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  Kalisz - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kalisz (pronounce: ['kaliʃ]) is a city in central Poland with 106,800 inhabitants (1995) and an area of 71,4 km
Sometimes Kalisz is called "the oldest town of Poland" because of mentioning by Ptolemy a town called Calisia that was situated on the Amber Trail.
Kalisz Department (Polish: Departament Kaliski): a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806-1815.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Kalisz   (237 words)

  
 Kalisz - the oldest town in Poland!
In XI and XII centuries Kalisz was a castellan’s city, in XIII century became a capital of the duchy and since XV century it has been a capital of the province.
During the first Prussian rape and The Grand Duchy of Warsaw Kalisz was a capital of the department, in The Congress Kingdom of Poland (in the Russian rape) was a capital of the province and since 1837 - a capital of the guberniya.
Kalisz has similar and partner’s contacts with the following cities: Hautmont in France (since 1958), Heerhugowaard in Netherlands, Erfurt and Hamm in Germany, Kamieniec Podolski in Ukraine, Preston and Southampton in Great Britain, Adria in Italy, Martin in Slovakia and Tongeren and La Louviere in Belgium.
kalisz.info /english   (473 words)

  
 Dr. Susan Kalisz
Kalisz received her Ph.D. in 1985 with Douglas W. Schemske at the University of Chicago, was an Associate Professor at Michigan State University Kellog Biological Station, and joined the Department in 1995.
Kalisz, S., J. Nason, F.M. Hanzawa, and S.J. Tonsor (2001) Spatial population genetic structure in Trillium grandiflorum: the roles of dispersal, mating, history and selection.
Kalisz, S., L. Horth, and M.A. McPeek (1997) Fragmentation and the Role of Seed Banks in Promoting Persistence of Collinsia verna in Iisolated Populations.
www.pitt.edu /~biohome/Dept/Frame/Faculty/kalisz.htm   (673 words)

  
 Kalisz records vague on loans to campaign: 9/ 23/ 2005
Kalisz has listed himself as repaying himself at least $9,398.19 for past loans over the past 10 years, it is not clear which repayments apply to which loans.
Kalisz listed ongoing loan liabilities of $5,050.53, but the reports offer no explanation as to how the $11,917.45 difference was wiped off the books, other than to list one loan repayment -- $1,627.45 to his mother.
Kalisz, his wife and his mother since he entered politics in 1989, the bulk of the money being paid back to Mr.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/09-05/09-23-05/a01lo860.htm   (1464 words)

  
 DIVING: Three Musketeers 11/05/03
Schweyen is at 225.90; Miller, 188.95; Kalisz, 187.05; and Ott, 178.85.
Kalisz had a 4.0 as a sophomore, but is carrying a couple of "B" grades in tougher classes.
Kalisz said her favorite is the back, 1 1/2 somersault, though she also likes the "doubles," or two-somersault dives.
www.thenewsherald.com /stories/110503/spo_20031105040.shtml   (1030 words)

  
 Kalisz county (Poland)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kalisz district (=vojvodship), established in 1975 possesses a secular tradition of separate administrative entity.
In the 13th century Kalisz became the capital of the principality and from the 15th century of the province devided into six smaller administrative district.
In1768 in connection with the establishment of Gniezno province, 3 administrative districts were excluded from Kalisz province and in 1793 the province was incorporated to Prussia due to the 1st partition of Poland.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pl-wp-ka.html   (263 words)

  
 Fox Chapel debates cost of Trillium Trail study - PittsburghLIVE.com
A biologist, Kalisz called white trillium "deer candy." She said she has data which supports - to within an 89 percent certainty - the premise that deer are responsible for ruining plant life at the local nature reserve in the center of Fox Chapel.
Kalisz said there is another problem besides the loss of trillium and the overabundance of deer.
Kalisz, who said she does not hunt nor favor hunting necessarily, added, "Unlike humans, deer do not have the cognitive ability to make choices about family size.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/herald/s_69394.html   (623 words)

  
 Six Kalisz aides getting $74,000 for unused vacation: 1/ 7/ 2006
Kalisz said the hectic schedule in his office made it difficult for his staffers to take vacations.
Kalisz did not receive a payout because, as the city's chief executive officer, he is not entitled to vacation pay.
Mayor Kalisz apparently exempted all his employees, allowing them to roll over their unused vacation time from year to year.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/01-06/01-07-06/a01lo843.htm   (734 words)

  
 Calisia Pianos - A History of the Piano Maker in Kalisz
First of all, however, the development of Kalisz was supported by the economic policy of the Congress Kingdom of Poland that came into being in 1815.
This picture of piano making in Kalisz would be not complete without mentioning a cast-iron foundry established by Arnold's brother Rudolf Otton Fibiger (born on the 13th of July in Kalisz, died on the 8th of February 1919 in Kalisz).
The Kalisz centre lost its dominant position which was most significant during recessions (the years after the war and the recession of the 30s).
www.uk-piano.org /history/calisia-pianos.html   (2444 words)

  
 Kalisz, Poland, Pictures
Kalisz, city in central Poland, capital of Kalisz Province.
Kalisz is the oldest known settlement in Poland.
Kalisz was returned to Poland at the end of World War I (1914-1918).
www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Poland/Kalisz_city.html   (256 words)

  
 KALISZ (GOVERNMENT) - LoveToKnow Article on KALISZ (GOVERNMENT)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
KALISZ, a government of Russian Poland, having Prussia on ;he W., and the governments of Warsaw and Piotrkow on the E. [ts area is 4390 sq.
KALISZ, the chief town of the above government, situated in 51 46' N. and 18 E., 147 m.
Kalisz is identified with the Calisia of Ptolemy, and its antiquity is indicated by the abundance of coins and other objects of ancient art which have been discovered on the site, as well as by the numerous burial mounds existing in the vicinity.
www.1911ency.org /K/KA/KALISZ_GOVERNMENT_.htm   (1368 words)

  
 The Herald News - A pitch for student drug tests
Under a plan proposed by Kalisz, parental consult would be needed to test a student, and the test would be given at a random time.
Kalisz said he hopes parents would see other parents getting involved in the program and in turn get involved.
Kalisz acknowledged the concept of drug testing students is polarizing.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14246181&BRD=1710&PAG=461&dept_id=99784&rfi=6   (486 words)

  
 Kalisz: Financing the restructuring of the municipal bus transport devision
The major partners in the joint venture are the local government of Kalisz and the foreign company from England.
The groups which have effect on the operation and success of the venture are the local government of Kalisz, the Trade Unions, the foreign partner, the management of the newly established company, and the public.
Kalisz is one of the oldest cities in Poland located in the West of the country, at the eastern edge of the Nizina Wielkopolsla plain.
www.eaue.de /winuwd/150.HTM   (1767 words)

  
 southcoast247.com - Living - Getting the Job Done: Mayoral Incumbent Frederick M. Kalisz Jr.
I have transcribed my recorded interview with Kalisz and am allowing you, the reader, to make your own observations based on the bare facts in hopes that you will learn something new, about someone you have known for so long.
Mayor Kalisz: Well certainly dealing in the areas of education, because there are so many spins offs these days that are happening.
Mayor Kalisz: Well the police union very specifically has not launched a campaign to vote for change; they are launching a campaign to vote me out of office.
www.southcoast247.com /living/stories/kalisz.shtml   (2100 words)

  
 Kalisz, Poland Genealogy - Feldstein Genealogy Services
Jews were in Kalisz since the 12th century, when refugees from the Crusader massacres fled to Poland from the Rhineland.
The Jewish population declined somewhat in the 17th and 19th centuries, due to the disruption of the Polish-Swedish War (1655-1659), as well as fires and plague in the 1700s.
Kalisz also had an array of Jewish political parties around the turn of the century which were mirrored in the Jewish schools of Kalisz which, by World War I, included a bilingual Jewish high school, two Yiddish-oriented schools, and an Orthodox educational network of 1,800 students.
feldstein.info /resources/kalisz.php   (679 words)

  
 Kalisz
Today Kalisz is not as important as it once was, but it is still the second administrative, economic and socio-cultural centre in Greater Poland, after Poznań.
Kalisz is strongly connected with the great names of Polish culture: poets Adam Asnyk and Maria Konopnicka, and graphic artist Tadeusz Kulisiewicz, whose incredible works can be admired at the Museum of Kalisz Soil, among many other items documenting the history of the region and artefacts from archaeological excavations.
Kalisz, being a famous playwright's town, can be proud of the grand neo-classical Theatre of Wojciech Bogusławski, built in the years 1922-1936.
www.staypoland.com /about_kalisz.htm   (346 words)

  
 U.S. Mayor Article | Mayors Bollwage and Kalisz Address State Officials on Coastal Brownfields Redevelopment (September ...
At the opening plenary luncheon, Kalisz highlighted New Bedford's efforts to facilitate the assessment, remediation and redevelopment of coastal brownfields in order to improve the economic vitality and quality of life.
Kalisz discussed other Federal partnerships that are assisting New Bedford in implementing its brownfields redevelopment strategy.
Kalisz stated, "New Bedford has the highest per dollar catch of fish in the country." This project after built will add 150 new jobs and nearly $100 million to the fish processing industry
www.usmayors.org /uscm/us_mayor_newspaper/documents/09_29_03/bollwage.asp   (677 words)

  
 Kalisz - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It flourished as a trade center from the 13th cent.
At Kalisz, Casimir III signed (1343) the treaty with the Teutonic Knights by which he conceded his rule over East Pomerania.
The city passed to Prussia in 1793, was transferred to Russia in 1815, and was restored to Poland in 1919.
messenger.yahooligans.com /reference/encyclopedia/entry/Kalisz   (152 words)

  
 Andrzej Kalisz - Academy of Yiquan chief iinstructor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1989 Andrzej Kalisz received a grant and went to China, spending 2 years in Beijing, continuing learning Chinese and taijiquan.
Andrzej Kalisz published a lot of articles in martial arts magazines in Poland: "Wojownik", "Karate Kung-fu", "Samurai", in on-line magazine "Swiat Neijia" and in "European Internal Arts Journal".
Andrzej Kalisz is also a translator of master Yao Chengguang's publications.
www.yiquan.com.pl /engkalisz.html   (291 words)

  
 USA Swimming - Home
Courtney Kalisz is a freshman in high school and will be competing on her first National Team.
Kalisz lives in Bel Air, Md., and swims for North Baltimore Aquatic Club, the club known for producing teenage phenoms Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff.
At Olympic Trials this past summer, Kalisz got her first test on the National scene when she made semifinals in the 200m fly.
www.usaswimming.org /USASWeb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=410&mid=45   (491 words)

  
 City Council Agenda - March 11, 1999
COMMUNICATION, Mayor Kalisz, submitting the APPOINTMENT of GEORGE ROGERS, 23 Robeson Street, New Bedford, as a member of the WATER BOARD replacing George Brightman for a term to expire June 2000.
COMMUNICATION, Mayor Kalisz, submitting the APPOINTMENT of ROGER OLIVEIRA, 274 Phillips Avenue, New Bedford, as a member of the LIBRARY TRUSTEES replacing Cecelia Felix for a term to expire April 2001.
COMMUNICATION, Mayor Kalisz, submitting the APPOINTMENT of ROGER DAVIAULT, 970 McGee Street, New Bedford, as a member of the ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS replacing Murray Goldberg for a term to expire December 2002.
www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us /GOVERNMT/COUNCIL/1999/Agnd0311.html   (2955 words)

  
 Bristol MA Free Press » Mayor Kalisz vs. the New Bedford Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
What follows is an explanation for my political cartoon for those readers who are not locals, or not familiar with the whole situation of Mayor Kalisz and the New Bedford police.
The days of the Kalisz administration was one of lies, deceit and retaliation.
Don’t get me wrong, I have strong support for the police, and I was not a huge Kalisz supporter, though I do think he did a very good job building a foundation for this city to move forward.
press.bristolma.com /new-bedford-ma/malach/47   (1614 words)

  
 Heritage
In 1264, Prince Boleslaw the Pious of Kalisz issued a charter to the Jews in his domain.
This document, known as the Statute of Kalisz, put Jews under royal protection and outlined their tax obligations.
Based on charters issued earlier in Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary, the Statute became the model for the status of Jews when a unified Polish kingdom was established in the 14th cen.
www.pbs.org /wnet/heritage/episode4/documents/documents_15.html   (225 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Wladislaw
In 1912 the Diocese of Wloclawek and Kalisz comprised 13 deaneries (Wloclawek, Nieszawa, Kalisz, Kola, Konin, Sieradz, Slupca, Turek, Wielun, Piotrkow, Czenstochowa, Lask, Radomsk), with 352 parish or subsidiary churches.
The total number of churches was 511, of which 286 were of stone and 125 of wood; the chapels numbered 176, of which 114 were of stone.
At Kalisz there is also an ancient collegiate church to which three prelates and four canons are now attached.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/15680b.htm   (1757 words)

  
 Eastern Greater Poland - Genealogical introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
From that time on, the area around Kalisz and Konin lived a different fate than the rest of the region.
The area in question was divided into five districts of Konin, Slupca, Kalisz, Kolo and Turek which constituted the major part of the Gubernya of Kalisz.
The new administrative division established in 1999 defines the region of Konin and Kalisz as part of the Wielkopolskie (Greater Polish) voivodship.
www.polishroots.org /genpoland/eastgp.htm   (457 words)

  
 The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk | Jewish Artist
In the Statute of Kalisz, a legal document issued in 1264, Polish duke Boleslaw the Pious guaranteed Jews particular rights in his domains.
The Statute stands as unusual example of religious toleration in an intolerant age.
Listen to the description of Statute of Kalisz, English page, from the audio tour produced to accompany the Museum's exhibition.
www.ushmm.org /museum/exhibit/online/szyk/jewish/93807.htm   (367 words)

  
 S.C. Kalisz & Associates
S.C. Kalisz & Associates has the ability to help bring your employees, plant and equipment into full compliance with OSHA TITLE 29 CFR 1910.147 FOR LOCKOUT/TAGOUT.
Kalisz & Associates has been in business successfully for over ten years providing operations, maintenance and safety training to the manufacturing, nuclear and fossil power plant industries.
Over the years we have become highly experienced in the areas of Process Management and very well educated in Right To Know, Fire Prevention and OSHA guidelines, regulations and laws.
business.fortunecity.com /ipo/717   (340 words)

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