the best record in the conference will receive a bye in the first round. The other division winner will be seeded second and meet the team that finishes seventh in the conference in the first round.


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Playoff format
The other first round matchups will be the third-place finisher in the conference against the sixth-place finisher in the conference and the fourth-place finisher in the conference against the fifth-place finisher in the conference. The conference semifinals will have the first-place finisher meeting the winner of the fourth-place and fifth-place matchup and the winner of the second-place finisher and seventh-place finisher against the winner of the third-place finisher against the sixth-place finisher.


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Playoff format
The first round in each Conference will be a best of five series with each subsequent round being a best of seven series.


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Playoff seeds
After the regular season, 15 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Alaska Aces were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Brabham Cup winners with the best record at 97 points. The Greenville Road Warriors earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with 96 points.


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Statistical leaders, Skaters
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; Yellow shade = team still in playoffs


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Statistical leaders, Goaltending
These are the top five goaltenders based on both goals against average and save percentage with at least one game played (Note: list is sorted by goals against average).


2011 Kelly Cup playoffs, Statistical leaders, Goaltending
GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); Yellow shade = team still in playoffs


2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by first-year head coach Darrell Hazell and played their home games at Dix Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election
The state of Kentucky elected an Attorney General on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Primaries for this election was held on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. In the general election, incumbent Jack Conway defeated his challenger, Todd P'Pool.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election, Background
Current Attorney General Jack Conway, of Louisville, a Democrat, is running for a second term. There was speculation that Conway would not seek a second term; he had won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in the 2010 election (defeating Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo in the primary) but went on to be defeated by Republican Rand Paul in the general election.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election, Background
Several Democrats expressed interest in running if Conway decided to opt against a bid, including State Representative John C. Tilley of Hopkinsville, Louisville lawyer and former state Democratic Party Chairman Jennifer Moore, and state Senator Ray S. Jones. However, Conway announced on January 21, 2011 that he would run for a second term and did not face an opponent in the primary.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election, Background
On January 3, Hopkins County Attorney Todd P'Pool, of Madisonville announced his candidacy and stated that he would contribute $250,000 of his own money to help finance his run. He stated that if elected, he would fight the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from imposing regulations on the coal industry and would have Kentucky join a lawsuit brought by a number of state attorneys general seeking to strike down the new health care reform law.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election, Background
Secretary of State of Kentucky Trey Grayson (who lost the 2010 Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to Rand Paul) was thought to have considered entering the race for the Republican nomination, but he announced on November 24, 2010 that he would not seek election to any office in 2011.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election, Background
Rob Sanders of Fort Mitchell, the Commonwealth's Attorney from Kenton County, announced on December 14 that he would not run for Attorney General and would instead seek re-election in 2012 to a second term as Commonwealth's Attorney. Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Steve Robertson had urged Sanders to run, but noted the interest of Hopkins County Attorney Todd P'Pool, of Madisonville, and Jessamine County Attorney Brian Goettl. P'Pool filed paperwork to run the next day.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election, Background
On January 13, 2011, former Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph E. Lambert, of Mount Vernon announced he was dropping his plans to seek the Republican nomination for attorney general because current chief justice John D. Minton, Jr. declined to grant him a leave of absence from the senior judge program.


2011 Kentucky Attorney General election, Background
Shortly afterward, Brian Goettl announced on the Jack Pattie radio show on AM 590-WVLK in Lexington that he also would not seek the Republican nomination for attorney general, leaving P'Pool the only Republican candidate in that race.


2011 Kentucky Auditor election
The state of Kentucky will elected an Auditor of Public Accounts November 8, 2011. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday May 17, 2011. In the November 8, 2011 general election, Democrat Adam Edelen was elected to his first term as Auditor.


2011 Kentucky Auditor election
The auditor checks the financial books of all state agencies, school districts and county governments and performs special investigations.


2011 Kentucky Auditor election, Background
Current Auditor of Public Accounts Crit Luallen (D) is ineligible to run due to term limits.


2011 Kentucky Auditor election, Candidates
Based on the candidate filing report with the office of the Kentucky Secretary of State after the January 25, 2011 filing deadline, the following candidates have filed to run for Auditor.


2011 Kentucky Derby
The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Team Valor.


2011 Kentucky Derby
The race took place on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network.


2011 Kentucky Derby
A record crowd of 164,858 was on hand at the track for the race.


2011 Kentucky Derby, Contenders
The leading contenders for the race were Dialed In (Holy Bull, Florida Derby), Uncle Mo (Breeders' Cup Juvenile), Nehro (second in the Arkansas Derby), Midnight Interlude (Santa Anita Derby) and Mucho Macho Man (Risen Star Stakes). Pants of Fire, winner of the Louisiana Derby and ridden by Rosie Napravnik, was bet down from odds of 20-1 on the morning line to 8-1 at post time. Animal Kingdom, coming into the race off of a win in the Spiral Stakes over Turfway Park's synthetic dirt course, was largely dismissed at 21-1.


2011 Kentucky Derby, Details
Shackleford (#14) went to the early lead, setting moderate fractions of :23.24 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and :48.63 for the half. He was tracked by Comma to the Top, who tired after the first three-quarters of a mile were completed in 1:13.40, eventually finishing last. Nehro, who had rated a few lengths off the pace, made his move on the far turn and moved into the lead at the top of the stretch. Meanwhile, Animal Kingdom (#16) had settled near the back of the back and was in tenth position going into the final turn. Moving four wide, he advanced into fifth place at the mile pole and closed steadily to win by 2 3⁄4 lengths. Nehro (#19) finished a neck in front of a late-closing Mucho Macho Man (#13), with Shackleford hanging on for fourth.


2011 Kentucky Derby, Details
The winning jockey, John R. Velazquez, had recently switched to riding Animal Kingdom, after his prior horse, Uncle Mo (former 2nd choice, 9-2), had been scratched earlier within the week.


2011 Kentucky Derby, Subsequent Grade I wins
Several horses from the Derby went on to win at the Grade I level.


2011 Kentucky Derby, Subsequent breeding careers
Leading progeny of participants in the 2011 Kentucky Derby are as follows.


2011 Kentucky Indy 300
The 2011 Kentucky Indy 300 was the twelfth running of the Kentucky Indy 300 and the seventeenth round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, October 2, 2011. The race contested over 200 laps at the 1.480-mile (2.382 km) Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.


2011 Kentucky Indy 300, Grid
Dan Wheldon, whose only race to date in the 2011 IndyCar series had been his win at the Indianapolis 500, replaced Alex Tagliani in the Sam Schmidt Motorsports #77 car.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election
The state of Kentucky elected a Secretary of State on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. In the general election, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes defeated Republican Bill Johnson.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
Secretary of State Elaine Walker, a Democrat and former mayor of Bowling Green, was appointed on January 29, 2011 to fill the unexpired term of Trey Grayson. Grayson, a Republican, ran in the 2010 race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, but he lost in the Republican primary to Rand Paul (who went on to be elected to the Senate). Grayson subsequently resigned to take a position at the Harvard Institute of Politics. On January 7, 2011, Governor Steve Beshear announced that he would appoint Walker as the new Secretary of State of Kentucky, following Trey Grayson's announcement of resignation.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
Walker was sworn in on January 29, 2011, inside Supreme Court chambers. Walker was eligible to run for a full term and has indicated she would do so. However, she was defeated in the Democratic primary by Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Lexington lawyer and the daughter of former Kentucky Democratic Party State Chairman Jerry Lundergan who is supported by a faction of the state's Democratic establishment.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
Grimes announced her candidacy at rallies in three cities attended by Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo, state House Speaker Greg Stumbo and former Governor and current state Senator Julian Carroll, and Democratic consultant Dale Emmons, who is working for Grimes' campaign, said she also has the endorsements of U.S. Representative Ben Chandler and Lexington Mayor Jim Gray. The contested primary was the result of a long-standing feud among Kentucky Democrats. Joseph Gerth, a columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, wrote that "the betting money is that the selection of Walker is more about an old political grudge between Beshear and former Democratic Chairman Jerry Lundergan than it is about getting a rural Democrat on the November ballot."


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
Democratic State Representative Jody Richards of Bowling Green had been mentioned as a possible candidate for secretary of state, but he said on November 8 that he was not interested in running. Other Democrats that had been mentioned as possible candidates are state Senator Ed Worley of Richmond, Louisville attorney Jennifer Moore and former Miss America Heather French Henry, the wife of former Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
Bill Johnson, a businessman from Todd County in Western Kentucky, briefly ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in 2010, but withdrew from the race in March after polls showed him trailing Trey Grayson and Rand Paul. He enjoyed Tea Party support during his abortive run for Senate and finished third in the primary election with 7,861 votes (2.2 percent) despite his withdrawal.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
On May 26, 2010, following his withdrawal from the race, it was reported that Johnson was considering running for governor in 2011, with Republican state Senator Damon Thayer of Georgetown on the ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor. In August, Johnson told the media that it was unlikely he would run for governor, but he was looking at the 2011 races for secretary of state or auditor.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
On August 30, 2010, Johnson announced his intent to run again, either in 2011 for Secretary of State or for state Senate, against Democratic Senator Joey Pendleton. Johnson also said that "If I run for secretary of state and fail, I am done with politics. I have one race in me." He also stated that he would not tap his personal wealth to fund his campaign, as he did with his bid for the U.S. Senate. Johnson confirmed on September 28, 2010, that he would seek the Republican nomination for Secretary of State.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
Johnson was the first candidate to officially file to run in any of the 2011 statewide races. Johnson served in U.S. Navy for ten years and later lived in Florence for five years while working for General Electric in Cincinnati. He is a former procurement manager at BP and is now a substitute teacher.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Background
On January 25, 2011, Hilda Gay Legg of Somerset became the second Republican candidate to file for secretary of state. Legg was co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission from 1990 to 1993 under George H. W. Bush and administrator of the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under George W. Bush. Originally from Adair County and a graduate of Campbellsville University and Western Kentucky University, Legg is the former Executive Director/CEO of the Center for Rural Development in Somerset.


2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election, Primary election
On May 17, 2011, Alison Lundergan Grimes defeated appointed incumbent Elaine Walker to win the Democrat nomination for Secretary of State. Republican Bill Johnson defeated Hilda Legg to win the Republican nomination for Secretary of State by a margin of 51-49%. Legg later called a recanvass to ensure the results were correct, resulting in the certification of Bill Johnson as the nominee.


2011 Kentucky State Treasurer election
The state of Kentucky elected a Treasurer November 8, 2011. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday May 17, 2011. The Kentucky Treasurer is elected every 4 years. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer. Incumbent Todd Hollenbach defeated his two challengers.


2011 Kentucky State Treasurer election, Background
Current Treasurer Todd Hollenbach is eligible to run for a second term and has announced he will do so.


2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2011–2012. The team, led by second-year head coach Joker Phillips, played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium, now known as Kroger Field, in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team
While the Wildcats ended the season at 5–7 and missed out what would have been their sixth consecutive bowl appearance, they finished on a high. The Wildcats' season-ending 10–7 victory over Tennessee, their first over the Volunteers since 1984, ended what was then the longest current losing streak against an annual opponent in FBS at 26.


2011 Kentucky elections
Elections were held in Kentucky 6am to 6pm on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Primary elections were held on Tuesday May 17, 2011. .


2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election
The 2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2011, to elect the governor of Kentucky and the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear won re-election, defeating Republican challenger David L. Williams, then the president of the state senate, and Gatewood Galbraith, an independent candidate. Statewide turnout in this election was 28%.


2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election, Background
On July 19, 2009, Beshear announced his intention to run for re-election. However, in that announcement, he stated that then-Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would be his running mate in 2011 instead of current Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo, who chose to run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. Kentucky state law requires that gubernatorial candidates file to run with running mates, otherwise they cannot legally raise money. Beshear wanted to fundraise and this would have required Mongiardo also saying that he was running in 2011, which he couldn't do. Beshear and Abramson did not face any opposition for the Democratic nomination.


2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election, Background
Among Republicans, Kentucky State Senate President David Williams from Burkesville announced his official candidacy along with running mate Richie Farmer, the term-limited State Agriculture Commissioner and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball player. Louisville businessman Phil Moffett also announced his ticket with State Representative Mike Harmon from Danville as his running mate. Moffett was seen as the Tea Party favorite. However, Williams also advocated for similar positions as Moffett, such as the repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and promoting tax reforms similar to what Moffett proposed.


2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election, Background
Attorney Gatewood Galbraith of Lexington filed to run his fourth gubernatorial campaign as an independent on July 4, 2009, choosing marketing consultant Dea Riley as his running mate.


2011 Kenyan Nationwide League
The 2011 Kenyan Nationwide League was the 48th season of the Kenyan Nationwide League.


2011 Kenyan Nationwide League
Oserian and Muhoroni Youth finished top in their zones, but the latter's promotion was heavily questioned, as the KFF Nationwide League season was inconclusive. Former KFF chairman Mohamed Hatimy said that Muhoroni Youth's promotion was unconstitutional as the league they played in was "unknown". He continued to say that there was only one Nationwide League; that run by the FKL and any promoted teams should have come from the FKL Nationwide League.


2011 Kenyan Nationwide League
Red Berets had been relegated from the Premier League the previous season, but disbanded as they were under immense pressure from their sponsors to produce good performances.


2011 Kenyan Premier League
The 2011 Kenyan Premier League was the eighth season of the Kenyan Premier League since it was established in 2003 and the forty-eighth season of top division football in Kenya since 1963. It began on 26 February with Rangers and Gor Mahia and ended on 26 November with Ulinzi Stars and Rangers.


2011 Kenyan Premier League
Ulinzi Stars were the defending champions, but Tusker eventually won the league, their ninth ever title since 1963. However, Sofapaka, the 2010 FKF Cup champions, took home the 2011 Kenyan Super Cup after beating Ulinzi Stars 1-0.


2011 Kenyan Premier League
A total of 16 teams competed for the league. Bandari and Congo JMJ United were both promoted and eventually relegated, taking the places of Red Berets and Mahakama.


2011 Kenyan Premier League
Gor Mahia versus AFC Leopards on 24 July 2011 had an attendance of 23,734, the highest of the league that year. The 2011 KPL drew an average attendance of 2,452 per match.


2011 Kenyan Super Cup
The 2011 Kenyan Super Cup was the third edition of the tournament. The Kenyan football match, played on 20 February 2011, saw Ulinzi Stars, the 2010 Kenyan Premier League winners, face off against Sofapaka, the 2010 FKL Cup winners.


2011 Kenyan Super Cup
Sofapaka won the match 1-0 for their second consecutive title.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The thirteenth Kerala legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members representing 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The election, whose results were released on 13 May 2011, proved to be one of the closest ones in Kerala's history, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) beating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) by a margin of 4 seats.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Oommen Chandy was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second time on 18 May 2011.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Parties and coalitions
There are three major political coalitions in Kerala. The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of leftwing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M). The right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also contested in the state and fielded candidates in 139 constituencies, with one seat to their NDA alliance partner Janata Dal (United).


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Parties and coalitions, Other Parties
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is contesting in all the 140 seats.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Parties and coalitions, Other Parties
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) contests in 6 seats in the state.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Parties and coalitions, Other Parties
The Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) (SUCI) is contesting in 26 seats.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Parties and coalitions, Other Parties
The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) fielded candidates in 84 constituencies.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Parties and coalitions, Other Parties
The Shiv Sena is contesting 44 seats, without any alliance with the BJP.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Seat allotment
Common election symbols are provided only to national parties and registered recognized state parties. Registered unrecognized parties are given free symbols as per availability, based on request.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Seat allotment, UDF
The Indian Union Muslim League contests the elections as Muslim League Kerala State Committee.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Seat allotment, LDF
§ R. Selvaraj won the election as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) candidate but later resigned and won again from Neyyanttinkara Constituency in the by-election


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Constituencies
There are 140 constituencies in Kerala, spread over 14 districts, based on the Delimitation commission of 2002. Many constituencies present in the 2006 elections become non-existent and 24 new constituencies came into existence following the delimitation.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Constituencies
Aranmula constituency in Pathanamathitta district is the only seat in the state that has over two lakh voters at 203,411. The constituency that has the second-highest number of voters is Sultan Battery in Wayanad district with over 196,078 voters, followed by Kunnathur in Kollam district with over 190,322 voters. Kozhikode South constituency has the fewest voters with 130,254, followed by Ernakulam with 133,398 and Tanur in Malappuram district with 136,183 voters respectively.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Constituencies
Female voters outnumber the male voters in 127 of the 140 assembly seats. The Aranmula constituency has the highest number of female voters in the state, followed by Adoor with 102,336 and Manalur with 102,300 females.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Constituencies
Peerumedu constituency has the most polling booths, with 195 booths.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Constituencies
Thiruvananthapuram district has the largest number of 100 candidates in the fray, the fewest, with 17 candidates, is in Wayanad.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Constituencies
Poonjar constituency has the maximum number of candidates, 13. The fewest candidates is 4, in the constituencies of Sulthanbathery, Alathur, Malampuzha and Kaduthuruthy.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Salient points
V. S. Achuthanandan started the LDF campaign in Malampuzha, Palakkad on 21 March 2011.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Salient points
An Asianet News journalist was allegedly roughed up by P. Jayarajan, a senior legislator of Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front after a chat show in Kannur.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Salient points
The use of a helicopter by KPCC chief Ramesh Chennithala in poll campaign was criticised by LDF.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Salient points
The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission's order directing the state government to defer its decision to extend a scheme for providing rice at Rs. 2 per kg to all ration card holders that was announced on the eve of the assembly elections.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Campaign, Salient points
Former UDF M.L.A. Sobhana George who gave nomination to contest as an Independent candidate from Chenganoor later withdrew her candidature. Janakeeya Vikasana Munnai leader M. R. Murali also withdrew his nomination from contesting polls in Shoranur.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Election
The thirteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011. The filing of nominations for the elections ended on 26 March 2011. A total of 1373 contestants filed nominations. The scrutiny of nominations took place on 29 March 2011. According to the latest revised electoral list, there are a total of 22,878,767 voters, with 11,919,652 women and 10,959,115 men. There are 20,758 polling booths in 11,662 polling locations in the state.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Election
A total of 971 candidates contested the elections, after the withdrawal of nominations closed.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Election, Voting
The polling to elect members of the assembly from the 140 constituencies in Kerala was held successfully on 13 April 2011. 75.12 percent of voter turnout was recorded in the state. The district-wise and constituency-wise polling percentage is as given below.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Election, Voting
Re -polling was conducted on two polling stations in the state on 16-April-2011, in the Legislative Assembly constituencies of Pattambi and Chalakkudy.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Results
The Election resulted in a slender victory for the UDF coalition winning 72 out of the 140 assembly seats while the incumbent LDF garnered the remaining 68 seats. The UDF lead was further extended to 73 through the subsequent by-election in Neyyattinkara constituency in which the incumbent MLA, R. Selvaraj, resigned from LDF to join UDF and got re-elected.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, By-elections
1.PiravomBye-election was held in Piravom assembly constituency following the death of sitting MLA and minister T. M. Jacob on 30 October 2011.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, By-elections
2.NeyyattinkaraBy-election was held in Neyyattinkara assembly constituency following the resignation of sitting MLA R. Selvaraj on 9 March 2012.


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, By-elections
3.AruvikkaraBye-election was held in Aruvikkara assembly constituency following the death of sitting MLA and SPEAKER G. Karthikeyan on 7 March 2015


2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, By-elections
* indicates one extra seat won by INC from CPI(M) after by-elections in Neyyatinkara constituency assembly seat sharing post the by-election results:


2011 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
The 2011 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 2 August 2012.


2011 Kerdau by-election
The Kerdau state by-election is a state by-election that was scheduled held on 6 March 2011 in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. The nomination of candidates was done on 26 February 2011. The Kerdau seat fell vacant following the death of its state assemblyman Datuk Zaharuddin Abu Kassim of United Malays National Organisation, part of the Barisan Nasional coalition from a heart attack at his home. Previously Zaharuddin Abu Kassim won the Kerdau seat with a 1,615 vote majority, beating PAS' Hassanuddin Salim at the 2008 Malaysian general elections. The state assembly seat has 8,721 voters registered compromising of 88.36% Malays, 3.6% Chinese, 3.4% Indians and 2.98% other races. For the by-election PAS picked as its candidate, Hassanuddin Salim while Barisan Nasional picked Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad.


2011 Kerdau by-election, Results
Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad, the Barisan candidate won by polling 5,060 votes against the 2,336 garnered by Hassanuddin Salim of PAS.


2011 Kettering Borough Council election
The 2011 Kettering Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Kettering Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 2003.


2011 Khuzestan protests
The 2011 Khuzestan protests, known among protesters as the Ahvaz Day of Rage, relates to violent protests, which erupted on 15 April 2011 in Khuzestan Province, to mark an anniversary of the 2005 Ahvaz unrest, and as a response to the regional Arab Spring. The protests lasted for 4 days and resulted in 12 to 15 protesters killed and many wounded and arrested. 1 security officer was killed as well, and another wounded. Crackdown on Arab political opposition in the area continued since with arrests and executions.


2011 Khuzestan protests, Background
The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 in London was initiated by an Arab separatist group as an aftermath response to the regional crackdown in Khuzestan, after the 1979 uprising. Initially it emerged the terrorists wanted autonomy for Khuzestan; later they demanded the release of 91 of their comrades held in Iranian jails.


2011 Khuzestan protests, Background
The latest developments of this conflict erupted in the recent decade, when a large scale violent unrest took place in April 2005 and consequently a series of bombings was carried out in Ahvaz and other cities in Iran, blamed upon Sunni Arab separatist groups of Ahvaz.


2011 Khuzestan protests, History
It is believed that initial calls for the protest were prompted by "a leaked secret government strategy to try to change the demographic chart of Ahwaz and make ethnic Arab residents a minority", when they are currently the majority ethnic group in the Khuzestan province.


2011 Khuzestan protests, History
Protests by Iranian Arabs erupted on 15 April 2011, the sixth anniversary of the 2005 Ahvaz unrest in the city of Ahvaz, capital of the Iranian Khuzestan province. The protesters were "demanding more rights and humanitarian benefits". Al Arabiya reported that when the protests began, the city was blockaded by Iranian security forces, who "broke up demonstrations by force" and that 15 people from Ahwaz have been killed and dozens have been wounded. The security forces were reported to have been using various weapons, such as Kalashnikovs and tear gas canisters. During the night on 15 April, it was reported that "nighttime raids" were conducted against persons believed to have been involved in the protests.


2011 Khuzestan protests, History
Lebanon-based journalist Roula Hajjar wrote on the Los Angeles Times's blog that the protests on 15 April had also occurred in the cities Abadan, Khorramshahr, Mahshahr and Shadegan. She noted that the events had "largely escaped international attention primarily due to the efforts of Iranian officials." She also stated that the state news agencies in Iran had reported the killing of at least three people, "including one officer", by "armed insurgents". The spread of the protest was attributed to the use of social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.


2011 Khuzestan protests, Aftermath, Arrests in late 2011
Iranian security forces arrested more than 65 Arab residents during security sweeps in Iran's Arab-majority Khuzestan province since late 2011 according to local activists, Human Rights Watch said. Reports by local activists indicated security sweeps in the towns of Hamidiyeh, Shush and Ahvaz. At least some of the arrests were carried in response to anti-government slogans and graffiti spray-painted on public property expressing sympathy for the Arab Spring and calling for a boycott of Iran's parliamentary elections of March 2012.


2011 Khuzestan protests, Aftermath, Death verdicts to 5 Arab Iranians
Five Arab Iranian men from Ahvaz were arrested in 2011 during the demonstrations and were charged of killing a security and intelligence officer and wounding another. They were sentenced to death on 15 March 2012.


2011 Khuzestan protests, Casualties
According to Al-Arabiya, 15 Arab protesters were killed in Khuzestan between 15 and 18 April 2011. Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi stated that "at least 12 people were killed" in the protests, "20 injured", and "dozens were arrested".


2011 Khuzestan protests, Casualties
According to Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, security operations in Khuzestan province since protests there in April 2011, have resulted in the largest number of deaths and injuries since the crackdown that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election.


2011 Khyber Agency bombing
The August 2011 Khyber Agency bombing occurred on 19 August 2011 in Jamrud, Ghundai within the Khyber Agency of FATA, Pakistan. At least 48 people were reported to have died after a suicide bomber exploded his vest at a mosque during Friday prayers in the month of Ramadan when about 300-500 people were praying; at least 40 others were also wounded.


2011 Khyber Agency bombing, Background
Pakistan has faced a renewed insurgency since the death of Osama bin Laden in April 2011, including bold attacks against military targets and the destruction of naval aircraft.


2011 Khyber Agency bombing, Background
On the same day of the attacks, the United States of America's Central Intelligence Agency's drones killed four people said to be "militants" in the wider tribal area.


2011 Khyber Agency bombing, Attack
A suicide bomber who was said to have been a teenage boy exploded his vest at a mosque in the Ghundai area of Khyber Agency. The mosque was in an area inhabited by Kokikhel tribes who have been opposed to the Taliban activities and have fought to expel them from the region. Mutahir Zeb, a regional government administrator, said that the attack could have been in retaliation and that "many of the wounded succumbed to their injuries, adding to the toll that may rise further as there are still people in critical condition."


2011 Khyber Agency bombing, Attack
Khalid Mumtaz Kundi, the deputy chief of the district administration, said that the suicide bomber was wearing 8–10 kg of explosives and was on foot when he exploded his vest in the prayer hall; he also said that ball bearings were used in the attack. According to Al Jazeera the whole mosque compound collapsed with many more worshippers buried under the rubble.


2011 Khyber Agency bombing, Attack
The wounded were taken via ambulances for treatment to the Khyber Teaching Hospital, Hayatabad Medical Complex and the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar.


2011 Khyber Agency bombing, Responsibility
Though no one laid claim to the attack, the Pakistani Taliban were suspected. According to Al Jazeera however, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's factions said that they do not carry out attacks on mosques.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards
The 24th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on April 2, 2011, at the Galen Center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, US's University Park neighborhood due to renovations disallowing use of traditional venue Pauley Pavilion until at least 2013. Jack Black returned as host for the third time since 2006. The 2011 telecast was the first Kids' Choice Awards to take place in the month of April since 2006, as the previous four Kids' Choice telecasts from 2007 to 2010 were held on the last Saturday in March. Nominees were announced on February 10, 2011, for twenty categories. During the show, the Big Green Help Award was presented to Justin Timberlake, an honor given each year. More than 200 million record-breaking votes were cast for this year's 20-category awards.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Musical performances during the awards telecast included Big Time Rush, who performed their single "Boyfriend" from their gold certified debut album B.T.R. with a surprise appearance by Snoop Dogg, who was slimed at the end of the song. (This marked the second time a Nickelodeon act performed during the actual Kids' Choice telecast after The Naked Brothers Band in 2008); The Black Eyed Peas and Willow Smith also performed during the awards telecast, and each sang a medley of some of their 2 latest hit singles.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards
For the third year in a row, the award show was preceded by a Countdown to Kids' Choice! pre-show telecast, which aired live from 7 to 8 p.m. ET as wraparound segments during regularly scheduled programming; the pre-show was hosted by BrainSurge host Jeff Sutphen, Victorious cast member Daniella Monet, iCarly cast member Noah Munck, and recording artist Aaron Fresh.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Train performed their 2010 hit single "Hey, Soul Sister" during the pre-show; Victoria Justice, who was also a presenter during the awards telecast, performed the single "Beggin' on Your Knees" from the upcoming soundtrack to her Nickelodeon series Victorious during the pre-show. The song was also featured during a new episode of Victorious, also titled "Beggin' on Your Knees", which aired immediately following the awards at 9:35 p.m. ET/PT.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards
Like the previous year, Nickelodeon's sister channels TeenNick and Nicktoons suspended regular programming during the 95-minute duration of the award show, allowing viewers to see the awards. A portion of Figueroa Street and Jefferson Boulevard fronting Galen Center was blocked off for the "orange carpet", a stage, and the grandstand for fans to watch the broadcasting of the pre-show. On April 1, Nickelodeon reported the slime was stolen as part of the April Fool's Day joke.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards
As with previous years, voting took place online via the (no longer active) program's official webpage (www.nick.com/kca11) and mobile site (m.nick.com/kca11) beginning on March 7, along with an iPhone/iPad application made specifically for the awards as introduced in the previous year. In addition, the network's Facebook page also allowed voting via the Facebook accounts of 'fans' of the channel for the first time.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards, Presenters and performers, and stunts for KCA 2011, Nicktoon appearances
The following characters (except Po) announce certain unseen awards between commercials.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards, Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards, Events within the show, Slime stunts
A giant monster truck jumps over a 50-foot Nickelodeon blimp award into a pool of slime. Hosted by Big Show.


2011 Kids' Choice Awards, Events within the show, Slimed celebrities
In a pre-show promo, Miranda, Jennette, Nathan, Jerry, and Keke were slimed in slow motion.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl
The 2011 Global Kilimanjaro Bowl was the first college football game played on the continent of Africa. The game at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium in Arusha, Tanzania was played May 21, 2011, due to the seasonal difference in Africa, featuring Drake against Mexican All-Star team CONADEIP. It marked the first NCAA Division I bowl game versus a Mexican opponent since the 1945 Sun Bowl, and the first to be played after the BCS Championship Game. The title sponsor of the game was Global Football, along with counterpart sponsors Iowa Resource for International Service (IRIS), IRIS Youth Exchange & Study Program alumni from Tanzania, Tanapa Partners and Younger Optics.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl
While in Africa, the teams ran youth camps and worked on orphanage service projects. They also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro before returning to North America. In all, the trip lasted fifteen days.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Game recap
American Football crossed a new international border when the Drake Bulldogs and CONADEIP Stars from Mexico met on the gridiron painted for the first time on African soil in Arusha, Tanzania. Fans lined up outside Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium for at least three hours before kickoff, awaiting an opportunity to see America's version of football played for the first time in Africa.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Game recap
Drake opened with a steady drive that started at their own 20-yard mark, but the drive stalled when quarterback Mike Piatkowski was intercepted in the corner of the end zone by CONADEIP cornerback Carlos Garcia. The Bulldogs turned the ball over on downs (fourth and inches on the CONADEIP goal line) during the next drive and they took the initial lead their third offensive possession courtesy of a Billy Janssen 27-yard field goal. Injury would sock Drake’s quarterbacking core as Piatkowski was injured in the first quarter and his replacement Tyler Castro (the Bulldogs regular back-up Cody Seeger was unavailable for action) left due to an injury later in the second quarter.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Game recap
Both teams went scoreless in the second and third quarter. Two promising CONADEIP drives ended frustratingly with failed field goal attempts. CONADEIP also fumbled inside the Drake 10-yard line. Freshman quarterback Nick Ens took his first snaps under center for the Bulldogs due to the injuries of Piatkowski and Castro. Drake would struggle to find an offensive rhythm.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Game recap
A CONADEIP Dwein Garcia 49-yard pass to Ivan Piña as time expired in the third quarter delighted the capacity crowd, setting up an action filled fourth quarter. Jose Reyes would score the first touchdown of the game on a 5-yards rush to give the Stars a 7-3 lead. Drake would fight back on their ensuing offensive possession. Ens settled into a grove with the Drake offense and sent an 18-yard pass over the middle to wide receiver Joey Orlando on third and long.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Game recap
The gain kept the drive alive leading to the answer touchdown by the Bulldogs, an Ens to Orlando 11-yard pass completed in the corner of the end zone. Having seen Drake regain the lead at 10-7, the CONADEIP offense drove down the field to the Bulldogs 2-yard line, capped by Reyes 37-yard run (he was tripped only two yards short of the end zone). The Stars fumbled on the next possession due to a failed snap from center and the Bulldog defense recovered the loose football. Drake would take advantage of the opportunity, driving 98-yards, resulting in a Patrick Cashmore 2-yard rushing touchdown. The teams would trade possessions from that point. With just over two minutes remaining in the game, Bulldog Matt Buckley intercepted a pass from Garcia to seal the 17-7 Drake victory.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Game recap
The game was an exhibition and was not included on Drake's record. CONADEIP finished their tour with a 1-2 record. The All-Star team selected from Mexico’s top college players had played two games in Mexico in order to prepare for the bowl. The game was watched by the American Ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhardt, the nation’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Lazaro Nyalandu, and a procession of dignitaries. Maasai tribesmen entertained the crowd where cheerleaders would have danced in an American stadium.


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Scoring summary
CONADEIP - Jose Reyes 5-Yard Run (Erick Gomez Vargas Kick)


2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, Scoring summary
Drake - Nick Ens 11-Yard Pass To Joey Orlando (Billy Janssen Kick)


2011 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2011 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1929. The championship began on 17 September 2011 and ended on 16 October 2011.


2011 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 16 October 2011, Danesfort won the championship after a 2-11 to 0-11 victory over Rower-Inistioge in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their second title overall and their first title since 1931.


2011 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Glenmore's Eoin Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.


2011 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 2011 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The Championship began on 17 September 2011 and ended on 30 October 2011.


2011 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
O’Loughlin Gaels were the defending champions, however they were defeated in the semi final by Ballyhale Shamrocks.


2011 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Clara were relegated from the championship following 0-15 to 0-14 defeat by Tullaroan.


2011 King Abdullah Cup
The 2011 King's Cup, was the eighth edition of the King Abdullah II International Cup basketball tournament which was held in Jordan from 21–27 July 2011.


2011 King Cup of Champions
The 2011 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 36th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition.


2011 King Cup of Champions
The tournament was won by Al-Ahli, who beat defending champions Al-Ittihad 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their first title in current edition and eleventh title overall, they also qualified for 2012 AFC Champions League.


2011 King Cup of Champions, Participating teams
* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season .


2011 King Cup of Champions, Fixtures and results, Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals were played on 28, 29 May and 10, 11 June 2011.


2011 King Cup of Champions, Fixtures and results, Semi-finals
Semi-finals were played on 15, 16, 19 & 20 June 2011.


2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The 2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 23 July 2011. It was the 61st King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.


2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The winner was Lady Rothschild's Nathaniel, a three-year-old bay colt trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by John Gosden and ridden by William Buick. Nathaniel's victory was the first for his jockey, trainer and owner.


2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race
Before the race, Nathaniel had contested five races, bypassing the Epsom Derby before recording his most important success when winning the Group Two King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. The 2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes attracted five runners, the smallest field since 1966, and Nathaniel was the only three-year-old to take part. The other contenders were Workforce (Epsom Derby, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe), Rewilding (Dubai Sheema Classic, Prince of Wales's Stakes), St Nicholas Abbey (Racing Post Trophy, Coronation Cup) and Debussy (Arlington Million).


2011 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race
Starting the 11/2 fourth choice in the betting, Nathaniel took an early lead before settling in second place behind Debussy. He moved up to regain the lead two furlongs from the finish at which point Rewilding fell heavily and was fatally injured. Workforce then emerged as Nathaniel's main challenger, but the Derby winner veered to the left in the closing stages and the three-year-old won by two and three-quarter lengths, with St Nicholas Abbey in third place.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati on October 21 and 28, 2011. In the first round, exactly half of the 44 members of parliament were elected, with the remainder chosen in the proceeding run-off elections. 30 candidates were reelected, and four government ministers lost their seats. One seat had to go to a third round of elections due to two candidates tying in the second round. In the third round, Jacob Teem defended his seat against Rutio Bangao with just 27 votes difference. The parliament in Kiribati is known as Maneaba ni Maungatabu. The next parliamentary election was not scheduled until 2015.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Background, Kiribati's Voting System
Kiribati is an electoral democracy. Electoral laws were last updated in Kiribati in 2007. Everybody over the age of 18 is eligible to vote in Kiribati elections. There are 23 single and multi-member districts across the country, creating a total of 44 seats. Candidates are elected in rounds using a direct majoritarian system. In the first round, a candidate is said to have won the seat if they receive over 50% of the valid votes cast. If no candidate receives 50% of the valid votes cast, a run-off election is held within a week of the original.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Background, Kiribati's Voting System
In a run-off election, only the top candidates from the first election will appear on the ballot. In a multi-member district with three seats vacant, the top five candidates from the first election will advance to the run-off. In a district with two vacant seats, the top four candidates will advance to the run-off. The same rule applies for a three-seat constituency in which one candidate has already succeeded in winning 50% of the valid votes cast in the first election and been declared elected. In single-seat districts, the top three candidates move forward to the run-off.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Background, Kiribati's Voting System
In addition to the 44 elected members of the Kiribati Parliament, there is one ex-officio member appointed from Banaba Island, and another ex-officio member serving as the Attorney General. All members serve 4-year terms. The member from Banaba Island is appointed by the Rabi Island Council. Though Rabi Island is part of Fiji, many of its residents were originally from Kiribati's Banaba Island. While under British control, many Banaba Island residents were forced to move to Rabi Island as mining for phosphates made the island uninhabitable.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Background, Presidential Elections
The president is popularly elected in a two-step process. Parliament nominates candidates from its own ranks and voters then elect one to be the president.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Campaign/Election Day
There are four parties in Kiribati: Pillars of Truth, United Coalition Party, Karikirakean Tei-Kiribati, and Maurin Kiribati Party. Out of the island's approximately 104,000 residents, 40,000 are registered to vote. The Pillars of Truth Party was the first party to form and rule after Kiribati's independence in 1979, and thus enjoys the most name recognition and the most votes of any party. The United Coalition Party formed from a group of independents and has become the main opposition to the Pillars of Truth. Though political parties exist, they tend to be loosely organized and lack fixed ideologies or formal platforms. Geography, tribal ties, personal loyalties, and relative climate change impact have a larger say in political ideology than any one party.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Campaign/Election Day
On the first election day on October 21, 2011, 22 candidates secured the required 50% of valid votes to be elected in the first round. Candidates elected in the first round included the caretaker President Tong, former President Tito, and outgoing Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ms. Teima Onorio. Elections were postponed in two atolls due to the late arrival of ballots. In the second round of the election on October 28, 2011, 21 more candidates were elected, bringing the total elected by the end of the second round to 43. In an unprecedented election, Kiribati had to hold a third round of elections on November 03, 2011 due to a tie in one district.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Campaign/Election Day
There were concerns that people would not vote. Officials told the media that voter participation was low, which caused officials to do a tour of the country and advocate for people to vote. Official voter turnout rates are unavailable for all the constituencies of Kiribati.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Results
Out of the 44 elected seats, 30 members were reelected. The Pillars of Truth Party received 15 seats, a reduction of 3 seats compared to the last election. The United Coalition Party did not receive any seats, losing 7 since the last election; however, merged with Karikirakean Tei-Kiribati. The Karikirakean Tei-Kiribati gained 10 seats and the Maurin Kiribati Party gained 3. Independent politicians make up the rest of the Kiribati Parliament, accounting for 16 seats, an increase of 2 seats since the last election.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Results, Presidential Politics
After the first round of the election, three people came forward and announced their intent to run for president of Kiribati. Anote Tong from Maiana ran with Maere Tekanene from South Tarawa for the Pillars of Truth party. Tetaua Taitai from Tabiteuea North ran under the Karikirakean Tei-Kiribati party. Mr. Rimeta Beniamina ran under the Maurin Kiribati Party. A central issue for the candidates was the relationship between Kiribati and China. Chinese military ambitions in the Pacific and recognition of Taiwan have been concerns for the parliament and presidential candidates alike. Chinese-owned businesses had sharply increased during the time of the preceding parliament, raising concerns over possible corruption related to Chinese immigration, work status, and investment. Anote Tong and Maere Tekanene from the Pillars of Truth won the presidency and vice presidency, respectively.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Women in politics
There is no gender quota; however, there is an effort to get more women to run for office. Given that Pacific Island nations have the lowest rate of women in parliament in the world, the United Nations Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and the UNDP Pacific Center ran a mock parliament for women in 2011 to build the capacity of female candidates. In advance of the Kiribati elections, a Mock Parliament for Women was run in August 2011. Thirty women participated, including 17 from the outer islands and 13 from Tarawa.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Women in politics
The national elections held in October resulted in the re-election of 3 incumbent women, and the election of a new parliamentarian, Mrs. Maere Tekanene from South Tarawa, ultimately becoming Kiribati's Minister of EducationAdditionally, Ms. Teima Onorio was elected to become the Vice President of Kiribati. The 2011 Kiribati election marked a milestone for women in politics in the South Pacific, with many saying that the mock parliament was instrumental in giving them the courage and experience needed to run for public office.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Issues
60,000 people in Kiribati were eligible to vote in 2011; however, only 43,343 actually registered. Turnout was reportedly higher in the outer islands but did not surpass 45 per cent in the more urban areas. The President accused China of meddling in the election after Kiribati switched its diplomatic recognition from China to Taiwan.


2011 Kiribati parliamentary election, Issues
Climate change is heavily impacting Kiribati. There was criticism that the Pillars of Truth Party was spending too much time focusing on climate change, and not enough time on job creation or government corruption. Kiribati is made of 33 atolls and is threatened by rising sea levels. In September 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Kiribati and stated that climate change posed the most serious threat to the livelihoods, security and survival of the island-nation's residents and the inhabitants of the wider Pacific region. His visit made climate change a major election issue in the 2011 elections. The damage climate change is causing in Kiribati, as well as recognition from the United Nations that climate change is a threat to the country have caused climate change to be a growing issue for politics in Kiribati.


2011 Kladno by-election
A by-election for the Kladno Senate seat was held in the Czech Republic in March 2011. The first round was held on 18–19 March while second was held on 25–26 March 2011. It was held after death of incumbent senator Jiří Dienstbier. The election was won by his son Jiří Dienstbier Jr. who defeated Dan Jiránek.


2011 Knoxville Challenger
The 2011 Knoxville Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Knoxville, United States between 8 and 13 November 2011.


2011 Knoxville Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2011 Knoxville Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw:


2011 Knoxville Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:


2011 Knoxville Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Steve Johnson /  Austin Krajicek def. Adam Hubble /  Frederik Nielsen, 3–6, 6–4, [13–11]


2011 Knoxville Challenger – Doubles
Rik de Voest and Izak van der Merwe are the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals. Steve Johnson and Austin Krajicek won the title, defeating Adam Hubble and Frederik Nielsen 3–6, 6–4, [13–11] in the final.


2011 Knoxville Challenger – Singles
Kei Nishikori was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Jesse Levine won the title, defeating Brian Baker 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400
The 2011 Kobalt Tools 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 6, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps, it was the third race of the 2011 season. Carl Edwards, driving for Roush Fenway Racing, won the race. Tony Stewart finished second and Juan Pablo Montoya finished third.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400
Polesitter Matt Kenseth maintained his lead on the first lap to begin the race, as Greg Biffle, who started in the fourth position on the grid, remained behind him. On the 8th lap, the first caution was given because Robby Gordon spun sideways. Following the second caution, Stewart became the leader, and increased his lead to 6.5 seconds by lap 95. Late in the race, Stewart was given a penalty for speeding on pit road, giving the lead to Edwards. Edwards remained the leader to win for the second time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400
There were seven cautions and 22 lead changes among 15 different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was Edwards' first win in the 2011 season and the 20th of his career. The result moved Edwards up to the third position in the Drivers' Championship, seven points behind Stewart while being tied with Montoya. Ford maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, three points ahead of Chevrolet and five ahead of Toyota, with 33 races remaining in the season. A total of 152,000 people attended the race, while 10.1 million watched it on television.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races. The race was scheduled to be held on the standard track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long. The track's turns are banked  at 20 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch on the opposite side of the track are banked at nine degrees. The racetrack has seats for 142,000 spectators.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Background
Before the race, Kyle Busch was leading the Drivers' Championship with 80 points, and Kurt Busch stood in second with 77 points. Tony Stewart and A. J. Allmendinger followed tied for third and fourth with 69 points, four ahead of Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin, who were tied for fifth. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ford, Toyota and Chevrolet were leading with twelve points, four points ahead of Dodge. Jimmie Johnson was the race's defending winner from 2010.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held in preparation for the race; one on Friday and the other on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes long, while the second was 75 minutes long. Matt Kenseth was quickest with a time of 28.939 seconds in the first session, 0.047 seconds faster than David Ragan. Montoya was just off Ragan's pace, followed by Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, and Marcos Ambrose. Stewart was seventh, still within a second of Kenseth's time. Also in the first practice session, Jeff Gordon spun sideways after the fourth turn.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-four cars were entered for qualifying; however, only forty-three could qualify for the race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Kenseth clinched the fifth pole position of his career, with a time of 28.589 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Ambrose. Edwards qualified third, Biffle took fourth, and Kyle Busch started fifth. Joey Logano, Allmendinger, Newman, Martin Truex, Jr. and Martin rounded out the top ten. The only driver that failed to qualify for the race was Brian Keselowski.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
Once the qualifying session completed, Kenseth commented, "Qualifying is not my strong suit, but I knew we had a really fast car today when we did our last qualifying run [in practice]. Honestly, this is the most nervous I've been before qualifying in probably five years at least, because I knew we had a shot at the pole, and I knew last week we really messed up. I didn't want to mess up a fast car today, so I was really happy with that."


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Practice and qualifying
In the second and final practice, Kenseth remained quickest with a time of 29.330 seconds. Kyle Busch followed in second, ahead of Newman and Edwards. Biffle was fifth quickest, with a time of 29.393 seconds. David Reutimann, Truex, Stewart, Logano, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top ten positions. Ragan, who was second in the first session, could only manage 12th.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
The race, the third in the season, began at 3:00 p.m. EST and was televised live in the United States on Fox. The conditions on the grid were dry before the race with the air temperature at 60 °F (16 °C). Las Vegas Motor Speedway Chaplain Joe Freiburger began pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation. Next, Kristen Hertzenberg, from Phantom-Las Vegas Spectacular, performed the national anthem, and Gray Abercrombie, Lowe's sports marketing manager, gave the command for drivers to start their engines. During the pace laps, Hamlin had to move to the rear of the grid because of him changing his engine.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
Kenseth retained his pole position lead into the first corner, followed by Biffle, who started fourth. Over the following two laps, Edwards fell to the fourth position, while Biffle passed Kenseth for the lead. After starting 16th on the grid, Trevor Bayne moved up to 11th by the fifth lap. On the following lap, Truex fell three positions to ninth. At lap eight, the first caution was given after Robby Gordon spun sideways. Most of the front runners made pit stops during the caution, while Jeff Gordon stayed out to become the leader.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
During the lap 12 restart, Jeff Gordon was the leader ahead of Stewart and Montoya. However, Stewart passed Gordon to become the leader on the next lap. Also on the same lap, Kenseth drove to pit road after having a flat tire. On the 14th lap, Stewart remained the leader, while Kurt Busch moved to the second position ahead of Jeff Gordon. Afterward, Andy Lally spun sideways, prompting the second caution. Few drivers made pit stops during the caution. At the lap 18 restart, Stewart was first, followed by Busch, Gordon, and Montoya. By the 20th lap, Reutimann, who started 25th on the grid, had moved up 18 positions.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
By lap 24, Stewart maintained a 1.7 second lead over Busch, as Gordon fell to sixth. Stewart continued to increase his lead over the next ten laps, while Busch remained in the second position. On the 35th lap, Reutimann moved up to the sixth position. Seven laps later, Jamie McMurray and Keselowski made contact with each other. On the following lap, Paul Menard moved up to 12th. At the 45th lap, Stewart had a 3.6 second lead over Busch, as Johnson fell to 23rd. On the next lap, Biffle claimed second away from Busch.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
During lap 49, green flag pit stops began with Kurt Busch and Reutimann. On lap 51, Gordon, Montoya, made pit stops, as Biffle became the leader. Once green flag pit stops concluded on lap 62, Stewart reclaimed the first position ahead of Kyle Busch. Two laps later, Biffle claimed moved up to the fourth position. On the next lap, Bill Elliott claimed the fifth position. Stewart increased his lead to 1.6 seconds by the 67th lap. At lap 74, Gordon moved up into the tenth position after passing Logano. Four laps later, Kevin Harvick moved up to the 14th position. On lap 81, Harvick claimed the 13th position.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
During lap 87, Gordon moved up to the tenth position. By the 95th lap, Stewart had increased his lead to 6.5 seconds over second place. On the next lap, the third caution was given after Kyle Busch collided into the wall because of a flat tire. Most of the frontrunners made pit stops during the caution. At the 101 restart, Stewart was the leader. On the following lap, Kurt Busch and Kahne spun sideways, prompting the fourth caution to be given. On the lap 106 restart, Stewart remained the leader ahead of Edwards and Biffle in second and third.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
On the 107th lap, Biffle passed Edwards for the second position. Afterward, Kyle Busch's engine failed, causing the fifth caution to come out. At lap 115, Stewart led Biffle on the restart. During lap 121, Edwards passed Biffle to claim second, as Stewart increased his lead. Ten laps later, Harvick moved up to the sixth position. On lap 138, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. claimed the seventh position, while Truex fell to sixth. Eleven laps later, the sixth caution was given because Gilliland collided into the wall after having a flat tire. During the caution, most of the teams made pit stops. Also on the same lap, Stewart and Harvick received a penalty after having speeding on pit road.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
At the lap 156 restart, Edwards became the leader ahead of Truex. Edwards maintained the lead on the next lap, as Montoya moved up into third. By lap 159, Edwards had a 1.25 second lead over Truex. Five laps later, Johnson passed Gordon for the ninth position. Edwards continued to increase his lead to 2.6 seconds by lap 171. After having a speed penalty, Stewart had moved up to 18th by the 178th lap. On lap 185, Clint Bowyer moved up to 16th, while Edwards increased his lead to 2.9 seconds.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
Nine laps later, the seventh caution was given after Gordon collided into the wall after having a flat tire. Most of the drivers made pit stops during the caution, as Stewart reclaimed the first position at the lap 202 restart. By the 214th lap, Stewart had a lead of 2.45 seconds. Four laps later, Menard moved up to the tenth position after passing Brian Vickers. On lap 220, Edwards passed Truex to claim third, as Stewart increased his lead to 3 seconds. Five laps later, Hamlin moved up to the seventh position. On lap 234, green flag pit stops began with Stewart and Montoya. Two laps later, Harvick and Johnson made pit stops, five laps before Edwards and Truex.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Race
Once the green flag pit stops concluded, Edwards was the leader, 1.1 seconds ahead of Montoya. By the 250th lap, Edwards increased his lead to 1.6 seconds. On the following lap, Kurt Busch moved into the tenth position, as Newman moved up to fifth. With four laps remaining, Stewart passed Montoya for the second position. Edwards maintained the lead to win his first race of the 2011 season. Stewart finished second, ahead of Montoya in third and Ambrose in fourth. Newman clinched the fifth position, after starting eighth.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Post-race
Edwards appeared in victory lane after his victory lap to start celebrating his first win of the season, in front of a crowd of 152,000 people. "These guys are unbelievable. It means a lot coming off Phoenix. I went home last week and didn’t know how things were going to go. You don’t get a good race car like that often. We had another one today," said Edwards of his triumph.


2011 Kobalt Tools 400, Report, Post-race
Although Stewart was leading the race near the end, Edwards passed him after the final pit stops. Stewart, who finished second, said, "I don't know what happened on the pit stop there, but we had a miscue and had a penalty and had to go to the back, and unfortunately it kind of dealt our cards for us. [ Crew chief] Darian Grubb made a good call getting us the track position back, but it also showed everybody else that they could do it, too, and we couldn't run two-and-a-half runs on a set of left-side tires."