The Olympic countdown clock showing 100 days till the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is surrounded with steam released from a nearby underground pipe in Vancouver, British Columbia November 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

The Olympic countdown clock showing 100 days till the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is surrounded with steam released from a nearby underground pipe in Vancouver, British Columbia November 4, 2009.

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