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jimmyttl · 08-08-2009

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Originally Posted by panzerkom

a quick smart-ass comment on the picture with the caption -- "A resident performs Taiji as morning exercise at a flooded park by the Yangtze River in Chongqing Municipality August 6, 2009. " -- how did she get there? she couldn't possibly have walked on water.

and without getting her pants wet in the first place. Or could she?

anyway, it was amazing she could perform the exercise without breaking a sweat with all the water around her

bd popeye · 08-09-2009

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In this image made from television broadcast by ETTV television Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, a a six-story hotel in Chihpen, Taitung county, Taiwan collapses and plunges into a river after floodwaters eroded its base as typhoon Morakot passed through the area. All 300 people in the hotel were evacuated and uninjured, officials said. Typhoon Morakot slammed into China's east coast Sunday just hours after nearly 1 million people evacuated the area. It earlier lashed Taiwan with torrential rains that caused the island's worst flooding in 50 years and left dozens missing and feared dead.

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A rescuer helps a crying baby out of floodwater area after Typhoon Morakot hit Pintung county, southern Taiwan, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. The storm dumped more than 200 centimeters (80 inches) of rain on some southern counties on Friday and Saturday, the worst flooding to hit the area in half a century, the Central Weather Bureau reported. (AP Photo)

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Indian police stand guard as China's badminton ace Lin Dan attends practice session in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. England has pulled out of the badminton world championships next week in Hyderabad after the tournament reportedly received a terrorist threat from a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group.

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Rescuers try to reach a man who is stranded by floods as Typhoon Morakot approaches in Shanghai August 9, 2009. A child was killed and houses were flattened after Typhoon Morakot battered China's eastern coast on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and high waves likely to disrupt life and business across the heavily commercial region.

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A woman sweeps water as children walk down a flooded alleyway after Typhoon Morakot hit Fuzhou, Fujian province August 9, 2009.

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Pro-democracy activists, holding pictures of Chinese dissidents, protest outside China's liaison office in Hong Kong Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. About two dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Sunday protested against mainland China's recent crackdown on dissidents _ an apparent attempt to stifle opposition ahead of the celebration of 60 years of communist rule on Oct. 1.

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Local residents clear away a fallen tree as Typhoon Morakot approaches in Changle, Fujian province, August 8, 2009. As Typhoon Morakot neared, more than 970,000 people in two coastal east China provinces were evacuated to safety Sunday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken August 8, 2009.

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 09: The Xian Cultural Act from China take part in the Edinburgh Festivals Cavalcade, in Holyrood Park on August 9, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Thousands of performers from the Fringe and Edinburgh Military Tattoo, along with community floats and motorcyclist, took part in the parade to start the festival season.

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This image provided by the Miss Universe pagent shows Mariana Valente, Miss Canada 2009, and Jingyao Wang, Miss China 2009, at February Point, Exuma, Bahamas on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 filming a segment for the Miss Universe 2009 competition. The Miss Universe 2009 competition will air live on the NBC Television Network at 9:00 PM ET from Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday.

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Giant pandas Le Le (top) and Ying Ying chew on shoots and leaves at the Amazing Asian Animals enclosure in Hong Kong Ocean Park August 9, 2009.

bd popeye · 08-09-2009

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HONG KONG, CHINA - AUGUST 03: Hong Kong model Wylie Zhao attends the premiere of the music video "Animation Goddess" during the 11th ACG Hong Kong 2009 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on August 3, 2009 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

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HONG KONG, CHINA - AUGUST 03: Hong Kong model Melody Chan attends the premiere of the music video "Animation Goddess" during the 11th ACG Hong Kong 2009 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on August 3, 2009 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Taiwanese actresses Xiao-Fan Fan, Amber Kuo and Adriene Lin attend a media call for the premiere of the TV show "The Happy Time in That Year" at Dunhua South Road Eslite Bookstore on August 4, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 08-10-2009

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People make their way across flooded streets in makeshift rafts after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 10, 2009. Typhoon Morakot battered China's commercial east coast on Sunday, killing a child and flattening houses. Half a million people in coastal Fujian province were moved to safer parts ahead of the typhoon's arrival, along with a similar number in neighbouring Zhejiang, Xinhua reported.

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People row a dragon boat to commute through a flooded area in Cangnan county, in east China's Zhejiang province, Monday Aug. 10, 2009.

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A Chinese vendors sell produce at an outdoor vegetable market in Beijing, China, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. Consumer prices have fallen steadily for the first half of the year, but the central bank says inflation might pick up in the second half of the year.

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A man rescued from Shiao Lin village, covered in a landslide from Typhoon Morakot in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan, tells police that ten of his family members died in the slide Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. An estimated 400 Taiwanese are unaccounted for after the landslide spawned by Typhoon Morakot struck the isolated mountain village, a police official said Monday, and a newspaper quoted a resident as saying as many as 600 were buried by the mud. (AP Photo)

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A young woman pauses as she cleans furniture in a flooded street of Pingtung county, southern Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009.

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A handout photograph from the Taiwan Military News Agency shows a storm-damaged bridge near Hsiao Lin, southern Taiwan's Kaohsiung county, August 10, 2009.

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An unidentified woman holds a child rescued by helicopter from a village covered in a landslide from Typhoon Morakot in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009.

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Members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) stage an elaborate anti-fur protest at the entrance of the Giorgio Armani fashion store in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009

bd popeye · 08-11-2009

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Volunteer workers of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation load boxes of instant rice packages and blankets into a truck to transport to areas devastated by Typhoon Morakot, Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. The storm, which triggered the worst flooding in Taiwan in 50 years, dumped as much as 80 inches (2 meters) of rain before moving onto China.

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A local cycles through a flooded street after typhoon Morakot hit Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province August 11, 2009. Two people died and four were injured in a storm-induced landslide late Monday in China's typhoon-swept eastern Zhejiang Province, Xinhua News Agency reported.

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A general view of a container port in Shanghai August 11, 2009. China's exports and imports fell in July from year-earlier levels for the ninth month in a row, largely due to a high comparison base in 2008, but trade perked up on a month-on-month basis, the government said on Tuesday.

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This Aug. 6, 2009 photo provided by Jay Scruggs shows Harper Yue Ye (bottom picture) in Guangzhou , China. Advocates of international adoption are furious over a new federal policy related to tuberculosis testing that could disrupt plans for many families adopting children from China and Ethiopia. The policy already has forced one couple from Virginia, Jay Scruggs and Candace Litchford (top picture), to leave China without Harper, who they had spent two weeks bonding with. "That was a cruel thing to put a 4-year-old child through," said Litchford. "How is she supposed to trust us now?".

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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers walk on the site where a building remains buried by a landslide at Pengxi Township in Taishun County, in east China's Zhejiang province, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. The massive landslide triggered by a deadly typhoon toppled at least six apartment buildings burying an unknown number of residents in eastern China, a state news agency said Tuesday.

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People get a ride on a bulldozer driving through a flooded area in Cangnan county, in east China's Zhejiang province, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. In China, a massive landslide triggered by Typhoon Morakot toppled seven apartment buildings, an official said Tuesday. (AP Photo)

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A family walk by wood washed up by Typhoon Morakot in Liukuei, Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan, on August 11, 2009 following heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Morakot. Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 61 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers, officials said. AFP PHOTO / Patrick LIN (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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A man inspects his farm house in Liukuei, Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan, on August 11, 2009 following heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Morakot.

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A female survivor cries as she is rescued out from Shiaolin to Chishan the evacuation centre in Kaohsiung county, on August 11, 2009. A mudslide engulfed a mountain village in southern Taiwan leaving 100 people feared buried alive, officials said, as the confirmed death toll from Typhoon Morakot on the island hit 41. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)

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A survivor (2nd-L) from Shanmin shows her typhoon digital video to relatives at the Neiman temporary shelter in Kaohsiung county, on August 11, 2009.

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Residents look at the debris after a massive landslide triggered by torrential rain from Typhoon Morakot toppled seven houses in Taishun, eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 11, 2009.

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A young girl walks out of a metro station exit leading to a shopping mall in Shanghai on August 11, 2009. China's retail sales --the main measure of consumer spending, which the Chinese government sees as a key factor in boosting the economy -- rose 15.2 percent in July 2009 compared with the same month in 2010. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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A woman arranges meals at a restaurant in Beijing on August 11, 2009. Chinese consumer prices continued to decline last month, while government-funded investment slowed slightly, official data showed. AFP PHOTO/LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 08-12-2009

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A Chinese tourist cries for help behind the damaged windows of a tour bus in a village in Hu county, northwestern China's Shaanxi province Wednesday Aug. 12, 2009.

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Chinese police officers guard a tour bus that was attacked and held by local residents at a village in Hu county, northwestern China's Shaanxi province Wednesday Aug. 12, 2009. Fifty-one tourists were trapped for more than 8 hours on board the tour bus after the bus ran over a scooter killing two local residents. Relatives of the victims attacked the bus and prevented the passengers from leaving for around 8 hours before local authorities negotiated their release. (AP Photo)

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Shop owner Gong Chui Zhen, 47, fixes trousers at the entrance to her shop in an old quarter of Shanghai August 12, 2009. China's nationwide fiscal revenues rose 10.2 percent in July from a year earlier to 669.6 billion yuan ($97.98 billion), the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

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Excavators work to demolish a collapsed 13-story apartment building which was under construction in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009. The apartment building collapsed on June 27, 2009, killing one worker. (AP Photo)

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A couple tours inside the Bank of China Tower opposite to AIA Central building in Hong Kong August 12, 2009. American International Group, seeking to raise cash to repay bail-out loans, has agreed to sell its Hong Kong consumer finance business to China Construction Bank, the country's second-biggest lender. AIG failed to sell a large stake in American International Assurance Co Ltd (AIA), its Asia life insurance unit earlier this year. The company, once the world's biggest life insurer, has also been seeking buyers for its Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life.

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African and Chinese delagate attend the "Businessmen Meeting for Economic Cooperation Between China and Portuguese Language Countries" on August 12, 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The meeting goal is to increase business between these countries. AFP PHOTO ANTONIO SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images)

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 12: Ye Banjun, owner of General Motors' one millionth vehicle in China in 2009, poses with his Buick LaCrosse sedan during a ceremony to celebrate the sale on August 12, 2009 in Shanghai, China. GM expects its sales in China will hit 1.4 million units in 2009. China has taken stimulus measures to boost its auto market, including offering incentives for people to scrap their old cars and halving the purchase tax on passenger cars to 5 percent for models with engine displacements of less than 1.6 liters. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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NANNING, CHINA - AUGUST 11: Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu promotes a new watch from TISSOT at Dream Island Shopping Mall on August 11, 2009 in Nanning, China. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

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XIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 11: Terracotta Warriors under restoration are displayed at the No.1 pit of the Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum on August 11, 2009 in Lintong District of Xian, Shaanxi Province, China. Chinese archaeologists will spend 5 years in unveiling the mysteries left behind by the Emperor Qin Shihuang during the third excavation of the No.1 pit. The Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) warriors and horses, one of the World's Eighth Wonders, were discovered in 1974 on the east side of the tomb of China's first emperor Qin Shihuang near Xian. More than 8,000 clay warriors and 500 horses were buried in three pits to guard the tomb of the emperor. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 08-13-2009

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A 34-floor apartment building is seen before it was demolished in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, August 13, 2009. The 104-metre (341 ft) high building, which has remained unused since 1995 due to problems on fire control facilities, is the tallest construction demolished in Asia, China Daily reported.

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A woman reads a book at bookstore in Shanghai August 13, 2009. China defended its controls on imported films and books and said on Thursday it regretted a World Trade Organization ruling against its restrictions and may appeal.

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An iron ore loading port is seen in Rizhao, in east China's Shandong province. China affirmed its determination Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, to tighten control over its huge steel industry and press foreign miners to cut iron ore prices, announcing a three-year ban on new mills and saying it wants more influence over costs. (AP Photo,

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Chinese line up to buy movie tickets at a theater in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.

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Paramilitary policemen gather for a swimming course in the Donghu Lake of Wuhan, Hubei province, August 13, 2009. They attend a 15-day course to enhance their capabilities during potential floods, local media reported. The Chinese characters on the board read "following commands of the Communist Party of China".

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Employees wait for customers at a stall handling credit card services in Shanghai August 6, 2009. Credit cards gained popularity among Chinese as the middle class expanded and living standards rose, and as the government tried to encourage the use of such cards to stimulate domestic consumption. But rising debt, especially among young Chinese who were poor candidates for credit cards in the first place, has put a strain on some families and the government is now tightening up the credit card industry. Picture taken August 6, 2009.

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A Taiwanese woman prays for victims during a donation ceremony following Typhoon Morakot, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, in Taipei, Taiwan. Some 14,000 villagers have been rescued _ including 600 on Thursday _ since Typhoon Morakot dumped more than 80 inches (2 meters) of rain this past weekend, the island's disaster relief center said. The storm unleashed the worst floods the island has seen in 50 years.

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An aerial photograph shows a Buddha statue beside a landslide affected area after Typhoon Morakot swept through Kaohsiung county in southern Taiwan August 13, 2009.

bd popeye · 08-14-2009

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Contestants in the Miss Asia Pageant apply make-up during a promotional event at a department store in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. Contestants from Beijing and Tianjin were taking part in preliminary rounds in the hope of making it to the final in Hong Kong on Nov. 1.

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China's Zhao Tingting returns a shot as as teammate Zhang Yawen (R) looks on against Korea's Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung during their women's doubles match in the quarter finals of the World Badminton Championship in Hyderabad August 14, 2009.

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China's NBA player from the New Jersey Nets Yi Jianlian (L) looks to pass under pressure from Tseng wen-Ting of Taiwan (R) during their quarter-final match at the Asian Basketball Championships in Tianjin, northern China, on August 14, 2009. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Rescuers carry the body of a victim after a landslide hit Lin'an in eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 14, 2009. Five people were reported dead and four missing after rainstorms triggered the landslide. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

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Young Chinese men, about to visit Africa, recite an oath during the opening ceremony of the third China-Africa Youth Festival at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on August 14, 2009. Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao in his opening speech praised the festival as a plattform for young African and Chinese people to exchange views. AFP PHOTO / POOL / OLIVER WEIKEN (Photo credit should read OLIVER WEIKEN/AFP/Getty Images)

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A mainland tea trader shows her wears and products during the Food Expo and Chinese Medicine Fair in Hong Kong on August 14, 2009. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council opened three fairs which includes its first-ever International Tea Fair. AFP PHOTO / LAURENT FIEVET (Photo credit should read LAURENT FIEVET/AFP/Getty Images)

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HONG KONG - AUGUST 13: The ten candidates for Miss Hong Kong 2009 showcase jeweley at Mongkok Lukfook Jewellery Shop on August 13, 2009 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 08-15-2009

Go to the link below for photos of the Typhoon Relief efforts in Taiwan.

Typhoon Relief Efforts

bd popeye · 08-16-2009

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Afghan incumbent president Hamid Karzai (L) talks to Chinese ambassador Zheng Qingdian during the inauguration of a new hospital funded by the People's Republic of China in Kabul on August 16, 2009. Afghanistan's showcase presidential election is facing a crisis of credibility with just days to go, as analysts warn that voters fearing threats to their safety could simply decide to stay away. Concerns about low turnout, vote buying, ballot stuffing, over-registration and backroom deals have added to threats of Taliban violence to potentially undermine the legitimacy of the election, set for August 20. AFP PHOTO/PEDRO UGARTE (Photo credit should read PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

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A family walks under an advertising billboard for Asia in Hong Kong on August 16, 2009. Hong Kong began to pull out of recession in the second quarter, government figures showed on August 14, but officials warned against complacency. AFP PHOTO / LAURENT FIEVET (Photo credit should read LAURENT FIEVET/AFP/Getty Images)

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Chinese strongwoman Zhang Tingting pulls six cars with her hair over a distance of 50 metres in Beijing on August 15, 2009. The feat has been performed by men in the past and Zhang claims she is the first woman to successfully complete the challenge. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

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BERLIN - AUGUST 16: Mingxia Yang of China competes in the women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk Final during day two of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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BERLIN - AUGUST 16: Hong Liu of China celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's 20 Kilometres Race Walk Final during day two of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 16, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)

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Fu Haifeng (L) and Cai Yun of China celebrate winning the men's doubles final against Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung of South Korea at the World Badminton Championship at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on August 16, 2009. Yun Cai and Fu won by 21-18, 16-21, 28-26. AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 15: Workers prepare to clean the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square ahead of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on August 15, 2009 in Beijing, China. Many festivities are being planned for the October 1 anniversary of the nation's founding. (Photo by Yang Wei/FZWB/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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TAIPEI, CHINA - AUGUST 15: Chinese actor Jet Li visits the Typhoon Morakot victims on August 15, 2009 in Taipei of Taiwan Province, China. Rescuers in Taiwan battled to reach over 15,000 people still trapped in mountain villages nearly one week after a powerful typhoon triggered the island's worst floods in half a century. (Photo by unioncom/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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HONG KONG - AUGUST 12: Hong Kong actress Catherine Hung promotes Help Actually Organization as ambassador at Mei Foo Sun Chuen on August 12, 2009 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

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A visitors takes a picture of the fossilised head of a dinosaur at a museum in Kunming, in southwest China's Yunnan province on August 12, 2009. Three complete dinosaur fossils are being prepared to be tranported from Kunming to Beijing's Science Museum of China. In December 2008 Paleontologists in east China announced that they had dug up what they believe is one of the world's largest group of fossilised dinosaur bones, with scientists having found over 7000 in the assemblage. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN - AUGUST 13: Real(L) and Faye of Taiwanese band F.I.R attend a press conference to launch the album "Faith Map" in support of the Typhoon Morakot victims at New Life Church on August 13, 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Tungstar/Getty Images)

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Young Chinese women gather for an audition to become China's Southern Airlines flight attendants in Beijing on August 15, 2009, ahead of the upcoming 2010 Asian Games. The 2010 Asian Games will take place from November 12-27 in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, and will feature 42 disciplines, three more than at the last event in Doha, with dance sport, dragon boat racing, and roller sport added to the agenda. The Olympics have 28 disciplines. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

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Chinese police conduct a breathelyser test on a driver at a road block in Beijing on August 15, 2009. Chinese police are cracking down on drunk drivers as more than 1,200 new cars hit the roads of China's capital every day on average in the first seven months of the year. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 08-17-2009

For Typhoon Morakot relief information/news and photos follow the link below.

Typhoon Morakot News/Photos aid and donation information

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A Cathay Pacific Airways passenger plane takes off near other Cathay flights at the Hong Kong Airport August 17, 2009. Shares of Cathay Pacific were suspended on Monday, amid talk that one of its major shareholders, Citic Pacific, might sell its stake to another shareholder, Air China.

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A construction worker labors on scaffolding at a construction site Monday Aug. 17, 2009, in Shanghai, China. China's exports, retail sales and factory output improved in July, the government said last week, adding to spreading signs the global economy might be recovering from its worst downturn since the 1930s.

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A Chinese woman yawns in front of Tiananmen Gate, which is under refurnishing works in Beijing Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. On Oct. 1, China mark the celebration of 60 years of communist rule, a huge parade is expected to be held in the capital city as a way for the Chinese leadership to show to the world and its people the country's might and prosperity.

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Miss China Wang Jingyao walks the runway in the evening gown segment of the 2009 Miss Universe Preliminary Competition, at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. During the Aug. 23 final pageant, Miss Universe will be picked from among contestants from 84 countries

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Workers repairs light bulbs while refurnishing works is seen on the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square in Beijing Monday, Aug. 17, 2009.

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Workers sweep an iron ore dump site at a port in Rizhao, Shandong province August 17, 2009. Upstart Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group broke ranks to forge a slightly cheaper iron ore price with Chinese steel mills in exchange for up to $6 billion in funding, giving Beijing's beleaguered industry group a much-needed face-saving win.

noone536 · 08-18-2009

how come the guy in construction scalfoldin in last post doesn't have safety wired?

bd popeye · 08-18-2009

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Chinese police officers stand on duty outside the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Co. smelting plant which being shut down after a protest broke out by villagers in Baoji city, west of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Dai Zhengshe, the mayor of Baoji, city apologized to residents living near a smelter after hundreds of children were apparently poisoned by lead from the plant, prompting clashes between angry parents and police in recent days, a state news agency said Tuesday.

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Villagers with their children wait for blood test as the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Co. smelting plant has poisoned hundred children in Baoji city, west of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009.

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Zhang Minghui, owner of a small renovation company, sits amongst building supplies in his small shop located in the centre of Beijing August 14, 2009. The Chinese government is attempting to pass the baton of growth from state-funded infrastructure investment to the private housing sector, a risky but necessary move to sustain the economic recovery. Picture taken August 14, 2009.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 18: Tang Shuangning, chairman of Everbright Securities Co, speaks during an Initial Public Offering ceremony at the Shanghai Stock Exchange on August 18, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Everbright Securities Co rose 32 percent in its Shanghai market debut today after raising 11 billion yuan (USD 1.61 billion).

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Tang Shuangning (L), chairman of China Everbright Securities Co, hits a gong with Shanghai Vice-Mayor Tu Guangshao during the IPO ceremony of Everbright Securities at the Shanghai Stock Exchange August 18, 2009. China Everbright Securities Co rose 32 percent in its Shanghai market debut on Tuesday after raising 11 billion yuan ($1.61 billion) in its IPO, within expectations but more subdued than last month's sizzling debuts after a market rally stalled.

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French movie director Jean-Jacques Annaud (L) signs for a young Chinese girl a copy of the internationally best selling Chinese novel "Wolf Totem" during a media conference in Beijing August 18, 2009. Annaud, who directed the 1997 film "Seven Years in Tibet", will direct the film version of the book which is to be financed by the the Beijing Forbidden City Movie Company, making him the first foreigner to direct a film financed by the company.

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Alleged diamond smuggler, Alpha Kwok, a Chinese-born British national from Hong Kong, walks inside the Philippine Bureau of Immigration in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday Aug. 18, 2009. The Philippine Immigration chief has ordered the filing of immigration charges against Kwok after she was arrested for allegedly smuggling US$10.4 million worth of diamonds and uncut precious stones in the country.

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 17: A general view of the illuminated 'Expo Axis' is seen at the 2010 World Expo site on August 17, 2009 in Shanghai, China. The funnel shaped structure can divert sunlight into underground rooms and collect rainwater for recycling. The building, also known as 'The Sunny Valleys' is on a major passage that links the Expo's main pavilions. (Photo by Niu Yixing/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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FOCUS by Polly Hui A cameraman records footage of a young aboriginal girl at the typhoon rescue centre in the town of Chiashien in Kaohsiung county, southern Taiwan, on August 18, 2009. Many of Typhoon Morakot's victims belong to Taiwan's indigenous tribes who have lived here for thousands of years before the Han Chinese came in the 17th century -- and whose spiritual attachment to the land runs deep. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)

bd popeye · 08-19-2009

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XIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 19: The sculpture entitled 'Car', which is made of bricks, steel bars, sand and cement, is on display at the 'China Revisualized & The Banner Of Urban Culture'--Xian Qujiang International Contemporary Art Festival on August 19, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. The festival is the largest contemporary art event in Xian, displaying artworks including 100 paintings, 60 sculptures, 10 installation and 50 image works.

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XIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 19: A worker installs an installation artwork at the 'China Revisualized & The Banner Of Urban Culture'--Xian Qujiang International Contemporary Art Festival on August 19, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. The festival is the largest contemporary art event in Xian, displaying artworks including 100 paintings, 60 sculptures, 10 installation and 50 image works.

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A village woman claiming to work inside the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Co. plant, seen in background left, speaks to a television crew, in Shaanxi province's Changqing town, West of Xi'an, China, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Dozens of police and plainclothes officers guarded the Chinese smelting plant in central Shaanxi on Wednesday, days after hundreds of villagers stormed the factory because more than 600 children from two nearby villages had been sickened by lead poisoning.

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Police officers along with medical personnel prepare to escort journalists away from the scene as they bar them from interviewing children receiving medical treatment from lead poisoning, at a hospital, in Fengxiang county, West of Xi'an, China, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.

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Chinese boxer Zhang Zhilei, right, poses for a picture during a media lunch in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Zhang Zhilei, who won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympics, has been training in the United States to prepare him for international competition.

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A woman stands on a street as security guards march behind her outside the Bank of China headquarters in the financial district of Beijing August 19, 2009. Chinese banks, barely dented by the global financial crisis, are set to report lower first-half earnings on compressed interest margins, and investors will watch for any signs of growing problem loans from Beijing's ultra-loose economic stimulus policies.

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A cargo ship carrying aid from China, including prefabricated homes for the flood victims in Pingtung County, arrives at Port of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan August 18, 2009.

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Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (R) hugs the relative of a landslide victim at the site of a major landslide caused by Typhoon Morakot which destroyed the mountain village of Hsiao Lin in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan August 19, 2009.

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Workers intall new signs on a renovated building in Shanghai on August 19, 2009 at one of the many renovation sites that mushroomed in the city ahead of the Shanghai's 2010 World Expo. After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China is planning to stage the largest World's Fair yet as the latest demonstration of its growing global clout. The six-month exhibition starts on May 1, 2010. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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A police anti-explosive container is placed on the platform at a metro station in Beijing on August 19, 2009. Beijing police will step up their anti-terror efforts ahead of the 60th anniversary on October 1 of the founding of communist China, with more street patrols and checkpoints, state media said. AFP PHOTO/LIU Jin (Photo credit should read LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)

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A local political party raises money for victims of the Taiwan typhoon, in Hong Kong on August 18, 2009. President Ma Ying-jeou said Taiwan's National Day celebrations on October 10 would be cancelled as festivities were no longer appropriate in the aftermath of the typhoon which struck this month. AFP PHOTO/MIKE CLARKE (Photo credit should read MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

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WUHAN, CHINA - AUGUST 20: Workers spray chemical to prevent the growth of blue-green algae on the East Lake on August 20, 2009 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. The East Lake is the largest downtown lake in China, covering an area of 33 square kilometers. Blue-green Algae appeared in the lake recently due to lake eutrophication. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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WUHAN, CHINA - AUGUST 20: (CHINA OUT) People swim in the East Lake to cool down on August 20, 2009 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Wuhan is known as one of the Three Furnaces of China due to its hot summer weather with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees centigrade, about 104 degrees Fahrenheit. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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A picture shows the view from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong on August 20, 2009. Property prices in the territory have continued to rebound sharply in the wake if the economic crisis. AFP PHOTO/MIKE CLARKE (Photo credit should read MIKE CLARKE/AFP/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA-AUGUST 20: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair(R) stands next to Chinese actress Li Bingbing during a ceremony to introduce Li as spokesperson for the 'million forest' reforestation project on August 20, 2009 in Beijing, China, on August 20, 2009. Blair is in Beijing working with the non-profit organisation 'The Climate Group' in preparations for UN talks in Copenhagen in December to push for an agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012. The group has just unveild a new environmental report entitled "China's Clean Revolution II: China's Opportunity" (Photo by Zhang Ke/ChinaFotoPress)

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LHASA CHINA-AUGUST 20: (CHINA OUT) A giant Buddha Tangkha is displayed during the Shonton Festival & Dancers performing during the Shonton Festival opening on August 20, 2009 in Lhasa, Tibet of China. Shoton Festival, one of the most important festivals in Tibet, attracts thousands of devout Buddhists from across the world. The Shoton Festival begins on the 30th day of the 6th Tibetan month (or late August) and lasts five days. With the display of the giant Buddha Tangkha, Tibetan operas, picnics, yak and horse races, the festival reflects the endless charm of Tibet. (Photos by Chang Chuan/ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

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Workers walk past the Chinese pavillion at the site of the Shanghai's 2010 World Expo in Shanghai on August 19, 2009. After the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China is planning to stage the largest World's Fair yet as the latest demonstration of its growing global clout. The six-month exhibition starts on May 1. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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Taiwan's Premier Liu Chao-shiuan (C) speaks during a press conference in Taipei on August 19, 2009. A political storm surrounding Taiwan's Typhoon Morakot gained force as the defence minister and cabinet secretary offered on August 19 to resign over the government's slow response. AFP PHOTO/Sam YEH (Photo credit should read SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images)

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