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  • As Lovely as a Tree

    You could hug a Dalai today.

    The Dalai is coming, the Dalai is coming! To Los Angeles! Saith the LA Times: The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism arrived in Los Angeles on Friday and planned to spend the weekend here in support of Whole Child International, a nonprofit organization that works on behalf of orphaned and abandoned children. In an interview with The Times, he acknowledged that there had been no progress in the latest round of talks with China over his call for greater autonomy in Tibet. Hmm, I don’t know what that means. His L.A. visit included a luncheon speech Saturday and a public address scheduled for Sunday at Gibson Amphitheatre, where he will…