The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame was lit during a special ceremony in Ancient Olympiad, Greece, today. The ceremony kicks off the torch relay -- an essential component of any Olympic Games. The Olympic Flame is...
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In case you needed a friendly reminder, 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). If you're one of those who enjoys keeping your face tilted skyward, you're in for an exciting year. Opening ceremonies...
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Even though you can get it on TV, viewers are getting the Olympics via alternative networks."Millions have turned to peer-to-peer (P2P) networks for high-definition (HD) video from the Beijing Olympic games, despite the fact that much of the content is widely available for...
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The opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games from Beijing, China was acclaimed worldwide. In fact, nearly 14% of the world's population (3 billion people) watched an Olympic Ceremony from China that was in the...
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Canadians have been pretty hard on our country's Olympic fashion choices this year, and this blog roundup of international media critiques shows other countries are equally self-deprecating. Perhaps it's...
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08/08/08 started with hundred’s of "fou" drummers moving in unison to the thunder of their own drums. And then . . . the lights went out. I was horrified. This is not a slur, just an honest...
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An eight became a perfect 10 in Beijing tonight.The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympics Games began at precisely 8pm on the eighth day of the eighth month, 2008. ...
James Tomkins said it was one of the greatest thrills of his life when Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates asked him to carry the Australian flag at tomorrow's (Friday) opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. ...
The Chinese Government is furious after a video featuring a secret Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies dress rehearsal was leaked to the world. The video was filmed by a Korean television journalist who was able to...
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By Robert H. Kelly HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 31, 2008) In a major security breach, a Korean journalist gained entry into the Olympic Stadium in Beijing and videotaped a dress rehearsal for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics. A Korean television journalist visiting...
Reuters reports today that Chinese tailors are working overtime to produce more than 1,800 Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms for members of the U.S. Olympic Team in time for next month’s opening ceremonies in...
IN[ ]EX, a giant audio sculpture in which thousands of wooden blocks with embedded technology
are released into the city to engage the public as active agents, had a
successful launch in Vancouver last...
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"Come and participate in the 1 City Block walk. 1 City Block is part of IN[ ]EX, a distributed audio sculpture in which thousands of wooden blocks with embedded technology are released into the city in order to...
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"Designing Olympic Cultural Ceremonies LaunchedEmily Carr Institute announces a new course in developing Olympic cultural ceremonies. Register through the Continuing Studies Office at 604.844.3810 or online at www.eciad.ca/cs. " ECIAD has the plague of putting...
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