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  5. Vancouver Torch Revealed

    in Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

    Posted

    The 2010 Olympic Torch, designed and manufactured by Bombardier in collaboration with the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), is a symbol of the 2010 Winter Games, and will carry the Olympic Flame across Canada on its 45,000-kilometre journey. Twelve-thousand torchbearers will hold an Olympic Torch as they move through 1,020 communities across Canada. Over 90 per cent of the Canadian population will have an opportunity to see the beauty of the Olympic Torch and experience the warmth of the Olympic Flame.

    blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com

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  17. Rejected Beijing Oc Ideas

    in Beijing 2008 Summer Games

    Posted

    Mercy Pierre pour le compliment...

    Of course there are rejected ideas for every OC. Dozens of rejected ideas...

    I just said that i have the feeling that some of those pictures are just drawings of artits inspired by the OC or trying to present an own idea.

    For example this picture:

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    It seems more like a drawing of a young manga artist... I may be wrong but imo it doenst fit in Zhan Yimous style.

    On the "Making of Video of Beijing OC" there are also some rejected ideas to see.

  19. Rejected Beijing Oc Ideas

    in Beijing 2008 Summer Games

    Posted

    i have the feeling that some of them arent really conceptuall drawings but fantasy works of some chinese artists who were not involved...

    By the way,.. what do you think about the use of 3d projections and hologramms? Would you mind the extreme use of them in a opening ceremony or would you prefer to try to use the real element... Example: Lets say it is possible to simulate visualy rain. Would it be ok or would you prefer "real rain"?

  20. Beijing Trumps Athens... And Then Some

    in Beijing 2008 Summer Games

    Posted

    ...and because NBCs coverage isnt the original issue:

    fact is that this Martin Rogers, knowing of the great weight it haves to make public such an article on the front page of yahoo.sports, made an aimed mudslinging against Greeces reputation and our hosting of teh Olympic Games by publicating lies and creating an enotionaly withering negative picture of Athens. PurelyAcademic and myself could revise this ridiculous article. But only in here... Thousands or even million of other people have not the chance to learn the truth and this is the so unfair and annoying thing. It is really outrageous that a "journalist" slates his position and the powr his writing has to promote personal views by intentional telling lies. The "funny" thing and the best proove is that he has changed now his article now and he writes many of the venues... and not 21 of 22 as original written. This is the proof of he didnt researched what he reports. If he had then it would not be necessary to change it.

    There is one thing that really hate and this is unfairness and boldness. Those I take very serious and thats the point where humor ends for me.

    By the way of beeing too serious, you are also taking this too serious as it seems that you dont want to accept our success and permanent comming up with other "negative" things. It seems almost desperate... We proove that almost every venue is in use, we explain that the view who arent belong to the future Athens Metropolitan Park and on stand-by, we explain all the other great attenmaints. But this isnt enough for you,.. you bring up the refugees issue which has nothing to do with the Olympic Games. Then you come with greek arrogance in the 90s!!! which also has nothing to do with the Olympic Games. Then you come with empty seats in Athens, an issue also already beeing discussed. We answer Athens sold as much as Barcelona and Seoul and that Beijing a city of 15,5 million, the capital of a country with 1/5 of worlds population had to put "fake" audience to cover also the many empty seats. But this still isnt enough...

    Now you are trying to create a negative atmosphere on PurelyAcademic.. Talking about talking things to seriously and pleasing people....

  22. Beijing Trumps Athens... And Then Some

    in Beijing 2008 Summer Games

    Posted

    The pictures of BBC and the reports are reffering to the Hellenikon Complex which is at this stage in a "stand-by" phase. We know those pictures from greek media also. Yes the planing did last too long. Yes we could have done it faster. Yes, we were busy before the Games to get things ready on time. This was a gigantic effort but it was Greeces choise. We knew what it means. We knew that it would be expensive. But we didnt care. It is our mentality. If i go out with some friends and i have only 100 euros for the next 10 days i still will spend it at this evening to have fun. because it feels good to have this great time with good friends. It was our priority to stage the Games and we made it.

    Yes, the Olympic legacy was problematic at some stages because we hadnt the time before to think about it and we hadnt the experience. Maybe she isnt as prfect as she could be. But why cannot this be our own business? It is like giving a party. Id rather have too many food and drinks, knowing that some of them may be wasted after the party. It is my choise and it should be ok for my guests. Why do i have to apologize for having too many food? Its was our party.. We had a fantastic time and great joy.. Why isnt this enough?

    This Olympic Games was a dream come true for Greece. We waited so long for them to come home. It was the start of a new chapter in greek history. We learnt so many things about our selfs and we noticed our weak points. Maybe this new chapter starts slow and the writer is the same one. But it is a new one.. Maybe our Olympics wasnt perfect but we made them with our deepest heart.

  23. Beijing Trumps Athens... And Then Some

    in Beijing 2008 Summer Games

    Posted

    Faliron Olympic Complex:

    The Faliron Marina

    Has become the National Nautical Centre. Belongs to the Hellenic National Sailing Federation

    The Faliron Gymnasium

    Has become the International Convention Centre of Athens

    The Beach-Volleyball Stadium

    Has become an Open-Air Theater for music concerts, art performances and theatralical plays

    Faliron Delta and Esplenada

    The walking area will be connected with the Faliron Delta where the New National Opera, New National Library and Cultural Centre of Stavros Niarchos will be built by famous architect Piano Renzo

    The IBC (International Broadcastin Centre)

    Belongs to private Investor Lamda Development and will open this year with the name "Golden Hall" as a Mall. Part of the IBC will be the Athens Olympic Museum

    The Olympic Press Centre

    Has become the new Office Centre of the Hellenic Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity

    The Goudi Equastrian Centre

    Has become a multipurpose area for cultural and athletic events and a place for young artist to create culture

    The Olympic Badminton Hall

    Has become the ultra modern Badminton Theater

    The Markopoulo Shooting Centre

    Belongs today to the Hellenic Police as the National Training Centre

    The Olympic Equastrian Centre of Markopoulo

    Belongs today to the Hellenic Equastrian Federation and serves the needs of training and staging equastrian sport events

    Schinias Rowing Centre

    Is used by the Hellenic Rowing and Canoe-Kayak Federations for training and competition. It is also one of the official training centres of the International Rowing Federation FISA

    The Ano Liosion Arena

    Has to become the National Digital Archive and Centre of Cultural Academies

    Nikea Arena

    Is today the Academic Centre of the Pireus University

    Pancretian Stadium

    Is today the national Stadium of Crete and serves the training needs all proffesional and amatuer athletic clubs

    but also for the training and competition of schools.

    Patras Stadium (the Panpeloponnisian)

    Belongs today to the National Ministry of Athletism. A cooparation between the Ministry and the Municipality of Patras has been signed. The University of Patras is also involved in this cooperation.

    Volos Stadium (the Panthessalian)

    Is the National Stadium of Magnisia, Volos and Nea Ionia and serves training and competition. It will be the main venue of the Volos 2013 Mediterranean Games for the Opening and Closing Ceremony and athletics.

    Galatsi Olympic Centre

    Sierra Charagionis S.A. has earned the usage rights for the next 40 years as a Mall.

    Agios Kosmas Sailing Centre

    Has become a touristic and leisure site. It serves the need of hosting 1000 luxurious yachts. A new romantic walking area at the sea-front has been created with restaurants, plams and benches.

    Hellenikon Olympic Complex

    The complete site will become the Athens Metropolitan Park until 2012. The park of 783.000 square meters will be europes biggest Metropolitan Park.

    The venue of Canoe Kayak Slalom will become the Athens Hydropark. At this moment the venue of Baseball is the home of the Hellenic National Football Team

    OAKA

    The Athens Olympic Sport Complex existed before the Games. It was renovated by the fantastic Santiago Calatrava. Today it is one the masterpieces of architecture in Olympic history. All venues are in use ni the same frequence as before the Games.

    The Athens Olympic Stadium is home of Superleague Panathiniakos and AEK Athens. It hosted the UEFA Champions League Final, and the superb Acropolis Rally of World Rally Championchips. All venues of the OAKA are in use and the Olympic site can be visited by organized tourists groups. In September Madonna will perform in the Athens Olympic Complex in a sold out concert. Bjork had her concert in the Olympic Indoor Hall in July. The Agora and the Wall of Nations hosted this July the Fly Beeyond Festival and the Fashion Walk of Nike. The Velodrome staged the Panhellenic Cyclin Championchips in Juni and the bacardi-b-live party in July.

    Beyond the venues Athens has because of the Olympic Games:

    The New Athens International Airport. One of the best Airports in the World in its category with so many international awards.

    The New Athens Tram and Metro Systems. Europes newest and most modern subway and s-bahn systems

    The Attica Motorway with a total length of 65 Km

    The Rio-Antirio "H.Trikoupis" Bridge . Worlds longest cable-stayed bridge awarded the "Engineering achievement of the Year"

    I will not talk about the Olympic Games itself staged absolutely successfully, with all venues ready in time, fantastic organisation, unique competition venues such Ancient Olympia and the Panathinaiko Stadio, superb weather, perfect public transportation.............................. etc.

    I will not talk about the homecomming of the Games, the first International Torch Relay, the fantastic Look of the Games, the revolutionary Opening Ceremony.

    I will talk about how Athens sold as many tickets as Barcelona did althought we are a Nation of only 11.000.000.

    I will not talk about the athletic success and the records of the Athens 2004 Games.

    I will not talk about the anticipation of 11.000.000 Greeks to welcome the Olympic Games home. The unbelievable joy and proudness that was relate to it while the International Press did its best to manipulate those Games.

    About the magical moments we lived in a natural, warmth and free place.

    The journalists talks about Beijing Olympic Legacy only one day after the end of the Games!!!! And he discribes it as the big success. One day after the Games!!

    People were forced to leave their homes and got jailed for their protests, to built the venues. Some 40 people died during construction. Chinese had to work under unhuman conditions. Even in the Opening Ceremony soldiers were forced to **** in diapers because it was forbidden for them to go to the toilette for 7 hours. What a great success... He talks about great economic success when even Beijing Economists and business men have complaint about the fact that the touristic boom didnt came and the most hotel rooms were empty. He talks about Beijing beeing a city that deeply loves its sports when they had to arrange "fake" audience in some venues to cover the empty seats... He talks about great Games when people that were there report about a cold and a tense atmosphere. If he considers this as a great success.. please, let him.

    But to talk about the Athens Games with lies and in such unrespectfull way, about the Birthplace of the Olympic Games! He didnt had the uprightness to research what he is writting. He reports lies such as 21 of 22 venues unused! He has the boldness to discribe the Athens Games as embarrassingly and disgracefully wrong. This unique achievement of a smallest Nation hosting this gigantic sporting event that the Olympics absolutely successfull (by far more successfull hen Atlanta) has become embarrassingly and disgracefully? He has nerves!

    And he isnt just an idiot. He is also a rasistic idiot. As it is a disgrace to be gypsy.

    And people in here, are so excited about this mudslinging against Athens, getting almost a hard-on by reading this brainless article and posting their "funny" answers.

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