50th anniversary of Dalai Lama's exile

MARCH 10, 1959

Explosives and anger on eve of 50th anniversary of Dalai Lama's exile

• Unrest in province as crowds throw bombs
• Extra troops and police gather on Tibet's borders

China has killed 'hundreds of thousands of Tibetans': Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday accused China of having killed hundreds of thousands of his people and transforming his Himalayan homeland into a "hell on earth."

"These 50 years have brought untold suffering and destruction to the land and people of Tibet," the Dalai Lama said in a message marking the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against China.

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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

~The Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

T his is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

~The Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

trying out the drop caps from mandarin design. instructions for all in comments.

Stu has tweaked the code to give the cap room away from the rest of the text. Like this:

T his is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
~The Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

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Thompson lights a Dunhill Blue and steadily rocks back and forth, though he’s not sitting in a rocking chair. Forget the dark legends of life at his Woody Creek compound outside of Aspen, Colorado, or the drug, booze and guns shenanigans on and off his property. Tonight he’s the Dalai Lama of fear and loathing... more »

Lollipops with loose wrappers containing 64% heroin hydrochloride were recently seized at LaGuardia by the DEA. more »

Ten years after reacquiring the trademark to Moog Music, the company that four decades ago changed the course of rock music, Moog is the subject of a documentary, "Moog," in competition at the Asheville Film Festival.. Moog has lived in Asheville since 1978. more »

Go hassle talk to A.L.I.C.E. - The Artifial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity.

Look on the bright side. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here looking through your stuff.

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The deadline's been extended for voting on the t-shirt designs at Designs On The Whitehouse until Memorial Day weekend. Go take a look and vote your favorites. There are really some nice designs. Link

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." ~The Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso
Go spread it far and wide.

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{Saturday Silliness}WARNING:
This special circus exhibit contains shocking documentation of Plush-toy tragedies. [link]

:: Shiny, Shiny - A new gadget weblog for the ladies, it appears. Why'd you go and pink it up? Talking about "cute" gadgets and the cuteness factor and side-by-side Kate Spade ads. Although many will drool over your finds, how can you expect to seriously run with the big dogs when you're segregating half the population?

:: Peace Ride for Tibet's Independence ends today in Toronto and began over two weeks ago in Washington, DC. [link]
Candian Prime Minister met with the Dalai Lama yesterday, but since Canada has close relations with China, he insisted their visit would be a spiritual one, not a politica one. I couldn't help but imagine George Bush and the Dalai Lama having a serious talk. Would George give his holiness noogies upon arrival? Offer him a brewski? "We gotta get you outta that frock and into some jeans and cowboy boots, my man." [link]

:: Illustrated Complete Summary of Gravity's Rainbow. via ~ List.

:: March For Women's Lives Sunday (thanks, Tish) in Washington, DC; saw where there'll be a live feed on Indymedia, I believe.
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:: People's Park 35th Anniversary Faire and Concert
Sunday, April 25, 2004 [link]
2003 Celebration Pics - they're having too much fun
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:: Mumia Abu-Jamal's 50th birthday celebration today in Philadelphia. [link]

saturday morning me//
husband's oversized white tee/long batik skirt
barefoot/dirty dreads wrapped/i'm sapped/
folgers IV #2/gauloise blonde #2/pepto chewable#1/
eating: fresh strawberries, 1/2 wheat bagel/
listening: muddy waters' champagne & reefer/
today's forecast: slovenly behaviour/
so hows about you?/

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I got the best deal at the neighborhood Goodwill store yesterday. A GE cordless phone for $4.00. Brand new in the box. Works great. Then came home and spent 2 1/2 hours shopping online and blew the savings I'd made earlier on the phone, I'm certain.

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This concert of richly meditative music at Avery Fisher Hall on Sunday began with the Dalai Lama and ended with the welcome oddball sage Tom Waits. An oddball combination, wasn't it? But why not?

Afghan Women's Rights
recently, a group of brave Afghan women endured great risk and traveled to Kandahar, now considered a dangerous city, deep in Taliban territory. There, they crafted an extraordinary document they have called the Afghan Women's Bill of Rights.

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Mullet Haiku
Pregnant at the fair
Coors Light's off limits for me
Honey, where's my smokes?
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Quote For Today
There are two rules on the spiritual path:
Begin and Continue.
Sufi saying

I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it.

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