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August 8. Day 0 Live streaming of opening ceremonies here http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/
1 posted on 08/08/2008 3:49:20 AM PDT by xp38
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http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/livevideo/


2 posted on 08/08/2008 3:49:51 AM PDT by xp38
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So have they allowed the reporters off the pesident’s plane yet?


3 posted on 08/08/2008 3:51:32 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Voting Conservative isn't for the faint of heart.)
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Just saw a live report on FNC. The reporter was on a balcony and he asked the camera to scan over to the majestic Birds Nest Stadium. The smog was so thick you could hardly make it out! What a disaster!
5 posted on 08/08/2008 3:53:52 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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Who cares, really!

(I'm off to Saratoga.)

ML/NJ

12 posted on 08/08/2008 4:09:52 AM PDT by ml/nj
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thanks for the heads up.


15 posted on 08/08/2008 4:26:27 AM PDT by Mercat (For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.)
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Watching live ore-coverage on Taiwan TV. The air pollution is absolutely horrible. Looks like southern California fire smoke in the air. Visibility from hotel balcony is about 300 yards.

Action starts in about 30 minutes.


16 posted on 08/08/2008 4:28:16 AM PDT by Tainan (Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
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Here’s a little bit of fun trivia for you:

The mascots for the Olympics are 5 child-like representations of things like fire, fish, pandas, and antelope.

In China, a term of endearment for a child is to “double” their name. For instance, the names of the mascots, in order, are “Bei-Bei”, “Jing-Jing”, “Huan-Huan”, “Ning-Ning”, and “Yi-Yi”.
When you say their names singly, they come out as “Beijing huan ying ni”...”Welcome to Beiljng”.

BTW...according to the Beijing Olympic Commitee, the ‘official’ countdown begins at 7:56pm Beijing time. Supposedly, they have something ‘special’ planned.

We’ll see.


19 posted on 08/08/2008 4:43:52 AM PDT by hoagy62 (No surrender, no retreat, no quarter, no compromise...no kidding!)
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what is the time difference??? have the opening ceremonies already taken place??


25 posted on 08/08/2008 5:06:57 AM PDT by God luvs America (When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
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I wonder if I go to the BBC if I can get the show??


38 posted on 08/08/2008 5:22:54 AM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E. That spells free. freerepublic.com baby)
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Bush should wear a mask!
Just to see how the Commies respond.


97 posted on 08/08/2008 7:17:19 AM PDT by u57896 (Alaska should look like Swiss cheese by now.....)
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148 posted on 08/08/2008 8:54:36 AM PDT by Allegra (Goodness me, goodness me, industrial disease...)
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Thanks for the thread!


159 posted on 08/08/2008 9:17:39 AM PDT by roses of sharon (SAVE YOUR GAS RECIEPTS, SEND TO PELOSI!)
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Not going to watch the Olympics because of the venue. However, I do wish the best for our ambitious, hard-working athletes.


160 posted on 08/08/2008 9:18:14 AM PDT by windsorknot
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