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Sericulture – the rearing of silkworms and production of silk – has been practiced in the Ferghana Valley for well over a millennium.

Admission does not require top grades or impressive exam results, only a few thousand dollars a year—less than many Indian universities.

Michael Emerson discussed Europe's dependence on natural gas from the east, the current status of planned pipelines to deliver natural gas and Germany's role in the energy game with Russia.

Pools and rivers of rushing water splash below cars, stalling some, as more water jets out the sides of crumbling rock. Occasional dim incandescent lamps shed a glimpse on some point of progress, men in fireman's uniforms mending the stillborn project.