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It’s been on the news and commented on extensively on the net, that a two year old was run over in China and largely ignored until a homeless woman tends to her. Many are seen walking by after looking at a dying child and proceeding to just walk away. Perhaps they thought the child was sleeping, which might be their only defense, but in the street? It’s hard to judge. Yet this kid was only two. What’s the driver thinking? What was the second driver thinking? As much as people stare everywhere, it’s not a Chinese situation, it’s more of a human situation where we observe tragic events and just watch them. This seems extreme, but it happened. The video is hard to watch so we’re not embedding it, but you can click on the link. It’s been reported that the child is still alive. (Youtube – Chinese child)
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This is a fun photo set by a person named Adrian Fisk, who with the support of the United Nations is doing a photo project that puts a single message on a board to the youths of China and now India. He’s been working on the project for a few years and it’s growing steadily. Adrian Fisk’s site is filled with great work. He’s a National Geographic photographer as well. The image below used at (BusinessInsider – Adrian Fisk) who reports on his is stunning. The dude below reveals one universal situation.
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Carp is crap? Think again. Are people really going to eat this in the US? Yes, Asians will. But guess what? There’s too many and now some will get sold to Chinese companies as a frozen delicacy. It’s a fish that most don’t want to eat here, but it’s completely natural, unfarmed, unhormoned, and fed on nature. One person’s trash is another’s treasure. These fish are considered high end. Imagine that big stew with pieces of the luscious carp below. (msnbc – Carp)
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Art Review magazine put Ai Weiwei as the most influential artist in the world. That makes sense, doesn’t it? Without knowing a thing about his work, or seeing what it looks like, his name nearly became household this year. In the BBC’s news, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said: “China has many artists who have sufficient ability. We feel that a selection that is based purely on a political bias and perspective has violated the objectives of the magazine.” That makes sense right? Influential art doesn’t have to signify anything that has to do with art itself. It’s the ability to use art as well. Although what Ai Weiwei will do with this influence or power? Or what it really means to have it, or not have it, we’ll see. But for now, he’s already in high demand as an artist anywhere and feels like he has no power at all. Does he? Probably not, but he can land an art show anywhere. That’s power enough. (BBC – Ai Weiwei)
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This couple made a life in China work out for them. Even speaking no Chinese, his wife got a job teaching autistic kids. He speaks conversational Mandarin got a job higher up in an ad agency and he couldn’t find work in LA. This isn’t a deep video, but it does show what the job market can be like for some people who move there, and they’re going to reform their Social Security for foreigners too. (Video by CBS)
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