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Rain, thunder, typhoons forecast for Beijing Games
Breitbart.com ^
| 08/03/08
| AFP
Posted on 08/03/2008 7:36:53 AM PDT by Reaganesque
Weather forecasters on Sunday predicted thunder and rain in Beijing on the day of the Olympic opening ceremony and warned that typhoons could disrupt events in other host cities.
Organisers have repeatedly said rain is their biggest worry ahead of Friday's opening ceremony, which will feature more than 10,000 performers and a massive fireworks display.
But top officials from the Beijing Meteorological Bureau confirmed that bad weather was certain for the August 8, although they held out hope that the skies may clear for the evening ceremony...
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2008olympics; beijing; china; olympics; typhoon; weather
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Gotta wonder if someone up there isn't pleased. Anyway, here's a picture of a rehearsal for the opening ceremonies:
To: Reaganesque
Got watel ploof file wolks?
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posted on
08/03/2008 7:46:46 AM PDT
by
shove_it
(and have a nice day)
To: silent_jonny
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posted on
08/03/2008 7:48:18 AM PDT
by
retrokitten
(Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Mother Teresa)
To: Reaganesque
Delayed on account of rain...
08/09/08
Oops!
Pardon me while I get all misty... NOT!
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posted on
08/03/2008 7:51:11 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(I'm a non Soros non lefitst supporting maverick Gang of 1, who won't be voting for McCain.)
To: Reaganesque
They won’t want to eat, drink or speak freely, but at least those attending the games will be able to breath the air once the rains have washed some of the pollution away.
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posted on
08/03/2008 7:58:54 AM PDT
by
GBA
To: Reaganesque
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posted on
08/03/2008 8:00:37 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: DoughtyOne
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posted on
08/03/2008 8:03:47 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
That's funny. (And a bit of truth too, so not all that funny in a way.)
I saw one yesterday that had an individual standing in front of a wall. He was shot, and the wall went red around him, and he crumpled with the Olympic white silhouette remaining. Very clever.
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posted on
08/03/2008 8:11:42 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(I'm a non Soros non lefitst supporting maverick Gang of 1, who won't be voting for McCain.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/03/2008 8:14:03 AM PDT
by
mass55th
To: Reaganesque
This is going to be the biggest train wreck in Olympic history.
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posted on
08/03/2008 8:43:36 AM PDT
by
DaGman
To: Reaganesque
Locusts
Red Tide
Earthquakes
Smog
Typhoons, hurricanes, etc.
The Red Chinese need a come to Jesus moment. For real.
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posted on
08/03/2008 8:44:39 AM PDT
by
combat_boots
(She lives! 22 weeks, 9.5 inches. Go, baby, go!)
To: Reaganesque
At least it’ll kill the smog.
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posted on
08/03/2008 9:08:11 AM PDT
by
VaBthang4
("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
To: Reaganesque
Per weatherunderground, no evidence of tropical Cyclonic activity in the Western pacific region as of yet:
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posted on
08/03/2008 9:43:37 AM PDT
by
fso301
To: Reaganesque
Rain, thunder, typhoons forecast for Beijing Games
Somebody's trying to give me a reason to watch.
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posted on
08/03/2008 10:07:36 AM PDT
by
adorno
To: Reaganesque
Hmmmm...something sort of prophetic about all of this? ;-)
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posted on
08/03/2008 10:10:28 AM PDT
by
Allegra
(Goodness me, goodness me, industrial disease...)
To: mass55th
Oh my, that's a hilarious thread!
How creative.
To: adorno
The javelins, discuses and shotputs should go miles. Heh, heh. Koreans should consider staying inside during those events.
To: retrokitten
Are pandas waterproof? This one is ;)
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posted on
08/03/2008 12:22:00 PM PDT
by
silent_jonny
(God's Got It)
To: Reaganesque
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posted on
08/03/2008 12:59:07 PM PDT
by
freeangel
( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
To: silent_jonny
LOL!! I was going to say that I think I’m a little old for that, but then I remembered my umbrella has Felix the Cat all over it.
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posted on
08/03/2008 6:26:11 PM PDT
by
retrokitten
(Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Mother Teresa)
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