Fireworks banned during Olympics

This photo was taken in my front yard in Canberra last weekend - the Queen's Birthday long weekend. This is the only time of the year, and Canberra is the only place in Australia, where it's legal for members of the general public to buy and let off fireworks.

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These photos were taken at the Great American Barbecue in Kansas City. May 24, 2008.

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i can understand why they have done this...but.

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Fireworks are a great source of excitement and wonder for people of all ages. These shots were taken at a Lancaster Barnstormers game, a minor league baseball team here in Pennsylvania. Everyone stayed after the game for them and it really helped cap off a fantastic night.

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10th birthday of a supermarket was celebrated when I took it... There were concerts and other entertaining, but the firework was the best. I was bored about the concert... They have never wanted to stop, but the firework was after the concert... so, I had to wait in the rain. =)

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Taken at the 3 Pyro Olympics in Philippines. Need to buy a tripod.

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These photos are taken in Taubaté, São Paulo - Brazil, in June 8, 2008.

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2008.06.06
The day was the Providence University's graduation this year.
Every year, Providence University's graduation always begins at night. Thousands of students graduated at that day. In the end of ceremony, the gorgeous fireworks display for a while. And it means a blessing for graduate students.

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Fireworks Photos taken at the finale of the Foo Fighters gig at Wembley Stadium Saturday 7th June 2008. They (of course) ROCKED! \m/

All 16 of these photos were taken in San Francisco during the night of the black and white ball. They took place directly above city hall.

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these pictures were taken at the "river meeting" (les rencontres du fleuve) festival in nantes. The pyrotechnic display entitled "totem" was created by "groupe F", a company who boasts designing and performing events like the closure of the world soccer cup in France or olympic games in Barcelona, as weel the opening of olypic games in athens or year Y2K lighting of Eiffel tower. In Nantes they used the giant crane of now closed shipyards as a stage for their very impressive show, which combined fireworks, flames and techno sound track.

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my photos were taken during dragon festival in Carcow, Wawel castle in the background

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a terrible photo really, but this was taken from aragon tower looking towards the city of london on "bonfire night"

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This is one of MANY Fractals I have created using the great freeware program Fractal Explorer. Oh, what a world we now live in. Banning fireworks in Beijing is like banning hotdogs in New York City. Don't try to figure it out, you'll never understand. What can ya say. I hope you enjoy.
GaryB

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these photos were taken in Yokohama, Japan on 2008/06/02, it was 27th Yokohama port opening ceremony.
I cannot imagine Olympic game without fireworks, hope this ban has no effect for the Olympic.

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It's from fireworks festival in Noboribetsu/Hokkaido in Japan. The place is close to an old explosion crater called "Jigokudani".

The Demons hold a firework of tube each person(demon).You see it'd have risks for them.

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These are Morning Glories, a large sparkler legal here in Iowa.

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i took this when i was celebrating chinese new year at my hometown.

however, despite the effort on banning fireworks, i bet there still ARE going to be fireworks for the opening ceremony, i mean, you can't say no to free publicity right?

pfft. they're banned here in my county and people still buy em.

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I think that's a nice shot of fireworks :]

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at Epcot Disney World, Florida

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on the night of the 13th of august fireworks are launched from the top of every building of flats in Elche (Spain). it goes on for about 45 minutes, and at midnight the lights of the city are turned out and a huge firework (300m high and 600m diameter) is launched from the basilica tower, lighting up the whole city

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If you were around in 1967 during the HongKong riots, you would understand. Rioter were buying fireworks and turning them into bombs. Come on you guys waken up! Selling fireworks during the Olympic Games?  Get off the stuff, the Olympic spirit is enthusiasm to compete, not something that you drink!