Reports circulated online this week that Zhang Yimou, director of "The Flowers of War" starring Christian Bale and also known as the architect of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, has seven children from his two marriages and from relationships with two other women.
By the mid-eighteenth century, the ceremony had taken its form as a showcase for the talent of local girls.
Eight African heads of state flew in for the ceremony, as well as Laura Bush and Condoleezza Rice.
For a ceremony billed as heralding the return of Libya, as well as the hostages, to the fold, the affair was modest.
It officially ended on Sunday as the Paralympics closing ceremony extinguished the flame in the Olympic Stadium for the final time, before the Paralympic flag was handed to the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian city which will host both Games in 2016.
He has been recognised for his role as director of the opening ceremony at the London 2012 Olympics.
Earlier, as the marriage ceremony was approaching, it had already been a long day for the wedding party and public alike.
Earlier the same day, Ms Bokova will designate the playwright as UNESCO Artist for Peace (ceremony 1 pm, Room II).
He has been selected as an Alumni of the Year for Monday's awards ceremony.
The media was effusive in its praise for the opening ceremony, describing it as 'slick' and 'spectacular'.
Nicholas has also been the BBC radio commentator at national or state occasions such as the Ceremony of Remembrance at the Cenotaph and was awarded a Radio Academy award in 2001 for his coverage of the event.
On January 29th, the Peruvian armed forces held a ceremony to publicly honor General Bellido for his service to the country as well as to acknowledge the travesty of justice that he had endured.
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Right from the moment of the opening ceremony, it has felt as if Britain suddenly had the confident voice it had been looking for since the height of the Industrial Revolution.
Barack Obama has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House.
"'The most important thing for me about Oxford was not what I learnt there in terms of set texts and set books we had to read, but in terms of a respect for the best in human civilization, " she is quoted as saying at the ceremony.
Sabrina Hadji, a sister of the victim, said police fired shots as people -- including women, children and the elderly -- were gathered for the ceremony.
As well as coverage here on BBC1 the ceremony is being broadcast live in the United States for the first time and will be watched with keen interest as an indicator for the Oscar voting.
In an unusual show of bipartisanship, members of both parties were on hand for the White House ceremony, including members of the administration, Congress, as well as state and local governments.
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The international financial crisis has become a kind of induction ceremony for China as a world power, which will go through another ritual when Timothy Geithner, America's treasury secretary, pays tribute in Beijing next month.
He even suggested that actor Robert Downey Jr would make a better choice next year as his acceptance speech for Sherlock Holmes was the "only real display of comedy chops" at the ceremony.
The celebrations for World Arabic Language Day continued with a ceremony to nominate Mr Metin Arditi as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in recognition of his work with young Israeli and Palestinian musicians through his Instruments for Peace Foundation.
The launch of the Network was held on November 15, 2006 in Paris, as part of a ceremony during which the City of Derbent was awarded the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.
Discussions were taking place to hold a ceremony for him in New Jersey, possibly as soon as Wednesday, said Mr. Gill, the senator's state director.
As recently as Friday morning, Afghan workers at the Defense Ministry were arranging transport for dignitaries and journalists to attend Saturday's ceremony at the detention center adjoining the Bagram Air Field, a U.S. base about an hour outside of the capital.
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