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For the benefit of those who don't usually read here, I've been thinking about selling cards for charity.
So here are some photos of cards I have made in the past (some of the Xmas ones you may recognise!) I'll put them behind a cut for you. Have a look and please comment to say whether you would in theory consider buying such a card (and if so, ( Read more... )

At least I hope they are. Look they have little cracks in them!


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Snidge asked this:

Silly question, but is child slavery used for other chocolate products such as ice cream and hot chocolate, and is there a way to ensure buying slavery-free products of those types too?Not a silly question at all. I hadn't actually got as far as thinking about this, as I rarely buy chocolate icecream (vanilla is more versatile ( Read more... )

Perhaps some of you remember at the start of july I posted something from www.stopthetraffik.org about chocolate and child slavery.

(It's here: http://prof-irina.livejournal.com/80438.html in case anyone missed it)

Well, here's an update.

( 20% increase in traffik-free chocolate )

Hi all ( Read more... )

For those who haven't already seen it on Eloise's journal (in other words, the non-Gh'ers ( Read more... )

And yay for the White House agreeing to bring their policy in line... now they just need to actually hold some trials.
Can you say pleased?

(A side note - CNN's take on the matter this morning: "Detainees to receive Geneva Convention privileges". Eh?)

( Here's the BBC article: )

Ok, I really, really want to know what possessed Zidane to headbutt an opposing player (when neither of them was on the ball either). I want to know what was said to him to make the veteran football player and team captain react so strongly. You just don't get to be captain by being easily provoked... and provoked to such an extent too ( Read more... )

Not much to add to that really... enjoy the fireworks! And feel free to send any unwanted rain this way, we could use it.