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...west of Uzbekistan, on the Turkmenistan border, is Khiva. Although not a Silk Road city, from the 16th to 18th centuries it prospered from trade with Russia and as a slave market. Today the infamous oasis is preserved almost as a ghost town within the confines of its walls. Turquoise tiles dazzle from the incomplete Kalta Minor minaret. The twin turrets of the West Gate are breathtaking, as is the all-encompassing view from the Khan's Kunya Ark. Tour the bazaar outside the eastern wall: until 1873 thousands of slaves?Russians, Kurds and Persians?were sold at the pens...
...McKenna was also recognized in the national rankings for goalies. McKenna was 14th in save percentage with a percentage of .607 and 170 saves. He was also ranked 18th with a goals against average...
Washington, the 18th-ranked team and the top seed among the four teams competing at Harvard, finished the season with an 18-7 record, 3-4 in Pac-10 play...
Granting the poor title to their homes and businesses would allow them to use that collateral to borrow or raise capital for business expansion, De Soto says. He notes that the property-title revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries was a catalyst for capitalism's triumph in Western Europe and North America...
...Ranked 18th in the World FIFA rankings, the USA is off to a blistering 3-0 start in the North American qualifying for the 2002 World Cup to be held in Korea and Japan...