Olympic Ceremonies
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Last Train Home Focuses on a Single Family Caught up in World's Largest Mass Immigration
Yahoo News &bull Aug 31, 2010Seen this spring at "New Directors/New Films," Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan's prize-winning documentary Last Train Home is an intimate portrait of an unfathomable immensity, focusing on a single family caught up in the world's largest mass migration. Opening overhead shots show a… Full Story »
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Oscars get 2 new producers
Yahoo News &bull Jul 1, 2010The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that Oscar-winning producer Cohen will oversee the Feb. 27 show with live-event maestro Mischer, who will also serve as the telecasts director. It will be the first time either has… Full Story »
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Slumdog Millionaire Director To Direct 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony
Yahoo News &bull Jun 17, 2010Danny Boyle, the Oscar-Award winning director of Slumdog Millionaire, a film about three young people trying to survive and find themselves in the slums of India, will be directing the upcoming 2012 Olympic ceremonies in London. According to the Washington… Full Story »
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Hollywood directors to stage Olympic ceremonies
Yahoo News &bull Jun 17, 2010Hollywood film makers Danny Boyle and Stephen Daldry are to have leading roles in the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Games, organisers announced today Full Story »
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1,000 'flash mob' dancers needed for Canada Day event
Yahoo News &bull May 27, 2010After the surge of national pride demonstrated during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, business woman, Maria Martini was inspired to keep the pride alive in Langley. She has joined forces with associate director of choreography for the 2010 Olympic… Full Story »
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The Beijing consensus is to keep quiet
Yahoo News &bull May 10, 2010The multi-billion-dollar expo embodies this supposed model, which has won China many admirers in developing countries and beyond. A survey by the Pew Research Centre, an American polling organisation, found that 85% of Nigerians viewed China favourably last year (compared… Full Story »
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Rio floods: Why did more than 100 people die?
Yahoo News &bull Apr 7, 2010But urban planning specialists and environmentalists have been quick to react - blaming Rio's politicians for decades of poor spending, confused housing policy, and even outright corruption. But outside the favelas, the 2016 Olympic city faces a multitude of other… Full Story »
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Vancouver 2010 Paralympics
Yahoo News &bull Mar 4, 2010The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games began Wednesday in Ottawa with a ceremonial lighting of the flame on Victoria Island, followed by an event on Parliament Hill that included Paralympic torchbearers from every province and territory in… Full Story »
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Local torch wrap (Sooke News Mirror)
Yahoo News &bull Mar 3, 2010A special tribute was held to coincide with closing Olympic ceremonies on Sunday at the Sooke Community Hall. Pictured above is a group of local torch-types, some who began their personal Olympic involvement way back on October 31. The group… Full Story »
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Menifee mans Olympic story was mostly false (The Press-Enterprise)
Yahoo News &bull Feb 26, 2010The Press-Enterprise's story about Gil Duran's presentation earlier this month reported that he had choreographed dance routines for Olympic ceremonies and carried the Olympic flame in three relays. The story also said Duran had taken dance teams to perform at… Full Story »
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Crowd gather at local mall to watch Olympic Opening Ceremonies ...
Uploads from Robert Sanzalone &bull Feb 20, 2010Guest Passes let you share your photos that aren't public. Anyone can see your public photos anytime, whether they're a Flickr member or not. But! If you want to share photos marked as friends, family or private, use a Guest… Full Story »
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The Life of a Suburban Princess: My thoughts on the Olympic ...
The Life of a Suburban Princess &bull Feb 20, 2010Don't miss my Olympic giveaway! It's the post below this one!I know I am a week late with this post but my computer problems have put me way behind in my blogging schedule! These are some of my thoughts on the opening ceremonies - a little bit of randomness for a Friday morning!The games started on such an awful note. Nodar Kumaritashvili tragically died when he crashed on the luge track in a training run. Our thoughts are with his friends and family. It took so much heart for the Georgian team to walk in to the opening ceremonies.As the… Full Story »
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Olympics Luger Nodar Kumaritashvilli DIES
Jockism &bull Feb 20, 2010Welcome to Jockism, the only sports website made for men, by men. We post the latest sports gossip and sports scandals on a daily basis without trying to be politically correct. If you like what you see don't forget to… Full Story »
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NBC Looks to Early Olympic Success to Hedge Gigantic Financial ...
The Sporting Blog &bull Feb 20, 2010Super Bowl 44 capturedChris Littmann and Michael Tunison bring you the complete Super Bowl week experience live from Miami with photos, videos, interviews and more. They have Jeremy Shockey burning Tiki Barber, Super Bowl Idol and much more. The ratings for NBC's first few days of Olympics coverage have been… Full Story »
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t r u t h o u t
Truthout - All Articles &bull Feb 20, 2010A couple of nights ago, I watched the expensive and extravagant opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics Games in Vancouver, Canada. Despite the opulence of today's Olympics, I still watch some Olympic events because 30 years ago I was the announcer for the luge events at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. That job enabled me to get a seat at the very modest opening ceremonies, and, a week later, for a wild, ice hockey game. Watching the opening ceremonies this week in the Vancouver Olympic arena, I got goose bumps when I remembered the Canadian… Full Story »
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Nelly Furtado In Olympics: Bang The Drums
iDisappoint &bull Feb 20, 2010February 13th, 2010 more imagesMens downhill postponed because slushy courseWHISTLER, British Columbia ? Officials postponed mens downhill event at Vancouver Olympics Saturday because slushy course. February 12th, 2010 more imagesmore imagesVANCOUVER (GaeaTimes.com)- opening ceremony Winter Olympics 2010 will torched today at BC in downtown Vancouver, at 6 PM PST. whole world to this ceremony this celebration second costliest… Full Story »
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OLYMPICS: Which way is better to light the final Olympic flame ...
HoundsTV.com &bull Feb 20, 2010OLYMPICS: Which way is better to light the final Olympic flame 1996 Atlanta and torchbearer Muhammad Ali or Gretzky at 2010 Vancouver games? I was sitting with friends watching the 2010 Opening Ceremonies when like the rest of Canadas largest… Full Story »
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ohnotheydidnt: Shawn Johnson
Oh No They Didn't! &bull Feb 20, 2010Shawn Johnson hangs upside down with a full milk mustache in her new ad for Body By Milks Got Milk. The 18-year-old Olympian teamed up with Body By Milk and fellow athletes Deron Williams and Albert Pujols for a new… Full Story »
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[Fwd: Olympics Opening Ceremonies: Jennie Finch Shares Her Memories]
yoursocialniche's posterous &bull Feb 20, 2010Six years ago, world-renowned softball pitcher Jennie Finch took home the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Though Finch and her team settled for silver in 2008, the Beijing games provided Finch with at least one reward… Full Story »
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Brad Vering: Down Time
Brad Vering &bull Feb 20, 2010Hey everybody,We have not been very busy the last few days. On Friday the team did Opening Ceremonies, which I declined to do. I know, it would have been great to march with the team, but sometimes you have to make sacrifices to get what you want. The guys said it was a great and sweaty time. Everyone lost about 20 lbs and got home at about 2 a.m. My roommate Adam Wheeler completely soaked his sport coat and pants. I was sleeping at about 11 p.m. Then the fireworks woke me up so I… Full Story »
