Hi,

We finally did it! After months of contemplating, changes of heart and re-designing, welcome to the new site :)

We've been wanting to change things on here for a while now, we felt like there was a lot of stuff on the old site which wasn't adding anything anymore, we wanted to have something that was simpler, more discussion based and which made it easier to socialise and talk with like minded (or un like-minded) people. We decided that what we liked best about the old one was the forum- it had some really interesting/important topics being discussed and was a great place to find links to other sites/interesting things, great quotes and some very talented people were posting their art/photography/videos and were able to discuss them with everyone...

Massive apologies once more for the technical issues we've been having, the server crashed in a big way but hopefully things will be running a bit smoother from now on before Oli and Nathan launch the new site in a few weeks.

If you get a second, check out my mum's pet photography website, she's just started up her own company- Paw Prints Etc- pet photography, grooming, taxi, boarding and dog walking. She's amazing at what she does, I'm so proud of her:

http://www.pawprintsetc.com/index.html#

Kat xx

I know I've posted a lot of charity things on here recently, but this one really is amazing. For 40p a day (twelve pounds a month) you can sponsor a room at Centre Point, a housing centre for homeless young people which takes in homeless children, gives them a safe warm room for up to two years whilst also giving them the tools they need not just to survive in the world once they leave, but to succeed in it. They teach the children how to cook for themselves, handle their finances, use computer software and provide courses in many areas of profession.

For someone who has usually played witness to abuse, violence, neglect and severe loneliness they provide a lifeline and for many are the difference between a secure happy life and one of abuse, crime and neglect...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LPubUCJv58

Waterboarding is a torture technique used at Guantanamo bay detention camp in Cuba, this footage is terrifying. If you don't know about Guantanamo Bay, you can learn more about it here:

http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/our-work/law-and-security/closegitmo/about/?gclid=CP-d0un-06gCFUdP4QodzhnoAA

Kat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3J81SN_U2c