Surprise — something other than drugs comes from war-torn Afghanistan. These colorful, handmade bracelets are made from stones quarried from raw, locally-sourced fluorite. OrganicBouquet.com has evolved into OrganicStyle.com, and they now offer: apparel, this and more jewelry, gourmet gifts, nice items for baby and pets, in addition to flowers and gardening gear. Fluorite bracelets, right,($28.95/ea.) ship in eco-packaging and are crafted by local women under fair labor practices. available @ organicstyle.com
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Assuming that your Afghanistan memories are just as hazy as ours, we’ve taken the liberty of putting together a little refresher course on America’s “other war” that was pushed out of the headlines by our quest for cheap oil to liberate the Iraqi people: http://www.236.com/news/2008/07/20/remember_afghanistana_walk_dow_1_7820.php