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  In the footsteps of Joseph Rock
Naxi Dongba scroll souvenired by Joseph Rock from Lijiang in the 1930s...
Arty fl and white pictures of Mengdong (Rock's "dreary hamlet of Mundon") on the edge of the Yalong canyon.
Arty fl and white pictures of Mengdong (Rock's "drearry hamlet of Mundon") on the edge of the Yalong canyon.
drjosephrock.blogspot.com   (682 words)

  
  Joseph Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1884 1962) was an Austrian-American explorer, geographer, linguist and botanist.
Rock also produced a 1,094-page dictionary and two histories of the Nakhi (Naxi) people and language of northwestern Yunnan, which have been widely used for the study of Nakhi culture, language and religion.
In the footsteps of Joseph Rock: a photoblog
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Rock   (314 words)

  
 Rock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rock and roll, a genre of popular music, which developed in 1950s and '60s, from which all rock music evolved
Rock salt is a common term for Halite, an unrefined form of sodium chloride
Rock Lee is a fictional character from the anime and manga series, Naruto.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rock   (369 words)

  
 Arnold Arboretum - South Central China and Tibet: Hotspot of Diversity - Search Expedition Collections
Joseph Rock's herbarium specimens are held by the Harvard University Herbaria and can be searched via the Harvard University Herbaria Collection Index of Botanical Specimens (HUH-CMS).
Joseph Rock's bird specimens are held by the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), where the Department of Ornithology houses the fifth largest collection of bird specimens in the world—about 350,000 objects—and has a strong focus on Asian and tropical birds.
Although Rock may not have been the first to introduce a plant into cultivation, the plants he collected often originated in much colder regions and proved to be hardier.
www.arboretum.harvard.edu /library/tibet/search.html   (791 words)

  
 Rock Rebel
Joseph demonstrates intimate knowledge of the Christian rock genre and the artists who have contributed to its growth, chronicling the genre's early years and giving brief histories of Benson, Sparrow, Word and other key Christian music record companies as well as of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) magazine.
Joseph's theory is that "the Scopes Trial early in the century and the seemingly relentless pace of scientific and social progress" put Christians on the defensive.
Joseph argues, many artists who would rather sing about the Lord than their libidos (and related infatuations) have hidden out these past 30 years in what he calls the "Christian ghetto," a market dedicated to serenading the choir.
www.rockrebel.com /RRreviews.htm   (3835 words)

  
 Naxi Manuscript Collection: Joseph Rock
Joseph Rock was born in Vienna and emigrated to the United States in 1905, becoming an American citizen in 1913.
During one trip, Rock collected tens of thousands of native plant and bird specimens for a variety of U.S. government and academic institutions including the Department of Agriculture, the Smithsonian Institution, and Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum.
Rock’s main academic focus, however, was the study of the Naxi people, their language, and their culture.
international.loc.gov /intldl/naxihtml/rock.html   (686 words)

  
 Dr. Joseph F. Rock - Lijiang Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Joseph Rock first came to Lijiang in 1992 after a trip to Myanmar on a search for a plant to cure leprosy.
As Joseph F. Rock continued to explore, taking photographs and making maps, his botanical activities became the means by which he continued his intense study of the Naxi people.
Joseph Rock was a contrary man of tremendous energy and terrible temper who lived like a foreign prince in the wilds of western China at the expenses of his American backers, ate off gold plates, and played records of Caruso to mountain villagers.
www.yunnantour.com /lijiang/joseph-rock.htm   (479 words)

  
 Library of the Arnold Arboretum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Joseph Rock was born in Vienna in 1884, accomplished in several languages -- including Arabic and Chinese -- by the age of sixteen, and earned his degree at the University of Vienna at age 20.
Rock's bibliography is a scholarly one, with the exception of ten articles written for the National Geographic Magazine (in National Geographic-ese_ in the 1930's.
Rock's letters and diaries, however, are of a quite different character.
www.huh.harvard.edu /libraries/archives/ROCK.html   (546 words)

  
 Hunt Institute: Joseph Francis Rock
Joseph Rock was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1884.
Joseph Rock’s peripatetic lifestyle, a series of travels and expeditions punctuated by brief periods of rest in the United States or Europe, seems most clearly traced by a timeline.
Rock was first sent to China in the early 1920s by the United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) to collect seeds of a tree that later were used in the treatment of leprosy.
huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu /HIBD/Departments/Archives/Archives-HR/Rock.shtml   (1276 words)

  
 Joseph Arthur
Rock influences show up a lot on "Let's Just Be," from the Exile on Main Street-era Rolling Stones vibe on the first single, "Diamond Ring," complete with Jagger-esque falsettos, to the glam-rock grandeur of the David Bowie-fueled "Spaceman.
Joseph has written this song soon after Hurricane Katrina struck and offers it as a reminder of how much there still is to be done to help those in need.
JOSEPH ON RADIO-CANADA TV Joseph was the guest of Tout le monde en parle last Sunday.
www.josepharthur.com   (617 words)

  
 In the footsteps of Joseph Rock: 13 February 2005
Joseph Rock spent a lot of time here between 1923 and 1933, mainly because he liked the company of the local chief or tsungkuan called A Yung Shan.
This is a photo by Joseph Rock of a Lushi [Mosuo] family in Yongning, 1924.
This was a speacial place for Joseph Rock, who was good friends with the local tulku, or head monk, of the Yongning monastery.
drjosephrock.blogspot.com /2005_02_13_drjosephrock_archive.html   (2774 words)

  
 The Adventurous Travels of Joseph Francis Rock - Review - www.smh.com.au
As a child, Joseph Francis Rock, an Austrian-born explorer and botanist who was brought up by his violent, religiously fanatical and widowed father, craved knowledge, freedom and the chance to discover the world.
Rock later studied, travelled and styled himself as a doctor and teacher when he reached Hawaii.
Sandwiching original film footage and photographs from Rock's expeditions to China with modern images and weaving an extensively researched chronology via narration and excerpts from Rock's writings, the life of a man who wanted respect and accolades is powerfully revealed.
www.smh.com.au /news/Review/The-Adventurous-Travels-of-Joseph-Francis-Rock/2005/04/01/1112302228842.html?from=moreStories   (320 words)

  
 St. Joseph's College - New York
Founded in 1990 by members of the recording industry, Rock the Vote is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and empowering young people to change their world.
In addition to registering over three million new young voters, Rock the Vote street teams are engaging young people as civic activists in their communities and contributors to the political process.
Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916.
www.sjcny.edu /viewmedia.php/prmMID/27   (440 words)

  
 Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons - Official Website - News & Press   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The trio, featuring Jerry Joseph on guitar and lead vocals, Junior Ruppel on bass and Brad Rosen on drums, have spent the last decade recording and touring together and are known for their blow-out live shows and have been called one of the best rock bands slugging it out in clubs today.
Joseph was the first act on the Jazz Aspen bill, and though there were numerous highlights over the five days, the small, bald Joseph stood as tall as any of them.
Joseph's truly poetic songwriting, along with bandmates Junior Ruppel and Brad Rosen, gives this group the depth and soul that distinguishes them from the wannabes who think that rock is all about aping the greats.
www.jerryjoseph.com /news_press_2005.shtml   (7282 words)

  
 Should We Call Joseph the Father of Jesus? (This Rock: March 2005)
Joseph was possibly the biological father of Jesus, but the Gospels deny it, claiming that Jesus was the product of a virgin birth, making him more than a man.
Joseph was not the father of Jesus because Jesus had no biological father; he was born to the Virgin Mary by the miraculous overshadowing of the Holy Spirit.
Joseph was told to name the child, although not born from his seed.
www.catholic.com /thisrock/2005/0503fea3.asp   (1479 words)

  
 Boulder Weekly | Buzz | OverTones   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Joseph and his trio band, the Jackmormons, were closing a tour of southern states behind their new CD, Conscious Contact (produced by Widespread Panic's Dave Schools and engineered by former Sugar bassist Dave Barbie), easily their most confident and well-rounded offering to date.
Joseph, of course, led the infamous rock-reggae party band Little Women for 10 dizzy years, most of which were based in the Boulder of the mid to late 1980s.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has devoted an entire wing to the New York scene, and the Dictators are prominently displayed.
www.boulderweekly.com /archive/051602/overtones.html   (2022 words)

  
 Joseph F. Rock
Joseph F. Rock (1886-1962) was a botanist, linguist, anthropologist, adventurer, and one of the most daring explorers of the Tibetan borderlands of China.
Born in Vienna, Joseph Rock taught himself Chinese characters at 13.
Rock sent thousands of pressed plants and seeds to his American backers, such as Sargent at Harvard's Arnold Arboretum and the US Department of Agriculture.
www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org /education/joseph_rock.php   (277 words)

  
 Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons - Official Website - News & Press - 2002 Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Joseph used the ensuing years to sober up, reassess and put together the Jackmormons as a vehicle for his songs of “non-judgmental love.” He became a songwriter’s songwriter, earning the respect of critics and peers such as Pete Droge and Widespread Panic, but evading the national radar.
Joseph is overdue for a break, especially after all these years of slugging it out on the hippie circuit.
Joseph's signature gritty vocals are honestly come by: There were band break-ups, record-deal flops and rehab stints before Joseph pulled it together in his native Salt Lake City, and apparently the gods of rock were appeased.
www.jerryjoseph.com /news_press_2002.shtml   (3823 words)

  
 Scott Stapp, Kid Rock's Too Candid Camera - Feb 17, 2006 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The former Creed crooner and his Cocky-espousing pal Kid Rock are the latest celebs to find their sexploits immortalized on video.
Although recorded back in 1999, when Rock and Creed were on the road together, the tape only surfaced recently, according to Red Light's president, David Joseph.
Kid Rock's sales have been flaccid of late, with his 2003 self-titled release failing to generate much heat on the charts.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,18385,00.html?rsslatest   (541 words)

  
 Hawaii Forest and Trail - Rock and Trees
The rarity of Rock's work is the beauty of the photos and the content of the narrative.
Rock had a knack for finding specimens standing alone or set off.
His description of type locales, especially of the forests in Kona and Kau, are a vivid testament to the continuing change wrought upon Hawaii's native forests.
www.hawaii-forest.com /essays/9807.html   (1001 words)

  
 The Catholic Diocese of Peoria - Catholic Post - June 19, 2005 issue - Top stories, week of June 19
ROCK ISLAND -- In a "hard decision" prompted by structural damage to St. Joseph’s Church here, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, has suspended the celebration of all Masses at the 130-year-old downtown parish, which will now merge with nearby Sacred Heart Parish, Rock Island.
Joseph’s Church has been closed for the past eight months out of safety concerns brought on by structural damage that has proven to be too extensive and costly to repair.
Since the structural damage to the church was discovered last fall, the 230 families at St. Joseph’s have been worshipping at two special Masses that were added to the schedule at St. Mary’s Parish, Rock Island.
www.cdop.org /catholic_post/post_6_19_05/news.cfm   (2111 words)

  
 Joseph Arthur
Joseph's words are razor sharp and cut like the line drawings that deface his lyric sheets.
Planting himself behind the eyes of the characters that wander the streets of his lyrical vista, you begin to wonder what actually happened to Joseph Arthur on the journey that took him from Ohio to Georgia to London, England where he is currently based.
Joseph took the tape from his answering machine into his boss, asking for a leave of absence.
www.realworldusa.com /albumpages/arthur/default.html   (533 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Editorials & Opinion: Coveted link to China's past found in a basement at UW
Joseph Rock, second from left, stands with others in front of a Chinese official's residence in China's Yunnan Province in 1922.
Rock encountered China in one of its most turbulent periods: It had been little more than a decade since the monarchy was overthrown, and the new republic was unstable.
Debreczeny was aware of Rock's work in Lijiang and had found a reference to Dabaoji Gong in one of Rock's books.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/editorialsopinion/2002399042_rubbings24m.html   (1448 words)

  
 Joseph Collins, 1849 - 1853
Joseph and Mary lived in or near Stone Mills until sometime between 1831 and 1834 when they removed to what is now Collins Landing
Joseph Collins was appointed keeper of Rock Island Lighthouse on 3 March 1865, and was removed from the position on 3 February 1870.
Joseph died 28 September 1878 at Collins Landing, and Mary followed him on 28 August 1889.
rockislandlighthouse.org /collinsjoe.html   (399 words)

  
 Vintage T-Shirts, Rock Posters, Concert T-Shirts, Concert Posters, Rock T-Shirts, Concert Shirt, Music Memorabilia, ...
Wolfgang's Vault is the world's most exceptional collection of poster art, vintage t-shirts, concert photos, concert tickets and other rock music memorabilia.
The Vault's holdings feature the complete archives of legendary rock impresario Bill Graham, whose headliners included Johnny Cash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Jefferson Airplane, AC/DC and Phish.
Here, you'll find rock posters, concert photos, remarkably preserved vintage t-shirts and more from over 17,000 concerts worldwide.
www.wolfgangsvault.com   (245 words)

  
 3rd Rock From The Sun
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the Intelligence Officer for the mission, yet poses as Dick’s son on Earth.
Ironically, Tommy was the oldest member of the alien crew before he became trapped in the body of a teenage male.
Since the end of 3RD ROCK, Joseph has continued to make his mark in the film industry.
www.3rdrockfan.com /tommy.aspx   (196 words)

  
 Rock Medicine Joseph "Jose" Bordas, Jr.
Joseph "Jose" Bordas, Jr Joseph "Jose" Bordas, Jr.
Always a community leader, he served as Business Manager and Director of the Rock Medicine (EMS) Section of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinics from 1982 to 1985.
At Rock Medicine, Joe's ability to make each volunteer feel special and appreciated carried the organization through one of its greatest growth periods.
www.rockmed.org /RIP/Joe.htm   (342 words)

  
 Mark Pilling Family History - pilg340 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
He died Feb 1717 in of Greenland, Rock., Nh.
She died after 1706/1707 in of Rye, Rock., Nh.
He died 1657/1658 in of Rye, Rock., Nh.
www.eoni.com /~paf/pilling/pilg340.htm   (560 words)

  
 China Trip 2000 - Part 4
The high point of my day was photographing a specimen collected by Joseph Rock, the last of the legendary plant hunters, in Yunnan province.
Anyway, handling a specimen collected by Joseph Rock made me want to go through those old stacks of National Geographic in La Madre's attic (if they're still there) looking for the great plant hunter's dispatches from Yunnan.
Rosalie bought a rock, a really big rock, the other day when she accompanied Tomasz on a visit to Mr.
world.std.com /~jegan/cmm004.htm   (846 words)

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