Olympics 2012

• 0010 GMT: Crowds are flooding out of the Olympic stadium now buzzing after the three-and-a-half-hour spectacle. Javier Gonzalaz, 26, from Guadalajara, Mexico, says: It was an amazing ceremony, the most spectacular show imaginable.
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• (CBS/AP) LONDON - The queen and James Bond gave the London Olympics a royal entrance like no other in an opening ceremony that rolled to the rock of the Beatles, the Stones and The Who.
(CBS News)
• LONDON — An old riddle they tell around Britain: What's the difference between heaven and hell? In heaven, the British greet you at the door, the French do the cooking, the Italians provide the entertainment, and the Germans organize everything.
(NJ.com)
• NBC seems to have miffed some members of the media and Olympics enthusiasts for airing the 2012 Opening Ceremony during prime time hours.
(Huffington Post)
• The Olympics officially launch today (July 27) in London, but it was a NASA mission from 12 years ago that first lifted off to space with 2012 Summer Games memorabilia.
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• (CBS News) The U.S. Olympic teams uniforms were made in China, Spains Olympians are ashamed to put their uniforms on and Egypt cant afford name-brand accessories. These are some of the fashion problems that Olympians are dealing with this year.
(CBS News)
• Believe it: the 2012 London Olympics is going to be the most connected event in history.
(ABC News)
• NBC wants viewers to know: The kickoff of the London Olympics was just too complicated to watch live.
(Los Angeles Times)
• The honor of lighting the Olympic Cauldron at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games on Friday went to a group of young athletes nominated by British Olympic champions.
(FOX News)