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31/01/2009

Ancient fabrics weave hope for the poor - Manila Times [01/31/09]

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The best is found on the two-humped Bactrian camels of Inner Mongolia and Mongolia, and baby camel hair is the finest and softest. ...
Complete story: http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2009/feb/01/yehey/top_stories/20090201top4.html

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New York, Manila settle taxation row (Yehey!) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 23:06

NEW YORK City has agreed to accept $9 million from the government of the Philippines, representing about 85 percent of unpaid property taxes and interest on a portion of its Fifth Avenue UN Mission and consulate occupied by profit-making businesses, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
Complete story: http://www.yehey.com/news/Article.aspx?id=233701

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(in Chinese) “the army corps remember” the article series: 359th brigade military spirit and good wine - China news net - Xinjiang army corps [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 22:26

“Shore Bulak” the Mongolian meaning is the alkali spring. More than 20 years ago this geographic name lightning has inspired a big writer's inspiration likely, produced has created a stir is handed down for generations work "Shore Bulak 111 Driver's Story". …
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.btnews.com.cn/Article/List.asp?SelectID=114835&ClassID=1

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(in Chinese) The Mongolian country four moves deal with the financial crisis to hope the Chinese 3,000,000,000 US dollar loan - phoenix net [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 22:26

Along with the international finance crisis's spread, the negative influence which the Mongolian country economy receives appears gradually. News which according to the Mongolian country State Statistical Bureau issued, in 2008 this country GDP speed-up is 8.9%, dropped 1 percentage point compared to last year. …
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://finance.ifeng.com/news/hqcj/20090131/342200.shtml

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JESUS AND SPEEDOES: [01/31/09]

Filed under: News, blogs — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 21:38

Wrestling and faith in Mongolia: From a growth in Christianity to a revival of Buddhism, Religious Affairs correspondent Robert Pigott reports on how Mongolians are replacing the all-embracing belief system that vanished with the fall of communism. (Robert Pigott, 1/31/09, BBC) In the polluted sprawl of Ulan Bator - a communist-era name meaning "red hero" - there are some 200 churches and an estimated 200 more in the mountains, steppes and desert beyond. Their congregations include many young
Complete story: http://brothersjuddblog.com/archives/2009/01/jesus_and_speedoes.html

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Wrestling and faith in Mongolia - BBC News [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 21:27

Ulan Bator's most conspicuous symbol of the atheist socialism Mongolia inherited from Soviet Russia stands on a hill above the city. ...
Complete story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7860539.stm

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Aussie Dream Job Over-Subscribed Worldwide! - MedIndia [01/31/09]

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"We have been absolutely thrilled by the response which has seen people from Paris to Mongolia and Kazakhstan to Chile logging onto the website," ...
Complete story: http://www.medindia.net/news/Aussie-Dream-Job-Over-Subscribed-Worldwide-46931-1.htm

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Wrestling and faith in Mongolia (BBC News) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 20:04

Robert Pigott discovers how post-communist Mongolia is rebuilding a national identity.
Complete story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7860539.stm

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(in Chinese) Chinese foremost person in the field palace examination paper and value - clumsy wind culture net [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 19:29

What must point out that the disaster was and at that time the decayed politics related, therefore, the Southern Song Dynasty perished in Mongolian's cavalry, rather said that was perishes in own political corruption. 2. regulates waterways the project, in the foremost person in the field curled on clear the reflection end of the Ming dynasty at the beginning, Yellow River…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.wenhuacn.com/lishi/article.asp?classid=102&articleid=7026

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(in Chinese) Song Dynasty military training outline - clumsy wind culture network [01/31/09]

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… The weapon, adds on two Song armies again by the infantry primarily, facing distant, Xixia, golden, Mongolian cavalry soldier's attack, has the long-distance range lethality bow crossbow combat effect to be quite obvious, therefore, bends the crossbow to occupy the most important status in two Song individual skill training. …
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.wenhuacn.com/lishi/article.asp?classid=66&articleid=7025

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(in Chinese) The Mongolian country four moves deal with the financial crisis - China negotiable securities newspaper [01/31/09]

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january goals week 4 check-in [01/31/09]

Filed under: News, blogs — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 19:25

1. Declutter my office. I donated some books for the sale.2. Get rid of the bookcase and one dresser (and maybe the desk). This is happening next month. 3. Take care of medical issues. Got my eye appointment done, and contacts ordered. Also got more dental work done, and the rest maybe next week.4. Clear out small work tasks. Done!5. Take 1-2 dance classes a week. I took two classes on Tuesday, and will be taking two classes today.6. Run 1-2 times a week. Nope, no running this week.7. T
Complete story: http://paradigmshifted.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/january-goals-week-4-check-in/

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Did gung-ho policies cause an earthquake? (New Scientist) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 19:13

The proliferation of dams in the tectonically active Sichuan Province is evidence of skewed values, says , but in China no-one can say so
Complete story: http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/2ef7291/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cmg20A1269360B80A0A0Edid0Egungho0Epolicies0Ecause0Ean0Eearthquake0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fonline0Enews/story01.htm

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BCM Mongolia NewsWire Highlights: LOOKING TO FUTURE ON OT … - Mongolia Web News [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 18:30

Bayar welcomes move on railway; Aspiring MP jailed for fraud; Parliament to meet to discuss economy; Mongolian president to visit Indonesia in February; ...
Complete story: http://www.mongolia-web.com/content/view/2216/2/

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China’s natural gas output continues to rise, up 12.3% in 2008 - Xinhua [01/31/09]

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BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's production of natural gas rose 12.3 percent year on year to 76.1 billion cubic meters in 2008 as the government ...
Complete story: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/31/content_10740508.htm

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Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. - Disassociation from Future Canada … - CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 18:30

... of seedlings under cultivation at its nursery facility that includes a 110000-square foot greenhouse located in Liang Cheng, Inner Mongolia, China. ...
Complete story: http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/January2009/30/c4188.html

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(in Chinese) “Love Rhinoceros” the lines exploration valentine day country big theater performs (2) - Sina Net [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 18:30

Perhaps the one day of moon approached the Earth, the vertical incident solar rays Tropic of Cancer, the monsoon has sent the sea the moisture to cause your skin lubrication, the low atmospheric pressure which Mongolia formed to let your palpitation speed up. The monsoon sends the sea the moisture, causes your skin lubrication, Mongolia to form lowly…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://ent.sina.com.cn/j/2009-01-31/16482358269_2.shtml

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(in Chinese) New China commentary on current event: Government Huimin “competes” is worth praising - the Tianshan net [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 18:30

This flag Department concerned cadre said that “the neighbor” Dzungar flag does this work first, they study Dzungar flag's procedure, but expanded has profited the surface, took the lead to carry out 12 year free education in the Mongolian national minority middle school. Dzungar flag refuses to admit being inferior, is following close on…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.tianshannet.com/news/content/2009-01/31/content_3812673.htm

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(in Russian) [Minprirody] of Russia: anthropogenic action on the Baikal natural territory remains essential - [BABR].RU [01/31/09]

Filed under: News, Russian — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 18:30

295,9 thousand tons); 93% - enterprise Of [buryatiya]. It is not registered in the Baikal natural territory is in 2007 of the extremely high pollution of atmospheric air. To the cities Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude and [Selenginsk], which were located in the list of cities with the very high level of the pollution of the atmosphere, in 2007 was added Petrovskiy- Transbaikal. Angarsk, [Shelekhov], [Usole]- Siberian and [Cheremkhovo] they enter into the enumeration of cities with the high level of the pollution of air pond. Report about the state Baykal yearly from 1993…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://babr.ru/?pt=news&event=v1&IDE=50411

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(in Russian) A way of life “is less than [uglya]” it entered into the mode in China ex-hawseIV - Chinese information Internet- center [01/31/09]

Filed under: News, Russian — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 18:30

In September 2008 one Web site advanced services on “the neutralization of the carbonate of [gaza]": during the order of airline tickets the Web site in accordance with the distance of flight reports the volume of output of carbon dioxide and the corresponding measures for the neutralization to customer. For example, flight to 15 thousand km gives 5000 marks, to which it is possible to purchase one seedling, after which volunteer from the organization of " Root and [rostok]" internal Mongolia will plant it in the desert of autonomous region. General inspector of division for the maintenance…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://russian.china.org.cn/environment/txt/2009-01/31/content_17201591.htm

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Jersey Insight - News (Jersey Insight) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 18:19

There’s a plea to islanders to make February, Feb-Ger-y. A Ger is a permanent tent that people live in in Mongolia. Xanthe Hamilton is trying to raise enough money throughout next month to buy homes for Mongolian families.
Complete story: http://www.jerseyinsight.com/news_1.aspx?id=0:11710&news=2:1815

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New York, Manila settle taxation row - Manila Standard Today [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 16:29

The city has sought more than $100 million from governments, including $37 million from India and $4 million from Mongolia, which remain on appeal. ...
Complete story: http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news5_jan31_2009

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(in Chinese) The Mongolian national minority tradition clothing becomes the Inner Mongolia ancient early spring to present the high quality goods - New China net Inner Mongolia channel [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 16:29

Xinhua News Agency, Huhhot, January 31 - (reporter date perspiration) the family do not live in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Xilinhaote city Chen the Lin year ago has made to order a set of rich prairie characteristic Mongolian gown, Spring Festival period gives the outside areas as the new year gift the friend. …
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.nmg.xinhuanet.com/xwzx/2009-01/31/content_15564627.htm

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(in Chinese) The Mongolian country four moves deal with the crisis to hope the Chinese 3,000,000,000 US dollar loan - East news net [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 16:29

Eastern net on January 31 news: Along with the international finance crisis's spread, the negative influence which the Mongolian country economy receives appears gradually. News which according to the Mongolian country State Statistical Bureau issued, in 2008 this country GDP speed-up is 8.9%, dropped 1 percentage point compared to last year. …
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://finance.eastday.com/m/20090131/u1a4138287.html

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(in Chinese) Shui Mohe wooden attraction large quantities of Spring Festival tourist - Xinjiang news in wire [01/31/09]

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Xinjiang news in wire on January 31 news (by Jin Lei): For the last few days, the depth occupied in the Kanasi hills's Mongolian national minority chart tile person to conduct each kind of activity, the celebration Spring Festival's arrival, the snow and ice Kanasi beautiful scene and the rich folk custom performance has also attracted…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.xjbs.com.cn/cgi-bin/GInfo.dll?DispInfo&w=xjbs&nid=596520

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(in Chinese) On January 31: Overseas weather forecast - Sina Net [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 16:29

North north Xixiboliya, China and the West Boli East Asia and south, east east the Mongolian country, the Far East is big with Japan's wind power. East moves to the low pressure influence Black Sea nearby, north West Asia and eastern part, the Central Asia big some areas has the light to moderate rain or…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://weather.news.sina.com.cn/news/2009/0131/36817.html

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(in Chinese) New China commentary on current event: Government Huimin “competes” is worth praising - leaps the news network [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 16:29

This flag Department concerned cadre said that “the neighbor” Dzungar flag does this work first, they study Dzungar flag's procedure, but expanded has profited the surface, took the lead to carry out 12 year free education in the Mongolian national minority middle school. Dzungar flag refuses to admit being inferior, is following close on entire…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://news.qq.com/a/20090131/000263.htm

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FYI: Tips for safe Super Bowl parties (Everett Herald) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 16:22

If you are hosting a Super Bowl party, think about your liability.
Complete story: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090131/NEWS01/701319913

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Mongolian ninja miners [01/31/09]

Filed under: News, blogs — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 15:30

So, in between writing stimulus-related posts, I was catching up on my favorite Mongolian blogs, and I ran across a reference at Asian Gypsy to Mongolia's "ninja miners." A vision of black-pajama-clad assassins stealthily roving the steppe, hurling shuriken at veins of ore, flashed through my mind. I had to know more. But some knowledge is too dangerous. Because now that I have learned that Mongolia's "ninja miners" are so called because the green plastic pans they carry on their backs make
Complete story: http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/27/mongolian_ninja_miners/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/htww

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Before you go on vacation, take a trip to the doctor - Pittsburgh Post Gazette [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 14:29

A single sliver of lettuce dropped me for 48 hours in Mongolia. • Be sure you're up-to-date on inoculations recommended for your destination. ...
Complete story: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09031/940110-37.stm

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Korean choir, minister visit Mobberly Baptist Church - News-Journal.com [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 14:29

The ministry, since 1956, has broadcast the Christian message to North Korea, China, Russia and Mongolia. The evangelist is a Korea native who was ...
Complete story: http://www.news-journal.com/featr/content/features/stories/2009/01/31/01312009_choir.html

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(in Chinese) [I look at native of Shandong]Native of Shandong’s two kind of guys gene - New China net Shandong channel [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 14:29

Some person writes like this: “has the reason about the Shandong race, on academic said that is north a quite purebred Mongolia the race, but I speculated possibly when ancient times, has the Hsiungnu, Qidan or the Tujue and so on foreigner's hybrid more or less. …
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.sd.xinhuanet.com/sdsq/2009-01/31/content_15564366.htm

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(in Chinese) Horizon pink clouds China fine arts collection national minority theme fine arts exhibition - China artware media center [01/31/09]

Filed under: Chinese, News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 14:29

The picture plants the covering country, the oil, the version, the vulture, the water color, the picture-and-story book and so on, Chinese national minority themes and so on Tibetan national minority, Uygur national minority, Kazakh national minority, Dai national minority, Mongolian national minority, Yi national minority is colourful. The national minority theme fine arts creation has been Chinese culture art hundred…
Complete story: http://translate.google.com/translate?&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.cnarts.net/cweb/news/readnews.asp?id=146431&kind=%E6%BB%9A%E5%8A%A8

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Before you go on vacation, take a trip to the doctor (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 13:26

Borneo or Miami's Mount Sinai Hospital? An unfortunate choice -- but an easy decision. ...
Complete story: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09031/940110-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml

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Udokan copper project must be put back due to crisis - SteelGuru [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 12:32

... steels holding Rosspetsstal, which is a Rostekhnologii subsidiary and combining its mining assets with Rostekhnologii's Mongolia based copper assets. ...
Complete story: http://steelguru.com/news/index/2009/01/31/ODA2NTg%3D/Udokan_copper_project_must_be_put_back_due_to_crisis.html

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Johnnies Drop Second Straight in Final Match - Saint John’s University Athletics [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 12:32

New London-Spicer) at 125, before junior Mogi Baatar (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia/St. Benedict’s Prep, NJ) gave SJU a 15-12 lead with a 14-7 win over Mike Holman. ...
Complete story: http://www.gojohnnies.com/news/2009/1/30/WRESTLING_0130095441.aspx

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Difficult year expected in 2009 Fehrenbach: corporate strategy … - PR-CANADA.net (press release) [01/31/09]

Filed under: News — Mongolia Monitor - English News @ 12:32

In the Inner Mongolia region of the People’s Republic of China, a new winter test center for automotive technology went into operation at the end of ...
Complete story: http://pr-canada.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76262&Itemid=61

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