2012年3月29日星期四
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2012年3月25日星期日
Giving With A Conscience – Why Ethical Gifts Make The Best Presents
Shopping is a problem. Anything a person buys these days tends to have come at some appalling cost, either to the environment or to the people who made it. Giant chains, supermarkets and multinational conglomerations have squeezed normal economies to the point where virtually nothing can be paid for without someone, somewhere, being swindled: and big labels tend to come with big prices for the people in developing countries who are being paid in handfuls of spare change to work in dangerously overcrowded factories and workshops. It’s a climate that has provoked a pretty strong reaction from people fortunate enough to exercise a little choice over what they buy, and where. Ethical gifts – presents that are bought as much for the good they do as for what they are – are, as a result, very much on the rise: big names are out, and big hearts are in.Ethical gifts can, of course, be anything as long as that thing is ethically sourced – i.e. its provenance is trackable and it can be proved that nothing unfair happened to either environment or worker in its creation. In practice, ethical gifts tend to have a certain defining style: because ethical gifts usually raise awareness of conditions in certain parts of the world, they’re generally “typical” of those areas.Fair trade designer coffees and foods, ethnic clothing, bags, incense and perfumes are your usual fare, when it comes to ethical gifts: things that impart beauty to the mouth, the nose, or the eyes; things that bring a little exoticism into the home: and, most importantly, things that can be proven to have helped poorer people, or endangered wildlife. Some of the most original ethical gifts don’t even take the form of objects. A person can “buy” a tree in a rainforest, say, or a dolphin: the money from these ethical gifts Air Swimmers is pumped into whatever charity is responsible for the welfare of rainforest trees and/or dolphins, while the gift’s recipient is “given” the glow of knowing that their gift is helping a part of the world that really needs it. Other ethical gifts will either come as ethnically identifiable things, like sarongs or handbags – or even “recycled” art, a form of trade angry bird particularly popular in African countries, where trash like beer cans gets turned into objets that end up in Western homes. With all ethical gifts, physical or ideological, the source is the important bit. What ethical gifts do is channel the money air swimmers spent on them away from unethical corporations. Any gift is ethical as long as the money spent on it doesn’t continue to support slavery, or cruelty to animals, or unfair pay, or resource depletion.That sounds like a pretty tall order, but it’s surprisingly common. So the next time conscience pricks at the wallet, take time to consider. Ethical gifts could be a way of giving the beautiful things one naturally wants to give one’s loved ones, without the guilt that often goes with it.
2012年3月22日星期四
Sheepskin Styles-a List Of Christmas Gift Ideas
Comfortable over trendy, sheepskin fashion is here to stay. Over the past decades various sheepskin fashion styles have flooded the market when the winter season is in full swing. These sheepskin styles are widely and highly appreciated as the best bet for practical winter wear and a style statement. Thus as Christmas is a time for gift giving and receiving, here comes a list of sheepskin gift ideas. Sheepskin Flying angry bird gloves or Mittens: Think of a lounge of hugging coziness for big and little fingers when the frozen air is all insulated. Due to the nature of fleecy lined sheepskin, those gloves or mittens can also keep the fingers warm and dry. They enable kids enjoy the outdoorsy fun to fullest, such as skiing or playing at recess time or in the car in the emergency kit. Sheepskin gloves or mittens can last for long years and that is even meant to signify your friendship and love years after. Sheepskin boots: nothing beats real sheepskin for warmth angry bird and comfort. Its natural breathable wool is perfect to keep feet, the coldest part of the body in winter, insulated. Actually as styled sheepskin footwear is considered as a must for any wardrobe, everyone will be delighted with a cozy pair of constructive sheepskin boots. Sheepskin slippers: picture that you are immersing in the coziness of bed, keeping insulated against the frozen air in the winter morning. Definitely you will be surely reluctant to get rid of such a heaven and touch the frozen floor when getting up. Cast aside all such worries and slip on a pair of the sumptuous sheepskin slippers. Another lounge of coziness for feet will be felt. These sheepskin slippers of longevity are made from a natural fiber that provides a wonderful cushion of air around your feet for comfort. The leather on our sheepskin skippers and sheepskin moccasins is soft and conforms to your feet in a very short time, which enhances the comfort. Sheepskin pelts & real sheepskin rugs: a sheepskin pelt or rug in the room will set a festive mood to the aura. They look wonderful and feel soft and cozy to sit or lay on. They can also add some elegance and beauty to your home, office or cottage. Nothing would be short of a cozy, relaxing and warm feel with a natural sheepskin piece. Sheepskin toys: what could be better than a natural sheepskin toy for little ones? Lovely, warm, cuddly, soft, sheepskin toys will be air swimmers the best bet to win the heart of a cute little one. Never pass it off on your gift list for Christmas.