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Showing posts with label London 2012 Olympics. Show all posts

#London2012 - Deadspin offers up video clips of what you missed at the 2012 London Olympic Closing Ceremonies because of NBC's editing, and the Tom Brokaw one-hour documentary that allowed him to reclaim his title of "voice" of "The Greatest Generation" -his personal kitsch marketing niche


Deadspin offers up video clips of what you missed Sunday night at the 2012 London Olympic Closing Ceremonies while people because like me continue to question  NBC-TV putting Tom Brokaw front-and-center Saturday night to showboat a bit, and to reclaim his title of "voice" of "The Greatest Generation" -his personal kitsch marketing niche- during a completely unnecessary one-hour program about

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#London2012 - The best photos of the Olympics. Breakthroughs in photographic technology lead to astounding detail in Olympic photos in London; Getty Images shows what innovative photo technology they're using in London to capture the magical moments



Wall Street Journal Digital Network video: The Best Photos of the London Olympics.
WSJ photo director Jack Van Antwerp speaks with George Stahl, Deputy Managing Editor of DJ Newswires about how the advancements in digital technology have allowed a scale of detail and context to converge at the London 2012 Olympics, of what used to be generic sports wire photos, that are nothing short of

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So very underwhelming! South America's cocky ABC countries flounder in London: After first 8 days, Argentina & Chile had combined for ZERO medals at 2012 London Olympics; ABC is roughly 250 Million people -result is one Gold Medal after first 7 days; #London2012, #IULondon12





TelegraphTV video: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Kerchner: I thought Falklands adverts were great. June 27, 2012. http://youtu.be/Jg4nkllrNu4



Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Kerchner is like a very cocky and annoying cartoon character. Is she really that egotistical and self-serving, or... 
Yes, all the evidence to date appears to support such a hypothesis, witness this

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Meet the face of the new Ugly American: Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise. He jumps-the-shark in London via a mean-spirited attack against Mariel Zagunis, who lost at the 2012 Olympics in a sport you don't even care about. WTF?!; #London2012



Meet the face of the new Ugly American: Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise. He jumps-the-shark in London via a mean-spirited attack against Mariel Zagunis, who lost at the 2012 Olympics in a sport you don't even care about. WTF?!; #London2012 
In the year 2012, with a few rare exceptions, American sports columnists at any large sporting event are what comes after the word "superfluous."

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"Listen, do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell... The Daily Telegraph on how film director Danny Boyle was able to get 60,000 volunteers to keep Olympic Opening Ceremonies on the QT; #London2012, #TeamGB



London2012 video: Dove Bike Rehearsals London 2012. July 27, 2012.
http://youtu.be/zZmyp3zcm4I


London2012 video: Mary Poppins Rehearsals London 2012, July 27, 2012
http://youtu.be/BZEYCRWpsZk

"Listen, do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell... The Daily Telegraph on how film director Danny Boyle was able to get 60,000 volunteers to keep Olympic Opening Ceremonies on the QT; 

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Delicious! CNN Piers Morgan punctures smug CNN afternoon anchorbabe Brooke Baldwin's ill-founded predicate in attack on Romney. Morgan: "He's only been saying what's been happening."; #London2012





No, the predictable -and unexpected- safety, security and logistics problems associated with London hosting something as huge as the 2012 Olympics have NOT exactly been a secret, as this front page Sunday story from The Daily Mail makes clear: Minister's Daughter in Olympic Safety Scandal. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2177018/

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Swedish heartache! We regret to inform you that talented and moxie-filled Swedish midfielder Josefine Öqvist -always "trending" at this blog- won't be at London 2012 Olympics due to pregnancy. And Sanna Kallur is out because of injuries -again; #London2012









SVT video: Gravid Öqvist missar OS. Pregnant Öqvist will miss Olympic Games. January 13, 2012. She's also missing the Damallsvenskan season in Sweden


http://www.svt.se/2.21391/1.2675209/gravid_oqvist_missar_os



Not so happy news for blågult! 


Sweden's Women football team, third at last year's World Cup, faces South Africa today in Coventry minus dependable #14, Josefine Öqvist, 

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Excitement rises as Olympic Torch hits London, as singer Paloma Faith -in high heels-, footballer Fabrice Muamba, boxer Lennox Lewis, tennis' Andy Murray & Venus Williams and actor Patrick Stewart get caught up in the enthusiasm as they carry the flame; #London2012, #bbctorchcam




BBC News video: Sir Patrick Stewart carries the Olympic Torch thru Croydon. July 23, 2012. http://youtu.be/b5iNmoGr_PI
Related article at: http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/patrick-stewart-gets-torched-london-olympics-video-48956


London2012 video: Olympic Torch Relay Day 64 Highlights - London 2012. July 22, 2012. http://youtu.be/lwAL5pBVTnU


London2012 video:Olympic Torch Relay Day 65

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Olympic torch fever sweeps across Great Britain as huge crowds watch the flame and its torchbearers make their way towards London in 13 days, delighting supporters and surprising cynics; #London2012, #London2012TorchRelay, #bbctorchcam



London2012 video: Olympic Torch Relay Week 8 Highlights - London 2012
http://youtu.be/N_Qn7YdWzU0




Beanyman62News video: London 2012 Olympics -Prime Minister David Cameron greets Olympic Torchbearers in his constituency in West Oxfordshire, and discusses the immense popularity and interest in the progress of the relays across Great Britain as they make their way to the Opening Ceremonies in

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As the London 2012 Olympics reach two weeks and counting, the world's news media -and enthusiastic London Mayor Boris Johnson- visit Olympic Park, the Athletes Village, some venues and give us their appraisals; #London2012, @London2012




alejandromedinafilms video:  Time-lapse footage of construction of the London 2012 Athletes' Village. (HD). February 22, 2012. http://youtu.be/bB0W8xiqQ8Y



Al Jazeera video: Al Jazeera correspondent Lee Wellings checks out the Olympic Park two weeks before it's full of 16,000 athletes. July 13, 2012.
http://youtu.be/I1ZqZfVjMYU



Australia's 7News: Inside the Olympic village. July 13, 2012.

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London calling! Your 2012 U.S. Olympic Mens & Womens Gymnastics team; Nastia Liukin ends her career with grace and class -a great role model 'til the very end! Only 26 days until the first event -and NBC milking every single human-interest angle they can possibly find



USA Gymnastics video: "Every Four Years" - Women's Olympic Intro Video - 2012 Gymnastics Olympic Trials - "The video that ran on the scoreboard at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California before the Women's competition" featuring Carly Patterson, Shannon Miller and Shawn Johnson. July 1, 2012. http://youtu.be/NwF0UX1RtUA


USA Gymnastics video: "It Starts With a Dream" - Men's Olympic Intro

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Four Weeks of the Olympic Torch Relay thru Britain -London 2012 Olympics; Isabella Duder's video of Will.i.am carrying Olympic torch in Taunton



Olympic Torch Relay Week 1 Highlights - London 2012, May 26, 2012.
http://youtu.be/BSsi3vcaP_0


Olympic Torch Relay Week 2 Highlights - London 2012, June 2, 2012.

http://youtu.be/Kp3XUllY3qU


Olympic Torch Relay Week 3 Highlights - London 2012, June 9, 2012.

http://youtu.be/SHcs-qR9XLs


Olympic Torch Relay Week 4 Highlights - London 2012, June 16, 2012.
http://youtu.be/90Cu7PdxrNk


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March 2012 Downton Abbey/Hugh Bonneville odds & ends; but definitely NOT Middlemarch or Middle-Brow if you know what I mean




FilmClub UK video: FilmClub member Sally interviews with actor Hugh Bonneville about his acting career and influences. http://youtu.be/j4VhH9Kx248



March 2012 Downton Abbey/Hugh Bonneville odds & ends; but definitely NOT Middlemarch or Middlebrow if you know what I mean
Around 725 GMT Monday morning, I heard Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville on BBC Radio 5 live's Breakfast -with Rachel

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Hello Miami, London Calling: Season's greetings from London 2012 Olympics; David Beckham doesn't BEND, but shoots & scores anyway -blindfolded!



London 2012 video:  Season's greetings from London 2012 Olympic Games, December 21, 2011.  http://youtu.be/u_BR_bIF1HE

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, having been brought up "proper," sent us an informative email today just before lunch that includes salutations and greetings for a new year, along with the cute video above. 
That email, full of new

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