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Buzz Woody tiki mug which is being auctioned for Japan Disaster Refief

Another Toy Story 3 tiki mug on auction for Japan Disaster Relief

Last May Toy Story 3 director and tiki fan Lee Unkrich auctioned off some tiki mugs that he had made as a gift to the crew who worked on the film to support Japan disaster relief. Now, many artists at Pixar have banded together to sell more items on eBay to raise money for MercyCorps [...]

Japan Aloha Shirt Crisis

Japan turning to aloha shirts to solve power crisis

NPR is running a cute story today on how the Aloha Shirt is contributing to help solve Japan’s power woes after many power plants were shut down in the wake of the recent tsunami.
Government ministries are under orders to conserve office power any way possible, including shutting down elevators, shifting work hours to take advantage [...]