Splash and crash?

Stormy Weather

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August 14th 2008
2:00 PM: The thunder rolls in just as China wins the gold in men’s gymnastics. Boom. Boom-Boo-Boom. Add the lightning. 2:30 PM: Call for a cab. The rain starts to drizzle. 2:40 PM: The rain dumps down from the sky, heavier and heavier by the minute to the beat of the thunder and the flash of lightning close by. The cab arrives. I dash out with Tucker, tossing him into the cab. Run back to ge ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more