Posted in News by Donna, tagged a, a monkey doing gymnastics, Air, Animal Practice, Bob Costas, Colorado, commercial, Did, Gabby Douglas, Gabby Douglas Olympics Gold Medal, Gold Medal, JUSTIN KIRK, monkey, monkey doing gymnastics, NBC, NBC Air Racist Monkey Commercial, Olympic, Olympic Games, Racism, Sports, Twitter, United States on August 3, 2012| 18 Comments »
Did NBC air racist monkey commercial after Gabby Douglas Olympics Gold Medal?
Bob Costas commented Gabby Douglas’s All-Rround Olympics Gold medal broke the stereotype, NBC followed it up immediately with this commercial featuring a monkey doing gymnastics.
Posted in News by Donna, tagged 2012 London Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, Events, International, International Olympic Committee, IOC, London, Olympic, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Rule 40, Sport, Twitter on August 2, 2012| 7 Comments »
US athletes complain about Olympics marketing rules. A group of US athletes have launched a campaign on Twitter against the International Olympic Committee‘s Rule 40, which prevents athletes from participating in sponsorship or advertising for the duration of the tournament.
Posted in News by Donna, tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, Cauldron Moved, flame, Flame goes out, Flame out, Hampton Court Palace, London, London 2012 Olympic, not visible outside the stadium., Olympic, Olympic Flame, Olympic Games, Olympic organizers on July 30, 2012| 4 Comments »
London 2012 Olympic flame ‘goes out’ as cauldron is moved. It is supposed to burn throughout the entire Olympics until the end. But witnesses saw it go out at 11:14 pm Sunday. Olympic organizers have now confirmed it was extinguished to allow staff to move the cauldron to another part of the venue over the weekend. The final position of the cauldron has already attracted some criticism after it was disclosed it would not be visible outside the stadium.
Was it moved because of safety (winds) or that people who didn’t have tickets could view the flame?
Jackie Brock-Doyle, director of communications for the London Olympics organizers implied,
The cauldron has been put out while we move it to another part of the stadium.”
It is not uncommon for a flame to go out and this can happen for a number of reasons, for example, in extreme winds.”
We keep the mother flame alight in specially designed miners’ lanterns so if the flame does go out for some reason we re-light it from the source of the flame.”
Posted in News by Donna, tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, beach volleyball, Broadcast delay, Day 3, Empty Seats;, Events, International Olympic Committee, IOC Talks Doping, July 30, July 30 2012, London, London Olympics, London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, men's cycling, men's team gymnastics., NBC, Olympic, Photographer's Olympic diary:, Sport, Sports, Summer Games on July 30, 2012| 10 Comments »
London Olympics: July 30. It’s an exciting day as swimming qualifying heats, men’s cycling, beach volleyball, with some high-profile team sports continuing their preliminary rounds and some big events heading for the medal stand, such as men’s team gymnastics.
Hint, the dreaded tape delay is in effect. But all the events are streaming live online.
NBC Live Feeds Click Here
NBC Live Feeds, All 32 sports,All 302 Events Live from London Click Here
London Olympics Live Coverage Day 3 Click Here
Photographer’s Olympic diary: Day 2-3, Click Here
IOC Talks Doping; LOCOG Grilled Over Empty Seats; Not Such a Manic Monday Click Here
Posted in News by Donna, tagged $42 million, 2012 London Olympics, Danny Boyle, Health Care Reform, London, London Olympic, Medicine, national health service, NHS, Olympic, Opening Ceremony, Socialized, Socialized Medicine on July 29, 2012| 8 Comments »
London Olympic opening ceremony tribute to socialized medicine or national health service. It was British Danny Boyle’s $42 million world stage show.
I am discovering the undercurrent layers of the theatrical tribute to music, theater and movies. Watch the below video.
Opening Ceremony London 2012: Did director take shot at US on health care? Click Here
Americans baffled by ‘left-wing tribute’ to free healthcare during Opening Ceremonies Click Here
2012 London Olympics: Relive most bizarre moments of opening ceremonies Click Here
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