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...million volumes held in Harvard’s libraries could eventually be digitized. The news was greeted with excitement and support throughout the academic community. Digitization, after all, offers a means of dissolving the physical barriers of library walls and book covers; with digitization, a field researcher in Mongolia could have the entire Widener Library collection at his fingertips. The concept represents the ultimate realization of the Internet’s potential and promise. But book publishers don’t see it that...
Former Mason Fellows include Elbegdori Tsakhia, Prime Minister of Mongolia, LeeHsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, Frank Chikane, executive head of the presidency and secretary of the Cabinet in South Africa, as well as leaders within development banks, humanitarian aid programs, ministry departments, embassies, national assemblies, state bureaus, and other organizations which facilitate growth...
...there was much to fill the void. From the nomads of the powerful Xianbei federation, who came to dominate what is now Inner Mongolia, are exuberant golden hat ornaments?smug-looking antelope or reindeer, with heart-shaped leaves festooning their antlers. From 4th century Datong, in Shanxi province, comes a bronze cup decorated with vines and with the early-Christian motif of a boy carrying a lamb. The cup looks Roman, but is likely an expertly cast copy of an import...
...real lure of Mongolia, of course, is the chance to roam endless fields of wild grasses and edelweiss. After all, what could be more luxurious to an urban dweller than lots of room? "Time after time, a guy from the city will take off running into the fields amazed by the space," says Cashell. Accommodation starts from $30 a night; see mongolianresorts.com for more details...
...seven. The news black-out may have had as much to do with Beijing's fear of social disorder snowballing into more widespread unrest as with ending ethnic tensions. Just in the past week, protests by thousands of disenfranchised farmers and others have unsettled the provinces of Anhui, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan and Zhejiang. Referring to the recent spate of unrest, national Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang was quoted in the official media on Monday pleading for calm. After last week's ethnic strife, calm is precisely what China's leaders need...