Vlog (Xeni): Tibet report - monks forced to participate in staged videos.

In this BBtv vlog episode, Xeni speaks with Tibetan human rights worker Lhakpa Kyizom about reported abuses against so-called "wired monks" in Tibet, by PRC military and police. Using cellphones, these monks photographed people who had been killed or injured during nonviolent, pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests that took place in March. The monks then disseminated these images to supporters outside Tibet, using connected computers and mobile devices.

After the images spread worldwide, and their origin became known to authorities in the tightly-controlled, tense, post-protest environment in Tibet, Kyizom says, military forces invaded the monastery, confiscated all communications tools, and detained nearly 600 monks in political retaliation.

Kyizom works as a radio producer for Tibet Connection, and is a trainer with the Active Nonviolence Education Center in the Northern Indian town of Dharamshala, also home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile.

Link to Boing Boing tv episode, with discussion, downloadable video, transcript of Kyizom's account, and links to related reports.

Update: Nathan Freitas says, "The unfortunate aftermath of the incidents your video covered...."

Two monks commit suicide in Amdo Ngaba
According to confirm information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), two monks committed suicide in Amdo Ngaba (Ch: Aba) as a direct result of relentless oppression by the Chinese security forces after the series of peaceful protests.

Update 2: Chinese military police killed 8 Tibetans today, after shooting on hundreds of Tibetan monks and villagers in a monastery:

Witnesses said the clash – in which dozens were wounded – erupted late last night after a government inspection team entered a monastery in the Chinese province of Sichuan trying to confiscate pictures of the Dalai Lama.

Officials searched the room of every monk in the Donggu monastery, a sprawling 15th century edifice in Ganzi, southwestern Sichuan, confiscating all mobile phones as well as the pictures.

When the inspectors tore up the photographs and threw them on the floor, a 74-year-old monk, identified as Cicheng Danzeng, tried to stop an act seen as a desecration by Tibetans who revere the Dalai Lama as their god king

Link (thanks Oxblood)

Previously:
* BBtv Vlog (Xeni): Tibet's uprising and the internet.

Sundry Monday: Cheap Candy, Liz Phair, How To Make Your Neighbors Jealous, and More Feed Problems

It seems like I’m running in a hundred different directions lately. My wife has had a cold for the last few days, so I’ve been on chicken noodle soup duty. The part time job that I mentioned previously has come through - stay tune for more details on that in the future. Lastly, I joined a fantasy baseball league and the draft is today. In short, I’ve turned into Florence Nightengale - a nurse, a writer, and a statistician.

Scattered actions lead to scattered thoughts. Here are some of those thoughts delivered through a personal finance filter:

Last chance for cheap candy - If you missed me telling you after Halloween and Valentine’s Day to pick up discounted candy, this is your last chance for a while. The post Easter savings on candy are great. It’s also the best holiday for unique candy - Halloween’s candy corn can’t hold a candle to Cadbury Creme Eggs or Peeps. Just remember to keep it in moderation to keep your future health care bills low.

Liz Phair - [Piles] of Money - One of favorite artists is Liz Phair. I respect her willingness to say and do things that other people wouldn’t. She reminds me a little of George Carlin in that way. This weekend I found myself listening to a song that I will call “Piles” of Money (”Piles” is not her choice of words, but this is a family blog). In it, she has this tremendous verse:

It’s nice to be liked,
But it’s better by far to get paid.
I know that most of the friends that I have,
Don’t really see it that way.
But if you can give ‘em each one wish,
How much do you wanna bet?
They’d which success for themselves and their friends,
And that would include lots of money

It’s a shame to think of “being liked” and “getting paid” as an either-or situation. It seems to me that she found a way to do both.

How do you know your neighbors have more money than you? - That was a question on The Family Feud yesterday. The results of the 100 people surveyed:

76 - Nicer Car
15 - Bigger house
3 - Vacations
3 - Pool
3- Shopping

Look at #1 and #2 carefully. If you could ignore the opinions of neighbors and reduce those two expenses, imagine how much money you could save? There’s a lot of talk about America being a nation in debt. This strikes me as a huge reason why.

RSS Problems - As some of my feed readers have noticed, I’ve been importing my articles from Prosper’s Blog. I’ve had numerous problems with the software that I’m using to do this. Today, I experienced yet another issue and brought a bunch of articles that weren’t mine in. I’ve tried to erase the articles from the site and hopefully have taken them out of my feed. However, feed readers might have instantly downloaded the articles before I could delete them.

I work extremely hard on my Prosper articles and I often find that they exhibit some of my best writing. As such I’m committed to exposing my readers to those articles. Going forward, I’ll be doing the smart thing and bringing in content as drafts rather than publishing directly. This will give me the opportunity to manually publish my own and make sure that the others are properly filtered. Let’s hope that works better.

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StickK to Your Goals

Have you ever made a goal and resolution only to fall short? Come on, admit it, we all have. I’m way behind on my goal to complete a Personal MBA this year. Motivation is the main reason why we don’t finish what we start. In my case, I am struggling with sitting and reading anything longer than a web page - a requirement to complete the Personal MBA. I lack the motivation.

Now I have a solution. A website called StickK allows you to “put a contract on yourself.” Here’s how it works…
You set up a goal. You tell people about your goal and appoint a judge to determine if you’ve reached it. That’s simply enough, right? Nothing too revolutionary there. Here’s the kicker - you put your money where your mouth is. The website has tools to allow you to put money in escrow. You only get it back if you accomplish the goal. You designate where it goes if you fail - it could be to a friend or a charity. However, the best plan is a charity or organization that you hate. Here are some possible scenarios:

• Bill wants to run a marathon. He’s very much into politics and finds himself firmly in the Democratic philosophy of thinking. If he doesn’t run the marathon by the date he set up, his money goes to the Republican party.
• No Credit Needed decides that for the 4,623th time he’s going to try lose weight. He is firmly against the use of credit. If he doesn’t meet his weight-loss goals, he invests in MasterCard and Visa stock.
• Lazy Man wants to boost readership of this site as well as Lazy Man and Health. He sets a goal of having a 750,000 visitors to his sites in 2008. He’s a big New England Patriots fan. If he doesn’t reach the visitor goal he gives up the dream of creating a time machine for the sole purpose of going back and preventing Archie Manning from procreating. Scratch that, let’s say the penalty is buying and wearing a Peyton Manning shirt for a day when he goes back to Boston.

Do you think that Bill, No Credit Needed, or Lazy Man are going to put an extra effort to reach their goals? Oh you best believe it.

Would you be willing to take a contract out on yourself?

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Bush and Putin's final meeting

In Russia, Presidents Bush and Putin have a last meeting as leaders of their countries. CNN's Elaine Quijano reports.

Gama-Go hoodie sale, including Boing Boing hoodie!

Gama-Go is having a big hoodie sale! Buy one and you can get a second for 1/2 off. That includes the limited-edition Boing Boing/Gama-Go hoodie too! (Unfortunately, very limited sizes remain on those.) So, for example, if you buy a $120 BB/GG hoodie (above left) and an $84 Deathbot Circuitry hoodie (above right), they'll half the price of the more expensive BB/GG hoodie, bringing your total to $144 for the two. The Gama-Go crew is holding the sale to support a very exciting new project: They're hoping to open a boutique and art gallery in San Francisco! Also, keep your eyes peeled for another fun BB/GG collaboration in the near future. Link

UPDATE: For those not seeing the discount when they order, the Gama-Go sale page informs, "To be clear, we will adjust your total after you've placed your order, but before we charge your card."

Hundreds out of jobs at Skyway

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World Report - 'Technology' 2

World Report examines the dangers of overpopulating the internet, and new ways to use mobile networks.

Alanis Morissette Hand In My Pocket lyrics on Yahoo! Music

Concerns about global warming has prompted many car owners to consider vehicles which run on cleaner energy, forcing the automobile industry to react to keep up with these demands. Inside the Brussels motor show, these changes are obvious. (Jan. 16) ‘Green’ Cars on Display at Brussels Auto Show

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Air Canada: for $35, we'll let you talk to customer-service reps who can actually help you with a cancelled flight

Air Canada continues its slide into self-parody with a new optional service for fliers: for a mere $25-$35 per trip, the airline will sell you its "On My Way" service. What's "On My Way" service? It's a special number you can call that's staffed with people who aren't anaesthatized, script-reading drones, in the event that the airline loses your luggage, cancels your flight, or otherwise screws you over. This is the same airline that charges coach passengers two bucks for a "pillow" that's actually a ziploc bag you blow up and slip into a paper doily (business- and first-class passengers get their ziploc bags for free), so I guess it's all in keeping with business as usual at Canada's flagship air-carrier.

Air Canada said passengers who opt to pay an additional $25 one-way on short-haul flights and an extra $35 one-way on long-haul routes within North America will receive "speedy" access to "specially-trained" customer service agents who will help rebook flights on Air Canada or other airlines, as well as pay for hotel stays and meals, if necessary.

Air Canada said the program, which applies to any flight cancelled within 48 hours of the scheduled departure, goes beyond the industry practice of assisting customers affected by schedule changes deemed to be the airline's fault, such as mechanical problems with aircraft, scheduling glitches or crew members failing to show up for flights.

But while Air Canada is touting the program as an industry-first, at least one observer said it was once common for big North American carriers to go out of their way to help inconvenienced or stranded customers – free.

Link (via Consumerist)

Rocko - Busy

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Added: April 7, 2008