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Marvels & Mysteries at Sea
Winter 2006 (14.4)

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4 Contents and Features

6 Contributors
(1) Dr. Viktor Kvachidze - First Scuba Diving Archaeological Expedition in the Caspian
(2) Torgeir Higraff - Expedition Leader of Tangaroa Raft Sailing Across Pacific
(3) Maud Beck - 30 Years of Sister City Relationships between Baku and Houston
(4) Zhenya Anichenko - The Caspian and Maritime Underwater Studies
(5) Shryock Family (Kathleen and Jim, with their children Lucas and Rachel) - Growing "Samani" for Novruz.

10 Readers' Forums
Maiden Tower and Winter Solstice
- Betty Blair
Maiden Tower and Spring Equinox - Ronnie Gallagher
Similarities between Azerbaijanis and Hispanics in Los Angeles - Lala Baloghlanova

14 2007 Holiday Calendar. More Official Holidays This Year

16 Editorial: Discovering Marvels & Mysteries at Sea - Betty Blair
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18 Novruz: Celebrating Spring - Kathleen Shryock

19 How to Grow "Samani" for Novruz - Rachel and Lucas Shryock
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22 Legacy: Thor Heyerdahl's Involvement in Azerbaijan

23 Expeditions by Raft across Oceans

26 Norwegian-Azerbaijani Links: Hiking in the Caucasus, Sailing the Pacific - Higraff
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28 Tangaroa: Testing Heyerdahl's Theories about Kon-Tiki 60 Years Later - Torgeir Higraff and Betty Blair
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PDF-436 KB Part1 (pages 28-34)
PDF- 596 KBPart 2 (pages 36-45)
PDF- 268 KBPart 3 (pages 46-51)
PDF- 96 KB Part 4 (page 53)

35 Quick Facts: Comparing the Two Rafts: Kon-Tiki and Tangaroa - Higraff and Blair

54 Underwater Archaeology in the Caspian: Past, Present and Hopefully Future in the Caspian - Zhenya Anichenko

58 Hidden Treasures: First Expeditions Beneath the Caspian - Dr. Viktor Kvachidze

68 Baku and Houston: Celebrating 30 Years as Sister Cities - Maud Beck

72 New Faces / New Places
Norwegian Ambassador - Jon Ramberg
Turkish Ambassador - Husein Avni Karslioghlu
UN and UNDP Representative - Bruno Pouezat
Statoil Country Manager - Christian Hausken

73 Educational Opportunities

74 BP Developments. Petroleum: East Azeri Oil - Tamam Bayatli
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