Joining the Dalai Lama in Vancouver will be Bishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize for his work to end apartheid; tentatively environmental activist Dr. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize; former Irish president Mary Robinson; spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle; and educators, philanthropists and entertainers such as the Blue Man Group.

Even as a mother at the risk of her life watches over and protects her only child, so with a boundless mind should one cherish all living things, suffusing love over the entire world, above, below and all around without limit; so let one cultivate an infinite good will toward the whole world.

An adventure in the thrifty, nifty world of die-hard scavenging, where you won’t believe what you can find if you just know where to look.

The Chinese government will reopen Tibet to foreign tourists on April 5 after a nearly six-week ban, according to the state-run news agency Xinhua.

Foreign tourists were barred from visiting Tibet in late February before the 50th anniversary of a failed rebellion against Chinese rule. Security was stepped up in the Tibet Autonomous Region and border areas. The anniversary passed on Saturday without serious unrest.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests.