You want red? Paint the inside of the Crystal Case whatever shade you like, instant custom color Eee. The Case is cheap enough for you to have several and swap them around. (Oh no, here come the reverse painted Hello Kittys!)

Sometimes we Westerners can so sound so provincial. Kyocera is a ceramics company (Kyoto Ceramic Co. Ltd.) that was formed in 1959. It branched out into electronics later. They're pretty famous for their ceramic knives.

A well known prank in the glassblowing world is to slip one of these into someones back pocket and "pop" it. Loads of fun!

My 12 year old has bought (and cajoled out of his Grandparents) a passel of Brickarms figures and weapons. He uses them in his stop motion animations. They're very high quality.

I agree, Jeff. State sponsored art reminds me too much of the Nazis and Communists. Regardless of the slant it pushes someone to the edge.

As an artist (glassblower and custom furniture maker) I'd rather see that money go towards Art classes (how many digital movie cameras could you get into the hands of young kids with money?)and Art History education for kids. Most of the current crop of kids coming out of art schools these days know too much about how to apply for grants and not enough about the foundations of what they do.

A good artist will find ways to produce art without sucking at the teat of the government. Way too much bad art has been paid for by the people already.

BTW I'm a Christian, but I think it's pointless and even destructive to try and legislate morality. I'd rather see that time and energy spent feeding the hungry.

It appears to be a Stechkin compact machine Pistol, which is basically uncontrollable even with it's detachable shoulder stock.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stechkin_APS