even fake gunshots ring for a long time.

[i_am_mia]

Watched Blood Diamond tonight and had the same reaction as I did to Hotel Rwanda.... I couldn't cry.  Normally, nearly any movie not a comedy can make me cry (even Lilo and Stitch), but these two, it just didn't happen.

They were personal, violent, heart wrenching, but mostly they were unbelievable.  To think I was two countries and a few years

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Saturday's Channel 7 special

[maysoonabe]

Saturday night there was a special on Earth Day, "Planet Earth 2007". It was an amazing special on what we have done, human kind to ruin the earth and how we can restore it or at least better the conditions if we all did a little in our households and lives.

Accountability is an interesting thing. It seems as though many people think that just because it isn't socially normal to do something they just shouldn't do it or more importantly "it won't make a difference".

You can always make your world (world=you,future family,friends) accountable and very reflective of what you want to see in the world, that way maybe we can influence and be an example of how "We can make a difference" owa we can!

[anonymous]

I read an article recently that really astonished me. I'm paraphrasing badly, but basically it mentioned how the tradition of wealthy people around the world is to not care who suffered in order for them to own expensive, luxurious things -- whether it's a diamond ring, a fur coat, or a big yacht...

And then it mentioned how that tradition is changing. Movies like "Blood Diamond" are really raising awareness about the suffering that goes hand-in-hand with the diamond trade, and diamond "consumers" are taken aback by the reality. Apparently one of the most common questions you'll hear in U.S. jewelry stores right now is, "Where did these diamonds come from?"

If this trend continues, we can expect? or hope? that this will have a big impact on the industry -- and a positive one for the people who have suffered for so long. Much love. +mojan.