The Truth?

We watched this movie tonight. Some very thought provoking images and comments by Mr Al Gore. Maybe all is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth, but still very concerning. We need to do more and probably will! Any thought?

Where people now meet!

This is not the first and will not be the last, but it proves a point about where people are at. Thanks to JP Rangaswami for this.

to block or not to block

The BBC looks at the following...
"Internet law professor Michael Geist says attempts to block social media sites such as Facebook are misguided.

Facebook has seen rapid growth Facebook, the enormously popular social media website, has attracted a remarkable amount of attention in recent weeks." - link

Happy Birthday to my girls!

Here is wishing Anna (26th) and Melanie (27th) a very happy birthday. may the year ahead bring you happiness and lots of fun.

Now I have read it all!

South Africa's Springbok rugby squad faces the threat of having their passports confiscated unless more black players are picked for this year's World Cup, media reported on Tuesday. - link

A fine tribute to the memory of Bob!

Following the tragic and untimely death of Bob Woolmer at the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, a Trust Fund has been established to raise money for a number of projects that he was involved with at the time of his passing.

Full details of this Trust Fund can be found here - link.

Poo Paper

This is sustainability! Paper from Elephant dung! Check out the site - link

Your source for hand made paper stationary.
The making of paper starts with the collection and processing of the dung pulp. Elephant dung is typically full of short to medium grained fibrous materials from the elephants diet which when processed makes excellent paper:

• We collect naturally dried elephant dung from elephant conservation parks and bring it back to our paper-making factory.
• We then pre-rinse the elephant dung with water, leaving only the fibrous materials from the grasses, bamboo & fruits they've eaten.
• Afterwards, we place the fibers into a giant pot of boiling water to ensure the fibers are super clean. After this thorough cleaning, any color that we may want to add can be added.
• Natural fibers from banana trees & pineapples are added to the dung mixture so the paper will be thicker & stronger.
• Once this is all mixed together, we separate the moist fibers into small “cakes' or “wafers” of about 300-400 grams each.
• The cakes are spread evenly over a mesh-bottomed tray measuring about 60cm by 90cm.
• The tray is leaned up against a tree, angled toward the sun and allowed to dry naturally for a few hours.
• Once dry, we peel the sheet of paper from the mesh tray and start making Poo Poo Paper products.

This is how we made the hand made paper stationary and our how to make recycled paper process!