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safeLove: Sentiments aside. Boyle did a good job with his script/idea as displayed at the opening ceremony of London 2012 olympics. But, let's be honest,if he translates the same script to a motion picture movie,how many of you would spend your hard earned cash to watch some boring british history movie. I'd rather watch titanic again,at least I'll shed some tears and get my money's worth.
Many of those saying the Brit did a good job have some sentimental attachment to UK. I don't have any attachment (or weave on) to either UK or China,but I give it to Beijin any day. And yes,I know Naija can't do any better but I still love my country even with all its drama.

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I was really looking forward to the ceremony. Thought it'd be a combination of the proms, royal processions, football spirit, the classic British culture, with lots of talking points. While it wasn't bad, I was deeply disappointed. Not much to remember about this. They went down the well worn road of just providing some boring historical drama (which is what the North Africans and some European countries usually do). No great unique thing to tell the kids about in 20 years' time (apart from the torch lighting sequence).

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Last night's ceremony was quite uninspiring. Unfortunately, the Beijing 2008 opening ceremony is the only opening ceremony I've missed in 28 years.


I was so looking forward to the ceremony. Would we have a royal salute ala Manchester 2002 (I hoped for one, even though I know that the Olympic Committee won't allow it. No arms). How would they bring the Queen into the stadium? Would they put on a pageant (the British are the best at pageants, pomp & circumstance, etc).

But boy was I disappointed!


I was happy when they started singing Jerusalem. Would it be like the last night of the proms? Nope!

There were touches of humour (the corgi dogs, Mr Bean) but nothing memorable. The only things that would be worth talking about in 20 years time are the lighting of the cauldron (lovely symbolism) and perhaps the welding of the olympic rings.

LA '84 gave us the rocket man, amazing flashlights, Lionel Richie and Diana Ross (I wanted to be the rocket man, to reach out and touch someone and to party all night long). (Although my dad preferred the football @ Moscow '80).

Seoul '88 gave us "Koreana" (probably the best olympic song ever: "Hand in Hand) and amazing laser shows.

Barcelona '92 gave us the archer (o! How I dreamed of being that archer)

Atlanta '96 gave us the fly past and Mohammed Ali (2 things I dream of even today)

Sydney 2000 and Aria on Air. . . So inspiring!

But, apart from the lighting of the torch, everything was quite forgettable. Even Manchester 2002 was better (much better).

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By the way, if you watched the proceedings @ the Oputa Panel you'll know that Major Mustapha is a very good and talented story teller. Much of what he says is true, but he also adds some pepper and salt to the story in order to distract people, win sympathy and save his neck.

He's already said more than this @ the Oputa Panel (he even played a video tape to show how a person can be killed just by touching him with a substance). His story was also corroborated and/or refuted by Generals Sabo, Bamaiyi and Diya, Major A.S Aliyu, ASP Zadok, etc.

Nothing new here.

I watched everything live, but here are edited accounts.

http://www.nigerianmuse.com/nigeriawatch/oputa/

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There was probably a mix up between this story and the story of the Air Force bomb disposal robot (still waiting to see pictures of that).

[quote author=ola_pluto]dishonest man! Mariam Usman is not even on till next week. Anyways, I am eagerly waiting for the attire of Team Nigeria. I have seen the logo, and I am angry about it. I will wait for people to see and pass comment[/quote]I still don't know why they didn't continue the tradition of the team captain carrying the flag. In the past we knew that, whatever happened, Yusuf Ali was the team captain (longest serving member of the team) and he would carry the flag.

I usually judge opening ceremonies based on how unique and memorable they were. There's got to be something different, amazing, unique that'd make me wish I was there, or that I was the one, or make me remember it in ten year's time.

Therefore, in my view, the torch lighting sequence saved this opening ceremony. That's the only part I'll remember in ten year's time. The whole history and evolution thing is the same ol' same ol' stuff that countries do at opening ceremonies (watch opening ceremonies of Maroc '88, Algiers '90 and Cairo '91).

L.A '84 I remember the rocket man that flew across the stadium, Diana Ross (reach out and touch), Lionel Richie (All Night Long), the multi-coloured flash-lights, etc.

Seoul '88 I remember Koreana (Hand in Hand We Stand) and the laser show.

Barcelona '92 and Atlanta '96 the torch lighting sequence (the archer in '92 and Mohammed Ali in '96). Remember Atlanta also did the memory lane stuff with Dr King (I have a dream).

Sydney 2000 was about Aria on Air (that kid was wonderful) and Cathy Freeman.

In ten year's time, the only thing I'll remember about London 2012 opening ceremony is the torch lighting sequence (which was wonderful).

[size=14pt]Boy Kicks, Chokes And Pinches Toddler Girls At Kiddie City Childcare Center For 15 Minutes While Staffer Sits At Desk[/size] [video]
 
A 9-year-old boy at the Kiddie City Childcare Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi was caught on video attacking toddler children at the daycare facility. The boy is shown hitting, choking, kicking and biting toddlers – while the Kiddie City Childcare Center staffer sits at her desk in the same room, WLBT reports. The Mississippi daycare center surveillance video also shows the boy biting an 11-month-old girl before choking her and punching her in the face, The Blaze notes.

The graphic video of the physical abuse of children at the Kiddie City Childcare Center is difficult to watch. The 9-year-old boy is also shown administering a “kung-fu” style kick to a 23-month old girl at the Vicksburg daycare center. The youthful attacker is also shown slamming the head of a toddler boy into a tray, causing the child to throw up nearly immediately.

“He bad. He fight but he don’t fight little babies. He do also have a problem. He take medicine every day and he just a normal child,” the 9-year-old boy’s aunt, Vinia Dolley, told WLBT.

According to statements made by Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong republished in The Blaze, the 9-year-old attacker was “allowed to pretty much run rough shot” over the Kiddie City Childcare Center. Chief Armstrong also noted the boy’s actions went unnoticed by the childcare provider for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

Vicksburg police officer arrested Kiddie City Childcare Center Sandra Trevillion, 49 on charges of contributing to the neglect of a minor. The father of one of the toddler girls attacked by the 9-year-old boy, Jamie Williams, was also arrested in connection with the incident. Williams went to the Kiddie City Childcare Center looking for the boy who attacked his daughter. As shown in the daycare center surveillance video, Williams enters and walks up to a boy to find out who was responsible for hitting his baby girl.

The boy Williams spoke with just happened to be the boy shown on the childcare video kicking, biting, choking and hitting other children – but he pointed out another boy as the offender. Williams slapped the boy “across the head” and was later charged with misdemeanor assault.

The 9-year-old boy and his mother were interviewed by local law enforcement authorities and the Department of Human Services, but it is still unclear if the boy will face criminal charges for his attacks on toddlers and babies at the Mississippi daycare center. WLBT notes the boy is no longer attending the Kiddie City Childcare Center



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The opening ceremony was just ok. Apart from the torch lighting ceremony, there was nothing extraordinary. However, the torch lighting aspect was very good. It ranks alongside Barcelona as my favourite.