Lost dinosaur egg shows up

UB Post reports that the dinosaur egg that was stolen from the Natural History Museum might have been found.
The costums simply found it in a bag in the trunk of a car. Quite a goose egg for the robbers.


A collection of round-shaped, rough-surfaced eggs of an unidentified dinosaur

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Bush is coming to Mongolia

In November the President of the United States of America will come to Mongolia, I think it is the first president ever. In 1944 Vice President Wallace came for a visit.

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See for more info the following posts:

Mr. Bush: What did you promise Mongolia in the end?

Bush Mongolia Visit

Mongolia gets ready for Bush, CNN gets it wrong

Bush Mongolia Round up

Mr. President: Why Mongolia?

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New book on Mongolia, with a disturbing edge

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The Ninth Khalkha Jetsun Dampa

Zanabazar was the first. Number eight kicked the Manchu's out and number nine lives in exhile in India. Recently a big bilboard was put up near to the Tengis Kino Theater to remember the Ninth Khalkha Jebtsundamba Khutughtu, or Bogd Gegen.

See also his Biography


The billboard with the Ninth Bogd Gegen

Political Parties

Ran into a list of (no doubt a selection of) the Political Parties of Mongolia. This is what you call a multiple-party system. The most striking entry is probably the Ethnographical Party, whatever that may be. To be clear, the communist party that is listed here is not the party that reigned the country for seventy years as a communist party, because that is the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), which are now Social Democrats and member of Socialist International, unlike the Democratic Socialist Party or the New Social Democratic Party. Of course.
No need to point at the frequent use of the country's name in the party listings.

Overview of Mongolian Political Parties
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Democratic Party
Mongolian Green Party
Mongolian People's Party
Mongolian Republican Party
Mongolian Workers' Party
Mongolian Traditional United Party
Mongolian Solidarity Party
Mongolian Party for Tradition and Justice
Mongolian Democratic Socialist Party
Mongolian Youth Party
Mongolian Liberal Democratic Party
Mongolian Democratic New Socialist Party
Mongolian Communist Party
Mongolian Local Development Party
Mongolian Civil Democratic New Liberal Party
Mongolian Civil Courage Party
Mongolian New Social Democratic Party
Mongolian United Ethnographical Party

Culture: Premiere of a new Mongolian ballet

The Arts Council Of Mongolia announces in their monthly newsletter:

The Opera and Ballet Theater has added a new ballet The story of Choijid dakini on October 29. Choreographed by D.Jamiyandagva, one of the most talented and experienced choreographer of the Opera and Ballet Theater, this ballet is a mixture of modern and classic techniques. The story behind is about Choijid dagini’s journey to hell and she tells people about the consequences of living good or bad life after her comeback from hell. Both idea and composition of this new ballet will be extremely interesting, thus join the performance and enjoy.

Premiere of Story of Choijid dakini, a new Mongolian ballet
Opera and Ballet Theater
October 29, 2005
Tickets available at the Opera and Ballet Theater ticket office, 322854.

Mormons in Mongolia

Thanks to Howard M. Friedman I stumbled into this article in the Salt Lake Tribune - probably not a coincidence - giving an impression of missionaries in Mongolia. The probably largest mission belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Mormons. They bring in groups of young people often excellently trained in Mongolian language.

As Friedman observes dryly:

Mormons are particularly visible as they travel from house to house.

But also a growing group of Korean missionairies are active in Mongolia. They organise big seminars and build churches in the ger areas. Also, they are said to give money or other insentives to the attendees.

These missionairies are not always welcomed with open arms. Although Mongolia has a long tradition of religious tolerance - dating back to Chinggis Khaan -, many people disaprove of the aggresive methods of some of there missionairy groups.

An interesting perspective mentioned in the Salt Lake Tribune article comes from outside of the city:

''We have been Buddhist all along,'' said Megmar, a sheep herder. ''The younger people are interested in Christianity because they like to be together and one friend brings another friend. I think Buddhism is enough for me.''

One of the young Mormon missionaries is keeping a blog on his whereabouts

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