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does anyone know the music during Synchronicité when the ballet dancer was dancing on the roof?

Dialogues of the Carmelites is a French-language opera that takes place in France and composed by a Frenchman

Could have done the rings with cows:

It was kinda hard to tell with those LED light things. In this photo, if people were standing up, they block the lights. If they remain seated, the seat may appear empty in contrast. On the second tier to the left of the ramp I am pretty sure there was a DPRK cheering section but it appears as blue lights in the pic.

I'm conflicted. On the one hand I'm happy DPRK is at least having a dialogue with the outside world. On the other hand I remember Putin throwing out the welcome mat 4 years ago, then invading The Ukraine.

Care to share?

I noticed that. Was that planned? Or was it just a way of saying "This is what it was supposed to look like".

- I chauked up the Rings issue to the projection technology not being quite up to the same standard at the time - Yes, I remember that error as well. But I was totally blown away seeing those pyrotechnics coming out of thin air!

So everyone was wearing a light around their neck? How were these controlled?

I generally like the ceremonies. Strong Points My heart sank when that fifth ring didn't open up We have seen it done in so many ways that it is hard to come up with new ideas. This concept was one of the better ones and I was sad it didn't work out live I really liked the use of floats showing the Russian country side Excellent rendition of the Olympic Hymn I liked the simplicity of the cauldron lighting. Too bad the spectators had to watch it on screen, but the cauldron will be very accessible to those visiting the park. Not as strong points Maybe my North American attention span is just short, but I felt some parts dragged on for too long. Like when we went through the entire Russian Alphabet. There was a long video sequence showing the development of Russia which ended with the roof of the stadium being put on my helicopter. I don't think that actually happened like that in real life. I felt unmoved by the music used during the artistic portions. Could just be a cultural difference. By contrast I vividly remember the music used from almost every other ceremony I have watched.

Israel right before Iran!

My employer is a sponsor of the Canadian Olympic team. They have installed TVs in the offices. Productivity will = 0

Not debt free at all. If we are lucky we will eliminate the "deficit".

Do you mean the fire on the mountain theme?

Clearly Canada should bid as FIFA is giving them out to countries who can't normally qualify

Bradbury won it before? Really?

^ Where does one buy tickets?

The CBC cheaped out and used host commentators for the closing.

Double Decker buses are a London icon, but we are used to seeing those clunky old, non-accessible ones. The but itself was a good idea- just everything else that sucked.

What is this bridge they formed?

I liked the handover segment

Considering the state of affairs two weeks ago, I am really impressed with how ok things have turned out. However, I don't consider the games a success. The athletes' arrival had to be delayed and stadiums were empty for the first few days. These sorts of international events are not a time for trial and error or on-the-job learning. A sufficient ending to the games is not ground for a strong bid for the Olympic. Frankly, the games should go to cities with more reliable, efficient, and transparent government before they go to Delhi and there is no shortage of strong candidates.

There's a reason I haven't included Tom in this thread. Anywho, I was reminded of this video of Rick Mercer with Alex Despatie. I got tickets to see a RMR taping on friday

Congrats to Despatie for winning 3 gold medals! Exceptionally cute Scott Robertson nearly hit his head on the board in the 3m syncrho. I wanted to give him a hug and tell him it was going to be ok.

^ Well he is like 16