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In Mongolia, Choose a Book, Change a Life

mongoliaonline — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:41:59 -0400

Vote Now to Send Your Favorite Storybook to Students at Khishig-Undur School, Mongolia

The first-year English students at Khishig-Undur School are motivated and smart but they lack one thing we often take for granted: books. So Books for Asia delivered what was needed, and helped Mongolia's next generation prepare for the future.

Books for Asia has been changing lives in places like Khishig-Undur for decades. Now it's your turn. Which storybook would you give Khishig-Undur's first-year English students?

Vote for a storybook classic and we'll deliver the winning-book to the entire first-year English class.

For every vote cast at http://bookvote.asiafoundation.org/, a generous donor will contribute $1 - up to $10,000!

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The Two Horses Of Genghis Khan

mongoliaonline — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:04:03 -0400

"The Story of the Weeping Camel" is one of the most beautiful documentaries of the nomadic people of Mongolia. Now, that filmmaker has come out with "The Two Horses of Genghis Khan."

The film takes you into the wild landscape of inner and outer Mongolia, as a young woman seeks to fulfill a promise to her grandmother.

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Mongolian protestors demand health minister resign

mongoliaonline — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:12 -0500

(Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered in Ulan Bator's central Sukhbatar Square Thursday to demand the resignation of Mongolia's health minister for failing to curtail the spread of the H1N1 strain of influenza.

The first demonstration in the heart of the capital since post-election riots in July 2008 ended peacefully, but protesters warned of further unrest if the government did not meet their demands by April 19.

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Two objects reported crashed near Mongolian capital: UFO or engine parts?

mongoliaonline — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:21:22 -0500

Very little information accompanied a photo of what is claimed is an object that fell from the sky near the Mongolian capital, according to a report filed February 23 with the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness database.

The report states that two objects fell near the Mongolian capital on February 19.

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Austrian has Indiana Jones moment in Mongolia - Yahoo! News

administrator — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:06:54 -0400

Digging for buried treasure in the Gobi Desert sounds like the opening scene of an Indiana Jones film. For Austrian-born Michael Eisenriegler, it was a real-life adventure.

The 40-year-old amateur archaeologist was in the Gobi over the weekend, helping to unearth Buddhist relics that had been buried for more than seven decades in a remote part of Mongolia.

Less than an hour of digging revealed two crates filled with priceless treasure, including rare manuscripts, Buddhist statues and clothing.

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Charity rider saddled up for Mongolia's vast land

Tamir — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:09:04 -0400

Eastbourne rider Jeannine Williamson has completed her fourth overseas charity ride to raise money for the Brooke Hospital for Animals.

She was one of 27 riders from around the UK who followed in the hoof prints of Genghis Khan on the charity's 200km trek and camping trip across the vast plains and remote valleys of the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia.

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Garbage dump

amstravels — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:27:23 -0400

UB's Ulaanchuluut dumpsite is to be closed, forcing waste pickers who make a living from selling recyclable materials off the site.

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Student's passion for fossils takes her to Mongolia

Tamir — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:43:00 -0400

In July, the Mount Union College student will leave for the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia, where she will study its sedimentary history and collect paleontologic data.

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Gulfside Clarifies Its Disclosure on Its Onjuul Coal Property

Tamir — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:54:41 -0400

Canadian mining company, Gulfside Minerals Ltd. issued a press release regarding its purchase of mining exploration licenses in Mongolia.

"The company has signed final Share Purchase Agreements with two private Mongolian companies to acquire a 100% interest in and operate three Mining Exploration Licenses encompassing portions of the Khar-khonkhor (Black Hole) Brown Coal Deposit and the Onjuul (Onjuul) Brown Coal Deposit located within the Choir-Nyalga Coal Basin of SW Mongolia. The licenses are situated about 170 km SW of the city of Ulaanbaatar and 50 km SE of the Buren Soum (sub-province) center in Tuv Aimag (Central Province)."

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Live - Eagle TV on Election Results

mongoliaonline — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:55:18 -0400

Eagle TV has an online stream giving the results as they come in. MPRP was seen claiming "possible wins" in most of the regions.

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Live - Eagle TV on Election Results

mongoliaonline — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:55:18 -0400

Eagle TV has an online stream giving the results as they come in. MPRP was seen claiming "possible wins" in most of the regions.

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Hearty Food of Mongolian Winter - The Atlantic Food Channel

hidodorj — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:03:44 -0400

An article about food in Mongolia - from a slightly different angle than the regular yadiyadi. And with a (short) comment from American Ambassador Mark Minton

In the Bradt travel guide on Mongolia, there's a section about food, and in that section there's a text box titled "In Defense of Mongolian Food." It's a very, very small box. And, as it turns out, it's not so much a defense of Mongolian food as an assurance it's possible to find other things to eat.

No one, it seems, has much nice to say about Mongolian cuisine. Still, I was curious. Mongolia could be called the world's original all organic country--though that doesn't translate to heirloom tomatoes. One percent of the land is arable. Many people still live as nomadic herders. The staples here derive from the milk or meat of Mongolia's "five snouts": horses, camels, sheep, goats, and cattle/yaks--plus the occasional blow-torched marmot.

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All The Things He Said

asiangypsy — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:33:02 -0400

The most-covered result of Putin's visit to UB was the uranium treaty proposed by Mongolian PM Bayar. I know this proposed agreement doesn't cover a possible nuclear power plant, but if Russia can build one for Iran, why not build one for Mongolia too?

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