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The Dailai Lama would only resign as the head of the Tibetan Government in Exile. He would remain the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has vowed to step down from his position if things "get out of control" in Tibet, where violent demonstrations against China have killed anywhere from 13 to 100 people.

Protests against the Chinese actions in Tibet seem to be happening across the globe. At this hour, there are reports from Ottawa that Canadian MPs are being urged by Canada's Tibetan community to not attend the Olympics in Beijing.

Tibetans in Washington D.C. and Charlottesville along with several supporters, including Americans and Uyghurs, marched through Washington, D.C.'s Embassy Row, the area where most of the embassies are located in continuation of their rallies to express solidarity with the Tibetans in Tibet and to call for international support. Many diplomats came out to accept flyers about the developments in Tibet.

In addition, the Associated Press is reporting this morning that the French are considering a boycott of the Olympics due to the situation in Tibet. Also according to the AP, the Dalai Lama has said that he'll resign as the head of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland worsens.

The National Olympic Committee Tibet withdrew its request to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today for a Tibetan team to participate in the Beijing Olympics. The Tibetan athletes demanded that the IOC immediately remove all Olympic Torch Relay stops in Tibet, including Tibetan areas now in Chinese provinces. The relay, which begins in Greece in one week, is set to run through Lhasa and other Tibetan cities, as well as up Mount Everest. It is seen by Tibetans as a blatant attempt by the Chinese government to use the Olympics to stake their claim on Tibet and, given the current protests in Tibet against Chinese rule, can only be seen as a provocation.

Two petitions address advances in scientific support concerning past selenium and antioxidant vitamin health claims and request numerous additional, specific claims.

On February 19, 2008, the law firm of Emord and Associates filed two petitions for qualified health claims with the Food and Drug Administration. The petitions address advances in scientific support concerning past selenium and antioxidant vitamin health claims and request numerous additional, specific claims. The firm filed these petitions in addition to its public comment on FDA's intent to reevaluate existing health claims.

According to "official" reports by the Chinese government, 16 people have been killed in the current situation in Tibet. The Tibetan Government in Exile, headed by the Dalai Lama, the death toll stands at 80.

China has denied the Dalai Lama's accusations that the government is operating a "cultural genocide" and a "rule of terror" against the Tibetan people; officials called his remarks "downright nonsense" and instead asserted Tibet's culture is thriving despite the recent unrest between protesters and Chinese authorities.

Editor's Note: Tibet has a special place in our hearts, so we are saddened by the recent events in this Chinese occupied country. During this crisis, we will pass on such news that we can legally publish on AlternativeApproaches.com.

PRESS RELEASE - Since 10th March 2008 there has been successive peaceful demonstrations in various parts of Tibet (inside and outside TAR), which were brutally suppressed.

Gary Cruickshank, the bankruptcy trustee for defunct non-profit, The Environmental Careers Organization, plans to auction the company's "Eco.org" domain name in May. The company, which filed bankruptcy in July 2007, owes $1.2 million to the Environmental Protection Agency and $600,000 to other creditors. The trustee hopes the domain name sale will help pay back some of this debt.

The bankruptcy trustee for the defunct non-profit, The Environmental Careers Organization, Inc., hopes to generate money to pay creditors through a May auction of the company's domain name "Eco.org."

An exhibition of photographic images inspired by the mysteries of Egypt, by artist Jacqueline Ann Finch runs through April 19th at The Sphinx Studio & Gallery in Los Angeles.

Photographer and actress Jacqueline Ann Finch, relative of the prolific jazz composer and vibraphonist Victor Feldman, shares her journey to Egypt in her exhibition of photographic images inspired by the mysterious and beguiling secrets that only Egypt can reveal. In an unique and arresting juxtaposition of ancient and modern Egypt co-existing side by side, Jacqueline takes us on a unique journey of personnel images furnished by the mysterious and ancient Egyptian landscape and its people.

The National Heritage Museum celebrates the 275th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, the oldest Masonic jurisdiction in the western hemisphere.

On July 30, 1733, Henry Price, the Provincial Grand Master of North America constituted the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in Boston. Celebrating its 275th anniversary this year, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts is the oldest Masonic jurisdiction in the western hemisphere. As part of the celebration, the National Heritage Museum will open "The Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts: Celebrating 275 Years of Brotherhood" on March 22, 2008. The exhibition will trace the history of the state's Grand Lodge, which grants charters, undertakes charitable activities, and standardizes Masonic rituals and customs throughout its jurisdiction. The exhibition will be ongoing.

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Masonic Temple, Boston by B.F. Nutting, ca. 1832, Boston. Collection of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts, photograph by David Bohl.

Nutiva, a hemp foods and coconut oil company, is introducing new organic Hemp Protein and Shelled Hemp Seed products at upcoming Expo West Show in Anaheim, CA. Nutiva offers an entire line of organic hemp foods, including Hemp Oil, Hemp seeds, Hemp Protein and Extra Virgin Coconut Oil.

Nutiva, a hemp foods and coconut oil company, is introducing three-pound bags of organic Hemp Protein and Shelled Hemp Seed at Expo West Show booth #2231, March 14-16 in Anaheim, CA.