Who'll Stop the Rain?

Chinese officials are determined that today's Opening Ceremonies will be dry. An army of cloud seeders stands ready to try to trick any lurking rain clouds into dropping their loads before they get near Beijing National Stadium.

SOURCE: | The Washington Post - August 8, 2008

This Story Concerns, Questions Hang in The Air Article \| BEIJING, Aug. 8 -- Chinese organizers hope to unveil one of the most spectacular Olympic parks in history during Friday night's Opening Ceremonies, with its red-glowing National Stadium, shimmering swimming venue, rainbow-lit pavements and blushing light poles. But athletes, organizers and denize... Who'll Stop the Rain?		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: \| The Washington Post - August 8, 2008 ¬es=Chinese officials are determined that today's Opening Ceremonies will be dry. An army of cloud seeders stands ready to try to trick any lurking rain clouds into dropping their loads before they get near Beijing National Stadium." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: \| The Washington Post - August 8, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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