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Polluted snow causes early runoff, stronger monsoons in AsiaIn some cases, soot "“ the fine, black carbon silt that is released from stoves, cars and manufacturing plants "“ can pack more of a climatic punch than greenhouse gases, according to a paper published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the University of Michigan and NOAA found that soot landing on snow on the massive Tibetan Plateau...
Coupon deal-of-the-day site Groupon said it is pulling a series of commercials that first appeared around Super Bowl XLV after critics said they poked fun of Tibet, whales and the Amazon rainforest as if they were unimportant. Andrew Mason, CEO of Groupon, announced the decision to no longer show the controversial ads in a blog post on Thursday. "Five days have passed since the Super Bowl, and one thing is clear -- our ads offended a lot of people," said Mason. "We hate that we offended...
SHANGRI-LA COUNTY, China, Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBET), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of traditional Tibetan medicine in China, today announces the launch of a new corporate website. "We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website," said Taylor Guo, Chief Executive Officer at Tibet Pharmaceuticals. "We now have a website designed from the ground up to provide for a...
Internet start-up Groupon faced outrage Monday for running a Super Bowl advertisement on Sunday that highlighted Tibet's woes to promote the online bargain site. The commercial during the game opens with mountain scenes set to a melancholy flute and the words, "The people of Tibet are in trouble. Their culture is in jeopardy."Actor Timothy Hutton then said, "But they still whip up an amazing fish curry," and explains how he used Groupon for a discount at a Tibetan...
SHANGRI-LA COUNTY, China, Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBET), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of traditional Tibetan medicine in China, announces the availability of a new online Investor Fact Sheet. "Maintaining our mission of keeping investors informed with the latest developments at the Company, we are releasing our new fact sheet, which will be frequently updated," said Taylor Guo,...
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Cory Booker, Buddhist author and scholar Robert Thurman and New Jersey-based philanthropist Drew Katz will announce today The Newark Peace Education Summit, a major three-day event, taking place in Newark, New Jersey from May 13-15, 2011. His Holiness the Dalai Lama XIV will participate in sessions of the summit and deliver the keynote address, and Nobel Laureates Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights advocate, and Jody Williams, the...
SHANGRI-LA COUNTY, China, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBET), an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of traditional Tibetan medicine in China, today announced that it has closed its initial public offering of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $5.50 per share. The size of the offering closed at the maximum end of the 2,500,000 to 3,000,000 share range as previously...
India slides under Tibet, but how?During the collision of India with the Eurasian continent, the Indian plate is pushed about 500 kilometers under Tibet, reaching a depth of 250 kilometers. The result of this largest collision in the world is the world's highest mountain range, but the tsunami in the Indian Ocean from 2004 was also created by earthquakes generated by this collision. The clash of the two continents is very complex, the Indian plate, for example, is compressed where it collides...
A new study has found that the ethnic Tibetans' adaptation to high altitude occurred less than 3,000 years ago. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley compared the genomes of 50 Tibetans and 40 Han Chinese. They uncovered over 30 genes with DNA mutations that have become more prevalent in Tibetans than Han Chinese, about half of which are related to how the body uses oxygen. One mutation spread from fewer than 10 percent of the Han Chinese to nearly 90 percent of all...
A new study pinpoints the genetic changes that enable Tibetans to thrive at altitudes where others get sick.In the online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team has identified a gene that allows Tibetans to live and work more than two miles above sea level without getting altitude sickness.A previous study published May 13 in Science reported that Tibetans are genetically adapted to high altitude. Now, less than a month later, a second study by...
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The Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), also known as the chiru, is native to the Tibetan Plateau. Its range is nearly completely restricted to China, including Xinjiang, Tibet, and Qinghai, with a few populations occurring in Ladakh, India. This species prefers a habitat on flatlands with open areas and little vegetation. The Tibetan antelope is the sole member of its genus and holds no subspecies. Its genus name, Pantholops, means “all antelope” in Latin. There is one extinct...
The Lhasa Apso is a hunting breed from Tibet originally bred to guard monasteries. The breed often barked a warning to its master until the master came to check on the intruder. The breed generally stands 10 to 11 inches tall and weighs 12 to 14 pounds. The breed should have muscular legs and a tail which is carried in a tight screw over the back. The Lhasa Apso has medium sized dark brown eyes and a black nose. Its coat is double layered. The coat can be nearly any color and is generally...
The Onager (Equus hemionus), is a large mammal belonging to the horse family. It is native to the deserts of Syria, Iran, Pakistan, India, Israel, and Tibet. It is sometimes referred to as the half ass or Asian Wild Ass. There are six subspecies recognized, of which one is extinct and two endangered. Their range has contracted greatly under pressures of hunting and habitat loss. Onagers are a little larger than donkeys at about 640 pounds and 6.8 feet lengthwise. They are short-legged...
The Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana), also known as Milne-Edwards' Macaque, is found in China, Tibet and Vietnam. This species lives in subtropical forests (mixed deciduous to evergreen) at altitude that range from 2,625 to 6,562 feet (800 to 2000 m). The Tibetan Macaque has a long dense brown fur with whiskers but a hairless face. The infants have silver and black fur that changes to its adult color at the age of two. Its diet consists mostly of fruit. It will also consume seeds, leaves,...
