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Post by lugg on Jul 17, 2024 19:54:49 GMT
Fabulous K2 . I remember the flame coming through my village - it was so moving just because so many people came to view , cheer , wave etc ...such a feel good moment. It also went past my nieces school and she took this pic. I knew the man who carried it here - an amazing ambassador for the fight against Parkinsons. In 1958, Bob Izon ran the mile in world-record time in the under-16 age category, becoming the English schools champion. But the most meaningful run of his life took place in May, when the founding member of the Rotary Club of Hereford Wye Valley, Herefordshire, England, carried the Olympic torch through his hometown.
Izon is one of several Rotarians who have carried the torch on its relay to the new Olympic Stadium in London for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics on 27 July.
“I consider myself very fortunate to have been chosen, as half the bearers are ages 15 to 25,” he says. “It gave me a chance to pursue three objectives: inspire the younger generation, publicize Rotary’s good works, and show that a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease does not always condemn one to a nonactive life.” /i]
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 23, 2024 21:07:33 GMT
Up until 1948 Art was included as a competitive item at the Olympics.
It was dropped after 1948 as most artists weren’t amateurs which was against the spirit of the games.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 24, 2024 5:03:29 GMT
The Olympic rugby and football matches begin today, 2 days before the opening ceremony.
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Post by lugg on Jul 24, 2024 19:59:03 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 24, 2024 20:05:59 GMT
A good point lugg but take it a step further and you’d question horse racing.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 25, 2024 12:00:52 GMT
They've been teasing the opening ceremony more than is reasonable.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 26, 2024 16:10:38 GMT
Some idiots have been trying to sabotage the rail network into Paris. Lots and lots of police on the streets but the opening ceremony is still going ahead as planned.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 26, 2024 16:21:36 GMT
Some sort of sabotage was expected all along. Unfortunately, it is not possible to protect the entire country 100% of the time. This happened at 4 a.m. in isolated areas. Could have been worse. Most of the trains are still running but not as fast.
And Keir Starmer had to fly to Paris although he wanted to take the Eurostar.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 26, 2024 18:32:53 GMT
Hissing down in Paris atm. Very interesting ceremony so far...dunno if I'll last the 4 hours...
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Post by lugg on Jul 26, 2024 19:13:13 GMT
going to catch up later on the highlights
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Post by lugg on Jul 26, 2024 19:16:51 GMT
A good point lugg but take it a step further and you’d question horse racing. Mick I have long boycotted horse racing ( in a personal way) although I once owned an ROR horse who was absolutely my best ever horse. His heart failed him at too young an age ...possibly due to his early life stresses
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Post by patricklondon on Jul 26, 2024 19:42:45 GMT
Hissing down in Paris atm. Very interesting ceremony so far...dunno if I'll last the 4 hours... Nor me. Once the procession's over, I'll turn over.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jul 26, 2024 19:48:58 GMT
Verdi's Requiem is on BBC 4....no contest I'm afraid...
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 26, 2024 19:59:55 GMT
Flicking between this and cricket
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 27, 2024 13:41:13 GMT
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 27, 2024 16:11:13 GMT
I will stop raining one day won’t it?
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Post by lugg on Jul 27, 2024 19:30:14 GMT
Cannot see your video K2
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 27, 2024 20:25:00 GMT
The lady divers costumes are a tad skimpy.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 28, 2024 9:17:41 GMT
So far I have not seen any athletes competing in any sport. I have however been made very aware of the furore concerning the "Last Supper" . If they had portrayed Muslims worshipping around the Kaaba in Mecca in a joking way, or even another religious following, I think they would have had to close the games in the face of a huge indignant complaint. What were the French arts committee thinking? Even though I'm a non-believer I find it in very bad taste.
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Post by whatagain on Jul 28, 2024 10:08:38 GMT
We might say it is a way to say we can joke about religion without risking a slaughter. Yes bad taste. Infuriating the believers ? The inquisition was worse I think.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 28, 2024 14:10:50 GMT
True believers are never offended by such things, just posturing hypocrites.
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Post by htmb on Jul 28, 2024 15:23:50 GMT
I must have fast-forwarded through that part, because I never saw it.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 28, 2024 15:54:14 GMT
Nor me.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 28, 2024 16:14:56 GMT
I think hardly anybody noticed it, but when the social media agitators decide to attack, a lot of the world suddenly has their nose rubbed in it. There was no mention of it in France except by right wing extremist Marion Maréchal. However, I did read that NBC censored the image of the nearly naked Philippe Katerine.
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Post by htmb on Jul 28, 2024 16:27:38 GMT
Oh, those people on the bridge. I did fast-forward through most of their performances.
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Post by lugg on Jul 28, 2024 19:22:32 GMT
I am really not a fan of Celine Dion , but she was quite amazing I think. >
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Post by htmb on Jul 28, 2024 20:28:24 GMT
I feel the same. I have never been a fan, but I thought her singing was very poignant.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jul 28, 2024 20:31:58 GMT
I do like the Italian National Anthem.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 29, 2024 3:25:23 GMT
Oh, those people on the bridge. Due to the international "controversy" the designer of the event was olbliged to explain that the scene in question was a depiction of the gods of Olympus at their usual decadent activities while observing the athletes. He found it mind boggling that some people decided it was an insulting parody of the Last Supper. The French would never bring religion into such a show.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 29, 2024 5:08:11 GMT
I cannot figure out how anyone got The Last Supper out of that tableau. You'd think anyone looking at it would instantly grasp the Greek gods reference. And really, even if it had been a parody of The Last Supper, so what? We can all think of numerous examples of well-know artworks being parodied since long before the word "meme" was invented. Da Vinci's other famous work, the Mona Lisa practically now exists to be parodied. I have however been made very aware of the furore concerning the "Last Supper" ... Even though I'm a non-believer I find it in very bad taste. Tod, there is a town in Mexico called Ocumicho, in the state of Michoacán. It's famous as the place with an artist who came up with the crazy ceramic cars driven by demons. Naturally that was just the beginning. Years ago I visited Ocumicho & went to the workshop of a woman who had won prizes for her work. Her specialty was scenes of The Last Supper. And yes, I keep capitalizing it because the depiction of it by Da Vinci is the one most people think of when hearing those words. Anyway, you have not lived until you've seen a large ceramic tableau of that work completely populated by mermaids. But the ceramicist topped even that, with her Last Supper featuring all devils -- even Jesus was a devil. www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-curious-tale-of-mexicos-most-peculiar-pottery/
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