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Friends of Tuva (FoT) was conceived by accident in 1981 to commemorate Tuva's 60th anniversary as a distinctive splotch on the world globe. Because FoT is a brainchild of Ralph Leighton, it is impossible that it could even resemble an organization. Rather, it has been a clearinghouse of information about Tuva and its "patron saint," Richard Feynman, who collected Tuvan stamps as a boy — and as an adult wondered, "Whatever happened FoT is unfunded and so has no affiliation with any government or religious institution. As there are no dues, meetings, or even a membership list, those who would like to consider themselves as Friends of Tuva should simply spread the word about this magical country, and celebrate Richard Feynman's spirit of adventure .NewsJanuary, 2010: Tuvan travel assistance company Sai-Xonash opens their doors to travellers from around the world. December, 2009: Huun-Huur-Tu will perform in San Francisco as part of their winter 2009 tour of the USA.November 8, 2009: Tuvan musicans Alash will be performing with Béla Fleck & The Flecktones on a number of dates in December, as part of the Flecktones tour supporting their most excellent CD "Jingle All The Way".November 8, 2009: Update to "Aivar the Nomad". October 25, 2009: YouTube user melodysheep has posted his video "We Are All Connected" featuring clips from several scientists, including Richard Feynman. Watch it here or click on the video to go to YouTube. An MP3 of this audio is available at Symphony of Science. That might be a WWW site to watch...
October 8, 2009: Contemporary Tuvan musicians Bugotak release
their new album "Wheels
Must Roll" for free. August 14, 2009: The BBC broadcast Bombs, Stamps and Throat Singers, the story of Michelle Feynman's visit to Tuva. July, 2009: Feynman's Messenger Lectures are brought to the WWW courtesy of Microsoft's Project Tuva. June, 2009: It has taken a long time, but a Feynman has finally made it to Tuva! April 2009: The National Museum of the Republic of Tuva unveils its new website. It's in Russian, so if your Russian is rusty we recommend Google translation tools.
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