Tibetan religious leader in-exile “Karmapa” Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who is likely to replace the Dalai Lama as the world symbol of Tibetan Buddhism and icon of Tibetan aspirations, is now surrounded with a serious controversy. Police in India have raided his monastery near Dharamsala, and allegedly recovered foreign and Indian currency worth nearly Rs 70 million.
Dorje, now 25, is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism and has been in Dharamsala since his headline-making escape to India in January 2000, when he was only 14.
The Karmapa’s office, in a statement said, they were “complying fully with the investigation”, reports The Hindustan Times. ” ‘Our lineage and His Holiness the Karmapa enjoy the love, trust and faith of millions across the world. We have a rich history of public service made possible through financial dealings that are entirely transparent,’ the Karmapa Office of Administration said in the statement. (See here…)
Dorje has been under the Indian security agencies’ scanner since his arrival in India. He lives in Sidhbari, 10 km from the Dalai Lama’s residence. The Indian government has confined the Karmapa’s movements within 15 km of his home for sometime, and does not allow him to visit the Dalai Lama too frequently, reports The Telegraph.
” ‘On July 25, 2009, the Karmapa was given only 30 minutes to meet the Dalai Lama. Earlier, three consecutive requests from him to see the spiritual leader were turned down,’ a source close to the Dalai Lama said.
“Since July 2008, the Indian government has refused to let the Karmapa visit other monasteries in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir that are located close to the India-China border.
“Dorje has also been banned from travelling abroad. He had toured the US in 2008, when he visited New York and San Francisco in an attempt to raise his international profile. He is keen to visit America again but the government has not budged. (See here…)
“The Karmapa’s Z-plus security cover was withdrawn a couple of months ago; so he is now guarded by a single police constable instead of 24 security personnel. Till 2006, he was always escorted by a group of four aides but that was stopped after the security agencies objected.” More here…
Lot of speculation has begun as to the motive and timing of raiding the Karmapa’s monastery at Sidhbari. All religious orders in India receive huge donations. No one has heard so far about any other religious group being targeted. Taking action against such groups is considered a highly sensitive issue. So why the Karmapa’s monastery?
This development should please the Chinese government no end. Chinese are keen that there is no symbolic head of the Tibetan movement in exile once Dalai Lama is no more. The Indian government also knows this. Now the question is whether the Indian government has taken this drastic step in consultation with the Dalai Lama or merely on the basis of its old suspicion that the young Karmapa is a Chinese spy?
Black money is a common currency in India. The BBC reports: “A recent conservative estimate by the US-based group Global Financial Integrity Index pegs illicit capital flows between 1948, a year after Independence, and 2008, at $462bn – an amount that is twice India’s external debt. India’s underground economy today is estimated to account for half of the country’s GDP.
“Thanks to opposition and public ire over a series of corruption scandals, ‘black money’ is back in the spotlight. The Supreme Court has been chiding the beleaguered government for not doing enough to unearth illicit money. ‘Is there no basis to figure out black money?’ the court wondered on Thursday. ‘What is the source of black money, which has been stashed away in foreign banks? Is it from arms dealing, drug peddling or smuggling?’ ”
Indian politicians and power elite stand tainted in the eyes of the public with the government dilly-dallying on the issue of releasing the names of those whose ill-gotten wealth is stashed away in Swiss and other foreign banks.
One hopes that the Indian government has enough proof to hold the Karmapa guilty. Otherwise the great reputation of India, built by leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, as a sanctuary for persecuted people would be reduced to dirt.
Facebook DataMine: Sell your browsing data, make some cash.
There’s a new Chrome Extension that is allowing Facebook users to opt out of the Facebook data-mining. The extension is called Facebook DataMine, developed by Jim Haas, a Game Maker at MegaEpic. Facbook DataMine allows my data to be mined (great pun with the name Jim).
If you need a refresher on what data-mining means, here the definition from the Facebook Data Mining Page;
Data mining, a branch of computer science and artificial intelligence, is the process of extracting patterns from data. Data mining is seen as an increasingly important tool by modern business to transform data into business intelligence giving an informational advantage. It is currently used in a wide range of profiling practices, such as marketing, surveillance, fraud detection, and scientific discovery.
In the less complicated words of Jim Haas;
Every time you use Facebook or one of the thousands of web pages using Facebook Connect your personal information is being collected and then sold to marketers and mysterious 3rd parties without your consent. Facebook gets rich and you don’t make a dime.
This extension blocks Facebook from tracking your movements on the web, which sounds great. The extension will block all data going to Facebook until it reaches 100,000 downloads. After 100,000 downloads this is where it gets strange. Facebook DataMine will then sell your information to third party websites and share the profits with you. This may excite you or in-my-case scare you. Users are able to opt out at any stage. My initial reaction was sweet, extra money, this extension is going to hit 100,000 installs fast. Then I pressed the install button and this popped up:
It made me think twice, “This extension can access: Your data on all websites…” I can’t just hand-over all that data to someone else. Then I thought some more, Facebook DataMine will let me own my data for a set time and then they will own it. Yes I will be reimbursed for selling my data. However if my data is to be sold by anyone, it should be Facebook. After all isn’t this another example of someone monetizing off the back of Facebook and leaving them out?
I trust Facebook. You’re all laughing at me right? But I do. It’s like the old saying, “better the devil you know”. Facebook launched in Feb 2004 and it took the site 5 years to become profitable. A part of me believes that Facebook should be making money for the amazing service that it is providing.
However if you want to make your data into money and have no issues with your data being sold, give Facebook DataMine a try.
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StunnaKway
January 15th, 2011 at 8:01 am
#TeamMinaj
Kekeluvsu
January 15th, 2011 at 8:08 am
#teamdrizzy This should be great I like seeing his mom. You can see the love in his eyes and hear in his voice when he talks about her. GO DRAKE!!!!!
maya
January 15th, 2011 at 9:28 am
aw, Drake is so sweet. I like the fact that he’s not all stuck up like most rappers :)
DRB
January 15th, 2011 at 10:08 am
For me-
Best New Artist: Florence
Best Rap Solo: Eminem, then maybe Drake probably- IDK any of those are that strong and Kanye needs to fuck off.
Best Rap Album: BP3 for me but probably Recovery or The Roots (which I’ve never listened to)
Rap Duo/Group: On The Next for me, the Drake
So…. hope he isn’t too disappointed if he doesn’t win anything. Eminem is going to shit on everyoe, then Jay’s runner up, then Drake fits in.
A Realist
January 15th, 2011 at 11:01 am
Good luck Drake. I really hope he wins one!
jhuntdaprodigy
January 15th, 2011 at 11:39 am
Drizzy should win best new artist, in my opinion. Forget Not Afraid though, best rap solo should be Power, if not Power, I’d be cool w/ Over though. Best rap album, idk rly, Eminem’s prolly winning that hands down. Rap duo/group should be Drake though for Fancy. On to the next one wasn’t that great 2 me.
TRA
January 15th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
DRB, you sound like you hate Kanye. Kanye West is an egomaniac, and a loose cannon, but Kanye West always makes great music just as much as Drake. The only people who hate Kanye West are the media, and mainstream fans who never listen to any of his music. He might not be a very, good person but every album he has made has sold over a million copies to this point. His music is undeniable, 4 platinum albums, and a potential 5th platinum album says alot. I’m not just saying this because I’m a Kanye fan, but I am also a Drake fan, I say that Kanye and Drake are both at the top. Don’t just say fuck off without giving hardcore details to back up any venom you may have towards another artist.
TRA
January 15th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
I want to see Drake win something, but if Drake loses, then Kanye West will be deserving since Power is a great song. I think Eminem is going to win a lot of awards for Recovery.
Lolsmileyface
January 15th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Aww nice :)
He should win some of those that night, particularly the album and solo performance
Heminem
January 15th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Yay Drake!
Respectful man.
namzii
January 16th, 2011 at 3:28 am
hmm.. awh cute.. but he should have taken nicki ‘)
Driz
January 18th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
I think he’s going to win the best rap/duo for Fancy and prolly the best new artist. Eminem will win the others..