As I understand it, the DSG or "dual-clutch" transmissions on VWs, while not smooth as silk in their operation, are mechanically solid.
Labour could, of course, devote some of the parliamentary time controlled by opposition parties to debate Silk in the Commons chamber but there is little sign of that happening - not even "in due course".
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Wright's sampler globe delineates the continents, countries and oceans in ink, but the equator and arctic circles are stitched in white silk and the Tropics in red silk.
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It was renamed Schuylkill Silk Manufacturing in 1914 when it expanded into silk lingerie.
In court on Friday, Mr Nadir wore a dark grey suit with a white silk handkerchief in his breast pocket.
Harris also released a solo album, " Damon Harris: Silk" in the 1970s.
There are the glass workers of Mirzabad, the leather workers of Kolhapur and Agra, the silk weavers in other cities, and so on.
He was a religious genius who grew up on the Silk Road in ancient Palestine, on that magical trade route connecting East and West.
Accused of heresy by the Inquisition while visiting the Royal Court in Madrid, the machine, fashionably dressed in silk pantaloons, spent several months in a Spanish prison.
Historically, nightingale bird droppings were used to remove stains from delicate silk garments in Japan, as well as by geishas to whiten and even skin marred by frequent and heavy use of makeup, Pacheco says.
This meeting is organized within the framework of the UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan programm on preservation of tangible cultural heritage, Coordinating Committee to support the documentation standards and procedures for the serial and transnational World Heritage nomination of the Silk Road in Central Asia.
He began his collection, now housed in the Karakalpak Museum of Art in Nukus, near the ancient Silk Road, in the late 1960s.
On the other side of the spectrum were the women in white and ivory like Kerry Washington in a dress with a structured bodice from Rodarte, Naomi Watts in a lace and silk tulle frock from Marchesa and Sofia Vergara in a ruched and draped silk satin dress by Donna Karan.
More often than not I have seen these made up in old pieces of silk, usually bought in India, although they can also be done in modern textiles to great effect.
In 1997, a plane operated by wholly-owned subsidiary Silk Air crashed in Indonesia, killing everyone aboard.
The capitalist achievement does not typically consist in providing more silk stockings for queens but in bringing them within the reach of factory girls in return for steadily decreasing amounts of effort.
It's a model that scientists have tried with spider silk before, but because the proteins in spider silk are so large, it takes some pretty wacky-sounding techniques to replicate them (like getting it from the milk of transgenic goats).
His closing look, an ivory colored gown in silk and tulle with delicate beadwork topped off by a luscious fur wrap and hat had me thinking of fantastical scenes in a cold climate.
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And examples of ancient silk garments, accessories and textiles are being shown outside China for the first time as Nottingham Castle hosts the Living in Silk exhibition as part of the East Midlands' Cultural Olympiad, the council said.
The residences that line her street, where fellow artists Gilbert and George also live, were built in 1729 for the Huguenot silk weavers who had settled in London and as such are Grade II listed and protected.
Mr. Lautenberg's father, Sam, worked in silk mills, sold coal, farmed and once ran a tavern.
There's speculation that the amino acids in silk lend proteins to the skin and hair.
Above his dining table, a 1976 Jasper Johns silk-screen in blues, yellows and reds jumps with syncopation.
Shares in silk product manufacturer Zhejiang Jiaxin Silk edged up 0.3% to 22.07 yuan on their trading debut.
For the particular jacquard-method production of Varanasi silk, no other silk will do in possessing the same strength and length.
In line with its mandate to promote mutual understanding, tolerance, reconciliation and peace through dialogue, UNESCO launched the Silk Roads Project in 1988.
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