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Canadian journalist quits, won’t spy on HHDL for China
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From The Montreal Gazette: http://www.montrealgazette.com/mobile/news/national-news/China+journalist+denies+spying+claim+Canadian+freelancer+quit/7129845/story.html
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Wake Up Canada and Wake up Ontario networks
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These are new Facebook groups inspired by the Plum Village lineage. Their tagline is: Young Buddhists and non-Buddhists for a Healthy, Compassionate, and Wise Society. www.wkup.org Wake Up Canada: http://www.facebook.com/WakeUpCanada Wake Up Ontario http://www.facebook.com/WakeUpOntario Wake Up ― Young Buddhists and non-Buddhists for a Healthy, Compassionate, and Wise Society ― is a world-wide network of young people practising the living art of mindfulness.... Read more »
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A fake Sumeru Books in China?
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I recently received an e-mail from a Chinese domain name registration company informing me that someone in China wishes to register the domain name: “sumeru-books.cn” and asking if they are either a distributor or a partner of sumeru-books.com. I explained that they are not, and that we would consider their registration of the name to... Read more »
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Lethbridge Bhutanese refugee issues
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Lethbridge is home to a large and growing population of Bhutanese refugees. A recent police shooting in the community has raised awareness of issues they face. From the Calgary Herald: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Police+shooting+thrusts+Lethbridge+Bhutanese+community+under+spotlight/6970967/story.html Some background from the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/04/18/calgary-lethbridge-bhutan-immigrants.html For the history of the Bhutanese refugee problem, The Canadian Bhutanese Society (based in Lethbridge): http://cbsalberta.org/index.php/about-us/11-bhutanese-refugees-history
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Canadian Embassy in Myanmar
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Government of Canada communiqué, July 13, 2012: http://www.international.gc.ca/media/aff/news-communiques/2012/07/13a.aspx?view=d From the Globe & Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/hailing-positive-reforms-baird-announces-canadian-embassy-in-myanmar/article4414728/ From the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/07/13/pol-baird-burma-democracy-aid.html Myanmar’s Embassy in Canada: http://www.mofa.gov.mm/myanmarmissions/canada.html
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