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Gwiazda
Gwiazda may refer to: *Andrzej Gwiazda (born 1935), in Gdańsk engineer and prominent opposition leader *Gwiazda Lake, ribbon lake situated in Pomeranian Voivodeship in Bytów County *Gwiazda Polski, balloon designed by the Polish planners to reach the stratosphere *Henry Gwiazda (born 1952), composer who specializes in virtual audio (simulation of a 3D sound space) *Joanna Duda-Gwiazda (born 1939), wife of Andrzej Gwiazda, Polish politician *Gwiazda (Holyoke) ''Gwiazda'', also known as ''The Polish Weekly-"Star"'' and ''Gwiazda Wolnosci'' (''Star of Freedom''), was a Polish language weekly published by Stanislaw Walczak in Holyoke,Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Ma ... (1923–1956), Holyoke, Massachusetts newspaper published in Polish * Gwiazda (Philadelphia) (1902–1985), Philadelphia newspaper published in Polish {{Star-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Gwiazda
Andrzej Gwiazda (born 14 April 1935 in Pińczów) is an engineer and prominent opposition leader, who participated in Polish March 1968 Events and December 1970 Events; one of the founders of Free Trade Unions, Member of the Presiding Committee of the Strike at Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk in August 1980, Vice President of the Founding Committee of Solidarity, then Vice President of Solidarity in 1980 and 1981; in December 1981 interned and next imprisoned with six other Solidarność leaders (see Martial Law in Poland). His wife, Joanna Duda-Gwiazda (they married in 1961) also was a prominent member of the anticommunist opposition in the 1970s and 1980s. Life and activism Gwiazda's father was a sailor of the Riverine Flotilla of the Polish Navy, stationed in Pińsk (now Belarus), where the family moved in 1939, a few months before the outbreak of World War II. His father Stanisław fought in the Polish September Campaign, as a soldier of Independent Operational Group Polesie. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Duda-Gwiazda
Andrzej Gwiazda (born 14 April 1935 in Pińczów) is an engineer and prominent opposition leader, who participated in Polish March 1968 Events and December 1970 Events; one of the founders of Free Trade Unions, Member of the Presiding Committee of the Strike at Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk in August 1980, Vice President of the Founding Committee of Solidarity, then Vice President of Solidarity in 1980 and 1981; in December 1981 interned and next imprisoned with six other Solidarność leaders (see Martial Law in Poland). His wife, Joanna Duda-Gwiazda (they married in 1961) also was a prominent member of the anticommunist opposition in the 1970s and 1980s. Life and activism Gwiazda's father was a sailor of the Riverine Flotilla of the Polish Navy, stationed in Pińsk (now Belarus), where the family moved in 1939, a few months before the outbreak of World War II. His father Stanisław fought in the Polish September Campaign, as a soldier of Independent Operational Group Polesie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwiazda (Holyoke)
''Gwiazda'', also known as ''The Polish Weekly-"Star"'' and ''Gwiazda Wolnosci'' (''Star of Freedom''), was a Polish language weekly published by Stanislaw Walczak in Holyoke,Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ... from 1923 to 1953, after which it was called ''The Star'' and published in English from 1953 until 1956. It was Holyoke's first and longest running Polish newspaper. References External links ''Gwiazda'' Library of Congress ''Gwiazda'', August 29, 1942 issue Internet Archive ''Gwiazda'', April 14, 1945 issue Internet Archive Polish-language newspapers published in the United States Polish-American culture in Massachusetts Non-English-language newspapers published in Massachusetts 1923 establishments in Massachusetts Newspapers establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Gwiazda
Henry Gwiazda (born 1952, silent ''i'') is a composer who specializes in virtual audio, the simulation of a three-dimensional sound space in either headphones or precisely positioned speakers. He composes what may be called musique concrète, using samples usually without “tinker ng with them. Gwiazda is credited with sound effects, sampler, electric guitar and voice. He also composed, published, produced and engineered. Focal Point 3D Audio by Bo Gehring. *"Gwiazda produces 'animated' audioscapes, oddly situating twisted and chopped real-sound samples . . . combining elements that don't have any clear relationship into compositions of surprising unity." - reviewed in CMJ by Robin Edgerton Douglas Wolk. Gwiazda studied at the Eastman School of Music, and at the Hartt School (University of Hartford), where he was a student of Arnold Franchetti Arnold Franchetti (1911–1993) was a composer born in Lucca, Italy who later emigrated to the United States. Early life As a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwiazda Polski
''Gwiazda Polski'' (''The Star of Poland'') was a balloon, which, according to the Polish planners, was going to reach the stratosphere, thus beating the 1930s high-altitude world record, established on November 11, 1935 by Albert William Stevens and Orvil Arson Anderson, in the ''Explorer II'' balloon. Stevens and Anderson ascended to the altitude of 22,066 m (72,395 feet), the Poles wanted to reach the altitude of 30 kilometers. Polish crew, consisting of Captain Zbigniew Burzynski and Doctor Konstanty Jodko-Narkiewicz, attempted the stratospheric flight in ''The Star of Poland'' on October 14, 1938 in the Tatra Mountains, but the balloon caught fire when it was less than 100 feet above the ground. The idea In mid-1930s, ballooning was a very popular sport in Poland, pilots from the Polish Aero Club, using equipment made by the renowned Balloon and Parachute Factory Aviotex (''Wytwornia Balonow i Spadochronow Aviotex'') from Legionowo won several awards during international c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwiazda Lake
Gwiazda Lake is a ribbon lake situated in Pomeranian Voivodeship in Bytów County __NOTOC__ Bytów County ( csb, bëtowsczi pòwiat, pl, powiat bytowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Pol ...; in Bytów Lakeland. Chocina River starts its flow from this lake. It covers an area of 210.4 ha being 5.7 km long and 0.2-0.7 km wide. The average depth is 3 m and the maximum is 10 m. See also * Borowy Młyn (Bytów County) Lakes of Poland Lakes of Pomeranian Voivodeship {{Bytów-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
