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Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski
Wojciech Jaruzelski , 1923-, Polish military and political leader. He fought in World War II, became a general in 1956, and began his rise in the Communist party in 1960. During the 1981 crisis involving the trade union Solidarity , Jaruzelski became premier and party leader. Known as a moderate,... Read more
Solidarity Solidarity
Solidarity Polish independent trade union federation formed in Sept., 1980. Led by Lech Wałęsa , it grew rapidly in size and political power and soon posed a threat to Poland's Communist government by its sponsorship of labor strikes and other forms of public protest. Rural Solidarity, a... Read more
Lech Walesa Lech Walesa
Lech Wałęsa , 1943-, Polish labor and political leader. He worked as an electrician at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk but was dismissed in 1976 for his antigovernment protests. In 1980 striking workers at the shipyard won his reinstatement, and he assumed leadership of the independent... Read more
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Blepharorrhaphy Blepharorrhaphy
Tarsorrhaphy Definition Tarsorrhaphy is a rare procedure in which the eyelids are partially sewn together to narrow the opening. Purpose The eye needs the lid for protection. It also needs tears and periodic blinking to cleanse it and keep it moist. There are many ... Read more
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Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont
Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont In 1924, Polish writer Wladyslaw Reymont (1868-1925) won the highest honor, the Nobel prize for literature, for his novel Chlopi (The Peasants). Reymont found this accomplishment ironic, however. As noted by University at Buffalo's Poland in the Classroom website,... Read more
Ptosis Ptosis
Ptosis Definition Ptosis is the term used for a drooping upper eyelid. Ptosis, also called blepharoptosis, can affect one or both eyes. Description The eyelids serve to protect and lubricate the outer eye. The upper eyelid is lifted by a muscle called the levator muscle. Inside the back part of... Read more
Dave Winfield Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield 1951– Professional baseball player Childhood in St. Paul Drafted in Three Sports Yanked About by the Boss Rebounding in California and Toronto Sources Dave Winfield has been a top-performing professional baseball player for two decades. His turbulent career has included... Read more
cinerarium cinerarium
cinerarium (pl. cineraria). 1. Antique ash-chest or urn, often of considerable beauty, to hold cremated human remains. Lids of the square box-like types had horns, so in Neo-Classical architecture the cinerarium lid, with elements drawn from sarcophagus-lids, was the model for a type of capping on... Read more

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