Posted on 18 August, 2008 by Darren Tan
While most of us perceived the Beijing Olympics going off without a hitch, with perfectly syncronious dancers, extravagent performances and an impressive list of technology. However, according Gizmodo and a large number of independent observers, one of the screens in the bird’s nest blue screened during what was otherwise a nearly flawless the Opening Ceremony. [...]
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Posted on 16 August, 2008 by Darren Tan
The Beijing Olympic Games of 2008 has opened up with a bang—a $300 million opening ceremony that wowed a global television audience of more than one billion people. The event was another historic moment in China’s long and eventful history, which has brought together people from all over the world to compete for the pride [...]
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