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History of Sericulture, Cultural Entomology Digest 1
This road was the historically famous "Silk Road," named after its most important commodity. By the middle of the first century A.D., writers in Rome were complaining about the sumptuous silk garments ... reels. The yarn is dried, packed according to quality, and is now raw silk ready for marketing. World silk production has approximately doubled during the last 30 years in spite of man ...
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Schedule of lectures
World Food Business Summit, Pudong Shangri-La Hotel, Shanghai, China. Theme: Mapping the New Silk Road. The annual gathering of food business leaders who understand the future is the key ... the University of Missouri, Millennium Student Center, 3rd Floor, Student Government Chamber, 8001 Natural Bridge Road. Hosted by the World Affairs Council. Contact Sean Mullins: (314) 727-9988. February 21: ...
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Metro Santa Cruz | 08.13.08
Cheech and Chong MORE MOVIE REVIEWS SANTA CRUZ COUNTY MOVIE TIMES Spell of the Silk Road Spicy stand-out dishes and plenty of room to spread out make Khyber Pass in ...
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Hsien-tsang: Buddhist Records of the Western Countries
India--that is, the Silk Road. A great mountain range bounded Kapisa on the east, west and ... many troubles from savage dragons who molest travelers: those going by this road cannot wear red clothes or carry calabashes or make a loud ... which was ten feet long was free; a band of white silk was wound round his forehead hanging down behind. The ministers of ...
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Sven Hedin in the Gobi Desert
Maral-bashi, 'Deerhead', on the caravan road which led to China, on February 23rd. This city lay on ... of dinosaurs. For almost two thousand years, caravans have traveled the Silk Road across the desert. At the turn of the century (when Sven ... baggage by the roadside for later collection. How much jade and silk was lost to the sand this way? No one could possibly ...
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Theater & Performance in Berkeley, CA | Cal Performances Concert Series
Hall Gyuto Monks Tibetan Tantric Choir March 14 at 8pm; $22/$30/$42; Zellerbach The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma March 16-17 at 8pm; $36/$48/$82/$96; Zellerbach ...
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Everest - Mount Everest by climbers, news
Face climbs. An adventurous spirit, in 1998 Christian rode the 10,000km trail of the Silk Road, and in 2001 he made an even longer, BBT trip along the American continent, from ... , this time, please let me have you." Mountain Poem Donatella, his bike-partner on the Silk route, got to know the shy climber better than most. She wrote a poem, reproduced ...
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Fredrik Hiebert, Archaeologist Information, Facts, News, Photos -- National Geographic
Hiebert has led excavations at ancient Silk Road sites across Asia, from Egypt to Mongolia. His excavations at a 4,000-year-old Silk Road city in Turkmenistan made headlines around the ... is currently working with National Geographic Mission Programs on developing an exhibition of these Silk Road treasures from Afghanistan's National Museum. As National Geographic's archaeology fellow, he extends ...
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National Geographic Adventure Magazine: Excerpts--May 2002
Asia, the most deadly stretch along the legendary Silk Road, the desert into which entire caravans disappeared without a trace. To ... don’t come out.” As far back as Roman times, the Silk Road brought silk, paper, and gunpowder from the East to the West, ... Thorofare Patrol Cabin, 32 miles [51 kilometers] from the nearest road, the most remote occupied dwelling in the contiguous United States. ...
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NRDC: OnEarth Magazine, Fall 2006 - Full Table of Contents
And Dancing Feet Drowning in Corruption Canadian Folklife on Display Now on the Menu The Silk Road Beasts From the East Logging Crews in the Streets of Chicago INSIDE NRDC The View ...
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