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Japanese American National Museum 100 N Central Ave (yes, either address works) Los Angeles, California, 90012 United States Showcase and sale of unique, high quality, handcrafted, artist designed merchandise. Craft items for sale include: origami art, unique jewelry, kimono fabric clothing, handbags, silk/yarn scarves, ceramic and miniature bronze sculptures, cultural t-shirts, stationery, glass art, and much more! Free admission to Japanese American National Museum exhibitions with craft show purchase ($5 minimum) (September 30, 2012 only). On the Plaza: Yuujou Taiko will perform at 12PM. Shoppers can take the Metro Gold Line to the Little Tokyo Arts District~1st & Alameda. (Cash or Checks please) Sponsored by Friends of the Museum. For more information, email: kokorocraft@gmail.com (JANM – Kokoro)
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Mining is some provinces are ruining The Great Wall of China. Yes, the wall is super long. Longer than what’s really ever looked at. It could be a tourist trap someday nearly everywhere, when trips to China become easy and inexpensive. It is a huge place. However for now, their number one tourist trap is being ruined by miners who want that quick dollar. If it’s going to get that messed up, why not just sell pieces. The Wall police will surely not catch anyone. Here’s some ideas who who to sell to. 1) 6 Flags. Make a theme park around it. Great Wall Rides, Burgers, rickshaw rides, and costumed peasants will round this out into a great experience. 2) Rich Baller. Yes, in a living room, imagine a ten foot span of The Great Wall of China in a living room. That would be a conversation piece . 3) Tourists. Break off tiny pieces and package it as piece of The Great Wall. Price at $20 each so it can be haggled down to $10. 4) Museums. American Museum of Natural History. The big one of them all. They should do what’s happened in the history of plundering and buy this chunk from the locals. If not, just steal it, ala The British Museum has. They might need to return it one day after more haggling. 5) Chinese Medicine Companies. Surely The Great Wall itself has to have some medicinal qualities of long life or keeping evil spirits away. Drink bits of it and live longer. “Increase the Chi with The Great Wall”. (Reuters – The Destruction of The Great Wall of China) That’s an untouristy portion of The Great Wall I shot in 2008.
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Spend $25 and you get a little form that you send in, and you get? Cookie Chef Babo. It’s an insane deal and smartly, the Uglydoll folks and David Horvath and Sun-min Kim have created a way to get people out to the shops. Get out, come see us, get in, get a form. Once we run out of forms… that’s when the offer expires. We’ll see if we can get more! Addendum: no Chronicle Books products, Bossy Bear, or Qee or Toy2R products. We like them, but they don’t count. Tax doesn’t count either. One household can receive up to 3 of the of plush. We extended this online. We’ll mail you the certificate. You need to at 4.95 shipping, it’s a 12″ doll. The products need to have a barcode, so the buttons are too small! Internationals, you’ll probably have to wait. Limit of 3 per household!
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