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Vietnam: Educator's guide: A guide for K–12 teachers to teaching about Vietnam using LEARN NC's slideshows, with a focus on the question Why should we care about Vietnam?; Format: article/teacher's guide (grade 6–12 Social Studies); By Steve Goldberg.

The tabasco water heater and hot water in Biltmore House: In A technological tour of the Biltmore Estate, page 7; Introduction to the boiler room Although this room is called the Boiler Room, a number of interesting features relating to various technologies can be seen here, including the elevator controller and modern DC generator. The platform and wire cage...; By Sue Clark McKendree.

Inner temple hallway lined with stone statues including Buddha at Angkor Wat: An arched inner temple hallway at Angkor Wat is lined with stone statues including a tall Buddha, seen towards the middle here. Several of the statues, even a headless one towards the front, are wrapped diagonally across their chests with gold or orange sashes....; Format: image/photograph

Portrait of girl holding two textiles for sale at Siem Reap: A pre-adolescent girl holds a brown cloth over her shoulder and a printed blue one over her right forearm. Both cloths appear to be printed examples of local batik designs. The girl's brow is furrowed in concentration as she looks towards her right, perhaps...; Format: image/photograph

Hotel flowers in Otavalo, Ecuador: Plants are growing on the windowsills of a hotel in Otavalo, Ecuador. The hotel has a stone foundation and brick walls, with multiple windows. Each window has a colorful plant. Otavalo is a popular tourist destination because of its reputation for high quality...; Format: image/photograph

Cutting meat in Otavalo, Ecuador: A man cuts red meat with an axe in an open-air market. The meat is placed on a round wooden block. Three men are turned away from the camera toward the butcher's stall. Otavalo is well-known for its popular open-air market. Everything from handcrafted textiles,...; Format: image/photograph

Child with a llama in Riobamba, Ecuador: A young boy looks at the camera while petting a small llama. The boy is wearing an alpaca vest over a highly-decorative green shirt. He is also wearing a multi-colored scarf. Riobamba has a long and storied history. Its convenient location in the highlands...; Format: image/photograph

Smiling girl in Otavalo, Ecuador: A young woman smiles away from the camera. She is wearing an embroidered white and blue blouse and a gold bead necklace. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue to practice...; Format: image/photograph

Sewing hats in Riobamba, Ecuador: An elderly woman sits at an antique sewing machine stitching the brim of a white hat. Riobamba has a long and storied history. Its convenient location in the highlands between the coast and the jungle has made it an important crossroads in the development...; Format: image/photograph

Sorting string in Saquisili, Ecuador: Three women sort long strands of thread in an open-air market. The women are wearing traditional Andean bowler hats and colorful wool capes. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in Ecuador. Everything from agricultural products to livestock to handcrafted...; Format: image/photograph

Loading a bundle at the market in Otavalo, Ecuador: Two women load a large cloth-covered bundle on one of the women's shoulders. The women are wearing long skirts and decorative blouses. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue...; Format: image/photograph

Traditional weaving in Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman sits on the ground manipulating a small loom. She is wearing a white and red embroidered blouse and weaving a multi-color band of fabric. This craftswoman is using a traditional loom to weave the fabric. This time-consuming practice is only still in...; Format: image/photograph

Blankets and clothes for sale in Saquisili, Ecuador: Shoppers peruse a clothing stall in an open-air market. Several blankets decorated with animal themes are visible on the back wall of the stall. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in Ecuador. Everything from agricultural products to livestock...; Format: image/photograph

String for sale in Saquisili, Ecuador: A woman sorts through several long strands of string in an open-air market. She is wearing a traditional Andean bowler hat and a blue and white checkered cloak. Large sacks of grain are visible in the background. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets...; Format: image/photograph

Tourist in blue dress examines cloth at Balinese roadside stall: A foreign tourist in a blue sundress examines a cloth at a Balinese roadside stall.; Format: image/photograph

Blue and red dyed threads hang outside to dry at a Balinese weaving factory: Skeins of blue and red dyed threads hang outside on poles to dry at a Balinese weaving factory. Unlike Java, which is most famous for wax-resist painted batik cloth, Bali is known for various kinds of tie-and-dye patterned weavings called ikat...; Format: image/photograph

Tenganan double ikat weaving still on the loom: A double ikat weaving is displayed still on its wood and bamboo backstrap loom at the village of Tenganan in eastern Bali. In most of the world where handmade weavings are still produced, patterns are tied into the warp (vertical) or the weft (horizontal)...; Format: image/photograph

Banana tree: A banana with fruit and a dark red flower at the end of the stem of the bunch. The fruit of the banana tree can be cut early or allowed to ripen on the tree. In Nepal the fruit is eaten raw and cooked, and the flower is eaten either pickled or cooked as vegetable....; Format: image/photograph

Display explaining bedding made from locally grown materials: This black and white photograph of an extension booth shows an exhibit of bedding made from locally grown materials in 1940. The back of the booth has the word “Extension” in large, bold, letters. Hanging beneath it is a homemade quilt with the...; Format: image/photograph

Africans before captivity: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.1; Most Africans who came to North America were from West Africa and West Central Africa. This article describes some of the cultures and history of those regions prior to the beginning of the slave trade.; Format: article

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