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Jacquard Fabric, Satin, Sequins, Brown Mirror "Rightly Sew Mirror [Brown]" -Fair Trade Gifts
$12.95
Let fair trade shine through this elegant mirror made by women in India! Each unique piece is embroidered using zardozi, an ancient Indian embroidery technique, by artisans of Tara Projects, a fair trade organization in Delhi. Tara Projects, a leading voice against child labor in India - a true reflection of fair trade!


Original Good provides shoppers with a unique global shopping experience at their doorstep. The company offers access to beautiful, stylish and uniquely handcrafted gifts and accessories from artisan communities in over 30 developing countries across the world all under the Fair Trade umbrella. The companys line includes bags, books and stationery, housewares, jewelry, scarves and shawls, yoga accessories, and small gifts. World of Good Inc. donates 10% of its profits to World of Good Inc.: Development Organization, a 501(c)3 non-profit that is focused on building strategies to substantially improve socio-economic conditions for millions of artisans and their families. The organization also works to educate US consumers and corporations about the benefits of engaging in ethical trade practices to bridge the gap between the global north and south.

About The Artisan
Tara Projects' "fair trade, not aid!" mission began in 1973 with university students seeking to end the suffering of "untouchables" in Dehli, India - those bound into harsh conditions by the caste system. Tara has since assisted many to become skilled artisans who work in safe environments and earn fair wages while benefiting from health care, education, and retirement planning. Impacting over 1,000 artisans and educating over 1,100 students, Tara makes a profound impact on their community.

Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Two
$64.98
This is the second installment of LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION series. Like the first it offers four DVDS, each of which has a theme. This time around, there is an extra cartoon per disc, so we get 60 cartoons instead of the 56 in VOLUME 1. However, not all the cartoons are in color this time. Two are in black-and-white.

Like the first set, the first disc exclusively features Bugs Bunny. It's not as good as the first one, though, as it is mostly comprised of pre-1948 shorts(I personally like the post-1948 ones). But people who prefer these earlier cartoons will enjoy this disc.

The second disc is mostly devoted to the Road Runner and Coyote. Unlike in the first set, where we were treated to only one Road Runner cartoon, here we get eleven, as well as the unaired pilot "The Adventures of the Road Runner." The rest of the disc is made up of various other Chuck Jones films. Overall the disc is excellent.

The third disc stars Sylvester and Tweety in nine of their best cartoons. The rest of the disc is somewhat uneven, ranging from Chuck Jones' bland "Old Glory" to Bob Clampett's masterpiece "Porky in Wackyland."

The fourth disc is a mixed bag of various Looney Tunes characters. It contains some very good cartoons ("Show Biz Bugs") and some not-so-good ones ("Katnip Korner"). It also corrects an oversight: It contains "One Froggy Evening" and "What's Opera, Doc?", two classic cartoons conspicuously missing from VOLUME 1.

Overall this volume is not as good as the first one, but when coupled with it. It comprises the very best of the Looney Tunes. This series went to produce four more boxes, but none of the subsequent sets had the power of the first two as a set. (Except perhaps the Bugs Bunny disc from VOLUME 4, which should have been on this set, but we can't have it all, can we?)

Quite Rightly So
$0.99

Christopher Parkening - A Bach Celebration
$16.98
Highly recommended, specially for those Bach enthusiasts. This
recording is also a moving guitar performance by Parkening.