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She is worth a 2-3 carat diamond ring for sure...and I don't mind!

Originally Posted by Equation

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She is worth a 2-3 carat diamond ring for sure...and I don't mind!

You can buy a Cheap three carart for say $3000
and a 1 carat thats twice as expensive as what you paid for the 3carat ring, so whats your choice?

China's Liu Xiang, center, checks for injuries as Barbados' Shane Brathwaite, right, and Poland's Artur Noga, left, react as others continue in a men's 110-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012.

Cyclists run past a screen showing that China's Liu Xiang falls in a men's 110-meter hurdles heat at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in a CCTV news in Beijing Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Chinese at home are shedding tears after former world-record holder Liu Xiang crashed into the first hurdle in his first heat of the 110-meter hurdles at the London Games.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Xiang Liu of China gets assisted off the track by Andrew Turner of Great Britain and Jackson Quinonez of Spain after getting injured in the Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 Heats on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 7, 2012 in London, England.

Falun Gong members and sympathizers gather in Taipei August 7, 2012, to support a protest to petition the release of Chung Ding-pan, a Taiwanese citizen and Falun Gong member who was arrested for allegedly showing Falun Gong films on a local TV station in China in June. Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait Chen Yunlin is expected to arrive in Taiwan on August 8 for cross strait negotiations with Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF).

Meng Ru (L) gives blood as a nurse (front) waits at a blood donation bus in Beijing on August 7, 2012. For the first time in 14 years lesbians in China are being allowed to give blood after the health ministry revised a regulation which previously prohibited all homosexuals from donating. State media reported that the ammendment aims to address a lack of donated blood in China, adding that the government regulations still prohibit homosexual men, drug users and people with multiple sexual partners from doing so.

This picture taken on August 6, 2012 shows damaged cars by the side of a street, after a storm following Typhoon Saola hits Shiyan, in central China's Hubei province, leaving 14 dead. China on August 7 evacuated 200,000 people from Shanghai as Typhoon Haikui is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province, just south of the city, late August 7 or early on August 8, making it the third typhoon in a week to bore down on the east coast, warning it could be the most powerful storm to hit since 2005.

This picture taken on August 6, 2012 shows rescuers help evacuating a family from their flooded home after a storm following Typhoon Saola hit Shiyan, in central China's Hubei province, leaving 14 dead.

This picture taken on August 6, 2012 shows rescuers evacuating a woman from her flooded home after a storm following Typhoon Saola hit Shiyan, in central China's Hubei province, leaving 14 dead.

Holiday-makers stand on a beach at the seaside town of Beidaihe, 100 kms (60 miles) east of Beijing on August 6, 2012. China's leaders, including the man expected to be the next president, have begun their secretive summer meetings at the seaside resort, state press said on August 5, ahead of a once-in-a-decade transition of power.

Rescuers arrange the tools after the rescue operation in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 6, 2012. A total of 201 workers were trapped in a tunnel construction site as a temporary bridge cross the Xihe River was washed out due to heavy rainfall caused by the Typhoon Damrey. All the trapped workers have been transferred to safe area after a rescue operation on Monday. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

Rescued workers are seen in Benxi, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 6, 2012. A total of 201 workers were trapped in a tunnel construction site as a temporary bridge cross the Xihe River was washed out due to heavy rainfall caused by the Typhoon Damrey. All the trapped workers have been transferred to safe area after a rescue operation on Monday. (Xinhua/Jiang Bing)

Thousands of restaurants and small shops in downtown Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, suspended their business in the past three days due to a rumor that the local government would crack down on counterfeit goods and businesses that didn't follow the regulations.

However, the government of Shenyang on Tuesday morning denied any special actions and asked small businesses not to believe in the rumors and to resume operations as soon as possible.

On Tuesday morning, 80 percent of shops along Daxi Road, a famous electronic products hub in downtown Shenyang, were closed.

"I would support the government's crackdown, but the alleged action has seriously affected our life. I can't even buy fruit and vegetables in market. All the shops are closed, this is driving me crazy," said local resident Wang Weijin.

Many stall owners said they did not know whether the rumor was true or not, but that they decided to close their shops to prevent any possible risks.

Originally Posted by bladerunner

You can buy a Cheap three carart for say $3000
and a 1 carat thats twice as expensive as what you paid for the 3carat ring, so whats your choice?

True...it also depends on the quality of the color, cut, and clearness of the diamond that can dictate the price.

Originally Posted by bladerunner

Why waste fresh rainwater? Built In the 40's 50's the houses had a raised patio leading to the front door. The patio was essentially a concrete plaster block tank for holding the roof water.

Try to get collect your rainwater as a city dweller now. In fact they banned them. They worked out thats its better to supply your water needs for a couple thou a year. Theyve created water utilitiy companies made it compusory to use their services and flicked these companies on for mega tens of millions plus to privately owned companies.

It wouldnt surprise me if they were given a seat on the company board once they done being city council officials.


When I had my farm it had a dam as well as bore that went down 600feet to pump water. even then the water was tainted with iron. It didnt stop me drinking the water.NOw a days my doctor tells me that I have a extremely high iron reading, not good for a person my age.

My stomach must have turned into cast iron as i never get sick from eating suspect food.

I think the problem with doing something like that, here in Texas at least, is the sheer amount of mosquitoes that standing water will spawn. It probably works better in drier places like Arizona and New Mexico where water is scarce.

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Chinese Team 2012 Summer Olympics - News, photos, topics, and quotes

London 2012 Olympic Games China's Team - News, photos, topics, and quotes

Tears well up the eyes of silver medalist Chinese gymnast Sui Lu after results were declared during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus finals for the beam at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in London.

Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin (R) and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung wave upon Chen's arrival at the Grand Hotel before cross-strait meetings in Taipei August 8, 2012. Taiwan and China are planning to sign a cross-strait investment protection and promotion agreement to protect Taiwanese businesses in China.

A younger protestor!

A protester against the upcoming Taiwan and China cross strait meetings is dragged off the road by the police before the arrival of Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin in Taipei August 8, 2012. Taiwan and China are planning to sign a cross strait investment protection and promotion agreement to protect Taiwanese business people in China.

I asked this before and no one answered.. Why in Taiwan is it that you seldom see young people protesting anything? The older generation seems to do most of the protesting. Why?

Activists shout slogans in front of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation during the arrival of Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin for the 8th cross-strait meeting in Taipei August 8, 2012. Taiwan and China are planning to sign a cross-strait investment protection and promotion agreement to protect Taiwanese businesses in China.

People in a rainstorm brought on by Typhoon Haikui Wednesday Aug. 8, 2012 in Shanghai, China. The typhoon slammed into eastern China's Zhejiang province early Wednesday, packing winds up to 150 kilometers (90 miles) per hour and triggering flooding.

Chinese families evacuate their homes in the outskirts of Shanghai on August 7, 2012, ahead of Typhoon Haikui.

A rescuer carries a woman to a safer area in Taizhou, Zhejiang province August 8, 2012. Typhoon Haikui struck China on Wednesday, packing winds of up to 110 km per hour (68 mph), prompting officials to evacuate nearly 2 million people and grounding hundreds of flights to and from Shanghai and other cities.

Chinese rescuers help evacuate an elderly man from his home in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province on August 7, 2012, ahead of Typhoon Haikui. China evacuated 200,000 people from Shanghai as Typhoon Haikui is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province, just south of the city, late August 7 or early August 8, making it the third typhoon in a week to bore down on the east coast, warning it could be the most powerful storm to hit since 2005.

Chinese rescuers help evacuate residents from their homes in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang province on August 7, 2012, ahead of Typhoon Haikui. China evacuated 200,000 people from Shanghai as Typhoon Haikui is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province, just south of the city, late August 7 or early August 8, making it the third typhoon in a week to bore down on the east coast, warning it could be the most powerful storm to hit since 2005.

Labourers work to reconnect an electric circuit after pylons were turned over by Typhoon Haikui in Wenling, Zhejiang province August 8, 2012. Typhoon Haikui struck China on Wednesday, packing winds of up to 110 km per hour (68 mph), prompting officials to evacuate nearly 2 million people and grounding hundreds of flights to and from Shanghai and other cities.

Noah's Ark of China, a six-ton (5,443 kg) ball container built by Chinese inventor Yang Zongfu, undergoes a rolling test in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, August 6, 2012. .

A Chinese inventor, Yang Zongfu celebrates on his six-ton (5,443 kg) ball container named Noah's Ark of China after he succeeds in a series of tests of the vessel in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, August 6, 2012. According to local media, Yang spent two years and 1.5 million RMB (235,585 USD) to build this four-metre diameter vessel, which has been tested capable of housing a three-person family and sufficient food for them to live in 10 months. The vessel was designed to protect people inside from external heat, water and external impact. Picture taken August 6, 2012.

I think these young women are to thin.

Contestants pose for photos with a performer who acted as Micheal Jackson during the Miss Universe China 2012, a beauty contest, on Costa Victoria cruise ship in Shanghai, east China's municipality, Aug. 6, 2012. Final 20 contestants of Miss Universe China 2012 attended a performance on Costa Victoria Monday to promote the tourism in Shanghai. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)

Cast members attend a premiere ceremony of the film "The Bullet Vanishes" in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2012. The film, which is directed by Chi-Leung Law and performed by Nicholas Tse, Ching Wan Lau and Yang Mi, will be on shown on Aug. 14. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Younger people have a life and career to worry about. Only older people have spare time to do this.

Plus, even until this day, people in Taiwan are still on the swing. The general population's view towards unification/one China policy could swing anywhere form 80% against it to 80% supporting depending on the political events of the time. So most people just give up caring. Only those hardcore separatist and unificationist will do these crazy protests.

Most people there care more about how to save more gas on the drive home than worrying about who's visiting or which treaty is signed.

Thank you Vini_Vidi_Vici. Great answer. Just what I expected.

Look for more PIX tomorrow!

Chinese Team 2012 Summer Olympics - News, photos, topics, and quotes

London 2012 Olympic Games China's Team - News, photos, topics, and quotes

China's Deng Senyue performs her ball program during the individual all-around qualifications of the rythmic gymnastics event of the London Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 at Wembley arena in London.

Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin (L) exchanges documents with Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung after a cross strait signing ceremony in Taipei August 9, 2012. Taiwan and China have signed a cross strait investment protection and promotion agreement to protect Taiwanese businesses in China.

China's chief negotiator Chen Yunlin (L) presents a vase to his Taiwanese counterpart Chiang Pin-kung (R) during the eighth Taiwan and China trade talks in Taipei on August 9, 2012.

Activists protest against the ongoing Taiwan and China cross-strait meetings in Taipei August 9, 2012, near the venue where the meeting of Chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chen Yunlin and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung is taking place. Taiwan and China are planning to sign a cross-strait investment protection and promotion agreement to protect Taiwanese businesses in China.

HEFEI, CHINA - AUGUST 09: A van carrying Gu Kailai leaves the Hefei City Intermediate People's Court as China opens the murder trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, in Anhui provincial court on August 9, 2012 in Anhui, China. Gu is alleged to have killed British businessman Neil Heywood in Chongqing, where her husband, Bo Xilai was the Communist Party Chief until early this year.

JIAXING, CHINA - AUGUST 08: Telegraph poles are blown down by typhoon Haikui on August 8, 2012 in Jiaxing, China. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon to hit China this year, landed in central Zhejiang's Hepu Town early on Wednesday.

TAIZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 08: A watermelon field is damaged by Typhoon Haikui on August 8, 2012 in Taizhou, China. Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon to hit China this year, landed in central Zhejiang's Hepu Town early on Wednesday.

Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam (L), number two of Hong Kong's top officials, along with Secretary for Food and Health Ko Wing-man (C) watch as a fish farmer inspects a fish for plastic pellets that has been swallowed, on a breeding raft off Lantau Island in Hong Kong in this handout photo taken August 8, 2012. China's oil refiner Sinopec admitted on Wesnesday it owned the 150 tonnes of plastic pellets polluting Hong Kong's waters. Hundreds of millions of potentially toxic plastic pellets from containers knocked off a vessel during Hong Kong's worst typhoon in 13 years have washed up on its beaches where they lay for more than a week. Picture taken August 8, 2012.

Police stand guard in the pouring rain outside the Intermediate People's Court in Hefei, Anhui province on August 9, 2012. One of China's highest-profile trials in decades opened here when the wife of the disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai appears in the court charged with murdering a British businessman.

Policemen patrol a street in Hong Kong on August 9, 2012. Hong Kong police said on August 9, 2012 it will go on a trial to use body cameras, in a bid to become the first force in Asia to be equipped with the device despite concerns from human rights groups

Children play chess, Chinese chess and other mental games in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 8, 2012. More than 200 people participated in the activities here. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Defects found on 12 rail lines - China News - SINA English

The Ministry of Railways has found quality defects on 12 rail lines that may endanger railroad safety, according to a document recently obtained by the media.

Seven of the 12 lines have been put into service, including high-speed passenger railways between Wuhan and Guangzhou and between Zhengzhou and Xi'an, according to the document.

The problems were discovered during routine inspections. The construction defects on the seven lines included cracks and leaks on tunnel arches, tilted communications towers and poorly arranged electronic cables, the Chinese news portal eeo.com.cn reported on Tuesday.

Other problems were found on five lines currently under construction, including one linking Lhasa and Xigaze in the Tibet autonomous region, which is an extension of the Qinghai-Tibet railway.

The ministry severely criticized some contractors for building with low-quality materials and not using enough iron bars in reinforced concrete.

Media reports quoted anonymous experts as saying the defects might threaten railway safety.

Cracks on the railway tunnel's arch could cause concrete chunks to break off when a high-speed train passes, destroying the train's power supply equipment, they said.

A ministry official who spoke to China Daily on the condition of anonymity confirmed the authenticity of the document, saying it was meant to be circulated inside the ministry and to relevant parties.

He said the ministry is paying great attention to quality issues, and has organized regular inspections on railway construction and operations.

"It is just another regular checkup to guarantee railway safety," he said.

According to the document, the ministry has already taken measures to punish those responsible for the quality defects.

It suspended several construction and construction supervision companies from tendering and bidding on railway projects for a month, and required them to rectify the problems as soon as possible.

Wang Mengshu, an expert on railway tunnel construction at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said he has not seen the document, but knew that holes had been found in the arches of railway tunnels on the Wuhan-Guangzhou passenger line and the Zhengzhou-Xi'an line.

A cavity in the tunnel arch could cause it to collapse.

"These problems will not affect the operation of the entire line but need to be fixed," he said.

"People around me are expressing worries over taking high-speed trains after reading the news," said Sun Pengwei, a resident of Fuzhou, Fujian province, who travels twice a month on the Fuzhou-Xiamen high-speed line — one of the defective railways.

"Although no accidents have occurred on the line, I hope authorities can make sure that there are no hidden risks."

The public has the right to know any safety threats in the railway system, and authorities should make such information more transparent, he said.

Zhao Jian, a professor at Beijing Jiaotong University, said some major railway contractors tend to subcontract minor projects to smaller companies to save money and meet tight deadlines.

In February, Sheng Guangzu, minister of railways, said railway construction was a field that needs stringent supervision on quality, work safety and officials' behavior.

The ministry recently announced details of disciplinary violations of former minister Liu Zhijun, who made huge illegal profits by helping others bid for several railway projects, including high-speed railways, Chinese media reported.

Screen shots taken from a surveilance camera video on Aug. 10, 2012 show an armed robbery in front of a bank in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. One person was shot dead and two others were injured in an armed robbery in Chongqing Municipality Friday morning. Police have launched a manhunt for the serial killer believed to be behind the robbery. (Xinhua)

Policemen obtain evidence at the scene of an armed robbery in front of a bank in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 10, 2012. One person was shot dead and two others were injured in an armed robbery in Chongqing Municipality Friday morning. Police have launched a manhunt for the serial killer believed to be behind the robbery. (Xinhua)

Firefighters transfer rescue in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 9, 2012. As typhoon Haikui landed in Hepu Town of Zhejiang's Xiangshan County early Wednesday, many roads and residential areas were waterlogged after torrential rains in Ningbo. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

A boy plays with a dog in a flooded at a residential area in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 9, 2012.

A citizen carrying his daughter walks on a flooded road in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 9, 2012.

Rescuers work at the accident site after the dam of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir breached in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 10, 2012. The death toll from a flood that occurred Friday morning following the breach of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir has risen to ten, local rescuers said. The flood also injured 27 people. Zhejiang has been lashed by downpours over the last few days with the arrival of typhoon Haikui, which landed in the province early Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Cui Xinyu)

Villagers inspect damged homes after the dam of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir breached in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 10, 2012. The death toll from a flood that occurred Friday morning following the breach of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir has risen to ten, local rescuers said. The flood also injured 27 people. Zhejiang has been lashed by downpours over the last few days with the arrival of typhoon Haikui, which landed in the province early Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

Tang Hui, a mother of underage rape victim, is interviewed by Xinhua reporter after being released from a labor camp in Yongzhou City, central China's Hunan Province, Aug. 10, 2012. Tang was sent to the Reeducation Through Labor Center in Yongzhou on Aug. 2 to serve an 18-month sentence for "seriously disturbing social order and exerting a negative impact on society" after she protested in front of local government buildings, complaining that the municipal police department had falsified evidence to reduce the sentences of those who kidnapped and raped her 11-year-old daughter, and forced her into prostitution. Tang filed an appeal on Aug. 7. After considering her appeal, the center decided to allow her to leave, since her daughter, now 17 years old, is still a minor and requires her mother's care, provincial publicity officials said. Tang's claim that the municipal police falsified evidence is also under investigation, they said. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao)

In this handout image, injured Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang waits before a surgery on his torn right Achilles tendon in the Wellington Hospital, August 9, 2012. Liu received the surgery on Thursday afternoon (London time). The 29-year-old Liu crashed into the first hurdle in his heat on Tuesday, and fell on the ground, which ended his hope of restoring Olympic glory as he did in Athens. (Photo Source: chinanews.com)

Visitors view new energy vehicles at the China International Green Vehicle Industry Expo (Hangzhou) in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 10, 2012. The three-day expo, which kicked off on Friday, presented numerous green vehicles, batteries and relative new technologies. (Xinhua/Long Wei)

Visitors sample a pure electric vehicle at the China International Green Vehicle Industry Expo (Hangzhou) in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 10, 2012. The three-day expo, which kicked off on Friday, presented numerous green vehicles, batteries and relative new technologies. (Xinhua/Li Zhong)

A Chinese woman, right, pays for vegetables at a store in Changping, on the outskirt of Beijing Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 10: Silver medallists China pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Teams Synchronised Swimming Free Routine final on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 10, 2012 in London, England.

Taikonauts (L to R in blue suits) Jing Haipeng, Liu Wang and Liu Yang of the Tiangong-1/Shenzhou-9 Manned Space Docking and Rendezvous Mission delegation attend a press conference in Hong Kong on August 10, 2012. Three astronauts from China's first manual space docking mission received a rowdy welcome from hundreds of flag-waving children as they arrived in Hong Kong on August 10 for a four-day visit.

Paramilitary police officers search for victims amongst debris of destroyed houses after a flood caused by a dam breach in Daishan county, Zhejiang province August 10, 2012. At least ten people were killed and 27 others injured after a dam breach on early Friday morning at the 28.5-meter-high dam of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir in the city of Zhoushan in east China's Zhejiang Province. Zhejiang has been lashed by downpours over the last few days with the arrival of Typhoon Haikui, which landed in the province early Wednesday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Rescuers remove a body from the accident site after the dam of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir breached in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 11, 2012. Eleven people have been confirmed dead in a flood that occurred Friday morning following the dam breach. Twenty-seven people were injured in the flood. Zhejiang has been lashed by downpours over the last few days with the arrival of typhoon Haikui, which landed in the province early Wednesday morning. (Xinhua/Cui Xinyu)

An injured man receives medical treatment in a hospital after the dam of the Shenjiakeng Reservoir breached in Daishan County, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 11, 2012.

A customer walks past a glass case displaying Maotai liquors with different price tags at a supermarket in Shenyang, Liaoning province August 8, 2012. The makers of China's fiery liquor baijiu, a pricey, potent drink that is a staple at state dinners, say it inspires poets and can even ward off dementia. For investors in the largest baijiu makers Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd and Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd, the appeal is more mundane: the companies paid out huge dividends and raised earnings forecasts when a slowing economy had prompted dozens of Chinese firms to issue profit warnings. Picture taken August 8, 2012.

An employee updates fuel prices at a gas station in Hefei, Anhui province August 10, 2012. China, the world's second-largest fuel user, raised retail prices of gasoline and diesel between 4 percent and 5 percent from Friday to track climbing crude prices, in a move that could help pare refining losses at oil firms.

A local resident fishes on the bank of the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province August 9, 2012.

This video image taken from CCTV shows Gu Kailai, center, the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai, standing trial in the Intermediate People's Court in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. According to testimony Thursday in one of China's highest-profile murder trials in years, Gu lured a British businessman to a hotel in the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, where she got him drunk and fed him poison. The secretive trial of Gu Kailai and a household aide, who are accused of murdering Bo family associate Neil Heywood, ended in less than a day at the Intermediate People's Court in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei.

An exile Tibetan splashes water on his face as he takes a break during a peaceful prostration march in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. The march was held to express support and solidarity with Tibetans who allegedly immolated themselves in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet Thursday in Amdo Ngawa in Tibet, according to the protesters.

Visitors view motor homes during an auto show in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 11, 2012. Motor homes of over 80 companies were on display during the auto show. (Xinhua/He Junchang)

Citizens buy food at a cross-Strait agricultural trade fair in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Aug. 10, 2012. The three-day cross-Strait agricultural trade fair opened in Suzhou on Friday, attracting over 300 exhibitors in the agriculture, livestock and fishery sectors from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. (Xinhua/Wang Jianzhong)

A car model for Landrover poses for photos at China (Taiyuan) International Automobile Exhibition in Taiyuan City, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 10, 2012. The exhibition which kicked off on Friday will last until August 13. (Xinhua/Fan Minda)

A child plays in a sports car presented at China (Taiyuan) International Automobile Exhibition in Taiyuan City, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 10, 2012.

How exactly do you prevent people from drowning in their own vomit when they use that Noah's Ark thing???

Originally Posted by bd popeye

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Is synchronized swimming the only sports in the world that's opened to only one sex instead of both sexes ?
LOL