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After the Olympics: What’s Next?

Now that the Olympics are over (and how about those closing ceremonies? Those of you who found my comments on the Opening Ceremonies distasteful should count yourselves lucky I didn’t blog the closing ceremonies) everyone is asking what will be... ...full story at bokane

from bokane on Wed, Sep 03 2008

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25 Nov 07 visit Opening Ceremonies  »  YouTube videoShanghai Special Olympics 2007 Opening Ceremonies
19 Oct 07 visit Beijing Olympics organizers finalize programs for opening, closing ceremonies  »  People's Daily The programs for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games have been finalized while rehearsals are underway, said Liu Jingmin, executive vice president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCO ...
25 Aug 08 visit Closing Ceremonies - Observations and Knee-Jerk Reactions  »  Ben's Blog Like several billion other people in the world, I watched the Olympic Closing Ceremonies last night. Overall, I was extremely impressed by the show, just as I have been with all of the events of the past 16 days. Many of my notions about China and its...
24 Aug 08 visit Farewell, My Beijing Games  »  China Journal Depending on your time zone and viewing options, here is a recap/preview of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Inside the Bird’s Nest (Photo by Reuters) At 8 p.m. sharp, we were in taxi listening to the start of the closing ceremonies....
25 Aug 08 visit Games Over, London-bound, and offline until 2 Sept.  »  Shanghai Scrap [Repeat: Idle until 2 September.] For years, I’ve been saying that there’s no escaping the Olympics in China, and now - in a cosmic joke of sorts - I’m the living proof: twelve hours after the closing ceremonies, I’m getting ready...
30 Aug 08 visit Beat of the drum lures Olympics props visitors  »  Shanghai Daily AN exhibit of the ancient Chinese drum, or fou, and other props used at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics has been attracting thousands of visitors. Crowds swarmed into the "One World,...

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