SILK Silk is undisputedly the most beautiful of all natural fibers‚ with its unearthly sheen. It is also uncommonly strong‚ even at its finest‚ when it is almost invisible. It is unlike any other fiber used to make fabrics‚ for it is neither grown in a field or on an animal. It is not manufactured in a factory. A humble caterpillar about the size of a woman’s smallest finger produces the silk fiber‚ spinning it out of its mouth‚ using tiny fore-legs to place the silk where it should go. It is
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Spider silk What is Spider silk? Spider silk is incredibly tough and it is stronger by weight than steel. Quantitatively‚ spider silk is five times stronger than steel of the same diameter. It has been suggested that a Boeing 747 could be stopped in flight by a single pencil-width strand and spider silk is almost as strong as Kevlar‚ the toughest man-made polymer. It is finer than the human hair and is able to keep its strength below -40°C. Spider silk is also very elastic and capture
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point of the book: 222 pg. Three quarters of the book: 333 pg. Pre-reading: The topic that this book touches upon‚ teen depression‚ is something very common these days especially in fourteen to seventeen year olds. I wanted to read about it from an author who actually experienced some type of depression. The book looked like it wasn’t trying so hard to catch my attention‚ and the simplest books always turn out to be the best. I expect this book to be a book about the self-discovery and recovery
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time‚ there have been both changes and continuities. One continuity is that politicians have kept Medicare‚ Medicaid‚ and the Education subsidies from LBJ’s plan largely intact. One change is that LBJ’s plan focused on directly providing money to those in poverty‚ while later plans focused on getting people jobs. Politicians have kept Medicare‚ Medicaid‚ and Education subsidies intact from the Great Society. Medicare and Medicaid have the goal of preventing people from going into debt due to medical
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Randi Mitchell 5/1/13 Ride Along Paper I went on my ride along on Tuesday‚ April 30 with the NM State Police. I rode along with senior patrolman Israel Rodriguez. I had a lot of fun and think I learned a lot about how law enforcement actually works. The officer showed that he is always thinking about the law and how he has to be very careful in what he does so that he doesn’t get god evidence suppressed in court because he makes a small mistake. He said that it’s hard enough to get evidence admitted
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After the fall of the classical civilizations from 100 to 600 CE the world experienced many changes. China’s fall was not as drastic as Rome’s‚ but it was still worse than India’s. The collapse of the Han dynasty caused China to go into three centuries of unrest until the Sui and Tang dynasties came to the rescue. China had more continuities than changes after its fall‚ unlike the other classical civilizations. China went from a politically centralized civilization with a developed hierarchy with
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what are the main silk producing countries? what are the main silk producing countries? Thailand china India how is silk made? how is silk made? Today the silk industry is worth a lot of money. It is actually worth anywhere between $200 and $500 million each year. This is because there is such great demand for items that are made from silk. Usually the species Bombyx mori is cultivated and raised under controlled conditions. There are various stages to this
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of Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk its premium offering under the Cadbury Dairy Milk brand (CDM). Smoother‚ creamier and chunkier the new CDM Silk chocolate has been formulated to provide superior ‘eat’ experience. Developed specially for the Indian consumer‚ the new CDM Silk * New CDM Silk is creamier‚ smoother and tastier and melts in the mouth more easier than ever before * Its bigger‚ chunkier and curvier cubes pack more taste and pleasure in every bite * CDM Silk is available in 3 variants
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Questions-The silk roads & Byzantium 1 It helped set the stage because long distance trade was happening between east and west Asia already which brought the influence and beginning of silk roads. 2 The fine spices-cloves‚ nutmeg‚ mace‚ and cardamom came from Southeast Asia. Ginger came from China and Southeast Asia‚ pepper from India‚ and sesame oil from India‚ Arabia‚ and Southeast Asia. Central Asia produced large‚ strong horses and high-quality jade. The Roman Empire came glassware‚ jewelry
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