With yesterday's closing ceremony, the Peace Games are officially over.
To his credit, President Moon is doing his best to act as a bridge between the USA and North Korea in the hope that they will both lower their "negotiation thresholds".
Good luck!
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Showing posts with label closing ceremony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label closing ceremony. Show all posts
Monday, February 26, 2018
Friday, February 23, 2018
USA Closing Ceremony Guest List
At the Munich Security Conference Risch said that Trump is prepared to start a “very, very brief” war with North Korea that would be “one of the worst catastrophic events in the history of our civilization. The president can do this quickly, & as I said, it is at his fingertips" https://t.co/EURQdWmA3n
— Ken Frost (@ken_frost) February 23, 2018
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USA Displeased With Closing Ceremony Guest List
Displeased or not, they should use this as an opportunity to persuade him to defect.'US in Close Consultation with South Korea on Blacklisted North Korean Official's Visit' https://t.co/S2DwetZ74M pic.twitter.com/tBlaErKIZB— NorthKoreaRealTime (@BuckTurgidson79) February 23, 2018
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Boris Johnson Dances
The closing ceremony of the London Olympics went without a hitch last night.
A smorgasbord of British talent appeared including; the Spice Girls, the Who, George Michael, the Pet Shop Boys, Kate Moss, Eric idle and Madness etc.
I can't say the sound quality for Madness or the Pet Shop Boys was particularly good.
I was also a tad perplexed as to why Sebastian Coe and Jacques Rogge referred to "Your Majesty" in their closing speeches, given that the Queen was not actually in attendance.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Reliant Robin To Appear At Closing Ceremony
As the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday approaches, speculation is mounting as to exactly who and what will be featured.
Thus far, the "informed" speculation states that a Reliant Robin from Only Fools and Horses will appear together with over 4,100 performers, among them 3,500 adult volunteers and 380 schoolchildren from the six east London boroughs where the Games are taking place.
Rumours are that Kate Bush, the Who and George Michael may also appear.
The closing ceremony starts at 21:00 BST Sunday 12 August.
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Thus far, the "informed" speculation states that a Reliant Robin from Only Fools and Horses will appear together with over 4,100 performers, among them 3,500 adult volunteers and 380 schoolchildren from the six east London boroughs where the Games are taking place.
Rumours are that Kate Bush, the Who and George Michael may also appear.
The closing ceremony starts at 21:00 BST Sunday 12 August.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Sex Pistols Say No
The Sex Pistols have declined an invitation to perform at the closing ceremony on 12 August of the 2012 Olympics, where part of the show will be entitled A Symphony of British
Music.
It is speculated that the refusal may be to do with the fact that performers are paid a nominal £1 fee for appearing.
It is speculated that the refusal may be to do with the fact that performers are paid a nominal £1 fee for appearing.
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Friday, January 27, 2012
The Isles of Wonder
It has been announced that the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, on 27th July, will be called "Isles of Wonder".
I find the theme to be somewhat limited:
- Did these islands not have a history before industrialisation?
- Not all of the British Isles were "poisoned" by industrialisation.
Apparently the largest ringing bell in Europe, which will hang at one end of the stadium, will sound at the opening of the Games.
It will be inscribed with a quote by Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest:
"Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises".
Caliban is forced into servitude on an island ruled by Prospero, because Caliban attempted to rape Propsero's daughter.
The pre opening ceremony will start at 20:12 BST, and last until 21:00 when the bell tolls.
Approximately 20,000 performers will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Olympics Budget Broken Again
Unsurprisingly the "budget" for the London 2012 Olympics has yet again proven to be unreliable.
It seems that Locog (which was meant to pay for the ceremonies) can't run its operations within budget, and that "tedious" things such as security expenditure for the games have pushed it into the red.
For reasons best known to those who are regulating and "controlling" the forthcoming games, Locog is not subject to public scrutiny because it is a private company.
Surely someone should have ensured that the company that "organises" the games (whether it was private or public) was subject to public scrutiny, given that it is spending our money?
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Taxpayers are having to contribute a further £41M to the £40M "budget" allocated to opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
The Olympics Minister, Hugh Robertson, unconvincingly tried to use a Gordon Brown trick of describing it as an "investment".
Why do we have to pay more?The Olympics Minister, Hugh Robertson, unconvincingly tried to use a Gordon Brown trick of describing it as an "investment".
It seems that Locog (which was meant to pay for the ceremonies) can't run its operations within budget, and that "tedious" things such as security expenditure for the games have pushed it into the red.
For reasons best known to those who are regulating and "controlling" the forthcoming games, Locog is not subject to public scrutiny because it is a private company.
Surely someone should have ensured that the company that "organises" the games (whether it was private or public) was subject to public scrutiny, given that it is spending our money?
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Pathetic!
I see that the IOC are considering sacrificing the traditional Olympics opening and closing ceremony fireworks displays on the altar of "environmentalism".
Maybe, if the IOC were that concerned about the environment, they should consider abandoning the games altogether given the energy used, resources wasted, air pollution etc to host, attend and compete in the games?
Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olympics
Maybe, if the IOC were that concerned about the environment, they should consider abandoning the games altogether given the energy used, resources wasted, air pollution etc to host, attend and compete in the games?
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
British Citizens At Back of The Queue
The BBC reports that British citizens will be at the back of the queue for tickets to watch the London 2012 Olympics, behind "the Olympic family" (sponsors, officials, their guests, the media and athletes, who receive special allocations of tickets for events such as opening and closing ceremonies).
To add insult to injury British citizens cannot be given preference over European visitors, because EU law forbids discrimination in favour of the host country.
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To add insult to injury British citizens cannot be given preference over European visitors, because EU law forbids discrimination in favour of the host country.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
No Laughing Matter
The Daily Telegraph reports that some Brits are a little unhappy with the quality of the British handover ceremony during the Beijing closing ceremony.
Quote:
"Britons proud of their athletes' achievements have vented their frustrations at being left 'the laughing stock of the world' by the show, which featured rocker Jimmy Page, X-Factor winner Leona Lewis and footballer David Beckham."
They need to remember two things:
1 Beijing spent far more money on the games, than we allegedly are going to do
2 It is the British way to self deprecate
The 2012 games face enough challenges (eg lousy budgeting, lousy organisation etc) to live up to the Chinese games. Quite simply put, we will not outdo the Chinese on their terms.
The best way for us to try to make the best of a bad job is to put on a thoroughly British games, ie quirky and humorous.
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Quote:
"Britons proud of their athletes' achievements have vented their frustrations at being left 'the laughing stock of the world' by the show, which featured rocker Jimmy Page, X-Factor winner Leona Lewis and footballer David Beckham."
They need to remember two things:
1 Beijing spent far more money on the games, than we allegedly are going to do
2 It is the British way to self deprecate
The 2012 games face enough challenges (eg lousy budgeting, lousy organisation etc) to live up to the Chinese games. Quite simply put, we will not outdo the Chinese on their terms.
The best way for us to try to make the best of a bad job is to put on a thoroughly British games, ie quirky and humorous.
Olympic Medals Won
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Closing Ceremony Beijing 2008
The closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics and handover to London for the 2012 games went without a hitch, and Boris Johnson's speech was a hoot.
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Olympic Medals Won
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Bad Karma
Gordon Brown, Britain's Prime Minister, finally made it to Beijing to watch the tail end of the games and to attend the closing ceremony.
Needless to say, given Brown's penchant for attracting bad luck, some wags have pointed out that his arrival will herald the end of Britain's better than expected performance at the games.
The Prime Minister's presence at sporting events to watch home teams compete has invariably resulted in defeat.
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Needless to say, given Brown's penchant for attracting bad luck, some wags have pointed out that his arrival will herald the end of Britain's better than expected performance at the games.
The Prime Minister's presence at sporting events to watch home teams compete has invariably resulted in defeat.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Closing Ceremony
All good things come to an end, so it is with the Olympics as thoughts now turn to the closing ceremony in Beijing on 24th August.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will perform with Chinese soprano star Song Zuying on the last day. Following on from the fuss over certain TV "enhancements" made to the opening ceremony, it is assumed that they will both be live and not CGI animations!
The closing program will also feature elements of southwestern China's Yunnan culture, together with a kung fu display featuring 350 practitioners from a local martial arts school and 60 players of the Chinese string instrument "erhu."
There will also be an 8 minute dance show to mark the handover from Beijing to London for the 2012 games. Seemingly David Beckham will appear during this segment, atop a London bus.
The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will also finally turn up; unless of course he manages to find an excuse not to.
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Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will perform with Chinese soprano star Song Zuying on the last day. Following on from the fuss over certain TV "enhancements" made to the opening ceremony, it is assumed that they will both be live and not CGI animations!
The closing program will also feature elements of southwestern China's Yunnan culture, together with a kung fu display featuring 350 practitioners from a local martial arts school and 60 players of the Chinese string instrument "erhu."
There will also be an 8 minute dance show to mark the handover from Beijing to London for the 2012 games. Seemingly David Beckham will appear during this segment, atop a London bus.
The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, will also finally turn up; unless of course he manages to find an excuse not to.
Olympic Medals Won
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