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DJ Ani Quinn, Dancing, and Ancient Artwork Mark Sackler's 25th Anniversary Gala WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In celebration of the Arthur M. Sackler Galleries 25th anniversary, the Silk Road Society--the new membership for young professionals at the Freer|Sackler--will host Club Caravan, a black-tie after-party at the Sackler Gallery, on November 29 from 8:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Club Caravan directly follows the Sackler Gallery's 25(th) Anniversary Gala. Artists,...

STAFFORD, Texas, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The First Silk Road Festival is set to kick off on October 4 bringing to Texas the largest and most comprehensive display of the music, dance, crafts and cuisine of six major countries on the historic trade route in Eurasia. The festival will run through to October 7 at the Stafford Center, in Stafford, South of Houston. The countries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will host hundreds of...

Recent Funding Empowers Continued Market Growth Including Offices in Japan and France Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 21, 2011 SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today it has expanded its global operations with a new corporate office in London, England. Giles Hodson, Managing Director, Northern Europe, will lead the office, which will enable the firm to better meet the increasing needs of corporations throughout the United Kingdom,...

TUM conservators research the ruins of the statues and offer an outlook on the prospect of restorationThe world watched in horror as Taliban fanatics ten years ago blew up the two gigantic Buddha statues that had since the 6th century looked out over the Bamiyan Valley in what is now Afghanistan. Located on the Silk Road, until the 10th century the 55 and 38 meter tall works of art formed the centerpiece of one of the world's largest Buddhist monastic complexes. Thousands of monks tended...

Announcement Made at Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan Winston Salem, NC (PRWEB) December 16, 2010 SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today that it has expanded its global operations by opening a new corporate office in Tokyo, Japan. The office, which will be led by Japanese technology services veteran Shinichiro Ishibashi, will enable the firm to better meet the demands of the increasing number of corporations throughout Asia that are...

A new study tracking the DNA signature of the plague has found that the deadly disease first broke out in China more than 2,600 years ago before making its way to Europe via Central Asia's "Silk Road" trade route. The findings prove many suspicions about the long-believed Chinese origins of the plague, which killed nearly a third of Europeans during the Middle Ages. Scientists from around the world sequenced 17 strains of Y. pestis, connecting them as pathogens that mutated from a common...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Individual tickets go on sale today for Secrets of the Silk Road -- a landmark exhibition from China making its only East Coast stop at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) in Philadelphia February 5 through June 5, 2011. Timed tickets can be purchased online at www.penn.museum/silkroad or by phone: (877)77-CLICK. Discounted group tickets are available by phone: (215)746-8183, or by email:...

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Individual tickets go on sale today for Secrets of the Silk Road -- a landmark exhibition from China making its only East Coast stop at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) in Philadelphia February 5 through June 5, 2011. Timed tickets can be purchased online at www.penn.museum/silkroad or by phone: (877)77-CLICK. Discounted group tickets are available by phone: (215)746-8183, or by email:...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- SilkRoad technology, inc., the leading provider of Human Resource management solutions announced today that Regis Corporation (NYSE: RGS), the worldwide leader in the $150 - $170 billion hair salon industry, has selected SilkRoad's Life Suite(TM) to manage their workforce needs. SilkRoad's HeartBeat Human Resource Management System will be used to assist in managing over 56,000 employees across the Regis brands. In addition, Regis will utilize...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- SilkRoad technology, inc., a leading provider of talent management solutions, announced today the fourth quarter of 2009 was its 26th consecutive period of sales growth. Highlights from the quarter include record client growth, the successful launch of SilkRoad's new core HR product, HeartBeat, and continued expansion and adoption of the company's Life Suite(TM) solutions around the world. With the talent management sector booming with...