In case you happened to miss Friday night's opening ceremonies at the Olympics in Beijing, go to this link and then click on the "Opening Ceremony Sights and Sounds" link just below the video screen.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0808_hd_ocb_hl_l1621
It's a great synopsis of what transpired, which can only be described as stunning. The amount of manpower, firepower, brainpower . . . unbelievable.
And the little guy with Yao Ming (the really tall guy) . . . a survivor of the recent earthquake. Twenty out of thirty of his classmates were killed. Once this nine-year old freed himself from the rubble of his school, he went back into the chaos and helped rescue two of his classmates. When asked why he took such a big risk, he said, "I'm one of the class leaders. I'm a hall monitor. It was my job."
Wow.
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