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Why did people bury things like this? Were the horses killed for the burial? Surely. It’s amazing how intact this site is, and what will they do with this? There’s not much information on this yet, but there were many chariots and horses. (National Geographic – Chariots of China)
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Lucy Liu, actress is now painting. She’s already shown under her other name Yu Ling – which for you Chinese fanatics, is the Pinyin spelling of her name, but now it’s all out. They’ve merged into one. She’s having an exhibition at Salon Vert in London and it’s Chinese calligraphy inspired. If you so inclined a publisher printed a book and you can see a few images of it here. The additional image is from a previous work and it appears to be a stringed ginseng root. Liu’s styles range if you look at the body of work. It goes from sculpture to straight paintings to calligraphy. There’s an extended article at the link ahead. (thisislondon – Lucy Liu)
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“We Celebrate Japan Earthquake” This was photographed at Asian Football Confederation game. A Korea team vs a Japan team. Keep it classy folks. This isn’t ok. Apologies have been made by the team. But… C’mon! Also in a similar note, as some of you may recall, Belgian fans taunted Japanese goalie Eiji Kawashima by chanting, “Fukushima Fukushima.” It’s just more Japan bashing. That’s about it.
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Wat Misaka will be honored at a Japanese American Gala in Washington DC. In case you haven’t heard of this man… he was the first draft pick in 1947 for the New York Knicks. The game was different back then, but watch the video below. It’s for a documentary about the man and he could play. at 5’7″ and speedy, he’s the prototypical tiny guard that’s still used in the NBA. (Salt Lake Tribune – Wat Misaka) [youtube]Hz50-UunDcY[/youtube] (watmisaka.com)
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$130,000 in a toilet that was ear marked for earthquake / tsunami donation was found in a toilet! Since it was found in a city government office and anonymous, perhaps it’s drug money! Or something that was found or stolen, but then again, perhaps it’s just a good person. (voa – toilet)
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