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No wonder Genghis Khan sought comfort elsewhere
SHINE-IDER, Mongolia — For 16 days, I slept like Genghis Khan.
You can do that in Mongolia, and you really don't have much of a choice. For 5,000 years, rural Mongolians have lived in gers, or yurts, which are round, pointy shelters covered in... -
Just a 64 percent tax hike from O'Malley?
As readers of The Sun for over 40 years, we have never read a letter to the editor composed with such animosity than the recent letter from William Smith ("Gas tax brings out whiners," Oct. 19). Being high net worth individuals, we can easily afford...Tags: Politics, Migration, Executive Branch, Petroleum Industry, Government
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Rhodes Scholar seeking role in world health
Daily American Sunday EditorThe link between Tanzania and Somerset County has never seemed all that great, but Cory Rodgers — recently named a Rhodes Scholar — is learning no part of the world is too far away to avoid having an impact on another. The 22-year-old...Tags: Science, Health, Physical Therapy, Physical Therapists, Health Organizations
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New exhibit opens at Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park
LEXINGTON — Continuing its tradition of offering world-class exhibitions to the public, the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse — a Smithsonian affiliate — is making final preparations for its next exhibition,...Tags: Central Asia, Arts and Culture, Kentucky, Landforms, Mountains
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Friends give up luxuries to support Peace Corps
Lincoln ParkA pair of Lincoln Parkers are foregoing Western amenities for one week to demonstrate just how drastic the lifestyle change for Peace Corps volunteers can be.... -
Dwight Howard visits Mongolia, dances with local children
Orlando Sentinel’s Magic BasketBlogOrlando Magic center Dwight Howard is in Mongolia for an adidas promotional tour.... -
With film shoots rising, Hertz Global buys local
New Jersey-based Hertz Global Holdings Inc. has acquired Burbank's 24/7 Studio Equipment, which rents generators, light towers, booms and other equipment for film and television production. 24/7, founded in 2005, was owned by private equity firm...Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Los Angeles, Charity, The Walt Disney Co.
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Traveling abroad? For information, check with the country's tourist office
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is through their website only. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-...Tags: Greece, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, United Nations, Honduras
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Win the FOX Rocks Lunchbox!
Sign up to win the Fox Rocks Lunchbox! K-Mack announces a new winner every Monday and Thursday at 10am drawn from all entries. We visit the winner at work and deliver the coveted FOX ROCKS LUNCH BOX, filled with great prizes every Tuesday and Friday...Tags: Azerbaijan, Greece, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras
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Discoveries
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Gray Earth Galsan Tschinag, translated from the German by Katharina Rout Milkweed: 303 pp., $24 Galsan Tschinag was born in the 1940s in Mongolia and educated in Germany. After university, he returned to Mongolia to lead what was left of his...Tags: Real Estate, Los Angeles, Family, Homes, Pierre Bonnard
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'Babies'
A clear line will be drawn in the sand -- or the sandbox, if you will -- when it comes to the way people respond to "Babies." If you've never had one or you're not into them -- if the sound of cooing sends chills down your spine and the idea of...Tags: Documentary (genre), San Francisco, Family, Movies, PG Rated Movies
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Tales of the Funemployed
Los Angeles TimesMichael Van Gorkom was laid off by Yahoo in late April. He didn't panic. He didn't rush off to a therapist. Instead, the 33-year-old Santa Monica resident discovered that being jobless "kind of settled nicely." Week one: "I thought, 'OK ... I need to...Tags: California, Twitter, Inc., Costa Mesa, University of Southern California, Los Angeles Times
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