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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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It was revealed that the latest member of huge pop sensation AKB48 was actually computer generated. Eguchi Aimi is her name and you can get a look at her and how she was composited through this video. This isn’t exactly new, but the fun part is that the quality is high. But one step further. Why not make your own version? [youtube]aIpYpRobez4[/youtube]   Click on the Glico sponsored page and you can take parts of all and seriously make your own. Click here. Use the upper right corner for eyes, nose, mouth, and you can adjust the positioning later. You can’t create a wacko monster woman, but you can make her look weird if you’re game. We made her!   And her!     Of course you can use their social networking widget to send your creation to your friends.
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