in the world‚ which at its peak extended from the borders of Poland to the East Sea/Sea of Japan and from the Siberian forests to the Persian Gulf. Like so many of the other steppe empires‚ it originated in the grasslands and mountain pastures of Mongolia or Western Manchuria. The Mongols initially followed the pattern of earlier nomadic confederations such as the Xiongnu‚ who had engaged in mutually beneficial exchange with their sedentary neighbors‚ the Han‚ and controlled the trade of the silk
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babies spanning the globe. Documentarian Thomas Balmès fans out to the grasslands of Namibia‚ the plains of Mongolia‚ the high rises of Tokyo and the busy streets of San Francisco in a study of culture‚ societal structure‚ geography and tradition‚ along with parental love and the impact all these elements have on child rearing. In the hunting and gathering society of Namibia and pastoral Mongolia‚ Balmès follows Ponijao and Bayar and in postindustrial Tokyo and San Francisco we are introduced to Mari
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effect‚ sexual selection and demographic stochasticity. Oikos‚ 92‚ pp.27–34. Shehzad‚ W.‚ McCarthy‚ T.M.‚ Pompanon‚ F.‚ Purevjav‚ L.‚ Coissac‚ E.‚ Riaz‚ T. & Taberlet‚ P. (2012). Prey Preference of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) in South Gobi‚ Mongolia. PLoS ONE 7(2)‚ pp.1-9. Sunquist‚ M.E. & Sunquist‚ F. (2002). Wild cats of the world. Chicago‚ IL: University of Chicago Press. Turghan‚ M.‚ Ma‚ M.‚ Xu‚ F. & Wang‚ Y. (2011). Status of snow leopard (Uncia uncia) and its conservation in the
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Pragmatism was a philosophical tradition that originated in the United States around 1870. The most important of the ‘classical pragmatists’ were Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)‚ William James (1842–1910) and John Dewey (1859-1952). The influence of pragmatism declined during the first two thirds of the twentieth century‚ but it has undergone a revival since the 1970s with philosophers being increasingly willing to use the writings and ideas of the classical pragmatists‚ and also a number of thinkers
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that takes place in four very different locations around the world. The documentary follows four babies and their families from when they are first born as they grow up and are able to walk. We watch Ponijao grow up in Namibia‚ Bayar grow up in Mongolia‚ Hattie grow up in San Francisco‚ and Mari grow up in Tokyo. Because the babies are from such different places‚ the documentary allows us to see what it is like growing up in cultures that we are currently unfamiliar with. The film opens up your
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job was a worker in a stated-owned factory. With his strong desire to achieve and willingness to take risks‚ he made a move to invest on clothes retailing and later entered the cell phone market. Given his success in cell phone business in Inner Mongolia‚ he would never settle. Stepping in catering industry as a hobby‚ Zhang shown his passion and determination in giving the best food‚ a naturally flavored soup base‚ to his customers. Zhang demonstrated his persistence through the 7-year trademark
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desert extends from the foot of the Pamirs‚ to the Great Khingan Mountains‚ 116°–118° E. Central Asia has the following geographic extremes: The world’s northernmost desert (sand dunes)‚ at Buurug Deliin Els‚ Mongolia‚ 50°18′ N. The Northern Hemisphere’s southernmost permafrost‚ at Erdenetsogt sum‚ Mongolia‚ 46°17′ N. The world’s shortest distance between non-frozen desert and permafrost: 770 km (480 mi). The Eurasian pole of inaccessibility. Major rivers of the region include the Amu Darya‚ the Syr Darya
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In Europe‚ moose are currently found in large numbers throughout Norway‚ Sweden‚ Finland‚ Poland‚ and the Baltic States‚ with more modest numbers in the southern Czech Republic‚ Belarus and northern Ukraine. They are also widespread through Russia on up through the borders with Finland south towards the border with Estonia‚ Belarus and Ukraine and stretching far away eastwards to the Yenisei River in Siberia. The European moose was native to most temperate areas that it could physically inhabit on
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Was TulKu Dakpa Gyatsen very learned and famous? Doegyal worshippers say that Tulku Dakpa Gyaltsen was very learned and very famous. His fame spread so far and wide that there were many people‚ especially from Kham and Mongolia‚ coming to seek his blessing. He was a brilliant philosopher. He would often defeat the 5th Dalai Lama in philosophical debate‚ which consequently sparked jealousy in the hearts of the Dalai Lama´s personal staffs like Desi Sonam Choephal and others. How far is the story
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