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Lenten
Lenten of, in, or appropriate to Lent. Old English lencten ‘spring, Lent’, of Germanic origin, is related to long, perhaps with reference to the lengthening of the day in spring; it is now interpreted as coming directly from Lent + the suffix -en.Lenten fare food appropriate to Lent,... Read more |
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Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Mickiewicz A poet and Polish nationalist, Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (1798–1855) occupies a central position in the literature of his country. Polish students study and memorize his epic poem Pan Tadeusz (Master Thaddeus), and his writings have effectively connected the cause of Polish... Read more |
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quack grass
quack grass or couch grass, Old World perennial grass ( Agropyron repens ), now widely distributed and in the United States a troublesome weed. It somewhat resembles a beardless wheat and has creeping, yellowish rootstalks, the joints of which, even though detached, are capable of producing... Read more |
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Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark, the only survivor of the British tea clippers, is now preserved as a museum ship at Greenwich, London, as an example of the great days of sail. She was built to the order of Captain Jock Willis, son of the Captain Willis who was known as ‘Old Stormy’ and immortalized in... Read more |
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Leopold Kronecker
Kronecker, Leopold (b. Liegnitz, Germany [now Legnica, Poland], 7 December 1823; d. Berlin, Germany, 29 December 1891) mathematics. Kronecker Read more |
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Ferdinand Julius Cohn
Cohn, Ferdinand Julius (b. Breslau, Lower Silesia [now Wroclaw, Poland], 24 January 1828; d. Breslau, 25 June 1898), botany, bacteriology. Cohn was born to impoverished young parents in Breslau Read more |
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Samuel Hartlib
Hartlib, Samuel (b. Elbing, Prussia [now Elblag, Poland]; d. London, England, 10 March 1662) science education, reform, publishing, promotion. Hartlib Read more |
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Adolf Ferdinand Gehlen
GEHLEN, ADOLF FERDINAND(b. Bütow, Pom—erania (now Bytów, Poland], 15 September 1775; d. Munich, Germany, 15 July 1815),pharmacy, chemistry.The last decades of the eighteenth century and the first of the nineteenth century constituted a high point in the development of pharmacy in Germany. The... Read more |
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Hans Bellmer
Bellmer, Hans (1902–1975). German-French graphic artist, painter, sculptor, photographer, and writer, all of whose work is explicitly erotic. He was born in Kattowitz, Germany (now Katowice, Poland). In 1922–4 he studied engineering in Berlin (compelled by his tyrannical father), but... Read more |
 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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'TUNNEL OF LOVE' THRILLED THIS COUPLE.(Living)
...can count, the Polands left their home...construction. The Polands saw it all, from...J.D., who now resides at the...to south. The Polands developed an interest...interest for the better part of two decades...about 8 years ... |
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Gallatin family takes home state hog award
...registered herd of Polands has grown to include...State Fair and will now be a recognized breed...when she was 2 years old. The eighth-grader...generations. "It's a good family activity...shouldn't just look good but should also ... |
 "The Independent on Sunday (London, England)")
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Voices from the frontline
...three-year-old son. I have four...umbrellas on sunny days and take them away...seems to be the best in the G20, and...then that is a good thing. CHINA Liu...by 60 per cent. Now I just have to...something else here. Now ... |
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Boruc out of Croker showdown.
...withdrawing from Polands squad to face Ireland in 10 days time i t had been...the 27-year-old every chance to...to have it done now. There was no...his knee every now and again at half...game has been good. Stand-in ... |
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Pal Arturs rough guide to Scotland sold me on Tannadice.
...of 24-year-old Zaluska, Poland...a star there. Now hes even twice...stayed for three days in his apartment...are also very good friends. When...performances in Polands end-of-season...is simply too good for the Scottish...be ... |
 "The Economist (US)")
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The other Poland(s); Capitalism has not been kind to Poland's rural population.
Tastes good, pays badly Capitalism...drab, but these days they are also...Poland, and have good reason to feel...average farm wage is now only 40% of what...more farming folk now fall below the...increasingly of two Polands, ... |
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A world beater or just a lucky Bhoy?
...celebration. Polands No1 danced a jig...the27-year-old sought to play...Spartak Moscow. is good that we are in...andbelieves the Pole now stands as one of the best keepers in the...yethe feels Boruc now stands ... |
 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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Why Poles do jobs we hate; Chief feature writer Paddy Shennan speaks to the...
...people, but it is a good example of the...housing (Little Polands are said to be...have never had a day off sick. 'We...months ago and is now head of welfare...money to make a better life for their...carpentry, he is now a ... |
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Been there, done that.(News)
...the 62-year-old guitarist and...And some real old favorites...hes happy these days to play the old Floyd songs...seemed to be the best ones were coming...Gdansk to topple Polands Communist regime...album, but for ... |
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Bush Predicts Cheney Will Be Cleared
...from its decade- old insider-trading...dogged in recent days by questions about an old SEC investigation...business dealings they now denounce. "They...doing a heck of a good job. When I picked...Image Caption: Polands ... |
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