Sunday, May 4, 2008
Free Tibet
Such violence has become unusual in recent years as China has tightened its grip on the region. The entry by police into Drepung monastery, on the outskirts of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, was a sign of the hard line adopted against any sign of dissent.
Dozens of monks had begun repainting with whitewash the exterior of a hall assigned as the residence of the Dalai Lama inside Drepung to show their joy after the US Congress awarded its highest civilian honour, personally bestowed by President Bush in Washington last week.
Members of the paramilitary People’s Armed Police moved in to stop the monks, who left peacefully to take part in morning prayers. When the monks returned to resume painting the police moved in again, resulting in violent scuffles, according to sources who declined to be identified for fear of repercussions. The Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao said that the clash involved hundreds of monks.
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Three thousand armed police surrounded the sprawling monastery, once the largest in the world with as many as 10,000 monks in residence, and refused to allow anyone to leave. Local sources said that hundreds of monks may have been arrested and several injured. Similar clashes were reported at the smaller Nechung monastery.
China, which reviles the Dalai Lama as a separatist, denounced the award of the Congressional Gold Medal as a “farce” that would hurt relations between Beijing and Washington. Beijing called in the US Ambassador and said that the decision had gravely undermined ties between the countries.
The clashes coincided with China’s ruling Communist Party concluding its 17th Congress yesterday with an announcement that it had included a reference to religion in its constitution for the first time.
Officials have been enraged by the loyalty of Tibetans to the Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Chinese rule and has since lived in India. So nervous is China at his persistent influence among the deeply religious Tibetans that it has banned all photographs of him.
Keeping the faith
30,000 Number of Buddhist monks who live in the monasteries of Tibet
260 Buddhist temples in the city of Lhasa
1416 The year of the foundation of Drepung monastery
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Qoute of The Day
Saturday, May 3, 2008
MC + NC = <3
"A source close to Nick Cannon confirmed to Latina.com that Cannon and Mariah Carey are married! The couple wed yesterday in a small ceremony on an island and it was "very implusive," according to the source. The wedding was attended by a few close friends of the couple, including Da Brat."
Mariah sparked engagement rumors when she was spotted wearing a humongous, ring on her left hand, at the afterparty for her new film, Tennessee, on Saturday night, PEOPLE reports
The pair held hands at the bash at Cadillac Lounge at Tenjune, which followed the movie's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The two also looked cozy in Vegas on April 14. When asked about a possible engagement, Cannon's rep had no comment.
Asked what he loved about Carey, Cannon, 27, told PEOPLE: "Everything." He was at her side from 8 p.m. to about 10:45 p.m. in Tenjune's VIP room, where they were joined by her BFF, Da Brat. Zoe Kravitz and Ben Kingsley also stopped by.
Gossips claim that Mariah Carey’s engagement ring from Nick Cannon was recycled from his old fiancee Selita Ebanks!
The ring on the pop princess and Victoria’ Secret model are almost identical!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Summer Fashion Update
Deutsche Bank AG
The first-quarter net loss of 131 million euros compared with a profit of 2.12 billion euros a year earlier, the Frankfurt-based company said today in a statement. Earnings were lifted by almost 1 billion euros from selling stakes in companies and a tax gain.
Peace For Sale
"It will be worth something someday," predicted Lennon, who was in the midst of his famous eight-day "bed-in" with his new wife, Yoko Ono, in Montreal.
She did, and it is. Christie's plans to auction the lyric sheet in July as the centerpiece in its rock and pop memorabilia sale. The words to the enduring peace anthem are expected to fetch more than $400,000.
The lyrics will go on public view July 5 in London and will be auctioned July 10. They will also be available for viewing by appointment in New York on May 7-10.
It'd be really cool,if we actually could buy Peace because that's where all our money needs to go =].
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